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COLQUITT & WAKREN, Proprietors.
Volume XVI.
('OLUMRI'H.TUKSDAV• JULY 30. INI.
Thf North is Scared.
Id proof of the shove declaration, we think
the following paragraph? from the New York
II erald of the 23d, which a friend has kindly
placed at our disposal will suffice:
“The danger which now menaces Washing
ton is positive and formidable, and all the troops
from all quarters that can be spared for tbe cap
ital of onr country, should he sent forward at
once. The army, too, should be instantly sup
plied with educated officers to tbe fullest possi
ble extent, and Mr. Lincoln should lose no time
in strengthening the weak places of his Cabinet.
We had hoped that this war would be finished
in a short triumphal I'uion campaign. We
were mistaken. But we have been misled by
the misplaced confidenceof our Government in
the strength of its army, and by the fatal delu
sion of the army ilselfin regard to the retrea
ting stratagems of the euetuy.
••The war now ceases to be an uninterrupted,
onward march of our forces Southward. The
government in a single day, aud at tho Capital
of tbe natiou, U thrown upon tbe defensive, and
under circumstances demanding the most prompt
and generous efforts to strengthen our forces at
that point. Every other question, all other is*
• nos, and all other business, among all parties
aud all classes of our loyal people, should be
now made subordinate to the paramount object
of securing Washington. Tho loyal Stales,
within three days, may dispatch twenty thou
sand men to that point; and if we succeed in
bolding tbe capital for twenty Jay?, we may
Lave by that time an army of two hundred thou
sand men entrenched arouud it.”
Thtir Killed tud Vonded
TUs N. V. Herald of 23i,refering to the loss of
ibe Northern army, in lb* Battle of Manassas,
says ‘ln killed, wounded aud prisoners,
ibe lota amounts probably to 20,000, including
many of the best officers, together with all the
splendid artillery.”
It says further uo tbat “it was a Waterloo
defeat. Geu. Patlerscn is. Grouchy, who ueitber
eaine Limseif n><r prevented the jimotion with
Beauregard of the for-e of Johnson, who ap
peara to have played the part of Rlucher on the
occasion.”
The Herald thinks that the Liucolu Cabiuet
“ugbt to be all immediately dismissed and an
administration substituted who know something
of war.” Also that Scott should be superceded
by McClellan.
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Special to the Columbus Times.
RH’RMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
Richmond, July 26.
Yeelerday President Davia ,told a member of
Congress tbat be would start for Manassas
again this morning. I can not ascertain wbetb
er be has gone or not. The movements of this
character are necessarily conducted with us
much secrecy as possible. I have the best au
thority for stating that a forward movement
on Alexandria is intended, and will be commen
ced without delay—perhaps to-night. Maryland
is in the highest state el excitement, and, in the
the city, several collisions have already occu rred*
between the citizens and soldiery, bo soon as
the Confederate forces occupy Alexandria, the
incubus of Federal oppression will he removed
from the loyal heart of Maryland, and a deadly
struggle will at once commence between the cit
izens and the Hesaiaas. Ail they have been
waiting for ia the presence or the proximity of
the Confederate troops, and then one hundred
thousand fighting men of Baltimore City, will,
of themselves, secure the State to the South.
We hare not yet began to realize the immense
value, especially at the present moment, of the
captures made at Manassas. An officer connec
ted with the Commissariat Department informed
me to-day that we have secured five hundred
four horse wagons, which would give us also
two thousand horses. Several casks of bacon
and hams, ohampaigne baskets, dress uniform,-,
etc., have bean taken marked “Capitol Square,
Richmond, Va.” Among the seven hundred
prisoners who have so far reached ottr military
prison from the battlefield is Hon. McEly a
member of Congress from Ijew York, who,
doubtless, accompanied the army to enjoy the
satisfaction of witnessing a grand abolition vic
tory; Col. Cochrane of the 69th New York Vol
unteers, and Capt. Carrington ©1 Washington
City—a renegade connected with some of the
oldest families in Virginia. The military pris
oo fitted up only two weeks ago, and selected
because it was supposed to be large enough to
acoommodate as many prisoners as wa would
be likely to capture during tba wsr will be eval
uated to-day for a larger building. The number
n'reaJy amounts to nearly ona thousand.
After my latter last night was mailed, I re
ceived from one of Gen. Beauregard's aids a
brief memorandum of the killed and wounded of
the Macon Guards (Ga) in the Great Rattleof
Hunday at Manassa?
The killed were Leonidas Lamar, Waiter C'.Al-
I eu, Win. M. Jones and Wa. Gary. Those se
riously wounded were, Cbai. Gamble, Andrew
McKinna, and Wm. Ainsworth. Those slightly
wounded were Mr. Wilcox, Joseph Goff, Geo. F.
McLeod, Meram Malsby.Mr. Woods N. F. Blue.
I Lava just seen a list of tba killed and
wounded of Col. .Gartrell's 7th Regiment, at
Manassas and prepared from it the following™
capitulation: Killed or mortally wounded 20
wounded seriously or slightly, but not. mortally,
111. I would give thanames, but as the tele
graphio dispatch which gives the particular.” was
intended for Georgia, you will doubtless tee
• hem in the newspapers before this will roach
you. BRUT 1/8.
Important prom Arizona.—A latlsr jast re
ceived from Mesilla, Arizona Territory announ
ces that the people of that Territory have ex
pelled the Federal troops, and have entire
possession.
The writer (a regular Black Republican) is
evidently most horribly frightened, he says
the Rebels must he at once exterminated or oth
erwise all Arizona will shortly become the
stronghold of secession.
The people have the entire ascendency, are
in possession of Fort Bliss, and all the strong
points of the territory. Who is to put tnern
down is not so dearly seen The ball move* on.
Baltimore Republican!
More Georgiar* for the Seat of War.—
The 2d Kliment of Georgia Volunteer* will ar
nn here to-day from Savannah, by an early train
over the Charleston and Savannah Railroad on
their way to Virginia. Thev will immediately
proceed to the depot of the Northeastearn Rail
road, where they will find a tpecial train in wait
ing for their conveyance towardi the aeat of war.
We bear that the train if expected to arrive at
IWu o'clock.— Oh. Sftreury.
Through Te Apalachicola. —ln pas* ng the
Muiocogee depot, yesterday morning we noticed
two cars belonging to the Norfolk and Porta
month Railroad all tba way from Virginia. They
contained four Thirty two poundere cannon,
with their carriages and otbar appurtenances
such as round shot grape and canister.
The transportation from Portsmonth to this point
has been accomplished without transebipnient
over the Virginia, East Tennessee, Western and
Atlautic, Macon and Western, and Muscogee
Railroads.
This precious freight will be transfered to a
steamer running between this placeand Abalaeh
ioola and at the latter point will be united with
the means already provided to give our quande®
Taakte friends a warn and generous rr*epHon.
ok (fotambtis ItiThtn limp.
VIRGINIA COKRKSPOSDFXCF.
Richmond, July 23, 1861.
Dear Times: A grand battle as you know, has
been fought and won—as our President says,
“wo have achieved a glorious and dear bought
victory.” Two days since the haughty and ar
rogant invader was eager to advance upon our
lines, to-night he socks the cover of the wood and
rejuices in the darkness that gives him a tempo
rary respite from death : a week ago when Scott
was urged to advance, he replied, “in a few days
I will be ready, I can whip them note, but give
me a few’ days more that I may gather them iu
one undisciplined mas? and crush them at a blow.’
To-day he sits gnashing his teeth in Washington
as his disordered hosts come fleeing with affright
from the scene of slaughter, and contrasting what
he might ha v*e been, feels in an accusing con
science the just puuishment of a defeated traitor
hoary with years and overburdened with guilty
shame. The congregated thousands in Rich
mond rejoice over this numistakabie evidence of
the ability of tbe South to maintain her inde
pendence. The victory of Manassas has bright
ened every face and lightened every heart.
Even mothers who mourned the loss of dearly
loved sons and wives who are widowed bear with
resignation the untimely blow, and seem to feel
that tbe sacrifloe was due to tbe cause, and that
th<- very blow that laid their loved ones In the
dust, inscribed their names in burning letters on
the roll of undying fame. And Georgia * though
she has suffered dearly, she has brightened to
dazzling splendor her already glorious name.—
The very urms that the gallant and immortal
Bartow carried from the State did more than
aught else to turn the tide of battle and crown
with victory our day of blood. If is regiment
w* . literally cut to pieces by the dreadful Are of
Sherman’s battery. The 7th regiment under
Gartrell was receiving its raking aud deadly Are,
their Got on el wounded and tbe regiment waver
ing as the messengers of death swept through
their devoted ranks, when lieu. Beauregard or
dered Gen. Bartow with the 7th Georgia and
the 27th Yirgiuia regiments to take the battery-
Bartow with bis impulsive ardor, seized from
the standard bearer tbe colors of the regiment,
and waving it aloft, bid his braves to follow him ‘
Onward he dashed to death or victory ‘ Scarcely
bad he driven bis spurs into his already impatient
steed when be received a wound in the thigh.
The red stream that dyed hij saddle seemed but
to give renewed ardor to bis impulsive charge.
Onward be went into tbe very jaws of death, aud
are he had advance 1 two hundred yards a second
shot numbered him with the dead, but tho regi
ment paused not for a moment, but pressing on
charged upon the buttery, and after killing or
wounding utmost tbe entire command, including
Sherman himself, seized tbe battery of ten guns,
(7 had been previously taken) aud turnod them
on the enemy. Thoso who witnessed the gallant
bearing of Chatham’s noble son, say that such a
death was worth ten thousand lives ; peace to
his ashes, honor to his memory. I have named
him because bis peculiar position, and *he duty
required of him by Gen. Beauregard, made bis
conduct conspicuous on a field where school boys
performed deeds of vulor that would hare done
honor to a veteran's arms. The city is rifo with
deeds of individual heroism. Every State,every
regimunt, nay every uiau, covered himtelf with
honor, and it would be unjust to claim for any
one State a measure of praise that should be
common to all. Hampton's Legion bore them
selves like South Carolina. Is not this enough
to say ? But I must not partieulariie, or I should
fill your paper recounting the praises of Louisi
ana, North Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama
whose troops suffered severely, and in fact every
State reproaented upon that hotly contested field
—and all were there !
The route of tho enemy was complete ; our
loss is estimated at 400 to 500, tbe wounded
about three times the number; the loss of the
enemy is admitted by them, to be, in killed
and wounded 4000 to 5000. One estimate is that
their loss in killed is about 2500, and about
three times the number wounded. They are |
scattered in every direction ; our G'ovalry have
been pursuing them with “tbe hunter’s bute, tho
hound’s untiring ire.” The woods, the road, the
field in every direction their dead and dying muy
be founJ. Prisoners are lieing continually NN
ken and brought in, they already number near
1000, among them are Kly, a member of Con
gress from New York. Our troops came within
an aee of taking Wilson, Trumbull and Doolittle,
who, with some Black Republican ladies went to
Fairfax to celebrate Scott's promised victory.—
They had their couriers passing to and fro to
the battle held. One of them rushed into Fair
fax and announced, “the day is ours.” Cham
pagne bottles were uncorked and their revels
were running high, when lo ! the Federal troops
came fleeing from the field hutless and gunlees |
and the sensation party were taken in amhu
lances, and it is feared made good their retreat
lo Washington, but we are not yet without hope
that some of the glorious triumvirate may yet
be taken. This is reported by the prisoners, and
is true beyond all doubt. You may depend on it
they considered victory certain beyond mischance.
President Davis said in a speech at the Spots
wood House to-night, that we bad taken from
them provisions and munitions of war enough
to last us through the campaign, we have taken
sixty cannon and guns without number, they
came prepared to spend tbe winter in Richmond
and were amply provided in all respects, and
it is generally believed that while Abraham has
been blockading tbe ports, that bis army has
brought in more contraband articles than tbe
seceded States would have imported in twelve
months.
In tbe Bethel fight Pierce was blamed for tbe
defeat because he did’nt run soon enough, in
this battle Patterson is blamed because he run
too soon. McDowell has been removed—Mc-
Clellan is ordered to the Potomac and Rosen
eratx to the North-Western Division, and tbe
general impression irtbat Scott will soon try it
again if he can bring his troops up, Int some
think they will turn out to be like the man with
the Cork Leg, who, when he once got started
coald’nt stop, if you remember, he walked on
until there was nothing left but bis shadow, and
at last his shadow became so small that the
historian lost sight of it. The last accounts
from Washington are that Abe Linkhorn is sat
isfied that “somebody’s hurt.”
REMUS.
N. B.—l would have sent you a list of the
killed and wounded, but I understand it has been
telegraphed by tbe Associated Press as far as it
is known. The Yankees carried Palmetto flags,
and in one instance used our countrsign, and
tired blank cartridges at their own batteries to
getout of rangeof one of the Virginiaregimeuts.
I heard this from a gentleman who was iu the
battle and raw it! A ini they cute ?
From Cm, Vi’i Dititioo... Saeccw i th Km*ba
• ‘ Valley.
The Richmond Whig has the following ac
count of a brisk engagement between a portion
of tbe command under General Wise and a
strong body of the enemy, in Southwestern Vir
ginia:
Charleston, Va., July 18,1861.
To the Editor of the Whig:— Believing that
you would like to hear of the battle which took
place on the 17th Inst., 15 miles below this place,
I give you the facts which I have gathered from
several of the officers and men engaged in the
fight. Bix hundred men, under Major George
S. Patton, a part of the 22d Fegiment of Virgin-
ia Volunteers, achieved a most glorious victory,
over 1,500 of the Federal forces under the com
mand of Col. Norton, at the mouth of Searey
Creek, 15 miles below Charleston, on tho river.
After a warm contest of 4 hours and 20 minutos,
our forces succeeded in completely routing them,
driviug them back 4 miles, killing, wounding
and capturing a large number. Among those
captured are Col. Norton, Col. Do Villers, Col.
Neff, Lieut. Col. Woodruff, Cnpt. Austin, aud an
other Captain whoso name I did not learn.
Upon our aide, wo lost 3 killed aud 5 wounded,
among the latter 1 am sorry to say is Major O.
S. Patton. Ho was struck down by a canister
shot while in the act of cheering on his men.—
He is wounded in the arm, near tbe shoulder, but
tho wound though serious, is not considered dan
gerous. He is n bravo and brilliant young offi
cer. Lieut. James Welch of tho artillery was
killed while discharging his peice; he was struc.i
by a cannon ball on the head which nearly sev
ered his head from his body. He was a noble and
brave fellow, aud died where he wished, In the
service of Ins country, and by the aide of his
gun.
Our forces only had two cannon, 6 pounders,
while the enemy had three brass pieces of heavier
calibre than ours, and a decided advantage of
position. Considering the disadvantage under
which Major Patton labored, it is, indeed a bril
liant victory,aud the first one in the defence of
the Confederate States over in the Valley of the
Kanawha.
AMOTBTR BRILLIANT FIAT.
The Enquirer has (ho following:
A most gallant achievement was pci formed
the day before, iu the same section, by eighty
two dragoons, under command of tho intrepid
Col Clarkson, aid to Gen. Wise, while on a scout
ing expedition. Dividing his command into equal
parties, be took command of cue himself and as
signed tho other to Capt. Brook, of the Brock
bridgv Cavalry. Advancing upon a body of the
enemy by the direct road, he sent Cnpt. Brock
around the hill.
The enemy discovered Col. Clarkson when two
hundred yards distant, and tboy retreated rapid
ly up the hill, followed by tho gAllant Colonel. —
The enemy lost seven killed in their retreat
Capt. Brock attempted to charge up on the other
*■ id a of the hill, but it was too precipitous to al
low of it. Col. Claiksoti in the meantime discov
ered that tbe rotroating party was falling back
on a camp of 1,500 notwithstanding which he
continued his charge, and, at the head of hi? no
ble little baud, rushed through tbe startled
carnp like a whirlwind, firing right au 1 left
into their ranks, killing eighteen or twenty,
wounding, perhaps, as many more, and, before
the enemy could collect their scattered sen
se?, effected a retreat, single file, down the hill,
without the loss of a single man, and but ono
horse killed and another wounded.
Some of our men, it is said, actually snatched
the gun? from two or three of the Yankee? before
they oould shoot. The escape of the command
is almost miraculous, several platoons having
tired at them. Tho enemy bad two pieces of
artillery. They had trained them upon Captain
Brock’s command ; but, while in tho very act of
firing, both gunners were killed by ono of Capt.
B.’s men, armed with a double barrelled shot
gun.
In the battle at Searey creek, Col. Anderson,
of Nicaraguan notoriety, commanded a battalion
of two companies from Albemarle.
THE ENEMY’S ACCOUNT.
The Cincinnati Euquirer has the following :
About noon Wednesday, heavy firing was heard
from the direction which Col. Lowe’s detachment
had gone, and Cols. Woodruff, De Villiers and
Neff, two captainß and several lieutenants went
up the northern side of tbe river to tako a view
of what was going on, from a commanding posi
tion; and failing to return, it is believed that
they have been captured by the rebels and made
prisoners of war.
The firing was kept up briskly for fully an
hour, when Col. Lowe’s ammunition gave out,
and he dispatch a messenger to the camp for re
inforcements, and for more powder, ball and car
tridges; but before the assistance could reach
him he was compelled to make a hasty retreat,
leaving six to eight killed on the field, and carry
ing forty-seven wounded off. Col. Morton, who
wan badly wounded, was taken prisoner. Our
troop? succeeded in capturing five rebel prison
er? who stated that tho rebel forces were under
command of 0. Jennings Wise, aud numbered
1,800 men, but that during the engagement a
regiment of Georgians arrived on a steamer from
Charleston. The enemy had fivo pieces of can
non, while our troops had two twelve pound
rifled guns. As our troops were retreating they
met eight oompanies of the 21st and the ammu
nition sent for, but they wore too late. The ene
my is entrenched, and is represented to be well
fortified.
Gen. Cox bail not attacked the enemy up to ;
noon on Thursday, twenty-four hours after the
engagement. The wounded soldiers were placed
on board the steamer Economy, which has been
converted into a hospital, and every possible at
tention given to tbo wounded. Tbe Mary Cook,
Capt Hugh Campbell, left tbe camp Thursday
I*. M., bringing Lieut. Pomeroy, who was wound
ed in the engagement to this city, but be died
while tbe steamer was below Gallipoli*. His re
mains will be forwarded to Xenia his former
place of resdence. The most reliable informa
tion that could be obtained, gives tbe loss of the
rebel force? as small.
The Seramei €nard.
Thi* fine company left Atlanta on Thursday
tevrrjiug via Knoxville, for Richmond, Va., with
niuety members —officer* and men. They met
with many kind favors along ibe route, end
would especially express tbeir grateful acknowl
edgments for (he most excellent supper furnish
ed at Opelika by Mr. Nat Sledge- he is as good
a patriot su he is a hotel keeper, und that iu say
ing much.
James M. Russell, Esq., is the general agent
to transact all business, and will proeure uni
forms and transportation fieeof expense, on ap
plication at his law office, to fifteen or twenty
more recruits-
ROLL OF THE SEMMK3GUARD. #
WM. S. SHEPHERD, Captain.
LIFUTKNA NTS.
p N Howard, Ist, Charles K. Tuisell, 2J.
Wm. Redd, Jr., 3d.
J. J. Jones, Ensign.
privates :
Mnfeogee f ‘.- John R Cowan
J A Weems, Russell Cos. Ala.
J b Bethune, Vs D Moore,
W A Barker, J K Kennedy,
W Lynch, M L Gilbert,
JB Ilopkiui, W H Nelms,
0 E Ligun, K M Nelms,
David Lyons, T L Bagley.
G W Aenohbaoker, Henry C Reid,
Ji Oliver, I N Tucker,
Kolin A Russell. Jacob A Albright,
I> G Russell, freeman Williamson,
J Greenwood, T Y Kile reuse,
L Green, R G Pitts,
Stewart Cos. J T Pitts,
J T Hill, J M Brown,
KB L Shackleford, J A McGehee,
C J Evans, W B Henry,
K G Hill, D M Murrell,
W J Morris, T M Brown,
J W Dismukes, N B Drake,
J W Davidson, John Gilbert,
FBI oster, W D Lewis,
H D Fitzgerald, ( ’ Kendrick,
John A Jones, Henry Adam?,
J M Averett, Chattahoochee Cos.
Thomas Wambeil, -1 G Renfoe,
W R Mallory, J W B Patterson,
J Milton, Peter T Bugg,
(i W Arnold, James Newman,
E G Spane, Barbour Cos , Al*
Manger Corbett, C C Curenton,
J ¥ Horton, W A Barbour,
H P Flowers, J A Averett,
M A Baker, T A Cowls.
Wm M Averett Harris Cos.
Jno L Burko, Jume? D Eley,
A P linden, Dale Cos., Ala.
William Robey James M McCarty.
J D Mosley, Talbot Cos.
M Gresham, T J Duberry,
S J Smith, S M Duberry,
J W Odum, J Short,
W J Salter, J N Short,
Jas P Redding, J M Flanigan,
H H Hill, Thomas Hall.
The noo-commifstonei offioere will be elec
ted In Richmond. _
Rcssbll a Spectator.— lt is[authoratively
staled that Dr. Russell, the correspondent of the
London Timet, accompanied the Grand Yankee
Army in its march from Alingtou Heights. His
letters describing the unparalleled diaaator to
Northern arms, will le looked for with consider
able Interest
THK SOYERKIGNTY OF THE STATER.
COLCMBUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY, AUGUST S, 1801.
COLUMBUS. WEDNESDAY, JHY SI, IMI.
Tbe Vigilance Committee.
A Committee of Vigilance for the City of Cos.
lumbu* and Muscogee county was appointed a
few eveuiugs since by u largo and respectable
meeting of our citizens. This oommittoo is com
posed of twenty of tho most respectable gentle
men of this community, of which Judge Iverson
is chairman. It has had several meetings, and
is actively engaged in the discharge of their
delicate, responsible and important duties. The
character of the committee is a sufficient guarnn
tee that it will discharge those duties with pru
deuco aud propriety, but with decision aud a
fixed determination to purge the community o*
all diiaffec'ed persons and all traitorous pro
ceedings. Tbe committee, we learn, bus several
oases of individuals before It, who are charged
with hoiug hostile to the Confederate States and
people, and who are endeavoring to do all the
injury iuthoir power to the great cause iu which
“our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor’’
are involved. We understand also, that two sub
jects of groat importance are under the consid
eration of the couiuiiltoe. One is the privilege
used aud exercised by the Express Company to
transport letters to and from the Statoa com
posing tho present Federal Government. This
is, to say the least of It, a doubtful practice, and
might he, if it hasuot already been made highly
detrimental to our cause and interests. “ e are
clear in our opinions that the Express Company’s
power and practice of thus carrying on an un
limited correspondence with the enemy, ought
to bo abolished and prohibited by the Confeder
ate Congress, and we trust that It will be done
whilst uow in session at Richmond. Another
subject of n<> less importance is under tbe oou-
Bideration of the committee, aud that is, whether
any resident of this community shall be per
mitted to go to any of the United States and
especially to the free States and return at thair
pleasure. It is understood tube the practice of
some person? to make regular visits to the North
on the pretence of business, and to go and come
as they please. It Is said also that persons are
preparing to leave this place aud go North and
HpeuJ their summer amongst our enemies and
return iu the fall. Nosu-h privilege ought in
our opinion to be allowed to any resident of tbe
Southern States, he he native born or of Yankee
birth. If any one chooses logo to the North
duriug this war, let him remain there forever.
We have no idea of all* wing our people to givo
“aid aud comfort” to the enemy in this way.—
We hope thut this personal intercourse with
thost who are endeavoring to “subjugate us” will
bo speedily and effectually stopped by the strong
arm of the oommittee to whom the power has
been given by tho people, and wo doubt uot that
the people will su tain the committee in tho
prompt and faithful discharge of thoir high duty.
We have gnat confidence that tho committee
will act prudently and justly, and we confidently
predict that if r.unported by the people, they will
do much good, and will soon rid the couutry of
all treason or traitors that shall dare to lift a
head in our midst.
The Secretaryship of State.
The Hon. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, uayu the
Riohmond Dispatch of the 26th, has tendered to
tho President hiu resignation of tho Secretary
ship of State, and it has been accepted. Tho
President nominated to Congresn, the Hon R. M.
T. Hunter, of Virginia, for thin office, and that
body has doubtless oonflrmed the nomination.
Thus that distinguished poet has lout tho ser
vices of one of tho ablest men in the Confederacy,
only to be filled by another occupant equally as
able in intellect and statesmanship.
Mr. Toombs wuh of a temper to prefer tho ac
tive duties of a soldier, iu such a crisis us tho
present, to the monotony of an office, which, for
the present, is little more than nominal; and we
are glad to learn that the President has acknowl
edged his distinguished claims upon tbe oonfl
denoe of the country by nominating him a? a
Brigadier General In the Confederate army.
Virginia's position in the Confederacy has been
acknowledged by assigning to ono of her states
men the highest post in tho Confederate Cabinet.
Mr. Hunter D ao well knowu to tho country that
it would be supererogatory to dwell upon the
qualities of mind and character wbiob fit him so
eminently for the post to which be has been call
ed. It would be difficult to define an instance in
which the trite phrase of speech so justly ap
plies “The right man in the right place.”
BpMcb of flon- M. J. Crawford... The War... The Con
federate Loau.
On Tuesday last the Hon. Martin J. Crawford,
by appoiutment, addressed in this oity one of the
most attentive audiences we havo over seen to
gether at the Court House. His subject was the
; war, aud Confederate loan, and although up to
tbe hour lor speaking, the foreuoon was rendered
extremely unpleasant by repeated heavy show
ers of rain, yet the fearlesr and true of our county
aieembled uutil the large Hall was full to over
flowing, uud many had to retire. We were more
than pleased to zee tbe “Dougherty Cavalry,”
! Captain Lawton, present, in order that they
j might here the questions properly presented
| The speech was one of Judge Crawford’H best
I efiorts. It was telling, stirring aud convincing,
and brought down the House with repeated
deafening applause, aa be rehearsed tbe oauses
which led to the war and dur separation from the
tyrannical aud immoral Lincoln government, to
the establishment of a proud and independent
Confederacy. He shouwed conclusively that we
must sustain the war and the government of the
Confederacy, or we must forever fall under ‘he
disgraceful yoke of a miserable government of
tyranta, robbers and ssfaasins.--Al6ur.y Patriot
25. __
Tbe Army We Have Bbaten.—From tbe
general order of Gen. McDowell we obtain a lull
list ot the force* of wbhb his army of invasion
was composed. It included fifty-six regimeuts
of infantry, of which the uames are given;
butteriee of artllery , one regiment and four com
panies of cavalry attached te the regular line ot
army ; two battalions of infantry. To these num
bers is to be added immense staffs of the field
officers, tbe corps of topographical engineers, de
tached squad?, the train hands, drivers, etc. Ho
not less than sixty-five lo seventy thousand men,
all told, must have composed the grand army
utterly routed at Manassas.
Th* Ukoroian*.- The Richmond Dispatch
says : The city of Savannah has sent to Rioh
mond a committee of 1 s citizens to ace to the
wants of wounded Georgians and to remove the
remains of the killed belonging to their State, to
the soil from whence they sprung. We under
stand, however, that the alain have been care
fully and tenderly buried on tbe battle field- fit
! resting place for ita brave defenders—and their
i graves have been marked.
| The committee baa arrived, accompanied by
Dr. W. Gaston Bullock.
estimate of tbe killed and wounded,
by tbe Chief Military Surgeon at General Beaure
gard's Headquarters, on the part of our army,
places the amount at 3flo to 400 killed, and 1,000
to 1,200 wounded.
On the part of the enemy, from 6,000 to 7,000
killed and winded
THE CONFEDERATE CONORESS.
Richmond, July 24.
j Congress met at 12, tu. Appropriate prayer
i was offered by llev. Mr. Woodbridge.
TUF VIRGINIA DELKUATKS.
Mr. Booock, of Va., announced tho presouoeof
Mr. James M. Mason, of that State, who was
ready to qualify as a dclegato of the Congress.
The presence of Mr. Roger A. Pryor was also
announced; whereupon the gentlemen were sworn
iu at the Secretary’s desk.
APPROPRIATION FOR CARE OP TUB WOUNDED.
Mr. Macfarland, of \ a , submitted h report,
with aocompanying resolution, from the Select
Committee, appointed to co-operate with the
Mayor gs Richmond iu making provision for the
wounded.
The report recites the action taken by tho citi
zens’ meeting in Richmond (already published),
and says that these proceedings met the exigency
in a spirit of broad uud considerate sympathy.
There is no duty to whioh our follow citizens, nor
their representatives and agents, are prepared to
’ respond to uioro spontaneously and liberally than
I that whioh ttuinmous to the consolation and relief
of their intrepid defenders. It would not become
the Congress of tho Confederate States to permit
the city of Richmond to take to herself tbe whole
charge of providing for the wouuded and sick of
tho army, which under the blessing of Provi
dence, triumphed gloriously at Manassas. It be
hooves Congress to provide tho funds neces
sary to meet ihe outlay whioh may attend
the execution of their houorahle design. There
fore,
Resolved, That tho sum of five thousand dol
lars tie placed at the disposal of the Secretary of
the Trousury to be expouded in securing tbe
oomfort of tbe officers aud men of tho army, who
were iu the battle at Manaßsat*, and may bo re
moved to the city of Richmond under tbo resolu
tions of the ComtnoQ Counoil.
The resolution passed unanimously.
nRIPBfT TO THE MRMORTOF COLONEL BARTOW OF
GEORGIA.
Mr. T. 11. It* Cobb, of Georgia, said; I rise, Mr.
President, t • announoe facta too well known tu
all tbe members of the Congress, and whioh the
saddened faces before me cunvmce me arc deeply
felt by all tbis body. Tho mortal remains, sir, of
our bite beloved colleague, Francis S. Bartow,
of Georgia, lie iu tbe other end of this Capitol,
which has boon temporarily made a charnel
house for the illustrious dead.
I confess, sir, that this is one of the saddest
duties of my life, aud one which 1 must ac
knowledge my inoompetoncy to discharge. To
indulge iu Jurrnal generalities would illy com
port with the feelings of tho Uouso, and to give
utterance to the nap pressed feelings of my hi art
would scarcely be appropriate in such presence.
Tbe deceased was my friend, and loved mo a?
Johnathan did David. You, Mr. President,
knew him long, but 1 knew him longer, and
therefore loved him better.
The speaker eloquently recited an incident
that had taken place betweeu himself and his
deceased colleague, at the time that Congreswas
in session at Montgomery. The deceased had
been tbo Chairman of tbo Committee on Milita
ry Adairs, mid iu this important position hud
brought many valuable ineusure.s before tbo
House, which bo (Mr. Cobh) find tho groutest
confidence and pleasure in assisting by hi? en
feebled powers. Once only he had differed from
him iu a single point, and on loaving the session
of tho Congress iu whioh tho difference had oc
curred, the speaker, in jest, made u remark to
hi? triend, whioh he instantly saw wouuded
him Deeply regretting that ho had given the
wound, he bogged him to forgot it. Again that
night he saw lam, and his friend still seemed
distressed by the remembrance of the wound
ing remark. The speaker retired to bed in pain
aud uneus ness at tho unpleasant iuoidont in a
life-long friendship. At last he sought the
chamber of 001. Bartow; ho found him also rest
less uuder the recollections of tho day; but the
gallant deceased divining tbo mission of his
friend to bo again to ask forgiveness, rose, and
without a word, and in a gush of tean, silently
clasped him in his arms. Suoh, continued tbe
speaker was our friendship. Such, Mr. Presi
dent, was my loss.
Mr. Cobb continued in an eloquent recital of
the life <>f the illustrious deceased. He was born
on the 18th day of September, 1816, and would
have been forty-fivo years of age on bis next
birth-pay. Ho wuh a nativo es Georgia; had
graduated ut the University of that State, and
had proceeded to tho study and practice of law,
in which ho distinguished himself for his ability
and remarkable order of eloquence. 110 had
never been much In public life, until he had
boon called to represent thopeoploof Georgia iri
the Confederate Congress. Ho had been twico
forced by tbe (importunities of his party that
party headed by the great man whose fame had
been commemorated in marble in the enclosure
of the oapitol—to serve in tho Legislature of bis
State; and had in one of the terms of his service
almost by bis own unal ed effort?, urged and
accomplished tho completion, by the State ol
Georgia, of the groat internal improvement that
wuh the basis of her prosperity.
The oiroumstanoes of the death of thegalluut
deceased were told by the ‘speaker In eloquent
conclusion of his remark?. While tbe battle
wuh raging, Col. Bartow had ridden np to Gen.
Beauregard and said: “Show me whHt now is
to be done, aud if buindii effort can accomplish
it, I will do it.” Tho General replied, with
pointed finger, “that battery must be taken."—
Instautiy seizing the standard of bis own regi
meut, aud aocompauied by tbe Virginia forces,
Col. Bartjw led the van of the gallant and des
perute assalt. A bull wounded him slightly and
killed his horse. Again mounted, he led and
cheered his men. The noxt wound was u ball
which entered his heart. His last words were
memorable: “They havo killed me, hut never
give up the field!”
Mr. Cobb conclude*! tbe affecting tribute to the
deceased by saying that, in a few days, be hoped
to be himself in the field, and to follow in the
footsteps of his beloved friand, sustained by that
same Christian faith in which Col Bartow bad
lived and acted and died.
[Wo but express tbe unanimous sense of the
House and of all who listened to Mr. Cobh’s re
marks, that they were most eloqu nt and affect
ing ; and we bad intended to obtain a full copy
of the address from Mr. C. for publication, and
had, therefore, made but meagre note# of it, but
understand that it was entirely extern* ore, und
delivered without note, or any effort whatever of
the pen ]
The following resolutions of respect tu the
I memory of the deceased were moved by Mr.
! Cobb
Resolved, That Congroi# has heard, with un
feigned sorrow, of the death ol Hon. Francis S.
Bartow, one of the delegate? from the State of
Georgia; that the national exultation for a glo
rious history, achieved by our arms, i* checked
by the heavy loss sustained by the Confedera* y
in the death of one of her most efficient comman
der? ; and that, as bis colleagues, we feel a pe
culiar loss to ourselves in one who had won our
esteem and gained much of our affection.
Resolved, That with pleasure we record our
admiration of his heroic defence on tbo field of
battle; of the aotiou of Oils Congress in which
he participated so largely ; and find some conao
lation for his death in the conviction that hia
noble self-aaorifice will nerve to establish tbe
work whioh he so boldly aided to begin.
Resolved, That we appreciate the loss which
Georgia, bis nativo State, has sustained in the
death of one of her noblest ions; and that we
tender to the bereaved the sympaty of hearts, to
some extent, stricken by the same blow which
has crushed their own.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
communicated to the family of tbe deceased.
Resolved, That in respect for hi* memory the
Congress do now adjourn.
Mr Hill, of Georgia made a speech of some
length, paying an eloquent tribute to the illus
trious dead, lie said that Col. Bartow bad been
distinguished in his devotion to the Union. A
member of the old Whig party, the Union had
been his idol, and bis mind was olosely and long
wedded to the idea that the Union of the United
States was Inseparable from tho civil liber y of
the country. But the later development of events
and the policy of tbe Washington Administra
tion decided him to another opinion ; and, at the
time of tbe separation of Georgia, that State had
no more ardent or devoted Secessionist within
her borders.
Mr. Mason, of Virginia, was anxious to testi
fy to his happy estimation of the chance that
bad introduced him to the prized ocquaintance
of tho gallant dead whom the country mourned.
He had made tbe acquaintance of Col. Bartow
when the forces that he commanded were in the
neighborhood of Winchester; and in his house
there, tbe deceased had been a welcome and hon
ored inmate. No mere courage or bravery bad
made Col. Bartow a soldier; a sentiment of even
higher devotion than these—a sentiment of no
blest patriotism—stimulated his soul; end tho*
any man might die, It bad been given to him they
mourned, to show how a hero could surrender
his lifo to bis country.
Mr. Chestnut, of South Carolina, said thutthe
cloud that darkened Georgia in the loss of her
illustrious son would extend its shadow over the
whole land of the South. lie hail known the
dccuasod. He had seen his deud form on the
field at Manassas, tie burning eye of courago
draped in the sleep of death and tbo cold form
lying still and insensato In the atmosphere that
swelled with the sounds of th victory he had
aided to obtain. No tributo of admiration, no
expression of Borrow, no offering of tears could
bo given to the brave and noble deceased to
which his own h art did uot make the fullest ie
sponse.
Tbe resolutions of respect referred to were
then put to the vote and unanimously adopted.
Congress adjourned until to morrow.
The Terror in Washington.— Two gentle
men, s.iya the Savannah Republican, who left
Washington on Monday night, have reached
Richmond. The tale they tell is awful. They
say that no words can describe the terror, oon
fusion uud dismay which pervades tbe Rump
authorities. All tho bouts were removed from
the South side of the river, and tho draw on the
Long Bridge was raised to prevent th army from
this aide empting itself on Washington. But for
this precaution, the-e would not nt w ben Yan
kee on this side the Potomac.
‘>frUu:*eU, of the London Times, says an
exchange, it appears, acoompaniod tho “victori
ous army” of Gen. McDowell. We hope his de
scription of the great viotory which he went to
witness will be more truthful than tbe narratives
of what he saw in tho South. To maiutain tbe
consistency of h:s career as a historian, will im
pose a severe tax upon his iuveutive powers,
when he comes to describe “tho groat race” at
Manassas.
ARKANSAS NEWS.
Wo take the following items of nows from tho
Smith Daily Times of the 14th, 15th and 16th
instuut t
A regiment of Cbooktaws and Chickasaws aro
oncampod at Sobully ville 0. H. uuder command
of Gen. D. H. Cooper.
Several Cherokees, friends to tho South, were
in town on Saturday. They say they have been
forced to leave the nation by the Pm Indians.
They left here for camp Walker.
The Texas regiment, we learn crossed Red
River last Thusday, and may be looked for in
course of this week or early next week.
We lenrn that Gen. McCulloch has taken posi
tion with the Confederate troops at Keatsville,
Mo.,whero he will remain until hi? now levies
are organized.
Gun. Pierce remains at Camp Walker, in this
Statu. We regret to learn that a difference of
views between these commnnedrs prevents thorn
from acting in concert. Wo have been apprehen
sive of some such result from having two armies
iu the Hold ou our frontier.
Although tho Militery Board has simultaneous
with the proclamation of Gen. MoCulloob, called
out 10,000 men; which would seem to interfere
with Gen. McCulloch’s programme of campaign,
tho people, theshivalry of the State, flock to tbe
standard of the victorious Border Chieftain.
We hoar in every direction of troops inarching
to join Gen. McCulloch. Companies have boon
hurrying to the seat of war from all neighbor
hoods of tho west, and now they begin to pour in
from the west, east and south. Col. Flaunigan
will sturt to join McCulloch with a regiment
niouuted and armed, on the 15th inst. Maj. Bor
land is now on his way between this post and
Little Rock with a battalion of four or five com
panies.
Wlial Eye WitUMMS ssy of the Crest Battle.
Wo yesterday had the pleasure of conversing,
says the Charleston Mercury of tho 27th, with
Colonels Mason and Beiricn, and from them
learned some Interesting facts with regard to tho
great battle at Stone Bridge:
The cannon captured by our troops amounted
to sixty pieces—being tbo entire field artillery
of tbo enctuy, with tho exciptiun of two pieces.
Twenty-six ol these were taken by the Virginia
cavalry, who, 1500 in number, pursued the ene
my until two o’clock iu tho morning. The rest of
the cannon, including Seymour’s largo seige ri
fled rannon, and the tainous Parrott gun taken
from Doubleday, wore captured on the field.
A terrible retribution has fallen upon the bru
tal regiment known as Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves.
The Louisiana Z raaves were let loose upon them,
but, by some means, tho Fire Zouaves obtained
a Confederate flag, and, for a tim*, confusion
reigned. At lasi, however, the Louisiana recov
ered themselves, and, hastily throwing awsy
their guns, they drew their long knives uud clos
ed iu, man toman, with their foes. The strug
gle was short and deadly. Ihe Fire Zouaves,
who, for mouths, have been tho terror of women
and children wherever they have gono, threw
themselves upon their knees and pleaded tor mer
cy. But mercy there was none. No quarters
was shown, and ouly a scanty n-uinant of the
famous Fire Zouave? saved themselves by flight,
go the death of Jackson has been avenged at
last.
Our troops have captured 500 new army wag
ons of the most approved make about 20,000
stand of exo’lent arms and an amount of am
munition and res that would seem almost in
credible.
Bartow’s g ! ii> try upon the field was most
conspicuous. 0 on Beauregard pointed out to
him a battery to on taken, he replied, “I will take
it, if mortal man can do it!” He first led up the
Bth Georgia regimet t, und took the battery; but
finding himself unable to bold it, ho reiired.—
Almost immediately afterwards be led up the 7tb
Georgia regiment, iu the performs ce of which
duty he was shot Tbe only words ho uttered
were “Boys, they have killed me, hut never give
up this field to the enemy !”
Gen. Beauregard di l uot lead the Ilumpton
Legion Into aciiou as has been stated. He led
a large body of troops in which the Legion was
io chided
A New Georgia Legion.— Col. W. B. Oani
den, of Liberty county, informs us of bis inten
tion to rai-e a legion for tbe pending war. It is
his purpose to raise not less than 1,000 nor more
than 1,500 mon, irom the couutica of southern
Georgia, comprising infantry, cavalry and artil
lery in jus* proportion?, and to offer them to tbe
President fur such services a? will be mo?t effect
ual in aid of southern independence. Tho idea
is a good ono, and we may be permitted to say
that while wo do not doubt their entire willing
ness, under tho peculiar circumstance? of the case
the southern tier of counties in our State have
not ooutributed their full share to the publio
servioo. They will now have an opportunity,
and we hope to seo thtiu embrace it with alacrity.
Col.Gaulden ha? devoted much attention to mil
itary science,and is enlisted heart and soul, in
the cause of tbo South ; they will hardly find a
leader more careful of their comfort or more anx
ious to lead them to glory. He will lrave for
Richmond to-day, in order to perfect the neoes
sary preliminaries.— Savannah Republican 26 th.
Another Negro Soldier.—A late number of
the N. O. Delta has the follwing:
A negro who accompanied the Washington
Artillery writes to hie wife from the battle-field,
on a rough piece of pasibord, wbiob he picked
up on tne field, tbe following characteristic letter:
Wife—l have no time to bunt fine paper, for
we are in the midst of battle. My bones are sore
from hard fighting. Kember mo to the obildren
uud the madatue. Tell brother Keener to pray
for us all. All the balls are whizzing over our
beads, and around our heads. Good morning.
Negroes in tii* Fioht.— P. W. A., the Intel
ligent correspondent of the Savannah Republi
can, writing from Manassas Junction under date
of the 20th, in reference to the battle at Bull’s
Run, says:
“Home of the officers have furnished tbsir ser
vants with levolvers, and it is asserted to be a
fact that these negroes made several captures
during the fight on Thursday. One of them,
Diok Langborn, from Lynchburg, a strapping
big fellow, shot down one man, bis ball taking
effect through the shoulder; and when all his
barrels had been discharged, be rushed upon an
other, whom he knocked down with his pistol.—
Seizing the two by tbo oollar, he started to car
ry them to his waater, when ono of them showed
some disposition to resist; whereupon Dick turn
ed y> him and said : “See here, mossa, you'd bet
ter come ‘long, or dis nigger will hut y u—sees
he don’t.” Hoeing the d—l in Diek's eyes, he
submitted, and the two were carried prisoners to
tbe Colonel of tbe Regiment, tbe Ilth Virginia.”
CULIMBtM, NIUKHUAI, A i.ibTt, IMII
Scott’s Bottles.
Referring to Mansfield’s “Life of Soott,” we
find that the loss of tho American army in tbo
series of desperato conflicts, by which the city
of Mexico was won, was, in all, killed,wouuded
and missing, 2,713. Those battles were Con
treras, Antonio aud Churubusoo, In whioh 157
wero killeil, and 877 wounded; Molina dol U j
116 killed and 665 wounded; Chopultepeo, Gates
of Bolin, San Cosmo and in the city
120 killed and 703 wouuded; missing 83; grand
total 2,713 us above, of wbiob 383 wero returned
us kuown to bo killed. Those figures include
the losses of tbe .truiy from August lOtb to Sep
(ember 14th. Soott probably lost light or ten
times as many killed in the one battle of Ma
naas&n, a? be did in all tho above fieioe conflict?
by which he won Mexioo and his greatest fame
as a General. He is not fighting Mexicans now
but the men who fought Mexicans.
Confederate Congress.
Richmond July 27.
Congress met at tho usuul honr, tbe President
m the Chair-
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Dunkin of the Episco
pal church. The minutes of yesterday were read
and approved.
Tbe States wore called for report? in the usual
alphabetical order.
The President laid before the House a com
muuioation from the Moderator of Chowan Bap
tist Association of North Carolina, covering a
series of resolution.? which broathe a spirit of
lofty patriotism and ohristiaa loyalty to the
Southern Confederacy.
Mr. Curry of Ala., presentod a memorial ask
ing for an amondment to the Patent Laws. Re
ferred.
Mr Wright, of Ga., ( fiered the following hill
whioh be desired might bo put upon its passage
to meet existing emergencies—the Aot to amend
tho Bth section of an aot entiled “An Aot to
provide for tho public defence.” Section 1. Be
it enacted, ko., that tbe Bth section be amended
by tbe adilition of the following paragraph viz:
And that in oaso where the said battalion shall
consist of more than flveand less than two com
panies, the President may appoint suoh addi
tional officer or oflicors hs be may deem necessa
ry to its proper organization. Referred to tho
military oomiuittee and ordered to bo printed.
Mr. Booock of Va, offered the following me
morial of Dr. A. Y. P. Game t, ut>king tho pas
sage of an amendment to au act of ibe last ses
sion in relation to the commissioning of Naval
officers. The amendment proposes to place on a
proper footing in the Medical Staff of the Con
federate States tho burgeons appointed in the
Navy of Y'irginia, the law organizing tbo Navy
of tbe Confederate States omitting to provido for
that class of officers Referred.
Mr. Seddon of Va., offered the following reso
lution:
Resolved, That tho Committee on the Judi
ciary bo instructed to inquite aud report tu ihe
expediency of prescribing by law, while the
facts are fresh and susceptible of proof, some
uniform mode of taking, authenticating aud
preserving the evidence of the abduction or re
oeption by the enemy of slaves owned in any of
tho Confederate fatales, as ulso of the og*.o, six,
and value of suoh slaves, to the end that induiu
nity may hereafter be exacted from tbe eueuty.
Referred.
Mr. Russell of Va-, offered the following reso
lution:
Resolved, That the Commitloe on postal al -
fairs inquire into the expediency of ooufering tho
franking privilege on John Tyler, formerly Pres
ident of the U. 8. Roterred.
Mr. Staples offered a resolution, also referred,
directing the committee on military uffairs to tu
quire into tbe expediency of so amending the
law as to authorize the Secretary of War to ap
point a messenger for the office of Surveyor Gen
eral; also the following resolution: Resolved,
that the Committee on Military affairs inquire
into tli® expediency of so amending the law as
to authorize officers of the Medical Department
lo exorcise commaud over ail diluted men like
other commissioned offi era. Referred.
Mr. Avery of North Carolina, submitted the
following: “Acts to further umei.d an act to pro
vide for the re< of the Navy, approv
od March 16, 1861.” The Congress of the
Confederate States of America do enact that the
President bound be is hereby authorized to mmi
inate aud by aud with tho consent of Congrers,
to appoint all officers of the navies of auy of the
States of this Confederacy who have beer offi
cers of tbo Uuitod States Navy, und wh may be
fit for service, to tho same rank aud pori'ion in
tbe Navy of tho Confederate StaUo, which they
would have held by the ordinary oourse of pro
motion therein it they hud remained in tbe said
United Stutes Navy, until the date of their ap
pointment iu the said Confederate Novj; Provi
dtd, hotetver: That no such officer shall be up
appointed to higher w>>ik or poi on than he
has held in the State Navy to whioh be bus been
attached; ptovided further, that no such officer
shall he uppoiuled a captain, lieutenant, or sail
ing master in the lino ol promotion, who did not
hold at tbe time of leaving the United States
one of the said ranks or the rank of passed-mid
shipmun therein; or iu de!uult of these, shall
have seen at least six year* of re vice in the Na
vy aud merchant service combined, and shall be
fore receiving his commission successfully pass
an examination before a Naval Examining Board
composed of captains or commander? to bo de
signated by tbe .Secretary of the Navy, in which
case tbe officer so passed may be nominated and
commissioned to a rank not higher than Lieu
tenant; and provided further , that no offioer
shall he appointed by authoiity of this aot who
may at any lime have committed any aot of bos
tility against the Confederate States or soy one
of them.
Heotiou 2 And be it further enacted, That
in case any suoh officer# of any State Navies as
are comprised in the first section of this act
should receive appointments in tbe Navy of the
Confederate States, the President is authorized
to affix to tbeir oommissions as may be necessa
ry to socuro to them tho same relative positions
hey had held, or at the date of their appoiut
merit would have held aforesaid in the Navy of
the United State*. Referred to Committee ou
Naval Affairs.
The House thou wont into secret session, and
after opening the doors udjourned till 12 o'clock
to-morrow.
Special to the Columbus Times.
RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
Richmond, July 26.
For tbo past few days, we have bad but little
news except the details furnished by correspon
dents at Manassas, of tho glorious battle fought
there on Sunday. These will be found, at
length In tbe oity papers. Even a casual glance
over them will show bow gallantly and how ira
perisbahly Georgia has been covered ail over
with glory by tbe iutrepid daring and invincible
courage of her sous not only at Manassas where
tbe great viotory was achieved, but at Rich
Mountain, at Laurel Hill, at Bethel Church,
where the elementary principles were laid and >wn
and established whioh led to tho grand corollary
at Manassas. Ido not, of course, mean in any
to detract from tbe high merits sni eml.
PEYTONH. COLQUITT, (
JAMEP W WARREN < Editors
Number 31
uc it services of the vo'unteer soldiers of other
divs; but “Brutus ‘ has held communion with
tn> tn, now for so many years, he know.- ?•• many
of thorn personally, und all of them through their
representatives and friends, that bo has long
■ miidered him .-ell’ as identified wi h them in all
the great interests of political and Stale fellow
ship.
President Davia did not g > to Manassas yea
terduy, und it is uncertain when be will go. Tbo
reason of tbe uncertainty I will explain. In
stead of marobiug direct from Manassas to Alex
andria, Gen. Beauregard is pushing ou columns
of Iso or three at atiuio, making slow
but safe progress every day. This mode of ad
vancu is rendered necessary in view of tho decis
ive movemont.? iuoontouiplation when they reach
Alexandria, as well us from the delay or rather
ihe time requited for completing then ceseary
rains and t>auis tor so lurgo an army
1 havo ju.-t conversed with two intelligent
volunteers (one an officer) from Laurel liiil. Gen.
Coring has succeeded Gen Garnett. At Laurel
liiil, with 2000 men, our troops rep ulsed, during
fur days and nights, somo 6000 of the enemy,
and finally retired without auy considerable loss,
liter they discovered that the Union scoundrels
were conducting a column of the enemy over the
mounains with a view to cut ofl tht-ir retreat,
ur gallant troops fell buuk ou Monterey, l'he
Hessians are now on tho ti pof Cheat Mountains
—our men are on the Allughames immediately
opposite, and are advancing up to the base of tbe
mountain [The reader can so© their present
relative position by glancing at the map of Vir
ginia] The gentlemen alluded to above inform
me that tbeie cun bo no regular battle, which
the nature of the country renders impracticable.
But thero will bo suvere and heavy skirmishing,
and ray informant is confident that neither Mo-
Clelian nor bis successor (a Dutch, low-bred,
bloated coward, wuuni I met years back in Cali
fornia, bunging around the gambling saloons)
nor the Ohio Hessians, will ever get much near
er Staunton than they now aro.
No news to-day from Yorktown. All eyes, as
well as all military preparations aro now direc
ted towards Manassas It is generally believ
ed that the Federalists will burn Alexandria aa
well aathe Long Bridge leading thence to Wash
ington whenever our first column? moke tbtir
appearance near that place. Tbe regimeuts
along Arlington Height? ran retreat tu Wathing
ton by tbe Georgetown Aqueduct.
Governor Lowe of Maryland is still at tbe
Spottswood House. It is believed that be iu
rendering valuable service to the cause of his
own Btate as well ns of the Confederacy.
Important events are crowding upon us. Bu
the prudent motto of President L>aviu, feet i a
lente, will evolve them all in proper lime
Hon. R. M. T. Hunter will prove a worthy
successor to the lion. R. Toombs, late Secretary
ofState. Both uro intellectual giant.-, of great
experience in State affairs, and in wha ever
sphere they may be -umtnoned by their cout ny
to act, both will render va unbie service to ,Le
Cons. deracy.
I paid a visit last evening to tbe Military Pris
on. It consists of two of the larges* tobacco ware
houses in Riohmond, and so full ure boin f
them that the Hessians were actually ousu g not
of the window©. The rtuinber iu no •! lUtJC,
and more aro coining. BR I ‘ l •
Richmond, July 26, I hf 1
Wilkins is here after clothes nnd tquipui n •
for his men, having lost, at the place ul< .. < _
nett was killed, everything except whai i> ..
the persons of the soldiers. Ho thvre o*•
men, ninongst them Liuuts. Turuiuu ai l v- nil
But this morning we learn that iht:y n r
prisoners, but huvo been let off nn pu- > ami
will all be here to day, so they are all en'. \Y.
kins was cutoff from the army wi b2l u n and
they tecruted themselves in ambush a. o’
iny’s whole army marched by them “• 46 >
They staid on the sido of tb< inm-i . ~10 .i
fall view of -ho battle groum< >i t. > uii.l
night unit ‘lieu erawhd ov. r tm* . n
-up tires and slept .•. I m. - ~. , e
ralu all day and night. Next uiorti'i g rh-y re
conno lered and thinking the coast clear started
and had uot gone far hi- ore they me a company
of the H'-*diana Bo ng in single file \\ ..kies
presented, I suppu • a formidableappeurnnee
The commanding officer was on sum and a pri
vate on bis hr>fc. Hi di mounted ;he private,
mounted himself und flm and no did ail ol them,
scraiubiing up the mountain iu confusion Wil
kins admnoed und per.leytd with them telling
th. in to come down. He could see them and hear
them oqly about 40 paces hove thi-m They
refused to come down because th -v said the offi
cc-rs hai placed them there Frank said come
down, wo belong to the s.iuie sido vou do and
want some iuiormation. They refused and Lo
cursed them for a act of d—n fools and said, I
must go aud attend to the business 1 was order
ed ou and can’t ohurk away any m <ro time. So
on he wens. That day ho got into about 150 or
20U Ohio troop-: and l-ild thitn his was a Pena
sylvauia eomp-ny, and iscnpui again. Ho fays
his Serg< hiil, Alliim r got him (bruugn, ‘bail u
had not been lor his bran he never would have
come out.
I saw Bill Wilbou of Atlanta who was wound
ed at MaiiiaSHaN, in tho heel.* He gavo us some
amun ng things of tho fight. He says tho cars
would come aloo to tho camps of the wounded
of i urxueu and tako them in.
One train in which he was to go, contained a
number of Fideral prisoners.
An old negro who cooked and wns as.black as
the ace of rpsde., and hud one knee ben’ away
out and the other bent in after it, stepped up to
the prisoners and turning his eyca up at tlx in,
-id “O-md meritin’ Rosies;” Travelling? *wme
“i Virginny Springs to spend surnme ? £eun
to have rnigb'y little b ggage Fine brao.let*
you got <n ! What dev cost you in the N'oif/
Bri-.g any along to sell? Better stop at R ch
mond to see M is* Jft ! He’ll take vou in ! Bet
ter spend du Minim. r wid him. You'll like him !
We do. He annoyed them they say until they
r irstd him anJ ioM him they would m -ik him.
Yes, say* he, dr i wing ins hand run no bis neck,
Davis wilt maik you (his way. Well, good day
Bosses, ain’t got time to talk to you now, will
O ‘luodowu to your bunging. I hope it wont he
ruiuin’, .-o you'll have a good crowd.
When they arrived at the depot one of the
prisoners was in much finer spirits than the oth
ers. He pulled off his hut and addressed the
orowd gathered. “Citizens of Richmond: We
told you e would bo here by the fourth day of
July, and us wo were not very prompt and a lit
tle behind time we are going to spend the bal
ance of the summer to muko up for it.”
Henry Jackson is now in command of the
foroes above Staunton. Loring has also on up
there. Tbero is no truth that there ha* bun
any more fighting since the Manes*n h,n|
Beauregard will, so Lucius Lamar of M .< on i. Id
me, make III* heartquurters in Fairfax lie says
Lee Lamar was killed early in the fight, he was
on bis knees in the act of firing and was shot
above the eye. He buried him and murk'd tho
place, also Lee’s brother-in luw he buried by
him
l’bere are over two hundred rogimeuts (no not
over but about tbat uiui-h) in the service of the
Government. Dr Pleassins is here, bur I dea’i
see much ol him Don’t think he wil ever go
back. I'll have to send you a substitute. When
Turman comes J will, if I feel like it, wire y* u
whut he says.
It would amuse you to hear Fn.nk mlk ad
tell of bis adventures. They had bar uio of
f, aud no miltake. There are nuu\
l>rliouers here, among them Kiy, a
tie says ho bad no idea of beiug • n lo b't|
ground, but Foster, (a Senator,) can by turn
iu a carriage and asked him to ride aim I- w. i.t
aud first thing he knew of it the carri go iun
against some artillery and broke down H
jumped out and the bullets hailed so fm mot
thick tbat be run and got behind a tree. ! re ;
ly some men come along and hinkmg they were
U. S., he hailed them. Baid one of tin m w <.
h—l are you. lam Kly, a member otCongrc-s.
The h—l you are—come go along with me Mr
Ely. They carried him, (this la Ely’s s o-) oM
to Pryor) to Col. Cash I think, and h* ►>< ‘ ash
nearly frightened him todea'h rel ing I iiu d.>mn
hm he believed ho would hmg iun b. m ami
th< n aud let it be thought he w.i killed n til.
Ely sent, fur Pryor, cried and hung arou.d Ids
neck and begged him to got bim o ,r. S-.id he
never made a speech against the South, that he
was always opposed o th- way the udministra
lion was doing and that if they would let bim go
be would have our priv leers released, tbat they
• hould'nt he huug and that be would vote aud
s ,-cttk right.
When they marched Kly to jail into tho room
where the oommoa soldiers were, which stunk
like a jail will crowded, be stopped on tho thrush
hold and said gracious mercy, yeu are not going
to put me in with all these common soiuiers, are
you. The sentinel fixed his bayonet, and said,
get in or I’ll stave this bayonet tbn ugh you.
He sent for Wigfall and asked bim what be
supposed would he done with bim. Wigfall said
“hang yon, G—d d—n yon, hang you.”