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MAJ NAN. HAnDRR,
-. II. White, Act. a. "A neu

rus YAsEss STONE FLEET OFF oaARLksroS.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
!. From the Charleston Coar;ey. OF the 2lst,
inst, We extract the followinCI
Ga Thursday last FEEDER Il ves sells kept ar.
riyinx on this bar Dor during the enllre Gay
anu Oh Friday lnorning not less than twenty
three Of all GLASSES were IN eigAt. AS we'll as
could bs otiCed With u spy glass fr,m q dlS-
lance Of three four miles, there were some
four gun boats, OnS Large steamer which
looked liKs Irigate, aud the balance Xp-
peared TO be mo.tiy SAILING vessels. One vi
IN cir steamers stationed 10 the North.
east OF The Bar, near The hattiesnake Shoal,
and Inc remainder Ct their toet was near ,he
Old snip bar. During Thursday night and
Friday morning, Win the weather calm, tn g
hea emoo n, and moonlight nigh at, they sue
ceeded in sIu King some seven huiks consist.
ing Of two shiIs anu tive baras.
lnis is the hrst step in The Lincoln pro.
gramme To thy and permaneL tiy blockade
this port. The hunks Iay on taeir sides with
been stripped of tn cir canvas, and others mad
their sails dying loose. A email steamer OF
very light draft was seen mo wing actively
about, and she was supposed to be the tug
used 10 pi ace the vessels In position previous
- sinking 1hey had, 1t Is thought, abo a
Is old vessels TO sink, which, if laced IN sin
gls file and allowing ths large amount of 200
feet Cbstructng capacity 10 each vessel the
VIII ole Will blockade abou. 900 feet.
The latest reports from the bar last eveninx
say that The enemy had sunk Is vessels, sn d
from appearances tt is inferred that all then
hunks which have been brought here up "a
this time have been made YES Of and Ii N
those now remaining outside are block
adeTs.
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A bill has been introduced In the Tennes.
SEE Legislature authorizing the Governor
70 take possession Of all the salt In stor ., ON
ship board or held for sale In the State, for
public use and fos o thsr purposss.
! TAs GpssksvH essal 6saeIsuss, Of Qyeneda.
4tes has suspeaaed pnblicataon. -
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oh Of FRINGE Albsrs--The Dimculty Ne.
.,u Krriand and the Vnited States

oov .dyices from the North are to the Gath
-, The papers contain the latest news
Europe. received on the I'D. The death
'prlnss Albert. the husband OF Z ueen Vic.
-,. "a announced among the prominent
, 't Of intelligence. He died altar brief
n,n,ss, OF gastric fever, and the royaf aouse
,peland is suddenly plunged into aflic.
". which temporarily divers attention
-, Affairs Oh this aide Of the Atlantic. We
We however, 4 statsment that the British
.rcasnt marine had been warned by the
~,,srnms nt that war with the United States
"a, imminent. Further developments Of the
''aI,,, Of The Lincoln Cabinet in regard 10
as.sr,. Macon and Slidell, will b found in
IA sleSrAphic column.
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FUTURE DAYS.

DY Tar. ONUkkSi stS.U, Ga I'D
ID FEeDAY, t1s st day Of Jarusry, ira Al
mono, will DO s,d to tie highest bidasr, fr e. an,
,wo Wy valuable NEG 10 w lMEfN, each nav.
inx four uncommonly likely children, tie o.e-H
cni!d OF ssch eight years OLD The welo.e and
children ~id Re sid Rr no fsu!s BIT for ths psvs
ment OF q debt.
At the same tune and p'ace, Al OLD wOAAN
will BE- put to tue low est disr her sn pp r, eoe
hfs. IZtKIEG S. TALIEY,
Administrator OF Joseph htarke, ,sssAssd.
do 1t
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NJ h g RIO HIRING FOR 1000

VIM s. PHILLIPS, General Agsns sHd Co.
lecfor, viii ccntlrue TO Hire out Negroes Rent cut
Houses, Settle and Collect Claims Of every de
ser'poon sppertaning TO an Agency He takes
this op. ostunity of returning his sincere thanks 70
his nur erous patrons for their liberal pstron sse
ard hopes by afr OF atten ton 70 business 70 m. iii
confirmation Of the .sma. de- aa-SAswav
HOr spKIN0S, HOT SPRIN0 COUNTY
IL ARkANnAS The Hotel at Hot Springs
will accommodate six huadrsd visitors at a. time
throughout the yesr. These unsurpassed wonAssn
OF eoe world. Hot SPRING., viii BE- found - efYec
'uai IN winter a. In sumuef, and will positively
cure rheumatism. Oontraeted joints, NeuraiGas
Lumbaso. Paralysis, 0out. St. vitus' Dance, In.
potency Tom Disease. Venereal Disease, Nercurial
Odsease. Serofula and 0lsndular Disease, and an
forms Of Skin Disease. The sufferer from expo
tsrs not % BE- competed with In the world By srs
science o. shal &. q CLAYTON.
y - H-1k~ImS o~NnSss<Ns +
I ADIfS' UNOEH.TESfS-N
Il Man ss. 2ol Ladder Unds. -vssts splsr.
did S,tnty, high assk AID long slssvs.. eheep, 8.
ae 2. EzEkfEtf,l Z, Nais -.
a LL:W!lOL uNbER.sHIRTS-As R1s .
Under shifts, - b sol1 81 low. a.
0eH E1eKIGL's, Il Main q.
HHHAP PLAID DRESS dUODS-T,
~ 1kAklELD, Il Maia q ao00 yasda had,
saos pr.ss Goods. opening shis mcraias, = &c
q Z. I; !. '''''' !" rs.rz..s !, VA. :.
G10ARA uIu1RS.-fwo haadrs6 sSoasss1
- cssn q hand. and r.ss,sins hem New o,
in prses hon I'm dollars - cns Aun1rsd 1sllsss
hoe:as9: The satsaitaa ~ seilsvs = sspesially
~ '.' p y :. y x:,1 r :,s re
FEYxrX UYULHOxz AND 1xnPEN.
u TA1IA.-aAls asw sni saeeaas psspe I,
ntu h hron9A1 = ~ nO4ieo a. - nealsnl -.
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nxASsAs urxLLlsKScz.

Seventy .ssvsn additional persons arrived
at Little Rocg on the ltth, who had been
captured in Searcy county. They were
part Of the gang OF conspirators whose nesi
was discovered and broken up in Van Buren,
county short time ago. I he JvernaI state
that the foul conspiracy (which was the
work Of fnnatical old free Baptist
preacher. aided by q few hoary headed old
sinners. who have been long living In crime
and wickeduess among the barrsns Of the
northera border countiss,) has been promptly
broken up by the vigilance and prom pit action
OF the 10y al oitiz - Of those counties.
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aetss. They knocksd large hole 70 his
vault. bat fatled In their efforts 70 Open his
safs. They destroy ed ever y thing in the Ofact
Of Robert Cobb, who 10 now nrst Lieutenant
IN Capt. Lyons's artillery company at Bow
Ing 0reen. They then made q descent upon
the grocery esia biish m en- 81, and after gettipe
heartily DRINK they loaded their gun. boat
and stea med away in search Of other prey.
Tbs fellow Ysiser swears hugely, and
threatens the des olauon OF the entire Gum
berland border.
AfT1APr At DaIDaB brRHIBo--rHn IyoHypIAlv
HUEo.
The Rome (0a.) SoxMeyncr says an attempt
was made to burn the bridge across Psttst't
Creek, on the State Road, one and q halt
miles anove Cartersvills. on Monday night
the zyd inst, by q man--whoss name we did
not lsarn-from East Tennsssss. He had
been seen about there several days, AID hao
excited considerable s1spicion--so mach 81
that he was watched. They saw him pour
alcohol on the bridge, and was in the oct OF
setting nrs to 1t when caught. He had lit q
was hanged on Tuesday In Uassvtlls.
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LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

| Our Southern exchanges furnish us the fol.
lowing items Of interest
| SRcs TINE PoroNAc-srNKlsa OF A YAxxyr
VESSEL By CokPkDkkArE DArs8aY
IRON the Fredericksburg Recorder, of tha
Gath inst. we take the following
| The only item Of striking M tnsnt from this
| line that We can gather IL tie fact that on
Sunday evening about dusk, Uapt Dock, 4
battery, than which there is nose more en-
Gent In tie Southern service, opened usar
Matthias Point on an upward bound three
maS.ed vessel, (merch an man. anu in some
ave or six shots succeeded in sinking her
Our intormant WAS not aoIs TO Say whe ller
the crew was saved, but is Ger tain as to ths
siukIng OF the vessel.
SHORTLY after this occurrence the Freeboru
came steau1pg Gown, and opened upon the
| battery bat niter some fiitseA twenty we'll
directed sno;s tom ook's Da :isry she was IN .
Guced 10 retreat Ia gooa orosr " the Mary
lauu sh ors.
on turioag 4 fIohl EvanspOr. that, on Sunday
Large steamer at.empt0l ID pass up but IN ! {
enc Vas Hreu upon ~ our rIde1 Kans and
forced ~ pus back down The stream.
On sunday IL otEins u small vessel EianaK-
ed 10 Sc do"G, though sue wAa fired at
some twenty or more times.
lest- riay every hing Was quiet as tar as
we C. u.d hear, at EvAnIoIr Anu also al Aq ,tia
Greek.
OFFICIAL EEPogT OF rah woLpsoSvILLE Frgur
The following order Of Major General Har-
dee, giving report Of the recent fisht near
Woodsonyiile, Is in most admirable taste
1t expresses much in few words, AID IS rs
modest 50 i. il FL -Quent:
AEApQuAgrzks CEhTaAI Army XII
Bowling Green Dec. p, 1851
Special Order 40 ti-Oa the II Ia tuataut.ur
fotcts uL der brisodier Gen. hlnd mand, par-
Italy ensaseI Il suielior 1uTCe Of tiie enemy
lear WuoAsonNIiie. Ia the action We su>-
Tailed 4 loss ot Jour killed ana Line WouL Il.
ed. 1ne enemy was Griven back And list Il.
bout iiIty killed. and seven Prisoners. Inc Con-
duct our tr1o4s was marAeI by lin pol III
yaior. On charging the enemy, C.t. Terry
OF the 1t@as A.aGSers, " IA Allied Ia laJ-
msnt OF victory. His Regiment uepIoIe Tie
iUs5 OF i Grave aIIu Uelvy1d com ul..ndsT,-
TIE army ole OF its abies- cGi3trs.
HE 1eLtIni- con.In LuiHs raturLs bis
ttal.hs ~ DTl5. Gen. blndnln ana MS COM
u.i.na LIZ al II conduct in the In tiative of
lh1 caulpai, "a L" hentac4y, and he halls the
b. i.u,n. uur..s~ sEo VA Tue affair Is q
orisnt ,.ueury vi .A.,r Nalcr We. tA1 uo-
LIZ ii aOul cones iUT .I..iils q uec.S.ye Dlo ~.
b Orler vi
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Ely ALEX. MOTT, Anct'y.

FURNITURE, DIZZY GOODS, CLOTH.
ING. SHOES, &o.-Wil hs sold at suo.
ton, at mp store on SATURDAY, Dec. p, com.
meDci"g st 10 o'clock, a lot Of genteel Household
and Kitchen Fur urs. htoves. SC; Dry Gcca.,
r. ady made othlng. Shoes 60. sevsral dns
gold aud oliver Wa 'ohes and kupfry' articles. 10
siosa invoices Terms cash.
de 9? ALEX MOTT Auet
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Lord Lyons aud she Lincoln Government,

Aa'eiiissncs received in official quarters
represents that Lord Lyons has N aie Co.
mand upon the Lincoln Government for the
immediate restoration OF Messrs. Mason
and Siideli. and that the demand N ct with q
peremp tory refusal. We give the ssatemen I
IA We received 1t, prsferrins TO await pos tive
developments bsfors placing implicit faith in
any report.
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hilisd and Wesndsd OF the SIKH Sou.h
garsliaa ReSiment
We learn from official sources that the
killed in this regiment al the bloody ambus-
oads 1T Drainsyiile xnlou ntsd to II; VIC ppdsd.
-. Total sS
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TOFFEEi O0FFEEii
CARGO SALE,
BY LAROCHE BELL,
On TUESDAY, DscsnRa slst, 1881; at Il o'clk.
SAVANNAH, GA,
The .n'irs Cargo Of the Schooner -, from -,
consisting Of
lG5 B.GS
CHOICE CUBA COFFEE, BE-, 90 dc.
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ton to war that we continue to rspublish
from the English journals such articles as
may serve best 10 indicate the present tenn
per of the English people towards the United
States. That the Bri tfsh Government is or q.
pared to 60 TO war on this gu estion is AS GER
tain as that 1t deprecat.s a resort to hostili.
ties il tho appeal to arms eoA be ayoid ed
without lowering the dignity of the nag, 1t
is also equally clear that on this as we'll as
the general course OF policy which Ia to be
pursued with reg ard to American affairs the
governments of France and England are
acting In perfect accord.
The impression seems to be ginning ground
In political circles that Messrs. Mason and
Slidell will be given mp. The New York
Times-good authority upon matters relating
to Secretary Stewards Department-states
that a Cabinet ting was held on Tuesday
last, where, in the absence Of Lord Lyons
dispatches. the question was informally con-
sidered. The conclusion reached WAS that
there must be no quarrel with England-in
other words, that the demands OF the British
Government should be complied with. The
reasons givsn for restoring Messrs. Macon
and Slideli to the deck Of q British vessel are
curious enough. "The Government IL prob.
abl5 Satisfied, }" says the correspoc dent Of the
7im9s, "that this ciAmor for a war with Eng.
land originates with and r. propagated by
sympathiSers with the Southern rebellion"
As none Of the journals have openly ad-
vocated "war with England" but many
have declared emphatically that Messrs.
Mason and Siideli would never bs surren-
dered-among these being the New York
Tymss, the World. the Herald, the Philsde,pLia
Press, and the Baltim ore Am<yican-the natu-
raj inference Is that these papers, by their
cry OF mo surrender" which means war
sympathizers with the Sou thern rebellion.
How ever this may be, the facts remain that
the Govern ment has concluded 70 yield the
point at Issue, although the language In
announcement leaves IL TO be understoo d
that this course has been adopted. not 90
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II seems as II there need be NO ssrious aim.
Guilty In settling the Macon aud Slidell case.
According 70 the advfoss which reach No from
EnglAnd the act OF Capt. wilkes 10 pronouno.
ed BY the advisers Of the Government regu-
lar and In con formity with the law OF ma
lions mp to the point OF the removal Of the
Confederate Uommissioners from the deck Of
the msii steamer. Tbs ssoppa&s In transisu
and the search were entirely In accordance
authorities: but the Trent sAould, IL seems,
have bssn brought into port and the question
Of contrAband DaDengeu submittsd 70 the
decisioa OF . coart Ct admiralty.
the British Government, the whole cas- -.
pits es svey easy 40 peeas setuemeat
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Alfred Miller Mrs., = Mnnrn SdnInbe Macs Denis
Murphy W. M"Dermott, Florance Mccarthy, Mrs.
Anne 1cGoWen ~, Miss J. Marchand, Mr. Mar
NJ n r, II5 zng''S, ts Aiat" A., Ne
Holt, NJ. Hinman, John Hienn, Mrs. PaImgre Hen6,
CyrilLe lIeno, H. Osborne, Miss Vencli4 Ogedier,
John Power, Miss Ellen Purce ohm Pearce, Mrs.
Il. W. Patton, 7. FinchbaCk, Jas. Peirce, Rea Bro
theFs, Joseph RehIewsky, Ch8s. s. Reynolds, y.
Robert, Join Ruth, Owen Sheridan2 Ii. +. 81
monds, 1h0a. Savage. Mrs. Harriet Swami, Albert
simmons, Mrs. ann Jane Simmons, Edward som
mcrs,. Mrs. Srarke, Heinrich Schmidt, HaVlcr ri
ycy, John Srnger, Jas. W. Speer8, John Sheck
Ter, Chas. Il. SeeIiger, Thos. Thorn, ST., Mr Tom
linson, Mrs. Julia A. Trott, Wm. j. Thompson. Mrs
Peter Wcbr, Michael Walsh, Robert SptoHie, L.
Se5ar, Joseph Iaider.
MAD DoG4.--4 mad do,, r,ag killed. a+ +hc corner
~ C,ii, or, r,,,ata ,,,r,,;,,,,
at q O'Clock, by officer VIM. O'G. ponneI. me
dog had been running abnnt some time and had
bitten several dogs, goats and other animals, and
had c.oeod q rnra,ar g+or,nade =, +I,n nefohhor-
,- - - 70"I1 7'''N' - -
the dog hao been bitten on the hand by the
enraced animal previous to its being Killed.
peonIr VIII, keen 7nrs at +rs ssaeo, .ho,lld either
II" '"7 7r''''l
| Keep them claIhed or huzzIed, ana the poi'te
! should distribute another instament Of sausagesi
for there are entirely too many of the dangerous
| brr+ce ot Iarga in nm. etrae,s
~ - -N' ''' ''' ""' '''"
| ARREsTEn.-L. L. Gaiennie, Jr., was yesterday
| arrested bv Lieut. B0vlan and Officer Miller, On
| 1, ~ + i,-..-, : 49,, 49,, ,a r, ;,
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IMPORTANT ACT1oN OF THE FOREIGN CoNaULs AT
GALvEsToS.-The Galveston Civilian says:
Last Monday the various foreign ConauIa at the
port of Galveston sent document to Capt, Alden
Of the Q. S. blockading squadron, protesting
against his conduct on Saturday, in b0mbarding
the town without notice to foreigners and nom
combatants, whereby foreign subject was killed,
and the British and some of the other consular re-
sidences and offices greatly endangered. The
bearer of the protest was permitted to return
without an answer; but yesterday q fsg was
hoisted on the steamer, asking communication with
the shore.
Capt. Conrad, of the Confederate army, who is
in command of the batteries at the East Ind, took
a small vessel and met boat from the steamer at
the bar, when communication was handed to him
addressed to the Consnls. Report says that it
covers three pages and is abored attempt on
the part of Alden to justify his harharoaH conduct.
1t ia said that he does deny the fact that he had
thrown his shells at the town instead Of the forts.
We scarcely think his excuse viii satisfy the for
eign powers, whose rights have THUS been out
ragged.
The Galveston Civilian says the election returns
are favorable to Lubbock for Governor,
| The distance from New Orleans to Galveston by
| the new inland route, is 498 miles, a..r-
The Brownsville Flag says the.people have ' an
endless profusion Of vegetables and fruits If every
description y there, and are "rapidly starving to
| death" on the same, in consequence If Abe's
| blockade We should think so.
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NONE OF OUR BOYS HURT.
From the Houston Telegraph Extra, Aug. 1O 1861 !


We take tho following from the Ledger Of the 5th.
The news is not to be dOubted
FoRT BLISS, July 26.-Col. Baylor took three
hundred men from this post three days ago, and
proceeded to Mesilla, where he was attacked by
the regulars, and he killed thrty-two Of the regu-
lars the first fire. and then they retreaed; among
the killed was Lieut.. McIGnally, OF the regular
army. There was none of our men hurt.
will start at 10 O'Clock to night with my COM
pAny, and about one hundred men beside, to rein
force Col Baylor Mt Fort Fillmore, where there
will be in all probability desperate fight, when
arrive there with the cannon, 1t is our determine
ton to kill every Black Republican in the whole
| NPP0i ). W. McALLIsTER.
I'll PAso, July %, 1861.
NeSsYS Street ,e LacOs'e.- .-Gentlomen-A fight
| occurred at Mesa on the 2jth inst, between Col
| Baylol's command and the Federal troops sta
toned at Fort Fillmore in which the Federasts
| are reported to have lost two LleutenantS killed
and thirty privates killed and wounded loss OF
our side none and none wounded they abandoned
| Fillmore in the night and lied towards For
| Stanton our troops are III pursuit, and we expect
tonight to hear of their capture. The Lincoln
force is always double our own.
Another mail party has been killed, consisting o
seven men, sixty miles west OF Mesila
The troops are now all withdrawn from Arizona
Your truly. McNTHIIT &RIUHARDsON.
p. S.--An express has just arrived, reporting
the capture of most, If not all, the United States
| troops, fleeing from Fillmore. They surrendered
without resistance.
The killed and wounded OF the fight at Mesilla
were only three priyates. No officers were killed
Extract of letter received from the agent Of
the San Antonio and San Diego Mall hnc, at h
raso Texas:
Ell PAso, TExAs, July %, l8Gl.-,0ur troop:
fought 500 FeueraIs on Thursday. Loss on ou
side, none loss by the Fedcras, Lieut., McNeall2
dangerously wounded and I5ent ooks slightly
and three privates killed and five or six wounded
Saturday, the Eederala evacuated Fillmore, am
He'd towards Stanton; yesterday they were pur
sued, and the whole command taken prisoners c
| war.
Our mail to Tucson vas cleaned ont by Apaches
and all hands killed. Thomn8' party, seven i
number, and !i@c :--l &.t."'t, nd &l.r coach u
tirely destroyed. 1t occurred at Cooks Springs
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PiratIcaI Exp, ditIo;t Of tEse TanEeeg-prot,-
erfy stolen ard Vessel Eurnt--A sharp
SLiFmIsIl, etc.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va, Aug. 6,-The Yam
kee hirelings, in pursuance Of their programme on
Wednesday last entered the Poconoke river with
three steamers and two barges, and landing about
TWO hundred and fifty of their men marched 2 mile
or two into Accomae. they were net by 2 few
members Of volunteer company in the neirhbor-
hocd and after exchanging their rounds fetFeated
to their boats-not, however, before thev had
robbed store in the neighborhood of sbont $500.
The same day they appeared at Cbesineasick, lower
down the county, and after killing few sheep and
towing away vessel or TWO, disappeared from the
neighborhood.
On Friday they appeared in Cherrystone creek,
in this county, and continued their Wantou and un-
provoked destruction Of private property by board
ing two vessels lying therein. Neither Of them
had been used for any other purpose than az a
guard to the creek to prevent the escape Of slaves
since the commencement Of the war. After shot
or two from their cannon at the house Of Mrs.
fitchett. widow lady residing on the creek, they
essayed to depart; but one of their steamers get
| ting aground, afforded time to our people to as-
| sembie Preparations were at once made to give
| our vsitors such welcome as their merits de-
| served BY transferring men and munitions from
one o9et TO the other, the one ashore was, how
eyer, ever, helofe they were completed, fosted of by
tne advancing tide. As they passed our people
pounder heid-pece. The FIRE was briskl7 re-
turned from steamers and barges and for a time
there was lively reciprocetion of their stern com
The enemy had r1ed cannon, and their shot and
shell fell around and about cur men in a shower,
: Wonderful to tell, nobody was hurt although
: the hair breadth escapes were numerous. The
rascals fired with skill and accuracy worthy Of 4
better cause. The ground was strewn with crane
shot canister and fragments of shelia, and the
trees torn and rent by the ferceness Of the can.
nonade. The fight occurred on Kings Creek. a
farm belonging to John N. Tazewell, Esq. Of Nor
folk; and the burial place of the late Hon. Little
ton Waller Tazewell. Thus it would seem as If
this hallowed spot had been selected for the first
attack on this side of the Chesapeake and the last
sleep of one of Virginias most illustrous sols dis
turbed by the sound of the Yankee guns on his
We
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Narrow Escape of Gen. Siegel.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 1G.-special dispatches from Lit
tie Rock, this morning, bring dates from Fort
Smith TO the lfth inst.
The news Of Gen. Ben. McCullochs victory in
Missouri is fully confirmed.
The fight occurred on Saturday eight miles
south Of Springfield.
The enemy took the Confederate pickets pris-
oncrs, and surprised the main body, when
bloody and desperate encounter ensucd, with great
loss on both sides.
Five regiments Of Mlssourians were thrown into
4 panic and fed. Gen. Price made two Intellectual
efforts to rally them.
The Second Louisiana Regiment fought gallantIy,
and suffered much.
Gen. Price led the Third and Fifth Arkansas
regiments in person, and made splendid charge.
Letter from Ben. McCulloch.
A letter from Ben. McCnl!och, dated the llth.
says: "The victory is ours. The battle lasted
six hours and half. Our los is great: Gen.
Lyon is among the dead. We took six pieces of
artillery from Siegel, destroyed his command, and
captured many prisoners and small arms. I can,
not give particulars, but write this to correct re-
ports circulated By those who fed from the field
R.ieade cner1 Commanding.
The Confederate Loss.
The Confederate loss is put down at from two
to three hundred killed, and from four to five hun
dred wounded.
Among the killed are Major Harper, of Church
ills Regiment Capt Il. 7. Brown, Lient Joe
Walton, Capt. Bell, Lieut.. Weaver, Sergeant Sam.
Morton.
Major Ward, of the Third Regiment, lost his arm
and it is thought he will die.
Capt. Stewards company suffered greatly.
Thirty or forty Of Col. Caroll's Regiment were
killed.
Major Weightman, gallant Missouri officer, was
| also killed.
Flight Of siegels Forces
| Siegle's forces were pursued to Springfield.
| When the messenger left, it was thought tina
| Gen. McCuoch would attack them there.
| Capt. Blank caught Siegel, but he was rescued
| h shot at and thinks he wounded him.
| Col. Sweeney, Of the Federal army, was killed
| The encmy's loss is from 23OO to 3000