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raent. Col. S. loft out several law com
panies, and all poorly drilled men, and
would only allow a certain number of
rank and file to come out in each compa
ny. In consequence of this, lus evolutions
were performed with somewhat more of
precision than ours, as we always muster
ed all the companies, and all the men of
each company, drilled or undrillcd. Of
course, then, the companies being ct dif
ferent sizes -some very large, and some
quite small—it was impossible to calcu«-
late distances so accurately as to perform
ail the manoeuvres with the beauty and
symmetry one could wish; and in the form
ing of the hollow square, for instance, the
different sizes of the companies made it
awkward. Some of Col. Semmcs’ compa
nies, too, being veteran city organizations,
the individuals were superior to ours in
the manual of arms, and all the little
minutiae that go to make up the general
carriage of the soldier. Take our regi
ment as a whole, though, I say again, I
have never seen one that could go through
evolutions in the field, better. At what
an expenditure of time, trouble, and labor,
this state of affairs was brought about, 1
have a feeling recollection.
At one time, the monotony of our
existence was broken by a very disa
greeable circumstance. A petition was
got up, and carried round for signatures,
requesting Col. Wright to resign. Never
having seen the instrument, I -cannot say
how many names were appended to it.
One day the affair teachcd the ears of the
Colonel, and that afternoon, the regiment
being in line, and the officers being called
to the front, Col W. mentioned the affair,
and expressed a desire to know which of
the officers, if any, had anything to do
w ith it. 1 cannot recollect the exact words
used on the occasion, but Capt. Blodget
very promptly admitted that be bad some
thing to do .viih it, and perhaps-that he
had signed the petition; whereupon Col.
W. immediately ordered him to deliver up
his sword to Major Lee.and consider himself
in arrest.
The Colonel, soon after, preferred char
ges against Capt. B., and a court martial
was assembled on friday, 12th July, at
brigade headquarters. 11 had a tedious ses
sion, Capt. B. was scntcuced to be censur
ed in general orders, the proceedings were
read at the head of the regiment, and
soon after, Capt. B. obtained a transfer to
some other regiment. While this unfor
tunate affair was on hand, the regiment
was in a truly lamentable condition, as i
there were warm partisans on both sides
and 1 indulged the most g!oo«v forebod
ingc as to the extent to which it would im
pair oui usefulness. Only those who have
been eye-witnesses, can conceive how very
troublesome such miserable quarrels are.
I express no opinion as to the merit's of
the case, but give this meagre statement
of. facts as part of the histcy of the 3rd
Cl a llegt.
Gen. Lee’s Ordeus.—“ Headquarters
Army of'Northern Virginia, May 1,1803.
-General Orders, No. 41.
I. The General Commanding takes great
pleasure in announcing to the many the
series of successes (hat, bv the favor of
God, have recently been achieved by our
arms.
II. A part of the enemy’s force's, threat
ening the Valley of Virginia, has been
touted by Gen. Itnboden, and driven bank
to the Potomac, with Ihe lose of their
train, and a number of prisoners.
III. Another body of the enemy, under
Gen. Avcrill, penetrated to the Virginia &
Tennessee Railroad, at Dublin -Depot. A
portion of his force has been dispersed by
Generals Morgan and W. E. Jones, who
are in pursuit of the remainder.
IV. The army of General Banks sus
tained a severe defeat in Western Louisi
ana, by the forces of General Kirby Smith,
and retreated to Alexandria, losing sever
al thousand prisoners, thirty-live pieces of
artillery, and a la^gc number of wagons.
Some of the most formidable gunboats
that accompanied the expedition were de
stroyed to save them from capture.
V. The expedition of Geo. Steele, into
Western Arkansas, has ended in a com
plete disaster. Northern journa's of the
10th instant announce his surrender, with
an army of nine thousand men, to General
Price.
VI. The cavalry force sent by Grant
to attack Richmond, has been repulsed,
and rc tired towards the Peninsula. Every
demonstration of the enemy, South ol
James river, has, up t'o this time, been
successfully repelled.
VII. The heroic valor of this army, with
the blessings of Almighty God, has thus
far checked the principal army of the ene
my, and inflicted upon it heavy loss.
Ihe eyes and hearts of your countrymen
are turned to you with confidence, and
their prayers attend you in your gallant
sttugglc. Encouraged by the successes
that have been vouchsafed to us, and stim
ulated by the great interests that depend
upon the issue, let every man resolve to
endure all, aud brave ail, and, bv the
assistance of a just and merciful God, the
enemy shall be driven back, and peace
secured to our country.
Continue to emulate the valor of your
comrades who have fallen, and remember
that it depends upon you whether they
have died in vain.
It is io your power, under God, to de
feat the iast great effort ol the enemy, es-j
Ublish the mdoperidcnce of your native
jan l and.earn the lasting love m i grati
tude-of year countrymen, ar-d the adioira
tion of mankind
R F LEi: t General.
From Washington..--A gentleman
who arrived in this city last evening,
and who left Washington city on the
19th May, cays the negro-worshipers
were very despondent at the situation ol
affairs,notwithstanding the rejoicing of
the. newspapers over pretended victu
lies. On tiieothor mind, those whose
sympathies are with the Confederate
States, are cheerful, and confident of
the early success of our cause.
Grant’s losses are estimated at over
70,000- 'I’tie Administration presses
pretend that our loss exceeds that of
the Federate; but the number of wound
ed brought to Washington, Alexan
dria and Baltimore, with the known
fact that thousands still remain in
Fredericksburg, ami on the field, con
vinces the people that such is not the
truth.
Grant's men are said to be clamorous
for another leader. They say he is
reckless of the lives of his soldiers,
knows nothing of strategy, and hopes
to succeed by brute forco alone. They
demand that McClellan, or some man
who has brains enough to handle a
largo army with skill, and has some
care for the lives of his soldiers, shall
be placed over them.
There are two significant facts to be
observed in ihe papers wo have been
permitted to see, which seem to us
of much force. First, the excited and
anxious call for volunteers for one
hundred days, which shows the weak -
ness of the enemy, caused by (Loir im
mense losses; aud second, that in
neither of the papors before ns is the
price of gold quoted, whether for the
reason that gold lifts already advanc
ed, or that a rise is feared, andthey stop
the quotations before it takes place, if-
not known.— Richmond Sentinel, 23d.
Tin: Etowah Iron Works.— We
are pleased to be able to announce
that all the Government property,
machinery, stores, supplies, aud hands
of this important establishment,, have
been brought off safely. Notice ot
immediate danger, as a consequence
of <*nr army falling south of the Etovv-
ah, was only received at midnight,
Thursday night: but through the
exertions .if the president of the cam
p5uy, Gen. (f, W. Smith, who person
ally superintended the labor, every
thing movable was loaded up. The
machinery, etc., comes through by rail,
and the negroes—soruo two hundred
and fifty in number—jvith the stores,
etc,, by wagon trains, under the guid
ance <>t Gen. fc>. These facts wo gat li
ef horn hm lady, who came through
on horseback, reaching the itv at
<l-irk Inst evening.— M' ci^lnx (Atlan
tay Appeal, 22d Mop.