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By A dair & Smith.
Atlanta, G-a., WednesdayEvening May 20, 1868.
Volume III—2STo. 84=.
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GEO. W. ADAIR 3. HENLY SMITH,
EDITORS SND PROPRIETORS,
B 0 hUITU. M. D
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LARGEST DAILY CIRCULATION IN THE STATE
The Southern Confederacy Office
U on WHITRH ALL 9T, ntrtrty oppodie the 0. R. R
Runs Aocnct, at the entrance of Gmctrt IJr.lt Building,
on the trmtrr floor.-vx
Reading Matter on 4th Page.
* Th. Calhoun Hotel*
A few day* ago are alluded to a report whwh
the Knoxville Register pnhliahcd. that the pro*
prieturof ihoCalbomi lloiel had refuaed a wound
ed soldier a drink of water, unless he would also
invest ti HO in a tieltet lor dinner. W.e express,
ed the hope that there was some mistake about
the matter, aud could Not believe that any one
in thia country-would deny a wounded soldier a
drink of water.
We have a note from Mr. J. II. B. Shackef
lord, the proprietor, in which heiudignaiuly.de-
nice that he ever was guilty of ao unfeeling a
deed Fc aaya there is either tome mistake, a
misapprehension, or willlul mierrpreaenta'tnn in
the matter, as t>o meb thing ever occurred in
hie house'io hie knowledge; but that ilia an
invariable rule in hia house to teed without
charge, any man who has Inst a limb in defense
of our country.
Mr. Shackelford requests the Knoxville Reg'
iiter to copy this notice.
Oar Special Richmond Correspondence.
Hi Southern Trailer-Tables Lyiay-Ooe Journal tells
altw whoiotome - taaths—The Wirhinytru Ait tilery,
Ha* ftilaen-, Prcrfsa.nr Del of try, •*Ch»bnetti>,” and
•'. stic-.eis"—Tss W«*t—the Potomac to becroeted.
Richmond, May 15,1863.
In tny laat Idler I informed your readera of
the proweaa of our army on the Rappahannock,
and their invincibility byanv troops that Lincoln
could man against them. When Xerxes conduct
ed his three millions into Greece, the gallant
little hand, at Therm »pyl* under the immortal
Leonidas, roiild have saved Greece from tho
pollution »t the invaders footsteps, had it not
been for their betrayal by a traitorous spy.—
Thank Clod, we are oat constrained, during our
revolution, to conf.-as to snch infidelity; but we
have the privilege and the glory
ru'«*d the lasLlhat ilu.ieWihU
ctons war not a traitor to the at
y« t commanded the attention of the sonlhtn.
historian. Like the bravo Leonidas, we hsve
marched our forecast every point where the Yan
kee has shown bis face; unlike hint, we have
had no traitor, and multitudinous as the enemy
has proved himself to he on every battle field
which will immnitalize bis degeneracy and dis
honor, wo have routed and put him to flight. To
thia tart the northern journals have long affected-
a blindnes.-.
Heaven and earth, and, as old father
O'Leary used to say. purgatory iuoluded, has
yielded to tho yankec nation the palm of tic
.UUn^.&rT ^
i southern osuso has
.. .U .L
than jour Richmond oom-spondent never, in-
teutiooally, misst atoa any(L in/
^Jo* are somewhat disheartened tr-day hy
the news from the west. The brightest' sky
will sometimes be overcast by a cloud, but in
the great straggle for a nation’s - life, though
clouds and darkness come upon ns, we kuow
in our vocabulary no eneh word ttsf til The
temporary successes of the invaders in <he
we^t are but the tempests which Milton do
scribes aa having keen eeattered by the .pear
of Ithuniel. This is over the feat of trials.
I incline tu the opinion that Gen. LA c<*n
templates crowing; Ihe -Potomac an I letting
the cursed oowanlly nation of swiudlt-rs and
theives know something of a war of infusion.
My reason for tbit opinion I reserve for-the
present. (-UEKOKKH
Private Letter
From Srrgt. M. D. Martin, Company I), 2d
Oil. Rqtluliiin, Anderson' i IF vision.
We are permitted by J. J. Martin, Esq-, of
Tilton, formerly a citizen of this city, to fay lot-
lore our renders the lollowiiig highly mien-siiug
private letter:
Cam? n&ak Gi'inl*’:i Station. Va
Mny 8,- ItfC'.s.
Dear Father and Slather :
Thtotigh ihe mercies of a kind Providence I
have been spar'd through the eonflict n-d again
have the piivih-ge of writing home that I am
safe. Thank God tor my preservation
I will endeavor to give you lull detail* of the
part our brigade acted in the recent conflicts.
On tho morning of-tfae 29th April we were
aroused by the booming ol diatom cannon in the
direciiira of Fredericksburg. The tiring contin
ued heavy and rapid nntil niue o'clock. Ii was
supposed by all that ihe'enemy were advancing.
At eleven o'clock the long roll beat for tin to fall
in, and by half past eleven wc wero marching in
tho direction ol Fredericksburg. While on the
road I learned that the Federal, had crossed in
heavy force in front ol Early’a division four
miles below the city. It was expected an imme
diate attack would ;»o made upon Early’s poai
lion, and our brigade was ordered to his support
We remained there until four o’clock p. m.,
when the enemy, not advancing, we were order
ed to join our own division (Anderson’s) which
was six miles above us in the direction of the
flnited States Ford Wc got to his headquarters
and bivoauckrd for the night. It commenced
raining about dirk and we spent a miserublo
time, by our hall burning fires until midnight,
when orders came to fall in, being ordered to
Chnnccllnrsvillr.
Pueey'H and Mahone'a brigades had been lore
ed !■- tall back before superior numbers, and we
were ordered to rr-inforqc them. Wc trudged
thrnbgh the mud und darkness ad well as we
could. There was nothing to disturb thejitno—
f jjlfTr 1 •* ' ' 1 ~ >a “ ’ "-~nr-gn*rV,> enldiAv’q
tin cup against his canteen, or perhaps a half
muttered rtrrseaxsmire unfortunate fellow would
tion in tho wayot lying. They can heat all
living creation in tliat line; but the New York
W or Iff of a late date has shaken my cgnli-
danoc, even in the scriptural trnth, that
•-nothing good can come out of Narnoth,”
by the solemn seriouaaou with which it has
affrighted its readera by a lengthy editorial,
from which I extract tho two following para
graphs:
“Genera'. Howard could have ns control
over the cowardly fugitives, who stopped not
to look back nntil' they reaohed the Rappa
hannock. So disgraceful a panic has not yet
hem seen in this army,” * * *
“The army waa cancantrated in the rear of
the cnemy’a worka, and they were forced to
come out the. them and give battle in the open
field, fltmuge to any, the army failed to beat
the euemy on comparatively equal ground
and upon equal fooling.”
Here is, at least, a candid acknowledgement
of the truth-the italics just as I find them.
They met «nr brave troops in the open field,
and on. absolutely, unt “ comparatively ”
equal ground, and having received the fire of
a few Lotteries of the New Orleans Washing
ton Artillery, (an organization which almost
redeems by its daring and efficiency, tho tamo
surrender of their metropolitan eity.) inglori-
onaly fled, and a second lime, on tho same day,
placed Mnryo’a heights in Confederate posses
sion.
I will here digre«s for a single moment to do
a simple act of justice to tho gallant battalion
known as the Washington Artillery, and tho
Louisiana Guard Artillery. The former has
already filled a oonspiot.oua pagein tho histo
ry of this revolution; the latter is not, as yet,
so honorably chronicled. I speak of my own
knowledge when 1 stale that it is omposod
of the very elite of tho city of New Orleans.
Mv most intimate and de ir friend. Professor
Dimitry, our former Minister to Nicaragua
and Co-ta Rica, between whom and myself
fate aeoma to keep up confidential t elation* as
we are both alumni And graduates of George
town College, tells me, (for we are still to
gether.) that in this laat, I believe, the deci
sive battle of the war, he had live nephews
and one son. In the revolution he can boast
of having. n< Ike same time, in service, five
nephews and three sous. The battle of Shi
lob reduced the number to the statement above
made. Bat, the Louisiana Guard Artillery, to
wbieb thia genuine creole stock alluded to be
longs, is composed of tho aristocracy of wealth,
intellect and social poaitiok of the Crescent
City. It may be gratifying to you, as it cer
tainly is'ta your correspondent, to know that
tho letter of -•Chetokee.” written many months
ago. in which he adverted to the tame surren
der of Now Orleans to the enetuy, has been
carefully rand over by non. Alexander Dimi
try, of New OHeaae; he has also seen your
kind editorial on tho tame subject. Professor
D he.' told ms that, unhappily, “Chcn-kec ”
wrote.the truth, and that “Chalmettee.” bis
oriti) , was morn patriotic than wise I mere
ly recur to thia matter because of the high
literary and social position in New Orleans, of
Professor Dimitry, and for tho further reason
i and fall full length in tbisolt mire.
Daylight found as far ndflniced on the “plank
road.” It was a pleasant morning. The birds
wero nqrbling ihrir sweetest notes in welcome
ol the building epiing. The rain had reased
and ihe dark clouds had disappeared iroin tbc
horizon—all was lovely and bright, and I asked
myself if such a lovely day was soon to witness
t ones of death and rarnaqe. Wc advanced
iihin a mile ol t'hanrellorsvilte when the
scouts brought in vord that was already occu
ied by a large force ot the enemy, General
Fright immediately determined to fall hack
•nd send for reinforcements; so wo fell back
three miles and took positi-ui on both sides of
ihn plank road, and concluded to await-the ene
my's advance. We waited . until .one o'clock
but they did not come, when Gen Wright sent a
small equad ot cavalry to the front to look lor
them.
The cavalry had not been gone more than
forty minutes till they come dashing back as
fast as their horses co»ld run, and about
twice their number of Yankee cavalry pursu
ing them, while at the same time n squadron
of the yankees were charging across a field
to intercept their retreat It was an exciting
race, and I feared that our boys would be cap
lured, lint their horses wore fast enough to
save them. They passed where the body in
the field would strike tbc road about the time
tho yankees wore a hundred yards from the
road As they wore only two hundred yards
from as, they b&'ted and fired a volley into
the yankees, killing two of them. The y&n-
koes left in a run without returning the fire.
There was heavy skirmishing on our right be
tween Mahone’a brigade and the dismounted
cavalry.
We worked all night throwing np breast
works—ready for the enemy’s advance next
day, and were heavily reinforcedi*lnr:ng the
night—both McLaw’sand A P. Hill’s divis
ions coming to oar assistance. -H one wall”
Jackson arrived about an hour by suu and
took command. He waited until nine o’clock
for the yankees, bat as they showed no dispo
sition to advance he determined to advance on
them. Oar brigade was in front and we did
not go more than two miles before we found
the enemy. Oar company of the battalion
and one ef the 3d tin. regt. were scut, to the
front to bring on tbo engagement. In n few
momenta they were engaged-with Ihn enemy’s
skirmishers. Twelve pieces of artillery were
brought up and wer^soon burling their J.-nd
ly miasils in the rankb^of the foe. Our skir
mishers were reinforced by the 3d Georgia,
and after a few rounds the enemy fell back.
Gen. Jaekaon ordered the nrfillety to ad
vanoo and ordered Gen. Wright to endeavor
to get ir. the yankees’ rear and a'-teok them
vigorously. We filed off to the left and
marched through tho woods to conceal the
movement from enemy. As we were
itching along we c«n ! d hear the battle ra
S ing furiously to our right. We knew that
soksoa was driving the enemy before him
and wo were nil anxious to do the part which
he had assigned us. Afer marching live
miles we were gelling dose to the enemy and
4>a>-kiag through a brigade of Smart’s cavalry
when word came to hurry up, that tho euemy
was driving in Smart's cavilry pickets. We
pu-had forward as quiokly' as possible, toon
oheckc i their advxnc«, and following.thera up
drove them over a half a mile, when the ar
tdlery was brought up and commenced throw
ing grape and eanaister into their retreating
ranks. They soon returned the fire, however,
from a baltory of six pieces, firing shell,
grape and oanaister at us It was warm
work certain. The firing lasted nntil dark
wounded. The battery had three killed and
five wounded, making tweaty-eTght in all. ’
After ihe shades of night had fallen dso!
us, wc moved up a road L>r two miles and,
vouackcd for the flight. We had been w
out rations fur two days, and the paflt^
hunger wgre giving ns coniid-rAbta paint—
Next raorniaj/t We were permitted to rest-aad
other troops were scut to the front. Wo were
to wait until our ration* wercbr<-agbt upfront
uauip. While wc were resting/twenty thoik-
anfftroops passed us under J ieksou, going to
the rear of .the enemy. . s ; .
.About two eVlOck our rations were brought-
to un. ' They donsisuft of biscuit, hau; nndsu
gap. . We drew for three days. I g^n-w-fltSy
biFCuits, Ihrcc-fourths v( a pound of baft-*,
and one pound of sugar.. 1 had to get t,wo
haVreaacka to-, bqld tny provisions. At tbroe
o’clock we wore put in motion. There Was
.heavy fighting in our front, and 1 supposed
'that we wero ordered to the support of Po
sey’s brigade. The 3d Georgia was (ent(>ut
to the right aud were soon, engaged with .the
euemy, but wo wero held in ics'.>rvc. Thecn-
etity advanced upon us where we wtry hid in
a piim thicket, und ordered uol invars until
they xuru wilhiu twenty feet of is. They
advau el within two hundred yarle of our
position, fired a voltsy, and retired. ,We did
uol fire in return. '
About four o’olock in the evening wit heard
Jsi’ksou when he commenced tho attach,in
their re-ir. The firing was very ruj-idf
continued- without iuterniission iiatitdafi
put an uud to the conflict. We had oti^ ,
wcundod in the-btUalion whim the YanV
ftre>|. the volley into us. 8 u>u after dark,, the
3d Georgia came in. They lost about thirty
mutt that day.
A oaisp of soldiers at night is a-subiibte
sqene. 1 wish I could describe to you a.cawp
at night, before a battle. That night is quo
that I shall never forget.
•• Th* tro pi eiultiuK *at iu rrder round, i
And boimmg flrqi illomltaed all ttao zrou d;-
At wh n 'ho ir.i.oa, tofnlgont la up of n'xht, -
O’er hr.aTon’t tear azzro tpro-uit her ttortl llgiit.
When not a t r ath d'tlurM thedvp nroco,
A nd not A cloud < Virrattt the arfrinn trare
An tind her thron-t the vivid piai-sts roll,
And start > ltniuilxr <d Rlld thexfewiox pol9. i
OVr th • -lark tr-j s » yello* verdure t’led, ;
And tip wtih'itlxr tvtrr ununtaln t Lent.
v 'V * • e .
Loud nr-ifch the coart rt ,,V-r the hea;.t of coni,'
A ed atileut w«nlu t wait the tiring mutn.’*
We were up next morning by daylight, und
After a hastily awallowod breakfast, wc were
a tho move. Jaoksou was already thunder,
ing in their rear. This was Sunday, the 3d-
of May. We were formod in line of -hatUq^
and advanced upon a brigade of.
■ho Red afc-M-rfJi-n 1 it-TvirHmiymrg alyls-—
o biiplured six hundred of thorn, however,
who wore not fast enough to get out of- the
way.
Wo advanced again, driving the enemy before
us, until wc came within three hundred yards
of their breastworks, where wc baited and wait
ed lor Posey’s brigade. The firing was the
heaviest 1 ever was in, and it is a mys ery to mo
how any of us escaped with life. The men
were dropping all around me, shot down. When
the Missis- ippi brigade canto up—they wero
flanking the right ol the Yankees—the enemy
fled in great disorder and we followed them,
driving them into Rhodes’ brigade, who mowed
them down by hundreds. Wc captnred a large
number of prisoners and several cannon, while
the ground was laterally covered with the dead.
We soon came upon their iniantry, and Gen.
Wright gave the order to charge them We did
so with a yell. They stood until we got in
about fifty yards of them, when they broke sad
ran. Before they ran. they fired several shots
Rt us hitting a great mauy of the brigade. We i
drove them out of their entrenchments, and '
drove them back into Wofford's brigade who
got nearly ail of them prisoners. We pursued
the remainder of their army four utiles when
night put au end to tho pursuit. What
was left of them crossed the fiver lint night at
Banks’Ford. .
V'e httad fight wounded iu the battalion. 1
was struck twice, though both times was only
grazed ; otic time* on tho. Wrist of the right
arm, by a rifle balll barely breaking the skin.
1 saw tke?fiplw wheu-ho^hot >it me. A small
piece of shill structmoon ihe right arm ttesr
tho shoulder, anil went deep enough to lodge.
I got one or the.- Soys to. cut it out With his
knife while the tight wat goiu-j mi. Neither
shot disabled nte, and I hive kept tny place
ever since They wanted to put me ou
the list of wounded, b it as the hurts wore
only scratches, 1 would not consent to it, lqst
you.blight sue my nft-uo iu tho papers before
I fool an opportunity, of writing, which ol'
course, would have caused you a great deal
of mental- anxiety. My arm pains jiifc. at
times but it will be all right in a day or
'two-
Next day tho 6th, we started back to Chan-
oeilorsvilfo to drive lleofcor out of bis en-
treuchmeuts, but a thunder storm oatue up
that evening and the attack was postponed
uuiit nOgt morning. By sunrise we were ttd
Tauoing on their ettlronchmenlr, hut wo found
tbctu deserted—Hooker having crossed his
entire force tho night.before. About fire hau-
ilred straggles rcionlued behind, who were
captured by our skirmishers. So ended the
sechud battle of Fredericksburg.
The euemy advanced this time confident of
vtotftry^ and outnumbered us t.wo to one, but
after a* week's hard and dooperafo fighting wc
drove him back with terrible daughter.. The
Yankee loss in my estimation will amount of
twenty-five thousand killed and wounded, and
ten thousand captured. I think c-ur loss is
about'twelve thousand killed and wounded,
and anout fifteen hundred captured.
. I was very near not going into Ihe fight; I-
had* beeu sick so long; but when I get tor
thinking about it I could not stay bohind-. It
:is with pleasure that I am able to inform you
that I am in better health now.thau I was be
fore the battels. ..I think my health in fully
restored.'
If it hhdj killed mo I do not think 1 could
have kept nat rtf t.hn fish) hilt t-U
isnnc uits from the
tigue.
“With copi-ras lUttjthUr all tho fiolli wms red,
Ami l.ea|(.1 »Uh growing mottnMisi of the deid."
In the battalion We Lad two killed and fifteen
wounded—the killed being from our company.
They were privates H. II. Cleveland, and Lewis
J. Maxwell. Henry Cleveland was a son of Dr.
Allen Cleveland and a relation of ours. He
was struck in tho head by a, grape Bhot and foil
dead without a struggle. Lewis Maxwell lived
twenty-tour hours before he breathed hia last.— ;
He met Ins fate calmly and resignedly ; told the
chaplain that he was ready to die, and hoped to
-meot his God in peace, ft w ill be a severe blow
40 bis mother, when she learns the news, for fie
was hot only child. She is on the way somes
where now, hrinyirig a substitute for ber son.—
What a sad disapsoiiilment awaits her!
Although I was not hit, I was very near it.—
I believe 1 men tinned about having two haver
sacks nit; a shell whistled by me, cutting them
both off. It carried one of them at leust forty
feet behind, me, while my biscuits, bacon aud
sugar was scattered around promiscuously.—
Several of the boys were s'.ruek by the biscuits,
and more than one thought he was wounded.—
I had to rely on the generosity of my friends
Yor the next two days for something to eat. The
shell deadened my side for about two hoars, and
hurt me some for two or three days, but it does
not pain me now. It was a narrow - escape, and
I felt thankful that my lite was spared.
After the fight a as over Gen Lee rude up and
down the lines. The boys erected hint wherev
er he went, and it must hsve been a. proud mo
ment for him He had just routed'the enemy
and gained a glorious victory; and now to wit
ness with what devotion hia men loved him ! It
wss inspiring beyond anything you can imagine.
While here 1 learned that Gen Jackson mi
wounded.- His loss would be almost irreparible.
It is to lie hoped that his wounds will not de.
prive the army ol his-services alter limy have
time to heal up.
About four o'clock iu the evening we contin
ued the pursuit of the Yankees. Wegnt within
two and a half miles of United States Ford aud
foond them strongly entrenched. It was near
aandown and an attack waa postponed until
morning and the battalion was sent on picket —
Wc had some skirmishing tbroubg the night,bat
nothing'else nt interest transpired, except that
about midnight; the Yankees fired a dwelling
house in our front. The woods were illuminat
ed for miles around. Why they perpetrated this
act of incendiarism ia unknown. ^
On the -morning of the 4th we- expected to
commence the trttai k, when word come that
Early’a division had been driveu from Freder
icksburg and the enemy thiny thousand strong
were majapncMr rear. Oar division (An
nul MeLtwa’ waa sen* t» help Ewiy.
We got in postion by five o’clock, - nd had the
enemy nearly surrounded, and at a given signal
tbc whole line wis io'advsncc simultaneously.
The'signal, three cannons discharged in quick
succession, was given at a quarter past five, and
we advanced at a d uble-quiek. There were
two batteries playing upon our brigade, one in
front of ns and the other one on the right ot our
line of buttle. Thus you see we had to face a
front fire asd at the same time was exposed to
an enfilading one. The battery on onr right
was only six hundnd yards distant. We coeld
distinctly hear the commander of the battery
halloa to hia men, “Pour the grape into them;
To* bnttnllion bad lour men wounded. The jG—did—o them; pour the grape into them;”
22d Georgia had two killed and fourteen 1 and taay did pour grape into as with severity.
wstrrsx xxrzrssLT roa tu sootbusk co.vrrosencr.
KI -O COTTOJI.
tr a. a. wats-w.
Theie’s a kins in the South, an-f hL» is a throne
Vpheld by the pillars of right
l-ike a rery old monarch be rules there alone.
And the world dure net que-tiou his might.’
Ilf- r*liies around him the true aud the ju-t.
For the sterling old fellAvr, tr« know.
Has n -mile for the friend.that tie knows he i-an trust,
And A -cowl for each *t>i rolling foe.
Then here’s to old Cotton, the sterling ol>tkiii<-.
Who rules o’er the lond of- the fro**'
Shoot his prune.- Abr-«d till the univerre riug,
For hie sturdy retainer* nre we!
There’s Davis who s- s at the head of Ids hoard.
With Beauregard, Johnston and Lee;
Where’s the monarch oil earth whose -ourt can Afford
9neh a noble round-table as lief
Their fleecy old king—Uielr pride and tlieir boast—
How they rally the laud at Iris call!
But Jackson, whose strong arm stone waa a host.
Was the noblest rettuuer of all)
With a cheer for the living, a tear for the dead,
Here’s to Cotton, (lie king of Ihe fleet
Fresh laurels we bind round lus fleecy old head,
for his (rusty retainers are we. .
A queen for King Cotton I The earth hears (he shoot,
And forth from her bowers of green.
A train of iter beauties come trippingly out,
But none of them fit for bis queen.
A queen for king Cotton 1 The ocean’s deep cop *
Rolls ihe echo along in its glee,
Till the bright fl-wi-g robes of a queen rises np,
And—like Yeuus- she comes from the Sea.
Then a health to King Colton, his Isnrols are green.
And bis banner with pride is unfurled;
A health too to Commerce, * his silken-robed qneen,
t'niled they’ll govern the world.
* We may look forward to the day, when—the thun
ders of war having been silenced in'onr land—the
Commerce of the young Confederacy - will not only he
valued, bmv*rmrted by all the commercial nations of
the earth.
lie ox pc-tire ami fa-
I Am looking for a letter from home every
day. D > not forget to send me the Comff.de ■
bacy. Write me often—write to brother
Wilt and let him know that I njn safe.
Good bye,
Yonra .AfTeclionalt-ly,
M. D. MA11TIN.
Grand Rccrosslug of the federal Ariuv-
Anotlier Advance.
To show what barefaced ,1103 the Yankee
press resort to to keep up the spiritn of the
Yankee people, we gtvo the following, from
(he Philadelphia Press, of the 11th. It.is
frrm a dispatoh dated-At Washington on the
10th: '
Daring Wednesday and Thursday General
Hooker detailed several regiments to gather
np the wounded and bury the dead left on tho
south bank of the river. These men Vere
relieved continually, and the work proceeded
without intermission. Tho nttmbsr of rebuts
found unburi’d whs very largo, aud it is be
lieved that no effort was made by the cnenty
to bury his brave men slaughtered by orir ar
tillery during the five days’ battles at Chan-
cellorsville. Forl naatuly, the wc Utter waa
cool, preventing physical decay, and the rain
served as a balm to ease tbc wounded from
some of the:r suffering. The fact that the
enemy bad left thus suidenly confirmed Qen.
Hooker in the belief that iho rebels had been
very much cut up, and that they conteinplatrd
a retreat if that coarse was found practica
ble, Accordingly, on .Thursday afternoon,
before the rain had ceased falling, General
Hooker ordered forward across the river the
1-t an<i 6th Corps if Armer, under General
tfodgwiok. Owing to the horrible condition
of the roads but. little progress, was made
and General Hooker, on Friday, directed his
attention to the crossing of tho whole army
at Banks aud United States fords. During
the day positions far each corps were dusig
nated, and General* Hooker waq busy in giv
ing instructions to his variou; General’s coa
t-ruing his. proposed pursuit aud eapture of
Gen. Lee’s arnty.
Yesterday Gen. Pleasanton’s cavalry cross-
e i the river aud proceeded immediately to Die
front for the porpo-e of reeonnoitermg the
enemy’s position. Two hoars’ ride brought
•hem to our old position about ChauctlkirevUt*.
In this neighborhood no rebols wore disco ver-
txl except killed and wounded. These were
disposed of properly as rapidly as pcsiibly. A
considerable number of stragglers and skulk
ers from the rebel army, and some of our awn
men, cams into oar lima yesterday and gavg
themselves up The former protest that they
have no feeling iu the war, aud are willing in
take t he oath and b* come good cRiseaa of the
United ritates. Some of these men taw col
umns of rebels retreating panic stricken and
in coafutiorgou Wednesday night through the
terrible rain-storm.- These are strange rebels;
they fight like veterans but behave like sheep
fben captured. -
Where have the rebels This question
is going around unanswered iaAJie hotels to
day. It is the opinion of military men that
they havr fallen tick in twocelai
wards Richmond and another toward Gordon
will-i—ia the hope of ooaeentraiirg with Long*
S street’, forces in front of Richmond, once
more to give us battle.
Tee next engsgement will take place mast
probably oa or near the Upper Pamunkey
river, whither General Hooker is moving ss
rapidly ns possible. Many maintain that the
James river will be the next line that the
rebel: will defend. This may or may not be
secure, a* Generals Peck. Eeyoa and Naglee,
may decide.
Even the BxUimore American, one of the
most abject uf lirfsf has to confess that the
above account won’t go down.
From Nashville-H-,tv the Yanks nre Act
ing -There.
Tlirni.glt the fetor of a distinguished gentle
man now in tmr Oil?, a refugee "front Nashville,
to whom we .return oar sincere that ks, we are
permuted to peruse a private teller from a high-,
iy respectable gentleman latidy driven from his
home in* that city, because he refused it take the
oath the Ynnkeo comamnders require. The lot,
ter ia dated at Huntsville, tho Jdih inat, and
addressed to the gentleman ftr. _ .» nllnded to in
tia rity. iii ilie tidier he tiys :
Lately a military order was published in
Nashville requiring all the people over eighteen
years of aee. both male aud female to take the
oath of allowance,give a parole-bond with spe
cial obligation, or. report to headquarters to be
sent South. T chose the fe'tri, and on the6th
irtst. was, in company with Gov. Neil S Brown.
Dr. John Carry and family, Thomas Deadrit-k
and family ind thomas Spence, escorted beyond
the federal lines on the Charlotte Tennessoc
Piko. •
I have thus escaped from a yankec den
exiled Nashville. I regret to say that most of
the oitixena have either taken the oath or giv
en parole obligations. Up to the time of the
last military order I hul been able to attend
to some business and escape arrest, but this
last one could not be evadel. It remained
for me to choose the alternative^ as I did. I
could have borne all their interference with
my business, their occupancy of my house for
a small pox hospital, the scattering' of my ne
groes, and the inking of my horses for their
cavalry; bat I could not bear their tampering
with my eonsoince. Though I never asked of
them protection for uiy property, I deter
mined to lake protection to my nomcince
whatever cost they might impose; to go South,
East, West, or North, to prison, torture or
do&lb, sooner than take their oath of alicgi
anoe, and thereby make mys If a party to
their abolition ml ministration. 1 know not
how long I may be an exile I find our people
out of Nashvil e more hopeful than they are
there. •.
I belive the Southern Confederacy will sue
eeed. Truth and juBtice, under the provi-
denoo ot U»d, must finally prevail even in this
sinful world of ours.
Ex-Gov. Brown has determined to snow his
faith in the Southern cause by his works'.
You will soon hear from him through the
press. He seems in earnest now, and will, 1
trust, soon atone for any seemttig inconsis-
tenceis heretofore.
TKIBVTK Ob' KK8PBCT-
* meeting o; Independent Fire Company. No 4
held at tin- Rbsine Houae. May 8th, J88S, John Adama
in tilt* rnnil- • pnmmittn. I
In the chair, a committee lieing appointed to' draR an
‘ " ' to the tnetnorv
d ed
ipMl
MWjHhfe preamhle and rwiolutiqai
**y C lUaarrT, a member of onr Company, who
otter a hqrcrinx tltnevs 'from jisoa-e contracted in
*** , P*-whl* ntmy hotHh)# to free hia country from
the tread of the foul invader t>f our toll, when the fot-
»£!«< wereunauimouely adopted:
whereas, It has pleased Almighty Uod Iu lli* wi«o
providence to wmete from our miit-t, in the person of
Jauu C. BAaacn, a ynltnut fireman, a noble soldier, it
loved and gvnerous companion -one who haa endeared
himself to us by all hia hcroio, eoodnet, kiudnega, and
courtesy; Be it resolved.
1st, That in the death ofj. 0. Barrett, our Company
has sustained the ions of a sallaut brother, the c-unify
a “A a bright ornament,
e n Dpmpony deeply sympathise with the
® r,rnc b' cf **•■ young hero, y«t in bowing
•nbmiFsiToly to the will of Sal, wo remember .that He
do«h all tiling well, and alltliing* work together for
good to them that Ioto Him. '
3d- Chat a copy of these resolution's be sent to the
Ucatlon ™* < * eo ' sse< * anJ to the city papers for pub-
JOHN I,. CUTTLVtt.j
0.1I.CI1ANDI.HR. I Committee.
W.O. FETERd. f
W. T. Ptru.za,3ccretaiy.
NEW ABVESTISEMENTS.
Splendid Cargo of Goods.
Importer’s Sale,
At Mobile, Alabama,
PRR STB AUER HURT, KH‘>M FORKION PORT,
By II. O. Brttder $ Co., Iiiyx.rlers and Conn
» signers.
Writt mi for the Southern Couftd*reey.
“Unwept , linlioAored and lluittng.”
The public wee startled a short time ago by
the unexpected announcement of the death ol
Van Dorn, and Hie universal inquiry waa, “how
did it happen t did be fall in battle!” “No,”
was the reply, “he was shot by a man whose do*
metric happiness he had marred.” “Let him
perish,” was tho sentiment of the whole conn*
try. “Wo cau welt spare a man who would
take advantage of (lie generous enthusiasm in*
spired by gallant actions, to rob a woman of her
priceless jewel, and shroud the domestic hearth
in gloam.”
Jackson fell dangerously wounded in battle.
The heart ol the nation heat anxiously; the re-
jipatiga over a great victory were dampened by
the ticws; and trout every neirt a prayer went np
for his speedy recovery.
He died. A native boat ia speechless agony
over hie body, snd, when the fit at paroxysm ol
grief was over, anxiously in>|uirel, “on whom
has his mantle fallen f”
Why the diflerenr results produced by the
death pf these two sen * Van Dopt was as
brave av Jaqkson,. as gallawr; aud perhaps a»
skillful, ihough smears had not twined as bril
liant a chaplet around hia brow aa around Jack*
son’s. They differed in their moral characters.
Jackson showed tint the Christian soldier in the
(style of man und patriot. Vou Dorn
the hand of e man who.-c domestic hap
piness he bad tathiessfv invaded, and went to
hjp grave “unwept, unhonori d and unsung.”
One Fine Close Carriage and
Harness, -
r*OR SALE BY
r «a»y I9-tf
H. HKNUKR-OT A CJ,
Wtdt-baU «tr-et.
RtE WHI8B.VI REE WBIsKTI
POS SALR,» But article erf Rva asd Cera Whfeky,
F three ««•-• *1 , ceppsr dist-l’cJ sod wwrastaJ sccof
App y la J 0 HrsdM-on, at Wadungtoo TU11
m,y 18-IOt
Bit. TARDY & CO,
ADGTZOKSSnS.
rpms EXTENSIVE SALE, of the very belt safe ted
X Cargoyut < ftorod tn this narktt, rumprfeihf cmcq.
ti»l snd SieOit artielvs, will bo made at (he *
PCBLfC ST IRES, OnSTOUHttVSR, MOBILE,-
On Tuesday, May 26th,
Oomoii-ndng nt 10 o'clock, A. M.. precfeely.
The Bole, at heretc.ri.-ro, will be regur-ltcs* of nil-,, *
snd inuit peremyUrily.
from other parti of tho ooQQtry md In thrfcicy,
ran rely oq.tho o. iira cstsli-a'ne l>«lu^ w-M. and no with
draws', or TMtrIcUnro. ,
. Larne and unt re loti aud pvkagei to be Kid at (no '
time and no rctat'dm other tlim an i-nttre packaso.
Trtns—Cash, in Treamiy Noiei, Ac
1 raao 100 di.’cn Cotton Ilundk.rrhitti
-1 ito lu do do j . •---
1 do ldi piroe, fine Mailtua
X do 1,2 da oitra do '
1 dj 100 do Uunt do
1 do XoO dr super do
Catet 1,290 pUra extra No. 10 Cotton Card*
1 case 109 dmao extra Liuoa Cuntiric HuuU’D
t do ICO do pore do do do
1 do 100 do do do do do
2 card Liu.- n Toweling, 4l0 duzen
8 do Huckaback do 400 d>«en
1 do SCO do Kngllih Ladies’Htoo
1 do ICO do flcoO-tton d»
1 do 100 do rapor do ao
>1 do 200 do medium C dton Hots
1 do WO do patent do do
1 case — M Londra Cig*ra
1 do — U Regatta do
1 do —MFolria do
Caeea 80 dozen Guava Jelly
Do 6 do Pina Applet
Do C do Taraarinit
fiO boxro Soap, ilOO poaad*
100 do do 3,111 do ;rm
100 do BUrch 3,tit do
Tia es oi Ooate 600.000 No-dies
2 Tin caaea Xialeam CopalTa -
80 Black Prpi cr, l,86t pjende
8 caa-.a Sundriro—containing mitertlanMae and me-
fal and coiUy arUel-s, worth <11,000
8 harre!s, the real unadnltaratad para Brarbon Whit-
0 iVb rriU, the real unadulterated para Bourbon
Whiskey
17 eatee Extract Logwood, 8J00 pcondr
M .do Ooalo,each a.0dozen
Do 400 dozen Cotton Canto »
20 keel Bi Carbonate Soda, 2,280 poaada
t8 Xfo poaLifo'lKl. Roy, ia Packages,
igdozentho synnln. Vraach Oogeac Brsady—pore
illxtltf lloLsi UffillkS
8.18* yards
may 20-21 *>o
Caiae 208 reuse Letter Paper
: do 400 French CalfeVloo
to caeee Olivo OU fleatibla
IX barrel e Kprom h’to
20 I’atea 814 piecee lodia
88 hags If avana COtba. 17,
Cetaa Wooden Ilodtry
Do Jtogluh Bleached BfcarUaae
Do Mhirctantoot Goode
Do French Celt gklnr, Ctlrt
4c, Ac, Ac.
Lost.
QBVXN HUNDRED AMD F.FTT DOLLARS in Coc-
O federate note# loot, between tbo store of 8 B Hob.eu
A Co, and tba Banking Home of J U Jamer—tappooed
near tho Ecprcn OBca tr ATwoti A Co’s.
Tbc Under mht ha liberally rewarded by leaving the
Money at 8 B Robson * Oofe. meyZO-it*
CxROUND PEAS!
JUST RECEIVED.
Of,f\ bnahtb Ground Feaa.
Anjyj SO bbto Fin, By rap.
100 boxae Tot arc...
8 i boa ee Caadh a.
SCOfoaTtMov.
Sneer, tntlra, Me, he
For tela law by O. LAZ ARUS A JON.
General CoenateePm Merrhante,
lkudir Street, Allan*. Go.
Prompt atlai’toe gieeu la alt ordere and c notga-
mayXO 3:
Mammoth Wheat Fans.
A FINS tat trf the a’ceaan l ko-wn WHEAT FANS’
t r Bale by MCXAUdltT, ORMOND A CO
AUCTION SALE
To (Sore the Concern of lifun fisoanid Cu
BY J. L HUTCHINSON,
Auctioneer.
O N THUUrDAT, Stet laat, nl It .^rUck, at No. 8
r-achtree Hire.I, Uie faHuwlug fevurtte breed* of
TOBACCO:
SI tore# Mil'cs’aia uDn g Tobror. r
18 brnoa Ctts.« r tlilt* ToUcc .
18 boxes tU’a id T ifcocja.
Bilap oitlve. may8X-8t
Large Consignments.
1 »Jt«8 TOBXt tO. all gpprfrw
(Oouen Sawkieg T. bare- a— Killekoaaek and
- .' OrO lta Send ia bb!t_ kayo ardjar ;
*» itu" »* i autos t
10 “ S rgho -• vc.-y tnperl r;
8) hags Pepper;
&ibbU.IUU:
<B»kegaNAw
81 toga Sh'jt, aswrfr.d; .
i’e t it
1 lor tale at th* l.,«<et market pncee at wkn'esala
8 B. ROB ‘ —
I o*!y (may20-J8w;
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