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Journal & Hlessengcr.
J. KNOWLES and S. ROSE,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
From the Mississippiaa of June 9th.
Wrt'ul Battle at .Memphis.
We are indebted to W. H. Reeder, First
Assistant F.ngineer of the flag-ship Rebel,
for the following statement c*f facts which
came under his observation during the short
but sanguinary conflict in front of Memphis
on Friday morning last :
Ketwecn live and six o’clock Friday morn
ing, and Jeff Thompson, commanded by
Capt. Rurkc, made the attack on the Yan
kee gunboats at the point above Memphis ;
the Colonel Lovell, Capt. Delaney, followed;
then the Sumter, ('apt. Wallace Lamb; then
the Beauregard, Capt. Hurt. The Rebel
being the flag-ship, Capt. Fowler, she plied
among our ships, giving the commands of
Commodore Montgomery. The gunboat
General Price, according to orders, remained
in the bend below. • The General Hrugg,
With the above boats, comprised all the Con
federate fleet.
The Benton, St. Louis, Louisville, Cairo,
and four more gunboats, the Queen of the
West, Monarch, Lancaster, Dick Fuller,
Aleck Scott, and two more ranis, names not
known, and six tug boats, with a number of
transports with troops composed the Yankee
fleet.
W e opened fire on the enemy, and after
exchanging some twenty shots, the ram Queen
of the West attempted to run into the Thomp
son, I 'lt lAil * L.» I r .U, Amlt),
shio.3, which sunk out of sight in about ten
minutes; the Sumter struck the Queen of the
Wcjt before she could extricate herself from
the Lovell, entirely destroying her, when she
went teethe bank. The Federal ram Mon
arch then made a pass; at the Fag-ship Rebel
eluded, and passed on, striking the Thompson.
'i'ho Rebel was then attacked by the shot of
the Benton, completely riddling her. Here
the engagement became general, and the Re
bel was making for the Arkansas shore, ow
ing to the injury received to her engines,
w hen the ram Monarch struck her and she
went to the bottom in the shoal water.
i he battle lasted about 80 minutes when
the Karl Vaudorri and Gen. Bragg started
down the stream it being evident to their
brave commanders that it was useless to con
tend with such overwhelming odds.
The gunboat .Hen. Price, during the en
gagement, came up and made a dash at the
stern of the ram Monarch and at the same
time the Beauregard made a lick at the Mon
arch, both striking her a glaneiug lick, which
threw the bow of the Beauregard into the
wheel of the Price ; thus she was disabled i>v
her friend, the Beauregard, and went to the
bunk.
The fatality ou the Beauregard must have
been very great, thinks our informant, as the
enemy’s shot passed completely through her
bulkhead into her boilers, and the steam
rushed the full length of the boat.
There were no troops in Memphis at the
time of the engagement.
Our iniormaut left o the last train about
nine o’clock, A. M., on which General Rug
gles took liia departure for Grenada. VY hen
this train passed the bridge near the city, it
was burnt by his order.
Captain Gordon was sent out by Comman
der Montgomery with the first boat to pick
up the wounded and those who were utteuipt
tn escape by swimming from the sinking
boat-, and our with the second
second boat, when he was shelleu c *-aned
tearing away the stern of his boat, which
did not, however, render it unnavigable.
Mr. Reeder has no doubt of the safety of
the Commodore as he saw him take water
when the Monarch struck the Rebel.
Our informant speaks of a miraculous case
oi preservation among the crew of the Rebel.
As the Monarch passed her, her sharpshoot
ers poured a most destructive tire upon the
decks of the Rebel, riddling her in a shock
ing manner, yet strange to say not a man was
injured.
We learn from the Avalanche of Saturday
morning that in attempting to raise the flag
of Lincoln on the Postoflice, the party was
greeted with groans and hisses and cheers
ior defi Davis, and with a pistol shot, which
did not execution.
In a short time after the return of a por
tion of the Federal fleet from the scene of
action, one of the Federal boats approached
the wharf with a flag of truce, and one of the
officers aad three men proceeded to the May
iflice where demand for the surrender of
the city was made.
The demand was made by C. 11. Davis,
commander Ac., and replied to by the May
or, as follows:
in reply, I have only to say, that'as the
civil authorities have no means of defence,
by the force of circumstances the city is in
your hand's. Respectfully,
John Park, Mayor.
During the afternoon Mayor Park received
a communication from Federal Com. Davis,
announcing that he had placed the city un
der military authority, and that he would be
pita-ed to have his co-operation.
1o Flag Officer ('. H. Davis and Col. G,
iV. Pinch :
Generals—Your eommuniction is re
ceived, and 1 shall bo h 'ippvt ta oa-aparuto
with the Colonel commanding in providing
measures for maintaining peace and order in
the city.
Your most obedient servant,
John Park, Mayor.
In pursuance of the above, the Mayor had
a consultation with Col. Fitch, who last night
dctail- and some three or four hundred soldiers
U.-3 a police force to protect the peace ot the
city. It is understood that for days to come
a very large force will be detailed for duty
day and night, the object being to prevent
the least disorder. It is also stated that the
military authorities have appointed a Pro
vost Marshall, who will to-day enter upon
the discharges of his duties.
\Ve conclude our observations ou the da} 7
with the simple remark that the better class
of our citizens demeaned themselves with the
.utmost propriety, and if there was any demon
stration otW than that of opposition to the
invaders, we did hear of it.
List <»l < n«u.ilti< «
In the Fourteenth Georgia Regiment Col. Felix
Frier , commanding —in the Rattle of the Seven
Pines , Mag 31, 1302.
COMPANY A—( APT. J. n. ETHRIDGE.
Killed—Capt J. H. Ethridge.
Wounded—-Sergt. R. F. Davis; Corpl. J.F Lam
kin : privates L. N. Thrash, J. M. Thrash, R W.
I ty, F. G. Mitchell, slightly.
V.OIIPANY D—CAPT. CIiARLPS C. KFI.LF. Y.
Killed—Joel Brewer, George Dennttrd, badly
wounded; Corpl. K. L. Groom, private* A. C.
Leonard, J. J. Dykes, George Christian, Sergt*
H. Goodman and Samuel Gee, sligbteJ wounded.
COMPANY c—CAPT. LEOHIDAS LAVE.
Killed—William S. Seymore.
Wounded—Lieut.*. W. J. Preston, Joseph W.
Pre9ton, William M. Woniniack, James M. Stone;
Corpl. John J. Tyler, A. V.’. PoweH, Henry A.
Cook, Lucius B. Thigfien.
| Missing—William Vaughan.
COMPANY 1»—( ATT. J. M. HELPER.
Killed—Sergeant S. V r . Baker, privates G. W.
Sorrel, S. W. Wilson, M. V. Bruce, W. P. Peter
son, John Blythe, Martin McGinnis.
Wounded—Clement Arnold, W. P. Fountain, (’.
G. Adams, badly; William A. Dupree, Moses
Black, Capt. J. M. I ielder, slightly.
COMPANY r—C\ tT. E. P. LESTER.
Killed—Corporal T. A. J. Armstrong, private
Cullen Otwell.
Wounded—o. P. Woodliff, Wm. Rogers, M. M.
Taylor,, F. S. Light, Gen. W. Light, A. J. Hughes
and W. i). Dood, slightly.
COMPANY E CAPT. E. P. HAP.MAN.
Lieut. Wm. G. Clegg, reported to be wounded
and missing.
Wounded—First Sergeant A. A. Jordan, Sergt.
John M. Mason, slightly.
COMPANY (j—CAPTAIN T. T. MOCNOKR.
Killed— Corporal .Tames J. Goodman, (regiment
color hear.)
Wounded—First Lieut. 11. F. Shine; privates
Levi T. Fowler, George W. Spring, Jackson J.
Siver, Thomas L. Whelus, and Richard C. MeFl
ha/inon, badlv : i irat Salto-t ***
pnvwtefi Ethert IJaKer, Romulus Weeks, John 1.
Jenkins, Thomas J. Peariso, Norman <l. Gillis,
Nathan T. Calhoun, slightly, Jas. Drarino.
COMPANY 11 CAPT. T. M. YOPP.
Wounded—Capt. T. M. Y’opp, privates Emory
Smith and D. J. Bush, badly , N. B. Bostick, John
Bates, slightly.
COMPANY I— CAPT. n. vr. m’michael.
w bunded—James Kldaoa, badly.
COMPANY K—SECOND II El TENANT J. M.
COMMANDING.
Wounded—Corporal Jaiuo* M. Barker, badly
and mGsmg; A. J. Wood and J. J. Ferguson,
slightly.
Major William A. Hari'V horse becoming much
frightened during the engagement, threw him off,
injuring slightly his right ankle —the one broken
previously. His many friends in Georgia will be
pleased to learn that he was not rendered totally
unable to resume immediately his duties in the
regiment. U. A. Holt,
Acting Adjutant 14th Georgia Regiment.
CASUALTIES IN THK 10TH GEORGI Y ON THE 31si MAT.
Killed—Company A, none; company B, none;
company C, none ; company D, none ; company E,
none , company F, Capt. Aug. H. Black, privates
W. W. H. Bridges, \V. C. Busse; company O,
private Johnathan S. Gray; company 11, none;
company I, none ; company K, none.—Total, 4.
Wounded—Corpl. J. T. Sherwood, J. T. Wooten,
T. B. Harralson, of company A, flesh wounds; W.
W. Mitchell, company 1», in the head, probably
mortally ; John Ronfoe, F. M. Pierce and T. J.
King, company C, slight wounds; W. J. Allen,
Lieut. J. W. Neely, and John Yarborough, com
pany H, not serious ; J. M. Bussell, and H. M.
Garrison, company i>, slight: 8. P. Barnett, com
pany F, not serious; G. A. .Johnson, J. 0. Speer,
Geo. W. Connaly, J. I. Tomlinson, and Larkin
Wilder, company G, not serious, Corpl. J. F.
Haynes, seriously ; N. S. Bates and A. J. Ayres,
not seriously, company I ; Thomas 0. Cato, James
Collins, and J. D. Allman, company K, knocked
down by explosion of shell and slightly disabled.
—Total 25. Missing—company A, none; compa
ny B, privates, Hugh I ynch and Patiiek Martin ;
company C, none : company 1), none ; company E,
private Ruffin Harold ; company F, Orderly Sergt.
Wm. F. Garrison; privates John R. Weir and
Barnabas Thompson ; company G, none ; company
H, none: company I, none company K, none.
Total, 6. Jas. i\ Perrins, Adjutant.
KILLED OF THE *2StU GEORGIA REGIMENT.
Two companies of the regiment (companies H and I)
were u.. Mac'ied service for the purpose of supporting
a section of HanWayg battery, which was not brought
into action.
..Company A—Killed: Lieut. J. A. J. Peacock, Corp’l
M. 11. Brantley, reported ; M. A. Hodges, D. 0. Sum
ner.
Company B—Killed; Corp’l 0. P. Elkins, T. Miller,
W. Wyatt.
Gmupauy C—Killed: Sergt. W. E. Finch, John
W rich, James Price, \V. A. Henderson, W. Williamson.
Company D—Killed: J. H. Linsey, J. A. Brvson.
Company E— Killed: M. J. Murphv, coiorbearer:
W. K a lips.
Company F—Killed: C. S. Padget, J. M. .Simmons,
Juo. M. Word, J. W. Harbin.
Company G—Killed : Sergeant J. H. Ranson.
Company K—Killed : Eli Moxlev, M. Drew, Henrv
Horn.
WOUNDED OF TUB 28tH GEORGIA REGIMENT.
Company—Lieut. T. A. Simmons, left arm;
Sergt. W. M. Wood, on had; Corpl. J. W. Scott,
in thigh ; John Bullard, in band ; G. M. Brantly,
.'elt leg, slight; J. B. Bedgood, in shoulder, mor
tally ; C. M. Barge, in breast, mortally ; W. F.
Wood, in leg: J. J. Wood, in artn ; John Williams,
in thigh ; J. S. Robinson, in leg , J. W. Hightower,
in leg ;J. IV. Johnson, in foot, Jesse Brantly, in
the knee, slight; J. O. Joiner, in thigh.
Company B—E. J. Edwards, left shoulder, seri
ously ; J. J. Hale, right lung, mortally, since dead ;
Howell Jones, through the neck, seriously ; Ed
ward Webster, in thigh ; R. T. Wood, in bowels,
seriously ; K. NorthingtOD, in the right side, seri
ously ; W. R. Hodges, iu the arm ; W. P. Rey
nolds, in head ; A. S. Ter.nile, in arm ; A. Wood,
arm : Sergt. J. S. Ayant, arm, slight; Corpl. G, A,
Wiggins, leg ; C. S. Ashley, leg: J. R. Avant,
foot; D. C. Camming, under left shoulder ;J. Law
rence, in ’eg; Solomon Tanner, on hip; Mac Wat
kinaon, hip, slight.
Company C—Sergt. J. S. IPlt, in breast; G. G.
Beale, in leg, slight; C. Illitehtugton, in leg ; W.
B. Cochran in left arm ;S. Colly, nnu btoke: Tom
Martin, both arms, slight; A. <l. Morrison, neck,
seriously ; Newman, right arm, alight; Torn Morris,
in thigh, slight.
Company P—E. Millhouse, thigh and abdomen .
Ira P. Crott, in face and neck; W. Dickerson, two
lingers shot off left hand ; J. A. Chapman, in right
foot; J. Thompson, in head.: S. W. Millhouse,
right thigh ; W. J. Beavers, seriously, from
grapeshot.
Company E Lt. J. W. Banning, across bowels
ana nip, sv ~.tiv, Lt. j 9. aUonUor
seriously; I P. Wvcbe, in leg; .T. L. Gill, on
head, slight: R. A. Crouch, in thigh seriouslv: T.
M. Butler, in hiyrh seriously : B. T. Crossen,’flesh
wound in leg T. P. Clnrk'in hip ; R. Findlv, on
hand : A. Heath, in arm : M. Smith, in shoulder;
Albert Phillips, in face, slightly; G. W. Redding,
in leg ;0. P. Rowe, in breast: if. Waddle, through
the foot, while nobly carrying the colors; Joseph
Woodruff in the hand and arm.
t ompany —Captain 1.. }». adc, in the arm,
slightly : Lt. R. A. McClure, in the head, mortally ■
Corporal James Holcom, in the shoulder, seriously ■
J. T. Auderson, in the face, slightly ; T. Biddy,'in
both legs and right arm, seriously ; Henrv Wood
through the thigh, seriously ; T. M. Hendman, un
der right shoulder, slightly ; H. C. Jones, through
the thigh, seriously; T. Kelly, scalped, slightly ;
P. M. McCraw, in the leg; E. Nix, through the
urm o. C. Richards, in the arm and breast,
}y ‘ J L. Smit'u, shot in the mouth ; A. S. Sanders
in the arm, seriously ; J. G. Wilson, in the breast]
seriously.
Company G—Corpl. Jesse Price, in hand; T.
Brucksher, in breast; J. R. Saver, in head; S. 11.
Faith, in arm and bowels ; A. G. Holcomb, in arm ;
A. Lane, in throat; Pinckney Tandress, in arm;
s. W. Mote, in arm and hip; ’ll. McCarty, through
the uukle; \\ iu. Smallwood, iu the hips; Oliver j
Dean, in the left side, slightly. Une ruiaGr.g—
name not known.
Company K—Sergt, L. R. Coleman, right arm,
seriously ; Corpl. J. Drew, right leg, slightly ;
Godfrey Miller, through the lungs, mortally : G.
T. Derresce, in the head, seriously ; S. Scarbo
rough, right arrn seriously ; D. R. Green, shoulder
and thigh, slightly ; S. W. L Sumner, thigh and
hand ; W. L. Pierce, thigh ; J. F-. Goodwin, neck,
seriously ; O. Pervis, throat, slightly ; C. B. Pritch
ard, shoulder ; A. D. Proctor, left leg broken.
The aggregate of the Regiment when it entered
! the field was :;70. Number killed, wounded and
1 missing 130. The regimeot was under ihe fire of
I the enemy’s guns 3£ hours.
1 sec in your issue of the 2nd ult., you speak of
the 2Sth Georgia being deployen as skirmishers
with a Miss. Battalion. Such was noi the ease, it
; entered regularly into the engagement with the
Brigade, (Gen. Feathersou’s} to which it was *t
' '.ached. I see a mistake was also made iu the
' number of the Regiment, the 12th Georgia, which,
1 have no doubt, was a typographical error.
Injustice to that gallant Regiment, I take occa
sion to say it is now under the command of our
hero, Gen. Stonewall Jackson, and ha? been in
more battles and done harder Gghting, than any
other Regiment from our State.
< T. O. Wick kb,
Adgt. 28th Regi. Oa. Vol.
The Reverse before Kietiuiond.
[From the New York Tribune (Editcrial), 2d.]
The news from the army before Richmond,
which we publish this morning, though not disas
trous, is not cheerful. To be surprised again bv
a superior force, if not an evidence of a want of
careful generalship on our side, is, at least, a proof
that the enemy is ever vigilant, and never permits
an opportunity to escape when he may strike an
efleetnul blow. To a wary General, a dark night
or a time of a violent storm is the moment when
he would be most likely to attack an inferior force,
cut off by a running struam and a swamp from im
mediate assistance. It was such a moment that
was chosen for the attack or Saturday, on a por
tion of Gen. McClellan’s arruv «>.<» ru.:«L..u...:
The mistake seems to have been committed on
our side—by no means for the first time—of so
placing our troops as to invite such an attack.—
That succor finally arrived, brought forwarded
with great difficulty; that the enemy were at
length repulsed at the poiut of the bayonet; that
they renewed the attack the next day without
success; and that in all these operations their loss
probably was very great, do not alter the fact that
they were at first beaten, with the loss of baggage
and artillery; that the ground was strewn with
our dead and wounded, that only by great exer
tion and the moat determined bravery, we were
Raved from a signal defeat; that one division was
oveiwhelmed by superior numbers, and is con
victed before the country, by the Commanding
General, of want of bravery.
* " * We hope that there are extenuating cir
cumstances, and that the event will show either
that the surprise was one which could not be fore
seen and guarded against, or that Gen. Casey’s
division fought as well as men could in their posi
tion ; we, nevertheless, are compelled to acknowl
edge a reverse, with all its demoralizing effects on
one and encouragement on the other. Why this
happened time will show.
Brigadier General Casey is a regular army offi
cer, ami had under his command three brigades.
They were originally composed of a brigade under
Colonel Davis, consisting of the 104th .Pennsylva
nia, 11th Maine, b2d Pennsylvania, olstNew \ ork,
: and Uol. Berden’s Sharpshooters; :t second uuder
Col. Tidball, of the 6'Jth New York, the 80th
1 Pennsylvania, and the 93d Pennsylvania; and a
: third uuder Col. Allen, of the 9th United States
Infantry, the 80th New York, and 77th New York,
the 89th New York, the 64th New York, and the
! 4th United States Infantry. Whether this was
still the constitution of the division at the time of
its defeat, we, of course, do uot know, but pre
sume it has not. been essentially changed. We
I trust that details yet to come may extenuate the
disgrace that, seerns to have fallen upon it.
The New York Times, on the contrary, speaks
of the battle as a victory ; and McClellan, in his
dispatch, modestly says of the fight on Sunday
“The enemy were everywhere repulsed.”
The FneinyS Designs upon «'lta.itanooirti
—lts Da.nc.er.
Ou yesterday, in announcing the fact that the
enemy had retired Pom before Chattanooga, we
expressed a doubt as to his future designs upon
that important pomt. We are now satisfied as to
liiw designs. The attempt, and <* jV.—..auiu u-.
it will be, will be soon made to capture that city.
The evidence is before us. From the best author
ty, we learn that the enemy are encamped some
eighteen miles below Chattanooga, on the opposite
side of the river—the force that a' that city
on Saturday and Sunday last, having fallen back
that far. That force is now engaged in sawing
lumber, and appear to be working as though they
were making flat boats. With them is a gunboat,
some two and a half miles below their present en
campment. It is a flat-boat, with stationary power
put on for propelling it, and has three pieces of
cannon on board. The object of this craft, doubt
less, being to tow flats under cover of its guns, in
crossing the river with troops. Such is the posi
tion now of the enemy, and such are his prepara
tions for another advance upon Chattanooga.
We arc also advised that Gen. Kirby Smith is
in command in person, of our forces at Chattanoo
ga, and that great codfidenee is reposed io him,
and his ability, with his forces to defend suecess
iully that city. The citizeus, as well as the milita
ry there, are determined not to surrender the city,
but to hold on to it, let the enemy shell it as much
as they please—a patriotic and gallaut determina
tion which, we trust* will result in defeat of the
enemy’s designs.
But should Mitchell be largely reinforced—
should he bring to bear upon Chattanooga more
than one gunboat—should he succeed in gettriTg
possession of the city—what will be the situation
of Georgia? We pass by Georgia’s being cut oft’
from supplies of salt, coal, provisions, aud the ob
struction and partial destruction of the iState
Road ; these being certain consequences of the
capture of Chattanooga ; and turn to consider the
consequences to the State from the aaids of the
enemy.
Our mountain country will become pasture fields
for the enemy to feed upon, and summer in, end
as he gathers strength from reinforcement?, he
willbe ns certain to advance into the interior, and
towards Atlanta, as he is an enemy frying to puc,*
jugate u». This can, as we before intimated, only
be prevented by the organization of a. force t
oppose hie progress, and it must, come from tL*
militia of the State. Like Virginia, every uuc
able to bear arms, that can be armed, will have to
take the field. Our people must prepare for this—
they inusi get ready. The Governor will have to
enforce his orders to the militia officers of the
State to organize and be ready for the field. We
are no alarmist, and nave no desire to create ex-
tKr- pr-opts.. But we are uot b!3u *
nor Will we shut our eyes to the truth that Georgia
ts in peril, should Chattanooga fall into the hands
Oi the enemy. As “sentinel? upon the watch
tower, >rc, therefore, the signs before
sound the alarm. — A.tlant<% Intelligencer, 11M.
Fine Oat?. — W e have before us gratify
ing proof that all oats have not been des
troyed by rust. Mr. Osborn Bly, a farmer
of Harris county, has left on "our table a
very fine bunch, tall and of prolific heads,
that has not a speck of rust about it. He
informs us that he planted fifty acres of this
variety by the side of fifty acres of common
oats; that the latter were wholly destroyed
by rust while the former predueed a heavy
crop such as the specimen left with us.—
This variety of oats, he understands is com
mon in the neighborhood of Fort Gaines,
and was introduced there several years ago
from one of the counties of south-eastern
Georgia. It is certainly worthy of general
substitution for the very uncertain variety
now so common here.— Colupibi.i Enquirer.
File- I.lne« round about 4 bnrlevum —A
Shari* tugagt-iheitt «»u J:nue« island.
! During the eutiro afternoon of Tuesday ibt* in*
cedant and heavy cannonading from the direction ;
of James Inland paiufullj intimated that sharp!
work was going on somewhere in that neighbor* j
hood. In the evening we ascertained the cause
iof the firing. Our heavy gun aud mortar batte
j ries were shelling the entrenched position-* uo»
! occupied by the Yankee force which has landed
upon .lames Island. A vigorous tire was kepi up
on Monday against the gunboats in Stono river,
with marked effect. The gunboats were forced
back, and the uust of one ot the propellers was
shot away, disabling her in such a manner as to
render it uecessary for another steamer to tow her
off.
The enemy’s forces on James Island are en
camped cbietiy on Legare’a and Grirnball’s planta
tions, and it is said that they partially occupy Hiv
er’s plantation. These places are upon the Stono
river, west of. and iust above, Battery Island.—
According to the statement of a prisoner taken
Monday, the strength of the marauders at this
time is sixteen regiments, bat a few more regi
merits were expected daily io arrive. This force
is now industriously at work entrenching their
.positions, probably with a view of making them,
sooner or later, a basis of operations against the
city.
But it isgtiareely likely that, at a point so close
to Charleston, the Yankees will be allowed to ar
range matters precisely according to their own
“notions/’ There is every disposition on the part
ot our gallant boys, who hold our lines in that
; quarter, at once to clear the corner of the Island
now held by the invader, and yesterday afternoon
the work was begun.
At half»p&st three o’clock a Confederate loree,
'consisting of the 47th Georgia Regiment, Col.
Williams, Hagood’s Regiment, S. C. V., the Louis
iana Battalion of Infantry, and a section ot Prea-
I ton’s Rignt Battery, attacked the enemy on Grim
. ball’s plantation, at a point about a mile and a hall
j beyond the Presbyterian Church. The advance
of our troops hail to be made for the distance of
about a mile over a low swampy tract of ground,
\in traversing, which rlier weri* r*-- -■*
; a uioau vaniage by being considerably scattered,
tin emerging hoot the swamp, out men encounter
ed the Yankees, who were rapidly driveu buck tor
a distance ul about three hundred yards, ami with
in one hundred and fifty yards of the river. Here
; the lurther retreat of the enemy wus covered by
a sharp lire from his batteries, and also from a
gunboat, which, until then unseen, had been lying
in the stream.
At this juncture, Col. Williams ordered two
companies of the 17th Georgia (Captains Williams’
and Cone's), which were in the advance, to charge
the enemy’s battery, which they did in gallant style,
notwithstanding their numerical weakness. Our
boys had to pass through a field thickly strewn
with felled trees, behind which the Yankees sbel
! tereJ themselves while delivering their hre* For
a time the light was quite severe. The two com
pauies that charged were ,s Wire Grabs’’ uu-n, well
know to be among the heat marksmen in the South,
and their volleys were terribly effective. But the
concentrated tire ot (he enemy's? batteries, gnn
boat and musketry was so murderous that our liule
j handful ot men, unsupported, were compelled to
retire, after having suffered a heavy loss. We
: have not as yet obtained a full list of the ca rnal
ties in the iiglu. Capt. Williams, of the ?7th
(Georgia, was killed, and Capt. Bones slightly
wounded. Ii is also said that the Orderly Sergeant
ol Capt. Williams’company was killed. Our total
loss had not beeu definitely ascertained at the
i time (hat our informant left, the Island, but that it
will not exceed fifty—killed, wounded aud missing.
1 ilose casualties occurred chilly in the 47th Geor
gia Regiment. In Col. Hagood’s regiment there
was but, one man wounded. The enemy’s loss is
believed to he much heavier than ours.
Later.— Just as wo go to press, wo have re
ceived some lurther and authentic details from the
scene of action, which conllict somewhat with the
statements given above. It appears that the tigivl
was for the possession of a wood some distance in
advance of the enemv’sjines, and which the Van
hoes had marched out to occupy. Three limes we
drove the enemy back, and finally succeeded in
holding the wood. Our loss in killed, wounded
and missing was just fib. The enemy’s force con
sisted of one regiment of infantry, two batteries
ot artillery and a squadron of cavalrv. Our own
force, which was scattered over a defensive line ot
some extent, was four regiments of infantry, Reid's
battery, a section of Preston’s battery, and anoth
er light battery. Among the troops engaged was j
Colquitt’s spledid 4(>th Georgia Regiment. Gen.
Pemberton is on James’ Island.
The exnerlitlrm umo 1 i
Srnitfr. *Our troops are in excellent spirits, and
hope soon to get another chance to attack the en
emy.
The blockading squadron on Tuesday consisted
ol eight propeller steamers off our bar, besides
four large transports just outside the bar of the
Stono river. —Charleston Mercury , 11 th.
Allaire* at Norfolk.
THE HRITISH CONSUL AND FRENCH COMMANDER PRO
TEST AGAINST A ONE-SIDED OPENING OK THE PORT.
The following late intelligence concerning af
fairs at Norlolk is copied from the Petersburg h.r
pr ss of the 6th :
I'he port has been opened, and the people are
now receiving supplies from Baltimore and other
cities ot the North. Wool’s determination to
starve the people of that city, unless they took the
oath of allegiance to the government of Abe Lin
coln, it seeins, did not suit the Washington dynas
ty. They thought Bennett’s suggestion, “that the
old flag should carry its benefits and blessings
wherever established,” a good one—that the peo
ple should be lured into the old Union by clement
measures, and not by starvation—and, therefore,
they have annulled Wool’s policy, and removed
Norfolk from the department ot the cruel old
Tvojan. The city has been placed within the mili
tary jurisdiction of (lea. John A. I»ix, who is in
structed to let provisions come freely from all
the Yankee cities. This, we hear, was attempted
clandestinely, but the British Consul at Norfolk
went down to the wharf and protested against the
raising of the hatches of the first vessel which
arrived. Her Majesty’s Consul gave as his reasons
for this protest., that the port of Norfolk had been
declared in a state of blockade by .Mr. Lincoln,
and no proclamation from that quarter, declaring
it open had come to his knowledge. It is stated
that another \ankee vessel, laden with provisions,
was overhauled at Saveli’.# Point by ' a French
lrigate, and the commander sent Lincoln a tees
sage, stating that it the Federal Government could
not enforce thp blockade Franco would help him.
The meaning of this wa?, that if Norfolk was to
be opened to Yankee trade it must also be opened
to al! neutrals the world over. Hence the revoca
tion ot Wool s authority over Nonol'i, ami the
appointment o: Dix, as his successor. A procla
mation, we presume has already been i>aned, de
claring the ports of Norfolk and Portsmouth open,
along with those of Beaufort, Port Royal and New
Orleans. We are glad that this real Yankee trick
of Lincoln has been foiled by the watchf»’ ac3," Ot
the .au-iTTench go meats.
Yankee Depredations ai Sr. M*rvß. The fol
lowing extract lrooi a private letter appears in the.
Savannah News:
Woodstock Mills. Gv., Jane ° iqc,o
Some time since the Yankees made ano’ther r-iid
at :st. Marys, where they desecrated all the church
es, particularly the Catholic church. Tuey stole
ine cbaiice and destroyd everything they could
lay their hands on. \\ hen they were a*ked hv a
lady if they were not ashamed' of themselves for
such outrages, they answered that they were rebel
churches. 1 rom the town they went to Xoari'-i
Kiver, a branch of the St. Marys, and stole ten
thousand feet of lumber from the Mill.
Nome of the enemy went iq Mr. Seals’ place, and
took the old gentleman piisoner, but after carry
ing hire down to the steamer Darlington, thev dis
charged him. Since then they have visited the mill
again and stole more lumber* The Federal# have
visited St. Marys three times since thev evacuated
it, and each time they carry "off furniture or any
thing else they can lay their hands on. They
allow the negroes to do as they please, and take
anything they want. At St. Marys they destroyed
a large number of bibles belonging to the Bible
Society, and scattered the leaves all over the
place.
from the uuvi«vip|ii,
The \ ickdntrg B*Aiy, ot Tuesday iiioriiing, loth
iu it., his the following items:
Tot: Fleet.—Everything was quiet below, yes
terday. We have heard of no ucw uirival since
our last issue.
We are informed that many of the negroes in
Madison parish are i(tuning away. It is supposed
they go to the enemy. Several left Ur. James’
place ou last Thursday night.
We learn that martial law was proclaimed in
Madison parish ou Friday lasi, and J. T. Taylor
appointed Provost Marshal.
All the cotton in Madison parish is being de
stroyed to keep it out of the hands of the enemy
\\ e hardly believe all the cotton liable to In 1 taken
in this section has yet been destroyed.
The rime i< up— tlie die is cast, and the fate of
\ ieksburg is sealed. With the evacuation of Fort
Pillow followed the fall of Memphis, after, a gal
lant. but unsuccessful defence above the citv by
our cotton fleer, under Gen. Jeff. Thompson and
( apt. Ed. Montgomery. We had hoped that our
government would hold the river above Memphis
as long as we kept the enemy at bay here ; but it
has semi tit to do otherwise, and uow the contest
tor tins important stream is almost dosed. We
hud a perfect confidence in the ability of our for
ce- here to rej»e! any attack of the enemy's wood
en Meet from below, but we cannot expect them
j io successfully cojk* with a combined attack from
above aud below. All the other towns on the
river have fallen into their hands, aud now theii
whole force will he concentrated here. Our city
inu-t, therefore, we think, soon fall into the hands
of the enemy, and consequently it behooves the
people to calmly contemplate the realities around
them. Civil, political and individual liberty will
not only be destroyed, but all traces ot freedom
ohlitetated. Conquest, booty, revenue and de
struction of our institutions are the motives which
animate the miserable hordes which are no* clos
iug in around us.
I Those who intend to lemain here under the rod
ot tyranny must make up their uiiuds to go
through a tierv ordeal, for when the foe gets lull
possession ol'the city he wilt “put the foot down
fit inly.” Every man must, in these times,
judge and act for himself, pursuing that course
w hich a tree, educated, high spirited and chivalrlc
people, struggling against great odds jor the pro
-vivution ot their birthright ol land and liberty,
should and always do pursue. But we would re
(nail, loa: all should guard well against taking the
oath to support the Federal Government. Let
1 none prove so recreant to our cause—cone so tar
forget themselves as to be forced to to swear a lie
giance to a government so obnoxious to every
Southern heart. Sooner would wc welcome our
winding sheet—sooner would we suffer incarcera
tton in a dungeon, and allow our bones to rot
there than swear allegiance to the Yankee gov
ernment and its supporters in their unholy crusade
We would advise ail men, of all classes, to let
no idle fear* take possession of them The man
who fear& ceaaos to be * rcao, aod the people who
doubt endanger their cause Euergy and conceit
; ed action, with brave spirits and gallant leaders,
v*iil yet secure tor our people all they de*ire. I.ib
si'y is not. to be purchased in the market of Venal
political gamblers, hut with the best blood of the
land. All will yet be safe, Hwe conduct ourselves
with cairn resolution, sustained fortitude and mu
tual confidence.
The Jackson Missippiun of Tuesday Ims the fol
lowing paragraph :
Another Battle on the Rivek. A portion of
Gen. Lovell's command, under Got Win. R Mile*
stationed near Foil Gibson, engaged two of the
enemy « gunboat-5 at tour o’clock on the morning
ot the 'Jtli, aud utter a brisk engagement us one
hour, succeeded in driving the enemy off.
Ihe \ icksburg ('itizen of Tuesday evening con
tains the following items :
Gonj- Away.—The Federal fleet below this city
early this morning pulled up anchor and started
down the river. We have thus got rid of one
great nuisance just in time to prepare tor another,
coming from an opposite direction.
Il the Federal fleet above keeps on moving down
ss rapidly as it did in its approach toward Mein
phis, we may expect them to arrive at Vicksburg
iu a day or two. Fort l’illow was evuoutod bv our
troops on Wednesday night; on Thursday night j
(he Yankee gunboats arrived in sight of Memphis,
ami on Friday morning they routed our fleet be- j
fore that city.
We have no news to-day from the fleet above.
It is not known here whether they are yet at
Memphis, or whether they are on their way down.
Let them come on. We can welcome them in the
fleet from below.
From the Atlanta Intnlligencer of June 15th.
Georgian* to the Rescue.
We have certain intelligence that near seven thous
and of the enemy’s troops have crossed the mountains
into Last Tennessee through Big Creek Gap, in Camp
bell county, aud are marching up Powell’s Valley, to
attack our troops ai Cumberland Gap in the rear, while
it is said seventeen regiments will attack them in the
front. Ihe fortifications at Cumberland Gap have been
designed with reference to a defence in the rear as well
as in front, aud are equally strong on botli sides. We
have live thousand men there, and we have every con
fidence they can repel any force that the enemy can
send against them for three or four days, until Gen.
Kirby Smith shall ariive with reinforcements. GeD.
Smith was sending reinforcements from Knoxville to
Cumberland Gap by forced marches. He had 5000
troops at Cumberland Gap, 1000 cavalry at Big Creek,
and about 6000 had left Knoxville, making at least
12000 troops that will beat the Gap against to morrow,
and he will receive reinforcements daily until his force
will amount to 15000 effective men. With these forces
we have every confidence that he can whip the enemy
at Cumberland Gap. But this is uot the only move
ment of the enemy that we have to fear. We have
uo hesitation in saying that ut the same time an attack
is made ou Cumberland Gap, the column that lately
attacked Chattanooga will return to that point and re
new the attack there, while if is also probable some
force may move through Jamestown Gap in the direc
tion ot Knoxville. If Hast Tennessee falls iuto the
hands of the euenav we ate cut off from the fine crop
ol giain and grass that is now being harvested in that
fruitful valley; besides we shall be without salt. It is
therefore to the interest of the whole Confederacy, but
particularly the people.o£ Georgia, that Last Teuuessee
should be obstinately defended.
Marvellous.— The Lynchburg Virginian of yes
terday says :
lu one of Banks’ many despatches respecting his
little mishap in the Valley, he says that he bad but
two brigades of less than 4,000, all told.
This little force, according to hi* showing, had
about five hundred wagons, all of which, except
fifty, wore safely carried oil’into Maryland.
Now this is a roost marvellous story. What
world an army of 4,000 men want with 000 wag-
OZ:,)? unions every man wanted Iran sport atlon for
hi ruse It l It McClellan is a* »v«Ji provided with
wagons ?.s Banks wag. assuming that he has iov,-
030 men, he should 12,500 wagon®! We do not
doubt that Banks had 500 wagons, for ha sae weii
with ever? needful appliance, but we know
th« r be loot .ao»c limn fifty. We Lave seen a muc
ju~ | hapj the \ ailey—who counted amongst Jack
sons booty lar mure than this in ods train, whilst
he saw piled up in the road, in two placea, larger
Lumbers ot wagons, fully equal to the number
Banka oS3 ins to have lost, that the Yankees had
attempted to burn.
The truth is, they have formed the habit of ly
ing about all their operaAiona, and if it had not
been such patent and palpable fact that Banks
was whipped in nil his eueounterg with Jack eon,
and finally driven from the Valley, the Yankee
officers and press would have claimed a succeoflion
oi brilliant victories.
Tiic Atlanta Confederacy, of the 15th, say#:
Bv the West Point train, last evening, General
Prentiss, with some fifty odd officer*, captured ai
Shiloh, arried here aud ate now held at this place
Twenty-four spies, lories, traitor?, Ac. all in
strings, headed by the notorious Dave Fry also
amved here yesterday evening on the State Road
ram. It is understood that thev have been tried
by court martial, but the sentence not made pub
lit- More hanging is gravely hinted at bv those
who put on knowing sirs.
i hree engines on the Memphis A Ohio railroad
were stolen about the Ist inst. by engineers on the
road, and run oft Northward to the enemy’s'lines.
;-,,7 observed bul lbe * r object not suspected
till too late to overtake them.
Fit* U* Artur OorreauaiMleut 0(0.4 . I
. ‘ 3 * Tlo '»hg., I
Mtkamkr Hitu 4n, au» , * h 1
Having Iw-romt* -atbtint that | o>,„, j |
little Millie* by rraiaiumg long*; ~ ,i/' '* r • I
and Unit ibrit* was u«» prospect 11 ir * ’
general t-ngigemeui U*T some q, Urt (f u ■ ; .
to return t>< Georgia, taking the river ,
bile to MoOiguinery as the inure pleatw' ‘
doubtful whether lUlle.-k win an 1T ... n v.
offensive demonstration, *t tra-i r. k
months to come 'The undisputed <-um "V" 1 * Cf *
stssippi liver, which he will p.,,, A **
to subsist his armv with comparative
uieuc*. Meanwhile the inbtit&r.t* of q ,
will be scoured, arid the river bouts V 5
seized or destroyed. Mobile and Gab.-5 ■
biy be occupied, our communications b- 11 w.
river be cut otf, aud the mouth of the Kiui,- ..
effectually blockaded. This, with the * *Sr •,
railway bridges, the reconstruction ol d, e ,
several roads in Teun -ssee to suit iiot tie-r
--ami cats, or the building of cats to,
guag»* of the mads, will piobsbty const it ut- •-
nter work ot the Federal at toy.
The lack ot water, it nothing *-!se, will dei*-
froui any attempt to overtake I’eauievard
ready been found ueceasaiy to move >,u , u
Tupelo—uot Saltillo, as stated iu uu » S !
fifty miles below ('ortutb. by the Mobile v.,J
It is not improbable that a still turtber tt '
uiovetueol will be touud uecess»rv. .q,,
10, wbeie tbe supply »>l walei. it is tearrJ,
suflii-ieot Ibr the hot summer ru uiiL-, t ~
rich prairie lauds, where ever \ drop t w v-r '.
and beast t.s obtained liuni wells ~i . ..,t j
belt of Ci)untr\ presents altuo-t us rll-.s-tuil
to the advance ot uii invading army yy u ; : 1
or (he Journey of Heatli, s<i giaphi aliy ,j,..
Mr. Benton in one ot his ijn-eclies up. n
of New Mexico At (’omnibus, th«- snpph 5
ttbumiaut. Iu toldiliou to 1 lie? spring- .
which tbe circumjacent country nl >.iod v
[ Tombighy river, frani which any quautit ,- Vj .
obtuimsl t'olillllbil.-i is !»b-»lli I:'- - milt stx f ,
and has h branch railroad, tourteeu mile
hea>ltug out from the Mobile ar J OL 1
situated in a rich. fruiMcl and «>-!! watered e
and is the st-at ot a wealthy and intelligent ; •
It haidlv o-s-ins possible k-t Hallesl: t-. k.-e;-! .
si 4'orintb. tletore he got p.i«*r-s-»ion ot tue .
found it necessary, according to report, to -
troops with water K>r<vd up through sever*. -
India lubber boae from the Tennes*e»nver
be true, be probably fe>oru*d t„ 1 His mean* 1 •*.
mg a supply, more on aeoouat at the gres;-- *
fulness of ihe yvaier obtained trom tb«* T e noe».
iroiii any g>>at scarcity ; lor Iwiween C'unntti #
river, especially in the neighborhood „i y ( ,
there ate several oicelleol apnng-, a&d o ua,Nv
creeks aud tivuleta.
The water eeecns to have been our fo?and fij;
friend from the beginning. It bas enabled h,oj - *
etruteour territory to an extent he tie»,-rj u
d.me without its aid ; and the lack ol it »aiuc,.
conlrcdbng reaaoua for our abandonim-nt w i i us ifj
taut at rat eg ic position at Uonntb. Thr a a tor ~,
Aarfuik. Koanoke, Fort Royal, Fulaaki. Sea Ut *»-i'
laland 10, I orts Dooelsoa and Hour? be..
City ot Nashville, and ail %•{ M ddl# and \>e.stT- *
see, and now tbe lack ot It has lost u* CL rum
whole bne nt the Memphis and (.’harleAt* a 1.4 •
and the AhMis&ippi Ihseif XYeti may tne .
say, co&touud the water! U i.« our implacable s
tor tbe Mieaiaoippl and its tributaries, the tnea; r v „ .
oow t*e among Ri w maraht,» .t ti*coa
or vuloiv to penetrate out bordenfru.
the uoilli
Ihe truth is, 1 do not tike the Mosjs.njpp* 4*y si;
Ihe first tune mV eyas «-ver beheld it, t t,.ok ad .
to it. It is entirely too big or<J deep aud Log
earthly use It is wholly uncontrollable, it
potent, and cau bo coufintd w iituu Its proper 11 j
neither by man nor ualure it seemj to ue s povi -
and of itaelt a power as tar above the oontroi ot g.»:
mh ibe “ 1 nsliing spheres." Ii its whole loree omij t
directed against the isthmus ot Darien, it would opt:
a paa-otge from ihe Atlantic to the I’acilic in
lban Jonah found it pleasant to roiii&ia wuh hi< rui
ship. It has. more* ver, a treacherous io i* It swe- r ,
by you, eddying an>l whistling, arid biasing *od . 1
uround headland* and through never ending swe.:
like so rue huge nuuconda 01 nionstrons leviath:.
the deep It* ways, like there of the wicked uDi »
crookevl and |H-rverse; and not content wilL tba>«
yvays.it not unfreuuently rushes out oiudJ
bayous arid dirty swamps, and over levels hd>l cOihciii
incuts, devouring the latid tike a moDster it 11.
The Father of NYaicrs, indeed! It lias not ooe '.i
theriy teehng or ih-Uiiict in ha w hole nHUie. On th
contrary, it is hh r--morMeless as ileaih nselt It wo 1
swallow up u steamboat, or a whole fleet, with all - ,
board, with no other evidence ol feeling Ihftn u pax-.Lz
grin fit' aatisfaction. 11 lear.s up great trees Iron- th-.
native liunks, and beats them nit to seas unknown, t
easily ns an eiepliunt w ould u wisp of slraw upon hi
back. It unJerminra lull cliffs and whole plnntat re
atnl even large rivers disappear down its ca|jou *
throat and are heard of no mole fotever. A rip:
and that is all
“ Only thin, aiul nothing more.”
No, don’t praise the Mississippi to me -I hared
with it. It is too big and heudatroug, too voraci j
and remorseless. Besides, it has *aken siJes ».■ :
us iu this war. We did all we could with ( .ur •
cotton boats nod armies to chain and hold it m .!
toftiiik ul jilkgoHier traitors, it would goowr iu "
played guide and brought biin io tail and
Henceforth, let the “ Father of Waters,” like he "ii
tber of Lies,” be held ns a foe, and tre:iteJ sssihtj
and wheu the war is over, and we again get fi.i: ,o I
power, let us make him smoke tor his treachery. <*
P. W. A
Letter from Adjutant James Wake Situ
Escape. — The Columbus Sun save: “ We are [>■
mitted to make the following extract from a !<■;
from Adjutant James Ware, of this city, **r r
after the battles of the 31st ami Ist, near 1 A
mond :
Camp 38th Ga. Reg., neap. Richmond, I
June 4th, 1662. I
I have made a return of the casualties of (
regiment, which lost Ift ki.led, Si wounded, a //d
18 missing. (’ol. Bull aud Gen. Pettigrew fell m
the early part of the fight. Both were killed, r. 1
as yet their bodies have not been recovered
In leaving the woods, I came aoio-s the ’ Jf
of Gen. Pettigrew—went to him and sa* - at
signs of life. I looked around for some ol- is
assist me to carry his body from il.e field, Uu
had left, the enemy charging on me But
soldier could be found, and 1 made him come t»
my assistance. W r e took the Geoetal and carried
him through the thicket of bamboo, grape vine,
mud, water, until 1 was much exhausted.-
The General whispered to me to lay him dowf
and I was compelled to leave him. After do.-g
so, I had to pay# over a field r.f 300 oi 430 yard*
bogfftng every step up to my knee-, the em-ray i*
ing at me clear across the fi. Id.
f Adjutant Ware ia entitled Cn much credit for
hia attempt to save Geo. Pettigrew. Other w*
counts, however, show that the General was pic**-
up by the enemy, and \a still living and fikai*
recover.]
WflAl A DfRIfiTBR £aYB —The LjUiLblirf h
publican, of Monday, relates the following:
A deserter from the Yankee army of Mr Do se
at Fredericksburg, is now hart under guard B*
belonged to King’s division, and sta’es that ue<
were on the march to Richmond, end Dad gott*.
some eight or ten mile? from Fre derickst/urf
when the news of Bank’s rout b* old Stoos**-
came npoc them ii*t? % ijsp of thunder iron* *
clear sky, producing rhe utmost consternate
among hoih officer* and rni'u. a halt was iit»S“'
diately called, *iul in a short rime afterwards - r
ders came from Washington for the army to® o’*' 0 ’*'
to the \ alley to hi# support. The march »** “
mediately commenced, and on Monday, theifMl-
May, they had beached the vicinity of Cuip^pP*’ r
C oun house, when he, (ihe deserter) not liking
“ha or being pitted against the Stonewall Brie*- 1,
took I tench leave and came into the Ccnfedtr
in*#.
* art. Bacon # ID.mains.—Wc are grab'-'- - J
he able to state that the remains of cTpt. Bjc-m*
reached this place on Monday inorning last. '
charge ot his laithful servant, Charles. At •
o clock the funeral services were held at tbs hi/*
fist ( hurch, when a most appropriate discour* 1 '
was delivered by Rev. E. B. Teague, the pasM> r
after which the remains were followed to
grayeyard by a large concourse of our citiM-’-f"'*
all places *»f business having been closed dim *
these services.— LaG. ui'hjj foporter, 13fth
I p.oxi Chattanoooa. —We learn (rom °-
that the enemy retreated from (Tiatianocga (,;
.Sunday at 11 o’clpck. The only result of tfcw
attack was the frightening of some won)?! 1 8: *
children. Col. Morgan had crossed the river
two bodies of cavalry, to gain their rear- f*‘ •*
Kirby Smith was iu pursuit with five
Rieil.— C'oM4UtM(iQn<(i\Qth*