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Newspaper Page TextFrom Virginia. r. T.lursday last, M *i or and »t --' r ‘V ' flc 81 Sen<!Ca ruuln.d there.- ‘ 8 o n VM‘«“ „ or „ IX> sn d cap Oar . ncce*<i ain ill'* 8 eqaipme nl ®» tumg «t. nteeo, with b Vnd re-crowed th ® WH.er writ twu ae prisoners errired here river into \ irgmia. in i. reported that Mosby Tfßtcrcay eTeDIB *-k,Ued in the engagement. ' i ,LCe ~ pzdloit performed witnin TANARUS»" ' ! ,j ar,d^* r ) ID Waehfngton t has but few par- Os the enemy. V ' C COO J , t D the country below Richmond, and i ntll ':' e tu: 'owing from r reliable source: *> B V ,: 7 1 . 7 uonboats, two n number, first lae ('h ckahom -.- " Thursday evening, 7hfn rZ-'Verf down the r ver. a ad, taking into* n ir nmiorta laden with ’pontoons and in.an re ceded up the James. An iron-clad pre ,2ic'<i them, v.g rously abtl.ing tbe wood, on et- the troops, r.T «“ issstawssra? VUvtl'ncr -rtill-ry. The object of the expedi sfenaafflyraSs ks&xxx ssaycsf* lo the river and embarked lor new scenes of ope - Tht'ons This is in accordarce wHbtie“ ■ta"*- tion r an” of subjugating the South adopted by to Tu“''ik«« recently made a raid into Hatnp i•„ J „nty carrying oft several citizens who re ; . rto uk T etn a o J ath of allegiance and stealing i score or two of hoi ses. Ja> tain McNeil, with « viv-r veine’i, attacked a train ol the enemy, t I . ■ z m es of Winchester, cut and ba&ly .1,7 . ■ i tho wagons with axes, brought ofl twen ■ 7 7,. ■ very valuable) and twenty-eight frl 7,ere. Jo tms fight be lost no men killed or wounded Yankee loss, two killed and two badly ■woooflod. J ur of the borees captured were of < / il roy’s si off wagon, and valued at SI,OOO a ■ ie7 j. is further stated teat a malignant fever os r il'ing in Vt inch eater both among the citizens and soldiers. . , _ , .. . The V ikeeß left the Ticimty of Fredericksburg « D ihi night of the 13th, haying “successfully nc coij iiiiH * a the object of this bold reconoissacce. "i In pontoons are (. one. Our pickets captured 89 ~rit , r.crs. The Stafford hills below Falmouth are jjnost hare ol Yankee tents. This looks line evao ,;..t, mafford. A tremendous fire at their depot win s on li si night. Their pickets on the other sidi of the river are doubled. " ap above was heard yesterday evening, and probably they have had a thrashing in that dir j ,7c tiocs render it nearly certain that the has abandoned the road to , tl ‘ ( . through Fredericksburg. It is impro d will be sbed on the hills of 77 i: '■ . and the slopes of the Kappahan dock Y ,-.ugh of it, indeed, has been wasted on thu ; - nit <i to suffice for a thousand years to the £ .ideral army has gone is yet o thing indicates anew point of at vacl, and the most probable supposition is still, ilndY lari'c portion of the troops commanded by ;j 0 „,. r be employed in the defence of Wash be rest Will b« sent to that Arma ,,(l ■ j,r.;p, i :.g in the Vulley of the Mississippi. agton Chronicle, of the 11th inst, cou . account of the cavalry fight at Brandy ISta i i l . 'flic Yankees were under Gen. Plea end crossed the Rappahannock in two ooluoimi—too right at Beverley’s Ford, and the est a'. Kelly’s Ford, six miltß below. re captured without loss. Bever j : •,.•„<) liken by a spirited doth of the ), Illinois and Eighth New York cavalry regiment were on tne south side before the ■ y were aware of it. General Grtgg ~<ik KeiivV' Ford with a slight skirmish and no 'J pc 'p'ht column, under Gen. Buford, had pro mile from the river when it came Jones’ whole brigade, who had jut s hal <,i f emselves cut of sleep, and were in time to receive u . 'j h lit commenced and continued from 5 ~ by which time the entire force isting, according to papers found a the camps, of twelve thousand cavalry and sis sy, had been engaged and three miles on the right and five ii iles on tiio leit, with heavy loss. Oar forces succeeded lu forming a junction near on st 2 o’clock, when the fighting of botli < claims UDder Buford and Gregg was very gallantly done. The enemy were taken in flank by another brig ade, and though thoroughly overpowered, gal lantly cut their way out. The rebels were nu , i ricully • uporior to us, including our small sup porting loreo of infantry. Notwithstanding this <• drove them back handsomely, and captured :fi i pro 'oners and one stand of colors. They had been roviewed the previous day by fl- i. L i-, and were under orders to leave on their aid into Maryland and Pennsylvania to ■i, now (Wednesday) morning. Important pa r ihi.ve been capturedrn the camp ol Jones’ br> dr, allowing the strength of the whole rebel tone and its intentions. . I,t ft ;!il was discontinued about 8 o’olock, the r. bids King back upon strong infantry sup per I, which came up by rail from Culpeper, sup posed to be part of Longatreel’a force, which, from letters taken, we learn was in that vicinity onH.turday. Oar lore.', returned almost unmolested to this slim of the liver during the afternoon. 'ihe (i h I’eiinsylvauin cavalry lost heavily, in cluiiing nix eilicers killed, wounded, or missiDg. Im rid Buford’s whole iorce was much cut up. Os tile K li Pennsylvania cavalry, webear of Cap tain l)»*ii:, killed by a shell; aiajorltobertMor i.tentcnnnf l.enoig, missing; l.ieu ten’unt R. Ellis, revolver shot through his leg; and Captain Lioper, cutnilh a sabre. Tlie Bth New York had the advance, under Gregg, mu! after slightly wavering acquittal theei i,> Iv. n with much i allautry. We bear that among the casualties of that regiment were Colonel Da vis, upturn Foote, ■company E, and Lieutenant tinier, company A, killed, and Lieutenant Reeves, company 0, id Lieutenant E'pler, company 1, mortally wounded. We have some particulars of the capture of Winchester: Gen. Ewell surrounded Winchester on Satur day evening, when there ensued seme skirmish ing and dm mg in of nickels. On Sunday morn ing Gi ii. I- well fornial'y demanded the surrender town. Milroy replied that he would not surren i r, and threatened, if an attempt was storm the position, to lire every building ■ a the town. Gen. liwell sent him word that he would carry the plac i by ussauit, and if a single house wan tired be would give no quarter, aid hang every Yankee he captured. Soon after this parley, ut a given signal, the ussauit was made from severs! quartets at once. The outer works were speedily carried, and in two hours the Y'an kees capitulated. Gen Ewell at once pushed on with a part of his fores towards Hartrasburg, leaving Gen. Eatly to lake care of the'prisoners, ••Jtc.” On taking possession of the town, Gen. Early leurned that Mtlroy, w th six hundred cav alry, had, whilst the fighting was gome' 00, cut through it weak point iu our lines, and made his escape. The Yankees tired no house and made no attempt to destioy their stores. .Our lots in killed and wounded in this impor tant action is believed not to exceed fifty. The ctory of General Smith’s death is without founda tion. Fifty cannon, three miles Cso reported) of wagons, large lumbers of cattle, cows, and mules, ana B,tK e pi .soners, including 2,000 captured by Gen. Edward Johnson were taken. Whet, our informant left Winchester it was re ported that Geu. Ewell had crossed the Potomac tt Williaw port ad, marching down the north dank, i ken possession of the Maryland Heights, opposite Hum jr’s Firry, wnilst another body of our forces hud approached and occupied the lat ter place by the direct road from Charlestown. At Harper's Feriy it 13 said we also captured im mense s' res, much o! which bad recently been sent iroi > Winchester by Milroy. It was also said that Johnson’s division had captured at Berry- T| he a reinforcement of two theusand men on their w y to Mtlroy from Harrier’s Ferry. •' :s nought very doubtful whether Jiilroy will be able to make good his eßcepe, as the whole country lroin Winchester to the Potomac ia swarm g with our troops, and Jenkins, with a la gs force of cavalry, is hovering along the border. The Lyrchhurg Republican thus refers to Ewell’s advance upon the town : On Kri<i ,y morning Gen. Ewell, with his army, appear 1 u..expectedly at Front Royal, eighteen cs i in W.nchester, and immediately pushing 011 ii " the niter place, encountered a force ol n within ten miles of Winchester, with w-. s.,mushing immediately commenced, but in a very short time the enenw commenced rt -real-eg, our forces p trsuing, the skirmishing being sti ! kept up. ay morning, the advance was resum •■'.tit enemy contesting the ground gallantly, but berg compelled to lall back before our ad duce. About noon Saturday our forces reached Winchester, and a flag of truce was sent in de rtatidh g the surrender of the town. The ■ VI ii (theater is one of the most glorious, and we believe it is destined to prove one of ...s' mast important, events of the war. It seems to be the first in a prejeoted series of npe re is every reason to believe wilti-fsiu; most beneficially'to the cause of the * ontecseracy. ./f r,, ti 'grade movement of the enemy from oualv' With* O 1 Fredericksburg began simultane week mi llie cro ®*i’g below town on Friday JnemV:ut W edi DE Ua m e ,t on SuDd *r ni 8 h ‘- th * carrying c a all t&ir\t££ >“ •‘Actually So n seems the advanco’*! oa \ 4c - . a feint made to cover the tact »?' lhe nver was Mi dav t: the : ;h, the **»«»»• Eche Plata in burning such’atom haste ol embarkation could not be carried ’« Vbe The amoitut of tore.' which they have deal ed by tire is immense, but the quantity of antes* 'n the way ot tents, camp utensils and commis* sarv 5 ... ni, whici they have left scattered through the deserted camps is large. I !'.. sc-. :ie of their occupation, which comprised the whole of Stafford county between Fredericks burg and Aquia Creek, is a barren waste. The forem.-- nye n only been felled, but os if to de bar any future "growth, the places where they grew have been burned over until not a sprig of i roen relieves the blackened surface of the carih, and where this appeararca is not pre sented, me -.'ids for miies after miles resemble a race track, ;a their trampled condition and bar renness ol vegetation. The 0; i firmly mansions in Stafford, Which Were occupied by the t-. my, hare been disn.au tied aad polluted to such an extent that they are not St shelter for the beasts of the field. The poor people of Fredericksburg are reaping a rich harvest of spoila from the enemy’s desert ed camps. In Falmouth coff eis Belling lor a dollar a pound, and lemons five cents apiece. There is a vast number of tents, blankets, oil cloths, camp cots, axes and other valuable things left, which are being rapidly appropriated by ’he plunderers, who are always ready to puck up sec article.. lam gatitfi and that we coula get certain ly a hundred wegon loads of valuable articles oy going through tneir camps. Large rumbers cf boxes of good erackers, some unopened, were left in these cimps, and in some instances moderate quantities of bacon and sailed pork. Ground coffee was to be found everywhere. Great demoralization is reported to exist in l-e Yankee army. Whole regiments, in many in stances, have been placed under guard, for re fusing to do duty after their times bad expired, and the mustering out of those regiments whose terms had expired, has exerted a very icjariouj effect upon the other troops. Three of the enemy, all privates, and said to be Canadians, swam the river yesterday evening, and surrendered themselves to the Afayor, who turned them over to the military. Tbir;een straggling Yankees were picked up by onr troops, aad t .nt to this city by the cars. These fellows were in flne spirits and great good humor. They say if we had sent over two regi meets on Sunday we might h?ve capture! ten thousand men who were in a state of mutiny.— Thev all declared the'war to be “ played oui. I am satisfied that tbePotamac army does no. now number over 70,000 men, though, av the bat tle of Chancellorsville, Hooker certainly had 150,- 000 troops. Gen. Howard, who commanded the “ flying Dutchmen,” at ChanceUorsviiie.has been relieved at bis own request. Gen. Couch, also asked io be relieved, and tendered hie resigoation.bat I Lincoln begged him to remain in service, and as signed him to Pennsylvania. from the Savannah Hepudiican , JuneYi. The Fight at Warsaw Sound--»N!irren <l*r of the Iron-Cltid Atlanta. About 10 o'clock this forenoon intelliaence reached the city which filled every heart with re gret—it was no less than the 100 ol the splendid Confederate States iron-citd steamer Atlanta, formerly tae Frngal. The circcmslancc-s uncer wnich this unfortunate affair took place, are as follows: , , . , , ... The Government has long desired to pu- the Atlanta to active service, and to this end were made the various officio! changes in the Npvy which have been noticed in this paper, the out going ofiioers and the Secretary of the Navy dif fering regarding the capabilities of the steamer. A few weeks ago Capt. Webb p.ac u in oom maDd, and from that date until now has ..een busily engaged in preparing the ALanta -or ac tion. Everything being in perfect crier, cud a splendid crew, as to capacity, on board, abou-. daylight this (Wednesday) morel g the Allan.a moved forward into Wuniaw Sauna. When oh Warsaw Island she encountered iwo iron-clad Yankee monitors, lying close in Giore. The Atlanta fired the first shot at t.n minutes to five o’clock, and the second at five minutes alter five I’heYJpionitora replied, and the en gagement was kept up uut 1 the Atlanta had find lour shots and the monitors live. The lat er lay so close in shore, in s mlloiv water, that our steamer louni it impossible, owing to her heavy draft, to get as near as she would. A o’clock the firing ceased on both tiles, at fifteen minutes to six o’clock small boats were seen to pass from both monitors to the Atlanta, and a wooden gun bo t down the sound was signalled to return, which she did The eDerny boarded the Atlanta at ten minutes to six, and at 6:30 the Confederate flag which had floated over her until then, was taken down and the Abolition flag hoisted in its stead. One shot was seen to strike tqp Atlanta, it is supposed near her bte-n, and a-shell burst on her deck, but with what effect >s unknown. The officers of the O. S. steamer isondiga, who were in sight and witnessed the entire engage ment and surrender, state that the Atlanta ap peared to be aground several times (luting tne action. They think she was clearly so when lake tiring ceased, and perhaps bilg ’d, as her pumps were actively at work, and she appeared soon after the surrender to bo careening. Borne suspicions extel as to t e fidelity of the crew, and it is even rumored that diabolical threats were uttered by a portion of them previ ous to the departure ol the vessel, but we doubt if tbis iB true ; at all events * e shall do them the justice of writing them down ns loyal and true until the centrary shall have been proved. Such, we are iniormed, is the opinion of all the naval officers in port. We hear that Oaptam Webb ad dressed his men ju3t before going into action, and they responded with the greatest enthusiasm, going to their quarters with alacrity and in the best of spirits. Tbe real cause of the disaster was, probably, the inefficiency of tae Atlan’a, owing to her heavy draft, to cope successfully with t jo foe in our shallow waters. She was distrusted by most ot our naval tfficers on this account and the weakness of her hull, compared with tho im - mense superincumbent we : ght of non. It deep water she is a iar better craft than any iron-clad put in commission by the enemv, though from the difficulty suggetted, they will find it 1 rouble to use her against us. Bhe draws over fiiteon feet of water, and incurs imminent risks ia going agrn ind. Up to the hour of going to press we hnvs no further developments regarding the sudden and mysterious surrender of this vessel. Opinionsara still divided on the subject, some believing firmly that she fell a victim to treason on board, whilst others, including all the officers of the Navy, wo believe, ore of the opinion that her men wu.a all imc, ami alio an ucx Her colors simply beesuse she got into a position where she was unahic to figt. The stcret will probably not be unfolded until we receive it through the Northern press or the return of prisoners. The Atlanta was armed with six largs rifle guns of heavy calibre and immense po'V' r. We would much prefer to see them ia out own hands rather than in the hands ot the enemy. We cave gome reason to hope that the vessel herself is so badly damaged as to be useless. The Atlanta on board, including oiiupirs, crew and other attaches, someone hundred and fifty persons. Bhe was commanded by Capt. —Wt bh, an officer well known for bis loyally urd guiiuLt ry. We are willing to guarantee thet he never Save up the ship so loug as a fight was possible. ■e hod made every preparation for a successful fight, haring secured a formidable torpedo on the prow of his vessel by winch he expected to blow up one of the monitors and then engage the other. A reconnoisance the night previous, by skillful p lots, well acquainted with the Bourn:, showed ample water where the enemy wers lying, and every other circumstance propitious, lie expect ed lo come upon the monitors by daylight, but wus somewhat belated in getting down, aad when there, found they changed their position to shal low water. Why he did not return ou making this discovery, is unknown. He det*.rmiued, on the contrary to make the fight, aud we have Uu?re sult, so far as it is possible to ascertain it. —Nun Es lublican, June 18. The Bavannah News publishes the following tetter from an officer of the Navy, who is suspi cion ' of there having been foul play . - t Editor Morning News . The impression con veyed by yonr account of the capture of tho At lanta, in lest evening’s edition, isthat tbe less of the vessel is owing to her having run aground, or having been fatally injured by one of theeue- my’s shot. Wow, sir, there is certainly no ground forc-ither, for where the fight took place there is deep water and as to any shot having struck her with serous effect—it is simply impossible to state eo with any oertaiuty from a distance of two miles. There is ceisamly some mystery about this “ fight,” and it is singular that you were not in formed of the white flag having been hoisted— then hauled down and the Conftde ate ti g again run up, to be again lowered. These are facts witnessed by several, and the opinion was general that it indicated something wrong going on aboard the ill fated vftscl. Capt. Weob is not the man to run up the white flag at all, and the facts strongly go to show that there was foul work being and ne. Three fourths of her crew were men from the army and conscripts, who never saw a vessel bs loro—the remainder were cf all sorts—a few sailors. A short time before she went out remarks were made- by some of the sailor portion of the men that “if the ship went out it would be the worse for her and the officers, as they would find out,” and other expressions, showing a bad spirit amongst them. Unfortunately, the persons who heard this talk, not belonging lo the vessel, was not aware of the important duty devolving upon him of reporting it to the officers. Now, sir, my opinion is that the Atlanta has been betrayed to the enemy by base treachery. Any one who is acquainted with the ship knows that thirty men, by concerted action ut such a moment, could overpower the few officers on deck and take charge before the remainder of the crew, unused to shipboard aed such scenes, ooald prevent it. The Atlanta was not the shi > to be injured by a few shots. Her pilots, Hernandez and Austin, were not the men to run her aground where there was sea room, and #apt. Webb and his officers, above all, were not then taking their first lessons under Y'ankee fire. Without any positive knowledge of fha posi tion of the ship or the eflect of the enemy’s shot upon her (if indeed she was hit), the simple feet that the white flag was first run up, then lowered and the Confeaerate flag hoisted and ngain lower ed to give place to the United States flag, is con clusive—evidence that it was not a regular sur render, while it is very suggestive oi couli.cl ! among the erew of the Atlanta From Florida. It is rumored here that the enemy hss again been shelling Jacksonville, w.ih what tflie. we know not. The news was brought by passengers on Saturday's train from Lake City, aid wav generally believed. It is known that Gen. Hunt r m ? command of some SO.tXM) men, white and nothing, that two expeditions were St ,rom hlB immense dost—she one for the wVhaSreM t °‘ he , r Aitamaha, Ga. Capt. Casiter and the e wl a A‘ er by goinerv has reaDnesr«l >r^SU!ap iou 19 l^a * Mont- V.ew to another P rafd l “ s »- Johns with a a small vessef wu*h nxiyVjfa 1 *! has c - r -P‘uved Island.) on the ApaUchieou co ‘* on ». longer a matter ot rumor, bu- a ‘ b ! s 19 20 cnoly fact, having transpired me!aa * Itl, turiher r e g por ed ‘toat £?£ soldiers on the coast attempted to deWr- » escape to the blockading vessel, and that one V them succeeded in making good his escape. Corretpcn'enc* of the Charletton Courier. Havana, Jane 8. T.h<* w-.v has effected soma strange changes in tbc <ll Cabin metro-, oiis. Two years ago Eng i 7 y .i bu*. rarely spoken, except among the educated class. The influx of “Oonfederadoe k-'3 brought a smattering of our language into general use, and there is scarcely a shop m Ha tana where Eagligh is not spoken to tom* ex 1 The Eymp'thies of the mercantile cla*a in Ha vana are warmly* with the South. -‘Los Jankees” &-e held in great execration, while the ‘*Gonfede rados” ore received with opeh arms. With the Cabans generally, a somewhat different sentiment prevails. Two parties exiflt on the’ island —the Spaniards and the native Creoles*. The former are in power, and are likely always to remain so. They embrace airong them nearly*-aU men of intellect in Cuba, and attached to their interest are the wealthier and better educated Creoles. From tbe Captain General down to the soldiers in the ranks, they are enthusiastically for the South. As large slave owiers, their interest* are with a people struggling to defend the institution ; and as Sou'herneis, they must sympathise with a race with whom they possess in common all those warm and generous qualities which are attributed to tbe Children of the San. lam told that in Spam thi3 sentiment universally prevails. The utmost in'erest is felt in the progress of the war ; maps of Virginia, the Mississippi and Charleston haibor, are eagerly studied; the photographic and lithographic r presentation* of Jefferson Davis, Lee, Jackson, atd Beauregard, (who are the great heroes of the war in the estimation ol the world «r#oad,) are familiar to every room, every shop window, and every lady’s album, and the o talities, political and mili’ary, of our lead ers as w<*l: as the strategy es the war, are al most as faiiliai to tbe puolic mind in Spain as they are to our own. In no country, I am inform ed by rtreent travelers in Europe, doe’ a sympathy for the Confederate States so universally pervade ail classes of the community, as in Spain. In England aid France there are parties opposed to us *. in Spain Lone. . _ . VV iih the native Cubans the oase is different. Thousands o them have been educated in the Northern Slates, and have imbibed in the Yankee sahoois cot only admiration for the North, but sprang 3to say a tendency to abolitionism. There -re among tbe t ducated Creole open advocates of emancipation. But, as a race, the Cubans are m t-beeiuaily aad physically effete. Their man hold "as ocen sapped away by vicious training; their bodies are puny, and their minds n 9* above the culture o: the native negroes. Many 07 them have a dash of the Ethiopian in their vans Tber have neither tbe spirit nor courage to drive uwu*' the Spaniards, even had they the in ti ll c or power to rcccmplish an insurrection. Tim oei t among them affiliates with the Spaniards Such are the partisans of the North in Cuba. Th ■ .superior Governor ci Cuba, General Dolce, is of course, restrained by bis official posi.ion from lie-live manifestations of sympathy for the Confederates, tut the feelings of hid heart are well known. He has done his utmost to protect the Scuthrrn interest in Cuba from the illegal outrages wh ch have been attempted by tbe Yan kees. A belter fr end and a warmer admirer tne South never bad than the predecessor of the pres ent Captain General. The warm hearted and im pu’sive Serruno declared, when the shackles of office were thiown aside end histengne untied, that he should go to Spain to work for the recogni tion oi Southern independence, and we learn that he is stiii laboring for us with all the strength ot his intellect. The Prime Minister, Gen. ral Con cha, who was Serrano’s predecessor in Cuba, is also a friend ot 1113 South, and is ready to take the lead when Napoleon (the power behind the Spanish throne) gives the nod. Among those whom the Southern people will honor and love for tbcii* labors in behalf ol the Confederacy, let them not forget the Spanish Statesmen—Serrano acd Concha. la Havana are at present many refugees from New Orleans, the victims of tbe cruel orders issued by Banks, expelling them from tbeir homes with scarcely the clothes on their backs. The only instance of magnanimity on the part of the op pressors on record is the one I wid relate. Among the prisoners tuken in the Teche distrust by the Federate, was a young Confederate officer, a na tive of New Orleans. While in the service ot his country his home in the cily was confiscated and his mothers and sinters driven away. After being conveyed to the prison in New Orleans, he sent a message to the commanding General, (one I’helps, 1 Hunk, ia the name,) begging that he might have taken fiom one of the bureau drawers in his old homo, and sent to him, the miniature of a dead sirtor. Phelps replied "certainly, he might have anything in the house to the value of ten dollars!” How characteristically Down East. Among the Southern gentlemen I had the pleasure of meeting in Havana were Charles J. Helm, the official representative of the Confede rate Bt. as, and the venerable Pierre Boule. Mr. Helm was the Consul General for the United State -.revioua to the war, and now acts, though unrecognized, for the Confederacy. His services have been invaluable, and in a manner which will be well known and appreciated by hi* ooun irymen when the war is over. The South is truly fortunate in having a3 its representative abroad a gentleman so accomplished an 1 talented, and to faithful and indefatigable in her interests. Mr. Boule has baen residing in Havana since his release on parole from Fort Lalayette. His treat ment in the Bastile was shameful, particularly in consideration of his grey hairs, impaired health and long setvice for his country. He te now much better, and looking forward to his exchange under the recent cartel. 1 need hardly tell those who have Known this “old man eloquent,” that the wrongs of his beloved South stilt bring the old impulsive quiver to the mouth and tbe fiery tl .oh int« til 3 eye. Whatever it may have served the purposes of political antagonists to say of him ft the beginning of the war, I know that there hns been from the day he stood by the side of Calhoun in the Senate, in defense of Southern rights, to the present moment of hia exile from ho re, no more faithful and devoted son ot the South than Pierre Soule. An item of news, and I am done. The Captain Gene rat. and the French Consul here have receiv ed intelligence that among the spoils captured by the French at Puebla was a box, containing tbe full correspondence between tbe Mexioan and United States Governments, Therein it appears that the latter has been furnishing the Mexicans with men, money and arms, to be used ia their contest with the French. The correspondence hns been immediately forwarded to France, and it is not improper to presume that it it will greatly affect ih“ amicable relations between the Emperor aud the Yankees. This information is reliable, ft comes to me from the officiate I have named, lhr< a Southern gentleman who had it from them personally. Among the prisoners captured by ths French at Puebla were fiiteen hundred Californians, with a body of Spanish deserters from Prim’s army, almost wholly defended the city during the late siege. Suvtz*. Stonewall Jackson In England, We publish addi.ionat tributes from the British press to the memory of Stonewail Jackson. The London Post spys: Jackson, like the Puritans was austere and de vout ; but whilst his religion taught him humility and (Upendei c s upon his Creator, it did not lead him to onfeuud the true nature of the objectss for which both he and his followers were striving, aud to suppo"e that because their ends were no ble, that therefore they were the champions of God. If he was occasionally a preacher in the camp, he was also a skillful and gallant General in the field; and it is not surprising that those who had so frequeu.ly fol owed himtovictiry should have considered him as specially favored by Pr vi deuce, und have regarded him with feel ings tkin to devotion. Asa soldier, he will hold probab y the foremost place in the history of the great American civil war. His name is indeliblv associated with the most brilliant achievements of the Confederate armies; tor to these achieve ments by liis genius and fiis courage he more than silty cue else specially contributed. Strategic ability is the most valuable qualification that a General cun possess, but it is not always that con summate military tactitians command the confi dence of their followers, or insure the success of the operations they conduct. It was, however, the rare good fortune of General Jackso i to lead men who, whilst their courage was exalted in an extraordinary tegree by the conviction that no th ug could be worse than defeat, were inspired with an unshaken faith in the genius and ability of their General. To follow Jackson they knew was to match to certain victory ; and, if it was necessary that success should be purchase 1 at the coat of many lives, Vha* reflection aid not disp-rit them ; for the cause in which they were fighting stripped death of ail itj terrors. The London Herald says : lie was ai iaiated by the spirit which rendered the soldiers of the Com nonwealth irresistible in fight—which carried Havelock through incredible dangers to the gates of Lucknow in triumph. The Christian and patriot soldier achieved the last and greatest of his successes in dyiug for his c untry. Us perished’doubly a martyr, and in his last breath attested the righteousness of the cause which he sealed with his blood. The Northern Republic has produced no heroes of the stamp of Jackson. One such man might bs the salvation of them yet. Blatant demagogues at home, brag gi-g irabjcilee in the field, afford a spectacle so fibsurJ, and yet so painful, that Europe knows no: whether to laugh or weep at the degradation cf her children. The Northerners want a man to do a man’s work. The only great men of the- war have been developed in the South. It is very dis ticult to explain this. Some may call it a fatality, some a providential arrangement. That it is a fact is at present enough for us. Yankee Disabousu is Louisiana. —We learn that, under the Yankee decree of banishment, irotn their homes in New Orleans, of those who will nos take tha oath of allegiance to the United States, the wife of Gen. Beauregard, with her mother, and sister, were ordered to leave the city; but owing to her extreme tliness, sne and they were p-rumtedto remain, until her condition should be so far improved, as to admit of her re moved without Sacrifice of life. The venerable father of Mrs. Beauregard, Mr. Deslondes, who has become blind through age was detainsi, alone, upon his plantation some forty miles above the city, none of his children being permited to be with him, nor he to join them, nnless he would take the oath of allegiance to Lincoln's infamous government. His eldest son bat been held in custody, a3 a hostage, by the Yankee authori ties, ever since they got possession of that part ( f the State, being refused the right of exchange. Ci- Austrian tyranny in Hungary or Yenetia, exhibit an instance of greater inhumanity ? f HunUvUl* Oonfederat «, ffllllxblv Important from ninlulppl- a Laleand rtlinhU intelligence from the Tram-His *T eis*irpi\Departmenl, Vicksburg and P rt wSas tgtok r Hudson. - ■;- _ , The Mobile Register at la?t has the following direct and positive intelligence from beyond tbe Mississippi, which clears up all the doubts, myt-s •Yd rumor* which have b eu vexing us lor some time past. It is most gratifying. We gather our information from an intelligent eentleme*. ju*t from thar headquarters of Gen ral Kirby Smith, who ha* official relations with that army and who crossed tbe Mississippi river at Natchtz last Friday. The first important tsc*. we learn is that Gen. Smith is fully prgted as to the situation at Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and is directing the forces of his deportment with a view to second Gen. Johnston on this side tbe river in the work of raising the siege of those two cities. Gen. Smith’s headquarters were at Shreveport, from which point he has easy water communica tion with the Mississippi, to a point near Vicks burg, by the Red, Black and Tensas riverß. His troops are already at the posts selected for them in carrying out Gen. Smith’s great plan, which is to cut off Gen. Grant s supplies. To this end Gen. Walker’s divi ion, of Gen. D.ck Taylor’s army, Was already at Young’s Point with 7,000 men, aud tbe artillery necessary to command the river as to transports and other wooden vessels. Three thousand men, under Brig. Gen. Green, were on the peninsula op icsite to Port iiadson, and in a position, with the aid of Gen. Gardner’s batteries, to completely close the river to the enemy’s boats. Marmaduke, of Gen. Price’s army, wa 1 near Helena, and Gen. Price, with 17,000 men, was on tbe march tor that point, bis object being tt-.t same, to command the nver, and cat off < ram’s supplies. The great tali io the Mississippi river, twenty-eight feet below high water mark, ass ord'd great tacilit es to these operations, ihe narrow ness of the stream forced passing vessels o come 1 within easy range of tbe shore batteries, whiie the river bud sunk so low that tbe attnekiua parties CtulJ not be reached by tbe enemy’s ganb; a’s. The garrison of Port Hudson and Vickcbnrg both well provided and in li s spirits—e ch un easy about the fata es Iheolker, bat entirely cun lident in their own situation. They have a un dant supplies. News has been received from Vicksburg up to Saturday night. Grant’s army is undoubtedly suffering for want of water, aud sutteiiog more from being’obliged to drink the water ol tbe Big Black, which 13 very uuwhole t some. As onr informant says, Gen. Jahnstoo is in no harry to move, for this, among other rea sons, that be does not like to interfere with tbe action of the waters. He is in regular communi cation with the West 01 the ilia issippi, and all are woiku-g to a common end—the S'arvation of the enemy, ihe raising oi the siege, and the cap iu;e of as many us possible when he begins ,o move off'. Louisiana has been abandoned by the enemy, and there are no Yankee troops except about UoDaldsonville. Gen. Moaton with 7,000 men is at'Frunkiin, bt. Mary’s Parish. In their retreat the Yankees carried off' mules and destroyed many wagons. But most of the negroes navi been recaptured and are being sent back to their owners. The Red River is free of YAnkee vessels. Com munication between the east and west banks of the Mississippi at Nu’c’nzand many other places was constant* and uninterrupted The enemy’s gunboats are poweiliss to prevent it. Ten theus bead of cattle were on ibeir way to this side and have probably passed by this time. The Orescent regiment und the IStU Louisiana, both of which were lormerly stationed near Mo bile, are at B>yi. u Lamtu.-ie, sixteen rniics below Alexandria. Gen. Magruder baa his eyes fixed on Vicksburg, aa 1 is co-operating with h s iellow-so diers near er the scene ot action. The foregoing fuels may bo relied upon for their general accuracy ; ar.d they put anew face on the great campa gu in the Valley. The latest reliable intelligence we have from Vicksburg and other points of iateres'- in Missis sippi, is to Saturday the 13th inat. The Jackson correspondence of the Atlanta Appeal, dated he 12th and 14th, contains, however, seme news of interest. It says : Two couriers from Vicksburg havejust irrivrd. They came by differ nt routis, and were each ignorant of the other having be> n sent on the same mission, and their statements, which are cheering, agree in every particular. They left Vicksburg ou the 10th. Our loss irom the cegili ning of the sieee to the time the couriers left, in c'uding all the terrible assaults upon our works, in which the enemy suffered so learluiiy, was ouly three hundred in killed atd wounded. Not a single battery ol ours has yet been silenced, aud hardly a gun cismounted during the whole fierce and almost uninterrapted btmibardmeu'jof the de voted c.ty. It s said the Yaukeedead lie unb'uried before our intrenchments, basely deserted by their own friends. Their foul cascusses pollute the ar, and create a stench surpassing even the famous stench pots of the Chinese. They are rotting like dogs beneath a Southern sue ! a prey to the bizzard and the prowling bsast! The rumor of a fight at Edward’s depot origins ted in a dash of the enemy’s cavalry into Rodney in this State, and the destruction of a portion of that town by the Abolitionists. There is another ondit to-day to the effect that Jackson’s cavalry had yesterday driven the enemy from Big Black bridge, and were now in possession of that strategic position. Rumors are the order of the day. A lady recently from New Orleans says that all or nearly all the troops that were garrisoned there, have been sent up the river to reinforce Banka and Grant. Climatic it fluences begin to tell on the hyper borean const lut ons of tho invader, and the Mis sissippi water, which is hauled to them from the river, iu lukewarm, mutely and filthy, and being his ealy great source of supply o. the natural element, it is fist generating malignant cases of ditrrliwi and dysentery, and information bf heavy mortality in his rank3 begins to run the blockade. Malarial fevers, too, are fastening their talons on the poor tools of an unfortunate despotism, on the bootless errand of taking Vicksburg; and if Gen. JobDston only waits long enough, his allies of the rivers and swamps will read the d*yrofandi over thousands ol the dead Yankees. . The enemy is very anxious to know whbn aud where Gen. Johnston will strike the fatal blow. He (the enemy) will know to his co3t, perhaps too soon, but let us wait a'd see. A geldler who participated in the fight at Mil liken’s B nd, says that Waikev’s division attack ed the enemy, capturing .and killing great rum - bers, and driving the remainder to the gunboats. “The Yankees ran and left the negroes, num bering abont 000, who (ought stubbornly. About 600 of them were killed, and an entire company, with the exception of their Y'ankee Captain, were captured. Taylor then retired out of range of the enenry’s boats. Harrison had a fight a few days ago near lake St. Joseph, capturing 270 negroes and several Yankees, and driving the balance to their boats A gentleman who vis ted Grand Gulf this week reports large numDers of negroes, horses and cat tle there' being sent up the r.ver, as well as every thing else at that place. A Jackson correspondent of the Register says I will take occasion to say that the crops of wheat, iruit, corn and all other products, have never before promised so rich a teward to the husbandman. The wheat crop ia laige, line, and gathered, and tew flour will soon be upon every man’s table. The crop is so great that specula tors in hreadstutfs will hardly touch, it, aud i soon expect flour to be dull at $lO per barrel. Let me entreat all not to buy flour yet awhile, although the market is tumoliog, so tnat speculators may (all as heavily as possible. The Bowman House was the largest aud finest hotel in the State, aud was sp ired by the Fede rals in their late raid here, while the Confederate House was destroyed. The house had been pub lished as having charged two dollars for a meal in Confederate mouey and one dollar in Lincoln greenbacks. A deep seated prejudice prevailed against it, aud ts U had not b en for the fact that it was the print pal hotel cf the city, i!s de struction would bare been hailed with shouts of delight— a3 it was, but few teurs were shed. The building was over two hi urs in burning Said to be insured for $25,000. From “over the river” ihe news is conflicting, but there can bt vary little doubt about Kirby Smith having made some important movement. It is semi-ofhcially state! that he has ililliken’s Bend, and complete command of the Mississippi river above and below Vicksburg. The announcement that General Mitchell is in charge of the cavalry at Nashville and is engaged in oiga -ixing raids is quite significant. There is but one way te checkmate this movement, and that is for the government to orgauizj more ’regi ments or cavalry aud mounted infantry, and as the corn crop is now made the farmers will have t» give spa portion of their horses and mules. I they do not, and tue raids are in any way suceess- must expect to lose all their stock, have their homes burnt and all of their lencea and farm ing implements destroyed. There are but two sides to the alternative, and no dodging ol either —help the Confederacy or give over bod/and soul to the robbers of Lincoln. Take choice. There is no time for delay, and let every man act at onse—those who wont part with a part ol their stock should have it all taken away fromth .m, for a cock who is afraid to fight or crow on his own dunghill ought not to exist. A correspondent of the Mississippian writes from Little Rock, Arkansas, May ISth : Two young men were “shot to death,” at the Fair Ground near this city, on Friday last, for desertion and an attempt to join the enemy. They both belonged to Arkansas regiments. In Northwest Arkansas it is said we have an army ot sufficient strength to repel any force like ly to be sent against us. Gen. Cooper, in com mand of a large Indian force, is at Elk Springs, about thirty miles from Fort Gibson. The Choc taws are turning out in force. Fayetteville is in possession of our cavalry. Fort Smith is in good lighting condition, and upon any given point, in a short time, an army of from seven to nine thou sand men can be concentr ted —sufficient to whip the enemy in whatever force he may come. It is said that Col. Phillips, the Federal Commander of the “Pin Indian Brigade,” recently sent to Gen. Blount for reinforcements—staling, at the same time, that unlees they were sent he would be com pelled to fallback. Blount replied that ho could give him no assistance—that he had ma e appli cation Tor aid, but conld get none for him. So much for Northwest Arkansas. . On the nver everything is quiet. Gen. Frost holds i’ins Bluff'and has strengthened the fortifi cations on tap r ver, rendering th* accent of gun boats or a land force an z -edi-'g’y tv zndnm en terprise. G**n. Harm ad tike vi i at J cksoDport, on White rive-, *>t t s » infest areonnta. 00l Dob bins’ reg’ment, thv min rot Helena, annoys the enemy n ■ .i t'e, and occasionally sends dis r tchet to L t.le Rock, in tlie shape o 4 squads of Federal prisoners. Gen. Price is stilf at Little Rock, arranging, disciplining and preparing his a-mv to receive the order to march. Os the army Lelow wfrb-ar little, except rumors, and thev are cf an exceedingly unreliable Character. Alexan dria is reported to he again in our possession. It is certain that Shreveport has been declared the Headquarters t * le Department, as appears by General Ordais No. 6, issued by Gen. Smith. When the wheat harvest shall have been gath ered in, and the grass along the route onr army is to march has become sufficiently advauced to in sure forage for teams, ycu m xy look far a forward movement. Missouri is waiting with outstretched arms to welcome our advancing columns. All the reports from that Slate but Gerve to ripen my I opinions into convictions, that the great heart of thfl people there throbs m harmony with that of the South. Another letter, dated May 27tb, is disposed to censure Gen. Holmes. Itennuot bi denied that Gen. Holmes “is wholly nnsui.ed io the position he only partially tries to fill. Us laoks energy, he lacks tv t, ha laoks method, tut, more thun all, be 1 teks cop .city. lle has uthved bis time. G n. Price, who was suppose! to have been s«nt here to co-operate with Lieut. Gen. Smith, • ithoagh he has been here for more thin two inan ii.-, bus no con mund whatever. So lor as this iL-pdiunent i:. concern-, and. lie might a3 wvli be in Sanaa ra or Hindostan. It is to be hoped that Gen. Smith, alter ho hits pu g and Northern Lou sum*, w U ti aktt his appearance in tins por tion ts bis vinet urd.and order a movement North, with Gen Price at ihe head cf the advancing oliimn*. Nailing short of tl is wil. satisfy the Mi sourians now crng.egated here. They long to be led against the cuithkoais and thieves who are desolating Missouri. General M a grader has removed all restrictions upon ihe trace in ent oa, and Brownsville und Matamoras have bef'iue large trading points, where our Texas neighbors may provide them selves with not only the necessities, but also with tho luxuries of life. Tho crops in Texas were never beite’*. The wheat harvest has been gath er .:d io, and the yield hss satisfied the most ava ricious. The crops of other grains promise well, and it is thought that the corn crop wiii be heavier than ior several yeais past. The Aikansas river is very low—not navigable this hgh by even the lightest draught boats. There is no lear of gunboats, unless the Yankees cm learn them to walx. A cerresnondent of the Columbus Times writes frun j mp on the Y’tzio river, June 6th : The plan of Grunt seems to be to evcid an en vagemt-nt with Johnston, whose small foice he nfL;cts to despise, on an open fielo, but to press Vicksburg so haid as to cause Juhnstcn to attack him behind his strong line of countervallation just cuttiide Penberton’B. The advance of Johnston is now beyond Yczoo City, Maj Gan. VV. H. T. Walker, of Georgiu, in command. The enemy some 2,000 ilrong, came up yesterday m gunboats aud transports and dreve Coi. Ferguson’s (Javairv in from Sartatia to Liver pool, bow small plrC3B on the Yazoo, below Ya zoo C.iy. We are new some ten or fiiteen miles ap irt. This foica of Grant is simply a recou noisauce, to feel Johnston, whose whereabouts and plans ore a matter of speculation and trouble to the Yankee General. Maj. Gth£. Loring and Brrckinridge will soon move forward with their divisions. With John ston at the head and these efficient officer rnder him, alt will be done that can be. Gen. John ston has said that “Grant would not be so kind as to come out of his entrenchments to fightliim.” The Natchez Courier of the 10th remarks of the situation of affairs about Vicksburg : We have before remarked, that there are yet two parties to tiiis starvation scheme of the ene my. Gen. Grant, in order to fulfil his sc 1 erne of d?a',h or surrender by starvation, has already to keep a perlect line oi s.idiera in the rear ot the .orlifirations, fully twenty miles iu length. This line must be kept complete, or provisions will be supplied from the rear to the Con ederates. It isrf no possible uce for the enemy to think of accomplishing his cbjeet with an impirfect in vestment, tor there is yet outside an abundance of food and a will to tarnish it to the fortifica tions at a suitable time. It would seem almost impossible to provision Vicksburg from the op pot ite shore. The i-econd party to this starvation arrarge rnent has not yet laid in its protest. Tiiiß purty oonsists of the whole Confederate army outside of Hfin. Grant’s and Com. I’ortor’s lines. A line of such length as that of Grant’s must present some weak points, and these deficiencies wi.l soon bo discovered by . he General commanding the Confederates. Let his position be ever so formidable, the metal of the Confederate soldiers will prove, as it bas heretofore proved, equal to tbe great emergency. We cannot say when the clash of arms will occur, but we le- 1 very certain that the siege will be *aiued by the Conledurates within the next ten days. A correspondent of Ssitna Dispatch writes from Jackson, June llith : 9® Troops ore pouring in to Johnston. Every thing around .jeeksoa ia omimms of more than the usual military vivacity. A strong and vigi lant gut i'd marks the ingress and egiess of trav elers. Officers ond men are vigilant, ammunition enough to annihilate Ytenkeedom passed through here since my arrival. Everybody looks for the destruction ol' Grant’s army. We have Mississippi p;ipjr.i from the fith to the 14 .U instant inoiU3ive. They contain much news and interesting information. It will be seen that our prospects are ev ly way encouraging. The Mississippiun of the 13 h has the following : Our latest advices from Vicksburg crehigfily encouraging. No fears are entertained of the fail of that heroic city. Our gallant cavalry corps' are not idle, and so far hare given a good account of themselves. A gentleman who loft the Yankee lines, near Vicksburg, overheard one Yankee cfficer ask another wnat he thought of “the situation.” He replied : “If it is true, as reported, that Kirby Smith has possession of Milliken’s Btnd, and that Johnston is in our rear with 70,000 men, as is also reported, there will not be enoigh left of us to tell the tale.” From other uceounls, it seems evident that the Ytenkees are getting considera bly alarmed. .Many thousands of them have al ready been sent to account for tbeir vauaalism, aud many thousands more will soon follow suit, if Grant does not hurry away from hia present po3itton. We trust, however, his army will re main a few weeks louger, until e rtain prepara tions of ours are matured, in order that the lull meorure ol their dsserts #ay be meted out to them. Many have apprehended that our girrison at Vicksburg would have to surrender if not speedi ly r.iieved, oa account of the scarcity of provi sions. But we learn from an officer who has just arrived, bringing deepatches tj Gen. Johnston, that b.uiiitul supplies for the next sixty days are oa baud ; and as an evidence, we give below a statement ol the rations issu ,<1 to tae men daily, to wit: One quarter pound of bacon, one half pound of bes, one quaigtr pound of flour, live-eighths of a pound of meal aed the usual allowance of peas, rice, sugar and molasses. Ho it will be seen at a glance tha’. the gallant defenders of the Gibrultni ol the West, instead of starving, are living better that! the troops in this vicinily, and of course il there was a scarcity of subsistence, it would be hoarded by the commander. We sincerely hope that all fears in regard to this matter will be settled now, lor the above is eniilied to thß highest credit. The Missisaippian of the 14th says : A respaota bl; lady residing near Vicksburg wi.hln the pre sent lines of the enemy, managed to get out a short time since. She reports that the Yankee line of investment extends filteen miles from the Yazoo rivertr Warrentou. Sae says their trans portation is limited, aud that their center can only be veered from the Mississippi river—the water does not agree with the troops, and much sickuers prevails. Tncy are gr at y chagrined and alarmed because J jhnstun does not attack them iu the rear, thinking that his delay wili be ruin to them, on account o: their inability to take Vicksburg by storm, and the constantly accumulating forces of the rebel commander. They have scoured the wo.ole country for vegetables; everything in tne way of provisions has been appropriated by them. She states that m consequence of their want of transportation, the arm? is pressed for rations, and every thing else. They are very much de pressed, and seem to thick some trouble and un definabie fate hangs over them. They would rather fight Johnston now than a week or ten days hence. The lady also states that on last Saturday, the troops were ordered ont for another assault upon the rebel works, but positively refused to advance again. Liformatcn was received yesterday that G- n J-.ukson had captures the Big Black bridge, dri ving the Yankees away from it. Kirby Smith’s Texas troops, under Gen. Walk er, dashed upon the enemy’s wagon train oppo site Vicksburg, on last Monday, and captured three hundred wagons, with their lull complement of wagoners, prusieions, &c. We learn that a body pf the erimy’s cava’ry dashed into Rodney a few days ago,and deat'oyed a good portion of the town. The following is the official list of t!*e casual ties in the battle of Jackson : 24th South Caro lina Volunteers, Lieut. Col. Capers, 105; 4fith Georgia Volunteers, 85; 14th Mississippi, ts com panies, 7; Hoskin’s baitsry, 1; total, 108. This brigade was posted by Gen. Gregg on the Clinton road, commanded by Col. P. H. Colquitt and was the only infantry force that lost any men in.the battle of Jackson—having kept the enemy in check three hours, and never receding a step, until the stores were removed from Jackson, and the retreat ordered. Generals Johnston, Gregg, and Walker spoke in high terms of t ie men. From Nortu Carolina. The Federals, several thousand Btron?, with cavalry, artillery, and infantry, attempted to force a passage across the Blackwater, at Joyner’s and Blackwater Bridge, on Monday nifflu, but were repulsed. Tuesday evening they opened a heavy fire upon Franklin, with artillery and a regiment or mere of r lias, keeping up a severe fire for two hours, at short range. They were again repulsed. The Confederate commanding c fiicer did not use his artillery at all, but only the men in the rifle pits. A good many of the enemy were killed. No loss on our side. The Nashville Press suvs ttie deportation of re bellious men and women to the tropics has sub sided. I C|roratU & §?£ntmtl . AUGUSTA. GA.. TUESDAY MORNIMJ, 2 s. ISG3. WB ALWAYS stopthe Chhonioi,k & Sskt nkl at the end of the year, or the time for which it is paid, of whiclTeach subscriber will receive notice in the paper, so that if you wish to con tinue it, it would be wellto renew yonr subscrip tion at least two weeks before the time expires. WB CAKNOT change the address af a sub. scriber unless be gives us his former as well as his present address. Hags ! Rag*!! lings! ! ! The paper makers want rags—rags of cotton, linen, flax, old rope, etc. In every village there ought to be a rag merchant, who should buy eve ry pound of rags he can get from all the surround ng country. We would like to hear from any who will undertake to buy rags to make paper for the Chronicle A Sentinel. On receipt of letter, we will state price, etc., etc. Our Own iviauufcctures. In.formor years when we our (then) Northern fallow citizens that if they and and not desist further aggressive legislation w.. should one day part company with them, our cautions were gen erally received.in the utmost derision. “How can you live without us?’’ they asked. “ Y r ou are dependent on us for the very necessaries of tile. We raise your provisions. Without our mills the very cottm whic 1 grows ou your soil would be cf little benefit. Your clothing, bats, shoes, all come irom us. We eauoate your sens and your daughters and make the books for such schools as you hare in your own States. You would be in a most pitiful condition indeed, were you deprived of the numerous and Taried supplies which you are constantly receiving lrom us.’’ Such, in effect, were the terms in which we were constant ly taunted whenever the idea oi an independent government was intimated. And it must be con fessed that there was 100 much ground for the taunt. Manufactures cf almost every kind lan guished at tho South. Even those enterprises which promised great suco=B3 proved in many instances signal failures. There are some persons in this city among the original patrons oi several manutao uriog projects who cou'd give ample testimony in ecufirmat on of this fact. We had got into the habit of looking to the North for eve ry thing. From the machinery in our factories down to the very helves which we put into' im ported axes, it was all Yankee. Aware of these things our “ Northern brethren,” pronounced us too indolent to work ana contended that we would be compelled to maintain a political connection wiih them because we were too hel{)loss to be in dependent. One good effect of this war bas certainly been the development of.Southern energy and South ern resources. Contrasting the results of the pasl two years with the preceding half century, we are ourselves astonished at what has been aeeom pliahed. Our enemies are amazed at the in dustry which in their view has suddenly been born in our conntry ; and Earopa i3 not less as onished at the enterprise of a people of whom she knew comparatively little exoepi through the distoited media of Northern pub lieatioaß, and cf whom she had been accus tomed to think as a company of effeminate and idle slaveholders, living upon the products of na gro labor. Itistruetbat our producing power has bee* mainly directed towards thoss tilings which we have needed for carrying on the war. But suoh energy applied in any „otber direction would have been equally fruitful of good results. The skill and diligence which have produced tho materials for resisting the best armies which twenty millions of people, stimulated to madness by avarice and hate, have been able to array against us, would be abundantly sufficient if em ployed in creating the necessaries of life, to make us independent of the world. Though the flower of ofir population is in tho field aad a large number of those who remain at home are direclly in the employ of the Govern • nant, there is still nvailab.e force sufficient to engage in some enterprises which are now most urgently demanded. We need iron, and if the war continues, much longer we shall suffer very serious privations if the want is not supplied. Tho materials for making inn abound in Georgia and in other States of the Confederacy, and there needs only capital (of which we have an abun dance) and labor, of which we have a sufficiency, to exhume and to prepare this (now) most pre cious metal. We need leather. Os this article a large amount has been made. 15ut tbs price baa been steadily incroas’ug, thus showing the con sumption to be largely in advance of tho supply. We need giais—au article which is easily manu factured out of materials in which the Confede racy abounds. We need paper—as ail printers and all who are under the necessity of using the article to any extent moat ffe'ingly know. We netd, especially, clothing of every description— ad the fabulous prices which we are paying for imported articles abundantly attest. Tin citizen who gives his thought, capital and labor to the development of the industrial resources of the country may promise himself an amplg remune ration ior fcia efforts. In addition, he will be rendsring a serVice to the country hardly less valuable than that which is rendered by the sol - dier in the field. Stuart’s Cavalry Figut.—Gallant Charges. —From all accounts, our brave boy3 did noble servico in the recent cavalry engagement at Cul peper. l’rivate letters, as well as official dis patches and news paper correspondence show tbip. From a letter by Capt. W. B. Young, of tho Rich mond Hussars, Cos B , wo get the same informa tion. We give some passages: “ Yesterday (9tb) was a busy day with our cavalry. The Yankee cavalry in large force crossed the Rappahannock river at Beverly’s ford early in the morning. Our cavalry division moved promp'liy to meet them. Wo met them about two miie3 from the lord be tween the fjrd and Brandy, and had, I think, tho largest and hardest cavalry fight ol the war. It lasted from early in the morning until night. 1 have not time to givo you a descriptio . of the fight, and as I am not much of a hand at ‘fighting battles over egain,’ I will not attempt it. Our cavalry drove the Y'ankeet back at every point. At one time, the Y'ankees having a much larger force than ours, succeeded in getting in our rear and almost completely surrounding us. Then ctiiuisome of the most brilliant charges I have ever witnessed. Regiment a ! ter regiment of our cavalry charging the Y'ankees iae:ery part of the fie.d and driving them back in complete rout at every point. It was a glorious sight and one that I shall never lorget. “Our regiment did its share of fighting, and won for itself a high reputation as a gallant and brave body of men. My company did nobly— fighting a part of the time on foot, in the woods, a3 skirmishers —in fact, all onr cavalry fought gallantly. The Y'ankees were driven hack across the river, leaving their dead and wounded, and many prisoners, horse3, arms, Ac , in our hands. “ I do not know what the loss on our side was. The loss in ou.- regiment was fif.y men, killed, wounded, and missing. Serg’t Cobb and M. Har ris, of my company, were wounded, but not seri ously. Four horres were shot in my company.” * Why Don’t Tmkv.W ait ? —it it be true that the Yankees have captured dispatches from Pember ton to Johnston, as stattd by themselves, to the effect that the Vicksburg garrison waa on very short rations, and conld not hold out‘ten days, why are they not content to wait patiently for so short a time, instead of building parallels, mount ing heavy guns, and engaging in other severe and hazardous work, with a view to an assault at the risk of immense loss? Moreover,if they intercepted the dispatches, and thus prevented Johnston from learning .from Pemberton the strait of the latter, they were certainly great fools to publish their contents, and thus give iohnston the very inform ation which Pemberton desired to convey to him. The truth is, that the garrison is well provision ed, and that the Yankees, having got worsted, find a poor excuse better than none. CSTA gentleman writing from Van Wert, Polk coun y, Ga., says that “there is a line wheat crop in that section—although in some places it is slightly dama -ed by smut. There has been too mnch rain for the benefit of the crops within the past few days.” ~ pST~ The “anaconda” has drawn his coil? so tightly about the rebellion, that tbey have snapped in two. * Yankee lntii&ues in Mexico. The Havana correspondence of the Charleston Courier, which we publish in another column, will be read with much interest. The public will be pleased to learn in wbat estimation the Con fed; racy is he’d in “the ever faithful isle,” and by what classes of the population. But the in— ti Slip ere ? which is most gratifying is that which relates to the clandestine operations of the Fed eral Government in Mexico. The rev9’ations here made, though startling, will take uo one by sur prise, for the confld nticl relations between the two countries have long been more than suspect ed. The soul oo if the writer’s information, es which he assures us, is sufficient guaranty ot its truth. This expose iffurda us the key to certain fea tures of Yankee diplomacy which have hitherto been enveloped iu mysteiy, explains the more .U.u irieuxly-interest which, it was apparent, the Federate lelt ia the success of the Mexican arms, aud clears up the fog that hui g about Minister Adams Matamoras commercial project. That wily diplomat, we new find, has been filling Europe with his c.amor against British violations of neutrality in giving aid to the Confederacy, while at the very same moment, his Government was not only enlisting Brit sh subjects for tbe United Stales service, but, by a secret under sit; .Ting w.th t e Mexican?, was actually eng-.g nit' supplying them with money,arms, and nun ; and li; bin s ! was slily corcicbng a scheme to ■ i ik ' a own blockade in order to furnish the supples that had been promised! Aud worse than thri, —tho cours3 cf ths Federate wa3 in direct coulratwutioa .with the neutral ty act and e-. ry principle of international honor; for it was not only an insult .0 France to issue written permits to carry arms to bar enemy, but the a dmg of that enemy with munitions and men —was a b.na fide aimed aliiauce against France, by which France is involu tarily made as much the foe if tho United States now, as England was of France when the latter joined alliance with the Unite! Slates in the revolution of 177 G. To cap tbe climax cf Yankee assurance and bravado, the Federate have been cbargi**g' tho Confederates with being the allies of Mexico, while —the cat is out of the bag, and presto ! we find the Y’ankeßs tbtmsalves the allies of the Mexicans 1 Another singular revelation te brought to light io ih: publishtd correspondence before us, name ly, that an army of Californians constituted the majority of the garrison for the defence of the cty oi Fuebla. We understand now what be came of the Caiitornia 'egiments that started overland to join the Federal army a year ago, but which never reached the seat of war. They disappeared as mysteriously sis. the lost stieam ol the Cimmaron. It i»a facl that but few troops from ihe El Dorado-»not more than three or lour hundred —have been employed in suppressing the rebellion ; cor have wa heard of any draft, enroll ment, or conscription in that State. The Yankee raiteplitier had use for them elsewhere, it seems. We are informed that the captured correspond ence has been forwarded to France, for the diges tion of tho I mperor Napoleon. It is certainly not improper to presume that it will greatly affect the amicable relations between him and bis Maj es’y, Abraffnm I. It at once reopens tho old sore of toe Matamoras affair, and indicia a deeper wound ttau has ever been healed before by di plomatic salve. It ought to, and will, (if tho “nephew of his uncle” has not become so con servative as to have lost all spirit) cause a com plete rupture of the entente cordiale. Napoleon, with the new lights before him, will now be in clined to regard the attempted establishment of Minister Adam’s license office in quite a different light than a ‘ meritorious ac*,” —a3 that redoubta ble official santioioniously styled it, while plead ing his defence. Not only this, but the unex pected and ovai whelming exposure of the Yankee duplicity, ar.d cimpficity with the Mexicans, will opeu the eyes of England and the rest of Europe to the tiuj character of the “deecendents of Ply mouth Rock,” and may possibly rouse the chagrined and discomfited victims of their wiles to something like a show of resentment. We look for anew order of things. An Rilcsfiurcd CHy. Gen. Johnston’s antecedents, whilst they vin dicate his claims to masterly strategy and gene ralship of tho highest order, also show him to be most deliberate and cautious in al! his move mints. In his present position he has had to en counter many embarrassments. But a very short time has elapsed since he entered upon active ope ration:! in Mississippi. The- organization ot a large body of forces, the collection of ammuni tion, the subsequent rr.assings of tbe army at poinie most promiuug of success, are all the work of time ; and to a man of Gen. Johnston’s cau tion, very considorab.e time. lie will not strike —no matter what the pressure which public anx iety may brir’g to bear upon him—until he can have ayeasonable hops of striking an effective blow. If that time shculd never come, no blow will be struck. Sash is our confidence in his general ship, that we believe that tSe very best thing which human wisdom can do, under the circum stances will be dcn@. if he fails it will be owing to cruses which were altogether, uncontrollable by him. I The loss of Vicksburg, it cannot bo dlfguissd, would be a calamity of very serious magnitude The Northern papers think if they can in wresting this important point from our posses sion they will have gained tho most decisive battle o! the war. Indeed they have more than once in timated, that with the fall of Vicksburg, must come the long predic ed, loDg hoped for, “collapse of the rebellion.” Wi h such a conviction the enemy is bringing to bear his.whole energy for the reduction of the place. Every man, eve'ry boat, every gun not imperatively needed at other points, is mossed at Vicksburg or in process of transportation there. Whatever of perseverance nud of pluck and of money he can command, is now being rapidly concentrated on the accomplish ment of the “conEuamation eo devoutly wished.” Hut whilst we admit that bis success would be a hcjtvy blow, wo ar* far from supposing that it would be strong enough to effect the tithe of what the Federal Govorument'is promising itself from such en odvantage. In April, 1862, when New Orleans W! such an easy into the bands of the enemy, the fall of Vicksburg and of every trwa on the Mississippi river, together with the river itself, were regarded as among the very strong probabilities, if not the curtainties of the near future. We have reason to know that the surrender of the city was determined upon by the chir riu c; ramrod, and tli-1 wo are indebted to the firmness and courage of the Governor of the Slate for the subsequent history which has given to Vicksburg a'aine which no time ctn extin guiob. Bat iG the midst o! these fearful menaces, mere Ica.ful bcc-uoe supervening upon a scries of the worst disasters which tho war has witness cd, w’.o thought of yielding to and j iction and gloom, aud submitting without farther resistance to the foe? Who then bel’eved that the tempo rary occupation of the Mississippi by the enemy— a result which every one must h»r<s at almoßtany time held possible amid the uncertain fortunes of protracted war—was equivalent to the irretrieva ble overthrow of our government? Should the worst apprehens ons of the most dtspondirg be realized, and the mos aaogtine expectations of the enemy in regard to the cap ture ol Vickiburg be met, we may see in it a pro kngstion of the war, but we may rot conclude that »» ere coitqueied. The occupation of the pLc; wou.d have us at liberty to concentrate a force at someone of the other eligible positions which the river affords for operations against the 'ei emy. He would find after a few weeks that ihe scenes through which he has passed during the last few weeks and with which he is now fa miliar, must br repe ited. -So long as our enemy continues to assail, so long must we continue to resent. Alter w at has transpired, slavery is the only alternative of resistance. News has been recei tod of the capture of the steamer C'aypso, Capt. Black. She was on her way to Wj m ngtoa when her machinery broke down, and the Yankee cruisers, who had been chasing, overhauled and took her as a prize. Some of her passengers have been landed at Wil mington under flag of truce. The Savannah Republican thinks the Con. federate press has not acted the friendly part to wards Vallandjgham by publishing to the world, and of course to the Yankee blockading fleets that be is about to set sail for Nassau from a Southern port, with the view of making his es cape to Canada. The Raid on'Cembahte. The following neceunt cf the late raid on the , Combahea is furnished to tbe Charleston Mercury 1 by an eye witness and sufferer. The picture 1 drawn is startling, and although painted in plain,l unvarnished terms, presents facts of a very gravel nature and import. We append some editoriall comments of the Mercury, not only because theyl are eminently just, but because our own State i J an equal sufferer with South Carolina from thM same terrible causes. Here, as there, the enerfiyv havewav:shßd with impunity, and ior aught wei know to the contrary, equal'y culpable negligence lies at our own doors. Is there no .remedy— no* preventive of a repetition of these devilish out- 1 rages of an unscrupulous foe ? These lawless ofiences, says tho Mercury, require a deliberate and unshrinking consideration. Viswed rs an example permitted to others, this raid is most pcrnic ous, and may be destructive m its future effects. Asa question of food, it i s of mcmeat, threat ening as it does the whole granary 0 f the State which lies upodthe coast-for the interior of the State has produced but little more than it con-* ft ismes. Regarding the matter as touching international law, between ourselves aud tbe. Government of Ihe United S ates, and as bearing upon , h e cus toms of war, the 1. CIS ere B „ch that they must bo laced by our authorities, State and military As touching the laws oi Fnvh Carolina, wi/ethe consn.eivd as mere slaves or us individuals domi cled here every H oul engaged in tho late raid whether white or blcck, has forfeited his life’ either os an insurrectionist or a traitor to the State of bouth Carolina ; and whether taken now or at any future time, the lives cf those men are terf-ff and the forfeit must be paid to the last farthing, without consideration to individuate to property, or to qualms of the stomach or of the pocket. No prisoners should be taken at all Inere is a time for all toings :-a lime for ;enti ment, and a time for sternness. The time for the exercise of the latter sentiment has come—the time for the former folly has passed. The securi ty of our homes and tho integrity of our institu tions are at stake. Tbe violation of the laws and cus oms of all civifized nations is gross, palpable and indisputable. L ;t the adder be crushed in i s iccipieccy, b ; the immediate resalts what they may. Regarding Tae matter from a military point Tiew, the facts are each that they require expla nation. It*ati the facts staled—and they are sta ted t>n very unexc ptiouable authority—be true, the whole thing is most disgraceful. * The matter calls for a vigorous and a rigorous invef t gauon. It is understood that such investi gation h now being made. The conduct of altars at Blufßon seems to re deem the reput *tion of the division but little. At 5 0 cljck I was awakened in my bed by the driver, who rushed precipitately mt my room and imormed me that two of the enemy’s steam ers were in full sight, and would soon be opposi'e to my landing. 1 arose hasli y, went upon tiie poiticooi the house, end, sure euougb, there were the two sieamere— one quite small, and the other very largo, crowded w.lb armed men in Gain uniforms. Il suerne! 10 mo that I also saw women seated in ch irs upon the upper deck of the iiirfje Sieamer, surveying with curiosity the beautilul and peaceful scene tuat lay stretehed before them. Upon perceiving that the sma'ler steamer was sttering ior my la I ordered the driver to bring ihe p j cp elo me, as they had come iroui the fields, and were gathering at the settlement. Finding that the negroes did not come to me from the settlement, as I hud ordered, I imme diately went there, louud them al! about their bons s, and seeing that the enemy had new land ed about twenty negroes under the leadership of one white man, I ordered them to follow me and take to tile woous, which form a deep forest near my home. They ail professed a willingness to •do ic, but not one made a sign of moving. As 1 had not a single arm of defence about my persoD, I was forced 10 fly to the woods for protection. I took refuge in it, and determined to watch, as far as I could, the operations of the enemy. They came up to my house, and iu a very short time it wus set on fire. 1 looked towardj Mr. Kirk land’s place, aud soon perceived the smoke rising from the direction ot his residencs. Presently the mill, overseer’s house and slables on his place, also tbe threshing mill and barns upon my own place, as well as those upon Mr. Lowndes and Uol. Heyward’s, were bu.ning a most simul taneously. The negroes, men and womon, were rushing to the boat with their children, now and thew greeting some ono whom they recognized among the uniformed negroes, and who were pro bably icirnior runaways irom the various planta. tions in the neighborhood. The negroes seemed Io be utterly transformed, drunk with excite ment, and capable of the wildest excesses. The roaring of the flames, the barbarous howls of the negrcea, the blowing of horns, the barsh steam whistle, and th,a towering columns of smoke from every qun T ter,tetnadc au impression on my mind wfiien can never be effaced. Here, I thought to my3clf, is a repetition of Sau DomiDgo. Re maining about live hours in the woods, 1 conclu ded to steal tow irda my oivn burning bouse, and ascertain the amount ol destitution. I approach ed cautiously, as the small st lamboat had not yet leit my landing, aud I could still see the negroes carrying from my burning barn bags of rice upon their heads, ia rapid movement towards the steamboat. At eleven o’clock the steamer moved off, not having left her station for six hours, and I was left alone to suivey with tear!ul eyes the wide scene of desolation around me. My pleasant and comfortable house was in ash es. My library, containing over thirty five hun dred volumes, in the collection ci which I had employed twenty years of my fife; every memo rial of my pout life, and evciy material object to which my heart still clang, not for its intrinsic value, but lor the an peakable associations con nected with it—vanished, perished in the flames ; ar.d this was not done in a tempest, by the light nit,- of heaven, but sarct oncd ny the order of the civiKzid, philanthropic, liberty-loving Yankee. B sines my house, they burnt three negro houses, one of which the driver lived in, my steam ihreshmg mil! and earn, corn house, kitchen, and store room, nnile stablo and some six thousand bushels of riie. They also carried oil seventy-three negroes and t iree mules. What ontributed most to my mortification, was, that in my whole aag of slaves, among whom there were any amount of Aarons, Abrahams, Isatcs and J icobs, there was not one Abdiei—not one re mained loyal to the rebel. They leit an old wo man who had been bedridden for a year, and whose house was next to the driver’s house that had been burnt. I went into her house and found her naked iu her bed, stript ol her clothing, aban doned by her children and grandchildren. Bhe bai since died This is an instance of abolition humanity. They ail left me, saints and sinners, and nothing remains to testify of their former presence but the famishing c.ds and dogs, who, in coming around me, seem to demand by their anxious expression the sense and moaning of their prt sent loneliness. The*egroei were not allowed by their sympathising friends to carry r 11' any of their clothing, except wbat they wore on their becks; not? pot, nor a kettle ; and there was left at the landing a strauf-e medley cl clothes, pots and kettles, I askels, bolts of ciolb, hats and shoes, together with the familiar faces of many articles which had miraculously disappeared .‘rora tbepremises years ago, and of whose myste rious disappearance no intelligible explanation had ever been given. There was enough prog to fill ten wagons. They baveall gone, and I ex pect by this time realize the meaningof that other abstraction, liberty and t: e rights of man. I think old I’ornpey will miss hid Harden and his favorite vegetable 3; old Janus will us longer cap tivate bin admiring uudii cce by mis quotations from tSe Bible ; Had old diiver George will find his occupation gone. J have no doubt, if ever 1 should see that 1 genus injidun t” again, I shah find them n wiaer and a saauer [leople The beau of liberty they will discover, to their cost, does not comprise clothiDg, com’ortable houses, kind treatment and medicilattendar.ee, but to them is misery, pri vation, hunger and a cheerless death. The ques tion new is, could this raid have been prevented f I think so. llixd Jtfiords’ iqiadron bei-n station ed ncra, I think, though I profess to be no judge in n,i:i'ary matters, the enemy c aid have been intercepted. They had been posted here lor eigh teen months, knew every foot and by path of toe country, all the plantations, and by a proper dis posal of a few men upon e: ch place, might have caccked their progress. The squadron nnder the command of Majrr Manuel had bten r-cently transferred to tfc s country, which they did not know, from a couativ with which they w. ro per- fect.y familiar. They were emirely ignorant of the localities, and though no doubt willing to render assistance, were unable to do so, from their want of familiarity with this reg’on. One or two cannoa at Tar Bluff, I feel confident, would have arrested '.he progress of the steamboats; and had ihe fort at Combative Ferry retained the cannon wolch now rrpoge at Green Bond t might have done them some damage. But in these matters 1 say 1 am no judge, and these are my small opin ions, besides 1 am in no mood for impartial criti cism It is merely my desire to give a simple and succuiot account of what I saw and suffered. This ; s an act commanded and sanctioned by the best of all possible governments; yes, best in deed, in the estimation of the insumerab'e Rev. Jr. i’auglosses’ that swarm over The North. To ialk of reconstruction is about as sensible as to attempt the reconstruction of the Tower of Babel, or the rebuilding of the Temple of J rngalem; They have laid me under obligations which I hope my brave coumrymen will • epay wilt inter est. Gbn Sirixar Johnston’s Family.— A correspon dent cf the Hcuiton (Texas) Telegraph writes: On receipt of intelligence, a twelvemonth ago, of the fall of Gen. A. Bidney Johnston at Shiloh, a movement originated in Houston, Texas, to procure a home in Texas for his family, then un derstood to be in California, with no other de pendence than himself. The committee in Hous ton have collected and paid over about >B,OCO to the trustee, W. J. Hutching, iitq., whioh has been funded in eight pei cent bonds ; and they now intend renewing their ell'irts, and asking co operation throughout the State.