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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
'/'■> the Congress of the
< onfedcrotc Si,ties of America: '
Gentlemen : My message addressed
to you at the rorr. men cement ot the i
M'ssion contained .such lull intoiraa- |
titii of the Confederacy, ;*.■> to render it
necessary that I should now do no more
than rail > our attention to such impor
tant facts as have occurred during the
in css, and to matters connected with
the public defence.
I have again to congratulate you on
ihe accession of new members to our !
* . nfederation of free, equal, ami sov-
.ei-igii Staters Our loved and hnnr>red j
bretluen of North Carolina and Ttnnes j
see have consummated the action |
foreseen and provided lor a 1 your last !
session : aiul 1 1 ave had the gratifi a j
lion of announcing by proclamation, in 1
crnlormitv with the law, that those
States wm- admitted into the Confed j
: and blockade of all commerce between
them and the United States, not only
j by sea but by land—not only on ships,
but in cars—not only with those who
bear arms, but with ihc entire popula
tion ofthc Confederate States; finally,
they have repudiated the foolish con
Corpus, and of delegating that power
to military commanders at his discre
tion, and both ot these propositions
Fionj the. Richmond Emm:i.°r of !*th
The Battle at Iticli .Mountain.
j bain,'and hts second arid third lieuten-
. ants, were killed, and the whole com-
On Sunday and yesterday, rumors ! P a “V killed or. taken, except ten.—
HIGHLY- IhTERESTiHG HEWS. | |-
claim a respect equal to that which is ] 0 f n startling" and awful character were The' Artillery were destroyed, so j
leit tor tl:p anmtmnnl- Oafrinnr.f r>f * -c • . ° . .. . r. i i ~I
felt tor the additional statement of
opimon in the same paper that it is
proper in order to execute the laws,
ceit that the inhabitants of this Confed-1 that some single law, made in such
eraey are still citizens of the United j extreme tenderness _ of the citizens’
•States, for they arc waging an indis- liberty that practically it relieves more
criminate war upon them all with a j of the guilty than the innocent, should
to a limited extent be violated. We
of V
savage H-roeity unknown to modern
civilization. In this war rapine is the
ruh—private icsidences and peaceful
rural retreats are bombarded and burn
ed, grain crops in the field arc con
sumed by the torch, an l when the
torch is not convenient careful labor
is bestowed to render the complete
destruction of every aiticle of use or
ornament remaining in private dwell
ings after their ini abitants have lied
from the outrages ot a brutal soldiery.
In 17S1 Great Britain when invad
ing her revolted colonies, took posses
sion of every district of the country
near Fortress Monroe now occupied by
the troops of the United States ; the
houses inhabited by the people after
1 being respected and protected by the
| avowed invaders, are now pillaged and
destroyed by men who pretend that
the victims are their fellow-citizens.—
doption bv Tennes- j -' ,anlii “ d wil1 Judder to hear the tales
;inin, also, by a
:• ioiitv previously unknown in her
-tore,"have ratified the action of her
, ncn'.on uniting her fortunes with
I j, St a os of Arkansas, North Car
,:..i ,in,i \ uginia have likewise adopt
j the permanent Constitution of tin
. nfe.leiate States, and no doubt i
,'e;mined ot it
■e. a: the election to be h -Id carlv
may well rejoice that we have forever
severed our connection with a Govern-
rife in our streets. Early Sunday morn
ing it som bow- got noised about that ;
far as can be ascertained, entirely.
The brave captain having be«n the
some dread calamity had befallen our! Iast nian i,i0t > he iirin .g tw0 rounds of
arms, but whether the disaster bad oc- j grape after he had been wounded.—
curred at Winchester or in the North-! Cur loss is about one hundred and
west, newsmongers were unable to de- j fifty killed and wounded, and one liun-
cide. At two o’clock on ‘.bat day pas- j dred taken. Thirty or forty escaped,
sengers by the Central road brought, ^ batever Gen. McClellan may report,
information that sixteen hundred of our I the l° ss °f B ,e enemy was ne t one man
troops, under Lieutenant Colonel John j less ,ha " 300. Gur ‘“formant tells us
•he U..od of si,
tnaiiy of her
f Lo their i
f ing the Confederates in possession of i Cl ,,
1 the field. , respective
Sherman's celebrated battery of light ! ror.lial'sv'Ii imllv' 1 "*••" 3r "!' sl antl most
artillery was captured by the Confed-! sacrifice made will* 'hr-"'’
ates.
The battle raged with, terrible fury
and with great slaughter on both sides
—but the victory is ours
ment, that thus tramples on all princi- Pegram, had been surprised and cut that when the artillery would be fired,
mot
l’ ru j
m:ii
N 111
of outrages committed on the defense
less females, by the soldiers of the
l'"i.eeme'i it advisable to direct the United States, now invading our homes.
... v:.! of the several Executive D.-i>*‘ ,be « out f a B es a , rc prompted by
Itments, with their archives, to this • ,nfl ? ro « 1 P a «ions and madness of.n-
v. to which von had removed t!l( . !'oxicatior, but who shall depict the
v. of Govern* ent, immediately after 1 h / " or w,th W lK ' h repaid the cool
,,,, r . -i. i . „ - i deliberate malignity with which, under
a*l oninment. 1 1, e aggressive . . n J ’
. A., r.c .i „ . , the pretext of suppressing an msurrec-
w* incut ot the enemy required . 1 ... 1 , b
’ 1 tion—said by themselves to be upheld
by a minority only of our people, they
make special war on the sick, includ
ing women and children, by carefully
devised measures to prevent their ob-
t lining the medicine necessary for their
care? The sacred claims of humani
ly, lespected even during the fury of
actual battle, by a careful diversion of
the attack from the hospitals contain-
'I t
apt, energetic action. The accu- j
itton of his forces on the Potomac ,
riently demonstrated that his elforts
■ to be directed nga.nst \ irgtnia ;
from no point could the necessary
-ures for her defence and protec- 1
be no efficiently directed as from
own capita 1 . _
npid progress of events
pies of Constitutional Liberty, aiid with
a people in whose presence such avow
als could be hazzarded.
. The operations in the field will be
greatly extended by reason of a policy
which heretofore secretly entertained,
now avowed and acted on by the-
United States. The forces hitherto
raised prove ample for the defence of
the States which originally organized
the Confederacy, as evinced by the
fact, that with the exception of three
(3) fortified Islands, whose defence is
elliciently aided by preponderating Na
val force, the Enemy has been driven
completely out of those States and at
the expiration of five months from the
formation ot the Government, not a
single hostile toot piessed thefr soil.
These forces, however, must neces
sarily prove inadequate to repel inva
sion by the. half million men now pro
posed by the enemy, and a correspouc
ing increase of our forces will become
necessary. The recommendations lor
the raising and efficient equipment of
this additional force will be coutaiucd
in the communication of the Secretary
of War, to which I need scarcely invite
your earnest attention.
In my message delivered in April last,
1 refened to the promise of abundant !
crops—with which, we were cheered
to pieces, or overpowered, by an over
whelming force under Gen. McClel
lan. During Sunday evening this
news, together with some corro -
orating telegrams which originated
in Cincinnati, formed the staple
of street talk. .Some citizens 'were
disposed tc believe all, and more
than they heard, whilst others, who
had started out in the morning, be
lieving all that was rumored, and fear
ing that the worst had yet to be told,
concluded the day by believing nettl
ing, having canvassed so many widely
ditferent reports as to have talked and
listened themselves into a state of utter
and universal incredulity.
During yesterday forenoon the same j
subject occupied the minds anil tongues I *“S
of most of our citizens, -though the
whole files of men would fall. Our
Glorious lonfetkrate Victor)!
Richmond, July 18.—The Federal
ists, under Gen. McDowell, advanced
upon Fairfax to-day with ten thousand
, lie was repulsed with great slaughter,
men killed at lea t as many of the en- Lf ter f 0 , jr | 10urs fighting, by seven
emv as they bad in the field. High- ~
land Court House is thirty-five miles
from the battle-field, anti forty from
Staunton. C si. Scott reached Beverly
in time to save a very large train of
wagons, supposed to be not less than
200,.with all hits arms, provisions,
etc.
In justice to Col. Scott, who has
been represented by reports in town as
having, at the proper time, not given
the assistance necessary, our informant
s.ys he was, even after the battle, anx
ious to engag; his 650 against the 7000
of
I him
erything. met tic gone
grain, or fought them by himself, all j
I thousand Confederates, under Gen.
| Bonham, who commanded our ad
vanced force. The enemy is retreating
on Alexandria.
LATER.
Richmond, July 18.—The fight
commenced at Falls Run, where Bon
ham had fallen back, and it extended
to Manassas and become general. We
repulsed the enemy at all points, with
heavy loss. The fight lasted several
hours—Beauregard in command.
i . , , secraiftl in il,*
tit.arts of our people, and will tlie
llie i
:nes of tin* gallant dead as r,‘ ( . L'f
pions of free and f.'onsliuitional liberties
I,naked, Hint Congress do now adio^n
1 he cit y i» f.,11 of minors about tl,c' niJn '
ncr ol killed and wounded on both
and movements making, but all aie uitet',v
unreliable. ' 5
lie body ot t-’rancis S. Bartow, and per
haps olliers, aru
night.
expected in the train to-
Speciatliispa,,,,,,.,, n , arirSt , u M
nte Second Battle at Bull s Rati.
Manassas ,U
It is impossible to give {details to
night.
LATER.
Riclimoud, July 21. ft, P. M ,—A
reliable dispatch just received.from M»
nassas, says: "We have gained a glo
rious but dear bought victory. Night
closed in upon the enemy in full flight,
closely pursued.”
Richmond, July 22.—Reports of the ! J u |y 2i )
killod and wounded last night wero so ; j, as b een
unreliable, in the excitement and con- |
fusion, following the Confederate vie.d
ry at Manassas, we refrain mentioning
them for fear of giving causeless pain to
many anxious hearts.
Among the dead, are Generals Bar -...,,-
tow. of Savannah. Georgia; 13ee, of moned from V\ inchcster to come xvitt,
South Carolina; Kirby Smith, of Flor jail haste to the assignee officn.
ida; Colonel Johnson, of Hampton’s j Beauregard, arrived with his
us tQ engag: ms taau against tne i uttu ! . ,,
the enbmy, but his cfficeis t esought j f S i’ eelal d,i P a,ch 10 the Chdr,eston Mercu
in not to do 1t, and he retreated, sav- . ... ry ‘^ .. ... „
g everything. Had he gone to Pe- i The Southertl lictor) at Bull S Rut’.
unction, Sunday Night,
,V 11 t ' !oc k. A great battle
at the Stone
hu ;' H,ln > n, -ar this place,
i lhe Southern troops are again victo
rious. Ihe slaughter on both sides
1 was terrific.
! Gen. Johnston, who had been sum-
number ot the sceptical as to the truth
of the bloodiest rumor had largely in-
■t. aseil. Thus the day wore on, every
man among us feeling more or less
anxiety to hear the news to be brought
by the o'clock Central cars. The
train was more than an hour behind its
usual time, and long before it arrived
a great c*rowd had assembled about
the depot.
As the passengers alighted they were
immediately seized upon by friend
would have been taken.
The rest of Col. I’egram’s command
were returning very last to camp when
last heard from.' The writer believes
the above statement to be true, he
having received it from a Lieutenant
who was at the fight.
Affairs iu Washington.
Ellsworth's “Pets,” deprived of
the watchful attention their beloved of
Colonel, are behaving rather badly it:
Washington. One of their number
Manassas Junction, Va., July 19-
—One o’clock p. m.—Up to this hour
nothing has been seen of the enemy.
Owing to the rxtent of the line ot j
fighting yesterday, it is very difficult
to gather, at this point, the correct par
ticulars of the battle. Our total loss
in killed and wounded did not exceed
60. The carnage in the ranks of the
enemy was far grea'er. It is generally
estimated at 900, but may have been
more
Legion. ,
Gen. Beauregard and staff are sate. ;
Beauregard’s horso was shot under j
him.
(ion. Joseph E. Johnson commanded i
the left where the fiercest attack was
made by the enemy. j
The right was commanded by Gen.
Beauregard
President Davis readied the field at -
noon, and took command of the centre, j
When the left was pressed the severest i
the centre disengaged a portion of the j
enemy’s force, and decided the fortune '
of the day.
No other reliable reports have boon ;
received, but are hourly expected.
It is stated that the enemy were com
Major Walton’s splendid battalion manded by Gen. Scott, Patterson, and
of Washington Artillery, from New \ McDowell. .
( Orleans, held a very prominent position j It w reported that Gen. McDowell
! in the action, and covered themselves 1 was seriously wounded.
ritli glory. With their seven field
pieces they engaged Sherman's famous
WAR NEWS, via WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 20.—An official
few weeks I
p lhe Vt il
am
as tullv sufficed to
lint! which trie trim
nos of tb>- G"Vernmen'
i- - had Ik-i-h previous
1 In ; r odd r:v tea’ll,es
sag,
surplus production of our
agriculture, ! the exposition of some passengers who
ing the wounded enemies, are outrag- j and furnishing the basis of ourcommer- I had only come from Gordonsville, or
ton Star (Abolition), ru givrn
count ot the exploit, says :
battery ot U S. kljing Artillery, j ^j S p a tch front tho armv under McDo»
ahertnan had fifteen guits, hut, uotwith 1 - 1 - ... -. ..
standing
was the
ed in cold blood by a government and ! eial interchanges, present the most , some intermediate point, went home I
i . i -i i ..l. — i _ i.: i . -.i. ;i.» • .1 - -- 1 allow
Tho soldiers meantime tefuaed to j the Washington Artillery, that h was 1 j j ,
ow any persons to interfare to put j forced to shift his position no less than ; eac |, otiicr ^
out the flames. The police force were j fifteen times. His battery was finally! mi 1- ' , ,
o. ,1,0 ground, b,„ could do | si ,„o, d „„d forced ,« hcca, JL vo “”
great loss. | trip to Aspinwall.
| Of the Washington Artillery only j The bill for the appointment of an
a. in however the sudden , one luan was killed and four wounded. , Ass ; stnnt Secretary of War and onlar
^ ot il bod J’J ,f V r - S i Their nnracs :iro as follow ^ kllleJ 1 ging the War Bureau, has been passed
Private George Mure ; wounded Uapt. Congress.
Esebirmau and Privates Barker, lar j All jffieial dispatch from Gen Me
leton and Zuble — '
force in time to take part in the batth.
Gen. Beauiegard had his horse shot
under him while leading Hampton's
Legion into position.
Gen. Johnston, during the thickest
of the fight, seized the colors,:,! a ua .
wring regiment and rallied them, iu
person, to the charge.
It is impossible at this moment to
estimate the number ot the dead and
wounded. It is leported th it the com
mander of the United Stales forces,
Gen. McDowell, is mortally wounded.
On our side, Col. Francis S- Ba tow,
of Georgia, who was acting Brigadier-
General, was mortally wounded, and
is since reported dead.
The battle began at S A. M., and
lasted until (i P. M.
The enemy is now in full retreat,
and hotly pursued by our cavalry.
[second DISPATCH.]
Manassas Junction, July 21,11-1
o’clock P. M.—Amid the bustle and
UN
1 t .c I mti <
I’oneeale
•v stand fully revealed. T!.c ir.es
ig 1 ot then i :t Milt-lit tin i the a -tior:
their Congress during the p-esent
in ill), confess the intemien of suhju-
at ng these S ates by a war whose
illy is equalled only h\ its wicked
css—a war which i: is impossihie to
l>t i n 1 ae proposed result ; — whilst its
in calamities, not to be avoided bv
fall with double severity on
people that pretend to desire the con
tinuance of fraternal connections. All
cheering promise, and a kind Pu>vi
deuce has smiled on tiie labor which
with wilder and more exaggerated ac
counts of the fight and of our loss than !
■NC Olltl
ages must remain unavenged 1 ex ‘ rac,s ‘he teeming wealth of our soil | ) iat j yet been enacted.
n . . . ° .lln nil nnrllono f »l. u UnoGJaraeo T» . *
save by the universal reprobation of !
mankind. In all cases
tu.il perpetrators of the wrong escape
capture, they admit of no retaliation,
the humanity of our people would ;
: in ail portions of the Confederacy. It
where the ar- ! “ ,c R Ia,if y‘“K “> he able to give
you these facts, because of the need of
enlarged and increased expenditures in
’ suppoit of our army.
A gentleman directly fro n Beverly, infuriated soldiers.
J who, from his high official position,! About 3 j »
! must have had every advantage of ae-
j curate information, gave us substan-
Eluvated and purified by the sacred j l ‘ a ^y ‘ be tollov.ing statement
t ommt-ncmg, ii
ic ;.!l, i tatiori of
on ot he seven
g uii/ed Gun (iov
April, in the
!iuption of the
March last, with
the :.11.• i-1ation of ignoring the seces-
States which first
eminent ; persisting,
idle and absurd as-
existenee ot a in.?
w li oh ".as to he dispersed bv a passe
• -m. ,tahi. : continuing, in successive
rii-i iti:s, the I,vise representation that
'fie a* Slates intended an oilensivewar
i spite of trie conclusive evidence
to the contrary, furnished, as well b\
official action, as by the very basis on
which tins Government is constituted
-—l!ic President of lhe l nited States
a in. his advisers succeeded in deceiv
ing the people of those States into the
belief that tin purpose ot this Govern
ment was not peace at home, but con-
qin si abroad not the defence of ,ts
o w n liberties, but the subversi -n of
tlmw of die people of the 1 nited States.
’ ,'hc series of manieuvres Ly which
t’ni- impression was created-—the ait
with which tbev were devised —and
the perfidy with which they were ext- !
nited a <- alriady known to you ; but
yon cm Id scarcely have supposed that
they would be openly avowed, and
their success made the subject ol *
boastful self-l.iudation in an Executive
message. Fortunately for the truth of
his orv, however, the President of t t-
I'n teil Slates details with minuteness
the attempt to reinforce Fort Pickens,
in violation of an armistice, of which
fie confesses to have been informed,
but only by rumors too vague anti un-
cerlain o fix attention.
The aostilc expedition dispatched to
n ;; plv Fort Sumter, admitted to have
been undertaken with the knowledge
that its success was impossible ; the
sending of a notice to the Governor <>t
South Carolina of his intent on to use
force to accomplish his object, and
then quoting from his lnaugral Ad-
dr, ns the assurance that there could
he no in ritlict unless these States were
tin: aggressors,—he proceeds to de
clare that h
bv himself,
tl.rs promise, so free from .the power
. i ingenious sophistry as that the world
she-d'l rot be aide u> niiMindcrstar.il
it : arid tit do,'tin r ot (.is own state
ment, that III 1 noth i- • i the ;.p-
pro.o h of the h side licet, lie < haiges
th, w States will, becoming the assail
ants of tiie I uitcd States. Without
a gun in sight or in expectancy to ,e-
turn '.in ir lire, save only 'a few in the
tcit, tie in, indeed, lully justified in say
ing that “ihe case is so free from the
power of ingenious sophis'ry that the
world will not be able to understand
it.’
shrink instinctively Iroin the base idea cause they maintain on our fellow citi- I Lieutenant Colonel Pegram, with
waging a like war upon the sick, zens of every condition ot life, exhibit three hundred inen, being in the neigh-
women and the children oftheenc- the most self sacrificing devotion.— ; borhood of Rich Mountain, had been
They manifest a laudible pride iu up- , set upon by McClellan with his whole
ho'ding their independence, unaided by , force, amounting to at least twenty-five
any resources, other than our own, and : thousand men.
the immense wealth which a fertile soil
i under Pegram succeeded it, holding in
I m . t K 1 ^ C . 0 I n Ul CraC ^°V- a ”T li:U , kur , a ‘ : ’ t ? : Check this overwhelming force of the
ot
il
nn. But there are other savage prac
tices which have been resorted to by
the government of the United States
which do admit of repression by retal- , . , , , ,
iation. I have be en driven to the ne- i ? ,id K emal chmi *' p ’ Lavc "cumulated
ee.ssity of enforcing this repression
. I could not be more strikingly displayed [ " V Vi r B it
1 he prisoners of war, taken by the I tLan iu tbe larg0 revC nues which, with | e " e,n )'' b,nall J'> M I cC * l ' llan * uoceed
eager zeal, they have contributed at
the call of their country
In the single aiticle of cotton the sub-I surrounded and cut off from retreat
enemy on board the armed schooner
Savannuli sailing underour commission
a ere, as I was credibly advised, treated B
like common fellons, put in irons, con- ' scrijition to tho loan proposed by the : Pegram’s battalion. Pegram was ta-
fined in a jaT usually appropriated to j Government cannot tall short of fifty ; ken prisoner, twenty of his men killed,
criminals of the worst dye, anil threat j million dollars, and will piobahle ex- 1 and thirty or forty wounded. Some
ened with punishment as such. 1 had | eeed that sum, and scarcely an article J few escaped through the enemy and „ D1C UIUClK „ ,
made application for the exchange of j f cf l u ' red consumption by the army I g 0 t back to our camp ; but some two i States Arsenal, and there exch
the prisoners, to the commanding offi- '? provtded otherwise than by sobscrip- j iUn dred were either made prisoners tir their Eufteld rifles for tho ordi
err ofthc enemy’s squadron off Charles- |!‘ ; ° n i?. r ^1^ U8 BS ha ^ 1 ^ de
but that officer had already sent
vis* d by your wisdom.
The Secietary of the Treasury, in a
the prisoners to New \ork when my j report submitted to you, will give you
application vyns made. I, therefoie, | the amplest details connected with that
appeatance
Cavalry (Company II. Second Regi
ment, Lieut, Ash), changed the aspect
of things. The cavalry, with sabres
drawn, dashed through Maine avenue,
scattering the mob right mid left, and
at the time, of writing this have encir
cled tbe soldiers, and a-e making ar*
rests on all sides. -
Tho following items, from the same i
For two hours the gallant little band j source, aie significant ;
Last Tuesday one of the Rhode Is
land soldieis drew his revolver and de j
lit erately killed a fine horse belonging j
to Messrs Kirkland &: Dowling, valu- j
ed at $350. The soldier afterwards !
threatened to shoot tho driver if lie ut I
tereil a word.
.Seventy one members of the New |
York 2o'h Regiment were sent to jail I
on tbe Stb inst., for revolting. They !
were ordered to repair to the l nited ;
'mngc !
I nunureu were eauer tnaue pr.soners "or , their Eufteld rifles for tho ordinary!
scattered through the woods in the 1 musket. The members above stated I
mountains. refused to comply with tho ortlo', when
The enemy’s loss is variously esti- ; the Colonel ot the regiment, finding the
mated at from forty to a hundred and ( discontent becoming general, order ed
fifty killed, besides a great number— their arrest. On the next day a portion
several hundred—who are known to *’ f ," e Garibaldi Regiment revolted
the disparity of force, such | *.q'ij eie | ias been no fighting since yea- j excitement here it is exceedingly difli-
ga mg am vigorous re o , ter g av •• A t tho time of closing the cult to get the correct particulars of the
armies were in sight , of <r rC at battle ot to-duy. I have, how
ever, obtained a few additional facts,
which will be interesting to your read
ers.
The enemy opened their batteries of
heavy artillery and small field pieces,
at McLean’s Ford, about S o’clock in
the morning. The engagement above
the Stone bridge, on Bull’s Run, be-
. , . , Clellat d, dated Beverly. 19th iuBt.. i gan about 10 o’clock. The enemy’s
Major Hams, of the Eleventh Kcgi- I 8a y S Gen. Cox has driven six hundred ; force, as near as can be ascertained,
jut Virginia V oluutee r »,_ was mor- j 0 f Wise’s men out of Barboiirsvilte. w is at least 50,000.
Gen. Mansfield has ordered that fu J w „ s b u t oq Q00
metre
tally wounded, and died this morning
Our ow n force
l’rivate lbomas Saogster, of the gi t ; ve slaves on no pretexts, are to be j p l- p. .. (■<. ., n
Alexandria (\ a ) Riflemen, was shot j permittsd to reside or inarch into the 1 General N. G. Evans, ot South Car
ed in sending round a force of several
thousand men, and, turning the flank,
through the heart and instantly killed.
Col. Haye’s Luuisauua Regiment
was among the troops engaged. They
made a splendid bayonet charge, scat
teriug the enemy in every direction.
It has been as-ertaineil that Gen.
army.
Advices from Bull’s Creek to
o'clock, I*. M., Friday says there was
I no firing then. The Confederates were
still in possession of the principle bat
teries. With a glass, large bodies of
McPowel, iu person, commanded the ; meu were seen moving to the right and
attack. : left, but there were no indications of a
Among the liiuts of tho victory I ‘ retreat. There will probably be no
may mention a very large quantity of ; general movement before Saturday, un
improved arms, thrown away by tbe j ess the Confederates provoke it.
Yankees in their hasty retreat, and to.- baTTLK IN WESTERN VIRGINIA—
med it my duty to renew the pro- : branch of the public service; hut it is
posal tor exchange to the constitution- ; not alone on their prompt pecuniary
f the army and I contributions that the noble race of. have been severely wounded,
the only J freemen w ho inhabit these States evince
how woithy they are of those liberties j for stating that, during the fight, Col. j tJ j .states
surrendered
.* 1 commander-in-chief
navv of lhe United States
officer having control of priNoners.
To this end l dispatched an officer
to him, ui
ing the proposal
Lincoln of iny resolute purpose to
check all barbarities on prisoners of
w ar by such severity of retaliation on
prisoners held by us as should secure
the abandonment of the practice.—
This communication was received and
read by the officer in command of the
armv of the United States, and a mes
sage was brought from him, by the
hearer ol my communication that a re
ply would he returned by President j
Lincoln as soon as possible. I earn
estly
has not
: tire assurance that prisoners of war will
he treated in this unhappy contest with
that regard for humanity which has
made such conspicuous progress in the
I conduct of modern warfare As meas-
! tires of precaution, however, and until
' the promised reply is received, I still
! retain in custody some officers cap-
! ture.l from the enemy, whom it had
been tny Measure.previously to enlarge
on parole and whose fate must neces-
conduct, as just relate.) \ sar jj., depend on that of prisoners held
was the performance ol ()y fbe cneI0} .
I append a copy of my communica
tion to the President and Cornmander-
m-chief of the army and navy of the
Uni .ed States, and of the report of the
«,til, er cha ged to deliver it marked
“‘document A.”
There are some other passages in
the remarkable paper to which I have
directed your attention, having refer
ence ro the peculiar relations which ex
ist between this Gove nment and the
States usually termed bolder slave
States, which cannot be properly with
held from notice.
The hearts cf onr people are ani-
l nder cover of this unfounded pre-1 mated by sentiments towards the in
vitee, that the Confederate States are j habitants of those States which found
the assailants, that high functionary,; expression in your enactment refusing
after expressing ins concern that some : to consider them enemies, or authorize
foreign nations had so shaped their ac- hostilities against them. That a vert
and forced its way across ihe bridge in-
, , - , . , , .. I to Washington, where, after they had
A\ e have the same high au’honty , iahe| , lhe ° v were surrounded by Uni-
- -i-i ,1 <1.,. i... It I..! i •
which they know so well how to de- . Wm. C. Scott was posted, by order,
tder a flag of truce, and mak- ! fcnd ' G> ““‘“hers far exceeding these j within four hundred yards of Pegram’s ('The unpopularity
oposal I informed President a “ tll< ‘f> z vd by your laws they have , battalion, but took no part in the affair. Liuteuant Coloni
pnssod the tender of their services g coU sem tWQ me ers forward t0
against tho enemy. I heir atitnde of . • . . « *1, r.r..*
ascertain what was going on—the first
calm and sublime devotion to their I . «<»a going
couutry—the cool and confident cour. j was , sh o| b y our own men, and the se-
ago with which they arc already pro- j co,ul > wll ° was n °* s , ent forwa, , d “I*" 1
parijg to meet tiie threatened iuvasiou, J alter the enemy had surrounded I e-
wfcatever proportions it may assume— ’ gram, was shot by the Lincolnites.
the assurance that their sacrifices and
and their services will be renewed from
year to year, with uni’aultering purpose
until they have made good to the'Utmost
their right to self-government—the
generous and almost unquestioning con-
ken by our forces.
the latest. j
Nine O’clock, p. m.—Everything !
Las been quiet this afternoon. The j
enemy, having obtained permission, un- j
der a flag of truce, to bury their dead, !
have been busily engaged in so doing
for several hours. Tueir los3 certain- ;
ly exceeded 500. Our loss was less j
than twenty killed, and thirty or forty
wounded, (ieu. Bonham, *tvho com- \
maud the brigade that did the fighting.
DEFEAT OF THE
A ) Capt
FEDERALISTS t
olina, led the brigade first into action.
4 Among the Southern forces prominent-
l ly engaged were Col. Sloan’s 4th regi
ment, Colonel Kershaw’s 2*1 regiment
, anil Col. Wade Hampton’s legion, all
of Soi th Carolina volunteers. Only
three men were rounded in Col. Ker-
. shaw’s regiment. In Colonel Sloan’s
regiment and Hampton’s legion the
loss of file was greater,
i Adjutant Theodore G. Barker and
dimes Cohner, of the Washing
ton Light Infantry, Hampton’s legim .
AT POl’E' CREEK FEDERAL OF- wcre slighdy wounded. Lieut. Cot
FILERS MISSING. R. J. Johnson, of the legion, was kiii-
[k.nemv’s xccovst.] ed.' Captains Earle atui Echols were
Cincinnati! July 20,—The Kan.iwlia cor- \ slightly WOlinde i.
Men never fought trace desperately
than did ours to-day. We Irate <-ip-
rv, also
nntii Gazelle
iponde.it of t li e Cinci
ivntes at noon, on the I81I1: A regiment
with two guns and the Trenton Cavalry, , .
were orderd to reconnoiror Pope's Creek. ; tured eighteen pieces of
On reaching lire Creek, they found lhe Vi j
ginians, 1,500 strong, emrenched with a
masked baltery of two guns.
The Federalists tired forty rounds and
silenced the battery, but their ammunition
_ _ w givi'ig out they retired, when the battery
Colonel was the supposed j aud Louisannians. The enemy had j opened upon them as they were moving off.
nut thirtv of the same reg- ! between 5000 aud 6000 engaged. We j Cap’ain Allen and Lieut. Pomeroy were
Col. Norton, of the 21st Otiio Re
gulars, to whom they
They w ere lodged in jail, j had under him only 3000 men, made
rity of their Colonel and ! np of Virginians, South Carolimans,
We le.triied from another source that
the first messenger was very drunk,
and that, on tiding up in the rear of
Pegram’s men, he announced himself i *^ e cd,tor j da ^ e< J. M Fortress Monroe,
as a “Yankee Colonel,’’ whereupon he j J“ nt ' ,r01 “ which we make the ar.-
i-ausc. About thirty of the same re
iment retnted to accept Minuie guns in
stead of rifles, and wero also lodged in
jail.
Abolition Outrages in Virginia Con-
lessed.
The New York Times of the 3d inst.
contains a letter from Mr. Raymond,
was immediately shot. This rumor we
, v .™ puss.u.v * jfidenee which they display in their '7" f. j/j"
hope this promised reply, winch governmcnt during the pending strug- I S l \f for '' ,iat '.'V '’
ot yet been received, will convey „ lc . all cora bi„ e to present a spectacle .„ 111 ? llan “ ol l“ Guards,
gle. all combine to present a spectacle
such as the world has rarely, if ever
sceu.
To speak cf subjugating such a peu-
plo so united aud determined, is to
speak language incomprchensuLle to
them—to resist an attack on their rights
or their liberties, with them is an in
stinct.
Whether th ; s war shall last oue or
threo or five years', is a problem they
leave to be solved by the enemy alone.
It shall last till tbe enemy shall have
withdrawn from their borders, till their
political rights, their altars, and their
homes—are freed fiom invasion. Thou,
aud then only, will they rest from this
struggle, to enjoy in peace the blessings
which, with the favor of 1’rovidence,
they have secured by (be aid of their
own strong hearts aud sturdy arms.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
from Farm
ville, is said to have suffered severely ;
ncxeil extract:
They have entered private houses
which had been deserted and shut up
by their owners, and in sheer wanton-
out of ninety men engaged, only fifteen ; “ ess * destroyed the furniture which
having returned in safety to camp.
Col. Scott is retreating to join Gar
nett, who, with twelve thousand men,
is also falling back towards the South
west Bass.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
.Col. Scruggs, of Wa renton, has
kindly furnished us the follow ing state
ment of the fight at Rich Mountain,
gathered from sources which he be
lieved reliable:
eugnged
have taken two cannon aud 500 stand J
of arms from the enemy.
It was Thomas Sangster, and not
William, who was killed among the
Alexandria Riflemen.
We have intelligence that Patter
son has crossed the Potomac at Har
per's Ferry, doubtless to ntako a junc
tion with Gen. JIcDowell.
Fifty Northern prisoners, principally
Pennsylvanians, arrived here to day
from Winchester.
Wo are hourly looking for a renewal
of the attack.
I ' giment, was woumleil and captured.
Col. Woodruff and Lieut. Col. NelV. of
Boyne’s Kentucky regiment, and Col De
Yilliers, of the lit!* Ohio regiment, left
| Cox’s camp on the ITlh. and it 13 supposed
they weie either killed or captured.
they contained. J-ha've heard of tle-
gaiit pianos broken in pieces, chairs
and sofas cut, pictures defaced, mir
rors broken, and other outrages perpe
trated, more worthy of savages than j
soldiers drawn from the ranks of civil ,
lile. Col. Allen’s burning of the wheat, i
the reckless disregard of all rights, anil
of ordinary decency, which is said to
arms, together with vast piles of slain.—
Everywhere in the direction of their tlight.
This battle over which the Northern j be habitual with them
THE KILLED AT BULL’S POINT
Manassas, July 19.—Geo. M. Mure
of tho New Orleans artillery, is dead-
Lieut. Ii. II. Miles, privates Dicoutc,
Wilkinson, Mallory and Thomas
Sangster, killed. Capt. Allen, Liouts.
English and Harris, Privates Reilly,
Whitaker, Sergeant Lumpkin, are
rut and stacked ia the field, because ! wounded—all of Virginia companies.
he believed it belonged to a secession- j ^ soldier, Baldwin, from Ar- .
, t. u,K- 1 i« nn inctar.oo kantas, was killed at btaunton, by the ' men - >'“» refers 10 ihe left wing, where
,st (a widow ^Uilj,) IS an msUnie^ot j ars> un Wednesday. 1 “>« raged principally, and does not
_ i include the right ami centre, which were
' I only partially engaged. The entire Con-
! federate force numbering about -10,000 men.
from 300 to 400 prisoners. 1 i t num
ber'of killed ami woumled ea. n.it be
ascertained with any accuracy until to
morrow. Our loss is estimated at 200
killed and 300 wounded, while the loss
of the enemy could not have been less
than several thousand. These figures,
however, may he wide of the mark,
far the line of battle was extended,
and it was almost tbuk when the ene
my gave way.
The Washington Artillery, of New Or
leans, was again in the foremost place, aid
did most effective work. Their fire fell up—
"mi the ranks of lha foe with murderous ef
fect.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, of Sa
vannah, were cut to pieeos. Colonel Bar-
low’s fine Regiment ot Georgians sera
nearly annihilated.
Gen. Barnard E. Bee of South Ca-ohna,
was mortally wounded. Colonel Wade
Hampton was slightly wounded.
Richmond, July 21, 10 P. M.—At Bub’s
Creek they have been fighting all day long
since four o’clock this morning. We have
won the victory. Generals Bartow and Bee
and Lieutenent-Colonel Johnson, of the
the bodies of the dead and wounded weie | Hampton Legion, were killed. Mr. Stev—
LATER FROM MANASSAS.
Richmond, Va., July 22.—Piesidcnt Da
vis sends an official dispatch to the Sieere-
tary of War, announcing a complete and
decisive victory yesterday, near Manassas.
The enemy, alter a ten hours' battle, tied
precipitately in the direction of Leesburg
and Oentreville, pursued by the cavalry and
light infantry till night put an end to the
pursuit.
The enemy left on the field of battle a
large quantity of stores, munitions, and
scattered ; while the neighboring farm
houses were crowded with the enemy's
wounded.
Tue Confederate forces immediately en
gaged, numbered about 15,000 men—(hose
of ihe Federalists are estimated at ,35.000
lions as if they supposed the early t!es-
uuctirn of the National Union proba-
large portion of the people of those
States regard us as brethren, and if
hie, he abandons all further disguise; 1 unrestrained, by the actual presence
proposes to make this contest a 1 0 f large armies, the observation of civ-
short one, by placing at the control of;
Government, for the work, 400,000
inen .and $400,000,000. The Con
gress, concurring in the doubt thus in
timated as to the sufficiency ofthc
force demanded, has increased it to a
half million of n en.
These enormous preparations in men
and money for the conduct of the war
on a st ale more gigantic than any
whic h the New World ever witnessed,
is a distinctive avowal, in the eyes of
civilized men, that, the United States
are engaged in a conflict with a great
and powerful nation. They are at
last compelled to abandon the pretence
of being engaged tn the dispersing of
rioters and the suppression of insurrec
tions, and are driven to the acknowl
edgment that tbe ancient Union lias
been dissolved. They recognize the
separate existence of these Confederate
States bv the interdiction by embargo
authority, ami the declaration of mar
tial law, some of them, at least, would
joyfully unite with us. That they are,
with almost entire unanimity, opposed
to the prosecetion of the war waged
against us, are facts ol which daily re-
curring'events fully warrant the asser
tion.
The President of the United States
refuses to recognize in these out late
sister States, the right of retraining
from attack upon us; and justified his
refusal by the assertion that the States
have no other power than that reserved
to them in the Union by the Constitu
tion—no one of them ever having been
a state out of the Union: ' •
Tiie view of the Constitutional rela
tions between the States an 1 the Gen
AVinchestup, July 1 ,1661.
Kditors Atlanta Papers :
Gentlemen : Allow me through
your columns to inform alt volunteers
who have not puchaacd side arms, that
it is useless for them to do so, < s they
will not 1 e allowed to carry them after
they are mustered into service. The
money each would spend for a pistol
will do them great good if brought in
money. There are men hero following
the army Toutid to buy pistols of the
volunteers when orders are giveu to
dispei.se with them, which orders are
issued as fast as the different regiments
arrive in camp. It will bo money
thrown away to buy pistols. Those
wbo are lierc buying are doing so for
speculation, knowing tbose to whom
(bey sell them will not bo allowed to
use them. . .
Respectfully, &c.,
Wm, C. Humphreys,
Company F. 8th Regiment Ga. Vol
unteers.
troops are so loudly crowing, was
tought on Thursday last. Our force of
1500 men, under Col. Pegram, was
composed of his own Regiment and
the 44lh, Col. Win. - C. Scott. Col.
Scott was posted with his Regiment
In this connection 1 desire to raise
the question as to the propriety of all
the house burnings and other destruc
tion of property which seems to have
the sanction of our authorities. On the
way to Bethel, at the time of the dis-
ens, suppose.! to lm a lirotlier of Major
Stevens, ol tiie Citadel Academy in your
city, is reported to be wounded.
The enemy is in lull retreat.
SECOND DISPATCH.
11 p. m.—The tig lit commenced at Ma
nassas at dawn. By noon *be action had
become general, and the hauls raged Hong
the whole line. Gon. Johnston command
ed the left wing and (ten. Beauregard tiie
,, . , 1 " rr,—T - j right wing. The reports that reach us he re
Manassas Junction, Saturday Night, Ju- I while those of the rederalisis were nearly | s j a t e that our force was no less than 75 Doll
ly 20.—During the greater pan of yesterday j 80.000. ' j m ‘ en a „d that the enemv had ovei 100,000.
atternoon the enemy was busy in burying . 1 ne enemy lost several batteries of field j 'fhese statements are probably exagoerat..:
the dead near Bull’s Run. \\ « have, how- | arul'ery, and one stand of regimental colors, j |,m it is certain that the leaders on hotii
THE FIRST BATTUE.
(650) to protect one road, running up J astrous and ilisciedi^able affair at that
the mountain, and Col. P. with the place some time since, Col. Duryea’s
.«t, and a body of Artillery, were ] Regiment, while passing a large anti
ever, information that the Northern forces j No particulars have been obtained up to j
are concentrating against us in immense i this afternoon of the dead and wounded on ,
numbers. They are throwing tip earthwork* j either sule. •
and planting batteries with great energy, as
if to renew the attack. Our troops await
the onset wi'.li the utmost confidence.
Gen. Patterson, with his en'ire force, has
abandoned Martinsburg, and is now hasien-
Southern Congress.
Richmond, Va., July 22.—Congress met
at noon to-day,and was opened with prayc
sides had concentrated their whole availa'ala
force to lake part in the battle.
At about seven o’clock this evening the
enemy gave way in eveiy direction, ami
their flight became precipitate. At dar.-t
closely
ed by
Bayonet of the Double Barrel Shot
Gun —Our friends, Mr George S. King,
has shown us a bayonet attached to a
double barrel abot gun. which seems to
us to supply a deficiency which has here
tofore existed in the common shot gun
as sl weapon of warfare. The bayouet
is so fixed as to be secure when used,
and interferes iu no way in drawing
the ramrod. We understand that be
h*6.two other modes of attaching tho
jbaydnet to the gun, hot as lie iuteuds
es an 1 the Gen^ applying for a patent for each, wo will
era! Government, is a fitting introduo' not attempt a description, but merely
tion to another assertion of tbe Mess-; * ‘
age, that the ExeCu ive possesses tiie
power of suspending the writ of Hate/is
remark that* the bayonet, with the
whole attachment, is made of tho best
east Steel.— Tallahassee Floridian.
back 7,000 Hessians, repulsing them
five times. Col. St ott, ha* ing express
orders from Col. Pegram to remain in
his position, on hearing the fire, sent
Mr. H to Col. P. to know if he
should advance to his assistance.—
Unfortunately, Mr. II. was killed ; and,
after an hour or two, he not returning,
another aid was sent—Mr. Liffard, of
Appomattox, the Quartermaster—who
shared the same fate. Alter waiting to
hear from his iast messenger a short
time, Scott advanced with his men,
650, and, when he reached the foot of
the mountain, the gallant remnant of
Pegram’s command were found. Col.
S. then retreated, with all the strag-
gle:s he could find, and reached Mon
terey, Highland county, next day,
where he stopped, being joined by two
regiments from Georgia and North Car
olina, raising his force to 3000 rnen,
and there he proposes to give battle.
Gen Garnett sent him word that he en
tirely approved of his retreat, and order
ed him not to stop until he should reach
Buffalo Gap, ten miles the other side
of Staunton. Col. Pegram had his
horse Rilled under him, and, before he
could disengage himself, was taken
prisoner, (’apt. Maury, of Buckin-
gether with its elegant furniture, car
pets, pianos, an excellent law library,
and all its other contents, worth in the
aggregate, as the officer himself assured j
me, not less than §25,000. I learn 1
that the owner, a lawyer named Whit-1
ing, and another gentleman who was .
in the house at the time, denied having (
fired upon the troops. Both were ;
brought into the fortress, and afterward
sued orders that all civilians, women and
children should leave Manassas function
torihwith. He evidently anticipates a ^reat
battle here to-morrow.
lately, abandoning a very large amount of . „
arms, munitions, knapsacks and baggage. • ' ir - m * a K.-giment w;
The ground was strewn for miles with T * ie ^ a:tef y a J ,hr l‘ 0 ' n
those killed, and tho farm houses, and the i ,|n, **ediatel) led the n
Manassas Junction, July 20. G n. m.—Or. j K r “““ a around, were tilled with Ins wound- j u,1,,er a terrible
Wednesday the South Carolina Regiments «»• - I «' e c! ’P !,, “' d “
wero ordered hack Irom Fairfax Court-house ; 1 lie P“ r8 '>u was continued along several ; 118 8 mis l T _ ” ;
to Bull’s Run. ' routes towards Leesburg and Centroville,
I’hey were posled at Mitchell’s Ford.-— 1 " nlil . darkness covered the fugitives
of ihe bavnnel. H' 1
inians to t ho charge
1 a tier a fierce
ruire battery and lurm-J
The enemy avoided this point, and made
the at'.euipl to cross at Mcl.ane’s Ford. , .....
...... ....w ....... i Duly three Virginia Regiments and a de- • 0,16 |Dniicd States
1 , ; .1 „ r,n *!,.» r..»re tachiuent of tho Washington Artillery of • have l,t>en u!ie "’
released by Gen. Butler, on the repre- j New 0rleans wpre sefio J y en „ a , red r > -Too high P r a
sentations ol Col. begltr. I confess 1 j There were no casualties o') arty sort whether for the Sl
do not see the propriety of burning the j among the South Carolina troops.
We have captured several field batteries !
and a regimental stand ol colors, arms, and !
flag. Many prisoners !
house. Why, moreover, was it neces
sary to order Little Bethel to be burned j TIIE VERf LATEST—THE BATTLE
and tiie church to be set on fire if it j QS SI\DAY !
was of wood, and to be blown up if of; Augusta July 21
brick ? These things savor more of ; — - * * *
barbarous times than
we live.
those in which ™ 1 a | 9 M ’>
The fight commenced at Manassas | were unanimously adopted :
Important.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 17th
instaut, says: “There is reason to
apprehend, perhaps, new demonstra
tions on the part of tho enemy ; and
that, too, of a character which will
make manifest the wisdom aud beneft-
ceucc of the President iu calling out
tho militia en masse.— I cry large num
bers of troops hare just been landed "of
Fortress Monroe
j at 4 o’clock, this A. M., and reached
its height at 1*2 M., and lasted until 7
A Skirmish-
Fortress Monroe, July 20.—A scoot
ing party while reconnotering, wer
surprised bv the enemy, and three
Fedeffiljsts killed.
Military Chaoses.
Washington, July 20.— lhe special
correspondent of the Post, says HurA*
supercedes Patterson. D;x will
succeed Banks.
Gen. l’aitersau’s Command-
Washington, July 22.—Patterson s
*ulved % That we recognize the hand of division IS inarching on \\ indite
praise, cannot be .bestowed,
a skill of (he principal officers,
or for the gallantry of all the troops.
JHjf’he battle was mainly fought on the
leTT, several miles from our field wonts.—
Our lorce engaged did^not uxceeu 15,0t>0;
that of the enemy is estimated at 35,000.
(Signed^ Jeff. Davis.
Tho following Tesolu’ions were then ol-
fered by Mr. Meiiimiuger. of South Caroli-
the Most High God, the King of Kings and ! slowly and cautiously.
Lord of Lords in the glorious victory with
which he hath erowued our arms at Manas-
P. M. The enemy retired, leaving us j east a“d *ha( the people of these Confed- j
macs of the field. She™..',
ebrated Battery of Light Artillery ta- 1 united thanksgiving and praise for this
ken. Great slaughter on both sides, j "Ifi/S"''Tha? we approve the prompt
Impossible to give details. ; and patriotic efforts of the Mayor ofthc city
T , „. ' , i of Richmond to make ptovision for th*
Richmond. A a.. July -1.—lhe hat- woun ded ; aud that a committee of one
tlo commenced near Manassas, at 4 | member from each Slate be appointed to
o’clock this morning, became general 1 co-operate in the plan.
Zeigle has been appointed Brig”
dier General.
Victory of Gen. lVisc.
* Richmond, July 22.—PasserfoC-*
who arrived here state that Gen.
won a decided victory in the h* ana ' s '
Valley last week, killing one h“i>“ re
of the enemy, and losing^but few- ^
Nothin*.
clock.
later from Manassas •
