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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*