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Tuesday 30 > lß6 *‘
The Vicksburg Sun learns that Gov.
Pcttus has determined to convene the
Legislature of Mississippi in extraordi
nary session on the 23th inst.
Capt. Samuel B. Mark*.
From the Montgomery Advertiser of
of the 21st inst. We learn that Captain
Farnuel B. Marks, of Company 8., Mont
gomery Blues, resigned his position in j
that company and accepted the position
of Major in Col. Fry’s Regiment. Major
Marks has long been connected with the
military of Montgomery, has seen some
service in Florida, and will doubtless fill
his new position well.
Tht Cape Fear Blockaded.
[ A correspondent of the Petersburg Ex
press says a large United Stales steamer,
supposed to bo the Minnesota, came up
on the 12th, and unehored just outside
the bar of Cape Fear River. She is
thought to be out of range of the guns of
Fort Caswell, which is at the mouth of j
the river. Fort JohD.son is situated near
the mouth of the river two miles above
Fort Caswell. There are about 1,000 j
men at the two places.
Scarcity of Cotton In the Manufac
turlug Dl*trlcta.
A letter from one of the largest manu- i
facturers in the East, received in St.
Louis, gives the stock of cotton in New
York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, all
told, at about 9,000 bales, with no stock
of manufactured goods on hand, while
the stock in Louisville, Cincinnati, and
Pittsburg, is nearly exhausted. The
same letter states that the best informed
eastern merchants are of opinion that in
sixty days cotton will bo worth twenty j
cents a pound.
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Safety of Georgia Boys Confirmed.
The following despatch was received in
this city at a lale hour last night by a
gentleman, from lion Robert Toombs:— j
Augusta Const, of Sunday.
| Richmond, July 20.—1 tis certain the
four missing Georgia companies of Rani
aey’s Regiment were not taken, but being
separated from the regiment, marched
over tho mountains, and ate all safe at
Monterey with the command. Lieut.
Col. Crenshaw, just arrived, reports he
Baw them, and got this account from them
in person.
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The Charleston and Savannah Tfl
tirnph Bine.
The Charleston Courier of the 20th
inst., says: The new telegraph line be
tween this city and Savannah was com
pleted yesterday by the successful laying
of a submarine cable across Ashley Riv
er, under the superintendence of Mr.
Brenner, who has overcome the most for
midable obstacles iu the construction of the
work, and is entitled to the thanks of our
community and the highest praise for the
triumphant result of his labors.
Clf*t Georgia Regiment—Flag Pre
sentation.
A highly interesting ceremony came off
at our Parade Ground last evening, says
the Savannah Republican of Saturday.
A beautiful flag, the handiwork of an
accomplished and patriotic young lady of
Columbus, Miss Eliza Howard, was pre
Bented to the First Regiment of Georgia
Regulars, as a parting gift on their depar
ture for the seat of war in Virginia. The
flag was handsomely wrought, of silk, and
bears on one side the Confedeiate stars,
with the coat-of-arms of Georgia on the
reverse The presentation was made
through Coi. Williams, the commander of
the Regiment, and Lietenent Johu Mil
ledge, Jr , was appointed to receive it in
their behalf.
A Vote of Thank*.
Aj a meeting of the Glenuville Guards,
held at their Camp near Glennville, on
the ltith of July, prior to their departure
for the seat of war, it was unanimously
resolved, that the thanks of the Company
are due, and are hereby tendered to the j
citizens of Glenuville, and vicinity for
their kindness and attention to us during
our stay with them: aud especially to
the Ladies who have favored us with
their presence, aud cheered us with their
smiles and words of encouragement; and
also for their continued labor in prepar
ing our uniforms. Long will they be
remembered by the Company with feel
ings of sincere gratitude.
The Passion of the North.
i The following scene, enacted at Wil
lard's Hotel, in Washington, and told by
the New York Tribune itself, will illus
trate the temper of the North:
Major Young, of the Oneida, New York,
Regiment, was expressing bis views
against compromise as those of a Democrat
through and through, but a Union man to
the hilt, tvheu someone touched his elbow
and said: “Hush, Ben Wood is here.”
I “Ben Wood And his brother Fernando,” j
shouted the Major, “are and fi infernal
traitors. Fernando’s mouth piece, Ben,
is a gambler and a traitor, in order to help
on his gambling Ifhe dares to open histrai- i
torous mouth in Congress for compromise, tht
steps of the Chamber vill be crimsoned irith
food.”
A Timely ami Important Discovery.
§ Friday last, as a merchant of Savan
nah was examining tho contents of a
bonded warehouse, says the Republican
Os Monday, he came across several boxes
marked “Diamond B,” that had been
!jing there uncalled for since early in
the spring. Upon further examination,
they were found to contain a half million
of first quality percussion caps, such as
are used in the army. Two other boxes,
upon being opened, revealed a large
quantity of patent friction primers.—
These articles have come to light in the
very nick of time, and we learn they
Ulkill be taken possession of and judicious
ly distributed by the military comman
dant of that post.
A Protest In the New Hampshire
Legislature.
It appears that ninety-one members of
the New Hampshire Legislature have
solemnly protested against the appropria
tion of *1,000,000 for arming and equip
ping State troops. In their protest they
W say:
We have asked whether this war con
j§ templates re union ; and if so, in what
manner arms are to achieve that object?
| We have asked whether it means the
desolation of Southern homes, the over
| ’ throw of Southern Institutions, and the
| destruction of our own race there ?
VOLUME V.!
I'rom the Daily Sun of 23d.
The News till* Morning.
While the tidings by our attentive cor
respondents, at the seat of war is glorious
and overjoying, it is still sad and sorrow
ful. One of Georgia’s noblest aud bravest
sous has fallen iu defence of the rights
and liberties of a free and independent
people. Col. F. S. Bartow, sword in
hand, has been slain and with him many
other gallant sons of the South.
But while he and many of his noble
comrades in arms, have fallen —scores
of the enemy have been made to bite the
dust.
While we deplore the loss of even one
of our brave and gallant soldiers; we still j
glory in their courage and manliness on j
the field of carnage. It causes our breast ,
to swell with pride to read such enco
miums as are lavished upon our brave
boys in the field.
So far our flag floats proudly over vic
torious fields and ramparts. So may it
be to the end. To God be ail the praise.
To Hie Ladles.
Knowing that the ladies are ever anx
ious to do everything in their ptower for
the comfort of the soldiers in the service
of the Confederate States, the Governor
i of Alabama has suggested through the
press, to the ladies of that State, that
: each one of them knit one pair of substan
tial woolen socks and deposit them with
the Judge of Probate of the county in
which she resides, who will have them
forwarded to him at Montgomery, from
whence they will be l'owarded, free of cost,
to the soldiers before the cold weather j
sets in. The Governor deems nothing |
more than this suggestion necessary to
secure from the patriotic ladies of the
State a sufficient number of socks to pro- :
tect the feet of our brave soldiers from i
the frosts of winter.
We suggest that the ladies of Georgia
do likewise. There are doubtless many
who will fail to comply for want of notice
of the suggestion, but there are a suffi
cient number who will double and treble
the number, that from this source tho
supply can be made ample. We would
suggest to those who cannot obtain the
wool, that cotton doubled and well ,
twisted will answer nearly, if not fully 1
as well as wool.
Our brethren of the press of Georgia j
will do our soldiers a favor by spreading j
the above invitation to our patriotic
ladies who only need the suggestion to !
perform the service.
Patriotic and Liberal Proposition.
We see by the last Nashville Union,
that Mr. Perry H. Oliver, the lessee of
blind Tom the property of Gen. Bethune
of this city—whose wonderful pcWers as
a pianist have excited the admiration
of the Southern people, proposes to give
concerts in all the principal towns of the
South, the whole proceeds of which he
will apply for the equipment of volun
teers who join the Southern army. He
thinks he can equip from 150 to 200 men
each week in this way, provided halls
are furnished him free of charge, and
the taxes upon his concerts are remitted,
which will, of course, be done. Mr.
Oliver desires to commence his concerts
in Nashville.
The Union says “we can endorse him
as a man of honor and integrity, who
Will do whatever ha engages to do. His
heart is warmly enlisted in the South
ern cause. He is a native Georgian and
it is his purpose to join the forces to do
anything which will be most useful to
the cause. So patriotic a proposition
ought to be at once responded to by the
people, the City Councils and the pro
prietors of Halls in the proper spirit.—
Will not the lessees of Masonic Temple
tender him the use of their Concert Hall,
and will not the City Council invite him
to commence his noble work in this city?
Mr. Oliver is now in Russellville, Ken
tucky.”
Alabamians at Manassas.
The Montgomery Confederation says a
dispatch has been received in that city from
a member of the Independent Rifles, Capt.
S. G. Hardaway, which says that compa
ny were all well. The Rifles is a portion
of Col. Seibols Regiment, and it is prob
able none of the Regiment have been
hurt.
The same paper says Col. Dawson, of
Dallas, now on a visit to Montgomery,
has received a dispatch from his brother,
Capt, N. R. H. Dawson, of the Magnolia
Codets, stating that he was unhurt. The
Confederation also learns that 15 of Capt.
Dawson’s company, and 17 of Capt.
Goldsby’s company, both from Selma,
have been killed, among whom is IV. J.
| Kennedy, of Selma, editor of the Issue.
It is also stated that other companies of
the same (4th) Regiment, suffered terribly
from the enemy’s fire, but that they stood
their ground and aided the chivalric
Johnston to win the victory.
Battles of the Revolution—Loss of
life thereby.
A correspondent has taken the pains to
compile the following table, showing the
comparative losses of life sustained in
the battles iu the Resolution. He says
I that he may have made some trifling er
! rors, but that the statistics are mainly
correct to the figure. The table should be
j preserved for future reference :
British. Amer.
Loss. Loss.
\ Lexington. April 19, 1775 273 83
Bunker Hill, June 17. 1775 1054 454
•Flatbush. August, 12,1776 400 200
i w hite Plains, August 26.1776 409 400
| irentcm, December 25.1776 1000 9
! ir n ?f eto ?- January 5, 1777 400 100
• Hubbardstown, Aug. 16.17. 1777 SOO SOO
Bennington. August 16.1777 800 100
| Brandywine September 11.1777 500 1100
Stillwater, September 17.1777 COO 350
Germantown. October 4. 1777 600 1200
| Saratoga, October 17.1777, surrend-6752 -
; Red Hook. October 22, 1777 500 32
Monmouth. June 25. 1778... 4™’
! Rhode Island. August 27. -fi
Briar Creek, March 30.1779 13
Stoney Point, July 15.1779 goo 100
Camden. August 16.1779........ ‘ 575 610 j
King's Mountain, Oet- 1,1750 <xj
i Cow pens, January 17,1781 soo 72 i
j Guilford C. H.. March 15. 1781 532 400
Hobkirk Hills, April 25,1781..... 400 4^
Eutaw Springs, September, 1781 1000 550
j Yorktown, October 1781, surrend 7072
From ‘Williamsburg, Va.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
McCook, of Cusseta, in the city yesterday.
He is just from a visit to the camp of
the Chattahooohee Beauregards, at Wil
liamsburg. He reports the company in
fine health, a few cases of measels except
; ed, with plenty of hard work to do in
erecting fortifications preparatory to
giving the Hessian forces a warm re
ception, should they travel that way.
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Fourth Alabama Regiment.
A private dispatch received iu Mont
gomery Tuesday and published in the
Mail, says this Regiment, commanded by
Col. Egbert Jones, of Madison county,
suffered severely iu the recent battle.
Coi. Jones is reported as killed. This
regiment was in Johnson’s Division
THE WEEKLY SUN.
The Battle of Manassas !
PARTICULARS OF THE GREAT VICTORY!
THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON !
Precipitate Flight of the Enemy from the Field of Battle! j
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM JEFF. DAVIS!
FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
Richmond, July 22. — “ Glory to God
in the highest.” A great battle has
been fought and a great victory won.
The enemy, with about 35,000 troops,
‘attempted to turn our left wing at 11
o’clock yesterday. We opposed him with
a force of 15,000. The battle raged fu- !
riously until four o’clock iu the after
noon, when the enemy, after several j
repulses, were forced back, and finally
retreated to Centrevilie. Our killed,
wounded and missing amounts to about
j twelve hundred, of this number four hun
dred were killed. The enemy’s loss is
very heavy.
We captured thirty-four cannon, in
cluding Sherman’s battery, and a long
parot gun.
Gens. Beauregard and Johnston were
in command, and Beauregard’s horse’s
head was shot off.
President Davis reached the field as
I the enemy retreated.
The Seventh and Eighth Georgia Regi
ments covered themselves with glory.
Col. Bartow was killed while leading a j
1 desperate charge upon a battery with
the regimental colors in his. hand. The i
color bearer having been killed. Lieut, j
Col. Gardner is wounded ; Adjutant |
Branch killed. The two regiments are j
badly cut up.
Bartow’s praise upon the lips of the
whole army.
We took eight hundred prisoners.
J Col. Hampton’s Legion, and the 4th
Alabama and 6tli North Carolina regi
ments are severely cut up. We lost many
j officers.
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Richmond, July 22.—President Davis j
sends an official dispatch to the Secretary
of War, announcing a complete and de
cisive victory yesterday near Manassas
The enemy, after 10 hours’ battle, fled
precipitately in tho direction of Lees
burg and Centrevilie. They were pur
sued by Cavalry and Light Infantry till j
night put an end to tho pursuit. The
enemy left on tho field large stores of |
munitions and arms.
Vast piles of the slain are to be seen
everywhere in the direction of the flight.
Dead bodies and wounded aro scattered
in every direction. The neighboring
farm houses on the road are crowded
with the wounded of the enemy.
The Confederate force immediately en
gaged was 15,000. The Federal force
was estimated at 35,000. This refers to
the left wing, where the battle princi
pally raged—does not include the right
and centre, which were only partially en
gaged. The Confederate forces numbered j
about 40,000, while the Federals were
nearly 80,000 strong.
The enemy lost several batteries, field
artillery, and one Regimental Stand of
Colors. We have no particulars up to 1
o’clock this afternoon of the dead and
wounded on either side.
Richmond, July 22.—Congress met at
noon, prayer following.
The following dispatch was read by the
Clerk:
Manassas, Monday Night.
To Gen. S. Cooper , Adjutant General :—
Night has closed upon a hard fought’
field; our forces have won a glorious
victory. The enemy was routed and fled
precipitately, abandoning a very large
amount of arms, munitions, knapsacks
and baggage. The ground is strewn for
miles with those killed, and the farm
houses and the grounds around are filled
with his wounded. The pursuit was con
tinued along several routes toward Lees
burg and Centrevilie, until darkness
covered the fugitives.
We have captured several field batte
ries and regimental stand arms, and one
United States flag. Many prisoners have
been taken.
Too high praise cannot be bestowed,
whether for the skill of the principal offi
cers or for the gallantry of the troops.
The battle was mainly fought on our left,
several miles from our field works. Our
force engaged did not .exceed 15,000;
that of the enemy is estimated at 35,000.
Signed, JEFF DAVIS.
The following resolutions, offered by
Mr. Memminger, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolvcd t We recognize the head of the
most high God, the king of kings and
the lord of lords, in the glorious victory
with which he hath crowned our army at
Manassas. That the people of these Con
federate States are invited, by appropri
ate services ou the ensuing Sabbath, to
offer up their united thanksgiving and
praise for this mighty deliverance.
Resolved , That deeply deploring the
necessity which has washed the soil of
our country with the blood of so many of
her noblest sons, we offer to their re
spective families and friends our warmest
and rncst cordial sympathy, assuring
them that the sacrifice made will be con
secrated in the hearts of our people, and
will there enshrine the names of the
gallant dead as the champions of free and
constitutional liberty.
Resolved, That we approve the prompt
and patriotic efforts of the Mayor of the
city of Richmond to make provision for
the wouDded ; that a committee of one
member from each State be appointed to
i co-operate in the plan.
Resolved, That Congress do now adjourn.
The city is fall of rumors about the
number killed and wounded on both
j sides, the movements making, &c., but
all are utterly unreliable.
The body of Francis S. Bartow, and
perhaps others, are expected on the train
to-night.
A large public meeting held this after
noon appointed a Committee to go to
Manassas and receive all the wounded
who are able to be transported to Rich
mond, another Committee to ascertain
the number of families at Richmond
who will receive and attend to the
wounded; and also a Committee to so
licit subscriptions to obtain comforts for
the sufferings and wants of the sick and
wounded.
It has been raining here all day. The
train from Manassas dne this afternoon is
not expected to arrive nntil near mid-
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, JULY 80, 1861.
night. The telegraph to Manassas was
out of working order for several hours,
but is now working, with an immense
amount of business on hand and offering.
It is impossible to obtain any details of
the killed and wounded yet.
The battle ground extended over a
space of 10 miles. No detailed reports
have been received.
At Wilmington there was one sponta
neous outburst of rejoicing at the result
of the battle near Manassas yesterday.
A salute will be fired this afternoon at
Wilmington.
Names of Killed and Wounded Georgians.
&c. &c. &c.
Richmond, July 23, 5 p. m.—Messrs.
McGuire and James Adair have this re
port of their company, the Atlanta (Ga.)
: Grays, in Sunday’s fight:
KUled —Q. Hammonds, Isaac Frank,
j Smith Martin, Addison Orr, Jas. George,
James Kershaw, W. W. Brooks, Joel
j Yarborough, Robert Hamilton and Geo.
| Grawvling.
Wounded— J. B Martin, slightly in the
■ hip ; Lieut. Halsey, severely; Benjamin
Watkins, in the arm; James Adair, flesh
wound in the arm: John Grawvling, in
the hand very slight ; Toney Henderson,
in the arm slightly; Mr. Christian, se
verely bruised by a wagon passing over
him; Wm. Harris, in the leg slightly;
Dan Croft, slightly in the body, head and
foot; Mr. Holtzclaw, in the arm ; Jerry
Conant, slightly; Lieut. Smith, in the
hip and arm dangerously; Thos. Nor
wood, leg broke; Lieut. Love, in the
neck slightly ; Sergt. Smith, twice knock
ed down by bombs, unhurt; Thos. Stokes,
seriously; and Mr. Elliott, slightly.
Jesse Thrasher killed three Yankees;
from one, a prominent officer, he took
his pistol, and escaped unhurt.
Capt. King, of the Rockwell Guards,
makes the following report:
Killed —Thomas Kirk, Jas. Baden, B. T.
Smith, and seven missing.
Wounded —Capt. King, ankle slightly ;
Lieut. Dunwoody, in the hip; Lieut.
Bishop, in left arm; Lieut. Wing, in
left shoulder; Sergt. Gosselt, in thigh;
P. Cobb, in the head and thigh, a bomb
bursted on him; Jas. Hunter, in leg; H.
Wallace, in bead; S. Mitchell, in shoul
der ; John Hix, run over by cavalry,
badly bruised; Wm. Bailey, in the jaw.
The killed and wounded mostly caused
by and in the attack on Sherman’s bat
tery, when Bartow fell.
From other sources I learn that Capt.
Towers, of the Miller (Ga.) Rifles, is
safe ; Lieut. Hull, is severely wounded,
some say killed; Lieut. Scott killed, and
also Frank Lathrop.
Capt. McGruder, of the Rome Light
Guards, wounded in the leg; Geo. Sto
vall and Charles Norton killed.
Capt. Cooper, of the Floyd (Ga.) In
fantry, seriously wounded in the knee.
The three last named companies suf
fered severely, but am unable to obtain
particulars.
Maj. Dunwoody was shot three times,
but none of the wounds are serious; his
horse was shot five times.
Col. Gartrell slightly wounded, his
son severely, and believed since dead.
Capt. Blake, of Carroll, Ga., severely
wounded.
Capt. Wilson slightly wounded.
Capt. Dawson’s Green county Company
were very slightly engaged in the fight.
General reports says the Bth Georgia
Regiment was cut to pieces. Lieut. Col.
Montgomery Gardner was slightly wound
ed in the leg, and had his horse shot from
under him ; he exhibited extraordinary
coolness under the hail storm of fiery
bullets and bombs from the enemy. The
wounded in Richmond are attended with
God-like kindness and affection, and God
bless them should be uttered by every
tongue in the South.
I have sent every detail I can obtain up
to the present moment.
Richmond, July 24.—The following is
a list of the killed and wounded of the
Macon (Ga.) Guards, Capt. L. M. Lamar.
No officer killed or wounded:
Killed —Leonidas Lamar, Walter C.
Allen, Wm. M. Jones, and Wm. Garr.
Wounded —Wilcox of Savannah, Joseph
Goff, George T. McLeod, Miram Malsbey,
Woods of Fort Valley and N. F. Blue, all
slightly wounded. Those seriously woun
ded are : Charles Gamble, both legs; An
drew McKenna, in shoulder; Wm. Ainß
worth, in bowels. Several others very
slightly, not worth mentioning.
An intelligent and reliable gentleman
from South Carolina, who was on the
battle field, and who held a pominent
position there, says South Carolina had
seven regiments, including Hampton’s
Legion, in the battle. The 2d regiment,
under Col. Kershaw, was in the hottest
of the fight. Col. Cash’s Bth regiment
was with Col. Kershaw’s, and those regi
ments brigaded together. Col. Sloan’s 4th
regiment was the first engaged with the
enemy. It was stationed three miles to
the left of the other South Carolina regi
ments, and, with the Louisiana troops,
suffered considerably. Adjutant Wilkes,
Lieut. Earland, and several other officers,
were killed) Capt. Poole was seriously,
and perhaps mortally, wounded. Capt.
Kilpatrick also wounded, it is feared
severely. About a dozen officers and
quite a number of privates were killed,
but names not yet reported.
Col. Williams’ 3d, Col Bacon’s 7th, with
Col. Kirkland’s North Carolina, and Col.
Kelly’s Louisiana Regiments constituted
the centre of the general line and held
Mitchell’s Ford, which is on a direct line
from Fairfax Court House to Manassas.
These regiments were under cannonade
from sunrise nntil near sunset, bat being
entrenched they suffered but little until
just before sundown, and when the right
wing of the enemy gave way they were
ordered to charge the batteries in their
front which they executed in gallant slyle,
led by Gen. Bonham. When the charge
was made the enemy promptly retired,
and the loss of those Regiments was
small. They pursued the enemy to Cen
trevilie and took $9,000,000 worth of
Federal property. It is believed that
none in these regiments were killed and
but few wounded.
Col. Jenkins’ regiment was in Gen.
Jones’ Brigade and situated some distance
to the right of the general line near where
the railway crosses Ball’s Ran. They
were not in the fight until late in the
afternoon when they mad® an unsucess
ful attempt to storm the battery on the
the extreme left of the enemy’s line. In
this gallant charge they suffered consid
erably, bat the particulars of the killed
and wounded have not yet been ascer
tained.
! DISPATCH FROM CAPT. R. A. HARDAWAY.
j Manassas, July 24.—1 saw the battle
of the 21st instant, from my position,
as plain as a game of chess. The attack
began about 8 o’clock, A. M. on our right
wing. Our men were often prevented
from firing on the enemy, as they had in
many regiments the same uniforms as
our army, and had possession of our
watchword.
One Federal Regiment used the Con- j
federate flag and fired into a North
Carolina Regiment; another advanced
under a white flag. At 12 p m. our left
wing was charged and fell back. Gen.
Beauregard told Col. Bartow to hold the
position for fifteen minutes to save the
day. Col Bartow called upon his men
for the honor of Georgia to stand firm.
The fire was galling and Bartow fell.
President Davis did not arrive until
the enemy were retreating. The retreat
began at 3 o’clock P. M.
Georgia and Alabama were nobly rep
resented. There is not an organized
company of Lincoln’s army between j
Manassasand Alexandria. Ihavecbarge
of the Captured Artillery.
We were in our position, but the enemy
could not reach us.
Our troops are at Fairfax Court House. |
Our killed and wounded is, I think, I
about twelve hundred.
R. A. HARDAWAY. j
THE FEDERAITcCOUNT.
Louisville, Ky., July 22.—The fol
lowing news of the Confederate victory
creates the most intense excitement here,
startling the public mind, the morning
papers having published dispatches from
Washington claiming a brilliant victory
for the Federalists. There is great re
joicing among the Southern rights men
here in consequence:
Washington, Monday, 12 m., July 23.
—Our troops, after gaining a great vic
tory, were eventually repulsed and com
menced a retreat on Washington. After
the latest information received late last
night from Centrevilie, a series of events
took place in the highest degree disas
trous, and many confused statements are
prevalent, but enough is known to war
rant the statement that we have suffered
to a degree which casts a gloom over the
remnants of the army, and excites the
deepest melancholy throughout Wash
ington.
The carnage was tremendous heavy on
both sides, and ours is represented as
frightful. We were advancing, taking
masked batteries gradually but surely,
driving the enemy secured towards Ma
nassas, when the enemy seemed to be re
inforced by Gen. Johnston. We were
immediately driven back, and panic
among our troops suddenly occurred, and
a regular stampede took place.
It is understood that Gen. McDowell
under took to stand near Centrevilie,
but the panic was so fearful that the whole
became demoralized and it was impos
ible to check them either at Centrevilie
or Fairfax Court House.
A large number of troops in retreat fell
on the wayside from exhaustion—scatter
ed along the route all the the way from
Fairfax Court House. The road from
Bull’s Run was strewed with arms, knap
sacks, &c., discarded by the troops to bet
ter facilitate their retreat. Gen McDowell
being in the rear endeavoring to rally his
men met with only partial success. Only
two hundred of the Fire Zouaves were
left from the slaughter. The 69th and
other New York Regiments suffered
frightfully. Sherman’s, Carlisle’s, Gris
fin’s and the West Point Batteries were
taken by the Confederates; they also
captured the 8 Seige thirty-two pounder
rifled cannon.
Col. Wilcox, commander of brigade,
and Capt. McCook killed. Col. Ileinzel
man wounded.
Washington city is the scene of the
most intense excitement. WagoDS are
continually arriving bringing in the dead
and wounded. The feeling in the city is
awfully distressing. Both telegraph and
steamboat communication with Alexan
dria has been suspended to the public.
The greatest alarm exists throughout
the city, and the fortifications are being
strongly reinforced by fresh troops.
It is supposed that Gen. Mansfield will
take command of the fortifications on the
other side of the river. Large rifled
cannon and mortars are being rapidly
sent over.
Washington, July 23.—The Rhode
Island battery was captured at Bull’s
Run bridge, where the retreat was cutoff
and their horses all killed. The 71st
New Y’ork Regiment lost half their men.
The Northern officers killed are Capt.
Gordon, of Massachusetts; Col. Slocum
of the 22d New Y’ork Regiment, and
Lieut. Col. Fowler of the 14th. The ad
ditional wounded are Col. Tompkins of the
New Y’ork 2nd Regiment, Col. Corcoran
of the 69th ; Col. Clark of the Massachus
etts 11th Regiment, and Capt. Ricketts
of the Artillery ; Col. Lawrence of the
Massachusetts sth Regiment; Capt. Ellis
of the 71st New York Regiment, and
Major Losier of the New York Zouaves.
Lowest estimate killed and wounded is
from four to five thousand.
Five Regiments of Zouaves were terri
bly cut up, and forced to turn back. Col.
Farnbam and Lieut. Craiger are reported
killed. Col. Stevens and Capt.- Towers, !
of the Rhode Island Regiment were kill- !
ed. Gov. Sprague of R. I-, had his horse j
shot under him. Major Ballou is severe- i
ly wounded.
Col. Hunter was mortally wounded,
and Col. Cameron, brother of the Secre
tary of War, is killed.
The N. Y’. Times’ correspondent writ
ing from Washington at miduight on
Sunday, says the battle was one of the
severest ever fought on this continent.
There is a vague rumor that Patterson
arrived in the vicinity of Mauassas this
morning and commenced an attack on the
Confederates. The exhausted condition
of his men prevented his coming to Mc-
Dowell’s aid during the battle.
Washington, July 23.—Gen. McClellan
has been ordered to the command of the
Potomac. He will be succeeded by Ros
encrantz.
The Federal army is to be instantly
re-organized and increased.
Gen. McDowell is at his headquarters
at Arlington. His division will resume
their former position.
A large amount of provisions, arms,
&e., were captured by the Confederates,
who pursued and occupied the positions
abandoned by us, as far as Fairfax C. H.
The cavalry of the Confederates was !
after our volunteers, who kept the woods i
to avoid their charges.
Baltimore, July 23.—The 13th regi
ment New Y'ork militia has re-enlisted
for three years.
Gen. Banks will join Patterson, who is
at Harper’s Ferry awaiting him.
There is great excitement here among
the Sontberners, who are overjoyed. The
efforts of their friends to qniet their de
iirinm of joy is said to be considerable,
and that the military will be required to
keep them down. Likenesses of Beau
regard are being sold through the streets.
A heavy rain prevents the congregation
of the people. The defeat of the Feder
i alists is attributed to tbe inactivity of
Patterson, who, it is said, received a
dozen orders officially to engage Johnston
at any odds.
Thirty arrests have been made here,
in consequence of attempts to incite re
volt.
The S. Y. Herald’s special dispatch
from Washington states that the retreat
was nothing more nor less than a stam
pede, and that the defeat was in a great
measure attributed to Patterson. Gov.
Sprague’s bravery brought some degree
of order out of the chaos. Gen. McDow
ell’s great bravery was unavailing to
arrest the panic. The New Y’ork 71st,
14th, 27th and Maine regiments were
mowed down like grass.
The list of killed and wounded embra
ces a large number of officers. Colonel
Corcoran is thought dead.
In the House, Crittenden’s resolutions
charging the civil war upon the South,
passed, yeas 122, nays 2—Burnett and
Reed.
In tbe Senate the bill providing for ihe
confiscation of the property of rebels
found in arms against the United States
was taken up. Trumbull offered an
amendment that slaves employed to aid
rebellion be forfeited by their masters.—
The bill passed, yeas 32, nays 6—Breck
inridge, Johnson of Missouri, Kennedy,
Pearce, Polk and Powell.
Washington, July 24.—The President
and Secretary of War are vigorously at
work organizing a powerful army. Over
6,000 fresh troops have been accepted
during the last six hours. Immense re
inforcements are being procured daily.
Dr. Bell has been arrested for uttering
treasonable seutiments. He was only
saved from the mob by officers.
Tyler says he knows nothing of the
Federals throwing up entrenchments at
Centrevilie.
Lincoln and Seward visited the Vir
ginia side of the Potomac to-day. They
complimented the 69th New Y’ork Regi
ment, and their lime being about to ex
pire they urged them to re-enlist. They
said they would if the President desired
them to do so. Lincoln replied in the
affirmative, when the whole regiment re
enlisted. Lincoln gave a complimentary
letter to the regiment.
Breckenridge has visited tbe Confede
rate prisoners, oft'ering them his sympa
thies.
It is reported that Gen. Lee has gone to
Lynchburg to intercept McClellan.
The Secretary of War telegraphs to
the Union Defence Committee of the New
Y’ork : “Cheer our friends to active exer
tions that we may speedily retrieve our
misfortune. We are making vigorous
efforts to concentrate an irresistible army
at this point. Regiments are now arriv
ing. The works on the south side of the
Potomac are being well manned. The
Capital is safe.
“SIMON CAMERON.”
Louisville, July 22.—John W. Thomp
kins, formerly Clerk of the Board of Al
dermen, hallooing for Jeff. Davis, was
ordered to desist by Green, a city watch
man, which resulted in Green shooting
Tompkins dead. The Coroner’s verdict
is that Green.shot Tompkins without a
sufficient cause.
Washington, July 23.—1n the Senate,
the bill to increase the military establish
ment which was returned from the House
was taken up. The Senate refused to
concur in the amendments.
A message was received from the
President, when the Senate went into ex
ecutive session.
In the House, Wright offered a resolu
tion to the effect that the reverse at Bull’s
Run has in no way impaired their ulti
mate success, &c. ; which was tabled.
Louisville, July 23—The overwhelm
ing defeat of Lincoln’s forces was in the
highest degree inspiriting to Southern
Rights men. The Union men are sorely
depressed, many declaring that no prop
er solution has yet transpired that ac
counts for the disastrous defeat.
Tompkins’ death is deplored as a brutal
murder.
At Fortress Monroe yesterday the
Floyd gun was to have been moved to
annoy Sewell's Point.
Important news may be expected from
Old Point.
At Washington this morning they were
engaged fn putting affairs on the Virginia
side in order in original lines.
The list of officers killed and wounded
still continue to increase.
A Federal Zouave drummer, who es
caped from tho Confedratss, says that
there is an immense number of prisoners
in the hands of the Confederates.
The Senate passed a bill providing for
transportation of munitions of war to
loyal citizens in the Confederate States
with a $2000,000 appropriation.
The House passed a bill abolishing
District Courts in Kentucky and Missouri,
dividing Kentucky into two Judicial Dis
tricts, and Missouri into one. Y’eas, 79;
nays 50. Mr. Crittenden opposed the
bill as an abuse of the power of Congress
and an innovation of the Constitution.
St. Louis, July 23.—A large body of
Missourians are marching from Smith, in
East Missouri, on Pilot Knob, the.termi
nus of the Iron Mountain Rail Road.
Bland, a Federal officer stationed here,
calls for reinforcements immediately.
Four men have been shot at Danville,
Mo., by Federalists, for hanging Col.
Sharp aud Lient. Jarger.
Seigle is at Springfield, with 8,000
troops. He is organizing men for three
years service.
Gen. McCulloch’s camp is at Walker,
Arkansas. He has 5,000 well armed men.
Jackson is near him with 10,000.
Pensacola, July 24—A national salute
of 11 gnns was fired by Fort Barrancas
to-day at 12 o’clock in honor of the vic
tory at Manassas. Tbe same will be done
here this afternoon.
Jefferson City, July 23.—The Con
vention has been organized. Sixty-one
members present. Gen. Wilson was
chosen President.
Jeff.erson City, July 23.—Uriel
j Wright made a violent Southern speech.
! in the State Convention. He denounced
i the Washington Administration as revo
lutionary and despotic; denounced the
union leaders of St. Louis, and the State
Committee appointed to report on the
distracted condition of the country.
New Y’ork, July 22. — A private dis
patch says 475 of the 71st Regiment are
j missing.
Independence, Mo., July 22. — Santa
Fe dates to the 7th inst. state that Gran
ville Orey, is a candidate for Congress
j from Mesilla Valley.
{NUMBER 15.
Special to tho Charleston Mercury.
Manassas Junction, Saturday night,
July 20. —During the greater part of
yesterday afternoon the enemy was busy
in burying their dead near Bull’s Run.
We have, however, information that the
Northern forces are concentrating against
us in immense numbers. They are throw
ing up earthworks and planting batteries
with great energy, as if to renew the
attack. Our troops await the onset with
the utmost confidence.
Gen. Patterson, with his entire force,
has abandoned Martinsburg, and is uow
hastening to form a junction with
McDowell. Troops are being thrown
across tho river in heavy bodies from
Washington, and everything indicates
that our positions will be attacked speedi
ly by an overwhelming force.
Gen. Beauregard yesterday afternoon
issued an order that all civilians, women
and children should leave Mannassas
Junction forthwith. He evidently an
ticipates a great battle here to morrow, i
the battle.
Manassas Junction, Sunday Night,
July 21, o’clock.—A great battle has
been fought to-day at the Stone Bridge,
on Bull Run, near this place. The South
eru troops are again victorious. The
slaughter on both sides was terrific.
Gen. Johnston, who had been sum
moned from Winchester to come with all
haste to the assistance of Gen. Beaure
gard, arrived with his entire force in
time to take part in the battle.
Gen. Beauregard had his horse shot
under him while leading Hampton’s Le
gion into position.
Gen. Johnston, during tho thickest of
the fight, seized the colors of a wavering
regiment and rallied them, in person, to
the charge.
It is impossible at this moment to esti
mate the number of the dead and wound
ed. Col. Francis S. Bartow, of Georgia,
who was acting Brigadier General, was
mortally wounded, and is since reported
dead.
The battle began at 8 a. m., and lasted
until 6 p. m.
The enemy is now in full retreat, and
hotly pursued by our cavalry.
Manassas • Junction, July 21. 1H
o’clock p. hi. — Amid the bustle and ex
citement here it is exceedingly difficult
to get the correct particulars of the great
battle of to day. I have, however* ob
tained a few additional facts, which will
be interesting to your readers.
The enemy opened their batteries of
heavy artillery and small field pieces, at
McLean’s Ford, about eight o'clock in
the morning. The engagement above (he
Stone Bridge, on Bull Ilun, began about
ten o’clock. The enemy’s force, as near
as can be ascertained, was at least - r >o,- !
000. Our owu force was but 20,000.
General N. G. Evans, of South Caroli
na, led the Brigade first into action.—
Among the Southern forces prominently
engaged were Colonel Sloau’s Fourth
Regiment, Colonel Kershaw’s Second
Regiment and Colonel Wade Hampton’s
Legion, all of South Carolina Volunteers.
Only three men were wounded in Col.
Kershaw’s Regiment. In Col. Sloan’s
Regiment and Hampton’s Legion the loss
of life was greater.
Adjutant Theodore G. Barker and Cap
tain James Conner, of the Washington
Light Infantry, Hampton’s Legion, were
slightly wounded. Lieut. Col. B. J.
Johnson, of the Legion, was killed.—
Captains Earle and Echols were slightly
wounded.
Men never fought moreslesperately than
did ours to day. We have captured
eighteen pieces of artillery, also from
300 to 400 prisoners. The number
of killed and wounded cannot be ascer
tained with any accurracy until to mor
row. Our loss is estimated at two hun
dred killed and three hundred wounded,
while the loss of the enemy could not
have been less than several thousand.—
These figures, however, may be wide of
the mark, for the line of battle was ex
tended, and it was almost dark when
the enemy gave way.
The Washington Artillery, of New Or
leans, was again in the foremost place,
and did most effective work. Their fire
fell upon the ranks of the foe with mur
derous effect.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry, of Sa- ‘
vannah, were cut to pieces. Col. Bartow’s
fine Regiment of Georgians were nearly
annihilated.
Gen. E. Barnard Bee, of South Carolina,
was mortally wounded. Colonel Wade
Hampton was slightly wounded.
Richmond, July 21, 10 p. m—At Bull’s
Creek they have been fighting all day long
since 4 this morning. We have won the
victory. Generals Bartow and Bee and
Lieut. Colonel Johnson of the Hampton
Legiou, were killed. Mr. Stevens, sup
posed to be a brother of Major Stevens,
of the Citadel Academy in your city, is
reported to be wounded.
The enemy is in full retreat.
lip. m. —The fight at Manassas began
at dawn. By noon the action had become
general, and the battle ranged along the
whole line. Gen. Johnston commanded
the left wing, and Gen. Beauregard the
right wing. The reports that reach us
he state that our forco was no less than
75,000 men, and that the enemy had over
100,000. These statements are probably
exnggerated, but it is certain that the
leaders on both sides had concentrated
their whole available force to take part
in the battle.
At about seven o’elock this evening the
enemy gave way in every direction, and
their flight became precipitate. At dark
they were still flying, closely peraued by
our troops.
Among the officers known to have been
killed, in addition to those I have named
above, is Kirby Smith, of Florida.
At one time during the battle, Sher
man’s battery of United States Flying
Artillery was on the point of destroying
Hampton’s Legion, when Col. Garland, of
the 11th Virginia Regiment, was ordered
tc charge the battery at the point of the
bayonet. He immediately led tbe Virgi
nians to the charge under a terrible fire,
and after a fierce struggle, captured the
entire battery, and turned the guns upon
the enemy.
Flying- Artillery.
A company of mounted artillery, from
Seims, Ala., under command of the Rev.
J. T. Montgomery, arrived in this city
yesterday ou the steamer Duke, and were
quartered at the Fair Grounds. The
company consists of one hundred horses,
and one hundred and thirty men, with a
battery. It is a fine corps and will do
good service iu the field. The company
is bound for Virginia. —MorUgomery Mail ,
Tld.
The Bloekaderi.
Parties who came up from yes
terday, report considerable activity
among the Federal fleet night before
last. There were three vessels in sight,
and numerous signals were exchanged j
throughout the night. A vessel with a
white light was plying frequently be
tween the two main ships. About six
o’clock, on yesterday a brig, supposed to
be the Perry, came up to the bar p®-
saucily, and after looking about re.u*u.
—Savannah Republican , 2?>d.
A special dispatch to the Savannah
News states that Bryan Morel, Julius C.
Ferrill, and W. 11. Craue, of the Ogle
thorpe Light Infantry, of Savannah, were
killed in the battle of Manassas, oft Sun
day last.
Lieut. John Mitchel, Jr., oftheConfed-
Army, a son of the distinguished Irish pa
triot of that name, has been chosen Captain
of the second company of the Irish battal-|
lion being raised in Charleston.
•A Calm Appeal.
W e will gratify many readers in gj T .
ing in full the opening General Ordei* of
Major General Polk, the first prelate of
the South who has accepted the position
of a General. The clergy of all orders,
and of all branches of tho Church, are
with us, and many aro in the field; and
tbe “best of all is, God is with us,” as
we humbly, yet confidently, believe.
The appeal of Gen. Polk is calm and
! worthy of the Christian Pastor and Pre
late, as well as the General.
GENERAL OKDFR NO. 1.
Headquarters, Division No 2,1
. Memphis, July 13,1861. j
u j !, n 8 been assigned to the charge of
the defence of that part of the Mississip
pi which is embraced within the boun
daries of Division No. 2, I hereby assume
command. All officers on duty within
the limits will report accordingly
In assuming this very grave re3ponß i_
i blll ty, the General in command is cou
! strained to declare his deep and long set
tled conviction that the war in which W 6
are engaged is one not warranted by rea
| sou or any necessity, political or social,
j pf our existing condition, but that it is
indefensible and of unparalleled atrocity.
We have protested, and do protest, that
all we desire is to be let alone, to repose
i iu quietness under our own vine and our
own fig tree. We have sought, and only
sought, the undisturbed enjoyment ut
the inherent and tho indefeasible right
of self government —a right which free
men can uever relinquish, and which noni
but tyrants could ever seek to wrest from
us. Those with whom we have beeii
lately associated in the bonds of a pre
tended fraternal regard have wished and
endeavored to deprive us of this oui
great birth right as American citizens
Nor is this all. They have sought t,.
deprive us of this inestimable right by
merciless war, which can attain no other
possible end than the ruin of fortunes and
the destruction of lives; for the subju
gation of Christian freemen is out of the
question. A war which has thus no mo
tive except lust or hate, and no object
except ruin and devastation, under the
shallow pretence of a restoration of the
Union, is surely a war against heaven,
as well as a war against earth. Os ail
the absurdities ever enacted, of all the
hypocrisies, ever practiced, an attempt
to restore a union of miuds, aud hearts,
and wills, like that which once existed in
North America, by the ravages of fire
and sword, are assuredly among the most
prodigious.
As sure as there is a righteous ruler of
the universe, such a war must end in
aster to those by whom it was inaugur a
ted, aud by whom it is now prosecuted
with circumstances of barbarity which
it was fondly believed would never mor<
disgrace the annals of a civilized peop e
Numbers may be against us, but tho bat
tle is not always to the strong. Justice
will triumph. And an earnest of this
triumph we already behold in themigh;*
uprising of the whole Southern heart
Almost ns one man this great section
comes to the rescue, resolved to perish
rather than yield to the oppressor, who,
in the name of freedom, yet under the
prime inspiration of an infidel horde,
seeks to reduce eight millions of freemen
to abject bondage and subjection. All
ages and all conditions are united iu llu
one grand ami holy purpose of rolling
back the desolating tides of invasion, nml
of restoring to the people of the Souiti
that peace, independence and right o
self-government to which they are by na
ture and nature’s God as justly entitled
as those who seek thus ruthlessly to en
slave them.
The General in command having iLe
strongest confidence in the intelligence
and firmness of purpose of those belong
ing to his department, enjoins upon them
the maintenance of a calm, patient, pei
sistent and undaunted determination to
resist the invasion at all hazards and to
the last extremity. It comes bringing
with it a contempt for constitutional lib
erty, and the withering influence of tin
infidelity of New England and German.*
combined. Its success would deprive us
of a future.
The best men among our invaders oj
posed the course they are pursuing at tl
first, but they have been overborne amt
swept into the wake of the prevailing cur
rent, aud uow, under the prointings of
their fears, or the delusion of some idol
atrous reverence duo to a favorite sym
bol, are as active as any in instigating
this unnatural, unchrisiau and cru* I
war,
Our protests, which we here solemnly
repeat in the face of the civilized world
have been hitherto unheeded We arc
| left alone under God to the resources of
our own minds aud our own hearts- to
1 the resources of our manhbod.
Upon his knowing as he does those
; whom he addresses, as well as those with
whom you aro co-operating throughout
| (he South, the General in command feeli
we may rely with unwavering donfidence.
Let every man, then, throughout the land
arm himself in the most effective manner,
I and hold himself in readines to Bupporf
1 the combined resistance. A cause which
! has for its object nothing less than the
; security of civil liberty and the preserva
tion of the purity of religious truth, is
the cause of heaven, and may well chal
lenge the homage and service of the pa
triot and the Christian.
In God is our trust.
Leonidas Polk,
Major General P. A. C. S., Com’g.
Items from the Macon Telegraph of
Monday:
The Macon Manfacturino Company—
Gur readers will perceive by the notice of
T. L. Holt, the energetic agent of this
; company, thai according to custom aud
notwithstanding the tight times, they
have declared a eemi annual dividend of
5 per centum on the capital stock from
the net earnings of the poet six months.
This is a striking evidence of the excel
lent management of its affairs, and its
prosperous condition.
The Eleventh Company in Augusta.
—A new volunteer company has been or
ganized in Augusta, called the “May
Volunteers,” in honor of the present ef
ficient Mayor, It. 11. May. The Captain
is W. Prior, captain of the police, who
is an efficient officer. The “May Volun
teers” have been promised a position in
the Regiment now being formed by Col.
McMillan, of Habersham county. May
! suceess attend tnem and victory perch
over upon their standard.
Thu Battle of Manastaa.
A special dispatch to the Charleston
Mercury, dated at Manassas, July 2- —
a. w., says “at one time our left was
pressed so severely that the issue of the
conflict iu that direction seemed doubtful.
It was here that Gen. Bartow’s Georgia
Regiment was posted, which was so terri
bly cut up. A large body ot our troops
from the centre were sent at the critical
: moment to the assistance of Johnson, and
this turned the tide battle. The ene
my broke and fled before the impetuous
charges of the Southerners, and the bat
tle soon became a route.
Lincoln Despotism.
The Lincoluites have diiven off from
Key West, Rev. Mr. Davis, of the Meth
odist Church, because he prayed for the
I Confederate States in his pulpit. He
was arrested by a file of men while in bi
church leading a class meeting; was
confined in a dungeon and treated with
much severeity, and got oft from the
island in a small craft manned by mein
bers of his church who volunteered for
i the service. He was landed at Tampa
•
State Nomination Convention.
The desire for a State Convention of
delegate? from the people, without re
spect to old party lines, for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for liovernor,
appearing to be general, we cheerfully
acquiesce in the movement, and hope
all the counties in the State will be care
(ful to be represented.
Wednesday, the 4lb day of September,
seems to be generally preferred as the
,j a y.— Savannah Republican.