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The national Republican., 1861-09-02
AN ATTEMPT TO BURN TIE CITY, ro
RESCUE THE FEMALE PBISONEN".

The housa in which the female State pri> ,nrr'
are confined is closely guarded by armed SOL
ders. 80 that an ordinary attempt to escape
would be fruiteSs but as women are ncV"l
without an expehient in time Of trouble. it j.
supposed that the fire. of Saturday night were
intended for their especial benefit About iM"
o'clock. when the city was wrapt III sleep ana
the last stragglcr had been picked up by III"
armed patrol. a stable. filed with conbnstibI"5.
and located in a group OF old dry wooden
building was fired by some incendiary. For
uUatCly. ther. was no wind astir. II IL had
been Otherwise. the surrounding houses could
not have been saved. in which event the pris N.
hVuse Of Mrs Grrcnhow aud Mr.. Phillips
would have been in great danger y" engines
appeared 10 qucnCh the flames, ard Will" the
soldiers and citizens present were intentIy
rugd"cd in procuring water in buckets. from
lh" ueighboriug pumps and ctsterns. Il ru-N
was made by some unknown persons TO tn"
dwelling Of tn, prisoners, demanding entrance
70 ravr III ladies from 'ha approaching ilme,
They were ordered back hy the guard but they
persisted aud made another attgmpt and were
liually driven back and away at the point u
the bayOnrt.
Late in the night. auYher stable wLs fired
aud burned 10 the ground and in the height o.
his conlayration. 4 group of men was discov-
cred in c'os3 coasulta ion in the vicinity of ihe
prison-hUusc they started towards it, and
when near enough to discover that the guard
was still there. they halted. consulted, and
finally retired II the attention oil the guard
had been hut momcntarily diverted from the
prison house 10 the fire. the lady prisoners
would have htGn rescued. and o>l in the dark
moss Of the night
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
IMPORTANTLY INFOKMATiO OBTAINED
At Fort HATTEEAS.

Am"n- the paper captured al Fora Hatl"ra,
WAS Il ire-> COPY Of II lotter from the late Amer
rcau Consul at Rio, Robert Z. Scott giNinS Il list
If Al! the vessels leaving or I" leave that pert
durms Il month, with a full description ol their
ualg goes and destination. by this information,
the rebel privateers knew Just when and wne"o
10 look tor the vessels, and sin named in the
list were captured,
\ report Ci their engineer IL rluel. .tiao ,.tp.
ilrcd, states that the stock Of 1uud guns al
Norfolk Is exhausted: als". the entire stock IF
iusus.
Some hauI.madc percussion caps weIC found,
udit was aacertainod lhat the copper had been
stripped from one u! their plhrS, the I.Inwood
IN furnish materl:U fox caps
Among the guns captured VI, on" ilrgc ten.
sugh rulumbiad from tho Tredcsar Works
richmond, which had not been mounted.
samuel Barron, late captain IN the navy, had
IN, wien captured, tho regular United States
unI'"rm, buttons and al.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
Monday. september ,, 1861.
THE GLORIOUS NEws.

Yesterday was white day here, and at every
,oyal place reached by the glorious intelligence
or the capture Of the forts commanding the
uatteras inlet Of Pamlico Sound. We are
happy TO be able TO spread before our readers.
this morning, the reports, in full. OF General
Butler and Commodore Stringh0u, with &C
yompauying papers. which give complete ac
counts Of the national victory. General But
lur refers briefly to its results opening Fam
llcc Sound. with lis connected sounds aud their
tributary rivers to our gun.hoats, and thus OK
pogiug the cntirc coast OF North Carolina
That state instead OF sending any more troops
70 Virginia, will recall! those already sent. to
defend her own mcuaced towna. This cap'u"
of Fort Hat,eras is thus fire in the rear upon
'bc army at Manassas. and it is fire which
may be repeated in South Carolina, in Georgia
and In the Gulf Of Mexico. as the weather
grows cooler.
General Butler docs ample justice to his
associate in command Commodore S'rlngham'
and TO The ufli ers aud men OF both arms o. ih"
service engaged in the enterprise.
Its success. without the loss OF II man. Is hCi
only q most fortunate immediate result. bat
Ivy showing what is possible to be done. IN
spires the highest hopes for the future. The
same admirable guns aud gunnery which re
duced these Hatteras inlet forts without cx-
posing our ships to serious loss, have demon
strated capacity to reduce forts which will
make rebellion trembe at every point. IRON
Hattcras quite round to Galveston.
This expedition has been mcditated lor some
time by the Navy Department, and was c1n
Cured in by the War Department, but required
preparations. to insure success. which did not
admit OF an earlier movement
Under the cheering impulse oi this moment
cus victory at Hatteras Inlet. patriots every
where will make the welkin ring with that "a
cred w5r-cry--F orU ard to Richmond
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

N,>ovrEi MARTIAL LAW. Tina. the condition
Of thugs in Missouri demanded the procaml.
tior .! martial law. and the menace to trsi tors
Of coui.cating their property and lih"ratna
their slaves, viii be admitted by all who have
read the detailed accounts from ma, puartrr
alternatives 10 abandonug great STATE and
more than million Of people to Lrigandag".
IN Missouri, it is not simply rebellion which j.
to be grappled with, but the attempted subvor.
sion Of all social order, and the complete EVER
throw Of every right of person and property.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

The NATNAL LoAN. BY happy coniuuc.
tim Oi circumstances. III" vigorous appeal OF
Gov. Chase to the people. elsewhere publish
cd in this paper.J 10 take up the national |, an.
goes 10 the country at the same time with Gen
Buffers and Commodore Stlingham's report ol
tn" victory At IIattcrdSinlet Before the second
inSalmrni Of the loan j. wuntr |. we will have
General MCCiellan> orders Of the day. an
nouncing the flight OF defeat ui the rebel
hUrd'@ WI" have too long insu,trl our capital
by thoir rncampnenl i, Manassas.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

70" The editors Of the s. Louis papers.
which has iudulged in such unjust and ungru-
cious comments upon the War Department,
have been directed by General Fremont Ia
cay that he Gen, F acknowledges The z"HI
and efficiency which the :. crrtny oI Wul has
displayed in raising AID 'qupping tn" Iorc's
now engaged in Iberating Missouri from the
.lutches Of traitor
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
News from Fredericksburg. Va.
5000 REBELS AT AQUA CREEK
NEW BATTERY ERECTED !
Holmes Division Of $4,000 Men OC-
cupy the whole Country from Fred
eriCkSburg TO NIanaSSaS!!!
Communication Bctvern n
Virginia aud MaryIand!!!!

gentleman well known IN this city, and Iusi
arrived from Fredericksburg, Va. informs It's
'h;tl the town Is almost exclusively inhabited
by old men, women and rhildren: that buSnes.
Is partially suspended. many Of the merchants
having exhausted their stock, have closed their
6urs: groceries and boots and shoes are
very scarce and high; fire arms and military
equipments are not to he had at any price, cx
cept dirk knives and Sabrcs, which are being
manufactured there; for the latter a large con
tract has Just been filled.
There are no Qualifications in the neighbur.
hood of Fredericksburg, but at Camp Mercer.
near the city, there are about nifty Maryland
troops. Gen. Holmes division. which numbers
about fifteen thousand, occupy the whole c"un
try from point about seven miles from Fred.
ericksburg TO Manassas Junction.
Our informant states that he has reason t.
believe that There are about SIX thousand men
near Aqua Creek. and that they are now erect.
ing strong battery six or eight miles this side
of the creek.
While on the road from fredericksburg he
met wagon loaded with goods from Matthias
Point, and the driver told him that they had
been brought over from the Maryland shore.
lie leIt Fredericksburg in the morning, and
arrived AT Matthias Point, which is thirtv.eight
miles distant, AT about four O'Clock in the aIsr
noon, where he found about one hundred and
hlty militia, who had been in the service about
three months. The men there are Of the must
desperate Kind, their fivoritc pastma being
drinking, lighting, quarrelng, and playing
cards. The noise of the boats passing up and
down the river which can be heard for some
distance, always gives them warning. and in
the bushes they hide themselves until they
nave passed, and at might, at the sound OF II
vessel! every ligh, in the camp is eXtinguishrd.
On arriving at the point lie was obliged to wait
until about twelve "r one o'clock before they
would venture to take him across, for which
they charged him and the other passengers ten
dollars piece. When about the middle Of the
river they heard a boat coming, and were
obliged I" keep sljlI until she passed. When he
reached the Maryland shore, in company with
the other pas 'eUgerS, he was taken Ia a house
near by, where lie stopped until morning, hen
Il" was conveyed to Port fubacGn, where Ii,
procured Il conveyance to this clly.
Oar informant says that It number Vi the
rrh"l, Ar" r"uNuu tlly m Matthias Point, aud
that # Il SuuI ur shell WAS thrown n it woltG
likely reach some Of them.
From i friend who has daily busiues. in Rich.
mond, he leHrned that while there were always
from i've I" len Thousand tru"pS, that the place
WIS not fortified more than having Il lew small
batteries ut different points around the city.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

TIM Two KEroG1S or lHE H,rrrEAS EN.
UlGEMENT, Our readers will be much amused
by the contrast between our clIicial and The
secession reports Of the llotaras affair. 1t
s""m' 10 b" the systematic policy Of the rebel
leaders TO magnify every little advantage they
gain. and when beaten, TO keep up the courage
ofthcir people by the yrOsscst and mCst absurd
misrepresentation.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

When Mayor B"rrct, Of Washington, was ud-
mlt'"I to Fort Lafayette, his hair and whisk"rS
wer" Of raven hue Since then they have faded
gradually. and are now almost white At first.
II was believed that grief had produced the
change: but Mr.. Berret makes the assertion
that his altered appearance il occasiOncd by
TIE lack Of hair dye..-N }, En.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

r." The iraiter Barron. who SURRENDERED
Fort HattNae. is son Of Commodore Barron.
who struck the flag OF the Chesapeake to Tho.
Leopard. and afterwards killed Commodur"
Decatur in duel
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
IT, Mr. Van Wyck's conprn,sic,,I .,p

~" Mr.. Van Wyck'> Congressional commit
t"". 10 Investigate contracts in tn" War aud
Navy Departments, is in session in New York
city, and will he 50 for soma ten days to come.
The mrn who have been making charges 80
loudly have now an OPT orunity 10 prove them
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

AEnlA" liAVA\A STEAMERS. The Steamer
Columbia sailed from New York for Iavamu.
ca saturday prepared to Civ III" pirates a
"hrn reception Two rihed cannon capable
al throwing twenty l"ur pound shot aud tie,
p ti"n' vonl' al a""li wrr" pIr,, AT the port. ct
ia" ipre h'irh aud lhrd brass i pound. ~
aud two iron 'ponndrr" wr,r stationed at the
torccastle. guard o! twenty marine wa
supplied by the Government,
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
REPORTS OF THE NAVAL OFFICERS,
Orr UATTERAs INLET.

T. 5. F"g SHIP Minnesota,
August 80, 1851.
Hon GIDEON WELL.Es, Srcy Of Tie Macy:
. nave the honor to inform ynl that We have
L,.,n ru,inrnIlr ,IIrrrs1ill 10 .ur "Nindli"ll
III iihtt aHll h3 WISHED hE tn mast hirG"l
la h. .D a"r mplr,hTA
lh.e nl,rninE W. ar' ',h'"f "n ''"'d tn"
Mtu,,rsdt oIi3cls aud ma, n!mb 'r' ~
hundred and fifteen, which surrendered yrSlrl
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

No FlGHr YESTERDAY. The city yesterday
was rife with rumors of fights Cn the other sid.
OF the Potomac, but, up to the hour OF going to
press ~ Skirmishes or battles had taken place
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

yGS'' An attempt to assassinate Governor
Picrpont was made Il few days ago. by two
men. who We're subs nu"nliy arrested and
commtl"i to jill for lII. oll,ucr
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

&c" The New York Jo"rmI m ,,o,o,r, has
changed its propriet"rs. ha. bc2ome loyal, and
is now allowed t. pa through the mails.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

>EHENADE. - Cen. Batter was scrrnadcd last
might and replied TO the compliment by Il
m'dr-l aud brict speech, from the balcony Of
Ih" National Hotel, full report ul which will
hr given in our evening edition,
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

- Sine" The midll" OF July. . so hor.,.:
.i.iN7 mules. go, wagons, aud LOO amLu.
L.ucc4 have been received here.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

.E4is'' Professor liichc la: been kind enough
to make II: the vcIl oppovtune present ol I,
cu4"t survey map Of the coast Of North Caro-
lima
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
Published Daily, Sundays Excepted,
,,Y w. y MJTRTA(IH e 90
Geo. NJ. We ton. Nditor.

&C. The publication office OF The Nos.o"".
y, n,,LJiro, is AT the northeast corner Of and
seventh street, second door, over W. ID. Shep'
rord.s store. Entrance on Seventh street.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
L,>' % prizes hlkcn by he ReJcis d,,d brought
into HdtterdS Inlet.

Lt>' % Prizes hlkcu by he RoJciS dtd brought
into HdtterdS Inlet.
June 2j-.Brig Hannah Butty, from Savannah,
to some Northern port, laden with molasscS,
captured by the steamer Coffee; also, barque
Ltnwood, from Rio, bound for Baltimore, laden
with 5000 bags Of coffee, wrecked; also, schoon.
or Lydia French from New Orleans, wrecked
July 2G-B-ig Gilvery, laden with molasses,
captured by the steamer Gordon; also, brig,
name unknown; also, another brig, laden with
machinery, name unknown; also, another brig,
captured by the Gordon, name unknown.
July 20--Schooner Gordon, from Matanzas,
hound for Philadelphia, laden with fruit cap.
tured by Captain Lockwood
August 2--Gchooner Priscilla from Curacao,
bound for Baltimore, laden with salt captured
hy steamer Mariner; also, three other schoon.
"rS, names SnknnWn were capturcd--where
from and bound t., ard what laden with, is not
known.
August / Brig l,dSc,l, ladcu with mOlasses
and sugar, captured by steamer WinSlow; also
schooner Henry Mutt, bound for Philadelphia,
'dcn with machinery and logwood, captured
hy the Gordon: also, Sch"omer SeawitCh, bound
10 New York, laden with fruit, aud captured by
the samr.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
lIEADVU ARTERs ENGINEERs' DEPARTMENT,
Fort Hatteras, July 2G, 1861
THOMAS II. ALLEN, Esq,
Assistant Enyineer:

HEADQUARTERS ESGINEERS' DEPARTMENT,
Fort Hatteras, July 26, 1861.
THOMAS II. ALLEN, Esq,
Assistant Engineers
DEAR sIR: The following are your inslruc.
tons for the execution of the work at Fort
Clark, which you are hereby directed to carry
out literally. The work is TO be constructed
in AL respects, as indicated upon the plan. and
explained to you from time to time. Tho
broken line enclosing the gorge ofthe work, il
Is important to bestow care upon, in order that
the parapet may not exceed Ave feet between
the internal and external crests. The superior
slope of tue gorge being six feet horizontal to
one foot vertical. The entrance to the fort
will be through the gorge, as pointed out this
morning. 1t will be seven feet wide, properly
revetted with sod, at rs abrupt Il slope as YOU
can make the material stand, by using the sCd,
rs in the revetment of the interior slope. The
opening will be protected by II traverse, allow.
ing passage between it and the interior slope
of seven feet. The top of the traverse will
slope outwards in the same manner as the SUI
perior slope of tho parapet at the gorge, and
be provided with Il similar banquette un its
interior face. First erect the magazine and
b bmb-pooi, and then the traverses, as shown
upon the drawing, binding the material
throughout at every foot of elevation by brush
Of proper dimensions, in order that they may
Stard rs nearly vertical as possible. These will
be fifteen feet wide on the bottom, and battered
so rs to have width at top of seven and hall
to eight lcct and seven to eight feet high. The
sod well secured by stakes. The banquotte
will rise to within four and half feet of the
interior crest. 1t should be two feet wide on
top, and sOdded.
ShOu'd Il steamer arrive from Norfolk with
guns and barbette carriages, take out eleven
guns three eight-inch shell guns and eight
heavy j2'pounders. Should the 10 inch colum.
biad arrive from Fort Macon have it landed
and taken into Fort IIatteraS it will occupy
the pan coupe facing the encampment aud Il Q
sea front. The eight-nch shell gun taking the
place of one of heavy thirty.twos.
Yours +. .spectfully,
Maj. W. BEvERiIOuT THOMPSoN,
Chief Eng'r N. Opt. Coast.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
" Mm,,Iumi,n.

Flag Onicer Samuel Barron, e. ;. NAVY. of
irlS IT, surrender Fort IIGucrls. with ali the
arms and munitions o. war. The oni,cr, al
lowe to 20 out with sd" arm' uul tbs men
without arms to rrtir'
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

Brnjlmin +. Bu,l"r, Major Grac,ai Unard
States Army commanding, in rcplyro the com.
mlniCatlon Of ; murl BirrOn colLlnl.dinn
fore \ at tort latL,IHs, cannot aimi! tIrr irims
proposed. The trginS Utl"rrd are lhr-..: full
capimlai"n the "ticrra and m"n 'n h, treated
- prisoner" 81 "nr - .'n., trm "a lmie
Ihh
msndinG uIli.r, /, lr.r ON h.irl Nag
IMP Mi"r"'"it T. lItHr'" dr,uI..
Aug1 ( - lsGl.
AL"l waiting three qumla- ol .n nour,
The national Republican., 1861-09-02
C"wm mdumS Naval . ,r4,,
Na a@d A. ruuIi..o
EUrI lIa,jrras, Aug -. loGl.

FUrI IINllrrU1, Aug ~, hui,
And also It verbal rumm1ni .rtoI g., ,a. tina,
he had in the FOL Glj n,n. and Il thousand
more viii ia an hout's call. bU. Nat he was
anxious 10 spare the ehusion ii blood. r. both
the written and verbal communications. made
III" reply which !al,ow and .,ar il hY Lieut.
Crosby.
The national Republican., 1861-09-02

Lieutenant Crosby returned, bringing with him
Captain Barron. Major Andrews and Colonel
Martin If the reb forces, who. on being re.
eeivcd aboard the tug Fanny, informed Inc
that they had accepted the terms proposed
III my memorandum, nnl had CONE 20 sur
render themselves and iteir command "
prisOnrrs Of war. informed them III 1t as he
expedition was combined on from the army
and navy, the surrender must be made On
board the flag ship to Flag Oni2er Sliugham.
as well "a to myself We wet on board the
Minnesota for that pnrPo'e. Ga arriving thrr".
the following articles Of Gapitulntion wcr"
signed. which mop" viii met your approval
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-24
A BRAVE WOMAN,

A friend has communicated to US the following
particulars, showing the heroisuI of lady (Mrs.
Julia H. Waugh) in Johnston county, East Ten.
neSsee, which entities her to place among the
bravest Of the brave About the 10th of August
mob of about $50 men in all, led by johnson,
Grayson, Locke, and others, commenced their
depredations and insults in the County above
named, near the North Carolina line, hunting
down the friends of the Confederate Government
and forcing the weak and dcienceless to take the
oath of allegiance to Lincoln. A portion of this
mob some fifty or sixty in number, visited tho
house OF Maj. McQueen and demanded of his
wife to know where he was. She refused, at the
peril Of her life, to tell them; and after sound
cursing, which they received from an old negro
woman, who had DO respect for Liucoln's minions,
they left, and soon after visited the storehouse Of
MIR William r. Waugh, who was absent at the
time. Their Captain marched his men up and
surrounded the house, and demanded Of Mrs
Waugh all the arms and ammunition which her
husband had. She told them that her husband
was absent, and had left her to take care of the
store and defend the family. They assured her
if she would quietly surrender the arms she and
the family should not be hurt. She refused to
comply with the demand, and gathering an axe,
placed herself in the door of the building, and
told them she would split the head Of the first
man who attempted to enter. She had with her
with double barreled gun aud pistol--her daug-
ter about sixteen armed with repeater and q
knife, and young man, who had volunteered to
defend the building, was also armed. They could
and would have killed dozen or 50 of the mob if
the attack bad been made. They endcavored to
ntimidate Mrs. w, but she defed them, ard
taunted them with the sight of Confederate flag
which they had threatened to take from her; but
she said that before they took that flag they would
have to take her, and that while they were doing
that, she would be certain to have her prize in
the shape ofa dead tory. And there she stood,
the inpersonation of collected courage, dcfying
that large, angry, and desperate crowd, until at
last, chagrined and mortified, they slowly re-
tired, and soon afterwards dsbanded The cour-
age and iron nerve of one woman--on other occa-
sions tender and gentle as child-had met and
turned back from their purpose some fifty or sixty
desperate men.
1t was about this time that the militia Of Ashe,
Watauga and other counties on the Western line
of this State, turned out in such large numbers
to meet the Lincolnites Of East Tennessee
Mr. Waugh is, we believe, nativc Of North
Carolina, and connected with the Waughs Of For
syth and other counties in the north western part
Of the State His wife is brave and glorious
woman.-RaIeigh Standard
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-09-24
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
The Richmond Examiner SAYS:

The State of Virginia has furnished the Con-
federate service 750 companies uniformed and
equipped, according to the law. The average
number of men in these companies, is rs men TO
each. They make an aggregate of 55,25O voun-
teer soldiers from the State of Virginia, now in
the ranks of the Confederate army and actually in
the field They are divided into SO regiments of
infantry. FIVE regiments of artillery and II bodies
of mounted men. Besides these corps, this State
has furnished the temporary service of large
masses Of militia many thousands Of men for
home Defence and great number of persons who
have employed themselves in guerilla warfare, aud
in tending the wounded, who are not numbered
on the rolls of the army. The actual number of
Virginia troops on those rolls, repeat, are
neither more nor less than 55,250, privates and
officers.
So much of manhood In money the State has
not been less liberal The Convention appropria-
ted the sum of 81 100000 to the public defence,
and $4,000 900 have been actually advanced by
the State Government to the Confederate service.
Such is the official statement The contributions
Of the various counties and of private individuals
cannot be stated with the same accuracy. But
they are sufficiently well known to enable us to
state with authority that they exceed 100000
of dollars.
Speaking of Virginia a. the scat Of war and
the injury she has sustained, and the freedom OF
the other States of the Confederacy from similar
damages, the Examiner continues
In men and money the States have all made
large contributions to the public defence, but not
of them, with the exception of North Carolins,
has approached the mark of Virginia The
noble State of North Carolina has furnished thirty
regiments unsurpassed by any troops in theSSorld,
and has neither clustered at other States
Dragged of her own gallant generosity. 1t is un
fortunate that similar spirit has not been mani
tested in all parts Of the Confedoracy. The in
diligence of an unnecessary vanity in any quarter,
or unfounded pretensons, would never have
induced Firginians to present. the unanswerable
fact Of the case to public view did not reasonable
selfrsspect compel them to do 80.