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ATHENS, (LAUK COUNTY. GEO. OCTOBER 9. 1861.
VOLUME XXX-NUMBER
, ;i: .nu i-trhex.
I r I.KXINUTOX.
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lobe burned, to prevent tbe tebcls J'een Intndreed strong, were first made ] bly drawn to the stomach to manage 29. Twelve men are bit in battle,
j therefrom gaining tbe advantage of! to take ihe oath not to serve agaii.a* i the food eaten, thus drawing off that dressed in red where there are only
Uhelter. Meanwhile, the little garri- tin* Confederate States, when they ; supply which the brain and muscles so five, dressed in bluish grey, a differ-
! son, already worn by labrr on (be en- j were put across the river, and in 1 much need. enee of more than two to one; green,
| trenchmcnts, began to look eagerly for charge of General Rains, marched on j 11. If persons will drink brandy it seven; brown, six.
the coming pf reinforcements. ° (Saturday night to Rich:, ond, sixteen is incomparably safer to do so after an 30. Water can be made almost ice
i On tbe lOlli Col. Mulligan had sent miles, whence on Sunday they march j effort than before ; for it can give only cool in the I ottest weather, by closely
Lieut. Rains, ot Company K, of the ; ed to Hamilton, a station on the Han- 1 a transient strength, lasting but a few enveloping a filled canteen, or other
brigade, with a squad of twelve men, 1 nibal and St. Joseph Railroad, where minutes ; but as it can never be known vessel, with woollen cloth kept plenti-
uiMlie stcame. Sunshine to Jeffersoi they were declared fiee to go where I how long any given effort is to be kept fully wetted and exposed.
)i a copy of i (jo miles distant, pressing the j they pleased. I in continuance, and if longer than the 31. While on a march, He down the
t the 25th ulk, | ne( ; c ’ ssit j- or rc j n |' 0 ,cements. Forty While on this march they expericnc-1 few minutes, die body becomes more
the following j m jj ps jjgj 0Wj the Sunshine was cap- | erl generous, and humane treatment, feeble than it would have been without
'* j tured, and Rains and his men brought I both from Gen. Rains and from the
back to New Lexington and lodged residents along the route. Such is the
piiboneis in the old Fair Ground. jstatement of several of our men. Gen.
Other messengers were sent off to Rains ordered an entire flock of sheep
inst the failure of any one. (to be given to them, and there was no
in siillirient num- (time !o-t in appoitionment or appro
Ttrc inhabitants also liberal-
thein
side circles. His lordship and suite [who lent ihemselves as the agents of the 8peei«l dispatch to tl.e Mnoon Tele-rndh
i,.,.... M.mpi.i.. ■ i ! w on *«» •?»iiwr.
„ . , . ... , e .. . ' 7’he pit which they-digged for us, they, reen " r,er er » X a., Oct. 4.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Sept. 2alli. t . le J elves , iare fa| | fn jnto || aroa „ U * '
jPh® South
Extraordinary Escape from the
Hands of tbe lless ans.
Admitted.
a gentleman in j
for a cony of
NtlilCt
battle at Lexin ,
on to the public by the
It win be seen tli.it
!ge the completeness of
ned by i!.i ('onfi ;b :a'c
o ‘hat tin re i ' an in^. -
gun
W
a ivt, 1 hisi. r„
A Mt
ig.'ti, win
1‘littVl.clirr,
rr ordered
LiFayf.ti
.■ i u< :, !n
: :1, ,t ;>!.:.«■
The enemy \\< _
. hers to throw out parties to intercept j prtatior.
the Federal troops eu route for the re- I !>' gave
, id' of Col. Mulligan Thus, a de-| were provided fi
taehment 5,000 stiotig met and turned either from '
Inn k 1,500 Iowa troops from Richmond, whole party
Col.
tent,
White.
Ilhneis
h, lush M ,
x n-.«.n ' s |,
the stimulus, it is clear that its use be
fore an effort is always hazardous, and
is always unwise.
12. Never go to sleep, especially
after a great effort, even in hot weather,
without some covering over you.
13. Under all circumstances, rather
■revisions. Wagons j than lie down on the bare ground, lie
those unable to walk, {in the hollow of tw > logs placed to-
oumi> or fatigue, and the I get her, or across several smaller pieces
th .s came through with of wood, laid side by side; or sit on
sixteen miles Aon. the „vcr, they re-1 extraordinary expedition. lyourhat, leaning against a tree. A
treating, it i.- reported, to St. Joseph-1 Word was sent to Gen. Prentiss at nap ot ten or fifteen minutes in that
Our infotmant says heavy cannon:, ling I Quincy, and means of transportation position will afresh you more than an
was beard at a distance', sevcial times provided, l.v which the men were hour on the bare earth, with the addi
hy thrill in various directions from 'brought down to (Joint y, where they tional advantage of perfect safety.
Lexington, which thev iindei Mood to I arrived on Monday. Thirc were with 14. A rut is less dangerous than a
in- encounters between the enemy and 1 d-e force only eight women, Colonel bullet wound, and heals more rapidly,
these rebel parties. ! Mulligan anti bis officers having left 15. If Rein any wound the Mood
The situation of the Fed. rrd troops j their wives at Jefferson City. spirts out in jets, instead of a steady
grew more, desperate as day after ilav | ’* 1,0 prisoners will be taken to }stieant, you will die in a few minutes
passed. Within their lines were pick- | Springfield and held for exchange, j unless it is remedied, because an arte-
etc! about the wagons and trains, a ! ra "* < fol ‘ I;u:i: CI«tl» Jackson came j r y has been divided, and thus takes the
j.irge i.timbi-i of horses at .1 mules, 11,1,0 «•« SaMinlay. tt :s rc blood direct from the fountain of life,
sieai'v three thousand in alt, now a 1” ,,s ravc-tng .eg.s a . fo stop this instantly, tie a handker-
— • " «"* > a»«l anxiety,tor as . j^Tthus thrown together the j c, * ie ‘ or . Ho ' h 'T r > lo " sel >’ »»
o! sh. II plunged among them, mam , OA , ares „ (C protracted defense nvKK , N \' he wo '* m) an < 1 “»« P»«
in.iny ol the animals were killed and 1 „f Lexington, without detail, and nl- j a stick, bayonet or ramrod between the
■a o'in deil. and til.in the struggle ot the most without touching upon i ho q ues— j xkin and the handkerchief, and twist it
iattei the (i.tngi-r of a general stain-: tion of loss. That of the enemy is va-1 around until the bleeding ceases, and
petie w..s eminent. The havoc in the i riously estimated at front ono to two { keep it thus until the surgeon arrives.
, [' the entrenchment was im- I thousand killed and wounded, and on 1G. It the blood Hows in a slow,
• i ' . W.igons were knocked to t dm side ot the Federals from three to I regular stream, a vein has been pierced,
, >; ,,ie> scattered ar.d destroyed, ,,v0 bimdred. Of «ur men cne hundred j and the handkerchief must be on the
the glutted strewn with dead 1 , ?"' 1 " , ' 1 4 0 ‘V''m hospital at j either side of the wound ftom the heart ;
I . s,-x Mtj innlrs • Loxiiigton. A full list of the killeo * that is, lielow llit? wouncl.
' on Wednesday the 17th an evi,! “"I 1 , TT 1 . 1 ?' ,,mst ^ I 17. A bullet through the abdomen
..mtle first amirelc nded fel upon , V". 7 i (*»»V or «»Qu.acl.) is more certuinl,
1 • l |'i , ‘* | t.uuu , > ltl! u l uul ) last ( lav ol the light Viv a h a U through \ ^ . , . /
Coh.,.el Mulligan’s command. They ! t5lft ca f,- or ,|,c leg. and a tlcsl. v,ound i l?**. ,J aimed at the head or heart;
wc:'c cut oil Iroill the river and their ! on the right arm from a grape shot.
u r, ; gave out. Fortunately a heavy We have already referred to the it.jtt
moment you halt for a rest; every min
ute spent in that position refreshes
more than five minutes standing or loit-
eting about. -
32. A daily evacuation of the bow
els is indispensable to bodily health,
vigor and endurance; this is promoted
in many cases, by stirring a table
spoonful of corn (ludian) meal in a glass
of water, and drinking it on rising in
the morning.
33. Loose bowels, namely, acting
more tlion once a day, with a feeling
of debility afterward, is the first step
toward cholera, the t est remedy is in •
stant and perfect qtiietude of body,
eating nothing but boiled rice with or
without boiled milk, in more decided
cases, a woollen flannel, with two
thickness in front, should be bound
tightly around the abdomen, especially
if marching is a necessity.
34. To have “been to the wars,” is
a life-long honor, increasing with ad
vancing years, while to have died in
defense of your country will be the
boast and the glory of your children’s
children.
\ hvngrd on liis own gallows.
'has not been subjugated, and will not be.
... , r i But the North has been. They have pass-
/ldjntant Citorge II. Alexawdir $ Ks- | e ,| there under the yoke of despoiu.m such
cope from Fort .V Henry—His safe i as men never before groaned urder on
America's shores.
They dare not do as the laws allow them
There is no law—everything is what Lin-
coin wills. Men dare not speak as they
please. They dare dot think as they please.
They dare not have a conscience of their
own. 'I hey dare be silent. They must
affirm what, perhaps they dot believe; must
swear to that against which their aouls re
vel t; must applaud the tyranny which
their souls execrate; must join in the clam
or for innocent hlood. All this they must
do, or accept as lliejr portion, prisons and
dungeons in distant States or on glooomy
isles, where friends may not see them,
where wives may not hear from ahem,
where trials are not to he had. and where
they dwell in such cells as Lincoln may
be pleased to assign them, and until he
shall be pleased to discharge them! 'lints
has ended the free government, the free
speech, the free press, and the free consci
ence of the North! Knded in utter, ahject
subjugation! The palt ot political night
has settled over their land, ar.d the silence
is unbroken save by the insensate laugh of
such as love to rattle-their chains.
orrival among his friends.
We had an interview last night with
Adjutant Geo. W. Alexander at the
Powhatan Hotel, were he artiveil yes
terday from Gen. Johnston’s Head
Quarters. His escape anil subsequent
adventures are equal to a French ro
mance.
After Colonel Thomas and Alexander
had captured the St. Nicholas, they started
upon another secre.l expedition, and by one
of those unaccountable accidents the Colo,
net was captured. Alexander was at this
lime in charge ot a schooner, steering hold-
ly op the Chesapeak. The weather came
on squally and very bad; and seeing sus
picious movements among some steamers,
he concealed his men ... the hold ot the
vessel, placed his hrother-in law at the
helm, and he himself on deck disguaed ns
an oyaterman, he ran into Annapolis ami
anchored undered under Fort Severn. At
daylight he got underway and stood over to
Chester river. Here a lerriffic gale threw
hi* little craft high upnn Kaa.ern Neck Is
land. He then, in disguise, hoarded the
steamer ‘Arrow,’ got tbe papers and saw
•he account of the Colonel’s arrest; then
place.' the main body of bis men under tbe j
charge of Lieut, lllaekiston, with orders tu |
him to make the best ol hit way to Virginia j •— —
across the Ray and throng). Calvert county; I From tin- ith-hmoud Examiner, 30th.
which Alackiston succeeded nobly in doing, j Tfte |’| lfat MoUIltaill Affair—Letter
Alexander ther.. with his h ro ttier-in-law , . _ . .
and two men,, slatted for Accomac, down I fWB Eel. IlCKSWk
the Kassern shore of Maryland. Kvery- j We have received the following let-
thing went on swimmingly until Ids arrival , cr frotn ( ; en . Jackson in relation to the
at lambnugp, where one of th»-nariv r»e j ,, , »• ■ 4 i 4 i
ing recognized bv Judjge fc*per.ce* and lie \ tlisconccit of the lately report-
being a relative, Monteitli-like, proved a j cel movements of Gen. Lee upon the
traitor, and informed on them, in a short | Cheat Mountain frontier. The expla-
lime Gov. Hix ordered out the Dorchester j na ,j on if any i s due on out part to Gen.
Guards: the hotel was surrounded, and thev . « . • _
were taken in custody, dragged to the con,'- I -Ja^otl, IS Simply and obMObsly that
Green brier
The er.emy attacked us in force this
morning, firing on our picket* about (>
o.elonk, gradually driving Ihetn in, and
opened fire upon our camp ot S o'clock
with seven pieces of artillery, among
them some 12 pound rifled cannon.
I hey had a column of 5,000 infantry
opposed to half that number on ou‘r
side. Alter heavy firing f or over four
hours, and -some abortive efforts to
charge our lines on the flanks, they
were repulsed with heavy loss. Out
loss was but little. Our men and es
pecially the Georgians behaved well.
S. F Ui.oom,
Aid de Camp I.. Brigadier General
. II. IL Jackson.
The Official ADnoiiiireuenl of llie
Creenbriar Fight..
Richmond, Va., Oct. o—The follow,.,
dispatch has been received m the \V ar De-
J*ckson l -‘ ,ere, ' r01 " Ur ‘»' Ge "’ "‘"O H.
c a.me Bartow, Grkc.n Bria'r Rivkk, )
October 3d. )
rile enemy attacked
.... ... .— ... . - ----- ns il(is mornin K ■
Rut the aoulli.thank Heaven,is still free! I l ; n8| derable force, their numbers iieino- es-
I'nsnl'jiigatril, ui.awrd, unbaiu. unterrif'ed! r " llfln
A people have been subjugated, but a tl.oU'
sand times, thank Heaven,it was not by US,
nor is it in!
lerstood, that one of them at least, if
intended to seize and te open to the
commerce of the world a leading cot
ton port. We recomend nr mercan
tile leaders to keep a very close watch
, op this matter. The consequences of
for in the lalter cases the bull is often I a very successful landing of Uoion
glanced off by the hone, or follows I troops at Mobile, Nevr- Orleans, Savran
SifBilCUt.
Bennett’s Herald of Wednesday, has
the following in its money article:
Everybody is aware that several ex
peditions of a mixed character ate
being fitted out for operation* on the j mon ja"il. placcd in a^roon “and kciVt u”niil I the statements ot the Examiner were
Southern coast, and it is generally nn» | morning. Then closely guarded, they were j derived from the official accounts of the
conveved to the steamer.
intervals came greatly to their ry of Capt. Glet-son, received in the- rounvl it under the skin, but when it Ual. or Pensacola, and the re opening
I',,it to show how severe were { defense of the hospital. enters the stomach or bowels, from any ; of suehJ*^**)^ would
ohis of the men, the fact may | * u 'l* 0
ii of instances oecuring where
ib, ft
eitei.‘utter, among the direction, death is inevitable under al-i ke v * r I important, and might prove
• killed was John Kaville, of this city,' most all circumstances, but is scarcely •*•*! ,0 operators who allowed^ them-
in cotnimi.v («, liiib brigade :' ever instantaneous. (ienerallv lhe( li,, ^ Te * *sken by auppnse by
The
e tclltti
d in the
IT.
inn
tietuh.'
I'm three .lavs,
I nt «l ml.
nights were brilliant moonlight,! having struck him in the chest, in | not longer than some three inches-
all night long the tear of the guns'Hiding a scions wound. Jas.Conway, ri.ts strengthens and tl. tokens its
.-ontinned with an occasional .s^harp ''he hospital steward of tho Irish b.ig-j growth, and thus makes a more perfect
ade. is killcl. protection lor the lungs against the dust,
Our last night's dispatches, in the and of ti e throat against winds and
etoKinphic coin,nn, give a ioutimnsd cold in winter, while in the summer a
, “>i... vlie killed anl wounded as lar as: greater persnirabon of the skin is in-
urretuler, except among the - • ■ ° 1 '
Home Guards, who had done the least
h< work and the fighting.— , White, ot St. Louis, of tl
with an occasional shar|
qfltli
Fi .'.tu the first but <>no[spirit pervaded |
»ut ttobps, and that was no thought or !
1 except nmon * v "
I h
Tikvi
made up last evening. ^ ' duced, with an increase of evaporation;
Among the lamented dead is Col. I | ieaCPi greater coolness of the pails on
.. White, ot St. Louis, of the Missouri Stli, t j je ou t s jj P while the throat is less
nobly, and coul.l ;. gJlant mlice. who d.d h.s duty >>«• fevurish) th i,sty and dry.
ti x wnmo nl i !,!«• i»na Titixt In v unnm i>il 111 ill*' ■ . . J . r
tj>,
Ncm
nhli
.ttlie
Mult
liters. The tn.q
wete stored in the
ptotecle.i. The hu
as located just out
•nts, in a Noid.u.
The tiver at t! at
df a mile distant f..,
s. The bluff |,etc is
i i: steamboat Lindin
letatls he written up some of bly, and was mortally wounded in the
hiavr charges on the ene- j last day's tight,
would shine with any battle j — —
The llealili of Soldiers.
Ilatl Dr. Hall’s suggestions been
• liat an
pital old;
'tin
Led
By v*
•ndp
: these several days of anxii.u-
and unicinitting toil. h\ • »
' i, on the afternoon of 'lTrurs
I Jib instant, scouts and mi
pickets diiven in, reported tin
'pouch of the tehels. At tiii
Mulligan had a portion ol hi
u * tilery in readiness. We It. d
\ iuas' pn-ces, and two how
"it Itauig in' sl.e
- u'clo-i. l\vo pieces
l\ iiisrs V Tty coinpanv.
it t'\ \ticin sptc.ntnUy.
,'inpanv had only tlicir
the full
their .si
toy’s g
exploits on record.
Gen'. Pi ice sent Col. Mulligan a
summons to surrender, to which the
gallant commander sent a relusnl, say
ing, ‘if you want us you must tak us.’
lint the defection anti disheartenineiit
of the Home Guards intensified daily,
and on Friday, the 21st, while Cnl.
Mtdigait \vus giving his attention to
some matte's in another part of the
3SS obsc,„„,f oflUcu b, bolt, office,, j ly sny 'witliin inch ,0,1 .MM
u n instance b> .xiajor nicker, o the scalp tn every part, repeated on the
Gua.ds, front the portion ol the and men '. j first ot every month, nnc. wash the
. t.t.enchments assigned him. j from Hall's J...m,at ol Health. (vv||U | e s( . al| , * plentifully in cold wafer
t. >ttnpson, the Karl Rifles, call-; j 1„ anv ordinary campaign, sick- j every morning.
Mulligan's attention to Maj., ness ( |i sa hles or destroys three times | 22 VVear woollen stockings and
action instantly, and the Jack-, BS many as the swcrtl. i oaS y fitting shoes—keeping the toe and
son Guild, Capt-McHermut, of Detroit,! o Un a march, frotn April to No-1 fi n „ er nails always eu, moderately dose.
, | " crL ‘ St ' nl «o take down that flag, which | ve mber, the entire clothing should be j 23 ,, is more j mportan . to wash the
heaviest part of the ( a colored tlannel shirt, with a loosely- j p ecl we || ever y night, than to wash the
19. Avoid lats and fat meals in sum
me: ar.d in all warm days.
20- Whenever possible,,ake a plunge
into any lake or running stream every
morning, as soon as you get up; it
I carefully observed we doubt not the none at hand, endeavor to wash tl>*
i health o, our soldiers would have been 1 body all over as soon as you leave your
"ready promoted, and many a brave i hed, for personal cleanliness acts like a
° ,' , charm against all diseases, always
man s life saved. It ts a matter the . , J
either wanting litem off altogether, ot
officers should impress upon their men, | greatly mitigating their severity and
and we print the suggesLons with the shortening their duration,
view of urging the importance of an] 21. Keep the hair of the head close-
C:
cd r„|.
Reck.
was dont
i mi I
tviiig no cui'uues ur
:,mg at loitj. r.)i <4c.
cere laid m ft on, of
by f.ur nit n.
liiursd y, the 12tli,
uns in persuit with
ly accepted. There are, it is well
known, numbers of Union men. through
ont the South who, woulJ gladly accept
a safe opportunity of returning to their
allegiance. Half the people of New
Orleans are reported to lie in this frame
of mind. And besides these, even the
moat rebellious planters must be
terrible straits for waot of money. An
offer of fifteen or tweuty cents a pound
for cottou, which ia uow lying idle on
their plantations, would try their at
tachment to the rebel cause somewhat
sorely. There must be large numbers
of planters in tbe Gulf 6'tates whose
families are suffering for the want of
tbe necessaries of life, and yet who
hare hundreds of bales of cotton ready
for shipment, and worth, at present pri
ces, from $80 to $100 a bale. It is
pretty certain that a sufficient number
of these planters would avail them
selves of tbe re opening of one of their
ports to create a perfect stampede in
tbe cotton marked, aud a very marked
pertubatidn in foreign exchange. Op
eruto'e will do well to keep this pros
pect in view,
One Federal Steaaer Lest.
The steamer that was so severely in
jured on Wednesday hut by Capt.
Walker’s Battery at Freestone;, point
was the Resolute—that well known
thief of the Potomac. We are happy
to be informed by a reliable gentleman,
that she afterwards tank from her in
juries. while descending the Potatoes.
Her smoke stack is to be seen slick
ing out of the water near Mathias
Point.—Richmond Enquirer 1 tt.
On the whan an
immense tl.mng surrounded Gov, Hix, and
shouted loudly tor the hnbtat corpus. Alex
ander demanded of Gov. Hix to be treated
•s a gentleman. The Governor repliad:—
Yon-are in the hands nl the military.’ '1
am glad to hear it,’ said Alexander, ‘for I
IhoughMhul I was in your hands.’
Here the crowd attempted a rescue; hut
overpowered by numbers, Alexander w.s
horn on hoard the steamer and conveyed In
Fort McHenry. His wife, who was in
Virginia at the time, immediately saw Pres
ident Davis, who kindly assured tier that
everything possible would he done to save
him. She ther. went to Maryland,procured
a pas* to visit tier nushand, ami at once
commenced tl.e invention of plans for
his escapr. She procured a Federal sol
diers uniform, a dollies line, ami an
inflating life preserving waistcoat. These
she smuggled to hia cell beneath her gar
ments. During the arraiigeme.il she pur
chased plants and made fur tier husband a
little garden at his cell window, thus dis
arming all suspicion that any escape was
meditated.
Sixteen days ago, everything being in
readiness, just after dark, Alexander don
ned his utsguise, and while Col. Zarvona
(Thomas) engaged the attention of .lie sen
tinel, he slipped by, gained the ramparts,
passed over the mortar battery, and sprang
from the curtail, into the ditch. The fall
being great, he discovered he was crippled.
Nothing daunted, he crawled through the
aballtt, over the glacis, intolhe river, infla
ted his waistcoat, and madea bold strok-
for freedom.
. ?“ ! * J • , '. 000 I,,en ‘ w ith -six piece* ofar-
tillery, ol a larger rang,, t| ian , iavr .
Alter a hot fire of four hours and n naif,
and heavy attempts to charm, our lines |„-
was repulsed, evidently with considerable
lose.
We had no cavalry to pursue hint on l.is
retreat. I he loss on our side is inconsid-
era > e. A full report will he given through
the regular channel. For several days ,nv
correspondence with General Loring i.as
been interrupted.
The enemy’s force was snpeJor to
hut we had-the advantage in position.
Later from the Green Briar Bailie
Stallt;tcn, Va., Oct. 7.—At, intdli.rent
gentleman just from Green,.riar river, '’fur
nishes some additional de.a.ls of the battle
there on the 3d ;
affair, the justice, impartiality or even
truth ol which, were not subjects of any
interference or judgment on our part
in a relation of facts, information of
which was obtained (under all the us
ual circumstances of authenticity in the
news department ol our paper:
Cami- Rxktow, (,RKKXBarea Kivkr, )
StMiijnoinher 'Jfith, 1 Ht»l. J
7*o I fit: I'd it nr of t fir K.rantin' r •
Sir : I have read with much pain the f d- j hoiu'i hiirsiintr. Gnptnin Iti
Inwin" paragraphs in your issue of the •}Ith i h' 1 * shot oft.
General Jackson’s Brigade still holds its
former position, with the pickets si.itiom-d
as they were before the hattlo. llis tin-
gade consisted ot Jackson’s, Scott's, l
Taliaferro's \ irginia Battalion, Ku-t's ,w
Kansas K^giinenf, three V irginia Artillery
companioa, with two bmteries conimandtGi
by Captain Anderson, Shoemaker anil Bice
and the First and 'I’welt h Georuia Ifc-t-
ments.
Captain Shoemaker wns wcundcd by a
had a per-
tnst.;
‘‘The War Department has" received the
official rei'o.t ol Gon. Lee, giving a detail
ed account of his plan ol operations on the
Cheat Mountain frontier, and of the recent
| failure of the stratagetic movement* against
the enemy’s position. The details of the
t report, which ate very full, accompanied by
maps, Ac., are, of course, not ol a nature tu
I lie communicated at this time to the public.
‘ ll appears from the statements ot the re
port that the plan of operations was discon
certed by the tailure of the column, led by
Gen. Jackson, to attack the enemy’s posi
tion on the Cheat Mountain. Gen. Jackson
had made the reconnoisance himself, hut, on
reaching the enemy's position, found him
defended by a stockade fort. Large quan
tities ol'timber had been felled, and were
so interlocked that, it is said, it would have
taken our men several boil's to have climbed
through, even it there itad been no enemy
on the other side to resist an attack. The
ccluam of Gen. lackson was withdrawn in
, . ■ ttie face of the likelihood of much wholesale
Alter being in the water a long tune he s , of hii (orce , an j „, e mov , I11 ents
landed i.m! crawled three lourlns nl a
mile to a house. There he found soiiic
Iriendly disposed people; two Gatholic
f tlu: entrenchments, about the college
iiuililiti", tefusing to fight longer, anil j
hen- again ratsetl the white fl-*g, this t
rain, ami a subs ait,ial hut heavy coat j 2 ^ ' P | (C (nost , ln j V ersally safe jtosi-
w lien oil duty. I tion, alter all stunnings, hurts and
pun stroke tna\ he |ircven,cd_ by , woun ,j Sj j s that of being plared on the
,Vo '" 1, '«’ r,n "T ° r,hc for, j f,c “*; wearing a silk handkerchief in tl.e hat, | ba(rk> „ |e hca(1 bei „ K elevated three or
(miA, when the fire ol the enemy slack- or a while linen hood hat cover, eK “{ f our inches only, aiding more than any
•'• -oid i eased. I ntler this state ol j tendinjv like a cape over the neck and | one t|,j n » r |se can do to equalize and
tl at;
lo
d'ery on
resist an
teptilsed
tfl.tits, t ol. Mulligan, railing his offi
cers into council, decided to capitulate,
. and Gap,. McDermott went out ,0 the
enemy’s lines, vtih a handkerchief tied
th*
qualize
proper circulation of the
\ i".-
s -
to a i
ntnrnil, ami a pat lev took place.
t
111- lit IN| *1 *. 41 Lt.l 1
!„>.
en lo-
Maj.
Moore, of the brigade, was sent
. the l.
ink In l'iu tlu- tu
w
town
10 (it
■n. Price's headquarters, at New
i nlnv.t twenty
lot
tr jm-
Lexington, lo know (lie terms of c.tpi,
The
a ’ lekmg )Mrt\
a
itl not
tda'.io
tt. These were made ttneondi-
n -j-t
i : lht- t.nililniL’
They
, the officers to he retained as
; t.\ t
he Montgomery
(;
ttatds,
1‘lisot
aers of war, the men to be allow-
; i-t-siii
i, who tt title a 1
it .i
vc re-.
P(l to
ilcpait with their personal ptop-
. l.,u
were driven ha;
k
with a
erty,
xunendeii.ig tlicir arms and ac-
■ .-nt \
live ol llieir lie
ktlleti
: com i
ements.
wounded. G.'pt.on (lleeson was '
. tiirough the jaw and badly wound- 1
The gallant Montgomery made
, -’I ’.lie l ev,ms bite the dust, l his
was vety Iterce. Some Ol the
w ere actually bavi-neted "f sabred
t-ti cols. Rev. Father Butler, an
.it'd Catholic clergyman ol this
nd the chaplain ol iLe Irish Bri-
aas wounded in the forehead by
ll which passed across it, laying
i the skit;. He was lak n prison-
s als,' was Itr.’Winer, surgeon of
liiigaii ■, thus drpming the regi-
t ol the valuable setvices of both
'tg the ti.trL and tc\i
w cd, |ite< cc.iutu thi-
lt t* Issue of the IJdi
"V *-*'•-> '""I a task he fine them
li was no easy one, and tl
ceil Oil Finlay Hi"!nit
of approaches. T
tl.
th.
Reluctantly this was acceded to, ami
the surrender took place. A, 4 p. m.,
on Salutday, the Fedetal fotges having
I laid down their arms, were inarched
I out ot the entrenchment to the tune ol
| Dixie, p'ayed hv the rehel bands.—
! l ht v left belnnd them their accoutre—
I incuts, reserving only llteir clothing.—
I he hoys of the brigade, many of litem
| "cpt to leave behind their colors, each
j company in the bngadc having its own
| stand"id presented to it by (licit friends.
| At the surrender the muster tolls of the
companies were taken to Gen. Price’s
I headquarters, the list of .officers made
t j out, and these otdered to report them-
; selves .as pusoners ol war.
1 he scenes at the capitulation 'vcie
i slionltlcrs. | restore
j 4. Colored blankets are best, anil il j blood.
1 lined with brown drilling the warmth; 25. The more weary you are, after a
; and durability are doubled, while the j march or other work, the more easily
protection against dampness liom lying . will you take cold, if you remain still
on the ground, is almost complete. alter it is over, ut^ss, the moment you
5. Ncvci lie or sit down on the grass cease motion, you throw a coat or
or hear earth tor a moment; rather use j Blanket over your shoulders. This
your hat—a handkerchief events a i precaution should betaken in the warm-
great proUcti. it. '1 he wanner you are j es t weather, especial y if there is even
the greater need for this precaution, as a slight air Stirling,
a damp vapor is immediately genera-, The greatest physical kindness
ted, to be absorbed by the clothing, j y Q i can show a severely wounded
1 ,T ' comrade is first to place him on his
The 24th Reglaeat Gfergla ToUn
teen*
This splendid Regiment, Col. Robert
McMillan, arrived here on Tueaday
and Thursday of last week. It is a
fine looking body of men. Tbe motal
discipline of the men is very good.—
We mention this, because too many of
our officers and soldiers drink like
swine and “swear like the army in
Flanders.” Tbe officers, or the most
of them, are Christian gentlemen, every
way competent and mildly but rigidly
enforce discipline. They were met by
our people with every demonstration of
favor. The good ladies vied with each
other, in furnishing them on their ar
rival, with material comforts for the
physical man. They are in camp at a
"iris washed him anil dressed him, pul a
‘scapula’ round his neck lor protection,
placed him in the bottom of a carriage, and
themselves concealing him with their gar
ments, drove lo a friend's hoi se, where he
was taken care of.
The next day a man of war was hauled
intu the river, and fired guns for a long
time lo raise Alexander's body, supposing
he must have been drowned. Alter this,
friend* of the cause in Maryland, conveyed
him from place to place by night for con
cealment, until he was at hist carried to the
there of the Potomac. Here, by the merest
accidenl'he fell in with Lieut. Dnnoti, who
had escaped IVashington, and Geo. Bear, a
young man who was making his way to
Portsmouth, Va. Alexander purchased a
boat. Dunolt and Rear carried him on
their shoulders a mile. Rear lore off the
skirt of liis coat and inudied the oats, and
although the guard vessel \v«s within 130
ya.'ds, they quietly pushed oil'and succeed
ed in teaching the Virginia shore in safety.
A man, taking the boat for remuneration,
carried them in liis conveyance to General
Johnston’s pickets.
Alexander sneaks very feelingly of tiis
friend, I.ient. Dunolt, who wMle hearing
him on his back, at every alarm turned to
face tbe danger, thus showing the devotion
of one soldier to another.
anti to cool yon off too rapidly. comraue is lust to piace nun on n.s • * _t___ When the time enme«
G. Wl.rlu marching, or on other ac- j al ,il then run with all your might*? P* .P ", .........
tive ilttiv, the more thirsty )< 11 ^ c ;i for some water to drink; not a second
ought to be lost. If no vessel is al
hand, take* yout ha'.; if no hat, off with
votir shift, wring if out once, lie slit
i arm in a knot, ns also the lower end,
French General, on a forced | jj ||is i n „king a bag, open at the neck i
enm-
new sys-
cxiraordinary. Gol. Mulligan shed j " ,ar - !l or desperate battle.
'cuts. The men threw themselves up-! R- Nothin
on the ground, raved and stormed in
f ’ ■ "‘" ,l 'be 1 wdl m^h ft ritzy, demanding to he led
ot I- , s .i|-.i letup m ot;: again and finish the thing. In
"<u toroug i y wcticil i c;,,|. Marshall's eaialry regiment the
agum.s ted hut shoti,, feeling was equally great. Much have.;-
s i it y used lo mask : h.'ui already I tcn done among their „
f-iiofscs during the seijir, and bul Ltlle ti»r1, a cup ol coticc, hot oi cold, is ail
several | hers of :l»e private* actually shot their
11 my .ringing more, ol tjuir horses dead <Hi. the spot, unwilling that
it o "t tion. f ouowmg tjiejtluir companions in the campaign
1,1,1 lhiirstiay,M„lltg.tnorilereJ
ti c; the oH town rn th- east
more essential it ts to salety ol life tl-
self. lo i itise out the month two or three
times, ami then lake a swallow of wa
ter at a ‘.line, will* slid intervals. *
bra\
march, fell dead on the instant, I'y j only. A fleet person can convey a]
drinking largely of cold water, when I Bucketful half a mile in this way. 1|
snow was on the ground. | |, aV e seen a dying man clutch a*, a sin- j
7. Abundant sleep is essential lo | g| e drop of water from tbe fingtr’s end,
j bodily efficiency anti to that alertness | with the ’ f - f -- : *•“*
of mind which is all important in an
! engagement ; and few things more
certainly and more effectually prevent
, sound sleep than eating hearfly after
lowti, especially after a heavy
t-i. These
• safeguard
’ (ten were
1' itteties ul the rebels, and tollcil
"t>I as they made their
1 be light went on l'
the enemy hringir
voraciousness of a lamished
tiger.
27. If wet to the skiu by rain or by
swimming livers, keep in motion until
the elotl.es at* dried, and no harm will
result.
| 2S. Whenever it is possible, do,-by
2 is more certain to secure j all means when y ou have (o use water
for cooking or drinking, fix in ponds or
sluggish streams, boil it well, and when
cool, shake i', or stir it, so that the
oxy gen of the air shall get to it, which
greatly improves it for drinking. This
boiling arrests the progress of fermen
tation which arises trow the presence
of organic and inorganic impurities,
thus (euding to prevent cholera and all
bow el diseases. If there is no time for
for action, we have no doubt that North
Carolina will be glad that they are here
and that Georgia will be proud of them.
The following companies will com
pose the regiment:
Independent Volunteers, Capt. Chan
dler.
Independent Blues, Cant. Maddox.
Hiwassee Volunteers, Capt. Corn.
Glade Guards, Capt. Pool.
White Marksmen, Capt. Sumter.
Currahtf Bangers, Capt. Mosely.
Rabun Gap Rifles, Capt. Camion.
Nachoochee Volunteers, Capt. Leo
nard.
McMillan Guards, Capt. Porter.
Thomas Guards, Capt. Davant.
H’asAtta {fi. C.) Dispatch, Oct. 1.
endurance and capability ol long con
tinued effort, than the avoidance ot
even,hing as a drink except cold wa
ter, r.ot excluding coffee nt breakfasL
Drink even cold wiler very slowly.
9. After any soit of exhausting ef-
until nature begins to recover herself.
10. Unless alter along abstinence
ipaitions in , tie catnpatg
sIh'iiM'Iihw fall into the enemy ’s hands.
The privates, numbering sn:r.t tif-
or great fatigue, do not eat very hearti-! boiiing, at least strain il through
ly just heloie a great undertaking ; j doth, even if you Jhave lo use a-shirt,
because the nervous power t
irreststi- 1 ot Bowser leg.
Dis'rtSut’lSHBO AMIVAk-'Wl Rich
mond Enquirer aayaAtncng the
arrivals at (he E*chaog<s lait night,
wo* Sir James Ferguson, a member ot
tbe British Parliament, who broogh
with him important official communicat
tion*—so at least it was announced
from our Commissioner* in Europe, to
President Davis. Ex President John
Tyler. Gen. Wise, and other*. The
arrival of this distinguished nobleman
i* regarded as full of significance, and
creates quite a stir in official and out-
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Subjugation—'Where T
If Lincoln and supporters really suppose
that the Southern people will ever pass un
der the yoke of despotism, they are crimi
nally blind, not only to the dictates of rea
son, and the teachings of history, hut to
current events and lacls. as obvious as ’lie
sun in the heavens. Rut we believe they
now expect no such thing. The purpose
and temper of the southern peuple, their
spirit, Iheir strength and their powers, have
been evinced on 'the battle field, and dis
played to the world, until Europe has
Isarned the lesson to which Lincoln labors
to be blind, but which he is constrained to
undei stand. —
The .Southern people have, indeed, never
tolerated (he hear idea ot being conquered
and bound as the prey of Northern avarice
and*tyranny. Men, women* and childr. n
have vowed the irrevokable vow, and
would die he'ore they would yield.
When Keristilh sought refuge in the
rurkith dominions from the hlood hounds
of tyrannical power, (lie Turks proposed to
him protection nn condition that lie would
embrace the Mahon.medan religion. The
noble Magyar rising to (he full dignity of
hit proportions at once answered: ‘I de
cline; between death and honor the choice
it neither dubious nor liiTieult.’ -So answer
now the united Southern people to the prof
fers and threata of the boasted eighteen
millions uf John Hickman.
Lincoln and Seward cannot now fail to
see that ic-union ia iinpoeaibte. The idea
on which they commenced the war i» for
ever dissipated. They nress on to their
mad work because they do not know how
to stop. We do not believe that th«y have
now a very definite understanding of their
own movements. They are drifting or
driving they know not whither. They
have missed ilia port for which they set sail
and ara now in the unknown ocean. ‘By
what policy will they ateerl Their despot
ic course conclusively show that our old
Government was incapable with their no
tions of power. Constitutions and laws.
Judges and law makers, are mocked and
set at naught by their men of waK
In one thing only are they consistent.—
They set out to subjugate a free people aud
deprive them ol ihei' liberties. They are
likely to eucceed. with one qualification.—
The yoke was prepared for the necks of one
people—il is falling upon the necks of an
other. The South escapee; but the people
i of Gt-n. Lee, which were intended to be
simultaneous in their results with the at
tack, entirely disconcerted.
"The plan of operation is given in the re
port ot Gen. Lee fully, hv the aid of maps,
and is said by military men to have been
one of tbe most perf-ct pieces of strategy
in the entire campaign. As il has been
disappointed, it will be useless to canvass
(tie merit*.”
I deeply regret that while the "proper
reticence.” to which you refer in the *ame
column of your paper, has not saved me
from figuring so prominently before the
putdic, as having been mainly instrumental
in "disconcerting Gen. Lee’s plan of oper
ations,” I am prevented by an article in the
"Army Regulations” (see clause 151,) from
going into a discussion of my personal re
lation to that “plan of operations.” How
exceedingly rejoiced I should he to chal
lenge, and lo have, a full investigation of
that relation, is well known to all who are
offi dally connected w ith ms here, and who
are thereby advised of what 1 have really
done. Assured, however, that it cannot be
contemplated that representations, false to
history, should go upcontradicled to the
world ; and, 'Iterefore, 1 claim a place in
your columns for the following sitiiple cor
rections as to facts:
1st. It is not true that "the plan of oper
ations was disconcerted by the failore ol the
column led by me to attack the enemy's po
sition on Cheat Mountain.”
id. It is not true that I "had made the
reconnoisance ‘myself,’ but, on reaching
the enemy's position, found him defended
by a stockade fort.”
3dV It i» nut true that my “column was
withdrawn,” thus “entirely disconcerting
the movements of Gen. Lee.”
4th. Rut it is altogether true that the col
umn ltd by me discharged, lo the last let
ter, the duty assigned It in the “plan of op
eration* ;” that it proceeded yurcesslully,
thottuh with difficulty and exposure, to the
position it was ordered tu take, driving in
the pickets and outposts of the enemy, of
whom it killed and.wountled a considerable
number; and that, for three days and nights,
il continued to hold that position, in the
immediate presence of the enemy, and did
not leave it until withdrawn by me. in obe
dience to an order from Gen. Lee himself.
In conclusion, I beg tu suggest, ill
I tie fullowing Georgians were killed and
wounded: David Drown, ul iho Ail.tnin
Gale City Guards, killed; a member ot tlu
Dahlonega / olunteers, name forgotten, -e-
riously Wounded: Richard Cry,of the Ma
rion Guards, killed ; John Dean, of the
.t/iiscogee Itifhs, received three tlesn
wounds; a member of the Lonodes Vol
unteers. name forgotten, wounded in the
thigh; one in the Arkansas Regiment, kill -
ed. Total killed ot the Confederates. T ;
wounded 20: missing 12. The loss ol the
enemy was evidently severe.
Important Movement.
liis Excellency Governor Moor issued an
order yesterday to seize all the pork in the
city held by speculators, who had advanced
it, we learn, lo the enormous price of fifty
dollars* per barrel. We feel assured that
the Governor will he unanimously support
ed by our citizens in this movement. We
see no good reason why merchants
should take advantage of the scarcity of
provisions in time of war to speculate iipriTi
our Government, any more than that our
gallant volunteers should demand higher
pay for their services. These speculators -
are the last men in our community to come
forward in aid of cur Government and in
support ol the holy cause for which other
citizens are sacrificing their all. It is cer
tain that such acts do not show a great
amount of patriotism —M. O. Vicayuiie. .
‘Grindino Seen Corn.’—We have seen
and heard ol persons discouraging youths
under 18 from going to school. It strike*
us that this is the very worst policy, we
can adopt; and we are glad to hear of a re
buke administered to it a short lime since
by President Davis. A'youth from Mis
sissippi had joined the army, contrary to
the wishes of his relations, who sought the
interposition of the President to have him
discharged from thp Service.- The Presi
dent readily complied, and rema-kei! that
the using up of hoys in the army was likn
‘grinding seed corn!’ We have too many
youths in the army—not that they are not-
brave—not that many of them are nW capa
ble of good service; hut they are.notJpay.-i-
cally matured and are not lit lor hardships
of camp lile. Besides we have more thnn
enough over iO years of age to tight our
battles; and those under that age cannot
heller serve their country, than by stoung
iheir minds with useful information. A-
this war il progressing, they will all hr
needed; and then with well filled heads and
well developed physique they will tic better
able lo render effectual aid to the Republic.
—Richmond tFhijf.
Advi< i ro Plantkrs.—( ov. Afoorc. of
Alabama, calls upon the planters ot Ala
bama to gather carefully, dry and put up
in two b ’shel sacks, all the peas they uau
spare; also to cut, cure and carefully put
up in the usual size hales, as much liav a-
possible. The recommendation is made
troin the fact that the hleckadc of the
southern Mississippi has cut off ihe neces
sary supply of hay and ! cans for the use ot
the Conlederatc army. Ready sntea can,
no doubt !•« made to the Govern item for
i reasury notes.
.A Goon J ok sox Fkemoxt.—A gentleman
who bad returned to Arkansas from a visit
... _. „ r , - 10 Su Louis, communicates to an Arkansas
spirit nf unkindiics*. that w hile officer* are | paper a good joke on General Freemonl,
engaged in the anxious discharge' of most J who, it seem, gutup mounted and equipped
arduous duly upon the field, with sealed j a body of troops as a special bodyguard)
lips, editors should, tn eoinmon justice, he • their horses were superior, and Iheir arms
cautious of (nfiictiiig an undeserved stab !in, l appointment* cl the finesi’deserrption.
upon the humblest reputation, knowing, as
all men nihgt, that in the rapid inoveinen'.
of events, when (he attention of the public
is front moment to tuotnrnj diverted to some
new thing of excitement, a name once
(ragged in the mire, may be hopelessly
sullied.
I am, sir, respectfully,
your ob’t serv’t,
Henry R. Jackson.
'deseripti
He was proud of it. It was to tie liis pel.
But one day this fine body went out lo per
ioral sundry evolutions at about two iuih-„
fiotu vlie city, and they never came hack.
They were last heard of in Gen. HardueV
camp, where they accidentally found their
way. II any one wants to see F-cinont
mad, it is only necessary to mention body
guard in his pretence.
Would be Glad to get Baek.
We learn from Old Point, that many-of
the negroes who have been captured by the
forces there, express themselves very an
xious to get back’ to ' their masters, h-is
•aid, and conforms wry much tathe gener
al opinion in the South, that the Yankees
make the severest and most'cruel masters
to slaves ot any people nn the face-of the
globe. The nnqnBlKhidetr wretches; that
they have induced into} their power at the
Point, are worked »‘Jgangs, under a strict
guard, ami served wdnwtban the Indians
serve their esptives. After working hard
on the lortiiteationa all day long, with no
chance to stop and rr si, with a guard over
them u> apply- the lash, they are muttered
into their m iserable quarter* there closely
confined. Their (are consists principally ol
the csnip retuse, snefi stuff as no white
Southerner would pretend to offer his slave.
I—Moi/ulk Day Bool,
We have been careful in our statements
oi the niovemvnts ot tlie army on ths Ta-
lomar, not to risk the truth of the merely
popular and vague reports.that reach its.-—
Yesterday, however, wa obtained informa
tion that putbeynndall reasonable doubt of
speculation, the imminence of an.early and '
general action on the line of the Potomac.
Our readers may inly upon the absolute. ■
truth of the statement that the enemy has
crossed the Potomac with the bulk of his
forces, and that there are, at present, by »m
estimate which puts the matter out of duulit
one hundred thousand Federal irobps oir
the Virginia side ot. the river.—Richmond
Examiner, ith.
Federal Lott at Oak HUh—.\ dispatch
from !»». Louis, says; *Thu official report
of the ba de near' Springfted, Missouri,
shows an aggregate of 1,235 e»naH;a«
among the Federal forces, as follows: kill
ed 033, wounded 721, missing 221.
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