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VOLUME XXXIV,]
MILLEDtiEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1863.
[NUMBER 9.
H'lii to copy tlie following- paragraph i frail barks; to the land at inidnMit on
loin a letter to the Ne.v York Hefaltj:! the em
Moral Cowardice.
We have very little patience with lerists.
as infantry, as they had done as artiF- j wounded were obliged to walk to the
hospitals under a hot sun for want of
1 ^ a ! , ^ Ct, ° ,, . ,S ex P r essed .by the 1 1table swamp, and await the dawn of that kind of patriotism which flags and ! _ At;about hajf past nine o’clock, A. conveyances. This, we trust, will he
■my’sside, in an almost itnpeue-
... . . — j —. jwanip, and await the dawn of
the at . C 1 a ! hsl '‘’ :,t i ^ , t0 '"“A 0, tlie desperate attempt' rU[18 i, lto deliriums of despair at the M., the enemy landed in some force on j remedied in future.’
' ot the inhabitants of | which would ensure, them victory or a announcement of news unfavorable to ! «ie island. They were attacked by | We omitted to menti
mat section as to their instrumentality V . - .
in the present movement, and in
mention in the richt
•cquent indignities ottered them
I lie letters of the numerous
correspondents of tie Confederate
t.i.ity so ieis < eatli, hut they seemed to our arms. Cowardice is contemptible C°l* Graham at the head of his regi- place that Fort Sumter opened on the
fact, treat it as a holiday frolic, as they were under all circumstances, but it is espe- Tlie contest was sharp and pro- , turreted monitors and tlie Yankee in-
rowmg away, waving their hats to dally so under the circumstances at; lon S e d. The enemy fought with spirit fantrv on the South end of Morris’Is-
army ben. I aylor am Gen. Mouton, who present surroundine us. What though j and obstinacy. Our men were expos- land,'with what result we are unable
were on the bank watching their de-
The boat expedition having
press are sufficient guarantees for the j parturc.
left, Gens. Taylor and Mouton pro
ceeded below Pattersonsville to ar-
ranse for other movements. Mouton,
correctness of our fifth postulate. A
for the rest, we earuestlv call atten
tion to the extracts to be found in an- ^ ^
other column, selected from Northern with the 7th Texas, 4th Texas and 2d
journals of all political shades of opin- Arizona regiments, stood post at
ion. These are the honest and sponta- Gibbons’ Point, on an island of that
present surroundiug us. What though j ;
Vicksburg has fallen ? It is the first
serious reverse that lias attended our
arms within the last eighteen months ;
ed during the whole light to a murder
ous fire from the four moniti rs, who j
hurled their enormous missiles with
I to say.
The fight doubtless will be renew
ed to-day., with greater fierceness than
only the second that we have been cal- I telling effect. The foe was also con- any we have yet seen. The enemy has
led upon to sustain since the beginning stantly reinforced from folly island, certainly shown a deep laid plan, and
of the war. Must we expect-no rever-j Vet, notwithstanding these advanta
ges? or do we expect the fortune of|p es, _^? skill with which they were
of?ri.,l3T i0t18 °mT n T !l C h0 " r L" am , e nnd in " nediatel y °PP osite Fort even once in eighteen mouths, or twice
of trial and danger. They are the nat- Buchanan. I rom th.splace his shar^l within the space of two and a half
years ? When we consider tlie power
ful armies and the numerous applian
is determined to push it.
_ _ , Yesterday evening the main body of
war never to favor our enemies, not ; handled and the valor with which they 1 the enemy on the Stono side had
w «. place his sharp-
nail impulses of the heart, and should i shooters could sweep the gunners from
be heeded, for they are significant. I)o | their positions attlie heavy guns in the
the\ not all encourage the hope of a fort. Gen. Green, with his o'd regi-
-speedy peace? ment, (5th Texas.) Walker’s battalion,
Now, if these people are really look- j id Louisiana cavalry, Yalverde and
ing towards the better day, if they are j Nichols’ batteries, took position just
not I _ _
rice i fought rendered it impossible for the j gregated ‘ at Battery Island, besides
throwing out a large picket force as
fir as Grimbali’s and I.egare’son James
Island.
. It was also reported that, the uotori-
ns, and the great disadvantages under! potent aid of his turreted vessels, j ous Col. Montgomery, with his negro
which we are carrying on war, would i ^ ie enemy continued the contest,
not such an expectation be the height
Then, why despair?
invaders to make headway. They were
met with murderous vollies/aud repul
sed again ami again. But still embol-
ces which have been brought against i dened by his superior numbers, and by
I troops, bad gone up Kdisto with the
But despite the many advantages design of destroying the pontoon bridge
i • p Tit , * , . 1 j ii'a oulu ail
| anxious for peace, if they would free j before day in Berwick’s City, ready to j of nonsense ? A „ liy fui .
themselves of tlie troubles that, now j open on all their camp, which extern ; “ But the Confede’rate^mouey,” says . . - & ,. r
smiouml them, never, was anything ded up and down the opposite bank the moral coward, “will be worthless.” ! Y unkee hirelings were forced to yield j learn what foundation then
they enjoyed, and the spirit with which
they availed themselves of them, the
for two miles, and also to keep
check their gunboats.
more easy. All they have to do is to
demand of Lincoln that lie withdraw
his armies from our soil remove the
blockade, restore our terriWry of which ! ready Major General Taylor waited with
iie has possessed himself, and, as we confidence for the boom of Green’s ar
at Milltown, near Adam’s run, and
tearing up the track. \Ye could not
was for
tiller}
tack.
which was to he the signal of at-
Evcry matter of importance being now ed and that your*alarui proceeds from
„ xr ,< i 1 * J ’ j no adequate cause. You can point to
no period of history, either ancient or
| modern, where a people situated sitni-
Gteen * ar ^' to ourselves were ever subjugated.
. . u .......... | ... . ... ... „ ,i nrea me nrsr o-itn from tli* Vplvpnl* imt- i I be Heptarchies of England fell an
Virl«tt«M*r Admiuistratton Guardianship, j until they bewail tlieir follv in I * . , ° ... ’ . . ‘ ! , , i v 1
1 publWicd 130 dayrf—for dUinissioi, fi.m, s „ C | 1 ^ . . . . - . tery at a gunboat of the enemy winch was ; eas y l )re y to the Normans, because
on, tU month*—fordismi 0 »ion | , «ones aim tlie dust ot | steaming np the hay in tlie direction of they were not united in sentiment and
the upper fort (Buchanan ) Instantly the feeling, and kept up a constant bicker
asked at the outset “let us alone.” Let
them do this, and we will trouble
them no more. Iftliev refuse, let usL Immediately after daylight Gen.
. r .. . hre« the first
'•* , We know better. A little reflection tu indomitable courage of our brave ' the report
will teach you that you are simply scar- [.soldiers. After several hours bloody j The following is a list of the killed
fighting the enemy seeing the folly of | and wcunded among the officers, Fri-
attempting to gain victory over the j day, on Morris Island :
men who stood up against them, wa- ;
vered, then Hed in hot haste and con- J
fusion, leaving many dead and wound
ed on the field.
humiliation; until such a cry comes up
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Ftoin the Louisiana Democrat, July 1.
I lie C'stpfiirc of lKi€• l*c‘«l<’rnl l-'orii
at Krnalievn* C'ily*
Friday morning last the courier from
below brought cheering and important
news, 'i he effect on our good people was
palpable, and at once every one was im
patient for our extra, giving to the public
the account of the glut ious victory won hv
the prowess of our arms in tlie Teche
country. We are nqw able tc* lay before
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Mexico. But look at Scotland. A | eles for several days previously that an
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Gcod Effects of ihc Invasion.
H'lii any intelligent person who
'..as< arefttlly noted the progress ofGen.
.’.-■e’s army thougli the North, deny
■ at its good ( fleets are already palpa
ble. and gratifying beyond the most
' i "nine expectations? We do not re
fer now to his unexampled military !
>u’< ( sses, the reprisals made, the dam-
.ttre done to the enemy’s ^"ihlie works !
i.d lines of communication, or to the ;
iiuiiietise spoils gathered in his victori-.
us inarch. We speak only of the inor-
eil’ect upon the Northern masses, as i
ibdicuted by the intelligence brought .
by evt ry mail; upon the war party,;
the peace pat ty, the army, and the
Government itself. We could hardly
;i'k more than lias been gained during!
ti c brief interval that has elapsed, ifj
accept as evidence the testimony j
■I the Yankee press. Our success has j
been wonderful, and a long stride a j
vety long stride, lias been made to- |
wards peace. The croakers have been i
Gen, Taylor, with Walker’s division,
i fought the enemy at Ashland, in North
j Louisiana, on the 7th ult.
j Before starting on this expedition he
; had dispatched one of bis staff officers to
I South-west Louisiana, to ke-*p him advised
I of matters iu that direction. Information
he received about this time deteimined
I him to make tlie movement that has result-
j ed so gloriously to our aims- In half an
: hour he was in his saddle. Ill this way
and in an ambulance he traveled through
from Richmond, La., to Alexandria in
tluee days; hardly pausing for icst, he
pushed on with relays of horses, overtook
Ool. Majors, commanding a brigade of cav
alry ori the Afchafalaya, and instantly un
folded to him his plan of campaign, in
vv hich the gallant young officer was to play
such a conspicuous part. Majors was to
push boldly through the Grosso Tate,
Marangoin and Lafourche country to Don-
aldsonville, thence to Thibodeaux, cut off
the railroad and telegraph communication,
then push rapidly to the Boeuf river, in the
rear of Brasliear City, and at’the first
sound of Moufon’s and Green's guns at
tack them at this place.
After secitig Col. Majors well on his
way, General Taylor returned via Wash-
ACCOl'NTS FROM THE ISLAND.
We gather from eye-witnesses and
whole bay was in a blaze, all of onrguns i„g warfare among them selves.’'So j Participants the following interesting
1.-st played upon the immense line of. 0 f lrelan j of Poland', of Denmark, of | ^l 8
tents ot tlie enemy wlueli were occupied
by about one thousand Yankees. Tliev
completely .o.pri.cd-lhcy J,.d j ^ ItaiTbTstato I «“•«•* .I.d ac-
of Georgia, at one time surrounded on j
all sides by hostile fleets and armies; »i , i
t. u • lit -x- i ! my. About davug it, 1* ru av morning,
her territory invaded, her cities burn- If - =* ’ J c
ed, her citizens imprisoned and with -
theBgaunt spectre of Famine stalking ! j ,U f'! 08 ’ t0 ® erner w ' tn ,
over her desolate plains. And yet Scot-1 hoat l,ovv,tzers ’ ,,,on
land achieved her independence against
an odds more fearful than that against
which we are now
not imagined an enemy in
of tLent on this side of the bay, (their pris
oners admit this.) Their heavy guns front
tlie three forts now opened on Green,at the
same moment the sharp crack of Monton’s
thousand Enfield rifles is heard continttallv
from Gibbons’ Point, sweeping their gun
ners from their places like a whirlwind
would dash the sand of the desert; all
are anxious to bear the roar of Majors’
guns. The worthy pupil of old Stonewall
I cordiugly all our forces on tlie Island
were put in motion to meet the ene-
strains his ear for the signal: if Majors lias j Switzerland. Her people underwent
! a battery of the enemy, of not less than
i 50 guns, together with about, fifteen
ott the etie-
i iny’s barges, and tin* guns from four
I Monitors, opened u tremendous lire on
t...... yi««< : Captain Mitchell’s battery, completely
•contending, ho ol J
enfilading it on tlie nglit and Ieft,caus
Killed—Capt. Charles Haskell,Capt.
Langdon Cheeves, Lieut. John Bee.
Wounded—Capt. S. W. Ford, Lieut.
Alston, Capt. Wild, Capt. Thomas,
Capt. Tarrh.
Missing—Capt. Howard, Lieut. A.
P. Craig, Capt. Reddy, Lieut. Wood
ward.—Charleston Courier, lltli.
arrived at the Bieuf crossing, we have
bagged them all, still we do not hear them
although the cannouade has been going ok
without intermission for one and a half
hours. What has-become of the storming
party ? They have not yet attacked,
•here is no sign of them ; presently we
hear one, two, and then the long distant
trials of which we Confederates know |
nothing,experimentally ; hut they were
united, they were brave, they were not
moral cowards, they were determined,
I and—they succeeded. Other instan-
I ces. equally striking, might he enu-
! merated, were it necessary. ,So long
sound of attillery from the Bu-ufi—il/ajors | as we resolve to do our duty as citizens
is there! their communication is cut oft
completely. Just at this moment, to add
to the cnemy.’s confusion and disaster the
long looked for “forlorn hope” made its
appearance in theedge. of the woods; with
a real Texas yell tlie}- dashed at once,
with bayonets fixed and pistols drawn,
and soldiers vve cannot fail—never.
1 ndependence, like everything valuable,
must cost something. Who can esti
mate its worth ? Have vv-e already
paid its full juice in blood and treas
ure ? Our suffering is insignificant,
lull
fort-
it (lie threatening walls
0 f the proud ; compared with that of Switzerland, or
-in twenty minutes they had climb- j Scotland, or Greece, or even with that
edits walls, dispersed its garrison, torn ; of little Texas, when she was strug-
(lown the. stars and stripes and hoisted ; gliug against Mexican tyranny. No!
| Our cause is not lost; it never will be ;
it is just; God, in his infinite wisdom
may chasten us, as he did ancient Is
rael, but will deliver us at the proper
time. The war may last six months
or it may continue six years. In ei
ther case, the Confederate money will
be redeemed. It will be worth more
at the close ofthe war than now. <’on-
the “Bonie blue Hag” over its ramparts
leaving a small band to take care of the
fort.
The gallant Hunter rushed on to tlie
camps below, the affrighted enemy throw
ing down their arms and surrendering in
discriminately, until lie had swept the
whole place. 'Green in the meantime had
engaged their gunboats with the Valverdc
and Nichols batteries, and, after a hotly
and Opelousas and pushed on rap- j contested duel ot hall an hour, drove it federate Bonds on the day a Treaty of
lugtnn , M (
idly to Generals Mouton and Green’s head- | shamefully away,
quarters to superintend in person the at- l' 1 half an hour Ge
tack on Brasliear City and its folks. Or-
(!eis laid already been given them to make
this attack, and directions had been given
to open comtnmiicalion with hint via the
lakes, so that they could make a combin
ed movement.
Two of Gen. Tavlor’s stall’ bad been
ens. Taylor, Mouton t
and Green, with their respective staffs, i
had theii headquarters in the city of Bias-
hear.
The lies ult.
■ I ill-, d, and those who hud fears that j urging on preparations for crossing the I st0 * es - ^Gouu.uuu q
e invasion would fail and that the J troops over the hay. Lieut. Avery, par- ! -—50,000 ordinance si
v iii'li- North would rise ujt as a unit | ticulailv, had used every cxeition, under ‘ * S,0,0S * 2,1 ,,a, “
against us, are thus far happily disap- | direction of Brig. Gen. Green, in the con-
pointed.
at we do not assume too much;
structiou of skills and flats. Gen. T<r
lor arrived at Gen. Mouton’s head-
ill endeavor to show by the lights j quarters on the morning of the 21st,
'" Idu'iis. Facta arc the best argu- (ious. Mouton and Green had not been
i.KMits, and with these only we have idle in carrying out their orders. Fol
io deal. \Ye mark:
. Complete and universal apathy
throughout tlie North.
A general pani<*.
The refusal to he mustered into
the service for home defence, even for
thirty days, in sjiite of tlie most liber
al bounties, the earnest appeals ofthe
•atlinrities, and the greater incentive
wliit li a threatened loss of property
irt'glit he supposed to create.
L Resistance to tlie draft every
where, the killing of enrolling officers
Sn <l the organization of armed hands
•'hose numbers in many cases exceed
°ne thousand.
Manifest sympathy with the in-
Vi "h rs, and actual enlistment, in Mary-
lan, i and Pennsylvania, of large num-
be r > of ineii into the Confederate
ranks.
1 he increasing demands for peace
&n< | a termination ofthe war by the
*fiti-Administration press.
'• 1 he despair of the Abolition
press and their willingness to accejit
l ' e coming battle as tlie final issue
“'“l in the language of the Tribune,
h Lee can conquer jis, so he it.”
8. The admission that, if the army 1 ]
(, f ihc Potomac be defeated, there i
“odiiiti:between Gen. Lee and Wasli-
tlie few days previous theyjiad or- j bad another great object in view, and one
to
’ort
Captured 1800 prisoners and .TJ com- !
missioned officers ; 8o,000,000 commissaiy j
stoics. 81,500,000 quartermasters stores, j
stores, vf 00,000 ntedi- j
cal stores, 23 garrison and regimental j
flags, 1000 tents, 2000 horses and mules, ■
between (5000 and 7000 negroes, 16 guns, j
7000 stand of small arms, and a position of'j
as much importance to this country, (tra.is
Mississippi,) as Port Hudson and Vicks- j ed tuen^ were seen behind Little Folly,
butg; the key to Louisiana and Texas.—
This brilliant campaign of Gen. Taylor
Peace is ratified between the two Gov
ermnents will command a premium in
the London markets. Mark thepredic-
tion.—Columbus Suu.
The Attack on Charleston.
At ten minutes past live on the morn
ing of Friday, the enemy opened lire
upon the work at the extreme south
end of Morris’Island, from his batte
ries ou Folly, •ring fast and furiously.
About twenty minutes afterwards a
large number of barges, filled with arm-
.ranized tlie’different corps and their j of vast importance, viz : a diversion
positions in the impending attack. |fee enemy ^aise the seige of P
,Shortly after Gen. Taylor s arrival
at Mouton’s headquarters, one of his
He now has choice, to lose New
Haiti J. C. Mitchel, who com
manded this work, replied slowly and
deliberately to the furious bombard
ment. Tlie enemy’s guns numbered
considerably over seventy, his earth-
Hudson, —
Orleans or to abandon his operations " 01 t wete ot uncommon stiengtli,
against P-ort Hudson, atid retire with his i afforded ample shelter to his gun-
army
beaten and demoralized
city.
The captured flags arc in charge of
Major d oin Ochiltre,
general
route
into the j tiers. The works behind which Cap
tain Mitchell fought were open, and by
no means as strong as those on Folly,
njor iom Ochiltre, assistant adjutant , u „d while his battery was conqiosed
:iernl on Major Gen. I aylor s staff, en- 0 j s j x pi ece , ) the guns that rained iron
nte to .ieut. eu. ,_nnt i. hail upon his devoted company were of
_taff brought up front Gen. Green’s
headquarters a dispatch of 12 M the
previous day, from Col. Majors; that
daring commander had already arrived
at Thibodeaux, after a triumphant cam
paign through tlie whole Lafourche
had" captured Plaquemine, with 150
prisoners, destroyed three large sea go
ing vessels loaded with valuable stores uuimui: unuuicu, uiai
and had taken Donaldsonvillc, with its coffee, 200 tuns ofticer aud llis worth y band sto0(i to
garrison; had attacked, the same day, of ;ce> antl t | lirty .fi V c New York plant- 1 their pieces, firing with wonderful ac-
the enemy at Thibodeaux, driven him, ers i curacy, and as cool as though they were
with l’ryon’s Texas infantry, at the, A , n ong tlie flags captured at Brasliear j trying the range of their guns upon
point ot the bayonet from his strong • City, and brought here by Major Ochil- ; some harmless object. For four mor-
thc following regimental col- i j ;) l hours did these brave men hid ac-
Additiunal Items.
Among the cautured goodies at Brasliear 1
hail upon his devoted company
large calibre aud ofthe most approved
form.
But nothing daunted, that gallant
position; had charged and routed his tree, are
cavalry by charging him with Lane’s ors ;
st,,and Phillips’ Texas cavalry, V Gth s
Stone’s and Phillips
and was now ready to co-operate with
movement of tomor-
6th and 160th New York, 23d Con-
ncticut, 21st Indiana and 12d 31assacliu-
setts,
tive defiance to the foe.
This skillful officer was
ing some havoc among both officers aud
men.
The fire from the boat howitzers was
jiarticularly destructive. The sliarji-
shooters of the enemy also did consid
erable execution by picking off the
men at the guns. It was by one of
these that the. gallant Lieut. John Bee
was killed, a Minnie halt striking and
passing through his head. The men,
notwithstanding this terrible shower
of solid shot, shell, and bullets, stood
to tlieir guns nobly, audit was not un
til they were completely exhausted,
and the enemy who hud landed in force
were rapidly ajqiroaehing, that the or
der was given to retire.
The enemy succeeded in capturing
several of our men, whose exhausted
condition prevented escape. Cajit. J. |
Jackson, July 10.—Gen. Johnston
this morning issued to the troops the
following battle order, which was read
along the line amid deafening shouts
from the soldiers:
“ Headquarters, on the Field, }
July !>, j
“Fellow Soldiers: An insolent
foe, Hushed with hope by Ids recent
success at Vicksburg, confronts you,
threatening the people, whose homes
and liberty you are here to protect
with plunder and conquest. Their
guns may even now he heard at inter
vals, as they advance.
“ This enemy it is at once the mis
sion and the duty of you brave men to
chastise and expel from, the soil of Mis
sissippi. The Commanding General
confidently relies on you to sustain his
pledge which he makes in advance,and
he will be with you in the good work,
even unto the end.
“ The vice of ‘ straggling’ ho begs
you to shun, and to frown on. If
needs be, it will be checked by even the
most summary remedies. •
“ The telegraph lias already announ
ced a glorious victory over the foe,won
by your noble comrades of the Virgin
ia army on Federal soil ; may he not,
Ravenel Macbeth and Lieut. G. Hay- j with redoubled hope, count ou you,
ward are reported among the jirisoners , while defending your own firesides and
so taken. It Was stated yesterday that -. household goods, to emulate the proud
Captain Mitchel was atone time in the i example of your brothers in the Fast.”
hands of the enemy, when his men ral- “ Tlie country expects, in this, the
lied and succeeded in getting him away i great crisis of its destiny, that every
from his captors. After the abandon
ment ofthe battery, Captain Mitchel’s
artillerymen fell back with the infant
ry to Battery Wagner. The enemy’s
infantry then threw out a line of skir
mishers, and advanced,forming in three
lines of battle across Gregg’s
Vinegar Ilill.
The 21st regiment South Carolina
volunteers, Major MtTver commanding,
and Nelson’s battalion, together with
the artillerists, all under the command
of Col. Graham, were sent forward to
ojtpose the enemy’s further progress.
A severe tight ensued, and our forces
gradually fell hack to Battery Wag
ner. Two desperate but unsuccessful
attempts to carry tlie battery by assault
were made by the Yankees. In both
assaults the enemy suffered terribly,
leaving a large number of tlieir dead
and wounded on the field.
The Yankees after this fell back to
man will do his dutv.
Burying the Yankee Bead.
Jackson, July I4tli, via Mobile J5th.
Gen. Johnston sent a flag of truce to-
Hill to j U y to Grant,asking permission to bury
the Yankee dead in front of our works.
Grant asked permission to send assis
tance, in order to recognize dead ;
which was refused. The first terms
agreed Ao- Our troops engaged all the
afternoon in burying them. The exact
number not yet ascertained ; yet the
Yankee officer in charge of tlie flag of
truce admits a loss of from 400 to -500
men.
Among their killed and wounded are
Col. Earl, Lieut. Col. Long, Capt. Hall,
ofthe list Illinois, Lieuts. Smith and
McMurter, of the 53d Illinois, and
Lieut. Aberuathey, ofthe 3d Iowa.
Among our officers are Maj. Lamb.
Vinegar Hill. It is said they took and (J f the 20th Georgia, killed ; Lieuts. C.
still hold possession of Colonel Gra- C. Braden 19th Louisiana, T. J. Rust
ham’s formin'headquarters. The ene
my, after falling hack, received rein
forcements, and made a show of again j
4th Florida, B. A. James (Cobh’s Ken
tucky Battery,) wounded.
Time specified passed before the
moving against the battery. The force j burying had been finished. [Approved.]
ofthe enemy engaged Friday is sup- " .
posed to have been about four thou
sand. Our loss in killed, wounded aud
Defense Against Raiders.—The
missing,Will probably be about three! Mississippian says no less truthfully
hundred.
The firing on both sides ceased about j
half-past six, when the Monitors with- 1
drew. The report that one left during
than, encouragingly :
We believe that one hundred men,
with double-barrel shot guns, can al
ways put to flight five hundred raiders,
us 111
row
our
Since receiving office,! no,ice, pnbli.bed j V "VlirwMnm.goju.twitl, apluckaml,
IV. . elscwuere, ot the capture ot negroes, ;
At- 0 p. Ai., on the evening of the 1 crowds are being brought from Lafourche
21st, a “Forlorn Hope ” composed of 1 10 the bay
volunteers from the different regiments I Besides die five regimental flags cap-
emb n ked in the skiffs and sugar coolers tured below, we have also taken eighteen
pored for them j cSor ft™ Mow i,ing. „«, W
proud jnuihge of ^ . intelligence of the incieased value and
—oins i ,ci wecti lien i.ee auu >> usu- t most impregnable lort oil In e opp 1 ° ! quantity ofthe capture at Fort Buchanan.
Philadelphia and Baltimore. side of the bay at dawn the following , T , tlnee vessels captured and burnt by
Threats against the Administra- morning, while General G eu and Col. Majors at l la.juemiue were large
“on for hrinoinff these calamities to General Mouton occupied them at d.f- steamships laden w, 1, ordnanee ana com-
tkeir dur.rc * S ferent points in their front . , fitores - awaltlD & ° rders <rom
l, e | the afternoon their fire upon Battery
I could not hold that point against odds j ^ agner was very severe. We learn,
qp overwhelming.; but with a pluck and i however, that the battery was very
firmness worthy of the warmest praise, slightly inj ured. An officer who obr
lie continued to reply to the terrific fire ; served the etleet o! our shots, says they
of his.powerful antagonist, till the rap- ! struck aud rolled off the sides aud decks
•Jly increasing list of casualties in his ! ofthe Monitors like so many marbles
lprnie eomoaiiv made it liis dttfv. on or pebble stones. Capt. Haskell’s and
the engagement in a crippled condition ; ambushing them property, and ev iti-
was untrue. The whole four were en- ! ®'?g the coolness and courage of deter-
gaged throughout the action, and in ; initiation
ir doorj.
He might continue the enumeration
b it prefer to devote our space to such
Loot's as will substantiate tlie posi-
li °“ we have taken. Our jiublislied
^B'acts from Northern papers here-
! . 0r e have been ample enough to eon-
vlf, ceour readers of the truth of the fou r
positions, through we caunot tor-
ferent points in their front.
It was composed, as before rental ke ,
volunteers from the 5th lexas,
of
(Green’s old regiment,) 2d Louisiana
cavalry, Walker’s battalion and 2d
Arizona brigade, all under command
of the gallant Major Hunter, of the
latter. It was a hazardous mission to
cross the Lake (twelve miles) in these
From Gen. Wright's Staff.—The follow
ing dispatch has been received by a brother
of Maj. Girardey in Augusta:
Gen. Wright’s staff are all safe except
youn gWriglit, who is taken prisoner Maj.
V, Girardey is safe.
heroic company made it his duty, on or pebble stones. Capt.
the score of humanity, to retire from j Lieutenant Bee’s bodies fell into the
the position. And that movement was hands ot the enemy. Drs. If. B. Ilotui-
efleeted in a manner that reflected the j hand and Prioleau are said lo be juis-
JJirhest credit ou himself, his brother j oners in the bauds of the enemy,
officers, and the men of his command. ! Captain Langdon Clievts, an accoir,-
We are jmined to learn that among j plished and very efficient officer of the
the casualties sustained by Capt. Mitch- j Engineer corps, was killed almost in-
ell’s company are the deatli of Lieut- stantly by a shell from a Monitor explo-
Bee and Private Dougherty ; aud the ! ding in Battery Wagner, aud striking
serious wounding of Lieut. Alston and \ him in the head. His body was brought
Sergeant Morse, ot Colonel Graham’s to the city last evening.
regiment
From fifty to sixty 7 of the wounded
After abandoning his battery, Capt. (.arrived ou the different steamers from
Mitchell joined his forces with Colonel I Morris’s Island during the day and last
Graham’s and they fought as valiantly evening. A number of those painfully
With the advantages of
ambuscades and our knowledge ofthe
country, and facilities for taking the
enemy by 7 surprise, one man ought to
he equal to five. There is no doubt of
the fact that we can prevent these raids,
aud let every man solemnly resolve to
do it.
Tlie Yankees have sent word to all the
planters on the Mississippi river, whose
negroes they have stolen, to send or come
alter their negro women and children,
stating that ihey can afford to feed them
no longer. The men are retained. It is
said the noor negroes %re in a deplorable
fix.
The Beast.—The claim preferred by
Geu. Beast Butler of priority of rank over
all the Major Generals of the Abolition
army, has been decided against him.—
McClellan ranks first. Fremont second,
Banks third, Dix fourth, and the Beast
stands fifth.
r ial Dispatch to the Richmond Enquirer.
roar days’ Fi^ht at tie ttys burg-.
1 he Enemy lit prut ltdl tj Ilcpuhul—his In
trenched Positions Cttp/urul—3500
federal fl on nth d tnour hands—-Con-
ft dvrate Wounded < n the urn/ to TFm-
t /tester ltcjtotftd C lauito for Peace
by the Yankee Prt.se.
Winchester, July 7. ls(,3.—There
lias been four days’ fighting near Get
tysburg, commencing on Wednesday,
July 1st and ending ou Saturday night
July 4th. It is reported here that A.
P. Hill, Early and Rhodes fought the
enemy principally on Wednesday, be-
gining at one o’clook and lasting two
hours. We drove the enemy through
Gettysburg and two and a half miles
beyond. At Gettysburg we captured
their wounded—3500 in number.
The enemy are said to have fought
well; their position was on 41 fortified
mountain, uj» which our men repeat
edly charged, hut were driven back.
In the fight on Thursduy our whole
line is said to have been engaged, the
line of battle extending six miles in
length. The fighting continued until
a very late hour oftli£.nigIit of Thurs
day and was renewed again on Friday
and lasted all day and into Friday
night. It is also rejiortcd to have be
gun again on Saturday and ended late
Saturday night by our men captur
ing the immense fortifications ot the
enemy.
Onr loss is estimated at 10,000.
Between three and four thousand of
our wounded are arriving here to-night.
Every preparation is being made 10
receive them.
Gens. Scales and Pender have ar
rived here wounded this evening. Gen
erals Armistead, Barksdale, Garnett
and Kemper are reported killed. Gens.
Jones, Ileth, Anderson, Pettigrew,
Jenkins, Hampton and Hood are repor
ted wounded.
The Yankees say tjp*y had only two
corps in tlie light on Wednesday,
which was open field fighting. The
whole of the Yankee force was engag
ed in the last three days’ fighting. The
number is estimated at one hundred^
and seventy-five thousand.
The hills around Gettysburg Ere
said to be covered with the dead and
wounded of the Yankee army of the
Potomac.
The fighting of tlieso four days is
regarded as the severest of the war, .
and (he slaughter unprecedented; es-
pecially is this so of tlie enemy.
The New York and Pennnsylvania
papers are reported to have declared
for peace.
The Evacuation of Suffolk.
The evacuation oi' Suffolk is fully
confirmed.—The last of the Yankees
left on the night of the 3rd instant,
the town having been occupied by
them for thirteen mouths aud twenty
days. Persons who have visited the
town since the departure of the Van
dals, say they would scarcely recog
nize it, so altered is everything. When
the order for evacuation was first
made it was determined to hum the
town, hut before they could remove
Lee entered Pennsylvania, and from
fear of retaliation they rescinded the
order for burning. Our forces are re
ported to have occupied Suffolk on
its evacuation, an 1 our pickets are
said to extend to Captain Colhoun’s,
seven jniles below Suffolk. The Yan
kees are encamped at Bowers Hill,
seven miles from Portsmouth and their
pickets extend to Jollitfs Meeting.
House, eleven miles this side of Ports
mouth. It is rumored that prepara
tions are now being made for the en
tire evacuation of Portsmouth and
Suffolk. A private letter written at
Suffolk on the 4th of July, describing
its evacuation, says:
The coutemptible, diabolical, ras
cally Yankees have at last left us.
They came here on the 13th of May,
1362, and left on the 3rd July, 1363.
As soon as the hist had left, I could
uot help giving a lotfd huzza. Our la
dies last night were like birds turned
out of a cage, walking uj> and down
the streets singing gay songs. We have
not been allowed to walk out of an
evening at all for the last six months,
and you know 3 o’clock comes mighty
soon in summer.
Oh, me! the destruction around
about here is awful to behold; many
of our people are utterly ruineu—
houses all destroyed and negroes all
gone. What are they to do? A large
majority of our people have not a sin
gle negro left—many of us have not
a darkey on our lots, nor can we get
them.—Most of the free negroes have
left.
Some of the more timid of our peo
ple think that the Yankees will come
back again, hut I do not.—They got
very tired of Suffolk.
The infernal Yankees carried oft'
Nathaniel' Riddick’s and Colonel
Whitehead’s carriages, but left mine
though nearly ruined.
A few of the citizens of the town,
who had become charmed with the
Yankees, left with them.—Among
these were the widow and daughters
of Josejdt G. Cowper for some years
postmaster at that jilace, and Mrs.
Cowper was post mistress at the time
ofits evacuation by our troops in May
1862, JordauParr and family, George
W. Singleton and family, and some
others of less note, have gone North
with the Yankees.
The telegrah states that Gen. Neal
Dow, the Abolition father of the
Maiue liquor law, who was recently
wouuded before Port Hudson, hasfall-
eu a prisoner in the hands of our
troops. He was still suffering from his
wound.
When the Yankees captured Gen.
W. H F. Lee and carried him off they
thought they hadplayed a good card.
Wo have the deal now—vve mean the
Neal I>aw.—Chron 4* Sent'l.