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Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays 10 vir-
tue; and though it renders vice all the more
infamous, yet the detestable practice has its
advantages, and may at times serve admir-
ably the uses Of cowardice and meanuess.
To profess loyalty wher' a man is at heart
q traitor, msy shield him from punishment;
and, sneaking and craven as it is, Jet, being
easy as lying, any one mean enough to be
q rebel OF traitor, has no reluctance to tzy
it. Falsehood and treachery are the first
born Of treason and slavery and wherever
you find man who In the North sympa-
th1zes with secession, you Will find one
vino has lost all openness or fanhess of
word or act; who is douhle-faced and
double!tongued, and who can no more
avoid assembling and deceiving than the
tsaon OF outlaw, who knows that Justice
and 1etr1hution sre. close behind him.
There is elsewhere no such school
for lying and fraud as that. estab.
1ikhed by *eedition and oonspira-
cy. They are the very hotbet oi
treaehery and diahonor. All that is most
infamous In violated. ,oaths and broken
faith, and most detestable IN betrayine
i friendship, casting off the most, SACRED
vows z!and hinging aside with seorn al
pledges and bonds of fidelity and truth
spring up and flourish in rankest giroWtt
in this ..pestilehaal atmosphere. The COZ
1updon Of morals. and entire destruction
Of all sense Of honor or fidelity, that thiI
rebellion has spread through ali The 1eaiio1
1t infests, is one Of the saddeat and mos
dep1o1ahle ID: its many evils: 4: rebel i.
coming to be only another name for a LA
and cheat; and treason at the South ha.
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HOW H0n1pArt3 Cured Reyo1t.
One Of our generals has borrowed from Ma
poieon's war bulletins, another Of them copies
his manner Of suppresalng revolt. On the
whole, We like the latter plan the best How
nearly Gen. Pope's method Is correct may be
seen from the "Reminiscences furnished In the
Philadelphia Press:
It Is related that during Bonapa1te's first
campaign In Italy, revolt took place among
the people of Milan and the county eurround.
epg. Having won the battle Of Lodi. aud in
MS oWu graphic words, having " rushed lika a
toIrcnt from the top Of the Apprentices over
Throwing and. dispensing everything tnat o.
p3sea pee,a nls progress. Bonapa1te Left Milan and
the nohlea, the monks, tbs servants Of the
might've faLn1iies, and = multitude OF creatures
OF the Austrian government, got no q rayn1t
against tbs. French army. Their design xas
to raise III Lombardy in his rear and consun1. ).
mate dts destruction The citadel Of Milan Vas
his head, WAS compelled to atpn the ori1er for
Its surrender. The revolt spread. and Il was
feared that It would result in the fe estab1f.h.
ment OF the Austrian power in couuuere5
Lomberdy. As soon as Ronaparte heard b
the occurrence he returned at once to1afds
Milan With battalion OF horsenen: q few com
pan1ea Or an1e1RY, and battery at artillery,
city of Pasia, witch surrendersd alters suori i
resistance. permitted his soldiers to pfllage i,
Tor three hours, and sent his cayals5luto tue
country around to cat down tbs insurgents.
This severe example produced the propel
etect-the reyolt WAS ata1 end and peace IA
restored. $ Aaheting to my Intention of mol
making wa1 upon the people, Y said BopApart<
to the garrison 1t PaVik - I will pardon thi.
| act of madness, and leave door opea for re
pentance; but those who ehiu not Instantly
1ny down their arms ahan be treated as rebels
and their villages burned"
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fB The southern rebellion had its orr
gin in the mischievous ambition Of few
bad been, who playing upon the passions
and the prejudices Of half barbaric peo-
pie, promised them the complete subjection
Of the whole nation to single class and q
single interest, both Of which, when only
tolerated and kept under constitutional con
troll, have sapped our political morality,
stained our history with cruelty, and have
always been, and must always be, drag
upon our national prosperity. An insnr-
rection Of such a character is Lot only
without palliation, but it has not paral-
lei ia the annals Of national crime.
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Inquiry is made as to the liability Of foreign-
ers 10 draft. The fol1owingprineIples will
be sufficient to satisfy all those interested.
First-The foreigner who has1 not .throH IN
Of his nationality is. Of fall right and without
any possiole dispute, exempt from any and
every obligation 20 perform military duty, no
matter hoN. pRot1aetea his residsnee IN the
stcond-The children Of these foreigners,
even If born. within the United States, neces-
EARLY follow. the condition, of, their pA1enta,-
and cannot b. compelled to assume
the tItle and oblie. q N American 'is id.
zen. unless, upon attaining their ;maioritY,
they shall, By acts of theif own haye laid
:sal9e!the nationality Of their family, :. >,
i; ;Ihlrd-44The abdicatinn of- the original na.
:ttanality can result only from oimsl natarali-
1xstip1: or the: exercise Of the rights Of the
American citizen. Those who, having made
declaration Of, their intention to become
American citizens, stopped there, h1Ye, In no
wise, lost their position IS foreigners.
Foulth-The son Of 8. naturaIizod foreigner
iR % American of:fnn righ6;if he Be born af.
terfuch naturalization. !; :. i,.e =.
',.s Futh-But Il he be born previous to It, and
particularly It he be horn In his father for:
mrneoantry, he retains the right to choose
between; the two Datioaa1ities, s the period oi
his majority-
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FROM MISSOURI;

A detachment Of the State militia left 81.
Joseph on Saturday night for secret service on
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph railroad
AT a late war meeting In Hannibal re-
port Was heard from committee appointed
at previous meeting to visit st. Louis and
confer with Gov. Gamble in regard to matters
in Northern Missouri, made verbal report,
L vas stated that the interview with Gov.
Gamble aud Gen. Schoffeld Was entirely Salts
factory, and that the future policy OF the State
government, a8 he candidly believed, would
meet with the approval Of the Union men Of
Missouri.
The st. Louis U1,ion Of Wednesday ssys
rumors were last night rife that bands Of puer.
il1as had actually invaded St. Louis county,
but no valid foundation existed for such state.
ments. It is well known that parties of rebel
recruits have been mustered In various adjoin.
ing localities.
Two Of Gen P1ice's recruiting ofic:rs
were arrested In st. Louis On Sunday, THEY
had raised about 800 men.
"A few days since a discharged soldier
named Henry D1etz, while riding through the
county, north Of Camden Point about two aud
half miles, vas shot and dangerously wound
ed BY some concealed assassin. Die1z former
y belonged to Captain Phelan's company Of
Stste militia.
The st. Joseph Herald Of the 10th says
Colonel Woodfolk attacked On Friday, large
force Of guerillas supposed to be Porter's, at
the State road bridge over Charlton River,
some three miles north Of the Hannibal and
st. Joe railroad The fight commenced at two
O'Clock p. m. and lasted till dark, when both
parties drew of. Col. Woodfolk's loss was
six Killed and twenty-five wounded, the enc
my's loss Was not known. During the night
Porter retfeated northward, and yesterday,
Col. Woodf0lk, having been reinforced bv
shout 400 men and two guns, followed In close
pursuit.
"A few days since at 81. Joseph the federal
soldiers smelt out II, 600 pounds Of secesh ba-
con, all nicely cured. which they fastened on
to with commendable promptness, and trans
ported to the camp. Of course heavy damage
will be demanded by the former proprietors,
who will claim now to be exceedingly loyal; ;
but the bacon is kopelessly confscated.
At Hannibal, On the 11th, Col. Mcneil,
agreeahly to general orders, shot tweuty-t1o
persons whom he had captured. They had all
violated their parole, and forfeited their bonds
The 1eavenWotth Conservative of the 18th
eaye the trains over the North Missouri rail
road were detained on Saturday By an engage.
ment with guerillas, which took place near
Hudson, Mo-, and report says the train kept
away from the fight aud thus failed to make
connection. The report has 1t that our forces
numbered 600 and the rebels 900-that the
fight Was q drawn battle aud our men we're
sure OF receiving reinforcements Hudson Ia
at the junction Of the two Railways, and there
are federal military stores there.
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WHAT SHALL BE DONE WITH
THE 8LAVEt

4 Letter from Lteut. Colonel 91ckIes.
! : 9fh Illinois Cavalry. =. ::
cAHP KEAR HE11HA,- Ark, July 80th. 1862 +
MnssRs EDrroRs: It has become, SUBJ
1ect Of much interest to nearly. al army off
GERS now In the field, what Is to bs done with
the ksVes m rebel ownem7.. ] thlnk =; large
majority Of both officers and men
we're, on entering the field, decidedly opposed
to any policy, either civil or military.
that would effect the 'tstatus" Of the elsye,
In any Of the States where the "inst1tution'' -
is 1egalized by proper local enactnents, But
wonderful change has come overthe entire
eurface of affairs, teaching us, through bitter
experience that such doctrines are entirely In
compatible with the successful prosecution OF
this war, On the part OF the federal govern.
ment or others in authority. --:s
My oWn experience, as well as that Of
hundreds Of other officers Of the AZ
ny Of the Southwest, furnish to us
the most unmistskable evidence that this
fepsllon cannot be conquered while this ele-
ment Of poweris left to the dialoyal slavehold-
eCand nearly nll slave owners are disloyai.
1he c4credness which seems to surround thig
claeR OF property In the South gives to the
enemy tower Of strength. We find that
while The elaye owners are in thousands OF
army-guerillA bands. or otherTise aiding and
encouraging the common enemy Of the United
States government, the slave population is
actively employed {under projection OF our
own troops) In carrying forward lie
different branches Of material industry
throughout the slaveho1ding States. Indeed,
nearly all of the labor which gives to the
south Its Important strength, is derived from
this class Of property, which seems to have
had the bcnediction Of all our prayers. I
have been taught, like many others. that
where the elaye has been unmolested in his
labs1s, under direction Of fis owner or over
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THE CAPTURE OF INDEpEN-
DENEE.
D1sgracefu1 Treason Of the Federal
ConlmaadAnte

From the LeavenWorth Conservative, 18th
Col Burris yesterday received dispatches
from the commanding officer at Kansas City,
announcing that force Of about one thous-
ard rebels bad taken possession Of Indepen-
dence and all the troops there, aud was march
ing on Kansas City. Col. Bnrris also had q
dispatch from Major Ransom, Of the 9th Kan
6as, GRklng permission to concentrate all The
troops Ii the vicinity Of Aubrey, aud ssvinp
that be believed the rebels had collected on
the border "in overwhelming force" Col
Buell. is the officer who has been in command
at Independence; he had five companies Of
the State Guard, and there is reason to beIieYe
that he surrendered them. He ts an unmiti-
gated traitor, and ought to have been assassin
ated long ago, (for that seems to be only way
CANDLES inhecdles and traitors can be- re-
moved.)
There were only Fifty soldiers In Kansas
City, and Col. Bnrris made immediate arrange.
ments to 60 to their relief. The major Waa
detained at the fort and took on three compa-
MES OF infantry, two of cavalry, and three
guns Of Bowman's battery. The boat left our
levee at O'Clock In the afternoon, mid the
cheers Of the crowd Of spectators. With the
capture OF Buelps command We lose fine lot
OF arms and equipments greater loss than
the men If they are at all like their leader.
Lane and Jennison are both in Kansas, and
If they visit Missouri again they will furnish
food for thought Some Of cur people are
now In favor Of " fulfilling our constitutional
obligations" by returning fugitive slaves.
IheJ always were more happy over there&
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From General Buellss Army.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press. I

CANT NEAR BATTLE CREEK,)
FIVE NILES East OF BRIDGEPORT,
August 6, 1854
4 large portion Of General Buelrs fine army
Il encaIDptd here, in an exquisite valley bor-
dering Upon the Tennessee River. and situa-
t. d between the Cumberland and Raccoon
Mountains. Battle Greek is small rlrulet,
terminating at this point, where 1t foms into
the Tennessee River.
The whole Of Buelfs camp lies Immediately
under the Cumberland Mountains, stretchaag
Its continuous length in right line to the
northeast, while upon the other hand is the
Tennessee River, bounded upon the east by
the Raecoon range OF mountains. Taking
every thing into Consideration, Bnelps amy
were In never 30 fine condition as st the Pros
ent time The regiments are all fuller than
they were before Colfnth; the men compos-
ing them possess superb fighting qualieies aRd
powers Of endurance, having had experience
at Belmont, Somerset, Done1son, ShiIoh, and
Corinth, and know no such word as fai1; the
totst ensemble Of officers aud men Is new and
complete In chRnge,-While the discipline of
these hardy sons Of the West compares favor
ably with that Of the regular army.
ms]or. General McCook is at present In COM
mand Of the three divisions already here aud
Is good soldier, and possesses ability Of the
most sterling character. General Buell. and
s'aff are expected here in few DAYS. ASS
proof that he Is already pursuing different
poaey, l an happy to inform you that no
Il
termination Seems to exist on the part Of
those coneptcuously in commaud to afford no
more profession to those who have ia .any
way assisted the leaders df the rebellion, while
those who avoW themselves Union men must
give the most satisfactory proofs Of loyalty to
become entitled to the most trivial w Kind
nesRe6--
We have camp rnnors that the enemy ara
ea.ing the river, although. we listened to
eight different $ tattoes'' last evening, leaving
no room TO doIbt but that ls1ge number of
men are directly opposite Us: The enemy are
also 1t 1asper, small to wn in the seynafchie
valley, .uPsn this side Of the river, distant
about SIX miles, and drove in cur pickets late
last night. subsequently, our whole army
moved 1wo miles from here, and remained In
line Of battle for five hours. ::
Once in possession Of Chattanooga, whichis
most important point, our forces, or q por-
ton Of them at least, would move to CleTe-
land, p1aee of great railroad importance, md
take possession Of the road which -rans to
Dalton, Georgia, r. transaction which would
actually do more to break IS the backbone'' Of
the rebellion than anything which has yet
been accomplished. "A glance at the map viii
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stores; there were thousands Of empty bottles,
boxes, tin paIs, &C.
The rogues had undoubtedly been living
luSufiouB15. What was mora interesting.
however, OUT men captured large quantity
o. o. 1ankee Letters, documents and newspapers,
ihe wallis Of the houses at Legare's were va
fl6usly inscribed, most of the 1anguage being
TOO Indecent for repetition. here. Appeals
we're frequently made to the victorious con-
ederates, thus: NOV, boys, don't give up
me tha 9la d.. ma Of p Boys ws aEe not fighting
Onion" Some faeetious rogue indalged ia
the following: 1--WE had our whisky On The
Fourth Of July; say, secesh, how shout your
Nh1sky on the FOurth?" Another undaunted
individual gave vent to his feelings In this
f. "CH1vLR1c soUrHEaHEas: Dear S;rs: As
the hot season is at hand, You do NOT appear
to be 1esorting to the usual fsahionah1e resorts
OF me summer; We, the army OF liberty, have
concluded to Withdraw from your marshes,
ana ieaye you to enjoy, as best You csn, until
and spend TIE winter season In your noble city
A return list Of all the regiments On Jaues'
!sland was found, and 1--we can Judge, the to
1al e. oa strength Of me enemy WIS not less than
The federal soldiers were plentifully sup
piled with tracts, from the press of the Amer
lean Tract Society, m institution to which
many hundreds OF thousands OF dollars have
been contributed by Southerners- "A curioa1-
II Of this sort is 3 sheet upon which are
printed, side By side, the. general order, Of
General Washington and the general order OF
General Mcclellan, respecting the observance
OF the Sabbath IN camps 4 queer compan-
ioDehip. The father ot his country and the
The following lines Of doggerel were scrib-
bled On one of The walls. Tue runaway writer
has some fun IN him, and We can almost for
give the haaty manner In which he left our
our shores without visiting Charleston:
TWES7T:E1GHTH OF 5UsH-GooD BxH
Air-MaTy Bsana.
Oh. farewell. Caro1iniane,
We are going far away;
Don't cty-WeW soon 6a back.
Another game to play.
EAosts-Oh, farewell! oh, fa1eweu{
Our pa1tin'e fa11 Of pafH;
But do take care yourselves my deate,
We are coming back again
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Especial Correspondence ofthe Chicago rrlbune.1
u..,n.x,o ARAr OF THa poz5M4p, z5M f.
nalsoa !...a eAAhpNia' aug. . aso1. -
11onl eA4s csnosa1e point Of interest crop.
you line Of information concerning our coz
ditiou. Some number of troons vou NAV i'm
egtue arc spread around here atretch,1e a,ong
the river some five miles, and inward
about a mile iuc1osed bv earthvorks If =
e+roro a,d t,o-o,,<,,, o,,..,s+a. M -, -:
ee eao tno.ouau sn7i7ete1' He teel pet-
tec1ly ea1e pehtnd these on the one hand and
protected by the gunboats on the other. 4
few dsya auni nn;fe a ;;sn,rftad at1rm,s., 1ea
~ - Gs4:s ? srut.se sAtiau1sn W.
nuA ~ nAFefn Eli. Oh Walc1 We took. pos
session; but the rebels being 'feInfocsf We;
retired. Several of our troopg vera :wounnaed
and tyso 1f11ad ro1 Gsa,1,a ".,..s'se
~nnna'n @ s"n his t;s ssame,e lscslsea .:
wound II Ills breast while gaNautly leading
on his command. Our forces are nov facing
the enemy With, fr,e ex,,ectat1o;n IL an enoa -.
- -. "1'1- |AA@ = eest9sto1 :. ~
.nens ~ an5 moment indeed tne genera
feeling seems now: to be on to Klchmond,"
from which We are distant about TWENTY-FIVE
mfles The. 1oarera rpnort tha avaenat;o, -
- - ~ o'~e-t.'o -
eoat c'tS ~ the fepets, out nope your read
ere are not green enough to believe such eto-'
hes. They are sccumulatino troona and 31rs.:
4,.,.snrr ~. ,..,o+h.. .,..,s -, tH,-1 -! ~
~s - w
nave eIfeDgth enough, we may successfully
resist. We can hardly be driven from onr
present .encampment. nor can a snceessfnl
Blockade be established on the liver a. there
are only few points from Wa,ch thew co1id
annoy our vessels, and these are dailV recon
noitefed bT our cunboats. Tie onncra1
Impression In the army il. that "a ara
in tight place, and needlesslv 30, but that
under the circumstances the retreat 1as well
managed. There can be no doubt that Gen.
Mcclellan does his best as general, but eyi.
IDENTIFY he is not the man fof his poeition. I
did not use to think 80, but personal obsgrYs-
ton and experience has convinced me OF this.
He affects too much pomp and parade for these
critical times. =
Cont1abands abound here and are doing all
they ate permitted to do. As Jet they have
dug no entrenchment, nor help build up q
fortltcation. The story Of McClsllan's send
ali bosh. BE don't employ the help be has, s.
except In unnecessary labor. Our War worn
soldiers are compelled as yet to do their own
drudgerY. Well, perhaps this is the true way,
but It doee not Eeem to meet the eripanries
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arrest, and demanded hcrses in the name Of
the State. and got ten or twelve green horns,
come with horses, to atresE fhe man ; but
Swan WIS too much for them. Bogus, think
Ing Swan might come to the village. they came
here at nearly Il o'clock at night, and search
under their beds and ali through The: houses.
Some Of the citizens Of our village xettinR
wind Of what Fas going on; made i: move to
arrest Mr: bogus officer, and all that. saved
him then was The train come along at the time
this Is the way Capt. Palmer IS to IN ND bis
company be had better:be attended to, and ne
hope be OF they viii ha = = =.
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Hee0Iatfons for the Admission OF VoI-
4nteef L1ne.eumeer8 in the United
States Navy.


Acting lieutenapts must have served At least
sS months in the United States navy as setting
master or ensign, and been mentioned In off.
ciai dispatches fuF highly meritorious conduct
in bAttle.
Acting MASTERS must have served at least
three months as acting ensign or acting mas
ters's mate, and been farorabiy recommended
by their immediate commanding officer, which
Recommendation must be approved by the
asg officer Of the squadron IN which they are
serving.
Acting ens}gns must be between the ages of
twenty-five and thirty five, and have seen at
lesst twelve years. sea service before the mast,
or as an officer. Those who have served as
chief mates OF merchant vessels are Invited to
apply for the position Of ensign.
Acting masters mates should. be between
the ages of twenty znd thirty, and hare been
=. sea, before the mast, or % an officer, fiye
years.
Before entering the psvy, acting ensigns and
acting masters mstes will be required TO fur
.nieh to the navy department proof of their
age, sea SERVICE: sobrfety and professional
knowledge. Letters Instrumentation should
come from the captains with whom they have
sa11ed, owners for whom they have sailed, aud
insurance offers acquainted with their profes-
stona1 character and sobriety.
The pay Of volunteer officers In the Hue at
sea since July 16. 1862, Is as follows: Acting
lentenants, 81 ,875 per. year and one ration !;
acting masters, 81 500 per year and one ration !;
acting eneigns. 81, 200 PEI year and one ration j;
ration.
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IbG. Grihu$t9<.
TO THE REAR,

TO 18E HEAR.
1he ume nas come #nen the people DE-
@ mana .l' 20 - ~. "e4 . - ana 1ocspaoles, VINO
~a % sa1,t - a. 40. e'n'e VI then snoaioets q
~ ~ A VI eenefaa, % sens bo
-ou...-... - =, - az e.ssAe ate "eo
s-1.-.Y.o ~ etneA " lon1oonety OF
>ty ~. - 1ne. 4eaa o. our armies.
.s1s'a ensk@ oesFa5s ane 1aes that
1e = ulitlt W " leao, -:T wassner nom Msntof
1ouiaso, "ant o1 skln, Want ofzea IN
'ns otlhlness' Waas o1 anytmng which
usAltu'es ss,se7o.ssp' ne ahoulo be brush
.o @nay Will 0e nst'e t'eeon2unoaon8s one
"oolu oes'ow Oh q o'sagreeanie insect a
sooo peganlng has y 1een 81 made Sin the ase
~ een' os'anain,S WIG sacfhced a brave
stnly anu sponea me well planned move
Alent against chafleston- Are there no
olner instances OF groes' Numbering and
"1stnanaeenent, wholesale murder Of gal
1sn' Objects and men, criminal waste OF
'R's ana :. treasure guilty tender
ness 20 feoels, and corresponding
cruelty 70 the loyal NorthT The
'ac1 naS1 oe confessed that mcapaclty,
moral and intellectual, bestr1des many a
noble corps, wasting 1R energies, neutrali-
NDg its strength, and contributing by 50
much to the Ultimate SUCCESS OF the rebel
Aen. In some cases that we knoW OF, the
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@ One million Of men on p.per is easily
expressed; to arm, equip and feed such a host
has never yet been essayed by civilized peo-
pie The line marching in single file, allow
ing two feet for each soldier, would stretch
nearly $50 miles, and marching at the rate Of
thirty miles per day, would occupy nearly
two weeks In passing given point; marching
IN sections Of four, with the necessary room
for baggage trains and cavalry, at the rate Of
thirty miles per day, they would extend $50
miles, and the head OF the column leaving
given point en- Monday morning, the rear
guard would not reach the same point til Fri
daY night.
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~ 1t Is rumored that Gen. Frank Patter-
son, Of Philadelphia, commanding the New
JerEey brigade, is the general referred to as
having SO seriously interfered to prevent the
consummation Of Hooker's plan Of capturing
whole rebel division at Malvern Hill. It ia
said that Gen: Patterson at the time YVES ixtox-
lcated. as 80 acted as to give the rebels timely
notice Of the approach Of our army. He is
now under arrest, and the whole matter will
come before general court martial
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KANSAS ITEMS.

From the Leavenworth Conservative, 1:th1
The home guard was ordered to the fort
LAST night. ltseemed to Us that that post Was
Major F. johnson and James Chestnut,
esq. yesterday brought up two companies OF
Delaware Indians to be mustered into service.
-Reinforcements reached Knnsas CitY at
half.past ak last night The rebels had not at
t=mpted to take tbs town up to that time, and
probably would not after Yards, as they have
no artillery. They were reported near Kansas
City, and lights were seen from burning
houses On the road