The national Republican., 1861-07-22
GEN. LYON EN- ROUTE FOR SPRINGFIELD
BEN. MCCULLOUGH ON THE ARKAN
sAs BORDER WITH 1900 TROOPS!
A q. s. Government Train Seized

Fortress Monroe, July l9.-At midnight, .
party consisting of Captain Halliday, Captain
Edward W. jenkins, Lieutenant johnson, and
Private Small, of the naval brigade, 7. Ed.
Rawlins, major of the Kentucky cavalry, and
r. W. Shurtleff, of the New York Mustrated
NeVs, left Hampton, without permission, on q
scout. They were but poorly armed, and but
one mounted. ....
At half past four this morning, the party were
surprised in the woods short distance beyond
New Market Bridge by twenty dismounted
horsemen. Rawlins was instantly killed by q
bullet through his head. johnson and Shurt-
left were also seen to fall, and they must have
been carried of as prisoners. The othtrs
escaped.
Three companies went out and brought in
the body of Rawlins. Major Rawlins ar.
rived here yesterday morning, and happened to
be in citizens dress. He was formerly con.
nected with an illustrated paper in New York.
Mr. Shurtlsf came out as aid to Colonel
Bartlett. r. "a
At least two af the rebels were shot. 1t Is
to be hoped that this will put an end to IRE.
sponsible scouting. -... .....
The Ainnesota has steam up, but her des.
tinstion 10 not known. .....
The Monticello yesterday fred into q body Of
Confederates, short distance above Newport
| News. --r- .E ..r .
The Confederstes fred some heavy guns last
evening from the Pig Point battery.
The Quaker City last night picked up man
| in sail boat from Norfolk. He reports only
what was we'll known before, namely the rails.
ing Of the three United States ships Of war in
Norfolk harbor, and the riaing Of cannon at
| the navy yard.
There are not ten thousand troops in Norfolk
| ood Nj, He that tho Nnpfad rofa
feel sure Of success, and they are determined
| to fight to the last extremity.
JET. Davis is in Richmond.
There was much depression on account of
the rebel defeat in Western Virginia.
| ARRIVAL OF THE COSTA RIGA.
leu York, July 20.--Capt. Peel, Of the brig
Costa Rica, arrived this morning from Aspin.
wall reports 9th inst, OF Cape Antonio, spoke
brig Cuba, Capt. ]. d. Strout, from Trinidad,
Port of Spain, for London, who reported that
on the 4th inst, of the Isle Of Pines, was board.
ed by the privateer steamer Sunlter, who de-.
cared the brig prize to the G. s. A., and put
prize crew OF FIVE men on board to take her
to the nearest port.
Capt. Strout succeeded in disarmipg them
aud put them in irons, and he will bring his
vessel to New York.
| Two Of the privateersmen are now on board
the Costa Rica.
| FURTHER PARTICuLARs-THE PRIvATRERs
| UNDER ARREST.
| Neto York, July 20.-This morning two OF
the crew of the privateer Sumter arrived at
this port by the Costa Rica, Capt. Peel, from
Aspnwall.
| Their names are Henry Spencer and John
Dawson. The former is an Englishmau, aged
38 years, and the latter Scotchman, aged 25.
They state that they embarked on board the
Sumter to avoid starvation in New Orleans,
AID that they intended to run away when the
frt opportunity presented.
The Sander lett New Orleans on June Both.
The U. S. steamer Brooklyn was heading in
and gave the Sumter chase, but the latter being
a very fast sailer escaped her. The captain OF
Carl.
They had crew of l20 men, q portion OF
whom, some fifteen or twenty in number, were
Northern men, who desired to escape when the
chance offered. The crew was composed of all
nationalitis, 8, but the men were not enthusias.
tic in the Southern cause. The officers are
desperate characters.
The Sumter 1arried five guns--one Gs poun
der and four 80 Founders, medium. She also
had large number of shells. On the Sd OF
July last she took her first prize, the Golden
Rocket of Bangor, which was subsequently
burned. On tho 4lh of July she captured the
brig Machias, OF Cuba, off Cienfugos.
A prize crew, consisting Of two marines, and
81 encer and Dawson (the prsoners,) we're put
on board, midshpmsn Hodgson acting as prize
master. They had orders to lay of and on
Cienfuegos, while the Sumter towed in the
Machias. The midshpman did not seem tc
understand his position, and the men having
little heart for the work they were engaged in
allowed the captain Of the Cuba to recapture
his vessel.
While Spencer and DAWSON were asleep theil
arms were taken from them and they were
placed in irons. Shortly afterwards the C,bo
fell in with the Costa Ricd, and the Captain o
the former vessel not deeming it prudent tc
; have SO many Of the privateersmen on board
transferred Spencer and Dawson to the Costa
Rica, and they were brought here as above
stated.
The midshipman and the two marines were
kept on board the Cuba, which was laden with
a cargo of sugar and originally bound for Lon
dop, but ia now shaping her course for this port
and is hourly expected to arrive. They were
brought TO the U. ). Marshal's Office this morn,