New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16
VARIOUS WAR ITEMS.

from their buyer in London, by the Arabia, dated
June l. Speaking Of the feeling in England, he says:
England to man sympathizes with the loyal States
and will see the South and her cotton in b, before
she will recognize traitors"
"First German Regiment Rife March, including the
Starspangled Banner" is new piece for the pane
from the capital pen Of Mr. Charles FradeL Ii Is brill
liant and characteristic. Schubert g. Co.
CowARDLY VIRGINIASs.-The fact that tie Virgil
MIA cavalry at Fairfax CourtHouse were frightened
and ran like sheep before Lieut.. Tompkinss handfol
of national troops is fully confirmed in The Charlt'-
ton Mercury of the 9Th, which says:
at is said, in extenuaon of this apparently das-
tardy conduct that one company OF the Virginia cavalry
were without pistols. But what vain and empty
cuse What is the use Of pistols In q saber tight
The saber not the pistol is the weapon for charge Of
cavalry upon cavalry. Still further. 1t Ia slated that
the other company of Virsiniaps had pistols. They
were two TO one against the United States roops, and
backed, besides by company OF IiHemen. Good God!
il this the sort of fighting Southern troops intend 70
makel Why, with their rifemen, and two sabers 70
one they ought to have cut the LncolLites to man.
and pursued ae last the tho
enemy. L. the banner Of the Old Dominion 10 be thos
trailed in the dust Are there found 10 Virginia
thus to rob her of Der ancient prestige and more than
all, her honor, her glory In arms Unless our meagef
accounts from the Richmond papers are strangely IN
correct the epauettes should be torn from the
of the Off who have thus stained the honor OF
their State, and court martial should expel them from
the ranks of the Confederate Army. That there arc
brave men in Virginia who will maintain her egrity,
the gallant conduct Of the single company Of Ihes,
unsupported aud without bayonets, who drove back
the enemy with their bullets, will testify. Let those,
then who have no stomach for the fight lie spurDed
from the ranks of the arny-obects of contempt TO
mankind
FROM TExas-FLIGHT OF NoRTHERs-BoRS CFTf-
zEss.-7Ie Houston (TexasI Telegraph has some
interesting information in regard to affairs in Northern
Texas obtained from Capt. j. 4. Harrison bearer Of
dispatches from Col Van Dorm and Gov Clark TO the
Confederate Government. He had within few weeks
Travelled through the northern counties along Red
River, and thence to San Antonio, thence back 70
Waco, and from Waco TO Houston. Everywhers 10
reports the most magnificent crops ever seen Wheat,
oats, barley, &C., were never so abundant IN any
country. He is satisfied that enough grain has been
raised in Texas this year. if properly husbanded to
fight Lincoln on for three years The propasandiss
STATES with view Of establishing "free SOIL arc an
leaving. We cote from The Teiegraph:
In travelling from North FOIl Greek Nation TO Red Rv,s:
the Free States and told there were more than these on ne
deal aud learned the object Of their settling In T.I and why
they were leaving i LOw and most happy 5 me s:ss
Grsyson Collin Cox Young, wi,e, and Denton COustisa
Macy them have e settled farm. 4dcalzsted held. II:
these farms cheap, and viii be welcomed with Opea an.
Ssgs p.sp o. ..s s The the s
in the world Thirty buse Of wheat unusa
are assured that the civilized ods. cr.el Cherokee ,Dd
regiments of their men can % mustered into the
eryice othe oovernment they stand ready TO furnish
thu. Of Texas from the Northern armies. No ns,p ist esz
cd there having been dispatched by Ven
there
LATE FROM THE IsDIAs TERRITORY.-We had the
pleasure YESTERDAY Of an interview with Mr. John A.
Peel who has Just returned from Fort Ouachiia IN the
Indian Territory. Fort Ouacl tia, be informs us, and
the Federal forces before the arm 7al OF the Texas
troops under Col. Young. The company to which MI.
Peel belonged-tbe Deadshot Rangers from Jefferson
Texas-captured fourteen wagons belonging to Emo
rvs command, which had been left behind. com
pany from Fannin County also captured several
wagons Emory, finding the Texans in close pursuit
of him, threw away guns, ammunition, and Govern
ment stores into the 0uachita River, fret destroying
the guns by breaking the locks and taking them 70
pieces. The enemy left at Fort Ouacbita isTge
quantity Of clothing, some provisions and one nsn
Government stores and supplies, most OF which were
stolen and carried away by the Indiana before the
Alter ,aking possession of Fort Arbuckle, it was
parrisoned by company Of Choctaw and Cbickasaw
Indians, under Capt. Mckinney. Fort Ooschia was
garrisoned by the Dead shot Rangers under Captain
Mayberry. ~ "
Mr. Peel also informs us that the CnickasaWe neid
council on the oath Of May, and formally dissolved
their connection with the United States Government,
and issued mantle to the Cnoctaws Greeks Chero-
KEGS and Seminoes, and to the Reserve Indians, cd
WANG them 10 EIDE from the Old Union and TO petit
ton the Southern Confederacy to be received as dis
tipct organized Territory, instead Of an Indian Term
tory The friendly Indians are all In favor oil IT, They
had ordered off all the Yankee missionaries 10 the
country The Indians also took up two Aboitiouists
from Northern Texas one Of whom was preacher and
hung them. The forts were all to be garrisoned IN
twenty days, in accordance with treaty made Mnh
the Reserve Indians Mr. Peel further states IN ius'
traiion of the spirit Of the Texas troops, that thin
fortyeight hours after the across the border
that the Kansas bandit, Montgomery was coming
down. there 10 OUO men under arms, who started
Immediately to meet BIN. He says that instead Oh
there being any Abohtioniss in Northern Texas, tha
people are unanimous for fighting, and all classes, IN
''Ne IN. o. Crescent, tn
"THy Hon." THOMAS c. HIsDAAs Is A THIEF.-
Col. Thos c. Hndman, late Member Of Congress from
Arkansas, has reached Memphis with regiment Of
600 Arkansas troops, on the way to Richmond. lie
acknowledges in The Memphis Aralanehe of june TO-
the present of Confederate silk flag from Mrs. Jeer-
son Davis sent from New Orleans. He also complains
bitterly of the State of Arkansas for not furnishing hs
regiment shoes and blankets In the Of his dis
patch the following nice little confession comes out:
HELENA, June =, 1861.
Military Board Lite Rock Ark
Itelegraphed You that the men Of my regiment were
without bu kets and Shoes and requested you TO allow
me to apply their benefit the proceeds OF the sugar.
now in store ,hieh seized from Cincinnati stean-
ers and turned over 10 the civil autnorltes, oJoFe
Arkansas seeded
You reply ignoring my request, but inviting Us 70
become part Of the State militia for - months.
We are soldiers Of the Confederate States for during
the war; and cannot honorably consider, much less
cept your proposition. We will remain In the Confed
crate service while the war lasts, whether We have
blankets and shoes not. T. G. HISDMAs.