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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-12
OUR NEWPORT NEWS CORRESPONDENCE.

NbNPOkT NEWs, June " 1901.
ArTiral Of the NeW Fork Zoaaues, Colonel HaaoEias-
DEATH Of a ZopsaN By Drolening-Lanain9 a. Fortress
&onToe-A Battle Hourly Erpeced, dc.
The Ninth regiment New York Volunteers, Colone
Rush c. Hawkins, arrived here this Sunday morning
at about eleven O'Clock. The steam transport Marion
which took our regiment from New York, started from
Quarantine oa Friday morning ct five o'clock, where we
were compelled to lie to account of the storm
While about starting, Of our men, named Warren
fell overheard and drowned. number OF our men
were about jumping overheard rescue the man. but
were prevented by the officers who would unneces
sary risk more ves TO Every effort made
70 cut loose the longboat but upwards OF
elapsed before could be launched and then il too
tate to do any good AS the steamer Marion was too
small TO accommodate than half Of our regiment
I'VE companies transferred to the George Peabody
winch accompanied us tender Our voyage was plea
st and with the exception Of the poor fellow drowned
we oid not lose a single man
~ running up the river passed a number Of bat.
sses Deongng TO the rebels but they did not seem to
1onCe us he also behelf lumber Of secession dags
nymg Inc guard boat at the mouth CT the river saln
go, ous ao nol board us The Marion stopped at For
tress Monroe to land MAJOR James Turner Of the FRS,
regiment, Colonel Allen who came as passenoar VIZ ms
from New York We have arrived here only short t,os
ago, and are not yet settled in our encamnment vii
write again in a day or two We are expecting battle
very shortly ""'''e
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NEW YORK HFkALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE u, 1851

hsbly ascerta,ned, have been moving from harpef's
Ferry 10 Winchester and thence towards Manassas juno
tion fast they be procured to convey their rag
gage.
The New York Twelfth Syracuse First and Second OHIO
regmers and the New York Seventy ninth, ga,Aded to-
ds and were reviewed by the President, Lieutenant
General Scott and General Sanford.
The nrst named 10 expected 10 go 70 Virginia very
soon.
Ed. N ssebbins, ofpennsylvania has been appointed
Paymaser and Store Keeper at the Warrington Arsenal,
in place OF Mr. Bensen, who resigned.
VIM. Pamen and Ed. Judd, Of New York, have both
been appointed Paymasters in the army.
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WISCONSIN TROOPS EN- ROUTE FOR WASH.
INGTON.

CLEVELAND, Juno 10, 1881,
inc rs' Wisconsin regiment passed through this even
Ing Tor Washington. The are fully armed and eovi
ed, and presented fine appearance.
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BEL CONSTITUTION RATIFIED BY

RAIlIGn, June 10 1861.
The permanent constitution of the Confederate States
has been ratified unanimously by the Convention
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desire to Governor Andrew to continue in the service
three years instead Of three months for which they took
the OATH but the offer is not accepted the ground that
other regiments want chance TO serve. The best Of
feeling exists between the officers and men. This will be
especially hard to Colonel Hincks who resigned life
commission in the regular service TO take command Of
the regiment There is little doubt however that under
such circumstances the government would restore him.
When the troops at the Relay and ct Fort McFIenry
heard that General Banks had superseded General Cad
walader there was great rejoicing.
The most satisfactory assurances are received from
Belgium that there will be no recognition OF the South
ern confederacy in any form by that government
The reception recently Of Charge dAGsres from Chill
by this government was marked by an Interchange of
the kindest sentiment and there no doubt the Amcri
Minister accredited to that country will be welcomed
in a like aniicable spirit.
The appointment Of Charles Robinson as Minister to
Peru the diplomatic intercourse with thai. country
and, as consequence, Mr.. Zagana, who was dismissed
by President Buchanan simultaneously with the return
Of Minister Clay to this country will in all probabi-
~ again come hther TO represent Peru II will be re.
collected that the latter was instructed TO ask his
passports In the event Of non compliance with the
positive and Interchangeable demands Of the late admins
raon, which prernded the consideration of the n,di
fed NODE proposed by Peru of settng the questions
in controversy between the two governments. Thus
friendly relations with these two South American 70.
pubhcs have been restored.
The regiment Of mounted rifemen and four companies
Of dragons In New Mexico ordered thence probably
in this direction.
Captain Drake De Kay, sid to General Mausde,d, ny
HE courtesy and assduous devotion to duty and efficient
dspat,h OF the business connected with his position s
reported 60 TO have opon his Official superios THAI
hs promo, On to coloneicy ia ramored az mark of
the high appre, nation Of bic character
The Confederate troops FOR the past .so dsys IL ls re-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival CT the Arabia.

The Royal mail steamer Arabia, from Liver
pool ut 10 O'Clock A. NJ, on the oath via
Queenstown on the afternoon of the 18th of
August arrived at Halifax at II O clock on
Tuesday last.
The Arabia has l02 passenger and fll,7 54
i'll specie.
GREAT BRITAIN.
Baron lie Tidel has been sentenced To
years imprisonment for the assault on his
son, ANA The latter to ii months imprisonment
for refusing. to give evidences against his
parent.
FRANCE.
The Independence Beige publishes the sub
stance of an autograph letter from the Empc-
ror to the Pope intimating that if the conti-
ton of affairs be amclioratcd the present status
quo will BIZ maintained.
The expenses Of the French Department of
War the year ls62 will be & zoo 900 more than
the present year.
The Paris BCurse has been less dria rentes
63t. soc.
The correspondent of the London Times
gives q very gloomy account of the state OF
affairs al Naples
1t is reported that General Turr is abo ut To
marry the Princess Weiss Bonaparte
tarTInalsPlcco!onini and san tucci are dead
TWO supposed assassins had ATTEMPTED To
enter the house Of GLribaldi by night They
escaped after being fired upon One Of them
wounded
The Reoetionists had made an attempt ~
land force at San DoItourite, but were
repulscd
AUSTRIA.
The Hungarian Diet was formally dissolved
or the I'D OF August, and = nav one is to be
called
A resoiutioo passed both Houses. declaring
the dissolution of the Diet Illegal, and pro
testing against the uncons titutioual and ar
bitrary conduct OF the Government,
The collection OF taxes by "A military force
Will be rigidly enforced
collision had taken place between the
soldiers and the people, in consequence of the
latter singing national airs" Five persons
were wounded.
TURKEY.
The Circassians have proclaimed 4 Re-
public.
1t was reported that three engagements
had taken place At Herzegovina and that the
Turks were victorious.
Omar Pacha had issued 4 proclamation
THAI The onlt;n would accord with All the
demands OF the Montenegrins
PORTUGAL
The Cortes has confirmed the authorization
OF the Government for opening the ports for
the importation of sFain.
INDIA AND CHINA
The Bombay mail of July 9Th had reached
Malta.
The cholera was rasaging the famine dis
trcts.
The harvest prospects, were cheerful
The ftmine expenditure was expected To
cease In October
Tne French had claimed protection over
Madagascar
The dates from Calcutta were to July oath
The prospects of The indigo crop were bad,
lucessant rain prevailed.
The money market was stringent Imports
were weaker, and prices lower In some cases.
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LARaB BrsISEss General Dix has ordered
the vice police OF Baltimore TO stop the sale Of
Confederate flags, badges and envelopes, and
a}ro the likenessfs Of President Davis, Gene
rails Bsaurecard Lee, Johnston, and all per
sons citizens or the Con ledcrate States. Per
wearing red and white nech-ties have
been compelled 20 take them off, under the
threat that If they refused they would be taken
10 the station house One gentleman had eX-
POSED In the showcase Of his store pair OF
infants socks knit OF red and white yarn. lie
was compelled to remove them, the vice po-
liysmsn asserting that the colors Were those OF
me Confederates. The Exchange says:
All day Thursday the police We're busily
doing thls dirty work. Some of them felt tina 1
tbcy were engaged in a low business, and in
some rsw instances apologiZed for their con
duet remarking that want of bread alone com
rel ed them TO be the tools Of their sup"rioFs.
! as little boys on the street, who have been
sarning living for their widowed mothers
ard destitute brothers and sisters, We're
s,0ppsd and warned that If they continued TO
sail the songs they would be arrested. Ac-
sordinslv, "Abss Lament" will no longer b-
ssa ri Gil tho streets.
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1IIEI Es Az lAEC.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Arrest of Virgin an-The Confed r a t Q
Force at Leesburg- Government Contracts

WASHINGTON, Sept G.--B. f. Gallagher, the
Paymaster of the N.yy, and a native of Nir-
GINA, has been arrested.
The Government iS< endeayoring to make
contracts for procuring provisions, payable i'll
Treasury notes.
Late adv;ces received mere from Nontgorn
cry comfy, Maryland, state that there are
1900 Confederate troops at Lcesbnrg En-
trenchnents are going on rapidly. The Con
tederate picilo Is line the shore of the river to
guard the fords.
The War Department has sent word to hold
Fort Hdtteras permanently
Brigader General Burr. of California, has
arrived, and viii be assigned to Il command
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From Missouri

HUDSON, Mo, sept. 6.=-The last piece of the
railroad bridge, over Platte river of the
Hannibal and II. JOscphs Railroad has been
burned.
The early through engine and train, With
two passenger cars, were precipitated into
the river, and many were drowned killed
and Wuunlied.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

l.. W. Spratt, of Charleston, lectured to q
large audience in Lynchburg last Friday
night, on TIE Battle of ManaSsa.
John &. Raltming, lately arrested in New
York Tor "trea9on,' was Il merchant, doing
business at 80 South street.
The employees III the Gosport Navy Yard
We're paid oil, for full month, III Confeder-
ate notes, on Friday last.
CASTOR Neares, Jr., sou of Colonel CASTOR
Mearcs, was drowned at Whining ton, n. c.,
last Friday.
The pr,Ze steamer St Nicholas was sold at
fredericksburg, on Tuesday last, for $4,000
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RscovBRTxa Col. l.. T. Moore, Of Winchcs-
ter, il again pronounced ont of danger, and is
likely 70 recover frs a the wounds received in
the battle at Bull Hun. He was considered
convalescent IA few weeks since, but had re-
lapse Capt VIM. l.. Clark is also rapidly re-
covering from the wounds received in the same
battle
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man named Charles Miller. who claimed
20 nave bevn employed as book keeper in
De suspicious person.
me militia sent from the Valley counties
Winchester on the last draft are To be dis
SShafged NJ once, and will return TO their
schuyler Livingston, an old merchant, died
!" Ns~ York on the ID inst
saAly this ysaS,
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works admirably there, as it will work IN thu
coast of North Carolina. va NV
Inc star also reports the arrival Of another
prize-the schooner Admittance. of baltimore
iaoeh win tobacco--captured below Port To.
pacco creek, by the steamer Yankee.
Inc following order from Gen. Scott an.
pears in the same paper:
, Inc Gsneral-in- Chief is happy to announce
that the treasury Department. TO meet future
PAYMENTS to the troops, is about 10 supply, he
a' com as heretofore, Treasury notes in
n'cs PHs ana twenties, as good gold at all
banks and Government Offices throughout tho
United States, and most convenient for trans
mission by mail from officers and men to their
iafhlhes at home. Good husbands. fathers
SONS, ana brothers, serving under the Stars
ana stripes, will thus soon have the ready and
safe means of relieving an immense amount
OF suffering which could not he reached with
coin.
Abiding TO the condition of things Mt Ma
thias Point, the Star makes the following
characteristic statement;
1t is undoubtedly true that the enemy is
not now in any considerable force at Matthias
Point, and that there is scarcity of powder
and an absolute dearth of lead nmont- thrm
lhere-sheir missiles to be fired from their
small arms being of whatever they can CON
triVe them, except lead OF which they have
absolutely none
Inc Federal papers say there is but. one
drawback to the results of the naval demon
straiion upon Hatteras Inlet, and that is. the
departure of several priyateer steamers from
the inlet few hours before the arrival Of the
fleet ut that point.
THE BALLOON EXPERIMENT
Since the last ascension of Professor Lowe
"hen he was fired upon by the Confedera ties
ana narrowly escaped fatal results, he hiss
oeen engaged in pertecting machinery by
Whfch the motion of the can be better
regulated, and an ascension made with more
safety.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

SCANDAL IN New YoRK-ln the Supreme
Court of New York suit is now pending, and
Will shortly be tried, the details OF which are
said to he infinitely more scandalous than that
Of the notorious BedrdSley divorce case. The
defendant in the salt is Il wealthy coal dealer
III Brooklyn, and his wife sues for divorce on
the ground of adultery, While lie has com
mtnced u suit against u gentleman friend of
his wife, claiming damages TO the amount of
$1,000, for cfiRa. con-
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Paducah Occupied by the Federa,s

CAIRO, Sept. 6.-General Grant took posses
sion of Paducah to-day, and seized the tele-
graph office. He issued a proclamation urg
ing the citizens TO keep quiet and attend to
their business rs heretofore. liz concludes
thus "Wheneyer 1t is manifest You airs able
to defend yourselves, maintain the authority
Of Government, and protect all loyal citizens,
| shall withdraw the force under my com
rnand
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

Tus BALTIMORE RIor CAsEs.--The trials OF
parties indicted for rioting in Baltimore on the
18th Of April last, commenced on the 4rh inst.
IN ths cae1s OF Joseph Barrett and James Lo-
Gaa, tho jury rendered a verdict of not guilty.
Inc case Of James Whitaford was argued, but
not concluded, and James Girvin, Jr-, John
hyes and Thomas Tibbels We're su bsequently
arraigned. The list of indictments includes
several other parties.
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CsygfsrtTloN OF VESSELS OWNED AT THE
s,-rF-TAe seizure of vessels at New York
.,1 other Northern ports. under the new
ealf>-alon act, stll continues All the YES
s.,s-.kcn are first libcllcd, then conf So ted
,o5 viii be- finally sold 10 the highest bidder
Some Of these vessels We're loading With car
ross Tor Iorei gu ports. The Government it
l.s,ared. Will not claim their cargocs, lunless
II should be proved they We're intended 10 be
.sjrp,d 10 southern ports,l and Tho owners
vii he afforded every facility for their re-
r,oval Among the vessels taken possession
orst New York, on Wednesday, We're the
cleaners Roanoke and Cahawba, barbS Pho
rsrr and WinIfred, of Richmond, and Gen.
Green. Of Charleston, brig Sarah Star, and
schooner Annie NJ. Johnson. Speaking OF
,b.s. seizures the New York Post remarks:
T. cas. u most Of the seizures but a small
r,r,--sty one fourth of the vessel-heionGs TO
nsrtIes IN the seeded states. Tie three
f,u-;h owners, resident in the North, Will bid
m ne vessels, and. rs the Secretary Of the
Treasury has discretionary powers by the act,
he VIII undoubtedly, remit the amount paid
fsr shares previously owned by the hlddtrs-in,
and qccept only the amount due for the por-
non Of the vessel claimed by Southern
owasTs.
The southern owners can, of course, have
Eo,laim upon the Northern buyers, rs tue act
Il Congress coniiScates their property, The
Saula ~ thus likely 10 be cut OF from any
ownership In 4 large number OF vessels, and
Northern shipowners will have an opportu-
ptv Of adding 10 their property at Il consi-
64rtble rate. considering the probable amount
which VIII he invested under the confiscuuOn
With regard 10 the transferred vessels II is
believed that there viii be no special diii.
culty III establishing the illegality OF the
transfers The Federal Government VIII not
BE likely 10 recognize powers of attorney is
sued hy the rebeis-particniariy when they
were issued for the purpose of attempting 10
nudity a law enacted by Congress, and TO
avoid The conliscatIou which tue act Of Con
grsss and the proclamation Of the President
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

RpcISr AnRHsrs.--Among the recent arrests
msde in Berkeley county, Va, OF men whose
isyalty 10 the South is doubted, are Col. John
srother, father Of the traitor Dave Strother,)
Edmund Psndleton, (menber Of the State
Donvsntion) and Thoma, Brown, few years
since Sheriff Pendleton, it is thought, will be
F.lHuAsd
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

Tas MOBILE BANKS AND THB TRkAsURr NOTES
AsD Bo,n-The Mobile Advertiser and Re
gator, OF the Goth, announces that the banks
o. that city decided to receive the Coincide
rate States Treasury Notes and Bonds at par
Ia payment OF their discounted paper; and
they will con tinue to pay specie in payment
Of their notes and deposits as usual.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

The LATE ACCIDENT on THE VIRGINIA AMI
TENNESSEE RAfLR0AD.--The Abingdon Demo-
crat furnishes us with the following particn-
lars of the fearful accident which occurred on
Sunday night last, on the Virginia and Ten
nesSee Railroad, one and a half miles west OF
Abingdon. train of ears loaded with Lou
lsluna troops, Col. MCGiHniS reemlHt) was
ascending the grade ON the opposite side of the
creek; and just east of the bridge Il collision
took place. The locomotive buried itself in
the rear car one third of its length, knocking
IN the front of the boiler, tearing away the
smokestaCk, and otherwise damaging the
engine. The first ear of the rear train was
forced into the third 80 complete was the
wreck OF this car that il seems miraculous thai
any one OF its occupants escaped death oi
serious wounds. One man was instantly
killed in this ear. Many of our citizens re
paired TO the scene of disaster and rendered all
the aid in their power.
The following are the names Of the suffer
ers
- Donohough, killed.
Harvey Giyins, scalded and since dead.
Sam'i Il. Heath, slight conclusion.
Sam'l Jones, severe conclusion about back.
Edwin Robinson, severely injured about
chest
Robert Waters, leg slightly bruised.
William Leathers, face burnt.
r. NJ. koss, slight wound.
g +. Phillips, back, hip, and left shoulder.
A. ID. Cassay, left leg slightly bruised
Frederick Brown, conclusion of chest, tse-
rious.)
Bernard Partridge, slightly hurt
George W. Kent compound fracture of right
leg, above the ankle, (amputated)
VIM. Mohat, N. q. Delta otiice,) breast and
spine, badly hurt
- Baliine, ribs broken badly
Edward Caraaham, N. q. Delta Office leg
hip and head slightly.
All the wounded men belong to the ''Askew
Guards ''Grosseteta Creolee" and s'Dayen-
port Rifles"
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The Syracuse Convention.

SrRAcrSE, n. Y, SEPT. Ga long series of
resolutions We're adopted BY the Convention.
They express love for the Union, favor the
pushing forward of the war to an honorable
peace, and express their detcstation of the
PRINCIPLES OF the Republican partN
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

A SERGEANT SHOT DEAp BY CoMNIssARY
On Monday last, Capt. Ira Ii. Gibbs, Of Gin
ciunati, shot and killed Sergeant John Joyce,
of Company T., Second Kentucky Regiment,
at Camp G,tuiry, under the following circum-
stances Joyce and u number Of men, who
had just returned from Il long and tedious
scout, Were ordered to work the cntrench-
ments. They refused to obey, and during the
dispute which followed, Gibbs drew Il pistol
and shot the Sergeant dead. 1t was with
difiiculty that the troops were restrained
from ii~nging INN.
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EIIIIRE DAYS.

BY JANES M T1YLOR & soy, Auctioneers.
NRDP OF OATS AT AuCTION.--On TUES
~ DAY, the 10Th day Of September, at ) o'clock,
T. NJ, upon the premises the entire CROP OF
OATS, raised upon the farm near to buchanan
Spring, consisting of about ten stacks which will be
sold by the stack. TkRMs--Cash.
SEQ JAS NJ TAYLOR & son. Aucts
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DIR. Samuel q. Gabeli, late of the Upshar
Greys, died at Monterey few DAYS ago He
fought calamity IN the battle of Rich Noun
tain. His brother, Patrick Henry Gabefl, II
member OF the Lynchburg Home Guard,
disd at Fairfax g. IL on Friday last.
Alex. Henderson, one Of the oldest citiyens
Of fredericksburg, died last Tuesday.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-09

DEskHDArioNs-The Northerners continue
10 annoy the citizens of Hardy and Hampshire
counties by stealing and destroying their prop
erly. The Berryviile Cosseryat0r hopes they
Wall get entirely rid of the devils shortly.
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Seizure of Flora Temnle. &c

NEW YORK, Sept. 6-The we'll known racer,
Flora Temple, has been seized, rs the proper
ty Of Maryland Seeessionists
The ship Marion has been seized
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I OST-TEN DOLLARS REWARD.--On Sat
z urday afternoon last lost Main street, be-
tween 18th aud 18th streets, FiFTY-THREE DOi1
LARS in bank bills. The made up of ons
go Exchange Bank note one $50 Confederate note,
one $40 Virginia Bank note and one 50 note
will give the above reward for the return of the
money 10 me. WILLIAM PEASLEY.
sc g-lt* Near Old Market
OST-G GOLD SPECTACLES-On Friday
1 Sept 9th, ca the south side of Main street be.
tween Messrs. Kent, Paine 81 Co. : and Mr. Peyton
.ohns'ons Drug Store, pair of lady's common
Gold SPECkS, III an old Morocco Case The
Under " III receive liberal reward by leaving them
az MR. +. B. HUMPHREYS
sc 9-f Jcweiry Store.