New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-26

AS OUTRAGEOUS STATE OF AFTAfRs.-A Mr..
Doty from the Town OF Spencer, the county seat Of
Roane County Virginia, reached the city Yesterday,
for the purpose Of soliciting aid in men and arms 70
help the Union mon OF that county. Mr.. Doty says
that people residing civilized communities can have
no conception of the iphuuan ontTases winch the
Union men of Roane County have been comreted 70
suffer On Friday week The Secessionisss rlrrounded
the little town of Spencer and forced the Union men.
about forty in number, into the Codrt-bouse with
their arms. The retels approached very eautloasys
and although they pua,ered not less than two hun-
dred few Of them cared about coming within gun
shot of the small baUd Of besieged patriots yonng
nan named Boone, most es,imable person, who
was with the Union party, went mp IN tne
cupoa Of the Court-House 10 make observs.
tions aud while doing so was shot and inttntiy killed
by the Rebels. Three Of the Rebels were killed IN re-
turn when they rereated into the woeds, not, bow
ever until they had stolen everything Of portable
nature belonging TO the Union men Of the town. Mr..
Doty, who carries on the business OF tanning, ioss
everything LIE had. Tbey even hooked his unnamed
leather up ont of the watts in his tan yard and carried
il off. In the yard there were several green Lides
which the scoundres fortunately could not lind. When
Mr. d. left for this city four Ave days ago be
brought those hides with hn, and has them to snow
rs the resul. OF thirty forty years industry He
going back he completes his business here.
being determined 10 the thing through. The Cn oE
men bave been so gereeuted and robbed .oa. We, n,
have become perfectly desperate have generally Gems
their families away, ard are determined 10 proseeats
the war TO the bitter end. Wheeling Intel, Ang Il.
An EXCITING INCIDENTAL member of the Conntc-
tcut 5sh Regiment Volunteers, with General Bankss
Division. in writing home relates the following:
On iast Thursday was on the second relief guaro
from IL D. N. until O. NJ, when, as i was treadnS
NV beat guarding two springs Of water, thought i
saw an object moving toward OF the springs az the
furthest end Of my beat. stood for moment ana
watched when Is remained stationary, but when
turned 10 90 on il moved again; and at that eha-
lenged but rot no answer then challenged again.
and was about 10 do 30 for the third and ast uoe,
when the thing sank on tho ground and began 70 move
Off AT that fred, at distance OF about AK rods,
when be 1ell with q grozn like bull As 5000 as
saw him fall got my peigbboring sentry 70 heIp ns
carry him 10 the officer Of the guard, TO see wnee ne
was hurt. On examination we found no wa sno' "a
the doctors sayl la the grcin. we hsa RS wouus
dressed and took him TO the hospssl after sakns
from him pound and half OF arsenic, WIKI WIN" ~
was about 10 sweeten our spring.
The camp was thrown into some ezcitement ~ -
.hot. Wa found a revolver on him, and why &c aiS
mo, use Il / don't know. He u not fasaiy mtaiso'
and am clad ID il, as he deserves worse pesan'
RIcHsosp ps,yED-The tsllowmg e1srscs ~ -
a ie,,Sr written BY IN officer ia the Rebel Arm!
bis friends In South Carolina. shows the eohu'"
tkrir OuaY,ermsstsr's Departments ,..,.
1Dr ana SIR: am instructed oy Capt. John VoyJ;c
IA request OF Won 70 insert notice IN each OF tne III
papers of th city, asking oar kind citizens ~ hsS
for the uss 6 his company any blankets whsas.y IN
may have to spare, a. none can % puas,red fron
Richmopd ut any price, nor can they 20 !. entirely
the Ay,ny Department. In fact, kIcnnono -; sans az
drsir ed: we ara no; able even TO procure ui cup
pb,tos for our use' ,.a sssa
The gallant Missouri lst Is 10 oe reosRal'A' TO- nu
artillery eziIeut 2,oQo strens. nlsa |" sa'As