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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 7.
l'L’JiMSHED WEEKLY,
[JvDGE & REESE,
* '-M.EUGE, | ANDERSON W. RKESE.
Editors and Proprietors.
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bCluU< rnmittirg tSIO in mlviincr,
■ ill be sent.
"a-i iber tailing to*ftlv.> nntice of his do
-oiilinu*- his nuhacviptuusit the oxpira
tf Iho lime lor which it has uu-n i>uiU,WiU Lf*
Rdt-red as wishing to continue it. and Lein
uvordinjjly.
*N« paper will be discontinued (ex>;ei>t it
gpth>:> of ilie editors,) until nil 'murages n ■*•
■ ISAAC BSAYER.
Importer of
RHINE WINE,
AtKlSTAjGl.
Imported by hintse!; and warranted
Pure, and sold as low as any Northern
House.
rVOrders promptly attended to.
Oct 25 tf
VTUENS STE AM €0 M P AS ¥
K. NIOKEKNON, Aoent a Sui- t.
M ANUFACTURERS of Circnlnr Raw
Idilla, Mfenin Kn^inra,, forcing and lift
iug PUMPS, Shafting and Maihiskiu; Mill
.OtKj ami-oil other kind oftfSARING. Iron and
KkamCasi ing -of every fese.ription. SMITH
ING, Repairing ami Eibiahing j>rt...j>tly exeCu
led. Select patterns «.f lion Fencing, T
eA»i». ' ' May iA- iy
t'orrespondeuee ofthe Savanuali Bepublicau.
The Battle of Shilob.
TIIE FIRST DAV*S FIGHT.
Battle-Fifld of ‘-Shiloh ” )
(Seventeen miles east of Corinti.) >
Sunday night, April 6th, 1862. )
I reached Corinth yesterday, but
found it impossible to get a horse to
come out to the army, then encamped
fourteen miles east of that place, on
the road leading to Pittsburg Landing.
This landing is four miles belo a’ Ham-
buig on the Tennessee river. I
more fortunate at 10 o’clock th smorn
ing, however, and succeeded in pro
cutting a mule
KATIiS OF AOVKlt riSIKO.
1 square cimanning of t welve lines smi 1
jud fifty
alt-nt, One Dollar or the Hi -I
cuts for each wecirly contin i.
f tilott
8p. . outracls can he made for yearly adver
al Advertisements inserted nt tlto usual rail s.
- ~Aniionin-iiii; candidnies loi office. Five Dollars,
5own.I'ahly advance, in nil onstn.
Advert moment-, should always have the desired
nmnboi of insert ions marked upon them when
ittade.i in, or otherwise they wilt he published till
•ibrlih! ami charged accordingly.
waves of the storm lashed sea. Har
dee’s corps advances, hut it is done
slowly ; for the enemy has rallied his
forces, and is handling them with cool
ness and spirit. We moved forwar I
as it were by inches, but still we did
move, and nevet at any time during
the day did we lose one foot of the
ground we gained.
At length we reached the centre of
the enemy’s encampment. He yielded
his home in the woods with much re-
was luctance, and disputed every foot of
ground with courage and resolution.—
Thus far we have advanced through
the woods, which are almdst distitute
of undergrowth. Everywhere the trees
pieces to the batter)-, would make one
hundred and eight guns. It ie more
probable that parts ol eighteen batte
ries were taken. Several stands of
colors were captured—three by the
first Louisiana Regiment alone. I hav e
seen two of*them myself, and was pre
sent when they were brought in and
delivered to Gen. Beauregard. I wit-
pTSlXESS DIRECTORY.
-r rnti-i.-»uiit:i I mill HuhIdi-hr men can hiive
JMr . tiului.isrrtoil ninterthid head, for one year,
Rtitl.c i ate of Five Dollars'for a card of not more
than -i* line*,audio venly-tivecentafor each midi |
•nal
f E.YM. A.R COBB!
ATTOBNEV AT tBW t
MACON, GEO.
iFFICF. on Afiilhcrry Street, over ilie store
I A. M. Dlu'ksheir .V t.’o., in flonrdman’s
faahingtoii Itloek. Will practice in Itilib,
C»«*ftoid, Dooly Houston, Ala.-on, Twiggs,
Wtarth. and Sumter. Nov 20 tl
WILLIAM «. DELONV,
Attorney at Lnw,
| - Oflit'eou UroadSireei, over ll»<* store of I. M.
N t. JUiuicy t Alliens, li a. March 13—if.
T. i>I. DANIEL.
A T r«n>EV AT I.AW.—Athens, Georgia,
will upm-.tice in the rountiesuf Clarke, Walton,
J*cV mt; Madison, Dart, Elbert, Oglethorpe
^ilk.-i, Warren, and llntteock.
• t ttUcc one door above Longs' Drug store
’■^patiiliiT 17.
Vlt, j7 «t W T M1 LUCAN,”
A jrtbltNEYS ATI,AW—Will practice inthe
* Xm, ccmtflitw of the Western Circuit, and the
counties of tKndigon Elbert, ami Hart, of the
ntn. ‘
and a hard Mexican
Terms saddle without'any padding in the seat. ( o
In this way I reached the field a liltle j Fi ear the marks of tlfe’terriWe'.tonflict
A. M. WVNG, after noon. | Limbs were carried away, and ft) some
W HOLESALE and Retail Dealer in Hard R w£s known that the cnen y had a ■ j,| . iCes tsees a foot i.n tli.unefor wexg
ware, Crocker, and House Furnishing heavy force on this side the liver, and ( . 0 (f In a lew inslancevthe long.
Store Athena, Ga. Jau.7, itc»8 f that Buell was advancing overland s } )ar p n g el ] ean i IO n balls passed entire-
from Columbia with a large reinforcing ■ ■ 1 ~ n ’ 1 — ‘ i- “
column. In view oi these facts, Gens.
Johnston and Beauregard determined
to give battle before Buell should come
up. The army was put in motion on
Thursday, and by Satuiday evening
our entire force had got into position
NOTICE.
n UK ING my ahaencc from the State, Dr. Wat.
Lino is ray nuthomed agent,
lie can ho found at the Drug Store in the after
noon- K.M. SMITH, M.l).
Athena. Kept. -I.
F. W. LUCAS,
ViniOLESALF. iuii] retail «lt*nk*r in Dry floods,
▼ ▼ Uroci«tTi#»,Mni Jware,«\.t\,Nn.2, lirond at.
Iy through the tree. The traces ofthe
musketry fire are to be seen everywhere
upon the trees and bushes, and also in
the numbers of the dead and wounded
over whom we advanced. i
At 2 o'clock the resistance had in-
| creased, and become in ore obstinate
otisly. Gen. Gladden, who commanded
the right wing of Hardee’s crops. lost
his left arm. Gon. Cheatham received
a ball in the shoulder, and Gen. Bush,
rod Johnston one in the side. General
Bowen was wounded in the neck, and
doing well at last accounts. Col. Ad
ams, of the Louisiana regulars, succeed,
ed Gen. Gladden in the command of
„ DCC „.i „t „. ,1 . , ° . - - -- [ the right wing, and was soon after shot,
' „f n ’ ! c ‘ rmal an( J presents-j the ball striking 1 him just above the
i i e nera! I rentiss, who was ta- j eye and coming out behind the ear.—
ken by a stafi officer or officers of Gen. I Ool. Kitt Williams, of Memphis, and
Folk, and conducted to the latter, who j Col, Blythe, of Mississippi, formerly
sent him, with his compliments, imme- Consul to Havana, were killed. Ma-
jJan IS.
R. L. BLOOMFIELD,
W HOLESALE nint retail Clothing Store,
Jtroail Strreot, Athens, Ga. |May 10.
T. BISHOP A SON,
W HOLESALE and Hot nil dealers in Grocer
ies Hardware nnd Staple Dry Goods, No.
1 Itrond St. Athena On. |Slay 1
It was the intention of our officers to j t ] jan at an ^, time during the day. Gen.
have given battle on yesterday, b' 1 ! j Johnston, in order to make a sure
Northern Giron
H. J. MtLl.tCAiff*-
Jefferson, Ga.
■Sept. It!—iy
T. MILLIGAN,
Garnosvillo, Oa.
T HE underaigne
together in the
HI LL A IllLLIEK,
’* ATTORNEYS at law.
.1 li:i vingaaaoeiateo tiiomsel ves
• prnetico of law, will attend
the several Courts inthe Western Circuit, aud
*iv,- tiieir joint personal attention to all husiu-se
^GEtV.'niLLYKn. | WM. II.HULL,
Monroe, (ia. 1 Alliens, Ga.
July. lf>—ly.
M. W. PITTMAN.
A TTOH.VEY«t i.aw,Jeffersou, Jnoknonoouo-
yV tv, On.,will g.. e prompt attention to any hit.
•tater t entrusted to his c are. January 21 — 12ut
JOHN II. HULL,
TTOUNEY AT \.\'\\ Auijapta, Oa., will
Ml
(Jan. S.
nttoud promptly to till business entrusted t
WR care _
”h. a. lowrance,
Resident DENTIST.
ATHENS, GEORGIA.
OPFH’K—Cellege Avenue, Athens, Ga.
BOLTING CLOTHS.
t TI W. I.l'CAS keeps a full supply of the
• heat Auclior Grand i’lotha, nt eitv trie S
Marc h 20 . '
LUMBERTlUMBER!!
rnwo IIENDUED THOUSAND FEET o
JL I.umher, well aeusonc-d. now on hand at my
mill, about five mile* from Atheus. Any order
i nn be tilled at short notice, Pickets ot all kinds
fuminhe l nt short notce
The sawyer, Mr. James Gunnels, is one ofthe
moat experienced in the ixjuntiy, and will give
entire satisfaction.
All orders left at the store of J. It. .V W. F
Matthews, or handod to J. A. Witherspoon, will
he ptomptly attended to.
June 21,t,m. JAS D. MATTHEWS.
PEOPLE’S MILL SOLD.
n r E would inform our customers that we still
have for sale a large amount of sot: sotted
lumber of various kinds. Also, Pickets. Laths,
and common fencing, at the Mill stand,aud at the
Lumber card iu town. For particulars, enquire
of ’ \V. P. TA hit AGE Agent.
Nor -itr, HOtJ.
CASH!
A FTER the first of January, 18l>2. the under
signed will sell exclusively for CASH !
Athens. Jan. 1,1862. ‘if. M. SMITH.
some of llie regiments were raw, nnd
there was some delay in getting them
ready. Gen. Johnston issued the fol
lowing stirring appeal to the army be
fore it left Corinth:
Headquarters, Armv ofthe Mississippi. \
Corinth, Aliss., April 3H, 1862. j
So'tHerx of the Jinny of the Mississippi ■■
I have put you in motion to offer
battle to the invaders of your ct untry.
With tie resolution and disciplined
valor becoming men fighting, as you
are, fot all worth living or dying for,
you can but march to a decisive victo
ry over the agrariap. mercenaries sent
to despoil you of your liberties, proper
ty and honor. Remember the precious
stake involved; remember the depen
dence of your mothers, your wives,
your sisters and your children on the
result ; remember the fair, broad,
T. II. WILSON BROS., abounding land, the happy homer, and
W HOLESALE .V retail dealers in Dry Goods! the ties that would be desolated by
Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Ac.,Nos. a \
1 and -I, College Avenue, Athens, G:v )OlUUtieai. ......
M .n-hiG ! The eyes and hopes of eight mil
lions of people rest upon you; you are
expected to show yourselves worthy of
vour race and lineage—worthy of the
women of the South, whose noble de
votion in this war has never been ex
ceeded in any time. With such in
centives to
! trust ttfal
als will lead you confidently to
combat—assured of success.
A. S. Johnston, Gen’I. Com’dg.
We commenced the attack at sun
rise this morning. Our order of battle
is said to be the strongest known to
-military science. We advanced in
thing of it placed himself at live head
mI our attacking force, and led the
charge in person. How unfortunate
that he should have done so, for at half-
past two he received a ininuie ball in
iiis breast, and had his leg badly torn
by a shell, lie fell anti died soon af
terwards, but not until the tonemy hail
again given away all al<tt%»the lines.
He died iu the arms «of Wm. Preston
<,f Kentucky, his aid ami brother-in-
law, and former l. T . S. MfovN’ftu Spain,
while Gov. Harris, of Tertiressee, an
other aid, supported his head.
Tims a brave solt ier and skillful
officer has gone down Before the red
tide of battle. He fell in the very arms
of victory, with our flag upraised and
advancing under the mighty impetus
given to our attack by his own individ-
oal hen ism and daring. Let the Re
public do justice to his memory, and
repair the grievojs wrongs which
have of late been heaped upon him.
The fall of Gen. Johnston did not
in the least discourage our men ; for
they knew the gallant Beauregard was
still left to them, with many other offi
cers of skill and courage. On they
press, therefore. Bragg has long since
GOODS SOLD ONLY
Jan 1, I8G2. Cm.
J. I. COLT.
20 IIJIDS. SUGAR
Oct IS.
|>K. WM. KING.
Vhyxivian,
JTomirnpattiiC „
i: US his j.v ,itewtH*nakaorvMHw to the cit
iamns of Athens »nd viriiuty.
nt Mrs. Clayton'*. Ofliep, corner of
Maya.—iy.
_ ushloiiei
Slayton nnd Thomas streets.
«. L. JHcCLESKEY, M. D.j
H tVl.NO permanently located in Athens,wil
<-antir.no tli - practice of Medicine and Surgery.
^Residence, that recently occupied by Mr.
F Olt sale cheap foreash, Nc
lin House lluilding.
Jan 1 . 18t»2.
111 nnd 12 Kinnk-
J. 1. COLT.
nNVBI.UPER AN Ik WRITIIVn FA
IlJ FHIt.—These ran be still supplied nt. re-
nil at the Hookstore,
Oel 23
jk FTER New Yor's Day no accounts at the
/tL Book Storewill be continued. A'ales will be
ma.le only for cash. Those bavin;accounts hith
erto will obtiee by an early settlement of the s»me.
Dec 25 WM. N. WHITE.
any Utne. With such in- ibnjuoht up his corps, composed forthe
° < ^ r .- TP '! e . et ^ s, anf tlie >ost part of his seasoned Pensacola
God is With uS. yCHT G^ner | tr00 p s ^ urx i umj* ficiaa^Kibly Itos he
cad you confidently to the 1 (jamlled them throughout the entire
day. Gallant and chivslric, yet cool
and sagacious, he knows when and
where to plant his terrible blows. Gen.
Polk also was many times in the thick
est of the fight, and bore himself
throughout the battle, whether in the
three parallel lines or corps, each one 1 immediate front of the enemy or in
in line of battle. I he first or front j bringing up his reserves, with the calm
corps led by Major General Hardee.—
Immediately behind him came a full
complement of artillery. A thousand
yards in his rear follows the second
corps or line, led by Major General
Bragg. Immediately in his rear came
more artillery, and behind them came
the third corps, being our reserve, com
manded by Major General Polk. Gen
eral Johnston was in supreme com
mand, nobly assisted by General Beau
regard. -. v -
The artillery was commanded by
diately to Gen. Beauregard. The fol
lowing is the substance of the conver
sation that ensued after they had sha
ken hands:
Prentiss—Well, sir, we have felt
your power to-day, and have had to
yield.
Beauregard—That is natural, sir.
You could not expect it to be other
wise. We are fighting for our homes,
for our wives and children, for gener
ations to come after us, and for liberty
itself. Why does your government
thus war upon us, and seek us upon
our own soil ?
Prentiss—Our people have never yet
been able to bring themselves to con
sent to see the Union broken up. Such
a thing lias not entered into our calcu
lations, and cannot.
Beauregard—Tito Union is already
broken, and the last man. woman and
child in the South will willingly perish
before it shall be restored. What force
have you had engaged to-day ?
Prentiss.—Six divisions, numbering
a little over 7,000 each—the whole not
amounting to moro than 40,000. Gen.
Grant comtnaudi assisted by Gens
Sherman, McClernara. Hurlburt, Wal
lace, and myself. Gen. Smith is sick,
and has not been upon tlie field. My
division was the first to receive your
attack, and we were not properly sup
ported ; if we had been, the day might
have gone otherwise. There has been
mismanagement somewhere. Had I
been supported in time, we should have
broken your centre at the time we
stopped your advance.
Beauregard.—You are mistaken. Gen
eral. My order of battle was such, that
if yon had even penetrated the centre
of our front line, it would only have
been to encounter certain destruction ;
we would have cut you to pieces. Has
Gen. Buell arrived, and what are his
forces ?
Prentiss, (hesitating.)—L do not
know where Gen. Buell is, or the num
ber of his forces. I have heard he
was at Nashville, and then at Columbia,
i mid also that lie was ott the road'. We
do not look for him under forty eight
hours. 1 fear you will capture the
greater part of our at my on this aide of
the tiver. You have met and overcome
to day the best troops we have.
ny other officers were wounded and
killed hut my knowledge of the regi
ments is too limited, and the confusion
too great to procure reliable details.—
The Mississippians, Tennesseans and
Louisianians suffered terribly. All the
troops behaved most gallantly. Never
•lid men fight better; and many ef them
were raw troops fresh from their homes.
mile and a half of Etowah, where we
were again impeded by the track’s be
ing turn up in a short curve, by which
we were thrown into a ditch.
Having extricated ourselves from
this difficulty, we proceeded on to
Etowah where we took Major Cooper’s
Engine, which was cheerfully delivered
anil run by its engineer for us to Kings
ton. We also took on at Etowah a
coal car for the purpose of carrying
our men, who had then increased lo
about twenty, mostly citizens. When
we arrived at Kingston, we found that
the thieves had passed some twenty-
five minutes ahead of us. We were
there told that they stated that they
had been pressed by the Government
to carry powder and ammunition to
Beauregard—that Fuller, and the reg
ular mail trhia was behind, and would
be on direetly. This, they did, to get
I’he 21st Alabama regiment took two j the switch keys; and so plausible were
batteries, and the first Louisiana a sec their statements, that they completely
tion of artillery; other regiments did deceived the agent at Kingston. At
equally well. Kingston we changed engines—taking
The battle was fought around Shi- the Rome ■ which was already
lol, Church, the place of worst,p of the fire( j up> anJ whjch was kind , y offeie J
surrounding country, and will be known
in history as the Battle of Shilob.
I write in Capt. Fulton’s tent. Quar
termaster of the 53d Ohio regiments
which Gen Beauregard Las kindly as
signed to two friends and myselt.
Capt. F. was good enough to leave an
ample supply of paper which I have
bceu using freely. T he tent was per
forated by twenty-one musket balb —
It is now raining very bard. Up to
sunset the day was lovely. The change
is the result, doubtless, of the heavy
cannonading kept up since early morn
ing. The enemy is still thiowiag
shells from his gunboats, and some of
them fall uncomfortable near our tent.
Whether he fears a uight attack, or is
seeking to cover the transfer of his ar
my to tho other bank of the river, it
were impossible to say.
Will Buell come? I have my fears.
But let us leave the morrow to tell its
owu tale. Meanwhile I shall court the
sweet embrace of Somnus upon Capt
Fulton’s camp cot. There is many
a weary soldier lying on the wet
ground to night, who is read; to join
with Sancho Panza, and say, “blessed
bo the man who first invented sleep.”
P. W. A.
Alb^u 'Jimse.'” Offi'f't'tit home; jrhfere’lto may bo
found. March Sib. I s ™-
u. IV. & II. R. j. LONG,
W HOLESALE unU retail Druggist*, Athens
Ga. 1 J ““' _
THURMOND & NORTH,
A ttorneys at Law,
m-mriLL practice in co-partnership inthe coun-
VV ties ‘it Clark, H’alton, Jackson. Gtvtnnelt,
7/all. Uabnn. White. Franklin, Hanks, Hnber-
-ha,n ofthe Western Circuit; and Hart and Man-
isunof tuo .Yor,h«:u Circuit; and wil* gtve their
iniivif'nml au«i juint attention to all buwneiwi cb*
.rusted 1“ tln-ii). The collection of debts Will re
ceivo prompt and caret it attention.
:*aM'L lVnii'KMoNn. JOHN R. NORTH,
Over lyings' l>nq; Store, | Jefferson,Jackson co
Athens, Ga. Oc. 18 tf
JACKSON &. IllTUIHNsT
4 TTOKSKYSATLAW.—Will practice
Ja. inthe*©untie*of Gwinnett, Walton, Jack
son, ,nd I tall .of the Western, snd the county of
Fonytn of tl"' Blue Ridge Circuit.
.t.vfE8 JACKSON, | N. L HUTCHINS, Jr..
Athens, Ga. | Lnwrenr.eville, Ga.
P.S.—During Mr. Jaitkson's absence from Geor-
Ifia, business letters should bo addressed to tbt-
tiriu at Lawrenoeville. Sept 30-tf
Dk. It. M. SMITH,
Wholesale aud Retail Dealer iu
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PERFUMERY,
FAINTS, OILS, Ltj'E STUFFS,
MKD1C1NAI. BRANDY AND WI* E , & C ., &C„ &C.
1 8 NOW receiving and opening a large stock of
goods, selected in tlie Xorihmii Markets by him
eif with great core,and which hecoutidently recom-
inendrto the public ns being pure
Athens, Jane ‘J, 1-0U.
J. F. O’KELLY,
PHOTOGRAPH AND AMBHOTYFE
ARTIST.
R OOflUS oil Broad and Spring streets, over the
atoro of Jour K. ;U<uthew*, Athens Ga’ a
march 29 GO » • •
Hit. II. GILLELAND, DENTIST
ilUil^ l ' OU Wl " bt * ivrt “ ‘WrpSw
UR * c * b* Lombard;
D entist, athkns gforo,* „
... *“
CLOTHING.
A Large lot of i-lotliing cun be Ifintnd at It- L.
Bloomfield's, nt very reasonable prices
ALSO,
A largo lot of boys' aud children's Jc otliing to
be sold cheap.
ALSO,
Fax thread and Military Buttons.
Dec, t.
seed.
I AM paying cash for the following garden seed
when I atn satisfied they are fresh and pure,
until I ge, the supply I need. Thoso displayed
are most desired:
Bunch Bennt., Butler Beni), Pole
Bonus, Cucumber, Egg Plant, Onion, On
ion Dill tons, Carrot. Parsnip. Eaglirh Fens,
Scarlet Radish, Turnip Radish, Squash. Early
Cabbage, North Carolina do., lteets. Mixed seeds
are of no ns*; to me. WM. N, it HUE.
October ittb.lStil.
O X mid after the first of January, 1861, ail bills
bought of us wil! 1)0 due on delivery or the
goods. All persons indebted to us, either l>y note
or account, ve requested to pay up as-tally as
''°Wo still have n good stock, and wi.t sell very
IMS:, We \rarnf * imm 1
ourage anil serene spirit of a clitis
tiau warrior. Only a portion ofour re
serves were ever brought into action,
there being no necessity lor it.
At half-past live o’clock the enemy
was in full retreat, ami hotly pursued
by the victorious Confederates. He
tied back to the Tennessee, and took
shelter under bis gunboats and river
works, the fire from which was too
heavy for our light field batteries.—
Night too had corae^^od our army re
turned to the enemy’s camp, and are
Brig. Gen. Trudeall, under the orders | now occupying iL The Fedeials left
I. M. KESNKlfi
A T DIM MS OLD STAND, w ill contin
ue to sell such goods as ho his or can pro
cure as cheap as can be sold in this mattket i'OK
CASH or its equivelent. He will also buy or sell
any mat u fact urea or country produce on commis
sion , if desired. ThankfM for past potr. mage, be
s a continuance by Ills many triends and cus-
[Jan. 15.
hopesi
tomers.
IlST STORE,
4 TONS Sirades liun; 2 too* Plow Steal r45
k< ^f No. to U M“i2^ankiia Houw bSmIb*.,
3m- •
ilIAItBLIi WOltK.
T UE undersigned is prepared to fftrnlsh any
kind ot Marble Work, Tomb Stones, Mon
uments, Mantle Tops, Ac., from GbENDBN-
INQ'S WORKS at Augusta, Ga.- •
March 26. U H03S CRANE, Agent.
of General Bragg. Gen. T. distributed
his batteries along the roads and upon
such open elevations as he could find.
The batteries have been handled with
consumate skill and effect throughout
the day by their respective officers.
The nature of the ground is exceed
ingly unfavorable for field operations.
W ith the exception of two or three small
fields of eight or ten acres each,the bat
tle has been fought wholly in the woods.
1 he woods are quite open, however,
much more so than they are in Geor
gia ; but they nevertheless interfered
very much with the evolutions ofthe
army. The ground is rolling, ar.d in
many places quite wet and boggy near
the water courses, several of which
cross the field, and still further impe
ded the operations of the day. .
But Gen. Hardee has encout.teied
the enemy in front. The sun is just
rising as his division is hurled against
them like a thunderbolt. The enemy
was not expecting an attack, as was
evident from the condition in which he
received us. Indeed, he was not aware
of our near ptcsence; he never expect
ed us to attack him, nnd was doubtful
whether we would ever allow him to
get near enough to attack us. Hardee
“set his squadron in the field” with
great judgment, and led them most
gallantly throughout the day. I have
not been able to come up with him,
but bear that he escaped without
scratch..
The enemy was at length driven
from his first line of encampments.—
jMeanwhile he recovered from his sut
prise, and met our onset with firmness
and resolution. The fighting now be
come hot and close, and raged with
great violence and fury along our en
tire front. The right, and left wings
as well as our centre were engaged,
and the roar of artillery and the rattle
ol musketry fairly shook the earth.—
But on Hardee presses, backed up by
Bragg and followed by Polk—each
cofps rolling onwkrd like succeeding
tl dr tents standing, together with all
their camp equipage, quartermaster and
commissary stores, private baggage
medical supplies and considerable am
munition. The attack was so furious
—it came so much like the first clap
of thunder when the storm begins—
and the pursuit so close and unrelent
ing, that they had no time to remove
anything, not even to gather up their
records and half finished letters. The
amount of property taken is immense.
Our men are now regaling themselves
upon the ample supplies of excellent
food everywhere to be found
I am unable to speak with certainty
of the number of the enemy’s forces
One of the first prisoners l encounter
ed (a lieutenant who formerly belonged
to the old army) esUrwtetl them at
120,000 men. Others ptA them down at
100,000; othetsdgain at 75,000, and
some at 50,000. Gen, Prentiss, who
was cap.'ured.about 5 o’clock, says the
Federal army on this, side of the river
was composed of six divisions, of about
7,500 each, which would make the
forces of the enemy engaged about
45,000. They probably exceeded this
number, without including the forces
on the other sidte of the river. At no
lime had wfe as many men engaged as
the enemy.
Nor can I speak with certainty of
the number of batteries orprisoners we
have captured. It is too early after
the battle, and too much confusion pre
vails, for me to get the precise facts.—
The number of prisoners is variously
estimated, some say 2,000 and others
4,000; one report has it that one en
tire brigade has- been captured. This
is doubtless a mistake. Among the
prisoners are * many officers and the
greater part ot the Seventh Iowa Reg
iment, who lately petioned the Feder
al Congress for permission to inscribe
upon their banner the victories of Bel
mont apd Donelson."t - .
The number of Retteries taken
From the Atlanta Intelligencer, 15th.
Lincoln’s Spies. Thieves aud Bridge'
Burners.
On Saturday morning last, we were
startled by intelligence telegraphed
here front Marietta, that the engine,
with three cars attached to the mail
train, from this place to Chattanooga,
had been detached therefrom, while the
conductor, engineer and train hands
were breakfasting at Big Shanty, and
had been steamed up the road by un-
and trust that the result of this day’s
work may bring your government to a
frame of mind more favorable to peace.
Prentiss.—That can hardly be, sir.
your army had pushed on after the
battle of Manassas, it might have taken
Washington, and overrun the North,
and brought us to peace. We had
insufficient supply of arms tbon.
and were not prepared. The muskets
purchased in Belgium by I? remout
were of but little account; you could
turn your thumb in the muzzle, the bore
was so large. We also procured from
England the old arms that have been
stored away as uselesain London Tower
ever since the war with Napoleon in
1815. They are of no value whatever.
It is only within the last Bixty days
that we have become thoroughly and
efficiently armed. Our supply is now
ample, aud we cannot be overcome
Your government has made two mis
takes—first, in not availing itself of the
fruits of the battle of Manassas ; and
secondly, in waiting until we had be
come well armed and organized. We
ave now 250,000 men in camps of
instruction, who will be Lrougbt upon
the field as they may be needed. We
do not doubt the final result.
Beauregard.—Nor do we. Our cause
is just, and God will yet give us vietc*
ty.
Prentiss.—We know you have able
officers aud a spirited t rmy to back
them, but our confidence is firm. And
permit me to add, General, that among
all the Confederate officers, no one is so
great a favorite with ns as yonrself —
iuch is my own feeling, and that of our
army and people,
Beauregard.—I am glad to hear it. | cnown parties. Prompt measurer; were
11 ~ e * 1 "" a { once taken to pursue the robbers.
Mr. L. Kendrick, who, ns soon as it
was ascel^ned that the engine was in
the possession of the thieves, rode with
speed to Marietta, and from there tel
egraphed to this place. Major Row
land, the Superintendent, being absent
up the Road, Mr. Walker, the Master
of Transportation, immediately direct
ed Mr. Kendrick to take an engine,
and such an armed force as he could
get, and proceed at once in puisuit.—
This was done. But as our readers
will he interested hi a detailed account
of this moat extraordinary and auda
cious attempt of “Lincoln’s Spies” to
rob, burn and destroy the State Road,
we give below the statement of Mr.
Fuller, the conductor of the train from
which the engine and three cars were
detached by the Lincoln hirelings:
MR. W. A. FUl.I.EIt’s STATEMENT.
On Saturday morning. I left at 4
o’clock, with the train, and reached
“Camp McDonald’’ (Big Shanty) at
regular train time. While at breakfast
I heard the engine “exhaust” very ra
pidly and suddenly. I immediately
rose up and stated to Mr. A. Murphy,
who is Boss of the State Road Shop,
but who happened to be a passenger
that morning, and Mr. Jeff. Cain, my
engineer, that something was wrong
with the engine. We three then has
tened out; and, much to our surprise,
discovered that the engine with three
cars was cut ol sight. I, at once, sug
gested to Messrs. Murphy and Cain
my am. ^ propriety' of following the (Sigine
Beauregard. Yon are very ktud.s.r ; ^» P»P * > . . * wa ” on
said to be eighteen, which allowing six
but we have better officers than 1 am
Gen. Sidney Johnston and Gen. Joseph
ohnston are both my supperiors in
ability as well as in rank 1 have served
under both of them most cheerfully,
and know them well. I care nothing
tor rank; the good of my country is
what I look to.
Other observations were made, but
tho foregoing embraces tlie chief points
of the interview. Gen. Prentits was
easy and pleasant, and not at all de
pressed. Apparently, too, lie was
quite candid ; and yet I thought I de
tectcd a disposition lo evade, if not to
deceive, in his reply as to the wberea
boats and forces ot Buell. I believe
that Buell is near at hand. It is to be
hoped I am mistaken, and that our men,
who have already fought twelve long
hours, may not have to enconntor a
fresh force to morrow.
I am unable to approximate tho uum-
ber killed and wounded on either side.
The loss upon the part of both must be
very heavy, though not so great as it
would have been but for the protection
afforded by the trees.
Among our wounded are Generals
Cheatham. Bush rod Johnson, Bowen,
to Chattanooga, if.in no other way on
foot, and pursue till we overtook and
captured the unknown thieves. But
when I first got out, I enquired of a
guard who was on the platform, "Who
had taken the engine off?’’ He re
plied that “he did not know him,” but
that “he was a tall, black-bearded man,
wearing a military black overroat.with
large cap.’’ On foot, then, in double
quick time, we three started in pursuit.
I was the first to reach Moon’s Station,
was some two and a half miles from “Big
Shanty.” There 1 found a hand car
and returned a short distance to take
in my companions, Messrs. Murphy
and Cain, and we then, with a few
men, whom we got at Moon’s Station
to push the car along, pursued on to
within a half mile of Acworth. At
this point we found some forty or fifty
cross-ties laid on the track ofthe Road,
to obstruct pursuit, and the telegraphic
wires torn down some quarter of a mile.
It took us some time to remove these
obstructions. When we got to Ac-
wottb we took another hand-car and
some ten men, all armed, as well as
to us by Mr. Smith, the conductor.-
We pursued on then till within four
miles of Adairsville, where the track
was again torn up, and cross-ties pla
ced upon it. Mr. Murphy and myself
then again took it a toot, at double
quick, till we met the down Express
train one and a half miles this side of
Adairsville. This train we stopped and
turned back to Adairsville where we
switched off the cars and took the en
gine alone. Mr. Bracken, its engi
neer, running it. In this we still con
fined the pursuit, after having to stop
to remove the obstructions ofeross tics,
&c., that the thieves had put at inter
vals, on the shortest curves, in out-
way.
VVe reached Calhoun, where they
had left about five minutes before our
arrival, and when about a mile and a
half from that station, we came in sight
of them, where they had detached their
hindmost car and left it as an obstruc
tion to our pursuit. This we coupled
on to our engine, and carried it on
ahead in our pursuit, till we came to
within a mile of Resaca, where thev
had detached another car. This we
also coupled on ahead, and continued
thus in pursuit till we reached Resaca,
where we switched the two cars off', •
and without delay still continued the
pursuit. In the meantime, it seems
that they had loaded the third car which
they had with cross-ties, and punch
ing out the hindmost end of it, thev
dropped at intervals, as before, the
cross-lies upon the track. These ob
structions delayed us a little, but were
soon removed. Beyond Dalton, about
three miles, opposite Col. Glenn’s
camp, the obstructions of these cross
ties were greater, the thieves having
stopped there and piled them upon ti e
track. There we were detained some
three minutes removing them. Reach
ing the end of the Tunnel, we canu*
again in sight of them, as they passed
the village on the other side. Abut t
2£ miles the other side of Ringgold we
saw the engine we were pursuing ap
parently fagging. We soon canu*
within half a mile of them, and appre
hensive they might turn their engine
back fo oome into collision with us, we
approached cautiously, satisfied that
thqy Could not then escape us. This
they did, but their steam being exhaust
ed almost, the scheme did not succeed.
Here the rascals jumped off and took
to the woods. We all got off, took
after them, and pursued them to the
Chicamauga about two miles off, where
they crossed a firry. Our party hete
divided, to capture them, should they
take to the mountains or take tip the
river. In meantime, we had the Rail
road Bridges and the Railroau guarded,
so that they could not escape that
way.
Mr. Fuller here states that being ex
hausted he could pursue no farther.—
The pursuing party, it is reported, have
captured eight of the rascals.
From Big Shanty, we learn Mr.
Kendrick and Col. Charles Phillips
took the engine ordered up from this
place to puisne the thieves. The Col
onel took with him twenty men well
armed. The last heard of the Colonel
and his men, he wav ofi the track of
five of the thieves who had ordered
their breakfast at a house about five
miles from Ringgold, in the mountains.
A runner on a rauie gave this infor
mation to the Colonel, who immediate
ly took horses and went in hot pursuit
after them.
Clark and Gladden the first five sot serL 1 oursel ves, and pursued on till within a
Major Rowland informs us that he
saw three of the men captured at Ring-
gold. They confess to having belong
ed to Lincoln’s army, and were at
tached to an Ohio Regiment—that they
had been sent out to spy the land, and
to burn our bridges. These three are
lodged in Dalton jail, which is guarded.
Major Rowland and Dr. Philips also
tiok an engine at Dalton, and pursued
the fleeting scoundrels—the last named
gentleman, though in feeble health, dis
played great .energy in pursuit of the
robbers.
Mr. Fuller also states that he is sat
isfied the leader of this audacious band
got on the train in Atlanta. That
when he reached Marietta, the same
fellow paid the fare of four others to
Big Shanty.
Doubtless these fellows have been