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THE COUNTRYMAN.
badly whipped army, that we are not
surprised to hear that Gen, Whiting
has been ‘relieved’ of his command,
as it is reported b} all who have ar
rived here from the battle field. It
would seem that Whiting was order'
cd by Beauregard, who had the yan-
kees ‘ just where he wanted them,’ to
advance -from the south of our line,
and press the yankees, while he (Beau
regard) was driving them from the
northern, or Drewry’s Bluff end of
our line. It would seem further, that
while Beauregard was executing his
part of the plan, and anxiously cx-
pecting the co-operation of Whiting,
the latter, [nstead of going forward,
fell back, and left the gate open for
the escape of tho yankees to the shel
ter afforded by the guns of their ves-
els, at or near Bennuda Hundreds.
This is what we hear on all hands.
A court of inquiry, or court-martial,
we suppose, will ascertain what is the
truth in this alleged mal conduct of
hu officer whose bravery has always
been conceded, and whose patriotism
has never been doubted.
In spite of this bad contretemps, our
army bad u signal succoss, and, with a
loss by ns of no more, at tho outside,
in killed, wounded, captured, and mis
sing, than 2,000—killed, wounded, or
captured at. least 5,000 yankees, ten
pieces of artillery, and a largo quail-,
tity of amunition, and commissary
stoifes. Among onr troops who fought
bes% and suffered most, in this battle,
was the ‘ Washington (New Orleans)
Battalion of Artillery,’ the third and
fourth companies of which lost heav
ily in men and horses, but, in spite of
this, captured and held 5 pieces of the .
enemy’s artillery, which they took
with desperate valor, after they them*
selves had been roughly handled.
Particulars of casualties, we cannot
give at present. The yankeo force
engaged in this battle was at least
30,000— our own sufficient to give them
a drubbing that would have been fa
tal but for the reason above alleged.
What ‘ part ’ tlm Beast ‘ will next on-
act,’ remains to ho seen. Whether
lie will cross'over to the Peninsula,
and try his hand in that line, or, fail
ing to take Richmond himself, go to tl o
aid of the sorely-pressed Ulysses, or
try Petersburg by the City Point
route, we may know in a day or two.
The arrangements for the reception of
the Beast, on the south side of tho Ap
pomattox, are of the most ample anu
hospitable nature, and if he wishes
to fare well, he will not fail to give
us a call.
If fighting has been going on to
day) as is repotted, on the line be-
i tween hero and Richmond, we have
I not, at this time, 11, P. M. on tuesday,
i received auy news about it.— Peters-
' burg Register, May 18th.
\ A New Political Movement at
j the North.—-“Rev. Matthew Hall
Smith, -he New York correspondent
of the Boston Journal writes thus con
cerning a new political movement on
foot in that city. It will be seen that
the progamme is more radical by far
than any yet adopted, or eveu hinted
at by Lincoln and his fanatical admir
ers. Here aro Ml’. Smith’s disclosures
of the matter :
The Germans'of New York have
been long engaged in endeavors to
form a union among thcmsolves and
Germans of the West. But tho Wes
tern men have been too radical and
extreme for ours. But the differences
have been healed, and the two parties
aie now a solid phalanx.
The new combination repudiates
what lie calls the milk and water
policy on the slave question. It has
laid down as a platform the utter ex
tinction of slavery ; a denial that the
Constitution ever sanctioned it; and a
refusal to allow the old Union to be
restored or slavery in any form to be
recognized or allowed in any part of
tho Un: The now party repudiates
alike tb republicans and Democrats,
their aiders and defenders. It plants
its banner on the extreme front of rad
icalism, so that nothing can go beyond
it. It is a most singular combination.
It is made np ot Germans who origi
nate it, and who will stand by its ban
ner, if they stand alone ; of the Fre
mont men ot 1S5G ; of Radicals,
and War Democrats. One of the most
active and earnest men was a Douglas
Democrat and editor. lie has a list
of over 50,000 names who supported
that fallen chief, and ilieso he brings
along. A central committee, or club
lias been formed, of which a Mr. Gil
bert is President. It has already
commenced its work. A new paper,
as the organ of the party, is soon to
be started. It is to be in the finest
style of a art. Its figure head is in
the hands of the engraver. The name
selected is significant—The National
Pathfinder.”
Yankee Accounts from North
ern Virginia.—“The Memphis Bul
letin, of the 14th ult., contains volumin
ous dispatches from Virginia, to the
12th, from which we extract, as our
space permits :
Ou the 10th, Grant dispatched, at
1 o’clock, that there had been some
hard fighting at Spottsylvania C. U-
(where Lee had made a stand) but no
general battle. Geos. Robinson and
Nftrris were wounded.
A messenger who camo through to
Washington, was accompanied by
an escort of 850 cavalry, owing to
the frequency of guerillas on the
route.
The.yankee wounded are reported at
15,000. A cavalry patrol was unable
to do duty in Fredericksburg, they
lay so think in the streets. It was
reported that there were 2,000 to
3,000 of our wounded there also. Lee
was understood to he retreating to his
entrenched depot of supplies on the
South Anna.
The Washington Star says Grant
and Butler axe having a xaco for Rich
mond, with Grant a little ahead, hav~*
ing only one short day’s march to
make.
Gen, Getty is reported wound*
ed.
Seymour’s bridgaao, that bioke when
he was captured, was the same that
rau at Mine Run, last fall.
The summary of the three day’s
operations, 7th, 8th and 9th, is about
3,000 Confederates captured, with a
yankee loss of about 12,000 killed,
woundod, and prisoners.
Yankee accounts repi^sont the fight
of Saturday as l-esulting in Hancock’s
holding life breast-works, from which
he had been dislodged during the day,
and having nothing hut prisoners and
rebel dead to show for the slaughter
of two day’s fighting.
Gen. Warren’s corps held its ground
till dark, but about midnight gave
way to a charge, and was unable to
recover. Late in the evening, Milroy’s
division, of Sedgwick’s corpa, on the
extreme light, gave way, nececssitat-
ing a transfer of the sick and wound
ed, and tho supply trains from the
Gennamm Ford road to Chancellors-
villo. Had Gen. Leo at daylight oc
cupied the ford, it would have given
him the advantage,
Dispatches mentioned Gen. Lee’s
forces as being mtich larger than was
supposed.”
Last week, through some careless
ness, or iuadvertnnco, a part of tho
article, “Rebel Iron-Clads,” was left
out. This week, the article is pro
duced entire.
Boo.—“How few aro aware of the
origin of the word 4 b<jpV—often used
to frighten childreu. It is a corrup
tion of Boh, the name of a fierce Goth
ic General, the son of Odin, the men
tion of whoso name spread a panic
among his eriemise,”