The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-08


TO prison under an escort.
DETENTION OF TRAVEL.
IYscant Ra, Oct. 4, 1851.
until ia consequence Of the failure Of the trains
~ connect.
SALES OF COTTON AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW Orleans Oct. 4, 1851.
Cotton sales of the week 475 bales. Low mid,.ing
mdding, sac. SIC Stock II 500 bales. Whisky, 7Sc
assoc.
TIE POTOMAC LINE-cRossiNG or THE ENEMY AT
occaQbAN.
Information obtained yesterday, through Official
DISPATCHES that the enemy had cr sscd the Potomac In
considerable force, in the ncighboro0d Of Occoauan.
The object Of their crossing y understood to DO 70 essay
The capture Of Of river batteries although cir
cclstonces, which it woad not he proper row 70
ton, Indicate that the invading orcc-said TO DO ten
ks tho Potomac Before the day closcs IL is pro-
babe that TIE enemy viii be attacked
VICTORY or Our ARMS IN THE WEST.
On yesterday eycsilg an official despatch was received
by the SeGfetary Of War, giving brief tccg hc
count OF victory CAMEL by Gen. Jackson largely
superior Force Of The enemy. Psrecis were not given
in tho despatch, further raa Chat the morning OF the
81 Inst. the enemy with Eve taoasand men twelve
pieces o. artiiiery, some 81 which we're ried "a noa
attacked Geacra! H. Jackson commands two thousand
hvo hendrca strong The Ash, lasted four hor, trfi
which tho cacry made repeated attempts TO turn Gene
raj 1acksons ians by assault wei by free Of
the artillery, but WAS lnay rcpnlscd with very heavy
| loss. Cur loss small.
TIVE wANrs or TIE eouru.
While the peop,e OF tho s;)ulh have been liberal to
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ceea fathois, to the war whn ngrica.tui,s haze
sbsc ibcd to the loans Of government with
patriotism and heraity while cur noble wc;ncn Lavc
anosI carriei on, by teit gru tots ksbor and tuny
the hcspits and clothing departments # the service
there is oo Class OF donations which have not been prof
icgcd and which, ut this tne is the most ortani
10 our succ' IS IN the 81 URGE.
" is well known that o't military operations greatly
cnabarl by tho wait II variety OF articles Az Ii
have ferctofor been manufactured cxcus oily ain
altogether at the North. ihc cbef deficiency Of tn
South has eccu IN m RES for The manufacture Of snail
cfx1 - Ia
never heretofore bccn manufactured in the south, but
which might easily be produced in Indefinite quantities
the many good cicInists we have among were no
perry assietet. We might MT only prodec, sui
phnr, gait! etre, powder, potash, and mate
wants Ct our on military scrvice, but we might supply
the whole world with them IN time Of peace. Tho IN
genuy OF the South is in no manner b:iad That o. the
North III any ccpaftIn ut Of invonton in tic department
Of firearms so much greater is the soathcgn ianilary
with M Sc thf Soa;iern ingenuity far oastrps that Of
! the North in this branch Of Invention.
| The More gun, everybody who knows anything about
guns knows lie fully equal 10 the Maynard an IL IL
one ci those weapons that Pen Mculoch cor.
ries with him instead OF sword pistol rs constant pct
ana rak The Parrot cannon Is bit little it any,
inferior 70 the Armstrong, and coai be m'utact rod in.
definitely II the South There ut least two breach
loading inventions of cannon by Sjntbcrn mon, which
have been pronounced by able boards of army Ollie re
u;Un test, 10 be educl TO the Armstrong which, how.
have not yet been brought into requison for tho
want Of the small capital required to manufacture them in
sufficient numbers 10 prove ejr excellence IN practice
We gh continue the list Of a-ticlts mch needed, but
Possessed il sufficient qnay " the south for the
want Of capital necessary to their IN. lnu:acture.
The class Of men to which aIic therefore hav
ing pro vcd delinquent public duty during tho war Is
the capitalists cf the South refuse assist skin and
rcpus IN bringing their krowiedr5 and thcir invention
into the service or tho public There Is for great
and rricvous complaint NJ the carlton aad the costvcn
Of the capitalists Of the country. Now Is the moment
for encouraging in every way manufactures and the
m chanicai ats in the South. Give them start Loy,
while tn cannot fail TO prove rcmnncrave and they
will src root and vgor to be able to stand per-
y when peace sha ousuc. Now is the time when
the utmost iibcraty cen he expended them by capt
tass with lhs least possible risk of loss 1t is almost
Impossible 10 loss money invested IN useful
featuring and mechanical enterprises there should DC
scarcity Of pow lcr Of any sort, chemicals OF
any naao or improved cannon anything that invo,-
ton aud enterprise produce The capitalist who should
b, nost liberal in encouraging enterprise IN the froduc-
ton Of these t,nrs would ind an anlc return in the
prot of Lis Investment and IN tha i;pns OF his
country. lie who WI. now establish in the Sonth the
maauias.re of any article no; heretofore produced within
her limits WI lay Ia foundation ntt osiy Of prog
pcri,y 20 The country, but Of fortune to hiuls II.
This is The department, in which The Soath IL n ST de-
c and 10 which sli2 is the most eaba rasscd. i.
is this derarinaa n which none bit hef capitalists
relieve ef and IL WITCH be IL s1d With GjTow, ne has
ocad her capitalists the least liberal ard dcnoistrntivc
In the present struggle. We heard cw weeks after the
COMMENCEMENT Of the wnr that capitalist of ackn0,y-
lclg d enterprise, in Richmond about 70 establish
arge q, nic laboratory under tho direction a vcay
p!ishcd chemist il Of the wholesale drug
in this city. ut the scheme did not 90 into effect. Pos
sbly II was found Tia: ready money could ard more
profitable avcstier IN coffee, sugar, salt and dry goods
We tsas the capitalists Of the South Will prove thus
laggard much longer They can make nnch moro money
Of ls. To sie a'ate Ia one direction is t. incur curses
Of al good and the just fowns OF the country:
speculate IN The her direction Is 10 become Pablo bene-
factors nla 70 win The ioye and Il nse Of and wo-
NM The ca ,alisls who shall embark his in any
/ great enterpfss Of value to the public, viii win az sub
startial thanks rs the general who wins bsttlo.
\ MOVEMENTS OF JOIN C. BnEcaIsRirGE AND Gov
4 MAGuFrIN.
The telegraph bgiaSs the gratifying intelligence that
Vice President Rr cSinrige AID Governor Nagon ha
fe,rcaie 70 Gwen coaay, and have there made a sta.
assisted ~ the military eStciGcc Of Colonel Humphrey
Nlfsha1 Owen the banner county rr sfr. Breclns-
ri &c II tho late Presidential election viag him some
twelve o. fourteen hundred majority aud Is oday al.
Essi unanimous fJr secession IL the county which
cave the Dlirmolh barbecue tie 9Th Of last month 70
CeiaeAt Nl!andighaa, where there ten thousand
] peoplc.
Owen has strong military postoa between the Ken
tlSy ata Licking rivers, IN high rolling country rerly
miles beoss Cincinnati, seagate1 from the Ohio Ter by
the fge and Ten Mile creeks and distant cn miles fron
the cr. Those srclis have abrupt bl barss some.
tines rising to tho height Of three hundred feet ana are
pasgabc Il very few p.aceg
Owen Is o'eo surrounded by the strong secesson and
prulous counties or Scott, Earrison, Grant Ponaeta
Eocpe Gaati3, Carroll md HcnTg making an aggregate
population u seventy i've thousand capable q furnishing
Ten thousud volunteers Bes dos thr II II In the heart
OF Central kcntueAy, and accessible 40 the CHI
varc young men Of tho MAINTAIN slopes, and Of
The eastern aud northern part Of the State.
we can safely, therefore, rely On MagoGlp ana