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VOLUME XVII.
ROME. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 22 1862.
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Saturday Morning, Aug 22, 1802.
|@*The heat for tho pajt ten days
been intense, and the dust is awful
t that perhaps is our share of the
It !b notquito as hot here as it is
Richmond, according to the “local”
the Enquirer, who reports the ther
uioter there one day thus: S'Tivo p.
in tho shade, 100,000 deg., in the
, five miles high.”
^-Lincoln is reported to have eall-
for 000,000 men instead of .300,000.
t they will he like Glendower’s spir-
without a draft.
t@"G«n Buckner is said to be in
ilimond anxious to be in the field
sin, nnd ut a point where he m*y ra
ids protracted sufferings upon
villiunous foes, and it is thought liis
bet will be gratified.
khroia in tub Field.---The South
Recorder says the Adjutant Gene-
at Richmond and Inspector General
jGsorgia have cqmpared notes, nnd it
filcllilly nscertuined that Georgia has
the Cunfedarnto service 49 regiments
infantry, 4 regiments of cavalry. 2
ions, consisting of cavalry, infantry
artillery; 14 independent battalions
artillery nnd infantry; 5 independ-
t companies, nnd a number of pnrti-
corps of which no account has been
ted.
S®*Ward & Co. olfer for sale some
rginift Clover Seed.
W. Caldwell offers his lots and
res on Broad street for sale.
6@7*T'nc Federal Union says that Iho
vernor und Comptroller, according
net of the last Legislature, au-
orizing them.to raise $1,000,000 on
tlenornl Tax of 1862, havo levied n
x of 18J cents on tho $100,
And also learns from Col. Jones, the
te Treasurer that tha net pioflts of
i W, & A. Railroad Tor July was
7,000.
To BE BuoucmT H EKE.—The 2.500
likees, now encamped at the Lynch
>'g Fair Ground, and consisting most
of prisoners captured by Stonewall
okson’s army, aro oxpected in Rich-
ond_ to-day. Col. G. C, Gibbs, of the
i N. C. regiment, has had charge of
em for some time, flio six hundred
d odd now at Salisbury, N. C., in
ni'fe'o of Col. Godwin, arc also expect-
hero lids webk. They will bo sent
'nco down the river. Among the
isoners at Salisbury is Col, Wilcox, of
e 1st Michigan regiment, onptured at
auassas, the first Yankee military
ivernorof Alexandria, Vn., a very
lable and gentlemanly man ; also, Lt.
amhlin. son of-old Tom, the play-
tor, and tho notorious Michael Corco-
n, Col. of the 69th New York—all
ptured at Manassas.—Rich. Dis.
American Bankers in London.—Mr.
Res (of tho firm of Baring Brothers)
d Mr. Peabody, tho American bank-
1 in London, are Americans by birth,
t seem *6 have become aliens anci
enties of this country by education,
icy have both accumulated large for
mes from their dealings with this
mnti'y, and now, in tho time of our
®J> they denouttoe our Government,
'plaud the Confederates, discredit our
jcks, send them here for side, and
ptijpt to drain our rmirkot of specie.
I r - Thurlow Weed asserts lliat Mr.
abody is a loyal man ; but Mr. Weed
s fresh from Peabody’s dinner table
Ian he made that assertion, and facts
® very much stronger than even Mr.
if.™ B - Loyal Amcricniu in Europe
it w pii t° take a, note of tho courso
Messrs. Bates and Peabody, and act
“'rdingly..—A’«o York Herald,.
Prom the Savannah Republican's
Army Correspondence.
1 iciimoxd, Aug. 4th, 1862.
Having sent you this morning a tel
egraphic synopsis of such items of news
as have been received, 1 turn aside
from current events to gather up some
leading facts connected with the late
battles before Richmond,
The question has been frequently ask
ed, whether Jackson’s brilliiifit demon
strations in the Valley of the Shenan
doah formed any part or the masterly
strategy which resulted In the defeat of
McClellan’s trmy, and whether the
country is indebted to General Leo or
General Johnston for the admirable
combinations nnd superb plan of but
tie which enable tho Confederates to in
scribe upon their banners one of the
most glorious victories of modern times.
Tho pubho will be glad to. know
what is tho truth In regard to these
matters; nnd though I cannot speak
with absolute authority, I have been
led to believe, from all the information
I can collect, that the following state
ment will be found to bo substantially
correct;
General Jackson, with his command,
was ordered to the Volley of Shenan
doah last fall, and after it was pretty
well ascertained that McClellan would
not come out to fight us at Centreville.
The enomy had shown a disposition to
gain a foothold on the south side of the
upper Potom'no st Leesburg, and the ob"
jeot of Jackson’s . movement was to
checkmate any effort tliuf. might be
made to reach our flank by way of the
Volley. He remained in the Valley
through tho winter nnd spring, nnd un
till uftcr tho abandonment of Mnrassas
nnd Yorktown. Upon his arrival at
tho Peninsula, McClellan found the
Confederates in greater strength than
he had previously supposed, and he
immediately called upon the War De
partment for reinfoicements. Accord
ing to Mr. Lincoln, lie brought with
him about 130,000 -troops, and subse
quortly received reinforcements suifi
cient to swell his numbers to 158.000
men; and yet he was awaiting further
aid nt tiie time wo forced him to bat
tie. Tho sanguinary affair ut Williams
burg, on our retreat from York town >
und the bloody buttle at tho Seven
Pines, rudely s’truck tho scales from the
eyes of tho Federal commander, and
disclosed to him tho melancholy fnct
that his efforts to capture Richmond
were bound to end in disaster, unless
he were very largely reinforced. Hence
liis continued calls upon the War De
purtment for additional men
Seeing the plight hewosiu, Gen
Johnston determined to offer him bat*
tic, notwithstanding his own numbers
were interior to those of his opponent.
The Federal lines crossed the Chicka-
haiminy, not perpendicularly, but at an
mute angle, somewhat like the two
lines of tho letter X. Gan. Johnston’s
j\lnn of battle was, if I am correctly in.
formed, to force tho* enemy’s centre
where ids lines crossed the Chioknhom
iny, to isolate the forces on this side
tho stream from those on the other
side, nnd to defeat them, before they
could he reinforced. Having done this*
ho would then proceed to attack the
troops still remaining on the north side>
unless, in the meantime, they should
abandon their position ami fall back
upon York river. Unfortunately, Gen,
Johnston was wounded in the engage
ment, and what is equally deplorable,
Major General Huger failed to get his
division into position in time; and, con
sequently, tho result, though highly
creditable to our arms, foil fur below
the confident expectations of the Con.
federate commander
Meanwhile, to prevent the govern
ment from sending reinforcemmts to
Gen. McClellan, Gen, Johnston ordered
Gen Jackson t® moro down the She-
tiandonb, to cleat the Valley of the en
emy, if possible, and to threaten Wash
ington itself.
Thus far Gen*. Johnston, it is believ
ed, is entitled to all the credit of the
successful conduct of the campaign.
First, the original order sending Jack-
son to the Valley; then tho evacuation
of Manassas, the stand behind the Iti'p-
idan, the transfer of his army to York-
town, tiie abandonment of that place
as indispensable, in consequence of the
enemy’s gunboats, the occupation of a
of the Potomac and McClellan to the
malarious svtantps oi the Chickahomi
ny—movements which left the Fodera.
government in doubt whether to rein-
fore McClellan or Banks, or to recall
one or both of them for tho defense of
its capital—and who, taking advantage
of the confusion, prepared to strike a
blow at the Seven Pines, which, but
for an unfortunate wound and the in
capacity of u division commander, would
probably have resulted in a decisiie via*
tory.
It is proper to remark, however, that
tho honor which properly attaches to
the manner in which Gen. Jackson ex*
ccutcd liis instructions, all belongs to
himself nnd tho noble spirits whom he
led. Tiie programme was marked out
l>y the master spirit of Johnston, but
his was the arm that did the work.
Gen, Lee was now placed in command
of tho Confederate army. Jackson
having accomplished his mission lit the
Va.ley, the new opnutnnder-in-chief
determined to avail liimsdf of tile con
siernation produced in the Federal
councils to strike a decisive blow. Still
further to deceive the enemy, it was
given out that large reinforcements
would be sent to Jackson preparatory
to a movement into Maryland; nnd ac
cordingly, even troops on the Vhickahaminy,
and others arriving at Petersburg from
the south; were sent by railway around
by Lynchburg- to Staunton, nnd Got-
donsville, where they united with Jack’
son’s command, nnd thence marched
buck to tho vicinity of the Chioknhom*
iny—thus having gone n circuit of ne'nr
ly three hundred- miles and returned
almost to the same point whence they
started! In the meantime, Gen. Stuart
wns ordered to pass entirely around tho
Federnl oncumpment, to reconnoitre
the position of tho en«nty, obsorvo his
works, nnd to gather all information
that could be of service in the approach
ing battle. The country which was
electrified by the bold and gallant man*
ner in which this uiipnrnllelod exploit
was accomplished, need not be remind
ed of the importance of the knowledge
thus acquired.
Having reconnoitred the position of
tho enemy, and sent tho desired rein
forcements to Jackson, it only remain
ed to order tho head of the Shenitndoah
to march with all possible speed to tiie
flank and rent of tho enemy. Tho or
der was promptly obeyed. Alt the
troopB the trains could curry, were put
on the trains nnd sent forward fifteen
or twenty miles, when tho troops would
get out and march on, while the trains
were sent back for others. In this way
the men were rested und the time oc
cupied in the march considerably'di
minished. After arriving in the neigh
borhood of the onemy, Jackson rested
his men two days, and then commenc
ed in great battle.
Tho plan of the battlo has been fre.
quciitly explained, and need not be
repeated here. Suffice jt to say, it was
faultless; and but for tho ,imperfect
manner in whioh a part of it was exe
cuted, tho result would have been one
of the greatest and most decisive victo
ries of which history furnishes any rec
ord, But two mistakes of any magni
tude were made in tiie Whole seven
clays’ fight- The first was in {, not wait
ing for Juokson to make tho attack in
the rear—which would have rendered
tho victory as bloodless as it was com*
pleto—and- the second arose front tho
confused and imperfect manner
which Magruder fought his division,
nnd the failure of the ill starred Huger
to “come to timo” But for tho blunders
and incapacity of these two last named
officers, McClellan's army would now
bo prisoners jpfyyar or scattered through
the swamps of tho Peninsula. As it
is, the victory is one of the grandest of
modern times—glorious alike to tl.»
meii who won it and the country that
produced them,
Tho Army of Richmond is already
historical. It stands before the nations
of the earth, conspiouous’ alike for the
genius of its leaders and the valor of
its men. In tho forefront loom up the
historic forms of Johnston, Lee and
Jackson. But if these forms occupy
the front of the picture,, in the baok
ground appears a swelling host of he
roes, capable not only of winning a
great battle against great odds, but
the seven duys’ fight; nnd yet our
troops drove tho enemy from one posi
tion after another, notwithstanding he
had more and bettor artillery than any
arthy eveDjhnd before,
Another fact may be said to hare
been iliu&lrated bv tho battle; The
men in the ranks have never failed to
perform their [ arts in the hour of trial.
Blundors may be committed’ by mud
dled or incompetent officers, but the
pl-ivuto soldier has ulways done his part
Well.
It is but tiie simplest justice to add,
Late News.
Special lo the Savannah Republican,
Richmond, Aug. 12.—Nothing fulther
hits been received from Jackson’s army.
It seems that l,li coin ' has called for
600,000 additional troops—300,000 draf
ted militia, and the same nuuiber of
volunteers. If the requisite number
of volunteers should not be forthcom
ing, /.'the deficiency is to be made up
by draft.
These measures havo created great
consternation and feeling in the North.
. Foreigners are seeking aid of their
that the regiments front Georgia and i Consuls, nnd ciiizens ure leaving for
North Carolina bore the brunt of the I y a»adft ancl Europe, whioh Inu pro-
uuced a great reuotiun in the war icel-
iuu.
One hundred and forty Federal offi
cers, iucludiug McCall, takes in tiie
buttles before Richmond, leave hero
to day to he exctmuued.
Brigadier General Prince and his
fellow officers are subjected to close
confinement. P. W. A.
Special D spatch to the Southern Confederacy
Gordonsvillb, Vo., Aug. 13.—The
Brigade composed of the 14ti, 35ih,
45th and 49th Georgia Regiments,
commanded by ,Col. E. L. Thomas, ivas
‘engaged iu the halite of the 9th iust.
ut South-Western Mountains. The
Brigade nud its uummauder did honor
to me State of Georgia.
B. 8. HOLT. .
Mqj. 35th Ua. Reg.
Richmond, Aug. 12.—The following
official dispatch was received here to
day :
Headquarters Valeev 'District, 1
August 11, Gfc o’olook, a. m. )
st. Ui
battle. All the troops did well, and
those from one Stato fought as bravely
ns those from another ; but such were
tho numbers and position of the regi
ments from the States named, that
they were called upon to bear "the heat
and but then of the day,”» No Georgian
or North 1 Carolinian has intimated any
thing of tiie kind to me; but I hear it
on the oars, in the streets, at the cor
ners, and in the hotels—indeed, wher
ever I go—.and not from aequo in tuques
merely, but from BtrungerB, and those
who witnessed the confliot. If this
fact hus not been made to appear before
it has been because tiie troops from
those States hud no one here to sound
tho trumpet of their praises, even i!
they had not modestly preferred to let
their deeds speak for themselves.
P W. A.
0@* A member of Gen. Breckinridge’s
division tvns recently opposide Vicks
burg, will)ro the enemy hud been en
camped. Upon being questioned us
In what he saw over there, stated .that
ho saw some six hundred Yankees.—
“How then did you make your escape?”
inquired the General. “Oh, very easy,”
replied the soldier; “they were per
fectly harmless, as Ihey lay five feet
under tiie ground.”
Six hundred . ginves t - This tells u
sad tale for Yankee forces at Vicksburg,
and may explain tiie reason of tiie
fleets leaving. According to this we
conclude that-the loss of tiie Ynukeeg
in their varies efihrts to reduoe Vicks
burg was not less than two or three
thousand.—Jackson Mississippian.
A Hardship.—A late number of the
Nassau Guardian Buys:
The freight from Englend. left be
hind last month, iu consequenceof Mr.
Cunard’s rufusul lo enter into a bond
of un enormous amount that hone of
tha goods should he shipped to tiie
.Southern Slates, still remains warehous
ed in New York, together with tho
freight brought out by the Persia this
month. Our mere,lianis are, therefore,
still suffering great pecuniary losses in
thus being unjustly deprived of the
snle of artieles so tnuoh in demand here
during the summer months.
0®*The_last voyivge of the Great
Eastern, out and home, has been pros
perous in a pecuniary poin't of view,
and Itas establiseeil her character as
iid*excellent sea boat, and pul the
stockholders in very good humor.
®gg“ A quarel between tho Turks nnd
Servians at Belgrade has broken out
into open war. and the Tunes havo been
bombarding tho Servians.
j#®“"Tho fate of our rams,” remark
ed a hen pecked husband, “reminds
me of my own experience when 1 go
Homo late at night.” "How’s that,”
inquirer the listener. “Because I ant
invariably bloivod up,”
BtayWo understand that Governor
Letcher, on his trip to Wyttioville, from
whioh, with Adjutant General Richard-
son, ho 1ms just returned, took tho
most efficient measures f,r strungthnii
ing Goi.ei-ul Floyd’s command by’the
militia force of that section of the
'On the evening of the 9tli inst. God
blessed our ntms with auother victory.
The buttlu was neiir Cedin' Run, about
six miles front Culpepper C. H. The
enemy, accoiding to the statement. o(
prisoners, consisted of Banks', McDow
ell's und Siegel’s commands. We have
over 400 prisoners, Including Brigadier
General Prince.
Whilst our list of killed is less than
that of the enemy, yet we have to.
niouru tho loss of some of our best
officers and' men. Brigadier General
Chits. S. .Winder was mortally wounded
whilst ably discharging his duty at the
head of hi.-, command, which wns the
udvunce of the left wing of the army
We have collected about 1,500 small
arms and other ordnance stores,
1 ant, General,
Your most obedient serv’t
THOS. J. JACKSON,
Major Goiierul Commanding,'
To’R. H. Chilton, Ass’t Adj’t Gen.
Ciiattanoiiqa, July 13.—Three of the
guerillas tunL killed Gen. MoCoolc ar
rived here to-day. They say he was
killed in a dush of. 75 guerillas on
4,000 Federal* near Salem. Their ap
pearance was so sudden and unlocked
for, that the Yankees fled in confusion.
They say Buell hung five , citizens in
retaliation. The Yankees cannot move
but in large bodies, as the’ guerillas are
killing them daily.
RtcuMONr, Aug. 13.—Northern dales
to the 9th have been received.’ Tho
Yankee War Department has issued
an order investing in the U. 8. Marsh ids
and chiefs of oiiy polico full power to
arrest and imprison any perso'e who
by actor speech, or in writing shall dis
courage volunteering or enlistment,' or
give aid 1 and oomfort to the enomy.
Also an order that every citizen liable
to he grafted, who shall attempt to
leave the country, shall bo arrested.
Since tho order calling for a draft of
the militia, volunteering is reported to
have rapidly improved,
A telegrum from Harrisburg says the
quota in lennsylvonia is nearly made
U J>-
Gold in New York opened higher,
influenced by the 5 loss of the Golden
Gate, and sales were made at- 114$; but
afterwards sales were mode at-114J-.
Tho London Ilerg'd’s Paris corres-
pondent'says an artiole in the Conamu-
tionnei, ndoscating tiie recognition ol
the South; has created a grant sensa
tion. It is looked upon ns confirming
tho report of Lord Palmerston having
declined to join France in tendering
pletoly overwhelmed by the retails in
two mom ha. Porter has raised over
2,600 men, and they are hourly increa
sing, as he moves from plane to place.
Tiie London Times anticipates a gen
eral up rising of tho people in the bor
der States since McClellan’s defeat; and
says tho Yankees are dully receiving
the conviction that the Confederates
can never be subjugated. And attaoks
the New York press'for eoiioing tho
menduoious bulletins of the govern
ment, and McClellan's late address to
hit tronpi,
Rreokinrldge has issued a congratula
tory address .to his army. He claims
to have 'gained n complete victory by
land at Baton Rnge, tti* most essential
fruits of which, h.iwi'Vcr, were lost by
the failure of the ArkunsHs to cooperate.
All accounts agree in saying the Yan
kees were beaten to and -into the river.
second dispatch.
V special to the Tribune from Grenada
today says; The St. Lotus Republican
of tiie 7iL says the gueiilias continue a
vigorous wurl'ure in Missouri. They
seem to be crossing to the nonli side of
the Missouri river. On tno 4th inst, ,
they attacked and dispersed a body of
Fectci’ul troops ut Tylorsville,
Col. Poindexter is reported neat Hud
son, Mo, with 1200 partisans, threat
ening to ciipiiire that place. A dis
patch front Suelbina. Shelby county, re,
ports I oner, with 2,400 men encamped
near Newark, Knox county. He liail
bagged two companies of Militia there,
alter a blight resistance, witli u large
number of horses and guns, und a OuU-
aiderable quantity of ammunition,
i Up to the 8th inst. 22,000 men were
enrolled in N,w York State. Impor
tant army movements were anticipated
ut Washington. ,
A large nuuiber of negroes are being
stolrh by Pope in Virginia. Eleven
politioul arrests were made at Fan-fax
C. U. under liiti lute orders.
The New ..York- Commercial suite*
-that kn important seoret expedition,
consisting* of a- steanfier wii’li picked
men, ImJ left a Federal port-and would
soon, be heard:of. .to
Burnside’s arrival at his field of
Iterations is announced.
Tho Federal Government has con
tracted for another iron clad Monitor,
whioh will ccstu million and a quarter
of dollars.
strong pwitiorTbehlnd tid Xickah^- of the achievement of a nation’s inde-
iny, and tho diversion by Jackson down rU en once -
tho Shenandoah. It was he that pene. I Tho battlo of Richmond has estab-
trated the design of tiie enemy to throw ! Halted two important facts: Tho first is,
Ilia immense army into the Peninsula, tl&t volunteers may bo relied upon to
where his gunboats could be mado storm the most formidable batlory—a
available, and to move on Richmond f“0t "Hick West Point has been slow to
from Fortress Mor.roe; and it was he recognize. Ihe second, that artillery
that initiated tiie series of movements is of butlittle real ■ service in buttle. _
that conducted Jaokson to the banks Our artillery hardly took .any part in j «ck.fc.aKw*4. tojm.snoss.
State.: We hope the army thus set on
foot will peilbnn a signal service in us- meditation between the belligerents in'
sisting to clear Western Virginia of. America. The step lias been taken
the invaders, nnd restore that most val- 'jointly by Frunce nnd Prussia,
unhle portion cf the State to lull fcl-i tv, • -
loivship with, the Confederacy. Our! , f^ 6
citizens there will ureutly rejoice, and J ' p P‘‘ n dencc Belg says the i.mperor of
we will rejoice with them, when the Russ, “ {§» proposed to make it personal
enemy is expelled and Pierpont’s little j “PV’’ 11 . to ,? r '* SKt,nt Hmcoln in eider
throne is knocked from under him, i * ,nduoe t l » m lo > n principle,
and his petty tyranny under cover of Cm negotia ion of:« compromise be-
Lincoln’s cayonets, brought to un end. I lween * North nnd South.
-Richmond Enquirer. j MoBIUS , Aup . 13 _ A 6pPciul to the
—. •••► —— j Tribune from Grennda. 12th, says Capt.
Fuom North Alabama.—Through a 1 Maxwell, with 40 guerillns, attacked
gentleman just returned from North ’ J00 Federals near Friar’s Point. Coalio-
Aliibama we have the most gloomy ac- | ma county. Miss., yostesday, killing 17
counts from that section of country.; and capturing six. Our loss wns one
Under tho authority of the late notion ' killed: Captain Maxwell was wounded,
of tho Federal Government the Hes- j a correspondent of the New York
sians thore are committing depreda-J Tribune eays the number of McClellan’s
tions of every description, such hs lob- army who have crossed to tiie south-
bing the people of every thing they i side of James River is about 15,000.
want, devastating planutions. burning j Alexandria, Mo., livo miles front
houses, etc., etc. Large numbers of | Keokuk, Iotva, was taken by our guer
families are thus turned pennilesB up-1 jllna on the; 3d in6t.
on the world. _ | Lincoln is reported to have declined
Decntuer nnd Tuscumhia are the ba-. to receive armed negroes into the ser-
ses of the Federal operations ar.d the vico.
country all around these places are A letter from Cameron. Clinton coun-
rapidly being luid waste. Hoiv much t Mo . to sllB Missouri Republican
longer shall these hell-hounds mtenst / Northern Missouri is literally full
Souihorn soil?—Appeal, 9th. 1 —- J
Mobile, Aug. 14.—A special to tha
Advertiser &' Register from Knoxville •
the I3ih,sttys a prisoner from Nashville
via Huntsvdlq und Stevenson, reports
the roads lined with Federal troop*
and nil the bridges strongly guarded.
Our guerrillas are u constant' source
of annoyance 'o the Federal*. A train
eu route from' Stevenson to .Huntsville
was fired intu, and throe Yankees kiljt
ed.
Everything outside of Huntsville 1*
scene-of desolation. Houses are
sucked and destroyed, and- fields laid >
waste. ' Oenerals. Buell and Rousseau
have 20,000 men in the vioinity of
Hunfpvlllo. Five hundred negroes are
entronfching the North sideof the town.
Four hundred negroes and a largo
force of soldiers ure fortifying Steven
son. •
The Yankees havo rebuilt thebrldge*
and restored the tract on the railroad
from- Nashville to HuaUville and
Bridgeport. • i a •
Special to the Savannah Republican.
Richmond, Aug. 13.—Vfo have at
last something ^satisfactory regarding
the late battle .betivggn the force* of
Jaokson und Pope. It occurred about
six miles this side of Culpepper Court
House. Jaokson made the attack, and
after a spirited engagement drove the
enemy back tc his works at Cuipeppey-
There were only ten thousand ipen en
gaged on our side, while the Federals
arc reported to have fought .with fifteen
thousand.
Gen. A. P. Hill came up at dark and
assisted in the pursuit.
We captured four bundled prisoner*,
fifteen hundred muskets, four flags, and
two cannon..
Gen. Winder was killed early -in ; (he
action by a shell. Col. Cuqpinghaqi,
Major Lane, and Capt. Morgan, all.qf
Virginia, were also killed.
Our loss in killed and wounded i* es
timated at eight hundred;' the Federal
are reported to have suffered far more
severely.
A Confederate atid Federal Regiment
locked bayonets during,the fight. Af
ter a long and desperate hand ta-hand
struggle, the Federals gave way and
took to their lieeU. ' P. W. A.
Scotch letteivpublwheu in.tue.Gon?
n paptrs. gives the folhW(ng.in re,
nee to the Prince of Wafer;
lould mediation bo .qiille.d for after
Tiie Prince or Wales and Mediawn.
—A Scotch letter,/puhliahejJ ni tlie.Can-
adian pn
lei ence i
Should
he has assumed the togn.mrij.is, his Roy
al Highness will bp appointed to act—
thus inaugurating his publio career as
a friend of peace and reconciler of
meiv—fti which he,,will be assisted by
older and more experieneed.’heada than
his own. - : ' w> - ■ ' ■■■■
11 is.st'atfd^hat the hlt^iaid of John
son into" Indiana, and tho alarming
proximity of .guerilla hands to Cincin
nati. have oi.qaled u !'■ v-rish excitement,,-