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\TOIj. T2L. TERMS: oil r raperjs; Mgg&f*^" kl ? 82 Tho Paper is always stopped, unless a remittance be made to continue it. Timely notice is given, so that payment oanbetnado betore the expiration oi a sub scription. SAT A3ST^\A.i£^ SaturdayHloriting, August 23, 1862. Martini Law is to be suspended in Charleston, when the civil authorities will reaseurae their sway. Col. John C. Brown, of the 3d Teaucsgee regiment, brother of es-Gov. N't ill 8., has been been mails a Brigadier. Buckner.—A despatch to the Columbus Times says: Buckner has been promoted to Major General and is ordered to Chattanooga Col. Price, of the 14tn Georgia, was wounded in the battle of Cedar Run. The papers give no particulars. Th ) small pox has made Its appearance in Coweta county, and it is reported to he in Mer iwi ther couty, tta. The Interior Court of the after has taken measures to prevent the spread of tho infection. .Mrs. Mitchell, a daughter of General Leslie Combs, has been arrested at Lexington, Ken , tucky, for alleged complicity will). ihfCoufed cr.aufr. . • _ DxSßßTEigy—ln thf Hut pfls oriers who took theoSui Lincoln, atTfort Delaware, we find the names of Charles Wolf, 12. h Georgia, and H. L. Randal!, 2d Florida. Gen. Smith —We very much regret to learn, that Brig. Gen. Wm. Duncan Smith, who com jaaiids tne department of Charleston, is lying very low in that city, and not expected to re cover. We trust inrtUer accounts will prove tnt re favorable, k j%’" The following is an extract of a loiter received by ns, dated Baldwin, Florida Aug. ll‘h ; “Th© Federal gunboats shell both sides of the St. Johns river every day or two. AFedeial dfserter came in two days ago, reports t! at many would desert if they had an opportunity.” Obituary Notices.— For the information of those’who insert obituary notices in other pa pers and request ns to copy, we would state that such notices are placed*in this office, on the footing of advertisements, and the money (75 cts per square) must be enclosed to us to insure their insertion. Tub Best Yet.-—We bSvc on our table a liberal sample of Suit, fr ui the works of Mr. Youngblood, of Washington county. The grains are large, and the cry star ration clear and beautiful. So long a3 such salt can be manu factured at home, we certainly ought, as regards that article, set the blockade at defiance. Mai.veiin Bill.'— An fntcreeling letter from onr correspondent, “ V. A 8. P.,” concerning the late attack on Malvern Hill and the retreat of the two Georgia regiments, will bo found on this page. The reference, in the concluding sentence, to the prisoner captured from Pope’s army, is terribly significant. Distressing Accident.—Saturday morning last, Marlin Ktilly. an apprentice at A M. Mil ler’s Foundry, met with a serious accident. Reilly dipped a ladle which bad been in cold water tnto a pot of molten lead, which il w up *nto his eyes, burning both, sjr.d probably des troying entirely the sight of one. K illy waS an iudurtrious kul, aud a great support to his mother, n widow. The Grenada correspondent of the Mobile Tribune says : General Parsons, of Missouri, has successfully eluded the vigiluncu of the Fed <- iv.is and crossed tho Mississippi with bis Missouri brigade IL- is now safe lu Arka isn--, cn route for a fie and of operations whose results may yet strike the chains from his oppress and State belore the advent of the autumnal equi nox. The Killing op McCook. -Thu Rome Courier learn3 from good authority that it was Capt nn Frank Guriey, commanding a company of Par tisan Rangers in North Alabama, who killed the infamous Yankee General MeCook, a few days ago. Instead of being on an ambulance, a? the telegraph reports, he was enjoying a ride in a fine carriage, with a pair ol splendid horse*, in magnificent, style, when his career was stidffi nfr closedl Martial Law in Atlanta —Martial law, to its full extent, has been proclaimed in Atlanta by Gen. Bragg. Several regulations are adopt ed as to travelers. No traveller can bo received St any tavern or private house without a pass, aud travelers are required to call on the Pro vost Marshal and have their passes vised by hint. If this reirnlalion applies to travelers passing through the city, it m y cause the loss .of a day. Tub "Thunderer?’ on the Lilcoln Con fiscation Act. —The London Times, in com menting on the Confiscation bill, says : “ Hap pily U is certain that no ruler will ever dare to put In torco this scandalous law. It will only remain a monument of infamy to" those who passed it, and be ranked hereafter with the at tempted destruction of Charleston harbor aud the savage vagaries of Gen. Bailer.” McClellan Changing ms B\gS Again.— The Richmond Examiner of the UUi says : A passenger who came by llait ol truce up James River night, before last, reports that he passed at least five transports loaded with troops bouud down the river. The sudden disappearance ot a large number qf transports at Harrison's has, era*firms the observation of Ibis gentleman that McClellan is running, away by night—or to speak more politely,is rank lag a grand strategic move. Eagle .Manufacturing Company. Mrs. George W. Randolph, the wife of the Secretary of War, acknowledges the receipt of five hun dred dollars, through the hands o! Major J. B. Ferguson, of Richmond, from the Eagle Manu faeturing Company of Columbus, Ga. The iaouey to be appropriated to the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers in Richmond. This Is an instance oi, rare generosity, aud reflects great credit upon the company, who have evinced the same patriotism and generosity in their dealings and contracts with the govern ment. Tub Retreat fil m Malvern Hill.— Capt Dawson, of a Green county company, com manded the E ghih Georgia in the recent en gagement at Malvern Hill, and onr army cor respondent writes us that bis conduct iu the a flair is spoken of in terms of high praise, by army men generally. He hui no artillery with him; his force was small, and at one time he was nearly cut off; yet, he managed to deceive the civ.my by his bold front, and to bring off his fere s safely. An account ol the engagement, taken hem the Richmdßd DtspitcA, was pub- L -Li and in our issue ot Thursday. Tub 'Third Biug a ok” deform Richmond ’■ ■' ’he exclusion of much else, we make room letters ot our army correspondent, w i are devoted chiefly to the distinguished V • orvo by the Tb’rt Brigade, General A. It M , in the late battles before Richmond.— 1.. account is bothclcir and graphic, and ( rgtans,North Carolinians, and Louisianians, ot whom the biigtde h composed, wtH read the narrative wuU micro*! a.., 1 uUsfuctlon. Our cos respondent, inti- present series of letters, is liLirg the veil that has so long hid lr, m the public v;ew the tacts connected uh t* 1 '- ivtnok.ib! struggles. Beyond the uni— v,ra'.ly conceded ;-olu; that the Yankees were thore ughlj whlp-ed, the public, up to this toae, know but fluid of the tattles before Rich uu nJ. Oar readers vrUl rejoice that the gap lu ho-lory is about to be filled. Tit© BlaclS Flag, Th*-re is no uscln: longer disguising the fac t that we are ia*t drilth jj into a war of extermin atiod. For months past, onr t petoies have been pressing it upon uk The ttmgninary enact ments of tb Ir C-v gre**. veil .ns the barbrr ous and rthnorSe!©**' conduct‘of tyefr -toldlera in the field, tm; pressiug na to theVpU red leav. ii.g no other alienin'; ;v‘b, • T Ki ed, the black flag has long been Lev u i in lto Federal campi and the quoAirifi*,: 1 a!! nnm!. r, pillage, and every other sjccipi. of cruelty be allowed on one side, without an * Corf, on the other to suppress or avenge it. fr No one has a more sincere respect for law and the usages of ChrHiaa nnlfuns than ourselves, and we shall be the test to recommend a course of action that would dausc any portion of our country men to ill row oil these solemn oMiga tior.s. But that is no# the question for ns to contemplate and act upon at<& : io pieserrt day. The Confederate Stall?, in a war against tyranny, stwar for her subjugation to a government which; her people repudiate and abhor, has, throughout Uk: struggle, respected all her obligations to Jhe enemy aiid to public opinion. Wo.have never yet so much asjnvad ed their soli. We have fouglH them as civilized people should fight, and ws Hfe extended to their prisoners every kindpess that has beenJn our power and compatible .with their condition. We have exchanged thjmLon liberalHer'tes, and dono'ftll we could to stiffen the hardships of a State of ;*ar. - * Wli.it sort of a returning* tlijwriSßra.v made Jbr this sneer jmd'tiiga|-u ; # k&a&fiFjra ®rj4r rnb-fatm/^ovcrLmTutw&ftg toa down to the meanest soldier in their ranks, they have ransacked tho code of tho infernal regions for new inodes fcf distress and torture. Murder stalks abroad amoDg the innocent and helpless wherever they have gained a'footijqld in our territory. Oar people, have bnep strip ped of their all aud driven out to beg or starve. A brutrl soldiery, many of them imported from the dens of Infamy ia other climes, have been turned loose to desolate our fields, plunder dwellings, violate virtuous females and dash out the brains of infants. Prisoners of war have been murdered in cold blood, while on others have been visited every species of hardship and cruelty lhat hellish minds could invent. They have openly disregarded their most solemn stipulations, and shocked the universal world by. their utter want of faith and vile atrocities. Not content with this, they now outlaw us as a peo ple, and proclaim that a more vigorous ye key must be adopted toward us. Now what is the Sraiifc to do ? Must she go on in the even tenor of her way and do nothing to put a stop to these unheard of cruelties on tile part of her enemies. No example, n'o ap peal, can reach them. All have been tried in vain. They are brutalized at heart and deaf to every consideration that can influence the minds of a brave or generous foe. There is then left but one remedy, and desperate as it is, we stall have to come td itifi the end. ‘‘Hu manity, ilselfr demands it. The enemy easy be terrified when they cannot be, persuaded. The blood of their victims demaud it and even handed justice will sanction it. A war of ex termination must be waged cn both sides in stead of on one. Let him wljo has sown the wind, reap the whirlwicd. Let the despicable Yankee race know that, there is no mercy for them in Confederate hearts—that their crimes have closed its do ri forever. We shall then force them to do what is right by the only motive that can appeal to a savage mind— fear. It will tcaeli thehf civilization aud humanity, aud stop the unnecessary effusion of blood. It will dq more —carry the scourge to their own homes, audit will clbse the war. Such is the true policy of our government at the present fearful moment. Let it'not hesi tate in a duty which they.owc to their country men nn.l to humanity itself; L,ls the true wis dom and statesmanship for the circumstances in which wc are placed. Let them not shrink from the duty; if they do,'the army and the people-will take the responsibility,which they have shunned. Abolition Eql.i mino.—ln some parts of the North there is the utmost repugnance to the draft. All manner of excuses are resorted to to dodge the law. In New England, where we have heard so much of “crushing out the rebellion,” the papers say sickness has spread with the most alarming rapidity, and the cases are very distressing. Several have occurred where men have actually lost their sight, aud spectacles are in demand. Soma arc badly rup tured, but wero nev a troubled by il before, and other ar lame. This disea:e affects the mind as well os the body. They see war in a differ out l’ght than formerly, an 1 some of the fore most Abolitionists begin to think that they would be willing to abandon the negro if the war could only he closed at once. The Tri buue says the Hair Dye establishments are bro ken up in their trade, everybody wiping to bfi over forty-five and grey. Orthographical. —ln compliance with the request of a Mobile contemporary', we, present the* correct spelling of the names ot several localities iu Virginia which have become his torical in connection with the pending war : Cold (not Coal) Harbor; Fort Dre wry (cot Drury;) Culpeper (not Culpepper;) Chicha hotniuy ; Malvern Ijill (not Malvin or Mal vern's ;) Ederaon’s (uot Ellison’s Mill.) Iu this qpnnectlon, wo may add lhat our Major Gene i * and of Cavalry Is Stuart, not Stewart, as several of the Southern journals persist iu printing his nature. Substiutb Offices.—G utral Winder is down on the substitute Agencies in Richmond, lie has issued an order forbidding all such agencies, and declaring that when such agents are employed, the principal, tho substitute and the agent will be impressed into the military service, aud the money paid for the substitute and a reward to the agent will be confiscated to the government. The < (Tenders will also be subjected to sneh other punishment as may be - Imposed by a Court Martial. We shall not he urprkqd to hear of a similar o-der hi |his de; ar<merit. General Wm. Duncan Smith.— We regret to learn, says the Chirk-ton Courier of yesterday, that this beloved and highly ’esteemed officer now lies dangerously ill of infiamation oi the bowels. The best medical skill has been brought iuto requisition, but fears are entertained that his illness may prove fatal. On Sunday his con. dltiou was extremely critical, and, np*toalate hour on Sunday night, his physicians gave no favorable hope of his recovery. He is at the residence of I>r. F.-M. Robertson, in th* city. In Character. — The stampeding of the offi cers and crew of the Sumter glaring the hour allowed them to deliberate,on the question of a surrender to tho Mayor of Bayou Saro, is in ! keeping with Yankee character, but. will be universally stigmatized as an net of bad faith ; and villainy. But why criticize tho conduct of a . nation that ha? already sunk beneath the con ; tempt of all Christian people by their utter dis ; regard of every public law and moral obliga* : tiou. The Indians Faithful.— The statement is made by ibe Northern pre*s that a letter from John Ross, .principal chief of the Cherokee nation, hi* been received by the Federal com mander at Fort Leavenworth, declining an interview on the subject of the loyalty of the nation, and sta'lng that the treaty of alliance between the Con fed -rates will run be broken. Mediation. —A London correspondent says that the Emperor of Russia has made a p?r sonal appeal to President Lincoln to come to a compromise with the Santb. Baron Branow has communicated this to the British Cabinet, and also to the Emperor of France. This cor respondent adds: “If the Government at Wa*hirgton*refnseto ji' cn to the propo-uion ot he Czar, then Eng* laud and France wl ! l jointly interfere ia their I bahalt of p-uaee. Friendly mediation will be tirst proposed; *J rro.y. .:*•>, the , Now ih, and ttmi,r*o or breakJtg the blivicad* [ i rui foUne." -A_TTife33-4|2, jLXJGrT JBT S3, 1863- ARMY C oRRESEONDEETOE Of the Savann* h Republican. Battle tf KSbs’m School House—First Act fis Use Brsmn before BlclsmoiKk Richmond, / ng. 10, ISO'j. The present letter will bo devoted to the bat ' tie of King’s,School Illftise, ytnd the part taken in it by Gen. A. R. Wright and ;he 3d Brigade, Huger’s division, Th© brigade is composed of the following regiments, to-wk: The Third Georgia, Maj. Sturgis, commanding jjthfiFourth .Georgia, Col. Doles; tho Twenty-second Geor gia,'Col. Jones; and the First Louisiana, Lieut. Col. Shivers, comrca.nding. The battle was fought, on Wednesday,, the, 25 th of June, and .was the first of the series of engagements which it ushered in, in front of Richmond. The Fourth Georgia Lad t-. •-•n' thrown forward as a picket force on Ahctight of the Williamsburg, road, and thpugh" it did' not number quite 400 effective men, it occupied, aline of twelve hundred yards. About. (Icy light tho enemy atmeced in considerable .force against this line, aud fitter a sharp fire, succeed ed in driving our pickets bark, ffha enemy’s troops consisted of Dan Sickles’ famous brig ade of thieves and pickpockets. The First. Louisiana and Twenty-second Georgia were’ ordered up to reinforce Col. Dole?. As soon as they got into position, the three regiments were Instructed to charge the enemy and re cover tlie ground wa-had lost. Tjjyp order- v.ms obeyed with alacrity, the men springing for watd with lout} e’ncerE mid advancing Uircliglf a .terrific, fire of muk -fry. They routed the cretiredjr'gfKj’o ficdtCvoV® it'ScPh# them- out of the woods, across an open field, into another body of woods heavily timbered and with dense undergrowth, and finally pushed it from this cover into the country beyond. The gallantry and impetuosity of this charge has seldom been equalled during ihc war. Our loss was heavy, including the brave Lieut. Coi. Shivers, of the First Louisiana, who received a painful wound in the arm. At this point the enemy was reinforced by Barry’s and Meagher’s brigades, of Kearney’s division—thus making his force on this parr, of the field three brigades, whilst ours consisted s orJy of three regiments. Both sides’were sub seqnently further reinforced— Gen. Wright by th - Third Georgia, nnd Cols. Rutledge’s, Clark’s and Ran sen Rs North Carolina regiments, of Gen. Ransom’s brigade, and Capt Huger’s bat tery ; and the enemy by the remainder - of Kear ney’s division and a part of Hooker’s, wish a full compliment of artillery, amounting alto gether to tight or ten thousand men. The op erations of the enemy were conducted by Gen. McClellan in person, as was subsequently as certained from prisoners taken in battle. It became necessary to fall back a short dis tance, until our reinforcements couid get into position. Meagher’s brigade was attempting a flank movement on the left of the Williams burg road, and succeeded in driving onr pickets back from that part of our fines. Col. Rut ledge, supported by the Third Georgia, was or dered forward to cheek this movement., and, if possible, to drive the enemy out of the woods in that direction. The on!dr was carried out in handsome style, and with complete success. The eiii my rallied, however, cn other parts of the field, and ft strong effort was made to dis lodge the Confederates on the immediate right and left of the roayl. A battery of heavy guns, strongly supported by infantry, was moved down the road to within a short distance of our lines. This movement was not observed at the time, owing to a bend in the road and the dense woods on either side. The first intima tion our men had of the presence of the battery was a murderous tire of shell, grape and canis ter. On the immediate right of the road, the First Louisiana and Twenty-second Georgia were still posted, supported by Cols. Clark’s ar.d Ranseur’s North Carolina regiments. On the left of the road the enemy made a vigorous attack, a'd under cover of iludr batterv a heavy force of infantry was thrown against Col. Rut ledge’s command, which received their fire with great coolness and obstinately dispirited their further approach, The moment the enemy’s battery opened upon our lines, General Wright ordered Capt. Frank Unger with a section of his battery to advance under cover of a skirt of woods, and bring li's guns into action, about eight hundred yards from the enemy's battery. This move , rntnt was quickly executed; anil suddenly un masking bis guns, Capain H opened a tveK directed fire upon the enemy’s battery, which soon disabled their guns and drove them from the field. Captain H. advanced his battery to the position just abandoned by the enemy’s guns, and poured a heavy fire upon their in fantry then concealed in the thick woods on either side of the road. In the meantime, Col. Rutledge with his own and M*jor Sturgea’ Third Georgia had not only maintained his po sition on the left, but bad, with these two small regiments, driven the enemy, 3,000 strong, back to the lino of their abattls. On our extreme right, the enemy still held his ground under cover of tho heavy timber, some four hundred yards in advance of King’s School-House. Col Doles’ Fourth Georgia, supported by Qol. Hill’s. North Carolii < meet, was ordered to attack the enemy, and if possible, to dislodge and drive him back be yond tho lines occupied by our pickets in the morning. The order was promptly obeyed by Doles and his noble regiment, now greatly re duced in numbers and worn down oy fatigue and want of rest the night before. They rushed forward, warmiy supported by the brave North Carolinians, and soon found themselves con fronted by Sickles’ brigade, strongly posted in a thick growth of pines. The fire here for tweuty minutes was furious and terrific, but the gallant Southrons pushed on over fallen fi’mber and fallen comrades, until at length the foe began to waver. Seizing the opportune mo ment, a charge, was ordered ; onr men rushed forward, and at the point of the bayonet drove the enemy iu great disorder and confusion through the woods, to King’s School-House, where they were rallied lor a few minutes; but another deadly volley from the Fourth Georgia, followed by a dashing charge, and the enemy fairly flew from their position, leaving us mas ters of the field and in possession of a large number of prisoners, beside most of their kill ed and a lew of their wounded. While this la*t movement was progressing, Gen. Wright had ordered the First Louisiana, now commanded by Captain Noian, and the Twenty second Georgia, supported by Clark’s and Ranseur’s North Carolina regiments, to ad vance and regain the centre of our picket lines, from which an overwhelming force bad com pelled us to retire about the middle of the day. These regiments, now sadly thinned bv their losses in the morning, again nu.vod tothefront, and after a feeble resistance by the enemy, onr men took possession of the lines. The day had now closed, and the tight had ended, leav ing us masters of the b ittlo field and iu full pos session of the position we occupied at the be ginning of the light. All the troops engaged— North Carolinians, Louisianians and Georgians —behaved with unsurpassed gallantry. Our forces numbered about 3,000 men, and were led by Geu. Wright, a civilian, whose meritorious conduct upon the North Carolina coast and the Peninsula ha* enabled him to reach his present position. The enemy’s forces were estimated at eight to ten tbousmd, and were under the personal direction ot Gen. Mc- Clellan himself. And yet our gallant civiliau and his brave command were more than a match for the "Young Napoleon” and three times their bwn numbers. I have been thus particular about the battle of King’s School House, because it was the first act in the bloody drama .lately enacted on the bauks of the Chickakominy.and because but little is known cf it even by our own people.— The opening scenes in the tragedy are frequent ly forgotten amidst the carnage and uproar which mark the eouc’u ion. You will remem ber that Geu. McClellan telegraphed to the War Department, on the n’ght of the 2.V.L, that he had accomplished his object—bad driven | the Confederates back more than a mile, silenced their batteries and occupied their j camps. You can now judge for yourself what a monstrous lie lie told. ~j It is said that Geu. Wright has recommended that the First Louisiana regiment be allowed to inscribe upou their banners—' King’s School j House.” The loss sustained by the Georgia regiments ; was two hundred and seventy-four. My uext letter will be devoted to tbs part performed by this brigade iu the subsequent battles around the city. P. W. A. • • Richmond, Aug. 11th, lStkj. In the prc*ect letter, I propose to give you some account of the operations of ti;e Third Brigade, General A. U. Wright, from the morn ing of the 23th ot Jane to ine morning ot the 2d ol Juiy, in front ot Richmond : During the 2tPh. 27. h, and 2S hcf Jure, a continuous attack was kept up by the enemy upon the picket lines which G> neral Wright; had so successfully defended st Kind's Sehool- Hbuse on ibe 23,a, as re’attd in try letter of yesterday. The length and violence of these skirmishes, which extended through the night. as well as the day, greatly fatigued the trips, already considerably reduced by battle and loss of rest. The brigade continued to occupy its ! lormer position on the Williamsburg road, a part of the ground held by Hug r’s division on our right, and this side of the Cnickabominy. Confident that the enemy contemplated an ! important movement ot some kind. General j Wright threw forward the Fourth Georgia,; Col. Df.i.s, early Sunday ru>*9Ekt will; in struction-, to move tsuidly *• -•'’Wffrfeiln;-* and ascertain kia position. "j>o Jmvltnei.t v.* promptly executed, tuni meAjjMß'e. * 1 tho enemy hail afran .’mm; 1 Ms"Htji;<' V-, and -that th§,raa!n bo3yf JhHPps !■ ti tired, 1- avlng only a renf-'gfSwajl \ ft w straggle's 'behind. “ flip w'WaHpk then old • i • •■!> t“ i • uiejHgL’ ar.d if possible m f,: l epciWßEVt -f I-o (’cenpy. At this- poit* oc<'arJ , e®fc-:ci- ■ f general I: >, wiPeii I ' ,-g ! - some (isgAe of paiticuhtiitjf Upon r. oi hi- g the enemy’s aSR i M • rks, General Wright net General .iloßer, his D vi sioa Cb.otniY.der, to whom raHHlrted for in structions.. General Huger flßfirefi in to conduct -his brigade back (about a .mile and a halt.) let ibe men gaHSaklas l , ar.d then move across to the CbtrkMpy road, r-.u go tt-wM that road, cautionstsMfeire f.-r t!> flying foe ! After get;jpg': bi-eaJMMb and when about to pove as dircctccL iVrighi, icc-.. another of3cr irotu Gctierar™ifaj|y to prr.ee; immediately down the. Wiil'iatSpUrg read, to the eneaiv’s entrenched cauwlypio point be had just.feft,) as they were still to be .in the rear in considerable .IcyQjMff TLis orckr was instantly obeyed; end s-pli Wr : . i re ported id person p General lljiar ia ri ■ ene my’s tnirecciied rioaip. A4eMf ; hurt dr.! y tbere, he was a stcpid time obeeted to. mov. back with Lfe comnfand, atl ©rassing ovt r to,, "the Charles City*ro-d, to g.peed down that road until ho should fall upt :>’ .kp enyrry. Ilf commenc-td'his movement, f‘.v; had pioct • about two miles, when he nnoi’u ,-r or der from General Huger to |:i.arn quickly the efitrencked camp of thetv.iipy, as Gacciui Magruddr had informed hinuthatahe F;. iw■:■: were moving upon him ia.gr,.V. foiee. Having obeyed this omnnd retiiicou ifrlC “If 1 *- “ e v ' ai ’ *sir(-cl.fcl tont lor ...*" T - -tf- : '• : 2 qjploi!. • " r .-y . and move dowu in pursuit of the eseiffy. This was done. H iving crorsccl White O.tk swamp, the brigade fell into the Charles City road, and moved down the road until it overtook Kan som’d brigade (Huger’s division,) at a halt, and where Wright halted also, it being now quite dark, and reported to General Huger for fur tker orders. In reply, lie was directed to ;hr-w out pickets and skirmishers, and to raove early next morning across to "New Road,” (which runs parade! to the Charles City road,) and then down that road .towards White Oak bridge, feeling cautiou.-iy for the enemy, then supbosed to be on sometof tho islands of faW.s iiq, White Oak swamp. Upon reaching New Road Scxt*moroi;,i< at dawn, Wright learned that the.enemy had pas: ed down the road late the evening' before to wards the north fork of White Oak Swamp ! Thus, while Huger k ; t this brigade, and probably bis entire-" division', march:: „• and countermarching between the enemy’s r:< and entrenchments and the Cl orlesTJiiy road, Mc- Clellan put hi.-: army in motion aftd lipped p t him. Had Wiight been peimitted to act upon his own judgment, he would probably have in tercepted the retreat of the enemy, and cut off a large portion of Liz forces. C( mm' tit is un necessary. The brigade now pressed forward, aud at S o’clock a. m. of the 30th, reached the c.u,-- on the north fork of White Oak swamp, where* it encountered the enemy’s pickets. The swamp at this point is about a half a roils in width. The bridge had been torn up and, the approach to it thoroughly obstructed -by the felting of trees. Skirmisher* were thrown for ward who captured two of tboteneroy’s pkkteis, who stated that tie Federal arm*’ had left Ui r camp on the opposite side of?the swamp and was in rapid retreat toward ■ White Oak bridge (across the main swamp) thou a cut six mites distant. The brigade rushed forward across flic brok >n bridge and over the fallen timber, driving the -enemy’s pickets aud roar guard before them, until they"reached tij,e deserted c.av.p where tho enemy had rested.the night before. Here sev eral prisoners were taken, together with a large quantity cf small arms, tents, spores, entrench ing tools, medicines, <&., which; the flyjpg fee had failed to destroy. But the brigade pre:?od forward, and f. i three hours their march Jay through a speression ot FodtriU encainpm; ot.-, in all of which iunn-.-n- ' (ysautiti'-s of arrns and camp equippase v/. ■ found. Tho rou; o <oi miles was sire\' and with gun-, cl.*tiling, knap sacks, cartridge boxes i.ntl :>tnmunit%h. At length, about ball’ two o’cl* ck, th - bri > reached White Oak bridge, where Gen. Jack-on, who occupied our ex rer e left, had arrived as soon as the first brigade of Hugct’s ti.vi ion which held Uio extre me right! 'i£m'£’& which he did. Ail tho regulilr^coeeiu,.: had been blocked up by fa’len timber, and w- • strongly guarded by artillery and infantry. On the high open hills beyond, the enemy bad posted many batteries, supported by i ~ bodies ot infantry, which swept ihc margin 'id 1 > tho swauP) where the roads .t’euouc’Kd into the open country. After woi king and fighting hr, skirmishers through tiut swamp, therefore, his found it necessary to retrace h.s steps, and seek a crossing higher up. At length he found a “cow trail,” about three miles above, by which ho crossed over and finally cot-into the Charles City road at dark, and there baited bis brigade for the night. Here he reported to Gen. Huger again, who gave him order- tabtcii ho count. r ruunded next morning. But I must pass over these minor detail*, the delays, the fatiguing march, and the circudOu: route by which the brigade finally rt ie ,i its position ia front of Malvern Hiy, worn, i -and hungry, and its ranks reduced l ; 1,000 men. The troops had had it trying time get ting through the swamps, and had found it nec essary to tight their way the greater part ol the distance. The indomitable Fourth Georgia led the column, however, and successfully dove their way through tboFederal lines and the ucPwork ol brush and fallen timber which opposed their passages The enemy bad occupied Malvern Hill :d other elevations iu the vicinity. The ground in front of the hill, aud over wjpeh our troops i.sd to pass, was deav of timber for the mo.u" p t, and could be easily swept by u djrect a;u! cr. cs fire from the cm uiy’s baturks which li.td b. r. posted in a crcsc.-nt shapuJ line around the brow o r the hill. Tho ioterf'.nieg. ground was uot only open, hut. it was crtesedtr.ul intersect ed by a number of ditches, ravines aud fences, which rendered a rapid advance Impossible. But Gens Wright aiui Aruiistead, who b.-cd , been ordered to support each other, Lave re connoitered the ground, have fdt ol the Federal lines iu their front., aud seen the enemy’s c non crowning the crest ot every hill, "aud hi? ’ heavy columns of infantry hovering in the rem and stretching along the gorges, as far as the I eye could reach. Gen. Armistcad, being Hu- ; senior brigadier, assumed the command, and : the two brigades, numbering only 2,500 nu n, j were ordered to advance against tire bristling hill. The two brigades dash up a hill behind which they bad be* u concealed,-and reach the topi where they wt-ie mut'bve, sheet of fire that j seemed to.iighl up the vei f heavens. The men 1 fell upon their faces in the deep clover, and re- { maioed there lor some minutes; but no living ; creature could stand such a shower of shell, j grope, canister and round shot as was rained upon than from the em-my’* converging b.g.le- i rios. The nteu t>g.Uo sought shelter" u ~her lh.- j hill, and a battery was ordered up to play up --n. the enemy’s lines', lu a short time, r.eariy me ! ry horse ami many oi the men attached to the ( battery were stain. A second battery was or-' dered up by Gen. Armistcad, and that too war. ! forced to retire with heavy loss. A third vra* : pushed forward ata different point, and though 1 handled with great skill and spirit, it v. ,s I speedily reduced to a single gnn, which the j men continued to fire away at the foe. Final;-., a fourth battery was ordered to the front, v. to the hope of producicg some impression up ;a 1 the enemy’s lines; but that, iiko the oik * was socu silenced by the superior metal ot the Federal gun*. During all this time, the wl-.-.e- i of the enemy’s tire was copctntru.ed upon Una small command, our forces not jut hating ij- . vaceed on any other part of the field. At length Gen. Magutder made Li* appear ' ance, about 4P. M,, and ordered Wr-gV. to | advance, supported by Mahone’s bri-ade, and! charge upon the enemy’s batteries. This move- i meat was to fiu simultaneous with an advane • . upon the enemy’s left and centre. By a iiauk movement, Wright managed to approach about 1 thre hundred yards nearer the hill. Ao other ! troops had yet come upon the field. But th i order was peremptory, and springing before hi* men, Wright led his brigade, now less than l.QpO strong, against a force twenty times as large. On they rushed, warmly and strocgly i supported by Mahone’s brigade, nude.- a mar- : di rous fire of shot, shell, canister a:; : musket -. Every step was marked by the fill of spine" brave fellow, but the survivors pressed on, il they reached a hollow three hundred j ard* from j the enemy’s batteries on the right. Here tL:-y eaetiimired a strong force ot infantry, thrown* forward to outflank and cut them off The ! Third Georgia, being near-.st, poured a galling fire into them, which was returned withs: im, aided by a fi-.arfut direct aud cr*)6# fir irom the ! batteries. The conflict now raged with alter ! nau success for three quarters oi an heu;; until finally the bee of the enemy’s infantry was* broken, and he gave way in great disorder. In * tee meantime our front, supported bv Maiione, ' had been subjected to o heavy fire of artillerv and mu-ketrv, and begun to waver, and it was (eared would be toretd to tall"back. J ust at this moment firing was beard-far away on our left, and soon our columns were seen ; advancing upon the enemy’s centre. This di vemd a portion of the enemy's fire from H right and Mahone, and enabled them to keep their men steady. They had now approached , - - - - . i *- within a few hundred yards of the enemy’s ad vanced halloie*, and again tlm order was given to eba-g-, which was obeyed with promptitude ami sitv. gaili’.;:- fellows rush-id for ward u:> irie i du of the hi’!, utidor the brow of which vh id f..r some time h.i'ted, and dash <<•-.*•’•..! an--. -.- r lu*flow or rtvino j - !v ■ :••>;! under tho cAeroy’s •_ -T- 1-... i i-cuph-1 also by a hna ra V■! -■ iiji..;.f v, -; -i -re to protect ip.ries. Ui h( igf .rt-y’ our mep rii,;. ; ; .h- ■ r-P.y that they broße in tv;:,! c if:. :--n n- n. . "Th-y delayed our l eg e-o ;i : . however, i * oaab’le their "oaUti y ; •■■■:■ ■ t-> iano : l‘--r pari of the fluid. Our !•; . K..-)(■() wh nin a few rods of it, • : .i ; a tv-fill have had it. Th , . and ull along i;ul night setting in, !(■;, .-• difficult to uic-tim;u i .*!i frond from foe, Sever,.l men were,J< Bed by their own Mends who had come up il; the darkness ..and began to fitnbefore they got within range "of th- :..-my. Ti- .-, rog.-ibor with the increas ing da: kite.-s, made me poeitiou extremely hazardous, but it was Ucu-rmiued to hold it a* Jong as Uu-.re .ru?t-m to handle a gun. Thu fir., v.’-.'.s lu. -v H-rrifla beyond • acythi; g tha ha;f vc-t I c; n T,-i;v..*S'.’d, even m-ouiitl that blood w.r-h; and lilii. TU - Iti e shells scrcamloa; altia-. ?i ' •• ,i.. and ever t. i anon bu:*t i. .. . icn-ttouKuid sure of lire; the mon el-;. i rped from diff.-r*mt points and ru.*h iug across tiia track ot each other in brilliant evtr, left-a lot Jld 1 ;ht behind ; the sisevt of flame that; o vek pod the bills, and gorges like tit ven; .tho inces t roar 1 musket and rifla ; the shouts of the combatants; the rush of t-'aa Confederate legions i.a they would dash up the bill already made M; psry with their own blood, dnly to tie foie; and ba; k ogatti by a fire that it seemed int il 1 ■ for r.urtal man to' face and ye', live— if.;. ’;• a scene terribly giur.d, u: ncs was jji-vu ai’aus-'-i ruK-j than oceu by'the same U-T-'v'* has-f-.fldWlr oce.,irod i it rhu whole, history < f the bum ah fitnuy, Stiff these two afmggimg bri - chs, now re duced to 300 each, malutaiued then- positioa under the very muzzles of the .enemy’s guns, a.id p-iurcd vo'ijy alter volley, with murderous prccisiou, into their serried ranks. Bat Night bad now thrown her dark pall over the mourn •fhl' scene, and gradually the work-of death ceased, uu* - icrccs, except tip e two brigades, were withdrawn to convenient points to renew .the tight next morning VVrifciu and Mahono stilt held ; heir iK sitriui?, turn within one ltur.-* eired yards of Uio enuny’s heavy batteries. They had last toozuauy viUualflo liv.s to aban don the offVftnU ges they h;d gain ed. Col. Ran scut’s Ni-nb Carolina r.-giment, haviuggot lost la tbfe darkness, j Meed •iho Rule b.u .! on the * around their i-.vU.od p- Mon, a?d the worn and tarnished m-.-tf ihft v their., elves upon the ground to sun'eh a little rest. Detachments v.er:- sent tv inch for v. v;r for the wounded and dying, gacn ti .p;*. my veru sera with l-mienis bu ily vitsrg <i iu u vk g theft killed aud wounded, and friend and foe fredy mingled on il* v aw !..! r.G'M. a* they sought for and min is'-erc-.i to tl>.-.- ; r suflerirg comrades. W ri; hi ar.d i*. l-.oue never quit their ground -ii • ..-.nil ,r, v. Lea U was ascertained that the ;; my, M Id himself of the darkness and fled u> the protection of his gunboats. Among the slain on cur side was Major J. R. Sturges, commanding, the Third Georgia— a gallant spirit,* who fell at tii head • his regiment un utr th a muzzle# of the enemy’s guns. Yon have | airpey i-ut-ii Led a ILt of Uic ea. unities in i Tlfiid brigade,Hud it need uot be repeated bciu. Ntxt uiuftiicg three dead Confeisebateß were fw.ud just inside o£ the enemy’s battery, n..d pear them three dead Federate through wh ' their bayonets hild been thrust. Tin Conf rales, though cold in death, still held their rms- ; keta with a firm grip. One oi these unkr. ..vn j heroes was a U ij-.a other two v -tc | Lonicianiau--.. ;* Fi-.- L uls-a-.a regim jit; fetraeda i- • L*U* P. W. A, Tlie 25.vt. Ic <i i fil u mm. i; cum M-, A-# . i-j-.u, 18?*. ; Ncthii-g f-• - 1 ivc.i from G -n. JH-kr'-l) Op to f i at wV.a I write. *- Enough is known of Ins politic-: sud strcr.g .* see as ; the result. The wiyes by wayw! Lynchburg were down yes teruay, and the operator at Gordonsville was afr.-.id io seed Jackson's message, which was reprejeuted to be “i;: po tant," over the direct' k -. to th* c'u;\ lest some of the Federal opera tor* concealed along tbo route might take it off the wires by means tif a’pocket instrument. All wi know, therefore, i* that a skirmish took between our advance and a considerable Jjpyqc of * I*o tuohiyon Friday. This occurred in Gu'; •'t -nr chumy.rfrhifrt t\ rtauce beyond the• liai-i.laa rV-'er. The enemy retreatod, leaving twenty-'’:--: prisoners ip oar Lauds, including three cotniuissioncd officer*, aii oi whom have arrived here. Toe pursuit tvr.s continued all day Saturday. u-M.il 4 I*. M., when a part of Ewell’s division av.l V/r 'cr’s brigade engaged the enemy near the Rapi'nhanuoek, capturing 303 prisoners, dud*- iril (•;* . ;• a hc<u,y loss in killed and wounded! Among the Federal prisoners, as I haw-, already inforrcd you by telegraph, were Brigadier Gen. Friuc| a .J twenty # v-. a coaunissioticd offl <■ ail of whom have Loon subjected to close confinement iu Moot’ quarters, in accordance with President Davis’ order in regard to Pope, ti.; outlaw, and the officers under him. Prince :‘uionstrated, and desired to be’treated as a prisoner of war; but Gun. Winder, tho coni mandant of this post, was ioexofable. It is it Geu. Pit >- .... aei tin in the okllJ. ti. army, ar.d was in service in Missouri last year, vh! re he evinced more moderation and i*towards uthern men t nan is cus tom.iiy vvkii I'i-.i. tal 01-icers. Tho ffring was kept up in thddirection <-f the Rappahannock uiit.il after twelve o’clock Saturday night. Since the fact i* now gep, rally known, there cab be no ty*in stating that General 1 Jackson dk-v, up in the cih. tU- nof Gordons ville some tin - u wciks ; He took with i. Law ■-on’s l.rignc--. Gun. A. P. if j n-.d him some ten days ago witlFti? dr, '-, and sicca then Gen Loc'gstreet ha* g-. . -v. uli hi.- di iVieiop. To-day Geu. D. It. Jones’ division, c r usting only of two hrhtadi.r, To. m;;:>d . Anderson’s," (all Guor -ians) leit. ft ;• th. muuc 1 desiiraticn. Other reiniorfibments have la-n sent from other points—.-ll of which will give Old Stonewall a force Sufficient to meet aud successfully dispose of any army Pope can bring against him. We are momentarily expecting stirring news from the lines of the Rappahannock. It is gen erally believed here that MeC . 1 an is gradually char girg * the base of his operations by a flank nu.vemf nt” iir :. at diructi -n. a, and that the seat <■' war will vbe transferred from the Jamc* river to the iiaprat-adoock. if so, why should Com mod mo Porter’s m i tar fleet be brought from tbo M: -i#s!, pi to the James river? Pos sibly, McCk.-ihi'j is w.ii'iiig for Jack-on to move 1 up to .MjCc - .sand in iront. of Washington, I u-i.are.he will seek to mff ; -n his flick from j Frd.*uck i'U.ff, ti. Mik. i-M: ! h ; *au easily’ tr..-„ i.r his army by - A-. 4, possibly, I this u the rtaor, in \ • he keeps so : l-ogua 11 etoftrans; - 13 k ley. But a ! movement of this e! <.-r woultLlottve hi*! rear cxpo?cu t ck from Geu. Lee. ■ His m . : , th -e, that he will nmfin v !.. . ' ;- .* . ionf a- fie can hone t ei hv to : (.. ■-:t ary cquslderibje r- rlion of our forces * fr m WttsLingtwn; and failing in ti-;*, he will ;. turn to the Potomac for the protection ofihe Federal capital. It would seem that Mr Lincoln has ordered a ! draft to be made of 300,000 men from the miii- 1 tia, to selva-for nine momhs, unles- sooner dU- i t-barged. This is said to be iu addition to the j hUi.uCO ‘ ’ante-.-;s recently called for.- Should avv Statu (ait to lurnish its qu ita pi volunteers u; 1- r ihi* call, then the deficit il to be made up by draft. I ' •_probable, however, that there .3 eomc juggh-r;; in all this, a it is not probable I f, -' ; ?*> •' -; •- rnment realty expect- to add ! I.o;\tvo inectoits present army, at the addi woual ( >.000,000 per day. -The 'New! York Tri lap the 25;h utt., estimated I Jof the G verni lei at $4,- CoO.Oou. ut Btw leV;. ii ,U of it be forth-' c.*n: ng, would swell - b ~- expenditure un ! to *>.000.000. At this i:.;. ;i "annua! expenses o. ac G- \, nraent wcu dr< rich the enormuus ! sum of two bulions one bundred and ninety- i s.x rm.ii r. of dollars! No government lhat I ever existed could stand suob a drain as this, i Jij- j'ir. Lincoln probably thinks it, is this or ; ru*ti. . These orders h-vc j-r vluc -A great coosterna- ’ Fore g-urs have already V*e_un to seek the pro u-cticn ol liffrir consuls* whilst numbers of c t z Vis are leaving fo* Canada and Europe. To I cvei, ,h.s exodus of the arms-bearieg I'M u: i! - ! ro* *m addition 1 order has been is u*-fi b- the F .-.era! Secretary of War, in-tructing the proper officers to arrest and force into the rr-.:..ai3 serjicfi allp. reous between the age* of tvrhteen and forty-five who oa; attempt to es cape ♦rum the country. It Is repress Lied that : of these measures u. on the war fuel ing oi me people, has beeu very ducid. and and that a reactiqp i* aireadj- begins Ing to ma: i c*t itself. \ LATr.fi NEWS FROM JTACE ;r N. Since writing tbo for ,-g .‘. t g -.r. official des patch has been received . - t!M War Office from. Gen. J■ ,k o". in waieh he states th it provi dence has again crown -J our ;.iadarjs with victory. The battle wjs fr-rh* Sunrdav ait-r --noon and night, near Ce-Jar Ran, six ruffe* this side oS Culpeper Court H o- , acd not far railr ad. The General’* despatch gives but few particular*. I learn from a friend, who was in the fight, that only a portion of onr forces w.reengag-d— *ay 10,000 men, against 15,000 ck. the other side. ’ Gun. A. P. Halt'a di xuion came up oaiy in tiqte fo take part in the ... - -*■&>**■. i j--- ■ ? —' - —— j pnvsuit. He ranch-ti the field himself in ad j vanco of Ida iucd, and had ilia slioulfler strap ; shot away. lie e-timaccs our loss at 800 in killed aufl wounded, aud the enemy’s at 1,500, including over 400 prisoners. He s: ys the enemy f orvfiit well, and that one rcgime-v actually locked bayonets with one of ours. The conflict war. tdrribie for a while, when Gu. Fed! fais, not liking the touch of cold flee], gave w; y and fi and. >Vo pursued them nearly to Cui; <.;;cr (J a rt House, where it is i.-uff ii:c ctitifiv have tltr.*v.-Ti up strong defen sive works. Amm g ur captures v/ure 1,500 etand of tmn 1 arc- , wo cannon and four stand of colors G n. Olril--* 8. Winder, of M.vyJanfl, proba b’.i lie 3 (‘Hugest brigadier in our service, was killed early in the ac. ion, by a fragment of shell. L - ah (Mi Cunuitigham, commaurjing the 21 t V: g (da, Maj jr Luie of the 42 : Virginia, .and (Japi. Morgan, of tho 21st from this city,) were ah-•> kuitd." 1 urn not informed whether Gen. L wton’s brigade was in the tight, but think it wav not. I -is said that very important movements are i, contemplation, and 1 .hope to be able to get permi*:iou . > go up and witness them. It ‘s (wulKlul, Low ever, whether the Secretary ol Wu: will c cat. I was informed this after noon that i-ional restrictions -have been telegraph, aud that, flereaf ur, no me.; 3a-.es ia rtgaru to the army will be allowed to he scat off. Probably permission v, ill be given to telegraph the results of battles a(U r the same have been received at the War Office. " P. W. A. Kicujiovd, Aug. 14,13G2. It won! i *. :us that wo did not capture two V" c; -of .--rt :• ;n thef iata battle on Cedar ;iu ;, a.-s ova* stated to me by a person who par-" '.icipated ia the tight. Tho prisoners taken. numli-.r 430, iauiuduig cue Brigadier General, and 3.; ecifimi. .vioned cUlcers. Ia addition to .Ali'-AU, la erriy were captured on Friday, thd cay preceding*'tSfP'owttKj# It ia believed' that we I'st som3 thirty or forT;npris&oers on Saturday, as about that number were still mis sing a: I*i rceenris. At‘one time, during the battle. enure brigade was in danger of being cut ui ' y a li; •m# vmc-ut of the enemy. Only l ur i -.ng engaged, consisting of Wind ' ett’s, Tal ‘.fe.Pro’s brigades. The'd ; ; i*i tlie forces was so considerable that but t-.r tliu timely arrival on the field of Gen. A P. Ifillh. diviiion, the day might not have g- r.c so well with ug. - m I am afraid I shail also have to take back what 1 said, upc-n the authority of one who was a partici; . at in tho ffgnt., afc- ut that bay 'onci charge. Federal prisoitcfs who fell into our hands, say one of their {regiments made a charge—that one of our regiments" received them on the points o" Uu fr bayonets—and that after a r.'.spi r. tc. fight, in which tho Confeder ates were the Victors, the Yankees gave way and fled. Bat up to this time I have failed to find any positive proof, such as would place this bayonet performance beyond all cavil. In deed, there is reason to believe that, while there may have been some bayonet charges since the commencement of the war, there is no instance where the party charged upon has waited to receive the assailants. McClellan telegraphed to Washington that there was “a r al bayonet charge” by tho Federate at Wil liamsburg, but he lias since shewn himself to be e .Me a witness as to render flja testimony wiibll;. unworthy of belief.. F-.( fie future, therefore, I shall keep clear i ti.; c bayonet charges, unless Old Stonewall the aid say there had been one, and Lhat the party assailed lsad actually waited to receive it. In that event, (ho country imy credit the re -1 r', but. in no ether. According to tile city papyri,- all the regi ments r.u aged in the fight yf* re from Virginia, -•xc. pi one (the 4S:h) from Alabama One of rii ; papers states th\t Colonel Price, of Georgia, (the commander, I believe, of the 14th Georgia,) was wounded, from which it is in that his regiment was also present at the it would seem that McClellan 1 has sent a por -1 r f his forcgs to the lines qrf the Kappahan- Our iniormationris t 'rre they were land bredericksburgj at .which point Bnrn ■ flumn had been sent previously. That th a considered- force at that place is well undcr-lood bv- Gen. Jackson ; and hence, after the battle of Cedar Run, he withdrew hi* com mand somewhat in the direction of Orange Court House, to prevent a raovevopnt upon his right from the quarter indicated. Our return ed prisoners say they saw several transports loaded with troops pass out from Fortress Mon roe iu the direction of Fredericksburg, andcor responleuts for Northern papers, speaking of these transports, say they we: i absent* about lug enough to go to FredstkFfrb;rig apd'roA turn . . It is not. improbable that McClellan will retain a sufficient force, with the aid ot his gunboat*, to maintain his present position at Berkeley. And yet the country need not be surprised if the seat ot war should be transferred from the James river to the Rappahannock, and thence to tli ::. l’otomac. The l;-. .v.-ures recently adopted bv the Fed eral g -verament have produced a profound im— pres,ion upon a l elas*es-in the United States. I re’er to the call for 300,000 volunteers, and a draft for 300,000 militia, and to the orders for bidding any expression of opinion against the war or the policy of the government, and di recting that all persons seeking to escape out oi the country be arrested and forced into the military s-rv;.-.'. Tho order in regard to per sons guilty cf expressing their sentiments a out the vuniment, not only requires their arre. •, but (responds, so'far as they are con c-.-rnud, th-j writ ot hcd)ca3-.corpus. Under this or ’ur, the editors, proprietors, and type-setters oi' th Harrisburg Patriot & Union, one of the mo-t influential Democratic papers in Pennsyl vania,- have already been arrested and thrust into prison. The shibboleth of the Black Republican par ty in times pfici wa —“iree men, free, soil and free speech.” Under the rule of their own chosen leader they have already been s'ripped of the freedom of speech and person. . Indeed, there is scarcely a light held sacred by freemen which the present Federal administration has not wantonly violated. Will the people submit >• ■ these startling encroachments ? They will ■or the present. Already tho leading presSfes and public men of the North have shown the white feather. There may be and is a strong feeling of dissatisfaction and opposition, and every effort will be made, in a sneaking, cow ardly way, to escape tho provisions of the new orders; bat the States and people as a"commu nity whl basely submit. Individuals are pow erless ; for the moment they attempt to move, they are caught up by the authorities and hur ried eff to prison. If the people had arms in their hands, and could be brought together, they might v.cccsofuily resist the despotism that now grinds them to the earth ; but as it is, and for the present, they can do nothing. . P. W. A. No Disunion.—ln a recent speech in Dublin, Archbishop Hu .lies is reported to have said : Iv (the U. S) is one country still; and tnust aid shall Io one. [Great, cheering. |No matter " hat may occur—no matter tho f reign inter fyvtu-;;:, who frier 'military or naval, that may fi- ‘troy the cities round the borders of that (ottutry—no matter *. hut may occur, the ques ts-n must c{|fi as I Lav described— that people bail rem diron [eheer.-'|; and if the party tnat ri nominally caked “res .’’—the term I don’t nee in respect of the.-, at all—[hear, hear] —if that party u all triumph, 'l. c I will transfer my allegiance to thin pany, not as a,party, but as the legitimate go verament of the United States. [Loud e - • tring j We have no doubt this is a very prevalent Yankee idea. The whole Yankee nation, when they find out the impossibility of subduing ns, will doubth s be perfectly willing, and even anxious, to abandon their own government and take refuge in ours, rather than lose onr trade. But Arc.bishop “Hughes and his countrymen forge ... impy; riant fact, that it takes two to make al. a.-gaiai* We wish no union with them, and would v.v war to prevent it, even under our own eons : flu'ion, as ooa as we would for independence jure!'. T..cy have taken Old Abe and bis Aboiifrou scoundrels deliberately, and wi,l be made to hold on to them, however anxious'they may be to swap eff tl-.cir oppres sors for Ji.ff. DSvio A Cos. The Archbishop grossly misrepresents the American Revolution when he presents it as a struggle for general ascendency. The South is fighting simply for the right to govern herself , not to subject to her rule, or in any way inter fere with the institutions of the North, a peo ple with tnply desire to have noth injp-to do in the future. Our dominion is ex tended . ver oily such a* are wilting to sub scribe to iu con.- libation and enjoy its privileges and bles-ir g*. We seek no conquest, and wt old as soon form a union with the canibals of the South Sea ■r ih Thugs of ISdia as with the soulless and unprincipled barbarians who in habit ti;'* a. v . _ Were it possible, a vraii of fire should basn and glow between us find them iorever. The Yaukeee have arrested and hold as hosta ges for the infamous Dr. Rucker, Colonel rrimnel McOlung. Samuel Tuckwiler, Austin Ilucdiey, Peter Fink, and other citizens oi Greenbrier. Dr. Rek ker is still iu dose con finement. He acknowledges his guilt, and says he deserves death. TTO. 33. KEWS FliOFfl TIlEwiS; ated-capture of three {S; STROYED-A BLACK BRIGADE if NEW ORLEANS-CONFEDERATE MOVE MENTS IN KENTUCKY-MORE YANKEE MURBEdS. l AINKEE .J r °“'“’ A “ s> 15 — A ? P ficial despatch to (he Adver tiser & R.-ftmter, dated Tupelo, 14th. says- Capt lioddy reports officially ,hat on the 7th test., herttakMih *f Comi,anieß of Confederate scouts, he attaekod the i-edexal (oice near Decatur and suc ceeded in chasing .hemdnto town, capturing one hun dred and twenty-three privates and one officer, besides killing and wounding a con iderable number Con federate loss was one killed and three wounded. Capt E. brought off fl.ly-six stand of arms. On the succeeding day he chased a Yankee recon noiteang party, burned the trestle work of the rail road, and cut the telegraph wires. The enemy are fortified against cavalry at five differ ent positions, between Tuscumbia and Decatur, but can be driven out by artillery. The Yankees are destroying the abundant crops in the vicinity of Decatur. Eosencranz is at Corinth, •Taokson, Miss., Aug. 14.—1 tis reported that the Tankees are about to evseuate Baton Eouge. D’Aigia last week captured, on the coast, three Yankee schooners loaded wtttsrU| nu,l’ ta-a p,- Hew Orleans. The Yank < crews wero sent to Camp Moore. The town of Donaldsor.Ville has been destroyed by the Federate Planters are being arrested for sympathizing with the rebels, and are hold as hostages to repress the movements of our guerrillas. Great plundering i3 being carried oa by the Yan kees. There are two negro regiments in New Orleans. Mobile, Aug. 14. — A special to the Tribune, from Grenada, 14th, states that a despatch to the Cinerinati Commercial, 8:h inst., reports fifteen hundred Confed erate infantry at the head of Cumberland nver, mov ing into Kentucky, wi h two thousand cavalry, and they are said to have two thousand more at Livingston, en route for Kentucky. Major Genera! McCook, of Buell’s army, was killed by Confederate Partizans, on the 6 h inst., near Salem, Tenn. His remains have arrived at Louisville. It is said his soldiers huog seventeen partizms to avenge his death. JACKSON STILL FHJUTIKG. Skirmish near Cumberland Gap. MORGAN EVACUATES CUMBERLAND GAP. Avenging tbe Death of McCook. [Special despatch to the Savannah Republican.] Knoxville, Ang. 15.—A gentleman from Wythe ville, Va , this mon ing, states that Mr. Moore, mem ber of the Confederate Congress from Kentucky, had received a despatch stating that General Stonewall Jacksoh had gained the p ration which he sought be yond the Eapidan river, also, that he had been rein forced by Gen. Lee, and that fighting was porgrossing yesterday. There was slight skirmishing by Gen. Stevenson’s orces, six miles from Cumberland Gap. Ten prisoners were taken. A rumor prevailed that the enemy wore evacuating Cumberland Gap. LATER. Knoxville, Aug. 16.—Information received here, from the vicinity of Cumberland Gap states that Mor gan was retreating with his -Federal forces, leaving only tho tory Tennessee regiments to defend the posi tion, Gea. Robert’McCook’s body arrived at Louisville on the Bth, and a dreadful howl was set up. Seven teen guerrillas had been hung by McCook’a forces, the houses burnt, and the country laid waste around Sa lein, Ala., near which place Mcpoak was killed. The Rattle of Cedar Eun. MORE GLORIOUS STILL—YANKEE LOSS 2,000 TO 3,000. Tlir y Acknowledge a Thorough Defeat. EFFECT IN NEW FORK. Mobile, Aug 17—A special despatch to the Tri bune, dated Grenada, 16lh, tays: Northern dates of the 11th and 12th inst. have been received. The Yankee account of the battle of Cul peper Court House" says: About 10,COO men, under Gen. Banks, wete attacked by .over 2C,01)0 Rebels, Pope was not present. Tho Yankees acknowledge a los3 of from 2,00 to 8,000 among them Generals Auger and Geary were wound ed, and Prince missing. Also three Colonels, throe Ll. Colonels, four Majors and a large number of com. pany officers wounded and killed. They say their forces reared .from tho field when overpowered by numbsrs. Their infantry was badly cut up. Culpeper Court Houee is one vast hospital. Gen. Geary’s brigade, 2,000 etrong, lost 1,500 in charging a Confederate battoiy. The Fifth Ohio were nearly ar.nihi’ated. The Third Wisconsin stampeded from the battle field. The reception of the news in New York caused stocks to go down and gold to go up. The Chicago Tribune says Jackson has evidently outgeneraled and defeated Pope. Further from the West.- ARREST OF A CORRESPONDENT OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE. F Kilkenny Cat Fight Over the Negro Question. DISAFFECTION IN SHERMAN’S ARMY. MOVEMENTS OF CURTIS’ ARMY. Mobile, Ang. 17.—Tho Memphis correspondent of the Chicago Tribune has been arrested for disloyalty. A difficulty cn the negro questii n between an Illi nois, Indiana and two Ohio regiments, took place at Memphis. It is reported to have resulted in an issue of arms, with a loss of fifteen men, A number of deserters from Sherman’s army arrived ere this evening, who report great dissatisfaction ex sting in that army. Curtis is reported to have landed a large portion of is army on this side of the river again. Morgan Turns up Trump Again* He destoys Railroad Tunnel, Three Trains and an Immense Amount of Property. Invitation to the Mayor of Nashville. Chattanooga, Aug. 17. -Col. Morgan has turned up at Gallatin, Tennessee, twenty miles irom Nash ville on last Tuesday. He captured the place aud SCO prisoners; blew up the railroad tunnel, cap.urcd three trains and destroyed an immense amount of commis sary stores. He sent a despatch to Mayor Smith of Nashville saviug he would call on him shortly, as he had not seen him since he (Smith) got beat for office in the Confederate army. Morgan camped next night in Hartsvi le. By an arrival from Nashville, Neil Brown claims to be true to the South, ar.d wants to be put right on the rccori SECOND DESPATCH. [Special to the Savannah Republican.] Chattanooga, Aug. 17. —Col. Joha Morgan has taken the town of GaUaten, on the Louis file and Nashville road Be destroyed three trains -ad an im mense quantity of stores. He also blew up the rail road tunnel six miles north of GaUatOh, and captured SCO prisoners. From Jackson, Mississippi. Mobile, August 16.—The following is a special dee patch to tho Advertiser and Register: Jackson, A-gust 15.— Coniederate prisoners recently confined in Western prisons, are daily arriving Yieksbnrg. Gen. Tan Dorn orders ail prisoners in this depart ment to report at Jackson forthwith. A correspondent of ihe Jackson Mississippian says that at Baton Rouge, La., SCO negroes were stationed in front of the Yankee line, and that 150 of them were ’!Lu, ha