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YOL. IX. TERMS: Daily Paper, $8; Tri-Weekly, $5; Weekly, 82 IN ADVANCE. The Paper 1* always stopped, unless a remittance he blade to continue it. Tinieb notice is given, so that payment can be made before the expiration oi a sun •cription. S AYAOTAH - Saturday Morniujr. May 24, 1862. Wheat.— Onr exchanges from every part of the State represent the wheat crop as greatly improving and promising a good yield, ip spite of the unfavorable appearances seme lew weeks back. ' The Richmond Whig of the 10th, comes to us dressed in mourning, in consequence of the death of Col. Thomas M. Bondnraut, of Buck ingham, the principal proprietor of that paper. Edward Stanly is now on bis way from Cali fornia, and will be in Washington in a few days. He comes at the request of Lincoln for the purpose of taking the office of Military Gov ernor of North Carolina, his native Slate. A Brilliant Feat. —Oar Feniusula corres pondent describes a dashing exploit of Slew art’s cavalry, at the late battle near Williams burg, that, in bri.liancy and effectiveness, has no parallel since the war begun. Hail Btorm. —Saturday aft-jrooon last a con siderable fall of bail, about the size of large buckshot, occurred at Haoner’s Bridge, on the r White Bluff road. la the south western por- j tion of the county the indications were that the storm was heavier. Given Up.—The Federal prisoner captured some days ago under a bogus flag of trnee, have, by order of General Pemberton, been restored to their command. Having already expressed an opinion on this matter, we have nothing more to say. jggT" We would suggest the propriety of ex amining sentinels to see if they are sober, b lore placing them on duty at the Central Railroad Passenger Station. A gentleman who had oc casion to take the cars Friday night last In f rras ns that a whiskey-barrel would smell no stronger than the sentinel at the door. Thirty ninth Eeoiment.— At a recent elec tion for field officers to command the 3fkh Ketr iraent Georgia Yoluntn re, under the law re qulring its re-organizatiou. Col. David .1. B tiley was re elected Colonel, Adjutant Thomas W. Maogham was elected Lieutenant Colonel, and James S. Boynton, Major. Dr. Francis H. Cone, of Greeihoro, young est son of the late Judge Cone, and a Sergeant in the Bth Georgia, was killed just before the retreat of our army from Vorktowu. The particulars are given by our Peninsula corres pondent. . Is it Prudent ?—The Richmond Dtepatch seems to be laboring to prove to the Yankees that the obstructions in the river below Rich mond are really no obstacle to their progress, and that their gunboats can reach the city if they will but only try. We know snch is not the intent of our contemporary, but such is unquestionably the effect of several editorials we have recently read in that journal. The President's Family.—We learn from the Italcigh Journal that the wife of President Davis, with her children, is at present residing in that city. Several ladies and gentlemen ac company them, ampng whom are Senator Gw'.n, of California, and his son. The Journal adds that it is the intention of President Davis to lead an army against the hosts investing Rich mond, and has declared its streets shall run with blood before he yields it. Despatches from Übn. Beauregard.—Of ficial despatches were received on Tuesday ac the War Department from General Beauregard, staling that two of the enemy’s gunboats on the Mississippi, heretofore reported to have been injured by us, hod been towed ashore to prevent them troui sinking, and the entire raor tar fleet had withdrawn from the range of the lire of Fort Pillow. The Pioneer Paper Mills, near Athens, have been rebuilt, and are now in operation. There are many newspaper proprietors who will re ceive this as welcome news. The article of printing paper is extremely scarce, and while many journals have beeu compelled to suspend from the impossibility of procuring supplies, others have kept up only by the most extraor dinary shifts. There is a paper in Mississippi that came to us in five different colors by the same mail. Fate of tub South truss Conquered.—Let all read the we copy elsewhere from the New York Time*. and then say if there is a foot ot southern soil that should be given up to such a toe. in Yankee threats we may learn something of both our destiny and our duty. Woe be to a people who, after these ex positions of their enemy's intentions, are wil ling to submit whilst their blood runs warm and life itself remains. Camp Smith, May 16th, 1562 ( 2 ilh Regiment Georgia Volunteers. ) Fdi'or Savannah Republican: Allow me space through your valuable col umns, to ask some ol yonr readers if the Con script Act prohibits volunteers from hiring substitutes to take their places, or not ? There have been several substitutes received in the 50th regiment. Now, will thosu persons that hired substitutes be subject to the Conscript Act ? Any Information on the subject will be thankfully received. A Volunteer. The Charleston Courier of yestei day gives an account by Mr. Haesloop of his experience as a captive, taken on board the Alary Thereat by the Yankee blockading fleet ofT Charleston.— He fays the Yankees assured him they were willing and even anxious to restore every negro in their hands to the owners, on the proper demand being made. The negroes, they say, are very difficult to mauage, and are regarded with extreme aversion by both officers and men of the Navy. NT The tiring between ten and elevcu o’- j clock Saturday night, proceeded from the Thunderbolt battery. Our water pickets dis covered three barges ol Yankees reconnoitering the river below, aud the signal being given the battery sent three charges ot grape shot in search of them, but with what effect has not been ascertained. Several rounds were also exchanged between our pickets and the Federal*, with no damage on our side. The same party attempted to ascend Herb river, leading to Isle of Hope, but were fired on by Col. Wilson’s pickets and beat hasty retreat. Wear* pleased to see that onr system of river pickets has been so nearly perfected. They are now dotug good service, and U is dif ticult to elnde them. £sr Extract from a letter dated, “Vienna, Ga., May Htb, 1884. “Money Is very scarce with us, although cot ton bales are plenty under gin houses and shelters, which used to be king and command il—little or none planted this year. “Prospects, so far, have been gloomy for a corn crop—difficult to get a stand—insects cut ting it down,Ac- l hope It will now change, as we last night had a fine shower, and is to-day warm snd growing weather. The wheat crop will be sorry in onr section. 1 see some flue oat crop*, as"good as I have ever seen, and some also sorry.'* Military Election Friday last, an elec tion was held at Camp Way, of on* of the re cently organised regiments. We give the re sult : CoIon*I.—CfUKLTCN H. Wat. Lieut. Colonel- Morgan Rawls. Major.—MH. Mann. Thfftyflrrt Begfnicat 6*. Vp|onlcsr, The following is the rei ult of au election hrlti at “Camp Philips,” Beaulieu, for field and company officers of ihe thirty-first regi ment, Georgia Volunteers, C. S. A. Colonel—C. a. Evans. Lieutenant. Colonel—j, TANARUS, Crowder. MJor— J. H. Lows Q jattermasier—Captain Joseph M. Russell. Commissary—Captain John A. Walker. Surgeon—Major Win. White, M. D. Sergeant Major—Sergeant F. II Sapp. Commissary Sergeant—lS. M. Walker. GEORGIA LIGHT INFANTRY, COMPANY A. Captain—A. Forrester. Ist Lieutenant—C. S. Shorter. 2d “ E. W. Clapp. Brevet 2d Lieutenant—J. L. B’ggers. MUSCOGEE C NFEDERATES, COMPANY R Captain—A. T. Pride. Ist Lieutenant—J. T. Johnson. 2d “ T. P. Johnson. Brevet 2d Lieutenant —J. C. Ginn. MITCHELL GUARDS, COMPANY C. Captain—J G. Saunders. Ist Lieutenant—T. P. Pullen. 2d “ T. K. McCarter. Brevent 2d Lieutenant— E C. Perry. MONROE CROWDERS, COMPANY D. Captain— Thomas B. Settle. Ist Lieutenant—T. H. Vaughn. 2d W. P..WI 4 Brevet 2d Lieutenant.—R. M. Hood. r.ARTOW GUARDS, COMPANY V. Captain—L. R. Redding. Ist Lieutenant—J. W. Orr. 2d “ W. fl. Harrison. Brevet 2d Lieutenant —C. W. Cox. PULASKI BLUES, COMPANY F. Captain—W. D. Wood. Ist Lieutenant—H. M. Bogeman. 2d “ VY. D. Brunson. Brevet 21 Lieutenant—J. D. Wilson. COUNTY LINE GUARDS, COMPANY G Captain—J. 11. I owe. Ist Lientenant— A. B. Redding. 2d “ W D. Haynes. Brevet 21 Lientenant—D. C. Cody, Jr. MOUNTAIN TIGERS, COMPANY It. Captain—J. W. Mitrpuy. Ist Lieutenant—N. W Miller. 2d “ J. 0. Williams. Brevet 2d Lieutenant—T. J. Davidson ARNETT IP FLES, COM PAN Y l. Captain— G. W. Lewis. Ist Lieutenant—Judson Butts. 2d “ Jas. K. Fioyd. Brevet 3d Lientenant—H. 8. Stewart. BARTOW AVENGERS, COMPAN Y a. Captain—R. n. Ft,etcher. Ist Lientenant—J. 11. Beider. 2d “ 8. W. Tborn’on. Bre vet 2d Lientenant—J. T. Price. Slelc and Wounded at Fort Fill . ski. We have obtained from private Henry Harvey Kinder, South Carolit a Volunteers, who was brought up Irom Pulaski with the flag of truce some days ago, the following list of the wound ed and sick Confederate soldiers belonging to the late garrison, and still remaining at the fort: Corporal D. P. Latidershiue, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, left in charge of the sick. WOUNDED. Private Isaac Ames, Oglethorpe Light Infan try, wounded in the leg by recoil of gun—bad one foot amputated. Private Shaw, Oglethorpe Light Infantry, left arm shot off and wounded in the right arm and si ie. Private Win. Stokes, Washingtop Volunteers, slightly wounded in the side. SICK. Seigeant James Creed, Wise Guards. Private William Bailey, Montgomery Guar Is. Serginnt M. B. Gilmore, Wise Guards. Private H. M. Moulton, Wise Guards. Private Jack Sturtevaut, Wise Guards. Private Sullivan. Private C Donelly, Montgomery Guards. Private A. Ponce, Jr., Oglethorpe Light In fantry. Private L. Berry, Oglethorpe Light Infantry. Private Klcckley, Wise Guards. Private Ricks, Wise Guards. Private Michael Curran, Montgomery Guards. Private J. S. Jordan. Oglethorpe Light In fantry. Private Patrick F.sgin, Montgomery Guards. Private Chas. Berry, Montgomery Guards. One man, name not recollected, died of his wounds. Gen. Butler —The abolition government at Washington profess to be animated in this war solely by a desire to restore the Union and fra ternal feeling between all the people. Yet in their conquests they seem quite as anxious to humiliate as to subdue us. The assignment of that foul-moutlied, hateful, unprincipled aboli tion vl’lian, Benjamin Fianklin Butler, of Mas sachusetts, to the military governorship of New Orleans, is an indignity at which every southern heart should revolt. In all their realm of abominations, they c uid not have found a man more odious, more cordially despised, through out the South, aud for th s reason no doubt, the vile miscreant is foisted upon the necks of a gallant but unfortunate people. Let every southern man bear the outrage deep and ever gnawlng in his heart. The time will yet couie when it shall be grievously avenged. Do the people ol New Orleans—men able to take aim and draw a trigger—intend to allow this wretch the liberty oi their streets in broad daylight ? Is there no man. or woman, among them who will offer tip himself, or herself, a sacrifice rather than have their fair c-itv outraged by such a dominion ? Are there no street win dows or house-tops from which the proud auto crat may be sent to his long account, even wheu surrounded by his guilded courtiers ? We hope there are. To a down-trodden and outraged people any means of punishing the authors of their humiliation are lawful. Even the magnificent St. Charles, freighted with in solence, vanity and despotism, should be blown into the air rather than have its southern walls reverberate the revelry of abolition invaders May the day soou come when a sea of blood shall be turned loose to wash out these fonl in dignities. Capitulation of Tllllroy** Army. Passengers by the Orange train last evening, says the Lynchburg Virginian of recent dale report that Mtllroj's whole army capitulated to Jacksou. They seemed to have entire confi dence in the truth of the rumor. Amongst other articles captured by onr forces was a shin plaster, which a friend has furnished ns. It runs in this wise: ■Jo regiment, O. V. GOOT> FOR FIVE CENTS, Redeemable in ) . , .. „ Goons only. i Anderson \ Harper. Our forces have been engaged for two or three days in hauling back to Staunton the stores captured from Miliroy. Banka Kangri*. This corps was organiz'd a few days ago by the election of the following officers : Captain— Wm. H. Banks. Ist Lieutenant—H. K. Harrison, lit Lieutenant—R. F. Junes. °d Lieutenant— Wiiiium A. Exley. Ord’v Serg’t—Wm- Wallace Remshart. Southern Hangers. This fine corps of cavalry has been fitted up with most effective material, and are now in camp, ready for duty. Th?y hive elected the following officers: Capt.—S. B. Spencer. t-t Lit ut. — B. Peacock. 2d Lieut. — M. Smith. Bd Lieut. Jr.—Thomas Heath. We will publish the company roll in our next. SA.'VkAJtTITA.ia:, SATITEDAY, luLA-YT 34.-; 1362- I F *r the BaramM* BsraMicstjij (•OImI lil’SaiMlM for Sut't'fss, Have we any hope in these troublesome times ? We believe we have good reasons for hope. The further our enemy advances beyoud the base Hue of his operations, the weaker he becomes. This philoiophieal or mathematical conclusion Is as dear as a sunbeam. Why some of our people who seem almost in* lined to despair have not discovered this fundamen tal principal we cannot tell. The further our enemy passes from his own border line, the weaker the Union element. Indeed, this element has already been found so weak-as to paralyze the hopes of those who thought, by guile or strategy, to blast, onr pros pects. But as they get further from home, and launch deeper into the sea of Southern indig nation, the hearts of many are fainting with fearful forebodings. The lightnings df keen resistance are ffashi; g iu their faces, where they txpected fair we and her. The dreadful alter native of literal exteinovation is the only shad owy hope of subjugating a people who are all swearing their young Hanibals upon the altar of their household gods, to fight the ruthless invaders of their lib rites forever. Frightened at. such appalling scenes, many of them are g ing back to ibe land of wooden nutmegs, and telling their shameless editors that rebel lion cannot, be swept from existence in a few months. The warmer the climate, the greater their sickness. Disease is aheady J|<'iuiaUag their r:ii**#wit fcamil rapidity. fTi.m sixty to one hundred corpses are canied out of Nashville every day. Bui what will tiny do in our wann er cities, when the sickly suns of August or September are pouring upon them their scorch ing beams ? How their u nut climated forms, wasted with burning fevers, will yearn for a cool retreat beyond the land of rebels ! But alas for their health ! They are the dupes oi military despo ism. At the nod of a cruel ty rant, they volunteered to d’e in a laud they sought to desolate. Bat sickness spares some for a worse fate.— They earnin' subjugate us on their guuboats. The most of our strength is ut in river towns nor on the seacoast. The masses of our people are in the interior, and determined, to a man, to fight, over their consecrated altars, with a determination which history has rower known. I Far beyond the range of gunboats many a field i must be drenched in smoking blood or whiten ed with slmtiered brains before the harpies of infernal hale shall polnte the graves of our be loved fathers and mothers. Decision now sit enthroned on every brow. Reverses flash vengeance from every eye. The ball of d.atb ha- opened ! Think ye, Lincolnites, to subju gate such a people willr gunboats? Turn Ca nutes in vour frenzy, seat yourselves on a stormy beach, and command the maddened billow- ol a rising tide to inn back at, the sound oi your voice! But the war is now offenMve as well as drjen si.vf. The day tor aggession as well as retro gression Inis come. Heavy guerrillas are to hang on the skirts of our advancing or retreat ing enemy like leaden weights to drowning sea men. What will they do when every party that leaves tlieir camps is bagged or shot down? What will they do when every wagon that brings them a morsel of bread i's stained with the blood of their wretched vandals V What will they do when they must, retreat or meet large armies, led on by as tine military talent as the world has ever seen, arid burning to avenge the wrongs which have been heaped upon ns V Shall not the gods help those who help themselves? Are we not waking up to the magnitude of the danger which threatens our very existence? Does not every man know that it would be. a matter of economy to tightall our lives? Who would wilfully plunge his children into an ui ju-t debt, which they could never pay ? Who bad not rather see the bones of his wife whitening in the flames of bis own building than to see her fll into the hands of a people who glory in their own shame?— Who shall enumerate their deeds of villainy ? They have paralyzed the tongue of decency.— They have beggared all powers of description. Will God endure such outrages ? Will He not avenge insulted justice, and turn on them with fatal recoil the very destruction they have plot —l tor ns " We believe these views are correct. If the reasons are not founded in truth, let some man point out the tallacy. Show us a redeeming leature in the black catalogue of crimes which has marked the Lincoln administration. Have they not written their own history on the ster eotyped plates ol eternal disgrace ? Shalt not their children’s children read with burning shame the folly of their degenerate fathers ? Have they not sought immortality like Erastra lus iu deeds which are revoltiug to every sense of honor ? Will not the world forever execrate the name of Yankee ? P. A Substitute fur Spanish File*. I Mr. Editor : Restricted as we are, we should husband all our resources and avail ourcelves of every means in our power by which our isolation could be rendered less burdensome and oppres sive. An important article of the Materia Medics, which has heretolore been exclusively introduced from Europe, and whiclt is becom ing scarce and costly, is, at this season, in suf ficient quantity for home consumption within our reach. Medical science is in our day itidebted to Entomology but for a very few remedies, but they make up in efficacy for their numerical insignificance. Had I addressed veu a century * ago, this would have been different. Amongst , scores of infallible panaceas, I should have re commended the wood-louse as a solvent aud aperient; powder ot silkworm for vertigo and convulsions; millepedes against the jaundice; earwigs to strengthen the nerves; powdered scorpion for the sione aud gravel; fly water for disorders in the eyes; aud the tick for erysip elas. I should have prescribed five gnats as an excelleul purge ; wasps as diuretics ; lady birds for the colie and measles; the eockchaler for the bile of a mad dog and the plague; aud auts and their acid I should have loudly praised as Incomparable against leprosy and deafness, as strengthening the memory and giving and animation to the whole, bodily frame. In short, I could have easily added to the miserably meagre list of modern pharmacopoeias a cata logue of approved insect remedies tor every disease ana evil “ that flesh is heir to.” Lint these good times are long gone by. You might doubt my prercriptioos, notwithstand ing tile great authorities I could cite in their favor, and even question tbe i ffieacy of a rnoro modern specific lor tooth ache, promulgated by a learned Italian professor, who assures us that a finger once imbued with the juices ot fihtHobeUux antiodonlaigicux (a name enough to give one the tooth ache to pronounce it, will retain its power of curing this disease for a twe vemonth (a truly homccopaihic dose.) I wish to draw your atttention to one of the few iuseet remedies to which the sons of Hip poerates aud Galen now deign to have recourse : the blistering plaster and Cantharidex of medi cine are prepared from the Spanish flies, . <n— Iharix tv.t oil h,t, which are collected in St ain aud Italy in large quantities for exportation. have in North America many representatives of the same genus. Several species have been used lor the same purpose, and in this immediate neighborhood the VanUiarix rittata vnr , striped blistering beetle, commonly ealied the Potato V ly. The blistering beetles have beeu enumer ated among the insects directly beneficial to uiau, on account of the important use made of them in medical practice; yet, the gardeners tu our neighborhood will testify that the insect in question is very injurious to vegetation, ap pearing in large numbers on the Irish potato tomato, egg plant and beet, which they wii’i strip ot every leaf. I have, however, remarked that they will give the preference to a common weed, it in close proximity—an Amarantm— a kind of Prince’s feather. The insect is of a doll, tawny or light yellowish color, with two black spots on the head.two black stripes on the thorax, and three broad ones on each win*’- cover. The under side of the body, the legs" (excepting the first joint, which is yellowish ) the (nifewnoc.or teelers, are black, 'its length is from 5 to 8 lines, its breadth of body 2 lines The body hyjuite soft. These beetles are very shy, timid fcect\ and whenever and sturbed fall immediate* from the leaves, and attempt to conceal themselves among the grass, or draw up their longwieuder legs and feign themselves dead. In the night and in rainy weather they descend from the plants and burrow in the ground, or under leaves and tufts of grass. It is, therefore, during cleat weather, in the morn ing and evening, that thty feed and are to be collected. They should be killed by throwing them into scalding water, lor one or two min utes, after which they should be spread upon cloth or paper to dry, and may be made profit able by selling them to the apothecaries for medical use. I send you several specimens colleAbd t as j summer and a tew this spring, as they are now commencing to make their appearance, and would be willing to furnish you with more if any of vonr readers desire to collect them. .V O. AH SIT CORRESPONDJfNCE Qi-- ytts Sava vr ah Republican,' JB ’file Itnoli- or Farmington. ML Corinth, May Mr- There K but little to add to the aecUpsH sent y<>u by u-legiupti of the bflV.r at I’anhtfjg* ton yestf-id-jy. 'i he enemy had been parading up aod down on our right for several days, Mid seemed to b<* really anxious to cross swords with us Indeed, he had become-so insolent thutrEcaui egard concluded he would give him an opportunity to show whether he menblfall his acts implied, or was merely playing the braggart. Accordingly, ho put a part ofijie army in motion in the forenoon and by 13 o’clock he hud ei me up with the enemy at Far mington, a “Ceseiud village” five miles not,til east of Corinth, on the road to llarrisburgvjjt; Our officers were aware that Gen. Pope was at Farmir.gtoti with his N.w Madrid artnyiof about 20,000 men. it was not known, however, what other forces, it any, were there to;ec-tjji erate with him. Tlie forces sent ont to engage him differed very little from his own in num bers. And yet he arid his eutire army seetafed to be stricken with a panic from the begiuaiJßg of the engagement. The truth is, they fled like so many sheep. Two or three regiments (lid attempt to make a stand, unit in one in-t|fetj} a considerable force made a dash at Kobinft.n> battery ; but they were rtq u'.seti directed discharges, he scattered them like a flock of turkeys The moment they gave way, he dashed forward with his battery, and poured a murderous fire into their retreating ranks, which sent lbean across Seven Miles cretk in true Bull Run fashion. Robinson’s battery is one of. the best in the array, aud rendered admirable service at Shiloh both Sunday aud Monday Ttie company was made up at, Pensacola ont of the twelve months regiments, aud is composed of Georgians, Alabamians and Mississippians. Cspt R. i from Texts. There are some details oi the ntf-.ir which could not tail to interest your readers, if i ;e ! t at liberty to give them. Suffice it to say, we came near capturing the greater part of. Pope’s army. Two hours more and the thing would have beet; done. Three guns were fired in soc eesssion by the Confederates about ff o’clock the night before, which scent to have produced a moving effect upon the Federate, who con strued them into a signal of some sort, and ae co'.dingly they fell back some dista .ee daring the night. This rendered it necessary for ns to j march that much farther before we came up to them. And thus the enemy escaped. Gen. ltaggbs opened the attack, and Van ! Djfri and Price soon took up the tale Toe I army of the West,led by the heroes of Klkhorn, • were principally engaged. The enemy ran so fast, that Gen Knggle*’ division, after a few discharges, were unable to gat within range of his Hying columns. Indeed, it was a running fight from the moment the Fede r als learned we lif.d attacked them in force. Possibiy Gen. Pope had orders to retire in the event he was attack ed, since one can hardly conceive how 20,000 fresh troops in posh ion con’d fail to offers stubborn resistance to even twice their own numbers. And yet the wild conlu ion and dis order in which his troops fled—each man seem ing to be concerned iu taking care of himself alone —would preclude the idea that his with drawal was in accordance with previous orders. His conduct is rendered still more mysterious by the reports of prisoners, a few of whom were captured in spite of their fleetness. Some of them say that 40 000 tneu were massed to gether in an entrenched camp behind Seven Miles Creek, about a mile, and a halt back of Farmingtou. These troops bail ample time, to come to the assistance of Gen Pope. Possibly Haileek thought wo would follow on across tIM el'twiv, xvUurAi. Ua* ■ if>v rh>: .4 p. vantage ; or, it may be, he was not ready foe the decisive battle, nad therefore remained quietly in his camp Bj this as ;t may, Gen. Beauregard offered him battle upon a fair and open held, and he declined to accept it. II he was uot ready, then he acted wisely ; if he w .8, and s'ill declined the offer, then he must dis trust his ability to cope with us upon equal terms. The lose was slight on bath sides, on account of the character of the engagement. Fifty will probably cover the number of our killed and wounded, and two hundred that of the enemy. We captured a telegraph office, aud a consider able amount of baggage and camp equipage. As usual, a ia' ge number of letters were picked up, one of which, written by a young girl to her brother, contains the following singular injunction : “Bea good boy Charles and if you see a seschenist in distress help him if it is in your power if it is Jet Davis his self.” We took several horse3, and killod a great many. A battalion ot Federal cavalry attempt ed to arrest the pursuit, and with this view they made a charge upon oue of our regiments ; but a single volley Iroin the Confederates un seated nearly half of them, and sent the rest flying after their comrades. The pursuit was stopped at Seven Miles creek, across which the enemy fled in confusion. The affair has had a very happy effect upon our troops. They had been chafing for days under the insolent behaviour ol the Federals, aud now and then a weather-beaten follower of Price would ask, how long Beauregard was going to let these fellows shake their ti.-ta in his face. It gave the men a pleasant day’s en tertainment, and has furuished them an agree able topic of conversation for some time to come. The sth Georgia regitneui was present, but did not. participate in the affiir. it went upon the field at a double-quick, and it was with difficulty the hoys coutd be restrained from charging a battery—so eager were they for Uic fray. Tins regiment- was reorganized on the 8 h inst. under the late act of Congress. Wm T. Black, late Adjutant of the regiment, was elected Colonel; C. B. Day, of the Clinch R .fics, Lieut. Colonel, and C. P. Daniel, of the Griffin Light Guards, Major. Jas. 11. Rogers, of the Upson Guards, has been appointed Ad jutant of the regiment by the newly elected Colonel. The Washington Artillery from Georgia also elected new officers on the 81 h, to-wit: fipeiier, Captain—Pritchard, Ist Lieutenant —Wallace, 2ii—Dosher, 3d, and Roberts, 4th. Both thu regiment and the artillery compa ny are pleased with their new officers. The Federal press admit a ioss at Shiloh of over 13 000 men, including o.fiCO prisoners. It is believed in well inioruied circles that it would be safe to double their Azures. Inn may lorm some idea ot the stuaning effects ot the blow administered to the enemy on that ever memorable field, lrom the fact that live weeks have now elayiscd since the battle was fought; and yet with ail their resources in men .aid transportation, they Lave been u--at.de thus far to renew the fight. P- "■ Corinth, Mi?s., May 12. I lear my letters must prove uninteresting to your readers. There is teat erial enough, it I felt at liberty to use it; but the immediate presence of the enemy, and the existence of spies throughout the country, who catch up and report everything that can be of any possi ble advantage to their employers, admonish me of the necessity of exercising great reserve and caution. There are some topics, however, which will not lose all the interest that attaches to them, by being withheld for a time ; and I hope to be able on some future occasion to call the attention of your readers to them. We are just in a condition here that a battle tnay occur any day without surprising any one. You may form some idea, therefore, cf the painful suspense in which men and officers pase the time. The enemy has rc-occupied his former position at Farmington i.we did not care to hold it after driving him from it,) and has advanced his lines on our front and left. Indeed, he has approached so near, that two hours’ march would bring him face to face with our forces. The weather is dry and propitious for his ad vance, and he has had ample time to bring up his columns from the river. It was believed on the afternoon of Saturday, thy. 3d, that the battle would ccrtululy take place on the follow ing day; but it did cot, and Sunday night and Monday there were vety heavy rains, which prevented such a thing as the movement of an army for several days. The roads are in good condition now, bewever, and the decisive move ment cannot be delayed ranch longer. The summer is rapidly approaching; the weather U already quite warm, <tnd there is much sick ness In the Federal army, and General Haileek knows that his campaign in the south-west will come to naught, even without another blow from Beauregard, unless he moves soon and successfully. In addition to all this, the bold and brilliant operations of Morgan, Scott, Woodward and others, in Middle Tennessee, threaten to inter rupt the communications of the Federals with and to break up their railway con nections between North Alabama and Nash ville, Louisville and other points in Tennessee aud Kentucky. Forces have also been sent cut ia the direction of Paris and Paducah, and it is reported that they have been equally successful, though no official account has been received of their movcmeut.-.Jfhese demonstrations, while they threaten the enemy’s lines of communica tions aud divide his forces, furnish Haileek an additional motive for an early movement -The recent affair near Fort Pillow, in which Jeff Thompson, now iu command of our wood en-col top gUßjiflats on lUstAUasteaippi, .engaticU. the Federal fleet, may tend toue’ay the advance of the enemy down the river; but I See no rea sou to change the opinion heretofore expressed in regard to the final accomplishment of their purposes. Thompson’s for.es is composed chiefly ot his “horse marines,” as he cal's them —the. swamp men—half horse, ball man, and the other part alligator—whom he brought with him from Missouri. That they will do all that men can with their limited meaus, there need be no doubt; but his boats are not of a character to cope, with-the enemy’s w ith much hope of success. We have the most gratifying intelligence from the Missippl, Red, Arkansas, White and St. Fmucis rivets. It is reported that the planters no the Mississippi, for twenty miles back from the rive", have destroyed all their cotton, and that the planters on its tributaries just named are toilowitig their patriotic example. The occupation of the Father of Waters, therefore, will bring the enemy but little profit. He has opened the greatest ertton port in the world, and yet he gets no cotton. This is not all: the people in the great valley of the Mississippi have planted very little cotton—but little more than enough for tneir own domestic purposes. I heard unusual cheering some days ago in one of the camps near my present quarters, and upon enquiry 1 toned that it proceeded from some Missouri regiments. Tneir gallant, and heretofore invincible leader, Gen. Price, had just arrived with the rear guard of his army, aud this was the first time the men lad seen him tor ten or twelve days. It was evident from the heartiness ol their demonstrations, that they were as glad to see him as if he were their father. They have a number of familiar names by wh'ch he is designated in the camp, such as “Pap,” “Dad,” “The Oid Tycoon,” “ The Fcx of the West,” Ac. No officer in the army possesses the confidence and affection of his men so the same^ extent as this favorite leader. He is fifty five or six years old, is six feet high, weighs two hundred pounds, has grey hair and a fair, round face, beaming with kindness and intelligence, and, in some re spects, reminds me of one of your best citi zens—the excellent President of the Bank of the State of Georgia. He does not find it ne cessary to surround his headquarters with surly sentinels, nor to swell his staff with a set of gay butterflies, in the shape of volunteer aids de-carap, whose business it is to ride fine horses, return curt answers to respectful en quiries, make as much fu-s as possible, aud Tt ..- > fil^*aittfs'a' kiuyj -nd respectful word for every one. And y $ he is fierce aud energetic, and has unlimited influence over his men, who would gladly fol low him to the death. Haileek sent a message to Gen. Price a short time since, by a gentleman who was passing me lines. “Tell Gen. Price,” he said, “that he had the advantage of me in Missouri, lor he knew the country better than I did ; but 1 have got him now where I want him, and expect to capture him and whip his army soon.” “When you go back,” was Price’s reply, “say to Gen. Haileek that he has not men enough in his army to capture me. And as to whipping my boys, tell him he may select 100 of the best men in his whole army, and I will take the same number of mine as they come and without distinction, lie shall lend his 100 met), and i’ll lead mine; and we will go into an open field to fight it out; and the fate of the South, ern Confederacy shall depend upon the result. Tell him that, will you ?” 1 have not heard that Haileek sent any reply. P. W. A. Harrison’s Regiment.— an ejection for of ficers to command a regiment, recently or ganized, to serve for the war, was held Saturday last, at Battery Harrison, with the following resuit : Colouel. —Geo. P. Harrison, Jr. Lieut. Colonel. —Wm. H. Prndett. Major.—E. H. Bacon, .Jr. The following staff wa* appointed by Cot. Harrison : Adjutant.—G. M. Blount. Quartermaster.—Edgar L. Gucrard. Commissary.—E. L. Holcombe. Surgeon.—T. A. Parsons, M. D. We congratulate our friend Harrison on in complete success in putting into the field one of the finest regiments in the Confederate service, and none the less, for the very efficient staff that he, has collected around him. The regiment will be well fought and well fed, and the appointment of Dr. Parsons as Surgeon, af fords a guarantee that when sick or wounded, they will be well doctored. The Dr., by the way, deserves more than usual credit for his zeal aud activity in the cause. He lias a large Interest at home, yet, on the first organizitioc of the State service, he abandoned all and took the field in Gen. Harrison’s staff, without fee or reward. He was formerly Surgion in the U. S Navy, and having been extensively engaged with bis profession for a number oi years, he brings excellent qualifications to the new duties on which he is abont to enter. Success to the regiment! A “Personal” Faraoxai-h. —VVe copy tbe following from a late Northern paper : They have had a grand ball lately iu Rich mond, according to female secession authority in Baltimore, at which Miss Hetty Carey, one of the pretty daughters of Mr. Wilson Carey, a prominent secessionist teacher of that city,’fig ured most consp cuouslv. The story goes that she appeared at tbe bail dressed as a captive slave, with her hands tied at the wrist 6, and bearing tbe shield of Maryland on her bosom, indicating thereby the chains by which that Slate is kept in the Union. Jeff Davis came forward during the evening and released her manacled hands by untying the cords that bound her wrists, and thus, in the person of the lovely Miss Hetty Carey, treed Maryland from her bondage to the Union power,' amid the stormy applause of company. Miss Carey and one of her sisters are earning a livelihood as clerks in the Confederate Administration This event has created tLe most intense de light and sympathy in the upper crust of eeees siondom. Bsowsluw.—lt seems that this traitor par son does not altogether suit the Abolitionists at the North. Garrison’s Boston Liberator thus speaks of him : A more coarse-minded, vulgar, abusive, pu gilistic disputant, it would be difficult to find It is something to his credit, under such trying circumstances, that he refused to play the trait or; but this makes him neither a tentletnan nor a Christian. The Qnakers of North Carolina have memori alised the State Convention to release them from the doty of bearing arms, on the ground of their religions faith they cannot conscien tiously do it. They say the whole number of Friends In the Confederate States does not ex ceed ten thousand. THE YORK TOWN RETREAT. [Prom our Peninsula Correspondent] NO. 111. Bivouac near the Chickahomint, j Right wing Army Peninsula. r May llth, 1862 ) Mr Editor .—Since my letter of the 3d hast., we have seen the entire elephant, proboscis aod all, in the way of hardships and privations. No American army, since the days of Washington, have borne their hardships with fewermurmurs than have the Army of the Peninsula. We left our work3 on Worwick creek at 8 p. m. Satur day, 3d instant, and marched the entire night. We thought the enemy were ignorant of the second grand movement of General Johnston, but it seems the}' had been reconnoitering our •nqvements in their balloons. However, they made no attack, which is a little surprising. We reached Williamsburg at about 8 o’clock on Sunday morning, after a most fatiguing march. Hitherto we Have done very little marching, and were iliv prepared for so hard a trial of our strength Most ot us had swollen legs and blistered feet. For some time the army had been put upon half rations, were without tents, aud subjected to the hardest duty in the trench en. Ihr parent7iceii % 1 wouid state what came to my knowledge too late lor insertion in my my last:-—that Frank Cone, Orderly Sergeant in the Eighth Georgia, was killed before we left the BMaTuvd jnar inii rtf lirf’Trgrtifl above tlie woiks to get a shot, at a Yankee, when a rniunie ball, 6ped with unerring accu racy from an enemy’s long range gun, pierced his brain, killit g him instantly. Williamsburg, which we found crowded by soldi, rs of every arm of the service—inlantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, &2 —is quite an an cient town, and possesses some objects of in terest. “William and Mary College,” claimed by the inhabitants to be the oldest institution of learning in America, excites some curious inquiries iu the mind of the stranger. Its du plicate towers, perhaps intended as observa tories, its retiring porticoes, supported by old English brick pillars, its spacious grounds, and paved walks, shaded by majestic oaks, present, at least, an interesting sight. In the centre, fronting the building, is a beautiful marble monument of some worthy, perhaps of King William, its founder. Many of the houses are of antique model, aud in a state of decay. After a rest of five hours, we continued the marehFtwuil 8 o’clock, where we bivouacked lor the night, in an old field, and made our repast npon a cracker ol bard bread and a piece oi salt meat. All was soon hushed in sleep, for we were indeed fatigued Monday morning opened upon us eioudy and rainieg. Terrible, iudeed, was the march of of that day. 8a soft were the roads ttyrt the artillery and baggage wagons sunk to the axles, and detained us several hours at one point.— As the darkness approached, tho roads became, if possible, ten-fold worse. For mile;, the mud and water were from three to ten inches deep, through which we were forced to plunge.— Deep holes were cut by the artillery, into which the poor worn-down foot soldier, staggering nnder his knapsack and gnn, frequently stum bled, and left a “life-size” picture of himself and musket. It was painful indeed, to see the poor fellows. r> presenting different regiments and companies, straggling along, Inquiring for tfieir regiments, which had left them far behind. Some bad given up in despair, and were seated By ihe roadside, some crying, some moaning, and others uttering horrid oaths against their officers, generals, and their government. Some poor fellows were lying full length in the mud, where they had fallen from fatigue, and moan ing ns if in the last throes oi death, until they were sufficiently rested to regain their feet. I want you to understand these as the extreme caes of suffering. Though little used to march ing, I kept up until the last half hour of the march, when the slippery hill-sides and dark ;,.hV -V vi...q -...e.-—... glera jly 0 o’clock, we were seued by com-' fortable fires among the pine hills, eating our scanty a’lowaace of hard bread and meat.— Sleep was our greatest want, for in the previ ous twenty- four hours we had rested but five. Tuesday moruing news reached us of a fight at Williamsburg, and we were- ordered back with all possible speed. At sunset we were halted to await further orders, and stacked arms for the night. Here I learned the follow ing particulars of the fight: The enemy pursued us with a force twenty five or thirty thousand strong, and made an at tack upon our rear guard, perha js numbering five thousand The enemy’3 maia force took position in the woods beyond the town. From thejfortificatiotis to the woods is an open space of a mile, aud across this field our forces were compelled to march in the face of a well direct ed and deadly tire. Gen. Johnston ordered back several regiments, until ourlorce amount ed to about fifteen thousand. The new regi ments, as they came, charged across this field, penetrated the woods, and put the enemy to flight at the point of the bayonet. Gen. Johnston was highly eiaterl at, onr suc cess, and delighted at the conduct of our troops. Every man did his whole duty. Gen. Stewart is said to have accomplished toe most brilliant and daring feut. He charged a cavalry regi ment, in the edge of the woods, broke their lines, wheeled, cut his way back, and came full speed towards our batteries until he drew the Yankee cavalry sufficiently near, then parted his regiment right and left, when our batteries poured into the enemy’s compact column a most destructive tire of grape, canister and shell. You can imagine tlje effect. The Yan kees cut for the wood3 much faster and in less order than they came out alter Stewart’s caval ty.- Many instances of individual heroism are mentioned, but I have neither time nor space to relate them. Our loss was heavy, from a thousand to twelve hundred in killed, wounded, aud missing. Col. Ward, of Florida, was killed. Gen. Early is said to have been badly wounded. The enemy did not choose to r. rtw tlia attack, and the main army marched to Barronsviiie, seven miles from West Point, on Wednesday, where there was heavy skirmishing and forty-eight prison ers taken. All w-ere foreigners, mostly of the 31st New York. A poor wounded * fellow, whose right arm was shattered by a ball, said the poor of tue North euterid the army not from choice, but trom necessity. It was cither that or starvation. This statement was cor roborated by the rest. Wednesday night we performed another hard march, a great part of the lime in sight ot the enemy’s camp-fires, expecting to be attacked hourly; but they chose not to do it. They are in str r,g force below West Point The prisoners say McClellan is Dot on the Penin sula. Wnere is he then ? Perhaps wltn Mc- Dowell, or where he is most needed, with poor disconsolate Nathaniel, whom Stonewall Jack son has so recently given a sound drubbing. We are n->w drawing up in line of battle a mile or so south oi the Ciiickahomiuy, pa tiently awaiting an attack. 1 don’t think we will have a fight. If we do you shall have the particulars. Several days during this retreat, we subsisted upon one meal a day. At one time there was not a commissary to be found in the brigade ! A nice commentary. V. A. S. P. A Vindication.— The citizens of Albany, Ga., in public meeting, have considered the charges and insinuations that have been made against the contractors charged with the 3teaui ram Mirs'rnppi, at New Orleans, and have adopted the following resolution : Jiaolved, That in our opinion Col. Nelson Tift, oi Georgia, aud Mr. A. F. Tilt, of Florida, as the agents ol the Navy Department of the Confederate Status, for the construction of the vessel Mississippi, have performed their duty faithiuliy, that they made extraordinary efforts in which they were fully sustained by the Sec retary of the Navy, to complete the Mississippi at the earliest possible time— tbatshe was with in two weeks of completion, when she was de stroyed by order of Commander Whittle to prevent her falling into the hands ot the ene my. The construction of tbe vessel commenced about the middle of October last, was one of great magnitude, and was considered by naval officers to be the most formidable vessel afloat. That notwithstanding it was impossible uuder the circumjtaaces to complete it, yet the-e gentlemen are entitled to the thanks of their fellow-citizens for their-patrioilc efforts to serve their country. All the cotton, tobacco, provisions and tores that fall into the haDds of the Doodles are sold on account of the Yankee etovernment. They call that respecting private property. isro. Latest ~~ NO FIGHTING YET. Morgaii Safe. [From ourßpecial Army Correspondent] Cohinth, May ]6.—All is qoiet in this sec ion. The weather and roads are favorable to military operations but the enemy hesitates. We sent off sixiy paroled p ieoners to-dsv. The es cort found the Fedtral pictete within four miles of our c.mp. Cos!. Morgan has not been captured, as was reported. Western News. Mobile,-Ala , May 16 —The following is a special despatch to the Alobi e A ve-ther & Register: Copjntii, Mrss., Ma' 15.—Toe Bt. Lewis (Mo.) Re publican contains p .rti.uJars of the capture of New O-leans, and ediioiiahy considers the cause of the South gone. A despatch from Nashville, Tenn., to (lie Republican says that Col. Morgan had a narrow escape at Carthage, north-east of N.-ghGile, .-n the Cumberland River. He escaped across the ri er wuh twenty men ; the remain ing one hundred snne ght being made prisone-g by the Federa s. OntheStb inst , 150 sick and wounded Federals, from Hnlleok’s Army, were hom JPUtabmg UJ 19k JLVtt'iH. The Mitsouri River had fallen two fact in the last twenty-four hours. The London Times of the.VSduit, gays that the battle of Shiloh had given ground for far more appre hension than hope in the North. From Richmond. Richmond, \a., May 16. — The city is very quiet to day, business being suspended in accordance wlih the President’s proclamation. The Fcdsral gunooali have gone down -Tames river, below City Point. Death of a Prominent Lady. Richmond, May 17th.—Mrs. E. McCord Vernon, the popular female editor and correspondent, died in this cuy to-day, after a brief illness. She fcad taken an ac tive part in the movement in favor of gunboats, and was Corresponding Secretary of the Ladies’ Defense Association of thi. city. A Flag-of-Truce at Charleston- Skirmish on Cole’s Island. [Special to the Savannah Pppvblican.i Charleston, !£ay IS.—A flag-of truce from the eue my’s fleet to-day brought up a pagseiige-- taken on board the tchooner Alary Thertsa, from Nassau, cap. tured off Cnufeston harbor r-n the 9th L slant He reports several otheis as having been captured, in cluding the schooners C. C. Pinkney,and W. Y. Lellch, loaded with cotton. There was a skirmish on Cole’s I- laud yetterday; one ot the enemy was killed and one wounded. ‘‘No body hutt” on our side. Latest from Corinth. fAPT. AVERV PENETRATES TEE ENfcßlT’4 LISES, THE FED URALS MOVING VP FROM THE RIVER AM) FORTIFYING AS THEY GO. MORGAN AT LEBANON. LFrom onr Army Correspondent.] Cobinth, Miij- IS—Matters are Inking on rather more actively with the enemy. Capt. Avery, of th© Georgia Dragoons, penetrated the Federal lines two nights'ago snd obtained some mos; importint infor mation. He learned that the whole Federal army are moving up from the river, bi inging their heavy siege guns wilh them, and fortify ng as they come. They require twenty mules to draw their cannon. There was a considerable movement last night on our right. One of Moigan’s men, who has Just arrived, reports feat Morgan lotfajti&.Briaimeuuuid twenty killed anA Jbwrttm- ,■ w "uw'jii l a, lTti federate and captured one hundred and fifty pri-oner.. Ha had to retire, however, owing to the heavy Federal force at hand, Ilis missin, men are coming in. P. W. A. SECdND DISPATCH. The enemy attacked our pickets last night at moon rise, bat witnout serious results. Thly are<ontrtnch ing at Farmington, five miles off. The 291 h MLstf-sippi Regiment, Col. Walthall, had a hot skirmish on Saturday evening with the following loss: Killed, < apt Cowan, of.the Dixie Rifle*-, Lt. Coen’y, ol the Walthall Rebels; and privates R. ,T. Ftoyj, Thos Mytiek, J. W. Richards, qt the Oakland Rifles, and John Beard, of the LaFaylte Rebels.— Wounded, seventy privates: J K. Bridges, ot the Panola Patriots; eoiomou Best, oi LaFayi-tte Rebels; W. Gentry, Oakland Rebels; IT. Mitchell, Chas. Wil son Milton, Dixie Rifles Wounded slightly: Evans Powetl and George Bennett, of Walthall Rebels; W W. M Farian and J. W. Webster, LaFayette Rebels; Berg’t Bridges of Oak and Rebels; Serg’t Whiteaqd Privati s J. M. Gray, T. C. Morgan, John Huuks aud Matthew Ga- o 01 the Dixie RebtD. Missing: Jas. Hunt, Oaklauil Rifles. Major J. B. Morgan had a ;eg broken by a fall ot his hoise. The regiment, though new. behaved gallantly. Capt, McGowan, ol the 9th Mississippi, Is not killed as re ported. , P. W. A. The Enemy's Gunboats at Vicksburg! BIi?IAND FOR A SIiRBB.'.DRK ! Mississippian3 Never Surrender! Mobile. May 19. —A special dispatch to the Adver tiser says, five of tho enemy’s fleet ariived in sight of Vicksburg yesterday at noon. A boat with a flago; truce was stopped by our batteries a mile and a halt below the city, when a ferry boat went down aud returned with a summons to surrender the city The Mayor replied : that he was unprotected, but would never surrender. Col. Anthony, military Gov ernor, and Co], fcir.ilh, c mmanuiug me forts, answer ed : Ji ississirriAKS Keveb r übbzkdb*! Two additional gunboats arrived later in the after noon, when the fleet moved over to t is side of the river, behind the point. All quiet this morning. Sinking of Federal Gnnboats at Fort Pillow—Enemy’s loss in the Battle at Williamsburg. Late northern pape>e r< port the linking of the Fed eral gnnboats wound City aud Cincinnati, -by Jeif. Thompson’s cot cn boat fleet. The g-mboat Benton was bauly damaged. The enemy ackncw'edge a loss of one thousand killed, twenty five hundrtd wounded, and six hundred prisoners at Williamsburg. Capture of some of the Monitor’s Crew. Petersburg, May !!>.—Llghteeu of the Monitor’s craw came a-horeat 3 o’clock this afternoon at City Point, and wire surprised upon l-nding by the Con federate tickers, ba orderedth m tosurrendtr. Niue’ includirg four < (fleers, laid down their pistols and cut lasses. The others rudicd to their snail boat and pulled for the Monitor, tight of these w vre killed, and the remaining one lest an arm. The Monitor opened Ore with heavy guns and pre vented tbe capture of the boat and survivor. The nine prisoners reached here at (1% p. m.,aud marched through bjeamore ttreet to Sen. Hyer’s Headquarters, suiroumieil by a great crowd. One ot the officers is a paymaster. The others are midthiptj^n. None of the Confederates were hurt. New* Heins. From the Charleston Courier of yesterday, we obtain the following : Affairs on the Coast. —We learn that sev eral 0 f the enemy's gunboats made a recounois eauce Saturday up Btouu R;yr to Cole’s Is land. A small party lacavd, when adetach men't j r ocu the Brooks -Guard and a company from Col. Stevens’ lyegiOicuL drove them off, killing one and wounding one. Not one of our taen was hurt. Dorns Kucmr, as usual, on Bun day, magnified this tiifl-iug afliur into a fierce engagement, Captu^d.—lnformation has reached here that ifiw pitot boh! John C. Calhoun, lately known as the schooner Mary Theresa, has been captured oil this oar by the Yankee biockaders. Stoko.—lt fc generally stated that some boat* from the Lincoln fleet were sounding out Btono bar on Friday last. The Blockade —There were ten vessels keeping up me blockade of this port yesterday. A little dead contraband was found in a bale of cotton on Tuesday, at the Harmony Hills, at Cohoes, N. Y.