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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07

FoRTREss MoERoE, august Lit is
rumored aud believed here that the new
Merrimao has como down as far FortDarl-
ing. One thing is authentic, that tho
Federal gunbqats have passed up the riv-
er beyond Harrison's Landing.
A detachment OF infantry and cavalry
from Nc cClellaO's s army made recounois-
sance down the Chickahominy, and came
towards Williamsburg till they met our
pickels. They then returned, and report
ed they had not seen The eusmy. Last
night, between twelve and one o'clock, the
rebels opened fire on McClelsn's center
Tor about au hour and half, from four
batteries Of flying artillery. opposite the
landing. some above and some below
Not one third Of their shell exploded.
Several vessels were struck by frag
ments OF shells, but no one on the feet was
injured. Nine soldiers were killed and
three Wouhed.. After half an hours de-
LAY out sige guns opened, and in less than
forty minutes tina rebels were silenced.-
II tie motive OF the rebels was to draw
our ghuboais down the river, they were
disappointed, as not one made its appear
ance. .s,I. s,..au.
Nothing Further has been heard Of the
rebol Merrimac. -H .es.t y %
IIEApeUARrERs ARMY OF riiE PA+oMAo. I
..r Monday. Augusta. I
Ever since the firing upon our shipping
at the MaiIboat Landing by the sneny'l
batteries, our troops have occupied tht
opposite shore. Yesterday a reconhos
sance wis made from that point back int
the country to within Ia miles of Peters
!, burg. 1t was conducted by Col. Averil
, and composed Of 100 Of the 9th United
States and l50 of the Sd Pennsylvania
Cavalry, with four companies OF Il g Is
Michigan Infantry. Captains Caster ant
Bowen of General Nc Clellan's staff accom-
paui d them. At Cox's Mills. FIVE mile
from the river, they encountered the l3ll
Virginia Cavalry, drawn up in limo. On
men charged. upon them, when the
broke and ran. They drove them TO thei
. encanipment at Sycamore Church, tw
and bali miles further, where they agai
formtd, but were iGgloriously put loAighl
leaving behind all their tents camp equip
age, Gnd com tnissary stores, which ou
troops Eathtted tbgetler and burnt. 1'h
rebels had tfso hGises killed, six me
woundo1, AMI two taken prisoners. Gu
: loss was one killed. After securing III
: country.a short distance furlherj they te
turned 10 the river. ~.
There is no further evidenco OF tho re
bel gunboats on the river this side OF Fbl
Dazzling. bau'e tr ya
Information received here goes to shov
that the new Merrimac will not be read
10 operate Tor hreo weeks yet.
Two Of the gunbous were yesterda
evening engaged in shelling the opposil
: shore above City Point.
The health Of the troops has improve
over since they Legan to receive fresh veg
elables, which were ordered 10 be issue
TO them by General Mcclellan. 10 't
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07
(,IeaninCs from thc Rebel Papers.

-
The Richmond Exa miner oflhe 96.h.
prints the Cou6scation bin with the re-
mark that ! is law which Affects thou
sands Of citizens in the South. and ad-
vises It's readers TO procure copy for
reference. Tho same PAPER. while accu.
sing our troops ol robbery and pillage
along TIE Chickahomiuy, accuses the
rebel soldiers of committing precisely the
same acts on the oppOsl,s b1uk Of the
river. II says stranger would fail to
distinguish where the lines lately dccu.
pied BY the Southern army ceased. aud
those Sf the Yankees began, The whole
country his been ruined aud literally laid
waste. The Dispatch of the s5th says
that Lieutenant. ten rderlies, and one
corporal belonging to tie Fifth Indiana
Regiment, had been broughtto Riohnloud
being captured by Col Sluart's FRS.
Virginia Cavalry. The pIisdhers we're
Engaged in the burning of the bridge al
Beaver D IN. Col. J, P. Croun. a ma.
Tive Tetnessssau. and able tactician. is
the rebel commander at Chattanooga. 49,
The Dispatch. in alludins to the common
opinion at the South that 800. 200 men
cannot be rtised at the North. says the
required number OF men will be raised
beyond all question; il not in one way,
get in another. They will be foTlheom
Iing. too. at the shortest possible notice
If we cit down aud iold our arms. they
will dispel our dream IF security, be
fore We are prepared to resist them by a
shock sd rude that. it will cos, us a long
sine 10 repair the damage it will c'sioh
Let US make ourselves masters OF the
crisis by anticipating it, and preparing tc
face il when it shall have arrived. Lei
US not permit il 10 overiaks US like sur
prise. Remember Manassas, and the evi
consequences that flowed from the grcat
unimproved. and. becauss unimprosed
almost fatal victory! yi9 Ja .-t-u.
We have to deal withtdn enemy Of vas
resources, both 10 med and means. and b,
will spare neither blood nor dioney IN Ri
attempt to rciuce Us to subject oil. Hi
excrions are stimulated by hatred 81
deep and diabulica that it will stop shor
Of nothing which may promise 10 assis
IN lis qualification. The Richmond
Enquirer says that in the late batll be
J fore that city, an iron clad railroad batter.
performed prominent part. 1t does no
describe it, for fear OF giving laid an,
comfort" 10 the enemy, but merely says
is an iroE.clad battery mounted on save
sets Of wheels, and carrying one larg
filled gun. The whole machine is pro
PEELED by an ordinary locomotive :
Lieut.. Bury and fourteen men com
I'd 'rded her. On sunday morning
started from Fair Oaks. and little ate
twelv5 arrival near S,vage's house
seven miles from Richmond 1t first Gu
gagged tho b,ltcry; the first gun frol
! which had Killed General Griffith. {
Mississippi, and soon siIenced it. i
second shell. thrown into a field 10 iron
of Savsge's house. killed and wounde
one hundred m4u dRd thirty horses
Sine that battle. there being no enem
near the railroad line, the battery ha
seen no service.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07
The New NIbrfimac.


A Mr.. DOlsn, recently returned from
Richmond, gives the following account
in the Philadelphia Press Of The New
Merrimac building at that place:
( Sunday three weeks was on board the
Merrimac, being anxious TO get look at
her before | came away. She isa very
formidable vessel, constructed with much
skill. Her wood work was then finished.
On the following day she was taken a,
cross the river 10 the Trsdegar Works to
Ravs her plating Put on, The plates are,
about ton feet long and ten inches in
width. They are punched entirely thro'
with holes for the insertion OF the boltsIi
and will overlap one another when ID po.
si.iou. we s'5' ''t W. -'
Like Merrimac No. i she is formid
able ram. bdt is somewhat smaller than
the great original. which, in every other
respect she greatly resembles. Her roof
runs up toa peak, Of such a hight that
the sides rise at a sharp angle. When
ironed, and her machinery put in, her
guards will probably not be over one foot
above the water, Being much smaller,
she will be far more manageable than
Merrimac the first. Her guards were !.
bout six feet above the waters edge. =
The ram was well baked reaching about
four ieet above The deck, aud extending
out six or eight feet. "
HER ARMAIEE4.
Although her armament was Of course
not yet on board, its character was no SO
cros, The entire public having access to
the vessel, it was easy to be seen what
numb r Of guns she was to carry, as we'll
Ss their Approximate character. From
other information, however. can stats
that she will carry one bow, one stern and
and three side guns. They are to be oI
the same description as those which arc
mounted at Fort Darling, their ability tc
Ipicrce our iron armored vessels having
10 The attack upon that fortress. been ex
empli6ed dat least to the satisfaction o
Secesh. The balls to be used are steel
pointed, aud were being made ou the day
of our departure. as well as previously.
She is no doub. completed by this tint
and ready for offensive operations, as 1
very larg-,gang of workmen were employ
ed upon her. She is the pride Of thu
Richmonder, who rely upon her for th'
defense of the city as much as upon thri
armies. 1t is boastinsly declared. au(
univ ersally believed by them, that she Sil
sweep Me James riVer. While this is un
douttedy bonibast, it is certain she hal
one feature Of formidableness not pos
Scssed by Msrrime No. her srmoI
plating extends 6elow the tUaier line.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07
Baltimore Demands that ili the Slaves
OF Rebels shall be Freed.


Of Rebels shall be Freed.
At the great meeting on Monday eve
ming in Monument Square, Baltimore, ,said
by tho Clipper to BE- the largest meeting
held in that place. tho fifth resolution
which was adopted unanimously. reads'
Resolved, That while coniscation and
emanci patton OF the property and slaves
OF rebels may not be an efficient means Of
SuPpressng the robvlIion, they are csSeti
lial ID cripple the power Of those now in
arms to enbarass the restoration Of peace.
ful and constitutional government after
their military power is broken; and there
fore we Heartily approve of tho policy Of
corhscaIng the property Of the leaders Of
the rebe lliUnI aud declaring the slaves o
eyety rebel ifee from all obligation To
ObNy those who rcfdsytd obey tie laws o
tho land" 'sf -s'o ~ 81 '5l.,f-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07

Gen. Hnllcck's Idens OF Strategy.
Now that tbs war, and thus the fate Of
tho nation 10 great event, are entrusted
to Gen. ualleck, his 'oas Of military sci.
ence have now interest to us all Iu a
published article from his pen, in which
he criticised the affair Of Bull Run, is
the following paragraph, from which we
may reasonably irfer that he would not
have planned or approved the resent
campaign iu Virginia. lie says:
In selecting base Of operations. Il 10
STATED by the best authorities. that troops
should ;.ever be placed upon The circum
ference oi "a circle the centre Of which is
OCCUPIED by au enemy; for in that base
the cnciny can selrct his point Of attack
or defense, and. by concentrating hiS
forces on that point, can successfully re.
sisI or attack tho forces brought against
him THUS, in the present campaign,
the Federal troops were assembled al For
tress Monroe, Arlington, Marlinsburg,
Grafton. J arkersburs. Cincinnis and
Cairo. while the Confederate forces were
concentrated on LVughburg, Il clmond,
and Manassas JunoliJn--o patty on the
circumference, ahd tho Other cdncdntra
'od near the centre. Again, in selecting
lines Of operation, it is said that troops
should never be moved OF exterior lines,
unless the forces on each line are supe
riof 10 the combined forces Of the enemy
The reason Of this rule is obvious by
moving on exterior lines, we permit the
enemy to attack either. OF our lines with
his combined forces, the other being on
side aud too distant to render any assist,
ance to the lines attacked. on the cor
trary, by moving on interior lines, our
forces being nearer together than those
Of the enemy, may be readily concsDtra.
ted OIL any weak point which may he pre-
senled. 1t matters little whether our
lines be single Of double. provided we
can unite our foross sooner than the en-.
emy eau unite his; the great object being
TO concentrate upon the decisive point q
larger force than the enemy can bring tc
resist our attack. This is the great so
cret. If secret i. can be called. Of all STRAIT
egic maneuvers." .t.g -s,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-07
FROM ST. LOUIS.


General Scho6sid's Exemption Order =
\ Enrolment Of Militia in Missouri
Volunteering Active in the Sate- Gen
Curtis r turns to the Interior Of Ar
kansas tn Look after Prics--A ST. Louis
n Rebel Roughly Handled. '''' -
ST. Lofts, August l.--Accounts from
the interior represent that the modified
Older Of General SchoGsld. allowing par.
ties to exempt themselves fr1m military
scryits On Che payment Of tsu dollars
creates great DISCUS: among Union men
Apd Pioases rlI5 5oorssionists. This scnti
ment Is 30 luminous. that the order will
be rsscihaeL. The t5rollment in the iptc,
riot pr6gress.d fayorabIy bafors this
Shelby county has enrolled | 200 names
and olhtrs ID br6bortl0h. 4o,, ,s- ..a
Since Porter's, deieat. many suspected
guerrillas are retdrtiug boucward. ,,a
Volunteer ri tcluiliDg improves. Every
train from the country brings IN recruits
Last nighta company Of sixty from Pet
tus county came IN on he Pacific Rail
lOau' heIJ 10" OeImauS are BoIuS lHI'
service. Several Irishm IN here have en-
listed to 60 10 New York 10 join Meagher'
Irish brigade
General Cnris has returned with hi
army 10 the interior Of Arkansas. 10 Gu
off Price. Should he cross the river, Lit
lie Rock is again in danger. Missouri il
protected against raid from Arkansas b.
this noyrm' nj. ..... .,,.,s--r
Guards on railroad bIidgcs have recent
| ly been doubled by Gen. Scho6eld's or
ders, TO gu I'd against surprises Ivy th'
rebels. So ..s a'rS
An ex inmate Of MoDowelps Colleg
prison was severely handled last night 70
obiacIing 10 tile Unibn flag being suspend
ed oter liS ddot, pat ohr Of another man
wihddw. i'
The drdn and ffe, to eh!iven recruit
ing. is hedrd at every corner in the hear
Of the city.
Freighls at Memphis afJ very plenty
in anticipation Of massed batteries stop
plhg steamboats, hereafter.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21
A Letter from Gen. sigel.

The following brief communication from
Gen. Sgel, to friend in Detroit, sets at
rest the oft disputed question as to whether
he did or did not, lately, resign his com.
mand in Missouri. 1t has been authorita-
lively published in the German papers
ST.. LOUIS. Sunday, Jan. 26. 1862.
Esteemed Sir-In relation to the contents
of Your letter OF the 18th inst, received by
me yesterday, in st Louis, I can, unfortu.
nateIy, only say that variety of circum-
stances Of personal nature, but, more espes
cially, the regard and consideration owe
to the troops under my command, have
compelled me TO send 10 mp resignation.
You will, however, not take it amss
, in me that have no desire to leave my
comm nd at the moment when the last
blow is to be struck against the army of the
enemy 10 Missouri For the latter reason
| have not Insisted upon immediate dismis-
sal, but hope that it will be accorded so
soon as the HoverumeDt shall have been
fully acquainted with the cause of dispute.
Thanking the Germans of Detroit who
have 80 warmly interested themselves in my
behalf-and thereby, too, in their OWL
send you cordial greeting, and am yours.
most SINGER ~, =
To c. MARxHAUsEN, Esq, Editor Of the Mich.
gan Journal Detroit. IL 1t
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State Legislature
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. IL, 1862.
BILLS INTRODUCED.


BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. BENNETT: To remit to the
County of Wright a portion of the State tax
of 1860 and 1861. Referred to Committee
on State affairs.
By Mr.. COOK: From the Committee on
Towns and Counties, bill authorizing the
County to issue bonds. Read second time
By Mr.. IRVINE: For an act amending
the act relating to improvements in the city
| of st. Paul, passed May %, 1857, and the act
amendatOry thereof, and to confirm certain
| privileges had under the same. Read Sc
cond time.
BY Mr.. MCCLURE: To change the name
of VIM. Staler to VIM. Heck. Read a second
time. .-
By Mr.. SMITH: From the Committee
on Railroads and Railroad Grants-a SUBJ
stitute for the original bill, to provide for
facilitating the construction of the Railroad
from Winona Westwardly by the way of St.
Peter
BY Mr.. SMITH: From the Select Com
mittee, consisting Of Messrs. Smith and IT.
vine, to amend the Charter of the City of
St. Paul. Read second time and ordered
printed.
By Mr.. REINER From the Committee
on Ways and Means-a memorial to Con.
gress praying that the State be refunded
certain monies expended during our Terri
torial organization.
By Mr.. CLEVELAND: To provide for
the location and construction Of "a State road
from Madelia in Waterman county, to the
West boundary of the State. Read Sec
ond time and referred to the Committee on
Internal Improvements.
BILLS PASSED.
To remove the county seat of Carver
county from Chaska to Waconia.
To amend section of the act providing
for the organization Of the State Legisla-
ture.
To change the name of Charles Edward
Bedbury to Charles Edwin Gillett.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. PAST: From citizens of Excel.
siOr, for repeal of the town charter. I'D
By Mr.. GROSS: Resolutions of citizens
OF Rose Township, in Ramsey County, on
the subject of taxation.
By Mr.. PERRY: Of citizens of LeSueur
County, for removal of County Seat.
By Mr.. STEVENS OR. l. Mendenhall
and others, for protection of sheep from
dogs.
Also, from citizens of Hennepin and
Wright Counties, for aid in the improve
ment of the road from Minneapolis to Rock
ford.
Ry Mr.. BUTLER: From citizens of Fill
more County, far modification Of the
School Land Law.
By Mr.. STEVENS: Resolutions of the
State Agricultural Society, suggesting do
nation from the State for County Agricultu-
raj Societies. .4a
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. BURT: To amend chapter of
the Compiled Statutes, relating to appeals
from decisions of Boards of County Commits
sioners.
By the same: To amend chapter So of
the Compiled Statutes, relating to Justices
Courts.
By Mr.. PAST: To amend the act incor.
porating the College of Excelsior.
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By Mr.. MACON: To amend section
80, of chapter ll9, of the public Statutes,
relating to discharge Of c0nvicts from the
BY Mr.. WHITING: To authorize the
Commissioners of Chisago county to lease
certain school lands, being the shore right
of the land for rafting purposes.
By Mr.. STEVENS: To amend the act
amendatory of the act relating to County
Auditors, relating to the sale Of delinquent
lands for taxes.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. CORNELL: That the committee
on printing be requested to ascertain the
earliest time that the Laws can be printed
and distributed after the adjournment Of the
Legislature.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
A bill to legalize conveyances heretofore
made. Passed.
A bill to license Peddlers. Passed.
A bill to amend section 80, of chapter 81
of the Compiled Statutes, relating to the
Homestead Exemption. Passed.
A bill amending chapter 70, of the Com
piled Statutes. Passed.
A bill to appropriate money for Musical
Instruments for the Third aud Fourth Regi
ments of Minnesota Volunteers. This bill
appropriates $3.50 to each of the Regiments
Passed. -
A memorial for the alteration of the mail
route from Winona to Rochester. Passed.
A bill to authorize Judges of District
Courts to prescribe rules and regulations for
uniformity of practice in the District
Courts of this State. Passed.
A bill to repeal an amendatory act incor-
porating the town of Henderson, and re
nho rtn
A bill to change the name of Hannah l..
Wood to that of Hannah L. Bayard. Passed.
A bill for the relief of settlers upon
School Lands. Mr.. PAST moved to recon-
NIT this bill to the Committee on Public
Lands, with instructions to amend so as to
remit three. fifths of the rent instead of four.
fifths, as provided in the bill. The motion
to recommit the bill was lost. The bill then
passed, yeas %, nays Is.
A bill to locate State Road from Yellow
Medicine to Paynesville.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The joint convention of the two Houses,
for the election of Normal School Directors,
assembled in the House at IL O'Clock.
James w. Taylor, of Ramsey county, was
elected for the Second District, having re-
ceiyed Sc votes.
DIR. A. E. Ames, of Hennepin county, was
elected for the Fourth Judicial District,
having received So votes. .
Charles S. Bryant, of Nicollet county, was
elected for the Sixth Judicial District, hav-
ing received Sc votes.
Rev. Jabez Brooks, of Redwing, was cleo
ted to fill the vacancy in the First District,
receiving 80 votes out of 81 cast. William
Holcomb received 10 votes, and J. M. Cros-
by received 8yOtes.
D. H. Frost, Esq. of Rice county, was
elected to fill the vacancy in the Fifth, re-
ceiving SO votes, II. F. Parker, ESQ.,, receiv.
ed Is votes. F
The Convention then adjourned.
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Senate bill to change the name of Charles
Edward Bedbury to that of Charles Edwin
lGillet. shi jt} fFHf3ff tFTfST o
Senate bill to remove the county seat of
Carver county to Waconia in said county.
Senate bill to amend section of the act
entitled an act to Organize the Legislature,
providing that the Secretary of State, Slate
Auditor, or oldest member of the Legisla-
ture, shall call the House to order on the
assembling of the Legislature, without
compensation.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
Senate bill to amend certain sctions in
chapter 81 of the Public Statutes, relating
to Special Terms of District Courts Passed.
Senate bill for an act to define the boun-
DIARIES of Rock and Pipe Stone counties.
I. The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, and after remaining some time
therein, the Committee rose and the House
adjourned.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.


The House assembled at 3 O'Clock, and
Immediately went into Committee of the
Whole, on the Railroad Bill, Mr.. Burt in the
Chair.
The names of the Corporators, in the I'd
section, were stricken out.
The 4th section was amended so as to re-
quire the stockholders to be citizens of Min
nesota.
The 9th section was stricken out, and the
following substituted -
Sec. 6. The proviso of section 16 of the
act to which this act is amendatory, is here
by amended SO as to apply to and include
the branch as we'll as the main line of said
Road but no title to the lands therein men
toned, shall vest in said Company until the
cars are running upon said Road from Saint
Paul to Saint Anthony: Provided, That, in
no case shall any lands be taken from the
main trunk of said Road to construct or
equip the branch of said St. Paul and Pacific
Railroad, or from the branch to construct or
equip the main trunk, west of the Missis-
sippi River.
The 18th section, amending section 10 of
the Railroad Grant Act, was stricken out.
The 10th section, providing for refund
ing of the $4,000 deposit of last June, in
the event of the completion of the Road to
St. Anthony, was stricken out.
The Committee then lose and reported the
Bill back, and asked leave to sit again.
Mr.. WISWELL moved to amend the re-
port, so as to postpone the Bill indefinitely.
Lost, yeas 2, nays Sc.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on House File of Bills.
After remaining in Committee until the
title of Bill was read, motion to rise and
report progress was carried.
The House then adjourned.