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□ bADO’ABTEE* AKHr OF THE MISSISSIPPI,' 1
Corinth, Miss., April J 1862. ( i
Uensral : —On the 2d ultimo, having ascertaro
, !r, from the moveSle :’s of the eu
<■ .iv on »h I’eanessas river, an 1 rora reliable
-j.ces of information, that his ai ns would be to
<ii. 3my communications in \\ C : i Tennessee,
iv ib the >.!“"-rn and Southern Sta‘e : , hy opera
ifons the Tocnrssre river, between Crump’s
■in? and Eastport as a base, I determined to
.. i oie designs by con-entrating ait ray ava.iibie
ces at and arcuuu Connth,
-• _ -nwi.ii-, haring cal.eti on the Governors of
’n. States of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
<l. Louisans to furntstt additional iroop.s, some
ot them, chi fir reg'nr.'-nn from Louriiaaa, soon
i .•ached tin , viciti’y, and, --ith two divisions of
t'encral Polk’s command from Columbus, and a
• oe oorps oi troops from Mobile end Pensacola,
na ler Major General Gragg, constituted the array
■ i'ie il rp:. At the same time, Genera!
-nston bring .it Murfreesboro’ on the march
' ("t m a junction o' m. forces with mine, was
• .nod on to aei and at least a brigade hy Kail Road,
>ti,at ve inigot ' ' - -.nd crash the enemy
vhould he attempt an advance from under his
urbns**. The rtll. on General Johnston was
prv.ii.ptly c... ai with. His entire force was
-Iso hastened in this direction ; and by the Ist of
i: fi, eii' .Hod ! rc<i- were concentrated along
< Mobile end Ohio Rail Road from Hetbel to
, :iiitb. and on the Memphis and Charleston
Kad Road from Corinth to luka.
ft Wiia then and Lermme.i to assume the offensive
strike a -widen blow at the enemy in position
moler General Grant, on the West bant ot the
i “linesHte, fit Pittsburg ana in the direction of Ha
vijLiiuh, before he *a., re.nforced by the army un
der Gen. Buei!, then known to be advancing for
'h«t purpose hr rapid marches from Nashville via
Columbia. About the same time fieri Johnston
Wjs advised that such an operation conformed to
the txptf utious of the President.
Hy a rap. i and vyo: n attack on Gen. Grant it
w,i« expected h- would be beaten back iuto his
transports an! r river, or captured in time to
< i.abld u# to profit 1., thi: v.ctort and remove to
tbc- r -r all It, t* ,u uiu rut ions that would
tub into onr l.anrt.i m such an event before the ar
rival oft, i Buell's army on the scene, it was
never -..nt o.plated, boA'uver, to rotain the posi
th-ii thus nine ! and abandon Corinth, the strata
geiic point of the campaign.
IV tot id geiierid officers, needful for the proper
organization of divisions and brigades of an aimy
'- oigin !>,•., stiildeiilj together, and other diffi
culties ,o the way of an effective organization, de
li red the movement until the night of the 2d inst.,
when it «i.i livud from a reliable quarter, that
the piuci uni the eoeniy’s armies was near at
h vnd ; it was then at a hue hour, determined that
tii-'v attack should he attempted at once, incom
plete and imperfect us were our preparations for
sin !i a gray, a,d momentous adventure. Accord
mgly, that night, ut one o’clock, A. M , the preli
nnnaiy orderi to the commanders of corps were
issued for the movement.
On lbs following morning tbs detailed orders
of movement, a e py of which is herewith marked
“A, 1 w. i o il, and the movement, after some
delay, comno noed, the troops being in admirable
spirits. U was expected we should be able to
ieach tl i: i nemy’s Jim i in time to attack them
early on the nth instant. The men, however, for
the most )lart, were unused to marching, the
r au iw, urn I truyerniog a densely wooded
(siiiutiy, became almost impassable after a severe
rain storm on the night of the 4th, which drench
ed tin troops ill bivouac; hence our forces did
not reach the intersections of the roads from Pitta
burg and Hamburg, in the immediate vicinity of
the enemy, until late Saturday afternoon.
it w.m then djcided that the attack should be
made on the next morning, at the earliest hour
prui.ticubie, m uccoidaucu with the orders of
movement. That is, iu three lines of battle; the
foot and . 1 e Gendin,, ftom Owl Creek, on
the b it, to Pick Creek on the right—a distance
o: about three miles, supported by the bd mid the
res.irvi I’iie first line, under Major General liar
dee, iv is cilia'itulcd nt hi:, corps, augmented ou
■' * * hy Gladden’s Brigade of Major General
P.iiigg'' l corps, deployed in line ol battle, with
tli. ir respective artillery, ’following immediately
ly Jo main i ad to Pittsburg, and the cavalry in
r.-' , of th«' viiugs. The second line, composed of
tho other troops of Bragg’s corps, followed the
first ut a distauei of live hundred yards, m the
HBine older as the first. The Army corps under
Gee; nil Polk followed tlue second hue, at the dis
tance of about eight hundred yards, in lines of
brigades, deployed with their batteries in rear or
earn brigade, moving by Hie Pittsburg road, the
< It vi mg an; ported i>y cavalry ; the reserve under
i n.'.ud'er Idem ru! Breckinridge, followed closely
i no third line, in the same order, its right wmg
supported bv cavalry. B
i hese two corps constituted the reserve, and
were to .* upport the trout lines of battle, by being
o; ployed whim required, on the right and" left oi
the Pittsburg road, or otherwise act according to
tho exigencies of the battle.
At A. M., on the oth mstaut, a recounoiteriug
parly ol tho i oiy, luiiug become engaged with
our udvuiic.il pickets, the couimauder of the forces
gave i . d -1 ,to the movement and attack as
deb imined upon, except that Trubue’sßrigude of
Breckn rid,r: . Division wub detached and advanc
.d lo support ilie Ift ot Bragg’s corps and line of
mil fii, when menaced by the enemy, and the other
f a i brigades ium dir.. led to advance by the road
to Hamburg, to support Bragg’s right; and at the
same time, Manor's Regiment of l’oik’s Corps,
was advanced b> the same road to reinforce tiie
1 1 ginieul oi cn ulrv and battery of four pieces,
already thrown forward to watch aud guard
Gueiy, Tanner’s and Borluud’s Fords, ot’Lick
Creek.
Thirty minute.-; . dor „ o'clock, A. M., our lines
and columns were in motion, all animated evident
i>* by a pivuti:-:r., spirit. The front line was on—
i ,1 ..t one , but advanced steadily, followed in
'lue i l'di i' wilh equal resolution aud steadiness,
by the other hues, which were brought successive
ly into action with rare skill, j ulgment aud gal
lautry by the several corps commanders, as the
enemy made n stand; witii his masses, rallied for
ill, : iruggle for his encampments, lake an Alpine
avalanche, our ti nons moved forward, despite the
i.etoi mined res stance ol the enemy, until alter 6
o e.oek, I 1, w hen v.e were iu possession of all
hi i-ncuiupuienlH between Owl aud L*ck Creeks
but one. Nearly all of his field artillery, übout
th;i*ty friii) lings, colors and stands, over 3,000
pi i ni, including a division commander, (Gen
i r.d I rentiss,) and several brigade commanders,
thousands oi small arms, an immense supply ot
sin .-.istence, loruge and inuuitions of war, and u
large amount ot means oi transportation—all the
substantial trints of a complete victory, such, iu
ilee i, as rarely have followed the most successful
..'lei, tor never was au army so well provided
as that of our enemy.
i iip remnant of his array hail been driven in ut
ter disordei to the immediate vicinity of Pitts
burg, under the shelter of the heavy guns of his
wi-n elini gunboat and we remuiued unvlistuibed
' asters ot his well-selected and admirably pro
'oh I cantonments, alter orer twelve hours of
id stiuatu conflict with his forces, who bad been
hem n Ironi them and the contiguous covert; but
oni' bv a sustained onset of all ihe men we Could
bung into action.
Our loss was heavy, -ts will appear from the uc
c»m ponying reiurt, n .ikcd“B.’' Our Command-
I r II Chuff, Otinial V. ts. Johnston, fell moitutlv
wounded, ami died on the field at 2: 30, P. M af
l,r h.ivtßg aL< nit the highest quatities of’the
' niar.der, ami , lsonal intrepidity that in
*l " “ '"il i round lino, ..u,l gave resistless ioipul
*"■ t ' his e liiuniii at critical moments.
i ■ chief command then devolved upon me,
* 1 .'-ugh ui the time 1 was greatly prostrated, aud
ri.il.a ,ug Ironi Oie prolonged sickness with which
I lm.i bee ; dli, a -.mi early February. The
responsibility was one which, in toy physical con
dition, I would have gladly avoided, though cast
up,lu mo when our forces "were successfully push
ing the enemy back upon the Tennessee river,
ad 1' ouglt . upperted on the immediate held by
each a c rps of commanders as tlenorals Polk,
tirngg, and Hardee, and Brigadier General Breck
inridge, commanding the reserve,
It w-is alter ' ,’clock, P M , as before said,
when the enemy’s last position whs carried, and
his for-.es finally t; ike and sought refuge behind a
c. lomaudii'.., tmineoce, covering the Pittsburg
lauding not more than half a mile distant, ana
under the guns of tbe gunboats, which opened on
our (-r.ee. eolu ns a firce and annoying fire with
sot aud shell of the heaviest description. Dark
ness was close at hand. Officers and men were
exhausted by a combat of over twelve hours
without food, and jaded by the march ot the pre
ceding day through mud and water, it was there
fore, impossible to collect the rich aud opportune
spo :? ot war, scattered broadcast ou tbe held left
in our pnsst si n, and impracticable to make any
effective dispositions for their removal to the
roar.
t accordingly established my headquarters at
Hu Church ot Shiloh, in the enemy's encampment,
w M:jor Genci and Bragg, and directed our troops
t s>. pon their arms, in socli positionsio advance
;,„d ;ear ns corps commanders should determine,
.... . -,g u ... »> t eceivei by a special dispatch,
u ,-t delays had been encountered by General
Buell in his march from Columbia, and that his
mam force couid not reach the field es battle in
t; .to save Generai Grant’s shattered fugitive
-drees from capture u; destruction on the follow
ing day.
During Uk' nig t the rata fell in torrents, ad
ding to the discomfort and harassed condition of
tiie men, the enemy, moreover, had broken their
rest by h disc, urge, at measured intervals, of hea
vy shells thrown turn the guuboats, therefore, ou
the lollowtug morning the troops under my corn
maud were not ;u condition to cope with an equal
force of Iri sh troops, armed and equipped like our
adversary, in the immediate possession of his
depots and sheltered by such an auxiliary ss the
enemy’s gunboats.
About 6 o’clock on the morning of fthe 7th of
April, however, a hot fire of musketry aud arttile
rv opened from the enemy’s cuarter on our ad
vanced line, assured me of the junction of his
forces, and soon the battle raged wi'h a lury
which satisfied me I was attacked by a largely
superior force. But from the outset our troops,
notwithstanding their fatigue and losses from the
battle of the day before, exhibited the most cheer
ing, veteran-like steadiness. On the right and
centre the enemy was repulsed in every attempt
he made: with his heavy reinforcements he drove
• t ,rward line after line of his fresh troops, which
ere met with a resolution and courage of whi ch
—*« *!• . .
■■l j ——■ v . .- a
u„» MMtft »i*y VTW’jli'f s"a
tjatc ear ires?* were broagnt ;s -an etsrga, /-*
variably to win the position at isaae, invar.ac.y
te drive back their fee. Bui hoar by hoar tans
opposed to a foe constantly reii. forced, oar ranks
were perceptibly thinned nnf.er the unceasing,
withering hre of the enemy, and by 12 meridian,
IS hours of hard fighting, had sensibly exhausted
a large number ; my last reserves had necessarily
been disposed of, and the enemy was evidently ;
receiving fresh reinforcements after each repulse ;
accordingly about 1 P. M., I determined to with
draw from so unequal a conflict, securing such of
the results of the victory of the day before as was
then practicable.
Officers of my staff were immediately despatch
ed with the necessary orders to make the best |
dispositions for a deliberate, orderlv withdrawal
from the held, and to collect and post a reserve
to meet the enemy, should he attempt to push *
after us. In this connection 1 wfn mention par
ticularly my Adjutant General, Coionei Jordan, j
«lo was ot much ass.stance to me on this occa- ,
sion, ns he Lad already been on the battle field on .
that and the preceding aay.
About two o’clock P, Ai., the line in advance,
which nad repulsed the enemy in tntir last fierce j
assault oo our left and centre, received the ordei
to retire; this was done with uncommon steadi
ness, and the enemy made no attempt to follow.
. Ihe line of troops established to cover tbs
movement, had been disposed on a favorable ridge
commanding the grennd of Shiloh Church; from
this position our artillery played upon the woods
beyond for a while, but upon no visible enemy and
without reply. Soon satisfied that no serious pur
suit would be attempted, the last line was with
drawn and never did troops, leave a battle field m
better order; even the stragglers fed into the
ranks and inarched off with those who had stood
more steadily to their colors. A second strong
position was taken up about a mile in rear, where
the approach ot the enemy was waited for nearly
an hour, but no effort to follow was made, anil
only a small detachment of horsemen could be
seen at a distance trom the last position, warily
obsei ving our movements,
Arranging, through my staff officers, for the
completion of the movements thu.i begun, Briga
dier General Breckinridge was left with his com
mand :.s a rear guard to hold the ground he had
occupied the night preceding the first battle, just
in front of the intersection of the Pittsburg and
Hamburg roads, about four mites from the former
place, while ttie rest of the army passed to the
rear in excellent order.
On the following day, General Breckinridge fell
back about three miles to Vicksburg, which posi
tion we continued to hold with our cavalry thrown
considerably forward in immediate proximity to
the battle field.
Cnfortunatuly towards night of the Till inst,, it
began to rain heavily; this continued throughout
the night; the roads became almost impassable, in
many places, and much hardship and suffering
now ensued before ali the regiments reached their
encampments. But despite the heavy casualties
of the two eventful days of the 6th aud 7th of
April, this army is more confident of ultimate suc
cess, than before its encounter with the enemy.
10. Major Generals Polk, Bragg and Hardee,
commanding corps, and to Brigadier Genera!
Breckinridge, commanding the reserve, the couu
try is greatly indebted for (he zeal, intelligence and
energy with which all orders were executed—for
the foresight and military ability they displayed
in the absence of instructions in the many exigen
cies of the battle, on a field so densely wooded
aud broken, aud for their fearless deportment as
they repeatedly led their commands personally to
the onset upon their powerful adversary. It was
under these circumstances that General Bragg
had two horse.s shot uuder him, that Major Gene
ral Hardee was slightly wounded, his coat rent
hy balls aud Ins horse disabled, aud that Major-
General Breckinridge was twice sti uck by spent
balls. .
For the services of their gallant subordinate
commanders, aad of other officers as well as for
the details of the battle field, I must refer to the
reports of Corps, Division and Brigade command
ers, which shall be forwarded as soon as received.
To give more in detail the operations of tin; two
ha'ties resulting from the movement on Pittsburg,
than now attempted must have delayed thio re
port for weeks, and interfered materially with the
important duties of my position, but I may be
permitted to say, that not only did tbe obstinate
conflict of 12 hours on Sunday leave the Confed
erate Army masters of the battle-field, and our
■adversary beaten, but we left that field on the
next day only after eight hours’ incessant battle
with a superior army of fresh troops, whom we
had repulsed in every attack on our lines—so re
pulsed and crippled, indeed, as to leave it unable
to take the field, for the campaign for which it
was collected and equipped at such enormous ex
pense, and with such profusion of ali the appli
ances oi war. These successful results were not
achieved, however, as before said, without a se
vere loss, a loss not to be measured by the num
ber ol the slain or wounded, but by the high so
cial and personal worth of so large a number of
those who were killed or disabled, including tbe
commander ot the forces, whose high qualities
will be greatly missed in the momentous cam
paign impending.
I deeply regret to record also the death of the
lion. George M. Johnson, Provisional Governor
ol Kentucky, who went into action with the Ken
tucky troops aud continually inspired them by his
words and example, having Uis florae shot under
him on Sunday, he entered the ranks of a Ken
tucky regiment on Monday, and fell mortally
vvounded towards the close of the day. Not his
State alone, but the whole Confederacy, has sus
tained a greqt loss in the death of thi.s_bra.ve, r.
right, and able man.
Another gallant aud able soldier and Captain
was lost to the service of the country, when Bri
gadier General Gladden, commanding Ist Bri
gade, Withers’ Division, 2d Army Corps, died
from a severe wound received on the 6th instant,
atter having been conspicuous to bis whole coins
aud the army for courage and capacity.
Major General Cheatham, commanding Ist Divi
sion, Ist Corps, was slightly wounded, and bad
three horses shot under him.
Brigadier General Clark, commanding 2d Divi
sion of the Ist Corps, received a severe wound,
also on the Ist day, which will deprive the army
of his valuable services for some time.
Brigadier General Hindman, engaged in the on
set of the battle, was conspicuous tor cool cour
age efficiently employed in leading ais men ever
into tbe thickest of the fray, until his horse was
shot under hiui, and he was unfortunately so se
verely injured by the fall that the army was de
prived, ou the following day, of his chivalrous
example.
Brigadier Generals B. K. Johnston and Bowen,
most meritorious officers, were also severely
wounded in the first combat, but it is hoped will
soon be üble to return to duty with their brigades.
To mention the many field’ officers who died or
were wounded, while gallantly leadiug ibeir com
mands into action, and the many brilliant instan
ces of individual courage displayed by oifi era ami
men in the twen'y hours of battle, is impossible
at this time; but their names will be duly made
known to their countrymen.
Tbe immediate Staff ot tbe lamented Command.
er-in-Chief, who accompanied him to the field,
rendered efficient service, and either by his side
or in carrying his orders, shared his exposure to
the casualties of a well contested battle field. I
beg to commend their names to tbe notice of the
War Department namely ; of Captains H. P. Brew
sterand N. Wicklitfe, of the Adjutant and Inspec
tor General’s Department.
Captain Theodore O’Hara, Acting Inspector
General.
Lieutenants Geo. Baylor and Thomas M. Jack,
Aids-de-Camp.
Voluuteer Aids-de Camp, Colonel Wm. Pres
ton, Major D. M. Hayden, E, W. Munford, and
Calhoun Benham.
Major Albert J. Smith and Captain Wickham,
Quartermaster's Department.
To these gentlemen was assigned the last sad '
duty of accompanying the remains of their la
mented chief from the field, except Captains
Brewster aud Wicklitfe, who remained, and ren
dered valuable service as staff officers, on the 7lh
April.
Governor laham G. Uarris, of Teunesseo, went
upon tiie field with General Johnston, was by his
side wheu he was shot, aided him from his horse
aud received him io his arms when he died; sub
sequently the Governor joined my sass anci re
mained with me throughout the uext day, except
wheu carrying orders or eugaged iu encouraging
the troops of bis owu Stale, to whom he gave a
conspicuous example of coolness, zeal aud intre
pidity.
1 am also under many obligations to my owu
genetal, persoual aud volunteer stall', many of
wnom have beeh so long associated with me. l
append a list of those present ou the field, on both
days, and whose duties carried them constantly
under lire, uamely Colonel Thomas Jordan,
Capt.dn Clifton il. Smith, and Lieutenant John
M, they, Adjutant General’s Department.
Major George O. liernt Aet ng Inspector Gen
eral ; Colonel B. B. Lee, Chief of Subsistence
whose horse was wounded; Lieutenant Colonel S.
W. Ferguson, aud Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm,
Aids-de-Camp.
Voluuteer Aids-de-Camp, Col. Jacob Thomp
son, Major Numa Augustin.
Major U. E. Peyton.
Captain Albert Ferry.
Captain 15. B. Waddell.
Captain W. W. Porter, of Major-General Crit
tenden s Stall, also reported for dutv, ami shared
the duties ol my volunteer staff ou Monday.
Brigadier General Tradeau, of Louisiana’Volun.
tears, also, for a part of the first dav's conflict,
was with me ass volunteer aid.
Captain E. H. Cummings, Signal Officer, also
was actively employed as a staff officer on both
days.
Nor must i fail to mention that Private W. E.
Goolsby. 11th Regimeut Virginia Volunteers, Or
derly to my headquarters since last June, repeat
edly" employed to carry my verbal orders to the
field, discharged the duty with great zeal aud in
telligence.
Other members of my staff were necessarily ab
sent from the immediate field of battle, entrusted
with responsible duties at these headquarters,
uamely : Captain F. H. Jordan, Assistant Adju
tant General, iu charge of General Headquarters.
Major Eugene E. McLean, Chief Quartermas
ter, Captam E. Desionde, Quartermaster’s Depart
ment.
Lieut. Col. Ferguson, A. D. C-, early on Monday
was assigned to direct and command the move
ments ot s brigade of the 2d Corps.
° Umer ’ Cbief En S'meer, after hat in*
performed the important and various duties-of rdf.
place with distinction to himself and mate!tsl
Benefit to his country, was wounded late on Mon
day. 1 trust, howevr. I shail not long be deprived
of his essential services. . F
Capt. Lockett. Engineer Corps, Chief Assistant
to Colonel Gilmer, after having been employed m
the duties of his corps on Sunday, was placed by
me on Monday in command of a’battaiion without
oSsUsrjT TrSpSraflfcf"
gtaeerz, aad Lieot* auei si*s read,»?-
*a material a»& aver dangerous is ihe Hie
of their duty.
Major General (now General; Sraxton Bragg
n addition to Ms duties of Chief of Staff, ns ha?
bees before stated, commanded h:s corps—much
the largest in the field—on both days with signal
capacity and soldiership.
.Surgeon Foard, Medical Director, Surgeons R
L. Brodie and S. Choppin, Medical inspectors,
and Surgeon LV VV. \ andeil. Medical Director ot
the Western Department, with General Johnston,
were present in the discharge of their arduous
and high duties, which they performed with honor
lo their profession.
Capt. Tom Saunders, Messrs. Scales and Met
call, and Air Tally, of New Orleans, were of ma
terial aid on both days, ready to give news of the
enemy’s positions and movements, regardless of
exposure.
While thus partially making mention o; some
oi these who rendered brilliant, gaiiant or merit
orious service in tire field, I have aimed merely to
nonce those whose position would most probably
exclude the record of thtir services trom the re
ports of corps or subordinate commanders.
From this agree able autv I turn to one in the
highest degree unpleasant—one due, however, to
toe brave men under me, as a contrast to the be
havior ot most of the army wuo fought so hero
ically. I allude to the'e.ci that some officers, non
commisxioced officers aud men, abandoned their
colors earlv on the first day to pillage the capiur
1 e d encampments: ethers retired shamefully from
me fleid on both days while the thunder of can
con and ihe roar and rattle of musketry told them
' that their brothers were being slaughtered by the
! fresh legions of the enemy. I.have ordered the
I names oi the most .conspicuous on this roil ot
I laggards aud cowards to be published m orders
it remains to state that our loss in the two days
| in killed outright was 1728, wounded 801*2, mis
| 950 —making an agregate ot casualities ci
; 10, '-.99.
This sad list tells in simple iangunge of the
| stout tight made by our countrymen in front o:
1 the rude log chapel of i-hiloti, especially when u
j is konwn that on Monday, from exhaustation ana
1 other causes not twenty thesaudmen on our side,
i could be brought into action.
Os the losses of the enemy I have no exact
i Knowledge. 'Their newspapers report Has very
neavy. Unquestionably ii was greater, even lo
i propottion, than our own, on both days, tor u was
; apparent to all that their dead left on the held
i outnumbered out two ui one.
Their casualities therefore cannot have fqllen
mtny short of 20,1'b0 in Killed, wounded, prisoners’
and missing.
Through mformatiaoii derived from many sour
cps, including the newspapers of the enemy, we
engaged on risnday the Divisions of Generals
i’nntiss, Sherman, Unribut, McUlernaud and
Smith, of 9,000 men each, or at least 45,t>< u men.
Tiiis f,.rce was reinforced on Sunday night by the
Divisions of Generals Nelson, McCook, Gniten
dt-ti and Thouias, of Major General Buell’s army,
some 25,000 strong, including ail arms. Also Gen
eral t. Wallace’s Division of General Grant’s
army, making at least 33,000 tresh troops, which,
added to the remnant ot General Gram’s torees,
on Monday rooming amounting to over 20,000,
made au aggregate loice of some 5-3,C00 mn, at
least, arrayed against us on that day.
In connection with the resuits ot tbs battle, 1
should state that the moat ot our meu who had
interior arms exchanged them im- the improved
arms of the enemy. Also, that most of the prop
erty, public and personal m the camp from which
the enemy were driven ou Sunday, was rendered
useless or greatly damaged except some of the
tents.
With this are transmitted certain papers, to
wit :
Order of movements marked “A.”
A list id' the killed aud wounded marked “B.”
A list pf captured flags marked ‘"C,” aud a map
of the field of battle marked “D.”
AU of which is respectfully submitted through
my volunteer Aid de Camp, Colonel Jacob Thomp
son, ot Mississippi, who has in charge the flags,
standards and colors captured from the enemy.
I have the honor to be General,
Your obedient servant,
G. T. Beauregard,
General Commanding,
To General 8. Cooper,
Adjutant aud Inspector General C. S. A.,
Richmond, Virginia.
Tire Destruction of line fflerrimao.
No event of the war has created more intense
excitement, nor a greater outburst of popular in
dignation, than has the destruction of this formi
dable iron-ciad war vessel. Bucb were our emo
tions upon first hearing the startling tidings. We
find, however, that there are mauj who justify the
net, and as we have conversed with promine t
officers who were on board, we give their reasons
lor the deed, and let our readers make their own
deductions. These giotlemeu aay that, since the
evacuation of Norfolk, the course which has bceti
pursued, though a painful one, was an imperative
necessity. Iu proof of ibis assertion, we have
mauy reasons, but we have only space to enumer
ate a few.
It is stated that there are but two rivers iu ihe
Confederate States which can accomodate a vessel
drawing as much water as did the Merrimac.
When she last left the Navy Yarn!, her dralt was
22 feet. Upon going down" Thursday, and driving
off" the bombarding fleet from Sewell’s Point, she
lay to under the guns of Crauev Island, that she
might protect the evacuation of both tho Island
aud the Poiut. Early Friday morning, the iron
clad vessels Monitor and Galena, moved up in the
direction of Newport’s News, and lay off at a dis
tance of two miles in shoal water. The guns of
the Merrimae were very powerful, but of short
range, aud it was out of the question to think of
engaging the Federal vessels unless they would
come into deep water. All day Friday these vessels
maintained their position, aud Saturday morning,
the Roads was filled with naval vessels of various
descriptions. The guns at Crauey Island and
Sewell’s Point had been dismounted, and the
Merrimac was compelled to keep close by to protect
the retreat of onr troops from those points. Satur
day afternoon the troops all got off’ from Craney
Island, those at Sewell's Point having left iu the
morning.
A-council wa now held among the officers, and
it was determined to try amt get into James Riv
er, but upon consultation with tbe pilots, the com
mander was assured that the vessel could net lie
run in James River, unless her draft was reduced
to 18 feet. This tact was announced to the crew,
who received the information with loud cheers,
aud went to work with great industry, throwing
out coal, ballast, &c., to lighten the vessel. By
midnight, she was lightened to the required draft,
but here new difficulties interposed. She had
come up so high as to expose her hull, thus reu
during her as vulnerable as any wooden vessel,
and the pilots came to the conclusion, that even
with ouly 18-f'eet, at the present low stage of the
watet in James River, caused by the strong wes
terly winds, they could not carry her any dis
tance beyond Newport News.
To think of giving battle in her now exposed
condition was out of the question, and to remain
in her then position rendered her capture only a
matter ot time. It was then determined to des
troy her, and steps were immediately taken to
consummate the deed. Her roof, already covered
with tallow and other fatty maltar, was saturated
with oil, aud her decks also received a copious
supply of the same material. Her crew, number
ing 350, were tlieu safely disembarked in small
boats, and ten men detailed to apply the torch.
This was accomplished by laying small trains of
powder from each port to various parts of the
ship, which upon being’ignited, speedily envel
ope 1 the noble vessel in a sheet of flame The
Waters were brilliantly illuminated for miles, but
not a boat’s crew from any of the Federal vessels
dared approach the burning mass to extinguish
the lire and secure the prize. She continued to
burn until 4 o’clock when the fire reached her
magazine and caused an explosion which shook
the earth at Suffolk, 32 miles distant, aud sent her
enormous guns and mue hundred tons of iron
plating flying in the air to a height of three or
four hundred feet.
The plates, heated to a cherry red, we are told,
presented an aivlnl but magnificent sight A mo
ment or two more, the flying fragments fell into
the water, and all that remained of the most form
idable war vessel ever constructed, was her char
red and burning hull. We can well imagine the
fie.udish delight with winch our enemies cnuukled
over this annihilation of what had been to Gem a
"rod of terror,” since the 6th of March last, and
bow soundly Gen. Wool must have the
first time since the terrible havoc of that memor
able day.
Her destruction has caused many a heart to
throb with paintui anxiety for their fate, but if
she could not have been made useful for the pur
pose desired, then it was far better that she should
have been burnt a thousand times than to have
fallen into the hands of the enemy. Let ns now
go zealously to work, and fill our rivers wr.h such
obstiuctious that the V ankee .gunboats cannot
possibly reach the cities lying on their banks.
[Petersburg Express.
Fibs is Albant.—A correspondent of :he Ma
con Telegraph, writing from Albany. May 12th,
says:
Yesterday, about S o’clock, p. m., the barn,
Stage house, aud stables, ot the Albany aud South
ern lines, were set on fire, and in about half an
hour entirely consumed, destroying a large lot of
fodder where the fire originated. No further
damage of interest. The flames rose through a
heavy volume of smoke to an unusual height, and
as the wind was blowing south-westward, for a
while seriously threatened the central block of
the business part of the city. The fire occurred
opposite the warehouse of A. J. Cook, and fears
were entertained for that building. The new
brick store, formerly ocenpied by the late Mr.
Farmer, was at one time discovered to be on tire,
but was soon extinguished. Had it not been for
the timely exertions and proper management of our
citizens, the main business part of our city -night
have been, in a few hours, a pile of ashes. The
loss to the owners, outside of the buildings, is
comparatively small.
Thus tar, it has not been ascertained what the
incendiary made by the operation, except that he
made hie escape.
„Tee Yankee Psisonees Hebe.— By permission
of the Commandant, Col. Gibbs, we" psid a visit
to the Confederate prison in this place iast Fri
day. Several hundred of the prisoners were out
in "the yard, enjoying themselves variously. Since
the weather has become a little warm", it has
been found necessary to extend their privileges.
They have been allowed, in limited numbers, to
spend a day at a time in the yard, within certain
lines. The experiment thus far, has proved
every way favorable, especially on the health of
the men, which exhibits a decided improvement.
Salisbury {N. C.) Watchman.
jy || pi ——
>- o tret;, ordered on tii afa inst., to march W
Cumberland .void about sixieea ir...:-* - ■
'■c s.m,edu, i2 o clock, r.- :. -lurched tin *..
• - .. a.ght, our company (Baker Volunteers) oe
mt, as usual, the advance guard. At about 10
j clack at Eight ws were fired upon by the enemy's
pickets. This was their extended" outpost. It
was raining, and dark as Egypt. We could only
see the flash of their guns and hear the balls whis
tle over our heads. We drove them in, and
marched on until we were again fired upon by a
large body of pickets.
Vv ; tere Liited, and remained untii day break,
thr»wmg ont pickets one or two hundred yards
from our reserve. At day-break we matched cn
about two miles, wuen we came in Sight of the
enemy’s main pirket—a large bodv. Our compa
ny wos at once deployed as skirmishers, and ir
.he attempt to flank the enemy’s pickets and take
them prisoners, they took to their heels, leaving’
every thing in their camp; fine knapsacks with
clothing, elegant canteens, Indta-raober haver*
sa. as. capes, &c. A*- took possession of every
filing, and find good use for them.
TV e got possession of some letters which should
have been forwarded that day, but Gr their sur
prise Some of them are valuable to us as they
gave the exact strength of their force, their ex
pected reinforcements &a., one of them was writ
ten by an officer and aliuded to their last attack
ou the Gap. Ha said they did not expect to taka
the Gap, as they attacked wiip nut five regiments
aid the artillery, but should take it the next time
or all perish iu the attempt. He said they would
make the attack in a few days with twelve pieces
(! ■ artillery and ten regiments of infantry.
The object ot their last attack was to engage
the attention ot our forces while their Generm
(Morgan) surveyed oar fortifications, &c. We
ted perfectly secure uad wilt not beiiev'e they can
tokens with any such force. We are in a post
tion that we are compelled to fight, we have no
letreat.
t was mistakeu iu the torce that we took with
us in our last march aud did not know the fact
tili we had gone about ten rniies—neither did i
know the object of the march unless it was to at
tack the enemy. It only shows that small fish do
not always know the movements of an army—and
it is wtii they do not.
Our loree was the 3d Georgia Batt tlion and the
11th Tennessee Regiment, and the object of the
march was a feint to divert the attention of the
force ai the ford, while Gen, Kirby Siliith marched
wtth a force iu their rear to a place culled Boston
and attacked a force which is there threatening
Jackaboro in our roar, lie accomplished our ob
ject which was to keep them from reinforcing ti.e
Jacksboro army.
S\ ... did not do them much injury, but certainly
frightened them, as we marched within a mile ts
their camp, 10,000 or 12,000 troops,and they darel
not coma out. We took two pickets prisoners,
and got a great deal of information from them, i:
reliable. One of Camp’s Battalliou (East Tennes
seean) deserted the uigbt before we left, and gave
the enemy information that we should attack
thorn inn day or two.
Had they believed him, they could have cut us
off, and perhaps taken a large portion of our force,
We did not know that he had deserted wlien we
left. Desertions are constantly going ou on both
sides, Our camps and fortifications are in Ken
tucky, and it is very easy for the pickets to leave
their posts and join the enomy. The same with
the. enemy’s pickets. We have two good regi
ments from West Tennessee—they are true as
steel. We hare also a battalion from East Ten
'uessee. They ere of no account, and are con
stantly deserting.
I am informed his morning that the General
has ordered the East Tennessee Battalion back to
Knoxville. 1 hope he has The force opposed to
us at the Ford was composed of troops from Ken
tucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and East Tennessee.
Yours truly, * * *
From ilia Lower Valley.
We noticed yesterday the arrival of two citizens
of Jefferson county, who had succeeded in flank
ing the Yankee pickets and made their way safely
to the Confederate lines. The accounts they give
of Federal outrages in that locality are such as to
arouse the slumbering vengeance of every patriot,
and to quicken into life and vitality the Dormant
energies oi tlios ■ who would obtain lieedoni with
out sacrifices. We sincerely hope that Richmond
may be spared the fate of the rich Valley of Vir
ginia, and to avert it we invoke the aid and hear
ty eo-operatiou of nor citizens in every measure
advanced for the resistance of the cruel and wick
ed aggressors who seek our subjugation and des
truction.
In Jefferson aud adjoining counties a thorough
system of pillage has been inaugurated, and not
enough is left the peojile for their comfortable
sustenance. Negroes, whether willing or unwil
ling, are forced away from the protection of their
owners, and made to do duty by their Northern
task-masters. Incidents of more than heathen
atrocity are related but we will not disgust our
readers with a narration of the most diabolical of
these.
A short time before bur informants effected
their escape, a party of marauders went out to
the fine residence of Col Braxton Davenport, one
mile west of Charlestown, and deliberately at
tempted to take his I fe in his own yard, and it
was only through the intervention of his own lie
gross that he was saved from death. Not a day
passes that similar, aud in some instances more
horrible outrages are not committed. From one
farm-house to another, tbe plundering is kept up,
and only two houses are left to each farm, no mat
ter what its size rosy be. The meat-houses are
broken open, aud their contents taken to feed the
hireling oppressor. Four hundred pounds of ba
con is all that, is left to each family, and whether
large or smalt, they must regard it as their means
of subsistence until the day of their deliverance.
Amid all this oppression, we are happy to re
cord that the people remaiu true to their South
ern allegiance,and hopeful of the day dawn of their
deliverance. Indeed, some who have heretofore
been looked upo ’with suspicion, are open and
undisguised in their denunciation ot the acts of
the Federal soldiery sanctioned by their officers.
It is said that several of this class of citizens
swear that they will ueve,r under any circum
stances consent to are union with the Northern
Puritans
The oath has been offered to a large number,
but with few exceptions, it has been indignantly
rejected.— Richmond Dispatch, 14 th.
The Federal Gunboats in James River —The
Petersburg Express of the 14th, has the following
Edmund Ruffin, of Prince George, has
just sent us the foiluwiag uotice ot the movements
of the Federal flotilla on James River :
“'Mat 1-3, 8 a, m. —Five steamers are now (8 a.
in.) slowly pa-sing up the river by Berkley wharf.
Four are large, and one sits very low in the water,
supposed to be ihe Monitor. The atmosphere is
hazy, so that we cannot distinguish their flag's,
though they are flying.
The small boats of the steamers, five in num
ber, are no w aounding the channel over Harrison’s
Bar,"
Harrison’s Bar is si x miles below City Point
and at high tide, vessels drawing sixteen feet can
pass over.
It having been ascertained that the fleet could
easily get over, the vessels came directly up head
in ■ for City Point,
Our pickets at the Point perceiving the inten
tions aud uearnessot the gunboats, fired the de
pots and warehouses of the Point, and left on an
engine for this city. Several hundred hogsheads
of tobacco, aud naaay other valuables were con
sumed.
An engine was sent down about 3 P. M., R.r
the purpose ofrecounoiteriag, and it v/. - discov
ered that the Hessians had lauded, but in what
torce could not be ascertained. also had
out thiir pickets in the direction o? -burg,a
distance of two miles.
the i t. rpsT.
The latest from City Point is. the. win g
a few officers and portions of itjeir ci -. wlo ca
vorted about for awhile and appeum: to I on
the best terms with a contraband or two « no con
descended to speak to them, the , niv re embark
ed, and steamed up the river, with tint prows of
their Vessels pointing Bichmondwards.
We do not believe that these Yankee thieves
comtemplate anything more this trip than a gen
eral recormoisance, but should they see enough to
justify a favorable report, the inland cities of Pe
tersburg and Richmond may prepare themselves
for another visit at- an eariy day. Being fore
warned, let us be forearmed,
Tee Defences of Jakes River—The Peters
burg Express says ;
So far as river “defences 3 ' are concerned, we
have the assurjmee of a gentleman who recently
traversed the dames from the head of tide water
to the vicinity of Newport’s News, for stating,
that there is net so much as a pop-gun on either
bank. In the early months of the war, we had i
strong fortifications at Fort Powfiatan, mount— j
ing several heavy guns, aud garrisoned by many
hundred brave hearts and stout arms. These |
works have ail long since been removed. The !
guns were dismounted by order of Gen. Lee, and j
the men removed to points where there was not ]
the remotest possibility of a fight The fate of j
Fort Powhatan has be n that of Jamestown, Mul- |
berry Island, Day’s Point, Hardin’s Bluff, ana ;
other fortified positions. The Yankee gunboats (
now have free and unrestricted control ol the wa
ters of the James, Appomattox and Cbickahomi- !
ny ri»ers. lney have ** da3h” to go where they
list, as has been seen on the Tennessee and Missis- !
sippt rivers. On the former river they penetrated i
as tar as r lorence, and on the latter they rushed
past tons Jackson and St. Phillip under a most
galling and terrific fire. That they’ will attempt j
to go up the James no one doubts, and so high j
up too as to get a sight of the Capital, unless ob- ;
structions prevent.
P rw‘: 'A.
Later irotsa dri»asx*.
Through the politene«Sof Mr. W. A. -*?r,»;d, j
we are in possession of S-w Ori.v.na papers of j
Thursday, Sin ins: one dh. later than our latest !
'advices. Mr, A. iei: New Orleans Thursday iy ;
schooner, but repot ts th it communication hus |
since been cut-ofi'. A party of fViWraU Ironi tfi«
city went up to t ie Jackson iaod to I’ava liau
shac, on Wednesday night,and Uestroj - I our .-.o.iu
of the bridge at that point, so as to cut off com
munication in that direction. They captured on
the way some of our people, who were at a sta- i
tioti near bv, and it is said, took them lo the city.
The inva’ders are already experiencing the ef
fects of the summer climate ol the Crescent Oity,
and, it is stated that about sixty have already
died there They have established a hospital in
Odd Feiiows’ Hail. Their conduct towards the
citizens continued to be marked with great cir i
cams]*-action and courtesy, evidently with the I
hope of encouraging the development of tiiaf la
tent Union feeling which they vainly imagined to ■
exist in our City
The papers continue to be put to great straits
lor interesting matter tor their columns, and t*
or three arc going into the “ light literature - ’
Misiness, and publishing s'-orHs, rcmauces, etc ,
original and selected.
Tae Picayune acknowledges the roceipt of a
Philadelphia paper, and “regrets that ltscont- ts
we of such a nature as to. ni.rke it almost a per
tectly sealed book to U3, for any practical pur
poses, under the recent pioclamution ot General
BtUler ”
The same paper cnr.ciir.ces that tho steamer St. ,
Maurice will leave the toot of Jackson street about
5 o’clock, this evening, under the charge of A i).
Grieff, Esq., for Red River, in accordance with
the arrangements made between the city and
military authorities, as set torth in the resolutions
of the former ar,d the orders of the latter.
The Picayune has received a copy of the Ad
vertiser and Register of the 4th instant, from
which it makes brief selections, the greater part
of the paper being-considered “contraband" iu
that quaiter. This’ did not prevent, however,
the assemblage ot a large ctowd on Canal street
to hear the paper read, and we are informed that
when the Stirling addressjof Beauregard to the
“ Army of the Mississippi and Elkhorn” was read
oat, cheer on cheer rent the air, despite General
Butler and his Provost Marshals and his Massa
chusetts regiments. No interruption, however,
was attempted, and the Orleanois enjoyed the
news in their own way,
ihe following record of Wednesday’s proceed
ings in the “Federal Provost Court,” wiii per
haps be read with interest:
Rather J. Carpenter, Rcdolphus AlleD,of Cos, A,
Slst Regiment. Massachusetts Volunteers, and
John E. Palmer of Cos. C, of the same regiment,
were charged with stealing ale at the St. Charles
Hotel ou iast Sunday, and were made to forleit
two months pay and do police duty two months ;
Chester Devins, of tiie first named company and
regiment, was made to forfeit three months pay
and perform three months police duty ; William
Martin, Florence Barnard and Peter Ford, sailors,
charged w.th drunkenness, were remanded to
their ships for punishment by their officers; Titos.
A. Fitzpatrick, Cos. A, 13th Regiment Maine vol
unteers, drunk, forfeited two months pay ; Aiex.
Stewart, sailor, drunk, fined $5 o suffer one
week’s imprisonment m thb Parish Pri on ; Geo.
D. Murbut, Reed’s Cavalry, drunk, two months
police duty ; Miles Flynn, Cos. B, 30th Regiment
Massa fiusetts do. do. : It. Phillips, 6th Massa
chusetts Battery, drunk, two months pay forfeit
ed ; -Michael McKern, same offence and same
penalty ; Ed. VV. Outlaw charged with shouting,
creating disturbance and insulting the troops pass
ing ihe St. Charles Hotel, on Friday last, was
sentenced to three mouths hard labor at Fort
Jackson.
The following oases were disposed of yesterday:
Thomas F. Meagher and Michaa ICorcoran, 6th
Massachusetts Battory, convicted of stealing hard
ware, were each condemned to three months for
feiture of pay and three mouths police duty—one
in handcuffs.
Rnbi rt Phiiips, of the same battery, for repeat
ing his offence of drunkenness and disturbance,
was sentenced to do police duty in handcuffs one
month.
Tfie Crescent has changed its “Talk on’ Change”
to Talk on the Flags.” We clip from it this para
graph :' t
We observed yesterday at anchor oft Gravier
streets, the steamship Tennessee, lately captured
in this port. If we are correctly advised, she was
leaded several weeks since with cotton, and, un
fortunately fox those interested, did not succeed
in getting to sea. We are informed that she was
under sailing orders for New York. It iaust be
nearly one year since New York was greeted with
a direct arrival from the Crescent City.
Affair* nt Pocahontas, Arkansas.
A. friend has placed the Memphis Appeal in
possession of a little Lincoln sheet, called the
Dims ion Register, printed at Pocahontas, Arkan
sas, where the headquaiters of Gen. Steeie have
been established. It is dated the Ist inst., and
contains the following items :
The Ladies. —Pocahontas furnishes something
we have not seen since leaving St. Louis—hand
some young ladies. If those who decamped are
as good looking as our samples, the country must
be u paradise for young meu. Their behavior is
la iy-like indeed; aud after seeing the snuff-dipp
ing, tobacco chewing specimens along our march,
they are truly refreshing.
Our Camp.— Pocahontas, the county seat of
Randolph county, is u toWn that bears evidence
of haxing once been ® thriving commercial point.
It is located on Big Black river, is high and dry
above inundatiou, and would undoubtedly have
been a hard poiut to take had it been properly
fortified.
The stores, excepting two drug houses, and all
the warehouses, are deserled; giving the town a
kind of a cholera season appearance.
The country here around is superior to that of
Missouri between St. Louis and the State line.
Cotton and Corn appears to b • the ouly staple
products.
The fish in Black ri - r appear to have “ evacu
ated” the stream ; in fact “ evacuation” is the
fashion—the snakes and musquitoes only re
maining to witness the advent ot the Federal ar
my. ’ .
Price Current —Tobacco, $1 50 a pound, and
common at that; whiskey, $2.59 a quart ; butter
milk, 20c, a quart ; common Merritriac prints, 40c.
ayard; saleratua, $1 a pound; fish-hoooks, 10c.
apiece—we know of a “good shot” who gave 50c.
1 for one,
Headquarters Ist Brigade. )
Pocahontas Ark, April 22, 1862. j
Company “I,” 28th Illinois volunteers, is detail
ed as provost guard, and Capt. C. Churchill as
provost marshal of this brigade and town.
C'apt. Churchill will enforce the following reg
ulations :
Ist. AH arms and ammunition in possession of
citizens of the town !jb delivered tip to Quarter
master Jones.
2d. The sale of all liquors is posititvely prohib
ited, except when recommended by a physician,
and then on the order of the provost marshal.
3d. Billnge and theft will be severely punished.
4lh. Citizens will require a pass to ieave town,
signed by the provost marshal. All suspected
persons will be detained and stmt to brigrde head
quarters.
sth. No soldier will be allowed to enter town
unless with ft pass signed by his colonel or other
commanding officer.
By order of W. P. Carlan, Col Com.
W. G Whitehcsst, A A. A G.
Sick and Wounded at Fort Pulaski.--We
have obtained from paivate Henry Harvey Kin
der, South Carolina Volunteers, who was brought
upifrom Fort Pulaski with ihe flag of truce some
days ago, the following list of the wounded and
sick Confederate soldiers belonging to the late
garrison, and still remaining a,t the fort :
Corporal D. P, Landershine, Oglethorpe Light
Infantry, left in charge of the hick.
WOUNDED.
Private Isaac Ames, Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
wounded in the ieg by recoil of gun—had one foot
amputated
Private Shaw, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, left
arm shot off and wounded ia the right arm and
side.
Private Wm. Stokes, Washington Volunteers
slightly wounded in the side,
SICK. .
Sergeant James Creed, Wise Guards.
Private William Bailey, Montgomery Guards.
Sergeant M. B. Gilmote, Wise Guards,
Private H M. Moulton, Wise Gurads,
Private Jack Sturtevaut, Wise Guards.
Private Sullivan.
Private C. Donelly, Mongomery Guards.
Private A. Ponce, Jr., Oglethorpe Light Infan
niste L. Berry, Oglethorpe Light Infantry.
vale Kicckh . Wine Guards.
rmate Ricks, Wise Guards.
i ,rule Mi-ha 1 Curran, Montgomery guards,
f irate J. H. Jordan, Oglethorpe Light Infan
try
Pi irate Patrick Fegic, Montgomery Guards.
Private CbSs. Berry, Montgomery Guards.
One man, name not recollected, died of his i
wounds.
A Capture. —Yesterday morning a party of
Federate, consisting of two Sergeants and fire
privates, of the 7th Connecticut Regiment, were
co ring up the river in a row boat, with a flag of
truee attached. They were hailed and brought to
by our pickets on the Proctor plentation, about
five miles below the city, and turned over to the
commandant of the river batteries.
There being no commissioned officer aboard, the
flag of truce was clearly illegal, and the party
war arrested and sent to the city as prisoners of
war. They had a document of some sort with
them, of whose character we are uninformed, but
the mam object of their trip was, us stated by
themselves, to return a Confederate prisoner
named Henry H. Hinder of the 15th South Caro
lina Regiment, who was wouDdedaud captured at
the Port Royal fight.
The prisoneis are yet at .Oglethorpe Barracks,
and we learn the Federal commander has applied
for their release, on the ground that they were on
a lawful errand, but despatched irregularly by an
officer ignorant ot tbe usages of war.
Tbe question is still under consideration with
oar authorities.— SaT. Republican, loth.
Dispatches from General Beacregaed.—Offi
cial dispatches were received yesterday at the
War Department from General Beauregard stating
that two of the enemy ’s gunboats on the Mississip
pi, heretofore reported to have been injured by
us, had been towed ashore to prevent them from
sinking, and that the entire mortar fleet had with
drawn from the range of the fire of Fort Pillow.
Richmond Examiner, 14th.
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Stating f or.-' thou •in i men. enlisted by authori
ty from the Secr-t .**y of War, w ? organized in
Grid.:.., on ' ! 'u<‘<<’ay If. -t, by ti ** > ction of officers.
L. T. DoYAC was t*;..o* *d Cob':*--’, Taos Sloan
Liei'ienaat-Oolonel, James P. Sirs Major.
Death of Frank C me. The Peninsula corres
pondent of theSavksnah H-.r-ablicaii, says that
Frank Cone, Orderly Sergeant in the Eighth Geor
gia, whose death lias already bt a mentioned,
was killed just before the regiment! ft the trench
es at the evacuation of Yorktown. He hid jnet
raised his head above the the works to get a shot
at a Yankee, when a minute ball, ?p..d with un
erring aeeuiacy from au enemy’s long range guu,
pierced Ins brain, killing him instantly.
We learn by a correspond.':.of the Mobile
R.<oister, writing from C.-.rintb, that some skir
mishing took place on ti. ■ night of the 10th inst.,
between Gen. J. K. Jackson's Georgia Brigade,
and Gen. Lew. Wallace s D v sion, on tiie Purdy
road, in which several ol the latter ware killed.
Jackson’s force suffered no 1 is* nr injury, as tar
as we can learn.
Tia!
A? wo anticipated, the <lc..*.*.}£« done by the dis
ease mistaken for rust, iu wheat, has not proved
us serious as was supposed Onr correspondents
during the past week, who have kindly kept us
posted as to the condition of tiie crop, almost
without exception, assure us that a very percepti
ble improvement has taken place, and though the
wheat lias undoubtedly been injured, a batter
crop will be made than has been for some time
expected. We are assured that a fall half crop
will be reaped, and considering that the breadth
of land planted ie twice as great as usual, it is to
be hoped that there will be no scarcity.
Oilier crops, except oats, which are ru ted, are
reported as being promising. Got ton lias sunk in
to such utter insignificance that our letters seldom
mention it.
The Pioneer Paper Mills, near Athens, have
been rebuilt, and aie now in operation.* There
are many newspaper proprietors who wilt receive
this as welcome nesvn.
The Memphis Appeal of Uoj loth says, that the
Provost Marshal of that place is instructed to ar
rest ail p.r.-ons who ictus? to take Government
cuiiency in payment of debt?, cither old or new.
—
It is about a month since be Ftdcrals demand
ed the surrender of Tempo, Fla., under pa'n of
bombardment. The C ail'edci te Major told them
to blaze away, but they had not opened fire up to
last dates.
The Raima Reporter says that the wheat crop
in Talladega, Calhoun afld Clierokt .* counties will
be abundant, and the mill proprietors say that
fiotsr will soon be down to tour dollars per sack.
The danger from rust, which menaced that sec
tion, as well as others in Alabama and in Geor
gia, appears to be passing away—if it ever did
exist save on the tongues of speculators.
Edward Stanly is now on bis way from Califor
nia, and will be in Washington iu a few days.
He conies at the request of Lincoln for the pur
pose of taking the office of Military Governor es
North Carolina, his native State.
Messrs. Bibb <fe Offut have established a Roll
ing Mill at Montgomery, Ala., for the manufacture
of small sized round and flat lion, including tele
graphic wir«s, cotton ties, Ac.
Ths Fifth Georgia Regiment.—Washington
Artillery. —P W. A., the army correspondent of
the Savannah Republican,, under date of Corinth,
May 10th, says:
The Fifth Georgia Reg'.n ut was reorganized
on the Bth inst. under tho late act of Congress.
Wm. T. Black, late Adjutant ot the regiment, was
elected Colonel; C. B. Day, of the Ci nch Rifles,
Lieut. Colonel, and C. P. Daniel, of the Griffin
Light Guards, Major. Jas. 11. Rogers, of the Up
son Guards, has been appointed Adjutant of the
regiment by the newly elected Colonel.
The Washington Artillery Lorn Georgia also
elected new officers on the Bt‘u, to-vvit: Speleir,
Captain ; Pritchard, Ist LietUetuht; Wallace, 2d;
Doaher, 3d, and Roberts, 4th.
Sale of Imported Military Goods, &o. —An
auction sale of imported goods, brought over by
the steamer Nashville, took place at W. B. Grif
fin’s Auction Rooms yesterday. The articles
were generally desired and the bidding was quite
spirited. Below we give the prices at which the
leading articles sold:
Vulcanized overcoats sl4 to $28.50 each; do
leggings, $6 to $7.50 each ; do capes and haver
sacks, $17.50 each. Bone strap buttons, $4.90 to
$5.85 per gross; bor.o brace do, $3 to $3.50 do.
Needles, $4 to $4.10 per SI. Undershirts, cotton,
$9 to $lO GO per dozen; do gauze, $13.50 to sl9
per doz ; do Novi gauze, sl6 perdoz ; do China
gauze, sls per doz.; gauze pants, sls pur dozen.
Men’s half hose, $4.76 to $7.10 per dozen; ladies’
do do $9 75 per doz. Black s pool cotton, $2 90
per dez ; white do do $2.75 per doz ; black thread
$7 25 to $9.05 per lb.; whitey brown thread, $1,75
to $5 per lb. Grey uniforms, $32 60 each. Black
cloth, $6.15 to $7 pery.i; blue artillery cloth $7
per yd. Blue caps and covers $2.25 each ; oil
skin caps, $1.75 each. Grey flannel, $2.90 pr yd ;
yellow do $2 75 per yd ; scarlet do s7*lo per yd.
White blankets, 5 lbs, sl9 ji. r pair ; grey do do
$12.50 per pair. English regulation shoes, $6 per
pair. Rifle swords, $lO each; officers service
swords, $.90 each ; sword bells and knots $9 50
each. C.S. buttons, sl7 per gross; C, S. artil
lery buttons, S2O per gross.
McClellan sa>-6 he shall push us to the waii.
Weil, if it comes to that, there will be no cutting
us off by getting ui out rear, nod wa can’t “fall
hack,” as Las heretofore be.-u -, ur policy. It wiil
be haul, bloody fighting to the bitter end.
Moan “Dash ” —The Virginia Legislature have
passed a string ol resolutions, one of which insists
t at “ more enterprise and dash be thrown into
the conduct of the war henceforth.” The same
day these resolutions were pas .> : the chairman
of the House Military Committee triad his best to
get them together to transact important business
relating to the war, but on v succeeded in drum
ming up five out of twenty. The Richmond Whig
recommends that the Sergeant-at arms be author
ized to make a “ dash” alter the truant commit
teemen, and says if a Yankee gunboat- was to
make its appearance in the river, there would be
a good deal more “dash” from tbe Leg;.-1 ■’-.u s
into the interior.
Hail Ktoem. —We learn that a severe hail
storm passed through tbe upper part of Wilkes
county on Wednesday, doing great damage to tbe
crops.
Provisional Governor of Kentucky. —Hon. R.
Hawes has been e ected Provisional Governor of
Kentucky, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Hon. Geo. W, Johnson, who feii gallant
ly fighting at Shiloh. The Richmond Whig says
of him :
“ Major Haws has been engaged in the Confe
derate States’ service for the ia3t six months as
Brigade Commissary to Gen. Marshall’s division
of the army near Abingdon. The Legislative
council of Kentucky could have selected no citi
zen of their State more eminently qualified for
the high and responsible duties of Provisional
Governor than Major Hares. His high social po
sition, his pure and unsullied public life, his unsel
fish devotion to our causa, and eminent attain
ments as a lawyer and politician, render his elec
tion at this time peculiarly fortunate. He ba3
four sons now in the Confederate army. ’
A report has reached here, which is very gen
erally believed, that Col. Wm. H. Jackson, with
his cavalry forse, has captured 170 of the Federal
cavalry, who were prowling about in Weakley
county, 60 miles North of thi3 place.
West Tennessee Whig, 9th. j
it Lppaara that ihe S’eJ«jai guh-nohu ns* j Lien j
perm ued to paas unobstructed nearly up to Rich
mond. We hear of no batteries they encountered
which were hot eesily shelled out, and no other
obstructions. Indeed it may be presumed that
there are no obstructions above City Point in the
narrowest part of the river ; for the flag of truce
boat which announced their coming must have
been very closely followed by the Federal vessels,
and where one could pass the other C3uld, and no
time would have been fA to place obstruc
tions if it were not air. ue. A panic seems
to have seized the cits. * Richmond, in spite
•of assertions to the cor or vra read of unau
thorized persons taking . ntroi of operations
and fooiishiy sinking v, ..j loaded with stone in
sixty feet water, whuetho keel of the largest
vessel in the world would never touch them.
If Richmond is lost the people may justly as
cribe the misfortunes to the apathy and imbecility
of the Government. For one year the cry “On to
Richmond’ has echoing from the North—for one
year more than one hundred thousand mm have
been threatening the city from different points,
every body knew, what the government does not
seem to huve known, tbat above all other objects
it was the desire of the Lincoln* government to
break up that “hot bed of rebellion,” yet, if it be
true that the enemies fleet have advanced up
James river, Richmond must fall almost without
a struggle. While an army full of courage and
zeal has been closing the front- door, the back
door has been left open to the enemy, and all the
blond and treasure expended in defence of the
Capital has been Bpent, in vain.
When we learned that the Merrimac was de
stroyed, we felt confident that there yet remained
sutlicient defences to bar the water approaches to
Richmond, It appears we were mistaken. Not a
fortification, not a war vessel, not an obstruction,
had been prepared against the enemy's approach
to t'us Capital of the Confederacy. Another Fort
Piliow, on that narrow stream, would Lave stoD
ped.the invader more effectually than one has
stopped the Mississippi. There has been ample
tiroo to build it, but nothing has been done. It is
time tbat we should give up the idea that the dc
ings of ti.e Government should net bo crititised —
that “the king can do no wrong”—itis’tbe maxim
of slaVeS.
Richmond is not yet lost and we ere confident
may yet be saved. A vietory over McClellan
would drive back his gunboats as well as his army
and redeem the Capital, if the fruits of the victo
torv are not lost by the interference of the Gov
ernment. But is useless to deny that the city is
in the greatest dauger aud we should not ba sur
prised at any moment lo learn of the migration ol
the President and his Cabinet. The minds of tho
people should ba prepared for the worst, and the
policy of hiding calamities till they fall all at once
with ten-fold crushing force upon us, should
cease.
The Richmond Examiner says that the Hem
mac had on board thirty-nix thousand pounds of
powder ut the time she was blown tip.
For the Chronicle <t Sentinel.
'Hie Conscription Law.
Mr. Editor .-—lt I read your position upon the
power of the Confederate Government over the
Militia of the States aright—you have fallen into an
error. I understand you to say that the right of
calling the militia into service rests solely on the
Governor of the State,—that to give such right to
another is a usurpation, &c.
Art. 1, Sec. 3, Par’s. 15 and 16 of the Constitu
tion of the Confederate States, read a3 follows :
Congress shall have power, (15) To provide for
culling forth the militia, to execute the laws ofthe
Confederate States, suppress insurrections, and
repel invasions.
(16) To provide for organizing, arming ana dis
ciplining the militia, end for governing such part
of them S3 may be employed in the service ofthe
Confederate Slates, reserving to the States, re
spectively, the appointment es the officers and
the authority of training the militia according to
the discipline prescribed by Congress.”
These words are entirely free from ambiguity.
The Militia Musters, traiuings, <fcc., are State ex
ercises. The Governor of the State may call out
the militia in case of actual invasion. The Con
stitution expressly prohibits the support of an
army by the State, under other circumstances.
W.
Wo d.tfer with our esteemed correspondent
with extreme diffidence, but he muet allow us to
say tbat we aro not yet convinced that we have
fallen into an error.
We do not understand that the clause empow
er ng Congress t >provide for calling forth the mi
litia, gives the Confederate Government direct
and absolute power over the militia, to call them
forth without the intervention of the Governor of
the State, who is commander in-chief, (an empty
title, if we are wrong,) aud the practice hereto
fore has been in accordance with our views.
If we are mistaken, then is the first clause
quoted by onr correspondent, not “ free from
ambiguity.” it direct power was iuteuded to he
couferied, the clause should have read, “Congress
shall have power to call forth the miiitia,” &c.,
instead of “ Congress shall have the power to
provide for calling forth the militia,” &c. The
übssdute power to call forth has been exercised in
the Conscription Act, not the power to provide tor
catting forth, by providing the mode in which
Governors of States shall be called on to turnish
their quota of troops.
All this looks a little like “ hair splittin/,” but
no member ot the antiquated State Rights party
—no strict constructionist, if there is auy such
now extant, can cavil at it. State Rights, even
tho right of secession itself, would be of little
worth, if the power to defend and enforce the
right against any government were taken away
from a State by depriving it of its military force
The Confederate Constitution la identical as to
these clauses with that of the Uuited States, and
in the Convention which adopted the latter an ex
cited debate arose on tbe very points in question.
The original draft of the Constitution read—Con
gress shall have power “to call forth the aid oj
the militia, &c.” This could not be adopted. One
eminent member said “ the whole authority over
the militia ought not to be taken away from the
States, whose consequence would pine away to
nothing after such a sacrifice of power.” The
clause was amended to read as it s ands at pres
ent, plainly indicating tbp.t it was the intention of
the Coiiventio i to restrict tbe powers of Congress
over the militia of the States.
The second clause quoted by our correspondent,
has but little bearing upon this question. Its in
tention is, not, to vest tbe whole control of the mili
tia in the General Government, but to provide
uniformity in discipline and arms, and this was
the explanation given so the clause in the debates
on the Federal Constitution—“ by ‘organizing
was meant proportioning tbe officers and men—
by armin'], spe.cifying the kind, size and calibre
of arms, by disciplining, prescribing tbe manual
exercise, evolutions, &o.
.Such was tbe. extent of the powers confer
red by this clause upon the Fe leral Govern
ment, and the Confederate Government has no
3 ore.
Ror the Chronicle db Sentinel .
Our community was startled a few days ago, on
receiving the painful intelligence of the death of
our townsman, Dr. Francis H. Cone, youngest son
of the iate Judge Cone. He was killed in a skir- ,
inish with the enemy on the 3d inst., near Ports-;
mouth, Va. This sad news will impart a pang to
tbe hearts of numerous friends and acquaintances
throughout the State.
“ None knew him but to iove him.”
Lie was a member of theStephen»Ligbt Guards,
from Greene county, commanded by Capt. G. O.
Dawson, and was attached to the Bth Georgia
Regiment.
In the battle of Manassas Plains, he bore a gal
lant and conspicuous part, receiving (and what 1
better) meriting the admiration and esteem of his
j comrades by his coolness and intrepidity on that
memorable occasion.
i The writer of this brief sketch knew him well
| an d intimately. He does not now propose to
write his eulogy, but simply to announce his
death. Dr. Cone was brave, generous and hon
orable. He now filla a soldier’s grave near
Lebanon Church, on the Peninsula.
A Friend.
Greeneaboro’, 14th May, 1862.
Pensacola.— A private dispatch, dated Bright’s
Place, May 13, published by the Montgomery
Advertiser, reports that on Monday last the Fed
eralists marched about 1500 men, with artillery
and cavalry, from the Navy Yard to Pensacola,
hoisted the stars and staipes in the public square,
and garrisaned the city. It was thought that
they would attempt to cut off the communication
between Mobile and Montgomery—having a large
force at the Navy Yard and on the Perdido.
*(v» Ii ,
Vl-S tl>l-Jl‘.uliw*ii -l* Nuf*. ... ...
programme of coneentiii,ou aciop., ;u ,
eminent, as we thick, wisely
the Peninsula i endcred r
as the city would soon ha v -
the enemy and was in:
siege. Though we re : *
Merrimae has been destroyed, thus \ ■ ■
I opinion that she was moi c invincible!:. 1
| tion than reality, for she :*. i
jin the harbor'o be blow; u r .
modfrehot the seas as has h.-in „u':.post-.1 v t
a fleet of Confederate war- ves-.-..-; j i ,■
cient to close James River and * t..;, , : Rici n:
and if other eff. ctuil l *-f-nces have
been prepared ior - , . ,
: the Confederate g*i. ,*ct r...i I.ocr vr. ..iris?
in its duties.
All plantsrs kno.,* . cue ( oy.p : -o > ■..-. -i
Sometimes a farm . , , . ........
on account es uafi. . . gt ,
among his hands . s .ii.;» <n*. .* cause hi fi .*!«
htmseif unable to
such cases, when ho finds *,;v in ti
grass” with no prospect <•: get. .„j cut, c , «*:s ,c
cultivate a par: us his crop -fu it c.i.: and do
votes his whole attention to the remainder ; be.
the farmer who is not quite so aeu'e keeps to
grubbing away ut the crop m ci ; • ly p': ' :
and gets no reward for hi ! i'.
Our managers at Richmond over c roj i r 1 thi m
selves at the commencement. They ban a crot
extend 1 ng' over too many thorn , *s of : -v.tar.
miles. They had gangs of h ds 1 .>■ nd , *:
hundreds es miles apart i* o
patches. Consequently the crop »;■ :l >
grassy in spots, cspec al’y nmn-i * r.ec.
ebon “turned out” a good part of Wvstei .• V
ginia, which was in reality ground »ot v.oi il
tending, and Missouri and K* tuck'
with a bit of Tennessee be one il b *
ceive they had over-cropped t. a- i
At last, however, they aro ovrnre . ri*. *ir rn-o
and are turning rut wl : *1 : TANARUS, i
not too late for them t.i mak i. , i .a ..
the land they have and tei mined to v, . k , .
Norfolk was one of these untendabie spots an.
though we cannot bat I -ret i' .- .
turning it out, we p.: .. re i . i ■>
existed. It was rapidly “getting i . i;,.* ; r .
almost post redemption, and ii v. *i v !■ ••
waste labor upon it. Wisely the:., I■ ■
“turned out” though perhaps ii > ; . i
defended had leas attention bc-ott soon, r directed
to less important p inti.
Every farmer knows what is best io be done
when he has overcropp 'd t.i;.* <■
must approve tho new puli, y i orp
in concentrating im fore *. .11! .
and we may even hope v *
clean what we have now ur.*!. I taken, * i ; * n ,y
go back and redeem what we ti ougi ,
(communicated )
Murray Countt, Ox., May loth, 1 :1862.
Editor Chronicle <1- Sentinel:
Having seen Gov. Broi
person who will discover s«l* rin.
Georgia, or at least, water Iron, wl-i-.h eu’.. c nl-cl
made, I write to inform you, unit through r u,H
the public, that there me strong Ihdb , , of
in my neighborhood. There are live sail bck-H
within three miles of my house. On one us theml
the stock have licked ! it : k ■
deep. At all of them the stock lick .: at I
The reason that Iv. rite these furls t:> i 0.,, In, I
poor man, and not- able to make Fat ueccsiai I
test for salt; and being old, ■>
the place of a soldiei in the army. Ii i, C.kH
communication • ■
of some service to my r .uni ’. n
1 lire six miles east of Tilton, Hie ■ Jenofl
to me, on the West, n ,t 'U
any gentleman ■
the recessary test, will n. ( I
the places spoken of, ts , i, t: : , L ..t H
Yours, <kc., I
Arthur Gilbert. H
Tribute ol Reaps . I
A meeting of Iho Israelii-.-;) residing in ihe ciivfl
of Augusta and Hamburg on Thars-i ■>-, t- ■
Inst., was held at the rosidem I
I. Mayer presidio . . ■
Ihe chairman explained the object o; the moet-B
ing, viz: for thejrarposc of g r ■ ~ t , I
the feelings of the meeting regardir ’ c-a. I
ed death of Lieut. J. J. Jacobin. 9
On motion, a oommitu ootlb r - - 9
by the chair for the purpose of druftin • suitable 9
resolutions—H. Morrison, a. Lev . J.. L r 9
committee. Tbe committee report-.d tiu Soil-. .» - I
ing ; I
Whereas, our esteemed iri p. , j ,|. I
cobus, of tbo Washington Aitiileiy, whi'e lnblyß
defending our oountry’s rights ; I
the field of Shiloh— 1
“ Time is man’s—eternity God’s” H
Resolved, That Lieut. J. J. Jacobus died a ido-B
rioue death in a just nml m l>! I
caused the Congregation Children of Lu nd h i
brow Benevolent .Society, ami re .idei,- ~.f ' . I
ta and Hambnrg, the most sincere grief and B
tow. lu him was personified the lit,. /?• ■ rdd-.r I
tiie talented and ren i n J, n 9
and kind frieml—posseiaing aha id ale .i, , ( |y I
to give to all who requi red h |
give all who Injured him. Ho con 9
voted husband, affee ,1
son. Take him all and all, we never a his I
like again. jfl
Our lamented fr, , and . I
the C. C. 1 , and pre I
two years, and continued a m m ei unti . I
death. n
God, in His infinite mercy rest his soul nnfl ex I
tend his protecting power ou r his and iot 'd wid-B
ow and orphan chi I
tender his i H
condolence. H
“ The Lord giveth, . I
blessed be the name o: Ihe I. id. ■
Resolved, Tin.;, .he c mu: -u, , H
tee from the Cougrega;l ; t .! ,i H
ihe purpose of ende-ivoiiog to j . . H
mains ol our departed I Vi- uI, dic- < , -H
the recovery ol tbe bit-iy, ti.o com >■
to the burial place, and convey th. H
gusta ; aud that a mol.no. nt b to; .
expense of the f.'bngregMi;,n C! d«;i. .-H
I. Mayer, 11. il ver s ■. C • H
The committee subo.iH.o j J.-.V
resolutions H
Wuereas, the destroyer of U;e iiamr.n
Death, has taken from our niidar, in ihe bed
manhood, David Kaufii-r, - :
of human event'*! Au- 1- . , .
gone to morrow. But am* days . - r i
- was in health a.. I haj. t .- : I
family and fri:-nd«, and i.v
caused all around L.ta to h rho •>
but a sad event deprivcn him oi n • ;o^H
soul r.-st with the blessed.
Iteeoired That ids co rehgioi.i:.is f.i
Hamburg give expression to ssr
He left many friends, hut nqk oe ,
was a kind-hearted, lbi-rii, ond cuo’
man. We lender his latatly oar 1
ence.
Resolved, That the abav • j.vd - •
papers, and frww&rJe.l to l .. ;io -. -i
ceased.
Tribute of II .p. < H
WAsHiNorON Lodge, No. 7, ! U. 0,1- i
May 15,1562. j
At a regular meeting .--ft si
evening, it being announced that Ihe:: ■ i J. jfl
Murphy, a member of the 2d Goorn -i. . i.-dI
was killed at the battle -,f South ii : , . \ irgiaiil
the Lodge unanimously adopted t. • , ngrel
notations: fl
Resolved, That it is sv.ih j < m- I
death of J. J. Murphy, a Wol m v . p rot ; ... , ■
Fellow and noble citizen. H
Resolved, That whiie we look w’,.H I
bis vacant seat, and miss bis mml ii •H
midst—both reminding us ot i • H
still it is with supreme pride, to ... w.' V
he fell fighting tbe rntiilcsi u.yau. ,A S
tor the dearest rights of : H
Resolved, That we devote a hl.-.ns j. ,; f; -
minutes to his memory, aniemto. . ..,.^9
banner of our Lodge in mourning ) q,,,.. H
Resolved, That in testimony ot dui mj
a copy of these lesoiutiona be sent i.y'.,, > 9|
and also be published ir. the city p i.., .■ H
J. T. Lin, \' ’ H
H. Meister, ► Committee^!
John McCan, J M
Vicksburg.—This place will be ecru Uy , r ;
ed by the Yankee gunboat* with „ i . v ,
We learn that store* are hein,' :. m ■ , , ,
the Cotton liable to capture that could o’ui be r
moved bas been burnt.
We sincerely hope that Vick-bur; . for th h otJ
or of Mississippi, will exhibit spunk enon
fend the place, whatevermay beth -c., ■Vy , .»
We hope that those defending it v.i \ >..,t i. . 1
to run at the first approach of d.i
the little city of Vicksburg will c ,
shame to mantle the cheek* of th..- • . ..
surrendered Nfew Orleans. Let H: ;
to his heart’s content, out let here ben
graceful capitulation '. Commit t;, e _.
names and tight over its u*hi *
expires. This is the true policy. jT
cheapest in the end.—Jackson M i . < ■
instant. ' ' •
Valuable Animals. —Two live i t . a so
beef at our market yester lay for fggo -
if the purchaser will more than t
back, even at the present high price u beef.*'
■Savannah Republican, \Jih. j
