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The Surprise at L'AnguiIle Bridge.

The ferry boat Hamilton Belle arrived as our
landing this morning with about i0rty-fivc men
of the lst Wisconsin regiment, who we-s
wounded during the affair Ct LAnguille Bridge.
beyond Madison, Ark on Sunday last. One OF
the men informed Us that they were party Of
between ninety and hundred mounted men
Iley were sleeping when the enemy, who Wers
Texans under the command Of General Parsons.
swoOped down upon them from three different
points The Federal soldiers slept with their
arms at their sides, and, hastily seiziHg them.
they made desperate though Intellectual resis-
taEce, tor the enemy was not less than five or
SIX hundred strong. They express themselves
confident that the loss Of the enemy IN killed
and wounded was at least equal to their own
Each man fought "On bis own hook, aui there
was no hinching.
The Confederate loss was between f0riY-ivs
and fifty wounled-Of whom three died on th5
boat, fourteen were killed on tbs spot, and about
twonty prisoners carried. oil WhlR the iutelli-
gence reached Helena the Hamilton Belle st
once proceeded to the place Of action and
brought away the wounded.
Tho enemy had carried off al tho horses, GrmE
and ammunition, portion or the wagons.
amounting 10 all 20 twenty-five or thirty; what
wagons they did not drive Of they destroyed.
In an hour from their frs. appearance, the Tex
ans had performed their bloody work and were
gone.
The gunbOats before Helena, with one ezcep-
ton, bad gone down the river fer a point not
positively known. When they came up from
Nicksburg there was considerable sickness
aboard; during their stay at Helena probably
medical attendance and fresh provisions had
brought about an improvement. There were
movements of troops going on that makes it
probable that important operations viii soon ba
heard Of The proceedings sf Sunday have
aroused slI the land and water forces below
to renewed energy and bitter determination is
expressed to retrieve the little rebuff Of Sunday
last-MemDhis BELletiH.
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New Guubouts.

The ST. Louis Republican Of the 4sh gives a
description of the three new Federal gunbOats
now building on the upper river. It says:
The Chilicothe is nearly finished: When we
visited her on Thursday, at Cincinnati she had
all her machinery in, her deck plating completed,
her tuTfet more than half plated, and much OF
her bow and stern plating on. Her side plating
would not ba put on until she had passed through
the canal at Louisville, her width being such thai
she can barely 90 through without the plates.
She was SO nearly done that Captain Brown ex-
pected TO take her down during the present
week
She is the smallest of the three, built strongly,
with sidewheels, Orking in a recess Is entirely
iron clad, sides, bow, deck and stern-her deck
iron being one inch thick, and her hull plates
two-inch Her tower is covered with three inch
pl ates, carrying two guns Of l6S pounds csliber.
With all her armament on board she will draw
but thirty-four inches. In length she is one
hundred and thirty-two, with a width of fifty
fest. Her officers rooms and machinery are all
below deck, and perfectly protected from shot.
She has two steam capstans Of great power,
which, in shoal water, would be able to haul her
over bar with two feet water. She has made
a trial trip, and easily makes i've miles per hour
up stream.
The Iudienola is q larger boat, being one hun
dred and seventy by hfty feet, with nine foot
hold She is powerfully and heavy built with
side wheels, aud, in addition, two propelers.
She has FIVE large boilers, and four engines Of
great power, which viii propel her without trou-
bic tea miles per hour up stream. She also car
r.e3 one hundred and sixty-eight pound guns, IN
a shot-prOof tower, covered with thTee-inch iron;
her hull in every part, bow, sides and stern be-
ing protected with tw0-inch iron, aud her deck
covered with one-inch plates. In every respect
she is war vessel of formidable strength, and is
designed for ease and speed in handling, as well
as for the crushing power of her armament. Her
machinery is all in, and within six weeks it is
expected she will be ready for service.
The Tuscumbis is being built q: New Albany,
her size being such that she could not be carried
through the canal. She is one hundred and sew
enty feet by seventy, with a seven foot hold aud
will carry one hundred and sixty eight pound
guns She is, in every way, like the Indianoa
only larger, having side wheels and prOpellers,
with immense engines, in siEs and power capa
bic Of taking her against the current ten miles
per hour Her draUgbt will not exceed forty
nine inches. She Will be completed within six
weeks, and her proportions, strength and irwin
cibe power will be far in advance OF anything
now on the Western waters
We have spoken of the towers on these YES
sels in which the guns are to be worked. They
are not, as in tie Monitor, revolving, but sta
tionary, with sloping sides, and ball proof iron
grating overhead.
The three vessels have a hot water apparatus
for the benefit of the enemy, should he attempt
to board during an engagement.
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The Federal Indian Expeditions,

From the St Louis Republican
From an arrival at Leevenworth, we get,
through the Conservative, some interesting IN
formation in regard to the expedition. We con-
dense the most Important items. herebel force
at Fort Davis, (on the south side of the Arkan-
sas, four miles below Fort Gjbson,) is about
three thousand strong, under Colonel Cooper.
His command consists of Indians entirely
Creeks Choctaws and Cherokees. Up to the
l9sh ult, there was 10 cannon IN the army,
though some artillery was expected from Pike,
wha was reported to have some thirty pieces
near Fort Wachita, one hundred and forty miles
southwest of Fort Gibson. II the Creek and
Canadian countries, Federal scouts found no
enemy.
The advanced ULi9n force, under Col. Furnas,
was on the 23d ult on Grand river, thirty-shrce
miles north of Fort Gibson, having fallen back
from the latter post Col. FGrnss' command is
ssid to be short of supplies, and may have to
Withdraw further back on this account The di-
vision of Col Jewell, consisting Of the 9Th, 10Th
and q part of the 9Th Kansas regiments, with
two sections of artillery, was sixty-thre5 miles
north Of Fort Gibson. Col. S4lomOn's cCm-
mand, formerly Weer's) consisting of the %
Ohio cavalry, 9sh Wisconsin, and Rabb's bat
terry, was eight miles in the rear of JEWELS,
and both the latter were expected to form june
ton on the NeoshO, at point fifty miles south
OF Fort SS0Lt, on ouuQAy la5l, Wudto OOl O-LD-
mon designs remaining for the present, Joined by
the d Kansas regiment.
The Kansas City Journal gives letter, or or
der written by Col. Solomon to the commanders
of the different corps comprising the Indian Ex-
pedition, dated July Is, which Is of considerable
interest in this connection. The expedition,
when it set out, was under command as VIII be
recollected, of Col. VIM. Weer, who succeeded
Col. Doubleday. Col. Salomon has arrested
Weer and assumed command himself Among
the reasons for this action Col. S. charges his
predecessor with having taken the troops one
hundred aud sixty miles from their base OF opsr-
atoms through an enemy's country without com
muncation being kept up in the rear; pressing
them forward by fatiguiHg marches under hot
sun, without adequate object. A council Of war
was convened by Col. Weer, which decided that
the only safety lay in falling back to peint
where communication might be opened with the
commisssry depot. This was oyerruled aud an
nulled by Col. Wcer, whereupon Col. Salomon,
nex3 in command, placed him under arrest and
took the responsibility of assuming charge OF the
expedition. We give the colonel's letter in full
in another place.
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saIe d Beauregard,. -.

The four hundred and eighteen bells sent to
Boston from New Orleans, were sold at Boston
on Wednesday,. These bells were sent into New
Orleans while yet it was a part Of rebeldom, by
rebel SOutheTners, in response to Beauragar5's
call for brass, with which to fsbricsts cannon
for use against Union men. When Butler cap
turei New Orleans these fell into his hands, and
Boston became the recipient of the trophies.
There were bells from church spires, school
bells, steamboat bells, AMI factory bells, large
and small, many of them in the 1ast order and
finest tones. With only a dczen exceptions,
the bells had upon their rims or tops, the names
Of Northern makeTs-the Buckeye Works, Of
Cincinnati, the Allaire Works, OF Fulton f1un-
dry, Pittsburg, an5 OF the fOUndrys Of Troy, Of
Louisville, and other places. The largest bell
weighed fourteen hundred and seven pounds
The bell was finally sold for $3.50. Previous to
the sale Col Thompson made a most eloquent
and patriotic speech, which was warmly sp-
plauded, showing how very deeply in earnest
the South IS IL this war, Gs was iustanced by
the bells before rs, and calling for an eqnal ear
nestness on our part, if we would hope 70 pre-
serve our country in is iHtegrity.-NOTtkeT7l
ErehaHge
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The New Tax Law.

An Ohio paper says that, friend wiring to
the editor on business, from Chillicothe, Ohio,
under date of July l4th, closes his letter as
follows:
The tax law is beginning to be appreciated
here Emmett's two distilieries afford a market
for all the corn of the lower Sciota Valley; in
them 10 has been using, this month, 2600 bush
els per day. They will average at least $4,000
per week Our banks could not furnish the
currency TO pay them. He informs me he will.
stop when the law goes into effect. Corn has
already fallen four to FIVE cents bushel in con-
sequence lie says with this tax he cannot
affjrd to run, if corn were given to him, at less
than thirty cents per gallon. Whisky must
bring forty cents to enable him to 60 on. But
he informs me- that such is the quantity on hand
that it cannot bring that for a yeer. With no
market for corn, what are our farmers to do
l feared that law proposing to raise so much
as this one does, based upon its principle, or
rather want of principle, would simply result IN
breaking up many branches Of business IN the
West without bringing the money.
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N0TEEE
uEADQUARTERS ID DISTRICT,

LEADL Atl|ats> ID BlNhAlO1,
NICKsEUEG July IS 1862.
n 0TITE IS hereby given 10 al parsons sho are fuo-
ieet the sctio1 Cs he ConseCFt Act that those
who volun-ee- without waiting 10 oe enruieG under
tie law vii De SLOWED seiec. tSeir company
and regiment from their STATE from the several
corps of his Brigade, composed o. ale following regi-
EleufE- viz:
First Regiment Louisiana ArtiIsTy-CO,Onel C. 4
-EuIe-
E gath Battalion L5ui lana Ar;iIery-LieutCO COlOoel
". Einspey.
F3urts Il s.zzar: Louisiana vo,uutsers-COlunsl Il.
" Alien.
SeTs1'e-nlh Regiment Lauisi4as yOlun;ee7s-COL
r i;ieh=rdsgl-
Twsnty-sizih Regiment Louisiana Voluateers-COL
DsclauzL
T.vsuty-ssvsuth Regiment Louisiana voluntesrE-
Col J. -. Mark
Tgsaty eighth Regiment Louisiana T0luutsers-CoL
Alien Tlomcs
Third Regiment Mississippi voluntsers-COl 7. A.
Mellon.
sixth Bstal-ea Mississippi Yoluatesrs-L,eut.-CoL
= 81. Bslf0EE
C0moany o. Ssppsrs and Mners-Czpt d. Whit ef
by command OF BrE.-Gen. b. L SAIrH.
J. Z. CRIMES,
fva21m A. a. General.
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LATER FROM EUROPE.
.Errigal % fse !sfen,,,er .rrntfr.
To the Associated Pres, North }

To the Associated Pres, North
ST. JOHX, n. L, August 4-Tne steamship
Arabia, from Liverpool, July 26.h. ria Queens
town, 9th, was boarded off Cape Race On Sur
day. en- route 20 Halifax end Boston. Her adj
vices are one week later
The question Of putting Canada in a state of
defense, had been debated il the Hoass cf Com
mons. It was generally contsnded there was
no danger 10 be aPprehon3ed from the Uailsl
States
Lord Pamerston said England had sent all
the troops to Canada that she could, and .hat it
rested with the Canadians to supply whatever
else was requisite
1t is denied that GAribaldi contemplate
another expedition.
Breadstulfs active. Flour 81 higher Wheat
2d higher. Cora 6lGIs higher Provisions
duil and unchanged. COusols closed on Friday
at 935 6932.
LATEST.-BreadstUif5 active and still advsHc-
ing. Provisions quiet and unchanged.
LOSDOS July 26, P. AI.-Cousols closed To-
lay at 945 89fi. J. G. shares jGd 44J! dis
count; Erie, 27G2S Messrs. Barring B10thers
report American securities pressed for sales AMI
quotations are difficult to give: United States
J's 63075; bonds, 66G65.
LIVERPOOL, July 27.-TLe Teutouis from
New York, arrived at Southampton On the 25.h-
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NEW YORK, August 3.-Nssssu advices state
that the gunboat Adirondack chased the British
steamer Herald, Capt Coxetter, into that port.
She had run the blockade of Charleston. The
Nassau Guardian speaks of the matter as a
Claring outrage, and states that the British flag
was shot down, bat replaced, during the chase.
Nassau was greatly excited curing the action.
The AdUertiseT gives report that Capt. Ganse-
voort Of the Adirondack, apolOgised to the cap
tain of the British ship Greyhound.
The sloop Elizabeth, from Havana, bound to
Sabine Pass, with an assorted cargo, was cap
tured By the gunboat Hstteras. The English
schooner O-ion, bound from Kingston, Jsmaca,
to Slbiue Pass, with salt, drugs, etc, was cap
tured by the gunboat Quaker City. She ran
the blockade in April last, with three hundred
hales oe cotton
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RENEGADEs AT THE GAP.-The miserable
renegade East Tennessee tories, congregated at
Cumberland Gap under the name and style Of
Federal troops, are about to starve out From
information reliable, and from sight at the
grim, -begone, hang-dOg faces of some pTis-
oners lately brought in, they are verging On
starvation Hunger, that forces the wolf to
prey upon the focks of the valley, urged these
selfexilsd Brownlowites to ravage the unpro
tected country in the vicinity of their uncOm-
Portable camp. May they starye till there IS no
flesh eft on their treacherous bones for worms
to eat
For this their enviable condition let Morgan
be praised. That gallant captain cut short their
ill-gotsen pplies.-KHoIUAte Register.
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fOEE'iCi Al.
EADQUARTERS-IsT DIS TRICT, DEPART }
Es1iT No. L.
IlN 9IHIHO y
nrlara No

General Orders No. =.
tbs co SJRIPTS IA 'Ls parishes Of Fast ana
West EHsIciana sad Esst Bs on ROugs. will sssem
Die witbou Icy st iva B.EaSh, near Clinton, ard
report Co, Pres o. Pond commanding camp Of in
truc-i1u
L. The eonscrpts il tie uaTishel Of St Helena and
Wishing on VIII ssss1l5ia without dtlsy at EEngipsho
a1d report 90 Legt-C0l- sam Boyd command lE.
III Ths con>c-iuts IN thp parishes a ST. IamCany
aEd I-gio Eston VIII assemble without d. ay 81 Ponchs
t-u's at a camp OF instruction ana repot TO Captain
EcRss
~. Tbs Co nmsnsing Genera Is ssguryd that ms1y
who come under hs prov sons Of tue conscript law
have hsd She opportunity If compliance vita its
Ieg1reIasnts, and Eow thai ps OF Instruction are
specisiir ds-E-s' ed Uld=r competent commanders,
fhe7 vi repair them A. ard place themselves
do he tr0rt ranks OF heir ccun.ry's s.enders.
v IT, however from unforeseen ercu -s'alces the eE-
rscrdrsy spec scle should present itse to the eyes
Of ul7 world has citizen soldiers o. Lluisisns fail TO
rar voluntarily 20 ths defense # their liberties and
f-e,iies coumald=rs q trcops provost msrshals Of
par ,hez &c r. Of he Eiiis, evil magistrates and
~ other civil officers eri'inel 10 tSks prompt and
.ctys measures 70 enable GelEQusEts 70 reach their
respective sncaUlTu s1ts.
By command os Brig-G FUGGLEs.
L y. SANDID+z, .. s. A.
ives aswsw A A s1d Insue stor General
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JOHN W. KEGS

CURTIS ARSTY.-Ths Memphis correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial wriling under
date Of the lst inst, says:
Nothing new from Yicksburg. Curtis army
is going to r.. That seems TO be settled.
and it will move very soon. This must be to cut
off and destroy any expedition that may be gath
ering with the intention Of making a raid on 1t.
Louis. Such move has always been a favor,s
idea of the Secesh, and now seems likely to be
carried out, since they have changed their tactics
from resistance to invasion
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THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS 1t is IN
derstood that the necessity of the repairs OF the
railroad between City Point and Petersburg has
delayed the exchange of prisoners between the
two governments. The city prisons however,
with the exception of the officers prison, are
nearly empted of the Yankee prisoners. Nearly
FIVE thousand are accommodated on the island,
and these are making preparations Tor their
Journey North Richmond Examiner.
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GES. Pillows LossEs.-A dispatch from
Gen. Pillow to friend in Brandon states that
Curtis army have driven of, By force, nearly
four hundred negroes, killed one Of bis oYersesrs
and got three others in Jail, and literally laid
waste his magnificent plantations. He is thus
nearly reduced to poverty at one fell swOoP Of
the enemy, for his devotion to Southern rights
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The PnretteriIIe Ar.ennI.

The Confederate arsenal and armory at Fay
ottoville, N. c., may now bo said to be in full
blast; at least there is nothing pertaining to the
Minnie rife and sabre bayonet that cannot be
manufactured there. A good deal of the ma
chinery, and many Of the tools ere now manu-
featured on the spot, and equal to any in the
world. A few days since large lot of rifles
manufactured at the srmoGy, was sent to the
chief Of o.daanee, Richm9 9nd, Va
Besides making new and altering old arms
the force Of the smory has been engaged lately
in restoring and putting IN order several thous-
aud Enfield and Belgian rifles, swords, sabres
and bayonets, and also several boxes of pistol:
received from the Modern Greece, considerably
damaged. They viii soon be restored to theil
original appearance and condition by the indus
try aud skill Of the mechanics engaged.
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A CARD-Jobn W. KEGS, of CiTcleville, OLio,
lately arrested and sent to Fort lafayette, but
sincs released, has published the following ea1d=
I wish, through the Herald, to return my sin
cere thanks to the Democracy of CircIevills and
vicinity for the prompt manner with which they
denounced my Illegal and unconstitutional ar
rest and Imprisonment; also to express my graf
itude for their geneIOu gift to my beloved wife
of means to visit me, and admins ter to my
wants in sickness and persecution. / am once
more at liberty, without trial or accusers, and If
I shall regain my health, hope to return to Cir
clevile in a few weeks.
JOHN W KEGS
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AGaira in Virginia.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Of the 4th inst

From the Richmond Dispatch, Of the 4th inst,
we copy the following paragraphs:
SKIRAnsH AT ORANGE COURT House
On Saturday morning last portion OF the 7th
Virginia cavalry, R0bcTtsons brigade, under
Col W. Z Jones, engaged the first Michigan,
9TH New York, and lst Vermont cavalry, st
Orange Court House. Our men fought with
desperation, not having more than 100 at any
one time in the fight, while the enemy's force
was between 1909 and 1900 Ten of the enemy,
including a major, and eleven horses, were
killed, the dead bodies of the latter remaining
in the streets OF Orange Court House after the
fight was over. Four carriages were pressed by
the Yankees to carry cf their wounded. Sev-
eral prisoners were captured, six of whom (Ser-
gesnt J. S. Trowbridge and two privates Of the
9th New York, and two priYstes Of the lst Yer
mont,) were brought to Richmond by the Cen
trail train last evening and committed to the
military prison. Some few Of Our men were
captured in the skirmish, but none killed. Major
Berry, Of the 4th Georgia battalion, who was
near the scene of action, informs US that the
enemy, retreated by way of TeTilfs ford across
the Rapidan river. Our troops occupied the
town on Saturday night
THE ATTACK OF MAJOR BAILEY.
The daring attack of Major Bailey, with a
small squadron of cavalry, upon the garrison al!
SummeiSYlue, NlcQOlaS county was ulElo IN
the morning at daylight, after our troops had
trayersed long distance over the most ragged
portion of our mountain country, aud fully one
hundred miles within the enemys lines. The
Federals were taken by surprise, but fought well
for about two hours, when they displayed a
white hag, laid down their arms and surrendered
Internationally. Their loss in killed was eight,
wounded twenty-five, and prisoners sixty-two.
of Major Bsiley's command not man was
killed. and only three slightly wounded. Ord
nance and commisssry stores were found in
great abundance, all Of which were destroyed
except FIVE hundred Enfield rifles, which were
placed in wagons and brought back to the Salt
Sulphur Springs. The notorious DR.. VIM. H.
Rucker, who holds a ieutenant-colonePs COM
mission in the Yankee army, is reported to have
committed excesses, such as shooting prisoners
in cold blood, burning bridges, etc. that will
entitle him to more severe treatment than is
usually accorded to prisoners Of war On his
arrival at the Salt Sulphur, General Loring had
him placed in irons, and then dispatched a mes
senger to Allegheny county for evidence CT his
former crimes His trial was to have taken
place last week.
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EAt late meeting of the New York com
men council, Mayor Opdyke sent in a message
urging immediate steps to cooperate With the
Federal government in perfec,ing the defsnses
Of the harbor, and recommending the appropri-
ton of a million of dollars for the construction
of iron plsted batteries and shipping The
news from Europe is Tightening tha merchant
princes Of Gotham.
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WIZ THEY THNK oF CuFFY.-Tle c.

WHAT THEY THINK OF CUFFT--The ceres
Pondent Of 'he Philadelphia Inquirer, writing
from Westover landing, on James river, says Of
the darkies:
The contrabands at and around this point
have been mustered together and placed in a
visgs. From the number OF wedge tents they
occupy, there must be at least two thousand If
not more Of them. They are well fed, and tho
tents give them the proper shelter. For al this
the msnager has to deal with them as though
they were animals to keep them in proper trim
They are up to all kinds Of lodges to keep from
work. They imagine they should 10 nothing
but eat, drink and sleep. There IS 10 Disgusting
the fact, they want the whip daily. The fear Of
/. would act like d charm. The negro women
seem to have more energy Than the men.
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PRIsoNERs.-Several hundred prisoners were
sent over yesterday from the island to the Libby
prison. They were principally the slightly
wounded and the sick, who have contracted
disease since they arrived there. They Will
moIrow--RichmOad Examiner.
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BA Fortress Monroe letter te the New York
Post says Gen. Burnside's corps has embarked
and is moving off. Also, the gunboats and
mortar boats are all under orders, and whsn
they strike the splinters will 6Y,
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n Pennsylvania having ,receiVedipeTmissiOn
to furnish her quota of the first three hundred
thousand by men enlisted for nine months, the
State authorities expected TO have the Iegimsnts
f1ll today.