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WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
The War lu Carolina,
So far as we are iufomed, uoiltiuar of special
interest transpired in the neighborhood of
Charleston Wednesday, notwithstanding the
movements ©f Tuesday warranted us in expect,
ing a serious collision with the enemy. The
trouble, though, seems to be still brewing, as
we infer from the following order telegraphed
to us for publication yesterday by General
Drayton. All persons a 1 lathed t j his command
will give' due attention and report themselves
forthwith :
IlEaljQllAlU'K'.S 10th MIUTAKY JUST., S. C-, >
flardeevitle, June 5.h, 1892. )
General, Orders No. 25.
Alt in this command will repair immediately
to t heir posts, ready for action.
By order of Brigadier Geueral Drayton.
E. H Young, A. A. G.
Stonewall Jackson’s Wiikkeabocts.—lt is
said that Gen. Jackson has crossed the Potomac
with bis command and is nw at Williamsport.
The fact gives great interest to that particular
locality, which we find described as follows in
an exchange:
The Potomac, opposite Williamsport, at this
season, is about a quarter ol a mile wide, and
possibly fordable; if not, rafts and scows are
at hand up and and Avn the river. Hagerstown
is distant from Williamsport about fifteen miles,
and Frederick about forty-five miles, both
reached turnpikes. Frederick is,
or has been, the subsistence and hospital depot
of the Federal army of the Valley, second in
importance to Winchester. Frederick from
Baltimore is distant about sixty-five miles by
railroad, with two junctions on the Baltimore
and Ohio—one at the Frederick Junction, and
one at the Washington Junction, at the Relay
House, nine miles from Baltimore, where the
Washington branch shoots off in a south-east
wardly direction.
Death of Capt. Bacon. —We regret to learn,
through a private despatch received here
this tveek, that Captain Thomas J. Bacon, of
EuGrange, in this State, was killed in one ol
tlie late battles near Richmond. He was con
nected with the commissary department, in
one of the Georgia regiments, and was a brave
man, and most estimable citizm. He leaves a
widow, fourchildren, aud a large ciicle o! rela
tives and friends to lament his untimely taking
off. Peace to the ashes of the soldier !
House Sai.es.—The following sales
wire made at the Court House :
By Laßoche & Bell—One negro girl, aged
about 20 years, not lully sound, sold for SHOO.
By Geo. W. ’Vylly—South western Railroad
Stock at from $l2O to sl2l per share ; and one
family of negroes, consisting of a woman, aged
about 02 years, and her children, aged from 1 to
8 years, sold for $lO5 e.ieti.
The Figlit near Hanover Junction.
We obtain from the Richmond Examiner ol
the 29th ult., the followirg partn ulai-s of the
late disaster to Gen. Andetsou’s command, in
Hanover county, Va :
The substauce of such intelligence as we
have is, in brief, that the brigade commanded
by General Brandi, of North Carolina, aud
consisting principally ol troops from that State,
had on Tuesday evening engaged the enemy
near Htnover Junction ; that, after a fight ol
two hours' duration, our forces were driven
back, a portion of them being badly cut to
pieces; that the enemy have possion of the
railroad between Hanover Junciiort and Ash
land ; aud that, up to a late hour last night, it
was not certainly known whether our forces
still retained possession of Ashland, or had
been driven luriher back.
General Branch’s brigade consisted of the
Seventh, Twelfth, Eighteenth, Twenty eighth
and Thirty-third North Carolina regiments, and
Forty-fifth Georgia.
The precise locality of the fight is stated to
have been “Peak’s Turnout.” about midway
between Atlee’s Station and Hanover Junction.
From all we can learn of the conduct of the
engagement it appears that, Tue* day afternoon,
our pickets discovered the enemy advancing,
and reported that a body of cavalry, supposed
•to be lrom five hundred to one thousand strong
was approaching our lines. On this informa
tion the 33d North Carolina and 45ih Georgia
were ordered to make a movement with the
design of cutting off the cavalry force from the
main body. The 18th and 28:h Carolina were
ordered to the front, aud bore lln*. brunt of the
engagement, as the terrible suffering of these
two regiments testily. Wn had but one field
battery in the action—Latham’s battery. The
enemy had several batteries on the field—cer
tainly two. It is reported that the 18ih and
'2Bth North Carolina were ordered to tuke dif
ferent batteries, aud, ou divining, were raked
by the enemy’s fire in a most terible manner.
Nearly two thirds of tho 28ih North Carolina
regiment are reported to have been killed and
wounded, or captured. Wo were repulsed and
driven back with the loss of two guns, which
were abandoned on the Held.
Our loaH in killed mul wounded is variously
estimated from live hundred to one thousand.
It is iuipossible to form any intelligent estimate
of our loss, so various are the accounts we hour
of it.
There are said to have been hut three regi
ments actually engaged—liie Eighteenth, Twen
ty-eighth and Thirty-third North Carolina.
On retiring, our forces fell back in the di
rection of A-hlund, and destroyed the bridge
just, beyond it.
It is reported that two or three of our regi
ments had been cut off in tlui retreat ; hut this
appears to he surmise; at least, theie is no
reliable confirmation of it.
General Anderson, from la*t accounts, is In
command of our forces in ttie neighborhood of
Ashland.
Tho Examiner of the next day has the follow
ing additional information:
We learn that in Tuesday’s fight, near Han
over Junction, General Branch succeeded in
getting off his entire command, with the ex
ception of one regiment, which got out of
position, hut which yesterday tffected a junc
tion with the main" body. The force of the
enemy was large lv superior to that of General
Branch. Ihe retreat was conducted In good
order to Ashland,where a panic suddenly broke
out among our troops, and great confusion fol
lowed. Ashland is still within our hues.
The HVi j/ of the same date says :
Wo heard last evening that the Yankees en
tered Ashland about 12 o’clock M.
It was staled at the Adjutant General’s oflleo,
last evening, that authentic information had
been received of the affair lu Hanover, on Tues
day, showing that our loss had been greatly
exaggerated. Whatever our loss'many have
been, it is some consolation to know that the
enemy suffered as much, if not more, the New
York 25. h having been “ used up.”
From I’eusteulu ami Vlclulfy.
The Greenville (Ala.) formerly the Pensacola
Observer, of the uS-h, lias received some late
intelligence from Pensacola and vicinity. Up to
Monday last the breaking up of the road exten
ded for about twenty-four miles from Pei s.ieola
Our troops on the road below are iu good aud
uncomplaining spirits iu their toilsome labor
of removing the heavy iron, though there are
many eases of measles and mumps among the
new companies— no serious sickness, however,
in that whole division of the armv. On Friday
morning the 10th, there were 3 000 Yankees in
the city of PefmeoU, besides a regiment then
lapding. Since that time other troops have been
landed, and in all probability there are now
about 6,000 troops it. Pensacola and its vicinity,
some of whom occasionally scour the country
as lar up as Oaktield, five tulles distant from
Pensacola. On the 20th six ot Capt. Carpenter’s
cavalry, after a slight skirmish, captured three
prisoners netr the Perdido river, back of
Bamtucas. They belouged to thc2J U. S. Artil
lery. Otte ot them was wounded in the arm.
They were sent to Mobile. Nobody hurt on
mtr side. At Fort Barrancas there are six guns
mounted aud pointed landward. The notorious -
lv Infamous Billy Wilson and his thievish
Zouaves hive gone to Milton, from which
place we suppose they will attempt to advance
into the Interior; and il such be the ease, our
boys will have a chance ot demonstrating the
kind of metal of which they are composed, col.
Tatnail, of Georgia, who bas been assigned to
the Abh Alabama, is in command ol that divi
sion ot the army, in his military ability, the
entire army has’ the most unbounded confl
uence.— OMtunhus, Sun, Slaf Wf.
* Tub Tbnxbssm Cotton Sen*-*—The fol
lowing is said to be an extract of a letter from
Nashville lo a commercial house in New Turk :
The amount oi cotton hoped for by the
agents sent out by merchants in the Eastern
Stales on a speculating lour, was very large ;
but the quantity actu lly ascertained "to exist
w-.tbiu reach oi buyers is very small. Great
IIIW have beeu made to magnify* the amount
„ t.oougb the press, lor the purposes easily un
derstood by the trade, but the statements will
not deceive hu-iuiss men. The prices paid for
the few aval laid* baics average 23 eeuts lor cot
tori in poor condition—some not baled. Add
to thss packing, trai.sporiati. u, 4c., and the
srice5 rice lor strictly middling duality wilt exceed
) ecu.* —but there is no strkk middling From
this It will tM ses-u why 1 have been umuvcess
tul, and why those to come after os w U be
MH."
the weekly S-A-TITiR/IDYLY, yxjytk] 7, ±bg&.
army correspondence
Of the Savannah Republican.
’Mi BO £, June 2 i.
I cudeavoif.d tfct morning to i-eud you a (.olo
graphic synopsis of liic new.-, contained in this
let ter, but the military auihoi like hire refused
to let it go, notwithstanding all I proposed to
send is already far better kuuwu in Washington
than it is here. I first wailed on life m.litary
Superintendent of Teletrrapus, but he declined
to take the responsibility, and referred tuts to
Gen. Forney, the cotumundaiit at this post. Ac
cordingly 1 went to Geu. Forney’s office, but
was told by his Adjutant ilmt he. had not yet
come down, thougn it was inen hall-past U
o’clock. I exhibited my telegram tq tbcAd
jutaut, aud inormed him that the intelligence
it contained was Well known to the enemy,
and had already been published in part In the
Memphis and Jackson papers ; yet he, too, de
clined to take the responsibility, aud advised
me tosoeUtn. Forney. It was raining very
hard—as hard as I ever saw it—and not being
well, and a stranger in the city besides, I did
not care to undertake to look up the General,
nd have therefore beat a retreat to my room
at the Battle House. I shall make another effort,
however, when the General comes down.
As already intimated, the news which I de
sired to communicate, is as well known tt>
Halleek and the Federal forces on the Missis
sippi, as it can possibly be to Beauregard him
self. And still the authorities throw such im
pediments in the way as to virtually withhold
it from their own people.
The conviction is daily' forcing itself upon cay
mind, if not fastening upon public opin ion,
that among most of the old West Pointers,
common sense is being sacrificed to a scientific
knowledge of tile pick aud spade.
The next step in the programme will he to
appoint a superintendent of mails, whose duty
it will be to examine all letters, and to allow
none to pass which he shall not first approve
of. With him will be associated a newspaper
censor, whose particular province i will be to
supervise all editorial and other matter before
it is suffered to appear in print.
If the people submit to such wrongs as these,
they do not deserve to be free. But to the
news.
The evacuation of Corinth, according to re
ports brought down by passengers, was accom
plished with but little, if any, loss of property.
The centre fell back first, and then the right
and lc4‘t wings. There was heavy skirmishing
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, in which the
right wing under Van Dorn and Price was
chiefly engaged. On Friday, it is said, we "drove
tho enemy back with heavy loss. Otr forces
withdrew down the Mobile and Ohio road to
Baldwin, a station some thirty miles below
Corinth, though it is not known whether that
is the point at which Beauregard will finally go
into camp. The sick had all been removed. It
is rumored that a train of sick was intercepted
at Boonesviile, twenty miles below Corinth, ou
rituisdav, by a detachment of Federal cavalry,
and that the cars containing their arms were
fired and many of the guns ruined, but I am
unable to vouch for the truth of the report.
The wires between Corinth aud Memphis
were removed, and the bridges, I presume,
were burnt and the railroad otherwise rendered
unlit lor ute.
The grounds upon which Corinth was aban
doned, as stated in my last letter, were goad
aud sufficient, and I need not repeat them here.
The fall ot Corinth of course carried with it
the fall of Fort Pillow and Memphis ; and v.c
cordingly I hear, that botli of those places have
been evacuated. None of the pattlculars have
been received, except that all the cottou and so
much of the sugar, molasses and tobacco in
Memphis as was not needed by the inhabitants,
were burnt by the authorities, and all the pub
lic stores removed. This gives the enemy all
of West Tennessee, and tho w hole of the "Mis
sissippi river, except Vicksburg, ami this they
will have in a short time. With the Mississippi,
they will also ftave the Arkansas, Red, White
and St. Frances rivers.
We hear that the Federal gunboats haye left
Vicksburg and gone down to Baton Rouge,
with the intention of shelling the town. It is
said that the inhabitants had risen upon the
garrison left there by the enemy, ai.d killed
them ; but tor what particular reason, I have
been unable to learu. It is for the purpose of
retaliation that the fleet has been ordered down
the river—at least, such is the report.
Tho wire from Meridian along the Mobile &
Ohio road to Beauregard’s present headquar
ters, was to have been put in operation tw-o
days ago, but for some reason the work was
not quite completed. He wilt, however, be
placed in communication with this city, and
Jackson and Vicksburg, during the present
week, and probably to-day or to-raorrow.
Tho work on the railroad from Selma across
to the Mobile aud Ohio road is progressing rap
idly. It ought to have been built last year.
As soon ns the enemy shall have got possession
of Vicksburg, he will then pay his respects to
Mobile, in such force as to insurp Us early re
duction ; in whieheveut our communications
with the East, both by rail aud telegraph, will
be entirely cut off. Much depends, therefore,
upou the early completion of the connecting
link to which allusion has been,made.
P. W. A.
P. S.—l have seen Gen. Forney, and he, too,
refuses. P. W. A.
Farther of the llrillhuit Kenultt* o
Gon, Jackson’* Diiltlcs,
The Lynchburg Republican of Saturday says:
A Staunton gentleman, who left that place,
yesterday morning, informs us that the rumor
was extensively circulated, that Jackson bad
hugged Banks, several of hi# aids, und a daugh
ter, who was staying at his headquarters. He
did not know the source ot the rumoror wheth
er any reliance was to be put in it.
It was further reported that nearly the whole
ot Banks’ army hid been captured, and this we
arc told may he rclied’oti.
Twenty live hundred prisoners were at Wood
stock on Tuesday night eii route to Staunton,
and would arrive there to day. They were
those that were cap.ured at Front Koyal aud
Winchester. A number were at last accounts
in the latter place waitlug to be sent off.
The reports that our cavalry had possession
|of M.irtinsbutg is confirmed. They captured at
I that phv.c a number oi cars, and a passenger
train, with a large quantity ot stores, ammuni
tion, etc. They also have possession ot
I Charlcftown, capttfring at that point many ot
| Banks' fugitives and commissary stores.
. The result thus far of this brilliant achieve
i meet of Jackson, has been the utter annihila
| lion of an array oi 12,000 or 1.1,000 men, the
| capture of au amount ol provisions, ordnance
I stores, small arms, horses, wagons aud camp
! eqippage, almost incredible, aud last, though
i not least, the possession of the Baltimore und
Ohio railroad, the main artery which count us
■ the Yankee capital w ith the West. Truly may
•Jackson say in his despatches, that “God Inis
j blessed our arms with brilliant success ”
News from Fkknamhna. —A lady recently
from our uolortuuate Lraaod city, srates : That
the small pox is playing havoc utnorg tbe con
trabands, many ot ibern are daily receiving fur
loughs lo visit’John Brown. We haw no ob
jection to a swift txit of the whole of them and
the pusillanimous hirelings who enticed them
to leave kind masters to “dwell iu the tents of
wicked os.”
The Yankee officers gave a grand ball some
time since lor the hero til ot the copper colored
belles, who figured it is said to a ivu.-iderable
extent. Thcv must certainly be men ot ex
ceeding good taste to play the initiative to in
troduce into the society of their wives and
sisters tbsc ir.ky headed specimens of virtue. —
The hirelings (privates,) who were not as much
respected at home 1 as the negroes who now
adorn our cotton field-, mast have had their
gtv time with those who happened to be so
loriunate as lo have flat noses and black hides.
The women with black hides becoutt jealous
of the women with molasses-candy colored
Irdes, and there was a general dissatisfaction,
mortification and an unlimited amount of a flee
tation displayed oa the eventful day which sue
eeded the bail. That iniernal scoundrel. Pica
yune Butler, ought to be there to declare mar
tial law. He would be in his proper element,
lie is a perfect characteristic of the negro—
give him a little power, be is a tyraut, coward,
aud worse than a barbarian.
In ail, we shouid ihit.k that perfumery mu.-t
be cheap at Fernanda#.
We wonder how cotton sells ? ttainesmU*
Cot; h states, Sl.d.
Pan! Delsroche's celebrated picture of “Marie
Antoinette Led to Execution ” has been pur
chased lor the enormous sum of £32,000, by a
Loudon brewer.
AFFAIKS IN VIRGINIA.
[From< ur Regu’ar CVri spot dent.]
Near Richmond,t May 29, ’C3.
•Vs/'fwr Sfovxmvk Republican *
1 ni'.y he t>bl to send yon a hasty scroll to
j day, but I shall not promise ; for no one Can
tell now what a moment may bring forth.
Still tho opposing forces of the South and
North are face to face, growling defiantly at
each other here — the Southern tu my, like the
sulleu lioness who has retreated doggedly to
her den, and intimates “I shall go no lur-
while the Northern hordes, like a
pack of yelping curs, stand off from fur
ther pursuit, to growl and bark as if they would,
it they could, have her. The lioness seems
fretful, the fire of impatience is beginning to
glare frightfully from her eyes, and every mo
ment it seems that she wiil turn upon her pur
suers with rage enough to consume them. We
are looking for it, aud care not now in anticipa
lion to inquire of anything tl.at is progressing
about the lines. Occasional skirmishing takes
place, and one is not allowed to die with ennui.
Ail look for the fight, hoping for the fortunate
contingency that will precipitate it. The *u
prernc Beads are delectably cool about mat
ters—much more s than the chafing soldier—
keeping their counsel well, whisk -y too, and
cultivating the society of procrastination to the
fullest extent,.
“Stonewall” is spreading terror in the Fed
eral capitol, ana McClellan is permitted to re
turn the compliment upon the women and chil
dren of our seat of government. How we could
make the Scutch p'aki ewit dance out of Wash
ington now if a fatal blow was struck here, and
our rapidest forces sent toward that dulcorated
eiysiuin of Yankee fancy ! The men are fairly
mad with impatience to accomplish it, and
anxiout to Emulate the fame of this modern
“Hickqry.”
Day bef re yesterday the report of cannon
was heard Irtqueutly from the direction of Han
over Junction, sometimes, heavier than at
others, and towards evening musketry c-ouid
be distinguish and at intervals which lasted until
sundown. R-ports ittve come in slowly; even
now fue casuilties lire uncertain. His pretty
will authenticated, however, that our forces
got very well thrashed out, on account of the
usual stupidity of send log four or live regiments
to contend against a whole Yankee army.—
Fifty-eight or sixty Yankee prisoners were cap
tured, but the killed is not known. A regiment
of North Carolinians, (28. it,) it is said, lost two
thirds in killed, wounded and prisoners ; and
the euemy now, in all probability, are possessed
of the railroad at that point. There were five N.
Carolina regiments engaged, ami one (4.5 th)
Georgia, but only three actually in the tight
Our loss is very great, if the reports are true ;
all probably North Carolina troops. Three
regiments were left to bear the brunt, aud I
suppose we may acknowledge ourselves out
generaled completely. However, it is best to
abstain from censure until further details are
furnished on which to ground conclusions. It
may not be the fault of the General command
ing at tl.at p >iol; lie may have made the best
disposition of the troops in his power iu the
emergencies. During the entire fight the
ballbons, of the enemy, two in number, vvere-iu
the skies watching narrowly our movements.
If any reinforcements had been sent to the
assistance of our men, the point from which
they were sent no doubt would have been
ataeked, deeming it the weakest point and most
accessible. The enemy is certainly on the alert
for even the smallest advantage.
Yesterday everything was remark ibiy calm,
not a gun fired in hearing, but just at night
orders to have the wagons in radiuess to move
immediately; also, the troops in arms, and to
await oiders. Pulses began to beat quicker,
and every one said “to-morrow the great battle
will be—surely it will.” S > everything was got
ready instantly, aud with an absolute fever heat
coursing through every vein, the men talked
over and over the coming events, waiting aud
watching for the expected orders. They came
not, and tired out at last, lay down iu disap
pointment on the soldier’s couch—mother
earth -and dreamed of deeds of valor which
their hearts burned to have done. The sun
breaks on the world to day und finds us in statu
quo When the fight will occur one dares not
conjecture. Who will have the hardihood to
make a prophecy that is seeking honor in his
own country ? The matter is resolved into
this: “Things are very uncertain.”
The sameness in the general aspect of affairs
naturally curtails my letter to-day. I hope I
shall survive a huge “smash up” o£ the Yankee
hordes, and bo able to chronicle the scene iu
iriy next. Tout i.e Monde.
liattlo cl' Cliicknhomlny.
The following despatches from the Charles
ton Oour'tr of yesterday, contain the fullest in.
formation that has come to band :
Richmond, June Ist.
* • * *
The great battle commenced yesterday at one
o’clock, P. M , near and on this side of tho
Chickabomlny, about eight miles from Rich
mond, our troops under Gen. Longstreet ma
king the attack. The light lasted until eight
o’clock, P. M , and resulted in our taking the
enemy’s camp, his breast works and ten pieces
of artillery, driving away the enemy aud re
maining masters ol the battle field.
The next morning the enemy renewed the
fight about sunrise, attempting to re capture
their camp, hut were again defeated aud driven
back. At ll o’clock all of our troops were still
holding the battle field. I was one mde from
the fight yesterday afternoon, and to day, after
the battle, was on the battle ground, which
was covered with dead and dyiDg forms -more
of the enemy than outs. The slaughter was
great on both sides, and the numbers of wound
ed exceedingly large. F;ve of the enemy are
supposed to be killed and wounded to one ol
ours We took eight hnudred prisoners.
Gens. Lee aud Johnston were on the ground,
hut left the conduct of the battle to General
Longstreet, and to the last called, therefore,
belongs the glory of the great battle of Chicka
koiniuy. President Davis was also on the
ground. The enemy were under the command
of Gen. Keyes. It is said that Gen. Hutton, of
the 7th Tennessee, Gen. J. J. Pettigrew, and
Col. Lomax, ot Alabama, were killed.
Gen. Atidersou and Col. Jenkins, aud their
commands ot South Carolina, partieuiatly
disiingulsed themselves, yesterday uUeruooii,
by their bravery and efficiency.
Generals Whiling, Stuart, Mahoue, Colston
and Prior, and Captains French, Sherman,
Armory aad other officers were in U e light.
The enemy continue to shell and the fight may
| be renewed.
(Signed) Ricn.ARD Yeadon.
i Casualties in tub Washington Light In
fantry.
Richmond, June 2 —The Washington Light
| Inlantry Voluuteers were engaged yesterday
; atternoon. The following are the casualties :
Killed —Corporal R. Yeadon, Jr ; Privates H.
!C. Taylor, Alexander McDonald. ’
I Badly Wounded— Lieut. T. Kiinck; Sergeant
I E. F. Coachman ; Corporal E. Coffin ; Privates
I O. Stroheeker, F. G. Coachman, Thomas Ford,
i James M. Ivey.
Wintudai —Sergeant D. MeElroy.. Privates
■ Welch. Esterling, William Ford, J li. Jei kins,
| J. Q. Jones, Charles E. Jones, 11. S Bruin,
I James Topper, George Whilden, T D. Wt.ll; .r.
Missing—C. W. Hutson. R. W. Mustard.
(Signed) T M. Logan,
Capt. W. L. 1., Hampton Lt-giou.
A despatch from Capt. Louis G. Young, one of
the Aids of Gen. J. Johnston Pettlgtew, reports
that Gen. Pettigrew was left mortally wounded
j on the battle field, near Chickahominv.
Richmond, June 1. —The following South
j Carolina regiments were in the fight, v.z:
! Fourth, Film, Sixth, and Jenkins’ regiment of
!sh tip shooter-, aud Hampton’s Legion. Col.
Bratton wounded. General Pettigrew killed.
Col. Wade Hampton has received a very slight
wound m the loot.
[Special Despatches to the Columbia Guardian ]
j CASUALTIES IN THE PALMETTO RIFLEMEN.
Richmond, June ).—On yesterday the Pal
metto Rifleujrn ruffe ted as udiows, viz:
Killed —R. HeavUie, J. L. T. Smith, and Jno.
i H. Wilson.
Hounded —R. L. Keyes, J. X. Brown, J. D.
i Crawford, J. T. Darlington, T. C, Featherston,
| 0. D. Giilard, Willard M. George, William G.
Jenkins, D. 11. Kef ley, W. S. Lind, H. J. Lee,
Samuel McCully, A. A, Osborne, E. VY. Stew
ard. J. T. Todd, P. C. Yail, J. T. \V t bb, se
verely wounded; also. Lieutenant Fskon.
W. W. Humphreys,
Captain Cotnpacy C, Jenkins’ Begiment.
Fight at Battery Island.—' We learu that
the Gist Guard, Captain Cniches or, had a small
fight with three •<! the enemy’s gunboats, a:
; Battery Island, Sunday afternoon. Heavy can
non firing and musketry was heard in tha direc
i Uoa and a courier who caste in reported five
I vessels off the Island, one of them the Planter.
! We have not learned the result. — Clear. Courier.
3d.
[From the Charleston Courier, lib. 1
Tiffin at IrKare't Piautatton, Juntos
Island.
ARRIVAL OF TWENTY YANKEE PRISONERS,
i Oar eoniititiuUy, at an early hour Tuesday
j moro’.oj,, •’ t -ga'.n < xcited by the stirring
i hcw.iiioi .i report o' a fijit on j.iiues’ Island,
fl was uiiSioijui e<:l that the enemy had utadn au-
I other forward movement iind comwf nced'litnd.
IJ; u i ro j ltaiiii J.Lti gunboats, ilro ik-vvs of
a fight at. Leg-art’s place, oil James’ Island,
| rtuito .1 the i~y at, eight o’clock, A. M. A ties
patch r ceiv. and stated that the enemy had land*
t and about tour hundred troops ; time they were
j vjji-i !j , < nr forces under the c-ortuand ol Lieut,
i Cos! -nei C-q.cis driven tack to their gun
boa'*; als.t that At- hud captured twenty pris
oners, wito i t t,, Fisrt Johnson.
The prisoners taken reported that seventeen
hundred men had beep,landed at Battery Island
ou Monday night, and the same uunmer at Le
garevilh, ou John’s Island.
The enemy was also reported ill lorco in front
of General Gist’s command, under cover of
their gunboats.
The steamer' E:iwan soon after arrived from
Fort Johnson with the prisoners, in charge of
detachments of the Carolina Artillery and
Orangeburg A- tillerv belonging to .Lamar’s Imi
tation, stationed at Fort Jotinson, in command
of Lieut. Barton. The prisoners were in fa
tigue dress, but locked well and made a good
appearance. They exhibited considerable acx
iety, however, as to their disposition. The
news of their arrival spread wish rapidity, and
crowds gathered on their inarch from the wharf
to the jail to take a look at the strangers. They
were delivered over to the j tiler, Mr. Milligan,
in whose care they will remain, uaul othei wise
disposed of.
The prisoners are all members of the Oae
Hundredth Pennsylvania regiment, and give
their names as follows :
Capt. J. H. Clin i, Company F.
Sergeant Robert M<:fl.tt,‘ Company F,
Privates—Cn.party A —J. W. Brd, J. W.
Kerr, J. Kiot shaker.
Company D— J. L. Heron, J. F. Cooke, R.
J. Doutkut, J. C. I‘unc khouser, D. Keuard,
Tbos. Watt, J. Wiber.
Company F— J C. Irvin, J. C. Sampson, Ro
bert Duke, O. Shafer, J. W. A kqn, ii. .Mo-
Master, J. Smith, R. A Forbes.
Captain Ciiua says the regiment to which the
prisoners belong formed cart of an expedition
ary corps which left Hilton Head, General
Beubam’s Headquarters, Saturday night. The
transport with this regiment came in Slono
river, passed the piles placed to obstruct the
river, and Sanded on ’.lie riverside,near I.cgare’s
plantation.
No advance was made until morning, when a
party oi about forty men • were ' thrown out to
make a retonnuisance. The company of Capt.
Cl ilia, consisting of twenty-five, took a very
strong position on Legare’s plantation,- iu Mr,
Leg ire’s house, about a mile and a half from
the landing. Here was where the action took
place. A sharp tight occurred, which lasted
about an hour. Finding them con coded in the
house. Captain VV’m Ryan, with she lit-b
Volunteers, made a brilliant charge with the
bayonet, aud captured the whom party, killing
and wounding in Ine onset some lour or five of
the number stationed inside.
Capt. Ciina speaks in high adrninatiou of this
movement of Capt. Ryan, aud of the bravery
and activity displayed by both officers and men
of the company. Capt. Ciina surrendered his
sword to Capt. Ryan. Not one of his men, it is
believed, escaped. The other skirmishers
thrown out, consisting of'two companies of
Massachusetts men, made good their retreat,
without scarcely firing a guu.
Captain Ryan having secured his prisoners,
matched than to the rear and r<joined the
main body.
The casualties among onr troops were ten
wounded, two seriously and eight slightly, and
occurred from a severe cross firing to which
they were exposed, bf the heavy body' of skir
mishers who earne up afterwards. In the action,
Lieut. Henry Walker, of the Union Light In
fantry Volunteers, Charleston Battalion, and
acting Adjutant of the Battalion, was wounded
Lieut.. M. W. Byihewood and Lieut. Mims, of
ihe Beauregard Light Infantry, are reported
wounded, the former having been shot dowu
twice, and the latter wounded in the thigh.
Lieut. J. Ward Hopkins, of the Sumter Guard,
wounded in the should'r; Wm. L Macbeth,
slightly wounded; Valentine, of Sumtt r
Guard, slightly wouuded, and four, others
slightly wounded. Mr. Clark, one of the Wil
lington Rangers, cad his horse shot tinder him.
Our troops drove the enemy back under
cover of their bouts, and then resumed their
original position.
In reply to a question as ti the probability of
an early a'tack on the city, Captain Ciina said
that the information possessed by subordinate
officers and privates was mostly founded on
rumors, their superior officers alone knowing
whenever an important movement would take
place. All that he knew was the strength of
his own regiment at Ililton Head. He thought
it probable that an attack would be made on
the city shortly, but wiih a very large force.
They had learned of the battle of Ohieka
hominy from tho Charleston papers of Monday.
A regular file of the paper*, both of-Charleston
and Savannah, is kept at Hilton Head. Capt.
Ciina thinks they obtain these papers mostly
from vessels captured in running the blockade.
Several prizes, mostly schooners, according to
report in camp, has been lately seized.
The latest Northern dates received at Hilton
Head was to the 27th ult.
Banks was reported as having crossed the
Potomac, but all other information was sup
pressed. _No allusiou was made of the where
abouts ol Gen. (Stonewall) Jackson.
The enemy’s boats continued shelling the
lines all day Tuesday, on the river, and in the
afternoon and evening heavy cannonading aud
musketry tiring was head. An impression pro
vaiued that Fort Pemberton had been attacked
and shelled. This, however, avas a mistake
The shelling of woods, &c., was kept up to a
late hour last night.
Since writing the above a courier (Mr. E. L
Roche, a member of the Charleston Riflemen
Volunteers,) left Seeessionville at half past II
Tuesday night, arriving here about half past 12
o’clock. He kindly furnishes us with the
following correct list of casualties :
Irish Volunteers. —Four wounded. Private
Bresnutn, shot through the leg, died about 10
o’clock Tuesday night.
Charleston Rijicintn Volunteers —Lieut. Saltua,
slightly wounded ; Sergeant Patterson, slightly
wounded ; private Cheney, slightly wounded;
private Carson, slightly wounded.
Sumter Guard. — Lieut. Hopkins and private
V.’rn. L. Macbeth, severely but not dangerously
wounded.
Charleston Light Infantry. —Lieut. Clarkson,
slightly wounded; Serg’t Muckeuluss, slightly
wounded.
Union light Infantry Volunteers Lieut. Hen
ry Walker.. Acting Adjutant Charleston Battal
ion, dangerously wounded in the thigh, and
taken prisoner.
Tv.-o ol his comiades picked him up and were
carrying him off the field, but being closely
pursued were compelled to leave him. Only
two men wounded in the Eulaw Regiment, viz:
Lieut. Mims and Corporal B.iton, of the Beau
fegard Ljglit lulautry—neither seriously.
There was some picket r.kirmishing !a=t
night, end the enemy’s pickets were driven
back.
Casualties of Alabauiiaus at ChicUa
li i>ntiu>.
The Columbus Sun 3d inst. says :
From private despatches from various sources,
we learn that Capt. R. L. Mayes, ot theTus
kt gee Light Infantry, was lulled ; Adjutant J.
T. Stinson, aud F McGowan, of the Southern
Rifles, Union Springs, Alabama; Capt. Wa .
Phelan, Adjutant Tom Phelan, oi Montgomery, j
were wounded, aud Tom Scott killed.
The Southern Rifles were in the 3.1 Alabama
Regimen!, commanded by Col. Lomax.
We find the following private despatches in
the Montgomery Advertiser 4th icst. They ali
bear date Richmond, 2d,
Mayer Dreyfus well. Herman, Cohen and
Colitns, slightly wounded. Einhorn, killed.
L. Dreyfus, 3d Ala.
■ Killed— C. M. Howard, Scott, Holmes, Ross,
Ge. Tyus, W. G. Ivey.
Uiixfido?—Sergeant H. Ilouscr, Houston,
Williams, Gaines, John Whetstone, Billy Tai
lor, Eiistin GoUon, Dave Poole, E l. Dourdon,
Capt. L. A. I’ou and Lieut. R. G. Goison ; mis
-nra —Milford Deramc.s, J B. Deramus, W.
De-ramus, John Hunt, James Holly.
Capt. T. A. Davis.
Anderson Hail, killed-Sidney Hall, slightly
wounded ; Jobu Ltdyurd, slightly w ounded.
E. C. Elmore.
Col Lomax was killed yesterday in battle;
he was struck at the heart aud died instan ly.
Adjutant Johnston, of Tuskvgee, was killed at !
the same time at his side. My horse was shot
under me, but 1 escaped unhurt and am very
well. Our regiment’s loss, about two hundred.
G. A. Battle.
Captain Fox killed, Lieut. Goree seriously
wounded, Waller slightly. Nine privates kilted
that I know of, but I can think of on'v the
following names; Schuesslcr, White, Motes,
Davenport, Compton, und Sergeant Howe, Fin
negan and Abercrombie, mortally wounded,
and several others. The regiment suffered
! immensely. “ a. S. Jones.
Engage vent in South western Virginia.—
! We bad news Monday tvemug of a disaster to
: Gen. Heth's command in South western Vir
ginia, but, as the intelligence of it was not en
! tirely confirmed, and. at any rate, very uuwel
eome, we were ne* in any haste to anaouiice it
\ to our readers. From what we have since
I learned, it appears that Gen. Helh was badly
. whipped, losing two hundred men at and two
j pieces of artillery. The fight took place at
i Lewisburg last Saturday. Oor force was about
: eighteen hundred men, and, although unwilling
I to believe it, we are constrained, Irma the best
info - , nation we can get on the subject, to think
tha. oar deleat was accomplished by an inferior
lorce of the enemy. —Kichhumd Examiner, 2Slh
ultimo.
! [From the Montgomery Advertiser, 4th Inst.)
Tlie Affair at ISoonevllle.
Bj the arrival of a reliable citizen of Montgo
mery who was in Bonneville at the time it avas
captured by the Yankees, vie are put in posses
sion! of more accurate information in' regard to
that, sffsit than has appeared from other papers.
BooutviUf . it v.,’11 co understood, is ou tho
Mobile A, Ohio Railroad, about eighteen miles
from Corinth. It appears that the Confederates
had anticipated that the CDemy would attempt
a flank movement from Burnsville, with a.view
to destrevy the railroad at that point, and out off
the communication of'our army. Burnsville
is 6ome ten miles from the Mobile <& Ohio
road, ou the Memphis & Charleston road. A
division of cur forces" is said to have been sent
forward on the right, under (lens. Hardee and
Marmaduke. to engage the flanking party of
the enemy, whilst Gens. Van Dorn and Price
with another division were advancing on the
left to Hank the YaLkees and cut them off from
retreat. But before these respective move
ments could be consummated, a report came in
io Bonneville, about twelve o’clock on Thurs
day night-, that tlie enemy was approaching,
tour the usand strong. There was stationed at
the place, a company -of Tennessee cavalry,
seventy strong. It was urged by Dr. Bozeman,
and seconded by Col. Henry D. Clayton, who
happened to be there at the Gate, such of the
sick soldiers and others who were able, should
bo immediately armed with guns lrom a train
with arms, ammunitiou and hospital stores,
which was lying at Bootmlie. All efforts of
litis sort proved unavailing, and such of those
who could get away, put themselves out of
danger. A counter report was also brought in
from a squad of the cavalry company already
mentioned to the effect that the men marching
on the place, were our reinforcements.' This
hilled apprehension until morning,.when our
friends iound themselves surrounded by the
Yankee cavalry.
They drew up in line about a hundred and'
fifty yards from the Tennessee company, who
were commanded to reserve their fire u til the
enemy should approach within gunshot dis
tance, our men being armed with double barrel
guns. The Yankees fired the first two rou.tds
without effect, but their first lire killed- oae
mail, wouuded another, atid killed a horse. This
put the Tennessee cavalry to flight in the ut
most contusion. The Yankees used rovolviug
rifles, firing with much greater rapidity than
was expected. They then set on fire the train,
'with arias, ammunition and hospital stores, a
larue portion of which '.va-; destroyed. A por
tion ol the train with arms was saved by the
daring of some of the rear guard of our army,
who disconnected the ears when the red-hot
shells from the train on fire wore exploding all
around them The loss is considerable. There
were about five thousand stand of arms in all;
otto ear, containing some two or thiee thousand,
was saved. The town was not burned as re
ported, only the depot building, w ith stores.
> ur informant remarks upon the ni'iaeulous
escape of our sick soldiers, a thousand of whom
must have been scattered around unprotected
trout the bursting shells. Not one was Seri
ously iijured. Oae man only was slightly
burned t>y a piece of red-hot shell falling on
iiis blanket, which he knocked off himself. —
The Yankee cavalry, who were in possession oi
the town about an hour and a half, held many
captives, among whom was Col. Virgil 8. Mur
pbey. Dr. Bozeman and I)r. Robert 8 Williams.
Col. Murpbey in try ing to escape is reported to
have killed one of hts pursuers, and the only
one of the enemy that was k iK cl, with an iron
axle. It is amusing to bear how the alfiir end
ed. A little boy, not seeming to recognize that
any one of the enep-iy was present, came in and
said to- Dr. Bozeman in a low tone of voice,
“We will bag the scoundrels directly : two
thousand of on* cavalry are just over the hill.”
The tone of the boy impressed the Yankee
General very seriously. He at once got thirsty
'and put out for the well. He sent up a signal
and the whole party left more rapidly than they
had corne. It is thought they abandoned all
their prisoners. Soon affer their departure,
portions of our army came up and caught some
ten or dez-n of the’Yankee pickets who had
not bad time to retreat frith the body of their
fleet-footed cavalry. It was supposed that the
cavalry scouts that captured the town and fired
the train were only she advance guard of a large
force that contemplated a flank movement up
on our army. Theuumber present was estima
ted at three hundred. Our informant says it'
was reported, with how much truth he does
not vouch, that the Yankee force was after
wards captured by our men.
The whole affair certainly looks badly on its
face, and should undergo a rigid investigation.
Since the railroads have been taken in charge
by the military they seem to have no head, and
it is a great wonder that more such incidents do
not occur. The commandant of the post at
Booueville is said to have had no guard around
the town, and liras allowed the enemy to come
quietly in and take possession without notifica
tion. Such dereliction of duty is criminal and
ought to be visited wi h summary punishment.
The Yankees can now boast of one exploit
which rivals anything done by John Morgan.
We hope there will be such an example made
of those who are responsible for this thing that
there will be no repetition of it during the war.
[From the Gainesville Cotton States ]
St. Augustine News.
We take the following extract from the St.
Augustine Examiner, a paper which is now
published by the Yankees, of May Bth : *
“On Tuesday evening last, a party of young
ladies assembled on the Piazt, aud commenced
chipping iff small pieces from the stump of
the flag staff, which they kissed with all the
fervor ot a youthful maiden in her first love.
Some members of <Oonipany “I,” noticing the
proceeding, became so indignant that the
senseless wood was so much more favored than
they, that they rushed to the spot, and in the
excess of their passion rooted up the stump
and burned it to ashes, thus destroying forever
what was so late the pride of the village. Yes
terday morning, as we were crossing the Plaza,
we noticed a bevy of these damsels busily en
gaged in collecting the ashes in small papers,
to be carried home. We are aware that the
blockade of this port has been tolerably effec
tive, rendering it extremely difficult to get
many articles indispensable to a well regulated
family, but the small size of these packages
forbids the idea that the ashes were to be used
for the manufacture of soap, and we are there
fore forced to the conclusion that they are to be
cherished as souvenirs.”
It will be noticed that the St. Augustine
ladies, most of whom have fathers, itusbands
and brothers, in the Southern army, are
true blue In the fac-e of the glistening bay
onets of the enemy they sho w their preferences
for the Southern cause, and their contempt for
Lincoln’s hirelings. The commander of the
post has issued the following order, which is
not quite so brutish but akin to that of But
ler's :
Headqt;akteus, Post of St. Augustine, )
May 7tb, 1862. )
“Certain women having conducted them
selves, last evening and this morning, in a man
ner grossly insulting to the United States forces
stationed here, by collecting together iri tire
Plazi and there openly manifesting their dis
loyalty to the United States, I have ordered that
hereafter any woman who shall be guilty of
any open and offensive exhibition of disloyalty,
shall be considered as having forfeited immuni
ty from punishment by reason of her sex, f.ud
shall be held iu strict arrest. Aud furthermore,
if another such disgraceful scene is enacted, I
shall inforee the full vigor of Martial Law on
the city.
By order of Louis Bell,
Id. Col. 4.it N. H. Vols.
Commanding Post of St. Augustine, Fla.
H. F. Wiggin, Act. Adjutant ”
Information has reached us to the effect that
many of the poor families whoso, husbands ar
in ths war, are in a very destitute condition.
The Federal* refuse to allow them to leave the
city, and will not soil them the necessaries or
life. They should by all means be relieved. It
would be better to'have tho lmle “Ancient
City” laid in a-he, than to allow our noble
hearted women and children to suff -r for the
want of food, and be subjected to kinds 6t
insult.
Franck and Intervention.—A Paris co;respondent
•of a Kew York paper writes as fallows:
Vrtnee is sai.l to mve declared her inter ti nto Great
Britain of e.o: beyond the month of Maynext
to :ecogn:z the imlependfuice of the Son It. This me.
is asserted to be true on the very higher anlh< r.ty.—
No one don as that proposals of intervention have
again been made !>y the Impeii&l Government to the
ctiir.net of London, and so far accee red t-> that instruc
tions on that basis have b en sent to M. Mereier by the
French Wuis: r. Hence the journey os SI m- icier to
Utchmocd 1b e presence ot de Morny in England
is rasa attributed to the same cause. No doubt the nia
teri il pressure on the government grows eve y tour
more severe, Th - aspect of things looks very omin u
lor tho North, so tar as Europe is concerned, and
causes much anxiety here to the tr.endsot America and
the Union.
Vicksburg Shelled by the Enemy.—The FT iig of
the 58th ui into, says:
Two of . neuiy’s gut.boats amased themselves
for three or tour hoars prate dry eveniug, b,' tor .wing
mot and shed Into the heart • t the city. Annul one
hun Ired and •‘eveotrafive mi-si e* were sh-own during
that time but comparatively tew of which appeared
to be effected at our forts. We h .ve heard of n->
e tauakies beyohd conaid rabfv damagiug tome privat
residence at-.d one or two of our churches. At ten
o'clock last night, (the hour at which we write), the
firing rail; continued, Oar forts ha. e, as vet, made no
reply.
i The Lincoln fleet below Vicksburg consists
ol about twelve veseels —nine war vessels and
I fkree transport steamers. Last week one of
i the transports left and went below. Two
I frigates, one gunboat aad two transport eteam-
I ers weut down tbe river, but for what purpose
jor where bound is not known. They leit some
i twelve or thirteen hundred troop* encamped
I on the levee, on the Louisiana shore, opposite
: Warrenton, about nine miles below this city.
The vessels remaining are generally in sight oi
{ our batteries, but out of reach of the guns. —
Memphis Argus.
(From the Obarteatoa Courier of yesterday.)
"Tlie News.
Tlie steamer Etlwan arrived at an early hour
Wednesday morning front Fort Johnson, with
several of the avu#ndtd in the fight of Tues
day, and, two wounded prisoners. The wounded
were attended by Dr. Ogier. Those oil boa id
were Lieut. Hopkins, of the Bum ter Guards,
Sergeant Lee, ol the Irish Volunteers, Corporal
Bilion, of the Beauregard Light Infantry,
Private W. L. Macbeth, of the Sumter Guards.
These were met on tho arrival of the boat by
nnmerous'friends, and the utmost attentions
given them. Private Ilarfnctt, of the Irish
Volunteers, was the only other member of that
company wounded, iu addition to Private Ilres
nan killed, and Sergeant Lee wounded. All the
rest are reported well.
Captain Titos. Y. Simons, of the Charleston
Light Infantry, was slightly wounded by a
piece of shell which burst, near him, wounding
also Lieut. Cltrkson and Sergeant Muckenluss.
Rumors of another fight early Wednesday
morning were circulated, but proV'd to be on
ly some slight picket skirmishing. Picket
skirmishing continued throughout the day,
with no loss to either side so far as we could
learn. A report that the enemy’s fleet had lelt
Slono bar is also believed to be without foun
dation, although the heavy blow of Tuesday
night may have had its effect in compelling
them to run out to sea or seek shelter at Port
Royal.
_No doubt exists as to the landing of a con
siderable force of the enemy on both John and
James’ Island. The indications point strongly
to an early engagement and severe fight. Our
troops have already given the enemy a fore
taste of tue work before them. Whenever
they- advance we confidently look forward to
similar successful results, in driving the invader
back, and permanently checking his progress.
We shall endeavor to iurnish our readers
with the earliest intelligence, avoiding, as far
ias possible, ali mere rumors and reports, and
publishing nothing but what we get as authen
tic. Tite movements on both sides have, uo
doubt, been delayed ou account of the heavy
rains for the last two days, and the wearied
state of the troops.
We have heard numerous reports aud ac
counts of the tight on James’ Island, but they
add little to the information already published.
The kree of the enemy now on James’ Island
is supposed lo be about two thousand, and the
same number on John’s Islanl
L ” also supposed and reported that the
cm u y l mded a large number of troops during
■*iv *!; I!i ng of the woods Tuesday night.
A great deal of cannon firing was heard late
in the afternoon, aud it is believed to have been
a slight engagement between one of the gun
boats and a light battery on Stono.
'‘Moticwall Jitcittiontt sriid Ills Arissy,
The following extract from a letter of one of
the otlicers of “ Stonewall Jackson’s” army
furnishes some account of their gallant dash
into Front Royal and Winchester, and the hasty
scampering ot the Yankees. The letter is from
a gentleman whose statements can be implicitly
relied upon :
We got to Front Royal, where we met the
First Maryland regiment, and, altera fight and
a charge, vve captured every man of them save
fifteen. Our cavalry then dashed ahead aud
took two hundred more prisoners at a little
town between Front Royal and Strasburg, on
the railroad. In all we took nine hundred pris
oners at Front Royal, including one Colonel and
Lieut. Cotouel, one Major, two pieces of can
non, horses, arms, t£c., in abundance, aud three
hundred thousand dollars worth of quarter
master’s commissary stores, also two locomo
tives and three passenger and fitly tonnage cars.
These facts are reliable, and you may rest as
sured thereof, as I will write you nothing but
what I kuow to be true.
We slept on the bare ground that night, and
the next morning very early tvere off at a tan
gent for somewhere on the Winchester road.
On our way to Middletown the road was often
crowded with prisoners, wag; us and horses
which our cavalry had-captured and were con
veying to the rear. When last heard lrom, we
had fifteen hiltidred prisoners at Front Royal.
Banks, who was at Strasburg, when he heard
of our doings, cut stick anti broke for Win
chester in hot haste, but we cut bis force in
twain at Middletown, sending Taylor’s brigade
(Ewell’s division) aiter the Strasburg wing,
who captured many and demoralized the rest,
and we hurried on swiftly after Banks down
the Valley. Every few hundred yards we pass
ed one of lais wagons, left, upset or broken, or
teams, lull of baggage, &c., till just this side
of Newtown ; alter checking us awhile wilt}
artillery, he burned up thirty of the trains, and
then the rout and the iiight became beautiful
and exciting beyond degree. Prisoners were
brought back by scores aud hundreds, and then
you ought to have heard the boys yell and
make the old woods ring with uproarious joy.
Three miles beyond Winchester, yesterday
morning the enemy made a stand, and the fight
began at about 3a. in. Iu two hours we drove
them pell-mell, belter skelter off the field,Jtnd
through the town towards Martinsburg. Our
loss is vc-y trilling. I think that fifty will cover
our dead, and one hundred and fifty our
wounded. The enemy had soon after the fight
opened, set lire to the depot in Winchester and
destroyed all iiis stores, and some say, he or
dered the town to be fired. At all events, some
houses were set on fire, but the citizens extin
guished it before great damage was done
Banks is now at or towards Martinsburg, with
our.cavalry aud some of our men in pursuit.
Our present expedit.-ou is a complete success.
There are at least one thousaud two hundred
prisoners already in Winchester, and squads
are continually being taken to swell the num
ber, We are all in the highest spit its and enjoy
ourselves hugely.
Doiiis" of the Enemy ou the Missis
slppi,
The Vicksburg Whig of the 29th ult., con
tains the following: *
We learn that the Federate put out pickets at
Grand Gulf, on Monday night, and that in the
morning one of them was discovered a corpse,
having been shot during the night by some of
our sharpshooters.
Those of our citizens who had built caves for
their lamiUes to go Into when the bombard
ment commenced, were very willing to seek
safer quarters yesterday morning. The holes
which the enemy’s missiles made in the ground
satisfied them that their holes were not impreg
nable.
The enemy’s gunboats continued bombard
ing the city until two a’-elock yesterday morn
ing, when they withdrew and fell back to their
old position. Several houses in the city were
struck and dajnaged by the balls. Those injured
as far as we could leiru were as follows : The
residence and kitchen ot John A. Klein, the
new brick residence of Duff Green, Marine
Hospital, A, B. Reading’s foundry, J A. Klein’s
sa*w mi!!, the Methodist church and j til. Our
people were bu.-iiy engaged yesterday morning
in hunting up shot and shell, and many were
found in diilereut parts of the city. Some of
the shells were opened and found to be empty,
while others were filled with fine eagle powder.
They are rather dangerous things to handle,
and persons should be very careful how they
use them.
Lieut. George Wyman, of tbe Johnson cavalry,
who arrived trom Big Black yesterday, informs
us that on Monday last, as tbe Federal gun
boats, with their transports passed Gulf bluff,
the transports were fired upon by a field battery
and considerably itjured. This incensed the
Federals so much that they shelled the town,
and in the loose about fifteen
hundred men to pillage the place which they
thoroughly accomplished. They broke open
every store and dwelling in the place, carrying
off’ what goods they wanted, and wantonly dee
troying everything they" could not earry.off.
In the dwellings ill y broke up all the furni
ture, china, nr.d glassware—destroyed the
clothing and irjured ti e houses as much as they
could. They killed all the stock in the place
and carried off all they wanted - , leaving the
balance where it was .-hot down. Of the poultry
they made a el? n sweep, not a chicken left to
crow next morning.
They told the people at Grand Gulf that they
were going to serve Rodney and Nacchtz in t he
same way. Firing was heard at Rodney after
they left Grand Guif. so we suppose it has also
been destroyed. They told the people at Grand
Gulf that they did not care about taking Vicks
burg until after Fort I’Ulow fell, when they in
tended to destroy it.
An Officer Fined Five Hundred Dollars
for Disobedience to Orders.— We under
stand, says the Mtiledgeviiie (Ga ) Union, that
Col Ber f. Laughridge, the comtnan Sing Col
onel of Muiry county militia, when Governor
Brown’s proclamation of the 2S.h of February,
to stop the Stills, was published, denied the
right of the Governor to issue the o/der. In
stead of trying to stop others be run a Still him
sell, after the 15th ol March. Oa learning these
facts, the Governor issued an order to Major
General Black, who commands the Division.
General Brack sent Brigadier-General Stewart
to look into the case, who arrested Col. Langh
ridge, and General Black ordered a Court
Martial to try him for a violation of orders. —
The Court Martial met at Rome, a few days
since, when the Colonel, with the assistance oi
counsel, made his defence. The trial iasted
lour days and resulted in the conviction oi
Colonel Lttughridge. The Court imposed a fine
of §SOO upon him, and the sentence has bien
approved by the Governor, who has ordered
the tine to be collected. The military officers
ol the State who neglect or refuse to seize the
Stills, may see from this ease that they may
have to meet the penalty for disobedience of
orders. The Governor will thank all good Citi
zens who know of Stills running, to report the
tacts, w ith the names of the militia officers who
have'neglected their duty.
Mr. James S. Albright, Private Secretary to
Gov. Shorter, was killed recenty by a fall from
the window of his room in the third story of
the capitol in Montgomery, supposed to be in
his sleep. He was much respected.
WEX-,EC3-IR.A.3p-FTTra
Important from the West.
C wm!Sr hIJGAi; A ’ r MEMPHIS
PATnv~™ FEDERAL GARRISON AT
BATON ROUGE PUT TO THE SWORD—
BURGFED£RAL flekt we vicks
[Frem our Special Army Correpondcnt.]
Momus June 2-The Confederate authorities at
Memphis have burnt ali tlie cotton and sosar In store
at that place.
The citterns of Baton Rouge have risen upon tho
Federal garrison left in command of that host and put
the whole party to the sword. Tho Federal fleet
which has been threatening Vicksburg for some tiate’
has left there for Baton Rouge and intend, it is said,
to shell out the town on their arrival. P. VV. A.
Interesting from the West—Cor
inth Evacuated—Memphis and
Fort Pillow Abandoned, &c.
[by expbess.]
LFrora our Army Correspondent.]
Mobile, Juno 2.— Corinth has been evacuated by the
Confederates. Beta la have not been rocsived, but It
is reported there was no loss of property.
Heavy skirmishing occurred Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, in which the Confederates got the best of
it. At last accounts the Confederates were at Baldwin,
below, on the Mobile road. The sick were
removed.
The telegraph wires from Corinth have J?een remov
ed and the bridges destroyed.
The cotton and sugar in Memphis have been burnt.
Fort Pillow and Memphis have been abandoned.
The Federate left Vicksburg to shell Baton Rouge,
where the citizens bad tlsen upon the garrison and put
them to (he sword.
There movsments should cause no depres-ion. The
evacuation of Corinth was wise and necessary.
P. W. A.
Landing of Federate near Charleston.
[Special to tho Savannah Republican.]
Charleston, June 3.— The enemy landed thismorn
ing, about 400 strong, on James’ Island, nearly oppo
site the city. They were engaged by our troops and
finally repulsed with a los3 of 20 prisoners.
[second despatch. I
Genera! Gist’s last despatch says:
“The prisoners taken this morning report that the
enemy landed 1,700 strong last night on Battery Island,
and with a like force at Legareville, on John’s Island.
The enemy is in front of me, but under cover of their
gunboats.”
rTHIP.D DESPATCH ]
5 p. m —Twenty Yankeo prisoners, captured on
James’ Is’and thi > morning, have just passed qu’etly
on their way to th- jail. Ninety more were cut off, and
will probably be captured. Heavy Bring continues in
that direction.
FROM RICHMOND.
ARRIVAL OF Mbß. GREENIIOW—McCLEL
LAN SICK—REPORTED DEATH OF GEN
ERAL CASEY—YANKEE REPORT OF
THE EVACUATION OF CORINTn.
Richmond, June 2. —Nothing of interest has trail?-,
plred along the lines to-day. It is believed tlintthe
enemy is concentrating his forces in the direction of
Mcchanicsville, northeast of the city.
The while number of Federal prisoners taken in the
engagements of Saturday and Monday is 850.
Richmond, .Tuiie B.—The only incident on our line,
east of the city, to-day, was the advanco of a regiment
of Yankees, who came ior the purpose of reconnoiter
■ng, while our troeps were engaged in strengthening
their position. The Twelfth Virginia moved forward
to meet them, when the Federate retreated in double
quick time.
General Lee issued an address to the army to-day,
which has had a very fine effect He told thorn there
will be no more retreating, and that their watchword
should be “Victory or Death.”
Richmond, June 4.—A1l is quiet to-day near the
city. No definite list of the aggregate number oi
casualties in the late battles has yet teen obtained.
Mrs Rosa Greenhow, of Washington, arrived here
this morning by flag of truce via City Point. It ts
said she reports that McClellan is very sick.
It is reported and believed here, that General Casey,
the Federal commander, w killed in the fight on
Saturday below Richmond.
The New York Herald ot the BUt ult, announces
the evacuation of Corinth by the Confederates, and the
occupation of the town by the Federal troops. Halleek
despatches Secretary Staunton to this effect The
Herald publishes a map of the country and says Beau
regard is moving towards Okolona, on the Mobile
& Ohio Railroad.
Richmond, Juno 5.—A large quantity of ammunition
was expended by the euemy to-d ,y in shelling the
wood occupied by tho Confederate outposts, but no
body was hurt.
During the forenoon an artillery duel took place in
the vicinity of New Bridge. One of the enemy’s cats
sous was esploded'by a shell, killing several Yankees
and three horses. But one man was wounded on our
side during the ongugement.
The Northern account of the late battle hsß been re
ceived The Herald, of course, claims a victory. It
says the Federal loss was heavy, but the Rebel loss
much greater.
Death of Francis Yonge Porcher, M. D.
It is our duty to record the departure of a ven
erable and esteemed citizen and “beloved phy
sician,” Dr. Francis Y. Porcher, who died in
Greenville, S.C., on Tuesday, 27th instant, from
a repetition of a paralytic attack.
lie was for many years a physician in active
practice, and was the favorite physician of
many families in all cases of sickness of females
or children especially.
He was, we believe, a native of Beaufort Dis
trict, and after graduating from the Medical
Department of the University of Pennsylva
nia, he began practice in Beaufort and Colleton
District.
Afterwards, at the invitation and advice of
Dr. Glover, he removed to Charleston, and
there entered on a large practice, which he re
tained until advancing years induced his with
drawal.
He was in his seventy-fourth year.— Courier,
20th.
Poisoning. —We learn that yesterday morning
several members of Capt. Smith's company,
belonging to Col. McKinstry’s regiment, left
their camp a short .distance, and iu tbe woods
found a battle, which they supposed contained
whiskey. They drank freely of it and brought
it into camp and gave some to the Sergeant of
the company. In all there were five men who
drank a portiou of tbe contents of the bottle.
In an hour or two all five of the men died.
The bottle contained several kinds of roots
and herbs, but it is not positively known what
they were, except that there was quite a quanti
ty of yellow jessamine in it.
It is the belief in camp that someone had
mixed himself up a bottle of medicine winch
should have been taken iu small quantities, but
the unfortunate men had taken an overdose.
Mobile Tribune, 20th.
Battle or Williamsburg. Yankee Account,
The New York Herald publishes a list of the killed,
wounded and missing tn the battle of 'Williamsburg,
which ojeupies more than six columns of solid type,
aud fools up as follows :
RECAPITULATION.
K’ed. W’ded. Mif-s’g Age.
Gen. Kearney’s division—. 87 814 17 428
Gen. Hooker’s division.. 840 917 817 1,674
Gen. Couch’s division if) 85 24 120
Hen. Hancock’s division. 9 9o 80 184
Total 4C6 1,411 883 2,254
The list, says the Herald, is correct so far as known,
yet it adds: - The i antes of ihote who fell in Get eral
Hancock’s Brigade have not yet reached us, nor have
the names if tho=e who a. e missing in the 93tb Peon
sylvaraa volunteers, Gen. Feck, been ascertained.”
Hancock’* Brigade suffered ternbl* on ti e field, and
we ma> safely set it down that tbe Federal loss in the
battle of Williamsburg was fully 5.0 ,0, still they have
the unblushing imp .donee lo c a m a victory!
Fine Regiment —The 3d Georgia Regiment,
commanded by Gol. A. R. Wright, made its ap
pearance in Richmond yesterday. As Yankee
overcoats were considerably sprinkled about,
we judged that they had a brush witti the wood
en nutmeg makers somewhere, aud such cm in
quiry proved to be the ease, as they met and
arove back not long since, at South Miffs, hi.
C., a large body of Hessians, and possessed
themselve3 of some of tbeir toggery. Ibe 3d
pSent numbered about 1,200 men, and were
accompanied by a full brass band. They
Drought alucg, as a trophy, a flog which they
had taken from a Vermont regiment. The mtu
were all healthy looking, young fellows, and
will make their nnuk, we have no doubt.—
Rxhmond .tch 30 th
The Steamek Nellie.— The shell from the
enemy’s gunboats struck this suamer several
times on Tuesday atternoon last, and about
dark several of their launches made an attempt
to reach the land, no doubt with the expetation
of firing the Aeflie, but they were driven off by
a battery on Sullivan’s Island, a shot from
which struck one of their boats which hod a
howitzer in the bow, and lrorn the confuelon
on the lauucb at the moment, it is thought that
“somebody was hurt.” The boat then retired.
They also attempted to shell the Sullivan’s Is
land* battery, but only succeeded in knocking
over a sentinel box. —ChartetXon Courier 3 Oth.
Col. T. J. Warthen, ot the 28th Georgia regi
ment, we regret to learn, is dangerously ill.—
Sandenvilk Georgian, ith.
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