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TOLUME XVII.,
ROME GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 27 1862.
NUMBER 84
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nturdny Morning, Juno 21,1802.
©“Some of our friends havo come
ivnrd and paid up their indebtedness
his office, for which we would sin.
sly thank them, but there are very
ay who nro sadly behind yet. We
il motley badly, it is duo, for value
■ived, and meouyht to have il, ora
ion wliy it is not forthconflng. —
s trite, the times ■ nro awful tight,
I a great many men are "hard up,”
t such wo can sympathise,most hear-
, publicly and privately, but then
■o is lots of money in the country
we know that there are number
: could pay tho little pittance thnt
luo to us, if tho disposition ox-
l. There is a very forciblo old
jo in connection with this matter.—
tero there is a will there is a way.”
is every mail’s duty to support his
ty paper, by every means in liis
or. Wo got butf little advertising
ob work, consequently our sourcor
rapt uro cut oft’, as it takes * every
of tlio subscription to koop up tho
ir, and unless it is all paid . in wo
lobso mnnoy. in publshing tho paper
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aptly to come forward and pay up,
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'c could not ntt’ord to hire a collec-
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subscribers, consequently wo.would
sincerely roquest all who aro in-
tod to come forward, nnd give us a
Attention. Tng( .Vaycrs 1
r. Thornton requests us to say .that
ho do not givo in their Taxes by
25th inst. will, most positively, bo
>le tnxod. Bolter attend to this
tor at oncoy ns tliero are only four
o days of grace, and Air. T.' can
mod at his office at any time titi-
io 2Qt.li.
Home Works Artillery.
iis company is now thoroughly or-
r.od and in proaess of active drill. To
vho may wish to aid in tho defence
to city, in cass of necessity,' an
tation is oxtended to become mem-
of tho company. Tho members
his company are active, intelligent
, who aro now engaged in making
weapons thoy will use, and who
Id be in tlio service, but the Gov-
neut feds that" their services aro
o needed in tlio shop than in tlio
•Tho company now numbers over fif.
ion. The following are the officers :
nncllonklo, Captain,
unuel Adams, 1st Lieut. •
• L. Palmer, Senior 2d Lieut.
m. P. Noble, Junior 2d Lieut.
P. Phillips, 3d Lieut.
ayLicnt. G, B. Butler will leave for
"?J*t Ga. Itegt., on Wednesday, the
hist., and will* take pleasure in
yhig letters to the boys, if loft at
Pitner’s store by the night of the
iy-llio first dotnchmonl of Captain
-’s company left for the..camp of
notion yesterday morning..
UNa. Yesterday, says'tho Atlanta
ederaoy, seven more of tlio Engine
vos were hung near this city. They
» portion of tho .party of; 24 that
ed hore in strings a few days ago 1
were all Ohioans. Wo have not
>ed their names.
Editorial Correspondence.
Richmond, Juno 13, 1862.
Dear Courier :—Qi.net yet porrados
our, linos,- so far as fighting is con-
icerned; and tho ‘‘bloody conflict” seems
no ricai'er than n week since. Tliero
is a possibility Unit Stonewall Jack-
son’s successes in the Valley may put
a. very dift'orent phase on nftairs liore
than what otherwise they would have
assumed. What the action of this army
in reference to his movements, it
would not be prudont to state;, but
Gon. Johnston—who, by the way, is
reported: to bo convalescing—is a great
strategist, and-, if ‘ho docs not out
general McClellan, then present ap
pearances are no criterion to judgo by.
■Tlio 8th Ga. Regiment has not
moved during the past week, but re
main on tho Nino Milo road, fivo miles
from .the city, near the rcsidenco of
Mrs. Price, culled Woodstock. Tho
health of tho men is now very much
improved, and a larger number are now
reported for duty, than at any time
sines tho battle of Manassas. Their
duties are comparatively light—each
company being on picket poll but-one
day out of fivo—and, that thoy have
no louts or but few blankets, yet they
liavo nearly dry ground to sleop on.
They get a plenty of flour and half
pound of bacon per day, besido rice or
peas for rations.
Tho enemy pay their respects nearly
every evening, by sending some dozen
or moro of shells into tho camp, but
nobotly has been hurt yet.
Wo may possibly bo on tlio “pad” in
a few days fersome distant field—tliero
is no tolling in these war times what
a day may bring forth.
The Car canto through safely, under
tho careful management of Mr. Samuel
Johnson, nnd no favors from home
have ever been so joyfully roceived.—
The hardships'nnd suffering of the post
two months propnred the boys with
a keen relish for the good things.—
Tho clothing was very much needed.
Gqd bless tho ladies; they surely do
not know how much tlioir affectionate
efforts in behalf of tho men in tho
field cheer their hearts and nerve their
arms. M. D.
JOSgr-Tlio Memphis Appeal is now pub
lished ut Grenada, Miss., where it will
be continued during the occupation of
Memphis by the Yankees. The Ava
lanche, we regret, is gradually going
over to the enemy, nnd tlio Appeal
learns that an arrangement is on foot,
that n ill result in its taking open
ground for the invaders.
Muster Holt of the Floyd Guhrds.
J. B. BRAY, Captain. ■-
J. II. REESE, ' let Liout.
V. A. STEWART, 2d “
C. P. DEAN,
3d “
G. A. HUFFOIID,
1st Sorgt.
Y. M. HIGHTOWER, 2d . “
F. M. WILSON,
3d “
A. 11, HARDEN,
4 th "
N. ADKINS,
5th “
J-i A. ADKINS,
1st Oorp’l,
TIIOS. SHAW,
2d “
J. E. MOORE,
3d “
W. D. CRABB,
4th “
• Tri votes.
W II Hightower, B II Wilson,
W II Avery,
G G Uouchclluli,
L E Garrett,
J' T Holy claw,.
W B King.
Alex. Moore,
W C Peek,
J F Rice,
Joel Stviny,
J II Slyiw,
C 1) Moore,
It S Walker,
J M Wood,
F M Wilson,
A H Waddcl,
Robt. Ware,
A P llowfy;
T T I >n Lib,
T H Hill,
J I, King,
Edon King,
L 1> Pollard, ..
T W Payne,
J R Ross,
liW Swiny,
W P Shaw,
S W Walker,
B H Wood,
E Wilson,
B K Wilson,
1) P Young,
J (1 Trapp.
CeotIiinu roit Soldiers.—Wo are
pleased to notice, says the' Riohmend
Dispatch, thnt our quartermasters aro
bestirring themselves for uniforming
the regiments, and that garments of
gcod serviceable gray, aro furnished to
the men by the clothing bureau, at
very modornto rates—the entiro -suit of
jackot,. pants, cap and drawers, not
coBling moro than $15. We know not
whether thestookon hand is very
large, but hope it is suffioioiont to uni-,
form the uliolo of Johnston’s com
mand, for thoy aro tho finestspeoimons
of manhood that walk tho earth, and
only need olothes of good material to
make them de facto nonpareils.
A Fight near Richmond.—Tho Dis
patch of Mondny says: "Tho only fight
that really occurred yestordny, took
place jbetween lhe sixth and seventh mile
posts of the York River Railroad." The
Dispatch don't mention which mile
post retreated ar.whethcr eilhor advan
ced;-* Chrm. ,
McClellan's Dispatches.
We publish theso documents in an
other column. They ore curiosities
in their way. Whatever talent tlio
Yankee Napoleon may liavo for other
things, lie certainly "has a wonderful
turn for lying. Ho lias surely mistak
en his calling. He ought to lie Editor
of tho Now Yol k-llcrnld.
lie however, lets ono secret esonpo,
which wo nro glad to place upon record,
tlireo of hi*corps wero engaged in tlio
battle ; that is, ibout fifty" thousand
mon. Our own forco did not amount
to hnlf that uumbor ; yot ono singlo
brigade of ours— that of Gon. R. H.
Anderson—brolto no less than five fresh
lines of thoir troops, one after another,
in succession, witli tho bayonet, and
captured four of tlioir camps, and oth
er brigddos did as much. Wo drove
them nil day Saturday. Wo did tlio
snmo on Sunday. On Mondny, there
being no sign of fight, wo withdrew be
cause the ground had becoino offensive
from the smell of dead bodies. They
stole back and occupied the ground
again, and then McClellan issued iiis
bulletin. Was there ever anything
moro ungenerous, moro disingenious V
To sum up all in a word, was tliero
over anything more truly Yankoo 1
McClollan aokoivledgos tho loss of
800 killed, and about 5000 wounded
and missing. Of theso latter wo. liavo
800 in safe keeping. Our own loss,
in every description, does not exceed
2,300. Thus, he lost more than two
and half to our ono, bosidcs sixteen
peiees of artillery, a numb'er of camps
and any quantity of camp equipage
and clothing 1 and this ho calls a
victory. How many such will it take to
anihilato the Grand Army !
While on the subject we lecur to the
matter of the charges with tlio bayo
net reported by McClellan nnd some
of the Northern letter writors, to have
been made upon our lines by the Fed
eralists. Madeline roported that thoy
charged our linos at Willinmsburg, and
that our men could not stand against
them. This statement was pronounced
fnlso by General Early ' over his own
signature Tho only charges made at
Williamsburg were by our men, nnd
tho Yankoes fled before them. Mc
Clellan again reports charges by his
men at (Jhiokahoininy, and fleeing from
them by qur’s. Wo lnwo the very high
est authority—authority which even
McClellan would not dare to call in
question—that tlio Yankees made no
charge at the Chiokuhominy cither on
Saturday or Sunday.
A Northern letter writer oven claims
that Sickle’s brigade charged us, and
we ran. This was, we suppose, to mako
our liumilliation as great ns possible.
Tliero is no truth in any of their
reports on the subjoct, from McClellan
down to tlio lowest writer of lotlers in
the train of the Federal army. The
only charge we have any * clear proof
of ns haring been made by tlio Feder
alists, was a charge of ono of their
rear columns upon their front to keep
it to its work and preyont it from run
ning.—llichmond Vis.
The Yankees Turnin'a their Contra
bands to Account.—Tho New York
“Herald’s” Fortress Monroe correspon
dent gives that paper an account of the
manner in which the negroes who have
ran away from their masters nnd gono
into the Yankee lines are being dis
posed of. The writer says a bark had
been lying for some timo at anchor near
Capo Henlopen. Tlio Writer says: “A
number of contrabands have been in
duced daily to go down to work on this
vessel, but in no instance liavo they
been allowed to return, until two hun
dred and seventy negroes wore safely
secured on board of the slaver, nnd last
night,"amid the storm nnd rain, she
went out to sea.” Tho correspondent
adds: “Most of tho contrabands taken
aro sprightly lnds worth in C-tba from
$800 to $1,200 oiicli.” “Of course,”
snys the writer, “wo can learn nothing
from Naval officers in regard to this
strange affair, an officer in high rank
assuring us thnt thoir mouths aro sealed
in refeietico to naval intelligence of
any kind.'’
This affair, which took place in view
of tho flag-ship, tho writer intimates
was connived at by tlio Ynnkeo block
ading. squadron. Wo liavo no doubt
that it flourishing slave trail a will soon
spring up between the Yankees and
Cuba. Nogroos who prefer to labor in
tho sugar fields of Cuba to romnining
on the plantation homes of their South
ern masters, have only to esenpo to
their Ynnkeo friends, who will fur
nish them free transportation.
From Fortress Monroe.—A corres
pondent of tlio Philadelphia "Press,”
writing at Fortress Monroe, commu
nicates the following:
Mr. Wm. H. Hciss, United States
.Military Telegraph, is engaged in lay
ing a submarine cable across tho roads,
from Sowell’s Point to the shore be
tween Newport News Point and Hamp
ton Creek. A land lino will be built
from the former Point to Norfolk, and
also connect with the existing lino be
tween the Fortress and Newport News,
Wheat.—So far ns our limited obser
vation lias extended in the region
round about Richmond not yet invaded
by the trend of the hireling invaders,
wheat and ail of tho other cereals are
growing finely, and the yield promises
to be abundant. Under the. inspiring
influence of an unusually wet season,
tho corn shows symptoms of groat
forwardness,, and iuduco the belief that
unless tho enemy overrun tho whole
country, the people will loot,.lack for
bread.—jRieh.iVis,
A llnllinnt Reconnaissance by Stuart’s
Cavalry.
Wo liavo tlio pleasure of chronicling
ono of Iko most brilliant affairs of tlio
war, bold in its inception, and most
brillinnt in its execution. On Thurs
day, Gon. J. E. B. Stuart, with tho First
nnd Ninth regiments of Virginia cav
alry, and tlio oavnlry of Cobb’s Legion,
and three of Stuart’s artillery, left out
lines on a reconnoisance of tlio enemy.
The artillery pieces wero drawn by
twelv'o horses, and four sparo horses to
each. Tlio force roached Hanover
Court Houso on Thursday, and soon
after ongaged, near tho Old Church,
t.vo squadrons of tho enemy’s cavalry,
whom they dispersed by a chnrgo,
killing and wounding about forty of
thorn, and taking a number of prison
ers. Tlio force thon proceeded down
to Putney’s Landing, on tho Pamunkey
river, where tlireo largo transports were
lying, loaded with commissary and
ordnnnco stores for McClellan. These
they captured nnd burned with the
stores, there boing no moans of convey
ing them away.
This accomplished, tho cavalry pro
needed on towards Tunstnll’s Station,
on tlio York River Railroad. When
within a short distance, a train was
heard coming down the road going in
the direction of West Point. Tlio
trnok was immediately barricaded, and
a portion of tlio cavnlry was dismount
ed and drawn up to receive tlio train
with tlioir vollevs if it did not halt.—
In a few moments tho tr.-.in cimro dash
ing along, loaded with soldiers. As
soon rb the engineer saw tlio position
of affuirs he put on all steam, and the
engine knocked the obstructions from
the track, when the long file of dis
mounted cavalry now opened upon
the' train a terrible tiro that ran along
its whole length. The engineer was
shot dead at liis post,- others fell from
tlio tops of the cars, and it was evident
that inside tho oars tho slaughter was
very great. Tito train, completely
riddled with bullets, kept on its way.
Tlio cavalry, after this exploit, push
ed around in-the roar of tho Cliioka-
hominy to James river, failing upon a
train of about ono hundred wiigons on
tlio way, which they burned, seeming
the horses and mules, and taking one
hundred and spvonty-fivo prisoners.—
All this work was accomplished during
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Gener
al Stuart returning to liis headquarters
about five o’clock yestordny morning.
Tlio fruits of this tlireo day’s exploit
are one hundred und seyonty-fivo pri
soners, between tlireo hundred and
four hundred horses arid mules, three
stand of colors, and the destruction of
the enemy’s stores, transports, nnd wn
eons, valued at botween $200,000 and
$300,000. We lost but one man in the
skirmishing, nnd that, we regret to say,
was Captain Latnne, of thoEssox troop.
The prisoners—ono hundred nnd
seventy-five in number—arrived in tho
city yesterday afternoon in charge of
a cavalry escort, nnd wore confined'
in the prison, corner of twcntictli and
Cary streets.
As wo havo before stated, the forces
comprising the reoonnoicsanco consist
ed of tlio First and 'Second regiments
of Virginia cavalry, General Stuart;
tlie Jeff, Davis Legion, tho oavnlry of
the Cobb Legion, and three pieces of
artillery. They rendezvoused during
Thursday at Ashland and started to the
work on Friday morning. Captain
Latnne was killed in the skirmidi near
Tunstnll’s Station. He commanded a
squadron- of cavalry, nnd acted very
gallantly. Fivo bails struck him in
the body, and ho fell from liis horso
and died instantly. A number of. the
Yankees wero killed and captured here,
and several cf our men wounded slight
ly. When approached at close quarters
tho Yankee cavalrymen tumbled from
their horses and took to tho woods
and thickets, leaving their horses and
cquipmei.ts in our possession. Tlio
body of Captuin Latnne was placed in
nn amblilaitce, with the wounded, nnd
sent back over tho routo towards Ash
land.
The depot at TunstalPs was burned,
and tlio most valuable portable proper
ty secured. The train Ercd upon corn
sisted o! eight flats or gondolas, filled
with soldiers; nnd was coming from tho
direction of tlio White House towards
Tunstnll’s.
An attempt was made to turn tho
railroad switch, so as to bring tho train
to tho station, but it was found to bo
looked. When tho train was first
heard hoard approaching, tho cavnlry
was some distanco from tlio road, and
had to rido very hard to get up in time
to obstruct tho track and deliver a vol
ley, which did great execution, the
Yankees falling from tho cars by scores,
The cavalry kept in rapid motion in
detached squads, so ns to prevent infor
mation of thoir whereabouts from be
ing conveyed to the main body of tho
enemy. Halts were only made long
enough to complete die work of de
struction at tlio various points, and to
pick up a few prisoners in thoir path.
All around they could bo seen skipping
the fields like frightened deer, but
Muoh praise is nccorded Gen. Stuart
by his command for liis coolness, lie
being the first to plungo his horso into
the Chickhomlny in regaining this
sido, remarking ns lio‘ did so, “thoro
may he danger ahead, men, but 1 will
see—follow me,”
We loarn that McClellan’s telegraph
communication with Fortress Monroe'
and Washington was cut by tho cavalry
nhout throo miles this side of tlie White
House. The horses and mules oaptur-
od arrived in tho city yesterday. Tho
mules tiro fine looking animals, and
nnd will be quito an acquisition to tho
Transportation Department. The pris
oners taken wore made to swim tho
Chickahominy, or a portion of them.
In their circuit round the cavalry
enme upon and burned several small
Ynnkeo camps und fivo or six suttlers
stores, one of thorn tiilod witli coffeo.
Tlio Fodornl property destroyed will
certainly amount to ono million of dol
lars.
Tho mon wore in tlio saddle 48 hours
—men and horses being without food or
sloop for that period.
Throughout the oitv yestordny, tho
“circuit riding” of the length of tlio
enemy's lines by Gon. Stuart, was the
most dashing and successful feat of the
was. In tiie North it will doubtless
afford tho papers an opportunity of
heralding "Another Groat Union Vio-
tory.” They aro welcome to all suoli,
nnd ns many moro us thoy can gain.—
ifieh. Ex.
1— ■<.
jJgyPrlvnto loiters from N. O. speak
speak of the soaroity of provisions in
that city ns of tho most alarming
character. “Ladies of Northern birth'of
tlte highest respectability,” says the
Baltimore American, “had, applied to-
tho officers of Gen. Butler for food
stating thoy wore entirely out of provi
sions and without tho moans to purohaso
at tko exorbitant rates demand.” The
suffering in tho city is represented as
considerable. Tlie order of Gon. Butler
in regard to the women of the oity is
blaimed to be an absolute necessity. Gen.
Butler was proparing to make a movo
nient of an important character.—Chas.
Cou.
Late News.
P. W 1 A’s Opinion.—Tho - correspon
dent of the Savannah Republican,
gives the following opinion in regard to
the movements of Halleck :
Indeed, it is doubtful whether Hal-
lcck will attempt any serious offensive
demonstration, at least by laud, for
some months to come. Tho undisputed
control of tho Mississippi river, whioh
ho will soon have, willonnble him to
subsist liis army witli comparative enso
and convenience. Meanwhile, the trib
utaries of the Mississippi will be scour
ed, nnd tlio river boats, publio and pri
vate, seized or destroyed. Mobile nnd
Galveston will probably bo ocoupiod,
our communications by the Alabama
river cut oft', and tho mouth of tho Rio
Gran do moro effectually blockaded.
This, with tho rebuilding of railway
bridges, tho reconstruction of the tracks
of tlie several roads in Tennessee, to
suit northern locomotives nnd oars, or
tho building of oars, to conform to tlio
guago of tlie roads, will probably con
stitute tho summer work of tho Federal
army.
The Departure of Lord Lyons.
Lord Lyons has undoubtedly gone to
England. What was tho cati30 of his
doparturo seems not to bo known,
wliilo at tlio same, time tho fact of his
going has givon rise to a thousand con
jectures. Tlio Herald says he goes to
r to persuade liis Government not to
rccognizo tlio independence of tho Con
federacy, inasmuch ns Seward and Lin
coln would crush out tho rebellion in a
few days. This shows, at any rate,
what Lincoln and Seward wish the Yan
kee people to think. Wo doubt, liow-
evor, whether he lias gone on any such
mission, although it is pretty certain
that he is no friend to us. If- he has,
however, wo think lie will meet with
nn adversary in tho Lancashire famine,
abundantly able to neutralize all tho
arguments lie may use. Another ru
mor is, that lio demanded his passports
before lio loft Washington. This we
doubt, for tlie simple reason that tliore
is no cause of quarrel between the Yan
kee and English Governments, so far
ns wo know. It is probable he goes for
reasons of a nature altogether private.
—Dispatch. ■
their capture wns doomed hardly worth
the danger a halt might incur.
Thus our forces wont for thirty miles
down to Charles City Court House. Re
turning beforo daylight on Saturday
morning, they passed up in sight of tho
Federal gunboats.
At the Ohiokahominy a bridge was
constructed across, and tho cannon
passed over, witli the exception of one
oaison, which wo3 lost, the cavalry
swimming their horses.
Considerable quantities of oranges,
lemons, pino-applos, raisins and other
delicacies, raro in this section, secured
from the spoils captured from the ene
my, were.Di'OMght to Mliis ..city? yester
day.
Ricmond, June 18.—Tho Washington
correspondent of tho N. Y. Times Bays
thoro Is no foundation whatever for tho
statement that Lord Lyons goes to En
gland upon tho invitation ol Seward.—
Tlio first intimation Seward had of it
wns tlte announcement to liim by Ly?
oils liimsolf of his doparturo. This
correspondent says His Lordship’s vis
it to England is no doubt mado at the
suggestion of bis Government, and
therefore it is properly regarded as sig
nificant, .
SECOND DISPATCH
A letter received here from a respec
table source in Baltimore, says a aon-
tlomnn who had just returned from
Boston, snvs thnt in all the Northern
cities it is believed France lias roeognizr
od tlio Confederate States, and tho
press is allowed to publish thofaot.
Richmond, Juno 19.—Northern pa
pers of tho 13lh and 14tli liavo been re
ceived.
Tho British Queen nrrivod at Now
York. She brings later news from
Havana. Tlio yellow fover was incaoasr
ing tliero.
Tlio defont of tho French troops in
Mexico is confirmed—500 woro killed
nnd 700 taken prisoners; but tho latter
were released, as the viotors could not
furnish thorn with subsistence. The
Mexicans aro fortifying their capitol,
and tho Frenoli will march against it
when reinforced.
Several steamors with cargoes for
“reboldom” have arrived nt Nassau,
Tlio steamors Creolo and Kato have
arrived at that port from Charleston.
Gon. J. Johnson Pottigrow, of S. C.,
wounded.and taken prisoner by tho
Yankees at tho battle of Chickahominy
arrived at Baltimore the 13th. He was
at the Monument Houso on parolo of
honor. His wound inoapaoitated him
from moving about.
Lord Lyons had an audience with
Lincoln on tho 13th, on tlio ovoof his
doparturo for Europe. Ho will bo nbr
sent two months.
On Wednesday Kershaw’s S. C. Brig
ade wns ordered forward by Gen Mo-
Laws, to feel the enemy on tho Nina
milorond. They advanced but a short
distanco in tho woods when-a brisk #ko
commonced along tho lines.
The enomy wore driven back. Ut*r
men pressed forward, took their camp,
and brought off overcoats, arms, £b.
Eight Confederates were wounded, in
cluding Capt. Cuthbert, of the 2d 8.. C.,
in the arm, and Capt. Walker of the 3d
S. 0., in tho shoulder.
Northern papers to the 16th recoiv-
od. The London Correspondent of the
Philadelphia Enquirer, says tho refusal
of England to givo up tho Emilo St.
Piorro is couched in terms approaching
if not roaohing insolence and insult.
Ho says a peremptory demand will be,
if it is not already made by England.,
for tho release of tho Bermuda. IIo
says the feelings of tho English people
are entirely with the South.
Liverpool dates to the 5th inst. re
oelvcd. No interesting news. Cotton
had advanced Id. t
A Quebec correspondent says; “This
city has been agitated three or four
A Florida friend, lately from Rich
mond, who was in the office on Satur
day, insists that the recent fights there
it ere a blunder, occasioned in part by
tho feverish impatience of tho public
mind, caused in a great degree, us he
says, “by you editors,” who aro unwill
ing to wait till things ripen. The high
lands .neater tho oity afford capital
military positions, and give tho enemy
fine, clear and dryspacofor “running!”
But to attack him on tho edge of a
swamp • loft no possiblo space fov.a
stampode. They oould bo driven to
theso fastnesses but found shelter there.
So of Beauregard. He insists that the
rotrent is just to givo the enemy “run
ning ground,” which ho did not havo
beforo Corinth ; and timo will develop
n most pueoessful Improvement of the
Bpace by tho Foderals. The first condi
tion of a regular stampede is “good
running ground,” nnd it must ho -had
at Richmond and tlio Wost, We should
add that our friend is not a military miin
and could not back liis idea of "run
ning ground” by quotations from the
bonks,—.Vacfla Telegraph.
reports ; are
bolieved to a certain extent, and men’s
mouths aro full of intervention, the
Emily St, Pierre, the Bermuda, and •
other possible causes of trouble with
the States.
Release of Surgeons.
From a paragraph in the New York
Herald, of the 7th, wo leavn that Secre
tary Staunton has deoided to release all
the Confederate Surgeons now held at
the North ns prisoners of war. Tlio
reason of this course is that Gon.. Jack-
son released unconditionally, ;D(.
Mitchell, of the 1st Maryland, nnd;Dc.
Stone, of the 2d Massachusetts Regi
ment, taken at Front Royal. During
the late battle at Winchester, May 25th,
ten Federal Surgeons woro captured,
among the other prisoners. They wore
released upon the field by our Surgeon?,
who gfterwards received the sanction of
Gen. Jackson to thoir not. Believing
it the duty of tho Surgoons to remain
with thoir wounded who fall intoitho
hands of tho enemy, even if an oppor
tunity of escape is offered them, . .and
recognizing tho rule of war, that medi
cal men aro to be treated as non-com
batants, these Surgeons were allowed-to •
pass beyond our lines withoufoxacting
tho usual parolo. The only ..demand
made upon them was, that they should
proceed to Washington, and endeavor
to get released from parolo those Sur
geons now held at the North. This
they promised faithfully to do, -and by
this not. of Secretary Staiitofi, wo. pre
sume their representations -ar-ere of
some avail. Whether this .applies to
those Surgeons already paroled, wo nro
unable to say, but presume that liorcaf-
tor Surgeons will be treatod ns non-
combatants on both sidcs, and that
they will bo roloastRl"UO'iOnditionaUy
oh the field.—Eich. Vis.
LrcKuw.—_ Mr W,‘ 'H. Crisp, a come
dian of considerable merit, and well
known on the-American boards, North
and Sputli, nppenred"lnst -night .at the
Richmond. Lyceum ns "DonCaesar de.
Bazan,.’ in the drama of tlie samd'name
flick Vispatdh
ggy-Tlio Vicksburg Citizen answers
tho question ni-ked but tlio Raymond
(Miss.,) Gazette in regard to tho cotton
bu tho plantation of -President Davis,
and of liis brother Joseph Davis, by
.-tatiiig that it has nil been burned, so
tlio Yankees will get nouo of it.