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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF.-Arrival
of the British Fleet There.-The arrival of
the Karnak from Havana, via Key West,
at New York on Friday, brings intelligence
of great importance. The British feet,
which Lord John Russell announced in the
House of Commons thesother day, as having
been dispatched to heaGulf of Mexico, to
look after British rs, is reported off
Cape Florida. TBalNSsth American and
West India squadron Of the British Gov
ernment is under the command of Rear Ad-
miral Sir Alexander Milne, K. G. B., whose
flagship is the Nile, 80 gun screw-steam-
ship. He has upder his orders force Of
fourteen ships and two hundred and twelve
guns, all of which are available. A lieu.
tenant from one of the vessels had put of
to one of the reefs to inquire if the Styz
had been at Key West, from which it is
inferred that that vessel is in the neighbor.
hood.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

GEN. LEE.-There is not probably in the
armies of'auy country in the world fue'
specimen of the gentlemen and soldier than
Gen. Lee. In his profession be has DO su
perior, and when his preparations and ar,
rangemeuts for the great struggle come to
be known, it will be seen that nothing has
been left undone which the utmost re
sources of military genius and wisdom could
suggest. His devotion to Virginia is uu
bounded, aud never, since the days of Wash.
iugtou, has she had 10 the field a nobler
and more efioient representative. Rich.
mond Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

ALBERT PIKE AND THE INDIAEs-A
letter from Little Rock, Arkansas, says:
"Capt. Albert Pike has been commits
stoned by the Southern Confederacy to
raise and equip regiment of indians for
instant service. The captain is an idol
with the Indians on our border. He has
secured to them so many comforts, and
they are so fond of him; that he has often
been urged by them to become their chief.
and he can readily procure command OF
five thousand of them if necessary. He
goes at once to the nation"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

Ex-PREsIDENT PIERCE ON THE WAR.
The Boston Post publishes letter from
ex- President Pierce, which concludes as fol-
lows: ....
"Tbe very idea of the dismemberment Of
the Union has always been to me one OF
terrible significance. Still, if it holds place
in the inevitable march Of time-if the no.
BILE fabric must totter to it's fall-there is,
I humbly hope, 90 inexorable necessity that
its ruins be stained with gore. If our faith.
ers were mistaken, and time has developed
in our system, orlf the madness of their
sous has planted there, the germ Of an sir
repressible conflict which forbids us lon-
ger to live together in peace, then in peace
ard Oh just terms let US separate. Fearful
will be the responsibility Of those who
would cast the last element of human woe
that of arms for fratricidal slaughter
into the general chaos. The wisdom Of
man fails-may God in mercy guide u.s."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

BEN. McCULLoUGH.-The "Southeru
Confederaoy" gives the following descrip'
ton of General McCullough's personal ap.
pearance:
"He is six feet high, slender and spare
built, but athletic and firmly knit. He is
about forty.fve years of age; his demeanor
quiet, and has none of the tiger-like fierce.
ness of appearance that many have suppo-
sed him to possess. His size, height and
weight, the glance and color Of his eye, the
style of his dress, his hair, beard and fea'
lures, all resemble the far-famed and irwin
chile Garibaldi more than any other man
in the world, except the veritable Giuseppe
himself; and Mccullough is not whit be-
hind that celebrated Italian patriot, in cou.
rage, skill and ability as partisan comman'
DER"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

ANOTHER TERRIBLE EARTHeUAKE.-
10 addition to the six thousand lives lost by
the earthquake at Mendoza, South Ameri-
ca, it is stated that San Juan, situated one
hundred and twenty leagues north of Men.
doza, had been nearly destroyed. by the
same earthquake, with an estimated loss Of
three thousand lives. The earthquake ap-
preached from the direction of Valparaiso,
and great anxiety is manifested to hear
from that quarter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

MINES DIRECTIONS FOB THE USE OF
HIS RIFLEs.-In a lesson of aiming, given
by the chief Of battalion, Miuie,- the gist Of
his instruction was this: "aAlways press the
butt against the shoulder in aiming at
near object, (without the haussel raise the
shoulder, in order to bring the Hog sight
up to the level Of the eye; ID at
distant object with the high 4ower'
the shoulder, so as to bnog the top Of the
hausse on level with the eYei3.sk
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
ANDREW JACKSON DoNELsoN.

ANDREW JACKSON DoNELsoN.-The
Vicksburg Whig, of the 18th inst. says:
awe are delighted that this gallant old
patriot, after clingiug to the Union until
further devotion would compromise South
ern honor and imperil his native State, has
bis determination of going into
active service and drawing the sword given
him by General jackson in defence of the
South" .-.. ...T .-. "
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
L1NcoLN's BRoTHER-IN-LAw.-The

LINcoLN's BRoTHER-IN-LAw.-The
Raleigh Standard of Wednesday says:
"Lieut David N. Todd arrived in our
city on Sunday last. Mr.. food is native
of Kentucky, but has been resident of
New Orleans for the last eight years. The
gallant lieutenant was appointed by Presi-
dent Davis, and has been ordered to report
to Col. Holmes, now in command 10 the
Cape Fear region: HE is own brother to
Mrs. Lincoln the wife Of Abraham" /"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

Nor oNA "WABsnE1A fhe Co.
shen (lud) Dsn'dsl!I es tds following
statement of the military status Of Elkhart
County: ...- s.ta. .
Twenty old flint muskets-breach load
ing; twenty ramrods, ten cartridge boxes;
four umbrellas, two thousand nine hundred
and sixty pocket pistols. The muskets are
very old and entirely unfit for service, but
the pochet pistols are perfect, with the ex-
ception of corks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

"CoERcING" A Circus MAN.-Dan
Rices circus fotila was menaced by the
mob at Cincinnati on Friday night last
They demanded that Rice should hoist the
Union flag instead uf his Own. He repell-
ed corercion, brought howitzer, charged
with slugs, to bear on the IN b, and de6ed
,hem put on steam and stood for the Ken.
lucky shore, where he safely moored.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

ly, VIM. Butler, is captain in the service
of South Carolina, as the history of Fort
Sumter will show. A third brother is Capt.
VI. G. Butler, of the Edge6eld Hussars.-
Nephews alike of Col. P. NJ. Butler and
Of Commodore Oliver 8. Perry, these gen.
tIemen bid fair to make their mark on the
times. .-EdgefeM advertiser.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

POWDER MILL AT KINGSTON, GEORGIA.
The Rome Courier is credibly informed
thata company has been formed at Kingston,
of which Col. John D. Gray is prominent
member, for the purpose Of commencing
Immediately to manufacture powder. The
saltpetre cave near that place contains an
abundance Of nitre almost pure, and scien-
ti6c men will soon turn it to immense value
to our country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

A MISERABLE FIzzLE.-The Wheel
ing meeting is over. The great " Western
Virqinia Convention" turned out to be
ANYTHING else than that. 1t was opened
with prayer by an EuglRhman, who' OF
course, has no love for Virginia. General
Jackson made the irst speech, and took
strong ground against making any move
ment now for the division of the State
John s. Csrlile followed on the other side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
SEcED1Ne Wives Norfolk CORES.

SEcEDING WIvEs.-The Norfolk CORES.
poudent of the Petersburg Express writes:
Mrs. Commodore Pendergast, who is a
Southern lady, is still in Norfolk. She re-
fuses to join ter husband at the fort-says
she will never live with him again, aud it
is reported that she willapply for q divorce.
The wife Of another reprobate who is at
the fort, is in Norfolk, and has pistol load.
ed, with which she says she intends shoot.
ing her liege lord upon sight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

sssippi and Louisiana, and that North Caro-.
lima will enter into the Federal Association
Of States upon the terms therein proposed,
when admitted by the Congress or any COM
peteut authority of the Confederate States.
Done at Raleigh, Goth day Of May, in
the year of our Lord 1861.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

SOUTHERN FUNDS IN New Y YoRK.-The
New York Day Book, Of Saturday, says:
Southern funds are improving in New
York. The brokers put down the bills at
first at the rate of 80 per cent, but finding
that the people we're not all fools, they have
been letting up. To-day North and South
Carolina money can be sold at Is per cent,
Virginia at IL, and New Orleans at 10 per
cent. It will be better than thfs before
many days, for Southern banks are to-day
sounder and safer than Northern ones.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

GEN. Wool AT FORT MoNRoE-We
learn from Hampton, says the Norfolk Day
Book, that Maj. General Wool, who, under
orders from the War Department, was di
rected to proceed to Fort Monroe to con.
duct operations there, arrived at Old Point
on Friday, and assumed the command under
salute from the fort
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

% A New York paper says that twenty
thousand of the loveliest women in the
North-young, beautiful, and tenderly nur,'
tured-have offered their services as nurses
to attend the invading army Of bii6coln.-
Some villainous editor out West suggests
that great many of them will probably
need nurses before the campaign is over.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

WESTERN FINANCES currency
troubles out West increase rather than di.
minish. Kentucky notes were thrown out
by three of the Cincinnati Banks on Friday,
and the rest will follow example, perhaps,
to day. At Chicago, exchange on New
York is 30a35 per cent. PREMIUM!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

The BATTERIES OF Fort SUMTER
We were informed yesterday that there arc
now no less than 6fy.three heavy guns
mounted on Fort Sumter. Among them
is the large 10.inch Columbiad which Au-
derson had elevated in the terreplein point.
ing towards the city. This, We learn, has
been placed en- barbette Charleston Mer.
cnru
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

POWDER MILL IN ARKANsAs.-The
Jacksonport (Ark.) Herald says a powder
mill has commenced operations on White
River, turning out 1000 Tbs. daily, and
that another can be put into operation
within month capable of manufacturing
1000 tbs. per diem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
The TEXAN RANGERS AS an instance

The TEXAN RANGERS As an instance
of the kind Of riders these Texans are, a
correspondent tells the following incident:
A loaded revolver pistol was thrown upon
the ground, the Ranger puts his horse up
to full speed, and as he passes picks it up
without slackening speed, throws himself
a la Camnanchc on the side Of the horse
opposite to his enemy, being invisible to
hin, and under the horses neck, fires each
barrel of his pistol successively in the d.
rection of the enemy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

M1L1TARY.-By a western paper we Oh.
serve that George Butler, son Of the late
Dr.. VIM. Butler, of this State, is captain of
a large company Of Rangers, in Southern
Missouri. A second son of the same fami.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
Cnkesbrry, May 6, 1861.

COL ROBERT LINCOLN ANDERSON
The Montgomery Post, referring to Col,
Anderson's speech IN Philadelphia, says:
We are a firm believer 10 the acts of Prov
ideuce, and agree with Anderson that eve.
~ act performed from the Goth of Decem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

MAJOR ANDERSON SLAvEs.-We find
IN the New Orleans Delta the following
letter from Judge Cocks to Major Ander-
son 1t is proper for US to say, that the
negroes were bought by Judge Cocks out
of a negro.yard, where they had been placed
by Major Anderson for sale to the highest
bidder, without the privilege usually al
lowed families of slaves of choosing their
own masters:
NEW ORLEANS, May l6, 1861.
Maj. Robert anderson, late of Fort Sum
ter, s. C.-S1R: You hold my three notes
for 4,500 each, with about $1,000 accu-
mulated interest, all due 10 the month of
March, 1862, which notes were given 10
part payment for twenty-niue negroes, pur-
chased of you in March, 1860 As I COD
slider fair play jeVel, l take this method
to notify you that I will not pay those notes; !;
but as neither seek nor wish an advantage,
desire that you return me the notes and
the money paid you, and the negroes shall
be subject to your order, which you will
find much improved by kind treatment
since they came into my possession.
I feel justified in giving you and the pub
lie this notice, as I do not consider it fair
play that I should be held to pay for the
very property you so opportuuely disposses,
sed yourself of, and now seek to destroy
both their value and usefulness to me. l
ask no more than to cancel the sale, restore
to you your property, and let each assume
his original position; then your present ef-
forts may be considered less selfish, because
1t your expense, and not mine.
JOHN G.. Cocks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
The Spirit of tn @ South.

H.B. HAYWARD writes to the New York
Examiner, through the Southern Rurat
Gentleman, of Grenada, Miss.
Suppose you take note of the company
just about me-; its captain and FIRST lieuteu-
ant are prominent members of the bar, and
one of them q late United States Consul to
Cuba. Iuit you will find physicians and
planters fifty years of age, and boys of six
teen-men of families and wealth.
The one next West is captained by an
acting judge, and members. in its ranks are
doctors, lawyers, merchants and planters,
some near fifty, and some worth hundreds
of thousands. Do you suppose you can
conquer such a people as this? A people,
too, who feel they are fighting for oil they
hold dear on earth. Suppose you step into
the neighborhood below me. Do you see
that old man there, with head as white us
ever meu's heads are, and with counten-
ance that betrays a will no earthly power
can bend, yet mild, with Sharp's rifle in
his hand, and blanket on his arm, ready to
march to the defe of his rights That
man is minister Of the Gospel-an ambas
sador of the Prince of peace, who for fifty
years nas bowed at the footstool of sover
eign mercy, and plead for sinners "with
groanings that cannot be uttered, and who
can count church after church of his own
raising, to attest his fealty to his Lord.
His three sons-bis only son-inlaw, an
eminent lawyer, and the only grandson old
enough, are all miugling in the strife. Do
you expect to conquer such people as this
If you do you are insane. Let me give
you fact.
A few days since, as the First LieuteD-
ant, Orderly Sergeant, and few others Of
the company about me we're moving into
muster with colors flying, and drum in hand,
as they were passing plantation two lads
blowing in the field, when they saw that
Virginia flag kiss the breeze, stopped their
horses, and mounting them dashed up the
road to join. The old man who was walk
ing across the field hastened back, and the
negroes seeing the flag threw up their hats
and shouted huzza for the Southern flag ;
and while conversing there moment, rifle
crack was heard at the house the Lieuten-
ant knowing the family, and aware that
there was not a white male member of it
but was present, asked who should be shoot
ing ut the house, why said he, ''it is the
old woman preparing for war" And such
are facts all over this South. One spirit
actuates this entire people, and they will be
free from you or perish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30

n9- Folly uses silence for a mask as often
as does wisdom. @
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
Late SheriF's Sale.

Rf virtue Of writ of venditioni exponas
~ issued out of the Circuit Court FOR Mont
gomery county, and to the Sheriff of said coun.
ty directed, will be exposed to public sale fol
cash only,
OnsATURDAY, the ed CT Feb,y next
between the hours OF IL O'Clock, NJ. and 3. p
NJ, at Cummings Tavern, in Clarksburg, all til,
right, title, claim and interest, both at law and
in equity, of Lewis G. Myerly, OF, in and Il
the following property--to wit:
All That tract, piece or parcel of Land, called
The OLD ToMAHAwK New LAID, containing
AT Acres of Land, more or less, which
was conveyed TO the said Lewis c. Myerly by
John Brewer, by deed, dated the nth of Au-
gust, 1914, and recorded in Liber j. G. H.,
No. 3, Folio 400, one OF the land records OF
said Montgomery county, as by reference there
to will more fully appear.
ALSO-All the right, title, claim and int
rest, both at law and in equity, of the sad
Lewis Q. Myerly, Of in and to all that other
tract, part of a tract piece or parcel of land
lying and being in said county, called TnE
Old ToMAHAwK New LAID,n containing II
Acres, Rood and 10 Perches of Land,
more or less, which was conveyed to the said
Lewis @. Myerly by James W. Day, by decd
dated the 9th of january, 1856, and recorded
in Liber J. G. H., No 8, Folios 10 and II one
Of the land records Of said Montgomery coun-
~, as upon reference thereto will more fully
appear.
Seized and taken as the property of the said
Lewis Q. Myerly, at the suit Of John Brewer.
and will be sold to satisfy the same.
If the terms of sale are not complied with
in thirty minutes after the sale, it will then be
resold at the risk Of the first purchaser
ian Its John II RENSON Iafa Chfn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
Letter from Er-G Gov. Wise onMe Crisis

RIcuMoND, January THE Enquirer OF this
morning has long letter from ex-Gov. Wise,
on the present position of affairs. The lead
ing positions which he takes are: An imme-
diate call of State Convention, and the
prompt resumption by the convention of all
such powers hitherto delegated to the general
government as may be necessary for State
protection, especially the possession of the
forts, etc. That having been done, the State
shall not declare herself out of the Union, but
suspend all relations with offending States
until they shall accede to such an ultimatum
as the convention may submit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11

DEPARTURE OF THE SoUrn CARoLINA CoMMIs-
sioSERs. The three commissioners appointed
by South Carolina to negotiate with tae fede-
raj government concerning the public property
at Charleston, and the forts in its harbors,
left Washington on Friday last for home
They were unsuccessful in their mission, The
President declining to comply with their de-
mands. The correspondence between the Pre-
sidcnt and the commissioners is before us,
and we shall endeavor to publish it in our
next.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11

PosITfoN OF KENTUCKY Mr.. S. F. Halle,
commissioner from Alabama, has recently
visited Kentucky to enlist her Governor in
measures of resistance to the approaching as
tendency Of republicanism. In reply to Mr..
IIalle's letter, the Governor assents to all the
views expressed in it, but says that Kentucky
is opposed to separate action, and prefers a
convention of all the slave States to be held
Say at Westinghouse early as the 9th Of
February. He thinks that an immediate
agreement could be had upon guarantees to
be demanded of the federal government, and
that if these should be refused, the South
would be unit for separation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
Notice fo Creditors.

NOTICES hereby given that the subscribers
IN have obtained from the Orphans Court Of
Montgomery county letters Of administration
on the personal estate OF
GEORGE BYRD,
late Of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased, are here
by warned TO exhibit the same with the vouch-
ers thereof, to the subscribers, on or before the
9Th day Of January, 1862 otherwise, they
may. by law, be excluded from all benefit Of
said estate. Persons indebted TO said estate,
are requested TO make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 9Th day Of January
1861, JOHN Is. BYRD,
ANN BYRD,
jan li--4t Administrators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11

: LIScoLs's CABINET to the New
York Tribune the Cabinet of Mr.. Lincoln will
probably consist Of the following gentlemen :
Secretary of STATE, William II. Seward, Of
New York; Secretary Of Treasury, Salmon p.
Chase, of Ohio; Attorney General, Edward
Bates, Of Missouri Secretary of War, Simon
Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Secretary Of Ma
Wy, Robert f. Scott, Of Virginia; Secretary
of Interior, Wn. A. Graham, of North Caro-
lima; Postmaster General, Gideon Welles, of
Connecticut.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscrib-
In ershave obtained from the Orphans Court
of Montgomery county letters testamentary on
the personal estate OF
ROGER BROOKE,
late of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said deceased, are here
by warned TO exhibit the same with the vouch-
ers thereof to the subscribers, on or before the
9th day Of January, 1862 otherwise, they
may by law, be excluded from all benefit Of
said estate. Persons indebted TO said estate,
are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 9th day Of Janu-
airy, 1861. GEO. u. BROOKE,
ROGER BROOKE,
ian ll--4t Executors
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
WANTED.

TINE =rt=c-!hc- ,v..s.;rs 70 hire, s5f tie ysai
Il 1861, A NEGRO MAN, who is good
farm hand, and who Is well acquainted with
the management OF horses. Ne will not be TAX
en- out Of the county, but employed on my
farm, about four miles from Rockville. Any
one having such man for hire, will please
apply 10 me IN person, or by letter.
d. y. MUNCAsTER,
dee 2l--3t Georgetown, y. 6.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11
CIRCUIT COURT FOR MONTGO-
merry COUNTY.


nRDERED, that the sale made and report
~ ed by Richard J. Bowie, Trustee for tho
sale Of the Real Estate Of John II. Billeary,
(by virtue Of a deed OF trust for the benefit Of
creditors, be ratified and confirmed, unless
cause 10 The contrary thereof be shown, on or
before the first Monday Of March next: Pro-
yided n copy Of this order be inserted In some
paper printed In the county aforesaid once in
each Of three successive weeks before The first
day Of February next.
The report states the amount Of sales 70 be-
So, $1,000 JAMES q. HENING, Cpk
Circuit Court iorliontgomery county.
True copy Test,
dec zi-5t Jas. g.. fif.Tir{r Gil.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-01-11

/ SALUTE FoR MAJOR ANDERSON AND GOVERNOR
liicKs.-On Tuesday morning last, two sa-
ptes were fred at Norristown, Pa--the first
was 30 guns for Major Ande-son, y Fort Sum
: ier "a the reoond ~ guns for Coy. Hicks,
Of iaF Hand - .ckno rieagnent Of his de-
cotton to ths Union and the constitution.