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THE TKI'WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
V(#u. XXVIII—NO. 97
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HOUSTON. WEDNESDAY^
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OCTOBER 29, 1862
JACK HAMILTON A (JAIN.
J^k Hamilton baa arrived in Now York. He
maiu a speech at the Academy of Mualo ou the
'id Inst., from which we take somo extracts.
He laya down as hU questions of discussion,
" Why U our country in Us present condition?—
What are the causes and what the remedies ¥M
After some talk about Mr. Spratt, of South Caro-
lina, he says:
They [the Southern people] auid that Republl-
canism is a failure, and that we must have a stron-
gur Government. If they knew this as he knew
it, they would know that this rebellion uld not
originate with a desire to get rid of the hated
Yunkoes. They wanted to be the conductors of a
supreme uud never changing Government, not to
!>e interfere.! with by the votes of free men.—
Therefore the idea of conciliating the South by
forbearance and magnanimity was wantonly de
ceptive. * * * * . *
Now while, but a abort time since, ho would
have regarded the man wiio would free the sUve
an, at least, an Impracticable lriend of the Gov-
ernment ; while he believed that our fathers knew
us w-U as any how to avoid the very troubles
feared b tween the advocates and opponents of
slavery, he was not prepared to see slavery used
to elevate Itself, and in the same proportion de-
press his children The uspectof the generation
was changing, 'the friends of slavery had before
only endeavored to protect it under the laws. Ho
had cautioned the South in tlie inception of the
rebellion, that it could not brave the moral antlpu-
ihy to slavery except through tho protection of the
United States. [Applause.]
He pre'ends next to detail the' manner in which
some of the States wore taken out of the Union,
and says:
It might he said that the Union men of the South
ought to have gone forth and exercised their rights
d spitu th se lawless proceedings. Very true, but
most of us prefer readingofand admiring martyrs,
than of becoming martyrs. There were no little
terrors in tho prospect of being dragged with a
rouge rope to the lonely prairie—
'* To be left a thing
O'er which the raven flaps her funeral wing."
That thing hud happened,and continuing to hap-
pen, and would happen, until the last free spirit of
the North was killed, or the power of this Govern-
ment should relieve them. [Applause.] That
course of procedure commenced before his per-
sonal knowledge, and before the election of Lin-
coln. He was not a member of a.Vigilance Com-
mittee, or the K. G. C's, but at least 200 loyal men
of Texas hud lost their lives In this war. because
suspected of loving their children more than thoy
loved their neighbors negroes. [Applause.] If
the rebellion resulted from a love of slavery and a
distrust of slaveholdlng, and the rebels were justi-
fied in their effort to overthrow the Government in
order to sustain slavery, they had severed his alle-
giunce to that institution. [Applauso.] He hud
to go through no gradations In this change. Nor
need the men of his Slate feel surprised at his po-
sition ; that if they forced him to tho issue of iuli-
delity to the Government of the United States or
infidelity to slavery, his choice was easily uytde.
rLoud cheers.] If they compelled him to elect
between his children and their nogroes, it was
easy to tell where he would be found. [Approba-
tion.] That issue was upon every man in the whole
country, and must be met fairly by all.
* * * * . * *
• He thanked God that if an opportunity ever
offered to grasp a musket in defence ofthatGov.
ernment, he would risk his life for it. [Loud ap-
plause]. He wonld not pretend that this was the
outspoken opinion of tho pe'ople of Texas. -Thore
was a Provost Marshal and a Vigilance Committee
and! K. G.'C.'s worming into overy family, and
spies upon every man in the land. One whisper
of the deep emotidn of the heart is enough—the
alleged traitor js a prisoner, perhaps working on
the roud, with a bull and chain as preliminary to
conscription, [Laughter]. - For himself, he had
been obliged to retire to the mountains, and about
a hundred of his friends sought him out, and
brought their old muskets and a round or two of
ammunition. If they should hear the old men-
loyal men—speak with tears of the fast fading
hopes of rolief from, the old Government, they
could realize that the faces in public did not give
the true reflex of the thoughts of the people. The
loyal tneii of the South were out in the cold. They
had to feed upon the husks, and would gladly re-
turn' to their father's house. He was obliged to
revert to his own efforts to escape, though he did
« it reluctantly. [Cries of" Go on,"" Goon.'' He
who attempts to escape from the persecution of dis-
loyal men has to truverse two hundred miles of
desert prairie, iwhich can only be traversed in
safety by those who know the roads. The rebels
have a lorce at all the watering places, towns and
foras. The traveler must be urmed with a pass,
and even in Mex'co, be 'interrupted by,assassins.
15tit a day or two before ho passed between the
villages on the other sida of the Rio Grande, four
men had been murdered for loyalty to the Union.
He was himself deemed worth one bullet. And
afterwards four or five efforts were made to dis-
pose of .hi in without success. Tho last thing he
.saw ns ihe shore of Texas receded from his view,
wus a little band of armed men who bad just failed
to succed in capturing him. We heard much talk
jfow about the Constitution as it is,and the Union
as it was [Partial applause]. For himself, he
said, the Constitution as it is—yea ; The Union as
it was V No! [Thunders of applause.]
Colonel Hamilton invoked the aid of loyal citi-
zens in"Support of the government; but said If
they were to invest him with the powarof rein-
stating the Union as it was in Texas in 1861, he
would not thank them for the boon. [Appl.,use.]
If he was to bn suspccted because his conscience
could not be measured by his neighbors; if he has
to be regarded as loathsome because he could not
.believe that slavery was the acme of human bene-
licence ; if he was to be stigmatised as a traitor
because he advocated the principles of Washing-
ton, he wanted no such Union. [Applause.] When
that Union was restored as he trusted it would be.
lie hoped to be allowed to realize that he enjoyed
the right of speech, as well as the liberty ot con-
science, he would bless the Union that gave the
right. [Approbation.] He could not consent that
hiH children should go about trying to convince
everybody In their vicinity that they were sound
upon the subject of slavery. [Applause.] He did
not speak with hatred of the institution of slavery,
ns he once knew it—not because bis conscience
liurt him, because ho had been a slaveholder.
[Applause.] They ware to have slavery on the
one hand, or freedom for the whites on the other.
He believed in the freedom of the non-slave-
holder. He spoke for a class destimd to be in the
majority, and whose rights were assailed.
Wo are obliged by want of room to cut this
precious nonsense off. From so much, Judge all.
'l'hc redoubtable Jack has become aa abolitionist,
if he was not one before. He was always a dema-
gogue. HU speech in New York shows him In
this light (o advantage.
In Washington, according to the dispatches pub
lislied in the Bulletin, Hamilton and Frank P.
Blair are urged for the office of Military Governor
of Teras. We presume Jack will get the appoint
incut. He is a martyr and as much of un ubo
litionist as the other besides. We hope he will
come back and accidentally break his neck the mo*
ment he sets foot on the soil of the State ho-has
betrayed and disgraced.
IiONt Certified Jccouut.
Near thb Battlkpibld or Miiuasaa,
September Sd, 1809.
Major W. H. Sellers. A. A. Gen., Texas Brigade:
Major—I have the nonor to submit a report of
the part takeu by my regiment, the 5th Texas Vol*
uuteers. In the battle of the 30th of August. My
right was on the right of the brigade. I was order*
eu to keep well closed on the left on the 1st Kegi-
ment Texas Volunteers, which was the bat'alion of
direction. I was notified that Gen. Kemper, with
his brigade, was on my right, and that I need have
no uueaslness about mv right flank. As the brlg-t
ade moved across the first Held to the limber held
by the enemy's skirmishers, a change of front for-
ward on the left battalion, made It necessary to
move my men at a run across the Held. At the-
edge of tne timber the enemy's skirmishers were
encountered bv my skirmishers, and driveu back
to a poiut in the timber abont one hundred yards
from the open field beyond. Here I encountered
the regiment of the enemy that had been deployed
as skirmishers, who had rallied on their right. 1
ordered the regiment to flro on and charge them,
they brake and were closely pressed to the open
field, where we encountered a second line of the
enemy, the 5th regiment New York ftouaves, who,
after permitting the fleeing regiment to pass its
lines,presented a solid front for a short time. Their
stand was but momentary. They gave way before
the Imperious cLarge of my men and fl«d, leaving
the field strewn withtheirdead and wounded. Such
wus the impetuosity of the charge and the unerring
aim of my men, that very few if any of this regi-
ment reached the hill beyond. My charge was
continued across the brai ch and up the hill in-ihe
direction of a heavy battery the enemy had playing
011 us from the hill beyitd. Seeing nothing of
Gen. Kemper's, or any other of our forces on my
right, and no support visible iu my rear, I ordered
my regiment to halt under the orest ef the hill.—
Seeing Major Sellers, as a General, 1 went to him
lor orders, he ordered me to hult. 1 returned to
the center of my regiment, which was but a few
steps up the hill, aud found that my right wing had
failed to receive tho order to halt, and had passed
over the crest of the hill and were advancing under
a murderous tire from two of the enemy's b.itte
ries. As these batteries swept the field over which
our reinforcements had to come, 1 determined to
charge the one Immediately iu my front lu prefer-
ence to recalling my right. It was here that 1 first
missed my gallant Lt. Col. Upton, his full was the
cause of my right not get ing the order to halt. The
charge was gallantly made, the battery cleared
and passed, the enemy fleeing before us; As I
passed down the hill beyond the battery taken, I
observed the enemy in still heavier l'otce than ny
we had encountered on the hill before us. They
were drawn up in three lines of battle, the renr
line of. which was moving by their left flunk at a
run for a point of timber to my right, some five
hundred yards*distant. Seeing no support on my
right, lt was evident that ! mustgain this point of
timber before him to prevent my right from being
turned. I soght Col's Wofford, of the 18th Geor-
gia, uud Garoy of Hampton's Legion, and an-
nounced the movement of the enemy, and my de-
termination to move by my right flunk to tho tlm
ber. they assented to the move, and I moved by
my right flank up the hollow as rapidly as the ex
hausted condition of my men would peimitme.
We gained the woods, the head of my column
leading the enemy's by some fifty yards, when we
fired into them and drove them from the woods.
After getting distance sufficient to cover the com-
mand, I ordered a halt, intending to .collect say
men and giving them a few minutes rest, (they
had made three separate charges and oontinued the
ruu for one mile and a half, and were very much
exhausted,) and await our reinforcements. Before
my lines were well formed, a regiment of our
forces came up through the woods from the rear.
As it passed my linos the command of forward wus
given.
My command, mistaking it for them, moved for-
ward, and thus becume considerably scattered by
intermixing with that regiment. We rallied and
advanced to their right through the ordnance and
passed the house, driving the enemy from his
position therv and gained the hollow beyond.—
Near the gate beyond the gardeu I was struck
down, and must refer to the report of Capt. Tur-
ner who was left in command, Capt. K. Bryan, my
acting Major, being wounded. The separation of
the regiments of the brigade during the battle
probably increased the casualties iu my regimeut,
interfering to some extent with its efficiency, and
demonstrates the absolute necessity of having
brigade commanders present with brigades at all
times during an engagement. My flag was carried
into the action by Color Sergeant W. V. Royston,
of company I ; next by Corporal J. Miller, com-
pany H; Private C. Moncrief, company B; Private
Shepard, company B; Sergeant Simpson,company
A ; Prlvute Harris, company D, and Sergeant F.
C. Hume, company D, all of whom were shot
down while gallantly bearing the flag in front of
the regiment. It was borne through the remainder
of the fight by Private Farthing, of company 1).
I had three companies left without a commissioned
officer, viz .* C, II and D, but they pressed forward
without faltering. Where all behaved so nobly,
distinctions cannot with propriety be made. All,
both officers and men, sustained well the reputa
tion of the Lone Star flag, under which thoy
fought through this battle.
Among the list of killed I have to lament the
death of the brave and chivalrous Lieut. Colonel,
John C Upton, who fell while gallantly leading the
right wing of his regiment to victory. My list of
killed is fifteen; wounded, two hundred and forty
five ; missing, one ; a full report of which from
my Adjutant is herewith submitted. The regiment
captured three stands of colors and two batteries
(twelve suns), aud quite a number of prisoners
were sent to the rear. I did not weaken my force
by sending details with them, but ordered thein to
the reur unattended by a guard.
Respectfully submitted,
J. B. ROBERTSON,
Col. com'd'g 5th Texas Vols
There nre twenty-eight shots through our flag,and
two through the Hag-staff.
BY THB ORANGE TRAIN*
T3DH.
WHOLE NO. 3692
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Letter Iiom Richmond. '
By the Orauge train we have received a Natchez
Courier of the Slst.
A rumor comes by passengers that Lee has had
a battle with McClellan, killing and wounding
90,000 and taking 30,000 prisoners. We give It as
a rumor, without vouching for It. It may be so1
aud this may bo what the re^olcUig at Vlcksburg
and cannon firing at Monroe was about.
Mobile, Oct. 18.—A special dispatch to the Ad
vertlserund Register, dated near Camp Breckin-
ridge, nine'miles from Danville, Ky.,Oot. 13th,
via Knoxville, the l?th, atates that 15,000 of our
troops fought45,000 Yankees at Purryvllle on tit
8th 4
Our iosi from 2,000 to 3,0(>0.
The enemy's loss whs between 4,000 and 5,000.
We captured 11 guns and uearly 500 prisoners.
Our troops slept on the field, and early the next
morning tne enemy sent a flag of truce to bury
their dead.
The flghtlng was terrible.
On the same day. Gon. Klrby Smith defeated
Gen. Toib Crittenden, between Lawiencebiirg and
Hal visa, capturing 1)40 prisoners.
Chattanooga, Oct. 18—From an officer who left
Bragg's aruiy Friday night, I learn that our (ok-
iu the battles near Perry villa is computed at 3500,
while that of the enemy is stated at 20,000. Most
of the latter were prisoners, among whom 400 had
been parolled at Mumfordsvillo.
lie says our army is concentrated at Camp Dick
Robinson, Garrurd county, und that Bnell'sarmy
extends from Dhb villo to Burdstown, alid is giQat-
ly demoralized,
We hud no General killed; Col. McLean, of Ga.,
wounded; Patterson, 1st Teun., killed.
Another battle nitty be looked for.
KicHMONO.Oct. 18.—The N, Y. Herald oft lie 15th
has been recel ed by the Enquirer.
A dispatch dated Louisville, the 14th, says the
rebels are retreating from Camp Dick Robinson to
Lancaster; Oeu. lluell in close pursuit.
In Ohio, Vulandlghum wus defeated by General
Schenck.
Iu Newark City, thecleoilon resulted ins Demo-
cratic triumph.
In New York, gold Is quoted ut 133J1,'; exchange
147i ; cotton 61. , , • ' .,
All kinds of produce were excited, and sold gen-
erally at higher prices.
A Paris paper revives the quostlon of recogni-.
lion of the Confederate states.
It Is rumored that the "890 ' has destroyed ten
American whalers off the Western Islands.
The stock of Americas cotton at Liverpool
amounted to 18,000 bales.
Richmond, Oct. IV.—'Tho Bultlufore American
of Thursday afternoon, has tho lutest returns from
Ohio and Indiana, which indicato that the Demo-
crats have probably carried both 8tates.
In Ohio they claim ten thousand mojority, and
13 out of 10 members of Congress. In the pres
entdelegation thoy have only 8 members.
In Pennsylvania, 13 unionand 7 democrats
have been elected, and 5 districts not jet heurd
from.
A rebel force stopped the steamer Hazel R> lie,
at Caseyvilie, on the Ohio river on the 14th inst,.
and took the mails, negroes, and a quuniity of
goods.
Fredericksburg, Oct. 19—Northern dates have
been received here. The Democrats havo carried
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana. The Republl-
cans have oarried Iowa.
In Pennsylvania, 13 Democrats and 11 Republi-
cans are elected, lu Ohio, 12 Democrats and 5
Republicans—throe districts not heard from.
In Indiana, 8 Democrats and 3 Republicans are
elected. Last Congress, 8 Republicans and 3 De-
mocrats.
In Iowa, all Republicans are elected to Congress
The State ticket Republican byl0,00tt.
Democratic majorities on the State ticket—In
Ohio, 38,00d; lu Pennsylvania, 10,000 ; in Indina,
8,000,
In Indiana, Colftix, Dunn, and Julian, are de-
feated.
In Ohio, Gurley, (Kepubllovn,) Pendleton and
Cox, were re-elected. '
In Pennsylvania, Grow (Speaker) wus defeated.
Thad. Stevens was re-elected.
Gen. Huncock occupied Charlestown on Thnrs
day evening, after an artillery duel of two hours.
Our pickets retired to a hill this side. The euemy
lost 1 killed and 8 wounded.
We lost Capt. Smith, of the Richmond Artillery,
and 8 wounded,
Nothing satisfactory from Kentucky—no victory
claimed. They say Bragg is leaving the Stuto.—
Tho Federals have occupied Lexingtou.
Richmond, Oet. 4,1862<
E. II. Cumins—Dtar firCongress to-day
extended the time for adjournment to Monday,
13th Inst. At that tltae it will surely adjourn. Jit
Is dlffioplt,ev«n dow to keep a quorum. The Ken-
tucky and Missouri members. h*Vo uearly all gone,-
thinking thelf presence mora Important near Lome
Just now. A good many others are sick.
Muny Important acts have been passed. The
Conscription bill exteuded to all under 45; jacopy
of which I sent yon some days since. The Exemp-
tion 1*111 has been larg> ly increased, with some
provisions highly Important t > Texas—our fron-
tier regiment and our stouk ranches. One man
for every 500 cattle or sheep, or 950hor<«s; and
one mun on overy plantation with JJO slaves, or iu
every neighborhood of fi,e nilies jn wnlch there
are SO slaves on different forms. Also, s> large
< iuss of persons engaged in, meahanlcal pursuits,
manufactories, workers in iron, leather, olotb. &c.
Various amendments to the artny laws have
been made. The Privateering Aet, making muoh
more libeful provisions fur persous disposed to
engage in, war on toe sea. has, after a struggle,
passed the llonse and wfll doubtless pass the sen-
ate. It Is believed that the measure will give our
enemy a good deal m re to do iu keeping up thg,
blockade und protecting their commerce. Your
Representative aided in advoontln# the btll.'
'1 he Vin nce tuea ure reported to the Hou«e b«s
not been &uaMy, acted ou. lt m^egi witUicU;ong
imposition. Voote made n rigoious assault on it,
with effect v.but tho svheme that he advocates as a
substitute moots no more (ayor. iilsplan isJiot to
tot at all, butonly to fund Tre04ury Notesln Bund#
bi aring Interest, and to matte TreaSut'y Notes u
legal tender. This last is just as unconstitutional
us ^ho farced loan scheme under consideration'.
But this I'oiced loan plan isuque^S,ol\iectio\mblw.
In that itdoes not reduce the debt of the eOuutfy'.
Moreover, it subjects the people tiVs'll ftii) htcoii-
venieuce and hardship of.u tux, aml iho clKponse
of i's collection. s; •
The whoto matter la' a mere attempt ;to Koepjup
the finances by postponement or buttons and'Anf-
lious arrangements. The truth is, the tlnaucos can.
only be kept up by paying tho i ecess;i y taxes to
r*dace the debtor nay tho interest,^lnd support
the Government. Debts cannot be paid without
hard worK and naorillcj s-^ueither ean our tavern-,
ment
the
That
From tlie nriny we iutvo.no. aUrriuM Uews. M,c- j
Clellan is said to bo on this side of the Potomuc,
and Led is advancing 011 him again. Our ai'niy hfts
buen strengthened much. It tost bjr the advance •
into Maryland full as much as was gained by the
victory at Manassas, and many b.^ve wars thut Loe
will be compelled to OAT buck. '1'
Our Texas regiments are much reduced.. Leo
has writlon u most coiupliiuoutury letter about
them.. He says ho h. s relied on them lu all tight
places. That they havo fought " nobly,grandly
nod he needs more of thitn. That, if he had u Tew
more rcgimeuls such as Hood's, " us an example
of bravery and daring, he should feol more confi-
dent of the result (if tne' campaign.'* Kneh a 30m-
plimout from such a man, is a feather iu their oapa
worth wearing, und a tribute worthily won, of, ,
which Texas may bo proud. Her sons stand high
for bravery 011 evory field. Yet I cannot fteel dcri-
rous for more men to be sent to this region. Thot>
distance from Jiome is so great—and th^ ,«Hrauui ,
so bad, that too many will die from sickness und ,
wounds. I had rather hifre thein westof the river
to be recruited there. But we must dtt Our/pact
wheVever aud whenever the Government deems ,
best. . ' \ ' '*
1 have assurances that GovernmetitWlll not neg-
lect our defences at home, and have season to
know thut the President is not dl#pq ed to cull
anymore from Texas than are indispensable f6r
the army. ' 1
Histimo to el se. So good bj e, hoping to s .t
you before the year ends. ., •. , -
Very truly, Ac., P. W. G.
From the Fort Brown Flug, of the 17th Inst. <
Burning of the Steamer Rusk Z
OUTRAGE ON MPANIMIK *OII<!
W0BSE THAN THE TRENT AFFAIB!
d worK and tiacrlll.ct-s-^ueiuier ean our irovurn-,
it be,supported wnu its credit sustained with' Ht
people willingly tmylhg the uefcetwtry ta\es.
it thoy will do this, ! httve entire eouUdente. - •
ALL persons are warned fromtradiag for ^cer-
tified account, gl
Wliarton, A.<l.M.,To
?iven to as by Oaptalu JS. C.
n December last for a pur.
chase of' flanf>el and gun tube*, amountlrg to
f 180 65, the said account having been lost.
Oct. 24-tw3t WM. M, H^CK & CO.
ITS EFFECT IN KUltOPK. \
The New York Albion (English organ) noticing
tho emancipation proclamation of Presidont Lin-
coln? thus speculates In regurd to its probable
effect in Europe:
As for Europe, lt Is a ludicrous delusion to im-
agine that any sentimental efi'eot will be produced
by the tardy adoption of a slitting scale principle.
It does not need the sarcasm of a Times, or the
malignity of a Saturday Review, to point out the
hollowness of a policy that is made contingent on
dates.
If the South be beaten and submit iu ninety-
eight days, slavery is the law of the land; if the
operation rtquircs ninety-nine days to effect It
thoroughly, emancipation tukes Its place! Again,
if from the sentimentality of Exeter Hall you
turn to the interested views predominant at tho
Tuileries, what foliowsl .Is Intervention rertdered
letyprobable, inasmuch as, to difficulty In pro-
curing cotton; might sucoeod a total cessation in
producing ItV
Is the universal conclusion, which would ensue
upon sudden emancipation, and the subsequent
abandonment of all hopes of a supply, a very
tempting prospcct for those who are looking
anxiously for the hour when peace—not monarchy
—shall bo proclaimed t Never believe it.
We still hold that nothing can or will Induce
British intervention ; but if Oreat Britain wore
ruled and moved to action by the principles at-
tributed to her by most American writers of the
day, the receipt of President Lincoln's crnaucipn*.
tlon edict would be the slgual for an abandonment
of neutrality.
<«■>
Fort Hebert, Virginia Point,/
* October 2Tth, |f*W. (
Mr. Cushikb—Sir: — Permit me to request
through the columns of your paper, a contribution
of Lint and Bandages for Cook's Regiment of Ar-
tillery, at the hands of the generous ladles of
Houston. Very respectfully,
THOS. 0. COOK,
Act. Surgeon, 1st Art. Reg'tT. V. P. A.
Through Intelligent gentlemen from Havana we
are possession of the following Important iiows
concernirg tho invasion of Cuba by U. 8 marines
from the steamer Montgomery, in pursuit of tho
steamer Rusk, commanded by Capt. Robert Smith,
and of the destruction of the Rusk by fire by the
Yankees while sho was flying both the Kngl sh
and Spanish flags, and while she was In the cus-
tody of the Spanish authorities.
The Rusk, Capt. Robt. Smith, run into Mata-
gorda Bay about six weeks ago wl h a valuable
cargo of goods, and after discharging cleared for
Havana about the 7th of September, loaded with
800 bales of cotton. Several days out she was
discovered by the U. 8. blockader Montgomery,
Capt. Hunter, and an exciting chase was immedi-
ately commenced. The Rusk steered directly for
Havana, but the blockader gained ground, and
when within a short distance of Havana the Mont-
gomery opened fire on the'Rusk. Capt. Smith
saw that his vessel would either bo captured or
destroyed, and as a last resort he put her head 10
shore and ran her high and fast upon the Cuban
shore, ten or tw< lve miles from Havana.
Thus situated he raised the British flug over the
ship and curgo, and surrendered them to the
Spanish authorities, who had been watching the
chase and who hoarded tho Rnsk almost as soon as
she struck. Tho Spanish officer who boarded the
Rusk is'statcd as tli£ Captain oftho I'ort (Havunu),
and he immediately hoisted the Spanish flag over
the English ensign.
When tho steamer stru«ck, two boats were low
cred from the Montgomery and filled with mariDCs,
who pulled dircctly for the Rusk and boarded her
Justafter the Spanish flag had been raised. Tho
Spanish authorities protested against tho act of
tho United States marines, when angry words re-
sulted, and iiaailor from the Montgomery struck
the ton of Gen. Serrano, Captain 0 ncral of Cu-
b 1, knock ing him down, und seriously disfiguring
bis face.
During the cxcltement of the fight,the Rusk was
I
From tho lilne of the Potomac.? 1
Silence still reigns along the lines of the Pptomac
up to the latest hour of our advices on yestefd&y.
The Federal'army continued to rest upon Its Urmx
in Maryland, some five miles from the position #t'
our own. at Bunker's Hill, in Virginia. The latter
locality is about twelve miles from Winchester, Und
immediately overlooking the Potomac, and ataigiit
our soldiers see the smoke from the camp-fires of ,
the oneiny. For several days past the Federal eav-
airy liuvo made three or four ntlcN Into Virginia and',''
visiting old hospitul statious at whicU a.few of .our
men htui been necessarily left, have made a hundred
or so prisoners and sunt them back within our llhes,
A number reached this city last evening. The en-
tiro force of the enemy now on this side Of the Poto-
mac, In and northeast of the Valley, Is estimated ut
botween fifteen and twenty thousand, of wlilchi num-
ber only the cavalry have thus far been active.
It was reported 011 yesterday, ut Staunton, thut 1
tho enemy was crossing in force at llurper's Fer-
ry. We have no confirmation or the report ; and,
as tar as we are able to see, its simple probability
is its only recommendation. .< . .
The condition of our army is exptilont. Abun-
dance of Everything Is uthund, and the soldiers'
now, for a time at least, at their eiisto, enjoy the "•
luxuries of that favorod region to the full,extent
of their wishes- Fresh meats, butter, eggs, honey
and oth< r good things are circulated copiously
through tho camps. Plenty of forage is also to be
had, with the single exception or corn, wbi^,
however, is sulllcicntly plentiful to meet the pre-
sent demand.
The country in the rear, on both sides of tho
Bluo Ridge, is almost completely desolati. Hun-
dreds of iliio farms are ruined, for the season, and
numerous faihllics are leaving, to escape'the fear-
ed misfortune of a second coming of tho vuudal
army.—Enquirer, 8M.
Extract from a letter received l y a gentle
man of this city :
* * * Einmisstlrles of 'the United 8tat«i are'
busy at work lo prejudice the mintls of .poople iu
general, and particularly ot those wlio.navp any
uutliorlly or power, no matter how sinAU', afcaluSt
the Confederates, as they are called I* the PatMe
Lee Ivifunts Mandlt. (This means a.ohild who Is .
ill-treated by everybody and beloved by nobody,"'
without reason.) * * * ,' *
1 he stifle rings among the people in: the cotton.
manufacturing districts, and also to a lesser extent
nmong the silk weavers In the South is consider-
able. The Government ts supplying tlfom tb some'
extent with the necessities df lite. * ,i * * ...
If France does not recognizo the inde.pen^oiue
of tho Confederacy soon, a revolution will take
place, IfIrh will convulse hot alone France,but-
the wkole of liurope, and the outy reasoo for it
will bu found among tho hungry stomachs, This
was tho principal topic of eonye'rsutloh' Dtdwten
the Minister of Foreign AiTtitrC, Mons. de Thou-
venel, and Mr. SlideU, who, byi the. wuy, has
gained a gr?ut many personal friend} sinco ills
sojourn hero, but I um afraid hls'pditftcanriHaah^e'
is very small, owing to the tmmenso litfiu ?nc«.
brought u> bear on tlm Heads of every department
by the Fedora's, who h«vo I11 one instance been
found to have bribed' the footiriun o1' orfe of onr
Ministers to listen to any eouyersittioit taking plaoe
regarding tho Confederates. Truly the Yankees
havo become very expert in the diifcteut ebu-
flrcd by the Yankees, and she was destroyed No ttt-.,tlble artlflcos"or dfplomacy.
lives wero lost, Capt. Smith and his party having 'J ' M *
escaped to the shore. Tho Yankees were very in
fultiug wliiie 011 board the Rusk, and when tol <
that the vessel r. as protected by the Kngllsh and
Spanish flags, they swore roundly that they
' didn't care a d—d for England or Spain I"
Havana was thrown into the wildest excite-
ment when tho particulars of this flagrant
outrage and Insult reached the city.
Geuoral Serano Immediately ordored throe
Spanish men-of-war to proceed to sea, and warlike
instructions were said to have beeu given to their
commanders either to bring the Montgomery into
Havana or to sink her. Others said, however,
that those vessels had sailed on other business.
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t'AKPI INT 1: It WAN Til1®.'
rpWO or three carponters can find employment,
JL by applying to Ge<>. D. Nichols. Suporlvten-
deiitO. II. & II. ll..R.,or W. K.OKKaORY,' T'
Houston, oct S2-tw3t AgCMit. '•
TBACHEHS WANTED.
A LADY to teach music,and one.to teach th.*
ornamental branches, iseludipg oil,painting
sketching from nature. Apply to tuts oflciio.
Sept.tw&w3t.
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