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Toronto and Secession.
Gathering Storm Clouds-Sympa,hy with the Rebels o
South-Nunerops Secessloniss in Toronto.

Gathering Storm CloudsSympahy with the Rebels of the
south-Nunerons Secessonis;s in Toronto. . old.
TORONTO, C. W., Oct. 20, 1s6t.-storm clouds
are gathering in the horizon-they are becoming
darker, rising higher, and collecting together in
the political armament which canopies Canada.
That portion of the Canadian press which is re-
garded as the Mnisterial-the acknowledged Gov
ernment organs of Upper and Lower Ganada-is
violently urging the people. through its inhamnla-
tory sentiments to the very verge of open hostility
the intelligent, educated and most respectable por-
violation Of national amity by the American Gov
ernment-only apprehensive least, in the event of
Southern conquest, hordes of reckless characters
should band together and make descent upon
Upper Canada in its present defenceless condition.
The Toronto Leader is the reputed organ of the
Government here, and its principal exponent for
Canada West. The Globe, however is considered
and spoken Of as the most popular among the
people, and as their reliable exponent. This jour
nal, although more courteous in its language dig
nltied and modified iii its sentiments towards the
NOrh is yet unsparing in caustiC criticism that
portion OF the American press which are the real
and true supporters of the Union. Upon the whole
it may be taken for granted-and it is so-that the
feeling Of Canada East is increasing in favor of the
South as may be seen in the eXultatiOn eYincet
when reports of any advantages gained by the
South reach them. -,--
There are at the hotel where now write three
full blooded Southern Secessionists. One held q
high rank in the rebel army, and was taken pris
oner, subsequently released on parole of honor
and is here melting the Canadians against the
North. [Cor. N. Y. Herald.
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sktrmish at Brownsville, Kentucky.

j. BROWNSVILLE, KY, Nov. 22-EdHol:s 1ppeaI:
a. AZ Q clock yesterday morning, Gen. Hindman,
with fifty cavalry under Captains Chrisman and
MeNeel, and one piece Of artillery under com
mand OF Lieut. Oslin, OF the Vieksburg) Warren
light artillery, left Oakland for Brownsville. Ar
irving within "a half mile of that place, Capt. Nc
y eel was sent around the Knob on the right Of
town as you enter, to cut of the retreat up the
river, of a small body of the enemy which we
learned was in town. Gen. Hindman aseended to
the top of this knob to reconnoiter, and sent Ad-
the left and little to the rear of town, for the
same purpose. They could discover none Of the
enemy in town, but body of about fifty were
seen forming on the opposite side, and Adjntant
Newton learned from lady whom he met IN the
edge of town that a party of fifteen or twenty
had crossed that morning but learning of our ap-
proach, they had rapidly reerossed. They were
made aware OF our approach BY one Of their off
GERS, who happened to be on the top of one CT the
knobs abova mentioned, with a spy-giass.
The main body of the column moved up to the
middle of the town, and from the public square the
artillery opened fire On the enemy, on the opposite
side of the river, dispensing them, and blowing up
the cabin In which they had been accustomed to
stay. 77s Fg57s q
4 party who had been observed forming on the
Litchteld road, being fired upon by the artillery,
scattered into the woods, and hiding behind trees,
fences, ETC., opened fire upon US with their small
arms. Gen. H. ordered his cavalry to dismount,
and placing them along the river bank, they re-
turned the fire. scattering the enemy in every di-
rection and driving them back beyond the range of
our guns. One man only remained, who, safely
ensconsed behind a large cottonwood tree, with q
natural breastwork in front of it, and afording as
good protection if built there for military pur-
poses, continued to fire upon US whenever oppor-
tunity was afforded. The enemy retreated, ,dodg-
ing behind trees and fences, under fire of our ar
tillery ana infantry, to the hills beyond They ac-
knowledge to having found seven Of their number
dead on the field one mortally and four badly
wounded On our side none killed, one wounded
and none missing. The. enemy also. lost seven
horses by the bursting OF the sphericalcase shot
from our six FOUNDER. Tie officers and men be-
haved admirably, and are all highly spoken Of by
States flag and the mail were also taken. Cooking
utensils and other useful articles were seized in
Brownsville. 5s-- ~ ., .43- sst=5 81
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'-r- - s-'s--A-s-4-sail
Louisiana InfefIieepce

The YANKEEs oN GAILLoU IsLAND.---Not more
tnan fortnight ago, MFR. Douglas who keeps f,e
nght house on Timbaer island reported it IL said,
ssa! @ ne nag seen two o. three var vessels standing
on IN the direction Of what fl generally Eno WI
among our fishermen as the -BenePa The news
comes to as this week that number Of LincoIntes
nave landed on Cailou Island, killing cattle, and
soeG!tng other depredations. On Saturday last,
aascorong 70 two letters which were shown to us
ehia week, DR.. =. q. Robertson, Messrs Kelly and
oscar Price, who had sailed over to the island IN a
s1s,g ss, poaf were fred at fifty arsixty times BY the
VINO, on that day, had Increased their stock
OF provisions by the addition Of three heeves tase,
rom .he island. The sails Of the pleasure boat
were rued with rife balls, and the escape Of these
genllemen, Who seem to have acted with great
counted az something almost niraeuIons- For
some Weess past, no has resided on rIe fs1and
Mr.. Fangi who has had charge of the property ~,
the island. h&7ng for prudential reasons deemed it
best to pat into practice the saying that adisere
ton s the better part of vslor and migrated with
his family to the mainland. The namber Of cattle
roaming about Gallon Island was large and owned
by the Thibodaux family and Judge Banas, who
have summer residences on the island. We hope
some eHectual plan will soon be devised and put
into operation to cheek the t1ieving propensities
OF the mauraudng blockaders that infest our coast
and proWl about our estuaries and bays.
After long spell of the most delightful weather,
rain set in last Tuesday night, and continued till
Wednesday. Up to tha. time cotton picking had
PAO5i SSoSo duiJ, Dub mere Stltl was
great amount of cotton in the fields the rair, did
10 damage, as it was not accompanied by wind.
-. -. lTeusas Gazette. ,
The caddo Gazette says:
The WEArHEE. For several weeks past the
weather has been warm and clear, which has en-
aoied our planters to make rapid progress In gath
erlng Their cotton. We learn that the crop Of cot
ton Z fully an average and the staple fine.
The same paper says that Lewis is probably
elected to Congress over Marshall.
BosstEg SALT Wo.Ks.-Many of our planters and
cltzens are now, and have been for some time
eueliy engaged in the manufactory Of salt at the
salines on Lake Bisteneau. There is any quantity
of the pure salt water to be found by sinking wells,
and it is believed, if properly husbanded that near
enough salt can be found to supply the parish.
Il Il thought that very good salt could be made
within mile and half Of Bellevue, if wells were
only sunk, Il our people only had supply Of ket-
tiesH would mt take them long to make salt enough
to supply the whole country. liE2 -
" II the salt speculasors don't look sharp g salt
won't save them y [Bossier Banner.
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ANOTHER BRILLIANT VIcToRY.-Some days ago
it was inthnated by telegraph that Indiana regi-
ment had been defeated and cut to pieces by a
Mississippi regiment in East Tennessee. The re-
port wasso marvellous that it was discredited, But
it seems to have been fact The Nashville Ca
zette Of last Sunday confirms it, We clip the fol.
lowing from that paper: q ..'- = N.
fright al tJachSon.--We extract the following
paragraph from letter received yesterday from
Cumberland Gap:
News reached here last night that regiment of
lndianians had crossed the line at Jacksboro, and
we're allowed to advance some ten miles Oh South
ern soil, when they were met by the 18th Misss-
sppf in hana-tohand fight. The result was as
might have been expected. The Southern boys
charged them with such impetuosty that they
broke and fed, leaving half of their number dead
upon the field. They were literally cut to pieces.
The news came direct, and presume is true. The
Mississippians are gallant set of fellows, and
were with us at Wild Cat" .e
The defeat Of the Federas also derives addition
al confirmation from the remark Of the Cincinnati
Commercial that the rout of the Federals at Cum.
bc?land Gap was most disgraceful, evidently alud
ing to this affair. Memphis Avalanche.
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CHANGES OF THE VIRGINIA CoNsTrrUTIOS.-Inth the
Virginia Convention Mr.. Blakely offered the follow
ing resolutions:
ResOlued That the Committee on the Constitu-
ton be Instructed so to amend their report as to
provide
l. That no one who shall become citizen of the
Confederate States of America after the close of
the existing war shall be entitled to vote.
2. That no such person shall be eligible to the
General Assembly, or to the offices OF Governor,
Lieutenant-GovernOr or Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals or Circuit Court.
3. That the Justices OF each county shall be
elected by the people of the whole county during
good behavior. --.--. .
4. That the present Judges of the Supreme Court
of Appeals and of the Circuit Court for the period
prescribed in said report the Justices of the Peace
now in office during good behavior, and the othe'
county officers until the expiration of the terms t
which they have been respectively elected.
The resolutions were laid on the; table and or
| dered to be printed. --.r
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THE FIGHr AT GuYANDoTTE- one hundred
Union and Yankee prisoners passed through this
city yesterday, en- route to Richmond. On the 9th
inst, Col Clarkson, ,of the Cavalry, from Gen
Floyd's Brigade marched some 200 miles to Guy
andotte and completely surprised the Yankee
troops in the town, numbering two hundred and
fifty, under the command of COL Whaley, one o
the traitor members of Congress elected from
Western Virginia. Col. Clarkson arrived at the
village about o'clock A. NJ, took possession o
the bridge, and cut of all retreat The fight LASTED
about one hour, the Yankees fighting from thu
houses and places of concealment. He took nine
tyeight prisoners, killed forty, wounded fifty, ant
caused many to be drowned who took to the rivel
for escape. Only some forty of the whole saved
their bacon. We also captured two hundred and
fifty Enfield rifles, $4,000 worth of clothing thirty
| cavalry horses and various other plunder valued
! at $25,O0U. We lost two men killed and five
wounded. The people of the town received our
men with great cordially, and gave them fine
supper. a'. ..'-
They remained until 8 O'Clock next morning,
and returned to Gen. Floyds camp with all their
trophies of victory. The enemy soon after took
possession OF the town and burntit Both officers
and men behaved well, and especially gallant was
the conduct of Col. ClarksoD, Lieut.-Ool jenkins,
Capt Pate and others. The Yankee Colonel was
taken prisoner, and being placed on his parole of
honor, managed to make his escape on the march,
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From Missouri.
Hunters Army in Full Rereat-General Prce in Hot Pur
sut-Twenty Thousand Federals go Cairo

sui-Twenty Thousand Federas go Cairo.
Especial dispatch to the Memphis Appeal.I
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 26.-Official dispatches re.
ceived here to-day give US important information
from Southwestern Missouri,
Ben. McCulloch was at Springfield, having Occur
pied the town. Jim Lane, who has recently been
annoying the people of Missouri with his incendi-
ary raids, was retreating towards Kansas.
Gen. Siegel was at Roila, about one hundred and
twenty miles southwest of St. Louis, and was sup
posed to be moving towards Sdalia, town loca-
ted the Pacific Railroad, about forty miles west
OF Jefferson City, and thirty miles south of Lex
ington
Gen. Price was in hot pursuit of Siegel, and it
was hoped that he would oyertake him.
Gen. Raines, it was said, had succeeded in cut
ting off Lane.
Gen. Price, so far as he has advanced, carries
everything before him.
The enemy have evidently abandoned Southern
Missouri if not the greater part of the state. Ten
thousand of the Federal forces now garrison Rolla
and Sedalia. Twenty thousand Of Hunters army
have certainly gone to Cairo, part of the force
of invasion down the Mississippi Valley. y..
His command has been greatly demoralzed since
the removal of Fremont. B.
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AFFECTING SCENE.---Among the prisoners brought
here yesterday morning from Western Virginia was
native Of Amherst county, who, recreant to all the
duties Of patriotism, and deaf to the calls of his
native State for aid, had turned against her in the
hour of her trial, and Joined in with those who
tween the brothers was most affecting, and as our
townsman, John Wade, who is as true to the South
as is the needle to the pole pointed out to the re-
creant son the blue hills Of his own native county,
and addressed him in tones OF affecting pathos,
many manly eye was moistened aud many a
stern heart beat quicker, as their possessor turned
away to hide the emotion he could not suppress.
IGylpl ,,frR Rem
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A TRUE FRIEND OF THE soUrH.--Our neighbor,
Thomas K. Mullins, will pardon US for the free use
Of his name in this notice. While speeulators,
harpies and sharpers are engaged in swindlinp,
cheating, defrauding and otherwise making all the
money they can Out of the necessaries Of life dur
ing these war times, it gives US great pleasure to
say that we have in this county one man at least
who is too much of patriot to engage in the
detestable business of money making by taking
advantage of this trying time. 49, so 8 n 4
Mr.. Mullins is carrying on an extensive tannery
and shoe factory; which has been visited by these
speculators and offered large advance, cash in
hand for his stock of shoes and leather. We nm
sderstand he replies invariably, No, gentlemen,
you can't have my leather and shoes at your ad-
vance figures. Ny regular customers, friends and
| neighhors who have been patronizng my business
all the time. must first be supplied, and shall
| probably have none left, afterwards. They must
have their supplies at the same old prices your
money can't buy my stoek.' This man is public
| benefactor-a true Southern man-and his noble
conduct should be held up in contrast with that
mean ignoble conduct of those who seek to enrich
| themselves by speculatipg and preying upon the
South, like gang of wolves OF hungry yultures.
l. row A NJ Advocate.
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STATEMENT OF A RETURNED PRrsoNER.-Mr. Jno
P. Barnes, Hatteras prisoner released, and re
turned from New York, furnishes long letter to
the Petersburg Express, from which we take the
following
During our soiourn in New York, as prisoners OF
war, we were held in close and Well-watched i'm
prsonment in Castle Williams on Governors
Island. Our officers. however, having more eX-
tended range and liberal privileges were domi-
ciled in Fort Columbus, on the same island We
were enabled, through the kindness of our many
friends in the city, to procure anything that we
might need to render our unhappy condition as
comfortable as the circumstances would permit.
We had frequent assurances that our friends were
many, and that we should lack for nothing, if they
should be permitted to administer to our wants.
There has been evidently softening OF feeling,
attended with demonstrations of Kindness, towards
us and the cause we represented. Kindness and
deeds of charity manifested towards the Federal
prisoners in Richmond, have been circulated
through the Northern papers with happy effect.
We have more than once been recipients of dona-
tons from the fathers or mothers of prisoners held
as such in the South.
standing are using their utmost endeavors to bring
about q reaction and chs nge of sentiment. This
is extensively felt. and is rpening into rebellion.
The greatest anxiety was felt from the conse-
quenCes that might arise from the slip of the block
ade by Messrs. Mason and Slidell. Three steamers
were sent Immediately in search of them. From
the same source we learn that all circles are anX-
Gus to bring about full exchange of prisoners.
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REMARKABLE REsuLrs.-The Fredericksburg Re-
COrler mentions the following remarkable fact:

The Yankees have thrown from 1000 to 5000
tugs, within the last six months, at the soldiers
manning our guns in the various batteries on the
Potomac, yet, most extraordinary as it may ap-
pear, they never destroyed life, nor even were
guilty of drawing Southern blood nut last week,
if we except the very slight scratch receiver by a
soldier on the first OF June at Acqua creek. Sarely
kind Providence must be shielding the heads Of
soldiers, when only one such disaster occurs in
department whose soldiers are numbered by the
thousands,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-29

TALL RrSSING.-Last Thursday body of about
vicinity of Col Bowen, at Felieana, Ky. Some
22G0 Of our boys made at them, aud the Federals
took TO their heels and ran for very life. Our boys
followed at " double quioll' for miles, but could
not overake them. The Federals made the best
sort OF time. Only one prisoner was captured.
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TALK BETWEEN THE PlcGErs. We understand
that in dead calm the other day the pekets at
EFansport opened conversation with those across
the river during which the SckIes' party told
onrs that their brigade would winter in Fredericks.
burg. In reply our pickets requested the Yankees
to bring Mrs. S. with them Whereup0u the
Yankees became iuroHs, cursed outrageously, and
the talk was broken off. Fred, Recorder, 18th.
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CAPTURE OF LIVE YANKEE, - The Savannah
train brought to the city yesterday afternoon one
OF Lincoln's grand army, sent for the invasion Of
South Carolina. We learn that he was taken at
place called Buckingham, six miles from Bluffton,
and brought in by one of our pckets When first
discovered he was in small boat padding
toward shore, which he had no sooner struck than
he was taken into custody. It is supposed that
| there were several others in the boat with him.
who have probably landed somewhere else. A
party has been sent in search and they are expected
momentarily to bring in the remainder. No intel
| ligbe or satisfactory account has been ELECTED
| from the prisoner: He had on a dark gray uni.
form, with an inch and half black stripe on his
! pantaoons His haversack had the letters W. G.
painted on the back, signifying that he was mem
ber of the Washington Grays. He was provided
| with three days rations, and exhibited pass to
leave the lines of his own troops. He says. he
| came on shore to wash some clothing and procure
some waste cotton for pillows, ETC. When ex.
| amined at Brig. General Drayton's headquarters
he informed that officer that he came on the Roam.
| 0ke, but could not tell how many men were on
| board, nor did not even know the name of the
captain He endeayored to pass himself off as q
| foreigner by speaking broken English, but this
was thought to be only ruse to conceal his true
t~character, which is supposed to be that of a spy.
His dress and manner would seem to bespeak an
officer. On being questioned by General Drayton,
he denied emphatcally being deserter. The
prisoner Is about twenty-five or thirty years Of
age. lGharleston Courier 2lst.
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The Pensacola correspondent of the Mobile Ad-
vertiser says: 54., "a -.,g.-s sss. z7.ss-s .+s S
Is A singular but novel effect of the tremendous
cannonade is shown in, the beach being strewed
with dead fish, killed by the conclusion Of the re-
port of the guns = E-s=1 sss5s .467sF
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CoNCERT.-They have been having grand con-
cert up at ThibodeauX, and the Sautine is in rap
lures about it.
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SIEGELs REGIMESTAL FLAG. We remember
seeing, in the st. Louis papers, some time ago, a
cent flag to Col Segel, by Mrs. Frank Blair and
her lady friends. As matter of course, the whole
regiment swore they would die to man in its de-
fence. We had the qualification, however, of un-
folding the identical flag last night, it being in pos
session Of Major Staples, who captured it at Oak
Hl while pursuing Siegel, after defeating him in
o strong effort to burn our baggage. The Major
is on his way to Richmond with his trophy, which
is very costly affair, gotten up regardless of
eXpensen-at least seven hundred dollars.
Memphis Appeal
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IMPORTANT ERECTION NEws.-The editor Of the
Tuscumbia Constitution, in his issue of the 18th
instant, says "S % -@-
We have received no official returns from the
election, but enough has been received to say that
Davis and Stephens have been elected by over
Whelming neaiorities in all the States.