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■ LOWS AND SONS OF TEMPERANCE,
HELD IX THE CITY OF MACON.
MASONS.
■ Orsnd Lodge of Georgia for 1863, October 28th.
■ Macon Lo<l;;e, No. C, first and third Monday nights in
■ c HMtsntl'ne Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each
■ Washington Council, No. C, fourth Monday night in each
■Wom-rN Encampment, Knights Templar, No. 2, Meet*
m il every first Tuesday night in each month.
OBI) FELLOWS.
■ Grand Lodge,first Wednesday in June.
H Grand encampment, Tuesday previous.
■ l anklin Lodge, No.«, every Thursday evening.
I United Brothers, No. 5, every Tuesday evening.
W .V;t'on Union Encampment, !^o.second anu fourth
Fgfobdav evenings in each month.
SONS OF TEMPER ACNE.
Grand Division, fourth Wednesday in October, annually.
■■ imi.. —« umitiM.tn—iWrn«irmiirn«iß—i,
FIfO£ ESSI(IML CARDS. _
CULVEKHOUSE A ANSLKI,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
KNOXVILLE AND PORT VALLEY, OA.
3. P. OULVEKHOUBB, F. A. ANBLEY,
Knoxville, On. Port Valley, Ga.
i >PtMy
L. V. WHITTLK7~
ftTTORNE Y AT LAW,
MACON, GEORGIA.
)V»TCK next to CONCERT lIALL,over Payne's Drug Store
jsn.fi, [4l-ly.]
THOMAS B. CABAPfISS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Poi’iwytli, G-a.
HTIIJ. attend promptly to all business entrusted to LIB
I* esre in theCountiesof Monroe, Rlbh, Butts, Crawford,
"'■s, Pike, Spalding and Upson. [may 12 ’sß]
WOOD’S
PHOTOGRAPHIC
PALACE OF ART!
piIOHAULY the largest and beat appointed Estab
-1 IWhment in the Bouth, If notin the United States. I;
c <>f s he most popular and interesting places of resort it
Macon, and is daily thronged with crowda of delighted visi
tors. The
Collection of
- * j ry Urge, embracing every atvle known to the art, frost
smallest Ambrotype to the life-size Portrait. Wood h
i*?**^ regardless of labor or expense, that his GAL
shall continue to fee the
Headquarters of Fine Arts an the South
Kmployinjr permanently the best talent t 0 procured u
■''b 'ti:j Photogrophs, in crc?-y styi*, tru e to nature, ano
i>"ruvt satisfaction ia guaranteed m every instance. A
iffte collection of the celebrities of the day on exhibition,
p * alc, i h»» just been added a splendid Picture of the
of "’ales and suit, Blondin, Judge Douglas, and
‘ r> toJ nuaierous to mention, but which the public are
respectfully Invitea to call and examine. As Wood uses
~ e hi* best materials In his business, persons in want
*' * f j o0 ' 1 Picture will find it to their advantage to patron
c establishment, as Pictures can be had here at prices
~ ,'°* as el *ewhf»re and of superior style. Ambrotypes,
, m, *>typea and Plain Photographs of every siae at low
prices. CaiUml see R. L. WOOD,
Q Washington Block, nearly opposite the
Lanier House, Macon, Oa.
"THE GEORGIA ~
home insurance company,
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I COLUMBUS, GEO.
CHAHTERED CAPITAL - - $250,000
. Dißscroaa.
Rob't M M N !i GoUgh » w. H. Young,!
Ic.c'cl 0 “ by ' J. 0.8 trapper,
J.P. Illges,
J«!!«!"?“’ W.H. Hughes,
• hosemun, James Ennis,
L. T. Downing.
0 p Wltt JNO. McGOUGH, President.
W C ? X ’ Secretary.
1 luieaLT 11 . 1 Bl <>™3, merchandise, cotton and otbei
crd am .'.*T;‘, km,l » or insurable property, against lom
eu -.i Lv* JUl ’ e * Applications received and policies is
fVb .i 0 JOSEPH M. BOARDMAN,
- ~ • Agent for Macon and vicinity.
Notice to Builders and Jobbers.
I lumber for sale.
|l' iD^ei!>rV> r '-l tr w ould inform his friends and the public
I Ceueral, U ut he has the largest and beet lot of
PIXE LOBER
iOf all anVccmJS G * or^a ’ consisting of Scantling
ami bustured floor iJ y in house building; quartered
f Ot My r Milh s Ct ‘ liUS ’ aDd all
| the road on a.-coomod^tin 41 . UallroaJ > and will deliver at
purchase, addn*, ffie u * u . Q * Any person wishing to
»ad bng*y to me e tth,. Lvr mtoD ’ and 1 will send horse
them to the mill fre e of C h»k£ U “ Ht Mclntyre’s, aud convey
Sept. 25, 1661.—if bar l*-
________ G. B. BURNEY.
"" warranted to work weil. V lor home made article
Straw Cutters.
"S&V*'*"** 99
'Wim.
OI'SINESS CARDS. _
"a"*s. °- «.3SAa**
HARDEMAN & SPARKS.
WARE-HOUSE
AND
Commission Merchants.
MACON, GA„
WILL plve prompt attention to the eeillnjt and ttorine
of Cotton, and to the flliioß of orders for plantation
md family supplies. With many years etperlenc* and
with their best efforts to serve their friends, they hope to
have a continuance of tbe libera] patronage heretofore
.jitrnded to them Liberal advances made when reuulred
August 15th ISCO. (ly.)
D. O. HODGKINS & SON,
X»EitIR3 IX iSO HiNtTPiCrßllClia OF
C3r xj i*r s,
lIFLE3. T
And Sporting
Jan, 1,1560. ts
IRON WORKS,
MACOUf, GEORGIA.
T. C. NIBBET,
HA V!VIC removed his FOUNDRY AND MACIIINE
WORKS to the line of the Kail Road near the Macon
& Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture all
kinds of
MACHINERY AND CASTINGS,
ALSO
Steam Engines & Boilers,
On terms as favorable as any Establishment either North or
South. (mar 13) T. C. NIBBET.
JOHN SCHOFIBI.P, JOSHUA 3CHOFIXLD
Schofield. & Bro.,
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
MACON, GEORGIA,
WE are prepared to Manufacture Steam Engines,
CIRCULAR SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN GEAR
ING, SUGAR MILLS,
BRASS AND IRON CASTINGS
Os every description IKON RAILING and VEU>
ANDAHb. Having the most complete assortment of
Iron Railing in the State, which for elegance, neatness,du
rability and design, cannot be surpassed, and are suitable
for the fronts of Dwellings, Cemetery Lots, Public Squares,
Church Fences and Balconies.
Persons desirous of purchasing Railings will do well to
give a call, as we are determined to offer as good bargains
as any Northern Establishment.
Specimens Os our Work can be seen at Rose Hill
Cemetery, and at various private residences in this city,
jaa 1-1861
Change of Programme,
W. J. M’ELROY & CO.
HAVE removed to the New Building on 4th street
near the Guard House. We continue to manufacture
Swords, Sabre*, Bowie Knives, Spurs, and general brast
work, Farmers’ Tools, Ac.
ALSO FOR SALK,
Tin iind Japan Ware.
Sale Room up-stairs on second floor.
We will be pieased to see our frleuds and customers, and
serve them so far as we can.
w. j. Mcelroy,
junelS A. REYNOLDS.
B. h 7 WRIGLEY,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Ralston’s Granite Range,
(j Vml Door to Kxpre&s Office ,)
MACON, GEORGIA.
oct 29 -y
lTYeilin & co.
HAVE FOB SALE
JQ Barrels ENGLISH COPPERAS,
60 Pounds GUM OPIUM,
25 “ IODIDE POTASS,
200 Gallons CASTOR OIL,
10 dozen OLIVE OIL,
2 Bales HOPS,
800 Pounds CASTILE SOAP,
100 “ ASBAFCETIDA,
16 Bbs. SULPHUR,
25 dozen MUSTARD, % pounds,
10 Kegs COOKING SODA,
50 Peunda CALOMEL,
50 “ BLUE MASS, *
50 « INDIGO,
200 o*. QUININE,
2 Bids. EPSOM SALTS,
MADDER, TURPENTINE, VARNISH,
Scotch and Maccaboy BNUFF. [apr 1
HARDWARE 7
Home made Smiths Bellows
Portable Forage,
Cast Steel,
Block Tins,
Tin Plate,
Bolt Copper,
Glue, Rubber and Hemp Packing,
Brass Wire,
Sheet Brass,
German Silver,
Babbit Metal,
Horse and Mule Shoe,
Shoe Nails, for sale by
juiy 10 NATH AN WEED.
Fresh .A.rrivals
ROSS & SEYMOUR’S.
I*45 SACKS FiorR >
S bbls. FLOUR,
50 sacks SUGAR,
150 sacks SALT,
2 bbls. SAL SODA,
50 sacks WHITE PEAS,
115 cases TOBACCO,
15 bales OSNABURG3,
5 boxes PIPES,
S cases COPPERAS. junelT
TiOME MAXrFACTIttE.
WE are prepared to make to order and repair, at shor
notice, MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS, Ac., Ac
Also,Sewing Machines repaired, and new parts made, an
machines adjusted, by a practical and experienced workman
Public patronage respectfully solicited.
lAnl* 'I.J.iQHaiWH AGO.
MACON, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TANARUS, 1563.
lCorre§poa4ea; e w f tfc, •avaseaia
®reat of tko Chkiaiaaß^.
Nea r Chattanooga, Teen., f
September 23, 1864. f
The rao9t important batt!e of the war ts
ter that of the tirst Manasea*, has jn?t been
fought and won by the Confederate ami,-
The result, is told in few words: There is
no longer an armed enemy on the *r-il of i
Georgia ! Only tbe Federal dead, wounded
and prisoners now remain TLe maituciiui
host, swelling with continence and prida
who lately invaded that powerful Stats,
threatening to overrun her teiritorv
devastate her homes, has been defeated cal
forced to seek refuge behind barricades md
breastworks along the banks of the Ten
nessee river Let every heart in ail our Buff
ering land give thanks to Almighty God
for His great goodness—for this signal de
liverance.
Having been detained on the rear* I er
rived upon the field too late to fitness the
battle. lam also almost, whoiy uninform
ed of the organization of the vaiious corns,
divisions and brigade which compose tne
Army of Tennessee. Under tbvse circum
stances I am constrained to relf, in great
part, upon the statements ot others who
were in a position to be well informed, aud
do not pretend to speak with absolute cer
tainty, or to enter mutch into detail. But
there is one fact which may be affirmed
with great confidence andernphasi*—to wit:
That the Confederate troops never fought
better; nor did any other troops npou any
other battlefield ever conduct themsc Ives w i >h
higher courage or more distinguished gal
lantry. Longstreet’s veterans and Bragg’s
braves entered into a generous rivalry, and
each strove to set an example of daring, and
to out do the other. The one rushed to the
conflict with their old battle flags bearing
upon their ample folds the inscriptions of
the first and Second “Manassas,” “Seven
Pines,” “Malvern Hill,” “Fredericksburg”
and “Chancellorsvillc/’ aud fully resolved
to wave those glorious standards in triumph i
over a western, as they had already done;
over an eastern foe. The other, conscious
of their own manhood, and yielding to none !
in high resolve and dauntless courage, vet
stung by the memory of former disasters,
won upon the field with their miuds and
hearts iully made up; never to quit it but aa
victors, nor untill they had proven to all
the world that they were the worthy broth
ers of the bloody and hard fought fields of
the Chickahoimmy and the Rappahannock.
Before men this animated and thus resolved,
many of whom, (the Georgians,) fought in
view of their household gods, nothing could
stand and live. Their fierce battle fries
ruug out above the din and uproar of the
mighty strife, the trumpet note of victory to
Confederate arms, and the knell of defeat
and death to the enemy. Great clouds of
yellow dust and blue smoke from the guns
and burning woods enveloped the field and i
the straggling corabattants, and amending |
from the plains settled upon Ihe crests of
the hills and mountains in festoons of fan
tastio shape; but, deep as was the gloom,
there were flashing eyes there that saw
through it all, and fuilowed with a steady
gaze the path that leads to victory.
Nor were Bragg and Longsj.ieot insensi
ble to the feeling which animated their fol
lowers. To the one, it was the last opportu
nity to reveise the decree of hitherto un*
propitious fortune ; to the other, it was &
new field of hope and ambition, where an
other blow might be struck tor bis country,
and fresh laurels gathered for uU brow
Kach did his duty nobly, as did all their
officers and men, and the reward,? of a gra*e
ful country await them. Only portions of
two ot Lonstreet’s divisions arrived in rim?
to take part in the fight, but they were a
host within themselves. They were Ben
niug’s Law's and Robertson's brigades of
Hood’s division, and Kershaw's and Hum
phreys’ brigades of Mclaws’. But let us
proceed with the battle.
It i9 already known that Gen Bragi deem
ed it prudent to withdraw his forces from
Chattanooga and East Tennessee, and to re
tire into the State of Georgia and there
await reinforcements. The enemy's caval
ry penetrated as far as Ringgold aDd Tun
nel Hill, on the Western and Atlantic Rail
road, our own cavalry, unfortunately, set
ting fire to the bridges as they retreated.—
Several affairs between outpost followed on
Thursday and Friday, the I7th aod 18th
insfc., and on the 19th a heavy skirmish eo
sued, amounting almost, if not quite, to a
general battle in which Hood and his vet
terans displayed great spirit and resolution.
Gen Bragg advanced upon the enemy, driv
ing in his outposts and skirmishers, aod
gaining important advantages. He consid
ered it best, probably, to strike before Rose
craus could be reinforced, and even before
all of his own reinforcements could arrive.
The Federal commander was evidently sur
prised by the vigorous movements of Bragg,
from whom he expected only a feeble re6is
tance. Even as late as Sunday morning,
when the Confederates deployed on the west
bank of the Cnickamaugc, he was hardly
prepared for a serious attack from an army
whbh he supto cd would be only too glad
to effect their escape.
The great battle was fought on the west
bank ot the Chiekamauga, on Sunday, the j
20th day of September. The lines of bat
tle extended east and west, across the boon
dary liue tetween Wa ktraiii C atoosa t.oun
ties resting here and there on the bend» in
the Chickamauga river, a very crooked
stream, running east and north-east, empty
ing into the Tennessee above Chattanooga.
D. H. Hill commanded on the right, Folk
in the centre, and Longstreet on tbt lift.—
fee coixEutad of L mgslreet was composcc
>f rich of f bv brigades of Hood's aud Me
Laws :i virions as had come up, and Hiod
man's, Prestons, Stewart's and Bushroc
Johns 'ids divirions, cf the arms of Tenues
the three last constituting the corps o
tha? intrepid officer, Major General Back
n»jr. Their forces held the extreme left,
acd Her.- of post i to the right wing of the
enemy, which rested upon the mount&im
a&u occupied a stroDe position. Hill's corps
wa? ccn;?3jdol Breckinridge's and Cielx>rn’?
ioe divisions. lam not yet informed oi
the composition -f Polk’s command, which
occupied •he centre, nor of Walker’s corps,
which wls held in reserve.
Tiy order of Gen Bragg, the attack wat
icisurencei about 10 o’clock f-unday morn
ing oa the extreme right, and wa3 taken up
by each succeeding division to tho left,
inching Longstreot’s Mt at 11 o’clock, and
!th :s taxing one hour fur the w»ve of battle
to roll from one end of the line to the other.
On the right and in the centre the attack
was not successful in the early part of the
icy: The enemy bad massed a heavy force
on this part of the field, and maintained his
position with so much stubbornness that
»V aLer was ordered up with his reserves to
the support of Hill and Polk. He moved
forward in supeib style, and fell upon the
enemy like a thunderbolt; but the Federal
columns srill stood their ground, and fought
with desperate gallantry.
In the meantime Longstreefc had been
steadily pushing back the enemy of the left
meeting uo cht.ch and carrying everything
before him. L odor his orders, Buckner exe
cuted a successful flank movement, whilst
Hoed and others mad a vigorous assault in
trout. The efltct of this combined attack
was to force the Federal? to abandon that
part of the field, aud to seek a position on
a high ridge. They had not more than
formed their lines, however, before the brig
ades of Kershaw and Humphries,of MeLaws’
division, under command of Kershaw, (Mc-
Liws not yet having arrived with the re
mainder of his division,) were ordered to as
?uult the ridge. Here a desperate strugglo
ensued. Kershaw carried the position usain,
and again, aud lost it as often. It waiTcvi
dent that tbe enemy had the advantage both
in position and numbers, but the brave Caro
linians and Missisippiaus did not stop to
count the odds against, them. Gen. ‘Loug
street, very properly, however, sent Gr. cie’s
Kelly's and Trigg’s brigades of Preston's
heroic division, to their support. A vigor
ous and simultaneous assault was made, and
the enemy driven, with great slaughter, from
the crest of th« ridge and down its side.—
Preston and his entire command behaved
with distinguished gallantry, and like the
veteran Kershaw and his loyal follower? ex
cited the admiration of all who witnessed
their conduct. Kershaw captured nine guns
•i number of small arms, and some prisoners;
and Humphries took 435 prisoners four regi
mental standards and one headquarter flag.
Hindman, whose position was next on the
left, was not idle while this struggle was go
ing on. lie engaged the enemy in his front
avi after a fierce encounter, compelled him
to retire along with the rest of the Yankee
forces
• The advantages which Longatreet had
Tainsd on the left could not but arrest the
attention of Rosecranse, who consequently
ietatchcd a bea?y force from his left wing
and ozntre, and sent it to the support of
his right. This important movement did not
escape fcko vigilent eyes of the Confederates.
Gen. Lava who Lad succeeded to the com
mand of Hood’s division, after the latter was
daegerouf iy wounded, ordered a battery of
ten guns to be pushed l\.rward to a position
frtra whir-h it could enfilade the reinforcing
column as it advanced. This was late in the
afternoon, and at a time when Preston’s aud
Johnston’s divisions of Buckner’s corps, and
Kershaw and Humphreys’ of McLaws’ divis
ion, had again become engaged with the ene
my in & desperate conflict. After gaining
po&sessiou of the ridge, as heretofore des
cribed, they had continued the pursuit until
they came up with the retiring foe, who
turned upon his pursuers and once more at
tempted to make a .-tand. The reinforcing
column was about to wheel into position,
when the battery of ten guns opened upon
iit a terrific enfilading fire. About the same
time, Lieut. Col. Forrel, of Longstreet’s staff
ordered Stevenson's divisiou to advance and
fall upon the flank of the column, the shock
was terrible. The enemy halted staggered
backwards, fell into confusion, and finally
fled, followed by those to whose assistance
They had gone. Indeed they were badlv
whipped id this part of the line, and lost
largely in prisoner 3 and killed and wound
ed. About 0.000 prisoners were taken.—
In addition to the guns captured by Ker
shaw, Hood’s division took twenty-one—
thirteen cf which were brought off by Law’s
brigade and eight of Denning’s. Each of
these last named officers was conspicious
for good conduct. But this was true of all
th? officers and men, and l need not stop to :
particularize one more that another.
Gen. Hood’s wound, which has resulted
ia the amputation of his thigh, is deplored
by the wnole army. A more useful and
gallant officer is not to be found in the Con
federflte senile
But the movement by which the Feder
al commander sought to reinforce his righ
wiag, did nor escape the notice of Folk,
Walker and Hill. They deteted the move
ment and again attacked the enemy’s ceu
tre and left wing, now reduced by the rein
forcements sent to oppose the victorious ad
vaDce cf Locgstreet. This time their as
sault was succe-fuL The foe wa« driven
back a* tv«ry point oa their right, centre
VOLUME XI.I—A ' sp.
4ud left, ihe day fcnd been tv,»u • .
ny were flvi D g from the field. X ht'aloV,
out an end to tbe cocfiiot and >,v and „i m
from a ruinous defeat, if no* innihiiafi f
Jen. Ilill speaks in high terms of Br kin
ridge and Cleburne and tbeir b r t-\e .
mar.ds. Polk and W« Iker. accqu,re i t-,
renowu ; and the bold aud iutr P 1 p ornsr
the gallant \\ hefier, tbe spin re. j U*i i * f /
with their haidy tmoperj, were cmnii res'-
j nt ; at-one moment burniuiug tu h «ks
of the enemy ; at another beating Uek his
advance, now hovering ’n th-* i IK an i
mountains, and anon swo ,ping 'thr u- ~i >
vaiiey like eagles upon their prev.
rim universal repoit is that cvcty u rkd
his duty, and uone mere t, an L lP -
The result speaks for itself, a,id nin'h, al,'
gy of all, of the privates as well as the* ui£-
oers.
us the loss sustained by either s’de I SM
not sufficiently informed k o speak with ,nv
degree of certainty. The number « f kill and
is small compared with the number wnur>d
ed, which is unusually large, and tbe wounds
are unusually slight. Many of tbe wounded
ol the enemy fell mto our hands, and all of
lus dead together with aoout forty p i e( os 0 f
artillery, several thousand small arms 1 e
tween six and eight, thousand prisoners! and
between twenty-five and thirtv stands of
colors Among our own casualties were
several general and field officers, including
Bng. Gen. Preston Smith and I) iahlar kill
ed, Maj. Gen. Hood, badly woundwl, and
Bng. Gen. Dan Adams, severely wounded
•md in the bands of the enemy. 'Brig Gen
Benmug received a slight wound, though he
still remuusin the saddle.
Monday was devoted to* the- care of tlio
wounded, the burial of the dead, and the
gathering up of the arms and other trophies
of tbe battle. t
The enemy withdrew tn Mireionary liid-e
.'unday night, and on Monday night'coutiui
ued Ins retreat to Chattanooga and the Ten
nessee river. Yesterday the Confederates
followed up and took position in front. f the
town, where they still remain. The Fede
rals are crouchiug on the rivfr bar k behind
entrenchment , and are busily enga-. and in
I erecting additional defenses. Th. ylmve a
good position in a bend of the river', .strong
ly fortified in front, and their flunks well
protected. It is hoped General Brugg will
: tmd some way to manoeuvre them out of
j their hold without a direct attack Po ib!y
,an energetic pursuit Monday niornii u lt d
I bwc compelled them to recross the nv r
! but this is not certain. Their r.-ar v.
: pushed into Chattanooga yesterday - r
Iby McLaws, who arrived with the ; t ,_’ r
lot his command. p \ a
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Prom the Columbus Enquirer.
Before Chattanooga, Tevn , )
September 26, y
Since the picket fight night before last,
nothing has occurred to break the monotony
along our lines, yesterday not a gun whs
fired from either side until about* sunset
when we opened upon the# win ;i 32!
p .underfrom a projection on L ok ut Moun
tain, overl )oking the railroad. The purring
of this gun into position was and nr* very
quietly, so much so that our own r 0 pa
were not aware of what was g n > on. The
enemy were completely astounded w >en
shell after shell exploded in the very to art
iof the towu. It is suppled by tb< unini
tiated that this gun and o hers that ar< be
ing mounted will «ff*ciua)ly command th -ir
pontoon bridges. If thin be -n, R g( , ra „ &
may as well capitulate. If his bridges re
; main intact, his army is still in a ver*. f re
carious position, because we hold the.river
above and below Chattanooga, and the r il
: road along the base of Lookout M -unfuin,
thus leaving him only odq source from
whence to draw the immense supplies m c< s
sary to feed his large army. Every pouDd
cf bacon, box of crackers, bushel of c rn,
and forage of every description, has to be
wagoned from Bridgeport or Decheid on the
Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, over n
long chain of mountains. To subsist an
army in this way is indeed a difficult mat
ter, not only from its being a slow and r di
ous process, but their trains would be liable
to capture and destruction by some bold aud
dashing cavalryman. We have him clo-ely
besieged in the rear. Our lines are of such
material that his army will never break thro*
them.
From the ridge in the rear of our lines
we can see the enemy very plainly Yester
; day they were very busy working upon their
fortifications, using for this purpose railroad
iron and cross-ties. To day their works
present a very formidable appearance, and
they are still at work. I have no idea that
Gen. Bragg will attempt to carry their works
by an assault. To do this would require too
great a sacrifice of human lives. They can
be shelled out, and this plan, I think will
be adopted.
It is very gratifying to sec many of our
slightly wounded returning to tbtir com
mands. Yesterday about thirty of oui regi
ment arrived and reported for duty.
How Gen. Gregg was Shot —The
Rebel alluding to the way in which Gen.
Gregg was shot in the late battle, says ;
Geu. Gregg’s horse became unmanagea
ble during the engagement, and ran away
with him, carrying him quite into YV.
fcee lines, when he was shot in the Deck
and fell to the earth, where be lay Fr some
time insensible. The Yankee.-, L- 1 •
him to have been killed, cut kL spar • from
his boots and his sword from this belt.—*
But our forces subsequently driving the
•nemy from that portion ot the field, the
General was rescued.