Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-07-13
War Movements.

War Movements
From the Baltimore papers of Thursday,
received last evening, VIC make up the sub,
joined summary of war news, us reported ut
! the North:
FROM FoRTnEss MONROE The steamer
Adelaide, Captain Cannon, arrived yesterday
morning from Old Point Comfort, but brought
no news Of interest. Among her passengers
were Thurlow Weed, Of Albany, and S',uutor
Wilson, of Massachusetts. We learn .rom
passengers that two Confederate pickcts were
captured on Saturday night, and brought into
Fortress Monroe.
Gen. Butler had ordered two regiments to
Hampton, where they were throwing up en-
trcnchmcns.
The battery at Pigs Point, opposite New
port News Point, had been firing on the lat
ter, and caused the federal troops to remove
their position n mile back from the cncanlp-
mcnt they had occupied for some time
ARREST OF Col. ALLEN--RuMoR OF
GEN. Buffers REMovAL.-W give the
following particulars from the correspondence
of tho Ihladclph Inquirer:
FORTRESS MONROE, juno 2S.-Y cStcrday
afternoon news came to the camp that negroes
and white men were gathering field of
wheat belonging to Major Thompson, who is
now in the secession army. They oven had
the assurance to cutter Col. AIcp's camp and
demand the return If some horses which he
had seized; belonging to saccssionists who
are i'll the rebel, cryicc. With these horses
they were to cart the wheat to Yorktown
Col. Allen Immediately refused to give up the
horses for that purpose, and dispatched a
squad Of soldiers who should see that the
wheat WAS not carried away. Not long after
wards the wheat field was discovered TO be in
flames, and 20 acres or thcrcabuuts were de-
stroycd.
his morning Col. Allen was surprised TO
receive the following from General Butler 5
headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS DIRT OF VIRGINIA,
Fortress Monroe, June 20, 1851
Special OrItr.-Col. Allen, commanding
lst Regiment New York Volunteers, is or.
dcrcd to report himself to nc at the head.
quarters forthwith. The command Of his
regiment will dcvolve upon Lieut. Col Dyck.
man, who will report to me for further orders.
Charges and specifications for trial will be
furnished COL Allen Ut the earliest possible
moment
by order of B. f. Butler,
Major General Commanding.
THUS affairs rest at present. Great dissat
isfnction at Gen. Buffers movements, and
deep suspicion as to his loyalty, which for
some time have been smoulacrng, are now
beginning to burn. Especially do the New
York troops manifest these feelings. The
press has been threatened with ostracism, and
kept quiet for long time on the Big Bethel
affair as we'll as on this topic. If the truth
be known, us it has recently appeared here
Gen. Butler and not General Pierce, is to be
censurcd for the magnificent blundcr of the
10th of June The orders given Gen. Pierce
tor the engagement were protested against by
him as impolitic. The carrying them for.
ward was inpcrilously demanded by General
Butler, and in obedience thoy were executed
to the letter by the unfortunate Gen Pierce,
upon whom the storm of public ccnsurc since
has been turned.
There is a rumor here that the officers Of
the regular service within the fort are pro
naring a petition which will be signed and
presented to the proper authorities, desiring
tho removal of Gen Butler from this post
In this the New York troops will certainly
join, as they arc clamorous that mnjor gen
cral from their own State should be set over
them here. | am assured that many of tho
oflicors of both tho volunteer and regular
service will decline to act again in u battle
planned by him.
Av .LuS1pER at Winchcstor, Va, writing to
the Richmond Dispatch, says:
About tl'rco hundred of the Maryland Line
two nights back made flying visit to tho Fer
ry. They have returned and report having
burned the rino works, destroy oil the Si,cnnn-
doah Bridge, tumbcd locomotive into tho Pn.
tomac, brought away 10000 rife stocks and
soven Union men Ms prisoners. Verilyn good
nights work, and worthy Of double ratons J.
Thcso riao stacks aro valuable, being made of
ecnsonod wood, sovoral years old, and valued at
81 so each.
New YoRx, Juno 2G.--Thcro is conslcra
bic talk abont peace movement, Of which very
littlo seoms to DO known, but it is generally
beloved to be based upon tho meeting of the
Democratic editors, to-day. ut The Astor House
In order to insure full. free aud frank inter.
cbnnge of opinion on tho part Of the delegates
30 that body, its deliberations, it is expected,
xviii Do hold with closed doors. A number Of
tho most influential mcmers Of the profession,
from distant parts Of tho State are mlrendy here.
Tho absorption Of tho Courier anil Eagui,qr,
by the Wortd, on Monday next. is something
moro than rurlof now. Itis fixed fact. The
Daily Times Inf reduced it's sizc