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Saturday Morning, itlay 31, 1862,
Florida News,
MOKE TJNKEtS KEEISDOVER !
We learned on Saturday from a gentleman
just arrived from Florida, that on Monday lust,
twoot the et;em}’s gunboats visited Palalka.u: and
landed about 50 men, who remained some five
hours. They then withdrew and went in the
direction of Welaka, in search of some naval
stores, belonging to a man named Gardner.—
The naval stores, how ever, were previously des
troyed. When within fifteen miles of the latter
place, Capt. Stevens’ company of cavalry, who
were in ambush awaiting their approach at
Horse Landing, poured a volley into them, kil
ling 12 of their number. The gunboats, ait er
throwing several shells, beat a hasty retreat,
coming down the river to Orange Mill, where
they obtained lumber, and, after making cof
fins, they buried their dead at Madison Point,
below the Mill
, (tofuKT.y a lawysr of Jweksvm
vllle; and subsequently Editor of the Cuban
Messenger,) Federal Military Governor of Florida
was on board one of the gunboats. They are
now lying below Jacksonville. On their way
to Welaka, they discovered two small boys in
a boat, which the cowards no doubt took for
the advance lookout of their enemy, and threw
several shells at them, but .ortunatelv without
ir jury to either.
The gunboats keep shy of Jacksonville now,
only visiting under flag of truce whenever they
wish to communicate. A short time since a flag
of truce came ashore to ask permission to cut
wood. Capt. Martin, in command of the Con
federates there, gave consent, but would not be
responsible for what might occur ; that instead
of preventing his men from picking them off,
be would rather encourage them.
Gen. Beuhaoi, the Federalist, is compelling
men, women, and children from seven years oi
age, blacks as well as whites, in St. Augustine,
to take the oath of allegiance to the U. States.
On Tuesday a barge with 21 Federals was dis
covered coming up Cro k-d River, towards
Tallahassee. When near dt. Marks, it was Urcd
upon by an ambushed party, aud 17 out of lie
number killed. The boat was then pulled to
the opposite shore, and the rein doing four
jumped ashore, when a gunboat approached,
siipiling as she came, but doing n damage.
Stonewall Jackson.
If the telegraphic account in another column
be true, this indomitable chieftain has added
another unlading laurel to his imperishable
chaplet.
From the best information we can gather,
the Yankees he has routed were under com
mand of Gen. B inks. The Richmond Inquirer
of the 23d, says :
Passengers from G irdansviile report
that a Federal force under Geu. Shields, camped
at Warrent-m on Sunday night last, and have
since joined the enemy’s camp at (Jailett’s near
Warrenton Junction. They crossed tne Bue
Ridge at Thornton’s Gap, and marched by way
of dperryville and Waterloo through Warren
ton. Tne strength of Shield’s command is be
lieved to have been about six thousand—though
soruo reports make it much larger.
Banks is said to be near S. rashurg, engaged
in fortifying. It is believed that Millroy is
trying to make his way to him. He burnt his
camp at Cheat Mountain iu his retreat.
Front Royal, near which tho battle is said to
have been fought; is about fifteen mffo* aoui.it
'east of Strasburg, while Warrenton, the point
Gen. Shields ia reported to have encamped over
a week ago, is about twenty-five miles south
east of Front Royal, and beyond the Blue Ridge.
Stonewell Jackson was, therefore, between
Banks and Shields, and it is probable that
Banks in moving southeast, towards the seem s
of the great struggle soon to occur, encountered
tite lion in his w.iy.
CoutraliHiul Intelligence.
Some of our exchanges are publishing items
of intelligence, which are not proper mailer lor
circulation.
Take, for instance, an order recently issued
by one Gen. Hunter, styling him elf Comman
der of the Southern District, and affecting to
declare martial law over Georgia, South Caro
lina, and Florida. Tho subject mutter of his
proclamation is not legitimate matter for circu
lation in the South. Indeed, in publishing this
brul-um fulmen, we are doing just what the ene
my desires should bo done. Above all things,
Gen. Hunter is now anxious to have U 6 give pub
licity to his nefarious, incendiary and se
ditions announcement. And what good do our
exchanges expect to do our cause by publishing
such a wi< ked pretension t It is uot necessary,
in order to prove Gen. Hunter an ass. We
need no further assurance on that subject. Ilis
actings and doings on Hilton Head Island are
proof convindug on that point. What good
then can be accomplished? Never on the
earth, but, on the contrary, there may be much
evii arise from a misapprehension, on the part oi
some of our population, of the red effect of
this ridiculous, contemptible farce.
The Ptiioners at Macon,
We learn that the privates captured in the
battle of Shiloh and now at Macou, w ill be pa
roled ou to morrow. It appears that General
Beauregard issued an order to this effect and
sent it to Gov. Shorter, of Alabama. As the
prisoners had be >u removed to this Slate, the
order was forwarded to Gov. Brown, who, with
out eon suiting the Confederate Commander .
over the district of Georgia, took charge of the
business by transmitting the order direct to the
officer in charge at Macon.
Lieut. J. L. Addcrton, of the 10. h Georgia
Battalion, which is stationed at Camp Ogle
thorpe near Macon, was then dispatched to
this city to receive the proper instructions in
executing the order which the Governor had
taken in hand.
It is not strange that Gov. Brown did not
know that these prisoners are not under his
control. We hope, however, that there will
no misunderstanding on the question of State
Rights grow out of thp matter.
JsjjF* We publish this morning the only de
tailed explanation of the late affair near Bridge
port Tennessee, which created so much anxiety
for the (ate of Chattanooga, We learn from it,
that when eleven hundred Yankees with two
Parrott guns approached five hundred South
erners, the latter must either be lost or tall
back. There is nothing dee that cot be done. —
This is uot taught by Gilliam or Hardee, or by
Stonewall Jackson, or Price, or Rans Wright.
The age is advancing, however, and this im
provement will no doubt be “laid down in the
next edition.”
Gone.— Ail the prisoners at Camp Oglethorpe
ssys the Macon Tdcgroph, except the uoti-com
missioued officers aud the sick, left for Chat
tanooga on Saturday morning. Oae of them
refused to take the oath, alleging that he was
a native born Virginian, and was forced into
the army in Missouri.
The Wilmington Journal remarks : So many
doctors have gone into the service that the gen
ral health of the people at home is unusually
good. The absence of quinine and liquor is a
great blessing
l-dT’l he steamer Mat ms arrived at Charles
ton, ou Saturday, from Stono, with several
Yankee prisoners. Wc were uuable to gather
the particular* of their capture.
l-ef" A mall route has been established by
the Post Office Department, between Jcffvrson
ton, Ga., and K >ng*s Verry, Fi*
Papers from all parts of Georgia represent
the wheat crop as gv-niy improving in appear
ance, and promising a good yield.
The Herald’*) Finn t f llMto atlnn
An editorial article front the New York lhr
a'U , which w <-<|iv to-tl.y, con aits much
philosophy as v*-H There is a view of
human nature in jt, as much as we may scoff
at the plan lie proposes tor a r- si oration o‘ lire
Union. The enemy ha* tried ini-uecessfully the
power of coercion t > accompl-*h their ohj>cl,
and seeing that it must ultimately fail if unsup
ported, they now propose to take the li dd with
an army of merchants armed w.ih the weapon*
of trade.
No reople now on the earth know belter than
the Yankees the power of m voey. They have
been educated only on the arithmetical side of j
the. school. They worship “Diana of the Ephe- j
sians,” but they adore the almighty dollar, i
And they judge ns as they judge themselves, j
They know from past experience, that the peo- I
pie of the South do not despise riches. Andi
seeing the strait to which we have been reduced
by blockaded ports, small manufactories, and ■
the scarcity of many of the necessaries of;
life which an agricultural people derive ;
through avenues of commerce, they now in
tend to test the stuff we are made of by throw- ,
ing us into a crucible, which may prove as '
scorching as the fire of battle.
Our ports are to be opened. The invitation j
to the board of trade will be sedueingly extend- j
ed. Old appetites, now long held in check by :
a just wrath and strong contempt for the des- j
pieaeW deceivers, .Ifust now be revived with |
renewed relish from the lengthy fast. Greed j
for gain will be stimulated by the enticing op
portunity brought home to our doors. luxuri
ous case will again enchant ns, and if we lend
a listening ear, wo will sink beneath its ener
vating spell. The Circean cup will he present
ed to our parched lips, while the syren voice
steals away our bewildered senses. The men—
the freemen—the heroes—who have faced the
cannon’s mouth; who h ive threaded the wT
derness and scaled mountains belching from
their summit the iron death ; who have given j
up home, family, friends and property, and j
are ready to immolate themselves on the altar
of their country, must now encounter an
enemy not to be despised because he carries no
hostile banner or bristling steel. He is coming j
with his face wreathed in smiles; with Peace
inscribed upon his banner; with gifts in his
right hand. Well may we now exclaim “we
fear the Greeks though bearing gifts.’’ If we
admit the enemy within our walls wHh his
wooden ships, we are a conquered people and
the Uuion is indeed restored ! Mammon and
luxury have been the last conquerors of the
freemen of every land. Let us fly from them as
from “the pestilence that walketk in daikness,
and the destruction that wasteth at noonday.”
It is ca9ier to face death on the oattlctteld than
to resist temptation. Anger, vtu geance, a sense
of wrong, or the intoxication of excitement in
the heat of battle will nerve a man for deeds of
heroism, who, in the saloon or in the haunts of
commerce and in private life, sinks the miser
able slave of appetite cr passion.
All this our insidious enemy know too well.
The opening of our ports to foreign trade they
know to be worse than a silly farce, uuless the
merchant who comes over the seas can carry
away the value of merchandise. They know we
have not gold to buy, but they know we have
produce to exchange. And what shall it profit
Northern cr European commerce to unburden
its groaning warehouses and lay its treasures on
our wharves with none to buy ? No, they look
for the Southerner to greet them on the short:
with rejoicing, not at their presence, for they
know we have no love for them, but at the re 1
opening of the channels of commerce. It re
mains to be seen whether there be oue so base,
so low, so corrupt, as to welcome at home the
assassins of our brothers, our fathers, Our hus
bands and our sons, who in the field are suffer
ing all things for our sake. Can we be so rec
reant to our duty, our pride, our manhood, our
honor, and our cause, as to allow the least of
our wealth to pass into his bloody hands ?
TIo ItUliinond examiner am! Prayer.
Our readers will, no doubt.be astonished, if
not mortified, when they are told as we now
tell them, that this metropolitan journal, a few
days since, contained an editorial opposing the
religious exercises which the President of this
young Republic has often called upon its citi
zeus t > perform. Prompted by his abiding faith
in the efficacy of prayer; relying as he does
on the justice of our cause; believing as he
does that God will answer the prayer of the
jast; trusting in the assurance that the “effect
ual, fervent prayer of the righteous man avail
eth much”; when his infant charge was smitten
with calamity after calamity, anti the angry rod
lay heavily upon it, he called to the believers
to invoke the blessing of Heaven, What right
thinking man has not approved and commended
his course ? What Christian in this broad land
has uot rejoiced not only at the call, but also
because the man of our choice is a God-fearing
man ? It was eminently proper .and wise that
the nation shonld simultaneously bow its head
in humility and prayer, because the nation was
afflicted. Tile calamities called for an acknowl
edgment of our sins as a people, for that we
were and are a haughty, proud, vaiuglorieus,
Mammon worshipping people, there can be no
room to doubt.
Yet, the Richmond Rxarniner has solemnly
avowed its opinion that this is no time lor
prayer!—that President Davis would better
serve the country mid discharge his duties, by
mounting his horse and tak : ng the field, titan
by pausing on the way for a day of humiliation
and prayer.
For ourselves, we know no sight more beauti
ful, more touching, more sublime, than a nation
of millions of souls bowing ou their bended
knees, at the same hour, and that hour oue ol
national darkness and suffering, acknowledging
that God is their Kit.g, their guide, their cap
tain, their shield aud rock of safety. The sight
is not only beautiful, touching and grand, but,
unless the Bible boa lie and a lablo, it is the
surest evidence of triumph and success. To
this aeknowledgtue: t we have yet to cento at
ast, and the sooner the better for us, as a nat on.
We are at a loss to conceive how any man can
read history even as he runs, biblical or profane,
it he believes there is a God, and avow the sen
timent that a people at war have uotime for
prayer. If history teaches one lesson more
thoroughly and positively than any other, it is
that deliverance from u.ttional calamities is al
ways withheld until the affi cted people, how
ever strong, forget their own strength in bum
ble acknowledgement of the true source of all
power. And yet the Eruininer would have our
chief finish the light, relying ou an arm ol
flesh, and then throw open the doors of the
temple for worship. He would bauish Aarou
and Hur irom the field, and leave the bands ol
our leader to drop by his side. As we under
stand the intention aud spirit impelling Presi
dent Davis to call cn this people to acknowl
edge the source of our national prosperity, as
well as onr national afll ciiotts, we only ask that
ho w ill persevere to the end.
\ ankek Pkhonehs.—Some eleven hundred
prisoners have arrived by boat iu the last day
or two from Tuscaloosa cw royte to Knoxville.
It is stated that these prisoners, as well as
those confined here, are to be soon paroled, with
the exception of the officers missioned and
non-commissioned, who will be retained. We
ftar from the laeility with which the oath is
taken, that it Is uot as sacredly kept as it might
be. Some of these prisoners cn coming up to
our wharf end seeing the cotton piled up on
the bank, said they would take an oath as big
as a cotton bale to be released. —-Vontymn r>,
Advertiser.
We entertain the same fear so strongly that
it amounts to a conviction, as expressed in our
issue of yesterday. They do not mind the oath
They desire to be released, it matters not how
We hope against hope, that our military au
thorities will not be the vinirns of treachery
by these paroled prisoners.
In Atlanta, Saturday, a dox.o barrels of
whiskey were roiled tutu the streets by order of
Col. Lee, and their contents emptied on the
ground.
&j±rnTTttpj±sz , 31, is e&- -
ABMY CORRESPONDENCE
Or TUS SAVaNSAD Republican.
Aitnv or the Mississippi, i
Cokin'!it, May 30th. )
1 sent you a telegraphic statement of the dar
ing exj loit of Capt. Avery, of the Georgia
Mountain Dragoons, who penetrated the ene
mas lines, a few rights ago, sixmiles beyoud
Farmington. He was absent four dad* and
nights, and had but one man with him. During
the day he remained concealed itt the swamps,
and during the nights he prosecuted his obser- >
vations along the roads and in the immediate
vicinity of the Federal encampment. The in- ]
telligence he brings leaves no doubt of the
enemy’s plan of operations.
He learned that the Federal army had left the
Tennessee, and had moved in this direction by
the three roads so frequently referred to here
tofore in my letters, viz: by the Hamburg and
Farmington road on our tight, the Pittsburg
aud Monterey road on the centre, and the Sa
vannah, and Purdy road on the left. They have
thrown up breastworks and planted batteries
on the creeks and at commanding points along
the route, and are bringing up siege pieces that
require twenty mules to draw them. With
three Or four oi .these guns in position they
would be able to throw a shell into onr lines
every ; vv. or -iei ■- 11 ;nu:.< ihroiighout the (ley
and night. J.-oibis way they bftpe to annoy our
men, distutb their rest, and finally to force
them to quit their position without a general
engagement on the open field. Indeed, it is no
part of Halleck’s policy to attack us here, ex
cept with his siege gnus.
In accordance with this programme, he threw
forward a considerable force Saturday evening
on our right, aud kept it in 1 ne of battle the
greater part .ol the night, hisotject being to
protect several hundred wotkmcn, who were
engaged the whole night in throwing up breast
wotks just behind Farmington. In orderfnrther
to deceive us, he kept a large number of wagons
running backwards and lorwards, to prevent our
pickets from hearing his workmen while em
ployed upon the breastworks. He continued
the work Sunday, Sunday night and yesterday.
Titus you perceive that it the enemy should
fail to shell us out of our position, and we
should sally forth and attack him, he hopes to
be able to cut us up from his breastwotks, or
by the batteries posted along the roads leading
back to the river—in either of which events, he
would have accomplished all he desires. The
guns he is bringing up embrace lweuiy- r our,
thirty two and six'-y four pounders.
Capt. Avery learnt from the country people,
that the Federals were e 'tiliient of success in
the impending conflict; not that they expect
to vat qui.-h us upon the field, but hone by
some trick or strategein, such as the employ
ment of guns of immense nnge that may reach
us while they are beyond our reach, to accom
plish their deveiish purpose.
Tite country people represent also, that there
is a fearful amount of sickness in the Federal
army. On one day last week, 3.000 sick men
were sent to the rear from Geo. Pope’s army
|of 20,0 0 alotte There were 2,800 sick at Savan
nah and 1,200 at Hamburg, on the 4',h i.Qataut,
according to the Chicago Tribune, besides the
large number sent to Mound City, Bt. Louis,
Louisville and other points. Unfortunately, our
own army has not been exempt from sickness.
Herewith you will find a letter written from
Pittsburg to the Chicago Tribune, in which the
writer admits that “the battle of Shiloh was a
surprise and defeat” to the Federal* ; also, two
general orders issued by Gen. Beauregard, and
the official report of Gen. Pope of the affair at
Farmington on-the 9:h instant.
Gen, Pope is guilty of downright lying. He
says the Confederates “suffered severely”—that
our “batteries were completely disabled,” and
our “infantry liue driven back several times,”
while his “command was eager foran advance.”
Each aud all of these assertions are unmitigated
falsehoods, aud known by Gen. Pope to be such
at the time he was penning them. His com
mand, instead of being “eager for an advance,”
ran like frightened sheep; and his retreat or
flight, so far from being conducted “ in good
order,!’ was a disorderly rout. ludeed, lying
seems to be regarded as a professional accotn
plisbnieut iu the military service of the. North.
I have never read an official report by a Federal
officer of an aflair of which I had any personal
knowledge myself, that did not abound in un
blushing falsehoods, and known to be such by
the authors of the reports themselves. It is
high time this thing were stopped.
Unfortunately 7, some of the accounts pub
lished by the Confederate press are not as
truthful as they might be. OSf this character are
four-fifths of the statements contained in an
extract taken from a letter sent from this place
to the New Orleans Picayune, and reprodtteed
in your columns on the 3d inst., under the title
of “onr retreat at Corinth.” The letter was
not written by the rignlar correspondent of
the Picayune , “11. P.”—who is one of the abl, st
aud most conscientious writers from the army.
The truth is, there are correspondents with the
army who invariably magnify our successes and
depreciate our, losses, aud who, whea there is a
deartn of news, will draw upon their imagina
tions for their facts. I have read both in Vir
ginia and the West, accounts of hair-breadtb
escapes, daring exploits, and romantic affairs,
in which “gallant knights,” “accomplished
young ladies” with “ black-eyes” and “raven
locks” were made to figure, which had not the
slightest foundation in fact.
It is high time that this practice too were
stopped. The war abounds in more romantic
incidents and thrilling adventures than poet
ever imagined or novelist described ; aud it
would be well if the writers ol fiction from the
army, who devote themselves to the marvel
lous aud poetical aspect of affairs rather than
to the stern realities of the campaign, would
remember this fact. Let every heroic act, every
daring adventure, every touching incident, be
gathered up and embalmed in the hearts of the
people; but lot us uot interpolate upon the
history of these stern times the exaggeration*
ol thoughtless scribblers, nor the weak inven
tions ol sentimental chroniclers. It may be
proper to withhold tho truth for a time, from
prudential reasons ; but there can be no excuse
for asserting what is not true, or for resorting
to liciiou instead of fact. Truth is ever more
interesting than fiction, if these writers but
knew it. P. W. A.
Col. Morgan.
The Montgomery Advertiser says that this
•‘hero of a hundred battles," was in that city
on Tuesday last. It contains the following :
Alter Col, Morgan had entered the carriage
to go to the boat, he was brought a despatch
front the telegraph otUce informing him that a
passenger who arrived at Chattanooga, stated,
that Lieut, Col. Wood and the men ot his com
mand who were taken from him a short time
ago at Lebanon, Tennessee, had captured the
boat that was conveying them down the Cum
berland river front Nashville, and made good
their escape somewhere near Clarksville. Col.
Morgan was confident it was true, and fell
greatly rejoiced that his comrades should have
escaped a loathsome imprisonment. As he rode
off Irorn the Exchange, the crowd gave him
three hearty cheers. After he had reached the
boat tbal was to take him tc Mobile,he was in
formed that one of the Yankee prisoners from
Tuscaloosa, a member of the sth Ohio Regi
ment, who was sick in the other boat which
had just como iu, desired to see him. tie
promptly made his way through the crowd of
prisoners to find what the Ohioan wanted.—
When there he was told by the unfortunate vic
tim of Northern fanticlsra, that he had fought
against him, (Morgan) on one occasion,“regard
ing himasagreal inouster, but was glad to know
him better, lie also told him where some of
his captured men were, and how they were
treatea. Col. Morgan presented him some
Yankee money, taken irom his brethren in
arms against us and returned to his boat A
short time after he parted with his friends and
left for Corinth on business connected with his
command.
A little girt who bad been listening to a con
versation about the army and its officers, carried
on by her father and his friends, a tew evenings
since, desired to know “Who the officers were—
tkem (snf driniu all the i thitkty r she asked.
Fr it! i' p Am; y < f ihc Peninsula;
1 *!' oi it .i to j> -udei tti Savannah Republican.]
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KlsHimoxo, May 13,1832.
Mr. hl-n.r .-- \\ .... it ul emits have trans
pired **■- ce i .o iHh, *v l;i ti we wt re drawn up
in line ready u< Derive the tuemj it he chose
to make mi attack.. But, it seems, nothing was
further Loin his iaut.tiou. While we rested
in bivouac, hardly knowing whether to expect
an attack, or took far a grand movement in an
other direction, tite enemy was slowly and cau
tiously advancing in hts terrible ircn-elad en
gines of war, upon the city. The dis
tance eae. be easily hours; but so
slow and cautious that he
was several day* in reach OK cur liver batteties.
You have full parti, uiars It the attack and re
pulse. It seems that their iron boats are not
invulnerable. A t ,od battery of colutnbiads,
well manned, and .with plenty ot .ammunition,
is now thought able to resist them. The people,
are luhy aroused. Although hundreds of fain
ilies are leaving; the city, yet the people—the
authorities —have an unshaken noth in their
confidence'of our ability to hold the capital
against a fores of 200,000 mercenaries. The
river obstructions arc Stow thought Tiuffieient
to prevent their iss.Api up the rivtr, nearer
than ten miles <%ihjAi;ty. To reach it then,
t-L-.y tin.*!; apprdsrch By l’.n j ate! leave their gun
boats; in which event they are whipped n>
sure as they attempt it. We can whip them on
land.
McClellan wilt be loth to attack Richmond
without the aid of hia gunboats. He knows
our superiority on laud, and fears the result of
a pitched battle.
There has already been much said relative to
the late masterly retreat from Yorklown, and I
hope a recurrence to it by me vviii not be
thought improper. The journals on botn sides
of our northern boundary were loud in their
laudations of Gen. Johnston’s skill in the man
agement and execution of what was considered
the most masterly conducted retreat on record
—American, at least. But few Gvtierals of the
Old Wot id ever achieved such a feat. It was
generally conceded that McClellan was out
willed. But what may be said of the “ Yotk
town Retreat?” At Manassas the opposing
armies were from fifteen to tweuty miles apart.
Eveu if the enemy became aware of General
Johnston’* intentions the day they were put iu
motion, he was more lhau a day’s much ahead,
and could keep that distance. But on the Pen
insula we were in lour hundred yards of the
enemy. We were in speaking distance, anil
every day added to the list of “killed, wounded
and missing ” There was the immense wag .n
tiain sufficient to carry the baggage, provisions,
ammunition, &,•, of a vast army—probably
thousands. There were —— pieces of
field artillery —.-ail to be moved from under the
guns and vig iant watch of the enemy.
The wagons moved off iu the day time, aud
could have been seen from an eminence, stretch
ing out for miles towards Williamsburg, like the
slow, winding movement of the teebled ser
pent. At 8 o’clock, with camp fires burning
brightly, the vast arm’y moved off, and tho rear
guird, by meridian the next day, reached Wil
liarusburg. Not until broad daylight did the
enemy discover, certainly, that our works were
abandoned. They then look possession of our
“ramparts,” but were ill at ease in iheir eovel
td possession, for occasionally an adventurous*
Yankee would step upon a torpedo, and to his
niter amizoment and the discomfiture of his
comrades, would find himself bound heaven
ward (skyward at least; with a velocity little
suited to bis liking.
The question lias been asked, f‘lf we whipped
the Yankees so badly at Williamsburg, why did
we leave our sick, deafl and wounded iu the
hands of the enemy?” Well, that was rather
bad—very unfortunate ; but it must be borne
in mind that it was not the policy of General
Johnston to make a stand aud give McClellan
battle at Williamsburg. It would have been
absolutely suicidal; for the enemy having pos
session ot York river, could, aDd did' in ten
hours or twenty, at farthest, hum a large force
at West Point, ready to cut us off'. It was his
policy to get above West Point before the ene
my could cut us off. Hunee the necessity of
leaving tite sick, &c.
We did not have ample trnsportation for
those who were unable to walk in consequence
of wounds or sickness, aud such only were left
as could not be hauled. The dead were neoes
sarily left, and, we hope, buried by the enemy
I trust this view of the case will relieve our
favorite and famous General from all blame.
He did the best be could. If General Johnston
had done nothing else in the coarse of his illus
trious life, this retreat would be enough to im
mortalize hint. He is tub General of the
day— not detracting from the lustre surround
ing the names of any of his illustrious coad
jutors, Beauregard, Price, the lamented Albert
Sydney Johuston, Robert E. Lee, Magmder,
&c. History will bear me out in this declara
tion.
As I before said, we will hardly have a fight
here, unless, iudeed, the enemy’s gunboats
force the river obstructions and pass the bat
teries. If they do, they will capture Richmond
in ashes. The city will certainly bt destroyed
before abandoned. Let our people take heart.
What if Richmond docs fall ? The Confederacy
is broad enough to meet the hireling hordes
upon a thousand fields more glorious than Ma
nassas or Shiloh. What if they take every
principal city ? The invader will be defeated
at every attempt to penetrate the interior. We
will get him from his gunboats, we will run
them like sheep, and strike such a terror into
their craven hearts that they will not renew the
experiment. “ God save onr country !”
V. A. 8. P.
Prayer Contkabanl>, —lt appears that Pick
ayune Butler inteuds to regulate the religiou of
the people of New Orleans. Apprehending
that they might do some obnoxious praying on
last Friday he issued the following order.
Butler, by his brutal orders, is doing good ser
vice iu the Southern cause.
NOTICE.
Headquarters Dept, of the Gulf, [
New Orleans, May 13, 1862. i
General Oriers No. 27.
It having come to the knowledge of the Com
manding General that Friday next is proposed
to be observed as a day of Fasting and Prayer,
iu obedience to some supposed Prc‘elamaiiou of
one Jefferson Davis, iu the several Churches of
the city.it is ordered that no such ooservauce be
had.
“Churches and Religious Houses are to be
kept open, a* iu limes ol profound peace.” but
no religious exercises are to be bad upon the
supposed authority above mentioned.
By command oi Maj. Geu. BUTLER.
Geo. C. Strong, A. A. Geu.
Can any Christian any longer hesitate to give
up his church be-11 to be cost into cannon to
shoot such a wretch ? Suppose by the fortunes
of war (and stranger things have occurred) a
Butler were to get possession of our own loved
city. Who would not wish a thousand times
that the bells in our holy temples were away
and transfigured into engines of death to crush
the bead that eau thus interdict the worship of
God ?
The Yankee Army at Corinth.—The Chi
cago Tribune says of the strength of General
Halleck’s army now facing Beauregard at Cor
inth :
Our Cairo correspondent telegraphs (with the
approval of General Strong) mat the'consoli
dated morning report ol General Halleck’s
army, last Saturday, showed Itki.OCO effective
men. These figures are rather larger than the
popular idea, but we think the strength of the
column has not been overstated—certainly
when it is remembered that not lar from 40 000
men have been added since.the late battle, hall
of them in Pope’s division, and the other hall
fresh troops from camp.
We had no idea that in so short a time since
the battle General Hoiieek had been able to con
centrate such a force, but he has emptied every
depot in the West to do it; and the concen
trated force now, if rightly handled, must be
irresistible against any army Beauregard can
concentrate against lL
Our lirffiiti i Forrespondeiicc. |
[Special Corregpondonce of the Savannah Republican.]
Bivouac ni'ar Richmond I
May 23d, 1 *O3. ’ j
Editor Republican : Here, almost on the sub- j
uif>** of the capitol, our troops are d> zing in the
genial sunshine of spring, waiting the advent
of the “pressure” which was boasted shonld
‘’drive” them to the waff. So slow is it to ap
proach, this expression is frequently heard from
some yawning backwoods specimen lolling on
the green grass about the encampment: “boys,
I believe fights is played cut.” Yes, the strong
arm of this army now encompasses and swears
to defend the cherished seat of tho Confederate
government against the beleaguering hordes of
the North. The citizens protest against evacu
ating it, the soldiers against moving back
another step from a foe they are compelled to
despise as cowards and hirelings, and the com
manders, so rumor goes, have determined to
consummate onr destiny litre, if the enemy are
so disposed. It is difficult to eonjcctufe what
w ill transpire, for McClellan, poor fellow, does
not, a* he pretends, confide implicitly in bis
Hessian forces. Therefore, if it ba allowed
him, by that pressure at the North, which is
driving him to the wall, he will continue to
practice legerdemain ; it not lie will cast the
die here aud read his it weal of success
or certain damnation of failure. His scouts
hung closely on our heels, dogging every loot
step of our movenients ; his gunboats daringly
ascended the river, as near as safety would al
low, to learn our strength there ; indeed, he has
made every effort to know our defenc e and
ixaet vulnerability, in-order to hasten to destroy
lids tremendous stumbling blcck to his fame.
The reporters and spies of his camp have not
satisfied his mind or convinced his credulity of
tite fact that the rebel Ibaiy were “completely
disorganised” by the “rout” from Yorktown.
His Yankee sagacity was too keen for such
marine narrations as they whispered knowingly
in iff* ears, and he chooses to look a little wuy
iut.• the state of affairs with his own identical
1 i. ye* and senses. If any thing had been decom
posing in the Danish province no nasal function
i aie inter to catch the tainted breeze thau the
I ‘ Yount/ Napoleon" of Yacke’edom. None of
| the feline favorites ever come in the neigbbor
| hood of his olfactory nerves and go away witb
; out the contiguity being detected ; in short, he
i has, doubtlessly, smelt a rat. No, sir, the san
| gu’uary field of Williamsburg taught hint that
| he nu t tread hi* way cautiously, or sure de
j struction hangs upon iff advised haste. Tbere
; fore, he comes very feelingly to the wall and
i pusses the case as g* nil; as possible. But this
may not reach you before a bloody battle will be
i (ought, for, as I’ve said, the poor fellow has the
kt-eu eyed Yankee nation —who have made great
premises to the half gulled European powets,
—turned upon him. >Soine things go to indi
cate a hasty conflict, anti others the delay of an
immediate onset, and tite predictions haztrded
now are as apt to be untrue as realized. Yes
terday evening an eld man drove by our place
of bivouac, but halted a moment to say that his
! son had been that morning captured by the ene
my’s scouts while absent a short distance from
|
I home. He lives only seven miles away, which
i shows that they are at least this side of the
! Ohickahomiuy. What uews the scouts bring to
! headquarters is not known in relation to the
! enemy’s movements ; but occasionally the ru
| mor flies around that he is advancing slowly.
I Then, again, it seems improbable that he will
I push the conflict here until McDowell is order
{ ed up to encompass the western, and Bu:n
--j side begins operations on the southern side of
| onr devoted army. However, a cool determin
ation and absolute confidence in our ability to
thrash out Yankeedosn, 6eeuis to pervade the
army, let them approach as they may, or where
they please. Nothing appears to give any uu-
I easiness so tongas fuff rations are reeeivtd.
For the last few days, that is, since tho army
has been in the immediate vicinity of the capi
tel, the strictest in itial laws have been pro
claimed, to prevent the stragglers from over
running the city, as well as to have the full
force constantly at their arm3, should any sud
den attack be made. Officers as high as Briga
dier General.* were halted at the picket posts
on the limits of the corporation, and re
quired to produce passports from Maj. General
Johnston, or report back to their commands.
But the chain around the city is not connected
so closely that running the blockade was entirely
prevented. However, if left to tbs w'il! of the
men, the larger portion of the army, careless
about the danger impending, would straggle off
to the city, crowd the thoroughfare, become
an absolute nuisance to the citizens, and tend
to completely undiscipline and disorganize any
forces. But by this salutary regulation, very
few are sharp enough to steal their way into
the desired aud tempting spot; and if fortu
nate enough to pick through unmolested, some
very sly dodging has to be practised to avoid
tho guards that infest every corner and block
Yet go into the streets, and one is surprLed to
observe the number of men in uniform, saun
tering about as contentedly as if soldiers’ ap
parel only indicated the prevailing fashion, and
not the fact that our devoted country was now
plunged in a terrible war. Inquire who these
lair faces are, and, if you “know the ropes,”
you may learn that they are mostly “hospital
birds,” allowed to pasa iu this garb because
they bear certificates of disability —not able to
and i the duty of a soldier—signed by seme sur
geou in charge of a hospital ; able to lounge
about the streets, throng the theatres at night,
steal into holes alter contraband whiskey, and
sport fine uniforms on government pay, but
not able to go into camp and share the arduous
labors of their bravo comrades, who do their
own duty and that-of these trifling vagabonds.
In spite of all laws, in spite of every effort of the
commanders in the field, these dishonest cow
ards escape mostly through the instrumentality
of surgeons as iguorunl as they are dishonest.
Many sport uniforms and escape, God knows
haw, that were never in the army, but who in
fest the dens —gambling hells —ol the city into
which many a po;r fly is enticed and sacked to
desperation. Conscript acts mat can force
the brave twelve months volunteers, who first
rushed to their country’s defence and protec
tion, into a service not of their se'ecUon, pass
harmlessly over these villains, who are only fit
to raise breastworks to shield the truly brave
and patriotic men of our army. Avery morti
fying picture ia this city, in uoliciufj these
would-be soldiers, but who have not the cour
age in their hearts to make them men, i* the j
fact that most of them are in officer’s uniform, j
These men, some of them, ware intended to j
control troops, and set salutary examples, but j
are found here taking every advantage of an !
an officer’s position,and literally deserting their
comrades in the most disgraceful and sneaking
ways The privates in the ranks are übjected
often to the severest rules, and officers allowed
to have the advantage oi every little iiDger
ache by which they betake themselves to the
pleasant streets of Richmond. Thus another
source of dissatisfaction is bred, that would j
surely try any other army thau ours.
Just now, orders have come to have every- I
thing in readiness to move as soon as it may be J
required. Oar pickets, it is said, have been j
driven in from the direction of Bottom's bridge,
due east of this place. It is feared the crisis is
near at hand, which must tell the fate of so
many brave and valuable men. I’ve not time
to write more at present. H. H. P.
p_ g. We have been under arms cow since
four this evening, and are still required to re
main in arms. We will, in ail probability move
at day light. P
“Bbigadieb” Brow slow.— A Washington
despatch to the New 1 ork Times says:
“There is a general desire here on the part of
Unionists in Washington, that President Lin
coln shall appoint Win. G. Browniow a Briga
dier General to lead a portion of our army into
Knoxville.”
Strange to tell, on this proposition North and
South strike hands. Snd him on.
Letter from (lie Tennessee lUver.
Tli-o Enemy’s View of the Situation.
[o> rrei-pondence of the Chicago Tribune. 1
Canip Shiloh, May 4. —Artillery firing was
heuid in cites front for a short time last evening,
and thereat all the camps became con iderably
excited, every man expecting that a general en
gagement had certainly commenced. The great
man of an army does not appear to reason ; with
them excitement and passion take its place; and
all become animated with hut one idea, either
that which they hope for, or that which they
dread. For the past few weeks they appear to
have settled down to the idea that Corinth
would be evacuated without a struggle; ask
any officer why this should he, and he could not
give you a reason for the opinion that would be
worth' a rush to military, or even a man who
simply exercised a reasonable degree of common
sense. The firing yesterday was caused by a
battery of Pope’s artillery shelling a position of
the enemy before he made a further advance.
His division, or rather the advanced brigade of
it, has now reached a position on the Corinth
road, via Monterey, some three miles beyond
that place, so that bur advance is now within
six miles of Corinth. There is yet, however, a
good deal to be done before a general action
takes j lace, unless, as I have berototore said, it
is b ought on by the enemy himself. Oursiege
guns must be conveyed to tite front. This is
now being done; hut it takes time to move
some score of twenty-four, thirty-two and sixty
four pounder uns. At least eight yoke of
oxen are required to each gun, and the way that
chains are snapped iu two, yokes broken, car
riages damaged iu the at tiff holes, etc., is a cau
tion to teamsters genera ly
With regard to a general action, it must be
remembered that the country between this point
and Coriuth is very thickly wooded and atso
intersected by ravines and gullies, for the most
part, filled with an undergrowth of timber aftd
orn- !>, in itself almost impenetrable to infantry
cm:, pi iu Indian file ; anything like deploying
in ■ line of battle is out of question, at least
unlit the brush is cut away, and a clear space
thus prepared. As to cavalry nnnauveriug in
such a country, it is utterly impossible. They
may be made useful as sc uts upon the roads,
aud to a lint led extent in h trrassing an enemy’s
rear iu a general retreat, but as to charges in
battalions, or otherwise, such arc not to be
thought of for a moment. Corinth must there
fore be regularly approached, and no doubt it
will be regularly defended. Three deserters
from the enemy came in yesterday.and were
taken to headquarters, They are Pennsylvania
men, and oau trom Wisconsin. They confirm
ail the accounts 1 have heretofore beard, and in
formed yon of in my irtte s, as to the great
strength of the place. They say the number of
troops there cannot be figured down below oue
hundred thousand, aud that the rebels place the
figures as high as one hundred and fifty thou
sand.
They say that the fortifications are from four
to five miles in extent, from right to left; that
they cousist of siege guns in position, supposed
to he twenty-four and thirty-two pounders,
some rifled ; that there art also embrasures for
fijlu.pieces, bastions, breastworks for infantry,
lunettes and niie pits in advance of the whole.
There are work* as extensive and formidable as
the far l a tried Manassas ; but we are g adually
feeling our way toward* them, and indeed are
literaliy compelled to do t’.ie latter, as nothing
can be distinguished in this county a tnile
This feeliDg of cur way can only be
done by strong reeonnoissaners, as was the case
yesterday. Gen. Pope threw forward a btigade
on the Coriuth road beyoud Mtftterey. He
found the enemy about live thousand iu num
ber, strongly posted at a hamlet dulled Farming
'ton. ( He opened fire upon aud dtove them be
fore'him. It was an artillery action principally.
We lost fifteen killed and a proportionate num
ber wonndtd, while the enemy left thirty dead
upon the field and cartied off all their wounded.
vVe retain possession of Farmington, and so
have advanced another step upon our tediops
and perilous journey. Tne obstinacy with which
the enemy tints contest the ground, inch by
inch, will give some idea of the terrific nature
of the grand final struggle to come off within
a few days.
Our cavalry must number from 10,000 to 15,-
000, say a figure between the two. It is com
manded by, from all I have heard of him, a
most gallant officer. He is evidently a man of
great energy, dash, and of known personal
courage. Gen Andrew Jackson Smith chafes
under the restraint of his position, and is most
eager to do something to bring this heretofore
most expensive and nto t useless arm of the
servic e into pay if anything can lie doDe with
the oree here, I have no doubt he is the man
to do it. Were I permitted, I might give you
my idea of the way Gen Smitn will employ
this force in the coming action ; and that he
will employ it effectively, it possible, lam con
fident. When the attack in front commences,
Gen. Smith will take up his position with at
least 10 000 mounted men—the largest force of
cavalry ever brought in the field ou this conti
nent, and the blow that he will strike, it his
men come up to the expectations of their gen
eral, will not be the leas effective of the general
engagement. With this force of cavalry, over
300 pieces of artillery and 100,000 infantry,
surely something worthy of the great army of
the northwest will be accomplished.
I have seen some two or three that appeared
to be Confederate guns, together with a lot of
some seven or eight Parrott aud smooth bore
guns, lying on the levee. They arc all - piked.
This was done either by’ ourselves or the ene
my. In either case they have been rendered
useless for the present. There is no doubt,
then, that the first telegraphic reports ol this
battle with which the country was flooded were
manufactured out of- whole doth, and that
somebody is responsible for them. The ques
tion arises, who is that somebody ? The truth
is, tite battle of Shiloh was a surprise and de
feat to us—a most terrible blow inflicted by the
enemy, from which that portion of our army
engaged in it has not yet fully recovered.
Latest from Vicksburg,
We have a copy of the Vicksburg Whig, of
yesterday morning. We find particulars and
confirmation of our news from there by tele
graph. *
The following is the official correspondence
between the fleet and the authorities of the
city. It looks like a fight :
U. S. da, near Vicksburg, )
May ISlh, 1862. J
To the Authorities of Vicksburg :
The undersigned, with orders from Flag Of
ficer Farragut and Maj. Gen. Butler respective
ly, demand, in advance of tbe approaching fleet,
the surrender of Vieksburg and its deltnces to
the lawful authority of the United States, under
which private property and personal rights
shall be respected.
Respectfully yours,
S. Phillips Lee, U S N ,
Commanding Advance Naval Division.
T. Williams, Brigadier General.
Mayor’s Office, )
Vicksburg, Miss., May 18,1862. j
To S. Phili ps Lee, Com. Advance Naval Division,
U S N.:
Your communication of this date, addressed
“to the authorities at Vicksburg," has been
delivered to me. Iu reply, I will state to you
that so far as the municipal authorities are con
cerned, we have erected no defences, and none
are within the corporate limits of the city.
But, sir, in further reply, I will state that
neither the municipal authorities nor tbe citi
zens will ever consent to surrender the city.
Respectfully, L. Lindsey, Mayor.
Vick* burg. Miss., May 18, 1863.
H. Phillips Lee, Com. Advance Naval Division, U.
a. S: :
Sir : As your communication of this date is
addressed to the “Authorities of Vicksburg,*’
and tnat you may have a full reply to said com
munication, I have to state that Mississippians
don’t know and refuse to learn how to surren
der to au enemy. It C-un. Farragut, or Brig.
Gen. Butler can teach them, let them come and
try. As to the defences ot Vicksburg I respect
fully refer Jxra to the reply of Brig. Gen. Smith,
commanding forces at Vicksburg, herewith en
closed. Respectfully,
Jas. L. Autry,
Military. Governor and Commanding Post.
Headquarters Defences Vick*burg, )
Ml-s., May 18:h, 1862. f
S. Phillips Lee, U. S. N., Commanding Advance
Naval DivU on:
Sir: Your communication of this date, ad
dressed to the “Authorities of Vicksburg,” de
manding the surrender of the city and its de
fences, have been received. In regard to the
i-urrender ol the detenets, I have to reply that
having been ordered here to hold these defen
ce*, it is my intention to do so as long as it is
in my power.
(Signed.) M. L Smith,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Lincoln at Norfolk.—The Richmond Ex
aminer has the following item relative to
Lincoln’s visit to Norfolk :
King Abraham visited Norfolk Monday, the
12th inst. He was received and escorted to the
Atlantic Hotel by a miserable Quack Doctor,
named Todd, and a drunken oyster man named
Gambel. Upon arriving at the Hotel the an
nouncement was made that “President Lincoln
would receive visitors w ho desired to sue him.”
The first man introduced was a dilapidated, cada
verous looking individual, named Hill, a sh oe
maker. Several other friends of Hill, who had
been “smiling,” were also introduced, when
Abraham’s first reception in Norfolk ended.
TSTO. 25.
TELEGEiAJHIO
Imiiii mm f
A agement Probably
Commenced.
NORTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT ON
TAME if RIVER.
Seward in Norfolk.
Mysterious Disappearance of a \ankee
Colonel.
Richmond, May 23.—There was sharp tkirmlslilng
about seven miles northeast of the city this afternoon.
No particulars have been ascertained, except that the
enemy was attacked and repulsed with a )os3. The pre
vailing pinion is that a general engagement will soon
take p'nce.
Late Northern papers have been received at the Daily
Express office (Petersburg], The repulse of the gun
boats on James river had amo:t depressing effect at
New York and Philadelphia. It ia regarded at Old
Point as a very serious affair.
Seventeen men were killed on the Naugatuck by the
explosion of a hundred pound Parrott gun. The boat
was rendered useless, and was wi hdrawn from the
fight.
The Galena was riddled by the shot from the reDel
batteries. Eighteen shot went through her deck and
sides. Fourteen of the crew were killed and thirteen
wounded. The killed were terribly cut and mangled ;
many be; ond the hope of recognition.
The Monitor maintained her superior strength, and
invariably the balls g anead harmless from her bow.
The Aristaok and Port Royal were not materially in
jured. Owing tithe unusual elevation of the rebsl
bat’eries, and the difficult} of the gunboats in going
within proper range, we were uuable, for a time, to
do execution. In the meantime, the rebel battery
poured an incessant lire of shot aud shell on the decks
of the gunboats, and did a fcariui work.
The body of M. Boerum, gunner of the Galena, was
carried to Fortress Monroe for interment.
Seward and Willis visited Norfolk on Friday.
Col. Brown, of the 20th Indiana Regiment 1 , stationed
at Portsmouth, went out of town to take a ride. An
hour a ter his horse returned wounded and riderless.
It is supposed that he was ki'lad by the rebels.
There is nothing important from Halleek or McClel
lan, and not a word about Mtllroy and Cox.
Over live hundred vessels are to sail for Southern
ports by the Ist day of June. There have been two
hundred clearances for cargoes of ice.
Richmond, May 24.— Heavy canortading in the di
rection of the skirmish on yesterday, commenced this
morning about daybreak, and still continues. No re
ports have yet been received. It is now raining fast.
Richmond, May 24.—1n the skirmish yesterday, p.m.,
the Yankees had four pieces of artillery, and the Con
federates one piece. The enemy threw a large number
of shells, but without damage.
A reg ment of Federal cavalry charged our battery,
but a few eheiis thrown into their midst, reversed their
course, a id they and their artillery fled prec pitately.
Richmond, May 24.—A sharp skirmish took place
this morning at New Bridge, some distance east of the
locality of the other fight. The Bth Louisiana, who
were on picket duty at that outpost, were attacked by
a largo force of Yankees. The firing continued for
several hours. About 40 Confederates were wounded ;
none killed.
mm ns pi viii!
Confederate Victory!
Capture of Frout Royal and
Winchester.
CAPTURE OF THE ENEMY'S COMMISA
ti Y AND ORDNANCE SI ORES AT
WINCHESTER.
Our Loss only 100 Killed and
Wounded.
Unsuccessful Attempt of the Enemy to
Burn Winchester.
THE YANKEES COMPLETELY ROUTED!
Eiciimond, May 26.—The Examiner has received the
following special despatch:
“Jackson and Ewell have taken Front Royal an
Winchester, having achieved a complete victory, pour
thousand prisoaers were taken, and others still coming
in. Ali the enemy’s stores were taken at Winchester.
Ocr loas one hundred billed and wounded.”
The following official despatch was received th
morning from Stannton:
) Jack roes entered Winchester on the
2l)th, capturing all the enemy’s commissary and ord
nance Btores. The enemy tried to bum the town, but
were too closely pursued. We took the Maryland
Regiment, the Ist Vermont cavalry, at Front Royal,
and 2 000 prisoners at Winchester. Ourlos 100 killed
and wounded. Our frees are still la pursuit.
The enemy is completely routed.
“ S ” Jackson again Victorious
tonewall of Arms and Prisoners.
Eiciimond, May 26.—Authentic information has been
received hereof another victory by Slone a all Jackson,
at Front Ko a!, Warren County, Va.
The enemy were routed, and a number of arms and
prisoners captured.
From Vicksburg.
Vicksbubo, via Mobile, May 26.—A1l quiet here.
Two vessels arrived at the fleet to-day. It is suppos
ed that the Yankees; are waiting for reinforcement*.
Our men are eager for the fight.
Head-Quarters Western Department I
Corinth, Miss., May ISth, 1862. )
General Orders, No. 43.
I. To do fall justice to the private soldier,
who is seldom accorded his meed of praise, and
who rarely receives full credit lor his gallant
deeds ; and to place him, in this respect, more
neatly on an equality with the commissioned
officer, the Commander oi the Forces has de
termined to distribute a badge of merit, in
person, in presence of tbe troops, to every of
ficer and every private soldier who shall greatly
distinguish himself in any engagement with the
enemy.
11. This badge will have inscribed upon
it the name of the battle in which it was won
During the war it will be a proud testimonial
ol tbe wearer’s heroism, and will place his
name upon the list of those entitled to promo
tion in the army ; when the invader is driven
back, and our independence secured it will
gloriously prove his title to the gratitude of his
countrymen, and to the highest ol civic honors.
111. Commanders of Corps, Divisions, Brig
ades, Regiments and Companies will, immedi
ately after each engagement, carefully report
their bravest men to a military commission, to
be appointed for tbe purpose, upon whose re
port that their conduct has been pre-oninently
brave, they will receive this reward of patriot
ism and courage from the hands of their Gener
al. G. T. Beauregard,
General Commanding.
Official.
F. 11. Jordan. A. A. G.
Anew phase in Yankee Tactics—A Wo
man Appointed Major.— The Yankee Govern
ment of Illinois has paid a rather unusual com
pliment to Mrs. Reynolds, wife of Lieutenant
Reynolds, of the 17th Illinois regiment, con
ferring on her the appointment of Major. The
Peoria (Illinois) Transcript says :
Mrs. Reynolds has accompanitd her husband
through the greater putt of the campaign,
sharing the dangers and privations of a soldier’s
life. She was present at the battle of Pittsburg
Lauding. Gov. Yates, bearing of her heroic
conduct, presented her with a commission as
Major in the army, the document conferring
the weli-merited honor being made out with
due formality, and having attached the great
seal of the state. Mrs. Reynolds is now in
this city, and leaves to join her regiment in a
day ar two.
The Last case of Extortion. —“Aonty.
what do you ask for buttermilk now ?” said a
little newspaper boy to a negro woman named
Rose, in the market the other morning. “Dime
a glass." “How is that, you used to charge
only a picayune." “I know, but feed has
raised.” “Oh ! that’s a fact, gras, is higher."
The Cincinnati Enquirer ol May 15th, says a
hundred and sixty-three Coniederate prisoners
had died at Indianapolis.