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The New York herald., 1861-12-28
Napoleon's Message to General Scott.

[From the Cork Reporter (latest paper). Doc. 1871
IL appears that General Scot bears assurance Of s
Emperor NapoIeons icrD, sympathy p the federal Ss.
IN the struggle ath NE Soah and Of his desire 10 act
srotor between them, should an opportunity offer for
doing 30.
The New York herald., 1861-12-28

General Scoft's DIessage from Napoleon.
Adespa ch from London of the l1th lust Queenstown
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

"A night Wa xspuissA than N ave dis.inet cnarses
the last particularly h.rca WondTial 20 Rn, no.,
wAs,andng the perpetual torrent. OF buh;ts eannon
b,ls and she'll which swap over US Tor 'nr'e uours'
nos one Of our men vas kied-so 'hee uiily uaa NC
esrded against the dangers of attack by adcloSs en-
s,socbmepss Our juries consisted OF about ~ men
woandeS-eRndia it qpossele ~i'hoat s1ecour' Snlea
heva INV reach TO withstand much longer the as
s,n az tbis force determined TO recross
tbs ley river--whchI did in perfect order and with
ons seecideaL I have the qualification to know that
sn Lee hearing Of the force marching against me- had
aready advised me TO take the step which finally did
take The ouy difference between his view and my &C
lion was thAtI fought the enemy before retreated-
which be had not advised.
write this, as you see, by Capt. Peters, because
received htte hurt 10 the muscles OF my right arms
which will render writing painful for few days-as the
hurt was muscular mainly. 1t was not sufficient nov
ever 20 cause me to lie down during the day. snougn
received it within the first fifteen minutes oil the en-
sagemeut nor did any one know, expect lew lnisur
atsly around me- that had received hurt l mention
this 20 show the nsignGcsnee OF the wouno; 10 NOT
be uneasy at any reports you hear They wh DO ehaS
s,s,sisd and distorted Give my love TO all.
JOHN B. FLOYD.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
N. ....us end .soeins hl. gum. vith los. 70 hIn Is

Ma ssssult md silsncng bic guns With oss 10 him, -
we are credbly informed by those who have since pass
ed through his camp, Of from 800 10 600.
Had Gen. Wise reinforced with 1000 men, or had
1t been possible for the North Carolina and Georgia reg
ments to have come TO our assistance in time, We eoud
doubtless have whipped Rosecrans as badly on the morn
ing of the llth as we had done the eyniDg OF tne
lO:h Indeed, we think il highly probable, We couio
rave whipped him any how, but as retreat wouo nave
been impossible under the fire OF the enemy and In the
possible event of defeat should all have been slaugo
tered or captured, our prudent General thought II
10 hazard so much upon the cast OF single die
To retire TO this side Of the Gauley, therefore, was the
only SAT. alternative left u.s. and the wisdom OF this move
me1t WAS fully endorsed on the next day BY dispatch
from General Lee advising Of danger, and sug
costing the step we had taken.
Our subsequent movements have been entirely gov
erned by those of the enemy The night after the fight
we encamped at DogWood Gap, on the main turnpike,
midway between the Saturday and Sunday roads, and
about ten miles from Gauley. On Thursday intelligence
reached US that the enemy crossing Gauley at
Hughes Ferry, with view Of cutting CT by the Will
derness road at Meadow Bluff sixteen miles this side
of Lewisburg We at moved back to this point, so
as to place ourselves in striking distance of the enemy
should he appear in that quarter and at the time to
hold the strongest and most defensble position this side Of
Gauley Bridge on the line Of Coxs advance II are
attacked here with many ten thousand men, think
We can defeat them, and anxiousy anticipating
fight in few days.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
LINCOLN AND FREMONT.

The following special dispatch TO the Chicago Tribune
has referenc, TO this matter:
WASHINGTON, Sept H. ls6l.-An eminent New York
barn burning Republican, Gen. Ffemonts Confidential
friend has been for post haste by the President to
bs CONSULTED with regard Fremonts PROCLAMATION
He arrived last night Hs told the President that he
cid not sustain the Proclamation Hmlin would tske his
place and would sustain it. Il is understood that the
author Of this sharp answer summoned In conse-
iencs of the remonsrarc of secret delegation from
Missouri partly in Consequence, OF some visit OF Blair
and Meigs st. Louis Ii is sail that the slavehoing
committee charged Fremont with inactivity and inaceess
billy.
TIE Louisville Journal of the 18th has the following
paragraph il regard to the matter:
We have Just seen dispatch dated Washington, Sep
tmber H. and from the highest authority, which states
that the correction desired by the Union men of Ken
lucky in Fremonts proclamation the two poin, the
turning loose of confseaed negroes and the penalties az
ouiy and Afterwards served the United States faithfully,
sill be mad, Immediately. Under Frewont's PROCLAIM
tion men in this condition much subj ec TO pun
ishment those who persisted in the rebellion up 10
the date of tn, proclamation. We repeat these two
points will be corrected. The confscatei negroe, will
not be set Free and encouragement will be held out to
men to lay down their aud receive pardon for the
past. We publish this by authority.
The following is dispatch to the Louisville Courier
CHICAGO, Sept lO-The Tribune Of this morning,
contains severe article President Lincons letter to
Fremont saying h takes away the penalty Of rebellion,
and leaves the mere opportunity for mutual sssas-
sination.
The Post independently also condemns the letter. say
ing il will have bad effect in Missouri and that back
ward steps now will lead to no good results.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
DuekinghaDi

II What 70 hear DO true Old Buckingbsn ID hardly
doing her duty 10 the for Southern Independence
Is Is stated that Buckingham has but four companies In
the Hsd and Of these 0apt Cartsr Irvnss heroic
bsud) was cut to pieces 1t Rich Mountain. Prince Ed
ward has eight more companies Ia active service, and
many counties less populous than Buckingham have fur
nshed twice as many volunteers We learn that there
are now three or four companies forming In BuOkins
ham, bu. none Of ihsm number more than forty men.
Az no comp,ny containing less than fifty men will Be
received the companies which up to forty and stop
there will have a, the honor Of enstips without any Of
the pIorv of fighting
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
Vatelh Them.

We have not the slightest doubt that at this moment
there are not few Yankees and traitors In the Confede.
rate States engaged 10 the lucrative trade Of defsudng
our Government aud people Of their just claims on
Northern cipta invested in the South which has been
properly designated Is the fund to reimburse Southern
citizens who have been desposd BY the Yankee plum
derers. Every should be q vigilance committee
for every man knows pretty accurately the amount Oh
coupon bonds honestly in his nsighbors po''s''io" -
Let |. be dangerou, 70 buy well IS to celtic rsesivs
Is well to convey And above all things 1t Is dssi's'
bic that the conductors everywhere on the railroads
should be made police agents, with authority to arres
d,tain 81. Let them look ct passports, well IS TICK
e every ten miles, and let detectives always b on tho
canal Last vssk good mary arrssts ssrs maSs.-
Nashville and Winche,terar nov The points which fsi'
tors and spies are attempting 70 gain. Lstths passports
be scrutinix.d.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

ldausA Rsslstss, 4 Dsshslsys - Hrea gls&es e
Absain non auy uDioya O. trsssonabIs conduct ihh
h the sams M Pendlstsn We believe, that appeared IN
the Lincoln Congress, protesting to have been elected
and Of course obtained -FTedrieksbsrg Herald
The Herald We think, d mistaken In representing III.
Psndleton, q having claimed seat in the Lincoln Coz
sress. he received some votes, and was published In
the northern papers elected By way Of giving rome
e'untsnsnos 70 Cs and bis rascay crew but our i'm
preston that Nr. Pendleton never vent near Washing.
ton, and had no part or lot in paming himself Of = an
NC.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
The niehnonA District.

The Congressional District Of which Richmond ID .
part contains within is limits two Of the present MIN
beers Of the Provisional Congress President Tyler
and Mr. Mcfarland. We have not heard whether either
disposed to be candidate for the new Congress, and
neither man likely to thrust himself unsolicited npon
any constituency Ia view Of the long and distinguished
services of Mr. Tyler his sge b, elevated character and
ustured Wis lom, We predict Mr. hscfarInd will cheer.
fully waive his p'eensions and cooperate 10 the
general We hope universal wish Of the District for the
election of Mr. T,ln The p,ope have neither time nor
inclination now for any political CANVASS they would be
content with Nr. Tyler, and would do honor to them.
selves and subservs the interests Of the public BY bis
Al,
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

LIZ Our Mcdowell, in his official report of tho
butle OF Manassas assesses his killed at ISL
The New York psp,rs have been publishing lists Of the
killed at that battle ard enumeraug than half
the regiments ergged have already published the
Of sls killed Cameron, the Yankee Secretary Of War,
10 speech made to Of the Psnnsvvap, Regiments
Arlington, last week. aid that 700 Of bis Yankee
ethren made to bite the dust at Manassas A lie
has evidently been told BY OF hes, Yankee autho
tiles probably 1t would be but the truth to say that
al have lied for is we'll known that the killed on the
Yankee side at Manassas WAS nearer 1000 than any
other fgurt. -Petsrsbnrg Express.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
The Daily WING in Rlchmond-Pay tho Ga,

FloT1s
The great demand for the DAILY WMa within the city,
as we'll by regular BY transient readers. and the diff
Guilty of satisfactorily supplying both classes of readers
by carrying system adapted only to office subscrp-
TONS have induced us to resort to the only feasible
mode Of managing large city circulation, to wit that
of prepayment to the Carrisrs From this date, there
FORE subscriptions for the WHIG to be left within the
city will be taken at this oce ard all persons indebted
for subscription to the present time, within the city, are
requested to call at the Office and settle their accounts
The Carriers will of course continue to deliver the pa
per to the present subscribers and receive pay for the
same the rate of fifteen cents per week. The public
will now understand that all restriction upon the sale Of
the WIG by Carriers within the city removed, and
that all who want 1t may buy from the Carriers or have
it left for them at their residences or places Of business
September l6th, 1861.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

ONO LxcoLHurs AIDrSo TO SuBJreArr kIsrucKr-
NrxprRs on TRoops READY The Cincinnati CONNER
csl Il lying Lincoln organ however. and We give for
What Il d worth says here are, at this time 10 camps
Of orxans ,on and q s1ucon, In each Of the sstss Of
Indiana Ohio and Illinois mot counting the army at
Cairo or the Kentucky troops at Camp Joe Hol) ten
thousapd soldiers resdy fos the field II the Union men
Of Kentusky want hslp to que The Secessons In that
Sxte they know where to look for H. Ohio and Indiana
cool send more than twenty thousand men into The
heut Of Kentucky within . week. armed In the bsst
syle and provided with the eeuppsgs necessary to he
sad'ncy as grand ssny.-I ovisviils (,swir, Ssphm-
NJ II.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
TIE AyrArss At PrsslcoLA-In relation to this .f.

The AFFAIRs At PESsAcoLA.-ln relation TO this AZ
fair, the Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser remarks:
The accounts We have received Of the recent attempt
OF the Yankees to land at the at Pensacola do
not appear to Aect great credit the wachfuness Of
our men at that point. The Yankees we're nearly ready
to land when they were discovered and had they been
more 10 foce might have caused considerable damage
before they could have been repulsed. That our men
fought bravely We can readily believe; but that they
came very near being surprised at their posts BY the
emy seems evident. In all when on duty
for crest length Of time without alarms, they in
caed TO get little less vatchful than is desirable but
soldiers as well others should remember that eter.
nal vigilance Ia the price of liberty aud lhst the sures
way to repe an attack Is to be at I'll times prepared to
meet the enemy. 1t should be borne 10 mind that the
enemy now in Fort Pickens is xatchful aud unscrupu
lous and that he Ia only waiting the time when be can
strike our defences with eject We hope the result Of
the recent experiment will be to place the Confederate
soldiers fully on their guard. Tnsrs can be excuse
for surprise
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
IN. PsbIIc Inpaticncs.

We Welded to . correspondent, Saturday, 70 correct
an absurd report that active operations we're delayed
that President Davis health might snsbls bin TO lead our
srmies Though suoh report might need 10 RECITATION,
is existence argued sAs Of impotence and unsasines'
in the public mind Wsgmpathse in the universal wish
for vigorous action, bu. have desire to irhusncs
the public inpatsnce 70 stimulate our Generals 70
premature and prscipitse action. They know, bsstsr
than We do, their means for attack or dsfsnes and We
are satisfied their conduct has been regulated BY sis
regard TO. the public welfare Rsng In this convison.
W have restrained our inpsssncs. and vsud 3D.
wise others 70 do lkswise.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

AFFAIRS AT PApuclH The 81. Louis News. Of Satur-
day evening" says the Federal orcs Paducah has been
increased to 10000. The battery on the Kentucky
shore opposite Cairo, will, when flushed, bs foim'da
BILE work The total number Of Federal troops station.
ed around the Junction Of the Ohio and Mississippi rv
ers-at Cairo, Birds Point Norfolk PAduoah and tie
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
From The Louisville Courier of TIssdayl
BOWLING GREEN TO BE OCCUPIED BY LINCOLN
Tpn0p1

It reported, what appears to be good authority
tina, IN Rosseaus brigade at Camp Jo Holt will strike
tents on TUESDAY night over to Louisville mmedi-
ateey and taking special trains to Bowling Green proceed
at once to occupy and fory that important and strate
gstic point II is stated they will be joined
nent point the route by some Of the regiments now
q. Camp Dick Robinson, in Garrard county.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
sgs sOHsTITUTIOI-sTATB RIGHTS.
RICHMOND WHIG
MONDAY MORNING, SEPT. -. 1891.
TO CORRESPONDENT.

M Wig" 49,
lyfcss ,orftsn BOA sdss of dc paper totu not BE- so
d. 7is rule Of ka1 sdada0 ought 70 b hnoson 10 az
md viu IN BE- departed from Obituary HofSces sscssd
aq siohf Hines are charged for ds advertisements
undertake TO rsturn rejected co1ssnSoosoHs
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

b ILEcfxD srRAKn IN. n fiemmiDg, Eco of Rovsn,
has been elected Speaker Of The HOUSE Of Delegates
Nssth Carolina L,ghlatup, n p,sss Of Hoa. ". :.
Dsetsa, nligsal.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23

The fredericksburg Rseord<v in an elaborate and vel
considered article responds to the objections which have
bean urged against Mr. Stephens. We have not seen In
any quarter favorable response 70 the attack made up.
on him. The Indications all point TO bis receiving the
same general support which will be accorded TO Mr.
Dxvia
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-23
LETTER FROM GENERAL FL0YD'S CAMP.
LoOrre,DOudsnes Of the Lynshourg Republican,
Tor or Bio SWELL MoUsTAN,


Tor OF Bio SWELL MoUsTAN,
September Is, 1861
Ravs you ths other day, from the roadside, hurried
account OF the battle Of the GIuey fought the 10Th
Lost. between the Floyd brigade and 1900 Yankees
uader General Rosecaus. think, perhaps, that few
additional n sctions upon the event. and upon those
subsequen TRANSPORTING in this command may not be
entirely devoid Of interest to readers or without sig
nidcance to the Confederate authorities at Richmond,
should these lines accidentally fall under their o6serva-
ton
Since re battle Of Gross Lanes In which We defeated
aad Dispersed Colonel Tylsrs command, brigade has
remaiaed stationary at Camp Gauey for want OF pro-
visions necessary 20 warrant forward movement We
were distant than 30 miles from Jacksons river the
depot of army stores while means Of ransporta
lion were entirely inefficient 10 supply daily de-
mfnes To move, under such circumstances, into 4
country devoid Of almost every sort OF provisions or
forage and particularly hostile to arms would have
been the madness Of folly. But for this unavoidable
and yexatious delay was our purpose TO have moved
AGAINST General Cox GAuley Bridge attacking him in
the rear while General Wise and Gen Chapman would
have taken him on the front and onthe left
While thus necessarily delayed II our onward move
ments Gen. kosecrsns conceived the strategic move
,neut which occasioned our Withdrawal from tie other
IA n. of Gauley. Without ths knowledge of Gen. Lee
Rosecrans put himself al the head Of 5000 men, four
thousand Of whom we're regulars, and by forced march
of three or four days precipitaed his superior column
mon "a when we oay had days kDoWlsdge OF his sd-
vsrcs Though our regiments were fearuiiy decimated
n, sckness aud with only 1850 available men TO their
arms We determined give the enemy battle This We
did for more than four long hours, tour tnss REFUSING
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09
DIR. j. BOVEE DODS'
Imperial Wine Ritters

sR04A wv A68A w AA0 -
Are composed Of pnre and unadulterated Wine,
enmbnsd with Barber.y. Soloman's Seal, Comfrey
Wild Cherry tree bark, spikenard, Chamome Flowers
and Gentan. They are manufactured by Dr. Dods
himself, WHY is ~ experienced and successful Physi-
can, and hence should not be cassed among the
quack nostruns which flood the country, and against
which the Medical Profession are Justly
These truly valuable Bitters have been 50
tested BY all class Us Of the community for almost
every variety Of disease incident to the human system
that they are now deemed indispensable as
TONIC, MEDICINE, AND A BEVERAGE.
Purchase one Bottle
II Costs but Litte. Purify tie Blood! Glue
TO the Stomach ksaOoate the Systern
and Prolong Life!
PAIGE 81 PER BOTTLE, SIX BOTTLES FOR As.
Prepared and sold ~ =
CHARLES wIDDIEIELD CO..
Sole PTopTistors, 70 William Street, New York
~ For sale by druggists and grscers generally
throughout the country.
August 20, lSelyl
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

BuTroNs. Our vigilant custom house Of
6cers, on Sunday, arrested young woman
on the Louisville mail boat, with, It is csti-
mated, $3.50 worth Of military buttons sus-
pended from her waist and shoulders
When delivered Of these, the young woman
Was much retiuvv1 =. Observation-Disclosures
Notj Gazette. s 80
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

DfoxITY AND IGxoMoocE "A centuary
ago, the lady Of one Of fEe "City" knights
wrote note once to an old acquaintance
ssr6atuns as follows: .sLady--precents
compliments to Mrs, and bcggs she'll
abstane from calling on her, as she sees
nov nobody but folks Of fashion since her
Ladyship and Sir has been nighted by
his Majesty"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

Nor PARTICULAR TO SHKDE---Tn Bos-
~ paper ayouHg widow advertises that
aho y DESTROYS to meet with an affcctionate
and good-tempered portner that can offer
her : c0utfoFtable home. Agrnt1eman OF
c6lor not objected to, from Gorty.dve to fifty
years Of sge.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

Fam WARRIORS In Cleveland, last
Wednesday, three young women were dis
covered in the forty first regiment, attired
Is males, having enlisted as such
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

~ The following story is told Of Rev.
Dr.. Morse: At an association dinner de-
bate arose as to the benefit Of fogging in
bringing up children. The doctor took the
s1lrmative, and his chief opponent was a
young minister, whose reputation for vera
city Was not very high. He maintained
that parents often do harm to their chill
dren from unjust punishment, from not
knowing tho facts in the case. "Why"
esid he, "the only time my father whipped
ME was for telling the TRUTH "Well re-
torted the doctor, lit cured you of it?'
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09
ENABLES.

TIE many certificates which have been Re ndcrcd us
and the letters daily receiving, conclusive
ri o0f that among the women these Btters have given
satisfaction which others have ever done before
No woman in the land should be without them. and
those WHO them will not fail to keep supply
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09
Boots! BOSts!
SHOES! SHOEt!S HOES!

ru,,,E undersigned has rsnoved his shoe shop dows
Main street. ONE door west ofthe WEsrsHN nossL
where he NAV be- fourl at all times ready 20 aeoo.
az ...,om:rs with ell made Doors sHosS o. any
;a ssvIs nr quality respectfully solicit snare "
public patronage Aepa''Ss q. OPII4
Me0regor, I'M sf
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09
January 80, 1S6ltf

S0n HHDS. New Orleans Sugar, just received, and
eJO fer sale at 6 80 cents per llb.. BY
HOFFMAN,, BENTON CO..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-09

~"Who made you p inquired lady
teacher Of lubberly boy who had lately
Joined the class.
"DUn't know" said he.
"Don't know; you ought to be ashamed
OF yourself-a boy fourteen years Old
There is little Filton--hc is only three
he can tell | dare say; come here Dicky-
who made youy'
sDod," lisped the prodigee'
There" said the teacher triumphantly
81 know he ouGhter," said the stupid boy
"taint but a little tiMfesincc no was made. y