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Saturday Morning, Sept. 27, 1862.
New Bbigadikr Generals.—The following
recent appointments of Brigadier Generals have
been made : Win. Steel and J. F. Fagan, of Ar
kansas; Francis A Shcur, cf Florida; Colonel
Skurry and Allison Nelson, of Texas.
Transfer pf a Georgia Regiment.—The
Eighteenth Georgia regiment, Col. Wofford,
has been transferred to Hood’s Texas brigade,
and is known in the brigade as the “Third
Texas,” ■
Domestic Industry.—We had exhibited to
us yesterday a specimen of sewing silk, manu
factured by Miss L ivinia Frycrmouth, of Effing
ham county. It is very even and beautiful, and
shows how very independent v.e are if wo would
only be convinced of the fact.
A Court of Inquiry has been asked for by
Major Rhett, to inquire into his conduct and
the circumstances attending the death of the
the late Col. W.* R. Calhoun. The Court will
consist of Col. P. 11. Colquitt, Col. C. 11.
Stevens, and C-.,'. Thomas G. Lamar. Judge
Advocate, Itoftir V U. Campbell. m
Fraud Exposn>.-#he Chattanooga Rebel
calls attention to the Irandulcnt and outrageous
manner in which beef and pork were put up
for the army last year t>y the government egects
ip East Tennessee. It says many oi the deaths
• in the army were <• used by this unwholesome
for and, and promises :o keep a sharp look outlor
such criminal remisaness the present winter.
The Right grntiT.—A patriotic lady of this
city has sent us a large package of bullets, the
• history of which is somewhat curious. They
were moulded by her husband in the war of
1813 to be used against the British, and have
been kept as a relie in the family from that day
until now. She freely gives them up to fee
used against the Yankees, with the prayer that
each one may make the enemies of her country
less.
Good News from Missouri. —The Richmond
Enquirer of the 20th says A letter received
by a member of Congress Iraiu Missouri, dated
the sth iast., gives the most cneeuiagiug ac
count of affairs in that State. The State militia,
to the Dumber of fifty thena nd, are said to
have dcclan and for tho Confederates, with the
Lieut. Governor ol the Saute at their bead. The
Confederates are in possession of Springfield,
and the Federal Governor lias retired to Bt.
Louis.
All According to Appointment.— The
Richmond Examiner saye, as coming. from a
source entitled to some credit, that Gen. Lee,
several days previous to the battle of last Sun
"day, intercepted a despatch from McClellan to
Gen. Miles, the commander at Harper’s Iferry,
and made his arrangements accordingly. D.
11. Hill was ordered to engago MeCtelian and
retard his advance, until Jackson and A. P.
Hill should have disposed of Harper’s Ferry.
Up to the latest advices every tiling had worked
to the entire satisfaction of our Commanding
General. __
Death op General Call —The Tallahassee
papers record the death of General Richard* K
Call, a distinguished citizen of that State,j
which occurred Sunday last. Gen, Call was for
very many years identified with the history of
Florida. He wa3 an Aid to General Jackson,
and was subsequently appointed Governor of
that Territory, to which post he was reappoint
ed and served, we believe, until its admission
as a State into the Union. lie wascfoof the
ablest and best crihi IS Start, always
enjoyed a warm place in tho affections of the
people.
Cumberland Gap.— Our special despatch
announces the evacuatiou of Cifttfberlaad Gip
and tho escaro of the Yankees in the direction
of Harlan county, Kentucky. There is gross
remissness here on the part of somebody.—
Where arc our troops who were poßted on the
northern side of the Gap to prevent the of cape
of tho enemy t We had them completely
hedged in ; yet by nomo strange oversight, or
willful abandonment of an important position,
thev consume all their provisions and then set
outon their unmolested march northward. Ti tie,
we are in pursuit; bat when did we evei c itch
a Yankee who got the start of us ?
A Good Suggestion. —The Macon Telegraph
says i “It is no doubt true, as charged, that
the exorbitant prices of,food and the r.usoiabl"
spirit of speculation rampant in the iacd, are
In part duo to the excess of the circulating me
dium. There is too much money about; and
here we may soy, rn passant, that now Is the
time for every body to get out of debt. The
unhappy man who negKe'.s this golden oppor
tunity to pay hi- debts because he can neglect
it, and waits unlit he is compeUed to pay, Is a
ntny, and will discover the fact in due time.
To pay debts now is liko squaring, up at fifty
cents in the dollar. The Legislature ought to
repeal tho stay law except in the ease of soldiers
lu service."
Tub Latm Battles —Some confusion seems
to exist with regard to the late battles In Mary- ■
land end on the liue.ar.d a brief statement of dale
and facts may be necessary. According to the
best authority, Harper’s Ferry was attacked by
Jackson on Sunday, tho 14'.h, and capitulated,
on Monday. On Sunday, D. H. Hill, was at
tacked at Middletown, MJ., fifteen miles north*
east, of Harper’s Ferry, and being reinforced by
Longstreet, drove tho enemy back in a second
engagement on Monday. Tho third great fight
is reported to have ’’ken place at Sharpsburg,
a town in Maryland, about ten miles due north
Of Harper’s Ferry, on WedncsdSy and ihurs
day following. A despatch says we -tapin'.ed
S.OOO prisoners in this fight.
Negro Killed by a I'ickst.— Csroccr Eden
hold an inquest Saturday morning last, at Mil
ler’s Station, S., A rad 0. railroad, on the body
of a negro man named Charles, the property
of Thouws E.Xloyd, E>q. From the evidence
it appears that Charles and another negro mar,
were returning home to the plantation of Mr,
' Lloyd on Thursday night; upon their ap
proaching an impo'taut picket post, near Mil
ler’s Station, they were challenged by the
picket on duty; refusing to' answer, and at
tempting to escape, the picket tired his rifle,
the ball entering the right shoulder blade and
spine, passing through the heart and left breast,
causing his death. The picket, prior to tirhrg,
ordered the negroes to halt, challenging them
three times.
Verdict "ui accordance with the above stated
facta.
Debt or the Confederate States.— The
Kichmond Examiner gives rather a cheering
account Of our financial condition. It says : “It
is roughly estimated that the Confederate debt
at this time is less than five hundred millions
id dollars. The debt of the Confederate States,
Individually, does not reach two hundred and
fifty millions of dollars ; estimating all obliga
tions, whether inched or cot yet funded. The
lrets of the lutiee; could be stated with preci
sion ; but are more suitable to elaborate official
document than la these vc’tuuns. The aggre
gate public debt of the South, SUate and Ccn
"Wfedereta, is less than seven hundred and fiflv
millions ; or. if wo estimate the debts also of
ehif, counties and public corporations, It dare
not exceed eUch* hundred and fiity millions. It
* the war should ronv.oue a year longer, this in
debtedness would 1 * bnt slightly increased. It
many oout.aue uiu.i the first of January, 186*,
and Vhc debt wonkl no; more than reach a thou
sand millions."
Indemnity far onr Losses.
Our Congress has dearly reached the day of
adjournment, and we have been looking, but in
vain, for some measure authorizing the indem
nification of our citizens for the vast amount of
their properly that has been either stolen cr
wantonly destroyed by the enemy. It would
appear that the citizen who owes allegiance to
a government, and is bound to risk his life for
its defense and preservation, has some claim
upon it lor the protection of his property as
well as his person. Indeed, ilie government
that ignores such an obligation on its part is
unworthy the love and affection of its citizens.
We take it for granted then that this important
matter has only been passed over for the pres
ent, and until the-authorities at Richmond shall
have it in their power to enforce a just demand
against the enemy.
As regards the duty of the government in this
particular, it is hardly necessary that we should
offeran argument. It is preposterous to sup
pose that the heavy losses sustained by our peo
ple at the hands of the Yankee invaders are not
to bo repaired in some way, provided the
government shall find it in its power to exact
justice at the hands of the plunderers. It is
estimated that from 50.000 to 75,000 negroes
have been either taken by force or seduced away
from their masters in the States composing the
Confederacy, since the beginning of the war—
in other words, from fifty to seventy-five
millions of property, abstracted from the do
mestic, productive industry of the country.
And thou, there is the vast amount of property
wantonly destroyed by the enemy, not in bat
tle and from necessity, but on every march they
have made into our territory. From a spirit of
mere revenge and vandal mischief, they have
razed to the ground private dwellings without
number and driven their inhabitants houseless
into the world. Exemplary damages should be
required for all these depredations, and should ■
oar army reach a portion of the enemy’s coun
try where indemnity can be had, our command
ing Generals should be authorized to seize and
confiscate property to the full amount of our.
losses.
We have thought our government has over
looked a most favorable oportuaity for the re
covery of at least a portion of the abducted slave 3 .
We never should have agreed to parole a Yan- !
kee soldier, so long as there was a Southern
negro to be sent back in exchange, and we
heartily approve the suggestion of a writer for
t6e Mobile Advertiser, whose article we pub
lish elsewhere, that every prisoner of war, be
yond the number necessary for the recovery of
our own men, should be held in domestic bon
dage until a stolen slave is sent back to supply
his place. We would require two negroes for
every Yankee prisoner, and we would seduce
the latter to hard compulsory labor until his
government got ready to redeem him in the
practical way we have pointed out.
But few days of tire present Congress remain,
but sufficient for the adoption of some measure
that shall look to the protectibh of thi? rights
of the citizen. Should it adjourn without doing
anything, we hope the President, by virtue of
his authority a3 the Commander-in-chief cf the
array and navy, will issue such order as may be
necessary to accomplish the end in view. It is
a matter of too much importance (o be over
looked or delayed. On qur own etfast, which
perhaps has suffered as little as,any, there are
now hundreds of delicate females raised in influ
ence, whom Yankee vandalisnf and robbery
have reduced to poverty and compelled to labor
with their own bauds iu the drudgery of the
household. How must sueh sufferers feel to
ward a government fbut has the power to
avenge their wrongs and relieve their distress,
and yet refuses to do it ?
This is an urgent matter, and the authorities
cannot too early give it their attention.
P. B.—Since writing tho foregoing we per
ceive that the article referred to, as being copied
from the Mobile Advertiser, has been crowded
out of this issue,
Accompanying the introduction of Mr. Foote's
resolutions for Peace Commisloners to jVash
ingtou, was a speech from that gentleman. The
annexed extract contains the reasons for the
proposition :
“We are thus far completely victorious-in tho
war. In all tho numerous battles which have
been fought we have been signally successful,
and our victorious standards are now being
planted on the terr itory of the foe. They have
acknowledged their own defeat. With us alone,
then, can a proposition of peace originate with
out the deepest dishonor. If tho war is hot to
be interminable (and who desires this?) the
first movement towards a settlement, must be
made. Under present eircutn.ttances, the euc
mv cannot be expected to send to us proposi
tion for the prevent termination of hostilities.
Therefore, the civilized world has a right to look
to us for such action as the resolution proposes.’*
We dissent iu fotoSfrom this reasoning. It is
objectionable in that it ignores the fact that we
have already made two Separate, form ri, official
propof .it.-> for a peaceful settlement of our diffi-
culties with the North. We made them before
the war, when weren', Commissioners to Wash,
irgton ; and we made them again la a forma;
proclamation to the whole world by the Presi
dent alter tho victory of Manassas, and in both
casewwewere turned‘away with scorn by our
insolent foe. They elected to commence the
war and to continue it, and upon them rests ail
future responsibility. As regards magnanimity,
Ej.ioli a thing is utterly’lost upon that people,
and to talk about “ dishohor ” i connection
with a nation ’which basely truckled in the
Trent affair and have covered themselves all
over with every species cf dishonor and faith
lessness in the present war, Were worse than
folly. *
The “.world” has no right to look to ire for
any such Ihing as an overture of peace. We
have divested ourselves of every obligation in
the premisesif the enemy should occupy
a position when he cannot mike it without
humiliation, It is his concern, not ours. It fs
abont litpe we had ceased looking after the
feeKngs and consciences of the Yankees. They
have no shame for themselves, and we cannot
see why the Confederates should feci it for
them. Let us take care of ourselves, and let
the enemy go to perdition if he will. Oar
office now Is to send as many of them r. possi
ble.
Apart from these considerations, Mr. Foote,
in the course of Ills spebch, admits that he has
no idea that a proposition for peace would be
entertained for one moment by the government
at Washington. He thinks it would be spurned,
and hence shows the utter folly of his proposed
commission. Believing this, does he not place
his own country in a position to he “humilia
ted ?’.’ Wo think he does. As to his imaginary
obligation that we are under to the world, it is
all gammon; the public opinion of clviiited
nations would never held us to any such course
of action. The nation that tolerates such base
wretches as Butler and Pope and Mitchell at
the head of its armies has no claim upon the
sympathies of the Just and good anywhere.
Yellow Feykk a't Wu.snwroN —Tin* j M*g>
nal of tha Kith contain? the foliow.ng note,
which gives the facto eonuected with the dist
ance of yellow fever ia that city ;
lb John Dawson. AY/ , Mayor of Wdmitigton
X C
Dear Sir :—At your request I herewith fur
nish you wiib a-report of such cases of yellow
fever as have occurred during this season with
in my knowledge.
Since Tuesday, the 9th irst., I have seen five
cases of the disease. Of these two have died,
one is discharged as convalescent, aad two are
still under treatment with doubtful prospects
No new case has occurred under my cogni
r.mce since- the 10th inst.
There would seem to be a lull in tha progress
of the disease, and I hope that the sanitary
measures which you have adopted may be suc
cessful in arresting its progress.
Yours, very respectfully,
"Jas. H. Dickson, M. D.
The Journal of the day following says: No
new coses ot Yellow Fever have been reported
1 to-day. There seem to be no indication of the
disease extending itself, aad there is no ground
for tright or panic. All the excitement will
l see away in a tew daj a.
gAWA -NTKT A TT, S-ATTTIRJD.A.'S: j, SEPTBMBEE 37; 1860-
ARMY CORRESPONDENT®
Of tub Savannah Uefublican.
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Ctrl* AIS.TI Y IN JIASaiISI).
In front of Fredericktovvn, Md.
Sept. Bth, 1803. )
As was intimated in ray letter of yesterday/*)
the people of Maryland were not expecting to
see m on the east side of the Potomac so soon
They would not have been mere surprised if
an army had dropped clown from the sky, than
they were when they first beheld the head
of our dust-covered columns moving out
from the river. They had been waiting for ns
so long ; they had felt so keenly the truth of
the saying, that ** hope deferred maketh the
heart sick ; ” and had been so often deceived
and bewildered by the mendacious press aud
lying authorities of the United States, not only
in regard to the achievements of our arms, but
a3 to our disposition and ability to render them
assistance, that they had almost given up all
idea of ever seeing a Confederate army firmly
planted on the soil of Maryland The authori
ties had exerted themselves to keep them in
utter ignorance of our true intentions and
ability. Military forces had been posted along
the river and quartered throughout the State,
to repress ail spirit of inquiry and shut out
intelligence ; and where these instrumentali
ties did not succeed, the knife, the halter and
dungeon were brought into requisition. Men
have been taken from the Bide of their wives
and the caresses of their little ones at the hour
of midßigbt, and hurried off to distant prisons ;
whilst others bave been hunted from their
homes and compelled to seek refuge in the
swamps and thickets, where they were slain
like wild beasts and their bodies hung up by
the highways. Women have been imprisoned
and forced to flee from burning homes, only to
fall into the hated embraces of a .brutal sol
diery ) and mothers and their children have
been stopped ia the streets and ruddy stripped
of their bonnets and sashes where they happen,
ed to correspond with the colors of the Con
federate States. Churches have been defiled
and the Ministers of God dragged from the very
“horns cf the altar.” The writ of habeas corpus,
the freedom of speech, and tße sanctity ol the
| domicil, have bean wantonly violated or ruth
lessly destroyed.
Five days ago Maryland, chained hand and
foot, writhed in the arms of the oppressor, like
a weeping, trembling virgin who appeals in
•gain to the mercy of her ravisher. To morrow
she may be free ! We have come to strike the
fetters from bet- beautiful limbs and punish her
despoiler. We have come to gather iu the last
tribes of the South and to set a boundary be
twixt our adversary aud ourselves. This done —
a; we trust it will be before the snow shall
have covered this lovely valley—we shall depart <
in peace to our own homes among the sunny
hllls of the freo and independent South. But
should it be the will of Heaven that the war
shall continue yet -another year, then we are
resolved, by the blessings of God, to maintain
the stijnd we have taken as long as there is a
mu-kel left and a hand to wield it. We can
never quit Maryland except as conquerors, or a
broken, ruined army.
A little more than two months ago, the bat
tles of Richmond J were fought and the selge of
the city was raised. Since that time the Army
.of the Potomac has fought three pitched bat
tles and seven combats, engaged ia numberless
skirmishes, (in’ all of whieh it was successful
over a superior force) marched two hundred
miles through a comparatively desolated coun
try, without tents, and in many instances on
bare feet and with insufficient food, crossed one
large river and several smaller streams, and to
day threatens tho capital of an enemy who,
seventy days since, was investing our own. This
brilliaut campaign will strike the scales from
'the eyes of the people of the North, as it has
already torn off the mack from their infamous
government. While the former will bed. zzlcd
iiy tha Mjjfel Of troth Upon
them from our guns, the falsehood, • treachery,
despotism and folly of the other, like the vile
features of Mokauna, when stripped of their
veil, can but disgust its deluded followers and
bring it to open shame before an indignant
world.
We ransack history In vain for a more bril
liant campaign tkau this. Our track from the
James river to the Potomac, like the milky way
ia the skies, is one of unsurpassed brightness
and splendor. The rapidity of our movements,
the splendor of our triumphs, the valor of our
men and the genius of our leaders,* will strike
the world with amazement. The army has not
only driven the invader from our capital aud
cleared the State of Virginia of his presence,
but it is encamped to-day within twenty milei
cf the Pennsylvania line, and in striking dis
tance of Harrisburg, BslUmore and Washing
ton. Such achievements as these, if they do
not extort from foreign governments a formal
recognition of cur independence, will at least
tiemonstrale to ali.thicking incn our right to be
tree, and the utter folly of any further attempt
at our subjugation.
It may be, as we advance forward, that our
line of communications to the rear will be in
tercepted; nevertheless we expect to be able
to maintain ourselves wherever we. go. We
now hold the Baltimore and Ohio railroad from
L the Mococacy to Harper’s Ferry, and the branch
road leading from that place down the valley of
the Shenandoah to Winchester. This route will
probably be adopted Id our communications
with* the south) instead of the more exposed
and inconvenient line to Manassito, and thence
across the fords of tha Potomac, always subject
to be rendered impassable by heawyjaiae. Tha
enemy did not have time to destroy the railway
bridge at Hyper's Ferry ;-but "succeeded, I am
informed, iu removing most of the ears. It is
not known what cars were on the Winchester
branch at the time of his unpremeditated exit.
We have conflicting reports from Baltimore.
It was first said that the enemy were removing
aH the military store? in the city, aud that cur
friends there had risen t 6 prevent it.-Today
we hear that a force, estimated at 80,003 men,
was marching to the relief of the city from
Washington. Both reports may ho true. -Gen.
W T ool is the military commandant of the city.—
Of course, we do not care how much the enemy
divides hjs forces. If he should send them-ali
to Baltimore, we can but quietly take posses
sion of Washington, and should he concentrate
them all iu the latter place, the agreeable alter
nat ve will be left us to march leisurely down
the great Cumberland turnpike and take Balti
more. If he divide them, instead of one, we
shali simply take two bites at the cherry ; or if
we like it better, we may march North to Har
risburg and take np our winter quarters ia the
capi tal of Pennsylvania.
As wc approach the Pennsylvania border, the
people appear to be more equally divided ia
their sentiments. Ia this and the more southern
counties the sec-ss’onist? are re; re-rated to
have a decided rcrJOrity. especially ia the large
Sai t I rib g districts. Our friends have nodoabt
I that, if left to a fair vote, the State would elect
to go with the Confederacy by a large majority.
The people at many places received us with
shouts and fears, and begged us never to leave
tha'State until we shall have released it from
the grasp of the tyrant. The young men have
already begun to enroll themselves, and we are
assured that as soon as the Federal forces scat
tered over the State shall have been compelled 1
to retire towards Washington, as they will be
soon, thousands more will array themselves
under our banner. The greatest excitement
prevails from the Potomac to the Delaware, and
Washington and Biltimore are represented to
I be in a perfect trumor—tne one from fright,
the other from joy.
It appears that the Federal draft has only
been postponed to the 15th inst., not abandon
j ed. The people say onr eoming was just in
i time to save theya from the dreadful alternative
, of either taking up arms against their brethren
1 of the South, cr fleeing from their homes. One
| man told ms he devoutly believed the finger of
(Sod bad guided our foolstcp - sj id delivered the
people through our hands. i
Tho army has been resting' l ---day along Bn
shady banks of the Mom>(e£tiv<-r, cooking,
washing and bathieg. It is TCpoitid that v/o
will move to-morrow, but in jrbat direction I
am unable to say. Should wejsuccccd in get
ting possession of BaJfithoic, jthe army will
probably go into winter q partite there anil in
Washington; for tlVe occupaUM of the former
place would insure, tho fill of,we latter. With
.the Baltimore ar.d Ohio Railroad and the Ches
peake and Ohio Canal already in our posses
sion, and the railway line between Washington,
Baltimore ami Annapnhs rendered unavailable
by our occupation of Baltimore,, the circa Rons
route from New York and •Philadelphia around
to the Chesapeake Bay, and Up ilo Potomac,
would be the only channel left open bywbich
the enemy could receive his supplies-. ! lie lo
tomac Is frequently closed to navigation qy ice
in the winter; but if it were not,_ ana it we
should not obstruct it by batteries planted
along its banks, still it would*!®* impossible to
procure sufficient supplies by'fits route ior the
city, and tho army quartered t’aire Whatever
be our destination, however, wehopc to be aom
to clothe and shoe the army wherever we may
go; but ab this is not absolutely certain, the
people at home should stftiuif every nerve to
provide for the comfort of tie troops. The
sick and wounded in the rear should be tho
special objects of their attention, even if we
should succeed in furnishing Che army in the
field. I ,
Fredericktowc, near which are bivouac
ing, is a place of several thousand inhabitants.
All the hats, clothing and she us in the town
have been bought up by tho quartermasters or
the troops themselves. We-have found less
trouble about our currency thin 'was expected.
The rarmei**.and merchants prCior Maryland or
Virginia money in exchange fo,|' their produce
and wares, but still they arUxeiMnaisposed to
receive Confederate' notes rtrf serao- ’arscsunt.
Those who are unwilling to take them are gen
erally Unionists, who close their stores and |
barns pgainst us. As we advance away from
the Potomac, and the brokers and sharpers
come upon the board, the trouble will ooubi
less be increased, unless 1 we are speedily and
completely successful. It would have been
wise, therefore, for Mr. Secretary Memminger
to have made some arrangemeni witn the Vir
ginia backs to supply a sufficient .amount cn
their notes to meet the immediate wants of the
army. Tho plan was suggested to him, anct it
may be he will yet adopt if.
The army is still too much scattered and busy
for me to gather up the personal incidents and
the galiant parts taken by particular officers m
the late battles. I may say. however, that
Jackson. Longstreet. A. P. Hill and Ewell,
among the Major-Generals, and Toombs, Law
tors, Hood, Wright, Wilcox, Pryor, Jenkins,
Feathorstone, Gregg and others, among the
Brigadier-General 3 , and Col. Anderson, com
manding a brigade, were conspicuous lor ga
laEtrv and good conduct. Wi’h rare excep
tions' ali the, officers and men behaved with
great coolness aiad 'intrepidity. The battle of
Saturday, next to the first day’s fight at Shiloh,
was the best conducted battle of the war.
P. IV. A.
* Tho letter reforrelfo has not come to hand —Kn.
Destruction ol* Salt Worm at St, An
drews aad St. Josephs.
Cuthbekt, Ga., Sept. 19,1862.
Editor Republican: Dear Sir —I write you to
say that the Yankees have broken up the
Salt Woiks at St. Andrews Bay and St. Josephs.
This is reliable, ’ As three companies from this
town are sufferers, and I have conversed with
them, yho Yankees first erme u?hore at St.
Andrews unddr a flag of truce, to afk if any
armed forces were there to protect them, and
being told there were' none, they ceiurr.ee! to
their vessels and got axe?, battering rare?, &c,,
and came on shore and broke every kettle,
furnace, &c.,.:uk' told our n;er. If they attempt
ed to rrmko salt there any more they would
shell them. Ought wc to respect pgjvate prop
erty in Ohio, Pennsylvania, &c.?
Cannot Gem. Mcn-ccr send some forces to pro
tect the Salt Works ca the. Baye ia coun
ty, Florida ? Onr furnaces rtre making three to
four hundred bushels a day there. Salt is very
much needed, and these works can be easily
defended, as no vessel drawing more than five
feet water can enter B y, where most of
tho salt is made, and it is too far from the
channel to be shelled by blockading vessein. It
would not require a large, force to defend these
works, but if the Yankee? find they can land
and break up the work?, they will do’so. Two
Yau'wevd apsa
pany to make salt, to St. \wurhltT, went ever to
tho Yankee blockading vess*! and did not come
back, and it is supposed fully posted the Yan
kees as to the number and condition of our
Seat Works at St. Andrews. If we had some
troops at Bay, oV near (he Bay, the Yan
kees would soon knew it, and keep near their
•vessels. Respectfully,
„ • J. McK. Gunn.
’Address of General Lee to tlte People of
Maryland.
The following admirable address of Gen. Lee
to the people of Maryland, has been issued from
his headquarters at Frederick :
Headquarters Army of Northern Va., )
tfoar Frederick town, fiept. 8,1862. j
t To the Dople of Maryland:
It is right that know ihq purpose
that has brought the army undqyjoy command
within the limits of your State, so for as that
purpose concerns yourselves.
The people of the Confederate States have
long watched, with the deepest sympathy, the
wrongs and out rages that have been inflicted
upon the citizeDSjof a Commonwealth allied to
the Slates of the South by the strongest social,
political and commercial tics.
They have seen, with profound indignation,
their s s'er State deprived of every right, and
to tho condition cf a conquered pro
vince.
Under the pretence of supporting the Consti
tution, but iu violation of it? most valuable
provisions, your citizens h ive been arrested and
itnprisoiMid upon no charge,Hind contrary to all
forms of lew. Tlfe falthtul and manly protest
against this outrage, made by the venerable and
illustrious Marylanders, to whom, in bettor
days, no citizen appealed for right in vain, was
treafod with scorn aud contempt. The govern
ment of your chief city has been usurped*by
Araed strangers ; your'Legislaturehas beendis
sc lveff by the unlawful arrest of its members ;
freedom of the pre.-s and of speech have been
suppressed ; words h \p been declared offences
by an arbitrary decree oi the Federal Executive,
and citizens ordered to betrioffby a military
commission for what they r,ny 'dare to speak
Bqlkvir g that the people of Maryland posses
sed a £ptnt too 1 -fty to submit to such a
Government, the people cf the South have long
wished 'to aid you in throwing off this foreign
■yoke, to enable you again to enjoy the inalien
able rights ol freemen, • and restore indepen
dence and sovereignty to your State.
In obedience to this wish our army has come
among you, and is prepared to assist you with
the power ot its arms in regaining tin rights of
which you have been despoiled.
This" citizens of Maryland, is cur mission, so
far as you arc concerned.
No constraint upon your free will is intended
—no iutisnidatien will be allowed.
Within the limits of this army, at least, Mary
landers shall once more enjoy their ancient
freedom of thought and speech.
We know no enemies among you, and will
protect all, ol every opinion.
It is for you to decide your destiny, freely and
without constraint.
This army will respect your choice, whatever
it may be, and while the Southern people will
rejoice to welcome you to your natural position
among them, they will only welcome you when
you come of your own free will.
R. E. Lee, General Commanding.
From the St. Johns River.
THE TANKER GUNBOATS RENEW THEIR ATTACK
UPON OUR BATTERIES, AND ARE AGAIN RE
PCI SED.
l.< . crnc -r ..1 litre yesterday, by i-te
griph iropa Baldwin, ( which was confirmed on
the arrival of the train from Jacksonville,) that
fivu of the Yankee gunboats engaged our bat
teries on Bi. Johns Bluff at an early hour yes
terday morning. The engagement lasted some
four or five hours, when the gunboats drew off
—one and! them running into a creek beyond the
range of our gups, and the others falling down
the river.
This is the second time that our boys have
repulsed the “invulnerable” and “invincible”
gunboats, and it goes to prove what we have
always contended—that the St. Johns river is
defensible, and never ought to have been aban
doned to the inroads of the enemy. We have
heard no particular* as to the extent of the
damage done to the enemy’s gunboats. Our
batteries are uninjured. The casualties on our
Side are two killed and two wounded. The
Yankee loss of course cannot be ascertained
; We hope to obuvn full particulars to-day.
[Lake City Columbian, IS.h.
Down Goes Sugar and Coffee.—Private ac
i counts from Virgin:i eay that there is a panic
: in the Coffee and Sugar Market, and prices
going down rapidly. Many other articles are
i expected to follo w the same direction.
. [Augusts Constitutionalist.
Special Correspondence
Of tin- Savannah Eo[-uhHcaß,
- Leesburg and Us Tnfi'iSitauts—General litjuicing
i— Orossbig the Potomac—A Novel Sight—The
Country and People Confront,—Rumors—Prc
s-1 cut Probable Destination—The Ravages of the
Feelerals—Oen Let's Orders respecting Private
Property—Mistered Alt' Darning Trains —
Success of our Arms.
Near Frederick, Md , Sept. 7,15G3
Mr. Peltier : .< t 8 p. m. Frith y, we resumed
our march towards Leesburg, rfarLcgh a most
beautiful country. Either side of the verdant
valley through which our hosts moved slowly
along like a huge anaconda, was lined by blue
hills ar.d lefty peaks. The extensive torn fields,
and vast plains of waving clover and grass be
speak the opulence and industry of the people.
It is emphatically as pretty a country as I ever
saw in the vfild West; where “Nature’s beauty,
unmarred by human industry, shines resplen
dant; or even among the hills and valleys and
winding streams of Tennessee.
Our approach was welcomed by the fair
daughters of these beautiful hills and dales,
with waving haudkerejnefs and every demon
stration by which they could ihow their grati
tude add joy on being freed from the tyranny
of a military despotism they Late..
Leesburg is an ancient and pretty town of
considerable size, numbering, perhaps* five
thousand souls. Many of the buildings arc
stone, and comparatively few are wood. Every
TSSieony on tbh main street, as we passed
through, was crowded with beautiful women,
smiling upon their deliverers and waving their
white handkerchiefs, cheering us on. I have
rarely seen more beautiful women. The sotn- j
bre weeds of mourning wore laid Sside, and all j
appeared gay and joyous.
Here all our sick and barefooted men were
left. When they were marched in they looked
gs large as a brigade. Many of them tvUl,doubt
less join their companies vary soon.
Yesterday morning wo crossed the Potomac.
I imagine that to the gncler.t Israelite, the cross-,
ing of the river Jordan was not fraught wish
more interest than was the crossing of the Po-'j
tomac to the conquering Southron. The first j
sight of its broad surface was hailed by a shout j
from the whole column that made the hills echo
for miles around, and told bow tjt-joicvd were
their hearts.
Hera I witnessed a mao-! right. Preparatory
to wading the stream, (at ibis ford about four
hundred yards wide anil two and a half feet
deep,) the army, officers aud all, bared their
legs aad waded over! While every variety,
color and style of coot could bs seen, there j
was perfect uniformity iu the lower dress ! At
a distance it was an amusing sight. (I woW I
advise my lady friends t,o shut tlieir eyes-wbiie j
they read this paragraph!),
Many persons on the Maryland side ha ’ -,i j
our approach with demonstrations ofunfeigu. .
joy. The young men say they had already been [
enrolled by Lincoln’s officers, and were to h . - e !
been drafted on the ldvh of .this month. All;
the people, however, are rot Southern. So, le ;
in the little village f '•'Buck- ttown,” (f belli :e ;
this is the name,) refu td mirk-. Confeder„, v |
money. Many 1 H< , botvev r, give ns a chepr-)
ing welcome. Tnere are nv .wed Licoplaites in
the neighborhood, ■•.!;.ns; sfe leave to the qni.:
enjoyment of their opiffiedb. *Wc crc dcU,
mined to show cur superiority eve - the Feder- i
als in every rcspcck by not iSaßating their no- |
farious example. Their property, by a very j
strict order recently ksued by Gen. _ Lee, is to
be scrupulously respected. We are-uot allowed
to burn a rail or pull a rosling ear. How dif
ferent was the conduct of the vandals towards
our people ! How different, in fact, wa3 the
conduct cf our own soldiers! Between the
two armies, the country from Gordonsviile or
Orange C. 11. to within a few utiles cf Leesburg,
is a barren waste, t-n Arabian desolation.
Scarcely a fence remains to mark the bouttda
tiaa-cf .pace splendid estates—and .- ia msnvln,- _
stances TTio" mansions oLtho wealthy sympa
thize. - with the “rebellion” arc stripped of
everything valuable, aud then laid in luins*
The clover and corn fields are worn smooth by
being encamped upon. St ch is not the case
with Maryland. The Fedcra’s, to win over all
of doubtful loyalty, have scrupulously respect
ed private property—iu this section, at least.—
and for the same reason.G.en. Lee has issued
stricter orders; •
The country so far, is nusurpas ed in beauty.
Tae distant mountains, tire • blue fringed hills,
ar.d the vast green fields, stretching out like an
ocean on either side, presenting a prospect, in
my notion, unparalleled in beauty. It is a
modern Eden, favored by Nature iu every ma.
terial respect.
Rumors are .afloat in camp to the effect that
Jackson met U*e Yankees near Frick, yes
terday, and captured several Hi and 1 nr: oners..
This noed3 esaftrsaatian, and I >■, v v rmr \
received it. 1 heard heavy firhu. ;• i. i -.ion
of Harper’s Ferry late j esterday* e . a . r.i.
mor says it was a battle between G.; L
and the Federal?. Nothing definite if -
We will march from this point to Fn.--i.o ck,
four miles distant. We will perhaps rest io . o
a day or so, cook rations and -prepare for some
important onward movement. I do not under
stand the programme determined upon by Gen.
Lee, but guess we will first clear Maryland o"
pur haired tyrants, and then “carry the war into
Africa.” The Yankees'should be made to taste
some of the “bitter sweets” of their cherished
s eheme cf hostile invasion. I believe we can
disorganize their present demoralized anny. If
we press them hard, they cannot before*cold
weather organize another fore--. Everything
points to a speedy and'honorable peace. We
hear that our forces7sovc Uopn vie riwious in the
West—that Tennessee ap-i h prr.ioa of Ken
tucky ate now ia our j-. 0- ' on. God grant it
may be true ! • , t
Crossing those eir-eata* yc-len.-.y, made mtr
feet extremely aore, in consequence r ’
many, very maty, gavi out. I suff ' i
keenest agonies from my swoileh aud b'itursd
feet; but my pride kept me from fail'.r ? out. I
did not want to set ruv b:p such a f ’ ex
ample.
My townsman, Lieu;. Ivcr al3 at , ;,.vcas
pome interesting details of the b'atUu of Bristow
Station, an ’ the burning of he tr has .at Manas
sas-Juncrion. At the Sv. L.: enemy were
held in cheek ! - ri-v .1 rp.. Vy u very small
force. J.'.ck.-o": caffiu, <;d two cr three long
trains loaded > P.h for Pope’s army.
After filling their h '-f everyth!: g thry i
wanted, the trains v... . and.
There was enough . f cKi-.n. Jack...:.’a
army three months,tu*
he destroyed all. Li. Bu. <".na
as one of peculiar grander, i;,o fi-_ „. lit up
the country for many miles around, ami excited
a good deal of apprehension in Washington.
You may expect to hear of wonders perform
ed by the consolidated veteran armies of Long
street and Jackson. . V. A. S. P.
I Arkansas. — v ‘o had an interview yes
y! C . *}y~ \F. 1 le * : H : “ .eg
h irfc L r uns tcrcisi . he rear ■ la
baggeu an entire regiment of Can's’ army,
amounting to some five or six hundred men.
They were decoyed by cavalry scouts into an
infantry ambuscade aad captured.
, There, was also some skirmishing the dev he
left, he having seen some ten or fifteen wound
' cJ J! oldl £f s or ou?ht in before leaving.
snit>‘i ( Lw Ce v S w t elena i he says, are becoming
somewhat shakey at the present prospect of af
they are pretty well assured that their
? f ““P 6 He!ena i3 hy way of
i- “°)'tment npen LitUe Rock at
present, i not talked 01.
waste the°cou3try El They
iD of Helln?£
By wav of re-^H-w Pp ltS f [ o!a u i the river.-
soon be foraging in Qhio an^PennJvlvanb. WiU
[Memphis Appeal, 16;h.
£aw a wa ffou on
terda J- a quantity of crude cop
-7 coamy, Ala. It waSTepre
be cea riy?ure, and was selling for 50
P"? 2 ?' did oat learn what was
the ex-eat of the supply in Henry county.
[Columbus Entsuirer.
! ’ri Tweaty-siiflf oor/-.Ja ‘a t: to a<j
-.la cf (fee 2Slit A
MIDDLEBUKO. Va Bvp.. '■■ •}, 180.3.
; Editor Sr.vann h JltqiuWean': —'Vsilo jthe op
j port unity I'ie:. . • if, I ca'ttiot <refrain from
1 writing you a few L- t.-ina.-;atitoof the
! gallantry of tie £(>•.’• 'ic.liccnt upon
| the bloody and weo i.te.M.ed titld->'f Manassas,
j on Thursday, the SSJi ol August, 1503.
j Again bas Geo - ; been illustrated by the
| bravery of her &cu , ...djagain . ."it her lot to
| clothe herself in the mourning garb, in mqaiQry
lof the gallant dead As v,; :tLtd -past'the
grates of the lamented Bart, v and ol the mem
bers of the Oglethorpe Light InfauLy, o! Bi
vamiah, little did we*ihh. k thau o many of us
through whose veins the warm blood was so
freely coursing, would, before the dawn of day,
like them, be lying in thn cold embrace o 1
death.
Jus: Le‘. : •/' !■:, cr : 1:c • Grp cf the 23th,
General A. 3!. : .-.on’s Lv'gtffic, to which the
2(5Li belong 3 , up Snliuo.-.f battle in
a skill of woods near the battlefield, and at
dark was ordered to ; ist General Trimbull’s
brigade. . The 20. h entered the field under the
command of Lieut. CM. E. S. Griffin, Major
James 8. Sirin and Adjutant A. J. Liles. We
marched steadily across au open field for four or
five hundred yards,through which the bails were
flying by thousands, without firing a ricgleshot
Men v.erc constantly filling from file ranks)
but our brave Georgi-ma wav..rtd not: as a man
frill ;; i place was aamediately filled by aa
ofLer, mu lire rtt.lmeci moved .steadily to the
1 ' ’ •
cer-eary commands given Vfcffias,-
nearvu i cmy, General Jackson redenp
b-. n.m. .i.i ' i.e &nc ro.vtdui by the memory
of our . Share < ■■. bold stroke, and the
ef>y wt-r.io curs ; . gcrlsstly (!.d the brave
men to ho was ; obey his orders.
Vo-1- y ;• -.u v - ley was poured into the ranks
of the <' .my wi h teriibie effect; still they
held their gsonnfi cud cur Kirks kept getting
thinner and thin aw. During the heavy fire,
Lieut. Go! Gr fiin, of the 20 b. was wounded,
and-tloi ccmmm-l devolved upon Major-J. g..
Blain. A (ter firing several rounds, Gen. Law
‘■oz -'-'o • ' ' i'3r the brigade to fix bayonets,
and c!.;,: ,•• the enemy. At the command every
man bounded over a fence which separated
them from the enemy, and with't-he true Geor
gia yell rushed upon them. Then it was that the
3)th suffered so terribly. Men fell 'from the
ranks’by doztns still they wavered -not. The
color Sergeant fell mortally wounded ; but the
colors had hardly touched tho ground before
they were raised by Lieut. R-, ...rs of'the color
company, and again waved in tho advance.—
Then “ was Grata well directed volley from the
.hrigfith*. at a eistanco of thirty yards, sent the
canny fiyipg in confusion c-ver the-hills to the
rtoUfin. The night being very dark no pursuit
was attempted; we had accomplished cur ob
ject and was content to hold tire battle -fidd.
L was sf heart sickening - V omeas I
wz -! upon the regiment ... ~ rmed after
Ti.u 23th Georgia entered the field with eigh
teen commissioned officers and one hundred
.‘-mi seventy-three non-comhiissioned joffic-i-rs
privates j aud lost twelve commissioned of
. 0 - one hundred and twenty-five non
-■ icued.officers and privates.
1 --1 you a list of the •killed and wounded
■ ■ -.h Georgia regiment, which I hope you
-I-- i&h,-with the request tt.at the Macon
Telegr-i h and Augusta Oor.ut'.trrilcnalist copy.
Very respect; uliy,
Your obedient serv’t,
One of 7113 2Gth. '
LIST OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED OF TIIE 20TH
OA. REO’T IN THE li.'.TTL!’ OS' MANASSAS, AU
GUST 28th, 1803. ,
FIELD AND STAFF.
Killed: &foo. V7ounded: Lieut. Col. E. 8.
Griffin, neck and shoulder; Adjutant A. J.
Liles, neck and shoulder; Serg’t. Major E. 11.
Crawley, arm and hip.
CO. A—IMV VSWICK RIFLES, LT. n. DIXON, cOji
shoal.: ; Orderly Sergeant- Urbauus Dart,
fore-mm; Serg’t John J. Spears, abdomen;
Corp’l .John Facety, in right breast; Privates
Patric k Burney, hand ; J-rs. Barrelt, arm ; Jus.
G. W. Harris, thigh ; George Holmes, both
legs; Jos,. MeLemore, hand; Daniel Cronan,
arm and shoulder; Jno. NSbk>. abdomen; Thos.
Camming, heel; Felix F. McDermott, hand.
CO. B— M’IKTOSH GUARDS, T.T’ CT. E, BLOUNT,
com’dg.
Killed f None. tVoululvl: L.;ty;eant Wm.
Flank, right breast; B-u-g’,. Win: JB. White,
arm; Private Jas. D-.nvergsu - , shoulder. Mis
sing: Privates Gfio. Jtowe, J. 3. Townson.
CO. C—PIcCOLA VpLUNTEERS, LT. J. H. HUNTER,
COJI’EG.
Killed: Color Sergeant The?. J. Durham,
Orderly Sergeant W. S. Hines; Privates John
Aldcrrran, Virgil A H Edwards, John P. Hun
ter, Mathew Smith, Eli C. Mitchell, Robert A
Jackson. Wounded: Lieut. J. ii. Hunter,
. abdomen ; Privates Jr-im South'.:-:'-, abdomen ;
Jas. E Southern, both thighs and Lip; John
?J. Burch, knee; Zach {lcLc-od, hand ; Clayton
Ileriiiig, thigh; 8. Brannon, head and eye.
CO. D—SEABOARD GUARDS, LT. E. L. FEATiCE OF
THE WIRE QRAI-S MINUTE MEN, COM’DG.
" Killed: Privates Vv. L. Davis, A. J. MeClei
i !;• 13, C. B. Giay. Wounded: Corporal J. T.
r, haul; Privates Wesley Rowfand, knee;
I;e\vißPardon, thigh; A. J. I-Icrrir,head. Mis
sing : Private David Koen.
CO. B-WIRE GRASS .MINUTEUIEX, CAIT. .JOHN
LEE, XiOM’DG.
Kiri : ' v Jap. Riggins; Privates J. B. Rig
gin-, T. 8. 'fiiewell, Jos. E. Trowel). Wound
ed : Cu t.- John Lee, hand; JSt. B L. Pearce,
arm-broken ; Swg’t. J. A. Hogan, head ; Corp’l.
Wa. i. . . on, leg; *Priv ttes Ji hE.
I£ar-er, 1;:.- r; >. m. J- Morris, arm, lenee and
body; E. A. Eillhtt, shoulder, i-roast, leg and
baud ; It.'J. Joiner, arln; A. Me&w.vtu, shoul
der; Mitcliril Sweat, foot; Vi. J. Murray, hips
and legs. .
CO. F —WAKE CU.ARFS, C4PT. T C. LOTT, COM’ilO.
Killed: (rip.. . C. Lott, Cori-’i. Jefferson*
Gcettce.lriir - .is Wiili:u,:u. Wouaded;Xt.
J. T. P • •:*, r.rm and hrca.ri; Serg’t.
R. Sweat. . te: Pri - r-u Daniel Patterson, leg;
j Henry Gu - . lan-. ; ■ ■ et Coleman, thigh;
i A. Goetfee, left b'n a tri.r.l iriae; John Sellers,
'.hip; it. B- Puijiipr, vrt-uud unknown.
co. —okepenokee iuflzß, cirr. john
ARNETT, COM‘I;G.
Killed : Oovji’l A. J. M lie , Win. Water :,
Private J .. .. t iru onuded : Capt. J.
Arnett, side a: a ; fc- McD. M. Boothe,
ana. E. igh; H. Robm
-160,1 ind; ■ ; Benj. Roach,
she uiu : . . aiOBS Ht Carter, ffbdo
mc-n ; David ator.e, abdoiosn ; D. Dougherty,
head : Wi-LP jl-P —rson, lacs ; Eaton Taylor,
arm; Peter Spiker, wound: and and iuTbe hands
cf tho enemy.
CO. n—BARTOW LIGHT INFANTRY, LIEUT. H. H.
* SMITH, COM’DG.
K : P. i Jennings JohuroH, Langdcn
i Turali ri . L ;•< tie Dee.-, Wlllet Yarborrough,
Madison vVaiker, Irwin Moore. Wounded:
Lieut. H. H. Smith, arm. Privates John H.
Dasher, hip ari abdomen; Richard Moore, ieg
broken; '.Vm.' C. Wilkinson, through the
shoulder and arm brok*. o ; fi.' Cunningham,
hand ; Lr.wrc: ee. Lawson, leg ; Toby Hewett,
heel; James Alien, body ; George Carter, arm;
Jesse More, head ; Jesse Adapts ear; Martin
Knight, should:-”; Gus. Strickland, hand ; W.
Hunt, arm.
CO. I—FAULK rNVINC BLES, LIEUT. D. N. NEL
SON, com’dg.
K:,-. . : ri. i . B- j lie Corffii Jopn
- m - ... i.a •,. i m mas
fiuaaders. ••. --a and: Private* Wm. Lvrqb,
arm and thigu ; K. “rltConnell, knee ; Benj.
Vincent, hand ; Patrick Nolan, kg ; Wm.
Crawford, hip ; Noel! Hills, lower pan of abdo
men ; J. P. Rickferson, tb'.gh and arm ; H. A.
Pruett-, leg ; H. li. Manning, shoulder.
CO. K—FORREST RANGERS, LIEUT. VINCENT A.
HODGES, COM’DG.
Killed : Lif-at. V. A. Hodges, Sergt. Mark C.
Chauneey. Privates Joel Spikes, John Griffins,
John Summerlin, Thomas M. BSnnetl. .
Wounded : Sergt. L. T. Morgan; felt breast;
Corp’l Wm. Smith, lei: brea=t. Privates Becj.
Smith, in the leg; Wm. B. Booth, thigh ;
J. B. Mills, neck ; C. H. Hall, thigh ; Wtj. S.
Ginn, right breast; Thompson Harris, head ;
J N. McQnalg, arm and abdomen; V,m. Agu,
hand; Je.-s: G. Booth, hand; D. H. Smith,
hip ; John Sweat, feet.
Our sultrier - ;u Maryland have supplied tb'-in
selvt-3 wiria many auicies necessary lor their
comfort, at very low prices ; asd a letter tays
Confederate money and corporation notes of
Richmond aad Lynchburg were giadly taken in
payment for all articles purchased.—[Richmond
Dispatch.
tsto. <ti.
TELZiaBAPHio
STOHT IN MARYLAND
'-a he Confederates Victorious.
THE EAEMY DRIVEN BACK.
Biohmdnd, SepS. I T—Tha report of tha at
Harpst’a Ferry, aad captu-e of B,COO prisoners, is
confirmed.
Oa Sunday, Gen. D. H. Hill was attacked in Mary
land with 80,000 mon. The fl*ht continued all day
with heavy loss on both sides.
On Monday, Goa. Dill, reiafoicod by Longstroat,
renewed the battle and drovo tho enemy bask three
miles. • .
Gon. Garland, of Virginia, was 'killed on Suuday.
His body arrived hero this afternoon.
Late from Vicksburg.
Despatch from Capt. V. W. Sims, O. L, I.
THE PULASKI PRISONERS COMING HOME.
TSpecial deepatch to the Savannah Republfcafe]
Viokseuko, Sept. IT —About 8,000 exchanged pris
oners arrived here last night. All those from Fort
Pulaski are hortS and will bs homo soon.
F. Tf. Eisis.
LATEST PROM THE WEST.-
CAPTCRK OS' IUKA,
SHtsJSiasat■Bcscw4---feqat. DegMtc-tawLP 1
Mobile, Se-t. 18.—A sj e rial despatch to the Adver
tissr and Register, from luka, 16th, says:
This place was captured on Monday morning last.
The enemy evacuated during the night. But for the
premature attack we should have captured tho whole
garrison. VVe captured- over a million dollars in valuo.
The enemy was strongly fortiHed. Our loss was five;
the enemy’s thirty, of whom ten were left dead on the
field, Our forces arrived in time to save the town
from destruction.
The citizens were found with their household goods
out of doors, awaiting! he application of the torch by
the vandals. .
The enemy carried off two hundred nagroes,: of
whom thirty wore re-captured by our scouts.
Twelvo houses aud three mills were destroyed on tho
line of march from Marietta to I aka They retreated
in the direction of Corinth. 1
Last night a demon ttralion on our li tea was made
by the enemy. It is believed, this was done as a feint
to cover their retreat. It is also believed they ara creas
ing the Tennessee river at Harrisburg.
Evacuation of Cmufeeriand Gap!
K
Cur Forces Farsuiag flic Yankees!
ANDY JOHNSON’S FAMILY.
[Special despatch to tire Savannah Republican.]
Knoxville, Sept. 19.—Tho enemy evacuated Cum
berland Gap Wednesday night last. They blew up
their magazines, destroyed all their stores and other
property, and blasted the rocks in order to block up the
roads and render pursuit difficult. They retreated by
the Parian road to Kentucky.
Our forces are pursuing them from Cumberland Ford
and Baptist Gap. *
Andy Johnson’s family are at Greenville, Tennessee
within our lines. They aro permitted by order of the
Secretary of Wa r to return to the enemy’s lines.
Further from Harper’s Ferry and
Maryland.
McClellan at Sliarpsburg and a Fight
Imminent.
JACKSON’S OFFICIAL KEFOBT,
DEAIH OF GENERAL RENO.
Goedoksville, Sopt. 19.—We paroled at Harper’s
Ferry eleven thousand and ninoty privates, and four
hundred and twenty-five officers.
Wo took two thousand negroes, 6ftecn-rtho-uau;..,;
stand of small arms, aad forty-six pieces of cannon.
Colored Watkins’ battery took five hundred horses
themselve.’. Our loss was three killed and forty
wounded.
Tho enemy’s dead were covered in ditches.
We cannot tell how many were engagod in tho fight
at Sharpsburg We took three thoucand prisoners.
General Garland and Colonel Strange were killed.
General D. H. Hill was 1 roughly handled, but man
aged to hold the enemy in check.
Richmond, Sept. 20 —Col. Lindsay Walker arrived
here to-day from Harper’s Ferry, which place he left
Wednosday afiemoon. Ho says tho cannon and stores
captured in the late engagement had all been removed,
and there had been no fighting since Monday, when
the Yankees at the Ferry capitulated. Our army was
in the highest spirits.
McClellan, with his army, was ia our front, and oc
cupied a position near Sharpsburg. A general battle
was expected in a very few days.
Gen. Reno, who succeeded McDowell after tho Ma
| nassas defeats, was killed in ‘be battle near Boons
boro’, in Maryland.
Stonewall Jackson’s official report of the battle cf
Harper’s Ferry, dated 16th, says:
“Yesterday God crowned our arms with another
brilliant success, in tha surrender at Harper’s Ferry of
Brig. Gen. White and eleven thousand troops, on
equal number of small arms, seventy-three -pieces of
artillery, aad about two hundred wsgons. In addition
to other stores, there is a large amount of camp and
garrison cquiphge. Our loss is very small.”
Further from Harper’s Ferry.
JACKSON CAPTURES 10,000 YANKEES AND
50 PIECES OF ARTILLERY.
S.CCO YANKEES KILLED AND WOUNDED
IN THE MARYLAND FIGHT.
Richmond, Sept. 19.—Governor Letcher received a
letter to-day, dated 16th, at Winchester, which con
firms the report of the unconditional surrender of tea
thousand Yankees at Harper’s Ferry, on Monday,
without the loss of a single man on cur side. *
General Jackson also captured fifty pieces orarlil
le y, with ammunition, stores, Ac, in abundance.
Tse letter also reports an engagement in Maryland
between Boonsborough and Middletown, in which the
enemy were repulsed with a reported loss of five
thousand kil’ed and wounded. Tho Confederate loss
was also heavy. No particulars given,
THE YANKEES IN TREPIDATION.
Grov. Cuftin calls for 20,000 Philadel
phians for the Defence of the City.
The Chicago Times of the 13th says Stonewall Jack
son left Baltimore and Washington to the right, and is
marching on Harrisburg. Jackson's cavalry advance
is on every road, creating consternation, it not being
known at what point h3 wiU make a demohsttation.
Gov. Curtft called on tho'May -r of Philadelphia',to
ft&nish 2-1,030 men in twelve hours for the defense of
the city.
The hour of retaliation has come.
Congressional News.
Eioimond, Sept. 19.—1n the Senate, today, tho
House bill to provide for the payment of troops raised
in Missouri by General Price, wa3 taken upindpass
ed. The exemption bill was further considered.
In the House a bill was passed fixing t!l ® , ral t,
pay of Adjutants of independent batiahons. ne
also adopted a resolution of thanks to **< aj ,r ‘ _
gruder arid his command- Mr. F^ oo e, *“* -
mittee on Foreign Affairs, report" uac ' '
m relation to the conduct of the war, i ‘ L<l n , w '
lion of tie western rivers, with modifications. Mr.
Barksdale, ofilire., presented a mirror.ty report. Both
reports were ordered to be primed.
Later from the Cotton Hill Fight.
Mobile. Sept. 19.—A special despatch to the Adver
tiser and Register, iron* Knoxville, ISih, stys:
An express messenger from Lynchburg reports that
in the battle at Cotton Hilt, Fayette county,
between General Bering and the Yankees, the 1 >ea of
the enemy was six hundred; ours only'-wenty five.
Among the killed was Lieut. Cox, of the orSt > ff
ginia Regiment.
The enemy was totally routed. . V__.
The Yankees at Ponehatoula.'
'Camp Mooee, Bept. 17.-Tbe Yr.nkees, 200 strong,
came up tha Railroad to Ponctatoffa on Id nday, and
burnt seven cr eight cars.
The Federal* lost five or six killed, about the same
number wounded, and a few prisoners. Our locs was
one killed and a few wounded-