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2 WEEKLY HIPUBtICAS, By B\ AV. Sim<y, City al County ft* r i a ter. 15. SNKktl, * t lflloil ' SAVANNA 11, OaT Saturday OTorntns, May 24, 1862. Morgan at Atlanta. The gallant, daring, afld almost omnipresent Morgan, has turned up in Atlanta. We learn from a gentleman, a resident of this city, w 0 returned from Atlanta yesterday,that this ext& ordinary Confederate officer was in Tuesday last. Our friend was enabled to gather the following facts from persons intercourse with the renowned ero. At Cave City, Morgan made a dash on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, intercepting a freight train loaded with provisions, which he destroyed. Alter a while he was informed of the approach of another train. He then stationed his men to await its arrival. It turned out to be an express and passenger train. Hav ing captured it also, and making prisoners of the officers and men, he took possession of the money on board—a large amount of Fede ral treasury notes. Morgan paroled the men, after receiving their signatures and paying them off with the treas ury notes the amount due them by their gov ernrnont, ami retimed tho offioara as prisoners. The women became dreadfully frightened on finding they were in the power of the terrible Morgan. Drawing up in line before him, they made a touching appeal to him, asking mercy. Morgan listened very attentively, and told them they had reason to expect harsh treatment at his hands in return tor the course pursued by the Federals to our women and children. He, however, was a Confederate officer, and a gentleman, and would assure them that they and their baggage should remain inviolate; that he had determined to destroy all the prop erty in his hands, but would reserve a locomo tive and a freight car to take them back tc their homes in Louisville. A young and handsome wife of a Federal of ficer, one of Morgan’s prisoners, then address ed Morgan, saying that as he had shown so much magnanimity towards the ladies, she would intercede for her linsband, and ask for him linient treatment at his hands. Morgan, touched by her appeals, and struck by her beauty, asked her to point out her husband— who was standing with the other officers, crest fallen, dejected, and the sad picture of despair. On being pointed out to him, Morgan scanned him from head to foot, and turning to his pret ty wife, replied : “Well, madam, If ho can be of any use to you, take him back to Louisville, l have no use for him.” Allotment of Brigadiers General. The Montgomery Advertiser complains that Alabama has- been overlooked in the appoint ment of Brigadiers General. We do not think the Advertiser has just ground for complaint. Did not Alabama enjoy the honor of furnish ing the first Secretary of War '! Let the Adver tiser stop and calculate how many Brigadiers one Secretary of War is equal to, and ihen add on the number of Brigadiers Alabama now has in the field, including this same Secretary of War, before he murmurs. We think by this rule it will be found that Alabama has scores of B-igadiera in the field. Beside, did not Alabama furnish the first Minister or Commissioner to F.'jglund from the young Republic ? The Advertiser treats the sub ject seriously - gravely; ignoring the scriptural rule that in honor wo should prefer one another. As for ourselves, we do not care a sixpence which State furnishes the most officers, of any grade, so /ter/ know their business and can whip the Jif/hl f Let all such questions be buried forever. They create discontent and never do any good. Alabama Militia.—Governor Shorter, of .simba'nft, tnnefl IH* prorwrKntOTMnnrprE^ scribed therein roles for organizing all the ma litia of that Stale not subject to military ser vice under the Conscript Act. He says nothing about pr tecting the militia otllcers, and putting himself thereby, in opposition to and in con flict with the Confederate authorities. He is satisfied to leave the war making and the war waging power where it belongs, and untram meled. He'is a State rights man, but he sees something else tor his hands to do just now, besides clogging the wheels of government.— He is more anxious to whip the enemy ihm to convince the world that he is wiser than his generation, or than ten men who can give a reason. No doubt, after our independence is won, he will be as able and as ready as the Governor of Georgia to protect the constitu tional rights of the militia — the people he has the honor to command. The Prisoners to he Paroled.—Order# were received from Gen. Beauregard, says the Macon Telegraph, to put the Northern prisoners at Camp Oglethorpe upon parole. As soon, thereafter, as descriptive rolls can be made out and they are sworn not to bear arms in this war until regularly exchanged, they will be sent up to the Federal lines beyond Chattanooga, and there turned loose to seek their homes, which we hope they will enjoy so much as to he disposed Iu luture to avoid assailing those of other people. The prisoners were highly edi lied with the tidings yesterday. Gen. John B. Flovd.—Our exchanges say that this indomitable soldier is to take the field again under new auspices. The Legislature oi Virginia have constituted him Major General of State forces, to be composed of men over the conscript age, to the number of twenty thou sand. ' It is expected that he will confront and hold iu check the dirtiest of all the northern de mons—John Charles Fremont, in Western Vir giuia. The Enemy Below.—On Tuesday the ene my on Cockspur Island, sent up a balloon early in the day. There was but one tent visi ble at the battery on Oakland Island, and no vessel was to be seen in the river. Their preparations aro.no doubt being quiet ly perfected, and wc should not be lulled into false s.curlty. It is stated that at the skirmish at Lebanon, Morgan fell in with, among oilier prisoners, a man who bad been previously paroled by him. He had him tied and lashed bchlud one of his horsemen, but being hotly pursued he had him despatched with a bowie knife, and cut loose. The Dalton Times of the 11th says the wheat crop in Whitfield county has greatly improved in the last ten days. There is now a prospect of a very fair yield. IfT' The letter from General Beauregard to Gen. Van Dorn, alluded to iu the letter ol our Army Correspondent, failed to reach us. the subject of the following was well known in out community, and the notice of his eatly death, trom a life of usefulness, will be read with regret by our citizens : \iV. A1 7,, Charlton Belt died at 4 I'. M i ulv iov £5 in **•"• Capt. Loro 11,13 Toombs Guard, ’.fin son HjJCTT r ' Alley, attended A dl lT’ . Locust and other relative. " ir * i> * Hennmgsou, Dr. Loyd Charlton u-t> ~ . . _ ~ , of Maryland, (who settkq’ a, '■ f.? n 0 kelt, Ga.,l 01 ,he lifter of ih, eonnty, practiced with eminent #nctJsL\.^“^? rßev,er * ; f physician, and for many veatt ft W J' e -irs Ist Ud in Jefferson county, and £„t! Wml Y* it Bullock county, Georgia", and in He leaves a widow, toi ly daughter of t '' Col. Jones, of Wilkes county, Georgia* , three young children. " ” anil The Vicksbutg Whig #j>: “A planter in forms ns that he saw the utgroes on a pianu tion above this d> shed tears when the cotton was being fired. U U very lt.itd to destroy the labor o* a wh >le year, t ns it is a necessity that cat not be helped. There wui, no doubt, tea quarter of a million of hales burned on the Mississippi and tributaries, worth twelve mil lion dollars at ordinary prices.’' * satubday, may iQ6g, Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler. The reader will find under this morning’s tel egraphic colurnu, a brief but true autobiogra phy of the three days’ military wonder w ooe Dame heads this article. That it is genuine ' know, because it is true to life.. Wc have b * the author, and If Heaven ever expended mo of labor and energy and P' ns in ,a.o .to, “fS touch was given in ‘ ‘‘ B tjTI.ER brow of BENJAMIN FBANh-LIN BUTI.EU. U We saw him at the Charleston Convention , May 1860, and of all that assemblage of sharpers, inside and outside of the Convention, there was no countenance that could approach bis in nil that makes man hate his race. He M t uied to beman only because he . ould talk. His smile was a scowl; his looks greedy and devouring ; his eye like a serpent’s without its charm; his nose mounting the air for prey; his forehead low, skulking aud brutal. Instantly we thought of the line— “A man may smile and stni’e, and be a villain still.'’ But seeing the creature could Dot smile, our loathing was turned to pity, to think he was so blasted iu the making, and his villainy had de stroyed eveu his power to 6mile. When we heard that he was appointed to the command of the Federal forces in the Gulf, we were convinced more than ever of the malig nity and abandonment of Northern rule. No thing but the deepest hatred for a chivalrous people : nothing but the most artful and ingeni ous cruelty ; nothing but the most reckless desperation, could have suggested the appoint ment of such a thing to bear rale, even for a brief day, over a generous, high minded people. Aud the tool is proving himself in every way worths t.i-. masters. He has not gon£ to work with masterly skill to bow his victims by de<- grees to the yoke. His malignity has no gra dation —his malice knows no control. At one bound he has passed into the lowest, deeper “than which no lower lies.” H.s proclama tion to the ladies oi New Orleans is the grand est conception ot malicious, cruel brutal, abandoned wickedness that could have emana ted this side the nether pit. Whose mind but that Of this wietch could have tiroken through all the wonted realms of thought and the cata logue retaliatory punishments and have brought to light so terrible a retribution as that pro. posed to he inflicted on the virtuous and Christ ian women of a Southern city y Was it not beyond llie conception of any other man or devil y If he had thought of imprisonment, cr banishment, or personal chastisement, or even death, enormous as either of these would he in proportion to the alleged offense, we could see some connection between the offense and the penalty. But none but the devil or his angels could have conceived of t lie •♦plan to treat a respectable, virtuous woman, perhaps an aged mother, as a common harlot, for no other reason than expressing her disgust for a conquering foe ! Is there no flaming thunderbolt reserved iu the red baud of ven geance to drive this demon back to the pit tie low ? It cannot be that the God of mercy will long affow this offspring ot the Priuce of Dark ness to roam the earth in human shape ! If so, then we must be content aud believe it will be for our good. Let. him drill, drill, drill deeper and deeper into the great heart ot this great people. The end will be well. The wa ters which burst forth at every turn will grow more and more bitter, day by du\, umil no branch, not even the olive branch of peace, can ever restore their eweetuess. We believe it to be settled iu the counsels of God tint iho North and the South shall be divkl. u, u.e one from the other, and that forever. Let the vil lain drive the iron into the soul —the deeper the better. The separation already complete, will continue till time shall be no more. Let the Red Sea and the mountains and the wiljer ne,-s be betwixt us aud them, and how bettor can it be than by the employment of just such agencies, mean and despicable though they he in the eyes of men V God in his wisdom has accomplished great objects iu time* gone by, by the employment ot frogs and locusts aud murrain and flies ; why in this day may he not accomplish this great work of eternal separa tion by even a meaner thiug ? Ho. let us not despond, Natalia the-liisAo for >u righteous wrath and vengeance. No mother will now longer detain her son from the field, Every sister will gird her brother's armor on, and bid him haste. Every man who respect virtue and himself will give his all to finish onr mighty undertaking.' How dare we longer call ourselves men , if we do not rise with all the means that God'has placed in onr hands, and crush, as an adder, the wretches who can imag ine—not to say avow—their intentions, far any cause whatever, to treat our wives, and mothers, and daughters, as harlots, “ plying their avo cations.” The history of the world does not iurnish a parallel proclamation; and ye.t, the Greeks, the Romans, the Spaniards, the Britons, and the Saxons pet formed deeds of daring and valor in defense ol their wives and altars, to which nothing that we have done in defense ot dearer rights can be compared. We see by the correspondence in the Macon Telegraph, that the Methodist Church, Mulberry street, J. E. Evans, l’astor, have placed their church bell at the disposal of Capt. R. M. Cuy - ler, of the Ordinance Department, lor Govern ment use. By the directions of Lieut. Col. J. Gorgas, Chief of the Ordinance Bureau, Capt. Cuy ler advertises for loans or donations of any and all bells to be cast iuto cannon We have expected for some tithe to see a in tvcineut in Savannah in this direction, but as yet none has been made to our knowledge. While on this subject, we will advert to the fact that some well-meaning and truly pious persons doubt the propriety, not to say the piety, of an actot devoting church bells to pur poses of warfare. This to our mind is a great mistake. It proceeds on the assumption that these bells have already been devotedly given to the Lord. Admit this to be true and it proves nothing. Does not every true Christian devote everything he has to the Lcrd * Is not bis substance, is not his time, are not his mem bers solemnly devoted to the service ot the Lord 1 Yea, more, do not all true Christians de vote the offspring of their own lives to the service of the Captain of their salvation * This is all true. And yet these same chrisiiaus think it not evil to consume their substance, to give their own bodies and members, and their own children as a free will olfering on the altar ol their country. Why then hesitate to devote a bell, a piece of metal, to the same work 5* Where- is the con sistency of such a course ? On what reason docs it rest ? What is the church and the bell without the Christian worshipper? If the wor shipper can leave his altar aud go to battle, why cauuoi his bell go with him t *‘A broken and a contrite heart” is the sacrifice that God de lights in—not in the sacrifice of bollocks or the dedication of bells It is better to have no b -lls than to have no ehnrches—no place ot worship—or to be driveu from onr altars, and leave them to he desecrated by a Godless foe. Rosin.—Brigadier eteueral French, the offi cer in command at Wilmington, N. C., has issued the following order .- The general order issued in reference to the removal of naval stores, cotton, Ac., beyond Ihe reach ot the enemy, having been disregarded by the owners oi various lots of rosin wjtnin the limits of the city, it is hereby ordered that a force sufficient tor its removal to some poiut of safety, or where, it necessary, it can be effect ually destroyed, be detailed without delay. If owners fail to remove it at once, it snail be done by the city authorities at the expense of the owners, and no claim from the owners thereof shall be held hereafter for irjurv or damage. Kestccev —Hon. R. Hawes, of Kentucky, a ! \ trginian by birth, has been ejected (Southern) Provisional Governor of the State ot Kentucky by the Legislative Council, to till the vacancy ! occasioned by the death of the lamented Gover nor Johnson, who fell gallautiv fighting in the ranks at Corinth. For three terms Governor ! rept"e#euted the Lexington District in ! ot i he was an in one it Vh nd * IMI ot Mr. Clay, and Whicpanv ,'- 1 , f ‘, rotniD ri u Politicians of the - Atrirstow Mercury, May SO. Roswell 7 was destroyed by tk™„ he Peking department • Will muerially retard ?£ lae ln#u *hich .Ime.— l/aAm Messenger °P sr HOIS for some army correspondence Of tub Savannah Republican. Cokintu, May 15th, 0 a. m. The “situation” continues the same. There is more or lees skirmishing every day, in which the Confederates sometimes get the advantage, and vice, versa. The two armies are so near to each other, that It Ims been found necessary to put forward strong picket forces, whose duties day and night are alike hazardous und labori ous. Frequent collisions occur on the out posts between small patties of men, in which much tack, resolution and personal courage are displayed, and which, under other circum stances, would be full of interest j but in the presence of two large armies, with two hostile confederacies looking on with hated breath and painful suspense, these episodes are dwarfed into insiguiticant proportions, and the chron icler feels compelled to pass on to the consider ation of matters of greater mangitude and more general concern. I have sought the opinions ot persons in a position to be well informed in regard to the intentions of the enemy, and I find the impres sion becoming quite geueral that Ilalleck will not offer us battle here for some days to come. Some are of opinion that he has not yet moved out any considerable portion of his army from the river. Others believe that his policy is to briDg up heavy siege guns, with the view of de stroying our works and demoralizing our troops bv a bombardment day and night for two or three days, after which be will attack us in force along our entire lines. Prisoners report that heavy guns are actually on the way, and that the spade and the pick are to he resort ed to. Other* on the contrary, that the attack will be made at an early day, and in great force. After weighing and comparing these various opinions, and especially the reports upon which they are based, I feel satisfied that nearly the whole of Halleek’s army is in position about midway between the river and this place. In deed, the latest information to hand last night, renders it probable that he is now in the vicin ity of Monterey, ten miles distant by the road leading to Shiloh and Pittsburg. Several roads diverge from that point, and connect with oth ers by which he can advance against our right and leit wings, as well as against our centre.— The position is strong, if not commanding. The country is trsversed by a series of hills, known in the neighborhood as Pea Ridge, and which might be rendered almost impregnable against an attack in front. From this point he can prosecute his reconnr-isances with greater safety than from the river, since the main body of the army will be in supporting distance.— Should the Confederates attack him there, the natural strength of the position is such that he may hope to be able to repulse them with com parative ease. Meanwhile, he will probably continue to feel of our lines, until he shall have ascertained as near as possible our exact position and strength. This done, aud feints attempted here and there for the of diverting our attention from the real point of 1 attack, he may seek to precipitate an irresisti ! ble force against the weakest point in our lines, j and to carry it by storm. This, of course, is mere speculation npou vague and unsatisfactory data. Oue thing, how ever, is certain : the Confederates are ready and impatient for the attack. B >th officers and ineu would he rejoiced to hear that the battle would he fought to morrow. Should Ilalleck go to the trouble of bringing up heavy stege guns, they leel c mtident of their ability to take them. The twelve months regiments have been en gaged recently in electing officers, and reorgan izing under the late act of Congress. I regret to learn that many officers have declined a re election. In several instances, colonels, cap tains, and others, have availed themselves of the opportunity, denied to the private, to return home, and to get out ot the war. Whether they are tired of the hardships of the struggle, or had discovered that their men would not again entrust them with the command, I am uuable to sav. A year’s experience and trial have proved fatal to the Reputation of many Who were supposed to be both capnblc anil worthy. Indeed, it is now demonstrated that it is better to coufine the appointments of regi mental officers to the President, injudicious as have been many of his selections. Glib talkers and sociable fellows at home do not always make good officers ; and it is from such men that many—fortunately not- all—of the regi mental and company officers were originally chosen. But few company officers, compara tively, have distinguished themselves thus far j n the war. The service is a terrible crucible, ia which all mere pretension and dross are con sumed and destroyed, and from which nothing but the purest gold ever conies. Indeed, the officer or man who proves himself worthy in the hour of battle, wno is cheerful and provi dent ou the march, kind and attentive to the sick, firm and tot bearing as occasion may re quire, and who enters the service for the good of his country and not for the purpose of se curing office iu the future, such a person, how ever poor, or ignorant, or rough, wears yet a precious jewel in his heart, and may be set down as a true man and gentleman,at all times, and under all circumstances. I do not wish to be understood as condemn ing any officer who has returned home The age of some, who entered the war to set a good example to their neighbors, and the pri vate affairs of others, may have rendered their withdrawal from the service altogether proper. I am glad to say, too, that the officers from our noble old State, with inconsiderable exceptions, as far at least as they have come within my ob servation, have acquitted themselves of their duties to the satisfaction of their respective commands. It would seem my prediction that one or mote great battles would probably be fought "this spriug within twenty miles of Richmond, is likely to be fulfilled at an early day. Should the Confederates be successful there and at this place, the war may be considered at an end.— Not only “the silver lining to the cloud” wifi then come iuto view, but the sun of peace him self will ascetid to mid-heaveu. The fall of Norfolk has produced less regret here than the loss of the Merrimae. The former had been toreseen for some time. Indeed, as early as last December, I advised some ot my friends by private correspondence, that the place could not bo he’d. Rut the Merrimae— the bold and gallant Merrimae—the nation had fixed its heart, upon her, and had indulged the confident hope* that she would be able, in the ! bands of the lion-hearted old Commodore, at j least to defend and protect the port of Nor | folk. | You will find herewith an interesting letter ■ from Gen. Beauregard to Gen. Van Dorn. P. W. A. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, i Corinth, May 17th, 6 A. M. f it has become so warm and dusty, that I find it necessary to rise early and write my letters before breakfast. We have had no rain for nearly two weeks, and the skies look as if it i would eontiuue dry for some time. With hun ; dreds of wagons and thousands of u.en and j horses daily moving about the depot and through the camps, the surface of the earth—a rich, thirsty loam —has been ground into dust, which flies up into one’s face at almost every step. 1 thought it was bad enough at Manassas on the day of the great battle, but it is infinite ly worse here. The soil is ol that peculiar na lure, not uncommon in the West, which is quite wet and boggy in winter, and quite as dry and parched in summer. Many of the smaller streams have a’ready gone dry, notwithstand ing the abundant rains this spring. Twelve days ago a muie was drowned in a small branch near the depot where there is not a drop of water now. Yon will not be surprised to hear, therefore, that there is an insufficient supply of water for the army. Indeed, the supply has tun so low, and the water is of such an unwholesome char acter, that many of the regiments have fonnd it necessary to dig wells. I hear also, that Gen. Beauregard has taken steps to procure the ne essary tools and workmen to sink a number of what i9 known here as bored wells. By boring down from eighty to one hundred and twenty feet, it is said that an inexhaustible supply of good water can be obtained. It requires from two to live and six days to open one of these wells. The health of the army and the condition of the teams and horses, would be greatly im proved by an abundant supply of wholesome water. There is many a poor fellow in the dusty camps, with parched lips and feverish brow, who would give his month’s pay lor a draught of cool water lrom the old Wells, <Jr the rocky spring under the hill, near his childhood’s home. Gen. Beauregard has Issued au order, requir ing all subsistence officers to purchase and transmit by railroad to Corinth, such vegeta bles as can be procured. The people along the lines of the different roads are urgently request ed to bring to their respective depots from day to day such .as they can spare. Transportation will be furnished by the mail trains. These vegetables are wanted, not more for the sick than for the well. Bad water, salt meat, and half cooked bread will in time tell upon the health of the most robust. Even one vegeta ble meal a week would promote the health of the army. Both man and beast require some thing green and fresh at this season ot the year. A spring chicken, a mess of green peas, and a cup of cold water —hut I forbear; the subject is too touching to dwell upon. If not too late, allow, me to suggest to gar deners and planters about cities aud along lail roads within two hundred miles of any point where our forces are stationed, to raise as many vegetables, watermelons, cantelopes and fruit, as possible. They cannot do the soldier a favor, or do more to secure his heahh, than by adopting this course. In Virginia, there was a liberal supply of fresh beef and uJ^n, aud of trult aDi vegetables. In the South and Sotffh-west, however, bilpi4e b.qef and mutton are raised, aud vegetables are grown onlv lor the use of the family, except in the vicinity of towns and cities. Ii the plan suggested is not adopted, our troops will be compelled to subsist through the hot summer months upon bread and salt meat alone. Fruit, if properly put up, can be sent five hundred miles. And where this cannot be done, let it he dried and put up in sacks Indeed, everything in the form of food, whether for man or horse, should be carefully husbanded. Sixty-one Federal prisoners were paroled and sent to Gen. Ilalleck under a 11 ig ol truce two days ago, and one hundred and nine yesterday. The party encounled the enemy’s pickets four miles from town on tiie Monterey road Per haps some account of a flig of truce between two armies would not prove uninteresting to some of your readers. When the commanders of opposing armies desire to communicate with each other, either tor an exchange of prisoners, the burial of the dead, or the safe passage of non-combatants through their lines, or lor any other purpose, it can only be done under a flag of truce. The party bearing the flag may consist ol ten or fifty men, as the case may be, who are usually mounted. If the object be to convey a written communication, a small party only is sent wdlh it. II it be to conduct prisoners through the lines, then the number of the escort or guard depeuds upou i he number of prisoners to be de livered. The party is always accompanied by an officer, whose duty it is to deliver the letter, or turn over the prisoners under his charge. Having passed beyond their own lines, the party proceed iu the following order : First comes a man on horseback, with a white flag in his hand,which he continues to wave, iu order to attract the attention of the enemy’s pickets and prevent them from firing upon nim through mistake. By his side is another man, also mounted, who is provided with a bugle or trumpet, which he continues to blow inces santly. Tnis is. called “sounding a parley.’ The object is to notify the adversary of your ap proach, and of your desire to communicate with him —literally, to talk with him. Next fol low the officer, bearing the despatch, and the escort, some fifty or sixty paces in the rear of the flag. When the party have reached the lines of the other side, they are halted until word can be sent forward to the officer iu command of the forces at that point, or they are conduct ed to his headquarters. Arrived there the ob- ot the rtMi TinrxpTaineil, and Hie letter or prisoners delivered. If the business be such that only the commauder-in-chief can attend to it, then the communication is forwarded im mediately to him, who either returns an answer at once, or premises to do so at an early period. During the pendency of the negotiations and the time necessarily consumed in going and coming, there is a temporary cessation of hos tilities —a Owe—between the party bearing the flag and the opposing forces And hence, the flag under which the negotiations are conducted is called a flag of Iruce. It is regarded as highly improper for either party to take advantage of this necessary intercourse to examine the works of the oilier, or to pry into his condition, or to receive secret intelligence from any of his dis affected troops, or to approach them with cor rupt propositions. But my letter is growing long. P. W. A. E* title of JlcDowell. We are permitted by a friend in this city, to make the following extract from a highly in ! teresting 1 etter received by him from his son, j a member of the 12th Georgia : “ The suffering of the 12th Georgia regiment has no parallel in the war. Four hundred and forty went into the battle, and one hundred and eighty-three were killed and wounded. Cap taius Furlow, McMilleu and Patterson fell dead on the field; Captain Dawson fell mortally wounded; Captain Blandford lost his right arm ; Captain Rogers slightly wounded, and Captain Davis severely, but not dangerously wounded. Out of ten captains only three es caped unitjured. Lieutenants Goldwire, Turpin, and Wood ward fell dead; Lieutenant Massey, mortally wounded ; Lieutenants Thomas, Markel, Pryor, Marshall, Ethridge, and Briggs, were all among the wounded ; and a gallant young Sergeant, Davis, w ho was wounded at the battle of Alle ghany Mountain, was killed early in the en gagement. He was a noble, brave follow, as was too his friend and comrade, Private E. B. Reid, who shared the same sad fate. In addition to these losses, one hundred and sixty-three non commissioned officers aud privates were killed or wounded. None were taken prisoners, as the 12th Georgia allows no enemy to take them. I would not draw distinctions by mentioning the names of those, particularly distinguished for gallantry, when all acted so nobly and so well. None could surpass the- other. Dawson and Furlow set examples no Georgian a afraid to follow. Oar regiment bore the brunt ot the action, and Gen. Johnson says none j could have done better. Great as is the State jot Georgia, well may she be proud of her noble 12th, which by its conduct, in the camps and ou the field, in three successive battles, has made the name of Georgia known and honored throughout all this region. Our idolized old Colonel, now General John son, had hts horse killed under him, and after | beiug twice wounded, he was carried from the ; field. Early in the engagement, his saddle j girth broke and be mounted his horse bare- I back. i He ought to be, and no doubt he will be made a Major General, for he is one of the Generals : that Yankees cannot whip." Hon. Jere. Clemens —The numerous ad mirers ot this gifted Alabamian will’learn with feelings of deepest regret that he has forsaken the Confederate cause, and given in hie alle giance to the Lincoln Government. He was in Huntsville at the time of its capture by the Yankees and made no effort to escape. Only a lew weeks after their arrival he became very in timate with the commanding general, and now goes about tbe streets representing the South ern cause in its worst light, and endeavoring to persuade all his friends to join with the Federal cause - so far he has only found four of tbe citi zens of Huntsville, who were so destitute of principle and honor as to link their destiny with the destroyers of onr homes and our peace. This comes from a source entitled to the highest credit. —Atlanta Oommonuraith. Fortt Sixth Georgia Regiment.—This fine regimeut Colonel Colquitt, marched from the race course on Saturday, with their baggage, and are now pleasantly encamped at White Point Garden. The battery presents quite a warlike appearance.— Charleston Courier. AFFAIKS IN TIIE PKAIVSILL [From our Regular Correspondent,] c’hicka iiominy Rivkk, } 14 miles from Richmond, r May 13th, 1863. ) Mr. Editor .-—Up to ttiis time, since my last, not a single opportunity lino presented itself for continuing our correspondence. The waul of time, and on account of the transportation being sent in advance, it was impossible to write. We have had some stirring times on this ever to be remembered retreat, of which, no doubt, wilh many of its incidents you have already been apprised. I write you nowoua cartridge box in line rf battle, awaiting the ad vance of tiie enemy, who is reported to he ap proaching behind us in large force. We may tight to-day, or we may fail to draw the wary McClellan out, until some other strategic move ment is culminated. He has beeu so often dis comfittedand defeated in the pursuit of the rebels, he may not be sanguine enough to risk a battle jast now. It did uotsurprise me much that we fell back; iu fact, it was anticipated by most of the troops. I will venture to give some account of the retreat, but I almost despair giving correct versions of what I did not see in propria persona. Reports come one after anoth er in such rapid succession, producing such chaos and confusion, it is quite impossible to create reality out of them. Every one seeing the same thing, will intensify his accouut in proportion to the lertility of his imagination, and desire to profagate the matvelous. There fore, if a battle occurs of which one is not au eye-witness, he had better be careful how his tales of it are written. An account o: the tight at Dam No. 1, of which I wrote you, appeared in the Richmond Dlspiteh, located at Dam No. 3, aud the sth North Carolina Regiment was not mentionedj which suffered my>st. writer must have obtained his accounts from straggling reports to have made such palpable errors. It requires ages for history to purge itself of the unreal, and for truth to stand forth clear aud unclouded, by reason of this very kind of writing. Geuerals, even, are often in error in takiug hastily the accounts of eye-wit nesses, and filling out official reports of actions in which they are engaged. On the night of the 3d inst. it was desigued for the rebel army to begin the move back, but some delay in Gen Longstreet’s division made it necessary to remain until the next. There fore, at TANARUS) j P. M., on the night of the 31, our forces silently decamped and moved away, leaving the camp fires burning brightly to de ceive the enemy. A part of Gen. Jones’ brig ade was left in the pits at Dim No. 1, which was to follow at 13 at night, covered by the usual cavalry guard. What forces were left at the other points lam not informed. Noiselessly the army moved away at the appointed hour on the road to Williamsburg, in such proximity that, in case of pursuit, the whole force could be easily concentrated. The heavy guns at Yorktown occasionally broke the stillness, in order to assure the enemy’s guuboats that we still held the place, and that it would not be safe to venture by. Though at the distance of several miles, as we moved away towards Williamsburg, the tlabh Of each gun and, each shell could be plainly dis cerned, and the heavy boom succeed. Outside of this no other sound disturbed the silence, except the oft repeated chant of the whip poor will from the wood, aui the dull murmur ol t he soldiers’ tread. The march was sober and orderly, aud everything concerning it conduct ed with spirit by the soldiers; but it grieves me to say that many poor fellows, too weak and weary to follow, dropped by the way side and fell into the hands of the enemy. H ving com mand of the rear guard of our regiment, with instructions not to allow any member of it, able to follow, to linger behind, 1 was caused to no tice many left, which could not he prevented, now that the transportation was far in advance. The sick had all, it was thought, been sent away before marching ; these it seems were taken by the way. Perhaps, on the march we lost 300, including stragglers who escaped the rear guard, but I only guess the number, no account having yet appeared in any report of command ers. At sunrise on the morning of the fourth our division passed through the city* of Williams burg and bivouaced about two miles beyond, leaving a force on tbe suburbs of the city near our fortifications there, which are on the side in the direction of Yorktown. After a rest of two or three hours we were again put in line of march. An hour afterward the report of cannon in the direction of Wil liamsburg, told that the enemy were in pursuit and had reached our rear guard. At night we halted ten miles distant. Report came in tha l the enemy had brought up some artillery, and opened on Gen. McClaus’ troops, then in the rear, which he had repulsed, capturing the,can non and driving them back. Next morning (sth) the weather began to drizzle, and con tinued so during tbe entire day. The roads became sloppy and wet, and the wagons, a part of which we had overtaken, cut them up so greatly, the march was much delayed repairing the way lor them. It was a dreary time wailing in tbe rain and mud to move forward ; but the troops were cheerful. Until late at night the march was continued through the darkness, water and mud, slowly dragging along over the almost impassible way. Yet the soldiers only swore against the Yankees that caused the suf fering, and bragged that onr forefathers had not endured more. Not until the next morning had any definite account reached us of the ter rible battle which ha 1 been fought on the sth, behind us. The accounts varied much, and even now I am unable to tell the incidents particularly. Wbeu the reports of the General reach you, a fuller view may be taken. There is no doubt that the enemy advanced in force, determined to crush and break to pieces Gen. Longstreet’s forces, left behind to briog up the rear. In this he was signally unfortunate, after con testing for his purpose the whole day, and loos ing perhaps two thousand killed, wounded and prisoners. Our los3 was heavy. I cannot say exactly how much, but it is said five hundred or more. Some of our bravest and best lay among the Vandals. Obi that it could have been among those worthy of their nobleness. The onset of the foe was so sudden, it is said they gained entire possession of our earth works, and placed six pieces of artillery in them before our forces could prevent it. With these a destructive tire was opened on us' while we were forming. But undaunted the disposi tion was made, and at tbe first charge the guns were taken, turned upon tbe enemy and des troyed them for the rest oi the day. They were not'retaken. As each fresh supply of troops advanced from the enemy’s line they were met and repulsed, but constantly reinforced, they came again and again, each time compelled to fly. Gen. John son said afterwards troops never fought with more desperation and fierceness than ours, aud the same unflaging determination to win or die lasted throughout the dy. At nightfall the defeated aud powerless enemy withdrew his forces, leaving us entire masters of the field.— Our wounded were conveyed to the hospitals and left, becouse no transportation was at hand to take them away. On this accooht we lost many arms gained from the enemy, -and many of those of our dead apd wounded. ' The artil lery, I am informed, was brought away. One magnificent brass piece came under my own supervision, pulled by tbe very horses the ene my used. Many tales have been void hardly creditable, and as our brigade was nt*eng3ged, but several mifo-s distant, lam believe maDy. It is said one Regiment of.the enemy dressed themselves in the clothes discarded by our troops on the march, and came up attired i u the motlv uniform of the Confederates. In this guise, the ass iu lion’s clothing enticed Col. Ward’s Florida Regiment up to them, by btgging him to come to their aid, as the Yan kees were pressing him in the rear. When he h..d advanced near enough, the command was given yj fire by the foe, and two hundred of his men fell. *But it is said very few of this das tardly Regiment was left to tell the trick to their comrades. Tne charge of onr cavalry was said to be splendid and furious, in which one Colonel—l forget the name—was severely wounded in a hand to hand fight with the Col onel of the enemy’s cavalry, who was killed instantly by a bugler in our ranks. On the 6th we countermarched and met our forces, and resumed the retreat to Barrouville, where we stood in line of battle all day expect ing tbo enemy from West Point, where it was reported he was landing large bodies to cut off' the retreat. What were landed, being attacked, soon fled to the boats, leaving some killed and many prisoners. The Texans pursued them into the water, in sight of their big guns, which dare not open on them together, and dragged them out by the hair as prisoners of war. They were nearly all Hessians of the lowest order, bnt well clothed and provided for. One Phila delphian—an exception—talked confidently of McClellan’s ability to defeat Johnson, and said only a few days would pass before the South would be subjugated Our men standing by laughed -very heartily, recollecting the evidence of his ability already given in the late encoun ters. The rest ol the march here was without incident worth recording. Here in one mile of tiie Chickahotnlny, and fourteen from Rich mond, we stand to wait him, offering him every chance to advance, which he steadily disregards- He is probably waiting for more fresh troops from tiie North,' which will not avail him, for Johnson is confident he can-defeat the Yankee nation with this army. The South need appre hend nothing; it will be death or victory. 1 will write again soon, il not disturbed —pa- per and transportation are scarce articles. H. H. P. Beyond the Chickahominy, f May 16th, 1863. t Editor I’epublican : —McClellan despatched to the War Department at Washington, boastfully, that he was on the enemy’s ramparts, meaning Yi|rktown<-and should push him “tp the wall.’’ We are now within nine miles of Richmohd leis urely marching along by short moves towards the capital, defiantly shaking the gauntlet in bis face, and yet there is no pressure towards llie wall. The couriers that pass crnetantly bearing to the difierent Major Generals the intelligence that is brought iu by the scouts regarding the enemy’s movements, report that his advances have almost ceased, and his forces still remain beyond News Kent C. II , fifteen miles in rear of us. “Pushing the enemy to the wall” has not proved profitable to him, and ihe great mistake he made in believing the Confedcrati s h id fled in terror from his formidable approach es to their lines at York!own has beeu correct, ed by a very sore und bitter experience. Some other plan is now, no doubt, to be incorporated into the Lincoln war policy for crushing out this terrible arm of the tcbellon. There is too much spirit and fierceness in this veteran army to risk an engagement with his hosts of scape goat Hessians, lighting only for viho’e-skins and twenty dollars per month, notwithstanding the efficient breast-plates—not altogether breast plates—which cover their cowardly fronts. It is reported that forces have been landed within miles of Petersburg, and we may listen to hear ol a tremendous dash shortly in that direc tion, intending to cut off our supplies, well calculating that hunger is a more powerful foe than he to such men as the Confederates, fight, iug for a great principle. . “Honor to whom honor is due” : McClellan has forethought, and is, no doubt, a great com mander Few could have muiutaiaed his ex alted place, with such an itioa of wolves hunt ing him down as that northern race. Nor has he, in a single instance, now to'mind, overrated hia own soldiery, or underrated the people with whom ho contended. It is not amiss to say here that he has elevat ed himself with our soldiery, by his humane treatment towards our prisoners, being the first to introduce that rare quality into the Lin coln mode of warfare, and to which he still ad heres. At the battle of Williamsburg he took some prisoners who have since been released on parole and returned to our posessioris. They state having received the greatest kindness, and mention also, that private property was uniformly protected wherever his army went. Such cannot be said of other Lincoln armies who have made advances into out- territories or taken prisoners. Yesterday the army of the Confederates was moved across the Chiekaho miuy to this place, within nine miles of the Capi tal. This may be only a temporary bivouac, | and it may yet march nearer the city, before ' seeking a place for the permanent stand. This lis known only to the Generals, bat the deter- I urination to make a decided stand is probably I already formed. We hear that the President has said—but do not believe the rumor—the streets of the Capital should run knee deep in blood before the enemy should have it. The speech is too boastful and undiguilied for our President to have uttered, but he may have said, in his usual firm manner, that onr posi tion there was too honorable to surrender tame ly. Whether the great fight will be around Richmond or elsewhere is yet to be determined by the enemy’s future movements. It is believ ed that it lie gives Johnston a good opportunity and be removed far enough from bis gunboats in order to insure a decisive victory, he will give him battle instantly, if not over-ruled by supe rior authority. The troops had rather the whole management of this great crisis be: left entirely to Gen. Johnston, who is always actively in the field watching aud studying unceasingly the movements of the wary foe. The ability which he has evinced in this late retreat from York towm, before such a powerful enemy, furnished with all the appurtenancies for mobilizing a large army has silenced the cavil ing of his enemies and raised for him the great est confidence with his troops. The army at present is in the very best condition for battle, being more than usually healthful and inspirit ed ; so that the issue might be very safely cal culated upon if an engagement should take place soon. No kind of hardships or privations seem to shake its firm resolve to do or die in the coming contest, or its strong attachment to the Confederate cause. There is now scarcely a tent to £OO men in the whole army, and since the 3d—the commencement of the retreat—and many brigades before that date, have taken the weather, rain or ennshine, with the most un murmuring fortitude Iu most instances bad roads on the low, flit Peninsula around Yo.k town, so impeded the transportation of stores that short rations were necessarily issued, but the deprivation wis met with a cheerfulness that truly told the spirit ol our army. loured to hardships, and face to faee with dangers, the timid have become bold—tbe army an army ol veterans. Today, by way of telling the news, it is re ported—aud the chaplain tells it—that tbe enemy's gunboats ascended the James river, within 10 miles of Richmond, and, at that point, five in number, deluding the Monitor, engaged one of our batteries, and were repulsed with the loss of two boats. We had a few killed and wounded. The Richmond papers for this morn ing have not reached us yet, and we do not ■know if there is any foundation for the rumor. The truth may reach you before this, or, at least, the U’Otai first exaggerated accounts of it. With me all rumor * 11-taring rouud are very cautious ly received, having been, at times, tbe dupe of seusationists ; I have determined to notice the marvellous as little as possible, watting patient ly the clearing away of the fogs which usually obscure the advent of truth. One incredulous part of the tale is that the Monitor was among the number ascending, the river. If it is re membered rightly, that vessel bears 100 much burthen to come up as high as stated. In re gard to the fight at Williamsburg, every report, including those from either side, differ materi ally ; hence it was that, in my last, I gave everything with due cautiousness, knowing the accounts which would appear would be great ly exaggerated. It 6hall be my earnest endeavor to give such information as may be reliable. In a few days l shall try to gather up enough scraps of intelligence to write yon another let ter. I have been unable to glean much during our last few days of inertness on the other side of the Chiekahominy, on account of hav'mg to obey strict orders for remaining in camp; there fore, some allowance mast be made for this random letter. H. H.W. ”1 shall die lute a uvio,' sain ut coal, when it was being consumed ; "lor I shat, mix With the ashes of the grate.” TELEGB/ ; 7XO Latest from Corinth. RUFFIANLY PROCLAMATION OF GEN, BUTLER ! INSULT TO THE LADIES OF THE SOUTH ! * Tiiey are to be Treated as Com mon Harlots! Gen. Beauregard Reads tiie Order on Dress Parade. [From onr Army Correspondent.] Cor.iNiii, May 19 —Gen. Beauregard has issued the following General Order: HEADQUARTERS WESTERS DEPARTMENT, ( Corinth, Miss., May 19, 18*53. ( GENERAL ORDERS, No. 44 For the information of this army, the following General Order, No. 23, of the Federal officer, Mrjo- General Butler, commanding at New Orleans, will be received on dress parade : Notice —Headquarters Department of the Gulf, Mew rleans. May 15fA, 1862.—General Orders hlo. 2S —As the officers and soldiers of the Unit’d Sta es h ve been su 1 j ct to repeated insults, from the women, caling themselie3 ladies of N o.,in return for the most scrupulous non-interference and courtesy on our part, It is ordered, that, hereafter, when any female snail, by word, gesture, or movement, insult or show contempt (or any officer or soldier oi the Unite! States, she snail be regarded and held liable to be treated us a woman ol Ihe town plying her avocation. By c'mmaud oi aaaj. Gen. Buti.ee. Men of the South' shall our mothers, our wives, our daughters and sisters, be thus outraged by the ruffianly soldiers of the North, to whom is given the right to treat at their pleasure the ladies of the South as cum mon h,riots Arouse, friends! and drive back from our homes the dibturhers of our lamily ties. (Signed,) G. T. Beauregard, General Commanding. IfllTl Mill PROPERTY The Daring Morgan at Work ! The People of Nashville Loyal lo the South! [From our Army Correspondent] Corinth, May 19.—The gfflaut Margai, on the Mill intant, destroyed fifty-three loaded cars on tiie Nash ville & Louiavide Railroad, and seized $50,00(1 in money. He is now ia Ken'.uaky, where a great reaction i < going on, which, it is thought, miy revolutionize the State. The pa p!e in Nashvile are as firm as a rock. P W. A. FOREIGN N£W3~ INTERVENTION ON THE TAPIS AGAIN! Lincoln Raises the Blockade of cer tain Ports! Kiciim nd, May £0 —The Enquirer of this morning has extracts from northern papers to the 16th, bringing English da es to the 3d. Tbe prominent suDject is ou the English and French intervention in American affairs. Tbe Paris correspondent of the New York Herald of April 23th says that notes have been passing be tween he two governments within the past week, in rela ion to this matter. There is no doubt that the Emperor still says “No.” The Enquirer says, editorially, “ Our extracts from the 'tat of European intelligence received at the North show that tho<e is, on the part of England and France, a disposition to intervene for the restoration of peace on this continent. The feeling exhibited is altogether in favor of acknowledging the pretensions of the Con federate States.” Lincoln has issued his proclamation declaring the b ockade of the ports of Beaufort, Port Royal and New Orleans shall so far cease and determine on the first of June, as that commercial intercourse with these'ports, excopt as to persons and things and information oon. trahar dof wu r , may, from that time, be carried on, subject to the taws of the United States. Enemy Preparing 10 Besiege Corinth. GEN. MIT<'HELL MARCHING 10 REIN FORCE HXLLECK. Mobile, May 20 —A special despatch to the Adver tiser, dated Corinth, 19th, says : A heavy skirmish occurred on Saturday evening in the Purdy road, between a portion of Gen. Smith’s command, and the Federals under Sherman. Our loss is six killed and wound-d. The enemy’s !oas is not known, hut supposed to be heavy. The enemy are entrench! jg on our right on the Monterey road, two. and a half miles from Cor'n h. It is said they are ercetiug inorlar batteries. Gen. Mitchell’s column from Huntsville is reported to be on this sido of Florence marching for Pittsburg. It is further reported that the enemy’s oavalry is with in nine miles of Pocahontas, which is on tbe Memphis <fc Charleston Railroad. Fedoral prisoners say the enemy dread our falling back more than a battle, as thej*'4*paot stand tbe cli mate further South. Tuey expect to starve us out try a long siege and thus compel us to surrender. There was a skirmish at oue o’clock this morning. A number of Federa s were killed and wounded. An other Bbirmish this afternoou on Bridge Creek, a mile and e-half trom our Hues; several Federals were kill ed. No loss on our silo. Forrest’s cavalry, Kenne dy’s (La ,) and Beaton’s (Vfiss.,) Regiments displayed great gadantry. Butler’s villainous order of the 15th inst, addressed to the ladies of New Orleans, was published to tbe army to-day by Gen Beauregard, w.th an address to the men of the South to avenge the insult to their mothers, wives and daugnters, who are treated bv the ruffianly barbarians s common harlots. The N. O Crescent has been suppressed because J. O Nixon is iu the Confederate army as Lieut Col. of Scott’s cavalry. Would’nt Fight, Richmond, May 20 —The Lynchburg Virginian < f o-dty tajs that about 5,C00 of the enemy were caught between tbe forces of Generals Heth and Marshall, near the narrows of New Biver, in Giles county. The enemy, seeing tbelr predicament, broke and fled with out making a fight Eighteen hundred prisoners were captured. 1 hey surrendered their arms and were paroit and. It is believed that this news has been confirmed by official despatches rect ived this afternoon. Tlte War ia Arkansas, The following intelligence from the Memphis Appeal is the latest from the seat of war in Ar kansas, a section of growing interest in such connection. We are glad to see that the Ar kansians are disposing of their cotton in the right way: Des Arc, May 10.—The enemy are reported to have been in Augusta, Jackson county. Tliev took possession of all the cotton iu the neigh borhood. They are reported to be in consid erable force at Jaeksonport and Batesville— Their destination is not known. Some of the Federals in disguise entered this place to-dav, aud after reconnoitering, returned. They were pursued by tbe citizens. Seventeen hundred bales of -cotton were of fered upon the shrine of liberty, to day, by tbe citizens of tbi6 place. The enemy are supposed to be under the command of Curtis. His forces are reported to be between eight and ten thousand. Movements of the Federals in Arkansas. The report is brought from Little Rock that Gee. Curtio’s division of the Federal army, lately occupying Springfield, have commenced to march south-east, in the direction of the State capital. Steel’s division is certainly moving to ’he same point from Pocahontas. The probability is, that both will be starved out should they proceed much further. This movement on Little Rock is doubtless made with the belief that the navigation of the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers will be open to Federal'transports before these troops reach their expected point ol destination. It is only in this way that they can possibly be furnished with proper supplies. A Deftp a tell from Gen. Beauregard— Vegetables for the Sick. Corinth, Mav 15.— T0 Te egraph Operators : Please lurnish copies ot this despatch to the newspapers in your respective cities: “Our sick soldiers must have vegetables. Ail subsistence officers will purchase and transmit by railroad such vegetables as can be procured- The people along the lines of the different roads are urgently requested to bring to their reepective depots from day to day such as can be spared. The transportation will be furnish ed bv the mail trains. ~ 3 M G. T. EXACRBOAJIP.”