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fa" following extract of
/n»n in the cavalry scr-
enajble our readers to form
iXst*”" mora ' degradation of our
conquerors:
f»..i in. ^ av ' n g some leisure at times, I amuse my-
known'e*eading the letters to and from our Yankee
utliff T bicb w , ere P'cked up on the battlefield
JP'iloh and from the various post offices in
camps. 1 was astonished and disgusted
St their indecency. Not only some were dis-
Viring"the erroanent j gusting, but the ‘ majority were so. It is the
he Gov it is the | ? n ‘>' opportunity we have ever had of obtain
ed nave taken a , C0,n P iet e insight info the morals of the
Northern people. Southerners will never know
their depravity as exhibited in these letters,
because they are expressed in language so fil-
thy as to forbid their publication. There were
Jor ail ex- man 3 r letters found written by Yankee soldiers
Pared |Kttrioti-m— a
as possible upon
fcop— of tW cowrtry at such
and when, instead of what
eparndi they saw one of what they
to the-t extravagant and profligate of
jaiiieil r nr asures re-enacted, the dis-
i11< 1 e7- s v * de spread and profound.—
rp rr of the measure at such a time as
T im-rtainlv imst injudicious. The old
- and per diem would have created far
less dissatisfaction.
to their own families, so obscene that our
roughest soldiers refused to read them aloud to
their comrades : and just of such character,
too,, were their letters from home.
THE CONFISCATION BILL.
The following Confiscation Bill passed the
Lincoln House of Representatives, April 24th,
by a vote ot G2 against 48. We observe that
all the reported votes upon these measures are
extraordinarily, light:
CONFISCATION* OF THE PROPERTY OF REBELS.
The House agreed to Mr. Bingham’s substi
tute, which is as follows :
ft enacted, Ac., That if any person or
THE WHEAT CROP. , . . ,
Mr. \V. W. Chapman, who has a plantation i b erf -° n s within any State or Territory of the
tv, -<*hich is in Dooly, reports that a short tftne ago he gave ; effect of’ffii* act* i he
Mgn of its appearance. The op all his growing w heat as valueless. It lay against the government o^f the“uhimd^Sutes"
l or t ■ Spanish inhabitants^rero con prostrate upon the ground, the blade all appa- j or shall wilfully aid or abet such rebellion, all
th- ellow jack” would soon show his rcntly perished, and the whole of it ps yellow ! l,le P ro Perty, moneys, stocks, credits and cf-
urcs iu their midst. as saffron. A day or two a-o, however he ex- f< | ClS ,°1 8U ? h , P er f on or persons are hereby de-
» <'..rou*hl3,
will reap a lair ciop. I he heads are ii'lingout tedStates against the expenses of sunDressim*
well and the rust, as tr is catted, i but which he suc, ‘ rebellion ; and it Is hereby wade D'
1 the sulk.. °, f 1 the {. >re ' ident o{ ‘he United uuty
all such property, where- , jJlle8 t0 cause
with all his neighbors and is of opinion, tak- andoon- 4 * -ver found,to be se.zed
. , ... - 1 . I* ^ , iie same may be confiscated
mg the ineuasr:. ...,a.n of land sown info ar * » f r gjned, as hereinafter provided, forth*
p c f jTnited States.
PROCLAMATION
BV THE PRESIDENT
To the People of the Confederate
America :
' An enemy, waging war in a manner violative
of the usages of civilized nations, has invaded
our country. With presumptuoas reliance on
superior numbers, he has declared his purpose,
to reduce us to submission. We struggle to
preserve our birthright of constitutional free
dom. Our trust is in the justice of our cause
and the protection of our God. Recent disas
ter has spread gloom over the land and sorrow
sits at the hearth-stones of our
hut a people conscious of rectitude and faith
fully relying on their Father in Heaven, niav
be cast down, but cannot be dismayed. They
may mourn the loss of the martyrs whose
lives have been sacrificed in their defence, but
PIKES ANI) LANGES.
Alison, the historian of tbu-great French
wars, tells us that in all the dirges made, in
they receive this dispensation of Divine Provi
dencj with humble submission and reverent
faith. And now that our hosts are again going
forth to battle, and loving hearts at home are
tilled with anxious solicitude for their safety, it
is meet that the whole people should turn im
ploringly to their Almighty Father and be
seech His all-powerful piotection.
To this end, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States of America,
do issue this my proclamation inviting all the
people to unite at the.r several places ot wor
ship, on Friday, the 16 th day of the present
month of May*, in humble supplication to Al
mighty God that He will vouchsafe His bles
sings on our beloved country; that he will
strengthen and protect our armies; that He
will watch over and preserve our people from
the evil machinations of our enemies; and that
He will in this, our good time, restore to as the
blessing of peace and security under His shel
tering care.
Given under iqy inane* » , . . f ,v,„
Confederate Stati st *>’ *‘ nd lhe s0al o °‘
of May, A. fa. Richmond, on the 3d day
,oi>2. Jefferson Davis.
Staten of, "“"f’ ‘ v "" 1,1 **" me marges made, n
all the battles between the French and Eng
hsh, from 1793 to 1815, from Toulon to Wa
terloo inclusive, the,bayonets never crossed
but pn one occasion, viz.: at the combat of
Fuentes d’Onoro, in the Peninsula. One side
or the other, he says, invariably gives way be
fore the weapons come in contact.
A report of the British Adjutant-General
was published a few years ago, troiu which we
u anu sorrow L ea ™ ,hat the Britlsh »nny, 50,000 strong,
countrvmen fire , d lhe battle of Vittom 1,600,000 musket
ide andfniih! a , nd nfle . S i-°n • The - V liad a lar g« body of cav
alry, and loO pieces of artillery. T’he cavalty,
the artillery, and the bayonet, were all in ac
tive requisition. The w hole number of French
killed, wounded, and prisoners, fell short of
8,000.
These are significant lacts, in connection with
the pike. They show that there is not half
the danger from musket tiring that raw soldiers
are apt to imagine. They show, also, that it
is in the power of pikemen, brave and well .lis-
ciplined, to break the ranks of the infantry nine
times out of ten, by a resolute charge from a
proper distance, and that they will suffer com
paratively very little from the shot of the in
fantry in making it. Cromwell s men used to
cut the pike in half when they mounted a par
apet or stormed a breach, and they were never
known to fail.
The lance is nothing morothan the pike used
by horsemea. It is one of tho most formida
ble weapons in the world, when thus used, and
is superior to all others in breaking squares of
infantry. \\ e wonder, in Virginia, where there
aro so many fine hor.se3. and where everybody
is a good rider, it has not been brought into
general use. It would render great service,
we have no doubt.
We hope the pike, at least, is it* a fair way
to be estimated at its proper value.
Richmond Dispatch.
0 *■ said that, as for bis part, he
I bOUu. ,. ,i ,
jj-A'nue the war *tor twenty
inch of ti»e soil of Vir-
the vile inva-
not rust) has not utfecte
. ..s precisely the same state of lacts
IS TO FROM THE GOVERNOR,
from the Federal Union of yoster-
' a s ‘ r * L, tfi Aal manifesto front the Gov*»-
ot no*. . ■*
1 to the Conscription Act and the
pstaiP be taken for the defence of the
tlier tthe most obvious comment ud-
at the . , K
i| w .j.- ol; tw een the State and Confed-
I pcs is, that it happens at a d*'*
fnd £ that however incapabfo __
inife« deemed ° f ' “ thc 8°v
• must "
count, the yield of wheat in that -
be large. We shall hot !>*• ^ectioi
tnai this is ;i,c jm surprised U)
tion of the Stale w* e of (acts in ev
nounccd a to*'' .,ere the crop has b<
duct wil* ’ ^i failure, and that a largel
i realised this yea r than last.
ARE J^NNERS EXEMPT ?
conducting the
ioo late to make a
o in as we are and take the
' LiOsses at Shiloh.--No complete return
7 yet been published of the Confederate
Ittt - a Shiloh. A b>t published in the Mein-
ctionus, which is the fullest we have seen,
lP not claim to be complete, foots up—
** lcr *i40—wounded, 4,561—missing, 392.
Ihle r| d-e’s brigade report 137 killed—(IT
10*1, and 103 missing. The heavies' reg
JTeopl: Iom was that of the 1st Louisiana—
^ 53, wounded 197. The next was the
|.ii Mississippi, which bad 42 killed, 178
ounded, and 19 missing.
and
nerie
If so, what
the immunity
And further, will
hands engaged, a
himself ?
If South; on will refer again to the act he will
, see that it docs not exempt
and other factories." The words are “Superin
j tendents and operatives in wool and other fac
office 1 ^ t> e further enacted, That all
. | je jycaptured or seized shall be con-
daubs e District Caurts of the United
1 corps 1 tbe proceedings of condemna-
e.\o»" rem > a t'd shall be instituted
le dew d B,e nainc °f tbe United
J District Court of the United
i District Court for the District of
. C^PtPire’ia,'’within any district in which the
'-you for an same may be seized or situated, or into which
‘ r ^ j a j] t0 klie same may lie taken, and the proceedings
.. .i . . , . first instituted, and which proceedings shall
tne iw is this con f orm as near )y as tlia y b e to proceedings in
" 1Ln -age ol prize cases, or to cases of forfeiture arising un-
U "l1 s r 0*J^er the revenue laws ; and in all cases the prop-
*, j wool ev e'cy.‘..9fii zed aIld condemned, whether real or
r°!' T a i person’^,-shall be sold pursuant to such rules
tncire *: as t j ie s ecre t a ry ol the Treasury may prescribe,
■ttfctories ? j an j t( u , proceeds deposited in the Treasury of
said' United States Tor the sole use of the United
^"kTe- 1 *t' e G farther enacted, That the
ncy General or any District Attorney of
the United States, of any district in whic^fcfhe
sa'd property or effects may at the time
into which the same m iv he taken, shal
workers in wool ‘" te H/hfifOceedings of condemnation as
inbefoa,,.,, ovided.
TiEGARD’S ADDRES:
2d.-Soldiers of Shiloh and Elkliorn:
icj^he
<-m "f
• >
■ r-
torics who may he exempted by the Secretary of
TTor." An order Irom the Secretary of War We are about to meet once more in shock bat-
will therefore bo necessary to exempt any of ^ } h * '" vad ®» of our soil, the despoilers of
, , . . J . our home, and the disturbers of our family ties
these persons, and it is unnecessary to debate face tofa< ^ ha[)d to hand . W e are to decide
Senate has passed, by a vote of thirty-two to the question whether the term “factories” could w hether we are to be freemen, or vile slavts to
seven, a bill for the recognition of Liberia and or could not be understood to include tnanufac j those who are lree only in name, and who but
Hayti, and providing for the interchange of tories of leather, or shoes and other articles of yesterday were vanquished, although in large-
ambassadors. The Senators from the border wear ng apparel.
‘Birds of a Feather,” Ac.—Tho Lincoln
States grinned horribly over that bill,and Davis,
of Kentucky, drew a fancy sketch of its effec-
upon social and diplomatic circles in Washing
ton ; but Sumner thought the ebony n inisters
irom those countries would be “too refined” to
enjoy the society of Mr. Davis.
None of these workmen in superior numbers, in their own encamp
ments, on the ever memorable field ol Smilon
these “lactones” is exempted except by order
ot the War Department.—[Ed. Telegraph j
Let the impending battle decide our fate, and
a more illustrious page to the history of ouv
revolution—one to which our children «ill
J3i7“The l ari of Dunmore recently arrived point with noble pride, saying, our fathers were
in Richmond, per steamer Nashville.
From the Chronicle and Sentinel.
To tfp> Editor of the Moron Telegraph :
Si a—In your paper of the 2d, I notice an ar
tide headed “The Stampede at Bi idgeport,”
which article is based on information derived
ftom a Mr. Cowhs. 1 am at a loss to know
from whom Mr. Cowles received bis iuferina
tion. The respectable citizens of Chattanooga
heard -no such reports, and pres-, reporters
shou d never mix with the vulgar, greedy rab
ble of a Tenners -e town.
It is in defense ot many brave Georgia vol-
the Republican, reports on the 8d that the bel- ; u "‘ eers B,a ' * wl%e to f° rnct ,h ^ ““ i
1 ... . , (statements which tins person has given to the
legerents stood in grim opposition about six \ p rets %
miles apart, and the battle would take place ! The statement that Gen. Leadbetter led a
“to-morrow, (Sunday, the 4th), if the weather 1 stampede is utterly untrue. Gen. L ordered '
was favorable. On Sunday, however, at four a retreat, and was the last man to cross the is-
, , , , . .i . l i\ . - „ land, after firing with his own haads the mines
o slock, he reports that it had been raining all , ° .. .
’ r o under tile western bi idge, and having given or-
d»y, and it is probable that a saturating rain ders to Capt. Cain, of artillery, to burn the
JSf” Col. Doles has been unanimously re
elected Colonel of the Fourth Georgia Regi
ment.
CORINTH.
All eyes are now turned to Corinth in mo
men!ary expectation of news that the great
fight has begun. It will have been seen that
Mr. Alexander, tho Army Correspondent of
of that duration would have rendered the field
unfit for military operations for several days,
ar d have consequently delayed the onslaught
for that length of time. Meanwhile, town and
country are full of rumors that a battle has
eastern bridge. General L took the sick and
wounded upon bis train, and went to Chatta
nooga. His reasons for going to Chattanooga
are satisfactory to bis superior officers lie is
responsible to no one else.
You state further, that all the officers, with
at the Battle oCCorinth.
I congratulate you on your timely junction
With yo ir mingled banners for the first time
during the war. we shall meet our foe in stength
that should give us victory. Soldiers, can tlie
result be doubtful 1 Shall we not drive back
into the Tennessee the presumptious mercena
ries collected for our subjugation? One more
manly effort, and trusting in God and the just
ness of our cause, and we shall recover more
than we have lost.
Let the sound of our victorious gunS he re
ed oed by thqpe of the army of Virginia on the
historic battle field of Yorktown.
Signed : G. T. Beai beuard,
Gen’L Cornd’g.
♦♦♦
[Special to the Kepublic&u J
HEAVY bKIKlUISHIftO AT CO
HIATI1!
A GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT!
Capture of Yankee Officers.
[From onr Army Correspondent.]
CrfkiNTH, May 3.—There has been some
he ivy skirmishing here; several killed and
wounded.
We captured two Federal officers—a Colonel
and a Major.
The Capture of New 'Frlenn
From the Charleston Mercury.
Wu have beotr favored by an interview with
an intelligent gentleman of character, who has
just come from New Orleans, where he was ak
the time of its' falL From him we obtairf the'
By Elc^ ic telegraph
FROM THE PENINSULA^
Richmond, May 6.—An official L-tler from
following particular ot the capture ol the city: LIfllliamsburg states that the enemy pursued
The \ankee fleet consisted of seventy boats four cavalry pickets nearly to town on Sunday
°* various descriptions—gunboats, mortar- afternoon hot , , .
boats, steam frigates, Ac. The defence of New J ’ eaS,l >- rt P u!sed ^ rear
Orleans rested upon two forts, Jackson and St. guard commanded by Brigadier General Mc-
Philip, a few interior batteries above the forts, j Baws *
and a fleet of twenty boats. th > strongest of The enemy lost a piece of artillery two cais-
which were the McRae (carrying seven 82- | sons and two prisoners.
pounders and one 9 inch^un)* and the Manas- 1 The 4th Virginia r ... .... .
sas Ram. The Louisiana (carrying eight large 1 u„, . J* , y, Lieut. Col. Wick-
guns) was a complete failure. Shf ijd to be i ^T’ T 3 '! * bands0IDe charge.
towpd down the river and used as a floating I An °™ cial dispatch from Staunton, dated the
battery, for the two large wheels working in ; )tb ’ 8tates that tf 10 enemy evacuated Harris-
the middle of the beat interfered with one onburg Monday, and the tow-
anotlwr and rendered her unmanageable. She ! session of our c-ivalrv • i . 10 P °*
was an ol i hulk roofed with iron. The ene j r e S ld <>n OUr cavalr ^ r undL ' r Captain Win-
nay s fire was concentrated chiefly on Fort ‘
Jacksorn until^the work was only a battered VIRGINIA LKlilSLATURB—GOV LBTCHKK’S Mt-
shell. The officers and garrison were said to
have behaved with great spirit and fortitude.
Three of the enemy’s boats are said to have
passed by without the knowledge of the forts.
Tiie river is about a mile wide, and covered
with heavy fog at night. The naval engage
ment extended lor some miles up the river.
Exchange of broadsides and collisions were istinir at the time of its . ,
continuous, until but one of the Confederate *’ .. 1 1 P a * ssa g 0 , he forbears to
boats—a steam hulk with one gun—returned 6 tbe 1 ue ^ tlon - Harmony, unity and
to tho city, and was burned and turned adrift. conclllatK) n are indispensable to success now.
A Galveston steamer sunk, one of the best of j He or g es upon the people a prompt and
SAGE.
Richmond, 6tb._The Legislature met ves-
toriiay in extra session. The message ol Gov.
Letcher to day says it is his deliberate opinion
that the Conscription Act is unconstitutional;
but under the peculiar condition of affaii
A FEW WORDS TO GROWLERS.
The Richmond Enquirer deals the following
blows to growlers : •
We do nothing but full back, says one. IV e
fell back from Manassas, and from the line of
the Potomac, but nobody is found to condemn
the policy of that movement. Even the patri
otic citizens who suffer the chief evils of that
step acquiesce in its propriety. If it was a
right, why complain about it ? And as it was
from choice and not compulsion, it should rath
er excite our confidence than our fears.
But why vlid wegive up Fredericksburg with
out a tight? This question is asked by the
ygj-y persons who say that if w c could not de
fend Fori Pulaski, etc., we ought not to have
attempted it. Fredericksburg was not a point
at which we should choose to make a tight. It
is on the water—and we may be justly excused
for hydrophobia. Resistance would have en
dangered the town, if it did not sacrifice it. At
Pulaski, and similar places, the case was differ
ent There was nothing but the fort itself to
be compromised by resistance, and, if the tort,
should finally fall, yet the delay occasioned in
its reduction might be of the greatest conse
quence. The protracted resistance of the sin
gle town ol Calais, to the arms of the .victorious
Edward III, made that monarch lose a whole
campaign, and save France from his grasp.
But for Fort Pulaski, and the preparations
which its reduction required, Savannah would
have fallen long ago. It may be that the delay
has carried the campaign to a point at which
the yellow fever will interpose its protection.
It on tho Peninsula, Gen. Johnston shall
fall back when McClellan may be no longer
delayed at Yorktown, we shall doubtless hear
a fresh storm of clamor. \V e do not know that
Johnston will. He tells nobody his planS.—
But taking a common sense view of the sub
ject, we do not properly see how he can pro
perly do otherwise.
So long as McClellan can fight flanked by
gunboats, our men would not have a fair
chance. We Hope there are none so eager to
see a battle as to wish to subject the dear fel
lows who form our army to a mere butchery.
But if Yorktown be not the proper place to
fight, why did Johnston go there ? It may be
for good reasons, lie may thereby delay Mc
Clellan for a month or more. He makes it
necessary for him to bring up his gunboats
w.-icb might beelsew ere employed. Hekoeps
th*> pm-mj’s great army at bay. He subjects
them to enormous transportation. He entails
upon them the continuation of the prodigious
expenses under which Northern patience and
ability are rapidly breaking down.
Is not all this a sufficient inducement? Sup
pose he thus delays and Uflaily routs the grand
army at a period too late for McClellan to
mend up his strength before winter ; would he
have made a bad campaign, even if marked by
several failings back? It might not be be so
sanguinary as would be desired by some of
those who, like Job’s war horse, smell the bat
tle alar off, but would il it not be a successful
ctmpaign ?
-A SHARP SHOOTER SHARPLY SHOT.
been fought, w ith various reports of the result one exception/sn (ar as you have learned, took I . Pbe cn . e J n F advancing in heavy f^ 00 ! and
—from a stand off to a glorious victory. It is the cars for Chattanooga, the men following in ls " ow 'T ltb ! n f’f ° f f ^“"" tb ' /*,“>**
. J »>»r mrincr nwiv ihi.;r u 1 will probably taloj place to-morrow (Sunday)
needless to say that not a particle of confidence accoutre nen [ s as \i R . v ran ’ if the weather petmits: it is now cloudy,
is to be reposed in these stories, although the A trve statement of the case upon this point , Beauregard has issued astimng address to
struggle may be considered so imminent that t j s all that is necessary ; every Held and com* l “ e armies °» Shiloh and Elkhorn, which arc
perhaps the very sheet which contains these pany officer remained with his command; no noa ’ un j ted - . . „
. oneof them returned to I’hatlanorira unti* or- 1 lh e Confederates put their trust in Provi-
lmes may announce its commencement or re- one oi inem returned io i^nauanooga unn. or | d ..- nd , rP rnn fi d ent of success
„ , . . dered there by the commanding officer; no fence anu are connueni oi success,
suit. Truly tnese arc momentous times. soldier threw away his arms or accoutrements, i lhe Federal General, Smith, » dead.
Vnli k*T* H*\* every soldier inarched from the field as fully | , t
m , . 1 , J. . armed as he has ever been Lieut. Col. Jack-j T„k Yankees in Bath Colnty—Captirk or
Although, beyond a doubt, the retreat of our son remained with a detachment of men and ,, ,,
tore** ft om Yorktown may be a matter of some guarded the baggage. Our pickets were regu A ,(0 ' 1310:< hain. e exing on laze e
little feeling of humiliation and disappointment, ' larly posted on th e line of .ailroad, and these | gives the following account of the recent affair
and perhaps of criticism by the press, let the - v ” u u,fo , r , ra \ bt b “ btu: ! P lc,8ed t0 in I5alh «» unt y •
, i. ..1 gkrs. Captain Cain deserves credit lor his a toaraudiii** oartv from t’ie canin ol theen-
reader cal. to mmd the fact that similar move- pliant conduct in having burnt the eastern e my, in HigliUnd, had been sent down into
inents of Gen. Jo^u m at Harper s ferry and bridge—lie worked where shell and grape and [} at h to plunder the farms and mills along the
C'entrcville, were regarded with distrust and Minnie ball.- flew (a-t—this credit you have Cowpasture River. The party consisted of
disfavor for a while, but afterwards pronounced S' vtl ‘ him, and we thank you for it. j about fifty < >liio cavalry, accompanied by twen
nress 'ou state l.irther that in the “meantime, ty-e,ght wagons, They had already stolen
. ’ I when Gen. Leadbetter had arrived in Chatta- fieur, bacon, butter, poultry, etc., sufficient to
ot strategic policy vv e.may i n o 0 ga, a Gen. Reynolds and a -Major from Vir i oa j t h c ir wagons, a.ul were making their way
rest assured that Gen. Johnston knows what ginia (name not recollected) took the train and pack to camp. Meantime a heavy rain had
he is about and when to fight and when retreat, ran hack to Bi idgeport, meeting many strag- raised the river which they had to cross on
He will make ftie best possible use ofhis means, b ,lers on the wa - v - and B'‘th<Ted the drrns and lhe ir return.
«nd ihe histnrv of the nast warrants -and calls accoutrements which li d been thrown aside. , On Saturday morning, 26th insL, the Bath
' l hey collected some four or five hundred mus j Cavalry were inttymed of their movements, and
upon us to repose v ith enure confidence upon k tt s, and a corresponding number of knapsacks, j „f the difficulty which lav in their way. Im-
his skill and ability, whatever the fortunes of cartridge boxes, blankets. Ac., and findingthe | mediately a detachment of forty men was sent
war may bring to pa-s. \Ye suppose his move-, bridge burnt, live Confederate force all dis in pursuit,.under commuud of Lieut. Brink-
perseil, and no immediate likelihood ol the | 0 y_ They pursued the thieves, who were try-
eueuiy crossing, returned to ( liattanooga with ; n g to reach a ford higher up the liver, but in-
•what they had saved. .stead of coming up on their rear, they took a
It i- proper to remark that the Colonels of py way through the mountains, and got in ad-
the two regiments which had been the subject vancc ol the whole party. Here our men con-
ol Mr. Cowles report, were on court martial cealed themselves until the front of the wagon
duty at Chattanooga, and were not permit train with their armed escort came up. A
ted to he with their commands until Gen brisk tire was opened upon them immediately
eral Reynolds, the officer commanding thctwhichresultcdinkillingsixandwoundingsev-
brigade, took the cars by Gen. Leadbetter’8 or Ural. Eight prisoners were taken
ders, for the purpose of bringing the baggage J who were brought here and lodged in the
from the camps near Bridgeport. Gen. Rcy- Lexington jail on Sunday evening. The rest
alike by the Federal and Confederate
master stroke
ments aie designed to deprive the enemy of tho
advantage of their iron clad floating batteries
in the fight, and to reduce it to a struggle of
land forces ; but whatever he may .design, we
ought to rest assured is wisely planned for ul
timatc success. The Peninsula fight will now
undoubtedly be delayed for some time.
Fort Valley, May 3, 1862.
Editor Telegraph.—A friend of mine who is . - o - o —
actinias constable ol this District, makes in- . n , ol ' U fo " ml OU , r vntireforceexcept the pickets | 0 f the marauders made their escape by swim-
° at Running water; he took ihem to the camps : mine 'he nver. A much larger number would
uiry of me, whether the Confederate Con- ;lnd loaded the train with baggage, notniih- | | iaV e been taken had they not been scattered
t-ipt Act exempts him from military service, standing they ware under a heavy fire of shell over the distance ot a mile or more along the
. -fmm “All judicial and executive otti— bum the enemy s batteries, there was no road. . * •
“Confederate forces all dispersed. No five Several ol the teamsters in the rear cut some
. hundred scattered anus and accoutrements to of the horses loose from the wagons, and escap-
He is undoubtedly the execu- bc "cofiecte.1.” . e d upon them across the river. Our men,
Y’ou remark further that the stranglers were knowing that tbe cavalry of the enemy, who
daily coming in, and say ibey ran because the were on the other side of the river, would be
officers all ran, and left nobody to take com- immediately informed.of what had been done,
rnand. and would come upon them with an overpow-
There were no stragglers, consequently they ering force, determined to secure, as far rs pos-
; could not bc “daily coming in.” You state sible, the fruits of their skirmish. They at
that term. Will you be kind a ( so ( bat you tell this story as it was told to once detached the teams, and set fire to the wa-
snme information upon the you “by one who had the utmost opportunities eons which they were unable to bring baca.
I do not wish to give . of getting at the truth.” With such excellent with them. Ninety five good horses and mules
^ opportunities, your informant doubtless learn- with their harness, and some valuable rifles
od the true state of affairs, but by his report were secured and sent over to Gen. Edward
to tho press he has done us and the Conlede- Johnston’s camp, west of Staunton,
rate cause an injury. It is to be regretted that the provision could
Let me remark in conclusion that the Third not be returned to its rightful owners; but as
Brigade obeyed explicitly the orders of its Gen-1 this as impossible, burning was the next best
eral This is a soldiors whole duty. thing that could be done with it.
Respectfully, H. Prentiss Osborne, Rich. Enquirer.
3d Brigade Ga. Vol
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ct exen:
^ct says-
l>f the State and Confederate Governments
emjit.”
;of a Magistrate's court, which is a
shed by law, and a court recogrti- ,
He executes the process ot
my judgment and according .
n, is an executive officer in
per,
‘. v jibtdient servant,
Thomas D. Kino.
[The foregoing came U ha.,] j llst as we were
kbout leaving town and th. ans.-er was delay
ed until our return. The question presented
is one ol some practical importance, and we
have submitted it to a learned and judivous •
Jegal friend who says that the advice of M>
King in the premises was correct.—Em. Tel.J Iv’olopel of the Tljjrd Georgia Regiment.
—The people ol Ohio are petitioning tbe Leg-
L 0 ], a. R. Wright has been re-elected i islature to prohibit the immigration of negroea
i into that State from tho South,
A gentleman informs us of the death ofoneol
McClellan’s sharp shooters on the Peninsula
under circuit!stances which possess interest
sufficient to give them to the public. Several
of our men, it seems, were killed while going to
a spring near by, but by whom no one could
imagine. It was at last determined to stop this
inhuman game, if possible, even at the cost of
killing the hireling himself, who was thus, in
cold blood, butchering our men. So a shap
look out was kept for this sharp shooter, and
the next time he tired, the smoke of his rifle
revealed the locality of his pit. That nighi a
pit was uug by the Confederate soldiers, com
manding the pqsiiion of the Yankee sharp
shooter, and arrangements made to get rid of
the annoying creature. For this purpose a
young Kentuckian was piueed in our pit, with
a trusty rifle, and provisions enough to last him
until the next night. Next morning early, a
man was despatched as usual, with two buck
ets, to go to the spring. He had proceeded
about one or two hundred yards, when the Yan
kec marksman elevated himself, and placing his
rifle to his shuolder, was about to pull trigger
but the Kentuckian was too quick for him, for
he pulled his trigger first, and simultaneously
therewith the Yankee fell. Upon repairing to
the spot, which the Kentuckian did immediate'
ly, he discovered a rifle pit and a sturdy Yan
kee in it, in the last agonies of expiring nature.
The pit was provided with a cushioned chair,
pipes and tobacco, liquor and provisions. But
'he rifle which had been used Was really a val
uable prize. It was of most superb manufac
ture, and supplied with the latest invention, an
improved telescopic sight upon its end. The
pit had been dug at night, and its occupant had
been provisioned at night, so but for a sharp
look out for the smoke of his gun, there is no
saying how long this Yankee Vandal would
have enjoyed the luxury of killing Southern
men without even a chance of losing his own
worthless life. We are gratified to know that
he at last met w h so righteous a late.
Petersburg Exptess.
AFFAIRS IN NEW ORLEANS.
• The Meipphis Argus of the 2d instant says:
Mr. Isaac Saffarins, brigade quartermaster
at Corinth, arrived in the city yesterday from
New Orleans, having left there on Monday
n'ght last. Every store and public place was
closed. The St. Charles hotel was closed, and
nowhere could a meal of victuals he procured.
The people were obstinate and refused to have
anything to do with the Yankees.
No land lorce had arrived up to the time ol
his leaving. The enemy’s gunboats only were
there, and they did not have sufficient force to
go ashore. Cotton, sugar and molasses were
destroyed, and the torch was applied to every
thing which the Yanks could use. The news
papers of the eity suspended, and there was no
one who countenanced the Yankees.
Hon. Pierre Soule wrote the mayor’s letter to
Commodore Farragut, which has brought forth
such universal approbation from the people ol
the South. The forts had not surrendered, and
the report of tbe Burnsidp fleet having passed
there is wholly untrue. The Yankees were
afraid to go ashore, and thus matters stood up
to Monday night.
Oit the other hand, we cut the following from
the Richmond Whig of the 5th :
Occffation or New Orleans.—A dispatch
was received Saturday, by the Secretary of
War, from Gen. Lovell, at Camp Moore, stating
that Gen. Butler’s forces entered New Orleans
on that dajr.
caution TO THE PRESS.
If the following does not prove a caution to
the Press of the Southern Confederacy, we are
mistaken in our appreciation of its wisdom.—
It is a Press dispatch Irom Xew York, dated
April 25th, and is published in the Louisville
Daily 'Journal of the 26th, and of course in
every daily paper in Lincoln’s dominions. Com
ment upon it in this city is needless:
■ We have a statement from the “Atlanta (Ga.)
Confederacy,” that Northern Alabama and
Western Georgia are completely at the mercy
of Gen. Mitchell, whose present position is de
clared to be such at Gunters’ Landing that he
can at once proceed to Rome, take that city,
burn down the city and capture all the arms;
take possession of the engines on the Railroad,
and not only cut off reinforcements and means
of retreat from the rebel Gen. Kirby Smith
who was alleged to be marching towards
Huntsville, but leave at the same time the reff
el forces at Knoxville, Greenville and Cumber
land Gap, together with all Western Virginia,
completely exposed.—Atlanta Intelligencer.
Corintii, Miss , May 3 (via Mobile).—The
enemy .advanced towards our lines this after
noon, with a lorce of several thousand, sup
ported by two betteries of artillery. They en
gaged the brigade under General Marinaduke,
which was performing picket duty. Tee skir
mishing began at 2 o’clock p. m., and at half
past five the artillery was brouglta into action.
The fight lasted about an hour, when our forces
retired. The scene of the engagement was
Farmington, four and a half miles from Cor
inth. It is now occupied by the enemy. Our
loss was about twenty killed and wounded
Tbe enemy’s loss is unknown. A Grand bat
tle is expected within threi days. Our army
is confidently waiting the attack.
A Bov Hero.—We this morning aunoiince
the death of Charles H. Jackson, son of Capt.
D. F. Jackson, of this city. The boy was only
fifteen years and eight months old, yet one year
ago he entered as a private in his father’s com
pany. Young as were his years, his actions
showed a manly heart His fearless bravery
won for him the admiration, and his amiable
traits attraited the aflection of all who knew
him. .
We have been permitted to see the leave of
absence granted him by the surgeon of his
regiment, of which the following is a copy :—
“Charles II. Jackson, private in company K,
2d Confederate regiment, had his right lliigfi
fractured in the battle of Shiloh while gallant
ly fighting by tbe side of his lather, Capt. I).
F. Jackson. This gallant boy is hereby grant
ed an indefinite furlough.” During his agonis-
_ sufferings he always expressed the deepest
regret, because, as lie said, Ire could not help
his father to raise enough men to take the
place of those who tell with him in battle. He
bore the suffering from his wound with a hero’s
patience, and frequently he asked of his phy
sician, Dr. Keller, who paid every possible at
tention, “Urge my father to hurry back to camp
and be ready to fight again ; I do not want
him to mind my sufferings and lose time here.’’
The boy is dead. Though but a child, there
never was a braver heart or a truer soldier.
Memphis Appeal.
the X ankee gunboats after running into her
three times. Sh’e was soon sunk herself. The
McRae was seen gallantly exchanging broad
side for broadside with two double-bank frig
ates. She was-commanded by Capt. Tom Hu
ger, of Charleston, and was sunk. Her com-
maniler is said to he in New Orleans, wounded,
haying saved his life in one of the small boats,
it is supposed. The Manassas, commanded by
Lieut. V\ arley, of South Carolina, disappeared,
but it was not known whether she betook her
self to one of the bayous, was captured or
sunk. The conduct of the Confederate Navy
was desperate in the gallantry and devotion
displayed. But their fight was hopeless from
the beginning.
The great Mississippi steam ram had just
been launched a few days, and would not have
been ready to operate in forty days more. She
was a propeller, with three screws and sixteen
engines, to carry twenty guns of the largest
calibre. Her projectien, or ram, was twenty
feet of solid timber, to be shod with an addi
tional steel point. She was three times as large
and powerful as the Virginia, floated beautiful
ly, and was sea-going. All the naval officers
who saw her say that she was the finest ship in
the world, and it is confidently asserted by offi
cers of high rank, that without a gun she could
have destroyed the Yankee fleet. She was to
have been ready by tbe 1st of February. The
eontractor was a M. Tift, a brother in-law ol
Mr. Mallory. The wood work was finished long
ago, and there has been great anxiety and im
patience about the dilatory manner of comple
ting the iron work and .machinery. The peo
pie of New Orleans and the surrounding coun
try offered the Government and its agents all
their mechanical resources and workmen.—
They wore declinei, until three days before the
attack. Up to that time night work had not
been put upon the boat. $100,000 bounty was,
some time since, offered to tho contractor to
get it ready in time. Rewards were offered to
others. Lovell said, to the remonstrances of
citizens, that his hands were tied, and that he
could do no more than he was doin
nor Moore said that matters were going on
cheer!ul response to the act. The Governor
says there is no occasion ter despondency.
Our successes, so far, are more brilliant than
those attained by our ancestors in the origin of
their great struggle.
He urges a vigorous prosecution of the u ar.
h e must make it a war ot invasion. Maryland
must be redeemed. The North most be made
to feel the evils of war, before we can hope for
a permanent peace.
Ihe fall of New Orleans renders a change in
our policy necessary, uid it should he made
without delay.
Ihe counties in Virginia overrun by the eu
emy contain a s'ave population of 80,000,which,
at moderate valuation, would he worth $45,-
000,000.
The Governor says he has been informed
that the Constitution adopted by the Traitors
who constituted the Wheeling Convention, has
been rejected by the people to whom it was sub
mitted. The clause providing fer gradual
emancipation has also been rejected.
The Governor vindicates the people of North-
western \ irginia against imputations upon
their loyalty.
Richmond, 7th.—Hon. Robert E. Scott, of
fauquicr county, one of the most distinguis! ed
jurists of X irginia, and a prominent raemhei of
the late State Convention, was killed on Satur
day last by a marauding parly of Yankee de
serters, in Fauquie^,county.
A FIGHT AT WILLIAMSBURG.
Richmond, 7fh.—An official letter from Gen.
J. E. Johnston states that he had a skirmish
with the enemy near Williamsburg, on Monday
last. The enemy attacked our rear guard m
cToveu ? reat ‘ orce . an ' d were driven back to the n oods
for about a mile. The troops principally un
well, and that the city was safe. He could do
gaged on our side were Longstrect’s and Stu
art s. A report is current on the street this
mot ning, that in the above affair the enemy
seve-
nothing. The citizens offered money and labor
to fortify the levee between the city and the
forts but their offers were declined as unnec- , , , , . ...
essary. Three days before the appearance of | wero co ' n plet e ly repulsed, with a loss of
the Yankee ships at Jiew Orleans, Gov. Moore r& l hundred prisoners, 'ihis report is traced
quietly departed with his chief counsellors by j to a soldier who arrived this morning from be-
way of the Carrollton Railroad, about dark, : l 0 w. He affirms that a letter from General
having a steamboat and picket of soldiers at , r , r ..- . . ,. ,
, . b . . . , f , , , ” , i McLaws tc Gen. Cobb was read in his hearing,
that point. Anonymous letters probably caused
it. Two days before the surrender of the city
an excited crowd, prepared with aiope, appear
ed at the ship yard in search of the contractor
of the Mississippi. He was gone. The Missis
sippi was burned and sunk by the authori
ties.
Our informant states that there is a feeling
of profound ovasperation against the Adminis
Corresponilauce of the Ch.irle»ton Mercury.
. Richmond, Friday, May 2
An officer just from Corinth tells me some
facts which may interest your readers. Our
loss in killed, wounded and missing is 10,000,
the vast majority of the wounds being trilling
That of the enemy, from the truest estimates,
is 20,000, the killed alono amounting to 4,000.
Our killed number 1500. We captured 3,100
prisoners, 25 stand of colors, and 14 cannon.
We exchanged 12 of our pieces for the same
number of superior pieces belonging to the
enemy. The second day’s fighting was far
more brilliant than the first. Wc had but 20,
000 men ; the enemy, according to his own
confession, 80,000 ; yet we repulsed him every
time. He fought desperately to get back his
rich camps, yet a sin le fresh brigade would
have enabled us to whip him over again. Man
assas was but a skirmish compared to Shiloh,
says in}* informant, who bore himself most gal
lantly in both. All the reserves on both sides
were engaged.
On Sunday morning, just as the battlo com
menced, Dr. Choppin felt the pulses of Gen’l
Beauregard and staff. They varied from 92, in
the case ol l)r. Brodie, to 150 in that of one
whose name is not given. The General's was
120, lower than it had been for some time pre
vious—for he has been suffering for several
weeks with a sort of camp fever, in conse
quence of which, and the tax upon his mind
and body incident to the battle, his physicians
have advised him to take a week’s recreation at
Columbus. Hence the Yankee story of the re
treat of our army to that point.
My informant seems “carried away” with
admirationior Breckinridge. His martial air,
which his hunting shirt, jean pantaloons and
slouch hat served but to heighten, hi» splendid
gallantry on the field, and the cool skill with'
which he handled his troops, have excited the
enthusiasm of the whole* army and won hi
praise from Beauregard himself. Bragg is de
scribed as the best lighting man and one of the
best Generals in the service, but Beauregard is
the idol of the troops. Morgan is a sedate,
unpretending, plain-laced man, resembling a
Presbyterian preacher in appearance. He will
probably be heard from before many days. The
troops tlmt espcially distinguished themselves
at Shiloh, were those from Louisiana, Alabama
Texas, Mississippi and Georgia. Yankee boo
ty caused us the loss of the enemy’s camp and
stores. My friend shows, as a queer trophy, a
saddler’s knife found in a Yankee officer’s trunk.
Wa saved a great deal of our ammunition by
fighting on the second day almost exclusively
with tho contents of tire Yankee caissons.—
Beauregard sent, with the flags and other tro
phies, an escort of ten privates and two officers,
who had distinguished themselves by heroic
deeds on the field. These were introduced to
the President soon after their arrival, and were
greeted with a handsome little speech, lhe
trip to the metropolis is quite a holiday treat
for them. My informant came through Mobile,
and found sixteen men working ten hours a
day on the Ladies’ Gunboat. Southern ener
gy ! Iq passing through the villages and towns
of South Carolina, he saw only old men, wo
men and children—all the boys, young and
middle-aged inen having gone to the wars.
" ’ * ♦>»
—Grant’s “victory” at Shiloh, which he
claims, is very much like that described by
“John Phoenix.” He says: “1 held tho enemy
down by my nose, which I had inserted be
tween bis teeth for that purpose.”
communicating the above information. Sub
sequently a despatch was received by the See
retary of War from Gen. Magruder, via Pe
tersburg, stating that he heard that the loss of
the enemy was heavy, including 900 prisoners,
and ten pieces of artillery. Our los- in killed
and wounded is reported to be 500. The des-
tration and its agents. The people feel that p a t cb sa y S tbe enemy are again pressing tor
they have been systematically trifled with and ward
sacrificed. When the Yankee offioers landed.
five Sicilians, who cheered them, were shot
down by the crowd. All who showed any
signs of favor, were knocked down as traitors.
The feeling was intense. All the cotton was
burned, and all the tobacco, except that claim
ed by the French Government The sugar and,
molasses remains in the city, as private proper-1 rom tbe Border States, and a number of con-
ty, in immense quantities. Xluch, however, is servative sympathisers from other Ntates, are
on the plantations still, the crop being very ! seriously considering the propriety of witli-
large. Gen. Lovell carried off, by railroad, the drawing in a body from the Senate and House.
NORTHERN ITEMS.
Richmond, 7th.—North;rn papers of the 4th
have been received. A special Washington
despatch to the New York Times says that il
is rumored that all the members of Congress
machinery of the workshops and iron mills,
and all the rolling stock of the railroad. The
machinery is important, and entitles him to
credit. Jn preparation for the defence of the
city he has either been permitted to do little, or
has done little of his own accord. His forces
are at a camp of instruction at Jackson, Missis
sippi, protecting the railroad where it crosses
Pearl River. He is not expected to reinforce
Beauregard, except as a reserve corps. His
forces are said to be about tw*enty thousand.—
Twelve thousand foreign denezens in New Or
leans had organized to fight in defence of New
Orleans, but declined going off to fight in the
Confederate cause.
Recruits have been pouring in to General
Beauregard, who fully possesses the hearts and
the confidence of the Western people. To the
extent of his capacity of arming them, it is
supposed he will have men. It is believed in
New Orleans that his army numbers one hun
dred and twenty thousand , but many are sick
from limestone water. There is a leeling of
perfect certainty of defeating Buell and Hal-
lack in a signal manner. Corinth is far enough
from the gunboats to give opportunity for cap
turing or destroying them. Hence it has been
selected as the battle field. General and troops
are alike confident.
THE CONDITION OF MEMPHIS.
The Western correspondent of the Charles
ton Courier gives the following description of
the condition of Memphis, Tennessee:
Great excitement prevailed in Baltimore on
the third, growing out of tho rumor that France
intended to interpose in American affairs.
The New York Herald says that diplomatic
movements have been set on foot in Washing
ton, with a view of bringing about a com pro
mise, involving the recognition of the political
independence of the South.
The steamer Bermuda, which sailed from
Liverpool about the first of April tor Bermuda,
was captured on Sunday last and taken to Phil-
delphia. Her cargo consisted of powder and
munitions of war.
INTERESTING FROM VIRGINIA.
Richmond, 8th.—The battle at Williamsburg
on Monday fs said to have been one oi the
fiercest of the war, while it lasted. Thechai :e
of Stuart's cavalry is represented as having
been fearful—mowing down the Hessians iiy
scores. The Federal loss in killed and wound
ed very heavy. Gen. Early, of Virginia, was
badly wounded. Gen. Anderson, ol South
Carolina, reported killed. No official or de
tailed account ot the battle yet received.
The city is excited to-day with unreliable
reports of another terrific fight at Barh&uisville
yesterday. Confederates said to be victorious,
and the Yankees repulsed with great slaughter
Ah official letter from General J. E. John
ston, dated Barhamsville, 11 o’clock a. m., May
The occupation of New Orleans, of course, j 7th, states that the enemy were 1 nding under
opens the mouth of the Mississippi, and Fede- j cover of their gunboats, near West Point. No
ral gunboats have already started* up the river mention made of the imminency of an engage
ment, but on the contrary, the tenor ot the
... chase of one of our escaping steamers. They
are looked for in the vicinity of Memphis with
in four days—a contingency which your cor
respondent will sagaciously anticipate by “peg
ging out” A majority of the residents of the
city will remain and take their chances under
J Federal dominion. Those most closely identi
fied with the Southern cause, have already
letter indicates that General Johnston did not
expect a conflict with the enemy. He states
that the repulse of the Federals at Williams
burg seems to have stopped their advance n
that direction altogether.
tied with the boutnern -ause i a»c The prisoners taken on Monday vreprmeu
■rone and by the end of this week that sterling ** J H
DM>er the Memphis Appeal, and its hive of P a »y from Heintzclman s Division, and part ol
workers, will have followed in the wake. The c **’“ ^
Avalanche will continue its publication in Mem
phis. Confederate money is refused here in
dozens of places, and for small articles it is im
possible to make use of this class of funds.
Tennessee money isnt a premium of from 15
to 20 per cent. At Nashville it is selling at
Sumner’s. Nothing is said of the extent ol
casualties on either side.
MOBILE IN DANGEttt 5
Mobile, 8th.—The advance of Porter’s fleet,
consisting of seven vessels, are off Fort Mor
gan. Te» more are off Horn Island, moving
the same rate. Some ot the merchants have i eas tward, and firing occasionally, apparently
closed their stores rather than sell the.rgoods batteries. The forces at the
for Confederate money which they cannot use, b
and wherever it is accepted, the surplus cash is
being invested in real estate, jewelry, plate and
diamonds. Sugar has risen twe cents and a
half. Those who will remain in Memphis are
generally the financial grey beards, whose pro
perty and pecuniary interests art at stake, and
they" have been the first on tho black list at the
forts are confident that they are able to bold
the enemy in check.
[Special Correspondence of the Savannah Republican.]
Corinth, May 6.—Another day has passed
with the two armies almost face to face, and
still all is quiet. The weather is good, but the
approach of danger to sound the alarm, pro- enemy hesitates.
duce panic, and discredit the treasure of the Col. Morgan reports through a courier that
Confederacy. he engaged the enemy near Pulaski, on the
A large portion ot the to called “Home ! Decatur and Nashville road, Friday last; that
Guard ” are among those who will tender their , he killed several and captured 268 [prisoners,
respects to Federal soldiery. The ladies, as including a son of Gen. Mitchell, the Federal
ever, are true as steel, together with hundreds commander of the forces who recently tool,
of brave men wlio cannot leave; but besides possession of Huntsville. He also captured a
these the fighting population being largely train of wagons loaded with arms and other
represented in the field, few can be singled out property. Several of them were loaded with
with wbomthe Almighty Dollar is not of vast-1 cotton, bound for Nashville. The wagons, to-
ly more consequence than the interests of tne gether with a number of cars in the service of
Confederacy. the Federals,. were burnt. This is official.
Morgan’s prisoners, who were taken to Pui
It W as rumored at Washington on the 16th 1 dy, say that Fremont has come up and united
that Secretary Stanton had resigned, in conse-his forces with the main body of the ai my, and
quence of a difference of opinion touching army I that the real strength of the Federals out here
movements. ’ is 90,000. * P. W. A.