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Hv JOSEPH Clisby.
FROM L1NCOLNDOM.
Th<‘ Richmond papers have Lincoln dates to
the 27ih ulL
The defeat of Banks anil Jackson’s march to
wards Maryland, had raised in the North what
the Herald styles “A Second Grand L’pri*
inij ."'—in other words a great uproar. Gov.
Morgan, of New York, had ordered the entire
“melish" of that State to be held in readiness,
and sent on to Washington at once, eight reg
iments thereof from New York and Albany,
including the elegant and invincible 7th, which
had lie el- detained in Baltimore. '1 he enthusi
asm of the Baltimoreans over the arrival of this
corps the waving of handkerchiefs and stars
and stripes—is described most eloquently and
at great length by the Jenkins of that paper.
That exemplary lunctionary, the Governor of
’ta-sachusetts, had also called on his “melish"
/a new proclamation,developing new resources
of furious malice against the impudent dogs
and sons of dogs, who had dared to defeat bis
illustrious predecessor, Banks, On the whole.
Stonewall has stirred up a hornet’s nest, and
we hope he has brimstone and saltpetre enough
to fumigate them.
Front Until*—Despatches Iroin this General
to the Secretary of War set forth that b e was
attacked at Winchester by an overwhelming
force of 15,000, when he had but 4,0t)0—ades
perate light ensued, when two regiments on the
right gave way and he was obliged to order a
withdrawal. His troops then passed through
Winchester “in considerable confusion,” but
he claims great credit lor having got them
across the I’otomac with his trains and supplies
- and with a loss of not more than fifty wag
ons.
The Herald demands to know why Banks
was lett tip there in Virginia wVfh such a meagre
force, and charges the temporary loss of the
Valley of Virginia to the machinations of Sum
ner, Wilson, and the abolition party in the
Senate, who are seeking to protract the war for
their own purposes in regard to slavery.
However, although out-generHled, the Her
ald has no idea that the movements of Jackson
will result in anything more tl an the tempo
rary loss ot the valley of Virginia.
Secretary Stanton is now thoroughly aroused
and within this week, (week ending 3lsti will
have 40,0<»0 men to the support ol Banks, and
Washington will he secure w'th a third of that
orce.
The movement against Richmond wxs going
on swimmingly. No doubt was entertained of
entire success indeed the only doubt was
whether the enemy would abide a collision.—
Sh.ys that paper : “Flight or tight is the rebel
alternative now ; tight is defeat and ti ght is
min - a terrible choice.” Slowly, hut as cer
tainly as late McClellan approaches the relief
capital, and the day he date* his dispatch at
Richmond will announce to us and to the world
that the Southern Confederacy has drawn its
last gasp!
The Yanks were systematically plundering
the unhappy dwellers within and behind their
lines, hut the orders ol McClellan were to leave
them enough for three months' subsistence, and
take all the rest
The Herald’s correspondents report General
Longslreel iron-clad ubiquitous and invulnera
ble, lor they say their best marksmen have
tired at him scores of times w ithin pistol shot,
without effect.
They report their troops “confident and
their contempt for the enemy profound."
ICE FOR THE’WOUNDED.
The Richmond Examiner of the 3d announces
the opportune arrival at a Confederate port, of
a cargo of ice, which was on the w ay to that
city, and says that on the 2d a large quantity
was taken possession of by the government
for the use of the hospitals, fn these the ice
was lit erally supplied in various forms. At
one hospital the reporter saw the ladies furn-
nislnng the wounded with strawberries and ice
cream, while the poor fellows’ eyes were glis
tening with gratitude at the overflowing kind
ness of their benevolent and beautiful atten
dants.
THE GRESHAM RIFLES.
We have seen a private letter from Capt. M.
R. Rogers, dated the 1st at Richmond. He
states that a train of cars containing all the
tents and baggage of the company was cut off
by the enemy and the Ritles are lett with no
clothing but what they arc wearing. Captain
Rogers says that if one suit of under clothing
lor each member of the company could he sent
on immediately, it would he very acceptable.
This letter was written during the battle of
Sunday, the Ritles being among the reserve.—
It ^ates that the battle of the 31st was fought
three or four miles from the camp, and the en
emy was driven back about two miles. Night
put a stop to the battle. It was renewed at C
o'clock, Sunday morning, and at the time of
w riting was in furious progress, our troops ns
ported to be getting the better of the enemy.
The Captain writes that the great light at
Richmond w.o la- the mast desperate ever made
on this or any other continent, hut feels confi
dent of the result.
Price aso Van Dokn.—Various rumors of
secret expeditions under these leaders have
amused the public in street gossip, but the fol
lowing from the Savannah Republican seems to
set them at rest:
Beauregard.—It is reported, and believed
by many, tliat our leader in the West has left
the army of the Mississippi and is now with
Stonewall Jackson in Maryland. Trie New
York Herald of a late date lias a statement to
tliat effect, ft is, however, wholly untrue. A
gentleman of unquestionable veracity, just ar
rived lrotn Corinth, informs us that he saw
Ueauregard Bragg, Hardee, Price and Van
Horn, all, at Baldwin, on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad—the present camp of our troopa—
Sunday morning last.
KILLED OFF BY RUMOR.
Rumor has killed otf two worthy Lincoln-
ites. Gov. Andy Johnson was shot by Gov.
Brown in Nashville, and Picayune Butler was
assa-sinated in New Orleans. It is not worth
while to print or believe such stones. “Death
loves a shining mark,” and we can’t conceive
any way in which Johnson or Butler thine, ex
empt in the manner and form set forth in a sim
ile used once by Randolph, ol Roanoke, to-wit:
“like • rotten mackerel by moonlight.” There
is no use in a man’s getting life Insurance when
everybody wants him to die. He’ll lire for
ever in a spirit of hostility to nu.kind.
Lair Irani Europe—hprrulationa of Ifcr Eng.
liak Pri'U.
The European dates ai e as late as the 17th
ultimo, at Liverpool. News had been received
of the fall of New Orleans and the retreat from
Yorktown. The former was regarded as a se
vere blow upon the Confederate cause, and a
very inglorious affair on our part. The Lon
don Times says:
“It is vain to deny that the possession of
New Orleans is such a loss to the South, that
if the city could be maintained by the Federal
power for an indefinite time, the South itself,
great as it is, must pine and dwindle, and go
back to its natural state of forest and swamp.
It is vain to say that a force holding that city,
and supreme wherever a lioat can swim, can
not spread devastation far abroad, and ruin all
the classes which depend upon profits derived
from without”
The only question with the Times, however,
is “whether the Southerners have the constan
cy to endure these terrible sufferings rather
tl.an give in. If they have, then, of course,
they never can he conquered.” “But they
have sometimes talked so loudly and acted so
feebly—us in this case of New Orleans—that
we (the Times) arc not so certain that words
do mean facts.” “If at any moment the geni
us ol a great General were developed in any of
the Southern commands the whole fortune ol
war might, no doubt be reversed. But there is
no decisive genius on e'ther side.”
Our correspondence from New Y’ork seems
to imitate that the enemies of the South give
it full credit for spirit to hold on ; and although
the mob clamors that “the beginning of the end
is come,” the public mind is veering round to
views of peace. If the American people were
not upon all political matters the most ignorant
in the world—if they were not, like tyrant^
told only what is pleasant, and il they even
listened to what is unpleasantly true—wo
should have more immediate hope of this. But,
if the tax-gatherer ever should go round, per
haps he will be schoolmaster to them.
The London Morning Post reiterates its be
lie! that the effect of the Federal occupancy of
New Orleans on the war will be inappreciable.
The London Morning Herald, of the 17th,
believes the Confederate retreat from Yorktown
will be lound a piece of masterly strategy by
the Confederates to gain time, when every
week’s delay is of the utmost importance.—
They compel the enemy to take up positions
at a greater distance from his base of opera'
tions, thus depriving the enemy ol his chiel
source of strength—the aid of the gunboats—
and they obtain a perfect concentration of the
whole Confederate army in Virginia around
Richmond, so rendering each Federal eorp*
tl' ii'tnec converging upon the Southern capital
exposed to a crushing attack from overwhelm
ing numbers.
The London Daily News says the military
problem which awaits solution is the same as
before the evacuation of Yorktown. Richmond
must he deiended at all hazards. It isuniver-
-ally admitted now that if that city should fall
the Confederate cause on the eastern seaboard
is lost. Towards ibis centre Gen. Banks is ad
vancing. McDowell is within sixty miles of
his object, and Gen. McClellan has advanced to
Williamsburg, about fifty miles on the road
from Fortress Monroe to Richmond. This sue
Ctss does not seem to have been achieved with
out severe struggles. The object of the Con
federates is not merely to save Richmond, but,
even if defeated, to delay that disaster until
the last moment. It is hoped, no doubt, that
the Federal victory will occur so late in the
season, and that the victorious army will be so
shattered, that the time required for reorganiz
ation will make further operations this summer
impossible.
WAR ITEMS.
Southwestern Virginia. — The Richmond
Whig of the 3d says Gen. Lonng has arrived
to take command of the forces in the south
west, and has already made a favorable itupres
sion upon leading men, who, as we learn from
most competent authority, arc “highly gratified
with his plans and views of the campaign, and
with his frank, cordial and earnest temper and
and spirit.” He will have a “most cordial
union of all hearts and hands in his views.”—
In pursuance of this sentiment, efforts are
making to raise troops in aid of the Confeder
ate army. As soon as Major General Floyd
can organize and take command of a force to
aid in the redemption of the Southwest, wc
have no douht Northwestern Virginia may he
included within the field of operations, and thus
the whole of Western Virginia be freed from
bondage.
Ifrury's Bluff'.—The Richmond Examiner of
the 3d has information that the enemy are pre
paring to land, if they have not already landed,
a force several miles below the obstructions on
the James, to attempt a land reduction of the
batteries by a Hank movement on the guns on
the south side of the river.
High Timet in Baltimore.—When the news
of ihc Front Royal fight and the capture of the
“1st Maryland Regiment” reached Baltimore,
the correspondents of the New York papers
say the secessionists came out of their holes
with braid grins on their faces, which so cn-
raged the Union men tliat a general assault and
running down followed. Every secessionist
was knocked down. The tiaiiors were chased
up and down the city, and during the day one
hundred and fifty of them were shot, stabbed
or furiously beaten, and several nearly hung.
The ladies too, were publicly insulted, and the
correspondent of the Herald, after depicting
their temper ol inind in regard to the “galori-
ous I nion,” is loud and decided for hanging
them. On the whole, they had lively times in
Baltimore, and we suspect “(he excitement still
continues." In Hagerstown, the same day, “a
rebel newspaper was destroyed, and prominent
secessionists punished very severely in all parts
of the town.”
Bank* of Charleston.—We learn that the
Banks of Charleston suspended business yes
terday, in order to remove their effects to Co
lumbia. The town was being rapidly vacated
by non combatants.
Xorthern Railroads.—The Lincoln govern
ment took military possession of all the North
ern Railroads on the 27th. It is evident that
interesting institution had given up the idea of
crushing out the rebellion by the first of June,
and will be compelled to ask further extension.
-a-
From the Jackson Mississipplan.
LATE FROM BATON ROUGE.
We learn by a private telegraphic dispatch
that Gen. Lovell’s forces, in a small detachment
attacked the enemy on Sunday night, killing
21 of the enemy.
We are assured that Gen. L. has been very
active in detailing artillery and infantry, to
send to several of the strong pointa on the Mis
sissippi, from which we expect to hear a good
report at an early day.
MACON, FRIDAY, 3 O’CLOCK, P. M, JUNE 13, 1862.
THE BATTLE AT RICHMOND.
Having copied from the Richmond Examiner
a pretty full account of the late battles near
Richmond, we add the general conclusions of
that paper upon the result:
“ The Confederate forces attacked on Satur
day, and gained a complete victory. The right
to call the action a complete victory to the
Confederates is established by these facts. 1st.
That the Confederates drove the enemy from
all their lines, a distance of three miles back :
2d. That they took all the enemy’s artillery
that was in those lines: 3d. That they took
the enemy’s camps, with everything in them,
tents standing, baggage undisturbed, letters,
public and private, and retained possession of
said camps : 4th, That the Confederates car
ried also the Federal fortifications, redoubts,
entrenchments, and retained possession of them.
These facts give indisputable right to claim
for the Confederates a victory of the most en
tire kind.
At the close of the day the enemy made a
feeble attempt to dank, and so recapture their
«amp. It tailed, utterly and ignominiously,
and night fell wilhout moon or stars, with the
Conlederate flag everywhere triumphant. The
advent of darkness prevented the victory from
being as signal and decisive of fate to all as it
was complete of its kind. That is to s ly, dark
ness alone ought to have prevented the destruc
tion or capture of all tlie Federal troops on this
side the Chickahoininy.
That night found them in a terrible position.
They must have passed some of the most un
comfortable hours in those swamps before the
daylight came that soldiers ever endured. The
next day should have witnessed their anni
hilation. Saturday was (juartre Brass. Sunday
might have been their Waterloo.
\Yu regiet to say that no such splendid event
occurred on yesterday. Tue fighting commen
ced on Sunday morning ; the Confederates
again drove the Federal* before them with
ease, till they reached new entrenchments, has
tily thrown up for their protection, and then
the matter ended.”
The enemy has received a severe check—a
superior prowess has been demonstrated by the
Confederates, but it is not apparent tliat much
has been gained. The Examiner is in fidgets
at the failure lo prosecute the assault further
on Sunday, and at every day's delay since, but
we cannot doubt there are good reasons for
the delay.
It will be seen that the loss on our side is
much smaller than the public had been led
from the telegrams to anticipate. The Exam
iner makes it ten or twelve hundred.
(From the Richmond Examiner, June 3d.]
The Defence of Richmond-
Opening of the Battle on the Richmond Lines
— Tremendous Fighting on Saturday, and
Rout of the Enemy—Capture of Batteries,
Prisoners, etc.
As was generally anticipated, from the posi
tion occupied by a portion of the enemy’s force
on the south side of the Chickahominy. on the
right wing of Gen. Johnston’s army, the battle
was opened between nine and ten o’clock, A.
M , on Saturday, by an attack in force of Long-
street’s and Hill’s divisions on the enemy’s po
sition at Bottom Bridge, near the line of the
Richmond and Y’ork River Railroad. The ene
my, in large force, had entrenched themselves
behind consecutive batteries, and felled trees
crosswise in front of them, so as to render the
approach of our troops the more difficult,—
After a musketry and cannon skirmish, during
the continuance of which our brave troops
withstood tlie full tire of their batteries, and a
coarge was ordered and nobly made by Gen.
Hill, the Second Florida, Sixth Virginia and
Fifth South Carolina leading the charge to the
very muzzles o( the guns, under a terrific fire
of grape, canister, round shot and shell, that
cut them down by scores. Mounting over the
Brat battery, they took possession at the point
of the bayonet, the Y’ankees fleeing to the next
in position in tho rear, which, in turn, opened
its fire, and, in turn, was taken, large numbers
of the Yankees being killed aad taken prisoners.
After : ii obstinate fight of two hours the en
emy fell hack, leaving sixteen pieces of artille
ry, composing three batteries, in possession of
our victorious troops. Our lo-s was heavy, in
cluding several officers. The Yankee loss was
not ascertained, but it is supposed to have been
equally heavy The behaviour of the troops
was splendid. One company of the North Car
olina regiment alone took one hundred and
THE “SECOND UPRISING.’’
Although we can only imagine what must be
the full effect ou the North of Stonewall Jack
son’s recent movements in Maryland, yet we
get enough to conclude that he has probably
raised an excitement arid consternation hardly
inferior to that which followed Bull Run. In
deed, there is much more real cause of alarm.
Jackson’s army is reported to lie thirty to forty
thousand strong, and these all well armed and
disciplined veterans, unsurpassed in valor and
steadiness by any troops in the field. They
are a match for more than three times their
number of melish which the Y’anks are calling
into the field to meet him, and, moreover, un
less the feeling of the people of Maryland has
been grossly misrepresented, he has raw re
cruits enough to double his original number,
who, however ineffective against disciplined
troops, may be safely pitted against the melish
of Govs. Morgan and Andrews. Furthermore,
it may be safely assumed that his captures and
demolitions have already swollen loan immense
amount. He claims to have captured two mil
lion’s worth of stores, and the destruction of
the entire line of railway and bridges (about
120 miles) from Cacapoon to the Relay House,
which wc suppose has been or certainly will be
effected, will make up a vast amount of dam
age to the Federal cause. There is therefore
some groundwork for an “uprising.”
FROM BEAUREGARD'S ARMY.
We learn from Major C. L. Nelson, of Mem
phis, who reached town on Saturday directly
from that region, that Beauregard’s army has
now an excellent and healthy locality, where
the soil is dry and sandy and the water good
and abundant. The front of the encampment
is twelve miles from Corinth, and the rear
twenty-two. The change will diminish our
sick list and increase that of the enemy. Major
Nelson is a guest of Colonel Lewis, and gives
some interesting information of the condition
of affairs in Middle and Western Tennessee.
A Florida friend lately from Richmond, who
was in the office on Saturday, insists that the
recent fights there were a blunder, occasioned
in part bv the feverish impatience of the pub
lic mind, caused in a great degree, as he says,
“by you editors,” who are unwilling to wait
till things ripen. The highlands nearer the
city aff >rd capital military positions, and give
the enemy line, clear and dry space for “rw/t-
niny ground !" But to attack him on the edge
of a swamp left no possible space for a stam
pede. They could be driven to these fastness
es but found ample shelter there. So of Beau
regard. He insists that the retreat is just to
give the enemy “running ground," which he
did not have before Corinth ; and time will de
velop a most successful improvement of the
space by the Federals. The first condition of
a regular stampede is “good running ground,"
and it must be had at Richmond and the West
Wc should add that our friend is not a milita
ry man, and could not back his idea of “run
iiing ground' by quotations from tho kooks.
GEN. JOHNSTON'S WOUND.
The Augusta Constitutionalist learr s that
Gen. Johnston’s wound, thougii severe, is not
considered dangerous. The Atlantalntelligencer
contains a private letter from Richmond stating
that the General was wounded by a mime bad
in the shoulder, which passed down bi-i back
and has not been found. At the same time
spent shell struck him in the breast He fell
from his horse and broke two of his ribs. This
is the eleventh time that he has been wounded
in battle. Gen. Lee assumes command of the
army in consequence—although Gen. J. is en
abled to transact business at his headquarters.
“Hermes,” the correspondent of the C harles-
ton Mercury, states that Gen. J. was w tunded
in the upper part of the right shoulder, the
ball or fragment of shell passing over < ad bu
rying itself in the muscles that cover the shoul
der blade.
py* A correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch writing from Winchester, Virginia states
that General Jackson captured between 10,000
and 15,000 stand of arms, besides mat y un
opened boxes of revolvers, st that place.
posted in this road, and was engaged from one
to half past five o’clock, when it was relieved.
Their lo's in killed and wounded was terrible—
Lieut. Win. Carter w as wounded in the breast
by a Minie ball. Second Lieutenant Newman
was killed, his body being literally torn to
pieces by the bursting of a shell. The batte
ry was publicly complimented in a glowing
speech by Gen. Hill, who declared that its gal
lantry would hold a conspicuous part in histo
ry, and that “he had rather be in command of
such men than be President of the Confederate
States.”
The loss or. both sides could not be other
wise than terrible. In the early part of the
action we had taken the enemy’s entrench
ments at the point of the bayonet, our columns
suffering from tlie close volleys of musketry.
In crossing the field to make the charge, Col.
Smith’s Virginia Regiment was badly cut up
by the enemy’s fire.
Up to hall past seven o’clock Saturday night
we had taken about one hundred and thirty
prisoners. In addition to this we learn that,
late in the evening, an entire company jn< the
By Electric Telega
FROMRICHMOND.
Richmond, 5th.—A large quantity
der was expended by the Federate to-day
•helling woods occupied by the Confederates as
an outpost. Nobody hurt on our side during
the fire.
An artillery duel occurred in the vicinity of
New Bridge to-day. One of the enemy’scai:—
sons exploded by a shell, killed three horses
and several Yankees. One man wounded on
our side.
Northern accounts of the battle have been
received. Bennett claims a victory, and says
that the Federal loss was heavy hut the rebel
loss was much greater.
FROM RICHMOND.
a All Quiet—Freshet in the James River.
. . M Richmond, June 6.—There is a great freshet
th * 1( Nnches of that of 1847. The water is
rendered themselves as prisoners. A ted
prisoners taken by us were a Lieutenfes.
nel, a Major, and several other conoecn re.
officers. .y j n t hj
Our forces engaged on the right hey
art’s, Hill’s, Longstreet’s and Magrunjonlj
ions, the latter having come up dune n o'
tion. We had probably twenty to tws h*
thousand men in this action. The prison
taken by us say that the enemy had three di
visions engaged on our right.
THE BATTLH RENEWED ON SUNDAY—MORE 1IAKD
FIGHTING ANOTHER SUCCESS FOR OUR ARMS.
Public expectation was on tiptce yesterday
in anticipation of the renewal of the contest lor
the hard fought field in lront of Richnfneilverf
Saturday, and events did not disappoint in the
Auu
es deep at the intersection of Cary
eenth streets, and still rising, and
hreatened.
t along our fines tills forenoon.
FROM STONEWALL JACKSON.
6th.—The Richmond Examiner,
of the 5tK years ago.'ma avium Of g re *'gtaun-
eccentric, sonant £
vernmety
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sixty-five prisoners, and brought them to the ) least. The scene of the tight was near the
rear. The enemy’s force was estimated at fully Williamsburg road.
30,000, and reinforced constantly.
After the cessation of the firing on oar right
wing, the enemy attempted a demonstration,
across the Chickahominy on our left wing,
north of the Mechanicsviile turnpike, and on
the Nine Mile road. He was here gallantly op
posed by Gen. G. \V. Smith’s division of in
lanti y and Gen. Magruder’s artillery, including
Gen. Whiting’s brigade of the Sixth North
About seven o’clock, .'
id air are
M., the Ninth Virginia regiment, Lieut, ion SSI : until a
Godwin, who hail been on their arms «ne North, a g e ncy,
Carolina, Eleventh and Second Mississippi, and
Acting Brigadier General Colonel Wade Hamp
ton's command of the Sixteenth North Caroli
na and the Fourteenth and Nineteenth Georgia.
The Hampton Legion, supported by the Six
teenth North Carolina and Nineteenth Georgia,
attempted to capture a battery from the enemy,
sciously within fifty yards of the enemy
night (VA'vious, were ambuscaded by a Yankee
regime* \y who rose up behind a dense thicket,
and, pijqected thereby, poured a destructive
fire intjfjhe uncovered columns of the Ninth,
speedily supported,
back and captured several
auu, piji|ecieu uiereo
- fire inujhe uncovere
- wtiicLtD«»owever, be
‘ , droyallyfe enemy bad
piei^jurif artillery. The ground was so miry
and umavorable for the -use of artillery tl^'t
but few pieces could be brought into play, and
the firing was principally by musketry, which
raged furiously from the left to the centre of
the lines. The brigades engaged were General
_ „ Holmes’ and Griffith’s, of Smith’s division, in-
but, finding it too heavily supported, fell back, eluding the Third Alabama, Col. Lomax, and
but not until alter receiving its fire and giving > the Twelfth and Forty first Virginia regiments,
their own in return, and forcing the enemy to , The advance was gradually pushed until be-
resume the defensive. Our loss on the left was I tween one and two o’clock, P. M., when our
not so heavy as on tlie right wing of the army, j column broke the centre of the enemy', and he
but among the killed we have to lament several j commenced sullenly retiring in the direction of
gallant and distinguished officers. On tlie lett the Meadow Bridge and Williamsburg roads,
wing fell Gen. Pettigrew, of South Carolina, a abandoning his camp, occupied the previous
name that b< came illustrious in this revolution, night, and leaving in our hands large quanli-
He iell and died on the field. Geu. Hatton, of : ties of small arms, overcoats, knap-acks, See.,
the Tennessee brigade, was shot from his horse which were secured, and carried to the rear.—
and died in the arms ot un aid. Col. Hampton j At 4, P. M., the firing had ceased, except oc-
was wounded siighlly in tlie foot, tint, remained casional shots at “long taw.” In the early
at his post. Ills horse was slu-t twice. partof the battle, Lieut. Col. Godwin, who was
1 he fighting extended gradually lrom the in the advance of the Ninth Virginia, had bis
left to the right again, about five o’clock and horse shot from under him, and tlie animal, in
continued up to near eight o’clock in the eve
ning, when darkness put an end to the conflict,
our army resting on their arms in the position
lrom whence the enemy had been forced.
1 he strength of the enemy is supposed to
have been very great on both wings, and his
loss proportionately heavy.
The sullen booming of artillery heard occa
sionally in the city on Saturday morning had
prepared the people for the tidings from tlie
field. About noon it became evident that
bloody work was doing along the lines. The
ambulances and surgeons had gone out, and
our citizens remained in a state of anxious sus
pense, but not alarm ; they knew too well the
invincible army in whom they had confided
their trust. Soon persons in vehicles and on
horseback began to arrive from the direction ol
t'-e lines, and they were eagerly surrounded by
groups of citizens and soldiers, to whom they
detailed the news. Their presence was marked
everywhere by attentive groups of listeners.—
“We have repulsed the enemy t” passed from
lip to lip, and a cheering beam of satisfaction
lit up every face, saddened only by the record
of the gallant men who had lallen and were
still falling in the fight.
Towards evening the wounded began to come
in from the several scenes of action, and were
carried to the hospitals, the hotels, and rcsiden
ces. Many appeared to be only slightly woun
ded, barely sufficient to disable them, and
laughed and chatted with the hundreds of
sympathizers who gathered around the ambu
lances. Others, whose wounds were through
the body, and more serious, lay stretched out,
and some in the agonies of death.
Throughout Saturday night they were being
brought in, up to yesterday morning, and all
descriptions of vehicles were impressed to car
ry them.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OE THE FIGHT.
We have some additional accounts of tho
fight on our right wing. The scene of the bat
tle was about eight miles out on the Williams
burg road.
The artillery on our side opened about ten
minutes to one, F. M., and the cannonading
continued for the space of one-half or three-
quarters of an hour. After a heavy fire of
musketry, our troops charged upon the enemy
in their entrenchments with the most devoted
gallantry, repulsing him at the point of the
bayonet, anc driving him back until wc had
possession of his entire camp. The enemy,
being heavily reinforced, drove us back for a
little space, but could not recover his camp.
Gen. Stuart was in command of the field,
falling, fell upon him and seriously injured him
in tlie breast and iiead. He was brought to the
American Hotel. Col. Lointx, of the Third
Alabama, was also killed in tlie action, while
gallantly leading his regiment to the charge in
support of the Ninth Virginia. Tlie Four
teenth Virginia and First Virginia also distin
guished themselves in the fight, and took a
considerable mini her of prisoners both on Sat
urday and yesterday.
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the captured stores.
The aggregate stores captured at Winches
ter and other places is valued at two million
dollars.
The Charleston Courier of this morning says
that information received at Columbia stat*
that Stonewall Jackson is within fifty miles of
Baltimore.
LATE FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, 8th.—Sharp cannonading was
heard in the direction of Mechanicsviile this
morning. No accounts yet received.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Acgusta, 7lh.—A despatch to the Columbia
South Carolinian says tliat General Fettigrew
and Colonel Lomax were not killed, hut are
prisoners in the baud of the enemy.
Northern papers claim that McClellan achiev
ed a victory at the Chickahominy tight.
The Richmond Examiner announces official
ly that Stonewall Jackson was at Winchester.
Only bis cavalry had penetrated to FieJciick
and Williamsport Harper's Ferry and Mar-
tinsburg were either occup edor visited by tho
Confederate scouts daily.
FROM STONEWALL JACKSON.
Richmond, Va., June 7.—The Lynchburg
“Virginian,” ofyesterday, reports, on the auth
ority of an officer who was wounded in the
fight, that a victory had been gained by Stone-
^VTvA^fL 1 - 1 wal1 Jackson, over Gen. Shields, at Strasburg.
No official information ot the light has been re-
on the York river railroad carrying the wound
ed to the city, and that no attention was paid .
U> a flag of truce that was sent on the field. j ceived here.
There was a report of tho Third Alabama
firing into the Twelfth Virginia, who returned
the tire, and created some confusion, but we
are without confirmation as to its reliability.
From the numbers engaged on the side of
the enemy, it was evident that he had massed
heavily during the night on his left wing (our
right) The enemy’s strengthen both wings
on Saturday was estimated at 00,000, and ours
at between 20,0* 0 and 30,000, to oppose him.
Yesterday his strength was at least 50,000,—
with heavy reserves, and our army about the
same. The enemy during both days had the
advantage of position and entrenchments, but
lost them both. Our loss in the battle or rath
er two battles, was not less than 1,000 or 1,-
200. The enemy’s loss was as great if not
greater, besides several hundred prisoners.
During the progress of the fight the line of
battle was penetrated by many of the citizens
of Richmond charged with the duty of bring
ing off the wounded—civilians and others—
who, in numerous instances, performed feats
of valor worthy of disciplined soldiers.
The entire day the wounded were arriving in
the city, and the community remainel in a state
of excitement up to night, when later intelli
gence assured them that the prestige of victo
ry had not departed from our arms.
The wounded are very numerous, and they
are being accommodated as the emergencies of
the times will best admit Private dwellings,
stores, Ac., have been offered by their owners,
and they will be occupied as they are needed.
The successes and progress of our arms yes
terday was even more decided and satisfactory
than on Saturday, and our troops were in the
best possible spirits.
During the day the Yankee prisoners con
tinued to be brought in, in squads of ten, fif
teen and twenties. They were certainly pre
mium specimens ol the “Grand Union Ar
my,” for they were the most dejected looking
human beings that were ever seen. Some ol
but General Ilill was in immediate command of i them were covered with mud from head to foot,
that portion of it where the fight was in pro- and seemed so worn out as to he scarcely able
gress. J to move through the street to their prison.
After tlie Yankees had been driven from
their camp, it was thought that they were re
treating down the Chickahominy, when Gen.
Stuart deployed three regiments to intercept
their retreat It was found, however, that the
enemy were being heavily reinforced, and the
regiments were recalled.
Many were mere hoys, fourteen or fifteen years
oil. who must have staggered under the weight
of a musket. Trophies of every kind, bundles
ot letters and papers, were picked up off the
battle field after its abandonment by the Yan
kees, and brought to the city last evening.
The bodies of the several prominent officers
- •*» G ’°"« u~ SiS%ST n ?i.r7f STSLK
wvs sent to the Exchange Hotel, where it will
be embalmed and sent to his native State.—
That of the lamented Pettigrew, of South Car-
tenant Fontaine, who had attached himself to
his staff’ as aid, to General Hill, or such gener
al officer as he might find on tlie field, urging
him to hold his position, as reinforcements were
coming up. The assurance of reinforcements
gave fresh impetus to our men, and the firing
was continued with loud and hearty cheers.
Richmond, June 9th.—The lollowing des
patches were received by Gov. Letcher last
olina, was also brought in and takeu in charge
by the friends of the deceased.
To hundreds ot households in Richmond and
I ssssyfajss# »*»<
the ammunition of some of the regiments gave hl / n(]red ° 0 r the Con f e a ;raC y’s brave sons have Staunton, June 8th.—Gen. Shields crossed
out, and here was some wavering along our I fa)]en ln defence of her
hues. Colonel Lee, Lieutenant FonU.ne and The , e of R ichm ondhave had a foretaste
*v, Se ' t y Q TI m n U,lrt \° of this hearthstone desolation, and most nobly
see o the ammunition tram and to rally such haye tt , ey withstood it, counting the loss of
of the regiments as Lad been thrown into dis- - - - - - .. . b
order. The Twenty-fourth Virginia, the Fifth
North Carolina, and some other regiments were ^ ^
1-v . , . _. . . . , . husbands, fathers, brothers and sons as so much
„™?.Tw e nty-fourth Virginia, the Fifth j price pajd do wn in their blood for the liberty
reformed and led into action by Colonel Moore,
and .hen put in command of Col. Smith.
About half past six o’clock General Hugeris
division came upon the field in gallant style,
the men dashing on at the double quick with
loud cheers. The combat was now furious.—
There was a continuous roll of musketry, va
ried by the occasional booming of artillery.—
The firing continued until about eight o’clock,
when the enemy were driven still further back,
and we remained in possession of their camp,
having captured a number of pieces of their
artillery.
The King William Artillery, Capt Carter,
was prominent in the fight and achieved the
most conspicuous results. Their battery was
Trophies.—The Richmond Dispatch, of the
4th, states that competent authorities consider
the enemy’s loss before our lines for the last
ten days, in killed, wounded and prisoners,
to have been not less than 4,000 men, adding
thereto the important item of captured arms,
ordnance and stores—there having fallen into
our hands some fifteen hundred stand of arms,
all of the latest and most costly make, together
with a park of some twenty splendid field
pieces, in brass or otherwise, rifled sad smooth
bore.
STONEWALL AGAIN.
Richmond, 7th.—Stonewall Jackson’s report
ed victory turns out to be a skirmish near
Woodstock, between bis rear guard and the
advanced the enemy. Ashby’s cavalry had a
skirmish near Harrisonburg, on Thuisday, and
captured an English Baronet, Sir Percy Wor
den, who is a Colonel in the Yankee army.
FROM RICHMOND, VA.
Richmond, Va., June 7.—The Jatncs river
is falling here.
All is quiet along tho lines this morning.
FROM BATON ROUGE.
Baton Rouge, La., May 29.—The Federate
attempted to land troops at the gariison yes
terday morning about 8 o’clock, in small boats.
Just as one of the boats was about to land, it
was fired into by an independent company of
mounted men. Without giving the citizens
timely notice, the Federate then commenced
throwing shot and shell into the town. One
shot struck the Harney House. Many other
houses were struck. In half an hour after the
firing commenced nearly all the women and
children had left town, flying in every direc
tion. The Federate are now landing troops—
fight expected here soon. Three hundred gue
rillas are near town, with several pieces of ar
tillery—hot work will soon commence.
Richmond, 8th.—The Butler I an Guards are
all safe. The Taylor Guards suffered as fol
lows : J. Shirey, killed ; W. Layfield, supposed
dead; Lieut. McCrary, wounded in thigh ; J.
Laytield, under left nipple ; J. Boland, in shoul
der; James Hancock, leg broken ; Robert
McGentry slightly wounded in the head ; S.
Hill, slight; L. Hill, ankle; R. Massey, shoul
der ; Shinholser, neck ; James Searcy, left
breast.
Glorious News.
Fremont Completely Routed and in Full
Flight.
Great Capture of Prisoners and Artillery.
Shields in a Weaviii" IVay.
OLD STONEWALL BAKES THE FILE.
the Shenandoah river at Port Republic, and at
tacked Gen. Jackson this morning. After a
short contest he was driven back with the ions
of two pieces of artillery.
Fremont attacked Ewell. We have driven
him back, and Ewell is still pressing him hard.
Shields is on the bank of the Shenandoah, and
Jackson holds him in check. I hope to be able
to announce a great victory to you to-night.
SECOND DESPATCH TO OOV. LETCHER.
Glorious victory. Fremont completely rout
ed and in full retreat \V e will gat Shields to
morrow. Will give you casualties to-morrow.
THIRD DESPATCH—SAME DATE.
Gens. Stewart and Elzey both wounded, but
not dangerously. A complete victory. Jack
son in close pursuit Artillery and prisoners
captured in abundance. We will gat Shields
to-morrow.
RichmoI
Ashby was I
day last, in a skirmish wit
son J. Hooper, late Secretary of the 1
Congress, died in this city on Satuntevj
Foreign News from.
ami Euy v
Richmond, 9th.—Tho
morning was unimpty *
shell in-
Tho "New
long accsunt of the battle
which shows, despite tho effort
truth, tliat the Confederates game
victory. The writer admits that on:
displayed great intr pidity. Bennett
editorially a loss of 8C0 ! killed, an
killed and wounded, and says the
killed and wounded is 5,500 ! and
ers. A large number of Yankee
and wounded ; among the forme:
ker, Anderson Zouaves, N. Y; Co!
87th New York. Three Brigai
wounded; none admitted to be kill
General J. A. Dix supercedes Gt
command of Fortress Monroe. ' ^
A despatch from Gen. Halleck to „
Stanton, dated the 4th, says that Gone)
was pursuing Beauregard, and hadalr^^
lured 10,000 ! prisoners, 15,000 stands it
nine locomotives, etc. rj>fru<
•he lioonville aifair.J naiclil
European advices have been received V»
S2d. Lord Palmerston declare* that Lo
ons and Count Mercier act in perfect
officially, in respect to the American o* in ad
Mexican affairs, in connection with the**
of Napoleon, were oxciting much attentm
Europe.
| Pope’s Pursuit and Capture of 10,000
Rebel Prisoners.
The facts in regard to the tremendous
achievement by the Lincoln General Pope (see
telegram) are duly set forth in the Montgome
ry Advertiser of the 4th as follows:
THE AFFAIR AT BOONEVILLE.
By the arrival of a reliable citizen of Mont-
gomery who was in Booneviile at the time it
was captured by tlie Yankees, we are put in
possession of more accurate information in re
gard to that affair than has appeared from other •
papers. ’ Booneviile, it will be understood, is on
tlie Mobile <i Ohio Railroad, about eighteen
tniies from Corinth. It appears that the Con
federates had anticipated that the enemy would
attempt a flank movement from Burnsville with
a vew . . destroy the railroad at that point, and
cut off the •ommunication of our army. Burns
ville is s’ ”.e ten miles from the Mobile & Ohio
railroad, on the Memphis A Charleston road.—
A. dirision of our forces is said to have been
sent forward on the right, under Gens. Hardee
and Marmac ,kc to engage the flanking party
of the enema . hilstGens. Van Dorn and Price
with another division were advancing on the
left to flunk i Yankees and cut them off from
retreat L u t these respective movements
could Lj co. nated, a leport came into
Booneviile abou 12 o’clock on Thursday night
that the enemy was approaching, four thousand
strong. There was stationed at the place a
company o! i’ennessee cavalry, seventy strong.
It was urged by Dr. Bozeman and seconded by
Col. llenry D. Clayton, who happened to be
there at the time, such of the sick soldiers and
others who were able, should be immediately
armed with guns from a train with arms, am
munition and hospital stores, which was lying
at Booneviile.
All efforts of this sort proved unavailing,
and such of_those who could get away, put
themselves out of danger. A counter report
was also brought in from a squad of the caval
ry company already mentioned to the effect
that the men maTching on the place were our
reinforcements. This lulled apprehension
until morning, when our friends found them
selves surrounded by the Yankee cavalry.
They drew up in line about a hundred and
fifty yards from tlie I’ennessee company, who
were commanded to reserve their fire until the
enemy should approach within gunshot dis
tance, our men being armed with doubls barrel
guns. The Yankees tired the first two rounds
without effect, but their last fire killed one
man, wounded another, and hi” J a horse.
This pat the Tennessee cavalry to flight in the
utmost confusion. Tlie Yankees used revolv
ing rifles, firing wilh much greater rap"' ’itv
than was expected. They then set on fit
train, with arms, ammunition and hospital
stores, a large portion of which was destroyed.
A port’on of the train with arms was saved hv
the daring of some of the rear guard of our
army, who disconnected the cars when tho red
hot shell from the train on fire were exploding
till around them. The loss is considerable.
There were but about five thousand stand of
arms in all; one car containing some two or
three thousand, was saved. The town was
not burned, as was reported, only the depot
building, with tho stores.
Our infoimant remarks upon the miraculous
escape of our sick soldiers, a thousand of whom
must have been scattered around unprotected
from the bursting shells. Not one was serious
ly injured. One man only was slightly burned
by a piece of red hot shell falling on his blank
et, which lie knocked off himself. The Yan
kee cavalry, who were in possession of tho
town eboutar. hour and a half, held many cap
tives, among whom was Col. Virgil S. Murphy,
Dr. Bozeman and Dr. Roberts. Williams. Col.
Mur,- by in trying to escape is reported to have
killed one of his pursuers, and the only one of
the enemy that was killed, with an iron axle.
It is amusing to hear how the affair ended. A
little boy, not seeming to recognize that any
one cf the enemy was present, came in and
said to Dr. Bozeman in a low tone of voice,—
“We will bag the scourdrels directly; two
thousand of our cavalry are just over the hill.”
The tone of the boy impressed the Yankee
< ieneral very seriously. lie at once got thirs
ty and put out for the well. He sent up a sig
nal and the whole party left more rapidly than
they had come. It is thought they abandoned t
all their prisoners.
Soon after their departure, portions of our
army came up and caught some ten or a dozen
of the Yankee pickets, who had not had time
to retreat with the main body of their fleet
footed cavalry. It was supposed that the cav
alry scouts that captured the town and fired
the train were only the advance guard of a
large force that contemplated a flank move
ment upon our army. The number present
was estimated at 300. Our informant says it
was reported, with how much truth he does
not vouch, that the Yankee force was after
wards captured by our men.
B'T’We deeply regret to see that the gallant
Ashby, the great Cavalry leader, has been kill
ed. His loss is irreparable.
Poor Jonce Hooper, “Simon Suggs,” is also
dead—a man of infinite humor—a true and de
voted son of the South.