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OOLUM B n k
,VM. L. SCRUGGS WrtlU.r.
noudaf IHorulnK, Sept. H, I MB*.
To Our Friend*.
Persons teceiving private duipaubcn rela
tive to the casualties of the late battles «ill
eonfer a great favor on us, as well as the pub
lie generally, by handing them to us for publi- ,
cation.
a* * j
Tbe Confederacy learns that a private j
despatch was received in Atlanfa Satur (
day night tbatCapt. Hulsey of the Atlanta
Grays, was killed at Manassas.
Gen. Johnson*
“Hermes” writing to the Mercury on
the 2dinst., says:
Gen. J. E. Johnson takes charge of
the Trans-Mississippi Department, with
Gaos. I’rioe, Magruder anti Holmes un
der him. Gen. G. W. Smith retains
command here, and has taken a house not
far from (he President’s.
Capture of Burnalde and all hie Stafl
Special to the Lynchburg Republican.
Ciiamottisviui, Vi., Sept. 2.—A letter re
ceived here says .that Gen. Burnside and all
his stall have "been captured, and that they
have been sent to Richmond.
The Lynchburg Virginian of the 4th says :
“A report of the capture of Burnside and all
his slaff, reached here by the Orange cars last
night. There seems to be no doubt Os the
authenticity of the report, as a gentleman, in
whom we have every confidence, (dates he saw
and conversed with one of his aids, after the
rapture, and while on the way to Richmond.
••Private intelligence, we loam, was received
here last night, that wo had captured thirty
thousand prisoners, and that the entire loss
of the enemy In the third day’s battle, was at
least thirty thousand, making a grand totul of
Sixty thousand. Our own losses are also very
heavy, and are conjectured to rencli fifteen
thousand, killed and wounded.”
[We publish the above, with the re
mark that we doubt its correctness. It
seems very strange, that if it is truo, it
should not have boon telegraphed to the
press.]—Eds. Boa.
Interesting Getter from Capt. J. U.
Moore, of the “Columbus Volun
teer*,” 17th Ga. Regiment*
We have been kindly permitted to
roako the following extracts from a letter
from Capt. Moore to his mother, giving
an aocount of the participation of his
company, and its casualties in the late
battles near Manassas:
As you well know, there has been ee
vere lighting going on for several days,
utoetly Jackson’s forces. Yesterday is
the first time Lougstreet has participated.
Toombs’ brigade opened the fight on the
right, on the edge of tho old battlefield
of the 21« t July, 1861. Our regiment
was exposed to the hottest fire, from 4
o’clock, p. m , until dark. We main
tained our position against four regiments
for more than two hours, not giving hack
a foot. Tho loss of our regimsnt is 09
only 11 of whom were killed outright’
two of whom being troni my company.
Maj. Pickett is mortally wounded ; Capt!
Jones, of Albany, killed. Banks l\
Bhaw and J. J. Culpepper, of my com
pany, were killed ; Corp. M. W. Under
wood, mortally wounded; Serg’t John
H. Lawrence, wounded in the thigh and
foot, flesh wound; John Thom, right arm
broken above the elbow; J. F. Lowe
juet above tho left kuce, slight • J T
Majors, back of the neck, slight; Jeffer
son Culpepper, one finger shot off
Banks Shaw was wounded in the first of
the engagement, and was persuaded to
go to the roar, but he soon returned and
was shot through tho head and killed in
stantly. 1 waa knocked down by a spent
grape shot, whioh struck mo on the neck
uud now have rather a Btitt neck from it ■
had it been an inoh higher it would have
fractured my ekull, or had it been with
more lorce it would have taken my head
ott- 1 was also struck by a spent ininnio
ball ott tho ankle, which stung cousider
“k'J * o L, ft .| im ®’ , but *■ all right uow.—
Libert Wells had a ball to pass through
his sleeve, but not hurt. Some of the
men hred t>o rounds, some used two guns,
as one would get so hot that they could
uot hold il. They showed as much bra
very as is ever shown on the field. I
passed over the field this morning, and
tmd that our shots told well, for tho on
emy lay promiscuously in front. The
id was under heavy fire, but their loss
*** , ®None of the Guards were
killed. Ihe Texas brigade fought like
heroes. 1 havo not learned their loss.
were driven baok beyond
Btone bridge, where we have just stopped
as a resting place. I hear heavy firing
occasionally in the direotion of C'entre
ville, also on the left. 1 suppose that is
U. W. Smith coming up with his forces ;
it so, fighting will be renewed again
pretty soon, and I suppose that wo will
again play a conspicuous part. The 20th
Georgia captured a battery of six guns
Their loss is pretty heavy. Lt. Fontaine
was wounded. 1 intended to mention
our passage of Thoroughfare Gap ou the
28th. Our regiment did not fire a gnn,
but lay under the heaviest shelling we ever i
experienced—our loes was 9—none kill
ed. They had the us, but we
soon drove them from their stronghold
by charging up the mountains that we
could scarcely olimb. The 2d and 20th
both did excellent service on that occa
sion.
Richmond Gonlp,
"Hermes” of the Charleston Mercury,
writing Sept. 6th, says:
It was a battle of far greater magnituro
thanwe supposed. McClellan, Pope,Burn
sido, Hunter, were all there. How they
managed to get together, when our feroes
were at Centreville, Is not very clear.
Nor is it known how our various divis
ions effected a junction. Ample light
will be thrown on all these matters in a
day or two.
I heard last night that a dispatch had
been received at the War Offioe to the
effect that our army had taken possession
of Alexandria and Arlington Heights
without firing a gun, but the papers of
this morning make no mention of it.
That 'Washington will be abandoned
without a fight is extremely doubtful,
and yet I do not see how it is to bo held
in the face of a victorious army like
ours —said by some to be 250,000 strong.
That is an exaggeration, of course; but,
making full allowance for losses recently
sustained, we ought to be able to throw
into Maryland 60,000 affective men;
against whom the Qtnkces can bring
nothing but beaten hirelings, raw re
cruits, and Cox’s command from Western
Virginia—some 12,000 men. If, for
want of provisions, we are oompellcd to
halt in front of Washington, Buell will
be called in hot haste to tho defense of
the Capital, and 60 will Curtis. Thus
Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri wi',l
have to be abaudoued. And if we take
Washington, Buell and Curtis will still
be needed to defend Baltimore and Phila
delphia. Take either horn of the dilem
ma, the Yankees are in a bad way.
From the Charleston Courier.
Army Correspondence.
Ox Battle Field, iveae Manassas, 1
Midnight, Saturday, August 30, 1862 f
‘•Not unto us,Oh Lord, not unto us, but unto
Thy Name tie all the glory.”
We have to day gained another victory.
While I write tbe enemy are retreating
in confusiendowards Wathiaglou, ] unit
ed by our troops under Lingered and
Jacksou. Ilia dea l an I our own are
mingled togetbtr upon the common held
: for miles, and the wounded of boll: ar
mies are being sent to tbe rear as rapidly
1 a-> circumstances will permit
It is impossible at this tune to give
1 ymi anything like a detailed narrative
i of the operations of the day, and 1 can
I onl v relate what transpired under my
own immediate observation. At the close
j of my letter yesterday I slated that a
lmttle was then in progress. Hurrying
to the front I found our advance about
four miles this side of Gainesville, align
ed on both sides of the Warrenton Turn
pike—Jackson being on the extreme left,
Longstrcet on the right, and the two ccl
ums forming an obtuse angle, with the
enemy in the diagonal- From early
dawn until 1 o clock the forces of Jack
son had eogaged the Federals in a series
of heavy skirmishes, and driven them
beyond a commanding position upon an
eminence, which was immediately occu
pied by two companies of the New Or
leans Washington Artillery and parfs of
other batteries, cumbering in all sixteen
guns. I should here observe, parontheli
cally, that Jackson on the day previous
had engaged the enemy on this very hill
and forced him back with great loss, not,
less than four hundred bodies being left
within an area of six or eight p.cres.
It was among these putrefying corpses
that Col. Walton posted his artillery, and
ut one o’clock opened fire. In fifteen
minutes ho had silenced one battery, and
before four had driven the whole six
whioh were opposod to him from the
field, with the exception of a single bat
tery oomposed of twenty pound Parrott
guns. After the lire the fight was taken
up by the infantry on the right, under
command of Gen. Longstrcet, and raged
continuously until dark. Between five
and six o’clook the troops of Gen. Jack,
son engaged the Federals on their right
flank, and were again victorious. If I
have boen correctly informed, Jackson’s
left now rested upon Sudley’s Ford, on
Bull Ilun, but during the night both
Longstrcet and Jackson fell back to their
original positions, holding, however, the
strongest and most valuable strategic
points on the field. Our loss was very
considerable in killed and wounded, but
is greatly exoeedod by that of Ihe enemy.
During tbe night wo were engaged in
bringing in the wounded of both armies
and burying our dead. Our principal
casualty was the loss of General Ewell’s
leg, by which we were deprived of the
services of one of our ablest generals.
Os the loss in killed and wounded, I am
unable to send details nt present. The
result of the engagement being by no
means decisive, it was expected that the
battle would be resumed at daylight this
morning.
The troops slept upon their arms, and
the first rays of the risiug sun were wel
comed by the booming of our artillery.
On ascending tbe eminence occupied by
our batteries, Ihe scetio presented to the
eye was truly inaguificcnt, such as it
falls to the lot of few men to behold.—
Just in front of the hill spread a broad
open plain, slightly undulating in its
character, and fringed on the right and
left with heavy masses of timboie Less
than a mile distant, upon another eleva
tion, but not so high as that occupied by
us, were visible the batteries of the en
emy, supported in the rear by strong
bodies of infnntry, who were likewise
posted in the adjacent woods. Still fur
ther in the rear, by the aid of a glass,
could be descried a body of troops mov
ing to our left up tho Bull Run, as if
with a view to tumour left flank, while
more immediately in front tho pickets
nnd skirmishers might bo seen exchang
ing shots. An unremitting tiro of small
arms nnd artillery was maintained during
the morning, and increased in intensity
with tbe approach of the afternoon.
About three o’clock ft heavy body of
skirmishers was throwu out from our
right to meet thoso of the enemy, and
soon after a small gamo of battlo between
these forces was tn full progress along
tho entire line to the right of the Warren
ton Turnpike. To the left of the road,
upon the eminence which I havo describ
ed, a battalion of artillery, under the
command of Col. Stephen D. Lee, was
located, and for two or three hours en
gaged the batteries of the enemy on tho
opposite hill. About half-past three Col.
Lee discovered a movement on the part of
the Federals in front of him, indicating n
desire to storm his position. A regiment
emerged from the woods, formed in line
of battle in the open field, nnd steadily
advanced until they had reached a point
near the Manassas Gap Railroad. Here,
behind the embankment of the road,
which constituted in itself a formidablo
breastwork, a Louisiana brigade lay con
cealed; and as Boon as the Yankees ap
peared in range, they opened upon them
a terrific volley of musketry, which mow
ed them dowu by scores. In tho confu
sion which resulted, Lee let loose upon
them with round shot aud shell, aud in a
moment after they were flying precipi
tately from the field. Reaching the
woods from which they started, they
were joined by another regiment, and
again essayed the task of taking a Con
federate battery. Again they were driv
en baek in disorder. Snoh was tho ac
curacy of our fire that every shell seem
ed to burst in thoir ranks, and we could
distinctly observe the men dropping by
twos and threes, and in heaps upon one
another. A third regiment made the
same attempt, but before they had ad-
vanced fifty yards they were so utterly
demoralized by our tire that they retreat
ed hastily to the woods. The colors of
this regiment were shot away by one of
ibe gunners of tho Brooks battery.
From prisoners who subsequently fell
into our hands, I learn that tho brigade
to which these troops belonged, was un
der the command of Gen. Morel!, of Mc-
Clellan’s army.
Almost simultaneously with this, attack by
infantry, the enemy opoued a tremendous fire
with their artillery, wnieh they had concentra
ted at the point above indicated, and thus the
battlo was opened. For *n hour or more the
oaunouadiug between those opponents was
incessant, varied only by the “harp roll of
musketry along the right, and the reverbera
ting echos of tiie batteries attached to the re
spective brigades.
Beyond this point it is impossible to convey
an idea of tho progress ot the fight. The bat
tlo was at its height aud raged furiously until
after dark, when nothing could be seen but the
fitful dashing of the bursting bombs and the
fiery tongues of tlame that shot out from the
mouth ortho cannon, and ever aud anen illu
minated the sulphurous canopy that hung
above the scene.
Had I the materials at hand it would he easy
to describe the various movements of the day,
visible as many of them were from prominent
portions of the field; but in their absence it
must be left to the imagination of the reader
to conceive the tierce grandeur of the occasion
—its ever changing aspects—the advance—the
retreat—the slow processions of the wouuded
_too mov.ug to and fro of tho long dark lines
of infantry—the fringes of fire leaping from
the muzzles of ten thousand muskets at the
same instant —the roar of artillery—the iron
rain and the tempest of death.
The results of the battle may be summed up
in a few words. We hare captured several
batteries, many colotb, and hundreds of pris
oners. The slaughter on both sides has been
immense. Many of our field officers are
wounded, iron. Trimble is reported to have
been siiot in the head, General Field through
loth thighs, General Jenkins through the left
breast and arm, but fortunately not dangerous
ly. Col. Benbow and Col. Means, ot South
Carolina, Col. Corse, of the First Virginia Bri
gade, Col. Mayne, Seventh Virginia, and Lt.
Col Florence, Seventh Virginia, are said to be
wounded. Col. Skinner, of the Fourth Vir
ginia, is mortally wounded. Other casualties
I have not learned.
We have driven the enemy several miles
beyond his position in the morning, and now
at midnight are still in pursuit. Every evi
dence indicates that he is completely routed,
and that, too, upon the very ground where, on
the memorable 21st of July", 1 Hie North re
ceived its first lessons or Sou - -n prowess,
and was taught liow futile it ism - tempt the
subjugation of a people determin t to be free.
The only sad thought connecn ! with the
glorious event is, that so many liable spirits
have sealed their devotion ts the country with
their blood, and are now lying on the field
which they have made doubly immortal,
“With their feet to the foe, and their faces to
their God.” PERSONNEL
Spteeli of Charles J. lngersoll and
lila Arreat.
The following is the speech of Mr.
lngersoll, for which he was arrested.—
Speaking of the anti Administration
party now waging this unholy abolition
crusade of ,-übjugation, he said :
“If we are in the majority, and if we
know Unit the party in power is ruling
to our ruin, why should we not put it
down? We think that they rule to ruin
us, and Laving the majority, we may
exercise our right of ballot and put them
out. What is the reason for which we
think this party should go out of power?
We are at this time the most indebted
country in the world. We have the
heaviest debt in the world, and one
which has the loast possibility of being
paid, and we shall soon be the heaviest
taxed people, and of all the money that
has been raised, how much has been well
applied ? How much has been well
spent?
The Government has raised the largest
sum and applied it to the least purpose
of any power before. They began with
700,000 soldiers, and are now going to
raise 600,000 more. What have they
done with the army ? What conquests
have they made. [Three cheers for
MoClellan.] What are they doing with
MoClellan? It is said that he is to be re
moved. [A voice—“never.”] Let us
wait and see how it is to be. [Cheers
for McClellan and Colonel Murphy.] 1
want to know whether any Government
that ever exercised so much power with
700,000 men have accomplished results
so insignificant? Are we any further
advanced in tbe conquest of the South
ern States than we were at the begin
ning? And with what object has this
war been prosecuted.
I hear that the Government has lately
taken it into consideration to adopt an
other course. We have no proof that
this Abolition scheme is dead. But
what has been tho whole object of the
wav previously? [A voice—“ Free the
nigger.”] Has there been auy other
object, and if they accomplish that ob
ject—if they turn loose upon us four
millions of negrocß, are we to marry
.them ? I will tell you what will be the
result. Those poor negroes, whom the
Abolitionists love much less than you
and I, would havo their throats cut in a
war of races, and that would be the end
of this scheme of Mr. Lincoln. I say
further, that a more corrupt Govern
ment was never seen here, and seldom
seen in tho Old World. Look at the for
tunes made in contracts! Look at the
reports of the House and Senate Com
mittee! There you will see the evidence
that a Government so corrupt ns this,
was never imagined uutii Mr. Linoolu
come into power.
The Senate refused to exclude a mem
bor guilty of faking a bribo to procure a
contract, and yet that same Ssnate has
been expelling member after member up
on principals more or less finely drawn.
If we choose to put down this Govern
ment by going quietly to the ballot box
and voting against it, who is to say nay ?
What are we told by this Government ?
Democracy is treason, Freedom is treason,
the Press is treason. They say it is
treason for the Democralic party to or
ganize itself; it is treason to vote against
this Government, or to do anything short
of supporting it. We will support the
Government and the war, because we
have been assailed/and I say that the idea
that is now .given out by those* peo
pie at Washington, that we are uot to or
ganize as a party, is mounstrous. What
is thero in our way ? I don’t understand
that thero is anything in our way, as we
have a majority. They tell us we can be
arrested Ah! well, I see that our friends
in different parts of the town have boon
arrested, but, after all, these arrests are
not such terrible things. If thoy arrest
you, they must feed and clothe you, and
lodge you, and, in these hard timss, there
is something in that. [Laughter.] I
know of nothing in the way. I know of
nothing they have pretended to put in our
way, in our march to the ballot box, ex
cept the arrest; but if they arrest yon
and me, they can’t arrest the whole
Democratic party. Go to the ballot-box,
nnd give a majority throughout th«
State, and then the wind is taken out of
Mr. Lincoln’s sails. I want to sae the
Federal Government that will dara, in
the face of an ascertained majority of
the whole country to carry on unconsti
tutional measures such as they have
boen indulging for Ihe last eighteen
months.
For uttering these sentiments, Mr. In
gersoll was arrested, and put under bonds
to answer for using treasonable language.
Proceedings against him were postponed
iu consequence of the death of bis moth
er.
Fatal Accident.
We regret to leirn that Mr. J. B.
Gordon, of this city, was suddenly
killed by falling from the window of his
room near the Exchange Hotel, on Thurs
day night. Hi* room was in the third
story of tho building and it is supposed
he must have been sitting iu the window
and fallen out while sleeping lie was
a son of tho lata J. W. G. Gordon, for
merly a conductor on the Montgomery
aud West Poiut Railroad, whose sudden
death iu the streets of Columbus, Ga.,
we recorded some months since. The
deccaseJ was we believe in tbe employ of
tbe Montgomery and West Point Rail
road Company. His funeral took place
yesterday from the residence of his wid
owed mother. —Montgomery Ado. 6 th
Wlmt Dom tt Jlesti I
The sentinels at the forts below report
that two blue lights were sent up over
the city about two o’olook Wednesday
morniug. They watched closely for a
responsive siguul from the enemy, but
none was discovered.— Sav. Ftp. (sth.
TELEaRAPHIO
»iO f/l*
Richmond, Sept. 6.—The House to
day debated the military bill. No action
was taken.
Oue hundred aud sixty prisoners, in
cluding sixty two commissioned officers,
arrived this evening from Manassas
General Lee, in a letter to the FresL
dent, says :
“We paroled 7.000 prisoners oa tbe
field, captured about the same number of
arms, and thirty pieces of artillery.”
General Kearney was killed by the 49ih
Georgia regiment.
Pope sent a lotter to General Lee, beg.
ging him totak» care of his wounded
second dispatch
Richmond, Sept 6.—A letter trom
General Lee, dated Chantcly, 3J, says
that on Monday, the enemy attacked the
front of our advancing column with the
view of apparently covering the with
drawal of his train on the Centreville
road, and masking his retreat. Our posi
tion wag maintained, with but slight loss
on both sides. Major General Kearney
(Yankee) was killed in this affair. On
Tuesday about noon, the cuemy evacua
ted Fairfax Court House, and proceeded
towards Alcxadrira.
Chattanooga, Sept 7 —Private in
formation to tho “Rebel,” from Winches
ter, Tennessee, states that it is absolutely
certain that Buell’s entire force is beyond
Murfreesboro.
A Yankee courier has been taken in
North Alabama, with dispatches front
Buell to Rosencranz, urging the latter to
join the former at Nashville, with ail
possible speed. The whole of Middle
Tennassce is in a blaze, aud preparing
to join the Confederate army. They
have suffered greatly from the Yankee
occupation of their country, and swear
vengeauce. Let all refugees from Mid
dle Tennessee now come home.
Yankee rumors say that Louisville is
captured.
We also have an encouraging rumor
from betweeu Decatur and Columbia,
which it is not proper to mention.
Geuoral Bragg’s army is in the highest
spirits and inviucibio, from the lato news
from Virginia and Kentucky.
fifteenth Alabama Regiment.
Culpeper, Va., Sept. 0.
Wm. Lewther: Major Lowther safe.
Only one mau killed, and seven or eight
wounded in 15th Alabama regiment.
W. 11. Griffin,
Commanding the Post.
Special to the Constitutionalist.
Manassas, Va., Aug. 31.—Via Richmond, Va.,
-Sept. o.—The following is a list ol' casualiies in
Cos. D, Burke Sharpe Shooters, 2d Georgia Vol
unteers, at Manassas, Aug. 30:
Wounded —Mortally, Lieut.D W Packard; se
riously, M Wray, H Rawls, T P Miller, Charles
Green; slightly, C M Jones, J W Hughes, B G
Dye, T E Blount, W A Brassell.
Lieut. Col. Holmes is unhurt.
v
From the Knoxville Register.
Glorious News from Kentucky!
GEN. smith’s CONGRATULATORY ORDER.
Headquarters Army of Kentucky,!
Richmond, Aug. 30, 1862. j
Orders.
The Major General Commanding re
turns his heartfelt thanks to the troops
of this command, officers and men, for
their exceeding gallantry in the several
actions of this day, their patient, un
murmuring endurance of fatigue, during
two days and nights forced marches, and
fighting three battles in twelve hours.
The country shall know of your suf
ferings on the march, as well as of the
bold, pressing charge of this day.
To-morrow being Sunday, the General
desires that the troops shall assemblo
and under their several Chaplains, shall
return thanks to Almighty God, to whose
mercies and goodness these victories arc
duo E. Kirby Smith,
General Commanding.
LETTER FROM CAI’T. M’eLRATII.
We are permitted to make the follow
ing extract- from a private letter from
Capt. McElrath :
Richmond, Ky., Aug. 30, 1862.
We havo had to-day three different and
hotly contested battles. The enemy’s
force reported at 14,000. They made
the first stand at ihe foot of Rig Hill—
eight miles from Richmond, and the last
one at Richmond.
Ourlos3 in killed is about 200, perhaps
less, and as many wounded. That of
the enemy, killed nnd wounded, double
ours, besides over 2000 prisoners. Capt.
Soott is now—nine o’clock p. m.—in the
rear, so that in the morning we shall
capture the entire party*.
Our men behaved most gallantly, chnrg*.
ing the enemy at each stand they made,
killing one General, four Colonels, two
Lt. Colonels, and capturing large quan
tities of Commissary stores.
Col. Scott, who was pursuing, is just
uow in, and says wo have captured the
entire army—more than 15,000 men.
lt is glorious enough for one fight.
No enemy uow between this and Lex
ington. God be praised!
STILL LATER.
Tho following highly interesting letter
is from a very worthy source, and is en
titled to the utmoßt credit:
Gen. Smith and staff" mounted their horses
at 7 o’clock Saturday morning, and moved to
the front some 8 miles, to where our forces
arrived last night. Just before reaching the
place the enemy attacked us, opening with ar
tillery, and in about an hour the infantry open
ed, in less than an hour, we drove them from
their position, with great slaughter on their
side, we taking many prisoners. Our loss
quit* heavy, especially in officers. We moved
on about two miles beyond Rogersville, at
which place the first fight occurred, and found
them again in position, when we made the at
tack, and the second time drove them from
t heir position with still greater loss both in
killed wounded and missing, with smaller loss
ou our side. The second fight occurred about
2or 3 o’clock, and our troops having march
ed some eight miles, and having no water ex
cept a little taken from the stagnant pools
along the road, and seeing the enemy again
preparing to receive us, we halted our men
| and gave them several hours’ rest. Ev*ry-
I thing being ready, a short march brought us
within sight of Richmond, where the enemy
made a third stand, when we moved on and
attacked them the third time. After hard
fighting we routed them, and drove them
through the place a little before sundown, in
utter confusion. In this last fight we did not
lose many men, but we captured from 1,200 to
1,504 prisoners, besides their killed and wound
ed. After we had whipped them in front and
started them to running, Col. , with
his command, who had been sent around on
th* Lexington road to catch them, keeping ,
hi* command in ambush until the retreating !
army came up, attacked them and succeeded i
iu capturing and killing nearly the whole ar- i
my, taking all then guns and some ten pieces I
of artillery, with all their wagons, stores, etc. !
Itis estimated that their killed, wounded and
missing will reach some 10,000, whilst ours
will not reach more than from 3 to 500 killed
and wounded. Their lossin killed and wound
ed officers is very heavy. The troops were
from Ohio, Indiana, and commanded by Gen.
era! Bull Nelson—Colonel t’a,- . iu-s M. Clay
commanded a brigade General Smith com
manded our troops, and tiv hat-1 fighting and
the blessing of God we a- .-imyt -I then tine ar
my. It '.v i- agr ind sight I-. -eon-trill clad
and sometimes hare-f””ted troop-, with no
food and but little water, mr.irhing with a
steady li (-ut o i ineir splendidly equipped foe.
It was one of the grandest battles I ever saw.
It tilted our hearts with pride to -see our men
move onward and never give way. Glory be
to G-»d on high for the splendid result.
i-c-n Snntli and staff escaped unhurt.
Ex Governor.l W. Matthews, of Miss
issippi. tired* at Palmetto, Georgia, on
the 28tb ult., iu his 44trh year.
Taxes
Oar Tax Collector, Joseph S. Parker,
Esq , informs us that he has received,
from the* Comptroller General, the rata
"of taxation for State purposes. The
per centsgo for 1862, is eighteen and a half
cents on the hundred dollars. The coun
ty tax is thirty and a half cents upon
the same valuation, making the grand
tax to be laid in Lumpkiu, forty-nine
on every hundred dollars worth of taxa
ble property.
The Legislature required the Governor
to raise $1,000,000 by taxation.—Delont
ga Signal.
As indicative of the spirit es liberality
that characterizes our people, and as an
encouragement to generous and patriotic
citizsns who may be reminded to do like
wise, wc notice with pleasure that Dr. S.
W. Vaughn, of Summerfisld, Ala., has
contributed $35 te the editor of the Pe
tersburg Express, to be appropriated to
the use of tho Alabama Hospital at Rich
mond
100 Vcgroii,
To aid in fortifying Savannah, have
been furnished by good old Monroe, the
most of which left here on last Monday
morning, under the supervision of Rev.
S. M. Smith. We like the voluntary
plan. Coercion, as at first proposed by
Gen. Mercer, is repugnant to the spirit
of patriotism and independence.—For
syth Journal, 4 th.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
New Advertisements.
See advertisement of negro girl for hire.
McPhillips old stand, under Masonic Hall,is
advertised forrent.
F. M. Gray wants one or two No 1 milk
cows.
Mr. John Flynne gives notice he will open a
Sehool for Young Ladies on Monday, 6th of
October next.
Tbs Indian.
This steamer, Fry master, arrived yester
day, and will leave to-morrow (Tuesday) af
ternoon, instead of Wednesday as heretofore,
for Ettfau'a and Riccoe’s Bluff. Capt. Fry’s
object in changing his schedule for this trip
is to accommodate delegates and others who
may desire to attend the Eufaula Convention,
which meets on-the 10th.
Patriotic Notice.
See the notice of a number of citizens ot
Russell County*, Ala., in another column. The
object is a good ouo and the meeting should
bo generally attended. Let it not be said that
the families of those brave men who are driv
ing back the hated invaders in Virginia and
Tennessee have suffered for want of food
and clothing. Our people should resort to
every resource aud tax all energies to furnish
them with the necessaries of file.
Good Work.
We are glad to observe that our worthy Dep
uty Marshall is destroying the coffee weed iu
Us seed. This is as it should be. The weed
was fast spreading over our city, taking pos
session of our streets and lots, and nothing
could stay its progress. One more years cut
ting down while in bloom or seed will, wetrust,
rid us of it.
NOTICE,
We, whose names are hereto signed, request
the people of Russell County to meet at Craw
ford, on tho Ist Monday of October, for the
purpose of adopting some plan and making
suitable arrangements to furnish (he families
of soldiers who are in indigent circumstances
with the necessary means of support. This
is a highly important matter, and we hope ev
ery man in Russell will be present and aid us in
devising a plan by which these families shall
be fed aud clothed. Letitnotbesaidthat the
people of Russell aro permitting these fami
ilies to suffer. Come one 1 Come all 1
September 1,1802.
F C Slappy, Wm B Ambrose,
Geo H Waddell, A W McCoy,
D B Mitchell, J Lillie,
Wilson Williams, Y Edwards,
Jno W Ransom. R P Baker,
Jno A Lewis, Edgar Garliok,
David Stringer, Wilson B Edwards,
Wm Barnett, Jno B Fuller,
Deß Waddell, J H Harvey,
B H Baker, W A Dunn,
G D Hooper, Benj. Sims,
J F Rutledge, S F Powers,
H N Johnson, Jno Greon,
Wm Webster, Wm L Whitely,
Jos Dudley, L G Davis,
W H Sears, Jno Askew,
Henry Denton, Jno Jones,
J M Baker, Theo Gillespie,
G W Hooper, J M Bennett,
ti A Neighbors, D P Meddows,
Geo Hugley, Wm M Adams,
Jas McKee, J) W Floyd,
Jno N Nobles, W E Crouch,
Henry L Harris, H W Johnson,
Jno M Phillips, B S Williams,
Wm Williams, D McSwaiu,
C R Jackson, U N Dunn,
J V Dismukes, Clark Aldridge,
Mathew Mathews, Wm A Johnson,
H M Crowder, Geo B Roberson,
Wm W Burt, F N Stafford,
Raleigh Hightower, Wm Barnett,
Jno F Lewis, Jno A Urquhart,
M Y Pruitt, Simon O’Neal,
Sam’l Strong, J M Stroud,
Hiram Nelms,. Wm T Turk,
Thos W Dunn, B Beaslev,
J K O’Neal, A M Harris,
Hides Wanted.
Quartermasters Office, l
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 2, ’62. j
I have been charged with the duty of hav
ing Hides tanned for the Confederate States.
My object is to obtain a present supply of
Leather for manufacture into Shoes for our
Army in the field and am prepared to make
favorable contracts with parties who may have
Leather on hand or in process of tanning.
F. W. DILLARD,
sp3-6t Captain A. Q. M.
SOMETHING GOOD!
rX'-HB UNLKUSIUNKD his jas:' received And
X for sale, Black be try VS inc, Doves Dan’s Im
perial Wine Hit.o !*, and Chu.-ry Btsudy by ttio
Bottle. fl tIoCHACKE t, Ag't
i49 broad itrett,
ept-3tdAlw nearly opp. Jlasonio Haii
8,700 YARDS TENT CLOTH.
11 l OUNCES TO IHH YARD; an .xeellent ar
il." ticlo for Negro Pants. fa t Sacir au-1 Tent?
Mr sate by
sp6-3t HULL & DPiiK.
DIVIDEND NO. 13.
Muscogee Rah Road Cos.)
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 16, ’62. j
T'BR ROAPI) OF MBKCTOKS have this day
declured a Dividend of Four Dailurs per share
ou tbe U.m-ra! fi:erk if the Cod' any, pttyahloon
and after the Ist ,'cpt next.
J. M. BIVINS,
ag 18-lrn gcc’y und ’Jreaj.
FOR 'HIKE.
\ NEGRO GIRL about flfttei ? » a -,
XJL suitable for a nms or t-d > ho;-- w *-f
App yat «»pB-tf TUI - I_> gj
~ FOR REST.
J\N Kesnnable Terms—McH lit" - -
* I OLD STAND, under Masonic H i t
is a targe a-id w“!l fisted Ftoro. Poston ■ JtJI
g vaa immediately. Apply t >
rpfi lw JA« V EVES .
WANTED.
ON* -‘tt TWO NO. 1 MILJff ~..
cow-i.
F M. GRAY.
Sept* 8 —MmJt
CORN WANTED.
f i * /\I j 8U4HE1.4 OLD WHITS COPN ; ie ,
"of weavils, f>r wV.i*U tin r<l<
pi i t* will be raid. Apply at the
a-,;iH ts PALACE MIU.-t
LADIES’ SCHOOL!
r rHR undersigned will cptn a f*E /jSSk
j LEt'T SCHOOL for Young Ladies gGlljgß*.
at tbe comer of Brysu arm Mein- 6.t Attf
t< sh Ftreite, on MONDAY, 6th of iS.-ir’vo?
OCCCBSR MXT.
Terms S6J nayalle quarterly in advanea
Sept 8, 1862. 3w-p JOHN FLYNNE
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
IAROM ROBERT INGRAM b, at Ops
' lika, Ala., on the Bth cf Augcst, l\w
1862. 1 Horae mnto; monse colorsd
rcan; medium size; 8 or 9 yt ars old, stw?—”
and iu good order. A reasonable reward will be
paid for the r -tura of the above described Muie to
Mrs. Evoline MoOalo, 12 rubles South of Op;l ha,
rnd 7 miles West of Crawford.
sp6-2t pd EVELINE McOAl**.
Plantation; Negroes, and
Growing Crop for Sale.
IOFFKU for wy Planta
tion IS miles from O® lolll *
bus and thr.e milts from th ;
rail road, nine Negroes, six
Mules, 8J head of Hogs, 25 do
Csttl#, Wagon, Cart, Ploughs, anew Gin and
Gin Blind, and the present growing crop which
will compare favorably with any in tho conntiy.
Any oneclesiroas of making sach an investment
will do well to call on the undersigned. 1 would
also include thirty-seven bales Cotton on tho
placo (sept4-6t) ts. G. WILKINS.
THE FlitE AMD MAIUKE,
Old Dominion Insurance Coe.
HAVING appointed the subscriber their eg nt
in this rity, sre prepared to tnku risk-*, on
tfte most favorable tdrms, ou Dwellings, :-tor,,i,
Merchandise, Warehouses, Cotton, Factorin', Ac
WT« eso Companies stand second to none in
Iho Confederacy. The Fire and Marine Comp *ny
has bsen in oiisthncefcr over thirty years.
E. I. MUSES, Aceut,
dccSly at Hall, Morn h k Cos.
FAXjXi X2ST!
Tallest Man on the Right!
I SHALL LEAVE ON SATURDAY NLXI', jl
with tho last Squad of my Squadron, aud M
on arriving at Camps, we will proceed to ,ii. y
vido the men aud elect officers for the Seeor and R
Company. Those who may wish to embraco the
last opportunity to became a Voluato.r, would
do weil to pack up sad go with uo. My Squad
ron is mads of as lino a holy of men as over left
thc*ir homos to fight in their country s defence
j. ii. Sikes, Capt sr. com.
L. W, PHILLIPS, Copt. sr. &-m.
Bp 1-ts
SCHOOL NOTICE.
MUd. M.M STEINER, announces es&.
to the public that sbo will open ft *N|,
a School, far Bays and Girls, on
day, September Bth, in the 'i’enp.
ment botweon Bridge Row ami the vfgFx?
Soldiers’Home, oa tbe West sidoof
Broad Stroo*.
Terms reasonable —Sml-roidcry and Drawing
included
RiCCKMnXD.UIONS.
MisaM.M Etsluor h;a iu our vicinity
some time, and I take yleasuiein ronomm. n-ting
hsr usa successful Teaehsr. Her method of teach
ing Elocution is entirely by eouud. which enn
bitts tho Pupil to articulate perfectly distinct and
correct, and progress much factor than by the
o;J system generally taught in Sohoolj.
WM. TtiBNLKY.
Lauderdale Cos., Juno 10,1819.
Mils M. M. Steiner bus bad charg. of the P- •
raoloOiphan Asylum, the past two yesrs, and
the children have improved remarkably In their
studies ; also In every other respect.
MRS. M. A. WILLIAMS,
“ RIOH'D PATTEN,
“ J. W. WCOLFOLK.
Oolumbcs,Ga., Sept. 27, 1861.
Miss M.M. Steimr has boon engaged in our
School the past Wintor. She is a skillful teach
er and Will excel in advancing her pupi's.
T. W. STANFORD,
B. F. MAROBUif,
OirarJ, Ala., June 17,1862. spe-dtpd
DESBRTEDi
IMIE following named and described “Con*
scripts,” detailed by mo to work on gov
ornwjut contracts in this city, having left said em
ployment without authority, are hereby publish
ed as deserters. Confederate States officers mo
requested to arrest them wherever found, and re
port tbe fact of their arrest io this cffico.
FeC.nUMPHItSVS,
M. 8. K. OrJ. Com’dg Lt put.
Ordnance Depot, Columbus, Ga., July <JO, ’('*2!
JAMES WOOD,
Now in Btfvannah; by occupation a machinist.
Columbus, Ga., July 31. ly
Fine Old Wines for Sale!
r. QUARTER Ca«iks Harmony (Oloroso) Sherry.
6 do do Harmony (Guidon) cherry.
5 do do Pale Sherry.
4 do do Pliclp. Madeira.
* do do London Dock (W MD) Port,
o Fiv j Gail. Demijohns Old liestrve Madeira
Vint ago 1838, Direct Importation to Sa
vanuali.
4 Five Gal. Demijohns Old ILscrye Madeira,
Vintage 1840, Diioct lmpoituthn to
vannah.
All of tLo above Wines aro of vertf fine quality
For sal®-by JAMES KIVLIN,
uugs-ltn 145 Broad St., Columbus, Oa.
Thirty Dollars Reward!
ARRKST THE DESERTER !
DItERTKD frem my Company, Private John
A. Johnson, of Mustogro .oi.nty. His mtl-
Uence I. tour miles from Oclumbns "on the T«1
button road. lie is five feet Bor 10 inches high ;
age 29 or 40 years old; dark complexion, ami
weighs about 166 pounds. 1 believe him to bs
in tire ueighboiliood of his r.s’den*©. Any relt
able person arresting him can precuie tranrpor
t - tloii to deliver him to me, at Atir-gdon. Va , by
applying to ihe quartermaster at Columbus.
GEO. W. ATKINSON, Capt.
«!> 1 ts Cos 0, 9th Bat. Art’y, Ga. Vols-
FOR SALK,
linn AOISISS improved LAND,
\Joiyj lying nine miles frrm thejjMgjSjHt
city o: Colainbns, Ga , nnd one mile
from tho rail road in Musoogao 4| WPffiig**
connty. Tho Lind will be divided
aud sold in two civislons if desired.
Parties desiring to purchase will call ou the
Undersigned, who is fnily authorized to sell the
said pis.ee. JESSE CARTER,
»«pt2-2\v Talbct on, <in
FOR SALS6.
1 TEN IIORBE TOWER ENGINE, WITH NEW
1 TOILER,
1 SCREW CUTTING MACHINE,
1 DRILL PRES?.
1 30 FT. f ACHE.
Tee attention cf Machinist: to the above 1» iu
vited. I’K WITT A 0.
Mon very Advertiser and Atlanta loteili
geocir copy two weeks and forward bid H once
t) tiffs office. sep3 2w
WATERPROOF INDIA RUBBER
CLOTH!
tjRAHDS * 2£oP*&2&, No. 90, Broad
£ £.*« now prepared to furnish auy quau >-;•>' •>'
India Enfcbsr and Enameled Ciot-h,
•t voAßon&blfi rat^r.
Columbus, Gu., Nov. 1.
SUBSTITUTE WAKTKD.
WANTED by a joung man whoD basically
usab’e to do the duty ts c. soldi r; in®
SubsHtute Io wrve during tho War. None
apply except aobor. mor'l men. Apply
ag2B.tr THIS OFTIC^-
"glennvTlle female"college
rpHB Fall T tm of this Tnstltnti n will '•!*••»
JL Monday, SertomT**r Ut, an * close
SJ-Chilatmas rices# two weeks The Si’Bnv
and Hummer Term will open February itr.ae
c10.,0 June 18ih, 1883. ,
M. M. GLENN,Be® ?•
GiennvrHe, Ala., Ang. 30,1862*