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A letter from the feet bloakading
On the evening Of the J12th The rtbel
batteries On Morris Island opened fire on
the troops on Folly Island. The gunboats
Pawnee, Governor and McDonough steamed
to within good range Of the rebel batteries,
and poured in . deadly fire from their
heavy guns. The Federsls on Folly Island
also opened FIRE, and for three hours shot
and she'll fell thick and fast. The rebel
shell fsaf short, while those from our bet
teries and guaboats burst in The midst Of
the rebel batteriea The result of the firing
was not ascertained. Rsbele were seen
carrying of dead and wounded during the
engagement. The rebel rams steamed out
from behind Sumter down the harbor for
two miles, but took no part in the fight
The same night the whole roadside aud
shipping Was brilliantly illuminated BY an
extensive conaagrasion in Charleston.
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A dispatch, dated June 10th, says the
seige is still progressing, With more firing
during the past few days. Several Of the
enemy's guns have been silenced by our
batteries and sharpshooters. Deserters say
that the garrison is on the point of mutiny,
being desirous to fight their way out to
johnson, to which the chief officers Will not
consent. All the previous reports Of desti.
tuition are confirmed, N"ie4i;h 1i-t.3
Full accounts from Milliken's Bend make
our loss in Sundays battle, killed 40,
wounded 1876. The blacks are admitted to
have fought with great bravery after the
black dag had been raised BY the enemy.
At Youngs Point, on Tuesday, the enemy
appeared in force. II 10 believed to be
their intention to reinforce Visksbufg, and
cross supplies. Rebels are communicating
from the city to De Soto Point with their
Louisiana allies. Navigation on the Mis-.
sisGppi is becoming moro hazardous. No
trouble has been expected from johnson.
I"sFs2 80 MEMPHIs, June II.
Official intelligence from Grant's army
was received hare today. Everything vas
progressing Satisfactorily, and the downfall
Of vicksburg viii certainly be accomplished
iu 8 few days: Johnston fears to approach
our lines in the rear, or st least he does not
approach them. The defences there are
growing in strength every day, and it will
require An overwhelming force to route our
victorious army now entrenched on the
heights behind Vicksburg. ! On Sunday
the enemy opened : vigorous fire With AZ
tillery and musketry along his whole line,
and kept il up most Of the day-at times
Il wss furious bat without much effect.
They he'd placsd two mogtars out Of reach
ofcuf gsns and sharpshoot@i, from which
t1eJ frsd nsafly 100 shells = our treaches,
Int oily Wuunded Two or thrss of our men.
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CaSso1, I'd walker ,t Yssoo City. T
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Ambuscade Of the Ninth Kansas Volunteers.
The Kansas City Journal gives an account Of
an ambuscade of the Ninth Kansas Volunteers,
near Westport. by party Of guerrillas. The
company of the Ninth were faigued by q long
days march through the hot sun-had nearly
arrived at the end of their journey when they
were taken by surprise. The first volley was
very fatal, killing and wounding nearly dozen
Of men. and throwing the men and horses into
disorder. The guerrillas followed up this advan-
tage by desperate charge. against which our
men were unable to form, and fell back through
. long lane in . hand to hand conflict As soon
as the Captain reached more open ground, where
he could get his men into shape, he formed them
in line and drove the bushwhackers back. Our
loss was fourteen killed and four wounded.
The bushwhackers murdered all the wounded
that fell into their hands Three or four Of their
dead were left On the ground. ca% tea
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General Ewing at Work.

Last night, upon hearing Of the attack
npon Captain Flesher's force, Major Thach-
er, who had arrived few hours before,
after long days march, Immediately went
to Westport, by order Of General Ewing,
with portions Of Companies A and X, and
promptly followed up the track Of the bush
whackers until one o'clock at night. He
resumed the scout this morning with about
thirty men, and soon struck the rack. He
found that the bushwhsekers had soon sepa.
rated into squads, taking different routes
through the brush. One of these trails he
followed up with his force, dismountipg
them, and creeping through the brush.
Proceeding cautiously, about noon, after .
long and dificult march through thickets
and brush, over streams and ravines, the
little force at last discovered camp of the
bushwhackers. The scoundrels were taking
. sleep after the nights work. While sur
rounding the camp, one Of the fellows
awoke, slowly lifted himself up, rubbed his
eyes, and looked around. Three or four of
the boys fred on him at once, and rushed
upon the camp. Three of the buahwaoksrs
we're killed and one wounded, Who made
his escape. 1 - ias .relt usa5g
One fine horse was killed and fourteen
captured. Among them were several which
the guerrillas had taken the night before
from Captain Elesher's men. Thsy also
found several carbines that had beea taken
from our boys. They captured The entire
contents Of the camp.
This prompt and successfal scout reaects
the highest credit upon the parties engaged
in it II shows that prompt and vigorous
pursuit will sometimes catch these scouu.
drels. In our opinion they will soon find
this part of the country too hot for them.
|-Kassas City journal, 18th.
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CINCINNATI, June 20.
Yesterday about hundred of the Fourth
Kentucky rebel cavalry crossed the Ohio
river into Harrison county, Indiana, and
made raid into the interior. At Orleans
they had skirmish with the Home Guards,
repelling them. They were moving toward
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad At last
accounts. The militia, with convalescenta
from the hospitals at New Albany and
Louisville, are pursuing.
The Indiana State authorities call fol
20, 900 volunteers for six months.
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ALL N VAH.


Lesvenvottb : pet scheme lase wissr, ani sas
the accomplishment of which her ;over-zealous
efforts made host ofenemies, vas ne bridging
Of the Kaw, by the proceeds The State School
Lands. Her principal aetuating motive in this
was to secure the trade Of Southern Kansas. It
was Pisusibls pretszt: and. sdnitsi,g ths sos-
stitutionality Of the measure. what Kanaaa has
no pride in our metsepolisi tosay nolhiagsfths
benefits such internal improvements would con
fer upon the particular localities. We have
maintained that Kansas City can control the
trade of Southern Kansas. and have urged upon
Leavenworth the propriety of turning her ener.
gies to the West. We find the following en-
dorsement of this proposition in the Psols Herald,
q Southern Kansas paper that hastwi the Lesv-
enworth patronage of the UNION: etf
"The route from here to Kansas City will now
be safe; q large portion Of the trade naturally
belonging to Kansas City, has been directed to
now that there is prospect Of the thieves being
driven from it, trade will again flow in its ordi-
nary channels. There's no use of talking, the
trade of large portion of Southern Kansas nat
urally and iegitimstely belongs to Kansas City. .
This admission. together with the advantages
Kansas City possesses, is sufficiently convincing
that Leavenworth cannot depend upon Southern
Kansas trade. 1t would appear. that owing to
the difficulties on the border, portion Of the
trade has gone to Leavenworth. which Of course
drew from the merchants of that city liberal
efforts to retain it. But when the road il made
safe, see how it takes to its natural channel'i
And further. Sam Wood says that the Santa Fe
Road is the Legitimate channel" Of the New
Mexican trade. This Legitimate channel
leads into Kansas City; and if Leavenworth
enjoys any of that trade now it is because the
bushwhackers have closed up the "legitimats
channel" But let it be opened. and see the
result. Leavenworth will then, doubtless, look
to the Smoky Hill, . route which can take it no
other place but Leavenworth.
In this connection, we might sllude to an
article in the Council GroYe Press, wherein we
are informed that Leavenworth made big effort
last winter to bridge the Republican, solomon,
would not support the measure because it pro.
vided for the building of other bridges. That is
news to us. and doubtless everybody else; in
fact the statement is 90 uncandid - to assume
the proportions of an intentional falsehood. All
know that the bridges proposed last winter were
across the Kaw at Topeka. Lawrence and De
Soto and we further know that the inability Of
the Junction member to have bridge in this
locality included in that scheme was the reason
of his refusal to support it. The same article
tells US that Council Grove broke off her business
connections with Kansas City two years ago
about the time the bushwhackers began. That
is gratifying to Leavenworth, and will turn out
about like the case above cited.
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MAKE A UNITY.

The LeaveRworA Times has very curious
record. It is conservative republican" eheet,
and is terribly alarmed about the freedom of the
press. 1t wants to be down on rebels a. hard -
anybody, but there is . check upon it from some
cause or other. If our memory serves us Alright,
it was more bitter in its controversies with the
rebel Inquirer than the other dailies, and we
think did as nueh to incite to its destruction.
It afterwards condemned the mob as mildly as
anybody. It has been of late uttering piteous
snoans over the right and legitimate suppression
Of the sympathizing papers included in Blunt's
order. alleging that the act is wrong, thereby
admitting that such papers are doing the Union
cause no harm. The Times, as well as all other
papers. publishes with apparent glee. everything
coming from rebel newspapers Of precisely the
same tone and character, in criticizing their
government and condition, as is to be found in
these Copperhesd newspapers relative to our
government. The effect of these articles, and
doubtless the motive in publishing them, is to
cheer up our people. We must accord to the
rebels the same feelings we possess. or rather
owing to their straitened circumstances, feelings
keener if any thing. Judging from the amount
ofgood these ut-fnding. pickering newspape,
articles, from rebel sources. do us, what must
be the amount Of encouragement given them BY
Northern papers, which tell them they ars right
and will succeed And what will discourage 9
soldier. or man engaged in any partieula'
thing, aod render him useless for its accomplish
ment, quicker than 10 tell him that he il wrong
and will not succeedf Who can compute The
blood which has been unnecessarily spilled
besauee Of the encouragement thus given to ths
enemy to hold QUIT
We regard Conservatism, viewed in this light
- an ineoasistsney-in many other views. - q
humbug-and again. - suited to those who an
not interested in an issue, and don't care for :ht
result If . man believes himself to b right. ~
dislike to ZEE him yield point after point-com'
promising With that which il b his mind wrong
In every day life. however, but few things tran
spire % momentous. a. to render conservation
positively dangerous. But when the Nation ID
aasailsd BY rebels, conservatism 10 positiou
which 10 dangerous to the right The Govern,
mens ID radically right. and it, assailants radi.
cally wrong. and hence that which We acknow
ledge to be in sympathy with the wrong rstard,
NE right, even if it does not actively assist tht
ether. We have it from the lips Of gentleme1
lately from the South. that the rebels only hop
Of success-and VIC know from their pspeu the.
have no other grounds Of hops-is in divisiol
Of the North. This the Copperhesds are working
to bring about. II we had unity It the Nortl
the days Of the rebellion would be but few. II
stop the how Of blood and treasure, We peopos'
that . unity b made. We prefer that come
bodys rights be restricted, to certain degFse
than that the country should continue 70 Aov
in blood, and that every hsarthstone should b
kept place Of mourning.
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General Hooker authorised the follovins
facts to be stated: There has been no en-.
gagemeat whatever up to this date involving
any portion of General Rookers army, ex-
cept cavalry. Cavalry fights, skirmishes,
AID reconnoissances are taking place daily,
with the sdvantages uniformly With our
forces. Two hundred and City prisoner
have arrived q headquarters within the last
three daJa No enemy at or near Bon
Ran. Heavy cannonading commenced on
the noeliag Of the 20th in, tho direction Of
Aldo and eoo6nusd during The day. It i
Known that General Pisanaton attacked
IA esspy, nsa! AAie and il i hspsd he
sueeeedsd IN routang Stuarfs command.
Il IL l-sa
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Notice..

Taken up by me in the Buffalo Range, about
the last of February, one red and white OF,
with Q fork and under-bit in the right ear; no
other marks discovered. One Of brindlish
color, with the letter r on the right side, crop
of the left ear, and point off left horn, line
backed. One red roam four year old cow,
with q crop off both ears and hole in right,
and when found had bell ON her. o..
~ SIMEON GARLITS.
Salina. Kansas, June g. 1863.-no32-4t.
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~ Il is pleasant enough to learn that
the Richmond Wh;g, which all along
sooffed at the idea Of any considerable suf.
fering in the South, has perished Of unen.
durable misery. With its dying breath, it
cried aloud that it was dying Of Confeder-
ate taxes. -
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MoxocAcY JUNCTION, June %.
The rebels have certaioly destroyed every
bridge on the B. L o. B. r from Harper's
Ferry to Cumberland. Gen. Kelley came
up with them this morning at Cumberland
and drove them out of that town-it is
supposed in this direction. He has doubt
less put stop to the western progress along
the railroad line, of their career Of devasta.
tion.
HARRISBURG; June %.
There is now no doubt that the rebels
are fortifYing Hagerstown. They hold the
country between Hagerstown and Williams
port with at least one corps, probably
EwelPs Matters are rapidly approaching
. crisis. Great secresy governs sh public
actions. It would be imprudent 70 state
what is tEanspiring, - important results
arc 70 b determined in the next fsw hour.
The rebels ere advancing in force upon
Greencassle, with infantry, cavalry and
artillery. laeai .'' a'
A Harrisburg dispatch of June 2Sd says
news from Rttsburg show that great az
element exists there. The rebels are st
Union, forty miles distant Business i
entirely suspended. We still hold Chan
bersburg. s'ce ss.a' <1ssa+' =
Riehnosd papers give accounts Of ehs
accidental explosion Of the rsbel irourolad
Chattahoochis, with which it vas intended
to make . raid upon our Aset q Apalachi.
cola, in revenge for the capture Of the
schooner Fashion, laden with cotton, BY our
boats from The sqasdroa. Twelve persons
we're killed and others badly scalded. The
ship filed ard ssnk near TIE shore, settling
6rnly on The bottos. 'si haa
New Orleans ceFlespendence per stsamer
to New York, stsss our siege batteries had
been opened on Port Hudson, aad con.
tinuous rain Of shos and she'll VA beise
thrown into the works. Ssveral building
supposed to eoasain eonniasy sterse wees
destroyed, and the rebels 80 knows to -
suffering some u killed andwoeaAa- Do
sertsrs report ths rebel slssaSth .at lAest
ten theuaands veil slethsd, bpt satseiaG
non Iooo. stss8esgsi "a zsoe-
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Hsa Psansyivania.
3oHNsToWN, PA. June 16.


5oHHsrowH, Pa, June 16.
The exoitsnsnt along the line Of The
Pennsylvania Railroad is Increasing.
+ The Governor has issued . proclamation
calling ont the State militia, and ordering
the posting of copies of the proclamation
at post Offices and all public places. The
call is responded to with much enthusiasm.
The country for miles all along the tack
appears deserted except By women and
children, most of the men having respond.
ed 70 the call. -,s-ssss - s.s-
According to the latest accounts received
it appears that Harrisburg has not yet
fallen into the hands of the rebels neither
has the railroad track in that vicinity been
torn up, - reported.
Pittsburg Was in state Of the most
intense excitement business being sus-
pended and the citizens joining in the
preparations for defense.
A Philadelphia dispatch of the 18th inst
says: A letter from Harrisburg, dated p.
M, says train Of 100 wagons, which left
Martinsburg on Sunday, arrived safely.
The rebel advance this morning was Eve
miles east of Harrisburg.
Col. Smith, commanding at Hagerstown,
had fight of an hour and half yesterday,
when he was surrounded and forced to sur.
render. @ aa
The banks removed their deposits yes
terday, and the State archives are being
removed to Philadelphia.
The Democratic convention will not
assemble here tomorrow. A number of
the Western delegates refused 70 come
further than Altoona, and returned home.
Hundreds of persons have arrived from
the south side of the river, bringing in oil
their horses, cattle and other valuables.
Workmen are engaged in preparing the
works for defense on the opposite side Of
the river. A good resistance could bemade
if troops were here to man the guns.
Government officials expect the arrival
of the rebels here tonight or tomorrow.
IF they reach here 10 soon there will be
little prospect of successful defense, but
if delayed thousands will reach here with
in twenty-four hours, as the country 10
thoroughly aroused.
At . meeting last evening Gen. Cameron
blamed the Government for not sending
men to aid in the defense of the capital,
when Pennsylvania so literally contributed
men and money for carrying on the war.
He said while he had every confidence in
the President and commanders of the De-
partments, such men as Mcclellan and
Franklin, whose leadership the people had
every confidence in, would rally to the
standard every loyal man. He called upon
the Governor to send for Mcclellan to take
charge of the State.
Every train for the East is packed with
refugees and goods belonging to merchants.
A dispatch dated Bedford, june 18th,
says Three thousand rebels caue to Han
cock, Maryland, and burned canal boat
there. Col. Galligher's cavalry subsequent
ly drove them off. Gen. Kelley then
ordered Gallagher to proceed with infantry
and cavalry to Cumberland. He vent
within six miles Of there, when he received
word that the rebels had 10000 men.
Seven hundred rebels came to St. john 9
river to destroy the large culvert opposite
Hancock, bat after an hours fight were
driven of.
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Five thousand one hlsdrsd and itJ slli.
grants arrived in New York Gty LIT vssk,
and 49. .6S2 have reached this pot iass o.
fst Of January. vrw rrs :, - 80.
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T The Copperhead papers are taking on
again about Mcclellan. They have the idea in
their heads that he is the only man who can
repel the threatened invasion of the North. To
substantiate this, they are reporting that Simon
Cameron advised Governor Curtin to place the
defence of the State of Pennsylvania in the hands
Of Little Mac. Simon contradicts it over bis
swn signature. They ought to let Little Mao"
die as easily aSpossible- smell bad il you
keep stirring him.
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Order Of Publication.
State Of Kansas, (.s
Davis County.
David Whiting, ~ In m the .. District Court Of

0t0tS VI N0AS"cs az
Davis County.
David Whiting, / In the District Court Of
George +; sou,ton. Davis County @
The above named George Boulton, defendant
in the above entitled cause, will take notice
that he has been sued by David Whiting in the
above entitled Court; the object and prayer Of
which suit, as appears from the petition fled
in the Clerks Office of said Court is, to recover
. judgment in favor of said plaintiff against
you, the said defendant, for the sum Of two
hundred and fifty dollars, with interest at the
rate Of four per cent per month from the 22d
day Of August 1860, on . promissory note
dated August 22d, 1859, payable one year after
date to the order Of Crowie & Co., and endors-
ed to the said plaintiff; and for foreclosure
Of the mortgage given to secure the payment
of the above described note, and for sale Of
property described in said mortgage, to-wit ::
Lots numbers twelve (12), sixteen 16), seven
teen (17), and eighteen (18), in section number
six (6), township eleven (11) south Of range
eight (8), east Of the sixth principal meridian,
situated, lying and being in the county Of
Davis, State Of Kansas And you, the above
named defendant, are further notified that un-
less you plead, answer or demur to the petition
of the above named plaintiff on or before the
10Th day of august, A. D. 1863. said petition
will be taken as true and judgment rendered
accordingly.
- Witness. r. D. Mobley, Clerk
Of said Court, with the seal
SEAL thereof affixed at Office in juno
~ ton City, the 9th day Of June,
A. D, 1868 r. D. MOBLEY,T
Tnos. P. FEsLos, pits atty. Clerk.
n347tpf$ SIG.
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- We do, no. desire . asubiug.ts ths
Soutb, bst TO subjugate Jef. .Davis, spd
ftee Tie South.-Jokn Van Buren,, -.
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FRUIT TREES FOR SALE.
su>he subscriber has on hand FIFTY THOUS.
i AND APPLE TREES. OF wELL~sELEc1ED
varieties, a. we'll g quantity Of Peach, Locust
&C., 60 winch he offers cheap for, cash, or
will exchange for COWS, young stock or grain
ct reasonable prices. HIRAM BEAL,
Ashland Nursery, Davis Co., Kansas. (n461y