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VOLUME XXXIV.]
MILLEDGE VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, J U N E 9, 1863.
[NUMBER 3.
10 I
G-es. Pembertcn.
J lie Richmond Enquirer, in answer
to ;i communication written for that
paper, reflecting upon Gen. Pember
ton, in severe terms, says: “Gen.
Pemberton came to Richmond within
eight days after she passed the ordi
nance of-secession, and was commis
sioned a colonel on the 2Stli April,
1501—the State seceded on tlie J 7th.
We write from the record. It is not
true that ‘ this same John C. Pember
ton was in the service of Abraham Lin
coln,’ (any more than was Gens. Lee,
Johnston, Cooper, Longstreet, &c.,)and
it is not true that he commanded a reg
iment of the U. fS. Government “ at
the battle of Manassas.” He resigned
his commission in the U. S. service im
mediately on arriving in Washington,
and promptly repaired to Virginia ; he
surrendered the expectations of large
fortune from bis friends in Pennsylva
nia, and gave up all for the State
whose daughter fie had taken to wife,
and where he had lived and voted for
years before the State seceded ; lie has'
faithfully and most ably discharged ev- j
cry duty entrusted to him, and is now
closely beleaguered in Vicksburg, but
promptly and nobly and manfully fight
ing for his country’s cause. Let us
strengthen'his arm, by our encourage
ment ; let us not impair the confidence
ol his soldiers by unjust suspicions aud
false iuunendoes upon his loyalty.
“ V icksburg may fall, as fell Genoa,
hut Massena lost neither the confidence
of his government, nor the respect of
his conn) ryinen.”
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A Poser.
| A fewTnigbts ago, on the outer pick-
j <’t lines of our advanced post near Suf
folk, Lieut. Col. Richard Nixon, com
manding the !l9th New York Volun
teers, was the officer in charge of the
{tickets, who by mutual agreement
have decided not to fire upon each
other.
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er, the outposts converse freely togeth
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place :
Union Picket—Hallo Reb.
Rebel Picket—How are you Yank ?
U. Picket—I say, Reb, can’t you
come over and give me a secesh paper.
Rebel Picket—No! our officers don’t
allow it. They are very strict now.
Union Picket—That’s all in my eye;
our officers let us do as we please.
Hereupon the Rebel picket studied
a moment, and asked the Union picket
whether he meant wfiat lie said about
his officers. The Union soldier re
plied in the affirmative, when the Reb
el archly replied : If your officers let
you do as you please, why don’t you
GO HOME ?
The interesting Union picket was
Col. Nixon, who is considerable of a
wag, hut a most courageous and ac
complished soldier, and this poser of
the Butternut completely silenced him.
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The Presidcntal Election. of 1S64.—
The New York Herald has a strong edi
torial on the Presidcntal. election of 1SGL
in which it says it will he the most impor
tant riuce Washington’s first election.— I
I he canvass v\ ttt tjc --m- *»r.»-..nn — v-.iip.
ment and bitterness, with great danger j
of leading to bloodshed and revolution in i
the North. The politicaus are increasing j
tallier than allaying the animosity be
tween factions and parties. The radi- 1
cals are endeavoring, with all their power, !
to force their rabid aud *revolutionary j
views upon all connected with the Govern- I
ment. They caused Vallandigham’s ar
rest. A State Convention is to be held
at Utica on the 27th, whenthere will be a
grand explosion of tongue patriotism—an
opening day of the Presidcntal cam
paign lor ISO 4 for the nigger heads.
The Copperheads are fully as revolu
tionary as the other side. Already af- ,
fails have reached an alarming attitude, J
before the campaign is really opend to the
public, or its course fully determined.—
Fortunately, other elements arc at work
which may prevent the Chases on Vallan-
dighams from controlling matters. Anoth
er programme contemplates Lincoln for a
renomination and election as a compro
mise candidate. If he consents, we will
not let Seward and Chase use the patron
age of their departments for their own
political advancement. The probabilities
are that a grand mass meeting and popular
demonstration will bo livid at Washington
about the 4th of July, at which Lincoln
will picside, and that will be the initiation
of the, important movement. The contest
will then assume a different shape from
the present; but whether it will be <yiy
the less bitter or revolutionary tbe rapid
transpiring events alone can determine.—
Let us, with patience, wait and hope for
the best for our evev-glorious country.
LsP Not a thousand miles from here, a
wounded soldier stopped in front of a hotel,
aud beeing a negro woman enquired of her
if it was an extortion house; the “lady
from Africa”, not comprehending the
meaning of the word, but thinking it was a
term applied to the largest and best hotels,
ieplied, with a broad grin on her face,
(thinking she was doing her owner some
service,) “ves masscr that it is. J.hc
poor soldier entered notwithstanding, but
learned, from tbe kind treatment he re
ceived there, that it v as not an extoition
bouse. The kind-hearted landlord never
suffers a soldier to go away hungry wheth
er he has money or not.
“He never rpeaks well of any bed}.
That’s all we want to know about him.
Any man or woman who can see no good
in others must have their vision obscured
by mountains of evil arising out of their
own hearts. Let them remove the evil
from their hearts and they will conclude
that the world is guiwing better rapidfy.
To get a good .view of things, obstructions
must be removed and an elevated position
obtained. The surrounding country looks
beautiful from the mountain-top.
Georgians at Caancellor3ville.
To the Editors of the Enquirer:
Camp near Banks’ Ford }
May Stb, 1S63. \
The trite adage, “ Coining events,
cast their shadows belore,” lias, for
once, met with an exception. Twelve
days ago all was quiet.along the Rap
pahannock ; its bosom was unruffled,its
banks unshaken by the tread of embat
tled hosts. Couch and Reynolds,Sedg
wick and Sickles, with their followers,
were confronted by the two grand corps
of our army, yet the same silence into
which Burnside had been hushed, still
reigned upon the lines. On the morn
ing of the 29th our tents were aban
doned, and marching near to the mem
orable battle-ground of December last,
we perceived that hostile feet were
standing on our shores. It was enough.
The sterling veterans of many a hard
fought field, bared their brows for
fresh laurels. History will tell how
gloriously they were achieved.
It is not our purpose to enter into a
detail of the movements ofLee’s entire
army,nor to conduct the reader tit rough
the circuit from Hamilton’s Crossing to
where the astonished foe found Jackson
thundering in their rear. * The doors of
communication between here and Rich
mond, our great source of army intelli
gence, have been closed, and each dis
tinct body of troops only know what
they themselves have seen and felt and
realized. Your correspondent having
participated in the recent struggles, as
well as in their brilliant issue, speaks
only from personal knowledge, himself
being an eye-witness.
As before mentioned, our brigade
commanded by Brig. Gen. W. T. Wof
ford, left its camp on the morning of
the 29th ult. Proceeding towards Fred
ericksburg, we took position early in
the day, on flic railroad, in tlio plain,
about one mile Southward from Ma-
rye’s Hill. We so remained through
out Wednesday, and the day following,
without any advance towards an en
gagement, save the occasional fire of
the pickets. Twelve o’clock on Thurs
day night, found us marching up the
river, and not many hours elapsed be
fore the whistle of the bullets and the
scream of the shell, proclaimed that
the work of blood had begun. Our
troops were massed at a church, which
stauds near the plank road leading from
Fredericksburg to Culpeper Court-
House. Upon a hill not far distant,
and commanding the road by which
we lliqimiichcil. a. huff-pry was estab
lished, supported on the right and left
by infantry behind earth-works ; and
against this point the enemy directed
a heavy and continuous fire. Our brig
ade moved by the right flank, under
fire, and occupied the woods to the
rear and right of the battery. Near
nightfall, Gen. Wofford threw out his
battallion of sharp-shooters, and gave
the word which, as it fell from his
lips, drew a thousand cheers from his
anxious followers. “Forward.” They
moved at a double-quick pace, cheer
ing and yelling, for upwards of a mile,
capturing- -sovAraJ of the enemy, and
putting the rest to flight. When the
brigade rested, they were far in ad-
VftuC-6 UT Ulhci tiwpO) ami only
paused because its force was too small
to assail the enemy’s stronghold. Had
we been supported, he might have been
cub oft" and driven in terror from his
works.
The next morning found us with
Ferry’s Florida Brigade upon our right,
and Mahone, Kershaw and Semmes on
tiie left. Moving to the left, we came
to an open field, with the enemy plain
ly in view. The right of our brigade
here rested on a country road, East of
the turnpike, and intersecting the latter
at Cbaneellorsville. The left of the
enemy’s entrenchments extending ncar-
! ly to the same road, a little more than
one-fourth of a mile in advance of our
; line. When the joyful intelligence
I came that Jackson was in rear of the
, enemy, Gen. Wofford, after briefly ad
dressing the skirmishing line, ordered
. it forward, and in ten minutes the en
gagement began. He asked permis
sion to take the brigade to the scene of
] action, but it being deemed advisable
j to withdraw the skirmishers, lie resol
ved, upon his own responsibility, wild!
blows, if necessary, in behalf of our
independence, and to behold the joy
ous day of peace, towards the attain
ment of which helms so greatly contri
buted. ’ Miles.
admirably ; ar.d so, we believe, would
his whole plan have proven a success,
had he been left to the exercise of his
own judgment. This is said without
reflecting upon the eourse of other offi
cers, whose merits we all appreciate;
but his quick perception, unyielding
firmness, cool judgment, rapidity of ac
tion, and presence where the danger
lay, mark him as a man to whose skill
much may be entrusted at it trying cri
sis. To prove this, note the occurren
ces of the following day and night.
Ihe clear heated Lee bad wisely ar-
rangtd the plan of attack. The Spots-
ylvana Heights, which had been occu
pied by the enemy, were retaken,'and
from tlis line Early pressed the foe.
Jackson aud Stewart kept, up the lead
en storm upon our left, iiiie Anderson
was to fa l upon their left flank, and
thus the anaconda tighten its folds till
its victim should cease to breathe.
General Wofford was to the left of An
derson, with instructions to await the
Opening of the latter’s tiro an<l then
press forward. The skirmishers to the
left of our front were already engaged,
and the batteries of the enemy on the
heights before us were furiously shell
ing the woods. Anderson’s main line
was not yet engaged on our right. De
sirous to preserve the plan of action in
violate in every point, yet unwilling
that Anderson should sustain the shock
alone, General Wofford moved his brig
ade boldly, but cautiously forward, re
solving to fall upon them, at a favora
ble moment, like a thunderbolt, anil
distract their lines. It was evident
from the caste of every countenance
that, in the judgment of both officers
and men, an hour of fearful conflict
was at hand ; yet their firmness and
fixedness of purpose were equally man
ifest. A temporary hush—and the
clear, ringing tones of our noble Wof
ford : “Forward.—double quick !” de- ( _
cided what was to be done. In twen- I one " ltich accordin
The Campaign on the Rappahannock
“Fignting Joe Hooker” and his Gen
eralship—the last “on to Richmond”
and What came of it, Ac> ■
The week’s campaign on the Rap-
panannoek brought Hooker’s general
ship to the test, and is likely to loose
him the sobriquet of “Fighting Joe,”
even with his friends. The New' York
Herald has the following criticism on
his generalship. It is sharp, severe and
cutting, and is well worth reading. The
Herald says.
It was an easy matter for him to
criticise the generrlship of Burnside
and McClellan in leading an army of
109,000 men against Richmond. But
he now finds ita very different affair to
lead the same army himself to the same
destination, lie was confident, when
examined before the Congressional
Committee on the Conduct of the War
that he could have marched into Rich
mond at any time at hiS ease had he
been at the head of the army of the
Potomac instead of General McClellan
and if lie had command instead of
Burnside he would have achieved
wonders. He had recently stated that
the army he led was “the finest on
the planet,” “an army of veterans,” as
the Tribune, remarks, superior to that
of the Peninsula, and so large was it
he was the assailant. Stonewall Jack-
son follows his example. But Hooker
who earned the sobriquet of “Fight
ing Joe,” both as a division and as a
corps commander, appears to fight
rather shy at the head of an army of
a hundred thousand men.
Great credit is assumed for tbe success
ful strategy by which Hooker crossed to
tbe south side of tbe Rappahannock. But
it is highly probable that this is due less to
him than to the rebel General, who prefer-
ed fighting him on his own side of the riv
er, in tlie hope of capturing his whole ar
my ; and that he escaped was probably ow
ing, in a great degree, to the severe wound
which disabled Stonewall Jackson, the
right arm of Lee. Hooker’s attributing bis
failure to not hearing from Stoneman is on
ly saying that he did not send him on his
errand in time, This was* part of his busi
ness as Commanding General. As it turn
ed out, it would have been far better he
had not sent Stoneman at all; for the pres
ence of so large a body of cavalry on tho
field would have saved his right flank, and
perhaps turned the scale of battle in his fa
vor- Nor will it do to say that he did not
calculate upon the rising of tbe Rappahan
nock. A good general would make such
calculation. So far from the failure of
Sedgwick’s corps to co-operate in time be
ing the cause of the defeat, it was a faulty
disposition of his troops by Hooker to sep
arate a single corps from bis main body,
with the enerny between, and ought not to
have been attempted. The disorganiza
tion of the eleventh corps by having its
flank turned is oflly another proof of bad
generalship; but it was afterwards reme
died, and therefore could not have been a
cause of the final retreat, seeing that two-
*i i ir.'u* * • i- *• j i j thirds of the troops had not been called into
that Mr. btauton in It is dispatch to < t ... , , . f
1 i action, tv by were not these brought for-
opportunity offered, to take part in a point nnlooked to.
ty minutes thereafter, the enemy, ter
ror-stricken, had abandoned his strong
hold, and we were masters of the field.
W e intend no idle puff, no vain eulo-
gium, but, injustice to the man who
led us, and whom we love, attention is
called for a moment to one of tbe most
striking features of this daring advance.
Though we felt that we were moving,
as it were into the yawning jpws of
death, the line moved with a firm and
steady step—not urged onward by one
who said “■ Go !” but led by Geii. AVof-
fbrd, who was as often in front as in
the rear, and never farther behind than
to see lliat the ilignmeot wa* |Ht:-
served. Show us the ofliccr who
stares the dangers of his men, who
stands by them in the hour of trial,and
who leads them to the charge, and we
will show you a man whose every resolve
is victory.
After gaining the heights we were
allowed a breathing spell, and then
pushed forward with all possible vigor,
pilused only to make details to conduct
to the rear the prisoners who fell into
our hands. Our brigade alone, and
unsupported, thu%moved rapidly on
ward..On reaching the front heard our
ha+tpries abput 6 milesto our left and
rear, still firing, and the gunners were
doubtless astonished when Gen. Wof
ford sent them word that there were
friends in front. We were twice at
tacked by cavalry during the night,
but they were easily despatched.
About daydawn the General moved
down his skirmishers to Banks’ Ford.
Nine prisoners were . taken, and we
came upon the rear ol “the best ap
pointment (best whipped) army the
world ever saw,” just as its rear guard
were crossing their pontoons. There
were works commanding their princi
pal road of escape to which it was
practical to move artillery; and we
say, and boldly, that had this been
done, and the others pressed forward,
as did’General Wofford, the whole of
Sedwick’s corps could have been hem
med aud captured. Their utter rout
and demoralization was glorious, with
out anything more; hut ten fold lus
tre would have been added to the victo
ry-
We believe that hut for the fall of
Jackson this master movement would
have been made. The consummate gen
eralship of our chiefs never le»v« *uch
the melee. Throughout the night, the
booming of cannon and roar of musket
ry continued. Early on the morning
of the third,our skirmishers were again
thrown forward, ami engaged the en
emy. Blit a few minutes elapsed after
their first fire, before a heavy, measur
ed tramp behind us,and a wall of brist
ling bayonets, told that Wofford was
coming. The impettious General by
his own example, had aroused a burn
ing enthusiasm iu his men, till a loud,
wild and continued cheering went up,
which we caught and echoed back by
the skirmishing line, and soon the part
which we were to act \va3 before us.
After a close and heavy engagement,
the enemy strongly fortified, a white
flag, was raised before us, and the foe
surrendered. Decided as was the vic
tory achieved, another was here added
to the catalouge of lost opportunities.
As already mentioned, the enemy’s
works reached nearly to the county
road, and by this road General Wof
ford earnestly desired to advance and
cut off the enemy, which, had he been
left free to act, could have been done,
and their batteries, and whole force
captured. As it was, he posted one
regiment to seize the enemy while he
pressed him in front. This succeeded
Wofford’s brigade was far in advance
of any other troops, and wheu they
halted it was only because the river
was before them. Said a well known
oflicer to General Wofford on the fol
lowing day. “we thought you were go
ing to Washington last night.” We
think it altogether likely that had lie
commanded J0,000 men, and been left
free to act, the Federals might well
have trembled for their capital. We
predict for him a high and brilliant
future. He is eminently fitted for a
much higher position than he now oc
cupies. Cool, composed and clear head
ed, an iron will and indomitable spirit,
when he moves it is with the power of
a thunderbolt, and his comprehensive
grasp takes in the whole field of ac
tion. Though a hard worker and se
vere tactician perhaps no general in
the field has more fully the confidence
ofliis men. As an evidence of this,
when after twelve o’clock at night, he
ordered a few hours rest, before lying
Governor Curtin, asserts that not more
than one-third of the force was engag
ed in the late struggle—in other words
that Hooker had more troops, than lie
knew what to do with. Nor is this all.
He is allowed by Lee to cross the Rap
pahannock without loss and to have
secured a position deemed impregna
te the order
lie issued on Thursday the 30th of
April, had rendered it necessary that
“the enemy must either ingloriously
fly or come out from behind his defen
ces and give us (the Union army) bat
tle on ourown ground, where certain
destruction awaits him”—an order
which, in view of the events that fol
lowed reminds us of the bombast of
Pope. The enemy did not ingloriously
fly, hut gave the Union army battles
on its own ground and so far from
“certain destruction” being his fate,
he compelled “Fighting Joe” to re
cross the Rappahannock, with a loss
variouely estimated ui twelxe twenty
and thirty thousand men. By the oc
cupation of Chancellorsville we were
told the retreat of Lee was cut off over
the turnpike road to Gordonsville, and
ifjStoneman should only prove suc
cessful in his mission, and cut the rail
road, the whole army of Lee must be
killed or captured. It turns out that
Stoneman did his subordinate part
well. But how was the principal role
in the drama performed! How did
the commanding General acquit him
self and redeem the pledges he gave!
He had everything his .own way; his
communications with rear intact,, and
upt even threatened. Why did he fail!
There is a dispatch from the opposing
general, which we published yes
terday; hut from Hooker rmtxxword.
It is stated for him indeed, by some
anonymouscorrespondent; that his de
feat and retreat /ire owing to three cau
ses: First, the flight of the Eleventh
corps; second, the, rising of the Rap
pahannock; and third, his ignorance of
the success of Stoneman’s expedition.
It has also been stated by others that
lie has complained of Sedgwick’s
corps not gaining-the heights of Fred
ericksburg in time. Now, it is evident
that if the reasons are founded in fact
they still resolve themselves into the
question of generalship, and prove that
Hooker was really outgeneralled, when
Lee, playing a far deeper game of
strategy, only seemed to he in a dan
gerous position and very soon turned
the tables against his adversary. Be
fore crossing the Rappahannock Hook
er had calculated that Lee had not
more than half the army with which
he had fought Burnside; that a large
portion of it hud gone south of the
James river to the vicinity of Suffolk,
to North Carolina and even to Ten
nessee, aud that the residue would
therefore fall au easy prey, lie was
confirmed in his delusion by the facil
ity with which he had beeu permitted
to effect the crossing. What then
must have beeu his astonishment to
find before he had his line of defence
completely formed that Lee was upon
him in overwhelming numbers, and
instead of having turned the left flank
of the rebel general his own right flank
was turned, his right wing driven in
with confusion, and the panic extend
ing to his centre; thus losing posses
sion of Chancellorsville, and with it
the road to Gordonsville, and being
compelled to change his front and
contract his line to save his army from
being cut off from the fords and the
pontoons?
.Before lie had struck a single blow
he found himself on the defensive, and
his communications seriously menaced.
Instead of advancing rapidly against
Lee lie waited for Lee to attack him,
forgetting the maxim that ceteris pari
ward on Sunday aud Monday ?
As a tacticiau on the battle-field, as well
as a strategist in preparing the means of
rendering the battle decisive if won, Hook
er is equally at fault. It is stated that it is
owing to the presence of raiud and coolness
of General Sickles that the panic of Satur
day did not result in a total disaster and
the loss of the whole army. Hooker, in
stead of holding his whole army in hand as
a skillful charioteer holds four horses, gui
ding and controlling each and all, busied
himself on the field about trivial details
which belong to subordinates. He has
proved his total incapacity to lead a great
army. It is stated by Air. Stanton that
“ the army of the I’otomac will speedily re
sume offensive operations.” We trust it
will not be under Hooker, who ought to bo
at once removed, and his place filled by
Stoneman or Sickles. To send the army,
already demoralized, to fight under Hook
er again would be highly crinsnal.
For what has been already done they
owe a very large share of the responsibility.
Tbe plan of the late campaign looks beau
tiful on paper. It is the anaconda system
again. An army in North Carolina, an ar
my south of the Jame3 river in the vicini
ty of Suffolk, and an army under General
Dix, operating up the peninsula, were all
to concentrate on Richmond in co-opera
tion with Stoneman’s cavalry, whose busi
ness it was to cut the communications be
tween Lee’s army and all the rebel troops
south of him. If the rebels were strong at
Richmand or beyond the James, then Lee
would of course be weak, and Hooker
could bag him. If, on the contrary, there
was only a small force near Richmond,
then Hooker could hold Lee in check while
Stoneman’s cavalry and the Union infant
ry in the vicinity would be sufficient to cap
ture the rebel capital. That they failed
to do so is owing to the defective nature of
the arrangements made by the military au
thorities at Washington. Simultaneous
co-operation was wanting, trad the rebels
were alloiYcd to hold their interior lines,
unless so far as the communication was in
terrupted by a temporary raid, which was
rendered of no strategic value from the
failure of other armies to co-operate at the
same time; and while a handful of rebel
troops, magnified into a great army, kept
large Union forces at bay in Southern Vir
ginia ; Hooker was overpowered by Lee
on the Rappahannock with an immense
host. And such is the way the War De
partment has blundered iu every campaign
from the beginning of tho struggle.
Wreck oftko C. S. 8. Chattahoochee.
Blountstown Fla., May 29.
Eds. Sun : ‘On the 27th inst. the
boiler of the Confederate Gunboat
Chattahoochee exploded, causing the
death of sixteen persons almost instant
ly. The following is the list of the
casualties : •
KJLLED.
Henry Fagan, 2d Assistaut Engineer, of
Key West, Fla.
Euclid P. Hodges, 3d Assistant Engi
neer, of Maryland.
Fred W. Arents, 3d Assistant Engineer,
Richmond Va.
Eugene Henderson, Paymaster’s Clerk,
Tuskeegee Ala.
Wm. B. Bilbro, Pilot, Columbus, Ga.
Joseph Hicks, 1st class Fireman, Ga.
Enoch C. Lampher, 2d class Fireman,
Columbus, Ga.
Edward Conn, Coal Heaver, Apalachi
cola, Fla.
Chas. H. Berry, Quarter Master, Tam
pa, Fla.
John Joliff, Seaman,
Lewis C: Wild, Landsman, Fla.
John S. Spear, Landsman, Fla.
William Moore, Landsman, Fla.
James Thomas, Landsman, Fla.
Chas. Douglas, 2d class class Fireman,
residence unknown.
James II. Jones, Landsman, Fla.
.-MORTALLY WOUNDED.
M. Faircloth, Landsman, Fla.
DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
•Alidsliipman Charles K. Mallory, of
—n r;
Not being present at the time of the
accident 1 can only detail the circum
stances irom heresy, although I am sat-
j isfied of its reliability. The boiler ex
ploded whilst the vessel was at anchor,
and at the time there was only seven
(7) pounds of steam—this was asseve
rated to the last by Mr. Hodges, the
engineer on watch at the time. A
few moments prior to the accident the
two Engineers ip the engine room
(Messrs. Hodges and A rents) .were heard-
contending as to whether there was
water enough iu the boiler ; one asser
ting there was enough and the other
that there was not. Soon after the
donkey pump was started and Mr. Fa
gan left his bed to go down and see to
matters. The disaster happened im
mediately after the cold water entered
the boiler.
The - magazines of the ship wera
within three feet of the boiler, audtl\e
shell room as near. As soon as the ex
plosion occurred n panic commenced,
the men jumped overboard, fearing the
explosion of the magazine and shell
rooms. At this point the gunner, Mr.
John A. Lovett, in the absence of the
1st Lieutenant, took charge and dis
played great enorgy and courage in
saving life and property, and in reassu
ring the panic-stricken men. It is to
be hoped that he will receive the prop
er reward for his conduct.
The ship was found to he filling,
when the poor wounded and burned
sufferers were landed, together with
the personal effects of the crew and of
ficers. Thomas Miller, seaman, de
serves special notice for having kurst
open the magazine scuttles and passed
down water to drown the powder,when
it was believed that fire was within &
short distance.
It was raining and blowing very
hard, and the bank was very muddy
upon which the wounded were landed.
Here the picture was horrible. The
poor fellows lay writhing and groaning
in the mud for some time before they
could be got to a cotton gin near by.
Assis’t*. Surgeon Marcell us Ford, al
though scalded, remained and contin
ued to render aid during the entire
night, exposed to tbe storm. Our
country can boast of few better men
than Dr. Ford.
The ship was hauled iu near tbe
shore and has sunk to her deck, settling
firmly on the bottom. The powder
and shells arc a total loss.
The guns have been landed and the
9-inch and rifle are already m position
at a strong point, and although the loss
of the vessel and tbe brave men in
much to be deplored, yet with the guns
ashore, manned by the splendidly drill
ed crew of the late Chattahoochee, the
river is much safer than ever before.
It is much to be hoped that Midship
man Mallory will survive his injuries.
He is the same gallant little fellow- who
pushed his way first aboard the U. S.
Frigate Congress, at Hampton Roads,
after she had struck her colors to the
Virginia.*
The crew of the vessel, with one or
two exceptions, behaved admirably.
The Boatswain’s Mates, James C.
Crowin and John Perry,-are deserving
notice ; also Gunner’s Mate, Geo. May;
Coxswain John A. Resler, although
sick, was at his post. But it is invidi
ous to mention names when -all the
petty officers did so well.
Lieutenant George W. Gift was ab
sent from the vessel on business with
General Cobb, at Quincy. Midship
man P. H. Gibbes was absent on sick
leave. Surgeon H. W. M. Washington
had been absent on business, and had
arrived at Chattahoochee after the ves
sel left. Jachstay.
down three hearty cheers were given j bus, the assailing army in a battle has
him, with a will, by his men. He is
everywhere, aud himself sees to every
thing. Since he has been in the service,
not a single public animal has been
lost to tbe goverernment in his com
mand. May he live to strike other
more courage than the army defending
itself, and that only the possession of
some vexy strong position can coun
terbalance the disadvantage of wait
ing to be assailed . Napolean under
stood this; for in almost every battle
Virginia, fa«c, hands aud feet badly scald
ed.
Cornelius Duffy, of Apalachicola, Fla.,
face and hands badly scalded.
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED.
Hamilton Golder, Master’s Mate, Mary
land, right arm scalded.
Joseph Sia, Apalachicola, face burned.
Midshipman W. J- Craig, Kentucky,
foot slightly burned.
Joseph E. Coles, Coal Heaver, Fla. foot
burned. I
•Midshipman Mallory died at the
Ladies’ Hospital, in this city, on yes
terday evening, at 5 o’clock.
[ Columbus Sun.
Karthcra Hem abaal Vicksburg.
Richmond, June 1.—Northern dates of
the 29th received.
The Chicago Times lias a special dis
patch dated battle-field at Vicksborg,
Saturday, May 23d, nine o’clock at night
which says. No fighting to-day. The
troops are resting from yesterday’s assault.
Our repulse was complete on all parts
of the rebel line, but no discouragement
need be entertained of our final suc
cess.
We are entiencbing and building rifle
pits. Our cavalry has been sent toward*
Canton to ascertain tho whereabouts of
Johnston and forage.
Our loss yesterday was about 1,000.
Later.—The Times has a special dis
patch from Memphis, the 27th. It says
our forces were repulsed on Friday at
Vicksburg ; but another steamer frem the
vicinity of Vicksburg $n Monday arrived
to-day, which reports that Grant has cap
tured every rebel redoubt.
The fighting was desperate. The reb
els rolled shells down the steep hills ex
ploding among the Federal troops and
creating fearful havoc.
The same dispatch adds that the fight
ing was going on furiously when ihe v steam
er left.
A special to the New York Times, da
ted Washington the 2Sth at midnight,
says—nothing later from Vicksburg. It
begins to be the talk in official circlee that
tbe seige may last two weeks.
Friday’s attack was very sanguinary
and the National loss was very heatfy.—
Tbe rebels fought with great coolness
and desperation, reserving their fire until
tbe Federals came within their murderous
range.
The rebels, however, were driven back
by main force into their last line of en
trenchments.
NORTHERN REPORTS FROM LEE.
The Herald's special from Washington,
March 28th, says Lee's army is in motion.
Trains are running towards Culpeper,
followed by heavy columns of troops. Lea
has issued au address to the rebel army,
foreshadowing a raid into Maryland.
OFFICE ATLANTIC «©LF B. R. CO. >
U U May 28, 1863. >
A MFFTlJfO of the Stockholders of tbe Allan-
Golf Kail Road Company is hereby
called *' b* held at Milledverille on Tuesday the
uwkuar of June next, at 4 o’clock P. M.
JOHN SCREVEN, President.
June 3,1863. . 3 la»
