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Virg Jim. The light in Culpepper County. TUe reports of the Into light in CulpGp- county, brought down by passen- per on the Central train yesterday keep them loaded, and to graze their horses only by tiie halter. That the attack was unexpected is true, but nothing more. The pickets resisted the advancing enemy gallantly, evening, are hardly more satisfactory but of course could not long withstand than those which had previously reach-I their heavy columns. The brigade ed us. That our forces were, surprised j met the enemy near their camping there seems no longer any reason to doubt, and that they fought gallantly ground, about three miles below Bran dy, held them in check till they tried after they recovered from the confusion to turn our Hank, charged them then, into which they were at first thrown is though protected by woods, through also certain. It is equally certain that ihe battle terminated with the repulse of tiie enemy and the advantage on our side, the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded, and in the number of prison ers captured, being considerably great er than that sustained by our forces. The greater portion of our wounded have been sent back to Gordonsville, where about 125 had been received up to J2 o’clock yesterday. The whole number of wounded in the engage ment, it is believed, will amount to from loll to 200. The number of kill ed it is thought will not exceed -10. The number of officers slain is greatly out ot proportion to the number of men, which is accounted for by their exposing themselves in etlbrts to rally their commands after the first onset oi the enemy. Our whole loss, including prisoners, is put down at between 000 and 400. A passenger who came down on the train says that we had live Col onels killed, but could not recollect any names in addition to those given by us yesterday morning. Among the wounded was Col. A. W. Harman, ol the 12th Virginia cavalry, who was shot in the neck. The lOtli Virginia cavalry, Col. J. Lucius Davis, bore a prominent part in tlie fight, and suffer ed pretty heavily, as did also the 2d North Carolina, Col. Williams. One of the enemy’s officers, who came over with a ling of true on Wednesday, says that their loss in of ficers amounted to twenty-live. an open field, twice recoiled before the j murderous fire they met, but the third time routed them, nor did they advance by the route again. Our portion of the brigade went to the rear when it was attacked, captured a Yankee bat tery rear Gen. Stuart’s headquarters, and were in the final charge on Brandy Station. i know nothing of what occurred on our light; but on our left the trains were all saved, the wounded brought oti; and the horses and men captured far exceeded what we lost. This could not have occurred, had we been sur prised and cut through. We had also the great satisfaction of knowing that their killed and wounded far outnum bered ours. Tim following account is from the Whig: The enemy’s cavalry were com mantled by Stoneman, and were the same who made the famous raid above Richmond previous to the battles on the Rappahannock. From a partici pant in the tight, who came down last evenintr, we learn that tin* cnemv sent THE BATTLE AT CLINTON. Wo have been kindly permitted, says the Mississippiau, to make the following extracts from a letter from Clinton, La., which will be found iuteres'ing to our readers, it being the first account of the defeat of Grierson at that point : Clinton, La., June S, ISO.'!. We are completely cut off here from all communication or intelligence from your section, and have heard nothing of the. condition of affairs with you and at Vicks burg for the last fifteen or twenty days; still, with Gen. Johnston up there we have an abiding confidence that all will come cut right. We have been cut off from all communi cation with Port Hudson for more than ten days. Banks has completely surrounded the place and is investing it closely, and incessant shelling from the river and land has been kept up almost continually, until i within three, or four days past. The ene- j my has made one effort that wo know of | to assault our work | with terrible slaughter ; they charged | the works by putting a negro regiment in I front, anti giving them whisky, and out of j 000 composing it only 250 escaped ; and j the slaughter among their white negroes She Peace £oav-:htion in Slew Work. The New York Times, of the 4th, brings us a full account of the Peace Convention held in that city the day before. Of the Convention, the Times says editorially : “it was a large gathering—one of the largest recently held in the city, and its proceedings were marked by energy, directness and a fair degree ol enthusiasm. In one important partic- ular it surpassed all similar meetings hitherto held—we mean in its open, straightforward,avowed sympathy with the principles and the cause of the .se cessionists. “ From tl.e address and resolutions, as well as from the speech of Mr. Y\ ood, it will be seen that this convention takes the extremest ground of State rights—asserting that allegiance is due to the Stale Governments, and not to the National Government; that the Government has no right to defend its existence against rebellion by force of arms ; timt the war is utterly unconsti tutional, not because it is a war against slavery, nor because of any fault in the manner in which it lias been conduct ed, but because the National Govern ment lias no-light to wage war, either offensive or defensive, against the will and action of any State, and that, on this account, and without regard to consequences, the war ought instantly to be stopped. The convention goes still further than this in its sympathy with the rebellion. Jt denounces our armies, our Generals, our Government, in contrast with those of the rebels— declares that we are already defeated and conquered, and insists on the poli cy and duly of immediate surrender. “ The peace Democrats have drawn the only clear, distinct line of division upon the war. which can be maintained. “To this complexion, beyond all doubt, it must come at last. ISooneror later we shall have but two parties— one, oi those who are for the warns the only means of preserving the na tion’s life—and the other’, of those who are for peace whether the nation lives or dies. The Peace Convention de clares for the latter. It is not for pre- ami was repulsed ! serving the Union if it. must he done by war. it hopes we may still have a Union, but ir. insists that we shall not have war. The sooner the people ac- in n flag .of truce after the battle, and 1 was equally disastrous. The ground on of i wentv-five I ,lu ’ u ' hnc ot »«ch IS literally 1 ackuowieugcu a fo.-’ Colonels. They captured three pieces of artillery, but we retaliated by taking three of theirs. It is stated that our total loss, in killed, wounded and pris oners, does not exceed 300, while the enemy lost more than that in prison ers alone. In fact, since they were the defeated party, it is safe to conjec- ! with their dead ; mu' men mounted their breastworks and charged them outside.— From the accounts of deserters and prison ers their loss is supposed to be from 7,000 to 10,000 killed and wounded. Since that time they seem to have concluded to invest the place with the object of starv ing out our army, occasionally shelling it from the river and land. We have not ture that their punishment was pretty j : ieard a w t ord the : i . nside of 1 °" r in ’ 1 , 1 A trenchments and do not know what our severe. Eleven more cavalrymen and one negro were brought down by the Central train yesterday. The negro, who was dressed in uniform, with top boots, was formerly attached to the Jeff. Davis Artillery, a Confederate corns. We understand that the 302 prisoners brought down on Wednesday represent eighteen different regiments. Col. John t". Greene, ot Culpepper, who was reported killed, was, wo are gratified to learn, uninjured. Tiie (Sentinel says : We have at length a connected idea of the desperate affair which occurred in Culpepper on Tuesday last, and a satisfactory return of the results. It seems that the enemy, after crossing the river ; t Brandy Station, cut oil'our pickets by surprise, and dashed into one of our advanced camps before their advance could be guarded against. casualties are or the condition of our men ; but I presume, from all 1 can learn, we have provisions enough to last six weeks. It is reported that General Gardner refused to permit them to bury their dead, so as to exclude them from any knowledge of our position, and that he lias stated he will hold the place if the men have to subsist on mule meat. A report from the river heloiv arrived 1 ere yesterday evening that the Essex ami two oilier boats that made a river assault on the Foit ibe day before, were very severely handled and almost utterly disabled. We heard the guns here very distinctly during the day—and since that time not a gun has been beared 1 suppose Banks’ force is about 12.000. I don’t think it would reach over 15,000. And since he has failed to reduce Port Hudson after ten days’ incessant shelling from his laud and river batteries, he has concluded to turn his attention to the sur rounding country, and send out his marad- and plundering expeditions. ^ome ccpt this (1 distinct issue, the sooner will the war be ended. We give an and resolution!: ibstract of the adopted : Address of the Convention. In lSdl the Democratic party, under the impulse of the enthusiasm which prevailed, yielded to the insanity ofthe moment and its leaders, though the forms of the organization were preserv ed, repudiated the fundamental truths of the party. But the time lias now come when the party should be brought back to its time honored principles. Foremost among those principles is that of the sovereignty of the States. I This is the corner stone of the party, [and upon it rests the whole fabric. We have been beaten—We cannot con- j She Gubernatorial Candidate. quer the South. !. The Early County News in remark- ! mg upon Gov. Browu consenting to Besides all this, God did not intend t serve again remarks these: that we should succeed in this war. I Gov. Brown has signified his will- Had he intended it he would not have j bigness (if elected) to serve another placed in command a Lincoln, with * ''' '’~ 1 ‘ such coadjutors as a Butler or a Burn side. We will not compare these men to a Davis, or a Lee, or a Stouewall Jackson. It is not necessary. Mind, character and capacity will always evince, declare and maintain its superi ority. The hand of God is uplifted against us. His illimitable power over turns all our designs and subverts all our plans. Theaddress then proceeds to speak of the address recently issued by the Dem ocratic members of the Legislature, which declared in Favor of conducting the war according to the Constitution. How does the Constitution provide for the conduct of a war against itself and the Union t The war being unconsti tutional, it cannot be prosecuted con stitutionally. It is an unconstitution al war. The Declaration of Indepen dence says, that “ Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” To favor the war now, after the rebellion has assumed the pro portions of revolution, is to deny this principle, as well as to deny the right of revolution. The address doses by asserting that all hope of restoring the Union need not be abandoned, but that the war must end, if their liberties are to be j preserved. term in the responsible position which he has filled for nearly six years with such marked ability. We are sincerely gratified that lie has so decided. 1 lie State could not well afford to lose the experience which he has obtained in the six eventful years of bis adminis tration. It is asking too much that the j ship of state shall be trusted to inex- : perienced hands during the fearful storm ; which is raging around. Let him be kept at the helm who has shown him- j self ro be possessed of the strong nerve ! the penetrating eve anu the clear head | ol the skillful marine. We trust that there may be no other candidate, and •so all may be free to vote for the sin cere patriot, the dignified gentleman and devoted Christian. To those who have personal friends, who are “able and skillful” but untried, we would say, wait till the storm subsides, and when the murky clouds «o longer lower and the water are no longer lashed to fury bv the howling tem pest, then your favorites can have a chance to try their hands. Resolutions. Resolved, That the sovereignty- of the States and the sovereignty of the people as laid down in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, of which Jefferson and Madison were the authors are the fundamental principles of the Democratic party; that they arc the vital essence of the Constitution, per vading every line and provision of that instrument, and to deny them would reduce our political federative system to anarchy or despotism. Resolved, That, under the Consti tution, there is no power in the Fed eral Government to coerce the .S'lates, or any number of them by military force. If power ofcoercion exist at all, it is a legal power, and not military. That the Democratic party, if true to its own time honored principles, can not sustain a war against sovereign States; that we believe it to bo the du ly of the party to proclaim these .sen timents boldly, that Hie people may feel that there is at least one political organization which will deal honsety, independently and truthfully with them. Resolved, That the war in its incep tion and further continuance, being contrary to the Constitution, must necessarily fast consume all the ele ments of Union, and hence that our duty as citizens, our obligation as men and our relations to our common The address enters at length into the 1 Father alikedemandtbat an end should | history of tl e Constitution, and into I be piit to what is repugnant to derailed debates of the period, for j law abhorrent to the humanity le purpose of proving lh.it the United j .States are not a nation, but a federa tion ol distinct and sovereign States; and from this the inference is drawn that loyalty is due to the United States only so far as the National Government acts within the scope of its delegated powers, and no further, and that in all other respects, loyalty is due to the re- the and era, civilization of this enlightened and inconsistent with the benignant spirit of morality and religion. Resolved, That the claim of dictato rial and unlimited power under the pretect of military necessity, and the trial of citizens not in the land or naval forces or in the militia in actual ser vice, by Courts martial, are monstrous spective States. Treason follows, and I in theory and execrable in practice. Our men lied, of course, being totally f° ur days ago (the 4th instant) the inliabi unprepared for the assault ; but wc-re ! ,;U1,S r l 'this town were thrown into a eon- rallied during the morning, and a gen- s,dcraUe panic by the announcement that j some 2,000 oi the enemy had reached oral assault was made by Stuart which resulted in the defeat and retreat of the enemy. The latter engaged some ten thou sand strong in tiie demonstration and attack. M e lost some stores,camp equipage, and about 350 in killed wounded and missing. The enemy's loss in killed and wounded is not cor rectly known, but must have reached two and three hundred, while his loss in prisoners certainly numbered three hundred and eighty including fourteen commissioned officers, all of whom have arrived in Rid mond. Some twelve or fifteen of his wounded fell in our hand. The severest lighting was near Brandy Station, towards the close of the engagement, being a desperate, band to hand light of cavalry. Al though the day was finally won by our troops, the 4»en feel sore that they within half a mile of town at Brett v Creek Bridge, before any one knew it, although Col. Logan’s Arkansas regiment of mount ed infantry and some five hundred cavalry, were stationed six hundred yards from the town. It was a complete surprise ; yet, by extraordinary activity our forces were found and advanced to meet them with ! great spirit and zeal. The Battle occurred at Pretty Creek J mour, that ‘ successful bridge, and along the hanks, and continued on in those small licids of cleared and woodland beyond, until they were driven hack across the Comite, and completely routed. A part of their fotco was en gaged in Mrs. Hamlin’s cornfield, and were made to scamper rapidly. Not more than four hundred of our men were engaged in the action, two or three hundred of the cavalry having skedaddled before the bat lie commenced, and the enemy numbered 1,600 or 2,000, who have volunteered for the express expedition, fiom different com- should have been surprised in the be- I panics of their regiments, and led by Grier . . .. 1- 1 f ginning, and are anxious to retaliate ;u kind, at almost any hazard, in order that they may obliterate this unpleas ant souveneir of uumilitary discipline. Accounts ofthe battle from various nourcespresentan army of brilliant pic tures, which may well adorn the his tory of the war. The spirit of our gallant soldiers, lighting though they were at a disadvantage, was brought out in its noblest light. Hand to hand they fought, with sabre and musket, and drove back the assailants on every part of the field. In one instance the enemy charged a battery, and our gun ners met them with their rammers, un horsed the first who dashed forward, and aided effectually in beating back the rest. With such incidents the fight was foil. The reported wounding and killing of Colonel John Shack Green and Col onel Barries is incorrect, neither having been injured. Nor is either Colonel Payne or Colonel Wickham captured. A correspondent ofthe Sentinel says: It lias been said that Jones’ Brigade, which held the left of our line of fight, were cut; through while in the act of forming, with their arms unloaded. Tliis is a great mistake. Jone’s brig ade never camps close to an enemy, without loaded weapons, and an order was published to it, within a halfhour after reaching camp near the river, to S'tii. Our loss was three killed and four teen wounded, and it is little doubted, from the fuels ascertained, that the Yan kee loss in killed and wounded could not he short of eighty. VV'e have some forty or fifty prisoners oil hand ; several taken, however, pievious to the battle. We had only two pieces of small artillery, and they indifferently handled, one of which burst- ed the second fire, fortunately injuring no one. The Arkansian deserve great credit; they came right down to their work with a vim, and when they set up their war- whoop and rushed in double quick on the Yankees, led by Col. Cooper they flew like buffaloes in a stampede. The enemy had three pieces of artillery along, and commenced shelling the town as soon as the battle commenced, hut luckily all their shells went entirely over it, and fell, with few exceptions, in the old fields beyond to wards the east. Boer little Coleman was killed. No other accident occurred, although the balls fell prety thick all through town. Almost everybody has left town, fearing the Yankees will return with a large force and lay great havoc. Oh, for a i" orrest here with liis cavalry ; the whole country he cleaned out and Baton Rouge evacuated or captured in ten da)s. There is no difficulty in the world in doim- this. ° We feel, ns if we were out ofthe world here; we can bear from nowhere—neither from Jackson or Vicksburg—from the Last or the West ; nothing from Virginia, nothing from Tennessee, nothing from jankeedom, nothing from anywhere.— l he last paper we have here was of the lfftli of May, is dependent, on allegiance. YV1 tore there is no allegiance there can be no treason. Hence, treason against the National Government consists in overt acts against the exercise of its delega ted powers of sovereignty, and treason against a State is Wan ing against it in the exercise jt its unde legated rights and powers. Another inference from ibis position is. that the National Gov ernment has no light to coerce the Slates, by the use of military force,into obedience to I lie Constitution ; and the doctrine once asserted by Gov. Soy- coercion is as much revolution as successful seces sion,” is fully endorsed. But even if this were not so, the Democratic party could not sustain this war, because its object has been changed. It is not to sustain or to restore the Federal Union, but to destroy and uproot the domestic institution of States, to destroy private property, and to subvert the form and theory ofthe Federal Government it self To support the war is to support the policies ot the war. This proposi tion is too plain to be disputed; from it there is no escape. To support the war is to support confiscation—not by the Courts under the Constitution, but by acts of Congress contrary to the Constitution ; emancipation and arbi trary arrests,not by any lawful author ity, but by the monstrous and frightful usurpations of the President; subjuga tion, not to bring the South back into the Union, but to reduce it to the con dition of Territories,and convert it into one vast San Domingo. These are the policies ofthe war, and if the warshall be successful, these policies will be ac complished. The professed Democrat, therefore, who is deliberately for the war, is not a Democrat in fact, but an Abolitionist of the most radical,violent and destructive kind. This war is the Curse of the Age in which we live. The great body of the people are tired ofthe war, and demand peace on the basis of existing facts, and politi cians cannot change their views in this respect. If the men, who now occu py the position of leaders, do not see and recognize this fact, they will be forced to give place to men who do see it. Again, in addition to these irresist ible and sufficient reasons why the Democratic party should declare for peace, is the palpable common sense and hard-headed lact that the war can not succeed. That it is equivalent to an entire abro gation of the Constitution and the erection in its place of a military des potism. Resolved, That we should be un worthy of the name of American citi zens of this free and independent State claiming the first rank among the sov ereign components of the American Confederacy, if we did not protest against the cowardly, despotic, inhu man and accursed act which has con signed to banishment the noble tribune of the people, Hon. Clement L. Yal- laudigbam; we protest against it in the name of liberty, in the name of human ity, and in the name of Washington. —We hope the people of Ohio will have the opportunity of passing con demnation of this act by the election of Mr. Vallandigham as the next Gov ernor of the State. Resolved, That thus believing there can be no reliable security to persons or property pending this war, and that by its continuance the Government itself will be utterly and irrevocably subverted—aud that the South as well a.s the North must alike crumble into general ruin and devastation, we re commend, in the name of the people, that there be asuspecsion ofhostilities between the contending armtes of the divided sections of our country, and that a Convention of the States com posing the Confederate States, and also that a Convention of the States still adhering to the Union, be held to final ly settle and determine in what man ner and by what mode the contend ing sections shall be reconciled, and appealing to the Ruler ofall for the rec titude of our intentions, we implore those*'in authority to listen to the voice of reason, of patriotism, and of justice. The reading of the address occupied about three quarters of an hour, and was received with general favor. Among the sentiments ofthe audience j elicited by the reading were groans and hisses for President Lincoln, Burn side and Butler, cheerss for Yaliand- ighani and McClellan, hisses li-r the emancipation proclamation, prolonged and hearty cheers for peace groans for military courts martial of citizens and cheers for the proposition for a convention to take preliminary steps to secure peace. The groans and hisses for President, and tne cheers for Val- launigham uud peace, were specially vigorous. Mischieffrom Sorghum.—The refuse of Chinese Sugar Cane, or Sorghum, is said to he very destructive to cattle,when given to them for food. The outer coating of ! the cane i-; very hard, and contains silex [or flint; and when this is broken up by grinding in the mill, and afterwards taken into the-animal’s stomach, it operates like broken glass, producing violent inflamma tion!. The I-ndependence Guardian, of Iowa, gives an account of seven head of cattle, who were destroyed by eating this refuse sugar cane after the juice was extracted. A post mortem examination of the stom ach revealed this as the cause of their death. It is highly important that the farmers who raise sorghum for making sugar, as well as those who grow it merely for fod der, should give attention to this subject, and see whether any facts within their ex perience warrant the assertion that the Chinese sugar cane is thus deleterious to live stock. If it be so, the information should be circulated as widely as possible, in order to prevent a serious destruction of property. South Carolinian. The Atlanta.—Up to the hour of go ing to press we have no further develop ments regarding the sudden and myste rious surrender of this vessel. Opinions are still divided on the subject, some be lieving firmly that she fell a victim to trea son on hoard, whilst others, including all the officers of the Navy, we believe, are of the opinion that her men were all true, aud she struck her colors simply because she got into a position where she was un able to fight. 'J he secret will probably not be unfolded until we receive it through the northern press or the return of prison ers. It was stated on the streets yesterday, that Confederate and white flag alternated from the mast for some time, leading to the conclusion that there was a struggle on board, but on diligent enquiry we could find no authority for the report. The Atlanta was armed with six large rifle, guns of heavy calibre and immense power. Wo would much prefer to see them in our own hands rather than in the hands of the enemy. We have some rea son to hope that the vessel herself is so badly damaged ns to be useless. The Atlanta had on board, including officers, crew and other attaches, some one hundred and fifty persons. She was com manded by Capt. Webb, an officer well known for his loyalty and gallantry. We are willing to guarantee that he never gave up the, ship so long as a fight was possible. Ife Lad made every prepara tion tor a successful fight, having secured a formidable torpedo on the prow of his vessel by which lie expected to blow up one of the monitors and then engage the other. A reconnoissanco the night pre vious, by skillful pilots, well acquainted with the (Sound, showed ample water where the enemy were lying, and every other circumstance propitious. He expect ed to come upon I Be monitors by daylight, but was somewhat belated in getting down, and when there, found they had changed their position to shal low water. Why he did not return on making this discovery, is unknown. He determined, on the contrary to make the fight, ami we have tho result, so lar as it is possible to ascertain it. (’Sac. Republican, lbth. tomac. It was reserved to Jackson by a swift and secret march to fall upon his right wing, crush it, aiid, by an attack unsurpassed in fierceness and pertinacity, to drive his very superior forces back into a position from which he could not extricate himself except hy flight across the river. In the battle of Sunday Jackson received two wounds, one in the left arm, the other in the right hand. Amputation of the arm. was necessary, and the Southern hero sank under the effect of it, supported to the iast by his simp'e and noble character and strong religious faith, — Gunboats lost Caste.— The dread of Fed eral gunboats which was the feature at the opening of the war is gone forever. The following good one from Borter’s fleet be fore Vicksburg is told in a Northern letter from the rear of Vicksburg, dated the 7th inslant : — A Northern letter from the rear of Vicksburg, dated 7th, has the following paragraph showing the indifference ot our men to the bombardment hy the gun boats : A flag of truce this evening from Gen Bembertou,proposes an armistice of two or three hours for burying the dead. On being informed that owing to the length of our line, and the shortness of time n :med, our forces could not all be notified; that this would be especially true ofthe gunboats, as it would take all the time proposed to notify them ; the rebels said this made no sort of difference ; the gun boats never had killed a man of theirs in Vicksburg, and probably never would ; that Gen. Pemberton was utterly indiffer ent ns to whether they were notified or not; that, on the whole, they lather pre ferred the gunboats should uot be notified of the armistice, as they were wasting im mense. quantity of amunition for Uncle Sam and thus doing the Confederate Gov ernment good service. The remarks were apropos. Everybody but gunboat men considers it the best joke of the season. It is a sorry comment ary on Rear Admiral Borter’s bombastic dispatches to Washington. l iiilrtl §ialrt« Ifnti*. Fern anno TI ood. 'n Deaf the Virginia shore, where all but twenty-siX landed in the yawl boats'of the Leaf. They piloted the steamer tkem- relves and attended to the fire room and engine. It is said that the muskets of tl guard were without bayonets and unload ed, and each man was seized by f OUr 0 - Confederates, thus rendering resistant less. ' '' Use ' During their possession ofthe boat tl refrained from doing any dama-e to f steamer, aud treated the officers and orT with civility. The ringleaders ofthe ty were a son of Semmes, of the A'abam and a man named McGowan, of Texas 3 ’ The entire party were mostly f ro ‘ . extreme Souihern States, were all ( j Iess ^ seem- in new and handsome unforms, and s ed to be in possession of a considers! j amount of money. Soon as the party 1 J *1 effected a landing, Capt. Deal resumed command of the steamer, when she hack immediately to report to (j en J 4 The facts were made known to the GenC- al, who instantly ordered out a tron-V taehment of Col. Bierce’s cavalry, and'- was thought that they would he able t, overtake the party before they could" beyond the Federal lines. e ' TELEGRAPHIC. FIRST DISPATCH. Richmond, June IS.—Passe lgers bv the Central train bring little addition J news from Winchester. The number of prisoners is fully 7,000, and an im mense number of wagons. SECOND DISPATCH. Richmond, June IS.—The Yankees have entirely disappeared from Stafford county. The buildingsat Acquia Creek were not destroyed. The citizens of Fredericksburg, so long exiled, are preparing to re-occunv their homes. U THIRD DISPATCH. Richmond, June IS.—Before the capture ot Winchester Milroy notified Mr. Wood seems to be under the ban of'*)'?, reb ®! 8 t,Jafc he W0U,d burn the town Secretary Chase refused to see if the attempt was made to storm the The following letter speaks for it- . position. To this Ewell replied in that : case he would hang every Yankee cap- Lincoln. him. self To the Editor of the Herald—It is not tured. true, as stated, that in Washington last It is reported that Ewell lias taken week 1 denied to the President that my Harper’s Ferry, with immense stores late speeches here were correctly reported. am ] j s en ro j lte to Fredericksburg ()n the contrarv. I rpmintoH t„ mm Hip . . substance ofthe j is it true that at Baltimore I was insulted By New York soldiers, or any other sol diers, so far as I know or believe. New York soldiers are gentlemen not black- guards. 1 make this correction in justice to the reports of this city, who faithfully daguerreotyped iny speeches, and as well to the soldiers of New York, who have always treated mo with respectful cour tesy, Fernando Wood. June 7, 18(53. tr.ury, I repeated to him the /p rc j er ; c i- M,| v\ ’them as de ivered here. Nor •' „ CK ’ , / , Heavy explosions have been heard in the direction of Acquia Creek. Ir is believed that the enemy are engaged in blowing up the wharves and build ings at that point. The poor people at Fredericksburg are reaping a rich harvest of Spoils from the enemy’s deserted camp in (Stafford. Richmond, June 19.—The appre hension of a drought, which existed in The Washington Chronicle, Lincoln’s this vicinity, was relieved by a copious ’ ~ r " ' and refreshing rain last night. It is reported that tiie wife of Gen. Milroy was captured on Sunday at Martinsburg. The Sentinel has received a number of communications, indignantly deny ing that our cavalry were surprised at adopted a change of policy, and instead of Brandy Station. Pinckney Walker, Esq., is. officially recognized as acting British ConsnT for the States of North and South Carolina, having submitted satisfactory evidence of his appointment. Graeme. organ, has the following : The lion. Fernando Wood—We be- lelieve the Federal capital has been hon ored with the presence of this gentleman for the last twenty-four hours, as it usually is after one of his remarkable demonstra tions in New York. We hear it said, however, that he has in 4kis insiaucc M claiming that ho has been unfairly report ed asserts that he lias a iarge party in New York whoso number render him formidable as an opponent of the Administration. It is currently reported that in a long inter view with the President yesterday lie adventured upon some such grounds as tins, and it is currently reported also, and not unlikely with truth, 1 hat he came away from the President’s mansion with less ex alted views of his importance than were ALL RIGHT AT VICKSBURG. Jackson, June 1-5.—All right at Vicksburg. A courier who arrived I From the London Times, May 2G j I'Jio dentil ol NloiirwnU .Snrksou in l£iig!iiud —Splendid Tribute to his memory. The Confederate laurels won on (he field of Chancellorsville must be twined with tho cypress. Probably no disaster of the war will have carried such grief to Southern hearts as the dealh of General Jackson, who lias succumbed to the wounds received in the great battle of the 3d of May. Even oil this side of the ocean the gal lant soldier’s t'ate will everywhere he heaid with pity and sympathy. Not only as a brave mail fighting for his country’s inde pendence, but as one of the most consu- mate Generals that this century lias pro duced. “Stonewall” Jackson will carry with liini to his early grave the regrets of all who can admire greatness and genius. From the earliest days of the war lie has been conspicuous for the most remai liable military qualities. That mixture of dar ing and judgment, which is the mark of “heaven-born” Generals, distinguished him beyond any man of his time. Although the youug Confederacy has been illustrated by a number of eminent soldiers, yet the applause and devotion of his countrymen, confirmed by the judg ment of European natious, have given the first place to General Jackson. I he mili tary feats he accomplished moved the minds ot people with an astonishment which it is only given to the highest geuius to produce. The blows lie struck at the enemy were as terrible and decisive as those of Bonaparte himself. The march by whom ho surprised the army of Pope last year would be enough in itself to give him a high place in military history. But perhaps the crowning glory of his life was the great battle in which he fell. When the Federal commander, by crossing the river twelve miles above his camp, and presting' on, as he thought, to the rear of the Confederates, had placed them between two bodies of his army, lie was so confi dent of success as to boast that the enemy was the property of tho army of tho Po- quite pleasant to him. In fact, it is said from Vicksburg reports all right there, that he discovered that Fernando Wood in Your quid nuncs will have to wait a New York and Fernando Wood in Wash- few days for better news. A. ington were men of very different dimen sions, and that the ex-Mayor of New York actually learned that lie was a smaller man in every way than the President of the United States. Such are the rumors. We give them for what they are worth. Fernando It ood and his late Speech. From theN. Y. Herald. Fernando Wood in l is New Role.—By a grand strategic movement Fernando Wood has outgeneralleu tiie timid and slow part Democratic leaders who either had not the sagacity to see the temper of the public mind, or had not the courage to take the initiative. How does Fernando Wood appear on the stage? As if by a magician's wand be brings out and leads the Democracy in all their strength. Ho is their Stonewall Jackson, who, by his TIIE FIGHT AT MILLIKEX’S BEND. Jackson, June 15.—I am indebted to a friend for the following dispatch, dated Natchez, June 13 : “ A soldier who participated in the tight says that Walker’s division attack ed the enemy at Milliken’s Bend on last (Sunday, capturing and killing great numbers, and driving the remainder to the gunboats. “ The Yankees ran and left the ne groes, numbering about six hundred, who fought stubbornly. About five hundred of them were killed, and an rapid movements, 1ns outgeneralled all ^jdi^cornpany, with the exception of the political leaders of Tammany Hall, their Yankee Captain, were captured.” their forces. It is ; Taylor then retired out of range of tiino for the Administration to call off’ t the enemy’s boats, their stupid dogs in- the West, and bring Harrison had a fight a few days a<m them he.e, where they may find something | near Lake St. Joseph, capturing 270 to do. 1 lie speech of heruando Wood J , 1 p 7 was the best he ever made in his life. It r -'‘° 2, j , Y, ukces, and iin- was Napoleonic in its conciseness and,' 1,1 ”. ie balance to their boats, point, and in its prophetic, oracular tone ^ gentleman who visited Grand about the future. It is as statesmanlike Gulf this week reports large numbers as it is bold. ^ ol negroes, horses aud cattle there, be- «*•*”- -■ - ; ing sent up tiie river, as well as ev erything else at that place. Communication with Port Hudson was entirely cut off, and he had not i heard directly from there since the tall of Bayou Sara. Heavy firing in that direction was Attempt to Z4.il! Cweii. ForrrM. The Huntsville Advocate of the lGth says: We learn that, several days since, supposed to be on Friday last r Lt. Gould, of Gapt. Morton’s battery, attacked Gen. Forrest at Betbesda church, between Co lumbia and Franklin, snapping, a re volver at him. the cap failing to explode. Forrest dosed upon him with a knife, cutting him, where, or whether or not severely, we are not apprised. Gould then fired his revolver, shooting Forrest in one of his hips, the ball striking the bone. It was afterward extracted. We understand that Gen. Forrest wrote to his wife in the vicinity of this city, that he expected to be in his saddle in ten days, which we very much doubt. We are not informed as the cause of Lt. Gould’s assault. Seizure of a Steamer and K*eai>e of Coufede- i heard night before last. A. On Wednesday last, the steamer Maple Leaf, Captain William H. Deal, left Old Boint, for Fort Delaware, having ou board ninety Confederates, all commissioned of ficers, who, it is understood, were not to be exchanged for the present. Everything went on quietly until the steamer was just beyond Cape Henry Light, when the pris oners gradually approached the guard,only twelve in number, and suddenly disarmed them, placing them and the officers and c ew under close arrest, and would not per mit them to see in what direction the ves sel was steaming. After proceeding about forty-five miles beyond Cape Henry, the steamer was run Crops in Mississippi. The Memphis Appeal gives most gratifying news in the following. It is the sure promise of abundance to our army now operatingin Mississippi: The most encouraging reports reach us lrom the productive regions in North Mississippi.—A late letter from Panola says the farmers busy getting out wheat; quartermasters are doing their best to get all the corn from north ofthe Tallahatchie and shipping it to Canton daily; price one dollar and twenty-five cents at the crib. Govern ment is paying two dollars and seven ty-live cents for wheat delivered at the depot. Wheat good as ever grew and more than can be estimated. Meal one dollar and seventy-five cent; shelled corn one dollar and a half at the depot; cattle twelve and a half cts., cheap enough. Price of Wheat.—A friend from Chat tanooga last night says farmers were en gaging their wheat there at two dollars a bushel. That is good news. Macon Tel,
