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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. 3