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Correspondence of the Mobl»6 Register'
Co it i N'i' ii, April 12,1362.
Both armies seem to have settled down
into a stale of ((iiiet. There is more or
less skirmishing between the pickets and
cavalrv. in which the Confederates invaii-
ahlv get the best of it. It lias rained al
most uninterruptedly since the battle, and
tlie condition of the roads in such as to
render them impassable to artillery and
baggage tiains It is not. probable, thcre-
fose, that the enemy will undertake any
offensive movement of a general charcater
for some days—perhaps not for two
weeks.
1 lie seizure, of the Memphis and Char
leston Railroad at Huntsvile should create
noalaiin. It is to be regreted, of course
but it lias been expected for some time.
The arm? for the defence of the South
west has already been more or less concen
trated; and should it be found necessary
to call for additional troops from the South
Atlantic States, they can be forwarded by
another route. The interruption of com
munication by the road will doubtless in
terfere with the arrangement of the Quar
termaster’s Department, which lias been
drawing a good deal of forage from points
east of Huntsville. So much greater the
necessity, therefore, that every blade o)
fodder and every grain of corn, in the Cot
ton States should lie carefully husbanded.
Nothing upon which man or beast can sub
sist should be wasted.
There is no reason to believe that the en
emy will seek to move down into Alabama
from Huntsville. His destination is Mem
phis and New Orleans, lie may occupy
s<> much of Alabama as lies has nort h of the
Tennessee river, but lie will hardly ven
ture to cross the river so far east. That
portion of the railroad lying north of the
river cannot he much, il any, less than
one hundred miles long.
A complete muster roll of the Federal '•
expedition to the Tennessee, was found in I
the battle field. It shows that the enemy
had a force at and around the battle ground
of 61,000 men. This includes the divis
ion of Gen. Lewis Wallace at Crump’s
landing, four miles below Pittsburg and
which was not engaged until early Mon
day morning. 1 here were 21 batteries,
averaging six pieces to the battery, tlius
making the number of their guns 126.
After deducting the divisions at Crump’s
landing allowing 5,000 for the sick, we
have foree of 48,500 men, These men
we fought on C'.tnday. The forces oppo
sed to us on Monday, 25,000 of whom
were
the two Wallaces.
On our side Gen Johnston was killed,
and Gen. Fiadde.n has since died. Chcath-
ham was wounded in the shoulder, and
had three horses shot under him. Bush-
rod Johnson was wounded in the side.
Haidee very slightly in the aim and side
and horse shot, and Bonner in the neck-
all slight. Major Gilmer, Chief of Engin
eers, had his arm broked by a spent ball
— wound not serious.
A courier has this moment brought news
of the capture of Decatur.
I return to Memphis for a few days to
look after affairs up the Mississippi, and
to make some necessary arangenients for
the campaign. P.’W. A.
Tiir ICicrnl \nvnl Sconrt in Hampton Rond>
The public are verv justly indignant at
the conduct of our navy in Hampton
Roads on Friday last. The rebel fleet,
headed by the Merrimac. came down to
Craney Island, and one of the rebel gun
boats very coolly captured three Union
vessels. The Monitor, the Stevens Bat-
ter}-, the Ocfarora and the other Union
vessels of war took no apparent notice of
this proceeding.
Not one of the vessels there even moved
toward the Merrimac. From all appear
ance the rebel fleet might have captured
every vessel in the Roads without resis
tance, so lung as the Merrimac kept her
position off Craney Island.
Among the spectators of this national
disgrace were representatives of the
French and English navies. They must
have formed a very high opinion of our na
vy from this sample.
Excelling the rebel fleet in the number
and efficiency of our vessels, we yet waited
for an attack and submitted even to the
capture of the unarmed vessels we were
there to defend rather than make the first
assault. Was it want of force that caused
this remarkable inaction ? Look at our |
ships in Hampton Roads, and from the
Minnessota to the Monitor, we chal
lenge the world to show ns finer war ves
sels.
Was it cowardice, then 1 Look at our
brave sailois, and remember what they
have done for the Union and cowardice
seems impossible. No, it was red tape
which anchored our gallant ships and kept
them from attacking the enemy. It was
, red tape which tied the hands of our brave
h troops, were still larger. Al- sailors and restrained them from victory.-
low 10,000 for the captured, killed, woun- The wretched imbecility of the manage-
ded and disabled on Sunday, there would j "lent of the Navy Department lias paral-
still remain of the original force 3S,000 yzed the best sailors and the best navj of
men, Wallace’s division of 7,500 and I ,ke world.
Buell’s reinforcements, who came up Mon- ^' ()r does the criminality of the Navy
day niiiglily estimated at 17,500—making j Department end here. It is not only
together 25,000 men; would swell the Fed- ] responsible for the continued and threaten-
eial airny opposed to us on Monday to | in g appearance of the Merrimac, butalso
63,000. These fresh forces doubtless
tip front Crump’s landing. The Coitl- . easily and abuudantiy. It is anotherex-
rnandefs of divisions were Sherman, Smith ! ample of the shameful dependence upon
(sick,) Prentiss, McClernard, Hurlburt and : our enemies, we have hitherto lived in.—
In this, as well as in many other matters
we are at last happily compelled to de
pend on ourselves. Aside from the neces
sity we are under now of providing a
large supply of mustard for medical and
other uses, in the point of profit there is
no crop a farmer can raise more remunera
tive. We have seen in some of the
Patent Office Report a repor.s from an
Illinois farmer of his experence in raising
mustard for market, and he estimated
his profit at (we think) $300 per acre-
much better than making cotton at noth
ing per pound.
It should be planted early in the spring,
in drills IS inches or two feet apart and
thinnrfd to six inches in the drill.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President, transmitting
the report of Maj. Gen. Van Dorn, of the
engagement on Sugar Creek, Ark., on the
7th and 8th of March, which was read,
laid upon the table and ordered to be prin-
onee placed the ambulances with all of from Fort Fula»kL
the wounded they would hear upon the ; The Charleston Courier of Monday
Huntsville road, and a portion of McCul- says:
loch’s division, which Lad joined me du- Capt. Kroeg, Mr. Dequat, and two ofh-
ring the night, in position to follow, while er prisoners captured by the Federals a
I so disposed of my remaining forces as short time since, have been released by
best to deceive the enemy as to my inten- order of Commodoie Dupont. They rendi
tions, and to hftld him in check whiic exe- Caper’s Island Saturday, and this city
cuting it. About 10 o’clock, I gave the Sunday morning.
order for the column to march, and soon The Federal report of the bombardment
afterwards for the troops engaged to fall 0 f p\, rt p u |. |sk ; states that seventeen of
back and cover the rear of the army. This their own number were killed, and but
was done very steadily. No attempt was „ n e of the garrison of the Fort. The
made by the enemy to follow ns, and we fo r t was shelled from the weakest side,
encamped about two P. M., about six j The walls weie not breached, as reported
miles from the field of battle. Soon dem- : j,y the Savannah papers but the garrison
onstrations were made by his cavalry up- were completely shelled out by the tremen-
ofi my baggage train and the batteries ol ! tl ous fi re brought to bear upon them. The
artillery which returned by different routes i Federals ridiculed the fact of the Oonfed :
from that taken by the army; but they | orate garrison at Fort Pulaski allowing
•were instantly cheeked, and, thanks to the j them to erect thqir^ batteries so near the
courage and skill of Col. Stone and Major , port and at such commanding posi-
Wade, all the baggage and artillery joined tions.
the army in safety. j Capt. Magrath and son they intend to
So far as I can ascertain, our losses a- - * -
mount to about 601) killed and wounded
and two hundred prisoners, and one can
ted. The main portions of the report we | non, which having become disabled, 1 or-
herewith append :
Hradq’rs Trans-Miss. Dist. )
Jacksonport, Ark., March 27, 1862. j
General: I have the honor to report
that, while at Pocahontas, I received dis
patches on the 22<l of February, inform-
rne that General Price had rapidly
dered to he thrown into a ravine.
The best information I can procure pla
ces his killed at more than 700, with at
least an equal number of wounded, Wei crv day.
brought away about 300 prisoners, (so that
his total loss is near about 2,000,) four can
non, and ten baggage wagons, and we
hold prisoners.
The officers say that four iron-clad ves
sels wereneaily. ready, with which and
a land force of fifty thousand, assisted by
their other gunboats, they designed to at
tack Charleston.—-They assert that they
receive the Savannah papears nearly ev-
brought with them as many guns as we
had captured, which would leave their ar
tillery abqut as strong on Monday as it
was on Sunday.
It would be improper, perhaps, to offer
any estimate of the forces engaged on our
side. When all the.facts shall have come
out, however, there will be found addition
al reason for the pride we so justly feel in
Southern arms and Southern prowess.
The Confederate forces were chiefly from
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky.
for the very existence of that vessel. Fi
months ago Norfolk could have been
taken, and again and again Genera!
Wool has asked permission to capture it,
hut has been refused. During that time
the Merrimac has been preparing, and
now it takes vasts preperation to destroy
her and save the Union fleet, when long
ago she could have been seized at her dock
by the Union forces. More than this, that
Depa rtment is responsible for all the loss
of time and life required now to capture
Yo’kiown and Norfolk, since the intention
of the rebels to foritfv and defend these
Georgia was represented by an excellent j phices even at the cost of evacuating Man
battery and a fine cavalry company and j assas was anticipated by Gen. Wool and
gallant little Florida had a regiment on
the field. Georgia as you know, is very
largely represented on other fields. It
would be improper to make distinction, is
any really existed; and I am glad to have
it in my power to state, as the result of
my own personal observation on the field,
and from information derived front official
sources, that all our troops behaved with
the greatest gallantry. They conducted
themselves as men ought to do who were
fighting for their hearthstones and for lib
erty itself. Alabama has just reason to
feel gratified with the performance of her
could have been prevented had the depart
ment allowed it.
But space fails us to enumerate half the
silly blunders and foolish mistakes of the
head of the navy Department in conectiuii
with this Merrimac business. It turns out
that the splendid preparations made to
sink her, of which the department has
given ns such solemn assurance, consist
of an invitation tor her to come out and
place herself in such a position that a
ball from Fortress Monroe may destroy
her.
Until the rebels accept this invitation of
heroic children. This is the judgment of j coursc ,1,e Xav 7 Department can do notli-
all«ien. And while all the superior offi- j in g and the Merrimac and her consorts
cers distinguishing themselves, your own | ma y ca P ture as man y schooners as they
Gen. Withers was among the most heroic llkc ’ aml kec P our wl,o!c (leet and arm y
and daring, gallantly leading his men in I at ba Y- If. in the meantime, the rebels
the very thickest of the fight. He esca
ped. 1 am glad to say without a scratch.
The dashing Gen. Gladden, who so
ably led four of our own regiments until
lie lost his arm, has just breathed his last.
A brave officer and noble spririt has gone
down, but his name will long live on glory’s
page.
It is now stated that Gen. Johnston was
not struck in the body at all, hut that he
was wounded in the foot just above and
behind the knee. It was the latter wound
that proved fatal. The hall cut an artery
and he war so far in advance that he bled
. to death before a surgeon could be brought
. * . P , P
up; It was a critical moment, and hd
placed himself at the head of a brigade
and made a hold dash at the enemy which
literally scattered them to the winds. But
his life was the price of our success. All
honor to the fallen chief! He entered
the battle with the resolution to return
victorious or die upon his shield. He did
both!
The battle abounded in acts of-person
al prowess ami individual gallantry. I
have already alluded to such as came to
my knowledge; but the weather has been
such, and the facilities for visiting the
camps, which occupy fin area of several
miles, are so limited, that I have not found
it possible to collect and verity them for
publication. Many of them will reach
you through private letters and to them
I must refer you for the present.
One thing I must urge upon the peo
ple at home and that is to fill up as rapid
ly as possible the places of the noble dead.
Many of the companies and regiments
have suffered very heavily, some of them
have been decimated; and but few were
ever entirely full. Let recruits come for
ward at once, and take up the arms that
have been laid aside l>y the fallen brave.
Another great battle will be. fought here
soon; if not here, then somewhere in the
vicinity of the Tennessee river. But
'whenever fought, it must be more or less
decisive of the campaign in the Southwest.
Cavalry are not wanted; we have too many
now. 1 he country is unsuited to this kind
of service. Such is the opinion of our
best officers; and I doubt whether any
more cavalry would be received, if offer
ed.
No return has boen made, as far as I
have been informed of the number of guns
captured. The reports of the killed and
wounded come in slowly also, owing to the
active duty upon which many of the regi
ments are engaged. We still hold a part
of the battle field, and troops who are thus
engaged have hut little time to prepare re
ports. < >iir entire loss it is now thought
is quite 3,000. At least one-third of the
wounded are already on their feet.
1 have just heard that among the slain
on the Federal side was Gen. Lewis Wal
lace, who commanded the division brought
would only send a gunboat or two up the
j Potomac, and throw a large shell directly
into the sleeping apartment of the vener
able head of the Navy Department, we
will forgive them all the other damage they
may do us in a year.— New York Herald.
Proclaim?tiosi by the CSovcrncr of Alabama.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, \
Montgomery, Ala., April 10, 1862. )
Notwithstanding the urgent appeals
which have been made in every form by
the press, by our public officials, including
tbe proclamation which has heretofore
issued from the Executive Department,
and notwithstanding the plain course of
action which patriotic duty demands, I
ha ve been pained to hear that, there are
some among us who. disregarding every
other consideration and selfishly pursuing
their own sordid interests, are preparing to
plant their usual crop of cotton Listead of
a provision crop. I am happy to believe
that these men arc few in number, and can
be easily identified, and should be held
up to the notice and condemnation of their
fellow-citizens. I again warn the people
against such a suicidal policy, and appeal
to every true and loyal citizen to discourage
and denounce it in every proper way, and
if it he necessary, even to withdraw all
sympathy and protection from men who
will deliberately peril the welfare of their
country it* order to gratify the mere thirst
for gold. Though ours is a free country,
and we mean, with the blessing of God, to
keep it so. these selfish, avaricious men
have no right to disregard the public wel
fare at a time like, this, and seek the ad
vancement of individual and sordid ends
when they conflict with a policy upon
which our all may depend for the subsis
tence of our army and people
I hereby give notice that I shall urge
upon the next session of the General As
sembly the duty and sound policy of tax
ing all cotton beyond what may be needed
for home consumption and the supply of
seed for another year, to the.full extent of
its value, and I think it every way pro
bable that persons who persist in planting
the usual crop of cotton, or more than one
acre to the hand will not be allowed to
enjoy the fruits of such a selfish and
unpatriotic course.
In testimony whereof, I, John
I j g I Gill Shorter, Governor of the
1 ) State of Alabama, have here
unto set my hand and affixed
the Great Seal of the State, this 10th day
of April, 1862.
JOHN GILL SHORTER.
By the Governar;
B. B. Brittan, Secretary of State.
J1J vv iiiui u*U/i ui j i IV.-W iiau * ■ j | i . |
fallen hack from Springfield before a su- j , burnt «P on tb< ? fie [ d tbr ? e can “ on > tak f u
perior force of the enemy, and was endea- j b Y McIntosh in his brilliant charge, the
vori.ig to form a junction with the division j horses having been killed; these guns
of General McCulloch on Boston Moun- I cou J d not be brought away. The force
ta j n ; with which I went into action was less
For reasons which seemed to me imper- j * baa 14,000 men; that of the enemy is
ative, I resolved to go in person and take variously estimated at from 17,000 to 24,-
command of the combined forces of Price t
and McCulloch. I reached their.head- j During the whole of the engagement, I
quarters on the 3d of March, and being i was w ' ,k ,bo Missouri division under
satisfied that the enemy, who had halted j 1>rice * and 1 have « ever . seen better fight-
on Sugar Creek, 55 miles distant, was only i ers tkan these Missouri troops, or mote
awaiting large reinforcements before he ' gallant leaders than General 1 rice and Ins
would advance, I resolved to attack him oncers. From the first to’the last shot
at once. Accordingly, 1 sent for General they constantly pushed on, and neier
Like to join me near Elm Springs with y^bled an inch they had won; and when
the forces under his command, and, fin the at; J as * they received the order to fall
morning of the 4tli of March, moved with hack, they retired steadily and with cheers,
the divisions of Price and McCulloch, by General 1>r *ce received a severe wound
way of Fayetteville and Bentonville, to early in the action, but would neither re
attack the enemy’s main camp on Sugar * ire from the field nor cease to expose him
Creek. The whole force under my com
mand was about 16,000 men.
On the 6th wo left Elm Springs for
Bentonville, and from prisoners captured
by our scouting parties on the 5tli I be
came convinced that up to that time no
suspicion was entertained of our advance,
and that there were strong hopes of our
effecting a complete-surprise, and attack
ing the enemy before the largo detach
ments eacamped at various points in the
self to danger.
.No successes can repair the loss of the
gSllant dead who fell id the well-fought
field. McCulloch was the first to fall. 1
had found him in the frequent conferences
I had with him a sagacious, prudent coun
sellor, and a bolder soldier never died for
for his country.
McIntosh had been very much distin
guished all through the operations which
had taken place in this region, and during
my advance from Boston Mountain I pla-
surrounding country could rejoin the main In 9 . . -
body. I therefore endeavored to reach cedlnm in command of the cavalry brigade
Bentonville, 11 miles distant, by a rapid
march; hut the troops moved so very
slowly that it was 11 A. M. before the
head of the leading division (Price’s)
reached the village, and we had the mor
tification to see Seigel’s division, 7,000
leaving it as we entered. Had we been
an Lour sooner, we should have cut him
and in charge of the pickets. lie was
alert, daring, and devoted to his duty.—
His kindness of disposition, with his reck
less bravery, had attached troops strongly
to him, so that after McCulloch fell, had
he remained to lead them, all would have
been well with my right wing. But alter
leading a brilliant charge of cavalrv, and
off with his whole force, and certainly car, 7 in £ tbe enemy’s batteries, lie rushed
have beaten the enemy the next day. into tbe tb,ckest of the fight again, at the
We followed him, our advance skirmish- hcad of hls old regiment, and was shot
ing with his rear guard, which was admi- through the heart. I he value of these
rably handled, until we had gained a point twa , °! }ic ? rs was best proven by tho effect
on Sugar Creek; about seven miles beyond °f their fall upon their troops. So long as
Bentonville, and within one or two miles bravc deeds aro admired by our people,
of the strongly entrenched camp of the en- . e names of McCulloch and McIntosh
will be remembered and loved.
Gen. Slack, after gallantly maintainin
a long continued and successful attack,
was shot through the body ; but I hope his
distinguised services will be restored to his
country.
A- noble boy, Churchill Clarke, com
manded a battery of artillery, and during
the fierce artillery actions of the 7th and
8th, was conspicuous for the daring and
skill which lie exhibited. He fell at the
very close of the action.
[The remainder of the report refers to
the distinguished services of the different
officers under his command, upon all of
whom he bestows the highest meed of
emy.
In conference with Generals McCulloch
and McIntosh, who had an accurate
knowledge of this locality, I had ascer
tained that, by making a detour of eight
miles, I could reach the telegraph road
leading from Springfield to Fayetteville,
and be immediately in the rear of the ene
my and his entrenchments. I had resol
ved to adopt this route, and therefore halt
ed the head of my column near the point
where the road by which 1 had proposed
to move diverged, threw out my pickets,
and bivouacked as if for the night. But,
soon after dark, 1 inarched again, moving
with Price’s division in advance, and ta
king the road by which I had hoped be- P raise J _
fore daylight to reach the rear of the e;.e- „ .
nl y. . How they Fell.
Some obstructions which he had hastily We are indebted to private llalliei t, of the
thrown in the way so impeded our march Washington Artillery, of Augusta, fora
that we did not gain £he telegraph road letter taken from the body of a dead
until near 10 o’clock A. M. of the 7th.— Federal . soldier at Shiloh, to one of
From prisoners with forage wagons, whom his apparently numerous flames. The
our cavalry pickets brought in, we were writer signs himself Frank Blake, and says
assured that we were not expected in that he was a private in company G, Capt. J.
quarter, and that the promise was fair for B. Nelson, 16th, Regiment Illinois Yolun-
a complete surprise. I at once made dis- teers. He writes on the 3d inst., and de
positions for attack, and directing General ' erihes the situation of affairs as follows:—
Price to move forward cautiously, soon “IV e are on the Tennessee river, about S
drew the fire of a few skirmishers, who miles above Savannah, at a place called
were rapidly reinforced, so that before 11 Pittsburg Landing, and our regiment is
o’clock wo were fairly engaged, the ene- stationed about 4 miles from the river in
my holding very strong positions, and the timber, while there are regiments of
maintaining a heavy fire of artillery and soldiers for miles around. Our camp is
small arms upon the constantly advancing about 20 miles from Corinth, where the
columns which were being pressed upon main army of the rebels is stationed.—
him. | They have about 95.000 men, commanded
I had directed Gen. McCulloch to at- by Gen. Beauregard, while the Union
tack witirhis forces the enemy’s left, and army lias 150,000 men, and Gen. Buell is
before two o'clock it was evident that if j coming to join ns with 80,000 men. So
his division could advance, or even main- you sec we will have 230,000 in the field,
tain his ground, I could at once throw for- and we except to have some dark fighting
ward Price’s left, advance his whole line, to do in a short time; for the rebels is strong-
andend the battle. I sent him a dispatch ly entrenched, and it will take some hard*
to this effect, but it was never received by fighting to drive them out of their strong-
liirn ; before it was penned, his brave spir- holds. But we can do it and not half try,
it had winged its flight, and one of the most ■ and I think sccesh is very near played out
gallant leaders of the Confederacy had , in this section of the country. There is
fought his last battle. ' deserters coming into camp every day
About three P. M., I received by aid- j a poorer set of men 1 never saw before.-—
de-camp, the information that Generals They look as if they came over to our lines
McCulloch, McIntosh, and Col. Hebert, to get something to eat. It would be a
were killed, and that the division was pity to shoot such poor devils in a battle,
without any head. I nevertheless pressed as long as they come over to our lines and
forward with the attack, and at sunset the behave themselves, I say let them stay;
enemy was flying before our victorious but if they don’t, the only remedy is to
troops at every point in our front, and i give them Yankee pills, which is made of
when night fell we had driven him entirely powder and lead. It is a splendid dose to
trom the field of battle. Our troops slept take, and they cither kill or cure. We
Thf Euemj’N Account from Shiloh.
We have as yet seen no northern papers
containing reports of the battles on the
Tennessee river, but learn that some have
been received by our military authorities
at Corinth, botli from from St. Louis and
Nashville. The St. Louis Republican
puts down the whole Federal loss at 18,-
000, the Nashville papers at 20,000. The
accounts from Nashville are said to report
Gens. Sherman, Tom Crittenden, Lew
Wallace, and acting Brigadier (Col.) Wal
lace as killed or mortally wounded.
They acknowledge the completeness of
the victory achieved by Southern arms.
Memphis Appeal 16th.
Protection of the Slate Road.—Major
Rowland the Superintendent of the State
Road, has been energetic in providing for
the protection of the State Road and the
bridges over it. At his earnest, request
we are advised that Gen. Ledbetter, who
commands the Confederate forces at Chat
tanooga, has detailed a sufficient guard to
protect all the bridge of the road from
that point to Atlanta. Bridge-burners
whether of Yankees or nativ e origin, under
existing circumstance will find bridge-
burning a hard “schedule to run” on the
State Road.
Atlanta Intelligencer.
Gen. Shields Reported Dead.—A gen
tleman recently arrived here from the Val
ley says that it was reported and believed
in that section, that Gen. Shields had died
of his wound. Two eminent surgeons
were sent or taken up to Winchester by
Seward; but the life of Shields could not
be saved. It is supposed that mortifica
tion had ensued. Wc give the report as
we received it, without vouching for its
truth.—Lynchburg Virginia.
From Jacksonrillr.—A letter to the Ed
itor dated Lake City, Fla., April 15th,
says:
The Yankees left Jacksonville a few
days since. They respected private prop
erty, as usual, by taking off everything
that they fancied, such as pianos and light
articles of furniture, and by breaking in
to the Episcopal Church and stealing two
silver plates. Fortnnatley, the other silver
Iiad been removed. They still keep a
gunboat in the river.
Mr. Lewis Muller lost bis life in a very
singular manner, in Grenada Miss., a few
days since. He*had out a large bowie-
knife, showing to some of his friends, and
in attempting to return it to its scabbard
he thrust it into his groin, serving an arter-
ry. He died in less than an hour after the
accident.
The ladies of Troy, New York, have in
vented a new feature in their fairs. A
parcel of handsome girls set themselves
up, and allow gentlemen to kiss them for
twelve and a half cents per kiss. One
girl made sixty-two dollars in one eve
ning. One man took eleven dollars
worth.
Suspicious.—A man was arrested last
week in New Orleans as a suspicious per
son. The ground for his arrest was found
to be that he was seen to have in his pos
session one dollar in silver.
appointed Major Generals, C. S. A., and
Col. T. Jordan, Assistant Adjutant General
to Beauregard; Wm. Preston, of Ky-, late
Aid to Gen. A. S. Johnston, has been
made Colonel, and Alfred Mouton, of La.,
also; Geo. Manney, of Tenu., Colonel;
Col. W. H. Beall, of Ark , Brigadier
General, and Capt. Jack Morgan, ol Ky ,
Colonel.
BY AUTHORITY.
acts and resolutions
of the Fifth Section ,f the
PRO 1 IS 10 iS A Li CONGRESS
of the
CONFEDERATE
STATES.
Copt. Ashby tud the '"'StlunpedeTS."—Tlie Knox
ville Register of Saturday gives tl>e following j
account of the defeat of a large party ot Union
men who were attempting to leave East Tennes-
1861.
(No. 36S.1
; AN ACT to establish an assay office in New Or-
leans.
Section 1. Tho Congress of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That the President i 3
authorized to appoint an assayer at New Orleans
whose duty it shall be to assay and certify the
tiueness and value of such gold and silver as nviv
be committed to him to be assayed. *
Sec. 2. The said assayer shalfexecute a bond to
The streets were full of rumors yesterday, some
of them of a very extravagant nature, in regard
to the results of Capt Ashby's encounter withfthe
gan£ of “Stampeders," whose departure we no
ticed a day or two ago. The following are the
facts in the case. _ ■
As soon as the fact of their having started for
Kentucky was brought to the notice of the au- j
thorities here. Captain. Ashby with a detachment ' h e ‘s^'wim 1 Yffi
of men consisting of hit and Capt. Bradley s j such sum „ shall be 'approved hy'the Secretary
j of the Treasury to discharge the duties of his ot-
below
tories about eight
bell county, giving them immediate battle, kill
ing thirty, wounded the same number: and captur
ing four hundred and twenty-one prisoners, with
a loss to himself of five wounded all of whom, it
is feared, mortally. We regret to learn that Lieut.
Gibbs, of Capt. Ashby's company, was among the
wounded on our side. We had only seventy men
in the attack.
companies of cavalrv were started in pursuit
Having ..bend C.p, Bvdlcy .. gu.nl . gJP |
low, he pushed forward and came up with the , 8amei al)(] t „ s the Constitution of th - Con
-,es about eight mile* above 1 incastle, in Camp- ,^ erate States . thereupon the Secretary of the
Treasury shall place in his charge and subject to
his use, so much of the Mint Edifice at New Or
leans, and ot the tools and implements therein, aa
the said Secretary shall deem propel for the said
office, subject however, to be returned whenever
it may be deemed expedient for the general pur
poses of the Mint.
...- . . . , Sec 3 The whole expenses of the assaying
Too much praise cannot be given to that g - tahlishment shall he defrayed by the «kaver, and
Iant little band of Confederates; who accomplish-1 • ...... J s ■
We understand that the prisoners will be
brought in to day.
Gen’l Lee telegraphed Gov. Brown, last week
that he would send him these prisoners, 400,
to milledgeville, but the Governor replied that he
has no prison or place to put them in and no arms
or men to guard them.
[Editors Southern Federal Unit it.
ceeding three thousand dijlars.
Sec. 4. It shall be the dhty of such assayer to
keep in good order the rooms or buildings tools and
other property, and to restore the same to the
Confederate States in like condition; lie shall hold
his office for two years, and may employ under
him, at such ratf-s as he may agree upon, such
: wot kmen and inferior officers us ho may seem
fit.
Sec 5. Tho said assayer shall, from time to time
as he yjjjj»**e--required by the Secretary of the
i Treasury, make an accurate report of all proceed
ings at his office, in such form as may he required
by the said Secretary; and lie and his officers and
subordinates shall at any time he subject to such
Feeling for tbe Dying.
A letteffroin a distinguished Physician to a Friend.
Dear Sir: Our friend will make his exit in a .
few days at farthest. I beg you to remain with , or ders and regulations as said Secretary may from
him. I know your humanity will, as much as in thne to time, make or direct,
your power lies, smooth the avenues to death, and Approved Jau. 27. 1862.
even in some degree make his death-bed easy. In
truth, tbe physical process of death is generally [No. 309 ]
not very painful: for although the difficulty of re- i AN ACT to authorize the change of the names of
spiiatioii sometimes excites a kind of struggle, yet vessels in certain cases *
i 1 - , , a .. , • ... a1 States of America do enact, lhatitshal be law-
gradation is slow and distinct, and in reality they f l , . £ ,. ,
appear to languish for complete dissolution. I have ‘ al “ ,r Purchaser of any vessel, sold under a
known some to express great uneasiness, when re- decree of Court as Prize of War, toalterthe name
" ” - thereof, and to bestow on the same snch name as
cailed from beginning insensibility by the cries of
their friends The approach of actual death pro
duces a state similar to that of falling asleep—
sensation is diminished exactly in proportion to
the decrease of the vital functions—ail impres
sions are impaired, and the patient’s only wish for
absolute rest. Even in acute diseases, a degree of
nsensibility often precedes death a considerable
he may deem proper; which change <>f name shall
he duly certified, on the papers and titles of such
vessel, by the Collector of the Pott where such sale
was made.
Approved Jan. 27, 1862.
(No. 370.)
time. During this interval, between insensibility | AN ACT to provide for recruiting companies now
and the absolute cessation of mortal existence, be i j™ Service of the Confederate States for
it the task of your humanity, my friend, to pre- 1 welve months.^
vent the relations and officious attendants from ex- j Section I. The Congress of the Confederate
pressing useless pity and inflicting useless pain. ; States of America do enact, Ttiat all campauies of
Abstain fiom the cruel custom of forcing liquids i voluuteers, now in the service of the Confederate
into his mouth, when he can no longer swallow— j States, under enlistment for the term of twelve
Jisturb him not—suffocate him not—draw not the i months, may be recruited by enlisting or receiv-
pillow—let him pass poscably—and when he ceases ! ing volunteers lor three years or the war, to a num-
to breathe, let the room be kept as quiet as il he her not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five,
were in a transitory sleep. Be not over precipi- i rank and file, and companies so recruited shall, at
tate in laying him out; for it is too certain that in j the expiration of tho term ofservice of the original
this helpless situation he is sensible of all the I company elect their commissioned officers; and
cruelties practised upon him although he has be- vacancies thereafter occurring in the connnission-
come unable to express his sensations. The testi- , ed officers of such companies, shall be tilled by
tnony of many, recovered from apparent death, ; promotion of said commissioned officers, except
leaves no doubt upon the subject. After two
three hmirs. however the body, will have become
quite cold, and the limbs begin to grow rigid—the
remains of sensibility will then have been extin
guished entirely, and the windows may be thrown
open and the body laid out. It must remain un- ! tail oue commissioned officer and not exceeding
that vacancies in the lowest grade of such officers,
shall -boJiWad by election.
Sec52. The Colonel or commanding officer of
the several regimeuts, battallions and squadrons
enlisted for twelve months as aforesaid, may de-
buried, nevertheless, until some appearance of pu
trefaction has taken place. This is the only suf
ficient security against the revisitings of life, and
indicates the proper time for interment. F.
Mustard.—The supplies of this article,
of which immense quantities are generaly
used in the South, have heretofore been
mostly supplied from the Western States,
although it can be raised here much more
upon their arms nearly a mile beyond the
point at which he made his last stand, and
my headquarters for the night were at the
Elkhorn IVv«rn. We had taken during
the day seven cannon and about 200 pris
oners.
In the course of the night I ascertained
that the ammunition was almost exhaust
ed, and the officer in charge of the ordi
nance supplies could not find his wagons,
which, with the subsistence train, had
been sent to Bentonville. Most of the
troops had been without food since the
morning of the 6th, and the artillery horses
were beaten out. It was, therefore, with
no little anxiety that 1 awaited the dawn
of day. When it came, it revealed the
enemy in a new and strong position, offer
ing battle. I made my disposition at once
to accept the gage, and by 7 o’clock the
cannonading was as heavy’ as that of the
previous day. On the side of the enemy
the fire was much better sustained, for
being forced from the attack of my right
wing, he could now concentrate his whole
artillery force. Finding that my right
wing was mncli disorganized and that the
batteries were one alter another retiring
from the field with every shot expended,
don’t administer them to any one but the
secesli. But enough ol seeesli ”
Poor Frank little thought that the poor
secesli devils would get him and his leter
too.—[Macon Telegraph.
Congressional.
Riclimnnd 21st.—=ln the Senate.to-day,
Semmes of La., moved to take up the
House bill repealing the tariff, which mo
tion did not prevail. Hunter of Va., was
re-elected President, protem. The Senate
was in open sesion only fora short time.
In the House, Davis of ^Mississippi, mo
ved a suspension of the rules to allow him
How Ihc Lnilifo of .\n«lirillr trraf Yaukrr
Ocnerala.
A correspondent of the New York Her
aid, in a recent letter from Nashville, de
scribes the following rich scene :
“Men do not make any demonstration
publicly, hut it is plain by whom women,
girls and boys are pushed on to offer the
grossest insults to officers and men. Any
one of the demonstrations made by the la
Jloo wouM appear ridiculous if mentioned,
but is certain that, though harmless, their
actions are very aggravating to the men,
particularly as the whole army has been
careful to appear, if not in reality’, as po
lite as my lord Chesterfield. Let me
mention an instance of the means employ
ed by the fair dames ot Nashville to in
sult our officers. 8nme of our Generals
were standing yesterday on the sidewalk
in front ot tln> St. Cloud Hotel. While
they were conversing a couple of ladies, in
full dress of gaudy colors, approached;
they were followed by a great fat, dirty*
and slovenly negro woman. As the la
dies neared the Ge,nerals, they’ changed
from line of battle and marched to a siu-
gle file, although there was plenty of
room- At the same time they carefully
drew their desses aside, to prevent their
coming in contact with the generals—ten
feet distance—and placed their handker
chiefs upon their dimnutive nasal organs.
The negro wench had been well drilled,
and it was with the most serious face and
admirable delicacy that she drew her
hoopless skirt to one side and put a great
read bandanna to her nose. One Gener
al scratched Ino pata with a puzzled air;
another swore in approved '>German
style.” while a third appeared to enjoy
the joke of the ladies and the anger and
chagrin of his friends.
Cnpt. Jtno. XKorjstin’s inirrvicxv with Ken.
Buell.
Before leaving Tuseumbia, I learned the par
ticulars of an interview between the celebiated
Capt. John Morgan and the Federal Gen. Bueli at
Nashville, which is worthy of record as a part
of the history of the times. The exploits of Capt
Morgan are more like the romantic and daring
feats of the days of knighthood and chivalry than
any thing else we can compare them to.
It seems tiiat Capt Morgan, having learned that
Gen. Buell had determined to hang four of his
men as outlaws, who had been taken prisoners in
his inemoiable scout of March 8, he proceeded
with a flag of truce aud ten of his men to Nash
ville. On his way he meet Gen. Mitchell with a
large force of the enemy’s cavalry, and to whom
he made his object known. Milhciiell said he
was just going out to search for Morgan and re
gretted to meet with him under the protection of
a flag of truce. Morgan, with a meaning look
not to be misunderstood, assured the Federal Gen
eral that no one more than himself shared his re
gret and disappointment and hoped that an op
portunity would soon offer of meeting him under
more favorable circumstances.
Mitchell then, gave Morgan an escort, and
accompanied him to Buell’s quarter. Buell
was greatly surprised at meeting with the bold
partisan face to face, and. evincing no little un-
easines s, asked to what circumstances he was
indebted for tbe honor of this visit.
Morgan replied that his errand was a Christian
one; that he had been informed that General Buell
bad threatened to hang four his men, who had
been taken prisoners, as outlaws, in violation of
the rules of war and civilization; that he had thirty-
six Federal prisoners in his possession, and if such
was Buell’s determination, should retaliate by
hanging nine Federals for ever one of his
men.
Buell disclaimed any such intention, and said
he should never violate tbe usages of civilized
warfare.
Morgan then proposed an exchange of the thir
ty six Federal prisoners for his four men saying
that the difference in numbers was but a fair val
nation of the services of his brave troopers.
Buell replied that he was compelled to decline
the offer, as he cold not negotiate with aa officer
inferior to him in rank.
“That is unfortunate sir,’’replied Morgan, “as
the objection could not hold good in any other
sense;” and the interview then terminated, It
was after this that Morgan learned that one of his
men, named Love, had been shot after ha was ta
ken prisoner.
I have also been put in possession of the particu
lars i f another most gallant affair, which occurred
on the 10th inst, and of which no mention has
yet been made. On that day. Lieut. Basile Duke ;
theadjutant and brother-in-law of Captain Mor- j Diarrhoea Cordial at $ I p^r bottle,
gan ana equally as brave and daring proceed with 0 , IT r-r• irtrr . * a-
eighteen men to within three and a half miles of HERTV & IIALL ala ° 0WE '? t i
Nashville and halt a mile of Gen. McCook’s Camp 1 " **
where concealing themselves, they dismounted,
leaving their horses in charge of three of their
two privates of each company, to recruit tor their
respective companies, and the officers an f privates
so detailed, shall be entitled to transportation while
so engaged, and the recruits so enlisted shall be
entitled to pay, transportation and subsistence
from the time and place of enlistment, together
with the sum of fifty dollars, as a bounty, upon
joining their respective companies.
Sec. 3. The original volunteers, in such com-
panies. re-enlisting, according to the terms of the
act entitled an act providing for the grantiug of
bounty and furloughs to privates and non-com
missioned officers in the Provisional Army, may
re enlist ill, and form part of the companies to he
recruited as herein piovided; and whitu all the
companies composing the regiment, battalion or
squadron as aforesaid, or byre-enlistment and re
cruiting, as aforesaid, have attained at the date of
the expiration of the term of service ot the original
companies, the number required by law for a com
pany, the number and designation of such regi
ment, battallion, or squadron, may continue, or
such of said companies as are complete at that
date, may reorganize into new regiments, battal
ions, or squadrons, or attach themselves to other
regiments, battalions or squadrons; and in all
such cases the field officers shall be elected, and
vacancies thereafter occurring in such field officers
shall be tilled by promotion, as directed by the act
aforesaid.
Sec. 4. Companies organized by re-enlisted
twelve months volunteers; under the act aforesaid,
may he recruited to the number - of one hundred
and twenty five, in the manner prescribed in tbe
second section of this act.
Sec. 5. Where at the date of the expiration of
the term of service of the original company, the
numhqt'ut recruits and enlisted men will amount
to the minimum number required fora company,
the recruited men may combine with recruits of
other companies in like situation, so as to form
complete companies: and in default of such comb -
nations. the said rearuits may be^ssigned or dis
tributed to other cd*paoj^S! mfm the State
which such recruitfewere enlisted.
Sec. 6. The Secretary ot War shall make all
needful rules, to carry into effect the foregoing
provisions.
Approved January 27, 1362. 49 4t.
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root combined aud concentrated in all their strength
and efficiency; accordingly we find it resorted in
cases of scrofula, liver complaint, salt rheum, dys
pepsia and general debility, with unprecedented
success, as it speedily purifies the blood, restores
to the stomach its tone, and imbues with healthful
iinpulses^the entire organization.
For Sale by Grieve &. Clark also by ITerty and
Hall. 49 It.
SAILORS AND MARINES who were in gov
ernment vessels on the Coast of California from
the commencement of the war with Mexico untii
February. 1852, or during any part of that time,
can now obtain Jacob’s Cholera Dysentary and
From the N. O. Picayune April 17
from Corinth.
Corinth, April 16.-—The report in the
to introduce a resolution, requesting the J Memphis papers that the cneruy xverelan-
President to order Gen. Johnston to | d i n g ,n laig e forces in the rear of Fort Pil-
make an immediate attack upon the enemy j ^ ow * Hy way of Forked Deer river, is un-
on the Peninsula, which was lost by yeas | Gue. Our cavalry occupy that line, and
(Davis) one, nays fifty-seven. The Sen- ’ *
ate bill increasing postage of letters to ten
cents (all over tho Coufederacy), was
passed.
At three o’clock both Houses adjourned
until the third Monday in August next.
No news here. Raining all day,
He that cares only lor himself, has but
I resolved to withdraw the army, and at d er.
few pleasures and those of thh lowest or- j reported quiet.
the river is obstructed
1 he elective feature is the conscript
bill passed by the Confederate Congress
is regarded by many as seriously object
ionable, and as tending to destroy that
much needed discipline in the volunteer
service.
No movement has yet taken place in
our front and everything in that quarter is
Breckinridge and Hindman have been
Fresi-
The Eutaw (Alabama) Whig has a cor-
men while the fifteen took positions off from the respondent who tells the following as ala-
turnpike, and succeeded in killing twenty-three dy’s prescription for making the war a
lieutenants and one captain. Three of our men ? * 1 °
being cut off from returning to their horses, were Snort one : _ ,
forced to cross the enemy’s lines by an old field A widower of an adjoining county found
an<l passed within thirty steps ot their pickets, a winsome widow in this neighborhood,
who saw them from the pike, and who allowed w ] 10m l, e pursua ded to become his wife,
to go bv, supposing that there was a large force rlM • i r .u jj- i
and that they would capture the whole command. 1 he evening before the wedding lie stop-
The three men, by makinga circuit of half a mile ped in the vicinity to staj’ over night, the
regained their horses in safety and the whole com- marriage to take place next morning, at 8
mand escaped without the the loss of a man. neighbors, Mrs. L. was there—calling—
Correspondence^ N. O. Picayune. _ (we a]1 know Mrs . L . .) SIie seemed
How Ben McCulloch teas Killed.-A cor- i t0 get indignant at any one’s getting mar-
respondent of the St. Louis Democrat, in ! rl ® d tbese . war f ,mcs and expressed her-
his account of the battle in Arkansas, se ‘f a,e .^ tbls wise.
sa y s; “Well cow! I do think the
‘ McCulloch was killed in the brush, on de . nt 0U S bt P ut a st .°P t0 an ^ “° r fS'
a slight elevation, by Peter Pelican, a pri- I r y\ n o un , t,! tb,s war 18 over ,’ , J ,nV
vate in company B, Fifty sixth Illinois — ,nake a law ,bat tbere waru 1 to be \
The attack in which the ubiquitous Ben more marrying until this here war done,
was taken off was led by Capt. Miller. Me- ,el1 r ou the meu won,d so °" P
Coloch wore a dress of black velvet, patent
leather high-top boots, and he had on a
slight colored, broad-brimmed Texan hat.
He was on a little bay horse. Pelican went
up and took a gold watch, now in posses
ion of Colonel Grcuscl. ; . , v;„ c0 n-
A clergyman while reading to Ins cm
Love, it has been said, flows downward, gregation a ebaper in Genesis, found
The love of parents for’ their children has i** 181 sentence to he, “And the Lord
always been more powerful than tiiat of nntoAdama wife.” 'I urning ove ^ ,
children for their patents ; and who among leaves together, he found written, an 18 ‘,
the sons of man ever loved God with a ,n an audible voice, “And sbe was J )ltC -jy
thousandth part of the love which God has without and within.” He had unhapp J
manifested to us ? got into a description of Noah s ark.
in and d > the work, and I tell you what
I think llie women would help no little-
The bridegroom looked solemn H ke '
but I tell you the Parson—(you him*
Parson ,)enjoyed it out loud.