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AS i'SDEtlVERCD LiSCOLX MESSAGE-
The New York Catholic Register
.savs the annexed Message of Lijho u s
on the >itate of the country has not
yet been delivered by him, but wiH
soon be given the public oilicia.lj .
Fellow-citizens of the Senate and
House:
In conformity with the requirements
of the “Chicago.Platform,” I now lay
before your ‘‘honorable bodies ’ an an
nual statement of the condition of the
country, together with such sugges
tions aS are deemed important tor
your consideration at your pressenfc
The relations
stands of colors, one hundred nws-
kets, and two barrels of beans,
the four millions of ‘colored gemme ^
my proclamation ot “Janmuy
freed all but 3,920,004).
With these evidences
overthrow th«,rebel governmen ,
r — 1 courage, and
1st,
of our ability
fresh
to ,
we should take
Divine providence will smile upon us
I cannot
“as on <* basket of chips.”
■closedhis communication without call
ing your attention to the lo^al gentle
men of African scent, having enlisted
session.
of the United
States with foreign nations are on the
most “friendly footing” with the ex
ception of the Southern Confederacy,
England, France, Mexico, Russia, Aus
tria, Spain, Hayti, and—the Copper
heads. Hayti, in particular, seems to
be regardless of her treaty stipulations.
When the “war for the Union was
so generously in the Union army, it is
but just to provide for their families.
I would recommend the passage of a
law authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay to each volunteer
when mustered in, the sum of seven
teen thousand dollars, and also., grant
ing a pension to survivors after the
war SI 72,000, and three sugar planta
tions to men of families—and a red
eket—to eacli child. This would
pad
lirst hatched into its proper propor
tions, the President of that interesting
_reutly swell that arm of the service
known as the “Corps d’Afrique,” or
Each officer in that
flaming giairts
republic, bv a solemn treaty, agreed .branch of the service, should also be
permitted to select a residence in the
city of Charleston, S. C. Our supe
riors in everything else, they should
be permitted fo share in the
your own vicesand you can conquer the
world.
Our artillery has been the admiration of
the anny. Boldly advancing, without
cover, against the heavy metal of the hos
tile fleet, unlimbering often without sup
port within range of musketry, or remain
ing last on the field to pour grape and can
ister into advancing columns, our batte
ries have been distinguished in exact-pro
portion as opportunity was afforded.
Soldiers! these are great and noble
deeds, and the^ will live in chronicle and
in song as longi.s the Southern race exists
to honor the earth. But much remains
yet to'do. The fairest city of the South
lauguishes in the invader's grasp. Her
exiled sons mourn her fate in every land
The cheeks of her fair daughters yet man
tle with the blush raised by the brutal
Tyrant’s insult.
Soldiers! this army moves towards New
Orleans, and fhough it do not reach the
goal, 'the hearts of the patriotic women
shall sound high with joy, responsne to
the echoes of your guns-
R. Taylor, Major General.
Official:
A*J. Watt, A. A. Gen. *
to receive and colonize all persons of
Africifn descent who might fall vic
tims to the irrepressible conflict
through a “military necessity.” Ac- foe permitted jto share in the glory,
cordingly I despatched two vessel i honor, praise, eulogy, .and lame, in
loads of “freedmen” to that country, j wait for those engaged in the cause of
such as had been captured in the Dis- j God and humanity, after the “irrepres-
trict of Columbia, with the “desire” i sible conflict” shall have abated and
that they be received and cared for, as ! the passions subsided.
It is thought highly proper that
be established regu-
the lirst installment of a series of ac
cessions to their superior race. This
desire was flatly scouted, and I was in
formed by “the Government” there,
that “it”, would “see me hanged first.”
Wherefore the captains of said ships
were forced to sell their cargoes to
Cuban planters. I would earnestly
recommend such action in the case as
your wisdom shall deem proper. I, at
the time, issued a “proclamation” to
some rule should
luting “miscegenation.” No “Cauca
sian should be permitted to have nuire
than thirteen colored concubines—or,
in the aggregate, more than 3000 lbs.
of ebneubine, else, there might not be
enough to “go round.’ The advocates
of that inviting theory are exceeding
anxious for the protection of law a-
trainst the old barbarous law of con-
that Government, but there being 1,- [ fining a “miscegan
to one white
100 miles of “herrrng pond” between | wife; a law at war with the higher
us. and they knowing little or nothing ; law, first enunciated by our worthy
of my military sagacity, took it for 1 Secretary of State. I would honest-
shot-gun wadding. ly recommend the “Undeground ra.il-
Our financial condition continues in I'road” to the fostering care of Con
a very favorable plight. Since the I gress; especially that branch of it
last, adjournment of Congress Secre- running through Iowa under the su
tarv S. P. Chase has issued sever, thous- j perintendence of the Hon. J. B. Grin
aud millions of tons- of paper curren- nell. There had passed over this
'ey, to be soon followed by six thous
and five hundred and eighty-four quar
ter sections of ss-5.000 bonus. This,
with the eighteen hundred millions of
sore shin currency, and the “internal
revenue,” will he sufficient to carry
on the war llm present year, provided
I succeed in keening General Simon
Cameron out of the Treasury build
ings, and the rebels lay down their
arms. But as the “best laid schemes
of men and mice gang aft aglee;” or,
as my expectations in this respect may
not be realized, I would recommend
the passage of an act authorizing him
—in case the necessity arise—to set
afloat a few thousand millions during
the recess of Congress. Fellow-citi
zens, there is a dreadful rebellion ex
isting and we should shape our policy
to meet it. I have done all my means
- would warrant me in doing to crush
it out. Six hundred and thirty proc
lamations, four hundred and thirteen
bulls and nineteen edicts, have I issued
in vain. I would therefore recom
mend an increase of the army to pros
ecute the war against armed treason
with greater vigor than heretofore. It
is thought by the Secretary of War,
whose report is herewith transmitted,
that eighteen hundred thousand men,
between the ages of thirty-five and
thirty-six, together with all the wo
men in Massachusetts, should bq en
listed for forty-five years or during the
• war, to render the army of the Poto
mac effective.
In addition to this, I would suggest
the propriety of enlisting the balance
of the* population for a like period,
which together with the entire popu
lation of the Chinese Empire, would
form the nucleus of an army, around
which the race of mankind will rally
and secure Washington from demoli
tion by the rebels, and insure the No
vember elections in favor of the loyal
candidates ; besides it would serve a
better purpose still, by checking: the
audacity of the copporhoads.
The operations of the navy, although
efficient in some cases is far from be
ing satisfactory. I would recommend
the purchase and arming of all the
Cape Cod fishing craft, for harbor de
fenses, and the immediate construction
of fifteen thousand irofi clad “rams,”
of twenty-five thousand tons each, en
cased with at least sixteen feet in
thickness of wrought iron, to protect
New England interests at the macker
el fishery from the awful onslaught of
the Alabama. Captain Semmes, “tire j
rascal,” having injured New England
commerce hundreds of dollars, should
by no means be permitted to repeat
his depredations upon that pious
psalm-singing portion of our people.
With such a marafcimc force it is
thought that the cod fish interests of
“the country” might be sufficient
ly protected. They demand, and
should have, ample protection. With
their fearful sacrifice of life and army
blankets, the area of the rebellion has
been greatly circumscribed. We have
succeeded beyond all hope thus f ar j n
our efforts to crush out treason, hav
ing conquered all rebellious territory
but about 75,000 square miles, and of
the ten millions of traitors, all are con
quered and have taken the “oath” ex
cept 9,753,920. We have taken three
branch of the load, at the breaking
out of the rebellion—“John Brown,
Provisional President of the United
States,” 372 stolen niggers, 2SO stolen
horses, S7 mules, besides other freight,
in all amounting to $350,000. The
importance of an appropriation of a
liberal sum, say two millions of dol
lars for repairs, will readily suggest
to you and secure a permanence there
to not likely to be effected by individ
ual enterprise. “Speaking of John
Brown remind^ ir.e of an ancedotc,”
which I defer to another time.
ABRAHAM LINXSKIN.
Done at Washington, -
this 1st day of Dec.,- Anno 186.4.
MAJOR GENERAL TAILOR’S ADDRESS.
Hkadu’us, Dist. West La., )
In the Field, May 24, 186L , J
General Orders, No.—
Soldiers oftthe Army of TVcstcrn Louisiana*
On the 12th of March, the enemy with
an aimy of thirty thousand men, accompa
nied by a fleet of iron clads mounting one
hundred and fifty guns, moved forward for
the conquest of Texas and Louisiana; after
seventy da} s continued fighting, you stand
a band of conquering heroes on the banks
of the Mississippi. Fifty pieces of cannon,
seven thousand small arms, three gun
boats, and eight transports captured and
destroyed, sixty stands of colors, over ten
thousand of the enemy killed, wounded or
captured, these are the trophies which a ;
(torn your victorious banners. Along three
hundred miles of river you have fought hi>
fleet, and over two hundred miles of road
you have driven his army. You have
marched your bare breasts against his iron
clads and proved victorious in the contest
You have driven his routed columns be
yond tjie Mississippi, although fed by re
inforcements of fresh tropps, while many
of your gallant comrades were withdrawn
to other fields. Tire boasted fleet,- which
lately sailed triumphant over our watery,
has fled in dismay after destroying guns
ami stripping oft'armor in its eagerness to
escape you. Like recreant knights, the
iron clads have fled the field, leaving shield
an/l cic-.M-rl behind.
Tbe devotion and constancy you have
’displayed in this pursuit have never been
surpassed in'tlie annals of war, and you.
have removed from the Confederate sol
dier the reproach that he could win bat
ties but could not improve victories.
Along a hundred miles of his path the
flying foe, with more than savage barbari
ty, burned every bouse and village within
his reach. You extinguished the burning
ruins in bis base blood, and. were nerved
afresh to vengeance by the cries of women
and childern left without shelter or food.
Long will the accursed race remember the
great rivers of Texas and Louisiana. The
characteristic hue of his turbid waters lias a
darker tinge from tbe liberal admixture of
Yankee blood.
The cruel alligator and ravenous garfish
wax fat on rich food, and our native vulture
holds high revelry over many a festering
corpse. * •
If the stern valor of our well-trained in
fantry was illustrated on the bloody fields
of Mansfield aud Pleasant Hill, this long
pursuit has covered the cavalvy of this ar
my with undying renown.
Like generous hounds with the game iff
full view, youjia.ve known neither hunger
nor fatigue, and the hoarse cannon’and
t|ic ringing rifle have replaced in this
stern chase the sonorous horn and joyous
halloo. Whether charging on foot, shoul
der to shoulder with our noble infantry, or
hurling your squadrons on the masses of the
foe, or hanging on his flying coltimns with
more than the tenacity of theV^ossack,'you
have been admirable in all, Conquer
Interesting letter.
The New York. Nacs. of the 1st in
stant jwblishosa letter from. Rev. K.
L. Dabney, Professor in the Theologi
cal Seminary at Hampden Sidney,
(Va.) to a gentleman in New York.
From it we extract the following
which embodies some interesting in
formation as well as some.truths,’as
they have got before the people of the
North, may be of some value :
* * # . # * *
Our seminary now has ouly four
students, disabled or furloughed sol
diers. My duties here are; of course,
greatly diminished in interest at the
preseut, arid I should be very lil-con-
tent to stay here but for my engage
ment on a Life of Gen. Jackson. Hav
ing been selected for this work by Mrs
J. and Gen. EvvelU his successor, 1
have devoted myself to it for some
mantlis, as perhaps the most useful
work I could undertake, both to the
cause of Christ and our country. I
have received from Mrs. J., of course,
all the documents her husband left,
aud the authorities .have extended the
most liberal facilities to me for mak
ing the narrative full and correct.—
General Jackson’s friends and coiti-
iades in arms likewise have been ex
ceedingly kind, and I am convinced
that I have a mass of material such as
no other person has or can have for
illustrating his life. I shall complete
it in two very modest volumes. The
first is already written and about to be
published.
- If will appear in the Confederate
States and in London nearly at the
same time, having been already adver
tised in the latter place. My friend,
Dr. Sehele de Vere, of our University,
who is preparing a German version,
tells me that he has seen some allu
sion to it in the papers is the United
States. - s
Mrs. Dabney sends you five sj*ci
mens of the ladies’ wear, manufactur
ed at home by herself and neighbors
They will interest the ladies of your
family. They will see that our wo
men—the most obstinate of all rebels
—do not intend to be subjugated by
having “nothing to wear.” They are
now generally clad in these fabrics at
home and at church, and covered with
homemade bonnets of braided straw,
trimmed wi’th flowers made and color
ed at home, and with bands ana ro
settes made of corn shucks. Let not
the New York ladies, with their lux
urious Paris finery, sneer; they have
do idea how nice the corn shuck ro-
setts are, dyed with native dyes, any
color, embroidered with silk raveled
from old scarfs or stockings, and as
gloomy as Lyons satin. They may
he assured that in these home manu
factures our Confederate belles look
well enough to win the hearts of our
conquered rogien, and the malcontent
conquered population at once so inac
tive from despair arid so embittered
that lands are worth very little among
them. Residence is dangerous and
irksome. If the conqueror can get
his retainers to take them for nothing,
on condition of residence, he is fortu
nate. If any ure s °bl for a small sum,
speculations eat up the larger part of
this; for what subject at such times
hesitates to steal from a government
which has just set it the example by
a wholesale robbery?
All these reasons would exist in pe
culiar force in a conquered South. We
mean to spend everything,.except the
land, fighting the Yankees. When
that, is left, infested with four million
lazy, free negroes, and beset with
seven million scowling, revengeful,
conquered men, hating the Yankee
woise than the devil, it will be worth
uothing to therii. The Government
of the United States, if it conquered
the South, would never raise enouWi
money to pay one-tenth the cost of
one year’s military occupation, which
will be necessary to keep the South
erners from massacreing every land
robber in one night. No, Brother
gallant men
Our blockaded condition is not so
bad as our enemies would like to
believe. Just in this part of Virgin
ia, the crops were very* short last year,
on account of excessive rains, drown
ing the valleys, so much relied on here
for Indian corn ; but in upper Virgin
la and all SOUlll of us nature. p«mro<l
UUl il prodigal abundance of our-groat
staple. Our swine were much deci
mated by the hog cholera last year,
hence a scarcity of bacon ; but we
have the syrup of the Chinese cane,
maple sugar, etc*, and make out pret
ty well. The article in the Sentinel
will inform you Very justly concerning
the great and beneficial revolution
through wjjich vve have just passed,—
Never was such taxation seen, as our
people dovv stand, and almost univer
sally without a murmur. Tne tax and
currency laws I send you, diffused
more general joy among our people
than if some one had brought them a
rich* present. Our enemies may rely
upon it that we are just stripping in
good earnest for the conflict. The
war is just beginning with us.
One point! should greatly desire to
see urged at the North, the utter fal
laciousness of the hope of lightening
their war debt by the proceeds of con
fiscation. What are the lessons of
history on this point? Was there
ever a Government that realized any
important revenue from confiscations
of conquered lands ? Did the British
crown from Ireland, or any other
crown ? The reasons are obvious. A
wanjt of subjugation leaves society so
Jonathan, the goose can’t lay golden
eggs for you after you have gutted
her. You’ll have to pay your own
score.
From the Front.
The Intelligencer of Wednesday has
the annexed account cf the* battle on Mon
day :
On Monday morning, the enemy evinc
ed a disposition to fight what they doubt
less considered one of our weakest points
on the line. They commenced a furious
bombardment over the heights held by our
troops on Little Kennesaw, and it is esti
mated that they expended over three
thousand shot and shell in the fruitless
operation. Our batteiies answered with
much spirit and with the advantage of
plunging shot they, made effective havoc
on the enemy’s positions.
Early in the day Sherman advanced
bis heavy lines of battle against the point
held by Vaughn’s brigade, and reached
a point within forty feet of our line before
our fire was delivered. For a moment the
enemy was staggered, but he quickly
pushed on his heavy columns—said to be
seven—over his piles of dead and succeed-
ed'in plantigg three stands of colors on
oar works. r I hese were captured by the
brigade, which continued to pour on the
now thick and huddled mass of Yankees a
destructive fire. The confusion into which
their heavy lines were thrown, impeded
tlierr'rxovernents very much. One of the
Yankee flag-bearers, after planting his
colors on our breastworks, cheered and
waved his handkerchief to his comrades,
but he was instantly pierced—rirtnor hath
it—with forty bullets. The captured ofti
cers and men state that they were inspired
with whisky
1 uest ! a 7 was Col. Keer, of an Illinois reri
ment, ,n Howard’s corps. H e was wo2‘
ed-one report says by a bayonet
through the lu^s; another that he 21
shot by a member of Gen. Bate’s start
He is quite talkative, and states that hi
was educated at LaGrange, G»„ and that
his brother was a professor there in ,|1
Brown wood Institute. U e repoitg t , \
they advanced upon our ii Des ln 1>e
columns thirteen deep—and were repulsed
wuh terrible.laugh.er. He.avsSh^tl
7. Tiff* 1 “ s „ arl °y »P« hi, preaent
way of ddmg. He s^ys further, we learn
that his men were drunk when o.dered
ad vance upon our line of works.
The enemy’s loss is estimated fi r o 0r
six thousand. Our loss about onelmndr#. t
and fifty.
The enemy during the engagement COn ,_
menced shelling on our right, but our bat
teries succeeded in driving them off.
The weather has become intolerably
hot.
Gens. Tucker anrl Reynolds, who were
wounded at. Resaca, have arrived at. the
front, although their wounds are not en
tirely healed, and *re at their posts once
more.
I shall hope to hear from you at an T he enem 7 ® vinc . ed % disposition to
i i - : make a general attack. They continued
early day. Believe me as / K ve G ^ a heavy cannonade Mong the line in front
fectionatelv, your friend brothel, J 0 f Hindrnan ’sand Cleburne’s division^ the
R. L. Dab-net. j evident object of which was to cover an
— — j advance for the purpose of securing splen-
j did positions on the hills before us, especi-
Gen. Let s Daughter A correspondent j ally Bald hill , for t])e pHrpose of shelling
of the Bibical Recorder, writing of thej our lj nes mG rc effectually. The enemy
advanced heavy lines against Cheatham’s
and Cleburne’s positions and charged furi
ously up to within a few feet of our in
trenchments, but they were gallantly and
j deliberately repulsed.
Tbe enemy advanced with the utmost
confidence, and made very heavy assaults,
but they were quickly checked by the
unflinching opposition of our soldiers.—
They were hurled back with great loss,
and becoming more and more feebly sns
rained and disheartened, they finally re
treated in utter confusion and with im
mense loss. Our casualties are compara-
rively small. This is accounted for by the
Winder Hospital near Richmond, Gays it
covers over sixty acres of ground, has thir
ty surgeons, three chaplains, six divisions,
and capacity to accommodate three thous
and patients. Five of the divisions are
appropriated exclusively to North Caroli
nians. He adds :
Oue very pleasing feature of this, and
in fact all the hospitals of Richmond, Pe
tersburg, Lynchburg and Charlottesville,
is the large element of females one finds
among the attendants. Some of the very
first women in the country are matrons and
nurses in these hospitals, and we found
in Richmond, for instance, some of the
most refined ?md beautiful young ladies ol
the city daily in the hospitals; not goiug
there once or twice a week, but every day.
and attaching themselves to particular
wards and divisions, that they might work
to foptter advantage. A short time since
Gen. Lee’s daughter was writing a letter
for a wounded soldier in the Winder.—
“Tell my mother,” said the brave boy,
“that just as I fell 1 saw rfiat grand old
man, Gen Lee.” A bystander asked.
“Do you know' who that is writing for you?
That’s Gen. Lee’s daughter.” We may
imagine that soldier’s eyes opened slight
ly. Mrs. Gen. Bragg is also often to be
seen there ministering to our suffering
heroes
Postponement of the Democratic Conven
tion.— I he postponement of the Yankee
Democratic Convention from the 4th ol
July to the 29th August, settles a question
on which we have of late entertained but
little doubt, viz : that the democraticparty
intend to run a peace candidate on a peace
platform in the joining election, provided
they can do so with safety’. T^ie change
could have been suggested by but one
consideration viz : the bad policy of erect
ing any sort of platform in the preseut
state of affairs. The campaigns against
Virginia and Georgia are yet undetermined,
and in case of their successn party with
a peace and recognition platform would
break down in the outset of their career. On
the other hand, to proclaim peace now,
when their two great armies are in the
midst of a vital struggle, would so weaken
and demoralize the latter as to render them
useless in the field, in which event Lincoln
would have the advantage ofibeing able
to say that the war broke down at the
hands of his opponents, and not at his
own.
By the last of August the revolution
will have been partially decided by the
bayonet, and then the peace men will be
able boldly to proclaim their sentiments
and go into the fight with the blood thirs
ty Abolitionists. They know that the
campaigns in Virginia and Georgia are
sure to fail, and hence they have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by the
postponement. The war will be the issue
in the election, and the Democracy mean
to get on the safe side of it.—-Hep.
Y t an’kbe Hatred of Southrons.—The
—y*>- X—£awr Jfbiyt
vB«theada Church, sf-
HTCTi 111 laid JiAmwrirr
ago Mm. C»pry, naar.
ter her place was stripped*of every means
of subsistence, went to Gen. Wairen, sol
iciting permission to buy a little portion of
her own plundered stores to feed her two
sick and starving children. “We keep
uothing for sale,” replied that general.—
Then,” said the half-frantic woman, “I
will beg; give me, for God’s sake, a meal
of meat for my sick children.” “Mad
ame,” replied the general, “we read that
during-tbe siege of Jerusalem, women were
reduced to eat their children.” This scene
we have verified. It is true, aud the man
who said these base and cowardly words
commands a corps of the army now thun
dering at our gate*
Another woman, a Virginia woman,
mother of Confederate sons, finding herself
all alone within the Yankee lines, obtain
ed an interview with Gen, Grant, mid sol
icited a pass to come to Richmond to her
friends for safety. “You are better where-
you are.” was tbe answer. “When 1 en
ter Richmond women’s persons will not be
safe.”
Camp Sumter.—We are informed that
the new enclosure of the prisoners was
completed yesterday, and to-day they will
have an additional space of about thirteen
acres. The most reliable authority as*
fact that we quietly remained in position,
awaiting the enemy’s assaults, but not
making any charges in return, <>n tbe flee
ing masses which (vere dissipated by tbe
destructive fire poured on them by our
troops.
Late in the evening, some demonstra
tions were made against a position on
Hood’s line, but they were soon repulsed
and quieted, though it soon became evi
dent that the enemy were massing in hea
vier force on our extreme left, he’d by
Stewart. This movement, on the Powder
Spring road, was easily and promptly met
by a proper disposition, on our part, to
counteract its danger. Our cavalry ou tbe
extreme left, were considerably engaged
dufing the evening, and at intervals during
the entire day. The forces on our right,
and the enemy’s left, are almost exclusive
ly cavalry, and their operations seem to
consist almost exclusively of skirmishes,
and mere observations. The battle threat
ened to become general, several times du
ring the day, but the operations consisted
onjy of a series of assaults. At nightfall,
cannonading continued very rapid and
severe, butfjrom all we could learn, it was
not destructive to our lines at any time
during the battle.
When the heavy movements of the day
were ended and night closed over the field
the main lines of battle of the opposing
armies were within six hundred yards of
each other. During the night hard fight
ing continued.
On Tuesday morning the battle w.as
resumed, but up-to no.on we could not learn
any of the particulars. Heavy cannona
ding was distinctly heard from the suburbs
of the city and large clouds of smoke
wreathed their folds above the points on
which the opposing battles are,bellowing
horrid discords. The neighborhood of the
battle field is distinctly visible from the
tops of the highest house in the city, and
crowds of our curiosiiy seekers take the
view. With a good glass the general out
lines of the smoke of the battle lines are
easily defined.
A few of the Federals, who were cap
tured on Monday^were brought to Allanta
and lodged at tlie.notel providedfor them.
They report that Sherman ordered an ad
vance on Monday and was determined to
take Kennesaw Mountain.
His persistent and stubborn efforts have
thus far proved fufile, we doubt nqt they
will still farther prove useless. Strategy
roqwiio ua Le- abandon our present
position. The fighting powes -of the
enemy can never succeed in effecting it.
The Confederacy has the following in
regard to the fight:
A captured Yankee Colonel states that
Sherman liad got tbe army ruined by
bringing it forward in th l5 raid upon
Marietta, and that the troops could not
afl be depended upon in a great engage
ment.
Our position and lines remain without
change.
The loss of the enemy Monday is esti
mated from three to seven thousand
Our less will nui excqod two hundred and
fity.
The Appeal speaks thua of this fight :
During the fight Monday afternoon the
woods in which the action occurred took
fire from the artillery, and a large number
of the enemy’s dead and wounded were
consumed in the flames. Our men were
unable totender them any assistance with
out running the gauntlet of. their sharp
shooters.
Their dead and wounded*are still upon
the ground where they fell, with the ex
ception of a few who crawled off Monday
night. The suffering of the wounded beg
gars description, having lain upon the
ground for twenty four hours exposed to
tbe burning rays of the sun, without food
Special to tke Mobile Tribune.
Northern News.
Corinth, Miss., June 25.—The Nash
ville Union of the 16th, and the Louisville
Journal of the 14th are received.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the peace
men will control the action of the.LAMcago
Convention.
The Democratic Convention of the 11th
Congressional district elected Kenney and
Estelle as delegates. They are both uu- (
compromising peace men.
.The following resolutions passed :
Resolved, That we highly approve the
manly courage and statesmanlike positions ^
contained in the late speech of Alex Loii"\
of Ohio.
Resolved, That our delegates to the j
Democratic National Convention from
this district are hereby instructed to use J
all honorable means to secure the nomina
tion ouly of peace candidates, upon a |
peace platform, for President aud Vice 1
President.
The convention of the Franklin county, l
Ohio, district selected Hons. Sam. Medary ^
and S. S. Cox, with similar resolutions.
The Illinois Democratic State Conven.
tion met at Springfield on the 17th, anil
nominated a full electoral ticket, and ap
pointed delegates to the National Conven
tion.
A dispatch was read in Convention from
the President of the District Convention
at Hamilton, Ohio, announcing the safe
arrival there of Mr. Vallandigham.
The reading of the dispatch was fob
lowed by a wild outburst of cheers and en
thusiasm.
A resolution was unanimously adopted,
declaring as follows :
“That we pledge ourselves to stand by
Ohio in protecting C. L. Vallaudigham
and her citizens under the Constitution
and laws.”
The return of Valandigharn to Ohio was
on his own responsibility. It is not know .
what, if any, executive action will be tak
en concerning him.
The army news is uninteresting.
Gold 19S.
Attack on the Danville road—Defeat of the
Enemy.
We had the satisfaction of learning, at
a late hour last night, that communications
are again open with Petersburg and Rich-
mond by the regular line via Weldon.— j
This looks as if Gen. L^ had disposed of "
Grant pretty effectually, twid we shall no
doubt have to chronicle, in a day or two,
the favorable results of a great battle be
tween them at or near Ream’s Station,
ten miles this side of Petersburg, where
the Yankees have been in heavy force, and
were well fortified. But they are not
there now, and they have not left from
choice.
A large Yankee raiding or marauding
patty, S,000 strong have been operating
on the Danville Railroad for several days
past. They succeeded in 'destroying tha
junction (Bnrksville) and Meherrin’ssta
tions, and advanced last Saturday after
noon up the road to Staunton River
Bridge. They made four fierce assaults
upr n our troops stationed there, and were
each time successfully repulsed. Their
loss in killed and wounded was 260, ours
S killed and 21 wounded—»a great
gratifying disparity. During their retreat
Saturday night, Gen. Fitz Lee, with ?U0 J
cavalry, dashed to their rear and put them
to flight. They took a road on which Gen.
Dearing was advancing, and it is thought
the entire force will be killed or captured.
So mote it he. Their movement again-t
this road has been daring and audacious
certainly, hut we believe their punishment
for it has been swjfc and signal,
[Columbia Guardian, 21th.
sures us that the mortality of (lie prisoners i or water.
does not increase. It is about fifty per day, J The Register has tlie annexed pews of
__ out of 27,000 now there. Everything the fight on Monday $
disordered aud impoverished in the. » nd g°i u g we ll»—Telegraph. I Among the prisoners brouglR down
A Heroine.—An incident illustrative of
female courage and danger occurred in this
city on Wednesday morning fast, which,
is worthy of being recorded. Between 2 ar.d
3 o’clock on that morning, a widow lad v
residing on Fenwick street was awakeneil
from her slumbers by .the n<ise of sotf e
one entering the house. Arising. Iroa
her bed she hastily, noiselessly Pressed
herself, and seizing a piece of an old chisel
being unable to find a pistol which slits
had in the house—proceeded in the direc
tion of the noise, and discovered the in
truder to be a large sized barley Negro
man! Nothing daunted, our heroine
presented the piece of chisel at the Negro’s
breast, and demanded his immediate
unconditional surrender. Quailin'* be/ofe
the firmness and evident detenniaiUon
of the brave lady, he complied with h*-
deraand ; whereupon she ordered him to
go with her, and actually led him to the
jail at 3 o’clock yesterday morning. wbe«
she delivered him over our uoiihy
jailor Mr. T. C. Btidges ! Our friend was
so astonished at the bravery and daring
of the lady that he told her if take his
hat.or anything that was in the jail.
This brave woman had no one with her in
the house at tho time of this occurrence;
and presented an example of cool courage
and undaunted bravery, which should
commend itself to others who may be
unfortunately placed in a similar un*
pleasant situation.—Augusta, Const it*•
tionalist.