New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-10
POLK. OF MISSOURI.

Tie eflrontery and treacbery of Trusten Polk oil
Missouri in occupying seat in the United States Sen
ate and presuming 10 act there the peer Of loyal
Senator's will be appreciated reading the suboined
letter from this worthy disciple of Davis Cobb Floyd
& CO.. which was lately found in the possession Of p.
S Wilkes, Secession editor, recently captured at
Springfield, Mo-:
"DEAR SIR: Above send my check to you for
The Equol Rights Gazette. 1t is all can do, and
could not do even that much until now. You have
heard OF the difficulty that Tie Bulletin bas fallen into.
1 have had 70 'gn up there at the rate Of 500.
hope the friends there have made arrangements which
will insure tie pennanency Of the paper. 1t has been
and is dong good service. have made speech (yes
terday) the stae Of affairs, Southern rights and
the position of Missouri, present and future, wnich
will sed you 70 coon as published in pamphlet for ds-
tr6ution. ln the mean time will send il in slips,
and If The Gazette stand the draft its columns.
and you approve Of IL and think 1t will do good in
forming correct public sentiment III Southwest Missou
Ii please have IL Published. Dissolution is fact
not only IA fact accomplish but thrice repeated.
Everything here looks like inevitable and final dsso,
luton. VIII Missouri hesitate moment to so with
tie Southern States / hope not Please let me hear
from you. would be Glad to keep posted as TO tho
coDotiop Of things in South Western Misour. ike
Gvgernor Jacksons posti0n. IL looks hike adherence
TO tho Jackson Resolulions.'
lam truly your frisHli b a@irsrry PONY
"P.s. Wilkes, esq.. Springfield. Mo-
TIE CONFEDERATE STEAMER SUMTER At THE
ISLAND or GRAND CAYkAE TAXING IN Two HUsD-
RED IUSs OF CoAL.-Capt. Hayens, of the brig Ben
Dunning, one of the Sumter prises, reports being
chased by two suspicious vessels one heavily armed
and the otler with her decks filled with men The
most important portion Of bis statement is that while
in Cieniuegos a British brig arrived there seekino
freight. Inc captain reported that Just before he lett
kingstOn, Jamaica, boats crew arrived there and
reported that they belonged TO an English steamer and
that shs had been disabled and was out of coal and
that they required 200 uns Of that article She WAS
lying at Grand Cayman. Owing 10 the fat that fnce
the California steamers seldom stop at Kingston there
has Leen large quantities of coal accumulated and the
owners Of it win willingly sell it TO any customer.
They had no difficulty in obtaining the quantity re-
quired, and schooner immediately chartered and
100 tuns sent of before the captain left the port
AS coon as she discharged i she would return for the
remainder. it is supposed that the steamer in question
was the Confederate steamer Sumter, and that she
would sail 20 cut out California steamer with specie
on board, as soon as she coaled The island Of
Grand Cayman is only about 800 miles 10 the westward
OF the track of the steamers and better place could
be selected for her rendezvous.
A PATRIOTIC BosTos LADY.--One of the merchants
Of Boston having recently sustained loss by fire. asked
his wife, returning home she had heard the news
"No, what news 70 "Why, hay'nt YOU seen the
paperl" "No, no. "Eay'nt you heard anythingi"
u No. what IL iti Do out with It," "Wby, my place
of busiDess was burned to the ground this morning"
" Oh, IS taat aAf thought you were going 10 ssy
Washhgton was tskeD.'