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CORRESPONDENCE BFTWEEN PEESI-' DENT LINCOLN AND GOV. MAGOF FIN, OF KENTUCKY. . r The following is the correspondencebat lateijr.i passed between President Lincoln 4ad Got. Ms j goffl.i, respecting the relation which the State of Kentucky sustains to the Federal Government: . SXXCUTITC DPBTM2fT, V Frankfort, August 19, 1861. To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, Prtiident of the United Si ate Sir : From the commence ment of the unhappy hostilities now pending in this country, the people of Kentucky have indica ted an earnest desire, and purpose, as far as lay in their M war, while maintaining their original po litical statu, to do nothing by which to involve themselves in the war ; up to this time they have succeeded in securing to themselves and to the State peace and tranquility as the frujtsof the pol icy they adopted. Mr single obiect now is to promote the continuance) of these blessings to the people of this Stale. , Until withiQ brief period the people of Ken tucky were quiet and tranquil free from domes tic strife and undisturbed by internal commotion. They have resisted no law, rebelled against no authority, engaged in no revolution, but constantly proclaimed their firm dntArminntinn try nursue toeir patceiui avocations, earnestly Doping tnai her own soil would be spared the presence of armed troops, and that the scene of conflict would be kept removed beyond the border of their State. By thus avoiding nil occasion for the intro duction of bodies of armed soldiers, and offer ing no provocation for the presence of military force, the people of Kentucky have sincerely striven to preserve in their State domestic peace, and to avert the calamities of sanguinary engage ments. .Recently a large body of soldiers have been en listed in the United States army and collected in military camps in thecentral portion oi Kentucky. This movement was preceded by the active or ganization of conopanieregiments, fco., consisting of men sworn into the the United States service, under officers holding commissions from yourself. Ordnance, arms, munitions and supplies of war are being transported into the State and placed in large quantities in these camps. In 4 word, an army is now being organized and quartered with in the State, supplied with All the appliances of war, without the consent or advice of the authori ties of the State, and without consultation with those most prominently known and recognized as loyal citizens. This movement now-imperils that peace and tranquility which, from the beginning of our pending difficulties, have been the para mount desire of this people, and which, up to this time, they have so secured to the State. Within Kentucky there has been, and is likely to be no occasion fur the presence of MUitaiy force. The people are quiet and tranquil, feeling no ap prehension of any occasion arising to invoke pro tection from the Federal arm. They have asked that their territory be left free from military occu pation, and the present tranquility of their commu nication left uninvaded by soldiers. They do not desire that Kentucky shall be required to supply the batt-e-field for the contending armies,or become the theatre of the war. Now, therefore, as Governor of the State of Kentucky, and in the name of people I have the honor to represented with the Bingle and earnest desire to avert from their peaceful homes the hor rors of war, I urge the removal from the limits of Kentucky the military force bow organized and in camp within the S ate, If such, action, as is hereby urged be promply taken, I firmly believe the peace of the people of Kentucky will be pre served, and the horrors of a bloody war will be averted from a people now peaceful and tranquil. I am, very respectfully, Your ob't serv't, B.MAGOFFIN. Wabhisgtoit, D. 0., Aug 24, 1861. To His Excellency B. Magoffin, Governor of the State of Kentucky : Sir: Your lettei othe 19th inst., in which of the military force now organized and in camp within said State" is received. I may not possess full and precisely accurate knowledge upon this subject, but I believe it is true that there is a military force in camp within Kentucky, acting by authority of the United Stales, which force is not very large, and is not now being augmented. I also believe that some arms have been- furnished to this force by the United States. I also believe this force consists exclusively of Kentuckians,having their camp in the immediate vicinity of their own homes, and not assailing or menacing any of the good people of Kentucky. In all 1 have done in the premises, I have acted upon the urgent solicitations of many Kentuck ians, and in accordance with what I believed, and still believe, to be the wish of a majority of all the Union loving people of Kentucky. While I have conversed on this subject with many eminent men of Kentucky, including a large majority of her members of Congress, I do not re member that any one of them, or any other per son except your Excellency and the bearers of your Excellency's letter, has urged me to remove the military force from Kentucky, or to disband it. One other very worthy citizen of Kentucky did solicit roe to have the augmenting of the force suspended for a time. Taking all the means in my reach to form a judgment, I do not believe it is the popular wish of Kentucky that this force shall be removed be yond .her limits ; and with this impression, I must respectfully decline so io remove it. 1 most cordially sympathize with your Excel lency in the wish to preserve the peace of my own iiauTe oiaie, jveniucny, out it is witn regret l search, and cannot find in your not very short letter any declaration or intimitation that you en tertain any desire for the preservation of the Fed eral Union. Your obedient servant, A T.l Pfr-CIT. nl AN INTERESTING INCIDENT. The National Intelligencer, of Washington city, learns from an authority which guarantees its entire authenticity ,that the following iaterest- irig incident took place on Monday last, about 11 o'clock, in front of the Federal lines on the Po tomac, opposite Washington : While five companies of the Twenty-third New York Regiment were on picket duty, one of their number advanced considerably ahead of his comrades, until he observed a man.who proved to be a Confederate officer beckoning with the hand as if soliciting an interview. On approaching near 'enough to be heard,' the latter asked if he coule see the captain of the company to which the Federal picket belonged, and on this, fact being reported to capt ain JLioyaen, commanding, one ot toe com pa ries m me aa jn. x. iiegiraent, ne directed a response to be given in the affirmative, and im mediately proceeded to meet the Confederate soldier. When the two had approached near enough to exchange words.Capt. Loyden stated wnat arms ne Dore, and asked it tne meeting was to be a . hostile one. The Confederate soldier ttated that he was . firmed in like manner, but desired only a friendly interview. Capt. Loyden then advanced to meet the latter,"who introduced himself as Capt. Saundere.of the Eleventh the South Carolina Regiment. The two Captains thereupon eiigsged in a familiar and friendly conversation, especially on tne subject or snooting pic&ets, wnicn they both deplored as contrary to the usages of civilized warfare, and which Capt Loyden in formed Cant. Saunders was contrary to the ex press order of his Colonel, and of all Colonels in the Federal lines, who directed their men, when on picket duty, never to fire except in self-de fence. Capt. Saunders next inquired whether Capt. Loyden was in receipt of any authentic in telfigence respecting the capture of forts at Hatte ras It. let, a report of which had reached the Con federate troops stationed in Fain ax county. Capt. Loyden having informed Capt Saunders that the intelligence was undoubtedly correct, me latter coseivea mat, u so, it was "a heavy blow" uton North Carolina and the Southern " . T -1 1 it . wfcsi generally. - vapt. u. replied mat in a war like ibis, between the Federal Government and the revolted States, it was to be expected that many such blows would be inflicted before the war was brought to an end.' On parting, the New York Ctptain tendered to the South Carolinian tome cigars for himself and his brother officers mat -cuthern luxury being, according to- Capt Saunders, a rare commodity io the Confederate camp, ine two officers then shook oands, and, after e xch an girg salutes, rerenod their positions pective commands. . ' j " REMARKS OF MR. TURNER, In the Senate, on Monday last, onpmnouncing the death of the late Hon.'Willie P. Mangum. Mb. Spajcik 5 I rise to announce to the Sen W an oventtwaklt l trust will put an end to all strife among , for one day at least; yes, for this one day at least, let its say as our first Mother saia to oar first Father: kWhileyet,we live, scarce one'short hour perhaps, Between iis two let there be peace." I allude to the death of Hon. Willie P. Man gum. We have been talking and voting for Sen ators for more than a week, but one greater than them all has been taken from us. The Judge, the Senator, the Statesman, the Patriot, the Pride of North, Carolina, the boast of the Old Unionended his earthly career on Sat urday last, at his own bouse, in the bosom of his heart-crushed family. We have bad Macon, Burke, a Davie, a Davidson, a Moore, a Stanly, a Nash, a Gaston, and a Mangum; but we have none bow; they have aH gbn to another a id a better world; but their names and their deeds live among us sacred to heroism, dear to every lover of constitutional liberty ; their names and their fame "is of the history of the State." " "Oh t who shall lightly say that fame I nothing but an empty name. While in that name there is a charm, The nerves to brace, the heart to warm. When thinking on the mighty dead, The youth shall rouse from slothful bed, And vow with up-lift hand and heart, Like them to act a noble part." If those patriot spirits departed retain enough of mortality to grieve if it be allowed them, with Washington, Hancock and Adams, to look down upon the black field of Manassas, and the bloody waters of Bull Run, how poignant must be their grief. If they could speak to us, what wuld they say ? Alas alas ! for the spirit of American liberty, how it has given way for the cruel do minion ot theswordl Our children, they would say, have forgotten the trials and sufferings of their Fathers; .they have forgotten our lessons touching them. "What makes a nation happy and keeps it so, What ruins kingdoms and lays cities low." Judge Mangum was born in 1792. He gradu ated at the University in 1815. In 1818 he was elected to the House of Commons. In 1819 he was elected Judge of the Superior Court. In 1823 he was elected to Congress. . In 1826" he was elected a second time to the bench. In 1831 he was elected Senator in Congress serving until 1837. He was again elected Senator in 1841, and re-elected in 1848. In 1837, though not a candidate, he was com plimented by receiving the electoral vote of South Carolina for the Presidency. In 1811, upon the death of President Harrison and the accession of Vice President Tyler, he was elected Speaker of the Senate. These are the public stations and places which he filled how he filled tbem I need not stop to tell ; for it is a part of the history of his country. The wisdom of his counsel,. the charms of his eloquence, and the graces of hiaoratory, will nev er be effaced from the memory of his countrymen, but the best portion of a good man's life is his lit tle, nameless, unrecorded acts of kindness and of love ; for his acts of kindness and charity and love, go ask the unfortunate, the humble, and the lowly, who regarded him as their neighbor and friend. ' I was a frequent and not unwelcome visitor at his bouse. The present troubled condition of the country gave him the deepest concern, and weighed heav ily upon his heart. The last time I saw him, was Thursday before the battle of Manassa. Though bending under the weight of years and disease, 1 thought him as well as he had been for twenty months. Sunday came, and with it came the bloody battle of Manassa. In that battle's magnificently stern array, stood his only son, the prop of his house, the hope of his declining years, his only hope for the perpetuation of bis name. I shall long remember the visit I made to the son, lying ill of his wounds at Louisa Court House; how in reply to my inquiries, he express ed the "hope soon to be well and up, and at them again." jNor am l ashamed here before men to confess that I kissed the fevered brow of the boy, not for his father's, but for his mother's and his sisters' sake. I never shall forget how his comrades in arms gave him the praise for his manly and heroic bearing in the fight, and how they pointed me to the spot, hard by Sherman's battery, where he stood, and fought and fell and bled. But another Sunday came, and with it the sad news, that the son hadjdied of his wounds. It was more than age and exhausted nature could bear. Grief for the loss of theson on the father's heart it could not beat it had to break. FORT MACON. A report reached here on Friday morning from ort Macon to the effect that an officer of the Garrison and a Captain of an Enelish shin, now lying in ueauiort jiarbor, had visited the British man-of-war, which has been lying off that place for several days, on the day previous, and learned from the Captain of the war vessel that the Fed eral fleet would be at Beaufort to attack Macon on Friday night or Saturday morning. This nat- rany caused some little flush ot feeling on the part of our citizens, which, however, was allaved on Saturday morning, on the arrival of the cars, by learning that no such occurrence had hap- peueu.: We saw and conversed with an intelligent een- tleman, a member of the garrison, who came up from Macon on Saturday morning, and learned from him that the British vessel had been boarded by our men, who learned from the crew that the federals do intend an early attack, but they did not know the exact time. J. bey also obtained some other important infor mation relative to the late engagement at Hatter as, which the Federal officers studiously avoided giving in their official reports to the War Depart ment. ( ne umisn war steamer, it seems, was off natieras and witnessed the entire bombardment, and reports, as a fact cocaine under her own knowledge, that the Federals, in their attempt to land troops, not only lost the guns and fuel of the narrrat lane, nut also lost two surf boats and sixty men drowned. It turns out, therefore, that their actual loss in killed outnumbers ours at least three to one. . Since writing the above, we have been handed a private letter from an officer of the fort, from which we are permitted to make tht:following extract: "Lj myself, do not anticipated an attack here. immediately, but have no doubt our turn will come next, lhe garrison has been placed under the strictest discipline and extensive preparations have oeen oiaae to resist an attack. I assure you they will not find a Hatteras at Fort Macon. The naval officers and marines who were snnt here from Norfolk to instruct us in firing came over this afternoon, and the Commandant called out our company to ive them a enecimen of nnr proncieney in the drill. They witnessed our ex periments, and said it was as well done as any one could doj and carried the marines back without putting them to the guns." Jtumors and those who originate them are be coming a nuisance, and no sensible man or woman in these exciting times should repeat a rumor un less ne nas a good cause to believe it true. We want less talk and more work ; fewer gossipers and grumblers and more enlisted soldi you near, -aDie oodied young men 7" Ixevsbcm Progress. T. . T . IMTOKTABT OAAL JlOVKMJHT IN IS EW OR- lsans. The Charleston Mercury has the follow ing from its special correspondent : .LI JEW UKLI1K8. AUT. 2S. A rAQ on rrc- VT - . r . has just arrived in this city from Brashear city by the Opelousas Railroad, reports thav twoNavv officers of the Confederate Statm T Sbepard and J. H. Loner: the Sunarviaino- gineer of the Navy Station have arrived at that piace, ana, at i o'clock in the morninz of th 29th, had seized the steamer Picayune, which naa just arrived witn freight and passengers, i.ney piaced on board an armed force of 25 men irom a ixmtederate States man-of-war steamer, and proceeded down to the month of thn R-n ; China for tha ed blockading icnoener-one of the tenders of the I steamer uuntsvilie. tJommfvW. j'i'iun oi ineir course. A CARD FROM. mm. A. W. V r-rt . To the Voters of the Counties of Granville, Orange, - l" - " n t. f Wake, -Warren, aaaiuma rranitvm FLLoyr-CiiZKH8;-On my return from an adjourned session of Congress, X feel jft to be my duty jto commdnicate with those whose interests I had represented ia that body.- It would have been my pleasure to have done so personally had not a higher obligation prevented that interview. Rut thn nonsrress have appointed me one of a committee of five whose duty it will be to visit all the camps and hospitals or our army, to examine into the condition of ihe medical, quarter master and comiaisaariat departments in their practical admin istration in reference to our sick nd wounded soldiers. This was deemed necessa ry, and I feel it incumbent upon me to do all that may either prevent the occurrence of sickness or alleviate the sufferinfs of. those prostrated by wounds or disease. This duty I cannot decline, and to perform it I shall ba absent from the 2d of September until tne nrstor novemoer, jus two wBftba hnfnm the assembling of Congress. Of course a personal interview will be impossible. But you have a right to know my views oi tne State of the country.as well as the results of the de liberations of Congress, as far as the action of that body may be properly communicated to tne puDiic. Of course all must appreciate the propriety or withholding much in the present State " of tne country from the public view, as it would only inform our enemies of mucn mat tney ougut not to know, as well as be placing us in the power of spies and traitors amongst, us, thus affording an unnecessary advantage to our aaversariea. The great measures, such as tne direct ax, tne appropriation of money and authorizing the rais intr ot men for the defence of the country, as well as all other acta of like importance, were passed by the unanimous vote of Congress. Upon no great question was there a serious division. The body was most able,; intelligent and patriotic, and en tirely free from the least appearance of party spirit. In patriotism and statesmanship the Con gress of the Confederate States has had no equal in my observation. A spirit of united action for the good of the whole country seemed to pervade thn Asspmhlv. i It is sunDosed that in view of the confiscation law of the Federal government, the utter disregard of the usages of civilized wartare, and the demoristratioa of barbarity and inhuman ity reserved for the Southern people, without re gard to sex or condition, establishes the necessity for united resistance with one heart and one purpose. The handcuffs captured at the battle of Manassas, the brutal letters in the trunks of the officers'! which fell intour hands, or which were taken from the bodies, of those left on the field of battle disclose tfaoir fiendlikeapurpose to be satisfied with nothing short of the utter degra dation of the South. Such a purpose avowed should call forth the indignation of every South ern man, and send to the field all who can make re sistance to such a host of savages! Every woman in the land demands protection ot every man who can fight.and the untiring efforts of all Whose circumstances,, withholding them from the field, can rouse the country to resistance. I suppose that none can fail to perceive the ne cessity of the Direct Tax. It is levied not on the poor Out upon properly in a war undertaken tor the protection of property as well as of equal rights. it is indispensable to sustain our credit, to Keep pur armies in. the held and support tbem when there. It but redeems a pledge given by the Con gress at Montgomery, for the payment of the in terest and gradual redemption of the principal of the first loan. 'The Lincoln government have confiscated all our property, should they succeed in conquering us, and none should hesitate to pay fifty cents on the hundred dollars to save-tbe nine- ty-nine-and-a-half. w I have! unshaken confidence in the ability and patriotism of our President, and feel assured that his administration will be worthy of his exalted character. He will surround himself with, coun sellors, who whilst Bbaring the ourdens will give efficiency and energy to his government. We have a right to expect a prompt and glorious pros ecution ot the. war from the means be is able to employ.! We cannot hope to be exempt from some reverses, and when they come, they ought to unite us more completely and stimulate to more vigorous resistance to tne foe. We have an army such as was never before in the field, composed of our best, our choicest men. who will never fail to fulfil all our hopes under the blessing of that God who has biuherlo sustained and guided our hearts in the day of battle. Whilst it is a matter of regret that I cannot in person address you, permit me to say that every man in the State capable of bearing arms, should at once tender his services to the government either tor home or other defence. North Caroh na has reason to be proud of her sons now in the service, and of her position as a State in the Con federacy. She will never forfeit her acknowledged claims, but will increase them bygreater and more J." i; a ... aiBtinguisnea services to tne country. in closing this communication I trust that I may be permitted to say that were I to declare myself a candidate, high duties would prevent me from canvassing the district; that you are entirely com petent to select for yourselves your own represen tative ; thftt there ought to be but one nartv in the whole state, a party determined to upheld the rights and interests of the Confederacy, and that the people and the people alone, should decide for themselves as to their agents. Assured that I am not unknown to you, I leave myself in your hands to dispose of my name as you may decide, satisfied with any selection you may make. xours truly, A. W. VENABLE. POSITION OF OUR FORCES IN THE WEST. We have late intelligence from our army in Western Virginia, giving the position of its several divisions, which every day grows more critical. ; Since the battle at Cross Lanes Gen. Flovd was waiting for supplies. In addition to the 96 Yan kee prisoners, with some Union men. brought down to Richmond a few days ago, the train on Saturday brought down 15 prisoners who had been captured since the rout of the enemy at Cross Lanes. They were taken straggling through the woods, where they had been lost in the complete rout and dispersion of Tyler's command. The attack was made on Tyler's troops while they were eating breakfast, and at the first gun the Colonel, accompanied by all his field officers, fled with the utmost dispatch from the field. Col. Tyler barely escaped through the wings of our iorces. General Floyd's position, at last accounts, vm across the Gauley river, about one mile and a half beyond it. The enemy were in full force, under Gen. Coxt at Cauley's Bridge. On the other side of the river Gen. Wise was strongly posted in the vicinity of the Gauley road. He had occupied u.awrs jNest, which had been abandoned by the enemy after a skirmish of pickets. Above the Kanawha and beyond its forks the enemy had been outflanked by Gen. Chapman, who held his position with 2,000 militia. The enemy, under General Cox, was thus surrounded bv thmm thraa several divisions, and all hopes of bis retreat cut off the only fear being that Rosnnorun mi.hi make a junction with him, and thus reverse the relative position of the two forces by cutting off Flovd'a command .' lhe present critical Dosition of th in the West is quite characteristic of the resources and expedients of strategy in which the cam paign in this portion of the country has been al most exclusively conducted. A rapid and bril liant movement on one side or the other seems to furnish now the only means of terminaiinir t.h present complications. Richmond Examiner. Arrest ot thi Brownlows. A tftWrnnW. dispatch, published in the Gazette a few days since, statod that W. Q. Brownlow anil hi nn had been arrested at Knoxville by order of Gen. Zollicoffer. On the same day one of ourjeitizens telegraphed to Knoxville, makift inquiry : 'For what was Brownlow and son arrested ?' We taw the anBwer as sent by telegraph, and it was: " For circulating Helper's Book." This is the extent of our knowledge in regard to the mas ter. NasheviUe Gazette. Htdk County. We learn that the Federal marauders at Hatterss have' already been commu nicating with Hyde County and offered premiums for treason there. We call the attention of OllP state authorities and also of the military authorities to, the necessity for action in the matter. There 8hoaId it seems to us, be a sufficient force in that county to prevent the Federal Slaves from landing . .... . M wiwi(-ii. j.? awirni MrogrrSS. TttE CROWNING ACT OF THE WASH- : ING DESPOTISM. k f The Baltimore Exchange ofPriday says 14U s -yesterday morning the military police of the city were ordered, to stop the sale of Confederate flags, budges and envelopes, nd ' also the Bke nesses of President Davis, Generals Beauregard, Lee, Johnston, and all person citizens of the Confederate States. Accordingly, wherever any of these articles were offered for sale, the police visited the place and directed that tbey should be taken from the show cases and windows. KA num ber of persons refused to comply with the order, and several of them were- arrested and taken to the police stations. Mr. J. H. Hedian, No. 74 Baltimore street,; had exposed in his window pic tures of President Davis and other Confederate Generals. He was visited by avice-policeman and directed to i remove tbem. He replied that he wowld not and if the officer desired to have them removed he could take them from the win dow on his own responsibility. Instead of tak ing the pictures the officer arrested Mr. Hedian and took him to the Central police station; where he was confined during the afternoon. Mr. Phil ip Brown, whose stand is at the corner of Balti more and Holiday streets, was also arrested and confined in the stasion-house for a similar reason. They were informed by Acting Deputy Marshall McPhail that the order forbidding the sale of the pictures and badges was from General -Dx, and would be certainly carried put. They were re leased in the evening on the condition that the articles were not to be exposed for sale. James S. Waters' etablishment was also visited and he was compelled to take all Confederate pic tures from the; windows. Henry Taylor had to pursue a similar course; and, in fact, every estab lishment in the city where any of the articles were offered for sale was compelled to remove them. One gentleman, whose store is on the cor ner of McHenry add Fremont streets, bad expos- j ed a paw of infants socks, kuii oi wuiw uu red yarn. He was compelled to remove them from the show case, the vice-policeman asserting that the colors were those of the Confederates. The matter, however, did not stop here. Persons passing along the street who had red-and-white colored neck-ties on were compelled to remove them from their necks, under a threat that if they refused they Would be taken to the station bouse. All day the police was ousuy doing mis oirty work. Some of them felt that they were engaged in a low business, and in some few instances apologized-for their conduct remarking that want of bread alone compelled tnem to De tne toois oi thei r superiors. The little boys on the street, who have been earning a living for their widowed mothers and destitute brothers and sisters, were stopped and warned that if they continued to sell the songs tbey would be arrested. v The Sun says : A new style of cravat, red and white, called the "Secession cravat," and much ip vogue with young men and lads just now, also falls under the ban, and a number of persons found wearing them were ordered to substitute something else. What a dignified spectacle ! A Government proscribing the dress of its citizens, and seizing little infants' socks ! CAPTURE iOF THE SHIP FINLAND BY THE BLOCKADERS THEENEMY COMPELLED-TO ABANDON THE SHIP SET FIRE TO HER AND TAKE TO THEIR BOATS. From the Apalachicola Times, .Aug. 28. Yesterday afternoon, (the 27th) news reached this city (Apalachicola) from the E as. Pass, that the blockading steamer Montgomery ,and another steamer, had entered the harbor and seized the ship Finland, lying at her anchorage about six miles from the bar. The enemy attempted to take the ship out but did not succeed. Immedi ately on receipt of the news,the -steamer Wm. H. Young, having in tow the privateer F. S. Barrow, with detachments from the Apalachicola Guard;, Perry Artillery and Beauregard Rifles, under their respectives commanders, proceeded down the bay, and arrived in sight of the Finland and the blockading vessels about daylight this morn ing. The Finland bad all sail set, and was ap parently beating out. The blockading steamers were lying outsido the bar, about three miles from the Pass Light The schooner New Plan, Capt. John Genoa, captured at the same time with the Finland, was seen going from the ship towards tne steamen. The 'enemy finding that we were rapidly over hauling the ship, became alarmed, set fire to her and made a precipitate retreat in their boats.- The Bartow then changed he course and attemp ted to cut off the boats: but were unable to 'do so, tne v andais making terriuc speed over the water.; During this time the two steamers outside fixed up and made demonstration to run in, doubtless to protect and cover the re treat of their boats. The expedition returned to the city this morning, having left the East Pass a little after sunrise. The Finland was in flames, lying with all sails set, on the flats off the mouth of Crooked River. A detachment of the Apalachicola Guards, ob tained a boat from the steamer Wm. H. Young and by permission, went over to the buurning ship to see if anything could be saved from her. ine Master and crew of the Finland, as well as . r . 1 1 -k-r - --.. . . oi ins scnooner .new .nan, are no doubt prison ers on board the blockade vessels. These are all the particulars we are enabled to give at present. A YANKEE CAPTAIN AND FIVE j OTHERS ARRESTED. lhe special correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, jends the following under date of Sep- temper e, trom, JNewbern, IS. C: All is quiet here. The people are returning to their homes with a feeling of full security. xnere is no news of any further movement of tne enemy on the sound or coast. Our troops have evacuated Beacon Island, and troops are being stationed at all important and strategetic points. Just as the cars started to day, a Yankee cap tain and five men were brought here as prisoners, from Tar River. They had a schooner freighted with shingles, ready to sail to sea. The schooner, the Hannah Balch, was freighted by a merchant named Hughes, of this place. These same pris oners were brought here a month ago with a prize vessel, and were permitted to go at large upon parole. They were about to leave, therefore, un der the authority of a citizen of North Carolina. At the time they were taken by the people of Washington, they were engaged in taking sound ings of the river. " , . t V CONFINED HIM. It will be recollected that the Hannah Balch, a prize vessel that was brought in here a short time ago and claimed by parties in Savannah, after being discharged and appraised for the benefit ot the captors, was loaded with shingles by one of our merchants and cleared for the West Indies. She sailed at the. time the bombardment commenced at Fort Hatteras. When in the Sound she was spoken by a steamer coming up and advised to change tackle or she would be likely to fall a prize to the Lincolnites. The captain, however, a sharp chinned Yankee, by the name of Conolly or some such a name, seemed determined to go on the Federal fleet not withstanding. A portion of his crew, though, being less inclined to go North, rebelled and forc ed him up in the direction of Washington, where we understand the vessel got aground, and bis purpose being communicated to the Washington people, he and a portion of his crew were brought here under arrest on Thursday last, and after an examination before the proper tribunal, were con fined in jail. But for this honesty on the part of some ox tne crew-oia ureeiy. ana Bennett would have ere this, been jubilant over the capture of another fat nc -.at tucc j it 4 rugress. Th Prisonirr at Fort Laiatitti Ap plications are daily received by the Lincoln Gov ernment jor permission to visit the prisoners at x or k juamy eie, j noy are all refused, the deter mination being to allow no communication with prisoner there. , The Hon. Charles James Faulkner still re mains: in custody. He is allowed no personal communication with his friends. Col. Xjamon arrived in Washington a day or two since with the editor of the Hagerstown Mail as a prisoner. Ai he nassed thrnnwh tho place the population gave unmistakable signs of From the Richmond Enquirer. BATTLE OS MANASSAS. " -. BT SUBAH ARCHER TALLIY. ,-- Now proudly lift, ob, stfnny South, : Your glad, triumphal strains, t Prom fair Virginia's verdant hills, ' To Texas sandy plaine. Now glory to the Southern hands That crushed the Northern foe, That swept away their gathered hosts, And laid their banners low 1 Long wave our Southern Standard O'er hearts that never yield ; Like those who won the victory On proud Manassas' field 1 The summer sun rose gloriously That peaceful Sabbath morn, O'er wooded hill, and verdant vale, And fields of waving corn. No solemn bell was tolling out A welcome to the day But there, upoa the tented plain , Our quiet army lay : When sudden pealed the bugle's blast And rolled the stormy drum, And swiftly ran from man to man, "The foe! they come! they come!' Oh, there were quick and stern commands, And hurried mounting then I Uprose our gallant officers, Ups prang our eager men 1 Each heart alike of young and old, Beat high with martial zeal, As we caught upon the distant hills The gleam of the Yankee steel. And, silently and slowly, Our serried ranks fell back ; While onward, marching to their doom, They followed in our track. At length our destined point is won The order we obey, And silent". y pur ranks defile, And form in war array. There stands tho hoary-headed sire Beside his stalwart son; And there the youth, elate as though The victory were won ; While on each maply visage, In every earnest eye, Is writ the stern resolve, To conquer or to die 1 It was a great and glorious sight, That dazzling summer day, As t'ace to face those armies stood In all their proud array ! There stretched their lines of infantry In rows of glittering steel, And thundering o'er the echoing plains Our fiery troopers wheel ; While on each crowded emin ence We marked with eager eyes, Defended front nd flank, and rear, Their boasted batteries. Now comes a brief, expectant pause A hush ofsolemn awe; When sudden from their cannon pealed The thunder notes of war ! We stoods stony statues stand, And scarcely drew a breath, While thick amid our columns flew The messengers of death. We gripped our sheathen sabres, We reined our charges hard And looked to whera brave Johnston stood, And gallant Beauregard. Now quickly defiling, right and left, Their infantry came on When sudden, on oar distant flank, Out pealed the signal gun 1 And as from out the brooding cloud The tempest wrath is poured, So, 'mid the whirling sulphur clouds, Our cannon flashed and i oared. Rank after rank is swept away, Yet still their numbers swell A thousand rushing in the breach Where but a hundred fell As pour the angry ocean waves On Nova Scotia's banks, So downward rushed that Northern horde Upon our serried ranks. As stands against the tempest might Gibraltar's living rock, So stood our gallant Southerners To meet the mighty shock. The earth beneath us trembled, And clouds obscured the sun ; He seemed to pause and gaze aghast, As once at Ajalon. Now fast as falling hail stones- - Their shot around us pour With din of clashing bayonets. And cannon's thundering roar. And thrice their bristling ranks advance, And thrice before us yield, Till foot to foot, and band to hand, We grapple on the field. They slowly closed around us They wrap us in their coil ; And Southern blood is poured like rain Upon the Southern soil 1 Down come their fierce artillery, Down come their fiery Zouaves I And two to three, each Southern arm A path before them carves. But hark ! the signal of retreat ! And stubbornly and slow Our gallant remnant backward falls, Still fighting as they go ; Still fighting some with mangled hands, And some with glazing eyes : Not one of all the dying, yields, Or of the living, flies. Ho ! courage, noble comrades I Not yet the day is lost ; For see, upon the dusty hills, . Yon downward-rushing host I TTwo weary leagues, that summer day, i.o tnequicKiy-timing drum, Through blinding dust, and burning heat, Unweariedly they come I Now, uEllzey to the rescue ." ' No pause or rest they know, But charge with levelled bayonets Upon the shrinking foe I Again in deadly conflict Our scattered numbers close ; When, high above the battle's din, A mighty shout arose I ' Now grappled foemen loose their hold, And gaze with eager eye; Whose was that signal of defeat ? And whose the victory ? "Hurra ! hurra ."' the mighty shout The very skies might stun "Charge Cavalry ! the day is ours ; Their batteries are won " With sabres flashing overhead, With wildly-flowing rein, A thousand gallant horsemen Are thundering o'er the plain. Woe, woe! unto the Northern hordes In that terrific hour ! They fly, as flee the autumn leaves Before the tempest's power. Their feet are swept before them, Ami horse and rider reel, As right and left, in Southern hands, Flashes the Southern steel. On, on ! ye gallant victors, And press your charges hard ; For yonder leads our President, And noble Beauregard I 11 Hurra! for gallant Davis!" The dying strain their eyes, And feebly join the might shout That rends the very skies. "Hurrah .'" the foe is vanquished 1 Their scattered numbers yield ; And proudly floats our Southern flag Above Manassas' field ! Oh, God 1 it was an awful sight . That gory battle-plain, Where horse and rider mingled lay The dying and the slain. There, foemen, gripped in fierce embrace, Were lying side by side; And some had crossed their shattered arms, And, calmly-smiling, died ; And hoary heads, all steeped in gore, Gasped out their latest breath ; And near, the lair and youthful lav. Still beautiful in death ! Wail, wail! ye Western matrons Weep, maidens of the North ! Who, in the foul oppressor's cause, ' Have sent your kindred forth, f And weepj ye Southern women ! Your hearts shall vainl yearn, if For the manly form and the youthful brow J That sever can, return Yet mourn ye not disconsolate ; Their names be ever bright, . Who perished in the cause Of freedom and ot Tight 1 - Yea, glory to our noble dead, As to our living brave ! And o'er them may our Southern flag Forever proudly wave. Long live our gallant Davis 1 And honored ever be Our Johnston and our Jackson, Our Beauregard and JLee I And glory to the Lord of Hosts, ' Who was our t trengtb and shield, And crushed the tyrant's boasted might, On stern Manassas' field. Richmond, August 3d, 1861. IL1TARY BOOKS for CASH ONLY. IIAKDEES' TACTICS, Complete Edition, ; Revised by and published ander the personal super vision of the Author in 2 Volumes. Price $2.50 When sent by mail, 2.70 VOLUNTEERS MANUAL of Infantry and Rifle Tactics, with Honors paid by the troops ; Inspections! Reviews, Duties of Captains, Companies, Duties in Camp, and Garrison, Soldiers Rations and Mode of cooking them Abriged and compiled by Lieut. Colonel WM. H. RICHARDSON, graduate and formerly As sistant Instructor of tactics, Virginia Military Institute. Price $1.50 If hen sent by mail, 1.70 THE VOLUNTEERS HAND BOOK, an abridgement of Hardee'sJIafantry tactic, by Capt. J. K. LEE. 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