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VOLUME XXXI—NUMBER 7. l'L’JiMSHED WEEKLY, [JvDGE & REESE, * '-M.EUGE, | ANDERSON W. RKESE. Editors and Proprietors. ■"I*' E L I'-STAIRS, No. 7 Granite Row TXmivTS : i DOLLARS PER ANNUM. IN ADVANCE 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