New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-12

R1CHMoGD, July IA letter will appear in to-
morrow's Enquirer, dated Beverly, June I, 3
O'Clock P. NJ, stating that on that day near Gen.
Garnets Camp, at Laurel Hill, which is thirty
miles from Beverly, an engagement took place be-
tween the First Georgia Regiment and a large
body of Yankees, in which sixty or seventy Of the
latter were killed. Our forces took some wagons
and quantity Of arms. Only one Georgian was
killed.
This news is doubted by Edward F. Clayton, OF
the First Georgia Regiment, who left the camp
early on the 9TH and reached here to-day. He
says the only Federal troops he heardo were in
the neighborhood of Buckhannon.
Miscellaneous Items
A gentleman who left Winchester Tuesday night
says that iincoln's forces, 900 strong were re-
ported at Martinsbnrg, where reinforcements, with
abundant artillery, were daily coming to them.
Martinsburg is built in a rock, and the buildings
are mostly of granite.
The Federalists occupy Grafton and thence send
reinforcements to Phppi.
Gen. Wise is at Charlestown, near Garley's, and
the people are focking to his standard.
Hon. G. B. Lamar has returned to Richmond.
I. B. Flournoy, of Arkansas, is also here.
Thos. Donomead Long, Superintendent of the
Virginia Central Railroad, has resigned, and is
succeeded by Mr.. H. D. Whteomb.
The Adiutant- General of Virginia has issued
Green, Orange, Madison, Culpepper, Rappahan-
mock, Fauquier, Prince William, Loudon and Fair
fax counties, to call out the entire militia force,
and report to Gen. Beauregard.
A letter received here from Philippi states that
Jennings Wise's company, in skrmishes previously
reported, killed a Federal captain, nine or ten
soldiers, and took twenty-five prisoners.
The War in Western Virginia.
BUcKHANNoN, VA, July IA accommodating
party, in venturiDg too near the Southern lines,
was fired upon, killing one and wounding two.
The skirmishes during the past two days have
been rather bloody.
The southernera are strongly entrenched. #
is Inevitable. GEN Mc{}iallen FssA ta haze at
tackled them this morning.
Interesting from Missouri.
Quincy, ILL.,, July l1.-The State cavalry ap-
peared at Monroe Station, attacked and routed the
Federalists, burned the saton-house, six coaches
and eighteen cars, and tore up the railway track
on each side of the town.
A messenger has arrived here for assistance.
| Reports are in circulation that Col Smith and
| fifty men were taken prisoners.
Capture of Cargo Of Coffee,
| FORTRESS MONROE, July l.-The U. S. gunboat
| Quaker City captured the Amy Warwick, laden
with five thousand sacks of coffee, mostly owned
| in Richmond.
Generosity of the Milwaukie Banks.
| MILWAUKEE July 1.-THE banks and bankers OF
| this city have paid the zouaves one thousand gold
dollars for shooting their feOwcitizens at the late
| riots
us. Congressional Proceedings.
| WASHINGTON, June ll.-In the Senate, to-day,
Mr. Fessenden reported the House bill for the pay
ment OF volunteers volunteer appropriating five and three
| quarter millions of dollars which passed.
| In the House. bills were reported making appro.
priations to carry on the Government and referred
| to Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Stevens hoped the Committee on Ways and
| Means would have its business up, so the House
| could adjourn next Thursday. The committee is
disposed to give the Government everything il
| asked
| Mr.. Lovejoy will not vote to increase the stand
| ing army.
The Mexican Mails safE
The difficulties regarding the Mexican treaty pre-
| clude direct mail communication.
| @ The Suppression Of Telegrams.
| LOUISVILLE, July ll.-Gen. Scotts suppression
Of telegraphie correspondence has suppressed
Cleveand's Cincinnati Enquirer correspondence
| This is misfortune, as the only reliable reports
| thence came through Cleveland
| The Cincinnati Commercial of this morning has
| the following:
at is refreshing, after reading some of the ptifu
whining, sneaking, snaiing paragraphs, with which
| the editorial columns of the Cincinnati Enquirer
are filled, to open the Louisville Democrat OF
| Journal, and note the many earnestness with
which the editors of those papers are standing up
The Louisville Journal of this morning has the
following:
'The Courier calls some of Gen. Rousseau's
0aRs Ms
fellows generally figure better in ladies' drawing
rooms than in warriors battle fields. The Louis
vile telegraphic agent of the Southern Confed
eracy calls Rousseau's men ragamuffins. That's
ventnring pretty far. The scandalizcd soldiers
| across the river may have in them. a spark o
something dangerous
"A ragamutfin, who insulted one of them las
week, very suddenly ceased to be q ragamuftin
for he didn't have rag left upon his back.h
1.-THE following dispatches were received yester
day afternoon:
The War in Western Virginia.
CNoINNATI July 100. Jennings Wise and hi
| command have captured three Federal companie
| at Glenyille.
/ Gen. McGlellan'a Movements.
No dispatches have been received from Gen
| Mcclellan since noon on Sunday, at-which time h
| was advancing towards Beverly, before reaching
which place he anticipated q fight.
The War in Missouri.
/ SpRISGF1ELp, Mo-, July 6.-Gen. Sweeney, wit
| flying column, is advancing on Vernon.
Large numbers of mounted Missourians are con
gregatng west of the plains, where Gen. Sweene
is sending men TO prevent their joining the force
under Gov Jackson's command.
Col. Coffee has been taken prisoner.
/ Col. Wolf had an encounter with the Mssourian
4 on Saturday. thirty miles from Springfield, in whic
he was killed. The loss on his side in killed an
wounded amounted to thirty. The loss of the Mi
sourians is not known, The defeated army la
4 sent for assistance.
4 Gen. Lyon is at Leesyille, advancing toward
Clinton.
Kansas U. S. Senator,
4 CISc1NNATI July 10,.-Hon. F. Il. Stanton, 70
merly III, @. from the Memphis STenn1 District,
en- route from Kansas for Washington, having nee
appointed Senator from Kansas, vice Lane, WI
has aecepted a Brigadier4 4ieneralship in the Usi
Arps.
n Tho Traitosa Lsgisiaturs At Wheeling,
WnEsLING, Jnly le.-A resolution has passed 4
InWai House tnsrrunbilIg the Senators E1Teqne'