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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1862)
B V W. S. JONES. I fcsiiiMb. THE WEEKLY * HIT >NfCLE At SENTINEL l> Published Every TUflfiDjlY, AT ■■it IMM.LiUS IM.K ANI'IIJN, 4 1. WAVS IN ADVANCE, RATES TO CL I Bs. 1 DPI EH FOR TEN DOLLAR3. The pa | •*.: it ,*i DOI.LARH. ALWAYS IN ADVANCE it ot. * tor Weekly Advertisement*.- ) : r ,nv Advertisements, published cnee a ", In Daily, or Weekly, «, «» arol n half rent* "T lire, Cor each insertion. . etit NVmi'M, l?n ctnU per line for the first . ; nion, and n //.'- .7.f.. per lino for each snbse- Di -.. ; u Acri:arisK’.irs‘TS. t. n cent* per line I * ! 1. VTBS ...id I'o.’-saAt Nor ns, fifty j ' f a a Oarr aRIBs, ten cent* net .ne. 'i'lit Yankee- CoiigremH. w. :'i-n t;.o following sketch of the remarks of - ' f Y; n<-r, of Vermont, in the I' 8 So.-ntn, on 'f-i \; i’l- The debate commences with a n> lro ■! I’m 1:. rs Kentucky, who went h'■ n, into his present Associations, g.l no : pi. taofhis bill of fare • ••l • ’ ’ : its * frwi tli ir slaves- came ’ ",n!, sp.,kit n‘. length, ta ’ : lt;, (re.i institutions were on • 11 ’ o was, whetherthe Uov t * -. • t • .i ,1 without resort to the of strong* r fordos <0 govern * ■' i■ ■ • ■ not prepared to a knowledge. • : • i it. unpos.-d rights derived from 1 I th.- , vui: u> war. Plausible as this ■; .... 1. • '.t i 'a it unit..rrantuble to d«- i ■ li st’ inmi o.ir present condition, nations might recognise them i»» * . I '.l not sen how w o could, or any •rt - ihe :.i ii li i'i-i ,»ti. against them as bt;l- I and i nis tith any propriety ami It. l i*• 't I lion* could legislate ourselves o' tt> v.- it v more than we could legislate '■■'t : into ain tienium. It is true, legislation on . ■ 1 n f,r a r’ntoriitif iot the t nion. I t . -.it, of utiP. Uor. rnm. ntr was again 'i - 1* - tutu condition would L.i r,- ;• -re Ins before. f h tit', u thi y bad two branohes of dirty J i • ■ iv i tin: .v.ir Hr.-t, to jmt down ' to. of arms, unit then to | •!• • - !' * Ihi.r. t-it.itea to loyaltv. Such j 101 l : • rot calculate <1 to effect the hit - | I 1 ■ rehelliou i .Suites wore ; ■ ii l . 1 ii.lln : .. i the eu cuiustauceH Ity ' ' i I 1 ■ .ri.itiol.il i:j were other people, j • i t ■ ;.t h.td been set up by a cut I t .in . . oiije -.0, and now they had to ho !•> i ii •■-'-* ri ! i..so tin power. That who ! ‘ ...i> "i 1.. (. ■ . rmn. nt, and not the attemp ! ■ t 1 S alums, involving whole J ; im i*i -..-i it of the Constitution, de ■ " • 'it ; 'i.ill let deprived of his prop- i »civ i- h•- l-y pr. •• sos law, Ac. That was a one- -against Congress | o t a.. ■ i in tli Constitutinn especially ! ■ i u ..it: -.nil n thing when we might •tmi • A si deal of hocus-pocus was ■" :' ; • ! ><■ "'IkI. ■ about proceedings in run in mi: i' i*.Tim Constitution, if a man is i. . n. a. n, no that it is u eriiue, nnd you > i't’.u! It him .ii (.-el nn. That's nil. it pro- j ii... .1 In property, which is the I Hut this hill proposes first to j a. • u iv Olid then in the other, 1 ■ t .■! the Constitution uro in- 1 ii. o tti it w:s the proper rule to do | t. ■ ■ , a 1.. . ■ physical menus to do, and • 1.. . *it vety■.little difference what j .1 paiuo - ' ii.'.; vvrnment all these usurps tu tit ii'.;:; . '-.times to control the i.iii v, i; . v. -r, and aeiul its committees out ii,io tiie ii. id I , i i.ipeel the nets ot our gencr- I t . ton. ill «li.. t'i than the i * I !■-. . t in iiie d.n.. of Criliu- i «• I' ■ a 'T' at'd a usurpation. II ■ 1 tli.’ ,u. i bo irm ly expressed of p iiu u.v :’lal!'.t, r.ipudiutiug it us , i , I 111]!', t. 1 f. an. ee, it i,-i i ..oil. .at to own anythig there i the - .*, i!n Hints Institutions, Ac? ■< o fi i, Ii ' only done the duty of it*, i ■ , .....i ii .In.. usM.il also the tuili uß ication wa l claimed as a ' i: ol course belonged to that I 1. 1 (' it i( e. ' lor the i’riaideiit and hist •Ii 1 • • 1 tii ti .t of the punishment of rebel i - .he h r.uging 100,0otymen, or .i it, nothing was more ub i B hi ped that- in. hru* I i t "iu’h n thing Evempltrry ; ■in -h: 1 m.. nr, emil.l bo visited upon oer i tin i. 1 in .Is But Hits could only he done •ii"• i 'ii,i : .- j.,.. itodo it What we want ) •i ■ . .o'. ' put |i ... rin the hands of the ’ ’ people to come back to | •••' • 1 i!; i \*v liuv & taken possession : i. k possibility, sec u path to j ’“Cii u li.il its tlms. Some citizens 1 :, iit ii the federal general in | r ; , i-tson to their property, hut v. i.-i i , ii. 11 would have no property. I 1 I. i li.t officers would reply I Congress lias confiscated • ■ all' ih ■ entire people would be with- I Bio and was urged that money was •oirv. Will, wlio would bnv i or, nndcr three circumstances? j its to ; ■ oti 1 1 every i i'll fi was one branch of the i it " ii .utcoded to tree a large ' .1. . i that tciuure ha b. I ••i it i 1 1 ien here s ho , >' ii '.bout the bill. There was ! vid din tliia ca c it simply ' without out actual ctip pos-.; rsion of the property. *' i., I lakiin; loru's property without ■ i it" he nd not know wnnt was. It . , i, .1, o ol the Republicans in ' intending in the institution of ’.'os, and asked, in view ot such *■ iii >m. >i .i expect to make the world .ottered with slavery in • -.‘i '.dilation of the se na is He did I is j e « ih< and him to do sfby ■ : . i ;1 .■ (tinstitution, and if they • would not gratily their de- ’ l' ip i. .if the character rs the sub | »'•>''' ■ i.i- proposed for the bub hr which , ■ >ii . " tided lor not less than j i • i; cl of less than llOjflfJQ, | ■' : c.' l !. i,l in the u.• uul way, when r 1 aid, at < I t'u- property of ihe culprits, » •* ' crime - thus avoiding the , »u>t the legal difficulties in | ctlVctive i evotid lire. In j 1,! ;■ ' - President to be armed with "» ’.matsons, at Ins Jdiscretifin, " ' ' ‘'' *>' by » t.tch people could return to i -• ■ •" on the amend .rent of Mi. • ” ■ 'ho original bill, naming : • Ittary and naval offioei - ;- ; ’' ' the failed Slates, ‘ ‘ , '"p "'’-' Should be confiscated, “ ‘ ' ' - '• *” ;> general application «t i"aVl * t* 4 * 1 “** tako part or give , ‘ ‘ **'d that whilst ,n' . \ ’ao provisions in the ‘ ‘ 'G "on as the original, ■ M - he should , ..'‘“"-i 's slaves, he should I Mr. K. i t ■ N \ t. nr 'posed to amend the amendment .>y oisk a.; it >q ply to sit who had I rebelled agamst the government. .'ir. t i ' ir » ‘.in. said he hoped some tost of the ri* , '-V old now b* made tl 8 had aiore hopes ot t • torap.-'tt of the I’cion since be had u aid tho w?-' and temperate remarks of the gentleman from Vermont. Mr, erai ;a tiicdeft Mr Ring's amendment worse than I to on.: uai bill, a Section not only av rv m.vt, bn. the tremen amt children of the secede I States Mr. TANARUS: -uub.-ll brieflj defended the principles of the . t gtual bill, as taking only the property , t tho;-' whoso person# could not tie reached’, hat w idd be content with Mr. Shorn* n » propo .•iti ,ii. - Senat s would prefer it. ilr. K :-.g's amend inert was then rejected—yeas i c.j ■ i recar; >.t oa Mr Sherman’s amend mi 1.-,.-, •; was adopted—yea# 2ft, nays 11. r r )’,t tilt Vatirr. The i.Tnehbrrg Fir.jit.im ** s s who arrived by the Or i-; c 1r -i ia t right that a part of General Eweii’s : ' ! ' 8 ; ' r '' i 'no !-. onntatn Wednesday, and a P " ‘ t hey hare,are this, termed o junct : \ ~i. Ueu. Jacks>a. and an early at* t ack I bankss forces is expected. This is nougTi, to be the purpose of ottr Generals. C|i‘Oiudc ! ■_ ■ 1 1 —rt z. - rrr — From New Orleans. j Wo have, siys the Jackson Mivsiasippian of the i Ist, seen tiie Evening Delta and Picaynneof Tues | day. from which wc giean the following item3 of interest: tfen ikoncau, the commander r.i fort Jackson, I readied the city on j’uas iflV last, having come up j on the United .States ships as a prisoner of war. ' He haa hern releas'd on hit parole. A similar i disposition has bee-i made of the other oiheers l and men of tiie forts which have surrendered to j the Federal*. The I.tiui-iana was blown up by iter commander, i the odicer? and men on board of her having es i raped on shore. , The authorities us the city held out to tne last in their .stubborn and heroic refusal io lower the flag of their adoption, atuf hoist in its stead the I hateful emblem of oppression. The Delta congratulates the city in the preser i vittii.it of its dignity anti honor, and exclaims, “ Fallen, hut not disgraced.” \W leant that' our gun s at Fort Jackson were ail j spiked before the surrender, j Fort Dike ha . been evacuated by the Confede i rates, who abandoned everything it contained — I provisions, munitions, Ac 1 The following commnnicat on front Commodore f tn,igut shows that lie wishes to impress upon the city authorities that he is bent upon either the l uhjugatii u of the city of N w Orleans or its destruction. But he date not shell it. We trust for the honor of theei’v stic will not he intiinid<i— ted ity the mhiunai) and monstrous cn»rar of thre country. We have no idea that New Orleans Will disgrace herself U S. Flag Ship, Haptpop.d, . At nnclior off the City of New Orleans, April 28, 1862. ) i to flu Haro, the Mayor and City Council of th. Oily - of Sew Orleans : Your communication of the kith inst., has been i received, together with tlistol the City Council. | 1 deeply regret to see both bv t'utir contents, j and the continued display ol the flag of Louisiana { on the Courthouse, a determination ou the par l of the City authorities not to haul it down. More | over, when my officers and men Were «ent ou i shore to communicate‘with the authorities, unit to | hoist the I nited States flag ou the Custcmhouso, with tiie slrtcteft order not to use their arms un- I less assailed, they were insulted in the grossest manner, and the flag which had been hoisted by | my i.i ilcis on the Mint was pulled down and drug ! ged througli tho streets. ■ All of which go to show that the fire of this duct may lie drawn upon the City at any moment, I and in such mi event the 1. ve- would in a'i prob | ability be cut by the shells, and an amount of I distress ensue to the nnocent population which j i have heretofore endeavored to assure you that | 1 desired hy all means to avoid. The election is therefore .with you But it be comes my duly to notify yi uto remove the women | and children from the city within forty-eight hours, if 1 hare i'iyhtty 'node? torxt your di-term | Ination. V ..i v respectfully, your obedient servant, Signed. D. {J. Fariivght, Mag Officer Western Gulf Blockading S.) uadron. The Mayer convent and tiie City Council, and ma iearu that it was decided by them not to recede from flit-ir position, and the Louisiana flag still floats proudly to the breeze. Brave! for New Orleans. The following further correspondence between Mayor Monroe and Commodore Farragut we find I in the New Orleans Della of Tuesday evening - t’ITT Hall, April 28, 1882 i To i-'iag OjficbT I). (/. Formant, f . .S', fi’lao Shin J/eiftforJ: : Your communication ol this morning is the first intimation I ever had that it was by your ; stiict orders that the United .Slates llug 'was til- I tempted to be hoisted upon certain..of our public j edifices by officers sent on shore to communicate ! with the authorities The officers who uppioacli j oil me io your name diselosetl no such orders and j intimated no such design on your puit, nor would 1 have for a moment entertain. .1 the remotest suspicion that they e. uld have b. en ini e- ted will, j power to enter ou such an i rrand while U.e nego- ; nations lor a surruudei betwueu you and ifie city j authorities were pending The interference of any force under yonr command, as long as those ne- | aotiations were not biuught to u close, could not j b > view ed by us otherwise than as a liagrant vio | lation ot those courtesies, if not ot the absolute I rights, which prevail between belligerents under j Mich circumstances My views and sentiments with reference to such conduct remain unchanged. You now review the demands made in your tor- | iiier communication, and you insist or. their being complied with unconditionally, under a threat ot j bombardment within lorly-eight hours ; and you j notify me to remove the women and children from the city ihu! they may be protected from your shells. . Ur, you can but know that there is no possible exit from this city for a population which still exioed* ir. uumbar one hundred and forty thousand, and you ma t therefore be aware of the utter i.iauity ol such a notification. Oarsomof, and children cannot escape from your shells, if it tie your plea; ure to murder them on a quos'ioo of etiquette. But it they could, there are few I among them yho would Consent to desert their) families and their homes, and the graves of their I relatives in so awful a moment. They would j bravely stand the sight of your shells tearing up i the graves ot those who are so dear to them, and., would deem that they died not ingloriously by iho side of the tombs erected by their piety to tliu memory ot departed relatives. iou are not satisfied with the peaceblo posses ion of an undefended city, opposing no resistance to your guns, because of its bearing its hard fate* with something of manliness ami dignity, and you wish to humble, and disgrace us by the per formance ot an act against which our nature re-f bels. This satisfaction you cannot expect to ob>-' tain at our hands. We will siatid your bombardment, unarmed-! and undefended us we are. The civilized world , will eoasigu to indelible infamy the heart that 1 will conceive the deed and the hand that will dare i to consummate it. Kespectfuly, John T. Monroe, Mayor of the City ot New Orleans. U. S. Flag Ship Hartfobu, ) At anchor off the C.ty of New Orleans, > April 29, 1862. ) To his Honw the Mayor oh tke Git i/ of Now Orleans: j S'. ’ —The Forts ot St. Phillip and Jackson baring surrendered, aud all the military defences ot the city being cither captured or abandoned, you are required, as the sole representative of any sop- I posed authority la the eiLv, to haul dowu aud . suppress every ensign and symbol of government,J whether State or Confederate, except that of the-I I'nited States lam notv about to raise tho llag I of the United Suites upon the Customhouse, and you will see that it is respected with ail the civil power of the city. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, D G. FaUUAOUT, Flag Officer Western Gulf Blockading Squ’d. The Delta of Wednesday evening is exclusively devoted lo local intelligence. We copy fort St. PfiiUp.- -Our paragraph referring to i the conduct of the garrison ot the iorts below the ■ city, who mutinied and refused to continue the fight, though not intended for the command at Fort Si. l’htlip, might be consul, rad as applying to the gurrisou. We take great pleasure in cor j rectiug such an impression. Fort St. Philip was under the command of Capt. Squires, and the whole garrison remained true and faithful lo the last, not the slightest manifestation of a mutinous spirit being exhibited by them. This completes the bonotabl military record of this heroic gar- rison. j U S. officers, who hase come ashore on busi ness, have been subjected to insults by tabbies ot bovs and thoughtless persons. This is very re prehensible aud ought to be prevented. W e think Capt. Farragut takes very erroneous views ot his duties, when he. sends officers ashore, on any mission, without asking ot the Mayor the protec tion of a police escort or supplying such escort himself. Ue assumes that the city authorities are responsible for such tumultuary violence, and that he would have the right to punish the city : for the violence of a few persons. : It woutd almost seem that the United States commander sought a pretext for indicting un necessary ami wanton wrong and injury on the city He claims that the city is in the occupation of the Uuitrd Stales, and yet keeps his whole lorce on his ships, ana neglects to send ashore any troops to protect, guard and enforce bis au thority This is aii wrong. If officers come ashore, in the present condition of affairs, the pol.ee authorities ought to be notified, aud re quested to secure them protection and escort. >ueh a course would prevent the exciting and a.screattsible scenes that have been exhibited in our streets tiiosr moa Naw orlsxns By tavc.r of Mr. Thomas, of New Orleans, we * h< ‘ I>e ‘ U Wednesday evening, U if * a , lest >nt«liigence,is verv makegood use of it for the hvenmg Se . wa . • the hour at which it was re l ? " 3 from m »kmg extracts for tn*> Irtriußg s ptper thM the Confederate ! f, n f i ? e - en in the city and the flag of the United .**utes floats from the pub lic biMld.ngs under the protection ot the enemv’s gnus. All the papers are still published, but ire of course confined to local topics The Federai* were expected to take miUtarv occupation ot the j city oft \V-e4oesdiiv. | The Delta publishes the following, purporting AUGUSTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 13. 1862. i to be a protest ot the Commandant of the French | sloop Milan, now in the port of New Orleans : Commander nf the United States Squndrov now in the port of Sew Orleans : Lis—Sent by my Government to protect the pet sons and property of its citizens, who are here to ttie cumber of thirty tli nsand, 1 regret to learn at this moment that you have accorded a delay o: | forty-eight hours for the evacuation of the city by the women and children. I venture to observe to you that this short delay is ridiculous, and, in the name of my Government, I oppose it. If it is your resolution to bombard the city, do it; but I wish to state that you will Lave lo account for this bar barous a tto the power which 1 represent. In any event, I demand sixty days for the evacua tion- Da Clobet, Commandant ot the steamer Milan, opposite the city of New Orleans. [Mobile Sews. Proclamation-—Br the President. 'to th- People of the Confe If rate States of America : An enemy, waging war in a manner violative of the usages of civilized nations, has invaded our country. With presumptuous reliance on su perior numbers, declared his purpose to reduce us to submission. We struggle to pre serve our birthrights of constant.oi ul freemen. Our trust is in we justice of our cause and the protection of our God Kcceut disaster has spread gloom over the land and sorrow sits at the hearth stones of our countrymen ; hut a people conscious of rectitude and faithful reiving on their Father in Heaven, may he cast down, but cannot be dismayed. They may mourn the loss of the martyrs whose lives have been sacrificed in their defence, but they receive this dispensation of Divine Providence with humble submission and reverent faith. And now that out hosts are again going forth to battle, and loving hearts at home are filled witli anxious solicitude for their safety, it is meet that the whole people should turn implor ingly to their Almighty father and beseech His ul 1- po werfu 1 protect ion. To this end, therefore, I, Jetf'erson Davis, Frssi dent of tiie Confederate .States of America, do issue this my proclamation, inviting all the peo ple to unite at their several places of worship, on f rid ay, tiie loth day of the present month of Alav, in humble supplication to Almighty God that He will vouchsafe His blessings on our beloved country; that He will strengthen and protect our armies; that lie will watch over and preserve our people from ihe evil machinations of our ene mies; and that He will in tins our good sturc to us the blessings ot peace and security under His sheltering care. Given under my hand, an I the seal of tiie Con federate States at Richmond, on the hi day of May, A. D. 1862. Jefferson Davis The \ ailev Armt.— Our latest advices from the Valley represent General Jackson as still oe copying Dis position a 1 Swift Run Gap, with, it is believed, a fair prospect of an early engagement with the enemy. The loree under his command is in good condition, and eager to meet the in vaders in another encounter. Scarcely a day passes that there is not brisk skirmishing between the pickets of tlia contend ing parties, which generally results successful!? to our cause, and the foe is made to feel that eve ry step of his ouward march is to be marked with the loss of men ami horses. A lew evenings since, some twenty-five or twen ty- six prisoners were brought to this city by Capt. John Henderson, of Ashby’s Troop. Thev were captured in a skirmish on Saturday. On Sunday quite an exciting little fight took place neai McGaheysville, in which portions of the cavalry companies of Captains Baylor and Shands were engaged on onr side. In this en - gagement, we regret to learn, Captain Baylor re ceived a very serious wound, from which he has since experienced great suffering, itefoio receiv ing Ids wound, however, he succeeded in killing one Yankee and wounding another. He is said to have acted with great gallantry iu the engage - meot, and that when wounded tie had drawn his award aud wu3 dashing after the enemy, whose j force largely exceeded his own. On Tuesday an accident occurred which east a Jeep gloom over Ashby’s camp, and by which the life of a most gallant and meritorious officer was lost, it seems that a member of Capt. Shands’s company was removing a loaded musket from a wagon, when it was accidentally discharged, and the bail passed through the heart of Capt. Shands, killing fiiin instantly.— Richmond Dispatch, 3d. I'hkl.udk to the Gkano Battre. —The Mobile Register & Advertiser hag tint following special despatch from Corinth, dated May 8, P. M. : Scouts just in report that skirmishing took place*about two o’clock this ntte; noon between our pickets and the pickets of the enemy on the Farmington road, which place is four miles north east of Corinth. Our centre fronts on the Monterey road, our left on the Purdy road, and our right on the road to Farmington. The enemy in force advanced considerably on our right to day. 5 P. M,— Heavy and rapid firing of artillery has just commenced with Gen. Hardee’s forces, The tiriasi continues brisk and iucessatu. The overture to battle has commenced. Gen. Beauregard will be on the field in person to morrow, when the grand battle wiil proceed. The terms of capitulation agreed upon for the surrender ot Fort Macon to the Federal forces are as follows: Ai.t Ist. The Fort, armament and garrison to be .surrendered to the forces of the United States Art 5 The officers and men of the garrison to be released on their parole of honor not to take up arms against lie United States of America, ini - till properly exchanged, and to return to their homes, taking with them all their private effects, such as side arms, ciothing, bedding, books, Ac JonN G. (i. Parke, Brig. Gea. Com’dg 3d Division, Department of N. C. W. J. White, Com. Com’dg Fort Macon, N. Caroioa’ Interesting Incident in Camp Fife. —We find the following interesting incident of camp life in the Petersburg Express of yesterday : In our last march to Sewell’s Point, a little boy who bad conceived an attachment for the R.fie j. men, requested his father, in the city, to let him accompany us. Several of us spoke to the fellow ' of the fatigue, exposure and tare he would receive ! put he was risolute—said lie could stand it all. I Seeing he was so determined, we assured his : tfuher that we would take care ol him, il hewould consent lor his son to go with us, which he at ' last agreed to do. Hu went stood the march very \ Well, and when we arrived at the place on the : bank of the river chosen for our bivouac, he was as busy as uuy one in kindling the tires, and par i took, with a hearty relish, of our coffee, fat meat * and corn bread. About nine o’clock, when we -Were spreading our blankets prep artery to sleep ing ou ti.e ground, the little fellow retired to the truuk of a tree not iar from one of the tires, and kneeling down, said his prayers with as little con cern as if he had been rale in his father’s house. , Ii seemtd to endear him io ail who witnessed tiie apt, and every man of us would have shed h°s last 1 drop of blood before one liair of that little boy's bead should have been injured. He was abrigbt, sprightly lad of ten or twelve years. I "Gem. Sai k'son’s Goiiuaso.—We have recived j j authentic iulormation from the camp near Stand- j i acdsville, regarding tho exact situation ot Gen i I Jackson’s command, as well as that of the forces j j under Generals Ewell and Edward Johnston ; but i having doubts of tlie propriety of giving it public- i ity, we a .litold it tor the present and patiently ! ! await the issue of events. We may state taowev j j er, that the troops are in fine health and spirits, | an'd confident ot a glorious vsetory over the army i of General Rosccraus, nho has superseded Banks 1 i ul the valley,} in the battle which is believed to i tse inevitable. The Lynchburg papers report that !i ■ enemy aie falimg back down the valsev, while idle troops have made an adrauce towards Harti soaburg, in pursuit. We find in a Philadelphia yaper of Apni SOth an intimation that the Con federates are preparing to evacuate Yorktown, dimpled witn the remark that it is time McDowell, Banks, and Fremont were gettiug their columns j within short supporting distance of each otiier.— j : Ww have no doubt Gen. Jackson is fully advised of all the movenents of the enemy. YYe learned last evening that the enemy’s forces, so far from retreating down the valley, were within thirteen miles of Staunton on Satur day, and that Gen. Jackson was making due pre parations to meet them.— Richmond Pitt.rUeh. Sals of Importkp Gogd9 —An assorted cargo of goods, recently arrived, was sold at auction vesterdav for cash, under the hammer of Messrs. 'Wilbur it Son, at the following prices Turpentine Soap, 50 cents per pound; Tallow candles (.inferior,) 23 cents per pound, black tea, $4 per pound; starch, *5.15 per pound; buckets, per dozen; matches, per gross, coffee, i Laeuayra, 150 cents per pound; felt hat#, #1.05 each palm leaf, #2 50 per dozen, letter paper, (assorted,) #10.75 per ream; ruled whue letter paper, #l4 25 per ream; noie paper, #9.25 per ream; Envelops, #9 50 per thousand; gum arabic, 0 cents per pound; thread, $1 per pound; Coates spool cotter #2.50 per dozen: bleached shirting, SO cents per vard, black sewing silk, #14.0l per pound; pins, #3,soper pack; gilt buttons, «»8; ; per gross; ladies' shoes, #4.25; Misses and Übil ■ drens #2.25 to #2.37; hoop skirts, Misses and la dies', #3 to #5.25 t'o-.ric’. Lieut. Given, of the federal gunb mt Tyler, esti mates the Federal loss at Shiloh at ten thous -1 and. Got. Kirkwood, of lowa, has vetoed the bui re ducing the salaries of suprem judge, district at | toners and State officers. to/ the Ckronit v . K ] to the Eiilor of the Maco ■ Telegraph: Sib— ln tout paper of the 2d, I notice an arti cle headed “ The Stampede nt Bridgeport,” which article is based on information derived from a Mr. Cowles. lam at a loss to know from whom Mr. Cowles received his information. The re spectable citizens of Chattanooga heard no such reports, and press reporters should never mix with the vulgar, greidy rabble of a Tennessee town. It is in defense of many brave Georgia volun teers that I now write to correct the false state ments which this person has given to the press. The statement that Gen. Leadbettcr led a stampede is utterly untrue. Gen. L. ordered a retreat, and was the kst man to cross the island, after firing with his own hands the mines under the western bridge, and having given thvders to Capt. Cain, of Artillery, to burn the eastern bridge. Gen. 1,, took the sick and wounded upon bis train, and went to Chattanooga. His reasons for going to Chattanooga are satisfactory to ijis superior officers. He is responsible to no one else. You state further, that all the officers, with one exception, so far a3 you have learned, took the cars lor Chattanooga, the men following in double quick, throwing away their arms and accouter ments as they ran. A true statement of the case upon this pois,t is nil that is necessary • every field and company officer remained with his command ; no one (if them returned to Chattanooga until ordered there by the commanding officer; no soldier threw away his arms or accoutrements; every soldier mardjed from the fieid as fully aimed as lie has ever been. Lieut. Col. Jackson remained with a detachment ot men and guarded the baggage. Our pickets were regularly posted on the line of railroad, and these your informant has been pleased to call stragglers Captain Cain deserves credit for his gallant conduct in having burnt the eastern bridge —he worked where shell and grape and Minnie balls flew fast—this credit von have given him, and we thank you for it. You state furllier that in the “ meantime, when Gen. l.eadbetter had arrived in Chattanooga, a Gen. Reynolds and a Major from Virginia (name nut TiCjlieCted), took the train i.n:l ran back to Budge port, meeting many stragglers on the way, aud gathered ihe aims and accoutrements which hud been thrown aside. They collected some four or live hundred muskets, aud a corresponding num ber of knapsacks, cartridge boxes, blankets, Ac., and finding the bridge burnt, ttie Confederate force all dispersed, aud no immediate likelihood of the enemy crossing, returned to Chattanooga with what they had saved.” It is proper to remark that the Colonels of the of the two regiments which have boeu the subject of Air. Cowlc’s report, were on court martial duty at Chattanooga, and were not permited to ba with their commands until Gen. Reynolds, the officer commanding the Brigtide took the cars by Gen. Leadbetter’s oiders for the purpose of bring iug the baggage from the camps near Bridgeport. Gen. Reynolds found our entire force except the pickets at Running- water, he took them to the camps and loaded the train with the baggage, not withstanding they were under a heavy lire of shelf from the enemy’s batteries. There was no “ Confederate forces all dispersed.” No five hun dred scattered arms and a.croutrements to be “collected.” You remark further that tbe stragglers wore daily coming in, and say they ran because the offi cers all ran, aud left no body to take command. There were no stragglers, consequently they could not be “daily coming iu.” You state also that you tell this story as it was told to you •■bv one who had the “utmost opportunities (it getting at the truth.” With such excellent opportuni - ties, your informant doubtless learned ihe true state ot affairs, but by his report to the press he has done us, and the Confederate cause an inju ry. Let me remark in conclusion that the 3d Brig ade obeyed explicitly the orders of its General. This is a soldier’s whole duty. Respectfully, ii. Prentiss Osborne, 3d Bngadu Geo. Vo!. Correspondence of Chronicle if- Sentinel. Camp Mclntosh, Near Goldsboro, N. C., / Muy3i, 1862. j! Mr. Editor There being nothing of interest to communicate from cur camp, I will give you the counties composing the 44th Georgia Regi ment and the Regiments composing the Brigade. The counties are Henry, Jasper, Clarke, Spald ing, Fayette, Clayton, Pike, Morgan, Green aud Putnam * 1 give the Captains ot the conipanirs in the or der which the counties are named, Peoples, J. S- Ivey, S. P. Lumpkin, J. \V. Adams, Hughey, Haynes, J. W. Reading, C. W. Alliston, J. W. Beck and D. L. Hitchcock. To day we h and a general review of the Brigade in charge of Brigadier General S. G. Walker in command a gentleman apparently 46 or o years of ago ot fine soldiery appearance. Those who are judges say the review reflected much credit upon the. regiments composing it. The regiments composing the brigade arc 41th and 49th Georgia, 3d Arkansas, 1, 2 and 3 N. C., and 30 Virginia. They arc all good regiments and will certainly do good execution in a butllc when an occasion presents itself. lam glad to hear'.me 3d Arkansas speak in such complimenta ry terms of Ist r.corgm regiment. The 3a Ar kansas and Ist Georgia regiment were for a time together in Virginia last j ear, and these flattering expressions from the 3d Arkansas sluw the high esteem in which they were held by all their broth ers in arms. The health of our regiment is very much im proved which will be gratilying to the many friends of those constituting the regiment. For several days we have had pleasant weathe wnieh makes camp life more agreeable than i would be otherwise. We get a plenty to eat and enough of exercise, besides enjoy the best of music tiom the Brass Handset 30tii Virginia aud 3d Arkansas regiments. Respectfully, N. of Green Cos. Vol Gnoss Delusion.—We clip the following para graph from a Southern exchange. It, is no doubt going the regular rounds, aud we wish to extin guish It lx “ The eleclions ir. the North w, st are resulting in heavy democratic, or anti-war victories. Spring field, Illinois, Lincoln’s civil town, h»3 gone against him.” We have underscored a single word in the above paragraph, which is its gist. There never was a more mistaken idea attempted to be inculcated than this of the Northern democracy bcim* an anil-war party, arid that their recent alleged"vic tories at the polls it indicate luvorabiy for peace. We have evidence of mouutai i weight to the con ! ll ' 9I T- That party, with perhaps the exception ot t 9 baker s doz-m of their distinguished men, are i the mo; t earnest and zealous piosecutors of the , war. The sole difference between their position j on the question and that of the Black Republicans j ‘ 3 . 'bn' they are fighting against the Scuta for the , purpose ot coercing her people back imo a Union j which they abhor and have, tor good cause, aban j doned, and the latter are fighting mainly for the j abolition of one of her most cherished and vital I institutions. the Black Republicans originated the war, and as soon as it came the Democrats ardently cm- j braced it, and became its most energetic and vi vacious conductors. Geo. Wool was one ot those flaming democratic worthies of the North—s . «as Gen. Shields—so was Gen. Sickles—so was Gett. Butler. \Y here are they now ? At the head of Federal columns upon Southern soil, engaged as foremost in the woik of subjugating, uiurder tng, plundering, aud'desolating a people whose only crime is that they have, like freemeu, re i pudiated a government which for them wa3 only a government of oppression. These four Gener als were the shining lights of the Northern Dem i ocracy, and we suppose that no two men of that ; or.ee powerful party ever indulged in louder pro- I tesMCms of affection for the South than did Shields ; and Butler, in particular. Shields was moreover . brim full of JrUh patriotism, which, in Irish par ; lanco, means hatred and resistance of Cmonism as between England and Ireland. A strange prac tical illustration is ha now giving in Virginia of j his principles ! Then mo, there was Daniel S. DickinsoD, George Bancroft, Caleb Cushing. Lewis Cass, . James Buchanan, and nnmerous other eminent leaders of the Northern Democracy— they swore id the most impassioned terms, their devotion to the South. Where are they now ? In the ranks of the hottest and bitterest advocates of the war’ And yet Southern journals talk ot the success of democratic candidates in t .e late Northern elee i Lons as if they were the victories of a party oo t ' r to the war. —Ptiejsburg Express. ' Eomx is Safi.— We learn by passengers on the State train that we have driven the enemy from Huntsville, Tuseumbia and Decatur, and that our forces are in full pursuit of them towards Nash ville. Rome, and, hence, Atlanta mav be considered saf e?—Atlanta Commonwealth. The Missouri Democrate say# that General t Hurlbut Federal) lost out of the TOM men in hi* j brigade at Shiloh, 1983 men from the Mobile Register, Army Ctimspsuflence. , Corinth, May 1, 1862. There is but little to write about from t is place that it wouid be proper to communicate. We -re ra the i rme late presence o i e enemv, «..o is s.owly but ca tiouslv advan.in upon us. Tins impressi n is un versa'l,; s well among offi cers as i en, that the great ba tie of the South west, up n which such i omentous con9eque ces hang, must ; e forgot at an eaily d»y. It may co i iiience iu :orty-eight hours -a- dy t it mav be delayed a w. ek, or even longer, tffiould the weatl.e. be u sropiti -m. Th re' were severs' dr and sunny days last wee; and the first of this, and the tederalsa ailed them eUes of them to pus.i forwar heir l ues. On Monday and fuesday, however, t.iere was a renewal of the j ia ns. which had theeflect to c :eck their adva ce. ] Yesterday it wa dry, ad to day ttie weather is j love.y, uuu consequently we hear tnat the e e uv ; is a ain in moil n. J j It i- not believed that the main body of the army has felt Hie river to w! ieli it tell buck ait r the Oaiilo of tshil h. Su ong recoauoiteneg par tiOH, however, c.-nAstiog ol artillery, cavalry aud infantry, hav- heeu pushed forwar,i, with a view to fee! of our liues, and to ascertain our exact posit ou. In accordance with this plan, the forces 'thrown forward to Monterey on the r. ad to this place, having ac .oinpiished their object are re pined to have fallen back; aud to-day we hear that similar parties arc moving upon our right by the Farmington road. When he shall have completed his reconnoisanci s, and obtained the information he utsires, there is every reason to believe that Gen. Halleck will then quit the river and attack us in great force. He will proba iy move upon us in three col umns—tits central to consist of 50,000 men, and tae right and left of 20,000 each. His numbers, however, will depend upon the reinforcements he nay receive. Should Curtis from Southwestern Missouri, mid Fremont from Northwestern Vir ginia, be ordered to the Tennessee, Halleck will nave an immense army, numbering nearly, if not quite 100,000 men. To defeat such a force as this, will require allthe-men, arms, skill aud courage the Confederates can bring to th encounter. There is more or less skirmishing every day or two, in which the enemy, owing to the heavy force with which he conducts his reconnaissances, frequently gets Ihe best of it. A detachment of cavalry made a dash at the Mobile and Ohio Rail road, a few days ago, at a point about five miles tills side of Bethel, aud destroyed a small portiou of the track. Per contra, a battalion of Confede rat“ cavalry, under Capt. Hcott, numbering about 800, moved upon Decatur yesterday, and fright ed away some 2,000 Federals, who burnt the rail road bridge and shelled the town before they left. So, the good people of Decatur did not escape, notwithstanding they compelled the Confede rate ollicfer in command at that point to lower the draw of the railway bridge at tiie demand of the Federals. It is believed that Huntsville has also been retaken by this time. Indeed, it is probable that the-Confederates will reoccupy the whole line of the Memphis and Cbarieston Road in a few days. The Federals tiave heard of the arrival of Price and Van Dorn, of whom they entertain a whole some and well founded fear. -It is understood that they supposed it was Price who was moving upon Decatur, and hence the haste with which they evacuated tiie place. I shall got say whether Price was in that neighborhood dr not, though I may venture to remark that “he is about,” and will be heard from in due season hy the enemy, and when and where they may least expect it. The enemy’s scouts have adopted, iu some in stances at least, the garb of tiie couutry people. This is done to deceive, not only our troops but the farmers themselves, and possibly to gain ad mittance into our lines as spies. There is .-timid.ruble si.kness in the army, she prevailing diseases are dysentery, pneumo n a and measles, w tb occasional cases of chills and fever. Tho ground occupied by our troops i. low and damp, and lias been wet' for tne l ist lour or five months. The sickness among the Federals is said to be very great. No part of the cavalry has yet been dismount ed, as I was led to believe, when last here, would oe done. This is to be regretted, since the coun try is wholly unsited to that kind of servi e, aud the difficulty of procuring forage for so many horse very great. G n. Beau, egard wi 1 be forced to ha/e recourse to this m asure before the Ist of July. The force s unnc-ceesar 1/ larg ■, unless it were better trained and the country more open. P. W. A. Brut ai. Outrage in Lexington, Ky.—A corres pondent of the Memphis Appeal says : 1 have now to record an act of revolting impi ousness and petty tyranny on th i part of the Lin coln soldiery, insulting a,ike the living and the dead, which lately occurred at Lexington, Ken tucky, tne truth of which is vouched for by all the inhabitants, which cannot be exceeded by tbs despicable tyrant Alexander. It appears that the remains of Lieut. Edward Keen, of the 2J Ivy. (Confederate) Regiment, who was wouded at Fort Donelson, and who died at Clarkesviile, Tennessee, were removed to bis family ,at Lexingt n, Ky., for interment. On a previous cccesion there had been a great demon stration by the citizens of Lexington at the funer al cortege of one of our gallant soldiers who had fallen at Donelson, and some abolition citizens of Lexington, named Dudly M. Craig, P Scott, (bagging and rape manufacturer,) J. A. Harper, j. T Miller, Millward, and others, to show their ! loyalty, pet.tinned Gen Halieck to prevent such Bli ther demonstrations, and uot permit hereafter deceased soldiers of the Confederate army to he l rought home. Thereupon, II Heck issued an order that hereafter no more than twelve persons should attend the luueral of any rebel aoidier In the present instance, the noble qualities of of the deucesed having won him great popularity, Union friends telegraphed Halieck, at St. Louis, lor permission for carnages io attend the funeral; the request was granted, hut the number limited to twenty. On the day of the funeral of Leiut. Keene, about the 24th of last March, the colonel of the 33d Indiana rigimeut, whose name, unfor tunately, my informant has forgotten, posted a guard or detachments ot companies of His regi ment from the house of the deceased along the crossings of the principal streets, with two com panies at the gates of the cemetery, and on iuside surrounding the grave. As the luueral moved from the house ot the deceased, there were found to be eighty seven carriages, wosely occupied by ladies, when the dastardly colonel, with a squad of his hoosier mercenaries, rode up in front ot the hearse and stopped the procession ia a most bru tal and iusalting manner, ordering bis creatures to count otreighteen carriages and stop all the rest. At this infamous outrage many ladies got out of the carriages and proceeded on foot with gentlemen, when, at the eornor of Second street and Broadway, they were stuped by another com pany ot armed Hessians 'and not permitted to pass any further. At the gates of the cemetery the hearse was again stopped under some pretext, aud considers ble delay took place, wbeu some ladies iu the car riages to avoid the prolane and indecent language of Lincoln’s brutal soldiery, closed their carriage vindows. At this a numbe of the armed scouu drols of company I, of this 33d ludiana regiment, made most insulting leers, while one exclaimed, “shut your windows, you d—d leoel The procesAon wa3 now permitted to enter the burial grounds, when a scene occurred the most disgraceful ever recordtd of a people with tho slightest pretensions to civilization or Christianity'. The coffin being removed from the hearse, the brutal Liucolnite soldiery of this 33d Indiana regi ment, refused to give way, iu order that the cof fin might be placed iu the grave, or to permit the relatives c.f the deceased to perform their last i sad tributfe to the memory of the dead! It was i only when being pushed asi le, and seeing the firm determination of several Iriends of the de | ceased, that a sense of shame at their own infa j !!I °ua conduct forced these brutes to stand oaek. And even alter this, when the ceremony of the | solemn funeral r ghts were being performed over the grave, and the grief and tears of women should | have commanded a holy silence and touched a ! 1,1 o! s| one, these fiends interrupted the obse quits with coarse jokes, blasphemous language | ‘“ l i bmial laughter, making a mock ry ot the so lemnities, ;, Q q scoffing at the dead as the corpse was lowered into the grave ! ‘ ILic c*V© . And now for the sequel, which ended in a bloody tragedy. That evening, Mr. Riley Sharp, one ot the oldest and most respectable citizens of Lexington, was approached by a Dr. Letcher, when a conversation ensued, in which Mr. Sharp enounced the Lincolnite proceedings as one of jie greatest outrages ever perpetrated in a civil ' Letcher sai d no rebel was en icd to Christian burial who had fought against Hr-> t° Un ■ i A n S T y words passed, when Letcher ~ P lßt ol but quailed before the steady eye of , C m ? n . ai 3? smnk off. The nextday Letcher ' n 4 ir,( U^ l26a u to ,i^ r ' ‘^ har P- saying he was drunk. A 'i! !?°”A bu y ’ named .Terrett Wilgus, having ° a? Bett^eme nt of the difficulty between ■ harp and Letcher, said if it had been him, (Wil : ® ,e w u u ld have killed the old scoundrel. IfiU. „ er M l r ' J Shar P passed on the street, . g s approached him and abused him in the ; fffnssest manner. The old man ordered him off, g he would have nothing to do wiih such a “oundrel, when Wilgus fired, and his shot not ng eject, drew a bowie knife and stabbed the ; old man several times, when he fell dead. Such ia Lincolnism in Kentucky, aud it is but proper at such facts should be made public in order to preserve a true record of the history of the times. s*o,f fn ‘ uc ‘ de ! li °f the preceding day, I must state that as the return of the luneral, a -Mrs. - j wife of a blacksmith, hung out of her window, which was crowded with ladies, a seces -■otitlag' A squad of Lincolnite soldiers made a ru J n for the house to get the flag, but the ladies before they could get in, when out of re , eD ? e the brutes broke up the furniture in the houre. « John Hugh Smih has been elected Mayor of i Nashville under the new regime. Latest from Sew Ci lesus. In the New Orleans Evening D.l . of Thurs day, Ist instaut, we find much of interest, and collate below: Arrival of ttie Exemt’s Troops.—A large pro peller transport, her deck crowded with troops, arrived to-day at 12 M., and anchored in front ol the city. It is supposed Gen. Butler is on board. When ever he lands let our people bear themselves with the high spirit they have hitherto exhibited. Any offensive dt moustrntion without the power to follow it up with physical force is puerile. Let th re be no gathering to witness the landing, and lit perfect silence attest our respect for nnr cause and for ourselves. As important facts in the history of the events of the last five or six days, we would state that the occupation of this city, now momentarily ex peeted by the United States forces, s-cures to them the coutrul o! the lives and proptvty us one hundred and fitly thousand inhabitants, nearly all of them uou-cutnbalauts. Th.- properly in the city is altogether of the deucript ou known all over the world us private property. Os other properly, which has'b.-eu recognized iu nil other eouutries, and iu all other wars but this, ns pri vate, aud not subject to seizure m war— lhat which forms the commerce of our people, and which has contributed mainly to tho vast trade of our city— there is little or none left in our port. The cotton, which the United States au hon ties have in other places seized and appropriated, without authority of any law of nations, as recognized by civilized communities, was all consumed the moment the announcement w.is made that the Federalists had passed the Forts. This was done by order of tiie Governor of Louisiana aud of the military commander of the Confederate States. Fifteen thousand bales were consumed, the value ot vvbicli would have been about a mil ion and a hall o d.illurs. The tobacco now stored here, being all beld by foreign resi dents on foreign account, was not "destroyed. The specie of the banks, to the amount of twelve or fifteen millions, was removed irotn Hie city and placed iu a secure place; so of ueurly ul the .stores and other properly ot the Confederate States. The recorns ol the Court and of all the offices of the Confederate States were in like manner dis posed of. There remain the public buildings, the Customhouse, the Postoffice ;nd the Mint. Ot provisions ot every kmk, there is a scant supply, barely sufficient for the wants of the people. Oi ships and steamers, which ordinarily at this period of the year crowd our wharves, as iur as th eve can t each, there is not :t sn glu one left. The only ships in our pot t are the armed ships of the United States. They lie at the head of our princi pal streets, commanding them with their powerful batteries. Toe prospects of any arrival of cotton arc poor. liy order of the Governor, the cotton on the banks ot all the s reams has been everywhere set on fire. Not a bale could be'picked up by the most diligent and enterprising search, ihe whole val ley of the Mississippi is now being illuminated bv the conflagration of the most valuable articles Os commerce. The execution of this order of the Government, though not prompted by any motive ot the sort, will send griei and misery to the great manufacturing communities of the old world. The Confederate Government and the people aver that they have been forced to this great sacrifice by the enemy's threat and the performance ol it., ou a small scale, to confiscate this valuable product to their own use. It is a heavy loss to our own people, but they claim no commiseration or sym pathy for Bitch sacrifice. They cau live without, the proceeds of their cotton, aud lor the present the Southern people are, and wiil befemrtent with a bare subsistence. They have planted large crops of cereals, and will soon be quite independent of all other communities for the means of comforta ble subsistence. Such is historically our situation, and in the presence ota hostile military force, virtually occu pying the city, our functions as public journalists become those of the chronicler of facts', the mere historian of the condition of this city and ot the Southwestern Valley of the Mississippi. Some of our citizens have been unjustly charg ed with infidelity to the Government, and, on mere rumors, or utterly insufficient grounds, sub jected to mortification aud insult. We have heard ot several instances of such conduct on the part of the reckless and thoughtless that aie shameful and outrageous. There seams io be a proneness ou the part of certain violent, excitable and heed less people to create and foster die very suspi cion which all good cit zens .should desire io see discountenanced, that there exist traitors and b:m citizens in our midst. Nothing is more necessary for our safety, our peace and our future, than that our people should present themselves as a unit in the present condition of our affairs. Brig. Gen Duncan, from the 'Forts, is in this city on parole, and he publishes a ca.d, ,-tatmg that those of the garrison who came up with him are those who remained loyal to their officers aud their country ta the last, the mutineers being m the hands of the enemy. The mischievous local repot ter of the Delta geis of! the following slyly conceived provocative of the apprehensions ol the unwelcome Yankee visi tants to the city : Mysterious Circumstance— A few days ;; po a man hailing Horn New York, took board with a Creole family in the First District. He gave Ins name, but such wua his peculiar euphony, or rather lack of it, that the Gallic family with whom lie lodged declared Ihcii inability to pronounce it. Hence, whatever may have been’ his pa ronymic, the spelling thereof must remain a mystery to this reporter. It was remarked that ITs favorite diet was pork and the semi iiqa,d c x..i .i o 1 c a lie juice ; aud this fact gave rise to Urn suspicion that he had not correctly given the 1.1 lude ol' his alleged residence, it was supposed in lact that he cume from “down East,” aud his particular brevity ol paulaloous, Combi ed with other peculiarities, strengthened this opinion lie drank inordinate quantities of Mississippi Water, and abhored all other kinds, as if he labored under a .-.uspicion t:iat they might be tinctured with “rat bait.” In biif, be “sickend,” and yesterday com plaiue of pains at the back of tile neck, and vio lent lever. East night when the cold norther blew up, he grew sensibly worse, and was takeu with violent vomiting. The t-jecdotis from his stomach have the appearance ot coffee grounds. His skin was somewhat of a saffrot hue. But what all these symptoms indicate we are not sut ticiently posted to .-.ay. The patient is at ibis moment as ill as be ever was, and what his fate may be, we arc unable ty divne. We are no alarmists, and hope our citizens may not infer from what we have said that “ Yellow Jack lias made his appearance. Drunken Officers.—lf a common soldier is found drunk, he is sent to the guard house and severely punished ; but (remarks the Afissicsi/i --pian j officers may drink io excess, and maybe seen time and again under the influcuee of ardent spirits, and yet do steps are taken to remove the officers from their commands, or even lo censure them Strong drink, when excessively indulged in, blunts the moral sense, unbalances and otupe ties the jit igemout, aud renders its unhappy vic tim unfit ler any employment Let action be li ken in relation to officers as well as soldiers Let the army be purged of profligates and dioukurds, We have suffered greatly on account of incompe tenev, drunkenness and sloth to our armies.— Let the authorities loov to tilts t .lays. J! they should (ail to apply the remedy, they will be held responsible by an injured and indignant people. The Negro and tee Yankee. —lt would be a little remarkable, perhaps to any one North of onr State, while Lincoln and fiis Parliament are con* coding schemes to emancipate the slaves in the District of Columbia, that the free negroes should be voluntarily enslaving themselves in Virginia. Nothing is more hateful however, to a well bred Southern man or wrmtn —of the “ contraband” race than a Yankee, who can’t appreciate the happiness derived from the real enjoyments of a Southern home, and who is a stranger to that dignity and consequence which pertain to many ot that race, When well cared for by lioucrabie and respected masters. It is not at all remarkable, however, with ns, as Yankees notions of slavery, and even of Govern ment itself, come to be more and more known, and therefore less and less appreciated by the free ne gros in the South, than they should be more and more inclined to return to the condition which nature seems to have designed they should occu py. Nor is it all surprising now, that the slaves in the country are asking to be let alone by their Northern sympathizers. Well may they say, de liver us from such friends.” We give an instance which occurred on Friday last in the Circuit Court of Bedford. Daniel , a free negro, emancipated by the will of the late Timothy Rogers, for whose removal from the Commonwealth ample provision was made, came before the Court, Judge W ingfield presiding, and selected Ro. C. Mitchell, Esq., as his master. He was asked if he did this knowing that u made him a slave for life—if he was aware that hereafter he could be sold as a slave—if he acted with a know ledge that he now bad the privilege of choosing slavery or remaining free as he was. All of these and many other questions he answered with an intelligence which seemed to say, “j know my real friends—save me from those who pretend to be so.” Hundreds of instances of this sort occur throughout the State. And if Lincoln and his co workers, the Sumners and Trumbulls, could, on Friday night last, have seen Daniel as he went to his decent and well appointed cabin, and have there witnessed the happy meeting between himself and his fellow servants, even they would ! have uncousciousiy ciasped both hands to the sides of their heads* to ascertain if their ears hud , I uot become like those of Midas I But, as the old noted Black letter writer says to ! his readers, in the quiant language of his law f i book, “hereof for the present this little taste shall suffice.” —Richmond Whig. \ OL. LXX\ . Is LTV SERIES VOL, XXV NO 19 From the Knoxville Register, 6 th. The Great Pig lit at Cumbt-rlaiid Gap. Wc give below, a letter from Cumberland Gap, from an officer iu whose statements we place im plicit confidence. It gives a different version ot the light ou Tuesday last, from* that we have pub li.-hed. Instead of 130 of tne enemy killed, and 400 wounded, with a loss of 17 killed on our side, Ac., the tacts are that we had several wounded; one, with a leg broke, captured; while the only evidence that any ol the enemy were either killed or wounded, s ems to be, tuat some spots of blood wore found eu the scene of conflict. The statement we gave was not official, but was derived from high military sources. Our corres pondent may not have giveu the whole facts, or our informants here may have given more than the facts. We do not know how* the case stands But this much we will say, by way of explanation to our readers—in the prevalence of martial law we can understand the propriety of reticence —but we do not believe that lying is a military necessi ty. We shall endeavor, hereafter, not to lay our selves liable to the charge of publishing untruths. Cumberland Gat, Mav. 1. • Hr Editor/ Ou Tuesday, tho 29th uU., at about 1 o’clock P. M., our pickets on the extreme right were driven in by the rapid advauce of a detuchmeut of the enemy from the northeast, along the top of the mountain, who took position from six to eight 1 uudred yards from our works, and began a brisk fire from behind trees, stumps, logs and locks, which was rapidly responded to by a part of tin* 29th North Carolina regiment, Col. Vance. The firing ou both sides was spirit ed for three or four hours, and the minie and musket balls flew thick and fast, and fell with great force, but owing to the caution of our troops in keeping close behind their tonifications, but lew were hurt. A few rounds of shell and canister shot were fired from our batteries on the« right with good effect. Lt. Carter, of the Barns ville Blues, 3d Ga. battalion, was on picket duty oa the Kentucky road, with about fifteen men of his company, aDd at about 3 o’clock encountered a body of the enemy concealed near by, and a close fire was kept up by both parties for several minutes, with effect on each side Casualities : 3d Ga. bat,, B. 8., Cos. D., D. E. Hightower, leg broken and captured ; Wm- Ellis' flesfi wound ou the thigh; A S. Burt, chin slighily grazed. 69th North Carolina regiment, Cos. E, Wm. F. Connor, flesh wound on the leg. Dam age done the enemy unknown—several thought to be either killed or wounded. Those closely en gaged assert that they saw several fail. Lt.' Car ter’s party were quite close to the enemy, could see them fall, and hear others exclaim “Dick them up.” At one time the enemy advanced and asked why they shot at their friends, exhibited badges like those worn by our pickets, and ileciured ihey were Tennesseeans , and when asked what regi ment ? (hay replied “the Ist Tennessee, Col. Phillips.” Yesterday I walked over the position occupied by the enemy on the right; was much interested in the signs left by the Federals, who were doubt less Ohioans. One of our soldiers found a spy glass, others canteens, crackers, cartridges, pa pers, letters, etc. Most of the papers were pub liseed in Ohio. I have parts of the Cincinnati Commercial and Enquirer, Wooster Republican, aud several other papers from the Buckeye State. Below I send you an extract, clipued from the former, written from Barooursviile, Ky.. headed, “ Cumberland Gap Expedition.” I was amused to notice how closely they kept to their trees, stumps aud logs, behindjwhic’b they loaded aud fired; and the ground in the rear where they had slipped and crawled was as smooth as au otter slide. I saw a quantity of blood at one spot, aud oth ers who visited tho place earlier, reporttbat blood was seen in other places. At four or five o’clock the enemy fell back, and the firing ceased. It was thought the attack weuld be renewed yesterday, us their camp-fires were visible all night, and their cavalry in view yesterday morn ing. But all was quiet yesterday and to day. I incline to think they came for the purpose of re connoitring our position. litre is the extract alluded to above : “ The four new East Tennessee Regiments are filling up rapidly, though just at this present time, the tide of emigration to the Kentucky border has ceased to flow. The 3d Regiment, Col. L. C. Honk, has between 500 and 600 meu; the 4th Regiment, Col. Rooerl Johnson, son of Gov. Audy Johnson, between 200 and 300 men ; the sth Regi ment, Col. James T. Shelly, something over 800, and tiie 6tli Regiment, Col. James Cooper, be tween 300 and 400 men. Just give us the word to Siarch into East Tennessee, and these regi ments would be tilled up in a manner that would astonish the Secretary eff War iu Jes. Davis’ de partment, McAlister.’’ Tiic Fight at llridgcport. We arc indebted to Captain Mintz for the fol lowing account of the affair at Bridgeport, Tenn. which will be read with interest, as many of “our boys” fr. in this section participated in it: f Athens Banner. Headquarters 43d Reg. Ga. Vodh., i 4th May, 1862. j Mr. Editor: For the satisfaction of friends at. heme, I desire to give a tine statement ot fuels us well as I can ascertain at Bridgeport, on Tuesday, 29th ult. On Monday morning, the 43d Georgia regiment was ordered to Bridgeport, and arrived there about 2 o’clock P. M. In a short time our cav alry pickets came in With the news that the enemy were advancing n strong force—the 89th Georgia regiment, Gol. McConnell commanding, and Lieut. Col. Bell commanding ours, the 43d, were drawn up in line of battle. We slept that night on our arms until an hour before day, when Gen. Lead better ordered the 39t.ii to advance on to Widow’s Greek Bridge, five miles from Bridgeport, they returned at 8 or 9 o’clock, and reported that tho enemy bad fallen back towards Stephenson. General Li adbetter, then ordered Capt. Muhin's forty men tbree miles above the railroad bridge on Widows’ Greek, Lieut J. M Story with thirty seven men at the bridge, and Lieut. Simmons with torty men three miles down the river: when Li ut. Story arrived at the bridge, h found some of the arches cut and the bridge on fire. Abut 2 or 3 o’clock p. tn., the advance post of Lieut. Story’s command discovered the enemy advancing in stroug force down the railroad and bursting out of the woods below the bridge, our pickets fired on them and returned back towards the main company, stationed about one hundred yards from the bridge; the ground was fine bottom land for over half a mile to the woods—my company re turned back towards the woods under a heavy fire of artillery—shells bursting all around them, but none were killed or hurt, except R J. IJardy, as he was getting over the fence at the woods a shell i bnrsted under him, literally tearing the fence to pieces under him. I have no donot but what ho is now numbered with the many brave patriots who have given their lives In the defence of our country. Lieut. Story way exhausted from tho efi'eeis of rheumatism, and ordered his men to re treat ou to Bridgeport, and report to Gen, Ledbet ter i hey all ui rived safe except Ser’t T. J. Hen derson, Gorp’i G. J. Espy, privates W. J. White, M. F. .Smith, Jo n G ikei and Bis''V Coker; the last seen of iSerg't Ueuders n and M. F. iSinitb, they were going in the direction ot the enemy who cross' and three miles above the railroad bridge, 1 have no doubt they are either killed or takeu pri so'iers. tJ-jrp. Espy. W. J. White .and the two Mr. Cokeis, were cat off with Lieut. Story. They ar - j rived within one torth mile of Bridgeport, as our 1 forces were retreating over the bridge, which wrs set on lire at the same time by them. They then made their way down the river, and wtre out all that night and the next day and mght, be fore they were fortunate enough to cross the river. Ttey came into camps Friday evening about might, worn ont, blistered feet. They saved their guns in their rounds. Capt. Williams, when he heard the tireing on Lieut. Story, march ing on to his aid, he went about one and a half miles, aud found the firing so heavy that he knew that Story could not stand, and made hts way for Bridgeport. But the time he lost in trying to re inforce my company. I tear proved the destruc tion of his command. Himself, and only nine have made their escape, that we have heard of, His Lieut. Rhinehardt—a brave and gallant officer is, no doubt, killed, t!*.e last was seen of him, he was making his way to the bridge fireing on them every few steps, he fell, but still fireing. Oar forces on this side of the river fell back, that night lorteen miles. Ou my arrival at Chattenooga, finding's ime dead and sene dying, the question with me was whether to go to y rnen who vve’e in the battle field, i r stay with thoseiwhu were sick'and dying, was a question with me ot deep concern, while my mia were cither killed or prisoners. I felt disposed to help to recover the living, as I could do the dead no good. On the first train when called for again, I joined in to make battle in be half of my men who were left behind, being con siderably fatigued and wearied oat, unable to do dutv, but willTng to give aiy life for tho rescue of my'men. I went >n to meet the enemy, aud alter getting a portion of my vuy to Bridgeport, we received news that the enemy had fallen back A m Bridgeport, and that Gen. I’rice had cut them off ut Decatur,,Alabama. We are new in Chattanooga, ready to meet them, and drive them off rom Georgia soil. M, M. Mintz. The War.-—Since our last issue, important movements have occurred on the Peninsula. Our line of defences at Yorktown has been abandoned, and the Coolederate forces have drawn farther up the Peninsula. It is supposed the enemy '“® e ' diately advanced. Their gunboats were at Wes Point yesterday, and fired upon the las' ra u of cars leaving for Richmond. which We hear of other important movement , we do not think it judicious to d, “'°* e ~ are lie will soon become apprised o I the ■ g)orj correctly informed, we anticipate me moat g ous results. — Hick. _ diera) to Corinth* ~ impoutan I FRovTixmiiTir ' for the following dispatch baVi " U “' lh u I'hbheun Savannah May C.-P. W. A . Alexander tele graphs the Republican, under date of Ci nntb May 51 b, as follows: Tbe roads are in shaking condition from heavy rains, but it is impossible to postpone a general engagement. The enemy is making a movement on our right wing, which is supposed to be intended against the Mubile and Ohio Railroad. Arrangements have been made to meet them. Colonel Morgan defeated and took prisoners two hundred aud sixty-eight Federals at Pu’aaki, Tenn.; he a.so captured some trains loaded with Federal property. FROM THE PENINSULA. Richmond, V May 6.—An official letter from Williamsburg, Ya., t,fates iba' the eticrny pursued our cavalry pickets nearly to the town on Sunday afternoon, but wero easily repulsed by tho rear, guard coiumauded by Brig. Gen McLaws. Tbo enemy’s loss was one piece of artillery, two cais sons, and two prisoners. Tbe 4:h Virginia cav alry, under command of Lieut. Col. Wicuhan, made a handsome charge. FROM STANTON, YA. Richmond, Va., May 6. —Au official dispatch from StauntoD, dated Muy sth, states that the enemy had evacuated Harrisonburg ou Monday. The town is now in possession of our cavalry under Captain Wiufield. LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA—GOV. LETCH ER’S MESSAGE. Richmond, Va., May 0. —The Legislature met here yesterday in extra session. The inessugc of Governor L -tcher was sent in to-day. The Gov ernor says it is his deliberate opinion of the con scription act is that it is unconstitutional, but owing to tbe peculiar condition of affairs existing at the time of its passage, ue forbears to debate the question; harmony, unity, ana conciliation are iudispensalde to success; and ht now urges upon the people a prompt and cheerful response. The Governor says there is no occasion ior desponden cy. Our successes, so far, are more brilliant than those which attended our ancestors in the origin of Their great struggle. He urges a vigorous prosecution of tlio war, and says that we must make it a war of invasion. Maryland mnst be re deemed. The North must be made to feel the evils of war before we can hope for a permanent peace. The fall of New Orleans renders a change in our policy necessary, and it should be made without delay. The counties in Virginia overrun by tho ene my contain a slave population of 80,000 which at a moderate vuluatum are worth $45,000,000. The Governor says that lie bus been informed that the Constitution adopted by the traitors who con stituted tiie Wheeling Convention has been re jected by the people to whom it wus submitted. The clause providing for gradual emancipation was also rejected. The Governor vindicates the people of North-western Virginia from the impu tations upon their loyalty. HEAVY SKIRMISHING NEAR WILLIAMS BURG, VA.—BRILLIANT SUCCESS OF THE CONFEDERATES. Richmond, Va., May 7th.—An official letter Gen. Johnston stales that a handsome affair look place nt Williamsburg on Monduy last. The ene my attacked our rearguard in groat force, but were driven back to the woods for about a mile. The troops engaged ou our side were Generals Longstrcet’s aud .Stuart’s brigades. The report is current on the street this morn iugthut iu the above affair the enemy was com pletely repulsed, wi ll a loss ot seven hundred prisoners. This report is traced to a soldier who arrived here this morning lroin below; aud who affirmed that a lettur from Gen. McLaws to Gen. Cobb was read in bis hearing, co muuioatmg the above information. Subsequently a dispalcb was received by the Secretary of War from Gcnoral Magruder, via Petersburg, in which he states that he has heard that the loss of the enemy,was heavy including 900 prisoners, and also 10 pieces of artillery. Our loss, iu killed and wounded, is re ported to be suo. Tne dispatch says that the enemy is agaiu pushing lorwuid. DEATH OF HON. ROBERT F. SCOTT. Richmond, May 7th.—Hon. Robert F. Scott, of Fauquier county, Virginia, one of tho most dis tinguished jurists of Virginia and a pro ninent member of the late State Convention wrs killed oa Saturday last by u marauding party of Va kte deserters in Fauquier county. LATE FROM CORINTH. •Savannah, May 7th.--lire Army correspondent of the Savannah Republican, oi May 7th, reports that the enemy ia atilt hesitating, but will proba b y seek to turn our right, or bes ege us, it is reported that the Federals are blinking up larg. siege guns. The Confederates are . eady tor auy tnug. LATE NEW.-i FROM THE NORiU. Richmond, May 7tb.—Northern papers ot M ,.y 4th, have been received here. A special Washington dispatch to the New York Times says that it is rumo ed that all the mem bers ol Congress from the border Htutey aud a number ol Conservative .y mpatbisers from other Stat s, re seiioua considering iho propriety of withdrawing in a bo ly from the Senate aim House of Representatives. Iha o Was great excitement in Baltimore ou the 3d mst., growing out o: the rumor list Frmce inteuted to inteifere in American affa l a. The v - w \ rk Ik tall says that diplomatic : ino ciuentb have beau not on l.i t a Washington j will, a view .q uringrng trboai a c jinrromipe ir~ j volving the f*ci gaittou of the pub treat i:nl..-ptu- J d£DCe of the South. The steamer Beuauda which tailed about the Ist of Aprill last for Bermuda, was captured o i Sunday las , and" taken to .Pniiadelphia. H r carg j consisted of p wderard munit.uns of war FROM THE PENINSULA. Richmond, '’a., May s. —An official letter from Gen. John.tou, dated Barnhamsville, Va., li o’clock, A. M., ycsterday.gaysthat the enemy are lauding, under cover of their gunboats near West Point. No mention is made of the immtnency of an en gagement, but on the contrary, the tenor of the I letter indicates that Gen. Johnston did not expect I 1 a conflict with the enemy. He states that the repulse of the enemy at Wil liamsburg seems to have stopped ibeir advat cc iu I that direction altogether. Tne prisoners taken are principally iruui Ueint j zleman’s Division and part of Sumner’s. Noth ing is said about the casualties on eiihcr s:d • PORTER’S FLEET ADVANCING ON MOBILE. Mobile, May Bth.—The advance of Porter’s fleet, consisting of 7 vessels, is off Fort Morgan. Ten more are off Horn Island moving eastward and firing occasionally, apparently feeling for masked batteries. The forces at the forts are confident of being able to hold the enemy in check. [Special to the Savannah Republican.) Corinth, May 7.—The enemy still hesitate. It is possible he will seek to turn our right, and again it is thought he may conclude to besiege us. He is reported to be bringing up heavy siege guns. The Confederates are ready, and prepared to meet him in any plans he may adopt. Cant I W Avery. ofSavanr.* I ’, who commands the Georgia Dragoons, had a sharp skirmish with tbe enemy in front ot our lines, yesterday, killing wounding a considerable number. Ue lost notbing in «Ae fight. P. W. A. Vanity Fair is thus humorous : How fitting and beaotiful it was that Cincinnati, tbe Cl V o 1 Pork, should offer a tribute ot eggs to Yeudeli Phillips, the advocate ot Ham, or at. least of the desC-nd ants of Ham. Major Walker Reynolds has taken the lead in Talladega County, Alabama, in sending negroes to work the farms of poor men who are in tne army and have farms and families behind This is as it should be.
