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KDITORS AM) PROPRIETOR^
IEOM MANASS*S PLAINS.
TV lUclmimi 1 Enquirer of (he 3*l *ay
“The 4>'p ;l, ehert of General Lee, the Pro*
den»’s Message to (Nnigresf*, and the new
brought in by the Central train on Tuesday
tended to exhih r ite the community to m
extent scare ly less exuberant than on tin
occasion of tin* victories before Richuiend
The general anxiety for particulars, howevet
met only with disappointment, and so fa
as the description of the events of the thre
days battle on Manassas Plains is concern
ed, the imagination can only felicitate U]»oi
the pregnant material < f the general and in
definite information before it.
Passengers by the Central trait! speak o
the battle on Saturday as one of # thc most
severely contested of the war, and the delta
and r«>ut of the enemy surpassing that o
the famous affair of the 21st of July. Th
Carnage was necessarily terrible, and ovi
own army suffered to art extent which jus
tilies the belief, that, although the victorx
Was brilliant, it wax d<*»rlv bought. ]
must be retrembere l that the gallant army
under Gen. Lee had the combined t< roes os
Pope and McClellan to encounter, the over
throw of which it would be unreasonable t<
presume emild bo accomplished without •
heavy sacrifice.
General Taliaferro, who is but slightly
funded, reached the city yesterday by th-
Centra. 1 train. Generals Kwel! and Thimble
who were .V*°re severely wounded, were sti!
unable to be removed.* It is greatly to b*
regretted that the farmer, (Gen. Ewell
whose career lias beeu as bill want as hi;
conduct has been modest, has been c mip lie<
to suffer the loss of a few, which, will, of
course, deprive the command, which he ha*
lore and well conducted, of his valuable
services
'J lie eoem)’s loss fir exceeds that of out
own forces, and will prove a chastisemen
from which it will require an unusually
strong cry for ‘•Union” and “thre« htlndrcd
thousand” to recover. Gens. Pope and Me
j) .well are reported mortally w unded, am
Weigel killed. It is also reported tliai
the in ’inher of prisoners taken was about
nin- rh. /v-aml, all of win m were parohd on
the ti i L The flight of the remnants of tie
V 0,1- ... .rmv .towards Alexandria closes tin
list ..f the Jaltln .beia reports which huv.
leached us. , ,
A gentleman who arrived in Richmond,
on yesterday, from Washington, states tha.
bcfo.e he left that city the Long Hridg.
ov, r the Potomac had becu blown up, ami
p re yyatious were being made to evacuate
A dispatch is reported to have been re
ceived from General Lee, stating that he
was within sight of Washington Ulty 11
this l, true, there «i as yet m» telling from
what point the “city of magnificent distan
ces” was viewed. lie uny be ut Alexan
dria or at several other points on the Pot. -
4 nac, out, of the range of cannon sm>t, but
„ lt too far off to get, within .spei king dis
tuuee ■'dfhin a very short, time
" BTI , S LATER AND MURK Di.FNITE.
\ nn lie) MUt 1,1 tLju i tigagement of Sit
ur.|»v W l'*c fullering hum tortious
rilh: . .
“ After a severe ianno,-»adc a great portion
of .hounking (Ail '•nl.y) fhu huMle c..,,,
mcKCcd m uuniu-.i. nbyL-t <>.«« O I’lucU I . -M
The enemy at first ernitt >t"d stead hy G
inch of the ground, but w <ro hnaliy repuls
ed, flying in coiifun .u. Several <d their
regiment*, were almost utterly annihilated
Tee slaughter was immense, ami the field
lor three miles was covered with ueiU uuu
wounded.”
The fight comnnnced on the W arrenton
turnpike, and gradually became general.
Our troops fought with auituatiou and ob-
stiuitcy.
Tue division under the immediate com
mau J ot Brigadier-General Kemper captur
ed tar « butteries —some thirty pieces. \\ e
huv • ci,. lured numerous stands of colors,
arms, and thousands oi prisoneis.
'i’ne easmb 'us among our officers are
greater in woundeJ than killed. Gen Jen
kins was wounded iJ» the chest ami leg;
General Trimble was shot in the head ; Gen
eral Field in the tuigh j General Ewell in
the right leg; Col. Baylnr, in c m...and
c-f til “Stonewall Brigade, ' vas killed.
Col. Bee, of South Carolina, was wounded,
not seriously. Lieut. Col. h leurv, ot the
Till Virgiuia, was also wounded.
It is reported that Pope and McDowell
are both mortally wounded, and that Sick
les, of Burton Key notoriety, was killed.
A friet.d just, in states that when he left,
the whole Ya kee arnr , pursued by ours,
was flying towards Washington.
FiiOM NURi'HERN VIRGINIA.
7’he BV/o/ reports : ‘*We have bat little
additional uevvs of a reliable or and finite char
actor fr>'tn the seat of war in Northern Yir
g nia, whe~e events ot the greatest mugni
tuit* are, undoubtedly, f.dlowii.g each other
in rapid succession. ili i ditlie ilty ot ob
taining inform itiui from this <| larter iscaus
e*l by the .estrictive regttl ttiou ot the uiili
tary authorities (which might uow be relax
ed) and the distance—aboit sixty miles—
between Kupidau the nearest telegraph sta
tion, and the head quirtera of General Lee,
at last accounts. '1 ne telegraph wires will,
we presume, be extended towards \\ ashing
ton with all possible expedition.
Am mg the ruunos afloat, yesterday,
which were believed by many to be well
founded, was the report that the Duteb-
Yankee Gouerd Seigel had b-cu killed, and
Pope and Mel) »well mortally wounded.—
\\ e regard the rumor, so tor as it relates to
Pope, extremely doubtful, lie is not the
Urdu to expo-8 himselt to the retributive
Wi-.th of Our sinrp>hooters. It was »lso re
piorted, oil the sum3 authority, that HUGO
Yankeec were eap ured and paroled on ttie
field. The Yankees alter their defeat on
Saturday, fl*d, it is said in the direction ot
Edwards’ Ferry, a short distance Icl nv
LeesU.irgon be Potomac Previ<ui<i pu- >
represent that they were pursued by u por
tion of our victorious troops.
A geiiiiemau who armed in the city last
u'ght, lr in Washington, whith pLiClie
V.t uu £i»tuidu» upoUtf wo uauvrtrWttd,
tbat greut Coiistei nation prevail, diu the chv
•i \\ ashington j that the l mg Long Bridge
ver the Pot.uuac was destroyed, and the
bain Bridge mcirTrd. It was, moreover,|
elieved iu W ashiugton that Alexandria had
eiMi re-occupied by the advance of our ur
»y, but We fear this report is premature.
Biigadier-General Win. B Taliaferro ar
ived here, by the Central cars, yesterday
‘ternoon. He was wounded in t action
f Pridiy, by u mintiie ball in the Uft arm,
hove the elbow. The bone was fortunately
•of fractured. AuotLtr ball grazed his
neck.
i'laj* r General Ewell was wounded in the
eg, whMi was amputated on the field.
Colonel Neff, of the Thirty-third Virginia
icgimcnt, ami C< luinl Terry, of the
Virginia Regimeut, ( \V y theviile,) and Ma
jor May, of the Twelfth A irginia Regiment,
.cere killed. Lieutenant Colonel Skinner,
*>f tfie Fust Virginia Regiment, is reported
ohe nn rially wounded.
communication from president davis
TO CONOHESB.
The following communication from Prcsi
lent Davis was juesented and read on Tues
day in both Mouses of Congress:
To tiie iS'/-vote 11ikJ JJrjU.se of Rrpresents
fives of the Confederate JStntes : I have the
gratification of presenting to Congress two
iispafebc? fn ni Gen. Robert E. com
manding the hi my of Northern Virginia,
•ommunicating thu result, of the operations
North of the R ippabaiiuock. From • hese
lispafclies it will be seen that God has
again extended llis shield over our patriotic
army, and has blessed the cause of the Con
federacy with a signal victory on the fields
already memorable by the gallant achieve
ment of our troops.
100 much praise cannot be bestowed on
he skill and daring of the Commanding
General who conceived, or the valor ami
lardihood of the troops who executed, tin
brilliant movement whose result is now com
municated.
After having driven from their entrench
ments an enemy superior in numbers, and
relieved from scige the city of Richmond,
is heretofore communicated, our toil worn
tr >ops advanced to meet another invading
j army, reinforced not only by the defeated
irn.y of McClellan, but by the fresh corps
■of Genera is Burnside and Hunter.
Alter forced marches with inadt qua'e
transportation, and across streams swollen
to unusual height, by repeated combats.
• hey turned the position of the enetnv, and
forming a junction of their column in the
face of greatly superior forces, they fun., lit
the a- ei.-ive battle of the JUth, the clown
ing effort of their toil end valor. .
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
she iiiptiirc of
pkip*.
All the Northern accounts admit that our
inny captured au immense quantity of sup
plies, &c. 'I he :oi;respondeut of the New
V ok Tribune writes :
The am unt of property fallen into tin
hands of ilie rebels at Manassas is immense
—several trains heavily ladin with stores
reti first class locomotives, fifty thousand
pounds of bac<<ti, one thousand barrel* of beef,
two thou-and barrels of p ale, several flmus
iml barrels offitir and a ! irgeejuantiiy of oa's
and corn. A bakery which was daily turn
ing out fifteen thousand loaves of bread was
also destroyed. Next to Alexandria, Manas
>;h was probably the largest depot eaublished
for the army of Virginia.
A correspondent of the Herald writes:
The idea we bad indulged in lure, tha
the capture of Manassas was only a success
ful raid by a body of rebel guerrillas, is now
dissipated. Jackson a ain tccupies Manas
sas in force, lie has captured and destroyed
a vast deal of property —how much it is im
possible to say ; but this much is now known,
there are eleven locomotives and eighty fur
cis beyond tho break. '1 ho Bull Run
bridge is destroyed, as are two or three oth
ers in the vicinity.
A s«i<‘ss ii Gae eiieHiipcake.
< ):i Friday night last a steamer having
some 12 or 15 loaded barges in tow, passed
up the bay from fortiess Monroe in a heavy
: g :i je, and up »n reaching a point opposite tin
j counties of Mathews and Middlesex seven <>!
: the barges broke from the t<»w lines am.
j were dashed ashore. 'idle citizens next
I morning took possession of them, and cap
j tured nine Yankees who were thrown with
them on the shore each of whom was armed
with a muske', and after the contents of th
boats were secured, they were tnarchcd inti
a safer locality by the Mathews cavalry.
One of the barges contained one hundred
and thirty L» inch shells, lUO Enfield rifle?,
0,000 knapsacks, and other articles Two
others were loaded with wagons and harness,
j .no her contained numerous boxes of axas
and engine tools, overcoats, baggage, &e.—
1 Others contained tents and tenr p des eigh
I reen boxes of haversacks, (about *2,800 in
J each,) all sorts of army rejuipments. d’ht
! Prisoners, while in the custody t.f Lieut
. F.tzliugh, wore under the belief that a larg.
force of rebels were in the vioinry, and sub
.uirted qui. t’y. They were tolled in admi
rably by the astute Lieutenant. — Eaunivcr.
S:v:iriiatiosi oi rrederh kdttiri:.
This town, which for the pa.-t four months
has ueen in possession ot the Yankee forces,
wa , evaeuted on Sunday nigh*, and the *mv
j eminent -T the place surrendered to the civ
il authorities. This we have from two re!’-
alde and respectable citizens who arrived in
this city yesterday, and who have been ap
j p unted by the town authorities to acquaint
I our Government of the fact. Before leav
! mg, they destroyed everything in the way
; *■! stores ands. t fire to the bridges over the
Rappahannock. These were much injured
jby the exul >si ms which took place during
the night, as the fire reached the powder
ivhi h had been arranged f>r their destruc
tion. Large fires were visible during the
entire night on the opposite side of the river
in Stafiord c unty, where their extensive
depots of provisions, eo mnissary stores, bar
racks, tents, Ac , were burned, together with
the large barn of Maj. J. 11. Lacy, on the
Chatham estate. They accomplished their
, work th .roughly, as though they had no in
tention of returning to this part of the Con
fed' racy during the war.
N-» private prop- r \, txce; t hat o M j< r
acy, w.s d'stj. Md in tUu (Aftcii-‘W*——"
! AK/itfiovti ih£u<Kh Jm ik(,
Cvrrekpoudvuc.• oi «,.»o iboi-in uti
to.uhr.
Ox Hattuk Fii lp, .\r*R Manamu.«, )
Midnight, sjaiuni.iv, Aug U-i, 3.-, ls«s*2 J
“N«f uato us. Oh L -rd, n„t unto us, but unto
Thy uwtoe be ail the glory.”
We have ro dtv gained *pother decisive victo
ry. While I wri<e ihe enemy ure retreating in
confu-iou toward Walling on, pur-eyd hy o< r
troop- undt-r Lm-gsircet aid J ck-on. Hh* d-id
and our own are itii igled together u|mn t
moil hr Id inr mile-, aid the wounded « bod» n—
nii» e are br Tn aeut »o lli* rear as la, u. y a3 cii
%;U3fi.->tanc4'B %»■ ill pel mil.
It is inii ns-ihle at this time to give yon ativthn g
like a detailed n>i raliveof the cperatiunc ot the
day, und I can only relate *bat transpired under
my os*n imiueuiate ehs,TVation. At the ck>!«. ~f
my letter yesterday 1 sated that u battle was tin n
in progress. Ilu-rvingto the from I found our
advance about four tiii'es this side of Cainesville,
aligned on both rides of the Warren too Tump'ke
—Jaekson being oti the < x'reme b ft, Longstreet
on the right, at and O.e two coiunu s furtuii g an oi.
iuse anple,-v. nil the enemy in thedugutial Km.ui
eHtlv dawn until 1 o’clock the lore** of Jackson
l.ad et g iged t; e I .-dt ra!s in a series of heavy
skirmishes, and driven them bet to and t e< rntiiaiui
i"g4*lll*llloll upon an eminene.-, which was imme
; diatcly occupied bv two ceint.anies <f tfie New
; Oileana Washington Aruiery and pang oi otftcr
j butt* tics, numbering in a ! l siiaecn guns. I sh< id
j here observe, p;»renihe*fJify, that Jackson on th •
i hav previous hud engaged >iie enemy on ties very
‘ hill hi and forced him back with t n-at los-n not le-s
! 11 'an l ur hu< dred bodies beiiig left within an urea
; of .-ix or eight a i
It vv s among th.-se putrefying cirps>.‘s that Col
Wa mu posted his artillery’ atm at one o'clock
opened tire. In fiftet li minutes he had siletic and
one battery, and belute four bad ifciven the whole
six winch were « pposed to him from the field, with
the exception ol a single battery comp< aed of
tgenty pound I’airot guns. An’cr thi- fi e tin
fight was iak<*n tip bv ti e infantry on the right,
under command of lien. I.otigsireet, and rrged
cutiiinuoiisly tin ii dnk. Between five and six
o’clock the troops oi Gen. J tekson engag.-d the
i* t delals on tin lr right liank, and vveit* again vic
torious. It I have been coiuuiiy ii.fotnnd, J <ck
sons left now rested upon Nunley’s Ford, Bull
Lun, but dining the night both Longstreet and
Jackson fell back to their oiigimd positions, bold
mg, however, the strongest aid most Vi.lu.hle
si.tat.gic points on the field. Our loss was very
considerable in killed and wound, and, hur is greatly
exceeded by that ol the enemy. Du i g the night
•We were engaged in bii ging in the w. unded ot
bo Ii ai mies and burying ot.r de.nl. Our p incit c
ca-Uaby wuS the lti.-S ol Gen. Lwed’s Ig, by whivii
wc weie Uepiived of ihe services ol out* ol onr
ablest geueials. Ot ibe.los.sir. killed and wound
ed, iam Unable to send details at. present. Ihe
remit, «and the engagement being by no means de
cisive, it was « xpeclt and that the battle w ould be
resumed at daylight this morning.
li.e troops slept upon tiuir aims, and the first
rays ot the rising sun were welcomed by the
booming ol our artillery. On ascending the cun
hence occupied hy our batteues, the scene present
ed to the eye was tiuiv iiiagnihceni, such as it. (. 1 a
lo the lot oi few mt nto behold. Ju*t in front of
uie hid spiead a broad ope.t plain, sl-ghtly undu
iating iu its character, and lunged on ihe light
and letr with heavy mas.-es of timh. r. L- ss than !
a mile dis am, upon another elevation, but. not. so
mgli as thrti occupied tiy us, were visi-de the bat
tenes ol ihe enemy, supported m the rear bv
siioiig bodies ol tniaii ry, wiio were likewise post
ed ui the in jacent wuo'S. Still further in tlie
rear, by liie uni of » glass, coul i be descried a
bod.v of troops moving io our Lit up the Bull Run,
<«8 li Willi :» view to turn our it fr fiaek, while mole
iiniucdiaielv in lrm.t the j iekets and ekiimhdiers
mighr. he seen exchanging sfiois. An umemitring
tire ol small arms and artillery was maintained and T
nng tS.e mormiig, and increased wuu iutensirv
win the approach ol the ltemoon.
Atiout thice o dock a heavy body 7 of skirmishers
Was tii.owu out Irbin our ligiu to meet those of
the enemy, atiu aon al era Small game of battle
between these forces Wi.siu lub pi Ogress along tlie
enine line to the tight ot me Wat ronton Turnpike,
to me left ol the io.d, upon the eminence which
l Have deseitbid, a b.nation of anilleiv, under
me command ot Colonel Stephen D. L. e, who lo
cated, and for two or three ho» is. ngag.ui the bat
ceiies ol the enemy on the opposite lull. About
.tali past three Colonel Lee discovered a move
nt in on the par ot the Federate in front ol him,
iiulic.iU. g a (lesiie to stui iii his position. A rejii
an nt emerged from the wood-, termed in line of
f ■* - L! I «in ‘'pen ii iI, and siendily advanced until
they teached a point near the .Vl;tnas»as Gapli.il
Load. I lei e, behind the eltib .nkment ol tne road
'•vtiiuh constituted in itself a h r niduble breaatwot k,
a Louisiana brigade lay conceal, and, and as soon as
Lite \ui.Lees appeared io tang.-, they opened upon
uiem a 'errifio volley of musketry, which mowed
them down by
result, and, Lee let loose upon them with round shot
*nd shell,.and ui a moment afr.'i* thev were fl\ii,r
piecipi ately liom tlie field. Leaching the vvi>ous
ii u iii Hindi they s ui l.d,_iney were joined by an
utK-r r. gimeio, and again essayed me task oi tak
t.g a Coiileuera.e battery. Again thev were diiv
oii back in disorder. Such was the accuracy of
uir lire that eve.y sh. il seeun and to burst in their
ranks, and we could distinctly obsei ve the men
dropping by twos and threes, and in heaps upon
me anotuer. A third regiment made die same
ilieuipr, Out b. tore they bud advanced fifty yards
.(ie_\ weie so ut.cilv demoralized bv out tire .hit
tbey reueated has llv to die woods. The colors
of this regiment were shot away t»y one ot the
_,u.nitra ui the Brooks battery.
From prisoners who eub-t qiientlr fell into our
i tnds, I lea-n that the brig .de to which tiiege
ruops belonged, was under the command ol Gen.
ilorcd, ot McClellan's armv.
A.iiiosl siin.iltaueoii-ly wuh this attack bv infan
ry, ttie enemy opened a tremendous tire wph their
.r.iiiery, winch they had concentrated Ht the point
.bore ludicuieU, a..d thus tlte b.itlle was opened,
t. ran hour or more die cannonading between
iiit-sc opponents was incessar, \atit and only by the
dimp mil ot masketry on the light, aud'ihe re
• erberatiug ecaos ot the batteries attached to the
resjectiVe tnigades.
beyond du» point it. is impossible to convoy an
idea ot die pi ogress ot the tight. The b.tde was
u i.s beignt and raged furioasly until alter d.tik,
wme.i uotiiing could ne sec. but the b f«i fl.i-hii g
at die bursting tig.nbs, and the fieiy tongues of
tliine that shot out lroai die iflomh ot the cannon,
iiid ever and anon ldu niu iti and die sulphuious
canopy that hung above the scene.
Had l me fin.u-iials at band it would be ea-y to
de-cube tiie va.ioua mov ments ot the day, visible
as many oi diem were from prominent portions of
trie tield ; but m their absence it must be 1. It to
toe imagination ot the reader io conceive the he.ee
grandeur ol me occasion—its ever changing as
pec.a Hie advance—die r« treat—the slow pio
cessions oi die wounded—the moving ro arutro
ul the tong dirk tinea ot infantry—the fti.igea ot
tire leap.i g Iroin die muzzles ot ten ttiousund mus
uets si me same insunl--the mar ot aruilerv
tne iron lain uud the tempest of death.
1 tie results oi if:e batde may be sumrued up in
a tew vvoius. We have Captured several ti.uteii“s,
.nan v colors, and Uu..dr« ds ol prisoners. The
slaughter on nodi sides in.s been immense. Many
ot oar held officers are won* dod. General itim
ide is reporttd 10 liave titeii stiot in head, G«Mieral
Field througn both thighs, General J. nkins duo’
urn kit bleast anu atm, but loitunaieiy nut dta
gerousiv. Colonel Benbow and Otlonel M.-ans, of
South Carolina C'oionel Co.se, oi die First \ ugin
ia Biigade, Colon. 1 vlayi.e, ScVeidh Virgi i.t, and
liieu.enaut—C'olont 1 Fio ence, Seventh \i giuia,
are .-aid to lie wound, and. Colonel Skiuner, oi the
Fourih Virgiuia, i- mortt.l.y wounded. Utbet cas
ualt.es 1 have no. learned.
V\ e liave driven die enemy several miles beyond
liis po-i iou in the n.orni g, and now ai midnight
.tie Mill m pursuit. Every evidence u dica.es that
ne is corn piece! \ rt>-*ed, and '-hit, too iq on die
very ground where, on cue tjiemorahle 21-tof Ju-
I*, l&hl, die Mor.li rec* ived its hist hesou of
Southern prowess, :U(1 w I.S taUght how tu lie it is
o aftempt tne su jag.tion of a pecp.c and. tetaiiucd
io be tree.
Inc only sad thought connect* and «l h ills glo
itoCJ tYctaV to. that so uiauy uoUb> p
-eal <! then and voltuu to ii,e cottuut 40b . r
blood, and are uu» Ivtng Ml the field tou.cfi tiny
hav«* made doubly imii<o/taL
“tV iili their le.t to uur foe, and th**ir face to
then Uvd.” PpijuXNfi.
Prow the Y MB e.
Jlorpnti’t Uillii.il lleprM.
HxADQ' aHTXKS VfOKG.VNS HtO'r, \
Ha.kTaTll.LE, Aug. 22, 1&62. )
To General Coo/>er, .
Adjutant General, Richmond:
General I b. g to confirm »n\ di-patch of the
20. b instant, announcing the result ol yesterday
t* x | editi >n.
My command, consisting of my own rceimctit,
7«>u strong, and a squadinu ot Teio* Rogers,
uumb.-rn gabout lou ui< n, returned that day worn
out, to (iallrftin.
At 11 I’. M , I received information from one
of tny liietidlv scouts that the enemy’* ravalrv
wete encamped on the ro»d-ide between Oastiltui
Springs and 11 .ru* ille, a distance ot only twelve
mite* trom my camp.
Judging tioin the tact that they hud hal ed b*
the rund>ide, I concluded that they intended l<*
march at night and alia. k early in the mottling,
and 1 made my preparations aveotdingl , »b--
piici in- scout** on win m 1 could depend to bring
!ute post ive information of ihe enemy’* movement*.
A daybreak tny cel inn waft on the move, and
aa the advanced giia and reached the bead of the
td' ti uiv pickets ealtte galiopping in, tolluwed by
tny principal scout, who it ported that he was
•closely puigmd by a latge body of cavalry.
Not W i'l ing, oil »c. until. ol the in* abi ants, to
make Gallatin the scene of our contest, I atlvattced
my column and wasgteeted on reaching tt e U.trie
viile pike, by a heavy tire liotn that direction.
1 dismount* and the two leading com pa nit s to sigh»,
and threw them into the woods, on tin* 1.-f< of the
rod. Tiie enemy increased Ilia fire, and 1 gradu
ally had tny whole command etuagwd.
The hgtit begin i.a t past sin o’clock and was
maintained wliroot n uch advantage on tjfher side
the tnett y huviig, perhaps, rather the best of it
at tns’—tinttl übom iialt past eight, when the* be
gan to lull back, and my men to redouble then
cHolts. At hail past nine i had diivt u them lorn
miles, and was preparing lor a final cha ge, when
a li g of truce was (nought proposing an anuidiice,
in oidt-r to buty their cead.
My reply was that 1 could entertain no proposi
lion, i xc« pt nit unconditional surrender.
1 but tied then ihut the troops were commanded
Iby ling idler General Jolmsou. Duting the patlev
| the nil my hud formed into l tie of battle, and
i were evidently ready to dclti.d tht-m.-elvcs Irom
any besh attack.
1 divided my torce into three divisions, leading
one mysch in the direction wiiii h I thought (ien.
Jolmsou had taken. Major Morgan had ti* e com
puiies under hi* older* on my 1. tc. Lt. Culofcel
Duke, on my right, had three companies und hi*
advanced guard.
Some delay w ; »s occasioned by the non arrival
ot my gallant Texas Hangers, who formed put of
nt the body tinder my own immediate orders.
Tney iiad been 8' par ted from tlieir lunse- during
Uie pieceding fight and had not been able to re
cover tin in in time to come to the hour. On
their an tv al, we ttiarctied on in tlit? direction oi
tin* riu in>, and (’ol. Duke's division coming within
sight, advanced at a canter aid opened hie.
Gen. Johnson a lotces, bring on u good pike,
teneafed lor some time taster than my »m n, wlio
wel e on dillicutt gtound, could tollow, but alter a
puisnit ol si/tne two mihs they wete overtaken
uud compelled to H_h*. They were dismounted
unu lot tin and behind their horses. The posi ion
tiiey selecu and w.is ~ Very good one, especially as
Hi* v coiistderab v out number- and Gol. buke’s force,
which was the only one opposed to them. M.j r
Morgan and my Own detachment in the eagerness
ol puisutt, having taken too far to the left.
Col buke r< putts that on petceiving that the
enemy had halted, lie formed Ins tht.e companies
and the advanced guard into columt a of sqtia .-
ions, preserving the regul ir distances betwixt
each, so a* to be able io form into line at com*
imn and. in and atiaik 1 his was done wbh admirable
p.eeision and «o dtngs t>y Ins men, at and nothing
Could i xeced their gallantry. The enemy were
drawn up under the t>tow of a hill, ami mv men
wete ii* itw n up above tin tn, -o that their fi e t«T<J
with i 11 et on the line, whilst that ol (he attack, and
patty went over their heads. Altera very sha>p
engagement of aboui til teen minutes they bioke
and rau.
Gen. Johnson, his A.'j Gen. Capt. Turner, M;.j.
Wintiey, alidjt number ol piivateg wete c-piu<»<),
but the in;-in body escaped to the hills, through
the woods and high com, making for the Cumber
land uver.
Thus ended an action in whi**h mv command,
not i xcet ding 7ou men, (< tie whole cotit| any being
in the tear with pusooe s) -ueceeded in defeating
a bng.de ct 12UO chosen cavalry, sent by Gen
bueit expressly lo take me or drive me out ot
Tennessee, killing and wounding some lgt>, Mtt* J
taking *2OO p.isoiiera including the Brigadier Gen
er f I coiiimaiiding, and the gi eater put t ol the
i egiuit ntal ofhc rs.
My loss in both actions amounted to five killed
and eigteen wounded, two missing. Amongst the
wounded was Captain Huffman, who had hi* ami
shttUfied by a bail whilst leaning gallantlr on his
br«ve lex n Ringers, a small bod* ot men com
mandt dby M • jur Gaiio, ot whom I cannot speak
too highly, as Hey tutve* distinguisH.-d themselves
ever since they joined tny cominaud, not oi.lv bv
tlieir bi a very, b.«i tfuir good sohlter-ltke conduct.
To ull in uiliceis itud men my best aikno* 1* dg
mvhts Hie due, nothing but hard lighting carried
them thiough.
'1 o iny personal Muff I am deeply indebted.
Col. St. Ledger Grenfell, Acting A j ir»nt Getieial,
at»!y supported me; Capt. LeweiLn, Acting Q'nr
terimmier, and 1 up'. Gteen 1U bel ts, who acted as
tiiy Aid de-Camp, were most active and learle-s
in carrying m\ uideiß, and the Captains of coitipa
ni fe cool and collected in the pertoi luance of iheiu.
L < tti. Col. Duke It and on bis regiment, if possible,
with more than his usual gallantry, and contuhu
ted b> the confidence with whicti he has in.-piied
his men to insure the success of the d»y.
Lieut. Col. Duke makes paiticuUr mention ol
the cool and determined n anner in which Li* u*.
lingers, commanding advance guard Cap*. Hutch
inson Castle, and Lieut. White respectively coin
tnanuti-g lite three companies composing hi 9 divi-
Sion, henavt and ; in tact, i lit* coi duct of both officers
and men deserve the highest praise.
1 received t very assistance Irom tht) patriotism
ami of the neighboring citizens, amongst
whom M j »r Dutfey and Cap*. K. A. Dennett, were
pi e-euiinent.
1 have also to rps ott that I have received a dis
pate i from Gt-n. Foi rest siting that t.c tins m
camped within * ight miles o! me, with a reinforce
tnent ot but) men, but no artillery. The want ol
tins arm cripples my movements, and prevents my
advance witii that certainly cl effect which a bat
tery would afford.
K-emits are daily and hourly arriving. The
population seems at last to be thoroughly aroused
ui.d to be dcterinim and on resistance.
1 hope shor ly, Genetal, to be able to report
further successes, and rest a-sured that no exer
tion on my pail shall be wanting ; no sacrifices ot:
that of my cfiicers arid men will prevent our giv
ing as good «n accou. l ol the ei emy as our smal
numbers will admit r>f. 1 have the honor to be,
your most obedient servant.
John H. Moroav,
Col. commanding Cavalry C. S. A.
PS. Thi morning I received positive infor
matron as to Gen. Nels< n'a intentions and move
ments. He is retreating from Nastniile to rein
torce Bowling Green, at the head of 1500 intamry ,
2ot» cavab y, and 12 cannon. It is evidently tht
intention ol the Feder da to attempt the defence
ol Bo * ling Green and L«b<non. J. ii. M.
B igudier G< neral Toombs lias been re
leased from the arrest under which he was
placed by General Longstnet. The arrest
was Caused by s*iue insign fi* ant deviation
Irom 'he* orders of L< ngs»re« t which the lat
ter < h se to cousider a gross vt latiou of o -
tiers. A' soou as the uiattei was explain and
i General Loi.gstreet he hoi o. biy roeior-d
C-Outfui KAidubtf IV h. 3-»
t> ivLi U.« It «llir>«;MI O Kpautl I 4.
I'tuui ill ■ Seal of \t ur.
We had itiduiged the hope that we would be
able to lay our t eud~ts this mu'nutg moii*
put tieulat? ot the great ol Saturday h.st. li
iht.w, however, »e have been disappointed, slid
must content ourselves with giving tuttlt intornii
lou us we have been able to collect. We hav.
permuted to make *ouie * xtrac S from a pri
vate letter written si Gainesville, Saturday eight
at Itr oVluck. Ike wilier says:
*' VN e are sguin victoiious on the classic plain.*
ot Mniimss.is. Thl* moil ing we wete auxious, but
not uue»>av. We (ought and won tesbrda', btu
ueai and ol tuunense r* in tore* men s to the cut tn
lu-iug the n gin, white our* could not come no di
nne to paitietpute in today’s tight. Hut it hegstt.
ant tonight while i write the eiu-mv ar»* tl einj
it and our troops -tier them. So th tombm. and ar
mies ot Pope, McClellan and Burnside, ate driven
mgWiotisly 1 1 out tlte th-iii. ver. I ot their r* gt
menl* were cut to pieces, and lit ten IninilieS ah
out three of the Ist Pennsylvania w*re I lied ot
wout..led. K-mpei’s «it»ision ot our c*>n s cap
tur. and thr* e t»att* rn s ; Hood's d.vi-n n p s-« and o»ei
thiity pieces of artillery ; lien. Jenkins, oi 6 un
Carolina, was wounded; Col. skinner tuorin 11 *
wound, and; a lid many others who e names i havi
u*t ieait.cd They onlnumbeied ns, by tlo ir owi
aci ouut, nearly tl.ne to t u<’. Andetson's dtviaioi
was siigtiUv eng-ged this iilternoou.
** I'tie hght oid not coiutiKiice until 4 o’clock,
•nd eveu t.ow occasionally 1 eati bear the bootnui:
ot big guns coining back on the air, a a they haras
the reiieattii.g eueiuy.”
Ti e pa*s« tigers by the Centtal trsin, yesterday,
were tamiliurwi h no facts beyond what h.s alter
dy been laid belore the public. A* u*u»l, they
came freighted with reports collected al tjoidetis
vil e curing the short stay ol the Haiti at tha*
p nut. 4’l.e teal posiiioti ol the two am.iea wa
not known, though i was stated that the enemy,
when lust heaid trom, were rapidly refloating n.
ihe direction ot (hcoqmn, mid our loicea hotl.
pU'Stllllg. A laige bod* ol yu» arruy ■*'--* -k'a.l'
CtiUicl), wltiisl JSiuari’s eaValty w u S tepreSehieU ti
have reached Alex mdiit.
We have heard ol seve’al names among tin
wounded not heretolore puldi-tu and. Ol tne-e an
i 01. Lawsoti Bolls, ol the 2d Virginia regiment,
wounded in the luce, but noi d..i geruu.-l* ; I«i* tn
Gol. Howau and M j m Nnd» nbon.-a h, ot the same
regiment, ih- tonner shghtl*, aid the latter s* v
etel.v ; Col Grigsby, 27ih Vu , wout.dvd; Mj i
I orry, 4;ti \ »., w ound.-d in the arm Capis. Simms,
S tin I Moore, 2d \ a., wounded ; L -t ,
II ti man, Bennett, Fulton, ami LeUteuanis VV ade,
Strickler. and Siosser, 4ui Vu , wounded; L'cut.
Cnmmtngs, 4th \ a.. Killed ; Capt. h.obet ts, 0 n\
wout.d. and. CVpt. Simms company, of the b h V».
lost every ollicer. Al;jor Alay, ol the 12th Va
reg’t waa kihed, and t»o ol hia brothera m tin
same tegini. nt wounded.
Pa- setigers by tlie train reported the death ol
Gett. hath, bill this was afserwulds i-ontiad eted.
Up to a lute hour htai nighi the Wut D, pariiiicnt
had received no addiiioitul mfot inaMott.
One aecou it states that the loss ot Gen. J .ek
son’s co?pa is stait dat from tltM) to Situ kilh-d and
wuUiid'd 1 he thh \ irgiuiu r< giment is reported
to have lost one hail the men they had engaged.
On I’hui?d>y abet noon the pmsiuon* of Genr 1-
Jackson and J’.well wete in-ai Fudley Chtitch, then
right testing uu Groveton, and their lefi lo the i Id
battle field «and Ala i ms-a a. About a o’clock tl >e hi
••my under McLlellau advaticv and by the \V urrentoii
road, when our attilleiy opei.« and upon them. An
t-iigag, itieiil ol two hours cm-ued, wlitn iheeueu.y
were dtiven from the held, at.d beyond the Wat
teuton Turnpike.
CvNFIEM aTIuN OF iHii OPIURE OF EULL
ML'Uh ti AhluY-
The Knoxvi e Keg ster contains a lull actount
ol ihe deleat and cap.ute oi almosi the tuii.e
at my, near Kicl mond, Kentucky. The entire
j force was estimated at fourteen thousand. Nelson
dot s not rppear lo have been captured, but wa
severely wound* and.
LKTTKK KROM CAPTAIN U’kLRATK.
\\ c art* pet iniiu-U lo make the folio *ing extract
from a | rivate letter trom Cnpt. AUKuaih:
KICHMoM), Kv , A-ig. Bu, lbt>2.— We have hue
to-day three ditkitut and no Iv coute*ted battles.
I'he enemy’a force repot teu ut 24,0ut;. Titev
made the fiist stand at the loot of Big Hill —eight
miles Ircin Kichuiond, and the last one al It.ui
motid.
Uur loss in killed is about 100, perhaps h ss, atu)
as many wonndtd. 1 hut ot li.t- enemy, k.llnl U ne
wounded, double our,-, besides ov. r 2,•»</<) pns
oners. Capl.’tJcott is now, *,< o’clock, I’. W., io iht
teal ; so that in the inotuing we shad cupiuie tin
eitiite party.
Uur men befitpred most gallantly, charging tin
enemy at eat It Slant! they made, killed tin. Gene
ral, lour Colonels, two Lieut. Colonel-, at and cap
Idled latge qnaiitili. 8 of Comniis.-aly siotes.
Col tcott, who was put-uing, is j ist now* in,
and says we have captured the ciuiie army—mon
than lo,tn it) men.
It is glory enough for one fight.
No enemy now between this'and Lexington
God tie pi wised.
tvTit.L I.atkh.—The following interesting lettei
is ft uni a very worthy source, and is ui titled it
the utmost cn dit:
Gen Smith and Sraff mounted their horses n
seven o’clock Saturday morning, ai.d moved to tin
I run t some eight miles, to w hei t- on? lot ces arri Vet
la.-t uighr. Just belore reaching the place tin
enemy attacked us, ope-nit g with artillery, and u
in about an hour the infantry opened; in less tt a;
an hour we drove them from tln-ir po.-bion, wit;
great slaughter on tlieir sich*, we taking man
piiHor cts. Uur loss quite heavy, e.-p* ci.illy i
ollicers. \S e moved on af»oui two tunes beyoin
Kogetsv;lle, at which place the first fight occUite<
hi.u found them egaiu in position, when we mam
the attack, amt the s» ootid time dtove them iron
thei? posi ion with stitl gteattr loss, both in kiile-d
wounded at<d mi.-.-ing. «nd stt aller 10.-s on our side
This second tight occurred about 2 or 3 o’clock,
slid our ttoops having march, and some eight mih-.-
atid havii g no wate-.r except n linle taken lion
the stagnant pools along the toad, and seeing tin
enemy again prepning to teceive u•», wy haltet
our men and g ive them several hours test. Lvet
hug being r^ady, a atioi tma rch br. ug tus w tthi
sight ot R chmot and, where the enemy made a thin
stand, wi.eu we moved on uiid attacked them th
third ime.
Alter hard fighting we rott'ed them, and drov.
them through the place a little belore sundown, t;
utter confusion. In this last fight we did not lost
many men, but we captor and liotn 1,2« O to 1 s<>
ptisonets, besides th. ir killed atid wounded. A-t.
wo had whipped them ki front and started ttien
rontiiitg, Oi 1. ,w\ h |,is cuamui and, wo.
bad been sent aioutui on the Lexington road t<
catch them, keeping (sis command m ambush unit,
the retreating at my came up, attacked them at.<
siu-ct'f den iti capturing aid killing near y th;
whole atrny, taking all their guns aid boijio lei
pieces ot artillery, with all rheir wagonp, stores,
etc. It is estimated that th.ir killed, wounded
.nd missing will reach some lo.woo, while our
will not reach more than from 3 »0 to 6t*i» killed
tml wounded. Tiitir loss in killed ainl wounded
• fficers is heavy. ' The troops were from O ;io,
Indiana and K-iitueky, and commanded by Gen
Ball Nt Ison— Col. t'as-iu- ii Clay commanded «
••rtgade. Gen. Miiith command, and our trojp**, H nd
•»y iiatu fighting aca tire bl.s-iug of God, we de
stroyed their fine army. It, was a grant! sight to
-ee our ill clad, and Bomeiim*-5 barefooted troops,
with no food ami but little water, march ng with a
steady front on their splendidly equippe . toe. L
was one of the grandest battles I ever saw.
I filled tin heart with pride o see our men
move on said mid never give way. Glory be to
God on high tor the splendid result.
Geu. Smith and stalf e-caped unhurt.
John Ross AuKtsrLi).— A e?tcr from
Lcuvcuwi.nl), Kaunas, to the Noi hern press,
states that the } aukee troops have occupied
the c.tpiioi of the Cherokee N; tion, aud
made John Kqss a prisoner. He las recent
ly, pursuant to a treaty made \vi i our gov
ernment, issued a call i> r the f h .* kces able
to te ir arms to take ociVitv as teidiors for
ilia Coufedvracy,
tIACUM, Uhi ); : >
Fir Magistrates, Attorneys,
; .11 other pur poses, for case « t u, . * r “'*'
I *** tom pie it; t 1
... ’, Cil Lt. £ k S on the Ba
or this city. ;
J 'B PRtKTINO of every 1
paper *uifed to the present m.J t> . •.
b - done promptly, i u Jr,ko/ ( , cr ,
The Journal and-J*,,. SKN( t „
*y ail readets, whose mail . I
fuse-, may prevent taking a I) u j r . . j
al epitome of the Ame- of ih e jj- #
Srlected, so as to give a full account 1
lint items ts NV ar news, ulj( j 4( j j
! interest. Alwava .id, avo ir
t o*u the mat y reports und run.ors a , t )]
nothing but what is r. liable. H
s lail corn I liue to be cur p..r:i v ’>.
uake it a (i'o<d S m *]‘<ij>er, and .
ti i* and with the b. leadahie irati.r
l .tgesi extent they will a. n.it. p. '
• eat, aid the p per will be reid f v .>
! my one romitti: g u> a dollar.
C3&“ r.LANKs for >i..t .
SuLbIAUS, for sale nt this ellice.
\V,* can assure tlte editor «f t r ts Si ,
Ueycgiait, that there is too ui 0..,
Article i expecting Don’. <tie Joe.:**, t...
v rT*T*** > rvery cn?*,* Vwrrd.tv V
.1 Port Valley, sold in this place to v» '
chasers, about two hundred yards of v
•touie.-pui) at one dollar and twenh £
aid. Dae credit should be given to t:.
»t Mr. Barnes.
NEW CORN
We learn that Mr. A. Barksdale, livingr.
oativ, lias sold ten thousand bushel-o! c,-
govei inent, dclitend -..t the Railtoxd. u; ;
|). r bu.-he 1— the government furuislenp tt,,
Tnis is ptobably a larger price than
hereafter, aud has been done to insure i.,
and livery.
A GRI Al WEI KOF HIE WAS I
The opeiatioi sand conflicts of our Minin I
) -ome days past, in Vitginni, and the R
d< r Biases, no doubt . x.-. Is it. Magnitude!,;-
recotded in nncieiit or modern histotv. R
tlie great bat Mes of Em ope wiihin th>* -..
century, wlierc a (t-vv hours decided tlo
great Htmies und kingdoms, il is widi u- •> R
repulsed ot del nSrd iu one quartet, lo ir . R
with redoubled vigor in another, < r on u,o Ma l
battle field ; and to persevere to the l .-t maoi
can be brought into tin* contest. At 1.-a.-t-,-,
the determination ol the South; and sueltm -i. i:
i-scatc.-ly to he found in history, that t»<
•atill s have, within a few months, teen Ft. u
the same he'd. But so it is now, with nc.rUt
the “Plains ot Manassas.” We met the “bn;.
Vrn.v” there, under the ample printing -
Feather a) of G. n. Scott, the l.cro of inu s..e. tv*i,
•vats, On the 21st July, 18t»l, it w, t - a
lei. ated. VVt* have tn.iv met the eoticetilixiu
I'rsgtmnia of the second “Grand Am\,” »l,i t ;
nad becu reconuoiieriiig übotit Rirlittieti, .
tal months, and changing its “base o! « .-t
tioi.s,” (for very good and suflicit-tu cat. S t-, 1<:
he same fi.-ld, — where it has sustaiiioi (
irons and bloody defeat, with great 10.-.-t-r c U
e r-, privates, utniameuis, and all kinds u a?
-quipiuents.
We append the several details, as thetas
•ome to u-, not vouching for th.ir cniiu-t x. I
• less, 'i he correct vcision ol ail rhe fact- c*(
inly be looked fer, when the luttiors !,.r ..
*mo to expand themselves, and to Mib.-idr .**:
•<> plain matters ot tact. Wo can ci.lv say. i
■ut government call keep such matins Iren; id
mxixus public, longer than in ( oinlon.i 1 !e for ts»
i inquiring people. Ptobably there ate good w
A?t,B tor if, and no l<»ult si;ou!.J bo lounu v* here vs
is tight, and the i. sult is even better iu out arm
nun was anticipaled.
P. S. Since witting the above, we hive fortl
.nd most important intelligence horn o.r u
.rmics both in the North and V.'csf, by hhichit
ill appear that they are following up their a
tapes gained iu the recent battles. W>■ will t
predict wln re they* will bes. un*\ in a week trom
ftis time, but rhe past week has been,
lie back view of ihe r.-ar - guaid Ot iclia'-g
»t mies.
Having in this war exercised Christian foibeaT
itice to is utmost extent, by actii.g only ot
lelensive, ii will now be gratifying to all 'O-* '
.tut policy changed and tiie war carried u, •
-0. lof those barbarians who have so long *
obbiiig and uiutdtiii.g our quiet and unolk--. i
ciiixena.
C vSUALIILS OF IHE LATE BATTIK
Tl e reports uoin the battle fields have bt-.a b:t
cw, with regard to tiie killed and woundei of !
companies from this city and vicinity.
tie loiiowing, mostly fiom private dUpaU-ats
iu the Diily Telegraph:
A Intter from Lt. C. VI. Bvllard of the ‘
Guard*, —thre-* killed, viz J. 11. Si*niu -
B<)ud, P. Jcpsou—Wounded, 6—D. 11-k
.{. F. Boyd, L. U. Andiews, li. I’. MMiy*, • B
dassenbutg, and lliebaid Nelson. it- • i
reg’t, G killed aud 52 wounded.
Central City Blue*. —Capt. James G. I> - ’*•'[
tilled, Etj. Lewis, while skirmiohir-g—Wo -
Harris, Kuibrough, C. Wilder, Bin;, Lr-* 2 -
Vtlk iiS and ilcDonald.
Dispatch to P. E Bowdre—Killed, Capi 11 J
of this city) and Lieut. Porter, ot the regu>* *
bounded severely, M. j Walker, Lieut. *■'
Fount, Bhtuee, VS iley, Ilorne, Bentpng, -* • *
•nd Anderson—slightly, Capts. Fort a:.a b-t
Capt. Wiu. T. B own, of the Davis fL* 'L
Dooly county, and Capt. Augustus C. ~
he Baker county Volunteers, ar; repot- £u
•tilled—bot’u most gallant soldier.-.
Yankee Brutality to
2orrespondeLt of the Richmond
referring to the treatment of negroes .
(he Yankee?, ?ays: , , {
A large number were killed at 0 * *’
luring tae last of July, for insubordifi a • -
it is also stated that one of our
the James river sunk a barge iu b w L -‘.'
d-SO negroes on it, mostly from the ;
counties, all of whom were lost exc p i
she Captain of the steam tug, w IK ' n ,
oarge was tired into, cut her loose, t!il j_'®
ihat out* nieu would endeavor lo e*‘l !: ’- lIL ,
aiiO'viug there were slaves <u " 1 ’ t
iiey cunt uued Luiug uatii tha barg'i^ I** 1 **' 4
«U H Jo