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•Army Corrrapomlrnrr of the
Krpnblicnn.
Richmond, Aug. 19th, 1SG2.
You must let me off with a brief letter
to-day. I leave by the first train upon
which I can get standing room, for Gor-
donsville and the army beyond, and am
much engaged just now in looking after
f my commissary arrangements and securing
ft transportation. No passenger trains run
K on the road now, and there is not transpor-
^ tation enough for the troops. Some en
tire divisions have had to march the entire
distance.
General Lee went up some days ago
and assumed command of the army in per
son. This is said to be altogether agree
able to General Jackson, who reposes the
greatest confidence in Lee s ability and
judgment. It is reported that the bold
chieftain of the Shenandoah onee remark
ed. that he was willing to light under any
officer that might be placed over him, but
as for Lee, he was ready to follow him
blind-folded.
McClellan has left the James river and
gone to the support of Tope, behind the
Rappahannock, ^s I intimated some days
ago he probably would do. A strong re-
connoitering party was thrown forward
from Malvern Hill yesterday by General
McLaws, to feel for the enemy and ascer
tain his exact position. I am not inform
ed how far they proceeded, but am told
that they encountered none but “men of
straw” as far as they went. What be
comes now of McClellan’s lying boast,
that his movement to the James river was
voluntary—that his position there was an
improvement on the one he abandoned on
the Chickahominy—and that lie would
soon march them upon the “rebel” capital?
Your readers doubtless remember his piti
ful address to his troops upon their arrival,
worn, famished and defeated, upon the
banks of the river, and his promise to lead
them forward at an early day to new fields
and fresh victories.
That the enemy will fight us on the
Rappahannock, there need be no doubt.
He still has a larger force than we have,
and unless he fights, and that successfully,
his capital will be endangered. It is not
probable that he would seek us if we
would not seek him, since his whole object
and de: ire is the protection of Washington
City and the maintenance of the present
status. It is no part of Lee’s plan to hu
mor him in this respect. If I understand
his policy, it is to make short and vigor
ous work of it for the remainder of the
present campaign, and to drive the Feder
al army out of Virginia before it can be
reinforced by the regiments recently called
for.
The language of Mr. Davis’ message to
Congress touching the extension of the
Conscript Act, is very significant. After
referring to the call for more troops by the
Federal authorities, he says: “I am of
opinion that prudence dictates some pro
vision for the increase of the army in the
event of emergencies not now anticipated.”
This language would seem to indicate the
belief on his part that Mr. Lincoln will
not succeed in raising the 600,000 men
called for, or that the intervention of for
eign powers, or the early and complete
success of onr arms, will compel him to
recognise our claims to freedom. But
whatever be the proper interpretation of
his language, the indications are that Con
gress will either extend the Conscript Act,
or adopt such other measures as w ill ena
ble the President to increase our forces al
ready in the field, should the exigencies
of the service require it.
You will observe that Gen. Halleck re
turns the two last communications address
ed to him by General Lee, in regard to the
enlistment of African regiments and Pope.’s
atrocious proceedings. His Government
affects to be insulted by the coarseness of
Gen. Lee’s language and the immaculate
General-in-chief declines either to receive
or reply to the letters. This is only a
base and cowardly subterfuge, adopted
for the purpose of enabling him to escape
the necessity of admitting and justifying
the charges made, or of lying out of them.
The world will not be deceived by such
fraudulent practices.
But enough. It is not probable that I
shall be able to communicate with you by
telegraph at all from Goidonsville. My
letters must be few and brief also, except
in the event of a battle. The regulations
are such as to leave only a very narrow-
margin to correspondents from the field.
P. W. A.
and directed the Twentieth Georgia to
take position on his right flank, and the
Seventeenth Georgia on the left flank.
The action now raged with great vio
lence for two hours. The enemy exhibit
ed a determined purpose to drive us from
the position in the ravine where the Second
and Fifteenth Georgia were posted. They
pressed forw-ard with confidence and reso
lution, but they found our men as firm as
the surrounding hills: The Second had
been trained by that master of the art,
Colonel (now General) Semraes, and the
Fifteenth w-as composed of the sons of
General Toombs’neighbors and old friends
in the counties of Wilkes, Taliaferro,
Hancock, Elbert, Hart and Franklin; and
they went into the ravine determined
right were other troops, know-n by their
flags only, to be Confederates. Through
these lines the enemy’s shot ploughed their
rvay with fearful effect. But onward
presses Anderson, and close to him follows
Toombs. For two hundred yards they ad
vance through a terrible fire, which by
reason of the distance they are unable to
return with their small arms. At' this
point, Anderson's line surged back, bro
ken, as it seemed to those behind, by the
lines in front, and not by the enemy.—
Toombs’ brigade was thus divided, the
Fifteenth and Seventeenth regiments on
the right, and the Second and twentieth
on the left.
The fire was so severe at this time and
the coqjuskm so general, extending to all
hold it though it should run knee deep in the troops in that part of the field, that it
blood.
Finding themselves ineapable of wrench
ing the position from the iron grasp of the
Second and Fifteenth, the enemy at length
gave way, and were repulsed and driven
back after a fierce and determined con
flict.
The entire brigade behaved with great
gallantry, especially the Second and Fif
teenth, which were principally engaged.
An impartial peison who witnessed their
performance, assures me that nothing could
exceed the courage and good conduct of
the troops in this their first engagement.
The Second lost in killed and wounded
about one half of the men carried into
is quite impossible to present an intelligi
ble account of what followed. Gen Toombs
was forced back to the edge of the woods,
where he collected such fragments of regi
ments and companies as were in reach,
and formed them in line of battle with the
Fifteenth ahd Seventeenth Georgia. He
held this line firmly until 9 o’clock at
night, under a heavy fire, and in anticipa
tion of an attack from the enemy. The
attack was not made, and when the battle
was over, he withdrew to a point where
his jaded men got a little rest, now sadly
needed.
We clip the following paragraphs
from the Richmond (Va.) Examiner, of
Aug, 23:
McClellan’s Movements.—Noth
ing reliable has been heard from the
“Army of the Potomac” since . it
passed Williamsburg, on Wednesday
last. Its course was then bent towards
Yorktown, from which'point it is sup
posed to have embarked, in part or in
whole, to reinforce Pope. The report
that twenty-five thousand men of this
army had on Tuesday arrived in Cul
peper, lias already befin mentioned.—
The remainder of thi sixty thousand
who are believed toj have evacuated
Berkley on yesterday week may be
now at Yorktown, Fortress Monroe or
Washington City, oij perhaps divided
between those place/. Late Northern
papers received yesterday throw little
light on this interesting subject. The
Washington Chronicle, discanting on
the evacuation of Harrison’s Landing
disclose the fict that the Northern
press are as npich in a fog as to Mc-
Cflallan’s movements as are we of the
South. The Chronicle is moreover
inclined to thf opinion, which it ex
them be removed. The correspondent
of the New Y'ork Tribune, in commen
ting upon the battle, declares that
“the position of our army on the battle
field could not have been worse. The
enemy had every advantage in position
and numbers, and was therefore suc
cessful. Yes! I say successful, al
though official reports will probably
announce a victory.” Such, however,
has not been the fact. No victory has
been officially claimed.
The Enemy at Georgetown, S. C. —
A Georgetown correspondent writes
to us as follows: “On last Thursday,
r ihe Second and Twentieth Georgia p resses with touch bitterness, that this
were borne to the left at the moment of
action. The Fifteenth went to their sup
port under a severe and galling fire within
eighty yards of their front, and gallantly
sustained the action until the enemy were
driven back, losing seventy-one men out of
about three hundred, including the brave
and gentle Col. McIntosh, mortally wound-
were borne to the eit at the moment or a 0 f “disciplined veterans” is to be
separation from the right wing ,or- the " , *■ r . .
, ? , -T-, ,, ° . t . ”, ■ e tll „ transported to Washington Citv to
brigade. Uapt. DuBose, Adjutant oi the i ° - •
brigade, and Major Alexander, quarter- : rep 1 tilt and Ie-01 gauize. \Ve thiuiv
brigade, and :\lajor Alexander, q
master, took command of them during the
remainder of the day. They were subject
ed to a galling lire, but finally effected a
junction with Gen. Kershaw’s brigade.
ed. and Capt. Burch and Lieut. Tilly, kill- ; Together the South Carolinians and
ed in action. Marty other valuable officers ! Georgians dashed forward in the direction
in both regiments were killed and wound of the bristling heights. A shell burst
ed, as appears by the list of casualties you almost in the face of Col. Butts as he gal-
have already published. j Jantly led the Second Georgia to the
The Seventeenth and Twentieth regi- charge, and he fell at once, seriously
ments acted with great promptness and
firmness and effectually protected the.
flanks of the brigade throughout the en
gagement. Just before the conclusion of
this Cxtremdy likely. If one-lnur ne
true that we have heard, upon good
authority, of its diseased and demoral
ized condition, it were sheer madness
to trust it longer in the field.
On Wednesday last, Colonel Rosser,
commanding a body of our cavalry in
New Kent, tent out some scouts from
Turnstall’s station, in the direction of
Williamsburg, with orders to go as
near the enemy and follow him as far
as their own safety would permit. At
one o’clock, yesterday, these scouts
had not -returned ; but no uneasiness
was felt on their account, as Hie dis
tance to be traversed, even if they
went no further than Williamsburg,
might well occupy three days. They
will, no doubt, be heard from on to-day
or to-morrow.
Tiie Last from Pope’s Army.—
From an officer of our army, who on
yesterday morning reached this city
direct from Rapidan Station, on the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, we
have late intelligence.
Pope’s army, the day before reinfor
ced by twenty-five thousand men
on Wednesday aban-
onea tlie lines of the Rapidan, avacua-
' ist
Toombo' Brigade in the Battle* before
Richmond.
Riclm^id, Aug. 2<)th, 1S62.
Finding it impg?>le to leave fur Gor
donsville to-day,Wkccount of the appro
priation of the trains- exclusively to the
troops, I have determined to send you
■such facts as 1 have been able to gather,
in regard to the part taken by Gen. Toombs
and bis brigade in tbe late battles in front
of this city. The absence of tbe brigade
has rendered it exceedingly difficult to pre
pare a full and correct account of its per
formances. The same difficulty has pre
vented me (and may continue to pretent
me.) from furnishing you with some account
of the action of other brigades, composed
in whole or part of Georgia regiments.
Toombs’ brigade is known as tbe First
Brigade, First Division of the Army of
the Potomac, and is composed of the Se
cond Georgia, Col. Butts, (formerly Col.
Semmes' regiment,) the Fifteenth, Col.
McIntosh , the Seventeenth, Col. Ben-
ning, and the Twentieth, Col. Gumming.
There are only two brigades in the divis
ion, the second being composed of the
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh
Georgia, and commanded by (Job Ander
son of the Eleventh Georgia. The
division commander is Brigadier General
Gen. D. R. Jones, who is Gen. Toombs'
senior by appointment by four days. Gen.
Jones is" a West Pointer and a Georgian.
The President nominated him for a Major-
Generalship, but the Senate failed to con
firm him.
the battle at garnbtt’s house.
Early on tbe morning of the 27th of
June (Friday) heavy firing was heard on
the right of Toombs’ brigade, and is was
soon evident that our troops in that di
rection had met and engaged the enemy.
Col. Butts, with seven companies of the
Second Georgia, (about 250 muskets) was
immediately ordered to advance and take
position in tbe ravine in front and to the
left of James Garnett’s hou B e, just in the
rear of the advanced line of our pickets-
He had not quite got into position when
the enemy, whose pickets weie near
enough to observe.tbe movement, opened
a heavy fire upon him from three regiments.
It was returned with great spirit and effect
by Col. Butt's command, aided by our
r . r* in* an «liA ..tw.mir
though not fatally wounded. Lt. Col.
Holmes, an officer of rare gallantry, was
fortunately on hand and assumed command
of the regiment At this point another
the battle, Gen. Toombs apprehended that separation occurred. The Twentieth
an additional regiment would be needed to Georgia was carried to the right, where it
hold the ravine, (which he had been order- got within reach of the enemy’s infantry
ed to do at any cost,) and lie sent for the lines, which it succeeded in driving back
Seventh Georgia, of Col. Anderson’s .brig- after a severe struggle. The Second was
ade, which was posted on his right sup- i borne to the left, where it came up with
porting a battery. The old Seventh (of Col. Goode Bryan’s regiment, then strug-
Manassas memory) promptly obeyed the gling to maintain its position, though ex
order and came at a double quick and with posed to the fire of thirty pieces of artille-
a cheer to the support of their comrades, ry not more than three hundred yards dis-
They did not have time, however, to get tant. But this fire was too withering for
into position before the enemy were repul- any living thing to oppose. The men en- I
sed and the battle won. . countered, too, a heavy volley of musket-
On Saturday, the 2Sth the brigade was ry on their left, and the cry arose, “the ;
again formed in line of battle, and ordered enemy are flanking us.”
to advance and attack tbe enemy. The The result here, as upon other parts of
men sprang to their places with alacrity, ; that bloody and badly fought field, is now i
but they had not gone far before the order told. The men were forced back—not j McClellan
was countermanded by Gen. Jones. The because they did not fight well, nor be- j jj 1( ,
enemy have abandoned the large redoubt cause they were not equal to the emergen '
on the left, and nothing
brigade to do but maintain
tion.
On Sunday, the 29tli, they engaged in
the search and pursuit of the enemy, with
instructions to follow and support Ander
son’s brigade. At 4 F. M., they commu
nicated with Jackson’s scouts, who report
ed that Gen. Jackson was just completing
the repairs to the bridge across the Chick
ahominy. An hour later Jackson rode
across and had a short interview with ^ ^ „
Toombs, and was received with great cm- ades into action. This account will show of the enemy, and cutting oft and cap-
thusiasm by the troops. At length the you that he evinced a similar lack of judg- tilting a great number of stra
brigade was brought into position at Sav- ment in his management of Toombs’ and | glers.
age’s station, hut did not engage the enemy Anderson’s brigades. Wright and Ma-
at that point or during the night, though it hone were left to struggle almost alone,
was kept in motion until mid night. The while Toombs and Anderson were thrown
forward at a point where our lines were so
thick and crowded, one brigade overlap
ping another, that any derangement of one
was followed by confusion in all tbe
others.
Thus, we see two brigades (Toombs’
) marching and counter-'t jj,
greater part of Saturday,
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was left for the cy. We had fifty batteries of artillery | ted Culpeper Court House, and at las
i its former posi- within a few miles, not a dozen of which j accounts had letieated beyond Lian
' ‘ " the dav. dy Station, in the direction of Manas-
; were brought into action uurin
The attack was made, not simultaneously ' as Junction,
all along the line, but by detached brig- i Our forces are
ades and regiments, against which the en- are induced bv prudentia
emy could direct a direct and cross fire j t j ous to withhold from til
from liis well posted batteries. 1 speak
more particularly of that part of the field j
where Magruder directed the attack. Y ou j
doubtless remember the manner in which j
he brought Wright’s and Mahone’s brig-
in hot pursuit. We
considera-
e reader the
interesting information we have receiv
ed as to the disposition of our troops
and the generals in command.
Our cavalry were harassing the rear
the 14th, and about 12 o’clock, one
of the Y'ankee gunboats came up and
anchored in the bay off the town.—
That night, about 11 o’clock, the
tug Treaty, which they stole out of
Santee, came up to her and anchored
also. The next morning, about day
light, they proceeded up Black River,
near Mrs. Sparkman’s plantation,
when they were fired upon by our cav
alry from both sides of the ri* r er, with
Enfield and Maynard rifles. They
fought our men for about four hours,
throwing grape and canister at them,
only wounding two slightly! No doubt
that some of tlije enemy were killed, as
they were quite near. After getting
tired of lighting, they proceeded down
the river as it they were disgusted
with the day’s work, shelling planta
tions and stealing negroes as they went
down. When they arrived in the bay,
they anchored for the night (Friday).
The next morning they went down to
the island to report what wonders they
had done.”
men bivouacked near the Y’»rk River rail
road in a drenching rain storm where they
managed to get a little rest.
Monday morning, the 30th, the brigade
moved over to support an attack to be
made by General Longstreet. It marched
up tbe Williamsburg turnpike, across to
the Darbytown road, and thence down to-
and Anderson'
marching; the
Pope may make a stand at Warrenton
Junction or Manasses ; but the opinion
is entertained in military circles that
he will not call a halt until he has
reached the earthworks on Arlington
heights.
Important from Southwestern
Virginia.—Through private source
ave late authentic informations
from Southwestern Virginia. The en-
wards the battle-field of that day—still in all dav Sunday, Monday and late in the ,. K , ' <- * , \
» .• i- .ft, ... « ,-r i i -• .i i tire Yankee force has been withdrawn
puisuit of the retreating foe. When with
in four miles of the field, the brigade was
met by a staff officer of Gen. Magruder,
who led it from tbe direct rode, marched
it until sundown and then baited it four
miles from tbe scene of action, arid still
out of position. At dark the men were
put in action, in order, if possible, to get
afternoon Tuesday, ond frequently half, „ , , , . „ _
of the night—the men worn out and half j from that country to. reinforce Grant
famished, and finally carried into action | cn Luell, or to assist in the defence
in a manner so ill-advised as to render all of Washington city, By this movement
their labors and struggles of but little ef
fect. Tbe brigades and regiments were
well bandied. In proof of this, so far as
tbe First Brigade is concerned, I need on-
them into a right position. They'were ly say, that Toombs took 1,600 men into
marched and halted and countermarched the battle on Tuesday, and had 1,200 at
until past midnight, when they finally hi- roll call the next morning, notwithstand-
vouacked in line of battle on the battle- ling his heavy loss in the fight and the con-
field of that day, surrounded by the dead fusion alluded to. He formed his line
and dying. During all this time, the ■ Wednesday morning preparatory to a
weather was intolerably hot, and the men
had but a scant supply of food and hardly
any rest.
' march upon Westover, and found his men
| as eager and cheerful as ever. To. those
BATTLE OF MALVERN HILL.
At daylight next (Tuesday) morning,
the 1st July, the brigade resumed the
march in line of battle, feeling for the en
emy and taking a large number of prison
ers, stragglers and deserters. About S
who know the, condition.of the army at
that time, this is no small praise.
1 have already said that the several
regiments and their officers performed their
arduous duties in the most gallant manner.
It is but just to add, that Capt. DuBose,
Brigade Adjutant; Fapt. Troup and Lieut.
the splendid army of General Loring,
which for months has beeu rusting
with inactivity, is left without an
opponent, and we have received inti
mations that it is already on the move
for an important point.
THE LATE BATTLE.
A friend at Charlotteville has sent
us a copy of the Baltimore News Sheet
o’clock they met Jackson’s forces approach- Lamar, regular aids, and Midshipman Mo
ing from a'different direction—a junction | ses volunteer aid; and Maj. Alexander
that should have been made the preceed- and Maj. Moses, Brigade (juarteimaster
ing day. Then ensued a series of weari- j and Commissary, all tendered important
some marches, halts and countermarches, service and conducted themselves with re-
under General Magruder, who seemed to : markable coolness and spirit. L nfortu-
be laboring under a total want of kuowl- tiately, the valor of the men, and the
edge of the country. Finally orders came zead anc ^ gallantry of^ the officers, were ot
to occupy a ravine parallel to and on the but Bttle avail; but lor this, neither they
south side of the Darbytown road, and to
take position behind Anderson’s brigade.
This was done under a fire of shells from
distant batteries and from tbe gunboats.
After resting here for a few minutes An
derson advanced and Toombs followed in
support of him, the troops forming line in
presence of General Jones in an open field,
and then moving forward into a second
ravine in front and to the right. This ra
vine faced Malvern Hill, and was about
eleven hundred yards from the Federal
batteries. The movement was effected
under a heavy fire from the batteries and
with order and alacrity. The men seemed
to forget their fatigue now that they had
at last got in sight of the enemy, and strip
ped themselves of their blankets with ea
gerness for the fight. All Toombs knew
was that Gen. Cobb was in advance of the
nor Gen. Toombs should be held responsi
ble. P. W. A.
of the 14th inst., the last that was
published, as the journal was immedi
ately thereafter suppressed by order oi
the Government. The following can
did statement and collation of facts
relative to the late battle may have
been the immediate cause of this high
handed measure. The News Sheet
says:
Fuller particulars of the battle of
Cedar Mountain as furnished to the
New York journals by their correspon
dents on the field, impart to a consid
erable extent, the information which
is so necessary to the formation of a
From current talk, and some person
al observation, we are led to delieve
that a new Musrpiitoe has been invent
ed recently in these parts. Whether
■ he has been patented or not we are
correct decision in regard to that brief
but bloody, conflict. That, fqr the
forces engaged, the loss on the Federal
side was almost beyond precedent is alike
conceded by the accounts derived from
semi-official and from iess responsible
sources.
It is conjectured that the Confeder
ate loss tvas at least equally severe; but
unable to say, neither have we seen
in any of the drawings or specifications j a , s the lat ^ b ! ld P osses f io . n »(.«">
,. , i ■ n . , tie ground during the whole ot the en-
rxn H’hiph tlu» Pimm tnr n nmnr I . ° , c - 7 1 .
suing day—according to the statement
upon which the claim for a point,
or even the entering ol a caveat could j mac |eby the correspondent of the New
be based. I York Herald—and had buried most of
What is claimed as original in this ! their dead before the Federal detaeh-
iraosquitoe is the power lie lias of, ment arrived on the field to perform
j screwing his bill into the person opera- the same melancholy offices for their
division and General Semmes in the rear, I ted u P on > 80 tliat if the victifn wi . shes | ^lleil comrades, it was scarcely possi-
and his only orders were to support An- [to remove him, he must unscrew him, | ble to ascertain with any degree ol ac-
derson. " otherwhise the (sting will be left in ; curacy* the extent of their casualties.—
The division moved forward to the at- the great ifiiliition ot the cuticle.—— i he same writer toils a smgulailv con-
tack. The ground was steep and the He lias aiso the peculiarity attribu- tradictorv story respecting the flag of
woods dense, making rapid motion very j ted to that Mexican bird known as the truce of which so much has been said
exhausting; but the men moved at a i Rhumtveplioozle, who sticks his bill in in the Northern papers, He states, in
double-quick, and with shouts and yells,
supposing that the enemy’s batteries were
A Federal Alarm in Tennessee.
The Memphis Union Appeal of the
21st instant, sounds a dreadful note of
alarm about the condition of Federal
operations in Tennessee,. a» fol
lows :
The long-comteinplated invasion of
Kentucky, in force, by the rebels, with
the intention of cutting off General
Buell’s army and carrying the war
across the Ohio river, is now being
made. The news is absolutely alarming.
The rebels are in the front and rear of
Gen. G. W. Morgan commanding the
Onion troops at Cumberland Gap. He
lias retreated to Barboursville, and the
rebels are already at London in his rear,
and pressing hard in front. This is not
minor and exaggeration, but the truth
of history.—General Buell is also re
ported to be in a bad fix. It is certain
that rebel marauders have cut off rail
road communications between Louis
ville and Nashville, tlie line over which
Buell drew such supplies as the coun
try he occupies could not afford. It
may be essential to the subsistence and
therefore safety of the army ofthe < >hio,
that that road be immediately possess
ed by our troops and efficiently guard
ed throughout. In the meantime if
there are any means of living off tlie
enemy, General Buell must employ
them. So soon after harvest and in the
season of roasting ears, it is unlikely
that his army will starve for a time,
though unable to get supplies from
the North. The rebels are also beanl
from in Eastern Kentucky and Wes
tern Virginia. Tlie Kanawha Valley
again swarms with guerrillas, and
Humphrey Marshall, with lus horde, :s
expected on the Big Sandy.
Junction, much stronger than Manassas"
was, and the Rapidan is a much bet
ter defensive linp than Bull Run. I
am satisfied that they have now got Gen.
Pope and his army just where they want
him. If he remains where he is, they will
probably not attack him. In. that case,
their plans no doubt will be to march a-
round his right flank .by way of Staunton,
Harrisonburg and Luray, get in his rear
at W arrenton, while they engage his at
tention (not with a shadow of force, but
with a real force) in fronton the Rapidan,
and then hurl their main column upon
Washington. If they succeed in getting
in Pope’s rear, which they can do, as their
forces are three times as numerous as his,
lie will run some risk of being cut off be
tween two fires. I repeat that the only way
in which Pope’s corps can be serviceable
is by sending them, by wav of Alexan
dria and Fortress Monroe, to join McClel
lan at Harrison’s landing. Richmond can
be approached by way of tlie Peninsula,
but I doubt whether it can be reached by
an army marching from the north.
There will be plenty of employment
for the whole 600,000 troops recently called
for by the President, and it is gratifying
to know that tbe first 300,000 are in a fair
way to be in the field in a few days, and
that the probability now is that the other
300,000 will not be drafted, after all, but
will be raised by volunteers as heretofore.
The reports from all the States that have
come in during the last week afford me the
basis for this statement. I have always
maintained tl^^t would require a million
ni' troops toj^Micr the Confederate ar
mies, and I that with a million it can
be done if they are properly managed.
Gen Buckner recently exchanged ar.d
now in Richmond, is to have comrtiand
of one of the corps d' nrmee in the Con
federate army. He is well known
Chicago, where a few years ago he own
ed a large amount of property. Many of
the young colonels, captains, majors and
lieutenants, now in the Union army deri
ved the elements of their military educa
tion from hint. He is a polished centle-
“Trta«on in Night of tkc Cilr Hall.))
We eopy tbe following from that in
fluential German ' paper, the Xew York
Journal, of August 5th. In publishing it
the New York Times calls it “Treason in
sight of the City Hall.”
“We have now thejgnarantee that this
civil war wTII be a contest of thirty vk„-
refined, and exceedingly
nanners, highly educated
of no ordinary power. I
aking of his exchange
ates still retain some of
ichmond, and refuse to
account of what they
es perpetrated by Pope’s
pless women and aged
men
TlimJ^^HaonTit these cinplaints have
some founaation, though certainly this is
not the way to stop the alleged atrocities.
The practices of Pope’s men are certainly
not justified by tbe rules of modern civil
ized warfare.
It is said here, on good authority . that
Gen. Pope was reinforced, before tlie bat
tle of the Rapidan, by a number of regi
ments of well-trained troops that had been
performing garrison duty, whose places
are to be supplied with tlie first of the
newly raised regiments. That is well said
also, that the administration is at last con
vinced that the Confederates are massin;
two strong armies io operate in Tennessee
and Kentucky, with probable designs
further north; and aro preparing to meet
the emergency by sending thither the
number of troops that Gen. Sherman said
was necesssry to save Kentucky, namely:
200,000.—He probably meant to say, to
save it and keep it saved: for tlie trouble
with Kentucky is, that, being saved, she
won’t stay saved unless the saviors stay
with her. X
[Special correspondence of the Chicago Times ]
Tlie I,ale Battle on the Rapialan.
Details of an eye Witness.—Plan of the
Confederates.— Troops Reported to he sent
to the West—General Buckner Takes his
Command.
on the edge of the woods. Upon emorg-
tlie ground and whistles through his l the first place, that Lieut. Elliott
purs. This mosqueto, while screwing Johnson, of Gen. Garnett’s staff, made
ing from the timber, however, they found , in ,lis bili ’ ail(1 ifc “ scr l evved in ’ j Lis appearance on the battle field, waiu
only the ruins of one of our own batteries (sings \<tukee Doodle, and other anti- |ing a white Mag; hut he subsequently
hat had been destroyed by the enemy’s
fire. In front was an open plain,’ and be
yond at the distance ofnine huqdred yards
rose Malvern Hill, the summit of which
Dickets for half an hour, when the enemy | covered frith batteries that swept the
F . - ’ , i • i- - ! plain as far as the eye could reach. The
reinforced his line by an entire brigade,
and also brought up an additional force hf e from these batteries was tremendous,
both to the right and left of Col. B’s po- and did- (as the enemy claims) clothe the
sition Seeing this movement, Toombs; fi e'd with sheets of flame. In front was
ordered forward the Fifteenth Georgia to’ Anderson’s line and in his front yet an-
the support of Col. Butts in the ravine,! other—supposed to be Cobbs. 1c tbe
i Confederate airs through his hind legs, adds, that it was not to ask permission
So we have been informed and most to do that which the Confederates had
potently believe. If on the other , already nearly accomplished, but to al-
hand he were operating on a Federal , low the Federal troops to bury their
prisoner, no doubt the victim would j dead, granting them two hours for that
fancy himself listening to Dixie and purpose, the time being subsequently
othei rebel melodies. He gave two to extended “by mutual consent.” Lt.
ten turns to the screw, according to Johnston, moreover, claimed posses-
size, age and wickedness. ; siou, it is said, of all the arms, Ac.,
11 illiamton Journal, (left upon the field, ana refused to let
Washington, August 12.—The admin
istration telegrams, respecting the battle of
Culpepper on Saturday last, imply that
it was a brilliant .victor}' on the part of
Gen- Banks, and that the the rebels were
defeated with great slaughter. Authentic
accounts of the battle, however, have now
been received here, from which it appears
it was exactly the reverse, and that it is
Jackson that has defeated Banks. Gen.
Pope and Gen. Banks did not arrive on tlie
field till nearly eight o’clock in the even
ing, at which time the battle was over. It
was the same old story. With less troops
than we have, the Confederates, by their
superior generalship, succeeded in mass
ing against our men troops in superior num
bers at a given point, and, overcome by
superior numbers, our troops were com
pelled to fall back. The action w-as
brought on by the Confederates, their ap
parent object being to drive back the I'n-
ion troops from the neighborhood of the
Rapidan, in which they succeeded.
1 have seen an officer direct from tlie field,
who described the action as being fierce
and saiigtiinarary beyond all former con
flicts. Our men fought like veterans, but
they had no chance against the greater
numbers of the enemy. The latter, too,
was evidently goaded tp, fury against
Pope’s troops on account of Pope’s recent
offensive orders, for they fought more like
fiends than men, and their battle, cries
were such expressions as “Down with the
Pope!” “To hell with the robbers!”
“Charge on the plunderers!” No quarter
to the men who make war on women!”
etc.
The scene at night, when the Confed
erate artillery shelled, our bivouacs, was
terribly grand. The moon was full, and
the night as light as day. The. artillery
was splendidly managed, every one of
their shells bursting in the midst of our
troops and wagon trains. The result was
a perfect stampede. The roads and fields
were quickly tilled with thousands of our
soldiers and hundreds of wagons, huddled
pell mell together, without any pretence
to order. Our loss is fully 5,000, a
large proportion of whom are officers. The
worst of it is that among the officers killed
and badly wounded are many of the best
in the army, whose loss to ns it will be
very difficult to replace.
The result of the late action shows the
correctness of my views heretofore ex
pressed in regard to Pope’s attempt to
Richmond by this route. It is impractica
ble should never have been attempted,
and ought uow to be abandoned. It will
have to be abandoned, sooner or later.
The means of defence possessed by the
rcbuls on that route are such as will ena
ble them tores'st successfully the advance
of a Union army three times as stiong as
Pope’s. They have fortified Gordonsville
Viatn* from lln- .\orth.
Northern papers of the 17th have been,
received. Col. Corcoran and other releas
ed Federals had arrived at Washington.
An Irish Regiment has been authorized in
Hamilton county, Ohio, to be called the
“Corcoran Avengers.” The Washington
Chronicle gives an editorial on the fact
that persons from Maryland are annoying
visitors at Northern watering-places by
“Dixie” and “Maryland.” The fight in
Tazewell, Ya., is said to have resulted in
the capture of 123 wagons of forage by the
Federals, but they lost “the knapsacks of
two regiments.” The Federals are en
rolling the citizens of Alexandria, Ya.
The “rebel” steamer Mercadeta was ad
vertised to leave London on the 15th inst.
CoL Turcbin, charged with numerous
barbarities in Northern Alabama, lias been
acquitted. The Washington Croniclebas
the following:
The Scene Changed.
Genem! McClellan has abandoned Har
rison’s landing, and is now on his march to
Williansbnrg. This has been the rumor
for many days, and we see in the New
York Times an elaborate and very circum
stantial account of the evacuation, as far
as it has taken place. What McClellan
proposes to gain by this we do not know.
It wouldbeidle to speculate in the ab
sence ot tilt facts, and ignorant as we are
of the immediate circumstances surround
ing his retreat. By some it is thought he
intends to j<lin Burnside at Acquia Creek,
and consolidate all our troops on the Rap
pahannock. Dthers anticipate a crossing of
the James river, and an advance upon Pe
tersburg wide all admit that the war on
the Peninsula is over. Fortress Monroe
becomes a garrisoned fort of minor impor
tance, our gunboats will hold the river and
the towns on their banks. We turn our
eyes to other portions of the map, and
find a new scene for our drama.
Where will it be? Gen. McClellan can
have no idea of making bis army a mere
guard for the defence of Washington- He
has months before him, dry, and .baring
weather, hard roads, and a healthy country
to operate in. He has the splendid remnant
of a Magnificent army, larger even now
than any other army under our Hag—his
men are experienced veterans. They
must be put to some immediate, active and
busy purpose. We do not think that the
movement at ail has been that of McClel
lan. It so completely alters his plans, and
throws a new phase upon the military con
dition of affairs, that we must accept-it as
the scheme of another mind—and that
mind our Commander-in-chief. Gen- Hal-
leck's visit to Gen. McClellan; and his ob
servations on the Peninsula, are seen in the
movements of the army to-day.—The
mighty North is at his hack. New armies
are being made, and before the leaves be
gin to fall a million of men will be at his
bidding. McClellan and Pope are the ad
vance guards of this mighty army, and very
soon we shall see it hurled with irresistible
force upon the South. We think we can
see the beginning of the end.
thirty
duration. The order of the War Minister
published yesterday, has suddenly placed
ns in a military state that other countries
have taken centuries to reach. We have
enjoyed the fruits of freedom for eighty
years; but now see what the black intoler
ant spirit of New England has done for m
Look at our rapid decline. Congress, with
all its thirst for usurpation, did not dare to
do what has just taken place. In a sinrie
moment, just by the stroke of th e Presi
dent’s pen, we are converted into the sub
jects of a government which considers the
bodies of its citizens as its own property,
and claims the absolute right to use them
according to its own whim until they are
destroyed.
“This is the old European system over
again. The President thought he would
risk the sudden stroke, and so he did it.
Yv hat becomes of the opinion we used to
have that it was wrong to make men, a-
gainst their better judgment, slay others?
We are imitating the examples of the
worst European Government. By means
of this ill-timed order a million of our cit
izens are forced into being soldiers; for ev
en the first 300,000 men only the smallest
share will come forth without conscription.
This half million of people are forced into
the field witho’ut the slightest sympathy
with the cause they are compelled to serv»
* * * In the course of the year we
shall have another call, and the ruins of
our volunteer force will be included. This
will be a call for a million more of obe
dient soldier machines.' Docs anybody'
know how many this will be? About one-
third of our arms-bearing population.
The ‘soldier republic’ is almost ready; and
where there are many soldiers there will
be much fighting. If your generation sav
ainen to the conscription movement w"p,
never expect any' more peace. It is gooi
fin-us that we are not yet exhausted; but
tor that very' reason we are very far from
peace—for this war only ends with ex
haustion.”
From tbe Richmond Enquirer.
Thnnksgiving.
Gentlemen: In the day of our reverses,
our people everywhere, were called on to
assemble and implore the intervention of
the God of Battles. in behalf of our cause.
—The result was a decided charge. God
heard our cry, in the midst of our distress,
and repeatedly' crowned our effdk-ts with
victories, ghirious and decided. . He con
tinues thus to bless us. Would it not,
tlieir, be most appropriate and becoming in
us, as nation, to return thanks to Him who
hath given us assurance that He will hear
the prayers of those who put their trust in
Him? Why, then should not our worthy
President, at once, appoint a day of gener
al thanksgiving, and the united voice of
the nation ascend as incense before tlie
throne of that Being without whose smiles
we can accomplish nothing?
God forbid that we should remember
Him only in the hour of adversity, forget
ting, like the well filled swine, the source
whence we have derived so much comfort
and asstance.
An Officer op the 60th Va. Reg.
Aug. 19. 1S62.
Rood New* from the Roitutniu*.
R. C. Tillery, of Col. Ashby’s cavalry
Regiment, just from Baptist Gap, in the
vicinity of Cumberland Gap, says that
sixty 4 and 6-horse wagons were captured
from the Federals, containing, as estima
ted by our Quartermaster, ten days ra
tions for our forces, one barrel of wine and
one of alcohol. We intercepted a dis
patch frouqthe Federals to their headquar
ters, saying that they' had then only three
days rations and wanted a reinforcement
of six regiments or they would have to
evacuate the Gap. Our forces went on
from there and bagged Colonel Huok’s reg
iment of Tennessee tories, except a few
stragglers, and paroled them requiring
them to gp North, but still hold on to
Huok, and other officers.
These tories reported to onr informant,
as he conversed with several of them, that
they ave willing to be captured and re
leased from obligations to fight ai>y more
against the South, being heartily tired of
the service'. They said three or four hun
dred were prisoners, and about three hun
dred had previously deserted.
Gen. Smith’s headquarters are at Cum
berland Ford. The Yankees had tried
to evacuate the Gap.—Knox. Reg.2\tk.
The War.—We have further reasons,
says the Wilmington Journal, based upon
undoubted authority, for our belief ex
pressed yesterday in regard to the favoia-
ble appearance of things in General
Bragg’s Department. Morgan’s late dash
at Gallatin, Tennessee, was no mere pre
datory raid. It had an object which was
to stop one line of Buell’s railroad com
munication by' blowing up the railroad
tunnel at that point, which was done.
A grand campaign has certainly opened in
the west, which, if carried out in all its
parts—iind all its parts are in charge of
good and true men, able and faithful—will
have the effect of freeing Tennessee and
Kentucky, and forcing the war not only
to, but over the banks of the Ohio. We
cannot at this time even refer distantly to
any' part of the programme of the cam
paign, but we feel at liberty to say that
our readers may look for startling news
from Kentucky and Tennessee perhaps
before the present month is out.
Quip and his wife had a bit of con
tention the other day. “I own you
have more brilliancy than I,” said the
w’oman, “but I have the better judg
ment.” “Yes,” said Quip, “our choice
in marriage shows that.” Quip was in
formed that he was a brute.
Kentucky.—-A reliable gentleman who
lias recently escaped from Kentucky re
ports that the tyranny in that state is al
most insupportable. His owu house was
surrounded with Federal soldiers for the
purpose of capturing him, and he eluded
them with difficulty'. He says that a gen
tleman near Louisville; Ky.. hearing fir
ing in liis yard, went out, and found a
squad of Federals firing their guns at one
of his little negroes,* who had taken re-
iuge behind a tree, which was fiddled with
the balls. On his appearance they fired
at him, the hall hissing between himselt
and his wife, and lodging in the ff° Q ^
door.
All the respectable citizens of Louis
ville are Southern in sympathy, and fin 5
in the expression of indignation against tft
prevailing tyranny'.
Geo. F. Train, who has made hiinseli
rather prominent in London, by his a-
buse of the English people for then
sympathies with the South, has beea
arrested by the British Government
for endeavoring to induce the Irish
people to emigrate and assist the Nort i
in the present war. ,.