The national Republican., 1861-07-11
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WAR ITEMS.
A correspondent of the Richmond DspatcA,
writing from Charleston, Ksnawha county,
July lst, says:
General Henry A. Wise reached this town
on Wednesday last, escorted by 6ue cavalry
company and attended by his staff. Three
prisoners had been brought to General Wise.
They are from Roane county, and one (Colonsl
). A. Roberts) was member Of the Wheeling
Convention. They will be handed over TO tho
civil authorities, and indicted for treason.
A large ship, with about 760 bags Of coffee.
went ashore of Cape Henry on Monday night
She has been secured by the Virginians,
Colonel Porcher Miles, Of South Carolina, Is
attached to General Beauregards staff at Ma,
nassas Junction ex.Speaksr Orr is in Rich.
mond Hon. Mr.. Keitt and Senator Clingman
have gone to Fairfax; Hon. A. q. Stephens
and Hon. Howell Cobb were at Augusta, dsor.
gia, on the Sd instant.
Some of the bombs fred BY the Federal
troops have been found filed with sawdust;
but the Confederates have some of the same
kind. One, fred from the rifed cannon at
Big Bethel, was sent to the United States
Arsenal, at Troy, where it was opened, and
found to be filled with rice. There must be
little treachery on both sides.
At the request of General Scott the two
regiments of Pennsylvania reserve volunteers,
under Colonel Charles j. Biddle and Colonel
Simmons, marched, on Sunday, from Bedford
to Cumberland, Maryland, where they are to
join portion Of General McClellan's army.
The Hartford (Connecticut) Press, of July
8, states that sharp's rife company received
an order, few days ago, from the War De-
partment, for six thousand rifles, to be deliv.
cred as soon as possible-a job amounting to
works run night and day, employing about s26
| men.
Colonel Samuel Colt received an order from
the War Department, on Friday last, for $4,000
Mimic mushets.
The patriotic men now in service will be
gratifed at the promptitude with which the
House of Representatives passed Mr.. Stevens's
bill to provide for the pay of the officers and
soldiers Of the militia and volunteers now in
the field in defence of the Constitution and the
Union.
Captain Craven, United States navy the
new commander for the Aotilla of the Potomac,
reached Washington yesterday morning, and
will duly assume his command to-day. The
Yankee is to be his flagship, we learn.
The Wheeling Intelligencer of Monday SAYS
| From gentleman who arrived in this city
on Saturday evening, from Roane county, and
from letters received from Mason, we learn
that the rebel troops, in the Kanawha Valley,
are continually arresting and outraging Union
no doubt but that Wise Is in the vicinity of
Charlestown, in command of force of 4, boo
men, which is augmentng daily"
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in California, and the General Government is
contemplating the withdrawal of good por.
tion of them, patriotic citizens Of the Golden
State having volunteered to organize volun.
teer brigade to garrison the important military
posts. The regiments in the Gel Dorado "
are the first cavalry, the sixth infantry, and the
first dragons. There are companies of 9th.
ers. Over twenty-five officers, serving with
these troops, have resigned. Desertons among
the men are reported to be exceedingly rsre-
REFuGEEs FROM NATcHEz, Mrssrss1pp1-
Four ladies came in from Natchez, this morn.
ing via Cleveland and Columbus road, and went
East by the Lake Shore road. We learn that
they were arrested and imprisoned some four
days in NatcheZ, under suspicion Of having
sympathy with the North, and finally released
under orders to leave forthwith, " vhich they did.
They reside in some one of the New England
States, and where visiting friends in Natchez,-
Cleveland Ohto) Hsrald, July sh.
Col. Davis h as immoralized himself-by g
Don mot. His regiment passing through Bau-
more without band, some secessionisl taunt-
ingly asked; Where is your music 2" I'm
our cartridge bores," naively replied the gallant
commander.-Aidany Evening Journal,
The death of Paul Akers, tbe,y young sculp,
tor, is q serious loss to American AIT. His
Dead Pearl Diver" was one OF the most
original works yet produced by any of our
sculPtors. He wrote on art but, like most
artists who write, was not successful in liters-
ture. He had recently been commissioned by
Mr.. Belmont to make fullength statue Of
Commodore Perry, to be erected in the Cen.
trsl Park. but died without completing the
model. His age was thirV,6v%