8. An address was issued to the democracy of the U. S. setting forth party organization as essential to the preservation of public liberty. It was signed by Messrs. Richardson, Knapp, and Robinson, of Ill.; Law and Voorhees of Ind.; White, Allen Noble, Morris, Pendleton, and Vallandigham, of Ohio; Ancona and Johnson, of Penn., and Shields, of Oregon.
8. A bill passed by the U. S. Senate, establishing Beaufort, S. C., as a port of entry.
9. Two guerrillas were hung at Chester, W. Va., in conformity with orders based on a proclamat’n of Gen. Fremont.
9. Gen. Hunter proclaimed the persons in the States of Ga., Fa., and S. C., heretofore held as slaves, “forever free.”
9. Burning Springs, W. Va., was burned by rebel guerrillas.
9. Pensacola, Fla., evacuated by the rebs. after setting fire to forts, navy yard barracks and Marine hospital.
9. Capt. Connet and 48 men of the 27th Ind., were captured 12 miles from Athens, Ala., by a superior cavalry force under Col. Woodward. 13 rebs. and 5 Feds. were killed.
9. At Farmington, 5 miles N. W. of Corinth, Miss., the rebs. in great force under Ruggles, Price and Van Dorn, attacked Plummer’s and Palmer’s brigades, attached to Maj.-Gen. Pope’s division, and compelled them to retreat. A brilliant cavalry charge was made by the 2d Iowa, who lost 90 horses, 2 men killed and 40 wounded. The entire Fed. loss was about 40 killed and 120 wounded. The reb. loss was much greater.
9. The prize steamer P. C. Wallis, while on the way from Ship Isl. to N. O., with a battery of artillery on board, sprung a leak and sunk. The crew were saved by the gunboat Saxon.
9. Two recruits for the Fed. army at Washington, N. C., assassinated by rebs.