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n years of age, son of Dr. McClung of this place, and the wounding of a Third Adjutant, Smith, a graduate of the V. M. Institute at the last session. The circumstances are briefly as follows: The stage from Staunton reached here about 11 o'clock, P. M., and quite a large crowd had collected in front of the "Lexington House," eager to hear the latest news from the seat of war. Among the passengers was a young man from Baltimore by the name of Sturman, who came up from Winchester with Colonel Wm. F. Wilson, for the purpose of recruiting a guerilla company in this and the surrounding counties. They both brought with them Minnie rifles, which were loaded, but the caps removed.--When the stage drove up, young Sturman stepped from the coach to the platform, which was covered with people, with both guns in his hand, but, in the act of stepping out, the cock of one of the guns caught on the middles at, and firing back, caused the explosion of the piece with the horrible results above-mentio
The Yankees in our river. --Between 12 and 1 o'clock on Thursday morning, while Midshipman Wm. F. Wilson, with four men in charge of the guard boat, was proceeding to relieve the first guard boat near the obstructions, he suddenly found himself between two Yankee boats, and not more than fifty yards from one of them The nearest Yankee boat contained that twenty men, and both their boats save cause to Midships Wilson, with the intention to capture him.--Our man immediately steered their boat for the Carolina shore, where they safety arrived, and then threw up several signal rockets.--Some firing took place between the parties, but no one on our side winjured. It appears that the Yankees got their boats this side of the obstructions, and thus came near capturing our picket boat. It is due of say that Midshipman Wilson is battle years of age, a native of Alabama, and that to his courage and presence of mine is mainly attributable the escape of our picket boat from capture a
olored Volunteers. He believed it was as great an outrage as it would be to eject the Senator from his seat here. Without meaning any personal disrespect, Mr. Wilson said he believed the largest quantity of information, in and out of this Senate, was from the New York papers, and his attention was called to this subject fromace.--The people would never adopt that sentiment. He was glad that the Senator from Massachusetts had now plainly presented the issue before the country. Mr. Wilson said he had no desire to force equality on the Senator from Indiana. What he wanted was to let every man assume the station God intended him to attain. Theland, Harris, Howard, Howe, Lane, (Ind.,) Lane, (Kansas,) Morgan, Morrill, Pomeroy, Ramsey, Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilson--34. Nays.--Messrs. Buckalew, Davis, Harding, Hendricks, Nesmith. Powell, Richardson, Riddle, Saulsbury, Van Winkle--12. The loyal member from Kentucky