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Neglect Somewhere.

Ii is greatly to be feared hat the raw
troops we are hurrying forward to the
seat OF war are no, likely, from the con.
ditiom they are in, TO reflect much credit
upon their Stale, or prove very servicabe
ns soldiers. AT Camp Curtin, near llarl
rsbnrg, we are tod 10y gentleman who
has inst returned from there, all is disor
gauizallon, and the gathering has more
the appearance Of mob than an army.
II the county companies and regiments
which have passed through Philadelphia
may serve rs fair specimens we should
Judge this report to be true After mid.
night on Monday they fired off guns AS
they marched through the streets of our
city. We saw several companies. They
had arrived in the city during the night,
aud had had nothing to eat since leaving
Harrisburg. When we saw them they
we're Disconnected, insubordinate, and
swearing a, the city, their officers and
everything else. They had each man
loaf Of bread stuck on his bayone', that
being The only way they could carry
their next meal, as they had no knap.
sacks. A blanket Vas s.ashed around
the body, and some had what seemed
Ike sachel hung at the side, which we
took 10 be either pouch for cartridges
or place to put a ration of meat. 9th
ers had no cartridge pouch at ali, and on
being asked pulled their cartridges out
Of their pockets, which seemed to be stuff.
ed full Of them. One man tod US that
he had been furnished with no ration
since he left his home in Huntingdon.
\ number of companies from Schuyl
kill looked as though taken fresh from
th1 mines, hands and faces being blacked
with coal dust. Indeed, all Of them
might be regarded fairly as the grea, un
washed, whether coming from Schuylkill
or anywhere else. AS for uniform, we
did not see the slightest pretence at il
among any OF these men. One German
company had not even arms. Several
companies had no Grummers, ana there
was one regiment so completely disorgan,
ized tha, the men could not tell the
names Of any OF their officers except the
Colonel. Inquiries Tor the quartermas,er
seemed to be truitless, as there appeared
to be none, and yet there were over six
hundred men in This regiment, comman'
ded, too, bv a member OF the Legislature.
-Philadelphia North Amsrican.
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From Texas.

Old Sam Houston all Right.-From
the GaIvestou Civiiion Of the 2Oth, We
extract tue folio wing:
Goa. Doustons speech yesterday
seems to have had happy effect in re-
assurng such Of our citizens as were api
preheHDIve thatNhe present troubles were
10 ue aggravated hy dlssensions among
cur own Peope. Some persons feared
that General Houston might really en-
tertaln the thought Of reasserting his
cialms TO the Guberna;oriaI chair, and
resisting the measures OF the Convention
lhe Legislature and the Southern Con
federacy. iIs reiterated disclaimer Of
any such inteution, and Of ali desire for
office or authority OF any kind, and OF his
readiness to sand IN the from, ranks Of
these Who We're prepared TO resist all at
tenpts st coercion, was received with ap.
plau,e, even BY those who have been OPP
posed to him. He said that the country
was IN trouble and shat the question
was nOt nov how or by whose fault, but
now ~e are Nest To- get cut. He coun
sel!ed aoolness, union and courage among
all classes "f people; and seemed TO
thnk that there is less real peril in our
position than many have supposed. He
gave n numo. Gus account Of the manner
IN which he had been superseded in the
office Of Governor, and said that his 70
iie' from the labors, caies and responsi
bIlltIes Of The Office, was rather favor
than matter cf regret TO himself; and
that he had previously entertained
thoughts Of resignine the office. which
had been suppressed only by The feeling
that he could not consistently with bis
duty abardon q post assigned him by bis
fellow citizens, simply because the Office
was Iaborious, difficult snd improbable.
With reference to the recent reports Of
his completely with Lincoln in plan for
the reinuoduction Of troops from the
Uul,eo States into Texas. he pronounced
them unmiigated fslseboods, and said
that he had uniformly expressed the opin.
ION that the Federal Government should
eyacuate The forn and withdraw the
troops and all other sources Of irritation
from the seeded States.
At the close three cheers were given
for Sam Hous,op. and three for Jet Da.
Wis aud the Soutbern Couiederacy, in
which the crowd seemed 20 units There
was not the slightest disorder OF distur'
bspce on The occasion,
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A Call to the Ministry,

Somebody is always telling stories a .
bout the Hard shell Baptsls' Ways
have the run on ,hem, and they may as
well be content and bear it,. Here follows
tale told of item hot long since. Nv
inform locates it in the mountains OF
North CaroliEa, where the Hard shells
are quite numerous, aud where they be
l'eve pretty strongly in dreams and voices
In the important matter of a call 10 the
minIs'ry, a dream or a voice is almost in,
dispenssble.
NOW, II came TO pass that man by the
name uf Walker felt Eimse!S considerably
moved to 'ho'd forth and kept Spread.
ing the fleece, Gideon ike, to ascertain
his duty IN the importan, premises. To
assist him ia his pious Investigations. be
called at sill! house one evening to ret
some of the good critter' After refresh
ment, the story runs, he left for home.
and on the way he felt moved to 90 10 to
the grove a lew hundred yards from the
.oad, thar 20 wraslle on the subjec..'-
White ne WAS 'wrasiin' most earnestly,
scarcely "u;doue bv the pa,riach, some
one passed the road with loup cared
a.'nal, politely called u John Donkey,
Al ! john let off, as his race is want to do
s"'neumcs, |" most moving and thrill,
my manner.
Walkers Imagination bv his earnest
'~tastiln, Was wrought up to great in,
ters,Iy, and he converted Major Johu's
dlsc"nd ant music, which to most men. re
semb!es The filing OF n SAW mill saw, into
a cal from Heaven, urging aim to preach
the Gospel. M time WAS to be lost
He rose from his knees du.y commission
ed, wCn; 10 his church, and demanded
htenso, when the pastor interrogated him
thus:
PAstor--Do you believe. Brother Wal.
ker. that vou are caiIod Of God TO preach,
~, was 4 ron 2
Walker Mos, sartaiuly does.
Pas'"r-- Give the Church, that is, the
hreihren, tie proof
Waiket-l was mighty dltfiki,,ed, and
| was determined to 20 into the woods
and wras'te II 0u..
Pastor That's it. Borther Walker.
Walker-And while there wras,lin'
Jacob like, henrn one ov ,he curiosest
voic"a ever he.ru in all my borned
days.
Pas, s,.r--lou are on the right track,
Bother Wa kar. 90 on with your mar
| TaIion
Wake / copDI'm, tel, for The life ov
ne, whe,h-r tic voice WAS up in the air
| or du"u IN the air, II sourint So curious
Pastor Poor crcetur! how hs was
ditliki'tei. Go GA 10 narate, Brother
Walker. Ho" ID it appear to sound
unto you.
W ISer--WIy, this a way: 'Waw
Maw k"r---waw waw ker Go preach,
go preNc', GO preach, go preachee, 60
pre.ch'a" 20 preach'uo, Z" preach ah.
sc oh'ah &c
fas,nr-Bruheriocs and sisters, that's
The rign, sort of call Enough said,
Bro,rcr Wslkef. That's none ov yer
college calls. nor money calls. No doc
''r o. divinity ever got slch a call ms that.
Brother Walker must have license for
sarr.n and Tor sure.
The iiseLSe was g:anted, the story goes
ard Walker is now doubtless making the
mountains rrng with his s,entorian lungs.
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From tie Philadelphia North american.

About six thousand FIVE hundred vol,
unteers left New York city on Sunday,
consisting Of New York, Rhode Island,
and Massachusetts regiments. These are
destined either for Washing ton, Fort Mon.
roe, or Fort Mcllenry. In and about
Washington city, as We further learn
from well informed parties there are about
ten thousand men under arms. All the
heights around the city are strongly guar.
ded by regulars, as well as the brid yes,
com mon roads and railroads. The citv
is provisoned Tor a siege, al! the Depart
ment cellars being filed with barrels of
pork, beef, bread, etc. Every man capa.
BILE OF bearing arms is compelled to do
duty, or is closely watched. at night
no one is allowed to walk the streets un-
less known. Even by daylight any three
persons stopping in the street to talk are
ordered TO drsperse. Some of Twiggs'
troops from Texas are there They have
seen hard service on the frontier, and are
brawny fellows, with long boards and ia.
ded uniforms, but well mounted, and NAV
be seen carefully sharpening their sabres
with whe,stones till the edges are as keen
rs n razor.
We have in Philadelphia about ten
thousand men enlisted for the war. Yes
terday they underwent Inspection bv the
United States officers, and the whole CITY
wore martial aspect. All these men
are soreIy needed in Washington, and
the government anX,ously Y looks for them
from day to day. Every available mo.
ment has been employed in drilling them,
and considering that they are mostly re
crnI,s they are wonderfully improved.-
General Patterson and Governor Curtin
have wisely resolved that no more troops
shall 60 from here until they shall be
uniformed, armed, and thoroughly equip,
ped and provisioned. This is right.
The warning given in the case Of Gen.
Smali's brigade will be protited by.
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GFoR THF LANCASTER LEDGER

o Gn.Ls CREEK, April 20th 1851.
The citizens OF this vicinity assembled
here iast Saturday for the purpose OF
forming company Of Home Gurds, to
protect and defend the interests, safety
aud peace Of their immediate community
When the hour for meeting was snnounc-
ed, (shou 80 citizens being presently Geo.
Sinclair was called to the chair and ex
planned the object Of the meeting in a few
Tere appropriate remarks. 1, WAS ihe1
moved that committee Of tn zee be ap'
poiuied TO prepare business for the NEE,
ing. The Chair appointed ID. ID. A. Belk.
Capt. James Caskey aud J. Z. Craig,
which committee after short absence re-
ported The following resolu.ions, which
were unanimously adopted, viz:
lst. Resolved, That We, .Ie citizens Of
this community, do organize ourselv-" into
q company, by the election Of q Captain.
and three Lieutenanls.
2nd Reso'ped, That this company SD
be known ty the name cf tie Battle
Ground Home Guards.
Sd. Resoiped, That this company NEE,
as often ss IS officers may deem expedi
ent, :nr the purpose Of drilling, that we
may be the better pfeparsd for any emer.
gency that may elicit our services in our
immediate neighborhood.
4th. Resolved. that tho Chair APPOINT
. committee OF firs a. safety committee
and also TO &C as q sort VI sentinel on the
watch towers OF our borders.
6,b. Rsso'ved That We pledge our "a
cred honor 70 bod ourselves in readin ess
Mt moments warming, with arms aud
ammunition for the defence OF each Others
lives sud rrore5.y ADD also, that we arc
ready aad vi regpond 10 any call in our
Distric, Tor tns defence and protection Of
its citizens. s,
6,h. Resoirrd, Tha, the intention Of
this Organization is ia no wise 10 ccsilict
with the laws Of ,hs land, bot merely for
the better preservation of ourselves. 10
case of necsssity, against all unlawful
dep-edstions.
7,h Resolved ihat tbis Company be
: subdivided into four sections for the pur.
pose Of keeping up a stric, patrol in their
respective bounds.
An election Of officem then being gone
into, the following is the result: -
ID. d. A. Bslk, Captain. 80
Z. A. Caskey. Let Ljsu,ssan,.
J. N. Casksy, I'd
The Chair then annoupced The safsiy
committee, which consists Of the following
gsnsismso Capt Jane. Cssksy. SamI
.Casksy. ). p. Craig. .. WA. Porter and
ID. d. A. Belk. tssa-f4a Z.
Il was then moved thstfhs procesdines
Of this meeting be paLlishsd in the Ian.
css,er Ledger, after which, the meeting
adjourned. GEo. SINCLAIR, CHI.
y y p. D, Bsrs, 'sssy. 80 /
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from the Rome (Ga. Southerncrl
Mr.. Bill Arp to Abe Linkhorp.

Mr.. LfNRHoRN-SIR: These ate 10 in
lottp you wc are all well, and hope these
lew lines WI! tiud you 10 stGta Quo. We
got Noar p'okla,u ashun. and as ,ou have
pu, rs ou nifty short nous, few OF as
oo!" has Concluded 10 write you, and AK
Tor little mUre tine. The fact is, We are
most otee2sd TO have few hUre dsys,
for the WAY things are hapluiu, is ut,erl;
impossible for us 10 dispefse IN 20 JAYS
Old VHginy and Tennessee, AID North
Carolina, are continually aggravuti, us
into tumui's and karousments. aud y
body cant cispe-se until YOU rnt stop
TO sch onruIy conduct On then part. l
trie4 my dai ndest Yesterday TO dsperss
and retire, b", it was no 60 /; and besides,
your Maioh i here aiuI doing dam
thiDg-he don't read the riot act nor re-
monstra,e, nor n"ltin, and ought to be
turned out. II y,u conclude 10 DO so,
am authorized to 'eko:nend to YOU CAPT.
Coo. 'er or MIR. McClung, or pernaps N.Y.
self would attend to The hisuess as well
AS most ANY BODY. TEr .,ct is, the i,,..s
afourd here want watching, Ur ,hey Il
take sHnlbn. A lew days ago heard
'hel surrounded Two oi oar uesl cdIz MS
because they as named hon aud Sum
ser. Most oi tnem are SO hot they fairy
~ wheu YOU pour water on EN-, and
thaI ,no way they make up their mI,I'
tary cpmpsn.es here uow-wheu a mau
applies 10 june The Volunteers, thev sprIu.
kie him, and if lie sizes they take him,
aud II he don't they don't.
Mr. Lnkh,r", sir, privately spenk.ug,
im ai'a'd III git III n t,te place here a
mong these oioods, and have TO eiope
out Of 1t, aud would like much to have
you: Scotch cap and cloak. what you
travelled in to Washington. suppose
you wouldn't be Iikely to use the same
disglse agin when you lefi, and therefore
l would propose swap. I'm 5 fee, s ,
aud could get m, pow britchcs aud coat
TO you III or 10 days Il you can wait
that long. want you to write to me
Immediately about things generally, and
lie, us know where you intend to do Your
fghtn. Your prukInmashun says sum
thing about takrn possess,n Of the pub,c
property ut An Hozards" We cant
find 40 sicb a place on the map. |
,L,,,.h, :, ,,., aI,o,, ,L..l
Savannah ., u,,,.r', F.,ry hn, ,'o,,
saw II ain, .,v nn.rs Lo,.n S,,'n ~
man sid il ua. y. h,,l. ,.c,n,,
island ia .k. CLamnI.,u wLs;. ,Lar
mad. sand baos Nv nr;ni,n i ,,.,
s.nd b.p business won, pnv and !. : .,
ures, waste Of mons, d., hnws t.,.
CARY ;L.ir sand in ,Lur .;zzs,fs vho,e
it keeps better, and is .Iwn,s baudy =
I'm ,f,,id v,ur govctun.,, - o;,;,
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A Few Figures.

AS we will probably have 100000
men under arms before month, their
burden on our people, in a pecuniary
sense, must he interesting and instructive.
a soldiers daily provision costs over
20 cents, when Of the rough sort his
clothing, ambulance necessaries, and 9th
er requirements, over one dollar. I'm a
movable state, then, every man in the
country, bearing musket, costs Us two
dollars per day.
Two dollars per day for one man is
100000 per day for 100000.
100000 per day is sl,4O0,ooo per
weak
S.40o,oo0 per week is more than So
100000 per month;
Or 81 100000 for two months;
Or $22. 400 900 for four months
Or $33, 100000 for six months
Or S67 100000 for one year.
This for The army alone.
No ships--no sailors--no marines.
But it will cost twice This. For the
mere support and travelling expenses only
are counted. No figures for recruiting
for generals, officers, quarters, govern
ment
No figures for replacing dead men
with live ones.
No figures for burying the killed.
The cost will be over three millions
per week. Ten days war capital would
buy Cuba. Buchanan was mao for ask
ing thirty millions to add great State
to the country.-NeU York Neps.
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Col. Kershaw's Regiment.

The following is the Staff OF Col Ker.
shaw's Regiment formed for service in
Virginia -
j. r. KERsHAw, Colonel.
Capt A d. GooDwYN, Adjutant.
Capt j. j. VILLEriGUE, Commissary.
Capt. I. w. SALaoHD. Surgeon. u
Lieut. W. s. WOODS. Quarlermaster.
Lieut. L. J. MgYSARDIE, Chaplain.
Lieut. II. j. Norr, tssistan. Surgeon.
Col c. GAnLARD, I
Col. A. Il. DoBY, a.,
Cot w. IL. HARBy, 'o'""'ee' n'ds'
Col T.. WALLAcE,
Lieut. Col. j. Green, OF Gov. Pickens'
staff, bss, been attached 20 the command
for special duty by order Of the Gov
ernor.
Three Companies took their departure
on Thursday evening. The Colonel aud
most Of his Staff with the remaining
corps, the Sumter Volunteers. left last
evening (Fdday) for Richmond.
The Palmetto Guard, Capt Cuthbert,
will join this Regiment as soon as reiey
ed from duty on Morris leland.
Capt Hsile's and Capt. McManus'
Companies from the interior, sre expect
cd 20 be in camp 70 day, and will start 10
join The Second Regiment on the way
Capt. Perrynan's AbbeviIIe Volunteers,
who start for Redmond today. on sIieir
arrival w'l! join whatever Regimen, they
may select, -s-4 ssa sss.is 81
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CoLoRED ORGANIzAuoN.-The Boston
Post says il has good reason for believ
ing that there is in that city, "a secret
organization OF colored individuals, com
posed principally Of fugitive slaves, who
have communication with parties in Rich
monG, and also act in concert with ua.
groes residing in Canada. Rumor gives
the organization the credit of having at
tanned a powerful growth, and It is prob
ably unnecessary 70 state that the move
ment has for its object the aiding in a
great and general Ipsurection among
the slaves OF the South"
This was 10 have been expected, az a
part Of the proerame OF the Black Re.
pnblicau leaders, and yet there are pa
pers published in Southern States which
say the dominant party OF the North are
no: such bad men after all.---.South
.CaroIirian. ,sse3 81 s,a ~. -,
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A South Carolinian In Philadelphia.

w. q. lnglis, Esq, OF Cheraw, who a.
IN Philadelphia recently, Tor the purpose
OF having m operation performed or tie
eyes ol one Of his children, narrow Y
escaped with his lie. The Cheraw Ga.
zet,e speaks Hs follows Of the affair:
"NhiIe the city was in Tue b.pls Of an
unprincipled mob, newspaper, claiming
Tespe, liability, announced to the mob that
The clerk oi tr Sonth Carolina Secession
Con. Oh ION, and the nioveI Of the Seces
sion Ordinance in that Convention, was
nj a rsla,ive's house, in the Tenth Ward.
The moh needed no better incentive 20
violence ID III this, and bot for tho inter
vention OF the Mayor and bis police, aud
per,onal friends, not the mover Of the SCI
cession Ordinance, but a relative of hIs.
would have fallen sacrifice TO mob vio,
lence. Warned by tie Mayor of-his
dauge w Cowper Ingiis, the son OF The
mover oi the Secession Ordinance. lef
Phi adelphis with friend, 10y stealth,
for New York, where they registered
with fctious names. But next morning
they were spotted i,y the New York Tn
buns, and were only saved from violence
by the Intervention of friends aud the po
lice. who warned them to flee also from
that city. Such are the scenes dali, en-
acted In these civilized and cbIistianizsd
Union loving cities"
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Our Volunteer Soldiery.

We learn that Capt. Gibbes' fire Com.
pany of 81 men from Lexington District,
have marched into service and start for
Richmond this day 10 join Col. Gregy's
Regiment. Capt. McMsnus' Company Of
90 men also march from Lancaster, and
start to-day to join Col Kershaw's Repi.
ment. Capt. Boykins Company. 100
strong. from Camden, started Saturday to
join Col. Greggs Regiment. Capt. Can
tey's Mounted Company has been formed
into Infantry. and will march on Tuesday
next TO join Col. Kershaw's Regiment -
The Butler Guards from GreeuviIle, l20
strong, also march on Tuesday to Join
Col. Kershaw's Regiment. The Butler
Guards are composed Of the very flower
OF Greenvile District. Capt. Rich ardsop's
Company starred Saturday for Richmond.
Capt. Berryman's fine Company from Alb,
beville, with rifles and sabre bayonets, 90
10 number, start on Tuesday to join Col.
Kershaw's Regiment.
These additions will make Col. Ker-
shaw's Regiment about nine hundred in
number, aud Col. Gregg's Regiment about
eight hundred-in all between sixteen
hundred and seventeen hundred South
Carolina troops thus far sent 10 Richmond.
1t is now thought that the Governor will
not, for the present. call on any more
troops for Virginia, as those sent will per.
haps be sufficient for the present
Col. Casb's fine Regiment, one thous-
and strong, is now stationed at the Race
Course.
Col. Bacon's Regiment. nine hundred
strong, is stationed at the Shulzenplalz.
The finely disciplined Regiment Of Col.
Rior, we understand, is stationed at S,ono.
Col. Hagood's Regiment, and part OF
Col. Kershaw's Regiment are sill on Nor
ris' Island. Col. Jenkins Regiment is on
Sullivan's Island, 100 strong. A bat.
tsllion of regular artillery and regular in.
fantry, consisting OF some thousand or
more men, are in full position at the dif.
ferent batteries, go that independent of
the Charleston regiments, we have five
thousand men ready for action in and
near Charleston. We have also 2400 in
two regiments located near Columbis,
with reserve corps in the interior OF the
State OF some ten or twelve thousand
more troops. Charleston may be consid'
cred impregnable to any force that may
be brought to South Carolina.
The fuest tone and feeling is known to
prevail among our troops, who are sready y
and eager to win new fame upon any
field Of battle tbst may be rendered. -
Charleston Courier.
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CnAHAcrsRIsrIc General Pillow, be-
ing about raising a Brigade Of Voun.
tcess for the Soaibern army, seat mes
sage TO ths noted Paron Browslow, re-.
ques,'ng him to serve as Chaplain. The
'"heverned' individual replied in cbarac-
,erist'c style, saying: When I shall
have made up my mind 10 go 10 Hell, 7
VIII cut my throat, and 90 direct. and
not travel round BY way Of the Southern
Confederacy." We hope be will try the
experiment. Whether he succeeded IN
feScs,irg his destination of not, oy 80 do
Tag he would rid ,fs isnd OF i,is brsssnce
----"a.eeesamna,ien most dsvoauy TO be
Nisbed - Gayljiwaa. ~ 3 ~ z
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Eews from the North.
The Baltimore Sun Of Friday says:

The Baitlmore Sun Of Friday says:
The pony express, which Mr.. Henry
Taylor, the periodical dealer, Sun Iron
Building, is now daily running between
this city and Havre de Grace, and ,hus
communicating with the entire North, is
great public accommodation to the cti,
zens Of Baltimore and the press. We
received by i. last night the Philadelphia
papers of yesterday and New York pa.
pers of Wednesday, from which we copy
the following:
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ATTENTION, MILIrARY.--Tbe volunteer
companies OF this District have received
orders to hold themselvss 10 readiness for
marching orders. The destination oftbese
companies is Charleston, unless they de-
termine TO 70 to Virginia. Our gallant
VOLUNTEERS win have to fight the piusqui-
tos at Charleston or the Ycsksxs at
Washington. We greatly mistake The
character Of the volunteers IL they do nor
choose TO encounter the Istter. Atlskek.
Hat y our suggestion - H;etsss cbev5t,.
Fl 1NK WsI so1 x fs.ls ..,,..1 4 4
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THE oep STATES" SUNK.

On Sunday evening the hull Of the
good old ship United States, in which
Decatur captured the Nacedonian, was
taken possession OF at the psvy yard by
an efficient crew and towed down to tie
narrow part Of the channel mile below
Fort Fosfolk, where chs was moored
across the channel and sunk. Only a
few feet brought her ir contact with the
bottom and the naval force that shall
attempt TO pass up TO our harbor must
hold parley with the old veteran Ill.
they can persuade hes to stand one'
side; while IN the meantime the shot and
shells from The two forts above. one on
the right and the other on the lof, are
bamBpering awsy at them with the big.
gsst sissd shot and shells, '.r n -