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journal £ jpsscngfr, ” JTkNOWLES and S. ROSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. THE 6UAT BITTLE AT MANASSAS. Wc have examined, for several da vs past, the Virginia and other papers for a detailed account of this battle, but the only one we have met with, that seems to contain the facts generally, is the following from tbe correspondent of the Atlanta Confederacy A INI OF TilF PoTiillAC, I ManaS3&, July 22, ) Yeaterday, tlie 21 -t d;;y of July. * B6, 9 re . at battle was fought and a great vie torj won Confederate troops. Heaven Miied on our arm? and the God of battles crowned our banners with laurels of glorv. Let every patriotic heart g.ve thanks to the Lor.! of Host, lor the v.ctorv He has given His people on His own holj day, the blessed Sabbath. , Gen. Johnston had arrived the preceding day with about half of the force he had, detailed from Winchester, and was the senior officer in com maud. He magnanimously insisted, however, that Gen. Beauregard's previous plan should be carried out, and he was guided entiiely by the judgment and superior local knowledge of the latter.— While, therefore, Gen. Johnston was nominally in command, Beauregard was really the officer and hero of the day. You will be glad to learn that he wa9 this day advanced from a Brigadier to the rank of a full General. But to the battle. At half past six in the morning, the enemy opened fire from a battery planted on a bill be yond Bull's Run and nearly opposite tbe center of our lines. The battery was intended merely to “beat the bush,” and to occupy our attention, while he moved a heavy column towards the Stone Bridge, over the same creek, upon our left. At 10 o’clock, another battery was pushed forward, and opened fire a short distance to the left of the other, and near the road leading north to Centre viile. This was a battery of rifled guns, and the object of its fire was the same as that of the other. They- fired promiscuously into the woods and gorges on this, the southern, side of Bull’s Run, seeking to create the impression thereby that our ceuter would be attaeffed, and thus prevent us from sending reinforcements to our left, where the real attack was to be made. Beauregard was not deceived by the manoeuvre. It might not be amiss to say, that Bull’s Run, or creek, is north of this place, and runs nearly due east, slightly curving around the Junction, the nearest part of which is about 84 miles. The Stone Bridge is some seven miles distant in a north-westerly direction, upon which our left wing rested. MitcheP. ford is directly north, and dis tant four miles, by the road leading to Ccntreville, which is seven miles from the Junction. On our right is Union Mills, on the same stream, where the Alexandria and Manassas railroad crosses the Run, and distant lour miles. Proceeding from Fairfax Court House, by Centreville, to Stone Bridge, the enemy passed in front of our entire line, but at a distance ranging from five to two miles. At 9 o’clock, I reached an eminence nearly opposite the two batteries mentioned above, and which commanded a full view of the country for miles around, except on the right. From this point I could trace the movements of the ap proaching hosts by the clouds of dust that rose high above the surrounding hills. Our left, under Biigudier Generals Evans, oackson and Cocke, and Col. Bartow, with the Georgia Brigade, composed of the 7th and Bth regiments, had been put in motion, and was advancing upon the enemy with a force of about 15,000, while the enemy himself was advancing upon our left with a compact col umn of at least 50,000. Ilis entire force on this side of the Potomac is estimated at 75,000. These approaching columns encountered each other at 11 o'clock. Meanwhile, the two batteries in front kept up their fire upon the wooded bill where they sup posed our centre lay. They sent occasional balls, from their rifled cannon, to the eminence where vour correspondent stood. Gens. Beauregard, Johnston and Bonham reached this point at 12, and one of these balls passed directly over and very near them, and plunged into the ground a few paces front where I stood. I have the ball now. and hope to be able to show it to you at some future day. It is an 18 pound ball, and about 6 inches long. By the way, this thing of taking notes amidst a shower of shells and balls is more exciting than pleasant. At a quarter past 12, Johnston and Beauregard galloped rapidly forward in the direction of Stone Bridge, where the battle had now fully opened. Your corre spondent followed their example, and soon reached a position in front ot the battle-field. The artillery were the first to open fire, preciselv at 11 o’clock. By half-past 11, the infautry had engaged, and there it was that the battle L ’gau to rage. The dusky columns, which had thus far marked the approach of the two armies, now mingled with great clouds of smoke, as it rose from the flashing guns below, and the two shot up together like a huge pyramid of red and blue.— The shock was as tremendous as were the odds between the two forces. With what anxious hearts did we watch that pyramid of smoke and dust! When it moved to the right, we kr.ew the enemy were giving way; and when it moved to the left, we knew that our friends were receding. Twice the pyramid moved to the right, and as often returned. At last, about two o’clock, it began to move slowly to the left, and thus it con tinued to move lor two mortal hours. The enemy was seekiug to turn our left flank, and to reach the railroad leading hence in the direction of W inchester. To do this, he extended his lines, which he was enabled to do bv reason of his great numbers. This was unfortunate tor us, as it re quired a corresjionding extension of our own lines to prevent his extreme right from outflanking us —a movement on our part which weakened the force of our resistance along the whole line of battle, which finally extended over a space of two miles. It also rendered it the more difficult to bring up reinforcements, as the further the enemy extended bis right, the greater the distance our reserve forces Lad to travel ro counteract the movement. This efTort to turn our flanks was pressed with great determination for five long, weary hours, during which the tide of battle ebbed and flowed along the entire line with alternate fortunes. The enemy’s column continued to stretch away to the left, like a huge anaconda, seeking to envelope us within its mighty folds and crush us to death ; and at one time it really looked as if he would succeed. But here let me pause to explain why it was our reinforcements were so late in arriving, and whv a certain other important movement miscarried. The moment he discovered the enemy’s order of battle, Gen. Beauregard, it is said, dispatched orders to Gen. Ewell, on our extreme right, to move forward and turn his left or rear. At the same time he ordered Generals Jones, Longstreet and Bonham, occupying the centre of our lines, to co-operate in this movement, but not to move until Gen. Ewell had made the stuck. The order to Gen. Ewell unfortunately miscarried. Tiie oth ers were delivered, but as the movements of the centre were to be regulated entirely by those on the right, nothing was done at all. Had the or ders to Gen. Eweli been received and carried out, and our entire forces brought upon the field, we should have destroyed the enemy’s army almost literally. Attached in front, on (he flank and in the rear, he could rot possibly have escaped, ex cept at the loss of thousands of prisoners and all his batteries, while the field would nave been strewed with his dead. Finding that his orders had in some way failed to be executed, Gen. Beauregard at last ordered up a portion ot the forces which were intended to co-operate with Gen. Ewell. It was late, however, before these rtiu.orcemeuis came up. Only one brigade reached the fi-.-ld before the battle was won. Th;s was led bv~Oen. E. K. Smith, of Flori da, formerly of the United States Army, and was a part of General Johnsron’s column from Win chester. They should have reached here the day before, but were prevented by an accident ou the railroad. They dashed on the charge with loud shouts and in the most gallant style. About the same time, Maj. Elzey (formerly of the Augusta Arsenal,—l may have his title wrong,) coming down the railroad from \\ inchester with the last of Johnstoc’s brigade®, and hearing the firing, immediately quit the train and struck acroasthe country, and, as a gracious fortune would hafeit, he encountered the extreme right of the enemy as be was feeling his way around our flank, and with his brigade struck him like a thunderbolt, lull in tbe face. Finding he was about to be out flanked himself, the enemy gave way after the second fire. Meanwhile, Beauregard rallied the centre and dashed into the Tery thickest of the fight, and after him rushed our own brave boys, with a shout that seemed to shake the very earth. The result of this movement from three distinct points was to force back the enemy, who began to retreat, first in good order, and finally in much confusion. At this point the cavalry were ordered upon the pursuit. The retreat now became a per fect rout, and it is reported that the flying legions , rushed past Centreville in tbe direction of Fairfax, ; s if the earth had been opening behind them.— It was when GeD. Beauregard led the final charge, that his horse was killed by a shell. , We captured thirty-four guus, including Sher man’s famous battery, a large number of small arms, thirty wagons loaded with provisions, Ac., ; and about 700 prisoners. Among the latter, were j Gen. Burnsides, of the Rhode Island brigade, Lot. ■ Corcoran, of the New York Irish Zouaves, 1 on. Mr. Ely, member of Congress from * ew ’ j Mr. Carrington of this State, a nep c , VVm. C. Preston, who had gone over o the enemy and thirty-two Gpce>“*. ’ Senator came near bagging the Hon. Mr. foster, Senator official reports of the casualties of the day . e not yet come in, and consequently it is im poeeibie to say what our loss is. I can only ven lure an opinion, and that is, that we lost in killed, founded and niGsirui, ibflut I,^oo—f *Lieh about 400 were kill.-.]. The enemy’s loss was terrible, being, at the lowest calculation, li.OOO. Thus far I have said bul little of the part taken by particular officers and regiments, for the reason that I desire first to obtain all the facts. Nor have I said anything of the gallant seventh and eighth regiineuts from Georgia. This part of my duty is most melancholy. It may be enough to say, that they were the only Georgia regiments here at the time, that they were among the earliest in the field, and in the thickest of the fight, and that their praise is upon the lips of the whole army, from Gen. Beauregard down. Col. Gartrell led the seventh regiment, and Leutenant-Colonel Gardner the eighth, the whole under the command of Col. Bartow, who led them with a gallantry that was never excelled. It was when the brigade was ordered to take one of the enemy's strongest batteries, that it suffered most. It was a most desperate undertaking, and followed by the blood iest results. The battery occupied the top of a bill, on the opposite side of Bull’s Run. with a small piece of woods on the left. Descending the valley along the Run, he proceeded under cover of the hill to gain the woods alluded to, and from which he proposed to make a dash at the battery and capture it. On reaching the woods, he dis covered that the battery was supported by a heavy infantry force estimated at 4,iXK> men. This whole lorce, together with the battery, was turned upon the eighth regiment, which was in the van, with territtic eflfect. Indeed, he was exposed on the fivnk and in front to a fire that the oldest veterans could not have stood, The balls and shells from the battery, and the bullets from the small arms, literally riddled the woods. Trees six inches in diameter, and great limbs were cut off, and the ground strewn with the wreck. It became necessary to retire tbe eighth regiment, in order to re-lorm. Meanwhile, Col. Bartow’s horse had been shot from under him. It was observed that the forces with which his movement was to be supported had not come up. But it was enough that he had been ordered to storm the battery; so, placing himself at the head of the seventh regiment, he again led the charge, this time on foot, and gallantly encouraging his men as they rushed on. The first discharge from the enemy’s guns killed the regimental color-bearer. Bartow immediately seized the flag, and again putting himself in front, dashed on, flag in hand, his voice ringing clear over the battle-field, and saying, “On, my boys, we will die rather than vie!d or retreat!” And on the brave boys did go, and faster flew the enemy's bullets. The fire was awful. Not less than 4,000 muskets were pouring their fatal contents upon them, while the battery itself was dealing death on every side. The gallant eight regiment which had already passed through the distressing ordeal, again rallied, determined to stand by their chivalric Colonel to the last. The more furious the fire, the quicker became the advancing step of tbe two regiments. At last, and just when they were nearing the goal of their hopes, and almost in the arms of victory, the brave and noble Bartow was shot down, the ball striking him in the left breast, just above the heart. His men rallied around him, and finding him mortally wounded and that the forces that had been ordered to support their charge had not yet come up, they gradually fell back, bearing him in their arms and disputing every inch of ground. I learn that they would never have retired but for the orders which came to them to do so, and which were given in censequeuce of the non-arrival of the supporting force. It appears that the order to support our charge, like that of Gen. Ewell, miscarried —a failure which had nearly cost us two of the best regiments in the army. Col. Bartow died soon after he wa9 borne from the field. His last words, as repeated to me, were: “They have killed me, my brave boys, but never give up the ship—we'll whip them yet.” And so we did ! The field officers of the Seventh Regiment escaped, except Col. Gartrell who received a slight wound. All the superior officers in the Eighth Regiment, except Maj. Cooper, were killed or wounded. Lieut. Col. Gardner had his leg broken by a musket ball, and Adjutant Branch was killed. Capt. Howard, of the Mountain Rangers, from Meriwether county, was also killed. But I shall not go into a statement of the killed and wounded, preferring so delicate and painful a matter to await the official report, which I hope to get to-morrow, when I shall have more to say abont our heroic regiments. I will add just here, that our loss in officers was very great. Among others may be mentioned Gen. Bee, Lieut. Col. Johnson of Hampton’s Legion, and Col. Thomas of General Johnston’s Staff, and others. Gen. Jacksou was wounded in the hand, and Col. Wheat of the New Orleans Tigers, was <<hot through the body. Col. Jones, of the 4th Alabama Regiment, it is feared, was mortally wounded. The regiment* that suf fered most and were in the thickest of the fight, were the 7th and Bth Georgia, the 4th Alabama, Fourth South Carolina Hampton’s Legion, and 4th Virginia. The New Orlcaus Washington Artillery did great execution. If we consider the number engaged and the character of the contest, we may congratulate ourselves upon having won, one of the most bril liant victories that any race of people ever achieved. It was the greatest battle ever fought on this conti nent, and will take its place in history, by the side of the most memorable engagements. It is be lieved that Gen. Scott, himself, was near by, at Centreville, and that he directed as he had planned, the whole movement. Gen. McDowell was the active commander upon the field. President Davis arrived upon the field at five o'clock just as the enemy had got into full retreat. His appearance was greeted with shout after shout, and was equivalent to reinforcement of 5,000 men. He left Richmond at 7in the morning. Sunday’s Work—Demlriiction of Scott’s ■tegular Army. “ Send me good troops, not volunteers.” These were the words of General Scott to the Govern ment, during his unlucky wars in Florida ; and this was the sentiment on which he acted in pre paring for the great encounter with the South on Sunday last. He had collected at Washington all the troops of the regular army on the east of the Rocky Mountains. The forces from Jefferson Bar racks and from St. Louis, with which Gen. Lyon had been hecktoring for two months over the peo ple of Missouri had been brought to the Potomac. The three batteries of the regular army that bad been sent to aid the column of Patterson in its projected march into the valley of Virginia—a march, however, which Patterson did not effect— had been brought down for the work of Sunday, by a cunning stroke of strategy. The whole for ces of regular troops that had been collecting by degrees in Washington since February last, had been marshalled for this special service. All had been crossed over the Potomac and formed into the advancing column which was to precipitate itself upon our left fiauk on Bull’s Run, and enforce success by an irresistable coup de main. In the colurnu of thirty-thousand men which charged upon Johnson’s division, not less then ten thousand were thoroughly trained soldiers of the regular army, including all the finest batteries of the Federal service, which had been dili gently brought together from long distances for the special work of this important day. It was an army of those “good soldiers,” with which Gen. Scott delight* to fight, and whom he is in the habit of thinking invincible against volunteers, that the little band of Southern troops who never was under tire before, literally beat to death on Sunday. Our brave Southern volunteers not only whipped their own number of Yankee troops, but they whipped in addition, ten thousand forces of the regular United States Army. Tho fifteen thousand men under Gen. Johnson beat thirty-five thousand of the enemy, including the best regi ments and the crack batteries of the regular army of the United States. It is the fact that this latter forces was encountered, which explains the terrific mortality that our column suffered. The day’s work cost us dear; but it is a performance that makes an everlasting record for Southern prowess, as compared with Northern instability and ineffi ciency in the field. The fight, too, was in open field and in fair en counter. The enemy, recollecting his unpleasant experiences of Thursday, avoided our strong works opposite Centreville, on Bull's Run, and endeav ored to outflank Johnsoa’a division, which were posted higher up the stream, under the protection of strong works at the Stone Bridge. To meet and defeat this fl inking movement, Johnou marched out from his position at tbe Stone Bridge, advanced a considerable distance to the frout, and met the enemy before he bad made any progress in his flanking movement. Meantime leints were kept up in the most active manner against our right flank and our centre. But the heavy onset throughout tbe day was continued against our left fianl °and on that side the main battle was fought. For seven hourß did Johnslon make good his resig tance against more than double his numbers, com posed in part of the flower of the regular Federal army. Terriftic hs whs tiis los, he still held his advanced position, and was still maintaining a suc cessful encounter with his adversary, when, about four o’clock, Geu Davis, finding the attack else where upon ouj 1 lines to be a little more than a feint, advanced the centre to the support of John ston, ami decided the fortune of the day. It would be idle to attempt to apportion the credit of the day among our able and consummate Generals. The first praise is due to Gen. Beaure gard, who planned the defence, and prepared so admirably and completely the fortune that was won Each division of our gallant army did il3 duty, 1(9 whole duty. Without faulter or default. The plan of battle chosen by ilie enemy forced the heavy upon Gen. Johnston's command, who met the danger and fought the good fight, as their country expected them to do To sav, “well done, brave and faithful soldeirs,” is to give ex pression to the language of every heart and tongue. Kvery soldier and every officer did his duty, and henceforward, through all time, it will he the high est pride highest of every man in that gallant arm? to say that he was at Manassas ou the 21st of July. —Richmond Dixpatch. From the Rirhmo and Examiner. Tiie FirM Battle of Bull's Kim. For more than a week the commanding general of the Confederate forces at Manas sas has been anticipating an advance of the enemy, and has so arranged his troops as to be prepared at all points. At Fairfax Court House, Gen. Bonham was stationed, with six regiments of infantry, composed of four from South Carolina (Kershaw, Cash, Wil liams and Bacon) and two from Virginia (Preston and Withers), with two batteries of light artillery (Shield’s Howitzers and Kemper’s Company), and about five hun dred cavalry, under command of Col. liad ford, of Virginia. At Fairfax Station, about four miles dis tant from tbe Court House, and on a line with it, Geu. Ewell, of Virginia, was posted with three regiments of infantry, two Ala bama (Siebles’ and Rhodes), and one from Louisiana (Seymour’s). These regiments were statioued at intervals of a mile from each other, Rhodes’ sth Alabama Regiment guarding the Braddock road approaches from Alexandria, which intersects the coun try road between the Court House and the Stanton. At both places, infantry works had been thiown up for the protection of the troops, and at the Court House, particularly, exten ded lines of defence, including two or three masked batteries, had been constructed. At Centreville, a commanding eminence on the turnpike road, between Fairfax Court House and Bull Run, Col. Cocke was sta tioned with his Regiment and Latham’s Light Battery. The object of these pre parations was to resist tbe incursion of any thing short of a large army into the interior, and in the event of the approach of a force under twenty thousand men to give battle and drive them back. At the saute lime, orders had been issued, iu case of an over whelming demonstration of the enemy to fall back on Bull’s Run, the selected battle ground. To provide for this contingency, the troops for more than a week past have been trimmed of all superfluous baggage, and been under orders to keep fin hand constantly three days’ provisions in advance. Quartermaster and Commissary supplies have been kept in limited amounts, and the wagons held in constant readines to move off wit It camp equipage, &c. W e are particular in stating those minute details to give the reader an idea of what was anticipated contingency. On Thursday, the enemy felt his way cau tiously up lroni Alexandria aed Washing ton, in three separate columns, of probably lifteen thousand each—one down the rail road, another the Braddock road, and the third from the direction of Falls Church.— Our pickets were driven in about two o’clock and our troops, after firing sevearl hundred rounds, withdrew in order before the advan cing foe, and fell back on the banks of “Bull Run,” a stream about four miles from Man assas and eight from the Court House. The “Jlim” is about sixty feet wide and easily fordable for infantry at this season of tbe year, but its points of defence against an adversary attempting to cross, aie inviting to the military eye. Here the retiring for ces were met by (Jen. Lougstreet’s Brigade, consisting of the 11th, 17th and Ist Vir ginia llegimeuts, under the command re spectively of Colonels Garland, Corse and Moore, together with artillery from New Orleans. Our troops bivouacked for the night in expectation of the tight opening at daybreak. But the enemy approached cau tiously, beating the roads and woods in ad vance of them with skirmishers, until about four o’clock iu the afternoon, when their main body arrived within a half mile of the Run, and made three several attempts to advance on it, and each time were repulsed with great slaughter. The reports of the loss of the enemy are conflicting, varying it from live to fifteen hundred. Certain it is, their retreat had every appearance of a signal rout, leaving, as they did, their dead behind them, and losing six pieces of their artillery. Two of the Virginia Regiments pursued them for some distance, and captured quite a num ber of prisoners. The Confederate loss is estimated at about one hundred killed, wounded and missing. It is said the enemy, in their several advances, behaved at first with much spirit, quickly rallying and clo sing up their mowed columns, but finally broke, and gave way under the murderous execution of our musketry and artillery. On Wednesday afternoon dispatches were sent to Gen. Johnson to repair, with a por tion of his command, to reinforce Gen. Beauregard at Manassas. Johnston haslhis entrenchments at Winchester strongly forti fied and defended with heavy artillery, ns to be able to spare at least half his command without any risk. The piopriety of these instructions is vindicated by a despatch in another column announcing that Patterson has left Martinsburg and is on his way across the Potomac. Johnston by this time is at Manassas, prepared to take part in tbe fight to day, should it occur. The enemy as they advanced displayed their accustomed Vandalism, burning aud destroying as they went. The villages at Fairfax Court House, (Jeriuautowu and Ceu trcville were reduced to ashes, and men and women are fleeing in every direction. Bueh are the well authenticated accounts of pas sengers by the Central train of yesterday. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Information derived from gentlemen who left Manassas Junction at 8 o’clock yester day morning, causes us to lay before our readers the important particulars of the great victory achieved by our troops on Thurs day. At dawn on that day, the enemy re-com meuced their advance upou our lities. The Washington Artillery went out to meet them, and a skirmishing tight between the opposing forces of flying artillery immedi ately began and lasted until 11a. m. At this hour their whole front, infantry and artillery continuing still to advance, our infantry also pushed forward aud the fight became general. The battle continued with unabated fury for three hours, when about two o’clock p. ia., the enemy’s centre giving way before the combined fire of our artillery and the charge of our infantry, their whole force fell back precipitately and in disorder. But, after an interval of au hour, during which there was some unimportant skir mishing, at three o’clock p. m., the enemy again returned to the charge with redoubled impetuosity, and again, after severe fight ing, were they driven back at the point of the bayonet. A third time they were rallied and brought up, but only to be repulsed quickly and with great slaughter. It W&9 llOt five o’clock p. m., and tk g ene my made no attempt to renew the fight, but retreated hastily, leaving the field, strewn with the bodies ot their dead and w’ounded, in possession of the Confederates. The battle had extended along the creek, “Bull’s Run,” a distance of over a mile, and within this space the enemy had left f)8(] of their men dead and mortally woun ded. Our loss, as counted that night, 137 killed, and missing, but by the next morning this number was reduced to less than sixty by tbe return of stragglers, who had been lost in the woodsduring the night. The enemy threw chain-shot and fired upon our hospital while the yellow flag, which secures immunity in civilized nations, was flying. Gen. Beauregard had a narrow es- cape, a ball having passed through the kitch en of a house where he was partaking of dinner. The General has displayed quali ties of the highest order as a military com mander, with, perhaps, the exception of indifference to his own life, now so valuable to the Confederacy. He exhibited great coolness during the engagement, and was in all parts of the lield. The Alexandria Riflemen are said to ha~e particularly distinguished themselves, hav ing crossed the ford in the face of a terrible fire from the enemy’s artillery, and fought hand to hand witli the Yankee hirelings. The famous Sherman battery, upon which the enemy evidently based so much hope of suec-es, was almost utterly annihilated. — Some say there is scarcely a corporal’s guard of them left. Our First Regiment of Vir ginia Volunteers, under Colonel P. T Moore, is said to have fought desperately.— Three separate charges were made by it with the bayonet, and in each istauce the enemy fled like sheep. Among the enemy’s dead were many officers, whose uniforms indica ted high rank, though their names were un known. Before the departure of the train for Richmond yesterday morning, the enemy had sent in a flag of truce to Gen. Beaure gard, asking permission to bury their dead, which was, of course, granted. The number of the enemy actually enga ged in this battle is variously estimated at between tive and ten thousand, whilst our force little exceeded 3,500. Norsks for Soldiers. —The Secretary of State, Hod. C. G. Momminger, telegraphed to Bishop Elliott on the 23d that, “nurses are not wanted.” Army Accomodations for General Scott.— It was announced in the N. York Tribune, un der a Washington date ot the 17th, that, “Gen. Scott will, we understand, go with the Grand Army as it moves toward Richmond. A vehicle prnvid ed with suitable sleeping accomodations, has been built for his use, ami it is expected that lie will occupy it first to-night or to-morrow night.” This is probably the carriage which was captured, con taining Gen. Scott’s sword, epaulets, Ac. The Tribune says that the Confederate force at Manas sas wus 8l),000 men, and received a reinforcement under Gen. Johnson of 17,000, and tint the Fed orals gained the victory. That was probably the reason why they all ran back to Washington in such a hurry, to tell the news of their success.— The Tribune is much dissatisfied with Lincoln's Cabinet, and calls on it to resign on the ground of iueompetency. Congressmen Captfrkd.— The Richmond Whig says, among the prisoners captured at Manassas, were John Cochrance and Alfred Ely, Members of Congress from New York. The New York Time’s correspondence says the battle was one of the severest ever fought on this continent. The New York fire Zouaves were terriblv cut up, and forced to break. Col. Farnham and Lieut. Creiger are reported killed. It appears that out of 1,200 only 2u3 escaped. Col. Stevens and Capt. Towers, of Rhode Island, were killed. Gov. Sprague’s horse was shot under him, and Maj. Ballou was seriously wounded. A cannon ball singed 11. J. Raymond, editor of the New York Times. Tiik Herald says the memorable route from Ma nassas has thrown the Government back to the defences occupied three months ago. and it will be impossible to return to offensive operations before the Fall. The Richmond correspondent of the Savannah Republican of the lfitli, says: The following Georgia companies now here have been organized into a battalion under Maj. J. T. Mercer, of Terrell county, to wit: Sparks Guards, Capt. Cumniiog, Southern Guard-’, Capt. Jones, Border Rangers, Capt. Shorter, Jefferson Guatds, Capt. Guudele, Whitesville Guards, Capt. Norwood, and Toombs Bangers, Capt. Waddell. They leave to morrow for Manassas. Flying Artillery. —A company of mounted artillery, from Selma, under command of Rev. J. T. Montgomery, consisting of one hundred and thirty men, with a battery, aud one hundred horses, arrived in this city on on Sunday by the steamer Duke. The company will remain quar tered at the Fair Ground until they leave tor Vir ginia.— AJont. Advertiser, 23d. The First Fight at Bull’s Run.—The Rich mond Enquirer says that official accounts received at the War Department of the result of the batllo at Ball's liuu Creek, near Manassas, ou Thursday, show that the Confederate loss, in killed, wounded and missing, was 60, ami loss of the Federalsover 500. From Washington. [From the Cincinnati Commercial.] Washington, duly 18.—The proceedings in the House were very interesting to-day. The commit tee on the case of Henry May, of Baltimore, re ported that there was no evidence against him, and May rose to a personal explanation. The House indulged him, but he proceeded to attack the Government. There was deep excitement, aud he was compelled to proceed by order, by a vote of tlio House. Ex-Gov. Thomas, of Mary land, replied most, eloquent to his attack, defend ing the Government. There was great excite ment throughout the debate, which lasted three hours. May, Burnett ami Vallaudighaiu consult ed throghout the debate. The action of the committee of the whole yes terday, reducing the proposed duty on coffee and sugar, was to-day reversed, and the original (Ste ven’s) a mend men t carried by 30 majority. The bill as passed by the House will pass the Senate. The Senate will not be ready to adjourn before next Thursday. The advance of the army has quickened sluggish senators, and it is now consid ered certain that Congress will adjourn by Thurs- day next. Several members of Congress who were yester day at Fairfax (Jomrt House, among them Mr. Gur ley, were to-dav in their seats. Mr. Pendleton reported a bill from the judiciary committee for the relief of the Ohio and other volunteers which will pass both houses. Ancona, of Pennsylvania, to-day, joioed the ranks of Northern traitors, and tried very unbe comingly to prevent Gov. Thomas, of Maryland, from replying to May. A bitter feeling against him exists among the Pennsylvania members. This city was intensely excited yesterday and to day, over the war news from Virginia. Wild reports were fly ing alt day. The Senate indulged in an exciting debate on the war and slavery. Jim Lane, Powell, Carlisle and others par licipated in it. Bright, of Indiana, wallowed in do oghfacism, as usual. Browning, of Illinois, made IBe best speech of the debate. The general sentiment of Northern speeches seemed to he, if slavery stands in the way of Union, it must fall. ('onK'r>t*Mloual Vacancy tilled. BiciiMONn, J uly 20th. —Col. Thomas M. Forman, of Savannah, has been elected by the Georgia Delegation a member of the Provisional Congress in place of Cos Francis S. Bartow, deceased. LATE ITEMS OF THE GEE AT BATTLE. The Richmond Examiner of the 26th inst., can tains some items that are probably rel able. The 20,000 stand of arms taken, are new muskets found iu the army wagons : AN heu the armies reached Ccntreville, where McDowell had 15,000 fresh men and heavy guns in position he made a desperate rally. But anoth er charge ol the Confederates broke the new lines, and his disaster became complete. The body of our armv puisued to Fail fax, and planted our Hag on the Court House. The cavalry cut up the enemy six miles farther to falls Church, only tear miles ot* Arlington. About half the members of the Federal Congress where distant spectators of the battle. -At Cen treville was found u table bonteouslj spread, sur* rounded by empty 9eat9 and twenty baskets of champagne, where Senator Wilson was in the act of entertaining a large dinner party on our arrival. He himself narrowly escaped. He got out of the village in the disguise of a driver of a market cart. Among other curiosities seized there, were a uum her of bills of fare of dinners McDowell intended to give at different points, all in French, and elab orate as to the cuisine. {Some of them are m llich rnoud. Now for the serious fruits of victory. We have taken 61 pieces of cannon, 20,000 stand of arms, more than 500 wagons laden with stores and munitions, and a quantity of provisions, stated at so great a figure to be absolutely incred ible. The provisions are estimated sufficient to feed au army of 60,000 men lor a year. The 2u,000 stand of arms were new, and in boxes, and did not iuclude several thousand taken from the killed and wounded or throw n away in the retreat. The wag ons, arms, military stores, &c., were all consigned by Gen. Scott to Richmond, and so masked. Many of them have probably arrived there, under new orders. We have killed and wounded some 7,000 or 8,- 000 of the enemy and taken nearly 1,000 prisoners, while others are constantly brought in from the woods. Among them is Ely, a member of the Federal Congress lrom New York ; Cols. Corcoran and Wilcox, with many other prominent persons. Our ow n loss is 500 killed and 1,500 wounded. And but few prisoners. Our Regiments most suf fering are the 4ili Alabama, the 7th and Bth Geor gia, Fisher’s N. G. Regiment and Hampton’s Legion. From the Kuawha Valley. One of Gen. Wise’s Aids, Col. 8. D. McDearmon, has just returned from Charleston, Kanawha. He reports that on Tuesday last, Capt. Brook of the Rockingham Cavalry, together with Col. Clarkson, charged about three hundred of the enemy, on the side of a mountain, twelve miles below Charleston killed between twelve and eighteen of them. On the next day, Wednesday, between four and five o’clock, the enemy, amounting to 2,500 at tacked our forces under Lieut. Col. Geo. S. Patton, commanding 800 men, at the rnouth of Scarry Creek, fifteen miles below Charleston, on the Ka nawha. The enemy were repulsed with a loss of from 260 to 400 killed and wounded. Col. Norton, of the Indiana Regiment, was wounded anti taken pr isoner. Col. Woodruff, Lieut. Col. Neff, and Col. De Yilliers, of the 11th Ohio Regiment, together with two captains Sloan and Heard, and a lieuten ant, were also taken prisoners. Lieut. Col Patton was wounded.— Richmond Dispatch 24th. [The officers taken were not in the fight but understanding that the rebels were defeated, roue in among a pursuing party of the Confederates and were captured. Only three of the Confeder ates w ere killed.] WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR ? AN e copy a portion of an editorial at tide, under the above tiead, from the New fork Day Booh of the 17th inst. That paper and a few others of that section, seem determined to remain “sensible to the last.” AVe extract the following, as their v : ews on the question of slavery : “Indeed, it would be better that the earth opened and swallowed up every man, woman and child in the South, rather than the social order should be overthrown, or rather than the avowed mission of Mr. Lincoln’s party should be successfully ac eomp.ished! Mr. Liucoln and his party leaders say they do not wish to injure the South; on the contrary, desire to do it good. But the South reply that death and utter extinction were preferable. Os course no such issue or such party could be al lowed in the South, and thus we witness the stu pendous anomaly of a Presidential election in which the people of fifteen States were as abso lutely disfranchised as if a million of armed men had stood at the polls to prohibit their voting. The people of the South are in arms to resist this w rong, this utter violation of the vital princi ple of self government; and though it was perhaps better to trust to the Constitution and the reaction of the northern mind, they have gone headlong into secession, and now the two great sections of the Republic stand face to face in mortal conflict. The “North,” under the head of an “anti-slavery” party, if successful, if it subjugate the South, must ruin southern society, as well as strike a fatal blow at the principle of self-government, and if the “South” conquers, the nation itself will be dis membered. In either event there is ruin and desolation, in fact national suicide, and all this war and destruction because Massachusetts desires A 7 irginia to adopt her theories about negroes and “ negro slavery!” But we may even yet avoid these terrible ca lamities, now casting their protentious shadows over this fair land of Republican liberty. If Breckinridge, or Douglas, or Bell had born elected, not one voice would be raised against the Union, and if to morrow Air. Lincoln were to publicly disavow the Chicago Platform and pledge himseif to stand by the decision of the Supreme Court on the very question in issue, every hostile arm would be paralyzed and every sword point lowered in the beligerant States, while a National Convention, which incorporated this decision iu distinct terms in the Federal Constitution, would in all coming time prevent i.ny stmili.tr catastrophe as that now impending over us all. We are twenty five millions of white men in juxtaposition with some four millions of negroes, (rod has made first superior, the latter inferior— they are in juxtaposition—the human law con forms to the higher law—these negroes are in social subordination and natural relation to the white citizenship, and nothing short of anew crea tion of these beings can change the existing order. It is true, in the progress of the future, and after the ignorance, folly and madness of the hour have passed away, it is quite likely that many things in the social order of the South will be modified. But the foundations of southern society rest on the eternal order of God Himself, and as the Almighty cannot do two precisely different things at, the same time, cannot make negroes inferior and yet equal* or permit human creatures to secure the same liberty for negroes that lie has given to themselves, we reverently repeat our assertion, that even heaven itself cannot “ abolish slavery.” But while the Almighty has forever forbidden anv change in His work, He has given us “ free will,” as the iheologians call it, and thus permits us to commit suicide or destroy ourselves. Neverthe less, such a thing as national suicide, or the volun tary degradation of themselves to a factitious equality, or to the same liberty with the negro, is haidly to be presumed even among the most de graded people. “Slavery” was abolished in Ja maica against the earnest protest of the handful of whites in that Island, and though the people of England are degraded into the most abject slavery, and accustomed for centuries to all these unnatural anil sinful distinctions among their own race, that, to a certain extent, render them incapable of un derstanding the natural distinctions that sepera e races, if they had had a vote or voice in the mat ter, it is hardly to be presumed that they would have consented to tax themselves to give an equal liberty to negroes in Jamaica. As regards our own so called free States, it was mainly a selfish ahd mercenary feeling to get rid of the negro by selling off the best ones further South, and turning loose the miserable and help less ones to die out. But no peoole having a con siderable negro population among them, however corrupt or degraded they might be, would ever consent to “abolish slavery” or to force their lib erty on negroes. The condition of things in the South —the sub ordination of the negro, the production of cotton, sugar, rice, Ac., and the exchange of these pro ducts of “slave labor” for the snoes, hats and other manufactured goods of Massachusetts, is all mate rially beneficial. But Massachusetts has certain theories and mental habits that conflict with this actual and mateiial good. She thinks the social order of the South all wrong, that negroes are naturally entitled to the tights of white men, as she herelf has given them, and that the South would be vastly benefited if it were to “abolish slavery,” or in other words, if it were to revolu tionize the existing relations of the races, and se cure “ universal liberty.” For thirty years she has been impressing the South with her own greatly superior wisdom, humanity, and, strange indeed, her greater knowledge of what the South needs! AVe ourselves remember once hearing Senator Sumner explaining hi* views of the wants and interests of South Carolina to Senator Butler, and the poor, benighted and deluded creature seemed withoist a single misgiving on the subject, though he acknowledged that he had never been in that State 1 The Republican party is an organi zation formed fer the purpose of applying the theories and mental habits of Massachusetts, &c., to the States of the South. Ail Appeal to liie Citizens oi .Hacon and Bibb County. Duly acknowledging, and profoundly grateful for the liberality shown by our citizens in promptly responding to a call to furnish money to clothe our soldiers in the field, we still are compelled again to make an appeal to your generosity for the same object. In a conference with the Com mittee, with whom we co-operate, appointed at the recent meeting to raise a fund for the supply of winter clothing to our troops, it was discovered that only $15,00 had been subscribed to that fund —!i sura insufficient for the purpose. We propose to furnish our men with under garments of flannel, granted to be a.n absolute necessity for tlie eoiri -I'ort and health ot* men encamping and battling in the cold climate of Virginia. A deficiency of Ai ft A A ~ o * vt i 'Hi Wtl3 discovered in the city loan for the purchase of flannel. What was to be done? The committee of gentlemen shrank with becoming delicacy, from again “carrying around the paper.” Men had given liberally, and we must not ask their all. So they proposed summarily to lav the bur den of begging upon the Allantcan shoulders of the ladies, and urge their society to make an ap peal through the papers. Since the feminine De lilah teazed from Sampson the secret of his strength, and the mild entreaty of Volumnia turned the unshaken purpose of the proud Corio lanus, and the superb Cleopatra toyed with the ambition of a Mark Anthony, to 9ay naught of the acknowledged overpowering address and irresistu ole blandishments of the sex generally, we wore emboldened to assume the task. AVe have, in our work for the soldiers, girded on our armor; a helmet of persevering devotion, a breastplate of love, a shield of patriotism, and we com? now to you, as allies, to furnish us with money, to put our idle and willing fingers to exercise. It is a lighter job than attacking Sherman's battery, and we have the bravery to charge at the command. Shall we kneel in vain? Wi 11 you turn from our supplica tions? Shall our entreaties be unheard and our tears disregarded? We appeal from the lifeless lip3 of our lamented Hero, whose sun lias set in majestic glory, and the wounded friends whom gentle forms are now watching in the capitol of A’irginia. Will you withhold your means, even to the last dollar, to clothe and comfort the living who are waiting to revenge the loss of the noble and dear blood spilled? To your common humanity would we appeal.— Will the stoniest heart hide itself in the folds of its own miserable selfishness aud see a valuable life, which we would, with a tear, give up on the battle fie’d, lost, for the want of su.table clothing to keep oft’ cold and disease? AVe trow not. — We sincerely hope not. We boast an intelligent and wealthy community, and above all, a liberal one. Our county shows the largest subscription of cotton to the Government. Our professional men and merchants have opened wide their purses, aud given not grudgingly. All have giveu of their means. But the cry from us, is lor more. The necessity is urgent and imperative. Let your souls be fired with patriotic zeal, and with the cheering glow, making you god like men, come to us and pour out the twice blessed treasure; — blessing him who gives and him who receives, until tie cry “Hold! Enough!” Already, by privaie solicitation, (aud most graciously,) a few have generously responded to our call, two gen tlemen presented SIOO each, four others *25 each, otliera $lO, and one lady $5. A noble little bright eyed buy, too small to lift a Minie Rifle, but with the toy Confederate flag in his cap, speaking forth the honored patriotism of his infant soul, came, unurged, and offered us sl, the proceeds of his juvenile traffic. Os course, we were grateful.— Let all the dear “little folks” emulate his example, and perhaps they may put to shame the sordid and selfish. The appeal is to all the citizens of Maoon and Bibb county. Let all give according to their ability. The widow’s mite will not be rejected. As atoms make the mountain, so small donations may overflow our Treasuav and bless our beloved soldiery. LAURA NISLET BOYKIN, Sec’y of Soldiers’ Relief Society. Macon, July 25th, 1861. Important Opinion. Office of Attorney-General, ) Charleston, S. C., July 16, 1801. ) To S. Wyatt , Esq.: Sir :—You ask my opinion in reply to the three following queries, viz: “]. Is it legal, according to the laws of our Confederacy, for houses in the Confederacy to be connected with individuals or houses iu the ene my’s territory, those houses in the enemy’s terri tory being composed of Southern men even? “ 2. Is it lawful for houses in the Coufederacv to sell any article to houses or individuals in the enemy’s country? “ 3. Is it lawful for houses in the Southern Con federacy to buy any articles of, or in any wise trade or traffice, with houses or individuals in the enemy’s country ?” The subject matter of enquiry has relation to a supposed violation of the laws of the Confederate States, and is not within the jurisdiction of the State Courts. I shall not, therefore, undeatake to reply officially as Attorney-General, but as a law yer I do not hesitate to answer all three questions in the negative. Any trading, any dealing, any intercourse, any correspondence whatever, kept up with any citizen of the enemy’s country with out the permission of our own Government, is il legal, and in violation of our duty as citizens of a belligerent power. I refer you, however, for a full exposition of the law on this interesting subject to an opinion given by my partner, C. Richardson Miles, Esq., who has been consulted as the acting District Attorney representing the Confederate States. I concur fully in thu views presented by him in his letter of this date, addressed to Messrs. Aveilhe, Hopkins and Edgerton. \*ery respectfully, your obedient servant, i. W. HAYXE, Attorney-General. The Hump Congress. In the Lincoln Senate on the 16th, Mr. Sum mer presented a petition for the abolition of slav ery, remunerating the owners of slaves for their loss. Sundry other petitions and bills were pre sented and referred. A proposition to convert the Pacific Rail Road into a military road was referred to a select committee. A bill was passed for the relief of the widows and orphans of those who perished in the Levant. The Naval Appropriation bill was under consideration until the hour for the special order arrived, when the resolution approv ing of the acts of the President was taken up.— Mr. Summer offered confiscation bills, upon which Mr. Breckinridge spoke at length in opposition.— Their further consideration was postponed until Thursday. The discussion of the Naval Appro priation hill was resumed. An amendment mak ing appropriation for the Stevens battery was disagreed to, and bill passed. Adjourned. In the Lincoln House, on the 16th, the Com merce Committee reported a bill to render the blockade more effective, which was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs, on motion of Air. Burnett. Air. Bingham called up his force bill of the last session from the Committee on the Judic iary, and under the operation of the previous question it was passed. The bill authorizing the President to accept the services of 500,000 volun teers was passed. The Senate’s amendments to the Loan bill were concurred in. The bills in re lation to Navv rations, the appointment of an As sistant Paymaster in the Navy, and fixing the date upon which the Levant foundered, were pissed. A vote of thanks to General McClellan, for his services, was adopted. Mr. Burnett made an able speech in favor of the seceded States, and was replied to by Air. Holman. The bill to increase the efficiency of the volunteer force was passed, and the House adjourned. Mist be Subdued. — ln describing a late festival in AA’ashington city, the New York Times says: In reply to a toast —To the health of the Presi dent and the Secretary of AVar—Mr. Cameron re sponded. He said he could scarcely realize that by the Secretary of War he was meant himself, for it seemed but a brief period since he was a journeyman in the office of his friend on the right —Col. Sefiton. Speaking of the war, he said that though three mouths had not elapsed since its in ception., a quarter of million of A olunteers were in the field, and in six months the number will be increased to half a million. The deluded beings in the South, whose insolence we have borne fora quarter of a century must be subdued, and the President will not let the war end until all the cav.ses which produced it were removed, and when the war terminates we shall hear no more of Vir ginians as such, or North Carolinians, or South Carolinians, but we shall be Americans, one and indivisable. Soldier*’ Relief Society. The following contributions were made during the past week: Col. J. B. Lamar, $100.00; Geo. S. Obear. $10.00; J. B. Ross, (in tiannol) $100.00; N. Weed, $25.00; Mr. Huff, $10.00; Miss M. Nisbet, $5.00; Miss Leila JS'isbot, $2.00; J. DcLoaclie. $25.00; A. es sau, $25.00; E. L. D. Riggins, $10.00; G. luce, $5.00; J. L. Jones, $20.00; Mrs. J. beymore, $5.00; E. J. Johnson. $25.00 ; Ma ster Willie John son, SI.OO. Mrs. S. S. POE, Prea'f of S. R. S. L. N. Botkin, Sec’y. MACON, GEORGIA ; Wednesday, July 31, irqj I The Georgia Journal & ■ In order to meet the wants of these wh 0 I favored with a daily mail, and who wish u ., I weekly epitome of the News, we propose ? j the Journal and Messenger to . ix muni} ers, or until January next, for One i o iu t ]| vance. Let our friends make up lists and V at once- IF We were glad to welcomelo oumJ our oli friend Ben*. Gardner, no ■ a company from Pike County Ala., beiorr'-^H the Regiment of Col. Carty. T!>e Coir : I pass through our city in a day or two fur \ LOSS OF THE MACON GUARDS. This, we are glad to say, turns out to be r I less than we had reason to suppose from t!■, 1 rumors. The killed are, Leonidas Lamar, so-1 Judge 11. G. Lamar, of this city ; Walter C \ ] of Houston ; and Wm. W. Jones. Seriously wounded —Chas. Gamble, (both J Andrew McKenna, (.ihoulder) Win. Ains* J (bowels) and H. J. l’eter. V] Slightly— E. Wilcox, Joseph Goff, Geo. nj Leod, 11. Malsbv, AY. D. AA’ood, of For. V, I H. F. Blue, T. R. Christian, W. C. M. Dunsonj Washington, 0. P. Poe, Collins. Missing.— AA'rn. Garey, R. L. Gray-sup; J to be killed. Prisoner. —S. B. Bulkier. AVe learn that the remains of Leonidas I J will be interred in Richmond, where they 1 main until next winter, before they are bt ] to this city. HANDCUFFS. Among the spoils of the Manassas victorv ■ 1,200 hand-cuffs, found in the baggage trains. ‘fl are not among the usual equipments of >. I armies, but Gen. Scott probably had studied ■ history of other Quixotic expeditions—for I “ when the invincible Armada set sail lor Knc ; l a train of heavy transports followed the ships-, fl with loads of manacles, foot and hand-fetter E genious thumb-screws, racks, monks, priests fl crucifixes, for the application of the heretic K .B so soon as the conquest of their isle was conij E But the Armada either sunk to the bottom ; I ocean or was captured.” j Perhaps after the customs of the G enerak o! I fl lon and Persia, was the banquet prepared at i -l ville. They, “on going out to battle, had it n. fl for their return after the victory—with their -fl and viands—and chopping blocks and instrut:,.-1 of torture for distinguished prisoners.” If that _• 1 victory about to be obtained had not been a pointment Lincoln and his Cong ess. no doubt I have been there. ‘ What a frolic would it Lave k-,-1 for this enlightened age by the murderers, over ■ 1 death of thousands of Christian brothers—but v. ,; 1 of Lincoln and his Northern fanatics who imag.: J that they ruled the destinies of the hour. The k 1 of Dahomey should have been an invited gut ; 1 tlieir patron saint. Bat the fatal‘‘hand-writing 1 on the wall.” CAPT. JAMES J. SLADE- fl We regret to see the following notice ol fl the Columbus San of the 24th. Capt. S. had I cently removed from Columbus to Delhi, Lou -fl had raised a company for the Confederate servkfl He is a young man of mild und amiable demearoE but firm and resolute in his actions. He, no c fl had every reason that could justify a man to;.: E to such a dire necessity for self-protection “ I led a company of men from Delhi toCaafl Aloore, as Captain. Left the company to go : fl Orleans to see the Governor ou company bio M on my return found an insubordination, ami a oB a day or two discovered the leader, but too -fl to prevent the breaking up of the company. isl ordeied the fellow (Looney) from the rank.- I left camp and waited with threats against my I to kill me at the depoi on the conipauy’s it I I left him under guard at Tangipahou until 1 :■ get my company off’, in the hope that I might cool off and forget his threats, before ‘I should meet again, but no. After I reiu I home lie cante to Vicksburg, Miss., and passed threats against my life, that be would -I me on sight and other such. These threas I instantly told me and I was advised to be on 1 as my life was in danger, ‘•’he best and ok. I citizens told me to prepare for him and shoot I on sight. lie came cut to Delhi on the day cl peeted, and on landing front the cars mailed T to me. I was standing a hundred, yards from -I toad in a side door of a store. I let him coiml within twenty-three steps of me, and 1 then : up my gun and discharged one load into !is • breasr, snapped the other barrel at the sank 1 ■■■ stant, the cap was not good. He lived one: ‘ I was tried on a committing trial and disc bn. ; ou the plea of self defence. PILLEGING BY THE GRAND ARMY Thus far its course would have been better: to what we call the “dark ages,” than the ore - which we were supposed to live. It is withic ■ remembrance, or knowledge of every one, b invading army in our country was encouraged the promise of “Beauty and Booty.”—that if ! • enacted over again. The fate of the first a’ has been that of the second, that fought or ■ inducements. The facts are so glaring tha. give iheir own testimony of it. The Cho- Times says— “lt is a matter of deep mollification and rty that our troops could not be restrained front t - excesses both at Fairfax Court House and U: ville. Houses were entered and pillaged by t-> less soldiers, and women and children waou insulted. The houses even of Union men*'’ not exempted from these outrages, many of*- 1 ’ were burned to the ground. Gen. McDowell is constrained to give his iw diate attention to these outrag* s, and assure sufferers that all offenders shall be shot wit: mercy. “Men and women were robbed of gold wstc “ money, aua other valuables in the streets. Another paper says— “ The outrages being perpetrated by the a: -’ cing hordes of Lincoln’s hirelings upon the it fending people of Virginia, the pillage and des ■ lion of property which everywhere signalize ‘■ march, would di-grace a band of Turks or W* hooters of the dark ages. . . “Although not one half i9 told, imagination 1 dily fills up the picture of burning villages, pt a ’ ful homes sacked and pillaged, and their i' ll, subjected to barbarous insults and outrage, c. men and'children maltreated and flying for: fives, until the heart sickens at die conteinp “And all this hi America and in the i i*'t“ century, and designed, we are told, to bring a, ’j\ a more affectionate Union with the people * outraged One tithe of what has am a occuned, is sufficient to bring eternal shame! the Federal arms. A correspondent of the iegton Star writes: , “ ‘That he heard complaint at Vienna tha ■ troop 9 had, in the early morning, helped and - to whatever they fancied, in every hoU" • that village.’ “Another correspondent of the Star says “‘Much feeling was manifested on accoun* outrages in the way of depredations, which nu 1 bers of the Brooklyn [l4th] perpetrated last n _• Their finding of watches, &c.’ GEORGIA SOLDIERS . In every battle that our brave soldiei. participated in they have covered tliemsi!’ glorv. The intelligent Virginia corresponded the Savannah Republican , thus alludes to the lant beating of the Georgians in the skirmisher Laurel Hill, as stated by a Virginian: During one of the skirmishes at Laurel dht, savs Garnett ordered 500 Georgians out to V the enemy, which they obeyed by firing the * fjr and then rushing upon their adversaries dofo bavonets, and diiving them nelter ske ' te dsa; d the mountain. Garnett threw up Ins cap, the charge was worthy of the best veterans- Col. Starke, an aid of Gen. Garnett, J Georgians fought as if they bore c and believed it impossible to be hit. ■ - yer y rush with the greatest impetuosity m 0 „ r . face of the enemy, and chase until they dered to stop. - ‘ rpljg Rit’* 5 ’ Death of Thos. Francis Meagher- ioS moud Dispatch says that it has relia ®gaßas that this notorious individual was ki iei. gu on the 21st inst.