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SCjjt Ionic Conner.
ROME, GA.
M. DWINELL, Editor.
TUT!DAY .YOSWING, M«y 13.
Caution to the Pros?.
The following, says the Athens (Ten
nessee) Post, is a Press dispatch from
hew York, dated April 25th, and is
published in the Louisville Daily Jour
nal, of the 26th; and of course in
every daily paper in Lincoln’s domin
ions ;
"Wo have a statement from the At
lanta (Ga.) "Confederacy,” tlmt North
ern Alabama and Western Georgia are
completely at tho mercy of Gen. Mitch
ell, whose present position is deularod
to bo such at Gunter’s Landing, that he
ean at once prooeed to Home, tako that
Fire in Atlanta.
We learn that ft tiro occured in At.
lanta in a largo warehouse,in which was
stored a large lot of cotton and govern
ment bacon; tho cotton was destroyed
but most of tho bacon was saved.
JKgrGencral- Loo attends, regularly,
Killed, Wounded and Missing,
In the 19/A Begt. Ala. Vols., in the Battle
of iShiloh.
Capt. Hollingsworth’s Company.—
Killed—N. A. Durnes. Wounded—
Lieut. Sprowoll, J. T. Gibson, B. N.
Hodges, J. P. Reed, J. A. Dobbs, J. A,
country, and as it manifests an interest
in tho religious character of our great
General, your readers may be pleased
to learn further, that General Leo is a
very devoted communicant of tho Epis
copal Church, and has been for many
years. The "morning prayer meetings”
referred to, were the regular Lenten
services of tho Episcopal Church which
. . General Lee attended daily, at St.
city, burn down the foundries and cap- p r church, Richmond. With such
ture all the arms; take possession of , ,
j i a. inmrlnrl (Ihviftr.mn natnniH t.n
the 7 o'clock morning prayer mootings Cantrell, L. K. Holms, N. A. Lancaster,
now hold in Richmond. j W. Braddy, Jno. Bennett, John Shef*
Tho above item has, for somo time, fiold, Jas. Hill, C. 0. Driskill, M. Mc-
beon going the rounds of tho 'various | Cardnor, W. A. Cobb, W. C. Pool, —
secular and religious papers of our ; Compton. C. J. Word, Jas. Metcalf, H.
the engines on the Railroad, and not
only cut off reinforcements and njeans
of retreat from tho rebel General Kirby
-Smith, who was alleged to bo marching
towards Huntsville, but leave at the
same time the rebel forces at Knoxville
Greonvilleand Cumberland Gap, to
gether with all Western Virginia com
pletely exposed.”
We are not in favor of muzzling or
gagging the Press, but tho licentious
ness, folly nnd stupidity of the Press, is
quilo another thing. In the namo of
God and the country, when will such
follies nnd indiscretions as tho nbovo
stop 7 If it wore true, what senso or
propriety is there, in indirectly expos
ing, nnd inviting tho enemy to those
weak points? We happen to livo a
little nearer the localities mentioned
than the Editor of tho Confederacy, nnd
think our acquaintance with the coun
try, and the condition of things here
abouts, not fnr inferior, to that of tho
Confederacy. But it would seem that
it is reserved for the Confederacy, to
know all things and talk all things.
AVe supposo ho must have been born
talking, but if in this we nrn mistaken,
evidently he is an apt scholar. When
ever there is the least chance for sensa
tion, it would seem that none can get
before him, or has moro acuteness in
the scent. Surely these things aro got-
thig to be chronic in the Confederacy.
AVe cannot appreciate such things.
Would it bo wise and prudent, to ad
dress a note to tho highwayman and
robber, informing him of the door, that
has neither lock nor guard? rather
would not the prudent defender of his
goods allow the robber to seek an en
trance at his own peril and exposuro ?
If tho Confederacy desires to make
such communications, would it not be
intinitoly better to do it privately, to
such as havo the authority, and whose
duty it is to defend and protect. A com
munication of this sort to tho world, is
a communication to nobody. From
the Blecplcss vigilunco of the Confederacy
on these points, it may bo that the con
trol of the Government, and the com
mand'of oui armies, havo been placed in
the wrong hands
j}@- Tho wheat prospects in this sec
tion is brightening. AVe learn that
there are many fields that two '.vooks
ago, appeared almost dry enough to
burn, that is now looking green and
healthy, nnd-hoading out finely, with a
fair promise of a crop. The past week
of sunshine has wrought a wonderful
change.
Southern Fixed & Fireside.—The
third Volume of tills excellent weekly
expires May 17—a good timo to renew
or begin a subscription. In view of the
unsettled state of tho country, the pro
prictor desiros to receive subscriptions'
for. only six months in advance, bu-
persons sending $2 will have it refund
ed, in case of any circumstance occur
lng causing a suspension.
We copy an excellent editorial
from tbe Charleston Courier, from
.which may be learned the quickest and
surest way of speedily terminating the
wag
earnest minded Christian patriots to
lead us through our revolution, surely
we may hope for God’s blessing in His
own good time. A celebrated Metho
dist minister, in speaking of Washing'
ton, (an Episcopalian) says "It was
AVashinlon at midnight,An the grove of
prayer, moro than Washington on tho
battle-field, that wrought out tho liber
ties of the Republic. His prowess bo-
boaatne invincible becauso tho shield of
God was about him.” X.
Sltmllng News.
Wo learn, says the Richmond Dis-
pntch, through Capt. Hill, of the jitcam-
er Schultz, who arrived here last night
at 10 o’clock, that our batteries at Day’s
Neck and Hardy’s Bluff, on James riv
er, wo attacked by thre-o of the enemys
gunboats yesterday morning at 8
o’clock, nnd silenced in n short time.
One of tho vessels which attacked our
batteries at short range waS tho iron
clad steamer Galena. Tho two others
wero supposed to bo wooden vessels.
Tho Curtis Feck was last evening
taking on troops for Drury’s Bluff. We
also learned from passengers from Nor
folk that heavy cannonading was going
on at Sewell’s Point and Cranoy Island
yesterday morning.
t@“We learn from the Richmond
papers, that President. Davis has bol
come a member of tho Episcopal
Church, having been confirmed recently
by Bishop Johns, in Richmond.
J8©“ The Richmond AVhig. noticing
the movement on the Peninsula, add:
Wo hear of other important move
merits, whloli^ we do not think judici
ous to disclose. The publio will soon
become apprised of them. If wo are
correctly informed we anticipate the
most glorious results.
Spare ub, Mr. AVhig, for we read all
such paragraphs with horror and dis
gust, and conclude that whenever we
see one of these mysterious promises of
•‘glorious results” that we ai'o “whipped
again.”- Tho day for this nonsensical
‘gassing is past, either let it come in
plain English, or say nothing about it.
Our nerves are getting strong now, we
have stood tho shock from New Orleans
we can hear anything but these provok
jngly' inystoi-ioys paragraphs.
The armory at Aberdeen, Mis
sissippi. was destroy’d by fire recently.
Everything in it except a few gunB was
destroyed.
The N. 0. Crescent referring to
tho landing of the Fcderals, nnd the
hauling down of the State flag, gives
the following eloquent and graphic de
scription of the circuinstances attend
ing the memorable event;
A parley was held in the Mayor’s
apartments, the tenor or l-csultof which
we did not loam, hut in tho course»of
fifteen minutes an officer and marines
wore seen on tho topmost height of the
building, to rqpidly approach the flag—
the emblem of the State,- which has
fluttered amid sunshine nnd -storm,
through victory and defeat, almost from
tho timo our troubles began. In a
minu'o that flag was lowered and fell
to the roof—in a second the eyes of
tho Southcsn multitude dropped to the
ground, and the mind, heart nnd soul
of the mighty concourse there assem
bled wore filled with sensations which
no pen can portray. Old gray-haired
men wept tonrs ol anguish; mothers,
with babes in thoir arms, bedewed
their offspring with great drops of af
fliction; tho middlo-aged and the young
of both sexes were lost in deepest woe,
and tho Bolomn silenco of the scone
overall gave tho melancholy picture
an air of sublime gradeur to which our
’young experience can find no paral
lel,"
Gu. Military Institute.
Ua. Mii.tvary Institute,
May 7, 1862,
Eds. Confederacy—It is very generally
reported, I understand, that tho Geor
gia Military Institute lias suspended, oi
ls about to suspond, its exercises. This
report is without tho shadow of a foun
dation. When Georgia is subjugated,
her Military School will be closod; but
so long as Georgia stands erect-, and
maintains her sovereignty, her Military
School will bo kept open, in order that
her sonB may havo an opportunity to
qualify themselves for meeting her foes
—to qualify themselves for the post of
honor, of danger, of usefulness and of
duty.
A serious disturbance has arisen
among the Cadets, brought about by a
combination among them to leavo tho
Institute, with or without the consent
of Parents or Guardians, and in defi-
anco of the regulations. They were
remonstrated with, and urged to wait
until they could got tho consent of
their parents or guardians to resign,
and so leave tho Institute in a regular
and creditable manner. Borne heeded
but many did not.
Number dismissed, 29
“ resigned, 19
< « - Uosortod, 1
Still in Institute, - 83
- Very Respectfully
Your Gb't Sorv’t,
JOHN M. RICHARDSON,
Acting Superintendent G. M. I.
A. Myrack, Ashley, Z. McCarter.—
Missing—A. M. AVhito, E. P. Barnes, —
Morgan.
Capt. Rhea’s Company.—Killed—T.
\V. Eldridgo and AVilliam. Simpson.
Wounded—Capt, Rhon, Burrell, Bear
den, Morgan, Kelley, Mahoney, Cain
Clavn y. Misshi g—Murphy.
Capt. Savage’s Company.—Killed—
J. A,Savage and J. W. Lovett. Woun
ded—M. L. Formby, L. J. Dobb, J. S.
Bridges, L. Yarbrough, J. R. Acker,
David Young, L. P, Cox, J. W. Wil-
kinson, J. M. Moore and G. P. AVal-
den.
Capt. Millsaps’ Company.—Killed—
W. J. Loath. AVounded—Berry C.
Strong, .J. P. Woodall, John Wetter,
D. R. C. Henderson, Nicholas Raliter,
W. A. Doherty, J. M. McCay and Josh
ua Brooks. Missing—J. It. Mathis, II.
>S. llartlin and W. W. Woody.
• Capl. Kirkpatrick’s Company.—Thos.
Butler, Lot tier Bates, Jas. Anderson,
Wm. Johnson, Jackson Bone, 0. Dun
can—Killed. Thos. Richardson, died
since the Battle of wounds. Wounded
—Jas. Reeves, .Tno. Foster, Thos. Fos.
ter, M. Carroll, Wm. Vundiver, Jesse
Jackson, Wm. Chandler, Robt. Ander
son, George Newberry, John Penning
ton, Robert Bushin, John Shaw, — Aw
ton, AVm. Gossett, M. B. Brown, Thos.
Gilliam, John Duncan. John Doyle.
Wounded and Missing—Win. Spann,
J. 0. Taylor, Win. Pollard, Geo. Ilagoad
nnd E. Strickland.
Capt. Hood's Company, of the 22d
Regiment.— Killed— John Shepherd
and C. Baldwin. Wounded— West
Hagood, A. S. Chrislor, C. C. Holms,
Old Man Patton. Mont. Pollard, Elias
Shepherd, S. Chastain, nnd A. F. Wil
limns. Missing—J. C. Hull’, W. Croft
and C. Hays.
Tlic Engagement near Williamsburg.
The cheering intelligence from the
Peninsula, jjnd the effect of a pleasant
surprise upon the community. The
details pf the fight are, as yet, meagre,
but the brilliancy of the victory is none
the loss certain. A participant in tho
fight informs us that our loss in killed
and wounded, is 220; federal loss, in kill
ed and wounded, is unknown—the
number of prisoners captured by out-
forces is 023. The Fcderals had ap
peared, 6000 strong, along a skirt of
woods, a short distanco from a small
fortification in our possession, below
Williamsburg. At. an early hour JJon-
duy morning, Gen. Longstrect dispatch
ed a howitzer to the right, and another
to the left of thoir position, and sub
jecting them to a cross fire, which did
terrible execution, advanced on their
front nud put them to rout, taking the
above number of prisoners ami’ eleven
pieces of artillery. The prisoners wore
immediately put on tho inarch to
Richmond, and were expected to arrivo
last night. •
The fight, wo have since learned, was
continued on yesterday, at Barhams-
villo, which is situated on tho dividing
linos of Now Kent and James City
counties, thirteen miles from Williams
burg and seven miles from the Cliicka-
hominy river. A courier arrived hero
last night, who left tho vicinity of the
scone of action at noon on yesterday,
and brings intelligence that the light
was boing conducted in the most torrif-
fio mtt'nncr.
Our troops wero acting most gallantly
and had repulsed the enemy for tho
third timo, Both sides wore largely re
inforcod. Tho mutual loss is believed
to be very large, tho result is, of course
as yet undecided.—Kick; Bis.
General Orders, No. 8'.
STATE OF GEORGIA, ]
Adj't and Ins. Genokal’s Office, >
Milledgoville, May 8th, 1862, )
On account of tbe large number of
troops Georgia has furnished tho army
of the Confederate Govornnioht, and
on account of our peculiar institution,
nnd for the more perfect organization
of a police system throughout the
State, His Excellency, the Governor
and Commander-in-ehiof, directs tho
issue of the following order, and en
joins a stfcl compliance ’with it upon
all military officers and persons, of
whatever ago, able to do military duly
in the State.
I. Until further orders from this of
fice, tho militia companies, as.also the
volunteer companies not enlisted for
activo service, will bo mustered at their
respective parade grounds with such
arms as they can command, twice a
month for instruction and training in
military exercises. The musters will
be on s^eh days, and at such times,
ns the commander of the company
may determino to bo most convenient
for tho interests, of his command.
II. Conscripts, until actually enrolled
nnd marched to their camps or regi
ments, will be held liable to militia
duty under the laws of the Stnto.
III. Able-bodied citizens not liable
to military duty are requested to at
tach themselves to tho companies ol
their Districts, and ' u> turn out regu
larly with them for muster ns abovo
ordered.
IV. Colonels of Regiments and com 1
nlanders of independent Battalions are
directed to see to tbe execution of this
order, and that their companies are
properly officered. They will report
to this office, ns soon us possible, the
number nnd quality of arms in their
respective commands.
V. Tho language of the Conscription
Act lately passed by Congress is gener
al, nr.d •mbrnries the bmoers of the
militia of the States ns well ns^n-ivates.
But the States having, by tho 16th par
agraph of tbe Sth Section of the 1st
Article of the Constitution of tho Con
federate States, expressly reserved to
themselves not only the appointment
of the militia when employed in the
service of tho Confederate Statos, but
each State having also reserved to
herself the authority of training her
own militia according to tho discipline
proscribed by Congress—which cannot
be done without officers—and tlioro
being no vacancy that can bo filled by
another in case an officer of tho mili
tia is cairied out of the State as a "Con
script” without his consent, which, if
done generally, would entirely destroy
tho military organization of tho State,
and prevent her from exercising her
reserved authority of training her mi
litia at a timo when the safety of her
people absolutely requiros that this
should be dono to prevent internal in
surrections, that may occur at any mo
ment without strict military police reg
ulations—therefore the Commander-in-
Chief, after careful consideration of
this question, holds, that the Conscrip
turn law, so fir ns it interferes with the
officers of the militia in tho discharge
of thoir dutiet by attempting to reduce
them to, the ranks, nnd placo them un
der officers in the Confederate servico,
(by which a Major General of the mi
litia, for instance, might be forcibly ta
ken from his command and placed
under the lowest subaltern appointed
Late News.' | face of the Yankees, still pushin
jfljgfThn Richmond correspondent
of tho Norfolk “Day Book” says:
“The delegations from Soutlr Caroli
na and Georgia waited on the Presi
dent, before Congress adjourned, and
urged him to withdraw the troops from
those States and at all hazards defend
Richmond and Norfolk, and I think
they are coming. You have noticed
in the papers a short account of Presi
dent Davis’ speech to tbe soldiers pas
sing to Yorktown. He said, so far as
ho was concerned, he would continue
this war for twenty yonrs, rather than
one inch of Virginia soil should be sur
rendered. So let us hear no more about
surrendering Virginia.”
gtajf* Martial law has beon proclaimed
in Charleston and ten miles on all sides
beyond the corporate limits.
From Corinth.
The Army corespondent of tho Mo
bile Register soys;
Persons, who have just come down
tho river , inform me that the greater
part of the Federal forces lately at New
Madrid and Island No. 10—estimated
at 20,000 men—have gone up to Cairo
and around into Tennessee river. The
transports were seen to tako on boad
large bodies of troops at New Madrid,
ana it was stated by the Fedei-als them
selves that they wore going tho support
of Buell and Grant.
Meanwhile, their mortar boats keep
up an irregular fire against Fort Pillow.
There is an abrupt bond in tho river
just above the Fort, which makes it
necessary for tho gunboats to come with
in short range of our batteries before
they can fire upon the Fort. Tho riv
er itself is narrow at tliut point, while
tho channel runs close to thoTennessee
shore; so that a boat, to run tho gaunt*
lot, would havo to pass within one hun
dred nnd fifty yards of our works for
nearly a mile.
Thus far, the gunboats have taken
but little part in-the effectual bom
bardment to which the Fort has been
subjected. Our batteries are concealed
by a tongue of thickly wooded land
that extends out into the river where
its ourve is sharpest and, to pass around
that so as to bo Rblo to see the Fort,
would be to exposod to the boats to a
direct fire at very short range. The
mortar boats however, lie behind this
tongue of land, and send their shells
over the trees, by which they are pro
tected from a l-oturn fire. But up to
this time they have accomplished noth
ing’ except to anny our transports a lit
tic while unload '.ng.
by tlie President, under penalty of
ilealb if ho refuses to serve,) is not only
subversive of the rights and sovereignty
of the States, but is a palnpablo viola
tion of tho Constitution of ihe Confed
erate States, and to that extent void
and of no binding forco upon the of
ficers of the militia of Georgia.
He therefore commands every mili
tia officer in commission in this State
to report, by written communication
direct® to “Henry C. AVnyne, Adju
tant nnd Inspector General, at Millcilge-
villo-,” specifying in his report, his tank
tho number of his District; the dale
of his commission ; the county of his
residence; and his postoffice. Those
u-lio thus report aro directed not to
enroll themselves as “conscripts,” but
to continue actively in the vigilant dis
charge of their respective clutios of the
militia. Those who rephrt. as heroin
directed, and only those, will bo pro
tooted by tho State against the opera
tion of tho Conscription law.
VI. As many of the officers of the
militia of this Slate havo voluntarily
accepted commi salons in the Confeder
ate service and Ijot their places vacant;
and ns others have died, of which no
report lias boen made to these lined
quarters, tho officers whoso duty it _i.
under the statute, will proceed to
all „such vacancies by broyet appoint
ment until elections can be held, re
porting their appointments to this of
nee.
By order of the Coinmandor-in-Cliief.
HENRY C. WAYNE,
Adjutant and Inspector Gorieril
J8©“AVhile a long string of Fedorals
wore marehing along tho streets of
Nashville, a few days ago, a little boy
screamed out, ’’hurrah for Jeff Davis."
A Yankee said loudly, “pshaw, hurrah
for the dovill” “All right,’’.said the
boy “you hurrah for your captain, and
I’ll hurrah lor mine.”
fiSyThe Army correspondent of the
Savannah Republican, says that a gen-
tl.eman from Nashville, gave him tho
following:
The discontent among Hie Kentucki
ans war increased by a sermon preach
ed in Nashville by tho Rev. Mr. Balcl
.win, tho author of “Armageddon,” or
tho United Slates in Prophecy.” You
may remember tho work, and that the
author’s study of the Prophecies led
him to the conclusion that the great
battle of Armageddon, spoken of in
Revelations, would bo fought about this
time in tho valley of tho Mississippi.-^
Ho referred to tho same subject in h s
sermon in Nashville, and told his hear
ers that the battle would take placo by
tho 20th of Juno—that tho Federal
hosts would bo overthrown and diapers-
ed—andithat their dead carcasses would
make "nil the land to stink." An
fort was mado by officers present to stop
him, but tho soldiers, who were deeply
interested, would not aljow it to be
done.
FROM VIRGINIA.
‘Richmond, May 9.—A dispatch re
ceived hero from Stallnton, this morn
ing, says that Stonewall Jackson’s ad
vance force engaged tho enemy near
McDowells, at 5 o’clock P. M. yester
day. After lour hours fighting, wo suc
ceeded in driving them back.
Our loss is said fo be 300 in killed
and wounded. Gen. Edward Johnson
was wounded in the ankle ; Col. M. G.
Harmon nnd Capt. Dabney, of the 52d
Virginia regiment, wounded in tho
arm ; Col. Gibbons, of tho 10th Virginia
was killled. A big fight is oxpeoted toj
day. -
Tho Richmond Dispatch, of this
morning, says, on the authority of Cap*-
tain llill, of the steamer Shultz, that
our battelics at Day's Point, Isle of
Wight, county, Vn., wore attacked by
three Federal gunboats yesterday, and
sjloncod one Federal vessel and the
iron-clad steamer Galono.
320 Hessians, captured at Williams
burg on Monday last, arrived hero yes
terday evening.
Tho city is excited by reports of more
fighting on tbe Peninsula,
Special to the Mobile Jlcgister if: Advertiser
Couinth,-May 5.— The rain continues
to fall this morning. The enemy have
fallen back from Fainiiiigton, accord
ing to present appearances fur a day or
two. .
A courier from Col. Scott’s cavalry,
arrived last night, reports that in evac
uating Decatur, tho enemy battered
down the pillars and burnt the bridgo
over tho Tennessee.
Scott crossed the nvor outlie 30th,
nnd next day attacked tbe Fcderals at
Athens on the Tennossoo nnd Alabama
Railroad, capturing tents, camp equip
age, n number of wagons, and losing
only one man. Capt. Fonelon, with
iiinori, proceeded to tho next station,
on Indian creek. A train for Nashville
with Gen. Mitchell on board, passed up
only half an hour before.
Hearing a down-train coming, loaded
ith supplies, logs wero put on tho
truck, which produced a “smash mV’
killing several Federal troops nnd de
stroying tho locomotive. Tho Confed
erates, on returning, were pursued by
tho enemy’s cavalry, who'-overtook
them on Friday at Elk river, when a
skirmish ensued.
The enemy lost 12 men killed, and
their Colonel mortally wounded.
Our loss in tho skirmish was only
two killed. *
Mobile, May 10.—All quiet at Fort
Morgan this morning. Tho Yankee
fleet went westward yesterday.
GLORIOUS VICTORIES.
Richmond, May 10.—An offici il dis-
mtcli from Corinth yesterday, via Mo-
jilo to-day, to Gen. S. Cooper, says:
“Wo attacked tho enemy today nnd
drove him from his position Several
miles.
(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD.”
A telegram to Gov. Letcher from
Staunton, states that Gen. Jackson dis
patches that we gn.ned a brilliant vic
tory, and tho enemy is in full flight,
holly pursued. Out- loss is 40 killed
and 200 wounded. Who enemy’s loss
is heavy. They left all their dead and
wounded on the field. In the Pith Ga.
egimont, Capt’s Fin-low, McMillen nnd
Patterson, and Lieut’s Turpin,’ Gould
nnd Woodward, wero killed ; and Capt.
Dawson wounded badly.
Mouii.e, May 10.—The -“Advertiser”
correspondent says he has just return
ed from tho front of tho enemy. Ho
lias been drivon across Sevcn-Milo
Creok, running like sheep.
It appears that Pope’s division of the
Federal army slonS, occupied Fnrming-
tnn ; and that Ilallcfck, with tho main
body, aro still on the river. The Cen-
fodornto loss was slight. The retreat
of tho Faderals wjs so rapid, that we
were unable to capture many prisoners.
Prico and Van Dorn led the attack.—
Wo captured tho telegraph office at
Farmington. The Confederates are
returning to Corinth.
It is reported that the Confederate
forces tire operating down tho Tennes
see river, and have captured a largo
number of prisoners, nnd a largo
amount of federal property from Paris,
Toriri., and FnduwUi, Ky.
They otiterod tho woods
he Yankees, still pushing tW,;
before him until the enemy had t,,,. 1
driven back.throe miles. ' u
Tho action was led by Gen, by
street, under tho superintendence &
Gen. Johnston himself. °‘
Wo captured from tho enemy i]„. e
hundred and fifty prisoners and nin
pieces of artillery. The carnngeon the
field, on both sides was terrible. v,
fairest and most intelligent statement
within our reach makes out out- loss j,
killed, wounded and missing a hn„!
1,200 and that of tho enemy at oiiiu
2,000. 1 10
it is stated that about two hundred
and fifty of Col. Word’s Florid* rem.
meat wero taken prisoners by this «ue*
my. They had .advanced too fa? jLj
tho woods, nnd wero completely S(tt ,
zurred by the enemy. Col. Ward il
reported to havo beon killed.
Our forco is said, to havo been sonn
eight or ton thousand, and that of ti l0
enemy is estimated to have beon at lent
twice as muce. They wero reinforced
l-ppidly, while tho main body of our
army was ten miles distant, nnd rein,
forcemeats did not reach us until fj vo
o’clock, p. m.
During tho night the army was on
the move towards Richmond—and Ljf
an hour after sunrise tho whole nrmv
had evacuated tho town, under the
necessity ol leaving our killod and
wounded in tho hands of the oneniv.
Seven surgeons, including Drs. Dorssj,'
Cullen nnd Maury went bnek under a
flag of Iruco to attend to tho wounded,
During tho day the army made slow
progi oss, owing to the miry condition
nt the roads, and sovcral pieoos of can
non nnd u number of wagons were
abandoned. It was this oiicumstauce
probnbly which gave vise to tho report
of tho loss of our artillery in the action
on tho battle field.
An official letter froniGen. Johnston,
dated at Barnhainhville, 11 a. m. on
Wednesday, states that enemy , were
landing under the cover of thou- gun
boats near West Point. .
Gen. Johnston states that the rcpulso
of the enemy at Williamsburg seonu
to have stopped their advance in that
direction.
By later advices we havo intelligcnci
of the affair on Wednesday. Tho ac
tion is said to lmvo occurred between
Now Kent Court (louse and j\Vwt
Point.
Wo aro roported to hnve driven the
enemy back after they had assaulted
our position three different times—tho
lost time driving them to the cover of
their gunboats, and taking two hun
dred and fifty prisoners.
’The route of the enemy is said to
have been complete', and to have been
so closely pressed by our troops that
many of the fugitives wero tlriien into
the river and drowned.
-IfTjinepiql.
MARRIED—In this City, on tlio'lh
Inst., by tho Rev. J. D. Easter, Mr. M
L. Pxuuer to Miss L. M. Lanuwomut
both of this city.
Artillery Battalion
T HE undersigned wishes t• coraplotu h
Battalion of Light Artillery Imincdllh
lv. Two more companies will ho roceivci
Aililress by mail, slating number of men ni
pieces. ' J. G. YEISKH,
Captain Artillery,
or I. IV. Hume, Cumberland"Gap.
Rome, Ga. innylS-hv
$20REWARD,
milK abeyo Reward will be paid for lii
1 Bftfo 4c 1 ivory Jo me, of my Negro
man Daniel, who inn uwny on the-fir^t
Monday in this month. He is about b
foot 8 inches high, well set, coppor complex
ion. I think he has gone to JJroomtow
Valley, Chattooga co t , where ho has a falhi
and many acquaintances, say from Mr. Al
man's to‘Alpine. RICH’DLEIOH*
inay!4-8t
WANTED^
/iVWTLBS. SCRAP IRON, j'a
eJV/ , \/VJV/mers and others having piee
of Iron, wrought or cast, can And sale
tho sninq the Rome Railroad Depot.
mnyl.VUt
Untiles near Williamsburg.
At Williamsburg, on Sunday evoning.
the ciiotnv overtook the rearguard ol
our army, unci half it mile from Foi’t
Magrudor opened with six pieces of
aytuleyJ planted In the edge of the
woods. In half an hour tho Federal
batteries were silenced and they hurried
off. Just then tho Fourth Regiment
Virginia Cavalry wore ordered to charge,
and into the woods they went by two
roads. After advancing some few hun
dred yards on ono load the Fcderals
opened on them with small arms. The
standard-bearer (Hull) of the Goooli-
land troops woe shot, (but not mortal
ly,) and the flag takoa. Col. Wickman
received a cut from a sabro when the
regiment bent a hasty ratreat from tho
ambush. On tho other road leading
into the forest-, Captain Nowton, with
tho Hanover troop did not make the
junction with tho other forces until
their flag was taken. The captured
flag was held- up by tho Yankees, nnd
Capt. Newton went up to it and was
taken prisoner. Ho had not allowed
his men to fire. A rctreftt was sounded.
Fortunately, our loss wns trivial under
the fire of infantry in tho woods. In
another part .of: the field fifteen Yan
kees wero taken. During- tho night
our army continued its journey through
Williamsburg.
Monday's battle.
On the socond day \ Monday) the
enoiiiy advanced in force and took pos
session of a redoubt. In vainly endea
voring to got possession-of tno redoubt
our troops suffered terribly..
The sharpshootersgf the enemy were
concealed in the woods nnd played up
on our "ranks with terrible effeot.
Longstreet’s division, which was sev
eral miles beyond Williamsburg, readi
ed the field of action nt the double
$30 Reward
W ILL hu-pniil for tho apprehension
delivery in prison of Thomns J. Barb'
of Chattooga county, Ga. Tho said Barb
is g member of the Floyd Infantry, in t
Confederate service, and is nbmit M y ,B
old. fi feel 4 or 6 in height, lias blue »)'
and imbtirn hair. Said Burbca left cam
under sick furlough in Sept., 1301, J»J
ing regained his health nud refusedt*'
Juyn to tho service. He is hereby publi*
"d as a deserter, -by order of C^|. b-
Lamar, Commanding 8th Gn. Regiment.
GEO; N. YARBROVGH,
Cnpt. Floyd Infantry,
Co. II, Stb Ga. Rogiment,
Yorktown, April 30lh, 1302.
Notice to Debtors and Cred
itors.
GEORGIA, Floyd Cotmty,
N OTICE is hereby given to all porsc
having demands ngainst Mrs. Maru
II. Graves, late 61 said county, deceased,
present thorn to mo, properly, imido-ot
within the timo prescribed by law, so *•
show thoir cliaraclor and amount; ana
persons indebted to said deceased arc
required to make immediate paymcai-
This May 14th, 1802.
I JOHN II. GRAVES,
Executor-
may IS-
hero 1
GEORGIA, Walker County
W HEREAS James Worth administr* 1
de bonis non, with the. will auu»a
of O. J. Hooper, represents in his pa*' 1 ,
duly filed and onterod on rooord, that he
fully administered C. J. Iloopor’s estate^
Those aro therefore, to cite nnd ndtn 0 ®
all persons interested in said estate, »!“
and creditors to show causo why s»* ,
ministrator should not bo dismissed tra
said administration, and rocoivo wi ,
dismission on tho first Monday >“ v
Given under my hand and official eigeah 1
this 8th of May, 1862. ■ nr J,
raaylS F, J, GROGAN, D»P- 0,t '