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^ Moving. Jtrix 14,1803
Idbimtim and tiir Vicksburg
4 arapalgn.
\V« anticipate a kiuo and n cry against
Johnston ft generalship InMisris.-i/ipi, from
many of the military critic# who com-
prnlicnd nil tho cause* of every disaster,
after it has oc.c reed, ti% clearly a* the
“h-itrneil doctor-." understood the e~g
problem of Coluinhun after ho had de
monstrated it. Such critic is ms cannot
hut be hurtful In their 'They pro-"
duoe ft feeling of distrust ai d Jealousy
among both thoarmy and the |*oople/ If
(ton .lohnrlotl has proved himself in-
iMmiprirnl to tho groat trust committed
to him, thia fact has been perceived by
official military acumen os quickly and
>»«• clearly a# it baa been 'by unofficial
critics, ar.d flop# will be taken bj them
t.i Investigate and expose the delinquen
cy. On tho other hand, should blaino
in ih*? matter be unjuatiy imputed fo
Gen. Johnston, ho will probably demand
an official investigation, and the facia
will bu revealed. It Is boat, therefore. to
await such developments as tho future
may di*ch>«o, before saddling upon anv
one the fault of tho disaster at Vicksburg
A late article in the Richmond Senti
nel display- impatience with (ien. John-
aion'a apparent tardiness, and intimate-*
that hU fame ft . a military leaner would
Re forever blh*.li*l by the ocetirrencof
htich un event a* has actually tal on place
—tho fall of Vickoburg without an ut
ter!; by him upon Grant'* army. We
copy from this article of tho SentintL
From Vicksburg the news I* ii dilated
t-» inere no our -olicltudo. Grant In i not
retired n* we h.td hoped h< womd; imr
ti i. (l. ri. Jotinstmi 4 . in k hi- h'ow v. •
\Yp ciiiiii.it for a moment think of V. ..*•
burgs fulling without an ertbrt on tho
pari of .lohn-tou to reliove it. The ene
my -ay he has leas than twenty thouaand
,„V.|, for with that force hew.mid •trike.
We urn “lire In 1m many more than
tweri'v thommnd men. and wo believe he
will strike. DnubUe-.s he 1« Aurrounded
witii many dUdvantages. Hut this h.a.:
boon tho latetd'an «»ur (Mineral* in oveiy
great battle of tho war.
If wo had doc. I nod battle whouovor tho
odds woro against uh. wo would never
huve f.night i liatth Johnston must nt
(Hast trj nn l show that the «.iIt was not
tl.‘i« victor • win not i; reach of an
, if -r* K Vi. !. ibur!. r Ml? without a h’ow
l>oi” hi . I;: reputation. were it ten
i . ..up.i6*lbln to imagine Jack-
o h" alive, netting by inactive
p/i'Unt brethren were being
hy'jiight and \ y day, nnd star'*
i.npitu'all <n ; and Jnch-rn'i ox-
Vicksburg.
The report of the fall of ibis heroic city
ffins create?) a profound sensation boro.
M vny doubt it, nivl all* fervently /»e/>q
that it is untrue. It would sooni pushing
strange, however, if the military author
ities, who will not an ft* r unwol< ome/uc**
to ho transmitted by telegraph, have per
mitted a false report of the fall of Vlekfc-
burg iob* sort. TWis would he trilling
with tho jieopleand with tho mu so in
which they arc engaged
Tim Montgomery A l- - t' «. -in pa
nic# the dispatch with this nob "Tho
wires were down in nil directions early
last night, or it is thought tho above
port
uid have been corrected. We I fight, individual
„ was not believed nt Mobile, nn«t‘
(thing came Imre or passed through
? lirmatory ’*
it >
great \
i lar,
On tlio
to darn
hat • • i os catch as
tty L t .1 . ul n bustir himpolf.
A:> an offset to the above, wo copy from
the Augusta Const it utionalist tho follow*
ig i structof n loiter which it nays i* from
t' ..nn of nn intelligent oflicor in Gon.
inaton's army. We may prefaco it
Hint we, too, have had
-» . . ..b. Ion, from a nourco like-
b. . d, to the effect that
i, i,. .fob i m..' m forco, of nil arm...
did not uxce.-J rtl t ij00 men Wo suppose
that it i3 not "contraband" to publish
ueh a tfatoment. pow. The letter pub
lished hv the < 'on*fHutin*ir>!ir( «ays;
I wIbIi I had nm g'»od nows to give
you. 1 havo not I'eoplo r.wny from
pto expect-iv grom dutil < >o much from
Gen. .Khnston. There is no room for
gon'Tflhhip in tin "i e. rhy.ical ob-
etru'-tions ••itch u-i J hn-toti hftM. to
llrifd and ItucrrraiiN.
t'liATTA.HoooA, duly f*.~Hy a masterly
strategic retrogrado movement, Hragg
has outwitted R i-ifcran*. forcing him t->
follow over the mountains nod it way
from his base of supplies. Wo have
fallen hack to Stevenson, it being the
junction of tho rood to iruntsvillo, with
our line nt 15 ridge port. Itoseemn.« has
been joined by Burnside's force?. The
enemy la still advancing. Skirmishing
has been continuous for tho last two day?
Morgan ia in* Kentucky with a clenr
track. _
The »l»!h Georgia Col. Cilqultt.
It has been several weeks since reports
disparaging to the conduct of this regi
ment in the tight near dackv n, Just he-
for«i enemy entered the city, reaci. t
Georgia. Feeling sure that they w f re
malicions and unfounded, and tl ;t tim*
would show them up In their true cknr-
fteter, wo made no allusion to thorn In
those col uinn a. They worn not bolieved
Imre, and the reputation of tho regiment
did not suffer from thorn. We have,
however, seen private loiters lY>>u» mem
ber# of the rogitnont, which exhibit Bun-
sllivenoss and indignation on account of
Lhoso slanders, arid evince flint high sen ••
of honor that i? cliaracteriitic of the bravo
■toIdler. Wo therefore doom it proper in
say, even nt thin Into day. Hint the trust
worthy and official reports of that utTuir
show that the 40th Georgia hold ft por
tion of much danger nnd responsibility,
and niAintftinod it to the entire antisfac-
lion of tho coromnndiiig General? Jt
wn- put in position andordorod to oppose,
with its small numbers, tho overwholm
ing force of Grant, until our troop- could
remove their trains nnd supplier from
daclrjon, Th’r i*. did Hiiti'-f-i- torily, and
only rotwed when ordered so to do by
Gen. Gregg. ,vh M-tc.i under direction
fGeti Johnston It would bo propos-
i • . Minposo . i‘ the ^tith Gonr^is
wm. xpected to repulse, or even long to
■u-rest tho progress of G mi's army. All
that It wan ordered t » do It accomplish <\
sattsfnetorily.
So far ns Col Colquitt is cone? i • .
personally, tho approval and comm-ui ,-
tlon of his conduct on tho oocasien, m-
tained in tho official reports of I. ijio-
CifTi/ers,. is his sutlicient and nr>.l
honornblo vindication. Those j. ik "f
his execution of tho ditty ac.ignod him,
gallant and entirely smi-fuctory, and
attest nt unco both hi ool courage nnd
his prudent regard for the lives of his
•oinmitnd, when in the pronunco of tho
anenty.
♦•The HI(uatIoii.*r
Wc do not p. rcciv.' any cause for des
pondency or gloomy foreboding in tun
reliable pccounu from Gen. Loc k army.
A aeriftt of North rn reports of the sev
eral days’ lighting at Gettysburg are
publi-hed cUnwhare : n this paper. Let
the roader sift them carefully, and, al
io sing reasonable margin for fhe sensi-
tivene--, pride .\ni interest of a party to a
•■fight tel'ing his own tale, it will bo a ra
tional deduction that the Yankees Were
tyh’jijH'l in tho fighting We .-ay this
without allusion to the well-known boast
ful and prevaricating course of the ene-
It is the practice <jf ull parties to a
national, to overrate
nnd dispnange those
Mountain, where he would fight or re
turn as elrcunisUn
It seems to u#
argument, that up
at least, Gen Le
f'JTni/iiee. and if tin
Saturday w
Jjitire
might dlrocL
(oo clear to ijLji
to Saturday n w
i was ucting o>i the
re was any fighting on
it advi-md of it. Gen.
Hardee that the enemy was pushing a I \
Ijpjiv y column down to Sequatchie\ alley . —
t.. intercept us nt Jasper, the county site ] Jfy <Teleprraph co Ihe Enquirer.
: " ” "'l 0,Tm’,;,nUin.' l 'rfl h w4..iT.-- I Oen.Bem„.«.andoth.rOO«.r.Wounded
innkinu for Girard ! lUcnMoMU, «lh.-A .peci»l to the ha-
iew t cut ua h' that quirer from Martinsburg, ith, says tne
H„d« dhp.tcl.ed F..rre.t! ''..rnwl the pontoon brld«« nt
[„.l,»pe" Ar,„-tro-:jr to Gi«.rd (h-Ve. . C«llin* « -tors on Hntu'd,,y. The X n-
Wh.rton .....mined nt Snwnnncc. ; toofording nnd^tllri.ln*.-
... -n t.. .urprUo the enemy. — , ! he \ ..nhee cmvnlry, infantry »nd nrtll.e-
liter on ntpidly, nnd r. pit.,eked ..ur_ train, at M illmm.port
th-it evonintf eitmped within five mile, of ve.terdny evo„tn S , and «ere repulsed
Jj»«per. About
Scales, Pettigrew and Semmea certainly
wounded. Gen. Armstrong was killed
with th
T<oe, according t*i these Yankee report#
fell back <>n .Saturday night and look
possession of the of ttie Ssiulb
mountain, whore it wan uncertain wheth
er he would fight or return.
It would, we think, require n very
prejudiced judgement to decide from
then© statements that the Yankees gained
a victory over Gen. Lee in ll.«iigiii ug,
or that tin v nceompiishe4nn.i
than to block up his w»y fo n-n- . p'Mi«*d u|i
! der hi# further progress impracliciiile j I 1 or H moment they
without ton groat a In- of lira. They ! Ml l-tclt 1" *">«« dlwrdnr; they how-,; !•«•••-
recovered from their confusion am.
relied up to their work in gallant style
of tfieir alvcfsaViiH. Tile present war
hw oxhihlod no exception to this rule on
either side—certainly noneon the part of
thoYnnkcuA. H*wiring this fact in mind,
the Northern accounts which we publish
may very rca-i.v / !-• : „- ,r! I ita re-i ttraggN Retreat to Chattanooga
luctunt ao.I . \ iiv.. atir.g i.dmi-.ions of a The B^gbling on the War-Terrible Mas-
defeat, rather than sincere exultation
over a toul victory.
f -ny i.in . Grant h
elfftrouud V i. kshuig
'mV,.
•inbarton hiii i
the
trongly
'Tip* hill* are in
fit Go room on their top ,, nnd high
enough to permit n vovy smalt party to
prevent the ascent of as ninny men ns o«n
be got to thorn. Thin glmont intorminn-
Itin aucce'.sion of steep hills nnd deep vol
leys lor mile- and miles around Grunt’*
camp him been |.i» tilled with nil tho skill
III nt tho devilish i.,gonuit ( v of thoso in?-
cnl* could secure. Tim !ii11 f Mfc crowned
With heavy gun? and • very gorge i«
ready ti> hclch forth <b -truction. Ifn I<ah
devastated th nil around him,
for *JiMo fUl milfii, lending nothing tl.ni
could contrihulc to tin- ■•upport ifnnnnm
advancing on him, an 1 Iinh obstructed nil
tho v neb loading toward? him in c\erv
possible way foMiiany iiillc? You will
per'cc in tlmt it would bo no cmy Job for
.lor.n ioii t<> get to h*m. Hcsidc , Oranf
lin- from 70 to hd.UOO men, Johiutun not
half io many. (I am afraid to commit to
paper tho Nlrotigth of thin army.) Grant's
oommunlcHtlons aro open, hu. facilities
for receiving stores, supplies end roin-
foreemonts aro unboutylod, while dohn-
htmi has to work hard to buy every
mouthful hi* army out , and then (s
obliged to haul it many mile* somotiim .s
4() or 60, iimL tho farther In; goes towards
Vldksburg, On farther he must wagon his
min plies.
Now with thoso facto before you, work
out tho probloiu. If Grant, with ull the
mon and all the means ho wants or nsk*
for, can't tako lVnihurlon in Vicksburg,
with li or 16.U00 inoi., howl-, dohniton,
with only all the men ho can get, to do-
i trev or siih<|ini Grant in a f irlitlod camp
equally str.uig with Mi,000 men todnfond
jt. Thi* is lin- proposition ; wo/k it out.
put "t^ K. I> ••! the end anil send it to
tne, for 1 would like tiilghllv to see it
In all tin? I do not und. rvu’i. nor
underrate thoolomenl* at Gen. Johnston's
command, nor hi? great utility Hi
army, (1 will stale oi.V* n.mi) notes high
as 00,000 lighting men. i- com posed of tm
verv host fighting stock on the routine d
and if .lohnsion eoutil only get Grant in]
to the field would maul a much ' irgor
force "till they should think the very
<lovi5 hlmsolf had tome I rum hell
They are anxious to light, and have co-
« v eontldeneu in the Goj»erul, end will
«i • what men can do yet this is not
enough to ov.4. oiuo the immense distal
Vantage, under which he lab i s.
Death el c . u, .Scnttut'N.
We learn with imu I 'Ogret that a pri
vate dinpatoh received he ret reports tho
death of Brig. Gon. I'.mm J Hkmmkh.
Hfodied at Marthisburg, Va., of iiis wound
received in thobattioof Goltj*eburg, J’a
< ei. fiit and the Sul.l'ci •.
The Mae i (hufe.ieraic, copying a lato
coimnui i' uioii from this paper In rolVr-
utir' 10 the Ut c utiou paid by Hon. Hines
Holt 'he • * dicra and to tho ohtuining
off r Ji oi hem in ileservinj . use*,
ad 1
^ . • . v •• ;v,.-.dng from tho c
1 u>. wi r'.u -c . t order le • nd
Proui w»r > a ie. .ml knowledge
But it appear* from >ur own accounts
that Gen. Leo h»- fallon back to the
neighborhood of the Potomac. Thi* i»
not incon*i»tonl willi tho theory of his
having defeated the Yankee! in overy
encounter with them yet; nor i* it even
conclusive proof of the inferiority of his
army at present in a fair and equal con-
fii t 'vith tho enemy. Wo know the
country round about Gettysburg to bo
very broken and mountainous—difficult
of pa -ago through it, except al places
where human industry ha* availed itself
of tho opportunities affirdjd by nature
and nun • good highway's. It i* quite
likely tlmt the Yi ?ikpe^ hud thesu *o for
tified or obstructed as to debar Gen. Lee’#
further progress or. wur l in tlic fuco of a
formidable uueiny. II« may have been
unahjc to hold the strong positions car
ried by his army in the Gutty, burg light, !
simply bocauso it was impracticably ti
slay there (on account of tho difficulty of
obtaining provisions, keeping open com
munication#, ifc..\), and because further
progrc-H 11(trill or can was burred bv tho
condition of the cutui&y and dispositions
• if the enemy abovo referred to. In the
absence of positive in format : >>n, wo ven-'
turn tho suggestion that this i ah tho #it-
uation of Gen. K(W* army wIiom he foil
back, and that ho still maintains h linn of
battle which the enemy cannot assail
with impunity,
That our army captured and brought
off a largo number of prison. : ,, lsu. ert-
'•I in tho niimt unequivocal and po-iuvo
manner by nuy own accounts, nnd inci
dentally admitted in tho Yankee reports.
Thia fact is not easily roaoncllablo with
tbestury of a severe r«pu|?e id battle and
disorderly retreat *>f our forco*. It in
dicate', rather, a decided til vantage for
us iu some purl of tho fighting, mainte
nance of our lino in strength too groat for
he recapture o( thoso prisoners by tho
nacre of Yankee*.
Looxotri
r Chattanooga,
Y «nlce
defiant
WlrtflCl), a t
... Uolt e de
votion to tho ii’oi\.,t of the soldiers of
Georgia. To him were wo iudebted for
the prompt procurement of a furlough
j i a wounded son. which otherwise wo
i'd *a hope to obtain for several day?
• V Jolt took 'uold of tho matter, and
lii •To ho liuio proenrud ad tho
V> iiieluding transportn
great deal of trouble
'"ontion to our bxui-
thift public acknnwl
; \V
The I.ate Call lor Troop*.
A correspondent request* us to answer
the quoricn conlaiucd iu tho lolloping
nolo
Mr. IMitm Will you llirutigli tho Ku-
irer answer a less* quest iom. for the in
formation of iiiuuy f
The questions are thoso Why is it that
ov. Hhorter, of Alabama, make* Y hl*
draft* under tho ago of forly-llvo years
old, while Gov. Brown ami other Gov
ernors aro making their calls above tho
ago of forty-five? #
Did Congrosd, at its last session, givo
Praaident Davis power to callout mbn
^vor tho ago of forty-live years for home
•r Bute dole hoe V
PI oat a answer these questions through
your pupor, as tlnore aro different notion*
among the pooplo kii tho subjoct, and
obligo Manx Km^uiiu.iis.
Wo will an.-wer the lad, of these que*-
jriH first.
lat. Tho call of tho President Is made In
pursuance of an act of 1'engross, approved
August 21st, I8(i1, which author fans the
President "in accept tho service of vol
unteers of such kind and in such propor
tion ns ho may doom expedient, to servo
‘i time- ns he tuny prescribe, for the
0 of exposed places or localitic , or
such special service ns ho may deem ex
pedient."
Tlio Adjutant Gon oral, in General Dr-
dor* No. HO, has prescribed tho "kind" of
volunteers to be received, ns follows
"(kmipmilos, Battalion- and Regiments
composed of persons not within the ngnot
conscription, (IS nnd 1" will Im accept'
as voluntoi r« th.ougl out the l.'oulnderu-
cy under the Art of August Ulst, 1S0I,
(No. 22b) lor local defeuco nnd poeiul
service." * • "In thoovont of a call
by tlic Prcaldont, under the. Ihw of con
scription, on all between tho ages of 10
and 46, thoso in said organizations sub
ject to Kucb call will bo liable to vii*-
charge or transfer."
This call tho Provident tiinkc: upon the
Governors of tho several States, and tluy
have undertaken to raise tho troops in the
modes designated in lheir several procla
mations. They call first for volunteer-,
and ordei>drafts or conscription if volun
teers do not come forward within a speci
fied time.
2d.—If Gov. Hhm tor's call was under-
s tood to ombraco' men within tho con
script age, ho lifts since explained and
modified It so as to make it conform to
tho orders of the Adjutant General, The
last Kufanln Spirit of the South says that
in response to a query propounded by
the editor, Gov Shorter has authorized it
to hay that "no one under forty years of
ago can be accepted under his proclama
tion, unlnr.s ho I? exempt from conscrip
tion. l'*rsvnr he: -' - •. the ngo» of eigh-
t u and forty, wtm •«. e been discharged
t. Mii the Confederate sf. vice, or from un<
cause arc not now subject 'o con;ctipti n
wre permitied to volunteer under t v
Governor’* call." ♦
Gov. Brown, in n supplementary r '^ ’
dress to the people of Georgia, whh
published two or three day.? inc
makes his call correspond with tueov
of the Adjutant Genera! inelud
sons between forty nnd forty-five.
I and I army, consequently 1
.. i.....i.. i ..
lorly
withdrawal into Maryland.
The quick retreat from Pe
however, is looked upon as i
failure of Out. Leo a ox pod
depends upon the trophies (
tho effect prod.:cod by it. It yet remain* j train
to bo seen whether our line "f defence “t j menl *b
the Yankee lino of invasion will be ox- Cliattaw
tended by it The quick ivturn of ttu< lastly tin
oxpodltinn is tm more than wo had an- up tho r<
tinipnted, as our roadors know We fear direet f
that our apprehension* that it would ( ,or,k Hie
arouse and unite tho NorUt have also j v ' a
been verified hr sumo nxtrut, but our lhn « ru •’ So " i:,t ’ r
invasion was liar.II;. piithcd far Oiiougli, I Cumberland Mou
and the course pur no I toward.? the poo- rm 'i at B' lhpag
pin within our po.ver wan hardly severo Wednesday, and
enough, to havhi Inni nn> general effect | burn tim bridg<
hi healing Northern division? nnd rn! •
lying 'h» ivim ltut * n*n-eonibatUnU to
arms. Porhap* it may in tho end prove
best for uh thnt our invasive essay wn? so
soon given up. If so, this lesson of ox-
pericnco, gained by apparent adversity,
may prove one of the most valuable and
profitable episode# nt tho war. (!on-
dueting, ub 'wo are, a war of defouce
against aggression nnd usurpation, it
Boeuih to i.s that our true policy is to
maintain this attitude until assured of
"aid and com fort" in tlio territory of tho
enemy, and of our ability, by invasbib,
to inaugurate there a counter revolution
productive of confusion to thorn and vic
tory, independence und peace to us.
P. N.—Tho "cheering accounts' 1 from
Gen. Loo’s army, by tolograph, woro re
ceived atlor the above article was writ
ten. They tend to sustain somo of the
opinions expressed in It.
July 0tl», 1803. )
Etlitor Enquirer: The evacuation of
Tullahomn and the retreat of Bragg's
army to Chattanooga is, I suppose, no
news to your readers; yet there are many
incidents connected therewith which are
not only intere-ting, but are worth pre
serving. Tho enemy penetrated our lines
with throe heavy columns, in threw dis
tinct place* Htnultaneousfy—first on the
Murfreesboro' and Shelby vilie pike, nnd
at Liberty and Hoover's Gap 4 . Their
heaviest column was at Hoover’s Gap, and
commanded by Uosecratu in person. At
first wo could not comprehend why he
should mass such n force nt Unit ybtfjc.—-
Subsoqu nt events', liowcvoiv^avtS »*dv«d
the mystery, and we now undwretumi tho
whole play so fur nn developed. On Sat
urday wc It'll back upon Tullnhoinn,
Bushrod Johnson’s brigade bringing up
tho roar and fighting the enemy nt every
opportune moment. Monday our brig
ade was in lino of buttle outside of our
work*, on the Manchester road. Forrest
fought them all tlmt day in out immedi
ate front. About 12 M. Ool. Starnes was
carried pant u« 'mortally wounded in the
bowels—Tuesday he dirfd in great ngonv. j *•''
Thus perished one of the most reliable the
and vigilant MMUt* in tho service. Gen. i
Forrest remarked, when ho hoard of hi* J 'PI*
death, that hi* right arm was palsied f h
Tuesday, after consultation with l.i.jll?
Generals, Brngg'detnrmined to aom
Tullahoma and fall back behind Ter
foe river. This wm.i abnolutciy ncces:
bocatino it was evidont that R"«ei
would not give battle tt( that pin
While he wit* making feints ujam
left, front and right, he w •• pu hi
heavy column, via Mnncheutcr, t/t'p
our rear, take poaaesnion or burn al
bridges over F.’k river, occupy all of the i three missing; the
Gaps on Cumberland mountain, and cut ,Mil V ha''' taken to tho mountains to
off all communication and supplier, there-I uv ••!•! the Yankees. Tho lapse of a fuw
by forcing one of three alternative" for plays will decide that matter,
our acceptance: either to fight him; A* to our future movement I have not
in hi* own chosen position, to retreat the slightest idea to advance.
I Il.ir frirtn.t. w ill
enemy ranched I »«<Ttw- b»un liyl.ting by Gen. Jnnes-
wunnee, and here occurred on. of the | ««••>“• u " th - Uood ’ Aaawwn -
ist desperate fights during the retreat, j
- uiiiortune moment Wharton'sullen .. _ , ,
» lorrifie «K.- At l«.t lift* Mid officer. «n wounded.
' confused and ! T*>e IVnnsylv.nl. P«.ple are cll.ng for
ml Graham i* a prisoner in
A Ln’-fta Numbor of Prisoners Confirmed.
The fight raged furiously, and for a while Ju'y 8th. The report that in the tight |
L.. .mod tliat nothing but a providential ; Gettysburg on Sunday wo raptured a
nterferenoe could save Wharton and hi- | large number of prisoners i. conBrniod.
■al:.. a band. While they were so hard The enemy occupied Maryland Height*
»n--'!d, one brigade wa»#rderedto the! y-'erdv. cveying.
onr, mount their horses, and undercover • The BaltiimAu Sun, 4th, acknowledg-1
fa hill to gain the enemy’* right flank ! the virtual raising of the Vicksburg siege.
Meade
and charge them. The order was exocut- j
o<l with such rapidity that the enemy !
broke end fled in dismay, we following!
after, driving them down the mountain to
the very bottom. Wheeler was al tho
*nine lime engaged with the enemy nt |
Winchester, below us, und cut them up I
Reported that Northern papers of tlio
h contain, nothing later from Meade’s
my than the 4U».'
used
ported killed. McClellan
said to be in command.
The reported capitulation of Vicksburg
b ahri '-t universally discredited here.
Fill! oflh-iul accounts are expected this
nt’* health ia so far restored
badly. This day the fighting ceased, the
enemy drawing off, allowing u« td pro-
coed without molestation.
Wo arrived hereon Monday last, crow
ed Tennessee livor at tho eastern terminus ,
;f itt.cc.ion mountain, over a rou K h but i ll "". ,,, -• , ‘ tt “" do!l > lt his0B00yesterday.
,u1 -iantinl pontoon bridge, without any " ' 1, ->' r tins morning,
mishap whulever. Our retreat was con- ■ Grant's Movements,
ducted with skill nnd masterly ability,! J-'ckson, 8th.-— Col. Montgomery, Aid j
reflecting great credit upon Gens. Bragg, j l " ' i’emberton, with two hundred j
Hardee and Folk. Our casualties, in- • in0lin b*d men, arrived to-day. General ]
eluding the threedays operations befo're i ,,r,M ’ n and C’ol. Irving, of .Missouri, wgre j
Hoover * and Liberty Gaps, will amount | kU1 "‘ 1 b - v lh ’- «nomy'a *harpsliooters.
to about 1000 men killed and wounded.— Grant -cut 10,000 men buck, and about 1
That of tho enemy cannot bo loss than i ‘’ a,ne number to attack Price.
u0(*i. This statement is based upon tho j Grant s force was near 100,000. Grant I
report* of ?ome thirty prisoner* captured ! c'liummid-in person tho force
by u-
Tlio 2d and -Itii Georgia Cavalry, in j
Wharton’s command, have won fur
tsnivc* « proud distinction; they are
mi-q rcgimcMit* in their Division.—
:M siHiin* to bean ill fated regiment.
I‘hi , have never recovoro«l from the New j
.Inveil, Ky., dim-tor, and quito likely
•ever will. They number now about 100 !
< ii for duty, yet thi? handful of men »>
Iu y are, have done nnd aro doing heroic '
orv iev We ljope tbore is a brighter dav !
nuuing for the 3d.
In our company wc have two men
pis- i(lg John O Dormi ll s*ntl Matthew '
Wci. h; flic tippo.diion is thu enemy
'a put red them Bradford’s company ha* i
ng on Jacks.
Dispatches
ion. Holme*
idy t
upon Huntsville, Ala . or surrend-
No such alternatives suited Bragg •
pape
ill pi
.’hattHnooga, 'I'
lircct letter, and ' count*
rum Panola,*7th, slate that j
ittuckod Helena on the 4th, |
3 batteries. Reinforce- |
from below with 6 gun- 1
vo our forces back. ,*ur !
vy firing beard next day. !
h, 11 o’clock n. m.—Tho j
lvaiicing rapidly on the I
Our cavalry are skirmish- I
i niilos out, and gradually |
Our force is in lino of bat
eceive them,
i• ’ *-■ i>. bt1i -Coufirntution of the 1
ii'lM-hurg. in connection with re- :
iu Y ankue nourecs of the defeat
army, had a depressing effect j
immunity this forommn, but the ;
b. li.ived t.> be much exaggerated
eiiublw. This evening l>etterfcel- j
ail' d, the President luviag re*
3ii>flbial telegrams from Mat- 1
. civ ing more encouraging nc-
>f tho position of nffairK. Lee'!, j
-till «t Hagerstown. Tho Fo- j
sing forward. Hut few men lost on our
sideyet. The enemy must suffer for want
of water, ns all citiaan ponds destroyed.
Thermometer 'Xi.
Yankee* Decline Civilized Warfare.
lticuMOM', 11th. — Correspondence cx-
planatory of Stevens' mission shows that |
he went to Fortress Monroe a? a military 1
commissioner, to obtain trorn the Federal j
authorities nn agreement to conduct the
war hereafter accotding to the usages of
civilized nations. After waiting 2 days.
Stevens wa? informed the proposition for
a conference \fns inadmissible; ho there
after returned to this city. No news
thi* morning.
The Asaault on Charleston.
Ciiaoi.KhtoK, 10th.—Firing on both j
rides censed nt half past 0 o’clock. The j
principal fighting has been with Wag-j
ner's Battery, on Morris' Island. Four i
monitors were engaged from 5to2o’clk.,
when they withdrew for one hour, and a
tugboat supplied them with ammunition,
and they renewed the attack at 3 o’clock.
Infantry fighting also severe. The Yan
kees made two assaults on YVagner's Bat
tery and were repulsed. Our casualties
qbout 150 killed, wounded and missing,
including three officers killed—Captains
Haskell and Chevcs and Lieut. Bee. It
is supposed tho attack will bo renewed
to-morrow.— Courier.
Yankee Account of tho Fall of Vicksburg.
Fktkraiiurg, 10th.—The Philadelphia
Inquirer of the 8th says Secretary Welles
has received notice of the fall of Vicks
burg from Admiral Porter. Pemberton
sent u flag of truce on the morning of the
4th, offering to surrender if the men wore
allowed tu inarch out. Grant replied that
no man should leave except a* a priso
ner. After consultation'with his com
mander.-, Pemberton unconditionally sur
rendered.
Tremendous rejoicing ail over the North
in consequence of the full of Vicksburg.
Lincoln was serenaded und responded in
a foolish speech.
Later Yankee Reports of Leo’s Array.
Tho Inquirer says; No nows from the
army of special importance. Meade is
elocely watching hi* discomtitled but
wary antagonist. An engagement i.«
expected in a day or two. Tho Inquire!
claims0000 pri-onors, besides the wound
ed left behind. Kemper is u prisoner in
a dying condition. Armstead, captured
on Thuriday, is dead and buried. The
Federal 1 o-s cannot be less thun 15, may
reach IM.OOO. The Inquiror says the
wor»t feature of’ tho disaster i.s thnt so
many Federal officers, the most elfioiont,
were killed ur are in captivity. Buttei-
.-e than was expected—
AfW «wini Ool. Major. »„n
vay, Gen. Taylor rrlnrnml
iiiKton anil Opcleu.as, nt „i
rapidly to G.Mout„„ '' l ^
headquartara, f.. supwint,.,, i ,' r
thn ntiack ..n Hrash.nr citv «>. i ’' r
Ordors had b(*en airnady oivyri 1
■f Ml
make tliis attack, ...
movement* ami directions to
in unicat ions with him v,.
" 1 moveml
;!<V hsj ^
thev could make a combine,!
Thv
urging on preparati
troops over tin* Iiav. L ie „ t
particularly, had ii--,j f»v -••
under direction of Brig. t;,. n * p 1
itruction « f ekilFs ondJUts
Tavlo
rived
headquarter*on tlie2l.-t'. \. v
and Green had not b,v,.
vion* they lmd .•ivan'’':',|'
corps and their nosiium^ \ u ,1 •
inc attack. Hnortiy all,*, j
arrival at ,>1 union * headquarter*
u:« stall brought up # lr.«n. t; ( . n ,
headquarter* a dixpAtch „f p>‘ . '
pr.-viou** Jiy, fr«.r,i C i. M„j.,,~
daring commander find alre.-'idv !,rr
Thibodeaux.after a triumph-,m
tinid {* in m l
injured inter
The Coptti
Now OrU-an
tacke l bj th
commanded
fighting, wi
[The followi
iin of the Cahnwba, from
; . says Dunaldbonvilie was at-
e rebel* in force on the 28th,
by Gen. Greene. Tho rob-
ul>ej after three hours hard
il» a loss of 000. The gun-
paled.
only a portion of
ivoning tl;
illi all the Oirvert
. “iego guns, etc., and . n» I
i Kvery wagon was .sent
fun try—our cavalry hringin
Polk'* corps faking liie'roa
Bridgeport; .'111* (Haidee’:
Hull. I'IiouiAn II. IVatU. r
lulling. Pi
ii .Sunday n
i who loll YVa-
. much defocti<
inc.
rjAMKMf)
ling
Tei
tho (iropoHiul Iu
•urn Ui
l ,, urlUor Northern Account*,
The Richmond paper* o? the 8th con-
Uiin extract." from Baltimore and Phila
delphia paper* of the 4th. They glYn u*
but little Information, of an intelligible
aii ' 1 vtibcrent character, of tho operations
nt Geity^bui-q after Thursday. [Thur*-
day wn- tho second day’s fighting, of
which wn have already published North-
» account*.] Tho following i* General
Aloado’s ufllcinl dUpntch to fho War Do-
partmont concerning tho fighting on
Thursday, dated 11 o’ch ek p. m. of that
"The on
thi" iil'teru
vcrest con
all poi
blv in .
killed are H i
ids Mickles, Ibt!
Gen Sickle.-
fiold. We ln,\
pri*<
pot.
Me
i pin
• p •Miion. ,\ ;i •!
: the
obyl army
taken repo
started."
Tiro cor:
Lmi^strcc
liclvlGut’ti
thir It'S" i'
mmibc
, ul 1 p.
. upon the
un. Wo cro-acd KJk
bridge, about 12 M..
iado preparation* to
had crossed. A great qtmnUfV of laiu
lmd fallen fur the pa-t Vmi d*£s, enh-ic
qiiantly all the atroain* were very much
swollen. Forrest, with two hrigndei, was
af Battle creak f*»r<l, is mile* :ib.»i.• n-,
und that evening (Wednesday) fought
tho oncmv four hours, punishing them
severely. Wharton was protecting our
roar, lie wa* hard pressed about three
miles from thu bridge Wodnc.-lay •■. en-
ing. Gon. Ilnrdeo sent Clayton' i bi igade
from our division to Ids assistance, and
one of tlio participants informed mo that
they killed and wounded score* of them.
That night our cavalry ernssyd thu river,
and at daylight thu nuxt morning our
regiment fired tho material that wn* piled I
upon the bridge, und marched off, leav
ing Gen. \N barton to look after the Y'«n-
koos on the opposite side.
Many of your readers are familiar with
tho particulars of the massacre of the
Alamo, nml others of equal notoriety. 1
have one to speak of that occurred upon
thnf. over to Uo rumomWrml Thursday
morning. Gon. Wharton, kn »wing that
th« Y'ankee* would emnodowb tluittn 'tir
ing to sue about crossing the Kik, took a
battery of. four guns from Johnson'* brig
ade, with the two belonging to hi* cav
alry. ami placed them in position so as to
completely command the bridge, which,
fcy tho way, remained uninjured, except
tho flooring, which was burnt tip. Tho
cavalry were dismounted and posted on
thu hill* within short range of the bridge,
fho six guns being masked. About lot
o’clock a. m., u l»r gado of tho enemy
cornu down to reconnoitre. Finding ev
erything quiet, they gathered around tho
bridge. After indulging their curiosity
they couum iicud crossing on tho sleepers
Gen. YY barton suffered about 600 of thorn
to oros*. At tho signal, tho six gun*
j-j belched forth grapo and canister, tho
I cavalry at the samo time using their ritlcs
^ ; with deadly ofl’ect. Thu havoc wa-> awful.
Gut of live Uundrod that crossed, not one
was left living to rolato in after yours the
I particular* of Wharton's massacre- on the
I Kik Tho day piovioua \Vheob
! was covering the rear of Folk "
burnt the railroad bridge over Kik river,
five mile* holow us. Ho fought tin one-
| myall day with considerable success.—
, on the samo day, at Battle crot..
is resisting their crossing at that
At 4 o'clock p. tn. the cn^my
il, Juno 8, 1803. j
7b tin People of Alabama
Under tin- authority of a letter written
by i n lh"'.:l tot Mart'll Inst to General
L. W. Lawler, of"L'alludegn, my nrtine «*
n cniididate for Governor ha* boon placed
before you. It Im* boon suggested bv
irmny letter* that 1 should give some
nd*.
It
kno
t llial 1 h
ulood, it and I
y opinion, thu
ful and eon Aden
u, t*olieving that
oilld be unable to
n of tho Capita! by
Thu
night tho office,
fur many years,
our system oi'
main, -ucU should not be
High tiflb-e- are public tiust-,
I, not lor the benefit of offleo-seek-
' Hi" public good; Hnd the
the right to select whom they
otfie
izen* are hopo-
ipirit unimates
It!
do Im
public ini- .
'I'he I ' •" aim'll nltiieh to ofi’n ial nosi-
•i""- '■'» •"••>• !"• 111• v. n ill their (Tightest
• "'• •• ■■• •-n they are conferrod by tho
un.-olicited voieo ot the people.
SS liil-t the thunder "flhoonomy's can-
iu-n urn heard nn our border* and in our
mid-t, whilst tliousaiids aro mourning
tin* in- i ol'soniclovad one who»o liuari'c
filuu.l ini" b""ii freidy shod in defenc of
tin - u red eaii'" uf Liberty and Indopvn*
donee; whilst the necessity of our coudi*
ti- a ,t.|i loudly call* for strong arm* and
-•.••nt lu*.»rt* t-> repel an insolent and van
dal foe; it i> not right, it in not patriotic
to iir '.ij. "tnfe aboutuificeor the emolu
ment' of oflii ". I < a annot consent to say
or •' ■ aught wlm n would divert your
mind* from the demands which patriot-
i■-m niuk" Much loss can I insult your
Mondbilities by entering info a canvass or
- iambic for tlio office. Yet, native of
Alaleinma* I am, and owing to her my
l.r-l l"\e and only allugianca, I cannot
refuse- to sorvo her people in any position
thev cho.Mu placome.
With this duehirntion. if you mnke me
MagistnMu. I slmll not boun-
tlio high honor* conferrod;
■'’the best of my
mindful
and rim
ability.
tysburg
by tlio h
Late.i
Kvery
P.J.tfh Tin*. J'nturshurg Kx-
•rni' :’ lift' extract* from the
[mei i .ui, of tho IHI 1 ^ ropre-
Luij hiully defeated at Get-
J rot mating, closely pressed
cf the 1'otomac.
dee* from thn army up to 2,
•to ilmt Meade’s headquar-
•e at Frederick to-day, 7th.
able man b being sent to
F rode rick to intercept Loo. Lincoln has
issued a "ongratulHtoty addrosa to tlio
country. Vicksburg advices to tho 2d
of July; condition of afirtir* unchanged.
Tho Kxpres* reminds its readers of tho
Amoriran Irolnglhu vilest Lincoln sheet
in ail tho North.
Our troop* entered Suffolk on Monday.
More Cheering Reports from Loo’s Army.
RirfiMoxn. 10th,—All the pnnorsof this
morning give moro cheering account*
from our army in Maryland. Tho nnca-
sinoM* prevailing yesterday has given
place to a feeling of confidence in the
ability of Gen. Los to resume the offen-
• -ml
The Mnrlinshurg correspondent of the
Dispatch. 5th, say* all the information of
tho battle of Gettysburg received there
was brought by Major Hanks, of Ewell's
uiV'iir I* dspiniloiilon I cor IM. «'l>0 left GeUy>bur K ou Statui-duy
Upon tho pul lautrv morninp. I To snj's our loss tho first two
ho Hold. Hnd un D.n I .t.— .o^o.t vory grottl; on KriJ.y it
•specially in Fiekott’s divis-
Trimblo lost a leg, Hood an
ir !■ tv*- boy* in tlio field, and on the j day
• •■ h"art* at holin', are staked the I wns
■'"f a nation h id tlio indi'peitdeneo ! .
K"|nihlie. With (uni a- our leader l0n
piotcolor the victory will surely
Your obedient servant,
T II Watt
liiiportuiit IHmemeut.
:»".*een by roforanoo to our Rich-
r, that Vice. Frosident Stepii-
i the
day -1
Tim p
that Lon,.
much injurco yesterday, and many gen-1
era! efbeera killed. Trie dead IkhIv of!
G<m. Burksdao'is within our Unos. ‘ Wei
have thus far about rixloeu Iftindrod pris- |’ or ,
’ »'«“obo p|„
f tho Fhiladelphia I made a desperate effort to eras* undei
''‘led tlmt Gonomt J cover of twenty guns that played upoi
i on the WI ^'° rre! ' t M,u ^ * 1 ' - ' bmllant cavalrymen -
1^'hal oftbo rob- wur0 f°Bed in the attempt, dirk
eir thousand, , coming on they ceased their effort:
Vrid^. j and retired from tho ford seriously pun
tho ohjoct of this
sion can only bo conjectured. If. how
ever, a* i “uggestiil by our Richmond
correspondent, he is on any mission relat
ing to negotiation* for an armistice or
peace, ho i*. of all the statesmen of the
South, tho mie best calculated to make a
iavomblo impression upon the right-
minded peoptMfgjH^I ■*
•ounu judgn.i
A Wn
ded officer who arrived at Rich-
tordny say* that our army foil
e greatest order and deliberation
-—no demoralization. It is generally
understood that the falling back was
caused by tho difficulty in obtaining
supplies through so long a line of com
munication. Our men were in fino spirits
and roady for another fight.
Richmond, 10th.—Martimburg, 0th.—
The army is still at Hagerstown. All
quiot there to-day. A cavalry skirmish
occurred yesterday. No information of
k co army. Maryland Heights are
wiipL.vsrjw doM* Wh *‘‘ '“’“"p 1 V' " » w » U .' 0 r M of tU
orps, j Memphis Appeal, 10M. | ,ny ' An ordiinncu tram has just passed
Tho following i* tho extract from tho ; lo ^ 00 ’ w ®‘° waiting for it.
letter, dated Richmond, July Gtli : : F . ieht about to Commence utJackson.
Wc have another sensation, however, i *' ? ,n * enomy are
in Richmond, which in tho absence of al,, ‘ advancing slowly, and sliolling our
more startling matters would excite n deal cavalry. They are now within 4 miles
-President Stephen* has | of our work*. There will probably bo
• engagement before to-murrow.
t d tho tight Vir. hliil g.>iiq
‘lie rebel , •■* far, iiatc boo
^*my attack, und the Ugh*.
prop
Itt 1
Aounued soldier
IlAQaiUTowN, Md., the locality a*-
r-igned to Gen. l oo's array by our latent
telegraphic dlsoatcho:>, is nine milnR from
Willismsport on tat Fotontac river, and
about twentv-tl luiles southern^ ot
Geitytburg, P.v It is nut Lr* from tbo
battle-field of8harp*burg, or An Auto,
of la-i year
Hon Goo N. Ltttte
cuui y, in rc.|.oiin to a request by a
number of hb fellow cilir.en.-, has author
ized the use of hi* nutno a ciudidste
for Ckjiigrcas in tbo 8th District. Col,
Gartrell declines a re-election.
Thn lutolLgoncc from Rrasheai City is
confirmed in tne Northern journal*.
Atlanta In*-'Uigencer of the
8th nays it has information "that the
Yankee;, from Kosqcrant’s army arc now
pr« pared fora raid upon North Alabama
nnd Georgia, takiog the Bute Road
bridges and At anta in tbeir route." it
* | cal upon the people of tho surrounding
l country to organise and hold thcupolv"-
[ io readiness to concenlrun and meet tbo
j invader at the given signal, which i* to
Qbb j bo six discharge* of cannon, iu quick
succession, fired in Atlanta.
F. N. -The InLlltgfacer of 9th says that
the article above referred to * as not an
editorial one, hut was inserted by re
quest of parties w ho professed to bv ad
vised of the facta stat"d It disclaims
any personal information in reference to
th» Yankee movement referred to.
n. Leo hnd s"nt in a tlag of truce,
asking a cessation .of host!title* for two
days to bury the dead. Gon. Moado re
fused to grant it.
Bo far as iho«o roports go. it appesrs
the capital of i '
ished. Thursday at noon wo reached th<*
fi>ot of Cumberland mountain, that even
ing wo ro&chod tho top of the mountain
and camped for tlio night at Suwannee, I mnni.r’’liMcarned’the”V
thesiteof the Univorsily that is to Le I th*' Confederate States
some day. How rejoiced wo were at the I th ,° Dnitevl States at thi* critical raomen
that, although Qcn. Meade bad dispatch- | P r n»PO°t °t getting rest one night in i * powerful mmy. A Vow day'* wdirpr!
ed that the Confuclnratos woro repulsed at } Nature ws. well nigh exhausted. ; bahly clear up ihe mystery.
all points on Thursday, our army re- "" , ' , ' on m, ‘ r °hing and fighting! —
neA"d the H.il: on Friday tl "early thWfb mud and in rain, with tcaioely i The Rebel Prhateere.
daylight," thu* proving that they wore j R r *t‘° n f° r t® n days. Alth*
not g/vutly damaged, lti cluims to have J terns were worn with continued t*
taken only lfiUl prisoners up to Friday valiont K ° a "ntehing, yot our spirits
morning, unit thu accounts previously buoyant and unbroken
published admit a Fedora, loss of many _
t by tl
Hi"" mini m>m lire wry * Bluff, ta
with him the Fotumnc river piU'U. What I *1 vokson, t‘tb, 9 p. in. — A regular ar-
lui object >l his mission may lie, u the i tillery duel ha* boon going «»n for the
past hour, three miles off. Tho Yankees
are moving up >lowly and steadily.—
NY a nn work is lookt.l for at day-light.
Charleston again Attacked.
Chaklkston, July 10.—All attack by
__ ! four iron clad.* off the bar;‘one al the
nnhly inferred, however, that no trivial : mouth of Stone; one in that river, forty-
.^ r ^.Ln-i -t I three other vesbels off the harbor; heavy
firing f-om 5 A M. for two hours—our
ris Island batteries replying. Troops
landing nt Griniball’s, The iron
s and gun t>oat{, have gone up Stono
tack Fort Pemberton. (Approved.)
The Attack^ at J ickson Commence*! —
Good News from Muryland-.QenQral
Lor Whips tho Enemy.
I» it'll mon i», July 10.-^Tbe Baltimore
Gazette, 7th, -.»\ " What wn really know
in regard b» buttle* before Gettysburg,
amount* simply to tin* the Confeder-
Htob were nttn knlop Wednesday by two
nrrnycwipK, which they drove'back with
great slaughter, capturing many prison
er*. On Thur-day afternoon whole Fed
eral fo re* • were attacked by Confederates,
Hr.il alter n sanguinary conflict, rnpulsod
them. On Friday the battle lasted through
tho day, and resulted more signally than
tho previous day*. Lo.*«e* extraordina
rily severe on both side*. The Federal
Io*.* in General officers i.s beyond proco
dent. On .Saturday night Loo foil bock
toward* the niounthin*. YVhai followed
since i" wholly conjecture, but it is now
admitted that Leo h.>ld» tlio passe* of tho.
.South mountain, and will light or return
ax circumstance* mny direct. The Pon
toon bridges were not destroyed."
Gold in N. York 1:18.
Nothing of tho surrender of Vicksburg.
Richmond, July 10, Murtinsburg bfn,
i'ia Staunton,Ml. Heavy artillery tighten
yesterday. \Yo drovo the enemy seven
miles, capturing a number of prisoners,
among them the guard of Hagerstown.
Richmond, July 10— Nothing addi
tional from Maryland. Central train
detained by accident. Not yet arrived.
JACK80N, July 10, F. M.—Artillery
firing has censed. Enemy'* sharpshoot
ers and our skirmishers blazing away.—
Our loss to-day not exceeding fifty.
Richmond, 11th.—No new* from Ma
ryland to-day, All quiot here.
Richmond, 1th.—A correspondent of
the Whiz from Winchester, the 8th, lays
iu Gen, Jo. Havin' brigade every field
officer wo* wounded, (ien. Iluod was
wounded in the arm by a fragmont of a
shell, but hi* arm will be saved. Gon.
Trimble lost a leg; be was wounded in a
proviou* battle.
The following embraces tho list of cas
ualties: Colonel \\ I). Groner, fllst Va.;
Adj't Campbell, 48th Miss.; Col. Miller’
42d Mi**.; Col. Smith, 55th N. C,; Col.
Edmondson, -‘18th \ a ; Col. DeSaussour,
S. C., repo-ted killed. Col. ^Jonos, 20th
(in.; Co!. Thomas, 8ih Ga., wounded.—
Col. Jack Brown, 57th Go., shot through
both leg* ; Mrtj. Goo, Git ; Col. Konnedy,
S. (’ Lieut. Col. Whittle, 88th Va.: Col.
Tho*. Griffin, 18th Miss.; Col. Holder,
17th Mi** ; ( ul. McElroy, 18th Miss.;
Col. Gantt, 19th Vn., reported wounded,
hi* Col. Flegun, 15th Ala., log amputat
ed ; Col. Lightfoot, Maj. Culver, Otli
Ala., Col. Humphreys, Maj. Blair, 2d
Miss., reported missing.
Tho writer says the disadvantage of our
position at Gettysburg may bo understood
by saying that it was deeidoJly worse
thun the position of tho hostile forces in
I the fir»t buttle <»f Fredericksburg.
Our losa lias dwindled down astonish-
I Infly from the first reports,
j Most of tho wounds aro in the head,
j arms und legs. It is reported that Gen.
army i* now concentrating near
through the
lured Flnquemino, with
destroyed three largo . :
Io.ideJ with vhIuaIm^ IIS , ,
Dunaldsunville with it- u'urrb •• '
attacked that same day tin. . , '
Thibodeaux, driven him, with jv!
is Infantry, at the point ••: ii ,.'i
from his strong po.-iiint - !,„,»
— ii<1 route! in- ohv... i .
him with Lane’s. Ston.* ** }tr .,'| j ;
Texas Cavalry, und win n<u* "
^-operate witu us in ,, !ir 1[lt; .
.At ‘
a "Forlorn II -
leers from the
barked in the
piepu
a the
Bay
lh.-
them at different ir ; • s j •, • i
It whs comped, us b,.f„ r
of volunteer* from ilieoih T«
old regiment). the 21 l.< i:i-i
Waller’s Battalion, and 2d r
izona Brigade, all iiml.-i • ?,
gallant Major Hunter, of tl
wns u hazardous mi.--ion i
Lih • 12 t. ia ihe*" f-.
land at inidiiigbi on tl
an alino.-t impenetrablei>wtti)
the dawn of day to make tl
attempt which
treat i
soldier’* death
a holiday
.d Mont
expedition ’■ iving left
Menton proceeded 1"
to arrange for the . t
Mouton, with the 7th
and 2d Arizona K.-gin
Gibbons' Point, on
Bu
* hooters
riiuir p«.
,5th Tex
IbUtori"
in Berw
thei
U>ll. r -
viilry. V»l'
'amps (winel
down the opposite h
to keep in cheek (In
ready*'MuWb-.oo
lu
Green fir
vide b.
which w
direction
Instant!;
tinuall.v fro
Dieir gurine
whirlwind \
desert. Al
of Majors’ i
old Stoll ewi
ns I; if Mai
id inn tel V
earning up t*
the upper F"
riil'n** liri'felr i'"; 1
tin* arrived tit t r
c bagged them i
licin, ullhougb i
Hid a lialf hour-,
ifked—lthere •
fitly we hear m
J, <li-lant sound
enemv’s • " f irioii and d
looked f i I o.l rn II
peuraneb iu the edgv «<•. •
a real Te\a* yell. |,e< ,
with bayuie-t- fixed t nd
full at the threatening «i
Fort. In twenty muuit.
bed the wall*, dispersed i
i the
tho “lit
part*, selling u *nm!i band to tuL,
the Fort.
Tbo gallant Hunter rusiied on
camp- iielow, tlioali’righted encmi
ing down their arm* and sum.*
indiscriminately, until ho had -
whole placo. Gr-'en in tin- meui't
ongagqd their gunbout with the Y
and Nicfiol* batterio*. and after
contested duel of half un hour, i
shamefully away.
In half an hour Gen*. Taylor,
and Green, with their rej.pe. tiv
hud their headquartor-Jn But.-; .
Cuptured 1800 prisoner* mu
-ioned officer#; .rd.ooo.iMi
stores, $l,fiUU,QU0 quartcrim
tween six and seven tboiisan
sixteen guns, seven tle>u*md
small arms, nnd <> position o
importance to thi* country , tr
sippil u - Furl Hud-or, and \ ■
fact the key to Louisiana are
This brilliant campaign of (••
hud another great object in vi*
of vast importance, vi/,: u di
forco th\? enemy to raise the m<
Hudson. Ho nov, Ua- hi- vim
New i irlefU,* ur t-. al.aiu:..*. t
against Fort Hudson Hnd roti r
beaten ami demoralized army
The captured flags are in chs
jor Tom Ochiltree. A. A. Go
Gen. Taylor'* Staff, cn route t
ii the Mitooa Telegraph.
I* NBA It Vbbnon, Mi:
Ii 2St, 18*t
Mr
II u
— duct of t
at tlio battle of Jac
circulation in Geor,
dressed Maj. Gen. ^
note upon tlic subje
lowing is a reply.
n and Sew ard to receive
i armistice or for upon- |
rag n^iouous i»r peace, or whether ha ]
m < nt to toll the Y’aiikoo Government what i
wn intended to do in the matter of retal- I
intioo for bunuide * executiona al San-
duaky, nobody^ knows. It may be
with tcatoeiy j *•** ucoci i
hough our sya- The Liverpool Po
inued toil LrW h 5'* u i h , <,rM l ‘ !r ' , u j ut '
r ~ia»cti Saul and dune a
J. T.
ofFruiai • tig at i
account of the Falti
«»th (given in our 'I
which say*: "On Fri
through the day, an
nally than tho pres
No fighting U r«*|H»rted on Saturday
but lh*G<t.;<'fb say* that on Saturday night
Gen. Lee fall back toward- the moun
tains. and hold tho pa. e» of the South
w« Imvo, in addi-
Ispatch, only the
jrapliic column),
• tlio bittle lasted
csultcd more sig*
day
■ : i
hattauooga. "P rt ''
-}•> th.. sto-tmer l Our Moii Fc«i OouSda'a, of"suTCOM.
h h „ h “ t J ™-' J '"y «-»• •««» >.«
the Mersey. Externally, sue j bo K u “- Gar batteries opened on them
fttlly bears out the lak'sh- character that I finely,
given her there, being a low. sharp 1 * A ,
YY.c HR
From the l.ouiritna In-mocra*.
Our Captures at ItruNliear City.
Friday niurning last the courier from
below brought cheering and important
new . Tho effect on our good people
was palpable, and at once every one was
imj>i.tie.it for our Extra, giving to the
public the account of the glorious vic
tim prowess of our arms in
YVe are now able to
_ i the real particu
lars.
Gen. Taylor, with Walker's Division,
fought the eneinv at A-hland, in North
Louisiana, on the 7th ult.
Before starting on his expedition ho
had dispatched one of his stuff officers to
Southwest Louisiana ty keep him ad
vised of them ittors in that direction. -
Information he received about thi* time
determined him t** make tho movement
which ha* re.sulte 1 .*<• gloriously to our
.»27th.
■ed yc
pinpt fo
lid ‘feci a
defaraor* ofL
know* you nnd the gallant and
body ot men you command, uni
by any in the Confederacy, wil
attention to Mich silly report*,
personal observation, J take pi
bearing witn
to the distingui*bo
nes* and gallantry of your eornmi
that occasion. *
so ordered, (for
25,0u6 to 35, (
rt.-d advancing on
5,(««u for duty,/
nd fur fmr or five
./helming numbers th
most gallantly accomplished b
(ieu, ltragg*N Army at
Nbar ChaTTa:.uo
July Kill, 1S03. i
Editor Enquirer Yly last letter left ua
camped at Suwannee, ou the Cumber-
laud. That night (Thursday) YY barton
came up with us, watered, fed, and rested
their hdrses preparatory to the morrow -
operation* Friday morning we were
aroutod at daylight, for we hnd a long
march before ua. During the night our
scouts had brought information to Gen.
and
She lia* c
The
built apparently
first place; her owners, (M«»
Captain, i Bullock i an old Cou
Ihe third, i- quito sufficient
Mu* vigilance with which .-ho
ed in the Tees of th' Mor-ey.
I bore te lo»d “d MtlU
f her name, in the | enemy an
vidontly in heavy
Heavy infantry
^federate cotton loan was rather
the la'er hours ou tho 19th -
•perations. The price
There i
gen'rally was 1 di*. but some parties'call-
ed ill di*. to par -L.-tJon tier aid [city
V skirmishing going on. The
helling the city ; have killed
ter- and citizens, hut no gen-
imenl yot. Our tr.>op* in ax
is; and If the enemy make# a
»ck, follow* certain victory,
at his post.
July 10.—Heavy skirmishing
Bio Clinton road. The eno-
iny are slowly working around our left.
The attack may not be commenced be
fore morning, although enemy still prea-
In half
die. In thi-way and ii
lie travelled thr nigh |
La., to Alexandria in th
paused for tori ; pu.hed
i the sad-
wneral
contiuuc.
ainhulan<
i Richmond,
lays; hardly
with relay*
of horses; overtook Cn|, Majors, coni-
nmiidiiig a brim le of cavalry on tho
Alehufalaya, and in*lautly unfolded to
him hi- plan- of <• impaign, in which thnt
gallant young officer was to play such h
con»picuou* part. Major* was to push
boldly through tho Grosso Tele, M aran-
g»in and Lafouche country to Donald-
aonvilje, th. ,.ce t«» Thibodeaux, cut off
the railroad and telegraph communica
tion, then pusn rapidly to tho Ituniff riv
er, in the roar of Bra-near City, and at
the fir-t sound of .Mouton'* and Green'*
gun-, viaA them at that place.
command, including Hoskin
Artillery on the Clinton rmrar
CapL Robert Martin s Battery *•
gia sharp-shooters and Colonel
-on’s cavalry on tho Raymond
These were the only troop- actri
raged, when the
i the dii
lia.-le, hut with the
bornne.-.- of men wl
tasteful order, but *
by the ooinmandim
the miserable owai
the scone of operati
ing brav
j F. U Colquitt
«• thought nt
[icneral.
* who, far aw
is, delight in
.1 ga.iant nun.
very respectfully,
\V. Ii. T \V r Ai-K
•mmuuding Div