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SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. ioutlirtn <£ onf rdrtar n GEO. W. ADAIR HENLY SMITH, KDITOSS ia POOP*IKTOM. ATLANTA, Q B O JR G I A l WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1801. The Jeff. Dirli (Ala.) Flying Artillery. We leurn from Lieut. Lovelace that this splendid corps of Flying Artillery, from Dal* las county, Alabama, will pass through (his city for the seat of war in a few days This oorp9 is commanded by J. T. Mont, gomcry, formerly of LaOrange, Georgia, and consists of one hundred and fifty two men, one hundred and ten horses, two six-pouuders, two twelve-pounders and two howitzers. The company will stop a few days in La Qrangs to rest their horses. They will also spend a few days in Atlanta. Fur the Southern Confederacy. Who will Follow the Example In the oth er Counties of Georgia f Hubert Orr of this (Cowets) county has been proposed as a Candidate for the office of Tax Collector at the ensuing Elsct’on, and pro poses, if elected, to oollect the oounty Tax and apply the proceods accruing to him for his ser vices for the relief and support of the .Volun teer Companies of the county in the service of the Confederate States. Joseph E. Morrow has also been propsed for ths sans# office in Heard county, and has made the same patriotic ten d ir of bis services, if elected ; the amonnt that will accrue to him for his service in collecting the Texas will be given to the Companies of the county in the army. TFAo in the other counties of Georgia toill be come candidates upon the same terms f Let the papers of Ihe State copy and we will see wno. H. 8. M Newnan, July J861. Letter from J. A. Adair. Richmobd, July 24, 1861. Messrs. Editors: On Sunday morning oui boys were marched up in front of the enemy. We had to fight against 30,000. It was two o’clock before relief forces came to our relief. Though we (Col. Bartow’s and Col. Gartrell’s Regiments) were weak, we kept the wretches at their position until we were relieved. When the shot was showering at us thick as hail, we loaded and fired at them as though we were shooting squirrels. I killed some very large Yankees, and feels# though I had discharged my duty ; though I expect to be with the boys again as soon as I recover. I was shot through the muscle dt my arm below the elbow. I think it will soon heal. The citizens of Richmond are rejoicing at the victory, and many have kindly asked if they could serve me ; n any way. I have been asked ten thousand questions about the battle; and I see that Mr. Pritchard has given you a wrong statement about some of tbo b»ys. • I sea that he has the two Ham monds killed, when I informed him that I saw them wounded, end had heard they were kill ed. I now bear that they are not killed.— Frank is not killed. I wish I could write you more, but I am fatigued and must close. Yours truly, J. A. ADAIR. From the 10th (Co). Audersou’s) Regi ment Ga. Volunteers—Private Letter from Lieut. McDaniel to his Father. Piedmont, Va., Near Manassas, July 21st, 1861. Dear Father : I wrote to you from Rich mond, that our Regiment was about to leave for Winchester. We reached Strasburg on Tuesday night—passing Manassas Junction about noon of the same day. This place (M nassaa) is admirably fortified with batteries and breastworks. By reason of our rsnk as officers, some of us were allowed to get off the train and examine the works. From Stras burg. we marched to Winchester, a distance of eighteen miles, ou Wednesday. I stood the tramp very well. On Thursday, were or dared to cook two days rations, pack up oui baggage, leave our tents, and be ready to march. We had no intimation of our destina tion, until we loft the camp, when the boys were informed, it was Manassas Junction, to relieve Beauregard. About 10,000 troops were on the road. We came to Piedmont to take the railroad—a distance from Winchester of 26 to 27 miles. The march was terrible—forc ed in the extreme. Ws stopped but one or two hours on ths routs. About midnight the army waded theBhanandoeh river, about four hun dred yards wide. The road was one bed of rocks all the way, being a macadamized turn pike, across tha mountains. I slept an hour or two near day break, on a pile of rocks by the road-side, without blanket or shawl. In credible as it may seem to you, the sleep was sweet and refreshing. My feet suffered great ly, but wore not blistered or akinned. We reached this place early on Friday, and have been here star aince, most of the time without provisions, waiting for transportation. Not less than 18,000 troops have passed through Fiedmoat. Several thouaand are here now.— It is announced that our Regiment will tears at one o'clock to-day. The papers have kept you infornwd of the events at Manassas. Fighting on a large scale is anticipated at once. Our privations are, of coarse, great! hut we are learnieg to be cheerful under them. ii. d. McDaniel. Ornca 8upiaiMTXNUBVT W. A A. R. R. ) July 23d, 1801. / The solicitude about friends who were in the great battle at Mao esses Junction on the 21st lost., will oause many in Georgia and Alaba ma to burry to the plane. For their benefit I will state that if they go by the Virginia routs they should leave Montgomery by the mern- mg train—leave Atlanta by the 7 P. M traio on this Road—the connection by this train la close, going through from Atlanta to Richmond in about fift/athreo hours. I will farther slats that if the East Tennes see Roads are short of Cars this Road will help tbsnf to as mauy Cars as may be needed In the emtrgenoy. JOHN W. LEWIS. Superintendent. Our Hptclal Army Correspondence. The magnitude qf the triumph—Altering fy- ures- The retreat and earns incidepti— Frightened Congressman- The jxmic in Wash ington—A Waterloo defeat—More men and money demanded—Me VowtWs order— They are astonished—Bridge timber and tools cap tured—Liquors and cigars along—Foster killed in hisbuggg~ li Feg lops" bringing up the rear— Triumphal march ont } and a rabble, running back—What tee captured—BeotCt camp chair a little before him—Lies of the enemy—Gen. Smith's charge—The Blusher of the day—The Artillery—Col. Cameron killed—Impudence of his brother, the Secre tary of War— The Zona res captured—Par ticulars qf Bartow's death— Planting the Flag on the battery—A coward meets his doom—List of the killed and wounded in the 9th Ueglmsnt. JlCAl gL'ARTKKH OF TBS Aaiir or tub Potomac, Manassas, July 25. This is the fourth day since the great bsttle of Stone Bridge, and yet there is scarcely a man in the Army of the Potomac who fully appreci ates the tnagn i tude of the v ictory ach iev ed by our arm*. Every hour fresh informs- tiou is being received, which compels us to al ter and add to our figures, ss to the tremend oua loss of the enemy in killed, wounded, missing and prisoners, and of arms, baggage and provision wagons, ammunition, camp equipments, and all the outfit of an army.— What was considered a success ou Sunday night, is now known to be one of the greatest and most complete triumphs ever won by one army over another. If, therefore, I am obliged to alter my figures in each successive cororau nication, you should not ascribe it to negli gence or recklessness in statement, but to the fact that each succeeding hour brings to light some fresh incident or additional particular. Tbe enemy commenced to retreat in good order, but he had not proceed far along tbe turnpike (which is very straight) that leads to Centreville and Fairfax, before Kemper’s bat tery, from Alexandria,followed in pursuit, from each succeeding hill sent a plunging fire into the ranks of tha retreating army. This battery was served with great skill, and did immense damage. Moanwhile, the first regi ment of Virginia cavalry, Col. Stewart com manding, engaged in the pursuit. They rush ed upon the rear of the flying army with up lifted swords and deafening shouts, hewing them down and diapers! ng them into the woods and fields, as far as Centreville. At this point* a brigade, which had been pushed forward from our centre, saluted them with a deadly fire. The panic, by this time, had seized the whole array, officers, privates, amateur Con gressional fighters and newspaper correspond ents, all; and a perfect stampede ensued.— They rushed down the turnpike, and through the fields and woods, as if a stream of burn ing lava had been pursuing them; and the broken, frightened and demoralized multitude never did stop until they got to Alsxadria, a distance of thirty miles from the battle field. Many of them even went on to Washington The road, as far as Centrevillw, was strewn with their dead ; and along the entire route to Alexandria, were to be seen great piles of bag gage, arms and accoutrements that had been thrown away, broken carriages and wagons, riderless horses, and wounded and disabled fu gitives. The panic was not confined to the soldiery, but extended to the authorities at Washington; and gentlemen from that city and Alexandria say we might have driven the enemy out of both places on Monday without firing a gun, if we had but continued the purtuiL Even the Washington “Star” admits the utter rout of the Federal feroes. It says there is no use in trying to conceal the truth, and that the defeat and rout of its army has had but one parallel in history, and that is the battle of Waterloo. It calls upon Congress to vote another 100,000 men, and another $100,000,000. They will certainly find it necessary to raise fresh troops, for those who met us on Sunday will never do it again. I have seen a number of prisoners, includ ing several surgeons who are in attendance up on tbe enemy's wounded. They assure me that the rank and file of the Federal army had no dream that there would be a bsttle on Sun day. The idea had been inculcated among them that we would fall back upon their first appearance, as we did v for strategic reasons) at Harper’s Ferry and Fairfax. General Mc Dowell issued a general order Sunday morn ing, before they left Centreville, in which he stated that the army would proceed to Manas sas Junction, where they would take dinner and stay all night. Next morning they would take up the line of march for Richmond, where they would arrive by the end of the week. It was expected that there would be a little skir mishing, but noth ing more, and that the bridges along the rout would be destroyed. To meet this latter difficulty, hs had brought with him a corps of carpenters, with their tools, and sev eral wagon loads of bridge timber, which bad been prepared, and wts ready to be put up.— Among our captures, were these tools and tim ber. They tell me, also, that the army was accom panied by Senator! Wilson, of Massachusetts, Foster, of Connecticut!, Anthony and Sim mons, of Rhode Island, and Trumbull, of Illi nois, and by Messrs. Lovejoy, of Illinois, Ely, of New York, aud other mem bars of the House, whose names they did not remember, who went along tosddrfclat to the triumphal march of the grand army from Washington to Rich mond. These gentry, including a corps of cor respondents and telegraphists from New York and Washington, were provided with h^rsea, buggies, carriages, liquors and cigars, and in deed with a full outfit for a dainty teste of camp life in the “ rebel provinces.” Mr. Ely, as I have already informed you, was captured, and it is new known, beyond all doubt, that Senator Foster wes killed in his carriage by a shell, during the retreat. II is equally well kapwn that we came neqx begging th# other Congressmen also. One may imagine with what pleasurable an ticipations these carpet knights with kid glevee and peg top pantaloons, set out from Washing ton and brought up the rear of lhaInvading army, but what stretch of imagination will ever be able to comprehend the wild fright and frantic honor with which they heeded tbe re treat and reappeamd in tbe streets siihs Fed-, eral Capital? As they marched out, a triumph ant army led the way; as they fled back, a panic-stricken rabble earns thundering at their heels, crashing end trampling each other In their headlong fright, and more terrible la their cowardly (right than In their boastful valor. “ Verily, hew have the mighty fallen 1" They went clad in purple and gold; they came in sackcloth and ashes. It Is impossible even now y> give a correct statement of tbe prUoners taken ; for they are •till being brought (n Irons the woods | or of tbe number of gubs end small arms taken, or of the vast piles of provisions, muoitlons end ammunition captured. The number of baggage and provision wagons which we got is esti mated at 160. These were heavily laden with supplies tor the march to Richmond. Among other thiogs that Ml into our hands, was a handsome camp chair which was addressed to Gen. Winfield Scott, Richmond, Va. The chair will probably be taken on to Richmond by or der of Little Beaury, and will await the arri val there of Gen. Scott. The Northern papers are fruitful in excuses for the disaster which has overtaken the Fed eral arms. Some attribute it to our terrible “ masked batteries” which crowded every bill; whereas we did not have a solitary piece of ordnance in five milts of the battle field, ex oept our flying artillery. Others ascribe their defeat to our overwhelming numbers, which is equally false; for the most moderate calcula- puts down the enemy’s forces et three times those of the Confederates. Another fellow, who is outer than all the rest, says that a prodigiuos column of Confederate cavalry, 5,000 strong, appeared upon a hill of indefinite dimensions, and forming in the shape of a V, with the sharp end towards the Federal lines, they ad vanced, and just when they got up to them, the terrible V opened in two parallel lines, disclosing in their midst a frowning battery of 32 pounders, which mowed down their ranks like gifas. All such statements are false. The truth is, it was a fair stand-up tight—such as the Tribune professed to desire—and it took place upon nn open field of the enemy’s own choosing. The battle was a decided success, and was fonght with distinguished gallantry by all our troops who participated in it. It is but just to say, however, that ihe Fourth Alabama Regi ment, Col Jones; the Soventh Georgia, Col.Gar- trell and the Eighth Georgia, Lieut. Col. Gard ner, both under acting Brigadier General Bar tow; the Fourth South Carolina, Colonel Sloan; Ilompton’s (South Caroliua) Legion, Colonel Hampton ; the Sixth North Carolina, Colonel Fisher; aud the Eleventh and Seventeenth Virginia, did the hardest fighting, suffered most and bore the brunt of the battle. Colonel Kershaw’s and Col. Cash’s (South Carolina) Regiments came into the motion late, but did moat effective service in tho pursuit which they continued uearly to Centreville. Gen. E. K. Smith's Brigade, a portion of Gen. John ston’s Winchester forces, reached Manassas during the battle, and rushed to tbe field, a distance of seven miles, through tho broiling sun, at double quick. As they neared the field, from a double quick, they got fairly to run ning, their eyes flashing, the officers crying out, “on, boys, to the rescue,” and the men shouting at the top of their voices. When Gen. Johnston saw Smith, heexclaimed, “the Bluch- er of the day has come.” They soon arrived in front of the enemy, and with a shout that might be heard from one end of the battle field to tbe other, they were launched al the adver sary like a thunderbolt Thoy delivered but two fires when the enemy began to give way, and in a few minutes he was in full retreat. Tbe Brigade is composed of one Tennessee and one Mississippi regiment, and a battalion from Maryland. As they rushed into the fight, I could but recall, with an appreciation I never felt before, the words of Holy Writ—“as terri ble as an anny with banners.” The Artillery Companies did good also. Those engaged were the New Orleans Washington Artillery, Latham’s battery from Lynchburg, Imboden’s, from Staunton, Kem par’s, from Alexandria, Thomas’ from Rich mond, Pendleton's from Lexington, Rogers’ from Leesburg, and the Wise Artillery, Capt. Alburtus. The Washington Artillery and La tham’s and Kemper’s batteries were in a posi tion to do most, but all the companies mantou vrtd well and delivered their fires with great ffect. 1 do not believe that I have informed you in any of my previous letters, that Col. Cameron, of the Pennsylvania regiments, had been killed, and that his brother, Lincoln’s Secretary of Wsr, had sent a friend—one Ar nold Harris, a lobby member about Washing ton—to ask for his body. As he did not come under a flag of truce, Gen. Johnston ordered him into custody and sent him to Richmond. The Republican Secretary chose to ignore the •xistenoe of our authorities and the rsnk and position of our officers, by sending a verbal message and without a flag, just as ths minis ters of King George were wont to act towards Gsn. Washington and the Continental Congress during tbe first revolution, and therofore our officers chose to send tbe aforesaid Mr. Harris to prison. I have just heard that five more of Ells worth’s Zouaves—Old Abe's pet lambs—were captured to-day iu the woods near Centreville, one of whom was Col. Farnhsm, the successor of Ellsworth. He had been wounded, and the others remained behind to take care of him. There are some additional facts touching the death of the lamented Bartow and tbe part which the 7th end 8th Georgia Regiments per formed in the great battle of the 21st, which I have obtained from eye-witnesses, end which cannot/ail to interest your readers. Col. Bar tow fell when he wee leadiag the Seventh in aoharge upon Ricket’s battery, not Sherman’s. Lieut W. P. Moon, of tbe Atlanta Confederate Volunteers, J. T. Lindley, of the Cobb county Confederate Guardi, J. 1* Dobbs of tha same company, end a Virginian, picked him up and bore him off to tho roer. His lost words, ut tered when they started off with him, as re ported to me, were : n Boys, they have killed me, but never give it up.” They earned him seventy-five or a hundred yards from where he fell, and laid him down; bet tho bullets foil oo thiek about him that thoy removed him further down the hill, where they procured some water. Mo drank a liUlo, ead then seem ed to try to apeak, but was net able. Thoy I Reeoe, W. W. Ware, then applied tbo cautoon to hit lips aeeoond Wounded slightly.—Corporal B. P. Price, A. time, hot he waa unconscious and could not swallow tho water. Laying Lim bock, be died almost immediately, and without a struggle.— Thoy took off kia gloves and placed them and a cartridge boa under bis head for e pillow.-* He did not live more tban twenty minutes af ter he fell. When I first saw him, about ten o'clock at night, bis face wore a smile of vic torious satisfaction that lod me, (or a moment, to donbt the reality of bis death. Hearing of his.fall, Gsn. Johnston sent a detacLment to bring his body to headquarters, which was done, and on the following day, by order of President Davis, his remains were takso to Richmond to Mrs. Bartow. His sword, which bad been previously broken by a ball, was saved, end yesterday I succeeded in getting his belt. While on a visit yesterday the Seventh Reg iment, I had the satisfaction to examine their flag. It has fourteen bullet holes in it, and the flag staff was struck In four places After Col. Bartow's fall, Lieutenant Paxton of Virginia atked leave, tbe color bearer boiog wounded, to carry the flag. His requost was granted, and he and W. L. Norman, one of tbe color guards, of DeKalb county, were tbe first to placs it upon tbe captured battery, Eli W. HoyJe of tbe Atlanta Conffdera/e Volunteers, was the first to mount tbe battery. There is another incident which deserves public mention, and which shows of what kind of stuff the Georgia boys are made. Wra. De- Jarnett of the Rome Light Guard, having been slightly wounded and left behind, concealed himself in the bushes. The Second Rhode Is land Regiment passed by, without seeing hi but Col. Slocum who commanded tne regiment and who came on bebiud it, discovered him in the bushes. Attempting to draw his pistol, he said, “your life, you rebel.” For some reason he could not get out his pistol easily, and see iog DeJarnett level his musket at him, he cried out, “don’t shoot.” But the Georgian did shoot and killed him too. He then took to his heels through the thicket, and the regi ment sent a shower of bullets after him but to no effect. I saw Slocum’s grave to-day iu a little cabbage garden by the side of the read not far from ths battle field, and also found, their Msj, Ballou of tbe same Regiment who had his leg shot off. But I must stop; for if I were to go on to tell all the gallant acts of our boys, my sup ply of paper would soon be exhausted. All tbs officers in both Regiments, and every man in the ranks, did their whole duty. Major Coop- er is the only field officer in the Eighth, and Col Jas. F. Cooper, the only one in the Sev enth, who escaped injury. Col. Gardner, who had his leg broken by a rninnie ball, is now at a farm house, near this place, and doiog very well. Major Dunwoody, of the Seventh, re ceived a slight wound in ths shoulder, while his horse received four shots without being killed. I send herewith a list of tbe casualties in the Eighth Georgia Regiment. There were only about 560 men in the Regiment when it went into action, owing to sickness and other causes, and yet 32 were killed, 151 wounded, and 11 are missing—194 in all. More tban one out of every three. In the Oglethorpe Light Infantry, Col. Bartow’s old Company, only 10 men out of 87 escaped without a wound or mark of some kind, either upon their bodies or their olothing. There is still another fact I cannot forbear to record. After tbe terrible fire to which the Eighth Georgia had been exposed, and which they received with the immobility of marble statues, Gen. Beauregard passed the little rem nant of tbe Regiment that was still left, and which was ready to strike yet another blow; and raising his cap with undisguised admira tion and sympathy, he said. “Eighth Georgia, I salute you.” What a scene, aud how much it implied! A. CASUALTIES IN TIIK EKJ1IT11 GEORGIA REGI MENT. Killed.—Col. F. S. Bartow, Adjutant John L. Branch. Wounded seriously.—Lieut.-Colonel Wm.M. Gardner. Home Light Guards. Killed.—J. B. Clark, J. T. Duncan. D. C. Hargrove, C. B. Norton, G. T.Stovall. Wounded dangerously.—J. H. Anderson, M. D. McOsker, J. T. Howard, J. A. Stephenson. Wounded slightly.—Captain E. J. Magruder, G. L. Aycock, A. J. Bearden, J. T. Shackelford, R. D. DeJarnette, J. D. Jones, A. R. Johnson. Missing.—Corporal J. J. Bisck, W. A. Bar. ron, J. R. l’ayne, M. A. Ross. Oglethorpe Light Infantry. Killed.—W. H. Crane, G. M. Butler, J. A. Ferrell, B Morel, Thos. Purse, Jr. Wounded dangerously. Bclvin, G Carolan, H. Estelle, L. Lippmao, 8. McDon aid. Wounded severely.—R. Q. Baker, F. B. Bevil, E. Davis, B. Dunivon, John Fleming, Gi- radeau, R. J. Godfrey, C. 0. Hardwick, James Hunter, Ivey, J. H. King, Lentz, J Tinsley. Wounded slightly.—Sergeant W. Shellmsn, R. H. Cole, M. Franklin, L. Gray bill, J. L. Mar- tin, J. Montmollin, II. Raysor, M. Usina. Missing.—Corporal 8. W. Branch, L. East- mead, T. Holmes. Macon Guards. Killed.-W. Allen, Leonidas Lamar, Wm. M. Jones. Wounded severely.—W. B. Ainsworth, Wm. Oarey, A. McKinna, H. J. Peters, O. McLeod, Chas. Gamble, E. J. Collins. Wounded slightly.—W. F. Blue, W. M. Bear den, T. R. Christian, W. C. M. Dunson, Jos. M* Goff, M. A. Maisby, W. Toe, W. D. Wood, C. P. Wilcox. Missing.—R. L. Gray, fi. B. Bulkley. Echols Guards, (from Merrucether.) Killed —Captain C. W Howard, W. H. C. Gad by. Wounded severely.—Captain J. P. Atkinson, R. Eppinger, L. S. Adams. Wounded slightly.—Sergeant B. K. Tucker, L. P. Blount, A, H. Freeman, E. Glean, J. E. Porch, 8. A. Coeeer, 8. F, Culpepper Missing.—Frank Ward. Miller Rifles, (from FLyd.) Killed.-Frank Lathrop, (ColorGuard,) T.8. Mobley, L. Warborongb. Wounded severely.—Sergeant O. B. Eve, Corporal T. J. Hills, Corporal J M. Berry, M. Fenduburke, Wm. King, N. 8. Fain, Jordan J. B»bo, Ewing Eason, Juba Miutou, Tbo#. 8parks, W. P. Trout. Atlanta Grays. Killed.—Sergeant J. 8. George, A. M. Orr, R. B. Hamilton Wounded severely.—M. C. Halt ay. Lieut. B. M. Smith, Wm. Bfooks. O. C. Elliott, Issao Frank, J. M. Holtzclaw, J. B. Martin, E. II. Guest, G. H. Hammond. Wounded slightly.—J. F. Grambling, J. W. Johnson, T. C. McGuire, J. A. Adair, Z. N. Da vis, A. F. Henderson, Thos. Norwood, D. M. Croft, J. Ysrboroug, B. M. Watkins. Missiog.—Corporal T. A. Hammond, George Biker, W. C. Humphries, 6. Gavet, L. Reick, J. Kershaw, E. II Grambling. Pulaski Volunteers. Killed.—J. W. Carrutbers, A. Goodson, John Lowry, J. A. Scarborough. Wounded severely.—Thos. Boatwright, J. E. Floyd, J. Howell, A. R. Coley, W. N. Bowen, W. J. Raines, M. Saunders, J. Smith, M. Waid. Wounded slightly.—Captain T. D. 8. Ryan, Sergeant D. H. Mason, Abram McClelland, J. V. Conner. Floyd Infantry. Killed.—F. Madrey, Wm. Chastain, A. Hor- •baw, A. WarnocW. Sergeant G. O. Martin Wounded severely.—Csptsfn J. F. Cooper, M. Burns, J. Dunn, Wm. Hidle. Corporal. 0. M. Porter, Thos. Wright, J. Harbec. Wounded slightly—Thos. Allen, J. Harbeo, Jas. Holbrook, J. PaJget, L. Marrow, Geo. 8. Somers. Stephen* Light Guards, [from Greene ) Killed.—Aug. Daniel, Jas. Palmore, T Howell, Jas. Harper. Geo. Head. Wounded severely.— Cain, A. Brown, W. R. Copeland, D. Moore, J. T. Lewis, T. Merrett, Q. W. Bailey,T. W. Collins. Wounded slightly.—J. P. McCall, J. Brewer, J. Christopher, J. Daniel, G. Dobbs. Miassing.— John Calvin, Jerry O'Britn Oglethorpe Rifles. None killed. Wounded severely.—Jesse Walton, 1 Hart, J. R. Brook*, J. R. Rainsey, J. L. Wright, L C. Langston, E. Lunceford, B. F. Laster, E. T. Martin, T. D. Gillam. Wounded slightly.—A. 8. Pettard, T. Maxcy, A. T. Brightweli, T M. Christian, W D. L. Reid. A 8. Williams. The same old Tale—They Acknowledge the Defeat at last, and give Particulars, The New York “Herald's” Washington cor respondent telegraphs to that journal, on tbe 22d instant—the day after the rout of the Hes sians : “ Our troops».after taking three batteries and gaining a great victory st Bull’s Run, (mean ing th* Stone Bridge fight,) were eventually repulsed.” That* tbe stereotyped phrase iu which ell their defeats are communicated. It is always after having gained “agreat victory.” So much the worse for the cowardly Vandals. This tel egrapher further says: “ We have suffered severely, on account of a most unfortunate occurrence, which has cost a gloom over tbe retreating army. ** We were retreating in good order, when panic suddenly occurred, and a regular stam pede took place.” He said it was caused by the army team sters, and the citizens and civilians who hod c« me out to witness the battle, getting scared and flying precipitately, which panio quickly extended through the lines of the volunteers He says “The arrival of Gen. Johnston made our army 90,000 strong—vastly superior to ours —which the troops in action knew, but the au thorities in Washington did not. In making the hopeless and fruitless attack, they were on ly obeying orders.” He says Gen. McDowell exerted himself to rally his retreating meo, and make a stand at Centreville, and then again at Fairfax Court House, but the panic was so great it was en tirely in vain. “ Griffin's West-Point battery and the tbir ty-two pounder rifle cannon were taken. “The Rhode Island battery woe taken by tbe rebels at the bridge across Bull’s Run, where their retreat was cut off. Their horses were killed. “ Captain Ayres’battery was also reported lost. The 69th and other regiments auffered New York Regiment lost about half its men. “Colonel Hunter's division suffered most se verely. “ Wagons are continually arriving bringing the dead and wounded. Soldiers sre relating to greedy listeners the deplorable events of last night. The feeling is awfully distressing. “ The retreat was continued until the men reached their regular encampments. Some of them returned to their quarters; but a still larger number went inside the entrenchments. “All communication with Alexandria has been stopped, to prevent the soldiers from crossing over” (into Washington, in their flifht.) The " Herald', "editor it in » deplorable state of mind. He hu abandoned nil idea of nn advance on Richmond. Hia whole aim now ia to protect Washington, whioh be says ia in the moat imminent danger. He enye : •• Tbe whole responsibility, in Ihe end, fnlla upen the 1’reaideut ef the (Jailed Smite. He cannot fail now to comprehend tbe danger! and dutiat of hit eritieal poeiiion. Washing ion ia in grant paril. If orcupiad by tha en tity, it will require a anal outlay of money, meant nnd man to reco.tr ii; but if held by our foreea for only n fow daya it may ba eared from the desecration of a revolutionary coup d'ltal. Tha talralloo of Waahiagton now be comes Ihe paramount duly of tho Adminletra- lion, tho loyal Staloa and loyal oiliet and peo- plt of the Union. Let ua hope that Ihete for tilloniioas on the South hank of tho Potomac, wiaely oonairuoted under the direction of (loo. Scott, agaioat tha poaaibla coutioganciaa of a ra.arae, may proat sufficient to hold tho one my in check until on overwhelming Union force eon bo thrown into Washington. Lot ua hope that G< acral Dix will ba able to keep Baltimore and Maryland quiet meantime, and that the eolueea of General PaUeraea, under General Banka, will ha oompatool la guard Ika upptr Fotomac until Gaa. McClellan can eoma to hia aupport. Tha danger which now ateuaeee Woehiog ton lo poetiee aad formlahla, and all Ike troop# from all quartan tkat oaa ha (pared for tat capital of nor aooolry ohould ho at at forward al onoa. Tha army, loo, ahouli laataally he aopplied with aduoatad officer! la tha fullaat peaatbla txlaat, and Mr. Lineola nhould laaa no non lime in otrtngtking the wank placet of kia Cabiatt. Vo had hoped that ible war would bo <tithed in a chart triumphal Union campaign. Wa wm alalnlw. But W0 ka.e bean milled by tha aeUplqoad oonfdaaoa »f aar Goraramoat la Ika atrtagih of Ua army, and by the fatal deloaioaaf ik. regard to tha retreating aim The war eon re.act to be an oawnrd march or our forcee Government, In n tingle 4„ ml of the action, ielbrowoL, oad under oireumtiaocea J-T- prompt and gonerout effort, l0 forcoa at that point g„ r , '' other issues, and all other bit,i, portico and .11 c!.,.„ 0 , thou Id now bo made eubortiin., mount objtot of eecurio, Wash loy.l Statea, within three day” twenty tbouaaod to that poi-,'. euceead in holding the capital fg, we may bee. by that rime hundred Ihtueiod men entrench Action, action, tot ion! Leto State and city auiboritiea of may come it once to tberencu, . ward their retoforcetneute wit for inatruotioni from Weahingtoi More ol their Bra» The New l ork Tribune of the eouraea aa follow, : The Southern Hidalog, nto« ihemaelvea the natural tntittri a the North by meeting nnd bentin, foreea in open field, or ntuit et na frothy braggart a to theconten of Ihe eivlizrd world. Twoto-r •malltet edde they hart iropoeed North in otberwise equal battle- ■brink from the combat, ,hut i ! in intreenbed airongboldi, limit tionn to plotting ambuscade,, „u akulkiug up bebiud fenc ud vicinity of our pickett nnd takinw iooe aentinel Ibett sprii'ginglol loping off. they will stand jnetlw I be derision and scorn or ntiDl have bullied themselves imoed ua see whether they will fight , out ! It ia bnlieeed that Ihe army at mood in fire day, if ii do not tun aaa. ’ No apprehension i, euleruis; batteries al Manna,sa, Junctiot. Ct | oundera, with ibe Jamnn a range of four miles wouldet_ aileuce Ihe light matal of their The spirit of ihe troops who,re‘ to Richmond i, most exultant. 7 iaam'broke out, on iheii march, h airs, floating in full alraiua upon I' ed air of a July day, colored by Ike winds and rain, of tbe lui trek Doodle," “ Dtiir,” “Am Rbeii," “Margellaiat,” mingled in the eh races who slrik a for freedom u ih, Richmond Kveryhody here i, boa joyful. A C ard Iruai Leu. Twif~ Id (be report of Simon Cstitros, of War of ibe Lincoln GovcrsaitM, oars tbs following paragraph : “in Texas tbe large forctsdtui frontier for ihe proieclion of ilwr against the attack of tuantudiog Is' ignomiuiouslj deserted bjibtir C Brigadier General Twiggs. To tbs treason to bis flag wan added ill crime of deliberate!/ ban ling ow to ed e nemiss *f bis Goreroot-st all property entrusted lo bis charge, uJ priviog tbs loyal men under bisc all means of iranspotalion out of the Whilst 1 do not deemii nttesssrji myself against tbe chsrg* of desertii trnment which bad alread; beta ti the States and people to shots mj gisnos was due. I sot disposed to falsehood that I bad loft tbe gtlUo wbioh I bad commanded in Texti, wars not responsible for tbe cause* brought on a disolution of tbe Uniat tbs means of reaching their hoana I, therefore, pronounce tbo 8t« Cameron as false ; that be know ki when be wrote it; that eurye army in Texas at tbe lima of tbo can testify that tbs troops wera^; abundant transportation and vitl fort which tbe country afforded oumslsucs of (hair case permit!* d. e. ir Major Gen. Com’ing Dcp’l at First Class Sonlheri Tire ante ConpiiiM T HE Subacriber reaprelfoll; talk to the following Firo Iniuraoee The Georgia Home Fire pany, Colwnbui, BMW* Th# Sofaola Home t*®*® 8 * Euiaula, Alabama The character anti 0, ' k ' and Mauagera of the above niot areaufllcient lo i«»P'" *°VTf ir public, and command • •‘‘‘^daud age. K. R. 8HACKM.F0W, Office over Crolral Railroad »»*■ Intelligencer and Gttnmonvea!'* twice. Staiun Tannery for T HE undoraigoed offera for aeh TANNERY, <itu*ud « - near tha Rolling Mill. thirty-alx Tanning Vate. ht*J-j- ing Shop, Drying Lof“> and «* alf nacemry Machinery andIT»» the premiere, a two ttorv ■* frame Dwellings, two wrlll ■»* water running through th* will find this one of the bra* offered in tkieolly. AppiJj* , MoMILLAN * BJl March 18-tf. Southern Button E‘ T HE undersigned are ■»»■ GEORGIA COAT OF AEJi * 1 alto tha Confederate Eagle Be ^ hue, Georgia. Thoae wiihi*! please ad/reee Mr. 8 D. THOWj Of themtslvee, at Colombo*, money, or remit to some fr»* B delivery of the Boston.. AS4fl0! July IJ-dlf WANTID 1 OOME eightor ten good j°u«'!T f ‘- O make Wool aad Fur Hein ^ HOLTIV. c A full 8UFPLT •< lh, r b w' lot a.le by • July IT—dim. f TURNIP ***° H*JaS3SSW* a si ff: Beads rail 30-tf