Aattrlraa frlaf, akaot tela tbty( tu
ffiljc (Drcgon CVrgua.
W. L. Adams,
Id! tor.
O&XSOOZf CXTY I
SATURDAY, JULY fl, 180!.
Tht Rmll af ht lUbrllUa
Mii art kin);, wry her, What la lu lw
Altai I'tult of Ihe inlrmal Mar now begun? Few
ra ill to arumer thia ijureliou. It ia i (real
iroMmi in ill wiruov of pliiieal economy, which
wi.l pnivt llii "jioMi atintrvm'' of many who
hit hilli'flii bean r.utcd "ataUrnvu.H Il la
prullfin which la now Ixiiif qVrnontralnl i a
oUar, poalliva, ami dVlinlla aolulion of which i
cerlaiuly la ll.r future a rtaull to be produced hy
at Cit.l lawa a lliow by which natural agencira
produce .mII rmulla. I'd only difficulty In
IxMiiluif wit a cerricC eulutlou now, li.a in our im
arfc't knowladga of tlia data on wliieli lu baM
our ealeulaliona. A mau well vemd In natural
cience, and lung aceuatonwd to aaleli the force
of nnliire in eertaiu dirrctiotia, mny predict an
avalaueho from an adjacent inuutilnin. or a l..r
tiadooutha plain, a not fur iUl.nl f but the
pracm nHiiienl of lha adveut of either, Ilia di
recnon it will take, and Ilia amount of ruin that
will follow in in train, may bo a indefinite In I,
lima u in Dial of Ilia couirnuiirrt clown. Aa the
(real central idea euimecM wiih an avalanche
lgrviimin power, ao Ihe great central idea of a
political revolution la mmrnl power. The central
Un ot the American revolution f 1861, likethui
.f tho revolution inaugurated by our futhera in
17i0, ia J.iaaair. Tho ruinelea llm.wu in tin
way by KiiftlanJ lo Ihe onward and uiman!
march in lni.r..vi merit of the AngloSuxun race
en title C'liitiuriit, created a mitral nectttily for
tlieretolmioii of I7TC. Thnt ut-tuity waa aa
imperat.va and irreafalibl in in operation! a. tm(
wliich pro lucre the nioat awful pheiiunieiia in na
ture. Crowned heada iu Kurepe and torita in
America failed lo aeu It, jet Ihe urceaeity exirtrd
ni verlhelei The heroea of the Revoluliun ouly
aaw it. heiher lliry aaw it through Ihe eye of
aimoia auperliuiiiau elatraiiainliiji, or by the
ui..kiiiing aid of a higher power, it matter, not.
1 hey eew il diatinctly-niet Ihe cnVia like heroea,
and uljilltj Heir dttliuy, by Hogging Kii(j-
i.ina, euiMuing lonea, and inaugurating the bent
yatein of gaveruiiient die world ever aaw. Hi
a ..iMorii, nicy maiiiiiieii, inmiili Ihe beat I icv
could got lha people to adopt, waa by no mrutii
perfect. Una Ilia ruiiudrraofil aaw. A iovcru
ment wholly in harmony wu, their gn at central
idea of Human Liberty na the b.i.ia of human
prognee, requited fur ita acvi-ptuucs a higher de
velopmeiil of lha nobler faculiie. than Ihe inue.
then poeiwd. The adoptioii of a constitution
llmt tolerated an inalituiiuii baaed on ail nctivo
antagoniaiu to the fundamental idea of n huiuuiie
ud enlighlriied goveriiincnt, waa, with our I a
Intra, a inntler of iicoraaily, nnj 0 0f choice.
Thia aeuliinvnt ia prominent ju ll their writinga,
aa la eU the conviction that the natural progreaa
of Ihe race along the plane of moral improvement
would toon i rrnlicHte Hie evil. Cotitrury to their
prctolioiia and wi,e, an iuitituliun wlikli even
lu tri-nd. formerly adiuiltnl waa ai evil, uiairud
of anir.ring itwlf to be placed in procma of ex
tinction, h, like Injected virtu, aoulit to dilliim
itself through thou hole boily politic. . Tho invcii.
lion of ihe colton-giu, ny enhancing the value of
Invo labor, gave new vigor lo the inalilutioue of
the tioulh ii new root ahot ftom thia iKtixuioua
I'pua deep into the ground, affording new pecu
liiary iititriuirnt, while Ihe n-culi.,r privilege of
lav rrpreaeiitulion in th0 Government, ccurcd
by Ihe Coiiiliiulioii, au-irete, t,s i,ea of making
it a Riant political power. The natural and uu
voidable fruila of a lung intercom between the
alave owner, ua a aunreu a aulhoritv. end ihe
lave, aa a tin re chattel, aulijrct to the will of hit
legal owner, were at length seen in a haughty, r.
rogant, and dictatorial aiirit, that aeorned lo br.M.k
rcelroint, iu every ilepurlinenl of human govern
incut. The alave ay.lcui uecearanly .lifiiul fiea
tlioae who are reared uu.ler it to aupport a demo
cratic form of government buned upon Ihe great
idea or human equality, umoiig even ihe govern
ing nmeik'B. A aluveholding co lutilty jmt ua
naturally alid.a into an attrtehincul for au atiatoe
racy or a iiiunarehy a our riveia diwinboyuo
thematlvea into Ihe Ocean. Demagogues umf ig
norant men tuny talk ua they please about harino
niiing alavery nud democracy, but the world'a
hiatory ulfmla no aolitnry etnmplg of a puro de
muoraey and elav. ry exiating for a aerice of gen
eMIiuuaoii the aame aoil, ami it never will. A
free preaa, and free apeoch, two iiKliapeiwaklea to
the ri'alenco of a democrucy, huvo long ainco
been forced by mob v.ole nee lo take up ihei, i.
" Northero alliee." Tor )aara pa4 it adviaed all TlIK MlNHit. AtlllfCW Tout llOU kllldljf
He merclianu to trad with bona but Northern 0ovw! U the IKTiliHtl of li tter from I,
It i M . I .. I . .,
., , , . ' ., L. Mootnaw who went from tlita pluce to
After getllug in debt all they could, it now ' 1
advi them to cheat their "friend." out of lU 1 irco ml" n,0,,tl,
their hoiieat due., after having apit lu llieir He writcn, June 23, HI follow;
face whan t it. od n(f tin) fraternal grip of " corn- " Wo huve Our C'lultlll 01)01) 011(1 llnTO bll'D
praniiae." With lha full know edg that llieao wflhhllig tllfco dojl, 011(1 llUVO tttkcu Out
r oom u-ot. w. o loue repuoiateu, wou on l 0,fl bumlre( ,, lwc,..two fom,
. j i a . v (l i I think the cla im wi noy ue tcr m we
"Abolition .n.n,ie.-T From robbing Northern ork " llwm. IJridjrcl Olid Rodcr
creditor., il ha. turned Iti attention lo plundering I liaVOII t tllflr CluillH OJion JOt. JuilgO
L'oioomeu witlnuii. gra.p. A ainglo expreaaion White, T. J. .Mi.Cltrvor, Jollll I lotlgnon
of attachment to Ihe Government, or veneration otld Sum. HollllH Rot lltTO du btforoyw
for tli American flag, ia treated aa a crime worthy
of a properly coufwealion, to be followed by
ttnpee, irupruoiiirient, baniahment, or death. It
then appioachea lie own loyal, I'uion-lialing wor
iiiperioi oeu tiavia, accompanied by nigger
wilh a lar-liucket in ana hand and a tack of feu
Urdojr oil ti. I think, from the looks
of the folk" here, thut Oregon City must
ho about diterttd. There oro shout three
thousand men here, and ntill coming br the
hundred". The elniiiu thnt ore open oro
Ihcri in the ether, and thruata a " requiailion" oil paying from eight to forty dollnre per
troin vtiu in lit. lace lor a pecilieil aum tumake
up a deficit iu a " forced loan." It crow, I. . iu
atearnbiiala, ruil cara, and oilier conveyaucea bound
for the North, with ita own cilliena, after having
robbed ami lynched them for refusing lo fight
agaiuel Ihe government they were born under. Il
duy to the hand. We hare four In our
company, IIokhI, Gallatin and Lynn Rich
ardrion, and myself. Provision, ore high
flour $20 a hundred. We Imvo fine wca
titer now. When we cmne in, May 2, the
hua He ;d and pmi.ioned tout, and p ee in all the mow VMS from two to sis feet deep. It Is
Northern Klnle. from Main to Oregon, lu the aona now. 'a 1B0 ...I,. oL-ensIonnl!
.1..... r u. . ...I I e. j.. I
ora, who aaw their Hldlee lo the luue of No Co- 1 J
orcion," dance xilh delight at the wail of 'ew Iii:ll.(;K. A subscription paper
very murdered victim of Ihe al.v. ,iew.r, at ev m uw cir(.uU.J n t,g city fln( cmmtjr
. iiiuiieuiit viitiru in ui ut-vrnuiK'M. Jinu omy I it ... 1. - i - - e t e i
' ' 1 1 Ina 9oi k fnr tlm iiiirtincA ni riiiKiiKr ruiin.4
nintirn avlitn (Iiav riiiiitkr llmt iIimv Imv. . I '
' e.w- eP aa I - . . , . I .,!. . C
di.uniou majority hero .ufllcieully largo lo render lo ll,u",u M' v n""' or--
II tufe to dip Iheir handa ill innocent b!ud. al,J Chus. Cutting, Jr., to build a bridge
8uch, in brief, are a few of lha natural work. Ooross Molnllu, at 8 point 0 liltlo above
inga of that power which We.ley torirw the aum the old emigrant crossing. Tlie estimated
of a! nU.iH.ra. Mial the. are natural fmil. of cost 3 $1,000, of which tho gentlemen
)"-"-" ouaooruc, aim wir .,, , , .,,,...:i....i A.tnn c.i.
continue lo bear-i. now conceded by ahnoat Ih. ' ' " ,V 'wu 9"v- au"
eulit. North. The ,r.re. of event, for the hut Mr,lK'rs Wl" 1,0 f nll,,l,(, lo Pm orcr
ix iiioulha lias dona more lo awakeu Northern I Should $S00 bo rniscd III nddilioil to tho
men lo a proper tippreciulion of Southern inaiitu. Slllll subwribed by tllO proposed builders,
tioiui, Ihau did Ihu occurreiicca of a acore of yean tho bridge will bo rctltlercd frco to all.
preceding the cloae of lluchauau'a adiuiiiinlralion. I
Org.im and orntore evervwhrro thut aupported teff'TUtl Me.Miltvillu Mills, which are
llreckinriilge and Uuo iu Ihe North, aru now HOW owned by Kob't Killliev, Esq., have
f.equenlly free lo expree. their conviction, that the been repaired Olid put ill the best of order
prerent.lruggl.will be ll,c death-blow lo.lavery. .i.j, ,.. i. ., Iln , ,,,
ihe alij aa of moral degradation into which the , . ... ... , ,,
.lave power ho. plunged the nation, ha. cr,a:eJ a "u'u ,'"""
moral ntruiily for a reeorifron. Whether that "J ll,OS0 '10 ,mvc flonr. tIlat il
revolution will work a ru.lieul cure of the dixcuae IS ns rd lutir OS they hare ever Used III
by removing the caue, or wit, ia the uuealion. Oregon, if not the best. Wo acknowledge
tiuch leading aupi.tcre of Breckinridge a. lien- (,0 reecint of hnlf a barrel of this flour.
nett ami Dickiuaon a, em to lliiuk that it will.
Of one tiling nil may real amiired, that .Invery
a a gnat politicul power in tlm Union will be
known no mors forever, lie doom ia to be
chaiucd, if not dratmyeil.
oriiK to Shiitkiis. It may bo of
soiiio interest to tliosu who oro re-import'
sinco tho new miller commenced grinding
on the repaired mill. Our cook pronounces
it all thnt could bo a.sked, and thinks no
ninn could better please his wife than by
going to the MeMinvillu Mills for his flour.
AnitivKn. Mr. Joseph M. Fletcher, of
ng American manufactures from foreign Mnryhind, who litis been appointed ns lleg-
ports to know thnt no goods can be cuter, isler of the Lnnd offieo nt Vancouver, W,
ed at the Custom House at Astoria, unless T., came np on the Cortez last Monday,
in tho ongir.ol packages, or in tho same bringing his wifo. Mr. Brown, of Illinois,
condition in which (hey wero originally ex- who is to bo tho Receiver, has not yet nr-
ported from tho United Suites. Such rived. Of course no business will bo trans-
goods can bo entered freo of duly, by pro- acted in the office till tho arrivul of tho Ro-
uuciiijr tho cerltficiito of tho Collector of reiver. No ch ile will bn i-mninvnl nt. el.
Customs una .Navul Officer of tho port in Illl'r 01 l"fge 0,IC1'
tho I nited Stnlcs from wliich such goods
rartlraUr f Iba Vlbt al Ureal Hetbel,
FonrnKsi MoXHor, Juno Dili, I
via Uii.Txoiip., June II. )
Tb IMt I.lvrtb.
Col. Elmer K. Ellsworth wu born near
Mithunittville, In Bamtoga counly, Mw
Gen. Butler, having learued that the ; York, April 23, 1837. and waa, there-
rekls were fortifying a camp with airong Tore, at mo imu oi ma mt.., .T
batteries at Great Bethel, nine miles from three yeara of ago. In Ins eurly youth bo
Hompton, on tho Vorktowl. rood, ho deem-1 manifested strong military Ineluiot on.
cd It uccessory to dialodgc them. Accord- j IU lived at homo until twelve or thirteen
Ingly, movements wero Hindu lust night years of age, during which time lie re
from Fortress Monroe and Xewiiort Mtwa. eeived a good coininoii-stdiotd editeotlou.
About midnight Cl. Durycn'a iiiavea : He wss always acioso aim umgeuv aiuueni.
ami f'..l Townsend's Albany Reciment ' On leavimf home bo went to Troy, and
crossed the river at Hampton, by means of i was employed for number of years ns
; inrrrn linitefliix niauiied bv the Nsvul I eh rk lii a storo ill that ctlr. But Ihe
ltri.r.nli. nnd timk uti tho line of lunrcli. niirrnw limits of the counter wero nut suftl
Tho former was soma two miles In advance . cimt for tho development of his tulenla
of the other. At the satno tlniu Col. Ben-1 niid ambition, and leaving his business, he
dix, Sixth Rcifiinent, ond dctachmenls of ; went to N. V. city, where he lived about
Vermont ami MiwiacliiiHctts Itetrliiieiits. nt two vears. Somo six rears oso ho re-
Ncwoort. moved forward to form a junction J moved to Chicnio, arriving thero penniless,
with the Regiments from Fortress Monroe and without o profession or certain means
nt Littlo Bethel, about linll-wny Dctwt en 0f support; lint, iy his linlusi ry, persnver
Hampton and (i real Iktlul. 1 lie .ounves nine nud energy, no soon acitieveu on lion
namu'il Littlo Bethel about 4 o'clock in the ornlilu ttositiou in that cilr.
1 . i . ... t, ; l ' ... . ... r .... T- L
1110 CXCllllig exploits 01 mo r renin
Zouaves nt Sebustopol led him to investigate
this description of drill. Coming to the
decision that tho Zouuvo tactics wero tho
most efficient yet studied, he set to work
toorirunize a company ol this character lu
Chicago, by tho title of "Tho Chieogo
Zouaves." Forty or fifty young men joined
tho comnnuv, nud lie devoted himself
assiduously to drilling them to tho bights!
tierkction in every branch of luetics. JU-
t'T a nructieo ol ulout o rear, a tour to
tho Knot was projected. They arrived In
this city on the 14th of July, 18C0, nfier a
triumphant progress thronoh the Western
States. Tho novelty of their drill, fantas
tic dress, the precision of their evolutions,
morning. Col. Bendix's Regiment arrived
and took position nt the intersection of tho
roads. Not understanding tho aignul, the
German Regiment, in the durkmss of tho
night, fired upon Col. lowiisend s column,
marching In close order and leu by Lieut.
Butler, son and Aid de-Cump of Gen. But
ler, with two pieces of artillery. Other
accounts say that Col. Townseml's Regi
ment fired first. At all events, the firo of
the Albany Regiment was harmless, while
that of the German was fatal, killing ono
man und seriously wounding two or three
others, with several other slight casualties.
Tho Albany Regiment, being back of tho
Germans discovered from tho accoutre
ments left on tho field that the supposed
enemy wero their friends. They hud, in
attracted universal attention, not onlv from
the meantime, fired nine rounds of small ; military men but from tho generul public,
arms nud n field piece. Tho Zouaves, I Tito exhibition nt tho Academy of Mnslc
licarinjr the firing, turned and also fired on
the Albany Regiment.
At ilny break, Col. Alien s ami Cul.
Carr's Regiments moved from the rear of
tho fortress to support the main body.
Tlm mistake at Littlo Bethel havivg been
ascertained, tho buildings wero burned, and
was on immense success, and Col. Ellsworth
becamo known all over the country as the
originator or the ounre drill in tlto L tnted
States. New Zouuvo companies began to
bo or''nn:.cd in most of tlto largo cities.
Col. Ellsworth lutely stodied law with
Mr. Lincoln, and was admitted to the bnr
Major and two prominent secessionisla lKt .m-intr. After Mr. Lincoln's election lo
tuken prisoners. T ho troops then ndviinc- t1L. Prcsidcnev. it was trenernllr understood
cd on Great Bethel, but their three small thut Col. Ellsworth would be attached to
pieces of nrtillery were unable to copo with person' Ho accompanied the President
me iienvyTiiieticiiiiiinn oi mo enemy, i no 0 Wus 1 1)2 ton. am wus ono of tho most
rebel battery was completely masked. No m-tivo nnd attentive members of the pnrtr.
men could bo scon-only the Ihtshes of the jt was expected that he would bo placed 'in
nuns, i uero wero no less t mi n iuuu men go,K. important position in tho War Deptirt'
behind tho butteries ol tho rebels. A well nient. but it is nut iirobnblc thnt such a no.
concerted movement nn-lit luivo secured ,;; WOuld hnve been iu nccordauco with
tho position, but Urnr. Gen. fierce, who I l.i. .n-Kirtn. Imnied:ntek nnnn the out
commanded tho expedition, appears to have ,rcftk 0f tlio war he nought active service,
iosi uis presence ot mind, aim me iroy u nni, forward to New York and com-
Reciment stood for oil hour exposed to a im.nccdthe orirunizatiot. of a Zouavo Reei.
gulling fire, Vhen on order to retreat was mP,lt rrmn .m,cri, 0f the Fire Deport
nt last given. Lieut. Grebblo of tho U. ment. The freedom nnd dash of the Zouavo
Army was struck by n cnnnoil ball und Rile l ile irit of the firemen, nnd in nn
instantly killed. He liiyl spiked his gun incredibly short time a full rejrimcnt had
wero originally cleared. Tho certificate to
bo sufficiently definito in describing the
packages, murks, Ice., to enable the Collec
tor hero to identify the goods. Iu tho ab
sence of such certificate, bonds in the
mount of the duties duo on the same
amount and kind of goods if of foreign pro
duction, must bo deposited with tho Col-
Comkt. A beautiful comet is obserrablo
in the lien vens during tho evenings now.
It burst upon our view very snddenly, al-
though tho scientific world had been in
formed of Its approach by Mr. Tut tie, of
Harvard University, who discovered the
tho fiery visitor somo two months sinco.
Ft.Ati.s. Our town was well decorated
ector here, that such certificate shall be wi,h 1,10 Stnrs 0d Stripes on tho Fourth,
produced in six months. The law bars ull " 8IZfSi '"l'om "l0 magnificent city flag
rc-importations of goods in broken pack- ,0 l'ic ''ny ont carried by the babies
On Wednesday night somo patriotic Un
ion men hoisted tho national emblem from
the steeple of tho Methodist Church in
town.
of march, ut Ihe point of the, bowie-knife, fn
almoat every iuch.of aoil marked by the bleedii
foot-pribta of alavery in Ihe world.
Comparatively weak and contdiu.liblo ua hai
been the luvo power, il ha. managed lo control
the Government for a greater portion of the lime
a in a its organization. Northern plnce-liuutcre
have been Mn-il lo their knee, to u or.-hip ul it.
amine, and llioau in mee, failing to Iread llio slip-
pery approachea to it. aitaia with bare feet und
uncovered head., have been hurried olT lo Ihe po.
uiicai guitioiine. it invaded Kunu. with bowie
knife and pi.l.. in it. bell, ad, brumlishin.- a
bin.lKeon iu ita hand., robbed her free ciliiena of
Ihe prec oua right of .ntlrage. It .ij wiuto ,0
lieMa of the hard-laboring .ettler, burnt down hi.
bru.. tore down hi. dwelling,, 1llcj hi, Wff()illg
wifo and frightened children into Ihe piiilca. .torrn,
and lb. ii either hacked up tli'o parent and fih, ,
with knivee and halchela, or lied him to a tree to
lacerate hi. bare back till lha blood ran down into
Ina ehoe. Il trod the aoil of Kalian, to a bloody
mire iu wagiug war aganul everything that pro.
f.rred freedom to alavery. Having put iu l0, in
the aoa of Ducliauaii, it placed an army of ita
aalrapa in nearly all Die deparmenla at Wnehiug-
mn, who look a aolemn oath to aupport Ihe Govern
nient, for Ihe purpoM of dealroying it. un.
locked Ih. U.S.Treiuury, and emptied the public
ei. ra ml ih baga of ita greedy frienda. It look
lha Government arnw from Nonhern arwuala
nd pkuled them on iu own aoil, for the purpoee of
oaiienng aowa the (iovernmenl to which it owed
Ha wry exiatence, Wiihcal the courteaiea of a
aigo.lMu.lly extended by pirate, itKiwdupon
Ih Government fcirta, plundered ila miota, tired
iuto an unarmed veeel, anj then drove the Gov
ernment forrwa from Kort Sumpter, after having
hot down Ihe Amerioan flag, and tried lo ehool the
pliant Hart for raiain it again. Not minimi
with lb , U repudulea haueal dcbla duo re it.
ages, and will be strictly enforced.
er.... i. . ....
i nn roiiiTii or dri.v. mere was no
public celebration of the day in this place,
us our citizens, with few exceptions, went
to Portland, where n demonstration of pa- J3T Moro than five hundred persons
tnotistn on a magnificent scale was present- wrn "'oln 'own nnd vicinity to pnr
cd. Tho exercises thero consisted of a lieipnto in the festivities nt Portland on the
procession, oration, and a display of lire- Fourth. Tho Express carried down about
works in tho evening. Tlto oration by "iir hundred nnd tho Rival something less
Col. W. H. Fitrrur is spoken of as a ered- t'll, hundred.
itnblo production, nud tho prayer by the
..I... t.i i..... w ir i
miiiiiuin, ivc. i. ii, i inriie, we nave
heard highly commended. Tho number
of persons present was estimated at about
seven thousand, nnd, to tho crent credit of
tho people of Oregon, it is stated thut not
IiAin it. The Rival, Capt. Myriek, has
laid up for tho present. The Express,
Cupt. Strang, takes her ploco between this
citv and Portland.
tSST W. W. Turker, Esq., of Astoria,
a drunken or disorderly man was seen iu all ,ms ')evn "ppointcd Deputy Collector for
that large crowd, and thnt not tho least 1,10 0rcgon District.
disturbance occurred to lessen tho festivi
ties of the occasion. Tho decorum mani
fested is worthy of notice, when it is con-
e!.l..n.t .!... I.... .
aiiiwi-u milk uui piiptiiauoii is mailo up
from every section in tlto Union, nud (hut
this is a period of the deepest political ex
citement our country has ever known.
lyy Nunc of tlto I iron papers in Ore
gon nre comparing Fiddling Whitcuker to
Nero who fiddled whilo Romo was burn
ing. Tlto comparison sinks our Governor
to a depth of infamy ho hasn't yd reached
in our humble opinion. Nero was a beast
and preferred tho destruction of Romo
to its safety, while wo believe poor John
would bko to sec bloodshed avoided by the
resignation of authority by Lincoln into
tho hands ol Jeff Davis. History snvs
FIT We ore un.!er lasting obpgnrioni lo Mr.
J. T,. Stout, Oyalcrville, V. T., for the interest
manifested by him in extending our circulation in
that section. A list of new fubtoriben attests hi.
good will.
I'xion KsvitLorus. Mrwam. t'liarman Sc War.
ner, ngentaof Trar.y or Co. "a Exprrw, have re
ceived nn ajeurtmeiit of I'nion envelop-, of beau
liful styles, which they have for Bale.
Thanks. J. W. Sullivan, Ihe celebrated news
gent of San Frauciaco, haa luiil ua under obliga
tions for a liberal supply of lute Eastern papers.
ftsaTThe following news was brought by
tho Pony which arrived on tho 2Gth Juno.
Tho duto from the East is June ltth:
An impression prevails both North nnd
South thut a National Convention will be
Culled to settlo existing difficulties.
nnd was gallantly cndeavoriuir to withdraw
Ins command. Capl. G. . Wilson, of
tho Troy Regiment, after the order to re
treat was given, took possession of the gun
and brought it oil tho field with the cor.ise
of tho Lieutenant. Both were brought to
been formed, nud wus on its war to Wash'
nik'ton. 1 lie regiment lias elicited univer
sal niimiriiiinn.
His parents arc still living at his native
place. His only brother died n year ago lust
Runner llml nn sutor A t. tlm time- nr hoi
Fortress Monroe this evening. Thero are .i,.i,rinr f-nm tlm niir n-iii. l.i. rn.rin.nnt
about twenty five killed ami one hundred I,- p,irt,nts woro htop.,liiir at thoAstor
wounded of the Federal troops. Lieut
Butler deserves crest credit for bringiiig
off tho killed nnd wounded; several of the
luttcr nro now iu the hospital here. Great
indignation is mnnifisted against Brig.
Uen. fierce.
It is not known how many wero killed
or wounded iu tho unfortunate collision of
tho Federal troops previous to marching
on Great Bethel. The loss wus, however,
considerable. Tho firo of'oiir troops on
tlto masked battery did apparently very
ntiio cxcciion, our artillery being compos
cd of small field picas and howitzers
against tho rifled cannon of tho rebels.
House. At his last interview with them
before he left, his mother said:
" I hope God will t ike caro of you,
ftlmer."
Ho will lake core of me, mother," ho re'
plied. " He has led mi in this work, and
and no will tuko care of me."
God hits tuken care of him nnd the cul
initiation of his life could not hnvo been
more glorious for himself or tho t cause for
which he died.
Col. Ellsworth was exceedingly beloved
wherever lie was intimately known. The
impcssion was sometimes olitnined by
Btpi.nm.ra tlint tlw.i-n ivna .li.rrrn,. if nff.-n.
Tho attack lasted but half an hour when tion , hi, dnpo. tmeiif, but those that knew
u retreat, was son .tic., nn i cxcruica in lin) ,vt,ro U 9nrmtt nm devoted
goouorucr. i no troops inroiigiiout tins rriemls. At n,!rrn ....,1 nr,-tr,,r,l l.n
tryti smmiroeuau'd well l io esltmateu -iVM a nn;vcrKa fusorite. IVwident Lin
IIIHUOIT MIICO. WHS nilOlll OU alld lUU orn.n....r..i..n,1 f,. I,t.
. . , , , I VMVlltlllllV,U I vl II I 111
numiutu. miij. ninuiron. ma 10 uon.
Tint Li t :....f r.A m
umi juituu, vui. UIIIIUVII wi iiiu
liigh prnsonul
V 1 1 i T1 a , , . Ilv t.llll.-i.l It 11(1 IIVIVII Ub HMH
ni nvlr I t!t I?...r.nln..i n hh M. ! I ' .
.i i -it .7. ' . ? ;r tlmt Col. Ellsworth has been engaged
Among tho killed is Lieut. Grebblo of tho f. ,), i.,o. . i;s r.....: ar
IF o k .t 1 , I'll ' tv tu k J"-"1" VU illlflil VHII1U JIriu-
; r .1 V V , 7 , h, " "B .7" ford, a young h.tly of seventeen, the dntigh
stdo of tho forehead by a shot from a rifled tcr of (jlmH P 'spafford, a wcalthv cUi-
ins neau.
New Youk, Juno 11th, 1801
The HcruhVi account of the affair nt
Great Bethel states that after the imPorta.
nato mistake was rectified, tho forces com
prising the First, Second and Third New
lork Regiments, joined by detachments of
.euu.
latest XTeT
SERIOUS FIGHT INp,,
FEDERAL TROOVs VICTonm.,
900 ItcbeU Silled!
Fort Cm aciiiu, June 29 Un
The Pony arrived at 5 a. "'S U
lowing la the news; l
Sr. Loula, via Ft. Kearney, m
On Jinie 2.1, tho Governor ol MiL
issued u procliitualiou calling for SflOfl
niitcrn to oppose tin Federal Cor'ernl,.'
Ho went to Boouvill. d collecttdT '
for. first stand, where he was .tucfcjj
tho I-ederol forcei under Gen. Ltoo .2
routed wilh a Iosi of 800 killed, JhiuZ
number of prisoners taken.
There was a skirmish
near
tho Fourth Massachusetts, First Ohio, Fifth yA
and Ninth New York Regiments, with two a,.,.
zen of Roikford, Illinois. Miss Spafford
was recently a student in the Carroll Insti
tute. Brooklyn. The tnarrlajo would
probably have taken place cro this but for
tho breaking out of the war.
The death of Col. Ellsworth will mark
an era in tho history of this war, and his
name will hereufter stand by tho sido of
rrks and others who fell among the
;.. T)l...:. .!..(.. r .1
II ! 1 . 11- . -1 11, .HOfc ... inw jh:uiui.ui. Ill UL-ieilL'U ui iiit-ir
e eiu un-ui-s, unuer liietti. urouuie, . ni, ccin .!. t,. .:.i
. 1 . e-WMimj, 111V aa.T.-nlfU-lllI IIV IIUJ1 Ul III I i I'll
ZZ,T ?" n(1Vn:,,Ced rT t 't' ' M "f Hfe 1'a3 c"'rr'l "Pon him humor
""i drrn', tl"1 'toWf tali.y. The effect of his murder will be to
p 1. j 1. ,"lv'u.,u" intensify tho war feeling in tho North, and
iii'ium 111 turn tuiiniy, wnero llicv r,,.,,:.!, i,,i., :.. c. n:..i
Mnt..n .1.- ... .. ,Anrt . 1 vw iuiHi.iii uKtiiv .1. i.iiu.u tuiiiiiuiA;
( WUV DUWIfJ UMU
drove right into them. They were in po
sition, pioiccteu ny ttx Heavy batteries,
mom
hea
Mnlirm. ni. It,. 1ft. I. r . ...
...... wi, .. ,, , ym
thrco companies to drive in cattle bC
ing to secessinnisU; they were fired Into bv
a company of light horse, wounding ibr
nun. 0
Tho rcbeli are landing large lxxiin of
troops 7 miles above Newport Jlewg, i
attack from tliein ia rxpnted.
Nkw Yoiik, Juno lltli.-Tlio stciiM, '
Vttrltin arrived from Toronto to-diy &
der the Amerivan volors.
Flying rtimora to-night state that i
look plueo on the Ioudon Unilroad, iir
Yienna, Va., between an Ohio lteeim..!
ond a bnnd of rebels probably m enpre.
ment without serious remit.
Wasiiinotos, IHIi. It iirrnorlrltl,.i
tho Legislature of Maryland nt,mp,
to pnss an net relieving the State of vie.
jrinin from paying damages to eitiwru 0(
Maryland who snstiiiued low by the de
struction of Railroads and en null
Several heavy grws have liecn tnooatn)
im rear butteries, at Atjuia Creek.
New Youk, Juno 7th. The Bnnrin
arrived from fwithomptnn on the 5th hut.
bringing .10, 000 stand of rifles for tlx I'.'
S Government.
EmiiTKEX Tiiixiis In whichyouw peo
ple render themsetrta impolite:
1. Loud hi lighter.
2. Rending when others are talking,
3. Cutting finger nails in rAnipsnj.
4. Leaving meeting before it is tlescd.
5. Whispering in meeting:
fi. Gazing at strangerit.
7. Leaving a stranger Without a nf.
8. A want of reverence for senior.
0. Rending uloud in company without
being ocked.
10. Receiving a present without fome
manifestation of gratitude.
11. Muking yourself a topic ol corrrtr-
siitton.
12. Laughing nt mistake of other.
13. Joking others in company.
14. Correcting older persons than rour.
selves, especially parents.
j. Commencing talking befurv others
nro through.
16. Answering questions when not to
others.
17. Commencing to rnt os soon as too.
get lo the table.
18. In not listening to what one is wy-
ing in company, nuless you desire to show
open contempt for tho speaker. A wrlh
ired person will not make nn nliserratinn
while another of the company is address
ing himself to it.
Vsited States Marshals to Titrsr.
The following noto was in reply lo a com.
miinicntion from n marshal vt lio wtu imjn-
ent for the aelllement of his census ex
penses:
Cknsis Office,
Washint.to.v, May 13, 1861.)
Sin: I hnve been notified by the ic-
counting officers of the Treasury towptnd
all payments to marshals, except a few
specified eases, nud until this is supersrdrtt
by n permit lo pay, I hove no altematito
but to observe the order.
J. G. C. Kkxxedv, Sup't.
Thn t.em.tn nf llin rtiitK .i:..:..rn.i
that a g,we once saved Romo from destnic- with the Confederate Government, espo
tion by a little onnortiine cnekliure Wo eially since Kentucky issued a ITni.m nmn.
ifesto.
In Virginia ono half of the counties have
called a Luton Convention to organize a
1 rovisioual Government und depose Gov,
Letcher.
Tho news is genenillv moro pacific since
ili nn.li, nn. t..j " - . . . .. VM V '' me
, " ' us qinie cuicicnt, Administration,
both in material aud discipline. On tho The tenor of the English debntes in Pur.
Fourth, tho Company, preceded by the 'ia,mllt is Tel7 conciliatory, and tho Minis
Aurora Brass Bund, marched thronuh try"-ro backinS Uowu fr0u their menacing
town and embarked on the Express to take T A .,,., s- v.r.... ,
nnrf i tl,n n..l..l....: r. , I. "'
... vvivuiui.vi. ui i unianu.
....... T .1... ... - - . . .
..me. ouuii, iii issuing ms lute pronuncia-
uietito, is simply trying to imitate the Ro
man goose instead of the Roman Governor.
JUS- MeLoughliu Fire Co. No. 1 of Into
has becu perfecting itself by regular drill-
land against tho English Government.
roLt-Kaieixo. Our Linn City frieuJe raieej a
V....!- .11 .1. - ... . .
a a- . . i -'""ii uii me onrnrs ot trw Kni.ni
iww iidv-aiaii pn .ll.iDilav leal. un.l.r lh .ln.- I . o --vv. , . . - .
teauWi ,ie... M it.. ...i i... yntP mtn pmeriy that Old Abe is " Kn lcr " lm, and to
i- , ojr continually violuting the Cointitution of nsfl own oxpressive phrase. " the man
Luioooteo Hem ear eily anJ Caaemah. from the Unite.! St,.n. Ti . . . . I dronnr-fl hi
-kieb Ut. beautiful banner pre-nted by, he ladiea M verV A-JZl J". "' 1
Linn City, a.,w flo.le. Tite a l.iJ f... Ie,.r H.n. t. u.: . "V"' T1- . -on- C. Schenck. of Davton h.
i- ; hemsdvea iu'e" " . T I 'ntcd a Major-General in' the
i e-.vni. ; armv.
The argument for the right of seces'
unting six nnd twelve pounders, and sion is thus hrM b,lt llistictly t by
vy rifled cannon. Both Durveo's the Constitution: " This Constitution, ond
ounves and Han kins' Regiment chnrged tho laws of the United States which shall
right np to tho butteries, but could not be made in pursuauco thereof, nnd nil trea
S th At SHelS - tb. authority of the United
tion gave out and the troops retired in stulcs. slml1 M the snprcme law of the land;
perfect order. ond the judges in every State shall be
llio Inbunes report snvs all but one bound therebv. anlithinp in the Cnnifilii.
rifled gun of the enemy wero silenced, and , ;.. a..,.
that when tho 7oni.ee". rhnMn,l !. ' . "w
scattered. Not moro than half th. fnmi """'A"''-" And the preamble to
wos brought into action. Lieut. Grebblc's t,ie Constitution says, " We, the people of
tiody was gnllautly saved by being brought the United States, do ordain and tstablisH
uu tut- neiu on nis own cannon. th is Const tut on."
1 ne 1 ost s dispatch says there is ereat
excitement hero over the news of the con- Ei norE.-The British Government has
inn ui, ureal uctnei. it is tho irenern il.r , nH nnt olu, ..
.;.,: :i:. w. ""'""..- lucuier
, u.u8 uiiiiwijr uieu uiai mere was any ot their ports
gross mismanagement and bad leadership Lord Johu Russell announced in Pnrlia.
oi mo rcuerat lorces. nient thnt th
WTOno of tho Massachusetts bovs .f T' PriT.alc '"d. armed vessels
who was amonrr the .n.rl n.i.: ' " "r.usu ports, and
Q u. wt,,MU,vl(j Mint prnnpfl nn rliropintnAl ,MA l..
n.nV'Q mnnttrtn in a Ti . at.. 1 11 . - .
" ,M liosiou lue law proniuuin pnratcers from remain
paper, of one of the 41 plucr-nirlies " who in n port over twentv-fonr hoars.
' dropped his bricks and laid down-" ? tlie nuse f Lords there was a dis-
Corporal Tyler was struck by a heaw r TA , , , f "I W oi cotton.
ton nn .h. tt.ii, .... .1 ' . Erl Gray pledged the Government to do
the growth of
fort very painful. II w. 'in .), ,Z. lue braP'e ,nere-
of the fight, and says that the stones and
brickbats flew like hailstones. He saw
one man with three stones under hi rm
another in his hand ready to throw at the Mow the
Bishop Simpson said in a recent ser
mon " We will take onr elorions fla?
rra the flag of our country and nail it jutt
cross.' There let it wave as it
waved of old. Aronnd it let ns (rather.
first Christ's, then cor country's."
A.v Ei'Iscopai. Ci.kiibvmax's Opinio
ok Si.AVKitv. Rev. Dr. Tyng, of .Nc
York city, in his speech nt tho meeting ef
the Amcricun Tract Society of Boston,
quoting ftom n South-Ride clergyman who
argued that shivery was a diviuo institu
tion, sniil:
" I'm, oi hell is a divine institution!
and destined, I hope, to go to the dew'wil
Ihe close of this war."
The Right Talk. A correspondent
writing from Cairo, May 18, says: "Tin
father of young Russel, the officer of Gen.
Frost's command who surrendered to Cap'.
Lyon and was arrested here, 'looking;
round,' writes Gen. Prentiss to shoot V
quick; if ho has been proved a traitor-1
His brother, a ministor, made Ike ssate
mark to Mr. Binmorc, adding " Ui b
know in time to preach kis funeral."
The Julia brought $16,000 in gold
du..t, to rortland, 03 Monday bit, from
i the Ncz Perce mines.
Pursuant to notice, quite nombef
of the citizens of Sublimity and vicinity
met in the Methodist church at SubliniitJ
for the pnrpose of organizing a company rf
cavalry to be subject to the call of the got'
ernment in the present crisis. The oim1
ing was called to order by W. U. Danh'
and, on motion, G. W. Jlunt, was cbosta
chairman and Warren Cranston scy
On motion, those wishing to jpi ,a
company were invited to come forward aaa
enroll their names. The company thea
proceeded to elect office, which resulted
os follows: Sara'l Parktr, Captain? Jo"8
Downing. 1st Lieut.; P. B. Caldwell, 2nd
Lieut.; W. R. Duubar, Orderly Sergca"';
P. Anderson. 2nd doo T. B. um.
3rd. ; W. T. Patton, 4tft do. ; TV. H. Smith,
1st Corooral: G. W. Sckriver. 2ad !
Oregon Dnnbar, 3rd do.; T. R. Ilebbard.
4th do.; William Phillips, Ensign-"""-After
a short drill cicrcise, and threa
cheers for the Star-Spangled Banner, th
company waa dismissed, and repaired t
their homea. W. Chaxsto-, Sec
tV rnreJ'Bf. rf the t'a mtruni l t
ihusMIr'i i 'hi. coiia'y, puo'taif" fl wcf