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VOLUME XXXV.] M ILL E DG E V1L LE, GEORGIA, T l' E SI) A V, J U X E 7, 1861. >'W s:er BOlKillTON, (ilSBET, B4RNES& MIJOKE Publishers and Prop^ ie tors. *. If . BOl«IIT«.\,?i;d<ior>. j os. ■■. win hist- S glj( 6onfcbtratc Mnion I.s polished Weekly, »» Milled gen Hie, Ga., f’ornr.r of Hancock and T \ ilkmson tits., (opposite Court House.) At $10 a year in Advance. OIK NEW TERMS. On ami after March 2d,I8fi4, the Terms <if S;tl>- tivription to the Confederate Union, are Ten Dot.- x. 4 rs, invaribly in advance. All indebtedness for mbseription to this paper, previous to June 1st, 1SG3, ib at the rate of Three Dollars per year. famous proclamation were alike degrading in matter and insulting in manner, being addressed not to the authorities, Confeder ate or State, of the South, hut to individ uals, who by the very act of accepting it* ington—should tve, his country men—re cipients of the blessings of his wisdom and valor refuse to heed his warning voice ? Strange as it may seem, these “specious terms would hear for themselves the vil- J allurements of peace,” described and de est curses of mankind. I cannot too earnestly warn you gen tlemen, and the country, against the great danger of these insidious attempts of the enemy to seduce our people into freating with him for peace, individually or by the formation of spurious States or parts of States. Indeed 1 might add, that I look nounced by Gen. Washington, have not been presented by the enemy. We are trying to delude ourselves. So great is the hostility, and so furious the fanaticism of the dominant paity at the North, that they h ave not even offered us terms that could be regarded by the most timid and wavering as “alluring” Lincoln’s procla- Froin the Charleston Courier. A Pipe After Tea. BV C. E. STANTON. Us ing me a coal for my old clay pipe, A coal that is glowing and red; . Draw up mycliair to the fireside there, And hurry the children to bed. For we’ve finished our work and finished our tea, Aud the evening prayer is said.7 Now place by the hearth a faggot or two, And carry the kettle away ; of the officer to whom I made applica tion : Gen. Stuart. The cavalry, for the presert _ , . . _ . are, under an order from Gen. Lee, report- 0n the morning of the 12th. Johnson s j to him by divisions. Hampton is tha c ivisiou occupied the light of Ewell’s j ranking: officer of that arm of the service ia corps, llayss brigade being on Ins left, ! Virginia. then J.. M. AA rIkoi s (!?tonc\\ all,) next | I tear mv letters have reached von irregti- Jones s and then Stewart s At the junc-j ];iriy 0 < to lLo receilt mien-option Don cf Jones and Stewart s brigades the | of ' om . 6on , UIIinicat i ollt! . I have written lme of works made a bend at nearly a j promptly, however, and have done all in right angle, in which a batfalhon of artil- ! my powcr t0 t UlCm t | iroU wh i„ tiem. lery haa been posted. I he artillery had j t Well chant, my dear wife, of the pleasures in life, j been withdrawn the preceding evening, Furfur heurts'are wmm,au.l our spirits young, ! a " d the Ii,,e f. JollC3 ’ ^igade " as extend- Though our heads are turning grey. 6tl to cover this gar. At 3 o'clock Oil the r. AV. a. upon any attempts to treat for peace, other j ination is so grossly outrageous and. so re than through the regular channels provided j pngnant to our every idea of lifceitv, prop- | by our constitution, so long as our gov- I erty and honor, as to insure the rejection I eminent is maintained, as almost equally of the terms it holds out, while it adds dangerous. It is the real peril of the hour, j weight and gives a tone of authority to the : 1 belong continuance and bloody charac- ; oft repeated assertions of their public men ! ter of the war, have so exhausted the pa tience of our suffering people that many of them are in a condition to listen eagerly' to terms of peace, without duly considering what the results would be, or how they are to be acquired. An example of this great danger is to be found in the attempt of the British ministry in 177S to seduce the loyalty of our forefathers from tlie cause of independence, by sending peace commissioners to the colonies with the propositions contained in Lord North’s ADVERTISING. TrvN'SIENT.—Two Dollars per square of ten linos for each insertion. . . Tributes of ropeet. Resolutions by Societies, (Obil uiries exceeding six lines.) Nominations for .office, C# n «uni cations or E litorial notices* for individual benefit, charged as transient advertising. Legal Advertising. Sheriff** tales, per levy of ten lines, or less, $>5 00 ** Mortpratr® fi fa sales, per square, 10 00 Tax Collector's Sales, per square, 5 00 Citations for Letters of Administration, 5 00 ** “ «* Guardianship, 5 00 Letters *f application for dism’n. from Adm’n 8.00 .< tj “ ‘- *• “ Guard'll 8 00 Appl'n for leave to sell land and negroes, 8 00 Notice to Debtors and Creditors. 6 00 bales of land or negroes, per square, 8 00 « perishable property, 10 days, per sq. 2 (Ml Estray Notices, 30 days, * r > 00 Foreclosure of Mortgage, per square, 2 00 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month; between the hours of IH in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court house in the county iu Which tlie property is situated. ... • » Notice of these sales must be given ;n a public ga zette 40 days previous to the day of sale. Notices for the sale of personal property must be given ia like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notices to the debtors and creditors of an estate must also be punished 40 days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must be published for two months. * Citation* for letters of Administration Guardianship, fcr., must ba published 30 days—for dismission from . AIministrntion, monf.hty *ix month.* for dismission llailgei Ol fllloWUl fron Guardianship,40 days t , dress tbeinselve? to anybody but Congress anrl pvocooo, thcii thty v ant rio coinpro- j mise, but will only Le content with our f subjugation. If our enemy were ivally j willing, under any circumstances, to com- j promise with ns upon any terms short of, our absolute submission, tLey would cer- j tainly say so, and that to those whom ! they know to be authorized to entertain j their propositions. The insidious attempt I to invoke separate, individual and State j action, proves this conclusively, and can j have no other intention tlian to plunge us ‘conciliating bills.” These bills proposed i into civil war and to subjugate us beyond to abolish all taxation whatever upoti the colonies, except what might be necessary for the convenience of commerce—the nett proceeds of which were to go to the use of the colonies, to suspend the operations of all obnoxious statutes in reference to said colonies passed since 1783 and authorized those commissioners to pardon all such persons as they saw proper and to treat with “the existing governments or individ uals.” Here almost all the principal mat ters of dispute were conceded ; but our fathers had an organized government and bad set their hearts on independence — Yet the terms offered were so fair that but for the firmness and wisdom of the great and good George AVashington, and the unflinching patriotism of Congress the fate ol tins continent might have been changed; i so great was the weariness ol the people | and so gloomy were the prospects. The commissioners to ad- Rulr-s for foreclosure of "Mortgage must be published , .. . , , nibs f,, r establishing lost papers, ; was so great as well as sucli a violation of ■iih*—forftonij'elliv.gtitle* the laws of war and international courtesy, monthly far four fjr thr ftill spare of >lt rrr m from Executors or xainuiiistvatorH. where bo»o has Been ? iven bv tin* deceased tbcfull space of three months. Publications will always be continued accordn g to these, the legal requirements, uulessotherwiseordered. £5?” When a subscriber finds a cross mark on his paper be will know that bis subscription has expired, or is about to expire, and must be renew ed if he wishes the paper continued. fy We do not send receipts to new subseri- i hat that body, after prompily rejecting the propositions and declaring that “the only solid proof” of a disposition on the part of the crown to make an honorable peace with the colonies, “would be an ex plicit acknowledgement of the indepen dence of these States, or the withdrawal of the fleets and armies”—went on solemn- btrs. If they receive the paper they may know j ly to declare the measure “to be contrary tint we have received the money. I to the law of nations, and utterly subver ts" Subscribers wishing their papers changed j sive of that confidence which could alone from one post-office to another must state the maintain those means which had been in - name of the post-office trom which they wish it ven ted to alleviate the horrors of war ; changed. . . _ ! and that therefore the persons employed to To Tax Receivers. i distribute such papers mere not entitled to the .. , „ . , , „ • _ I protection of a fas. The Cemptroller General furnishes each Receiver] i \\xr . * . „ . • , , , L „ H ... T , . iGeneral \V ashington was so astonished of Tax Returns with three Books. If any Receiver .... . . ® .. £ . Wi.hr. an Extra book, or sheets for a blotter,we will and indignant, that on its first appearing, furnish him at the rate of 50 cents a sheet. One dollar [ lie was induced to regard it as a forgery, •xtra if the sheets ars bound. ) and in a letter to tl;e President of-Con- — J gress, he used the following language, re- Z^ST Interesting reading matter will | markable for its severity, coming from , if . ,, ?.■ I him : “The enclosed draft of a bill was be foun on P o • I brought to Headquarters yesterday after noon by a gentleman, who informed me redemption. IIow strange, then, to think, as some of our people honestly do, that the very plan proposed by ti e enemy for our destruction, is the best way to sectne a speedy and honorable peace ! I respect fully submit that my plan, based on the wisdom and patriotism of AYashington,and the universal teaching of history—to strengthen and sustain the army, and ne-1 gotiatiou through the proper channels—is ! the safe and better one. It seems to me that the true, safe and | conservative path through all our troubles, lies iti guarding alike against the destruc tion of law and liberty on the one hand,! and the impatience of the people under; the burdens of war, on the other, while ! with both hands', and with all our strength, and hearts and souls we uphold and main-' tain those, who, even as I write, are bat tling and bleeding for the lights and iude* i pendence of their country. I confess I am not of those who-seem to think the . greatest danger to our rights and liberties is from our own government. AYbile strug gling to resist the invisible tendencies of ; revolution to destroy civil freedom at home ! I cannot forget that the danger from with out threatens the destruction of everything, that there comes from the North a rank and bloody despotism, fierce and fanatical, gory with our peoples blood and blacken ed by the smoke of their burning homes, with hordes of armed slaves thirsting to complete the demoniac work of wasting : and destroying, and panting to sow salt grey. Ami here we sit on this winter nigh*, A cosy and lisppy old pair, And loving as true, as we used to do, Wtien I was young, ami you were fair, And the silver thread from the loom of years Caine not ia your raven hair. ai : now you look with your knitting there, So cheerful and pleasant, my dear, That I fee! full well iny old heart swell, ui<t to its Tirmnrgnrr, And I know it throbs as faithful • ow, Though our ends are drawing m ar. I mind me, wife, of the olden time, When true to our earlier love, A fair young biide, stood close to my side, And looked to the altar above. While the summer wind and the birds without ere mourning in die grove. Our fathers were there our mothers too, Ami we cherished the blessing they gave ; Ami the tears will fall, when we .liiuk thty’re all In the cold and silent grave, Where the wind is sighing mournfully And the willows o’er them wave. But we nil must die, and day by day, We pillow each other to sleep ; When the loved ones grf, and the hot tears flow, “Tis otdy a pleasure to weep, But God hath an eye to the loveliest here, And the humblest soul will keep. For three score years we've kept our faith, And true to our early tryst. We've found the goal, of a quiet soul, That many a heart hath missed, And many a one hath wandered away To the tones ire would not list. Ah ! wife. I feel jnv old blood course And (ingle away in my veins, When 1 think how true, both I and you, Together have guided the reins; With nothing on earth to marouriove, Or fret ami bother our braius. gab- morning of the 12th Johnson asked for ar tillery, saving the enemy was massing \ W.VIL FRO!! THE I—N*!VI*BEES OF YiftOEDl. The latter sentence of the above caption we find in the New York Dotty Acm-.v, of Now shake the coal from my old clay pipe, For see, 'tis blackened anil dead. And t in tire wan, and the faggot gone, And the lump-wick nearly fled, Ami f tie clock on the mantle points to ten, And it’s time to go to bed. ODE. How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, Bv ail their country's wishes blest 1 When Spring with dewy lingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, 8he there shall dress a sweeter sod, Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung; By forms unseen their dirge is sung; There Honor comes, a pilgrim gray. To bless the turf that wraps their clay: And Freedom shall awhile repair, To de. ell a weeping hermit there! William Collins- ‘But no! The brave die never! Being death- heavily in bis front, and Page’s battaliion | the I2lh, over tin editorial of melancholy, was started to him. Jones’ brigade, of six ! but. thrilling intorcsD^Lt speaks in trum- roeflmonto, ha.il but tlireo in line when the pet tones of the deep feeling which per- assault was made at 4 o’clock ; une bad j vades that great community. It now only been detached to cover the gap of half a j slumbers but at an early day it must burst mil© LoIttcvh Stewart’s brigade and Lane’s \ forth, like the fires of the volcano, utterly brigade, of AATlcox’s division, on the right; i consuming the vile abolirionit.tr—tl e vil- one had been deployed as skirmishers, anfl j lainous authors of this cruel and most another had just been sent out to relieve unnatural war. Let the m my of Grant the latter. The enemy made their attack . be driven back, as we ix-.iieve and trust in mass, with a rush upon the point where j in God, it will he, and there wiil bo.i revo- the artillery had been, and the three regi- j lutioiw at the North which cannot be chock- ments cf Jones’ brigade gave wav, almost ed. The Abolitionists—the Greeleys. tho without firing a shot. Thy artillery which Phillipses, the Garris i a :t,d the 1 e.'c he■§- had been sent was just driving up to the ; have sowed-the wind, and now thev must woiks at ajgallop as the enemy poured over, 1 reap the whirlwind: killing the horses and preventing the men j \Vc copy the article of the. Xcws entire: from unlimbering the guns, and capturing I tll .. „„ .... the guns and Lett. Johnson Who was en I , T . , ... deavoring to rally his command. As ihe J i f ° i imC uur ) P'6 dead! that, 13 re enemy rushed in the Stonewall brigade, | R 01 ec ’ " as c 01 of Gen. Grant to on the left of the gap, and part of Stewart’s, i [j 16 . 1 u -_ ^ M l"'‘ ti<,n 0! General Lee, on the right of it, received them with a heavy fire, but the enemy .losing down on Stewart on the flank, front and rear suc ceeded in taking the larger part of his command in the works. In attempting to swing around his br-gadc so as to oppo-e the enemy in front, 4ien. Walker was houlil cease that the woik of destruction a brief while till the dead were buried. The request and the answer are probably fictions. They are the substance of a in the furrows of the plowshare of desola- less, they but change their country’s arms for tion, as it runs over our razed cities, and niore-their country’s heart. Give thou the dead their due; it is they who save us. Festus. Army Correspondence of the Savannah Re publican. Message of Gov. Vance. (Concluded.) Nor have I, amid all the embarrassments that a large caigo of them had just been sent out of Philadelphia. AVlietber this insidious proceeding is genuine and inl and perplexities of the situation, been un- j ported in the packets, or contrived mindful of the great object of all our blood in Philadelphia, is a point undeter- and suffering—peace, or neglectful of all mined and immaterial; but it is cer proper and honorable efforts to obtain it— tainly founded in principles of the most knowing the great desire of our people to wicked, diabolical baseness, aud meant to save the precious blood of their children, if by any possibility an opening might be found for the statesmen to supercede the soldier,! approached the President on the first opportunity presented by the cessation of hostilities last winter, and urged him to appoint commissioners and try what might be done by negotiations. I bad little hope, indeed, of those commissioners beingre- ceived by the government of our enemy, but I thought it our duty, for humanity’s sake to make the effort and to convince our own suffering people that their gov ernment was tender of their lives and property and happiness. My letter 4o the Piesident last Decem ber and bis reply are sent herewith for youy information. I respectfully recommend that you, as thd representatives of the people of North Carolina, should lay down what you would consider fair basis of peace, anti call upon our Representatives in Congress, and those to whom is committed the power of making treaties by the Constitution, to neglect no fitting opportunity of offering such to the enemy. These terms in my judgment should be nothing less than the independence of those fetates, whose ues- poisoti the minds of the people, and detach the wavering at least 4'rutu our cause.”— And again ; “The necessity of putting the army on a respectable footing, both as to numbers and Coustitution, is now become more essential than ever. The enemy are beginning to play a game more dangerous than their efforts by arms (though these will not be remitted in the smallest degree,) wKicli threatens a fatal blow to the independence of America, and of course to her liberties. They arc endeav oring to ensure the people Inj specious allure ments of peace. It is not improbable they have bad such abundant cause to be tired of the war, that they may be sincer^.in the terms which they offer, which though all short of our pretensions, will be extremely flattering to minds that do not penetrate tar into political consequences ; but whetli- or tlioyuro winppi'G r»r tint tliAy trv equally destructive ; i’or to doeo©rning men, nothing can be more evident than that a peace on the principles of dependence hourrer limited after what has happened, would be to the last degree dishonorable and M # jk it jk ruinous. It is doubtful whether many of our friends might not incline to an accommo- in whose march forms of law, constitutions free governments, life, home property, all 1 go down to rise 110 more, till God shall plant in the bosoms of a new generation the principles of liberty and love of peace, which this, in-its madness, has cast off. In addition to the many brilliant victo ries which have crowned our arms this [ spring in all parts of the Confederacy, I have the sincere pleasure to congratulate you upon the very splendid success of the opening of the campaign in onr State, re sulting in the re-capture of the towns of Plymouth and AVashington, and the rescue of a considerable portion of our territory . , ,, from the enemy. This is the more grati- Fredericksburg Railroad. Gen. Lee, not fynig because it was accomplished by d « 3 P^ d ? lon S in the saffl e (W- troops under the command of two distin- tmn, nor to allow his adversary to proceed guished sons of N. Carolina, Brigadier, alone, ordered Lwell to advance and strike now Maj. Gen. Hoke commanding t ] ie ! l'|ni 111 tue flank and rear, and thus compel land forces, and Commander Cooke, with the steam ram Albemarle I doubt not bnt that you will see the propriety of ren-. dering suitable thanks to these gallant ofti- being of this, there was no head to the brigade, aud each regiment, from right to left, con tinued to fight at the works until its flank was turned, inflicting heavy loss on the foe and losing much themselves. The enemy still pressing bis advantages, John ston’s North Carolina brigade', ot Gordon’s command, was put in on the right of the Louisiana (late Stafford’s) brigade, near the Stonewall brigade.’aud succeeded in check ing the enemy for a time. The loss of Johnson’s division was abot 2,000 prison ers and eighteen pieces of artillery, besides the killed and wounded. The enemy had now gained possession of a wood within our works and advanced nearly a quarter of a mile from the works to McCoul’s house. At this point Gor don throw in three regiments of his Geor gia brigade near McCoul’s house, at a f-hargo. who ctruolc tlio onomy ii» front and on the left, and dfove those they met out of the works and over them. The Feder- als being thus checked, he formed the oth er three regiments ot his brigade and Pe- g 1 am’sVirginia brigade, and put them in on the right of the other three regiments, and pushed back the enemy in splendid style, regaining Stewart's and parts of Jones’ line and the artillery. This posi- Ar.my Northern Virginia, I i tion they continued to held during the day Spottsylvania C. H., May 20. j ! against assaults, although their left was AVe had a little excitement last evening, I never supported by other troops. A little mere sensation Extra, that was issued last evening. Tne despatch of Secretary Stanton amounts fi> a contradiction of severely wounded and carried from the i . bt,ltei ‘ u **b and equally discredites field. The senior Colonel not being aware rutri01 o 10 captuio el 20,000 Con federates. But supposing the statement true, Gen. Grant was right. but to-day all is quiet as a summer morn- ufter Goraon bad gone iu, Raffiseur s Noith iug. It was ascertained yesterday that Carolina brigade,of Rhodes’s division,made the enemy was again retiring from our left front where lie had been so handsome ly repulsed the day before by Gordon, and was moving towards the Richmond and tin it* have been fairly united with the | dation on the grounds held out, or which Confederacy by the voice of their people, may be,rather than persevere in the contest and the privilege of a free choice to those lor independence. which have been considered doubtful. If this is the case it must surely be tue 1 presume that no honorable man or truest policy to strengthen the army, and V a,r iu could think of anything less than place it upon a substantial footing. This will conduce to inspire the country with confidence ; * * * and if a treaty should be deemed expedient, will put it in their power to insist upon better terms than they could otherwise expect.” By such timely consel did the groat Washington sustain the cause of indepen dence—buoying up the hopes of our ances tors and laboring to meet those insidious attempts of the British to decoy them into the dangers of seeking peace by irregular and revolutionary methods. Again, in another letter to the same person, he says : “It seems to me nothing short of indepen dence can possibly do. The injuries we have received from Britain can nevei be forgotten, and a peace upon other terms would be the source of perpetual feuds and animosity." The civdlized world, w heiev er liberty is worshipped, has with one voice thanked God for the gift ot Wash- hidejifcvlence. Less would be subjugation, ™' ltu *^and dishonorable. Nobody at the ■* °"A> tlimks of reconstruction, simply be- ™ use 'tis impossible. With a constitu Don torniirt,> t ii rea( ] Si with slavery abolish- ed > v.-Rli out property confiscated and ourse.ves and <*,. children reduced to beg- f?«iy, our slaves p u t h) possession of our ^ruis and invested with equal rights, so I • P. o]llic *l aud a great gulfyawning .1 North anil South, filled with J , .L* our murdered 60ns, and its l ts , ^with the debris of our ruined tinn JeS ’- t \ 0W , ca<l t i iere any reconstruc- 1 with the author* of these evils, or ‘ iii can it he desirable if it were possible? j ' 0 *‘I ase F sa )’ a * rt -i 8 not possible so oesAIr: lillmore, a mao whom we once re ’>pected > and so do nine-tenths of their oratcqs and presses. The only terms ever f ered us contained in Mr. Lincolu’s in* cers and the brave officers and men under their commands for the conspicuous heroism which has been rewarded by such splendid results. AA^e cordially and gladly wel come back our fellow-citizens of that region, thus rescued from the enemy, to the embraces of their mother State, and thank them for their steadfast adherence to mu- cause under the tyranny and oppression of our foe. Indeed, it is gratifying to ob serve the very great loyalty and patriotism of that whole portion of our State within or contiguous to the enemy’s lines which has been alike subjected to his blandish ments and bis ravages. May the day spec dily come when our jurisdiction shall again extend to the sands or tl.e Atlautic. Several other matters which I deem it necessary to specify, will thrust themselves upon your attention. In regard to financial matters, the in teresting report of the Public Treasurer is so full and complete that I am content merely to refer you to it, confident that I could not improve upon any of Ins sugges tions, which I, in the main, endorse. The poor, especially the indigent fami lies of our soldiers, still demand our care. It is justly conceded that when they are not able to support themselves the State should support them in the absence of their natural protectors. I cannot, however, make auy specific recommendation, for their further relief, but should any plan occur to ynur superior wisdom, f doubt not but you will promptly act upon it. It will be very difficult for many of them to struggle through till harvest, especially in some of the counties of the west, which have been preyed upon alike by friend and foe. Trusting that harmony will’ prevail in your councils, and that much 'good may under God, result to the country therefrom. I close my message with an expression ol readiness to co-operate with you—should it lie in my power—in the execution of the labors devolving upon you. Z. B. A'ANCE. Executive Def’t, May 17th, 1804. him to return to his former position.— Ewell marched out of the trenches late iu the afternoon, and encountered the enemy a little before sunset. A sharp, brief combat ensued, the enemy being thrown ; into considerable confusion and retiring before our troops. It is believed that the attack would have resulted in important captures had all portions of the command behaved equally well, but Jones’ biigade of Johnson’s division which did not stand firmly at the Wilderness, and was the first to break in the great battle of the 12th, tied incontinently, and some report that the Stonewall brigade did not do as well as it might have done. The latter is com posed of troops from the \ T alley of the Shenandoah, and the former from counties a magnificent charge upon the enemy’s right as they poured through the works, driving them out with slaughter and re taking the line of the Louisiana and part of the Stonewall brigade, and here they stood all day. Although these troops were doing splen didly, there was stili a gap of some length between Hamsenr's right and l’egrnm’s left, where the enemy held our works, and Hirough this they conduced to press. To close the gap and regain our whole line and the artillery, there was desperate fighting. Battle’s Alabama biigade, of Rhode’s division, was thrown in on Ram- seur's right, his centre passing tlie Mc- Uoul’s house, drove the enemy back some distance, into the woods, gaining a foot hold in the wood, which they resolutely held. The enemy now occupied tho outside of our works on the crest where Jones’ brigade broke, and our line was along the works of the Btonowall brigade, and there broke off towards the right through the wood, nearly to Pcgram’s left. Again and again the enemy made desperate efforts in Southern A^irginia. Pegram’s brigade!* 0 drive out the Confederates and press of the same division, on the contrary, dis- through the gap still existing, but they plc*roci a**w«I* j • failaJ HAnri*’ M iseuiKmuj liri trade was In consequence of the nnsteadinesa of a 3eot U P , at tLis ti,ne and P ut 111 011 “ap portion of tlie corps here alluded to, Ewell seur s right, oyer the same ground as did not press his advantages, nor bring offi^ att ^ es » and drove tlie enemy lrum some forty-five wagous which he captured, i another portion of the works, and the Indeed, finding that the enemy was re- ground thus regained they held for Hie ceiving heavy reinforcements, aud it beipg * ~ no part of his instructions to bring on a remainder of the day. Subsequently Per rin’s aud McGowan’s South Carolina brig- al engagement within the Federal; ades were brought up and put in on the gener entrenchments, be returned late to his for mer position, leaving his dead and a por tion of his wounded behind. His losses were small, not exceeding 100 in killed and wounded. Through some oversight, the ambulances of the corps did not accom pany it, or llie wounded might have been right of Harris, and still later the remnant of Johnson’s division moved up to close the gap between Pegram’s left and the right of the other troops fo-about One hun dred yards in the angle of the works, which the enemy continued to hold, and from which we did not succeed in rousting removed. The real object of the demon- j them. Our artillery was so far regained stration however, was fully accomplished ; the movement to the right was checked, and Grant reduced to the condition of the as to enable Major Cutshaiv to take bis artillerymen to the pieces and work them during the rest of the day with marked man who receives unexpected news on a I effect upon the enemy ; but the horses hav journey and who stops to scratch his head, [ ioj? been killed and the enemy’s sharp- being in doubt which way to turn or vvliat j shooters being near, the guDS could not be to do. whether to go on or return Since different accounts of the attack upon Johosoa’s division, or Ewells’ corps, on the morning uf the 12th, have been given to the public, and since all of these aec unts, probably, have more or less of error in them, I have applied to an intelli gent officer who was present throughout the battle, and who was in a position to understand what was going on as fully as Gen. Ewell himself, for tlie facts, So far as they fell under his own eye. The fol lowing is the substance of tho statement withdrawn. During these operations we captured on this part ot the lines about one thousand prisoners from every corps in the F«deral army. Our captures during the day were quite equal to those made by the enemy. It is apparent from this brief narrative thafrVhile we did not regain the whole of our lines, we should probably not have lost any part of them if the artillery had been in position when the assault was made. No one has been appointed to succeed „ r l here is no time to bury the dead, while day after day they are counted by thousands upon thousands, ft the fiends of Ilcil were commissioned by an angry Cod to wreak vengeance upon earth, they could not more, toi l id v fulfill the mission of destruction than do the con tending aimies in Virginia. No marvel that the commur itv thrills with excite ment, and quivers with an universal shud der. Every flash on the wires is laden with a tale of horror. The woid, “victory” stares in mockery at the reader from the glaring headings of each despatch, but below there is but the record of slaughter, slaughter beyond all precedent of battle fields, but winning nothing but the meed of heroism for those that light this insensate quarrel. AYe mark the absence of all enthusiasm ufocji tfo wilrlpst minora of triumph that come from the A irginia shambles, and it is no wonder, for along with them comes such fearful accounts of butchery that the public heart lias no room for exul tation in the intensity of its agony and horror. Could we but read the anguish and des pair of the millions that have been be reaved within this week, side by side with tlie details that we rea'd of the mur derous strife, there would be few to clamor for a prolongation of the war. AVe count the mourners by millions, for the dead and wounded are being counted by tho hundred thousand. The Tribune of yesterday estimates our loss thus far at 40,U0U ! AVhat has Bince occurred, it is a hopeful calculation, makes it 70,000! AVe claim greater loss for tho enemy ; but call it equal, and there are 140,000 victims immloated within seven days of indecisive battle. Do you think of this, you men that worship the meek and love, ordaining Christ, and will you thirst for blood,-and have your pulpits again desecrated by furious invoca tions to the Savior 1 Do you dream only of the military fruits of the victory ? Oh ! look a little at its other hideous offspring. We have to search all over the wide North to be conscious of the desolation that the past accursed sennight lias engendered. Hear at our own doors the wail of the stricken ones—count within this city’s limits the innumerable^ mourners. The streets were thronged the kerchiefs waved, the shotrt of admira tion was heard when the Ninth Regi ment of our city’s best and bravest tramped gaily,boldly down Broadway, to light tlie abolition battle. In those full ranks were the youth, the man- /I«vwl fho pvi/Ju of' Xo\v Vnrk — Where are they now ? Ot' the Sinlft Meg intent remains jou( officers and fif teen men. The day will come when the au thors of this war will realize their re sponsibility. The Abolitionist will be startled from his fanaticism by the cry of the millions who now mourn i silently, but who will one day swell i the inevitable chorus of broken hearts, i appealing to God for vengeance up on those that wrought their sorrow. Think, not you fanatics, you who have filled your houses with pieces stained with the blood of your coun trymen, you who have driven your brethren like bullocks to the slaughter pens, that you might make your fortunes, and feed your ambition upon their carcases, think not that Nemesis willj forget the day of reckoning.— It is you, meddlers with the social sys tem of your fellow men ; it is you demagogues, who have nursed coovul- . sion that you might grasp power out of chaos; it is you, heartless mercen aries, who are now feasting and luxu riating upon the wealth realized’ by your country’s agony ; it is you that the people will call to account in the hour of retribution.