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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

~ On almost every vessel after the fight,
tho men were called: aft and publicly
thanked by their respective Captains
On the ship Bienville, { particular mention
was made and special thanks returned, In
presence Of the ships company, to Will
liam Henry Steele, boy not IA years old
who conducted himself with distinguished
bravery. He is,a powder-boy, and not
only never aiuchcd or lodged shot, but
when.two men were killed at his gun he
did not turn pale or cease for an instant
his duties, but handed the cartridge j. he
had in hand to the gunner, stepped care
fully over the bodies, and hastened below
for more ammunition. Young Steele, is
sistnart, active, intelligent boy from Will
'liansburgh, N: Y. where his parents live.
He cannot fail to make such sailor as
his country wilt yet be- very proud Of :.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05
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Wanted.I

,.yWantal, at this Office, FIFTY COMBS
OF WOOD, in exchange for Stearns, and
Mceker County orders. Those wanting'
orders to pay. taxes will find it t. thein ad-'
vantage to call before purchasing. s. ':,o
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05
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The Third Minnesota Regiment.
80, FIELD .oFF1cERs.
,el-HeDry, G. Lester :

..,..+....s FIELD aoFF1cERs. -,
Colonel-Henry G. Lester -,
Lieutenant Colonel-Benjamin F. Smith
Major-John A. Hadley ); Il -.
Quartermaster-Samuel H. Ingmand ;;
.pr Quartcrma.ter Sergeant Angustus Lin:
coin; e.. -. :...=. ,..-, -. +.I. -
IL: Adjutant-R. c.. DIN; =, =. -: -
Sergeant Major-Leyi. Phillips 49,. .
I Surgeon-Levi Butler =: +. ;.
Assistant Surgeon-Francis H. Mill.
Il; Chapl.in-Chancey Hobart: !; . - = ~
Commissary Sergeant. Oatboudt;
u. Hospital Steward Edgar Peabody;
G.: ad1 .aaftg COMPANY OFFICERS. ,;;,.. r,.,,.
20 COMPANY; A-W., W, Webster, Cap
tain j; James P. .Howlet, First Lieutenant
Adolphus f. Eliot, Second Lieutenant
COMPANY B--Chauney ". Griggs
Captain; j., B. Hoyt, First Lieutenant
r. g. Olin,. Second Lieutenant. ;,...
-:siCoMPANY. C-John R. Bennett, Cap,
taine;. w. II. Mills, First Lieutenant
Louis Hardy, Second Lieutenant. I.:I
COMPANY D-Hans Mattson, Captain
Lars Il. Aaker, First !; Lieutenant Hans
Enstrom, Second Lieutenant. -:i.":s ,,o.,,
F., COMPANY E-Clintou Gurnee, Captain
Edward L. Baker First Lieutenant Will
let w. Dekay; Second Lieutenant ,,,rI .
Il COMPANY F-John B. Preston, = Cap
1tain; Isaac, P. yTichenor, First Lieuten:
ant = Samuel H.: Ingmand, Second Lieu,
tenant al,v 49, =: II # III i .',i.sl
=? COMPANY G---Everc:t w.; Foster, Cap
tain +; Ezra, B. Eddy, first .Liautenant
John q. Devereux, Second Lieutenant. .
COMPANY H-~Denjamin f.. Rice, Cap.
tain; David ,Wiscner, First Lieutenant
Isaac Taylor, Second Lieutenant, t,3 4.
:@nCoMPANY 4 --Christopher 9. Andrews
Captain j. Joseph H. Swan, First Lieuten.
ant; Damon Greenlcaf tSecoud Lieuten.
ant. 40 II, s@s'Y .:un sssj ar;1 !
COMPANY K--Mark W., Clay, Captain;
James j.. Hodges First Lieutcpant; ,Cy,
rome. H. Blakely, Second Lieutenant. -. :.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

i7""Mr. Brown, I'vant to buy aishillipg's
worth Of hay.n'i t"Very we'll, you cap have
it, ;sn it. for your father ?, No, faint; its
for the hess Dad don't eat t.y'"'o /, =
u y -: !SSlidell aoxnsr $4,000 acres of Ia I'D
::visorth 4 o,ooosip !\ltioe.et.:'h Il
will BE- oonfscatod.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05
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Indian Agencies.

"A: correspondent requests vs. TO inform
oar readers how q Superintendent of In
dian Affairs, with. $4,000. salary, can save
SlOO, 1000 in four years. The problem is
beyond our arithmetic.-N Y. Tribune.
: Why, NJ r Tribune, there is no Difficult.
II. 1t is the business of the Superintcn.
dent to pay out to the Indians, their reg
,ular annuities. These annuities are paid
to each Indian, and SO far as we have
learned are about s25 to privates. Well,
when the lists are made up there are none
struck off. Some of them die and some
are missing. Some were not born yet, at
the time Of making out thd lists; and
having ever after neglected this important
preliminary step, never come forward for
their proportion. The dead and missing fail
likewise to make their appearance at: the
annual payments, but, Of course, the Su-
perintendent does not neglect to draw from
the Treasury the full amount called for by
his rolls So when he assemblies his red
brethren to make them speech and pay
them their annuities and has handed over
the amount to each Indian
who appears to claim it, there will be some
left. We have heard of instances in which
= small pudding pan full Of gold coin re-
manned after the payment. " This, would
no doubt have been promptly paid over on
demand of the persons named on the rolls
and for whose benefit it was: drawn from
the Treasury; but they having failed to
make their appearance on this mundane
sphere, do habitually neglect to come to
the annual pow WOW. The dead and mis-
sing are equally truant in their habits Of
attendance What then, is to be done
with the gold and silver in the pudding
pan? If the Superintendent should send
it back IT, the Treasury it might be regar-
ded as a reflection upon the gentleman to
whose honors he has succeeded, and from
whom he is supposed to have. received the
rolls just as they stand. Now, it is well
known that Government officials have a
special tenderness for the reputation . of
their illustrious predecessors. Il is pru7
dent, therefore, to, put away the gold for
the Indian claimants may yet appear. : If
there should be a thousand ::absentecs-
and We have been credibly informed that
there have! been more-the surplus gold
would be a handsome sum-: Then the
Superintendent always, has few friends
who accompany him to the payment: with
cards, whisky and other ii. traps. They will
gamble and get drunk, and the morning
after the payment comparatively few In
dams have dollar. - l"H ,'4s 4t~2H :.
Now. Mr.. Tribune, add a few items Of
thi. kind to your problem and see if it
does not improve your arithmetic and
count up wonderfully fast! -a72n liz } =,
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

,-. BAD PLAcEroRA SEcEsHER.-A good
one i tod 81 Quaker volunteer who was
- !. Virginia Skirmish. Coming into
pretty cloee quarters with 4 robcl, he re-
marx Il Friend, T.. i unfortunate, but
thee rt.ndj jpst where am going to
.aoot nd blasting ,.ray, down cams tbe
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

t:2aZ-Ws viii publish; next week, Col. Da!
mss o6eiAl ~ III. part the Mime
- soss Fisbtbore lhcth. hd1srds Terry" II.
fair.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05
-, tNss, .'A@2*H. %"sSIsy".y IA N5sAI!saxp5
i The River closed At . Hastings % the

= The River closed At ! Hastings o. the
'zoth,j'4 cit l1s& ,s3ia4tt.d o7os:, ri,
:. Rip..RivzBb News. L2a aaIessrs Burbank
4 GU, received ,mtssssagsyestsrday, from
the Chief Of the Red Lake Indianss;42 o. 81
Red River, iibfotuiiinn, them st6at they could
noiopger occupy that portion of thS water
running thf0pss 81 thor lands, without pay.
ihg tribute Snaa requested MI. BatbanE
u meet him at ReV hake3 wviiithih' 9issted
8ims xaa ns a$msat u sy4opVVl for
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
Bank Of t.,c Old Dominion.

We are Informed that q meeting was held IN
! this city on yesterday, at which all our banks
:, here were represented, to consider the question
e Of receiving as currency, the notes OF the Bank
OF the Old Dominion, At Alexandria. and Of
:, the Branch thereof Mt Pearisburg. After full
elaboration it was unanimously decided to
;, receive the notes Of said hanl; and branch
!, bank, in payment or on deposit. AS heretofore,
:. until the last few days,
We are much gratiiied at this, because Of
/, the propriety of the decision in itself, and be-
., cause OF the public and the individual accom-
mediation which it will afford. The Bank Of
]. the Old Dominion was represented by its faith.
:, full and efficient President, ". n. McVeigh,
:. Esq, who has the satisfaction Of seeing his
. bank relieved from the discrimination against
:. it's issues, and bis neighbors now in exile ena-
bled to use the funds with which they had in
J O large measure provided themselves.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
California News.

The latest intelligence from California is tt
the last Of May. Upon the reception Of Lin
coins proclamation measures were set OH foo
for raising q regiment Ct Volunteers for tn:
Federal Government. Stations were opened
headquarters established, and drill rooms hired
At the date Of our intelligence, there were en-
listed in San Francisco 0, five companies Of fifty
four men each; in San Jose, one company, il
Sacramento two, and in Orrille and Nevada.
two each-all Of which promised to fill up tc
the full complement Of so mcn each By the ad'
dition Of squads enlisted where a full company
cannot be gotten up.
These reports indicate but h very Zoe
ble response, on the part of California, TO the
Lincoln call for military assistance.
A few companies had been raised for the
Yankee service in Oregon.
The San Francisco Times (Black Republican,
says General Sumner is concentrating most Of
the Federal army at that place, for the purpose
of having them in position to do Service at q
moments warning, if required.
The San Francisco Herald says: ave have
been informed that one of the first military
movements under the direction OF the Federal
Government, will be made in Texas. Recent
intelligence from the East shows that some
twenty-five hundred or three thousand United
States troops have been cut off in that State.
Our information is, that it has been deter.
mined to send reinforcement to the fugitivcs,
and that the recent departure Of soldiers from
Oregon and from Washington Territory, and
the withdrawal of companies stationed on the
frontier of California, are movements in CON.
pliance with orders from Washington. The
regiments to be raised in California arc to be
forwarded from Sen Francisco, with three regi.
ments of United States soldiers, to some other
port on the Pacific. whence they will be marched
to Fort Mojave, and thence to Western Texas.
Preparations are being made to facilitate the
expedition.
There is no terror, Cassius, in such
threats" The people Of Western Texas don't
fear an invasion from California or from any
other quarter. The "fuSitives," to whose re.
lief the Lincoln troops are to be sent, have al
ready been driven out OF Texas.
A duel took place near Sau Francisco, on
the 25th Of May, between Mr.. Showalter and
Mr.. Piercy, growing out Of some words uttered
in debate upon certain Union resolutions
They wero both members Of the Legislature,
if we mistake not. Percy was killed on tho
second fire, the bail Of his adversary striking
him in the mouth, and passing through his
head. Mr.. Showalter passed u high compli.
ment upon TIE c~oolncss ard courage Of his un-
fortunate antagonist, and asked his surgeon to
in three minutes. His death produced quite u
sensation.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
Affairs In Tennessee.

! We have gratifying intelligence IRON len
nosnessee, through a perfectly reliable source a
,o,gentlenan who left Nashville on Tuesday and
so.resched Richmond on Thursday afternoon, IN
forms US that he saw none but Confederate
o., aacs on his route hither; that even IN East
n, Tennessee the Union :1en had taken do"n
-, their flags in Difference 10 the Overwhelming
secession sentiment OF their State; a"d tha'
i, there was no reasonable apprehension OF any
-. trouble in that quarter. The Union Cor'en'
-, ton was in session at Knoxville as he passed
- by, on Tuesday. According 10 the reports Al
~ the Knoxville depot, Messrs. Brown'ow and
N, Nelson were the decided advocates cs resist
=. ance TO the secession act Of Tennessee; bat
~, the great majority Of The Convention are true
and faithful citizens OF the State. Andrew
!, johnson told some Of his friends on leaving
m Tennessee, that he would return Al an carly
\. day, BY way Of the 'kanawha Valley, with
twenty thousand troops to rectity tue politics
{ of Tennessee" Most of the Cnionists OF his
o,section, however, say, that in such contln'
agency they will fight the invaders .; their
O.; soil, side by side with their secession 'elgh'
boz bors.
n The gentleman to whom We are indebted for
1.-The foregoing information states also, that, IN
response 10 Gov. Harris call for volunteers
=. eiehty.two thousand men have reported them
oI selves. From this large number the Governor
:, will make such selections, from time to time,
., as may be required by Tennessee ana the
., South. 4 large and effective force is in the
q field under the command OF Major General
D; Pillow. The river and land defences are al
:. ready quite strong, and will be made impreg-
! nablc, as our friends think, in a short time
q, Gen. Pillows principal force is at present at
r. Union City, forty miles below Cairo.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
North Carolina.

The North Carolina Convention. on tic 18th
inst, elected the following citizens as delegates
to the Confederate Congress from that State:
For the State at large: Geo. Davis, OF vii
mingtou, and W.. W. Avery, of Burk.
For the First DESTRUCTION. II. y. II. Smith,
Of Hartford.
Second Distribution. Thoruas Rullln, Of
Wayne.
Sd District.-T. d. Mcdowell, of Bladen. :.
4th Distribution. A. W. Venable, Of Gran
Vile.
18th District-Ex Governor, j.. NJ. Morehead,
Of Guilford.
9th District-Hon. r. c. Puryear, Of Iad-
kin.
eth Distribution. Burton Craige, ofRowan.
9Th District.-E. \. Davidson, Of Cherokee.
The following were elected as the Board Of
Claims:
e. F. Moore, of Raleigh.
S. +. Phillips, OF Chapel Hill.
p. II. Winston, Jr., of BERTHE.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
Chaplain 18th Regiment Va. Volunteers

The Portsmouth (Ohio,) Patriot thinks the
President ought 10 establish half a dozen
mints, ito coin money enough to pay the en-
peDses Of this civil war
10 this project should be added that Of ma
king tho hens lay two eggs a day to supply
any deficiency in the pig CROP Mobile Regis.
ter -
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

Two delegates at large were ordered by Inc
,,Conycution 10 be chosen, and those elected
wewere:
Jas. 4. Seldom, for Eastern Virginia:
VIM. Ballard Preston, for Western Virginia
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

We regret to annouuce the death Of Sterling
@. Anderson, Esq, Of Appomattox county,
one of the oldest and most highly esteemed
citizens Of that region.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

Wehave received a Palmetto leaf beautifully
and taste!ully divided and plated, and bearing
the following inscription:
Mrs. John Bean, Columbia, S. C.-To the
Richmond Enquirer and the accompanying
message said-"as a compliment to its brave
stand in behalf Of Southern honor aad indie
pendence."
We are pleased to receive a token so express
si7e of gallantry and patriotism as is this cher
ished symbol Of our noble sister State. We
are still further pleased that it is the gift Of
South Carolina. We are pleased far more that
the Enquirer has been adjudged worthy of
it: and, most of all, that the judgment has
been pronounced by a lady We return our
especiaLtasnks to tho fair donor, and trust the
Enquirer viii ne7rr prove unworthy Of her
Communications. 4- :"
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

Captain Sterling C. Anderson, of Appomat-
tox county, Virginia, died on the 18th instant
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
Courageous POLICY.

In his Natural History, Goldsmith takes oc.
casion TO point to the butcher.blr d as an Illus
eration Of the value Of courage. Though
scarce as large as a mans fist, yet such is the
known vslor of the little hero, that he flies un-
disturbed amid the tyrauts Of the air, all OF
~hom dread to provoke his displeasurc; Tor
though they might come off victor in the
hsht, yet tho contest would certainly be both
arduous and protracted.
From such example men may take q lesson;
snd The lesson may be probably applied in
our present contest with tho North. Our peo-
ole have every reason why they should fight
With the most determined valor. The outrage
0: their soil and the invasion Of their homes,
ike the robbiug of the butcher.bird's nest,
arc offences which naturally inspire men to fly
at the groug.door, whatever his power, with
al uacalculating and unconQuerable spiritl
Ard while such is the natural instinct, such is
our true policy. We should make the North.
ern soldiers dread US. We should teach them
20 look upon US as men who 6ght to whip, and
who will fight until they do whip; Aght des.
esrately, as some would say, but fight
til the enemy is conquered OF runs
4 battle lost with the display Of such a spirit,
IS better than a battle gained by superiority or
equality of numbers, or advantage Of position.
Northern soldiers will dread to stand before
cur determined ranks. They will quickly
weary Of fighting men who will never run,
and 6y whom they"will. be terribly punished,
even il they overpower them. They will
shrink from such hot encounters, whatever ad-
vantage Of numbers they may possess, and
will be quickly inclined to accord us 8 separate
path.
Already much has been done to inspire such
a feeling. Already the Federal troops show
themselves swift TO run, and hold a speedy
sigh. as proof Of presence of mind" Al.
ready every fight, whether at Fairfax or Bethel,
or Vienna or New Greek, ends in q double
quick" Gen. Cadwallader, too, has just fed
before the advancing Johnston. Let US follow
Up the policy. Our men have yet a part Of
the lesson to learn. They are fierce in the
fray, let them also be swift in the chase. Let
rs trea. the flying f~ugitivss to hot pursuit, and
tho lesson will have 8 still ~l;7elier moral.
':Bsware of entrance to a quarrel; bat
being in, so bear myself that the opposer may
beware Of thee !"
Our people fully complied with the FIRST part
Of this injunction during their season Of patient
loas.sufersnce; it remains nos 10 give the
concluding part q vigorous illustration. Il is
afte-all the least bloody way to speedy peace,
and to a national reputation for courage and
determination which shall make that peace
abiding and secure. We cannot whip the
enemy by running from him We cannot catch
him unless nc run after him. Let us, then,
both fight him and chase him with a vigor that
shall all him with him With constant terror.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
The Virginia STAY c Convention.

The Convention, yesterday, after the DIS
charge o! some morni- 8 business, proceeded 10
the election Of dele ,;atcS to the PROVISIONAL
Congress. The following is a full list, incln'
dino those elected at the last session
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

\ gentleman from Alexandria informs us
that i. was not G. E. French, Of that city, who
acted as Secretary to tho late Tory meeting
there, for sending delegates to Wheeling. It
'ens a G. E. French, Of the Northern army, who
de6ied that good town: Mr.. French, he assures
US, 10 our qualification, is true to Virginia.
Oh toe whole number Of forty or fifty pretend.
ca members of that gathering, there were only
about "i!f who could claim residence, and
these Line are the cxccration of the whole city.
The others were Zouaves, Michiganders, and
camp.ioi!owcrS, Our informant says that moth.
Ing has SD disappointed and disturbed the in
vaders Is the conduct Of tue ~citizcas. The
ladies refuse 10 be introduced; the. mechanics
-efuse 70 work for them; three.fourths of the
stores ere closed, the men stand alooI silent
and %sullen; the guards are shot at and shot
down. They had expected that the people
would have come under the yoke and cheer.
fully acknowledge their sway, and that moth
ing was needed but a march forward. They
now find that they arc quartcred among un.
appcasable enemies, while a movement forward
must be By desperate fighting. They are be.
ginning togcta an idea of the job they have an.
dcrtakcn, and they are trembling att
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22
Plain Talk Aero.s the water.

The London Times speaks some pointct
truths. ard says some plain words to the North
eru people who are ~assa;ling the English Gov
ernreat for not taking sides With them in the
present wa:. It says the Government 'has
issued orders all over the world, that no corner
OF the earth where the British flag a:es, shall
give shelter to tie armed vessels Of either o.
;hese helligerant parties, or shall aid them tc
dispose Of their prizes or plumber. We
are fully resolved to hold strictly to our posi-.
,ioa Of absolute neutrality" The 'Times'
then, in ~allusicn to the complaints above re.
fe.red to, remarks: III is quite absurd in the
Northern States 10 expect US to take part in
this quarrel, and it is rather a sign Of im5seil
:tyto Suppose their scolding can affect u.s."
Tn: following criticism upon the position
the North holds in this quarrel, will not tend
10 extract the sting in the sentences wc have
above quoted:
"Sovereign Democracy Of Federal Republics
Furnishing and conqusring q Rebel Democracy
Of Confederate Republics, may appear strange
to the ears Of students Of public law; but we
tinNC Z OclolS tS, d. q idSl, oio ao - a. VIC
must deal with il. The words rebellion and
loyalty, when used to indicate the action OIL
Independent States, joined together by Il cor
trae: ohic6 deri0ed its calidity .Gom.each in
diridual assent, fall strange upon 4 mind &c
customed to accept the characteristics Of fixed
forms Of government, as they have been made
familiar 10 Us, by the old writers; but here we
have them in use, just as zee hare them in Au'
tria and Russia"
True, indeed, it is, that the despotic theories
CT Anstria and Russia arc attempted to be en-.
forced in this Republican country, and in the
abused name Of Constitutional liberty! The
world sees the absurdity Of the position, and
the South will expose the folly of the attempt.
We will pour confusion upon it, and make it
the worlds dcrision.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-22

The sllirmish ut New Creek Depot.
We have received the following official re-
ports Of the affair at New Greek Depot, re,
ferrcd to in our tclcsraphic dispatches in an