, 1861-08-29

moved. They are now within four miles, ifty
Thousand Of them, and preh hsfng on. You msy
look out by the last Of this or frat Of next
week for big light o. smother foot raee. Ny
correct, that our General viii throw . large
body Of troops ACROSS the Potomac at Lees
burg and thea march up to Washington in the
rear, bringing On an attack both In front and
rear at the same time This letter is dated
the 18th instant''
MOVEMENTS II; WESTERN VIRGINIA,
The Richmond Examiner Of the 16sh Inst,
says; Information received iast night from
movement for the entire command had been
ordered for Yesterday morning. Gen. LorinR
was ordered to move with his forces from the
Big Spring in the direction Of Huttonvil1e,
around the Chest Mountain, while Gen. Jack
son Was to advance towards the Cheat Moun-
tair, where the enemy Is posted in force, and
block the progress Of Rosecrans eastward.
He will now either have to capitu1ate, OF, If
apprised Of our movements IN time, will back
on Phillppi, whic. is the only position which
le would be apt to select In his retreat to make
stand at. Stirring news may new be mo-
The Richmond Enq1irer Of the 17-h SAYS! !!
"Private accounts represent Gen. Floyd's
command as ten miles west Of LeWisbarg.
The enemy are reported to be posted three
thousand st1ong} At sumnser6Ville, fifty milea
distant, with 3 large number at Gau1ey r. yer,
which they are terrifying. Gen. Floyds brig.
With improved arms, and is in high state
OF efficiency. BE viii advance On the enemy
in very few days."
ARKANsAs TROOPS N TIE FIELD.
The Memphis Appeal has been shown @
statement CT the forces furnished bY Arkansas
to the Confederate States, all Of which are
now engaged in active service. It is said to
be reliable statement, and sums up IS fol-
lows:
NoE in Virginia, two regiments Of infantry,
Under HaIdee. In regiments +.....-......... 5000
Under McCulloeh In regiments. 5000
Seven new regiments ja=t organized, under ~''0>
Ind pendent companies and battsiions of '''''
aft1le5y and caYslry with Hardee and Nc
eadoen 1 800
Total Arkansas force. ri, 500
The largest vote ever cast in Arkansas Was
something over 5000; consequently ever
0nethird Of her voting population are now in
the held in the service of the South.
EXPULSION OF CITIZENS.
The New Orleahs Delta Of the 18Th reioices
over the contemplated expulsion Of citizsns
Of the United States from the Confederated
states." The law, it states, is, end the fact is
citizenship to this Government are to be ban.
tsned from the Confederated States. The
Delta advises the worst and says:
we cannot afford to tolerate enemies in
cur midst, because, fcrsooth, they may have
the discretion to keep silent and to bear no
arms IN their hands. The man of Massachu-
perhaps thriving in our midst, has 70 business
at this time to be amopg us, if he allows q
reasonable suspicion to exist that he is not
also CORDIALLY with us.n
What would become of the thousands of
the friends and adherenta of the South in tsthe
United States If this rule should be adopted?
SEARCH FOE ARNB IN TENNESSEE.
70 Me Clerks efthe County Courts Of the STATE Of
Tennessee
You are hereby requested to Issue to each
constable in you respective counties an order
requiring him to make diligent inquiry at esch
house in his civil district tor all mnskets.
bayolets, rifles, swords and pistols belonging
to the State Of Tennessee, to take them into
possession and deliver them to YOU,
a reward Of one dollar will be paid to tie
constable M for each musket, aud bayonet or
Il1e, and OF fifty cents for each sword or pis-
tol thus reclaimed.
at public expense, to the military authorities
at Nashville, Knoxville and Mem phis, as nav
be most convenient and will inform the Mill
tary and Financial Board by letter, addressed
to them at Nashville, Of the result Of your ac-
ton and OF the expenses incurred. 4 check
Tor the amount will be promptly forwarded.
It is hoped that every officer will exert him
self to have this order promptly executed.
-, lsaAM 9. HARRIS, Governor, SC.
Nashville, August 19, 1861.
SOUTHERN CURRENCY TROUBLES
From the Richmond Enquirerl
Gold and silver are now selling In the South
efn States at from ten to fifteen Der cent. for
current bank bills. a sound sud uniform
currency is as essential to the health and vigor
OF the Confederaey and the Government IS
healthy red blood is to the power and endu-
ted currency Is just now mere to be feared
than all Ct Lincoln's 1egious. It Is what
ought not to be, and cannet be submitted TO
hy the Southern people. It is intolerab1e that
the banks should be exempt by Law from the
onlagstion to rdeena their currency in specie,
sno, al ne sane time, sell the very gold and
silver With which it oughs to be redeemed for
own bills. 101 @1s4e
:, 1t Is all the same whether they do this at
Their own counter directly, or indirectly.
thfough the agency OF brokers. True to their
souilees character and eordid instincts. the
nanks are ready for q few vile dollars to crush
the Government and the people together
Aie these Institutions really the friends Of
Lincoln: DUST SO soon as it appears that the
banks are to be allowed to prev upon the neo
PIE at thls time, when they are Loyalty and
ps1notleal,y pouring into the public treasury
looking debt and ta1ation IN tie face. fs ne
shal ind an abatement Of zeal and a dis
content perilous to our great cause
Whatever circulates as money now rnuet
circulate at par, and if the bills Of the suspend
Cd banks are really declining in value, and are
IN fact worth ten to fifteen per cent, less thar
gold, It is time to crush them out If Uis eya
shofd De aHoeeed to Progress, ,oe shat soon have
HAsvsTsa bd7k7upteu We are willing to give
our last dollar and Last drop of blsod to sup.
port the existing war and expel the invaders
Ct our soil. We have solemnly consecrated
oar oar, lives to this holy work, but we are not
Rhole currency, for the benefit Of selfish and
1npatr1otlc money moDgers. Csst the money
changers out Of our holy temple. Scourge
IAem away from our patriotic altarB Con
gfess IL now in session. propose scheme
1or its consideration. It is as follows;
= Let Congress declare, by solemn act, that
whoever shall ask orreceive per cent. in coa-
Of the exchange Of one sort Of mon.
ey fof smother, whether it shall be specie for
paper money, or one SORT Of papersmoney tor
another, shall be guilty of treason and pun
ished with death.
:. 2; Let It be instantly provided that each
state shall receive at its own treasury at mar
any money which may be lawfully issued by
eny bank, corporation, or individual within ih
N@''1 1N->'AA1 80
:; Let it be provided TINT any such money
shaH be received at par in payment of ali
taxes and dues to the Confederate State Treas-
ury. 'D'''e
4. Authorize the Treasury Department to
use tne public funds and securities for the re-
uempt1on OF any paper money in the Coufede-
rate States.
s. Require each bank in the Con;ederacy to
redeem the bills Of any other bank. Let Con
gTess De warned and woke up to the financial
Eerils which beset us. The banks are the A.
lies Of Lincoln.
Vpefaaons Of the Army Sanitary Conn
KMfA&Gpn,
Ihe Sanitary Commission has issued the
following statement Of its plan Of opera
6ons:
A Among the objects to which the funds
o. me commission are applied are the fol