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THE AMERICAN UNION.
MARTINSBURG, YA.,
SATURDAY EVENING, JULY C, 1861.
NOTICE ii berobj given to all porsens not to
sell any intoxioating liquor to soldiers on
any occasion wbatover.
lijr order of
MAJ. SPIER, Proroit Marshall.
July 5, 1861.
NOTICE-?r?rs#n? having infermatien of
importancein reference to the operations
of the army under Goner.il Patterson, are re
quested to send the same to Capt. William B
Sipes, editor of the "American Union." A re
sponsible name must in all cases accompany
tko communication.
TERM8 Of PUBLICATION,
Tit "American Union" will be is??od daily
when the movements of the arm/ render this
posdble. It will bo sold at tho offico nt TWO
CENTS P1H COPY?the proceoda to bo devoted
te the payment of the expenses of tho office. Not
more thaa ten copies will bo sold to oneporsoa.
WHERE ARE THEY ?
We have been looking over the returns
of the late election held in Berkely county,
in which tho issue was Uniou agairst Se
cession, and the resnU shows a clear major -
itj of more than one thousand votes cg iinst
tho present unnatural rebellion. When it
is coQiidered that this heavy Union vote
fM polled in the midst of many disidvan ?
tagns, it cannot be doubted that at loast
three-fourths of tho citizens of this county
are "for tho Uniou and Constitution. Suoh
a preponderance ought to bo conclusive,
and if it is not so t^io fault is evidently
vritk tho dominant party. In a country
like ours, where liberty is more than a
name, three-fourths of tho people of a
community cannot be controlled by the re
maining one-fourth, and it would be a rea
?onable expectation to find Berkely coun
ty, Virginia, as firm for the G-overnment
as the most loyal oounty of the North.
Where now is this large Union major 1?
ty ? They are no longer under a reign of
\ terror. They are not now crushed to the
%rth by a rebel band of soldiery, oon
v ro.^lod by unscrupulous leaders. Why ,
in, ?houJd t&ev' QOfc riaeia fcheir streaSfch
* \ co^rinoe the w ?f th?ir loy*lty
Sam 9 r? not dispose d
If^ 1>lrif, M
totafc "Parn, ? m the
iiiemfti org^O'Ve for their owfc n
crratofl/ ?*d thus parent tho hmW*ti0
Of bWQg ^pireatly onVajred by a hand h
fal- of traitorj. This, in juitioe to them
sslrek "d ^eir principles, they ought to
de; aflv 1 assuredly can do. Fa.
thers, io?v and brothers hare been pressed
into the rebeJ "my. Shall they now be
permitted to six^' beoause thojo at home
who are oonneofoJd with them by every
. frond of sympathy, are governed by a crim
frc
tht
jeo
am
f/o'i
nf
iniCl inactivity ? Every Union man in
Virginia shQuld now take a determined
ataud for their rights, aud if they will do
thia, the curie of civil war which now ho
vers over the Old Dominion will soon be
removed, and traitors will be driven to the
Bwamps of the extreme South for a refuge.
?
While the battle between the rebel for
ces and the Union troops was progressing,
on the 3d instant, Company K, of the first
Wiseonsin Regiment, was deployed as skir
mishers on one of the wings. When the
order was given to call the men of this com
pany in, one of them at the extreme end oi
the line evidently did not hear it, and was
in consequence, left alone in the woods.?
He undertook to rejoin his cemradea, but
missed the way, and soon came upon a Re
giment resting in a field. Of this he in
quired: "Can you tell me where the First
Wisconsin is?" "No," was the answer,
"but you can board with us for a short
time," and th.e young Badgor found himself
a prisoner. He had unfortunately gone to
a Regiment of robels, and with them he re
mains. His eaptors have dubbed him ' 'The
live Yankee," aud if report is to be credited
he gets along quite comfortably with them.
Rrturhinu Home.?There are now with the
army at this place many persons who have fol
lowed it across the Potomac with the hope of
reaching their homes in Virginia from which
they were bauished by the Rebel soldiery.?
Many of these exiles have left wives and chil
dren at the mercy of the rebels ; and in some
instances all the property they possessed in the
world has been destroyed. The only crime
charged against these sufferers was that they
would uot give up their love for the Union and
aid in its destruction. Such tyranny as they
have experienced would have been worthy of
the triumvirate, in the worst days of the French
revolution.
Healtu of the Army.?It is somowhit
iomarkable that notwithstanding the hard
marching our men havo had to undergo, and
the extremely hot weather of the past few
days, the health of the Army is excellent
less sickness prevailing in the different
Regiments then has been known at almost
any former pe nod of their servic?, This
pro7es that the Army is made up of the
right kind of material, and that in the dis
charge of a duty so noble as that in which
theyare now engaged, hardships and pri
ons can be endured without flinching.
ktiu ?An order has been isSued
0 Department which states
Sl/rtEBfc i. x. x. i
' ^ulatjons upon the sub
? 'b0 W? ' of sutler, in th.
, 0 ei'3tmg -eeforth tbe ftp
of th. appoiatmeo. 1 S.orttar;
are rescinded,
War,
I
SKILL AND U It AVERY.
"While the army was ou the march to this
placi on the 2nd iust., a private in the
Thjri Ilegiment, P. V. had his arm drend
fnllj shattered by the accidental discharge
of amusket. Dr. Jackson, the Surgeon of
the Xegimeut, without a moments delay had
the founded man carricd of the road, and
undtr the shade of a tree amputated the
liuih The soldier Btood the operation with
oat wincing, and after it was concluded
was asked how he felt, "liully," ho an
?ivered, "but very hungry. Can't somebody
give me something to eat." Such is the
aetal which composes the Union army.?
When can it be couquered ?
'?
SYMPATHY OF EUROPB.
Late dispatches received in Washington
show an improved disposition iu England.
From Frauoe the "MoniteurV article,
which afforded bo much joy to the seces
sionists,has boen explained away,Jto the evi
dent satisfactioQ of Secretary Seward.?
From all northern Europe, Spain and Italy,
the most hoarty and sincere expressions tf
sympathy for the United States, ia the
present contest, are furnished to this gov
ernment. No privateers will be permitted
to enter into any foreign ports. From all
these accounts there is rejoicing in official
quarters,that seeession is dead and buriid
ia Europe.
Capt. Gerard of Company F. 7th Regt.
Pa Vol., while on Picket duty on Sunday
last, took fifteen of bi3 men, with Lt. En
right, and advanced about one mile beyond
the lines of our army. He there discover
ed a guard of the rebels, consisting of three
mounted men, whom he succeeded in oap
turing, together with three horses, four sa
bres, two rifles, one musket, two revolver,
and eno horse pistol. Capt. Gerard and
his company have displayed great coolness
and courage, and the distinction they have
gained has been well merited.
To Washington.?Martinsburg is distant
seve nty-seven miles from the Federal Capital.
The road connecting the two points leads
through Bome of the moat fertile and beautifal
portions of Virginia, and abounds with histori
cal interest. Whon the Old Dominion boasted
of her loyalty to the Constitution and the*
Union, many of her statesmen resided in the
counties bordering the Potomao, from the
mountains to the Cheaapeake Bay, and it will
be a noble work to drive traitors from localities
thus hallowed.
Prentice says: "If the North and the
South think lightly of each ether's valor,
thoy must ,bfl* as ignorant as savages of
each other's history."