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«0U THKETT C'ONFEDEE A’CY.
Southern tofedctaeg
GKO. W. ADAIR J. HBKLY SMITH,
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FUIIMY, JffLY $0, 1861.
The Victory*
The Nuoke of bottle baa, to tome extent, clear
ed nw»y, and we are enabled to take a view of
the field and aee how we stand, aa well as to give
some thought to the merits of the conflict.
iMrao a moat important battle, and dH the cir
cumstances considered, the victory gained is by
far the moat brilliant lo the annals of Amerloan
history The forces engaged against us, were
more than two lo one; and ten thousand of tho
enemy were regular soldiers, while not one in a
hundred of oUr “raw volunteers' 1 bad ever been
in a battle, except in the skirmishes about Falrfhx
and Msrtfosburg. All the regulars this side of
the Kocky Mountains were brought to that
point to cut down and put to rout with their
practiced intrepidity, our volunteers, fresh from
their homes, where they had never seen or
known any pdttnit or vocation besides the arts
of peace.
In addition to these regulars who led on the
attack, they had ail the finest batteries of tho U.
b. Army, with trained soldiers to work them,
which have always been considered invincible
when properly manned. Sherman's and the
West Point batteries were the crack armament
of the government, which, on account of their
effectiveness, have given them a celebrity, which
is not by any means confined to America.
This overwhelming force of the regulars, and
the flower of the northern volunteers thus arm
ed, was brought against the sons of the South In
deadly strife. They were met by foemen wor
thy of theirstcei. These crack regiments; these
trained regulars, and these invincible batteries,
were cut to pieces, routed and beat to death by
Southern volunteers, who had never before been
in buttle.
The capture of the batteries by untrained vol
unteers is oue of the most brilliant military ex
ploits that the world ever witnessed. They were
taken at great cost, but they established a name
aud a record for Southern prowess that will oc
cupy the highest pinnacle in the temple of fame.
Those haac-heartcd invading vandals,
from childhood have never been taught to re
spect or defend their rights as citizens, or their
dignity and honor as men; having nothing to
fight for except a sordid thirst for our gold—a
base passion which never inspired a soul to a sin
gle deed of honor, heroism or renown—could
not stand the charge of Southern bayonets. They
were hewn down In rauks by scores, hundreds
and thousands ! All at once, like flocks of snow
white cranes, when they feel the first chilling
blasts of autumn, their ghosts ascended from the
carnage of that bloody field, at the touch of the
tlrey breath of the 8ouih; and as their dying
wall rose above the din of battle, and was waft
ed on the angry winds, they re-echoed back on
the ears of the wretches in their last agonies,
“ thy doom is just, thou vile invader.”
For the Southern Confederacy.
Walt ou the Tax-Payers.
To the Mayor and Council of Atlanta :
The times are hard in money matters, with
but little cash in circulation. Business is dull,
and many good oitiseos, who are dependent on
their labor for the nocessaries of life, find it
difficult to earn enough, in ready m^ney, to
buy bread for their wives and children. All
of us have contributed, and are contributing,
of our substance, in aid of our soldiers in ser
vice in the field, and to help sustain their fam
ilies left behind in our midst.
Under theso circumstances, and in view of
the certainty that we will be frequently called
on for additional contributions to purchase
clothing and other comforts for our men in
Virginia and elsewhere, and to support their
wives and children at home, we ask you to ex
tend the time, within whioh taxes due the city
may be paid, to the first day of November,
1861. If forced to pay by the first of August,
being without money, or the credit to borrow
it, our property, the result of our hard labor,
will have to be sacrificed.
MANY TAX PAYERS.
Atlanta, July 25/A.
Prom the First Regiment.
We have been permitted to make the follow
ing exiraot, says the Augusta Constitutionalist
of Wednesday, from a letter to a gentleman in
ibis oitj, from his wife in Staunton:
Tu*»DAr, 18—.Dr. Conoly, of the Gate-City
Guards, of Atlanta, oalled to see me. He was
in the fight when Garnett was killed ; says he
partad with Horton, (Capl. Adam,) Edward
llall, Allen, Crane, Simmons, Colonel Clarke,
young Clark, the drummer, and several other
of oar boys yesterday morning, 17th, at Pe
tersburg, in Hardy oounty, making their way
to Staunton, and they would be here to-night
or to-morrow *, also Lieuts. Wheeler and Tal
iaferro, the next in command of Walker Light
Infantry.
Capt. Cramp aud Lieut, llussell bad been
either taken prisoners or wers out off on some
other route. He thinks the Georgia Regiment
lost only about 30 men. The prisoners will
be releafed on taking the oath of parole.—
They are well treated by McClellan, their pri
vate properly being respected. He knows
Albert (Hell,) but does not know if hs wss
killed or leken prisoner, or is tasking his es
cape tome other way; but the men are scat
tered abroad.
A young men by the nsms of Poel, in Cept.
Crump's Company, they bad to leave wounded
at a larm house ; also one named Adams, lie
says our men slew a great number of the ene
my at their last stand on Cheat River, when
Garnett was killed. Some of the prisoners
have got ia also, roleseed by McClellan. They
•ay he It every inch a gentlemen, and wept
like a child when Garnett wee killed.
I am told our boye are Marly naked; they
are halleea aad thorites; tholt feet bleeding
at every step. Dr. Conoly says their oondi*
tien would make the stoutest heart weep.—
The people here sent out forty wagea loads of
riothee aad provisions, and all wen lost, for
they burned them before they retreated aad
killed tbelr horses.
I have Jnst Hen another one of (he retreat-
itf-mew, owe of the Cotnmbue Ouards, who
eaye be saw both of the Posters, (John Fos
ter's gpoflj Mr. Coffin's son and Mr, Mosher's
eon; and that about 8,000 la all ot tyarautl's
me a would stop two days In Pstsrnbnry te
rent, aad then oome ou te Monterey. He says
there were eery few off the Ogtahorpex eat
off. I an premised ail the newe as It neeeet*
Our Special Array Correspondence*
Qur (Wrespondenl Arrives at Munaesa*~+Tht
F ’ Railroad Surrendered to (As Government-*
The Groat Rattk the Campaign Approach
ing—Arrival qf General Johnston and Me
jjfcaffi The Qtorgia Brigade under Gen.
OeH'Unt'—Where they were Stationed—John-
don and Beauregard» Rnnk-^Vbrces from
Acqin Creek—Their Long March and Fero
cious Appearance—Patterson's Forces Arri
ted—The Numbers of the Enemy—Scott—
Expected Battle—The Butte Run Engage
ment—Sherman'n Battery—New Orleans
Artillery—A Boy's Trophy—Another Boy's
Exploit—Capturee by Negroes—Hampton'*
Legion —Mississippi and North Carolina
Regimen te.
Ahxv ok fun Potomac, )
Manasbaf, Junction, July 20, '61, f
I arrived here Iste this afternoon, haring
left Richmond early this morning end been on
the rood nearly the whole day. The use of
the road for the past few days has been tur
rendered up almost entirely to the military
authorities, end so great Is the demand for
transportation by the War Department, that
it is with difficulty that the trains can manage
to get through under less tbao ten to twelve
hours.
As the great battle of the campaign will, in
all probability, have been fought and decided
before this rssehes you, it will not be amiss,
especially since the fact is already known to
the enemy, to say that General Johnston has
arrived here from Winchester with the great
er part of his forces receutly stationed at that
place. What is the precise number of (he
troops brought with him, I am unable to say.
Some of them are still on the road, and are
expected lo get in sometime to-nignt. Among
thoss who reached here to-day, were the 7ib,
9th and 11th Georgia Regiments, under Colo
nels Bartow, Garirell and Goulding, the brig
ade being under the command of Col. Bartow.
I have not been able to see any one who is
attached to the brigade, owing to the lateness
of the hour at which l arrived, but I learn
that all three of the regiments were, immedi
ately upon their arrival, ordered forward to
an advanced position upon Bull's Run, near
Union Mills, where the Alexandria & Manas
sas Railroad crosses the creek. That they
will give a good aocount of themselves in the
great battle that is impending, you may feel
perfectly assured.
Gen. Johnston ranks Gen. Beauregard, and
consequently he will sucoeed to the command,
al least nominally, in the approaching con
flict. This seems to have occasioned some re
gret among the troops who have been station
ed here, since Gen. Beauregard has had all
the labor of arranging the camp, perfecting
the works aud preparing the ground for what
we all believe will be a great victory. It
would be impossible, however, for any officer
to supersede him in fact, though he may be
outranked under the rules of the War Depart
ment. Whatever may be the result, therefore,
to “ little Beaury” will belong the honor, now
and hereafter
In addition lo the forces brought down by
Gen Johnston, I learn that 2,800 men arrived
here this morning from Aoquia Creek under
oommand of Brig. Gen. Holmes. They mnreh-
ed across the country a distance of 80 miles
since yesterday morning. This force is com
posed chiefly of Tennesseeans, with some
companies from Arkansas. The men are said
to look very muoh as if they would not ask
for more than one bite at a Yankee.
It is generally conceded that Patterson has
moved down the Potomac from Martinsburg
to the relief of Gen. McDowell, and that he
took with him his entire force. The number
of the enemy now before us cannot be less
than 75,000. That Gen. Scott will risk such
an army in the hands of either MoDowell or
Patterson, or both of them, is not believed for
one moment. When the great contest does
take place, he will take the command of the
Federal foroes himself. If he does not, it will
be because he expects defeat. Our own forces
are believed to be at least a third less than
those which are arrayed against ns.
The impression prevails here that there will
bo a grand battle to-morrow, and that we will
be the attacking party this time. I have been
here too abort a time to venture au opinion
myself, but I should not be surprised if, in the
next few days, we did not witness a series of
aetive operations, culminating by or before tht
middle of next week in a pitched battle, in
which all the forces on both sides will be eu*-
|.g«<l.
1 her, laid nothing thus far of th, b.Ul. of
Bull', Run, for th. rtuon that /ou will find,
in th. Richmond p.p.r, of tbi. morning, and
,iptci.ll/ in lb« Ki.miner, . hotter account
of it than I could poaeiblj girt /ou. A f.w
fact, m./ b. mentioned, however, that will
not fail t. intereat /our readers. The firit ie,
that the battl. wu opened b/ Sherm.n'e fa
moue bptter/, under the protcotion of whoat
fir. th. anem/'o iof.ntr/ ail.(need upon our
lines. Nc.rl/ all the shell, passed over our
men aud exploded b./ond them. Not so with
th. New Orla.ni Wnahingtnn Arlllltr/ whioh
wu oppoeed lo Shorouu'o batter/, tod wbooo
gum did horrible oxocution. Indeed, it io ho
nored Ibot but for tho precision cad dealructire-
noo, of Ihoir tro, tbo onern/ would hue »p-
prooched nearer nod in greater nnmbere, and
that oar victor/ would bare been greeter then
It wu. Tbo Federal bettor/ changed ite po
oition fifteen tiiaeo during tho oogogomoat,
ud at I not |«ft the field atnua one efiu gum
whioh wo copturod, together with 601 email
oral.
Soon after getting here, I eneruntered a
little drummer bo/ of fourteen aummert front
I^/neb burg, who M/a be went over the field
eoon after the battle with tbo hope of getting
a rorolror. Ho examined the peckota of a
o«oio or more of the dead without fading a
eoUtar/ “ rod,” ble ool/ Ireph/ being u odd
looking dirk with a faekbetm handle aad a
dan hill far rerea dollars from ana Dutchmen
—Another lad, a marker for Ike Alexandria
Rifioa, appearing upon tho told, wu ordered Congress,) wbils Koatuok/ oad Virginia, Dot
‘ - -to high la the pictures, hero task It boro.—
Tho puritanic States of Iks North ore prett/
fairl/ represented, and doubtloas tbo oal/ roe-
son wb/ tbo/ bar. not nor. h.r., io boeauu
the/ think it would not bo profitable, u the/
aoror embark la on/ oeterprioe tkot won't
po/1 tor the/ are “ indocilu paupericue puti,"
aad (or tbit much aa honeet ooafoootion would
commend them.
It it not to bo understood that the State#
mentioned hero tho abort number of eitiune
in the penilrutior/ *t tho present time, but
bare hod, (including thou now in oouefine-
roeot.) since 1850. Near!/ oil the Statu of
theold Union boro raoroor leecmitir itie.” bore.
Mexico, with bar low flung greasere, and bar
r.r. and high-strung hidalgo#*, hu had 02
lo th. hupit.l br bin Captain u a plus ad
loft'/. Tht linle fallow wu not pleated with
■ho order, though b.obt/ed it, bat whoa the
battle began to wax warm, ha ttole booh oad
toiling tho gun of a disabled sooldior ho tuo-
Oeodod ia killing one Hoes Isa and wcundlrg
tho tocoad.
Some of the offioars hare furaithod tkalr
lerroaio with rarolrcro, and it io uoerted to
bo a fsot that these uegroot made several cap
tures during the fight on Thurods/. One of
them, Diok Longhorn, from L/nohburg, a
dropping big fellow, ahot down one mu, hie
ball taking effect through tho ohouldar ; end
when ell hit barrels hod been dloohargod, be
ruahed upon anolbor whom ho knocked down
1 the used to hors in the old United Statu
*% I to another
with bit pistol. Seising th. twe by th. col-’ • ul 'i* cU in tb “ 8UU building,and, to seo them
lars, be started lo e.rr/ them to hi. muter, " ^ *'*• lookin * " «»• *° uld
when ono of then showed some disposition lo
resist; whereupon Dick turned to him and
•aid : “ Set here, Maasa, you’d batter oome
'long, or die here nigger will hurt you, see of
he don’t.” Seeing the d—I in Diok’a eye, be
submitted, and tho two were carried prisoners
to the Colonel of the Regiment, the Eleventh
Virginia.
Hampton's Legion and the 13ih Mississippi
Regiment have just arrived, and tbelllh Mis’*
alsaippi is expected some time to-night. A few
days would increase our forces materially.—
North Carolina is sending up some of the fin*
est regiments 1 have seen, and about three a
week. A.
From our Bpeelnl Texas Correspondent.
Approach to Huntsville—A city net on a hill
Female colleges—Female education in Geor
gia—Texas progress—The penitentiary—
Number of convicts—State and foreign rep
resentation in the “ institution ”— The etor-
lading nigger has the best record—Solitary
confinement—(Ad 8am Houston to take the
field in the Confederate Army.
Huntsvillr, Texas, June 17,1661.
Editors Southern Confederacy : On yesterday
evening I arrived st this place, about which a
good deal of interest is sometimes manifested
in the Lone Star Slats, as being that particu
lar locality at which our State prison is situs
ted. As you approach the town upoa the
North, and first get a view of it* you fully re
alixe the truth that Christ uttered upon the
Mount, that a city set upon “a hill cannot be
hid.” While you are yet a little distance from
it, you have a much better prospect than you
can ever get of it again, and your opinion of
its beauty is much better than when you en
ter the very heart of the town itself. Theprin
cipsl buildings make a very good appearance,
end oue would suppose be were drawing
quite a oily; but, without having the census,
or the necessary statistics before me, I would
set the number of inhabitants down at fifteen
hundred.
There is a very good female college here;
but what number of students it has, I have
not been able to ascertain—but the condition
of the institution is represented as very flour
ishing. The want and scarcity of female col
legea in the 8tate, are generally recognized as
the most serious obstacles to the progress of
Texas; and, although there may be more insti
tutions of this kind than I am apprised of, yet I
think there are only three places that can bosst
of female colleges, and they are Huntsville,
Chapel Hill and Fairfield, which last place
is in Freestone county, and adjoining Lime
stone. There are doubtless several excellent
schools for ladies in the State; but, if my rec
ollection serves me correctly, there are none of
them, except those mentioned, that rite indig
nity and importance sufficiently high to be
called colleges.
The condition of Georgia at the present time,
and the high intellectual culture of her fair
daughters, attest the powerful influence that
institutions endowed for female education
have upon the career and destiny of a peo-
P i
But it eonid not be expected that in auch a
short time, Texas should be able to rival the
older States in the number and excellence of
hor schools. It was only in 1845 that she es
tablished her State Constitution, and, in the
same year, she united herself with the United
States, which are now the “ Ilium fuit” of such
political dreamers as 8eward and Lincoln. In
that length of time, she has made rapidstrides
in civilisation ; and prosperity and wealth are
acknowledged facts in political economy. Her
railroads are being extended into the heart and
center of the State—her towns are rising here
and there, dotting the beautiful prairies like
“Sea Cybeles, fresh from ocean,” end her com
mon echools are numerous, and of the best
character*
But another institution has risen at this
place, which also may be set down, in some
measure, as a necessary consequence of
growth and expansion, and slightly referred to
before. I mean the Penitentiary. A great
many curious faoU may be collated from the
reports of the Directors and 8u peri a ten dents
of the several State prisons, and, as Texas is,
and has been, the resort of all “nativities,” a
few of these curiosities (not natural, animal or
vegetable) may poetess a f aveing interest with
your readers.
The gentlemanly Superintendent informed
me that there were 216 convicts at present.—
This ia a larger number then in any year since
its foundation. Up to the 31atof August, 1850,
there hod been 412 eonvicte, in all, since the
year 1850, which makes the very decent aver
age of 45} per year for the said years.
Georgia is ao enterprising, energetic Bute—
the Eppire State of the South—and Georgians
may be curioae to know if they have a fair
proportion of representatives in this depart
moot of the Govern meet—aad ( am very ter
ry to say they have. But I think it can be ac
counted far upon a very rational hypothesis
—perhaps 1 should call tie fact—that they are
a people who have progressive notions/ up
ward, ooward, hooping pace with the “sUrof
empireand this ekaraeterietio kne Ud mere
Georgians than almost tmj other elaea of peo-
pie, to oome te the* far distant Went.* This
same characteristic, perhaps, has landed 28 of
imagine that they never had strung their harps
and sung such words as these :
“Ay de mi! un ano felioe
Parses un soplo ligero;
Paro sin dieha un instant®
Eee un siglo de tormento.”
But, passing on, Ireland, next to Mexico,
numerically, has 26 Paddies,“all the way from
the bogs of ould IrelandGermany has 16
dear lovers of sour krout, and sable Africa baa
only one in the “HunUville Brick House.”
There was one convict who had been sen
tenced to soliUry confinement for life; but the
last Legislature, at its regular term, repealed
the law, so far os to allow the Governor, upon
a proper representation of the cose, to com
route the punishment to “bard labor in the
penitentiary for life,” which speaks h!ghly for
the humanity of that august representative
body. CjI. Carutbers, the Superintendent,
informed me that, by his intercession with the
old hero, 8am Houston, (while Sam was Gov
ernor,) he succeeded in having the solita
ry confinement commuted, as the law so wise
ly prescribes.
There are luany things of interest to be seen
and found here, the details of which would
weary you; but this I maybe permitted to
say, that the financial condition of the peni
tentiary is as good, or better, under old Sam's
administration than it has been for a long
time. It could not be otherwise when such ef
ficient officers have been appointed; and this
is not written for the purpoeee of disparaging
others that have administered the “machine/'
but to do justice. By the way, au intimate
friend of his told mo that old San Jacinto had
written him a letter, in which he said that
they would doubtless eoon meet in the South
ern army in defence of their common
try, and all be (8am) asked of his bitter foea
was to keep up with him, and turn a little of
that malignity they bad harbored for hi
against the enemy of our institutions and lib
erties.
Old Sam will redeem his pledge to take the
field. He is a powerful friend, but, if an ene
my, he is to be dreaded. Adios.
L. J. FARRAR.
Our Special 11th Regiment Correspon
dence.
Lynchburg, Vo., 21st July, 1861.
Editohs Confederacy :—VVe arc here at last
We enjoyed our trip finely. Wc were greeted
every where with the most enthusiastic cheers
until wc arrived at Knoxville. Instead of re
ceiving the welcome which had been extended
at all other places, we were insulted by the wav
ing of the stars and stripes, and this is not all
few of the East Tennessee Lincolnites at tempted
to put an end to onr existence by graciously
sending us cakes, cigars and other refreshments,
containing poison
All through East Tennessee the people seem
to be turning South. We saw volunteer compa
nies at various points on tho Rail Road; a very
handsome one at Greenville, the home of Andy
Johnson
But so soon as we came into the land of the
noble, true and chivalrous Virginians, every
thing changed—another country aud another
people. Her very rocks, hills, trees and streams
glowed In the light of her lofty patriotism,
her people seemed animated with the determi
nation to conquer or die. Her fair daughters,
stalwart sons, rosy girls, curly-headed boys and
rusty niggers, all came out to urge us ou to the
conflict.
The following incident will Illustrate the de
votion of her negroes to the South. While the
train was waiting at a little town in Southern
Virginia, an old gray-headed African came around
with a basket of cakes. Ono of the volun
teers asked him if there was any thing poison in
them. “ O no, Mass a,” said he, “ I'm a South
ern man, I want to go out dar, (alluding to Ma
nassas Junction,) and help cut de Yankee'i
heads off myselfand os he spako a deep and
earnest glow lit up his sable countenance, which
plainly showed what he felt.
We have Just received orders to march to Ma-
nassas to the assistance of Beauregajd. L. V.
P. S. Wc liave Just heard of a great battle to
ri ry at Manassas; that the fcderals were badly
whipped, and the celebrated Sherman’s battery
captured. L. V.
President Davis’ Letter to Llueolu
Richmond, July 0, 1861.
To Abraham Lincoln, President and
Commander iu-Cbief of the Army
and Navy of tba United States :
Sir : Having learned that tha schooner
Savannah, a private armed vessel in tha Bar-
vice and sailing under a commission issued
by authority of the Confederate States of
Amsriea, had bean captured by ona of the
vessels forming the blockading squadron off
Charleston harbor, L dirsoted a proposition to
be made to the officer commanding that
squadron for an exohaoga of tha officers and
crew of the Savannah for prisoners of war
held by this government “aocording to num
ber and rank.” To this proposition, made
on tho 19th alt., Captain Marcer, tha officer
in oommand of tbo biookading squadron,
made aatwor on the same day that 'Mho pris
oners (referred to) aro not on board of any of
th# vessels under my oommand.”
It now appears, by statements mado with
out contradiction in newspapers published in
New York, that the prisoners above mention
ml wore conveyed to that city, aad kavetbnre
boon treated net as prisoners of War, bat as
erimiaals; that they have been put In Irons,
oeefioed in jail, brought before the exerts of
justice aa charges of piracy and treason, end
U Is even rumored that they have been acta
ally convicted of the offenses charged, fee no
other reason then (hat they boro arms in de
fence of tbo rights of this government end
mado tbo newspaper statements above referr
ed lo tbe subject of tbi* communication, if the
threat of ireating as pirates the ciiixeos of
this Confederacy, armed for tin set vice on tbe
high seas, had not been contained in your
proclamation of tbi 16th of April laat ; that
proclamation, however, seems io afford s suf
ficient justification for considering these pub
lished statements as not devoid of probability..
It Is tbs desire of this Government so to
oonduot the war now existing as to mitigate
ite horrors, os far as may be possible : and,
with this intent, its treatment of tbe priaooere
captured by ite forces has been marked by
the greatest humanity and lenioney consistent
with public obligation : some have been per
tnitted to return home on parole, others to re
main at large under similar condition within
this Confederacy, and all have been furnished
with rations for their subsistence, suoh as are
allowed to our own troops. It is only since
the news has been received of tho treatment
of the prisoners taken on the Savannah, that
I have been compelled to withdrew these in
dulgences and to hold the prisoners taken by
us io strict confinement.
A just regard to humanity and to tbe honor
cf this government now requires ms to state
explicitly, that painful as will be the neces
sity, this government will deal out lo the pris
oners held by it the same treatment and the
same fate as shall be experienced by those
captured on the Savannah ; and if driven (o
tbe terrible necessity of retaliation by your
execution of any of tbe officers or crew of tbe
Savannah, that retaliation will ho extended
so far aa shall be requisite to secure tbe
abandonment of a practice unknown lo (he
warfare of oivilized tnao; and so barbarous as
to disgrace the nation which shall be guilty
of inauguraling it.
With (his view, and because it may not
have reached you, I now renew tbe proposi
tion made to tbe oommander of the block
ading squadron, to exchange for ihe prisoners
taken on the Savannah, an equal number of
those now held by us, according to rank.
I am, sir, yours, &c.\
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
President, and Commaudcr in-Cbief <f (he
Array and Navy of tbe Confederate States.
Richmond, July 10th, 1861.
To Ills Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States.
Sir :—In obedience lo your instructions, I
left the city of Richmond ou the morning of
the 7th July at 6 o’clock A. M., as bearer of
dispatches to His Excellency Abraham Lin
coln President of the Uoited States. At Man
assas 1 received from General Beauregard a
letter to General McDowell, commanding tbe
U. S. forces at Arlington. From Manasses I
proceeded to Fairfal Court House, where I
was furnished by Gen Bonham, an escort.of
fourteen cavalry under Ihe command of Lieut.
Breckinridge, of the Virginia cavalry. Pro
ceeding oq the direct road to Alexandria to iis
juction with the road to Arlington, I met a
detachment of cavalry under the command of
Col. Porter, U. 8. A., about three miles from
the junction ; from which place I sent back
my escort. Capt* Whipple, U. S. A , accompan
ied mo to Arlington, where I arrived about 4
o'clock P. M., Monday the 8tb. Gen. McDow
ell not being at Arlington, my arrival was
telegraphed him to Washington City. About
9 o’clock P. M., Col. Van Renslaer, senior
Aid-de-camp to Genera] Sootl, was sent to
convey me to General Scott’s headquarters—
where I found General McDowell, to whom I
delivered General Beauregard’s letter. After
reading General B.'s letter, he pasted it to
General Scott, who, being informed in this
letter that I desired to deliver your communi
cation in person, received it of tne. After
readimg your communication to Mr. Lincoln,
Gen. Scott informed me that a reply would be
returned by Mr. Lincoln as soon possible—
and al the same time instructed me lo return lo
Arlington with Gen. McDowell, thence to pro
ceed in the morning back to our lines, which
I did, under an escort of twenty United States
cavaly, commanded by Lieut. Putnam. In my
intercourse with Gen. Scott and the other of
ficers of the United States army, I have to say
that I was received with marked consideration
and attention, and with that courtesy and kind
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in peace. Understaning that the objeet of my
mission was the delivery of your letter to Mr
Linooln, I have the honor to state that it wet
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Your obedient servant,
T1IOS. H. TAYLOR,
Capt. Cavalry, C. S. A.,
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