Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-25

ton, Virginia. when we are called upon to listen to savage atrocities that are commit ted at Martinsburg, town in this State now occupied by Gen. Patterson's army. Not only men, but women, it is said, have been thrown into jail, their only crime, .lova for their native soil and the institutions of the South. In northwestern Virginia peaceable and unoffending citizens have been wantonly shot and murdered, their bouses and barns fired and their crops de- stroyed, whilst others have been tied hand and feet, thrown into the cars like sheep and hurried off to Columbus, Ohio, to pine in the loathsome jail among thieves and murderers! And this is called . civa war; is it not more like barbarous war?
 Accounts from tie North picture stagna- tion of business and starvation. Many heavy failures have taken place in New York, Philadelphia and Bostonvyfactorles and workshops are closed, women and children are begging in rags through the streets, and vet, these infatuated people bless the holy names of Seward and Lin- coin and pray God-speed to the cause of tyranny and oppression.
 At this present writing the contendlng armies are fighting shy" Patterson and Cadwallader are quarered in Martinsourg waiting for endorsements. Johnston, who is a match for them both, has fallen back on Winchester, and is anxious for their advance. Gov Wise (who accord ing to the New Yolk Herald has been shot ) is doing good work in the western section, bringing over submissionists and trying to demolish the new State of Panhandle, " over the destinies of which that arch trai- tor CARLISLE presides. His Legion is in- creasingi in numbers. Beauregard is strongly entrenched at Manassas Junction; every hour we look for news of great fight in that quarter. Magruder holds his own at Yorktown, and will soon make a bold effort to drive the Hessians from Newport News. Picayune Butler stands at bay-he wants 15,000 more men for he cannot forget the Bethel fight Lieut-Col. Dfeux, of the Louisiana Cadets, was killed in Skirlnish with the Yankees last week.
 Col. Richard Thomas, the hero of the brilliant exploit, the capture of the St. Nicholas. was head-stronS enough to visit Baltimore after that feat, and has been ar rested by Lincolns police in that city.
 There is a story aaoat to-day that fight took place near Phillippi between the first Georgia regiment (Col Ramsey ) and three regiments of the enemy, in which the lat ter were completely routed with considera- ble loss. It wants confirmation.
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 r. $. The evening cars are in. Nc pitched battle yet, though the skirmishes have been many and bloody. One of the elite companies of this city, the Richmond Blues, commanded by Capt. o. Jenning' Wise (son of the governor) had an en counter near Ripley with three Ohio com panies; the latter were routed and all that were not killed were taken prisoners. Capt Burdette of the Hessians was killed.
 There is a story aAoat here that 300 ne groes, now at Fortress Monroe, contraJav goods-ale to be sent to Cuba and sold fol the benefit of the Lincoln government- Here's abolition philanthropy for you.- What will Europe say now?
 You, of course, have heard the news iron Missouri. We are rejoicing over it here
 Passengers by the down train say that { battle is looked for every moment in th' neighborhood of Martinsburg and Win chester. Our troops are strongly entrench ed-thc fight will be desperate and bloody
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