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"cape job ««ka* waive_ i CAPE 1SL.VN1 ) N. .1. ci a. MUCH, V.r- Mt«, ' j frtHjl ir wrt f»»|Tl«ut. ATI PKIl A .SXt'M ' It MM 1 1 rum (II Tirr T1TT •©wing to having parted with one of jay son*, — one of the main stays of this «Ace— wbo i« now in the army, and not twin g succeeded- in ptrmsiieirtly Wlins iiis ^fiiee O /fit, Tain unable to conduct tho "Wave" a* I could desire, jnat at jnwt I- aboil, however, have the whole metier arranged In a few days, emdia l)>e meon time, I nsk the iudulpence of mypatroa*. £■<* < • - J.'S. LEACH, m " ixciniro"wAR news Though there Ires been no fighting, of any acconnt, ilurfirg the pniit week, up to thle writing (oh Tuesday) so far as Iran been made public, still the, newa is of lire most important character; and, evident!/, air Important, " aoii. perhaps, a feafTul crisis is upon u*. Our army in Vitginin, in front of Washington, lure fallen back to the fortifications around that city, and the rebels, inlSrge force, have moved to the north, lownrds Helper's -Periy ;• the whole roatt having tjeon' evacuated by our troops They bare crossed the Potomac at three places, above and'below Harper's — " Jenj, under Gen. Sumrt, ant} hare al- . .rend/occupied -Ptooletvillo and Frederick Cftjr. Muryland. and declare tlicir iMentiooa to march to Baltimore, and then invade Peonaylvp nia ; and- intiMlalu their 1-tnnlinn tn irlnTrrln Philaadelphia. New all Ihh may seem like ,^jv bombyt ; but if the North docs not * 1 arouse, uud exert an energy unlike anyIt b«s done before, it will be [ t found not to be all bombast. Nothing «*' but aaadmost superhuman alacrity and JCl . energy will prevent lire rebels from very ui*- «oea cutting off railroad communication Ml bafesn the Ner'.h and Washington. W 3lcUfellau bwv Oaken command ol rtff wntlre army of Virginia, sini .gfrere is very great act"; vity i;» i/lic army n limit * Waahiugtou, thong!)*?* precise moveasrou ore not known toHhe public Gov. _ meius to.tue puuiie uov.

j&Uliu baa called upon the entire mili i :H ten of ,r«nnsylvania to organise and drill, and the atom in Philadelphia are "r" soianud at 8 o'clock P. M., for that pur\K^ Nearly tba aaao-uUteof afibirs cxiiu in ibe Wcat- The rebels are- airve in *t.;" Kentucky ; mail and telegraph coartnunientiou srJUi Nashville, Tenn. is cut off,, nod it'fanaid that that city is ordered to lip evacuated. Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati!, Ohio, arc-threatened. The rebels are said to be within 20 miles of tbo Jatter place. The city is under " martial law, places of business ate clos- ' wd.ard every able-bodied mew m called upon to arm and drill, or do comdlhlng fwr'iWdWhnceof the city- fthreportod that a force of rebel* trotted into . Ohio, In tie southeastern part, but after . v aoRiinlUing some depredations itturned. This -is Uie wuo state ol affairs, to far ft" ' as we art able to ascertain the facte ; Md If tire North does uut arouse, the * A war with soon be at ibe doors of msuy aw" te northern home. The rebels ure dotOj pamtoly in e am est; and nndohbtedly havo- ^ nvartwa^r. Aimost every rebel is a » T 1 -vBy Tussdsy night's mail it is reported that the rebels were advwaodm force. into Pennsylvania, near -TMwhnir, <Hth the probable IntentionJ oTdestr^Ing the Northern Central lEiil. 'ifowiC This Un?On"i>«dpie hi Maryland, in the vicinity of lire present, position of wfca.eeMo, are ffeaing in largo uamberw Into Pounsylvaniu, while the accession •vwr, -'.ba^ ^cCk-'lai: ' is tiiunng toward'

-fi >fn«a probibhi | that the freosoil of l'-eansylvavia may ] soon lu /'the scene of blapdy conflict, j We had lioped Uiat armed rebel vandals ! would neVcr be |»«"rmitted to polnte the j soil of freedom; but, it would seem, we ' r could not ugske without some jnst such •cue, u thl^ "Will our militia been") drilled for the last year, we should now be prepared to hurl them beck, r Affairs look no belter in the vicinity ' ( or Cincinnati!, from the latest* accoouts, but rather worse. Fearful times arc at k hand. 1NDI1*TAR6ACRE. Iu the midst of all our difficulties i ■ with the southern rebels, at this, appa1 renlly, the darkest anil most perilousbour , of our nation's history since the days . of the bloody Jlevojution, when it would seem as if the devjireigued supreme in all the southern <&uocils aud ranks, another enemy has sprung up. The Indians in the "far west'! Suite of Minnesota line* pounced npon the whiles, ' with all their savngo blolSdthirsliness, " , and have been committing fearful rnva- , gcs. Men, women and children havc^< been butchered, or driven from their ' homes niien they could escape, for r safety. Tim men have armed themselves, I t the mihtia^u bjen called out, aud sonic | , scvete Gguting has taken place, and no , one can tell where the difficulty may end. , It is hoped however, that the savages . will he subdued, and driven from the soil. There can bo but little doubt > that all this has bccu instigated by the , ribcls, who have sent their cmisaries . among them, so Geudish have they be- . como. BIBLE MEETUGB. There will bo a Union llible Mooting in the Baptist church ot the Court : Uopse, on Sunday next, in reference to tbo supply of our volunteers with pocket ; ' New Testaments. This matter is re- 1 cciving attention in nil the counties of i the stute, aud justly awakens very lively i interest among the people. Let Capo j May not be behind in this good work. We are uot informed of the hour of | ' meeting. The annual meeting of the Cope May B Ownty Bible Society will be held at the | Cour* House, op Mondity next, Sept. I lath-, at iOj A. M. Addresses may be j expected from several ministers and other friends of the cause, and by the stale i ci ii iciiua in me ci*ww, uuu ui inc »mi{; i

Bible agent — Rev. Geo. Sheldon. i | SATE SAT UP *10 THE JtAEK. t 1 We have not received tho names or i the volunteers from the Middle and Up- ' per Townships, uor the exact number ' 1 from the Upper. We believe however ' ' it is from 45 to 48, which, with 45 frqm f Dennis, "1 from the Middle, StTrom the ' 1 Lower end. 6 frog) Cfiff'filand, makes « ' an aggregate of something over 300, t whereas our qnoln was only 184. c , Nearly every part of llie Slate has come •' up nobly to the work, and, sojfar as we 1 can learn, the whole number \i 0,478) ^ bos been now thnn Sited up without a j draft. This l» he it should be ^ KZr i. BL OBVfcCX AT HBXE. a We notiee by the local uewtpa^r at Wakefiold, R. L, the residence of Kev. 1. M. Church, that ba hae returned to his home, after Ms long imprieonment among the rebels, and is publishing a • series of articles iu that paper, giving an account of his experience aud observation froth the time of the ever-tb- , be-rememb«red battle of Bull Run, on the 2Ut,of July, 1861. f»-F we expect to crush the ro- 1 bullion, wo rauet arise as one men. All ablh-bofiiod men throughout the North ought to have Geen drilled during the - whole of the past year, and wo should now have an overwhelming and- effective army. Uis in- this respect that we are 1 bouiiwl Ike Sooth. Krery one ought to r eonsMer Uiat be baa a work to do. Let *R one rwaders be mady>tfor any sever- | jarWs are inftirmed, just as we go to press, t)»ai Dr. Wiley; of Cape. May . e. H,. surgeon of the N- J. Sixth, has _ • been missing since the late battles Lifore Washington, and' fears ere enter ' : twined that he was killcd^fhot/gbirc may 1'j he.m ptisetKc. \ " c: V as... ' \ •

Ll Drk Coleman F. Leamaig In- 1 j formed os.jp fate dkya since, thatTie left I our Cape May boys at Ueverely, ^if we I ! remember. right, on Thursday last. He | says they are a fine set of fellows, end ' were in good spirits. Hon. Abraham Keevee isMcd at our I office on Tuesday morning, having just | returned from Bevercly, and left onr . boys well. We are glnd to know that | 1 Mr. Reeves expects to return to Bevcr- I Iv. and probably remain with the boys. J . lie will be a kipd of father to them. j jyBy a notice in- another column, j j it will be seen that the first instalment , I I of the subscriptions to the capital stock j - of the MJIIvlIIe and Glasoboro' Railroad i ' ] is called for, to be paid on the 1st of j i October, anil monthly thereafter. This I looks as if it was now intended to go to | i work in earnest. We have no doubt of I , it, and hope tliero will be a hearty re- ' t spouse to, the call. |2gF"We arc requested, on behalf of t ',i the volunteers from the Lower Town- r ' , ship and Cape Island, to return thanks V^o the citizens of Millville, for tho kind _ i hobpitolitie^j extended to llicm in provid- . ing them with ■» delicious breakfast, on ' j their, »ny to Beverly. Such acts deI I note,tW6 liberality sod patriotism of the ' authors of them. fgTffe hata several communication ( i which arc neccmrily crowded out this : 1 week, us well as several editorials, on . subjects of interest, already prepared, j : which must share the same fate. jgrWe notice that Dr Duffy, well! known here, was taken prisoner by the 1 rebels, during tho late battles before t Washington. We presume, however, I that ho has been released, though we ! have seen no account to that effvet. By the latest accounts, our los« , j in killed and wounded in the late bat ijcs' before Washington, is estimated at , 11,000. OUR CABLE CORRESPOND LNCE. C'AHr Oabwai.«I>KI:, I Beverly, N J., S»pt. 5ili, I8t>J. J Jiear More- — It is now "Jj I'. M. Frniay, I anil, by permission of our C'uptalh, while ■ ' the company are oqt for un hour's drill. 1 1 J Qtid myself penning an article for the en- ! | lertaiuatent of your readerv. When II i wrote joa on bunday, und again or. Ttiusduy, wc, the Lower Township and Cape Island . boy--, hail no officers rvgnlsry cominiMioncil

j over us, but were a irqum] by oursulve*. ■ Oh Tuesday b,t we forniud a junction with the I)eniiT«Tokp«liip Volunteers, number- ' ' ing-45, which gave ua a tout of 90 men ; still lacking 11 to make a full company. I That onr company should be all Cape Maywo wore quite anxious, but, as this 1 could cot be, wq accepted 11 volunteer* ' from Wost Creek, Cumberland County, on j | Thursday, and, having our full complement, | wore hi ready for a proper organize- 1 tion. Owing to a Strong pressure of busr- 1 upon our commanding general— Ceo. 1 Itobasov— an ergon xation was not ob- 1 mined until this morning, when wo were ' drawn up ia line before the General's bead- ■ • quarter's, and oar officers elected under tho ■ 1 direction of CopU Uelacoar, (Jen. Rob«- 1 son'.- Aid. Tho fallowing is our company ; as i'. now stands organized : — •r«pt*ln, Oa*ld llU-iUew, Dennis. j ' lit Lieut. . Nicholas W. iSndfrr)*, Lower. ' I •kd do. Meary- V. Willie, Dennis. Ill aerevaat. Beuten Kostrr, I/>wes, . , Snd do. John }'. Ooir, Dennis, rel do. J. Oiwnvllle Leuh, I . IsUnJ, *' 4lh do. Kdwta lotdUm. Derail, |J frlh do. Albert A. Xdmundi, Lower, . , lit IXirporlU, Coleman V, UxIUm, Dennis, | twd do. AUJSh D. Breves, Lower, Sid do. ChMtes JleUler, Cnmb.Ce. 1 410 do. Joseph Rsrrtsoo. lower, 1 t»h do. Jonathan G. Eldlrr. LI no is, •t*L 4e. , Mvtel D.Sehelllnsre Ixwrri, m de. Thomas Morton. Dennis, sth da. WI!B»m T. Vtrrrns, UVker. ' IJWW TUWWSHI.--. i Fill-man ltornevi, John W. Iteuvcs, , James S. Kldridge, Alplronfo IV lj*e. '\ A nthony*tTn&>t, William F. omifh, | Gkurgu n: V.ldihlge, | Fhilfp HtefM. James IViuc, Morris V. \V artier,' CbarlM I'. MhaW. Thomas F lined, Samuel M. Cummlng-; i Clark Klijou. . James II. K miser. Wirtteor C RutbVrfotdf » Jsjeeph llrewiof Alberl llrowtoe, s-— -J" . JMts JnUosoa. Hamad F. Wri. Jr., Uvingaion-Kwmg.... . ; ' DauiM U. vJruWoll,

WiUiasa 8nyder, i David Swam, David Hand. Thomar II. Hand, I Thomas li. Will laws, George I.. Cresre, : William L. Prilchard, I Theodore Churrh. j George F. Weeks, 1 Hugh Kdmunds, _ * Cavis is land. J. W Of ley Corsoo, " | Samuel K. Stiles, ( — . | Matthew Hall. \ j Joseph B. Huzbes, I Kvana Edmunds, — ' '*• Dcvxw Toir.vatc. ! learning Weatfierby, Jeremiah Moore, I Jobo I'. Sottonr % Albert Grace, Charles A brums, 4 I James L. Grace, I Alphonzo A. Jones, William Armstrong, Joiiab -Powell, | Jeremiah Tyler, I Belly Krfrest. Daniel II. While, Frederick W, Crandol. John It. lLobinson, ■ Walter L. Peterson, | John Weeks. ! HI to K Westcott, Charles p. Rice. Richard F. Lord, I Jerome liowker, Thomas. M. Creamer, J uveph Klliotl. Thomas Reek with, [ Slacy M. WiUon. 'Iliou-ns I. Faaier. Joseph K. 1 1 igbve, ! Francis Sheldon. F.lhridgo G. (iulV. j Beth 1.. Ilnnd. I Jonathan II. Kdwnrds, Skidmore A brums. Klwood He Wall. Joseph W. Win taker, 1 Henry T. Willetts, JossaB. Uo.lfr.-y, Newton C. "l ow. ..end, I Israel S. Tuwnaend. Kiokiaol V os*. Cvaaam.am) Co. John ('haqibers. Daniel Chainhvr>-. Jeremiah Complon. Henry lamgly. Samuel Horn, John T rival. Jeremiah Weldon. Kl. as Camp. l>wra Kn-icntt, Samuel Hand. (Inr officer- arc l.ked by their men ' Cnpt. Blank ow, f..r many year- past n rendeut of Honnisrille. is tiie a,.ii of "a soldier or the great battle of Walerl-o," and ha- : ' long time. I.ieala. lindfrey and Willis, wc ! are suiisfied. will amply (ill llio positions as- ' I signed llievn, and durnly^lheir military ca- J reer will do credit lo the county, winch, as j unlives, the) reprem.nl. The Deiiuisv.lle and West Creek boys, ' with whom we are enilsi). are of sound | metal, arfN, nil together, we a.vlicipatn !•». I ' ing second to no Coiupauy among the < wen j ' ty here. I Neatly a woek of camp life we have ex ; I perienced, and as every day posssei »c qrow ' more content aud boltty pleased. Stretch* iag ourselves out ou the hard lloos for reat night we are becoming used to, and I where a greater part at first oomplhiwei! of - sore bones and>tiff limbs oc arising ia tbe j morning, icorce a word is aowwnid nf tbesn ' unpleasant circumstances. ntir "grnh" : continues good. To-day tea diaod on bean i soup, fresb hoef fried, baker's bread and | coffee. As yet, none of- the "cast iron 1 biscuit," »o often spoken of by our soldiers in tlre-foM.-'bave been wrved out le nt 1 ) iyiagiue it will be too a eaoegh. ABonl an eigblU'ero mile from qualters j die Delaware river. Every morning ! at daybreak, we are- marched down to its j wateri, where we wash ourswfr-s. As [ cleanliness is reqoirite'lo our health, the • General has offered '.be troops to batlie | Jour times a week IfoaiaAva hours a day - occupied in drilling us, and as far at the facings, filings, wheeling, flaokingt and murcbiugi are eercerned we are "quite much soldier-." M Better drill and parade ground you/eldonyjwe. In my opioion, a' finer pi ace Col* a'retdexrpus could not be found in the State. The village itself is very pretty, end delightfully situated. There are a boat l,.M)0 inhabitant* here, and on me root loe mansions. The people are of an excellent class ; soeiabla sod Uaion-loving, "and, ia view of being in company with home.com. paniout and friends, lfeVgrly seems like a home lo OS. Up to to-day vfe have Been q--nrtere«l in a Briek Church, B»*t door to Gen.' Robeeon'a heodquarterv but at 2 o'clock nterching order* were reeohwd- and we "look trp oor bed and walked" to the building where I- am now writing, ia which the Dennis boys barn been quartered. So we arc all together new, and we bap* to be united until tbe nine months roll ewey, except as disease aud battle may divide us. Aaoae band of patriot brothers we intend to go forth and do »tfr utmost, as American;;, lo break-down the flagitious und uu-

godly rebellion raging ia the bed. 1 Toa- company is coming in from drill, sod J so it te nearly tlrnn for the moil to doae, I ^ must wind ap for tba present. AH our Cope Msy friends that come to Fhilodclphia should come out on the Camden A d Amboy R. R-, or op oo the steamboat, te 1 Beverly to son oa. Every day are hove !■ been visited by some of onr friends. Tomorrow 1 will endeavor to drop yon a few j line* and give an account of tbe Kiddie ■j and Upper Tonnsbip-boys. I Direct Utters to- | Care of Capt. D. Ulankow, J Camp Cadsralador, J lfererly, !| SJ. \ Farewell for tbe present, • , Jh Gbasville Lbaco. | DzrAEitru 07 voLtmrxxBi de»mvil>x, sep!. 4. 1st.-, i Editor otlhe -Occaa Ware." | Dear Sir : — By arrangement, the volan- ' terrs of Dennis Township assembled at thehotel of Jacob Wellt, Sabbath, August SI, . v. bore a samptuc-u* repast had been provided for theiu. After dinner, tfie volunteers | were called into Hoe, when the paiting sal- ' utalioo passed between them and their frt>-ndb. I need not describe the scene: ' suffice it to say, that if ever there was heart felt rorrow iu Dennis Township it was oo that occasion- May God have tnercy on those who have canted so many tears and to much blood to flow, for 1 confess I havo bat hi lie. , After u few moment's delay the roil wav called, when every man answered promptly to hit fcsaie, (except one, who Was present ed by tfioso whom the law gave author ily »«er i and look (heir scuts in the carriages provided to convey Ihcm lo Mjllvilir. At . half past one the order was given to move, auJ, amidst tears uud loud cheers of fricn de «u started fur Beverly, passing though Hast Greek, West Creek, HclslerviHo, Leesburg, Dorchester and Port Kllzabetbrwe arrived at Millville after Ju«k, amid the applante of the citizens of that place. Uut 1 mail not fail to mention here, that ' at Wfcst Creek we came lo a dead holt, to : enjoy tbe hospitalities of the citizens of tho !. place, ia a collation provided for us. We ro illumed at Millvilla rfhtil 6 o'clock ! Monday morning, when we again started for Beverly, where we arrived at noon. Ilrfiire sunset our-wmn were sworn id, and r 1 before 9 o'clock the HUne evening, Dennis. , and l-ower Township aniJCapo Island uni-- , ted their sqaads and clectnd Hjieir officers 'with whom ifie lompniiy-wpi-t-sred to be . ' tinuiiimomrfy oattsfledr We held foor meetings, in the ehnreh nt | iJnnnisviiie, ut which forty sewn volantrrI e-1, end three more jast before ther started ,- 1 1 muViog fifty in all. all. bnl five of which I j were sworn iu. At the above meetinp a , | sufficient amount of money was raisrd to ! pay each volunteer from this township B100, including gflO appropriated by the Free J holde r., V. Before closing this, allow me, tte behalf . of oor Dennis Township volanleOra, te >v- . torn deep aud heartfelt thanks tb tba' cliiI zens or Millville, Tor tbo kind, hospitalities j received at tbelr heads, while on tbalr way , to Beverly, io compliance with the follow. , ing resolution to that effect, passed b'y s*i3 • vOtnnteera : , Jfns/M, That w-herever in the provi. I denre or God we may he fisted ; In eanip. ^ , on the march or ©d tlfo fleld df b'Ottle, wo , -will remember, with HlankriA hearts, the generosity of tbo cifiafos of MillvilK Yaara, " AVikbca. i N. B. Bridge ton papers pUaev cop/ the > above resolution. wtwtaw* or* manrrt a%» unfa townships awd cape island. Cant Cadw alabr it. >. Boverly, 8opt. 6th 1862. j' Ladles : a company at Cape May vol noleers— now rtflisted tor lb* jmrpoie or puillng an end to seCoslion and' rebellion, 4 and of saving tbe American Ttiikon — ars ' encamped here at Bawariy.- We raprrafot yotrr immediate districts, arid arwe are »i-' < nus ucompany fag, WW wowld in vita poor alloNtion to the propriety of collecting a > fund to procure oos for ac If you do this. - we assure yoa'thst you- wiH'hs"e cause to - be prOoA'of tho gift bestvwkd. The ladies ' of Cape Island presented tire Cape Mayboys 10 Co. X. "tb' RhginJklfti rilth a flkg,1 lost snfhmcr, and that ffbg hire been ctnrFM 1 ' through almost erety hnttlh M the' Pluln. 1 sola, and GO v. omen bos directed tbo ! names of several battles to bo inscribed 1 upon it Let o'commiUooof ladies, from ! each toaroebip named,- ret themselves tn 1 work arid secure a flag (or Cafct. Ujeqkow's 1 company of Cape M ay- ro Ian terra. ' J Q ban rtiix CxachGem Pope, recently lb C0teinnu4 of j tbe army of Tirginia, finviog boen rw . leased from that poaitiqn, haa gone Weir. . whore bo baa bocn as-igaetl- a OomreauJ- " . ' , w- ' "S .