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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11

81 In these desperate encounters the
veterans of McBride's and Stacks divi-
sions fully sustained their proud reputa-
ton, while Col Martin Green and his
command, and Colonel Boyd and Major
Winston and their commands proved
themselves worthy to fight by the side of
the men who had, by their courage and
valor, won imperishable honor in the
bloody battle of Springfield
/" After two o'clock in the afternoon of
the Goth. and after ffty-two hours of
continuous firing, white flag was dis
played blythe enemy on that part of the
works nearest to Col. Green's position,
and shortly aftcrward another was dis
played opposite to Col. Rives. imme-
diately ordered cessation of all firing on
our part, and sent forward one Of my staff
officers 10 ascertain the object of the flag,
and to open negotiations with the enemy,
if such should be their desire 1t was
finally after some delay, agreed by Col.
Marshall and the officers associated with
him for that purpose by Col. Mulligan,
that tie United States forces should lay
down their arms and surrender them
selves as prisoners of war to this army.
These terms having been made known to
were ratified by me, and Immediately
carried into effect.
fOur entire loss in this series of en-
gagements amounts to twenty-five killed
and seventy-two wounded. The enemy
loss was much greater"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
ATTENTION,
ALL YE LOVERS Of GOOD COFFEE!
save your Money, and always have
Good Coffee!
Federated Coffee Roasters /.

WNHIS is little invention that every woman
Z requires, as an article of economy and
Convenience. The coffee roasted in this ma
Aine is not only better and far healthier, but
Auch stronger, as the aroma is retained and
ut destroyed in the roasting 1t therefore re-
9ires less coffee.
)ne pound Of coffee can be roasted in from
h 10 twelve minutes, and two pounds in
;nty minutes. 1t is so constructed, that the
g-deseeis Ssepty2ohstantly in melton, endsexpos-
INTO the same degree Of heat consequently,
/ 1.-THE grains are roasted alike, and have e&
luphy the same havor-no foreign favor being
ktcuired from over-roasting, or not roasting
lc1sgh A glass window is prepared at the
NJ x the cylinder, so that the coffee may be
ted Just as much rs if ii was in an open
4 obviating the danger Of roasting too
al oh, aud the aroma passing of. which would
nd tessarily occur did the machine have to be
opfned whenever you wished to inspect the
coffee. 1t will beyond ell doubt, make bet
tel coffee and more Of it.
wv. A. CUMMING las purchased the OK
elusive right to manufacture and sell theaboye
mhchine for this Montgomery county, and
would be pleased to show them, and explain
the modas operandi Of them, to his friends and
the public.
IThey can be semi at the Store Of JoHv H.
HGmSs. Esq.,, wheie, at all times, can She
falnd, at prices to sait the times, full supply
Dry Goods, Obstetrics, and all articles usu-
salE1.ept in frsl .lass country store.
feb iB--fy i WIN. A. CUNNING.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11

that said article was written, or caused
to be written, by said Major General.
SECOND Specification. That said Blair
while acting as Colonel of the first regi-
ment Missouri Light Artillery, wrote and
caused to be published, in newspaper
published in the city of St. Louis, and
in the State of Missouri, false and de-
famatory article over his own signature,
IN which occurs the following language,
viz: 81 reply that | never asked Gen.
Fremont personal favor that he did not
grant it Immediately. 4 Il l
never recommended him to give con-
tract to any one that he did not use his
influence to obtain il"
The copies of the correspondence
which preceded, and resulted in the final
production of the copy of the letters from
Col. Blair to his brother, Montgomery
Blair, are hereto appended and made part
hereof, They consist of, first, Mrs FIRE.
mohts note to the President, (marked
A y second, Mrs. Fremont's note to the
President, (marked BID third, the Pre-
sident's letter to Mrs. Fremont, (marked
G y fourth, Gen. Fremont's telegram to
the President, (marked Do fifth, Mont
gomery Blair's telegram to General Ere
mont, (marked Ed
j G.. FREMONT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
Immense Armies.

There is little doubt that the armies
now on the line of the Potomac and its
vicinity amountt to the immense aggre-
gate of near 100000 men on each side.
or 100000 combatants. Whenever q
general battle shall occur, it will not on
ly have no parallel on the Western Con-
tineht in the forces engaged, but hardly
one in the history even Of modern Eu-
rope, will vie with it, The great battles
of Napoleon were generally fought with
numbers far inferior to those now under
the walls of Washington.
For instance, at Austerlitz, where Ma
poleon defeated the combined armies Of
Russia and Austria, he had but 80, 900
troops; tho allies had 100000. At Je-
ma and Anerstadt, where he broke the
power of Prussia, his forces were not
over 1906 strong. At the great bat
tie of Wagram, fought with the Austrians
on the banks Of the Danube, in 1909, he
had but 100000 men. At Borodino,
under the walls of Moscow, he had but
100, 900 to oppose the Russians. At
Waterloo be did not have to exceed &c.
600 troops.
The only battlefield we now recollect
of, where the combatants were as numer-
Gus as those around Washington, was
Leipsic, in 1918, where Napoleon had
175 900, and the allics-Russians, Aus
trians, Prussians, Swedes and Germans
numbered 200, 900 Nearly half mil
lion of men took part in this tremendous
battle, which was known as the Combat
of the Giants.
1t lasted three days, and ended in
complete overthrow Of Napoleon, who
was driven into France, where a series Of
disasters commenced that did not end un-
til Napoleon abdicated his crown aud
was exiled to the Island of Elba, in 1874.
No battle was ever fought on the soil Of
the United States where 10000 COM
batants took part in it on both sides
From these figures we can judge Of
what battle we have reason to expect
when the hosts of Mcclellan and Beau
regard, more than twice the number Of
those of Napoleon and Wellington at
Waterloo, come into collision on the
banks Of tho Potomac. It will DO an
event that will be the great military fea-
ture, probably for ages to come, of mar
tial proves in America.
Washington never had thirty thousand
men in one army under his command
Jackson never had fifteen thousand men,
and Scott never before the present year
had seen twenty thousand troops under
his orders. Great is the ability required
to :nanGuvre and handle such u large
body Of men and bring them into action
at the proper time and place The late
battle at Bull Run extended over seven
miles from one end Of our line to another.
To know what is going on in such On
amphithcatre, and to be prepared to or
der up reserves and strengthen every ex-
posed point, requires the highest degree
Of intellect. Gin. Enq. s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
Prospective Bankruptcy Of the North.

We are fairly entitled to say that in
no one point has the model Government
of our advanced" politicians been found
to support the pretentions which we're
ascribed to it. The Americans rushed
into war as recklessly as any nation could
have done. The Peace Party amoDg
them never obtained anything like such
hearing as was accorded TO our peace
makers at home. Every offer of arbi-
tration was rejected with The fiercest
contempt. They are conducting their
war with such incredible prodigality that
observers used 10 the extravaganza Of
camps and campaigning are astounded at
the spectacle. and, to complete the pic
ture, they are providing for this enor-
nous outlay in the most improvident and
costly fashion. Being unwilling to tax
themselves, they resort 10 borrowing,
and are raising loans at a rate which will
soon make their national debt one Of the
heaviest in the world.
We can only hope, indeed, that pol
icy 30 recklessly adopted may soon bring
with il as an unavoidable consequence
the termination Of the strife. II fnan-
cial embarrassment should furnish the
surest road 10 peace the sooner they are
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
Vol. vII.---No. 9

experienced the better. We can assure
the Americans that war is not likely to
become the cheaper, nor borrowing ea-
sier, as months pass on. The course of
such things is very different Each cam
paign opeus new fields, absorbs new
armies and creates new charges The
great ball of debt, when once set rolling.
will gather and grow till its dimensions
outstrip all speculation. In our belief,
the forcible subjugation Of the South
would prove hopeless task even if all
the States of the North poured their
wealth unsparingly into the Federal Ex-
chequer, but if thoy attempt to defray
its accommodating charges with money
borrowed at Z per cent. they will find
themselves engaged in an expenditure
which no country in tho world could
support. London Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
Boot and shoemaking MACHINERY.

An improved kind Of apparatus has
been devised for the manufacture of that
description Of boots and shoes in which
the soles and heels are fixed to the upper
feathers or welts by screwed pins. Tho
machinery consists Of self-acting moye-
ments, by which the wire is screwed or
forced into the boot or shoe, and after
wards cut of by shears, for moving the
boot the distance required, and giving
continuous rotary motion to the cutters
and glazing wheels. by means Of a
wheel with teeth upon a portion Of its
periphery revolving motion is given at
certain intervals to the wire for forming
the screwed pins, the threads Of which
are made by screwplate or dies-1tho
entrance Of the pins into the sole and
welt going on at the same time. During
the stopping of the revolving motion Of
the wire, the pins are cut off by shears or
cutters, put in motion by cam, the
boot being moved by dividing wheels ac-
cordiDg TO the required distance between
tho screwed pins. After the sole has
been screwed on, the boot is removed TO
another part Of the apparatus, the table
Of which is moved 80 as 10 press the edge
Of the sole against circular cutter, put
in motion by wheels and pulleys in the
the usual manner, a guard being en-
ployed TO maintain the correct action Of
the cutter. After the sole is cut, it is
finished by pressing it against circular
polished surfaces and brush.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
Postmaster General
COLONEL BLAIR'S LETTER TO POST
MASTER BLAIR.

%~NS'Dg '~SPNN""~' -
Dear Juclge. wrote you quite fully
about our affairs here by Judge Gamble
and ! am more and more convinced Of
the views ! stated to you in that letter
Affairs are becoming quite alarming in
the northern part Of the State as well as
in the south. Men coming here to give
information are not allowed to approach
Fremont, and 20 away in disgust
l have felt it my duty to tell him what
they say, and he throws himself behind
the reports Of his officers, who are trying
to prevaricate and shield themselves for
neglect of duty, and hc still clings to
them, aud refuses TO see for himself. !
told him he would not escape RESPONSE
bility in that way, and he would very
soon find an army Of rebels 10 600 strong
on his hands in North Missouri, threat
ening ST. Louis and diverting bis atten-
ton snd occupying The forces he desired
TO use aesinA Mccullough and Pillow.
5e-iplks Of lilo yigor he is going to use,
but I can sec none Of it, and fear il will
Nra out 10 be some rash and inconside-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Law Partnership.

DICHARD J. BOWIE JOHN T. VIM
~ son, of Rockville, Montgomery county.
Nd, have entered into copartnership in the
Practice of the Law.
They will practice in the Court of Appeals
OF Maryland and in the Circuit Courts of
Anne Arundie, Howard and Montgomery coun-
ties, and in the Circuit Court of the District of
Columbia. RICHARD J. BOWIE,
dec f-lv JOHN T. VTNS0N
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11

typhoid fever is far less virulent than
formerly, and yields with comparative
readiness to careful medical treatment
and good nursing Measels and orGina-
ry fevers are also rapidly abating.-
Richmond Enquirer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11

IF we would induce othors 10 act
virtuously it will prove more cffectual
to show them their capacities than TO ex-
pose their weakness; TO attract them by
fairer ideal, than to terrify them with
pictures Of misery and shame.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11

Mr.. Gun having been sent to con-
gress, did not make noise enough TO gra-
tify his constituents, and they elected
Mr.. Cannon his successor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
GEN. FREMONT TO THE PRESIDENT.

September II, 1861.
To Mc President Of tie United States,
Washington, ID. g.: | respectfully re-
quest you to have furnished me copy
of the letter referred to in your letter to
Mrs. Fremont provided you have receiv-
ed the consent Of the writer; and if you
have not received that consent, | respect
fully request you to have it procured
j. G. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
-. W. shbHpN
Major General Commanding.
POSTMASTER BLAIR'S LETTER TO GEN.
FREMONT

WAsnINGToN, d. c., Sept. 10, '61.
Gen. Fremont, MqJor General Com
manding: will send Franks letter
Ii is not unfriendly. Release him. He
should have no difficulty existing with
the public. NJ BLAIR,
Postmaster General.
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TIE PRESIDENTS REPLY.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. ~, 1861.
Mrs. General Fremont My Dear Mad
am: Your two letters Of to-day are be-
fore me. l answered the letter you bore
me from General Fremont on yesterday,
and not hearing from you during the day,
| sent the answer to him by mail.
1t is not exactly correct, as you say
you we're told by the elder Mr.. Blair, to
say that sent Postmaster General Blair
to st. Louis to examine into that depart
ment and report. Postmaster General
Blair did go, with my appreciation, to
see and converse with Gen. Fremont as
friend. / do not feel authorized to fur
nish you with copies of letters in my pos
session, without the consent Of the
writer's. q
No impression has been made on my
mind against the honor or integrity of
Gen. Fremont, and l now enter my pro-
test against being understood as acting
in any hostility toward him. Your ODE
dent servant, A. LINCOLN.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
j. G. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding.
LETTER FROM MRS. FREMONT.

TO the President ofhe United States
| was told yesterday by Mr.. + 2. Blair,
ST., that five days since letter was re-
ceived from his son, Colonel Frank p.
Blair, and laid before you by his son,
Postmaster General Blair, containing
certain statements respecting General
Fremont and his military command in
the Western Department, which letter
was submitted to you as President.
] was further told by Mr. Blair that
on that letter you sent Postmaster Gen
eral Blair to St. Louis to examine into
that department and report. .
On behalf of, and as representing Gen.
Fremont, ! have to request that be fur
nished with copies of that letter or any
other communication, if any, which in
your judgment have made that investi.
CATION necessary.
| have the honor to be, very respect.
fully, JESSE BENTON FREMONT
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FanaIy flights.

1 Also, SOAPS /, every description manu-
factnred by his pSfess.
The subscriber Is tested this soap thorough
lly, aud can, with Pniidence, recommend it to
sthe citizens of Mi7tgomery county. II is de-
Aidediv the
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MRS. FREMoNT'S SECOND NOTE TO TIL
PRESIDENT.

Mrs. Fremont begs to know from the
President if his answer to General FIRE.
monts letter can be given to her without
much further delay. Mrs. Fremont is
anxious to return TO her family, and takes
the liberty of asking a reply by the mes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-10-11
A Southern Invention.
WOO5WORTH'5
COMPOUND TGLHf & WASHING SOAP

Patented Iarch 18th, 1850.
rrHE subscribe, having purchased Of Mr..
a. WooDswoRT the Patent Right for Mont
gomery county, DID,, for his lMPKON ED
SOAP, now offer or sale
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-24
GREAT vICToRYl

Severe battles fought on Thursday last, aud
Sunday Manassas, in both Of which the Southern
troops were triumphant On sundsy,i /. appears The
enemy suffered complete route, and were driven pre-
eipilalely from the field
Our victory glorious, but has been obtained at
great price, the loss Of many Of our valuable men.
We give below all the particulars can obtain The
account Of The battle on Thursday Is from the Rich.
mond Dispatch; tha, Of Sunday Is from sIira Of the
STANDARD aud from The Charlotte Bulletin, received by
them by telegraph.
We lean verbally, from The report Of travellers on
the yesterday, that Col. Fisher whose regiment
had just joined The Confederate army, was among the
slain, and also Capt. York.
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IMPORTANT m TRUE.

A dispatch from Memphis. July l2th, says.
ON The authority Of Capt. Nc Manus of the
mail steamer from New Orleans, that dis.
patch had been received al New Orleans,
FROM Berwick Bay. stating that the Z. 5. war
steamer Sumter, Capt. Raphael Semmes,
ian account Of whose running the blockade
last week We published, had returned, bring.
ing ffiy. flee thousand Enfield riffs, together
with other accoutrements. and large nun.
Der q riiled cannon. II seems that the sum
ter net near Cub an English vessel that was
90 her way 70 New Orleans with these arms,
which had been ordered previously. They
were transferred TO the Sumter, aud that yes.
sci had arrived II the Balize in safety. The
same gentleman informs Us that over ten
thousand hogshsais Of tobacco we're disposed
Of IN New Orleans 10 one day during last
week. The tobacco is INTENDED for the French
market. aud the French purchasers paid for
IL Ia gold, instead Of bills, as heretofore.
This information, we believe, can be relied
upon. The tobacco must be taken TO France,
aud will go there in French bottoms. II old
Abe's vessels undertake to prevent it, the
distinguished raispllter will have fight up.
on his hands 10 which somebody" will be
hurt. Fayetteville Obsuxr.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-24

Tur BATTLE At RicH MouSrAls.-The
Lynchburg yirginian publishes the following
extract from an officer in the Lee Battery,
engaged ia the battle II Rich Mountain, to
his father in that place, dated Monterey,
they fell back IN confusion, but their over
whelming numbers pressed forward until
they discharged their pieces in our very IA.
ces; then we thought retreat better than a
fool hardy death. and each one sought safety
in flight down the olher side Of the noun.
tain.
The whole lorce Of the enemy was said TO
have been eight thousand. Three thousand
advanced 10 the attack while the rest were
held in reserve. Our whole force IN the en-,
rsrement was about two hundred and fifty.
We held the enemy in check with this lutte
handful for an hour aud half. Leonidas
with his three hundred Spartans could have
done no more. Our loss was, considering
all the Circumstances, comparatively small J
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-24
TAX NOTICE.

WILL attend Il lie following times and places, TO
l collect the Taxes Tor The year 1850:
Al James W. Miics's. On Friday. 18th Jay OF July.
Cedar Grove, % Saturday ths iJh.
A. T'alrt's. Oh Monday The i5lh.
Halls store. on Tuesi1y the 10Th.
Hills,oscugh. on "Wednesday The llth'
Re, Mounlain. on THURSDAY the 18th.
Midway. on Friday the 18Th.
wchhs' Factory. On saturday the goth
John A. Coles's. Oh MONDAY tht ssd.
William q Walkers. on Tuesday the sSd.
Du,han'. station. on Wednesday The 2iih.
A, n. l;potsts on Thursday thc s5lh.
Chanel Hili. on Friday the goth.
Whit Cross, 81 saturday the 9Th.
Tbcnts Long :, Oh Monday the 2olh.
rb,nss d. Gates. on TUESDAY the Goth.
u,llsbst,ush, Town TaS, % Wednesday the 3isi.
t.njs, the late act Of Assembly. Merchants and
s,lets ID Liquors ats required % pay their iaS On the
III Jiy Of July.
The Magistrates and persons appointed. viii attend
Il, the same time and places 10 take the st Of Tau
III. az ire wear 1851 Punciualiy i required u ILL.,
II. NJ. JONES, Sheriff.
June llth. 1851.
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sixty will cover the whole. The Bucking-
ham Lee Guard suffered most severely, hay-
ing thirty men, together with Capt. Irving
and Lieutenant Boyd, killed. Capt. Curry.
Of the Rockbridge Guard, and Capt. Ander-
son Of the Lynchburg Artillery, we're also a.
mong the killed. Four hundred Of the enc
my found merited doom 10 death.
AT sunset report says that Col. ?. led six
companies out from his camp up Rich noun
tain to retake his position, but mistaking his
way he missed his mark, and told his men
to save themselves as best they could; he
would return and bring out the regiment. In
this latter attempt he was taken prisoner.
Many Of his men cut through the enemy and
came up with our regiment on its retreat.
This is the last we know Of the affair.
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GES WnE's ADyANcE.-The advance OF
Gen. Henry A. Wise and the novments Of
his son, o. Jennings. are not at all relIsheJ
by the 0hioans. A recent number Of the
Cleveland Herald, SAYS the rebel forces, I'M
der Gov. Wise, have reached the valley OF
the kanawha, and are advancing towards the
Ohio river. He and his 10000 rebels have
reached Riply, lthc county seat Of Jackson
a small town Of 200 inhabitants, $50 miles
w. n. W. ri Richmond.
The Wheeling lntelligencer Black Repub-
lic.n,) Of the 5lh, has the following para
graph ia regard 10 tie whereabouts " Gov.
Wise:
A member Of the Legislature received a
letter last night from Charleston, Kanawha
county. stallng positively among other things
that Wise is 10 Charleston. Tor was when the
letter was written at the head Of large
force. and haranguing the people, and appeals
ing 10 them TO take up arms. The writer
SAYS the pupulace are being electrified BY
Wise's eloquence. Ills son, the rcdoubtabls
o. Jennings. is accompanying him. special
dispatches 10 the Cincinnati papers. rerciy-
ed last night, report Wise on his way down
The kanawha TO the Ohm. Intense excite.
ment exists in that neigh5orhood.
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RECOGNITION OF THE CONFERENCE.-The
Charleston Mercury thinks the question of
the recognition Of the Confederate Republic
will be settled MT in Washington, or Paris,
or London. bat in Virginia. II says:
The arguments OF our brave volunteers are
better than all the mendacious and intrigu-
ing diplomacy Of oily Cannon Se,rard, or
the insolent threats OF Lincolnism. II is
with people as with men-tho.e who recOg-
niLe themselves can IN good time comHand
recognition from others. We do not under
take the merits Of cation, or diplomacy, but
We have great faith ia the +" moral suasion"
which Is administered by rifles and swords,
yell handled By brave men who know their
rights and tie truth and dare MAINTAIN them.