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She Wechln (Constitutionalist BY JAMES GARDNER. LATE NORTHERN NEWS- The Richmoad (Va.> “ Examiner,” of June lOtb. makes some extracts from Northern papers of June sih. From them, we condense the fol lowing : The Federal House of Representatives passed the following bill, by a vote of 84 yeas to 37 novs, recognising the Negro Republics of Hayti b-ad Liberia, and authorising the appointment of •diplomatic representatives to those Republics : B~ i* •necßerf, de. , That the President of the U. States be, and he hereby is, authorised, with the advice and consent of the to Appoint diplomatic representatives of die Lotted Stales to ths Republics of Havtiacd Liberia respectively. Each «i eaid represen tat :ves so appointed shall be Commiesiouer and Consul-'Generat, and shall receive the compensation of Oom mis 8-onec prerided for by the act of Congress, ap« proved August 18th, ISSS; provided thatihe com pensation of the representative at Liberia shall not exceed four thousand dollars. TBS RFR3L LEADERS TO BE GTVES TO TSK HALTER. Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, replied to the re marks of Mr. Cox and Mr. Biddle, delivered yes ter-day, which were, be said, intended to inflame the ignorant of the border slave States, and give Vebatueuce to the rebels in arms, in further re tspewtees to bis colleague (Mr. Biddle), be said that countless millions of men, who will not know our humble names, will bless Congress and Abraham Lincoln for the work in behalf of free* -don already done. He read a letter from Col. J. “T. Owens, commanding the «9th Pennsylvania, •dated in camp before the Chickahominy, a man ■who had fought political battles on the same side •ns his colleague, in which the writer condemns those while professing to be Union men, • merely act the politician, as traitors or fools, and says the rebels must be made to sue for peace, and lay down their arms, the leaders given to the baiter, and the system which has caused this war must be wiped out Mr. Kelly presented this in contrast to the position of his colleague, and ar gued in fevor of the passage of the pending bill. The bill punishing polygamy in the Territories of the United States, and annulling certain acts of the Territory of Utah, was passed by a vote of eyes 31, nays 2. A proposition to’admit Western Virginia into fee Union as an independent State, was referred tc the Committeeor Territories. jrfMJSCSLLANKOLS. Mr. Wickliffe, of Missouri, offered a resolution that, the Senate concurring, Congress adjourn on the 14th of June. Passed—ayes 77, noes not counted F. F. Lowe qualified, and was admitted to a seat from California, theie now being three mem bers from that State Mr. Bl; nr, of Missouri, introduced a bill, which was referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, to remove tne Branch Mint from New Or leans to St. Louis. John D. Stiles was qualified and took his seat :n the House, to supply the vacancy occasioned by 'he death of Mr. Cooper, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Grimes, of lowa, introduced a bill to pros vide for the raising of the property of the United States whici was sunk in the waters thereof. It was taken up and passed. Gen. Jonn A. Dix arrived at Fortress [-Monroe or the Ist inst., to supercede. Gen. Wool. A large number of wounded from the vicinity of Richmond were expected to arrive at Old Point on the 2d inst. Several gunboat? arrived at the Fortress, June let. The Rebels are to find out their destina tion. Mr. Joseph Legan addressed a meeting of Union citizens in Portsmouth, Va. A Yankee letter from Harper’s Ferry, Juno 3d, gays several reconnoisanoes were made up the yaliey to look after the Rebels, but they could no: be found ; that McDowell is believed to be after Jackson; and that the two armies had met. The writer proceeds: TAYLOR’S rebkl brigade. Tartar's brigade (of Ewell's division) consis .ng of full five thousand men, had, as Johnston advanced in pursuit of Banks, been detached from his column, and cressed the Shenandoah near Berryville, twelve miles below Winchester. Tbev went into the southern part of Loudon, and kept moving northward towards the Potomac, im pressing men of all ages into their ranks, to fill ap the gape occasioned by the losses they had sustained in the various encounters in the Valley. They took away whatever provisions or horses ihev could find. And as the blockade upon the sale of groceries and medicines had been partial y raised as to that county, it is believed they procured some coffee, sugar, quinine, &c. ' There is in this Brigade the Eight Louisiana -eg-men t and a Maryland regiment. The names cf the other three regiments I could not obtain. THEIS RETREAT. List night, at midnight, they hastilv crossed the ShenAndbat at Key s Ford, seven miles above this pls-ce, and retreated rapidly in the direction of Charlestown. It is believed they joined their column near Winchester. I may add that this BrigadieroGeneral Taylor is ?a son of General Zachary Taylor, and a graduate of West Point, and beirg a man of little brains, could never have reached the position but for the fact that "Jeff” Davis’ first wife was has sister. He is very unpopular with his men, at least so say de serters from his command, who escaped from his line during this retreat. RETREAT OP WHOLE COMMAND* The gratifying intelligence was received last night that the enemy concentrated in and around Halltown and Charlestown—concurred in by all to exceed twenty-five thousand—are bow retreat nit from feat position, probably towards Front Roval. Earlv veeterday morning a body of the ene my ’s infantry were discovered fording the river about ’wo miles above the railroad bridge at Harper’s Ferry, probebly to attempt the capture of our heavy -battery ©n Maryland Heights; but. being discovered before they had got over, they were speedily shelled back. The day previous a body of the enemy ascended the Loudoun Heights opposite Sandy Hook, with the ihten tion of planting a battery there to enfilade our battery and destroy th? bridge. Our heavy guns ■mortly drove them back. Skirmishing continued between our outpost pickets off Bolivar Heights and the enemy's scoff’s in front. Finding all efforts to turn omr flanks by cross ng the river and enfilading o®r batteries, as will as ascertaining the eternne is of our centre, and perhaps bearing of some movements in .their rear, tending to the discomfort of their position, the enemy commenced to fall back at noon yes terday. Unless, during their recent stay, they have vastly improved the facilities for crossing the Bhenandoah below Front Royal,. 4heir route must necessarily b« by the tatter plate, or via •Strasburg and Woodstock. In either case, it is believed, they will not perform an uninterrupted trip. Further than this it may not be proper to ■aay. Jacksen, intimately acquainted with the to pography of the country north of the Sfcenan .doah, may select suitable positions and risk .a de-- ciaive battle. It has been suggested that in order to execute ttae policy of carrying war into Maryland—as re cetMiy announced by one of his commanders, Gemtra’ Trimble—he may, as a desperate experi ment, grange h.s route towards the Potomac, between toe Point of Rocks and the mouth of the Seneca in retaliation, as stated by Gen. Trimble, for our recent excursion up the Valley of Vir ginia. Our scouts report no enemy in Martinsburg ibis morning. It ig also reported that the new trestlework railroad bridge at Martinsburg was tired by Ashby's cavalry, on their entry into the town, and guarded until night, when the Union citizens extinguished the flames. The next day it was retired, and so much cf it destroyed as to require it to be reconstructed. The rebels also tore up a portion of the track in the town, and destroyed the car.- and much other valuable prop ertv belonging to the company- This twice-re peated act of vandalism they will sooner or later regret, lor more than one reason. A Mr. Gecrge Roellse, who escaped from Win' Chester, gives an account, of the occupation of that city uy the Rebels, und says that the i ankee. prisoners and wounded were us well treated as possible. A RKFACTORI - YANKEE REGIMENT. The New York Eleventh State Militia, upm its arrival at Harner's Ferry, behaved badly. * were marchad over here, and refused, upon their arrival, to take the oath unless they could make terms. Thay wanted to go into a camp of in struction and be sent to Washington. They were evidently not impressed favorably with the dess olate appearance of things in and around I the Ferrv. The United States officers refused utterly to make any terms. They marched back This morning, however, eight companies took the oath, one asked time to consider, but the other started for home. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. The bank statements of Philadelphia and New York show an enormous increase in the line of deposits, the aggregate in the two cities now being $146,987,475, $3,240,103 more than last week, and about $19,000,000 more than a month ago. The dullness in the general trade of the country, the absence of any wapt of accommo dation on the part of the mercantile community, (who, in ordinary times, absorb hundreds of millions from the monied centres), is concentrat, ing idle capital in the banks. The operations at the stock board do not show any important changes in quotations. The sales sum up $75,- 300 loans and 3,375 shares. United States 6’s, 1881, coupons, sold at 105%, sn advance of % ; the 7 30 notes, endorsed, at 1(4%, an advance of % , the clean notes closed at about 105%,.with out sales; the one-year certificates were 100%@ 100%, also without sales. The money market rules easy at4as per cent, on call. Prime paper is selling at 4%-a-5% per eent. Foreign Exchange is heavy and declining, Sterling is quoted at 113%a114% for merchants, and 111%'al 14% tor bankers’ Dills. On Paris. 4t.93%a5t.92%. American gold is selling at 3%a 3% per cent, premium. California gold bars are steady at 4 per cent, premium. The following are the current rates of Foreign Exchange per last steamer at New York : London, 60 dyas. sight. 14%a14% London, 3 days sight. la a l?% Paris, 30 davs sight 4f92%a4t.#1% Paris, 3 dayss'ght. .. .4f.88%a4f.89% Antwerp, 60 days sight. .-.. .41.92% Bremen, 60 days sight 82%a82% Hamburg, 60 days sight. 38%a38% Cologne, 60 days 5ight............ 75%a76 Leipsic, 60 days sight... < 75%a76 ■ Berlin, 60days sight... 75%a76 Amsterdam, 60 days sight... 43 a43% Frankfort, 60 days sight 43% ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED SOLDIERS—THE FIGHT OF TUESDAY. The steamer Gen. Clinch brought to the city Wednesday afternoon the following members of the 47th Georgia Regiment, wounded in the fight of Tuesday on James’ Island. These have been sent to the Soldiers’ Relief Hospital : Sergeant T N Mullyran, Company E, slightly, in left side. Private J Pridgen, Company E, thigh, slight. Private R W King, Company E, slight wound in abdomen. Private John Williams, Company F, thigh, se verely. ~ Private Richard Yeomans, Company F, mourh, head, and left side, severe. Private J J Johnston, Company K, right arm and breast, severe. Private L W Kicklitter, Company K, right side, slight. Private A J Proctor, Company K, right side, slight. Private S Hagans, Company K, left side, ses verely. Private Thomas H Michael, Company K, right 1 shoulder, severely. Private P R Cone, Company K, ankle, slight. Piivate J H Martin,. Company K, shoulder, slight. PrivareE H Martin, Company K, threugh left arm and right side, serious. Private E Dragers, Company K, thigh, slight. Private John Hilton, Company K, knee, slight. Private T Denmark, Company K, slight contus sion in the back, caused by a splinter from a tree shattered by a she I. Private James J Rowe, Company H, left arm, severe. , Privates C E Fails, company H, left shoulder, slight. Private Cakelin, Sergeants Milroy and Murphy, John Lee, T Richardson, and—- Cole, slightly wounded. A number of sick soldiers were also brought over from the hospital at Fort Johnson, which has been cleared to make room for the wounded who may need immmediate attention and cannot be removed to the city. Our ladies, following the beautiful example of these whose tabor of love and kindness in nurs ing and attention tu our soldiers, elsewhere has evoked for them unbounded admiration, and the blessings and gratitude of the people ®f the whole Confederacy, will, we trust, now that an oppor tunity is offered, gladly come forward to the noble and patriotic work of ministering to the wants and soothing by their presence and sym pathy the brave men in the hospitals, who need all the attention we can give them. There are doubtless also many citizens who would aid in the work did they know their ser vices were required. To all such we have been requested-to extend the invitation to come, and any aid or assistance in their power will be glad r ly and thankfully received. The accounts of the fight given by participants do not differ materially troin our report of Tues day, with the exception of the number of casual ties, which they estimate to be sixty-five killed, wounded and missing- This is believed to be the number reported officially. The Forty-seventh Georgia, reducedfby sickness to about three hundred effective men, went into this action with their brave and intrepid leader, Col. Williams, against a force ot the enemy of at least two thousand, entrenched and posted behind fonnidAbie breastworks. Owing to the nature of the ground, it being a dense wood* onr men suddenly came upon the enemy’s entrenchments, at a distance qf but thirty-five yards. Col. ;W4- hatns, however, wishing to dislodge thj foe, de termined to make an assault and ordered a charge. The men rushed forward and made a vigorous attack upon the breastworks. The enemy opened upon them a terrific cross tire, of infantry, artil» lerv and cavalry, and shells thrown from the gun boats The regiment fell back a moment, and again moved forward to another assault. The fighting on both side* was now desperate. Our men were under a continuous and deadly fire, and having expended their last round of ammu - nition, the order to retr.eat was given. They withdrew, leaving the dea*d and a number of the mote seriously wounded in ihe hands of the ene- reinforcements were noi brought into ac tion, and the 47th sustained Alone for several AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 18. 1862. hours the fire of the heavy ‘orce in front of them In this engagement Cap.t. i iiams fell pierced bvfour Minnie oalls, while gallantly encouraging his men to the second assamt Private J. 8. Cone was also killed almost at the same time, and while in close proximity to Captain Williams. We have not yet learned the names of the rest of the killed, woundeo and missing. The wounds are mostly all from Minnie balls. Some three or four are from pieces of trees thrown down by shells, but not one, ao far as we could learn, by anj of the shells themselves. Chas- OoT'iei, Ju-ns Mth. From the Charleston Courier, Jui)e 13th. THE BRITISH STEAMER NILLIE. Captain Thomas J. Moore, at the request of ; many friends and in reply to inquiries, furnishes | the toltowing statement of the case of the British I steamer Nellie: The Nellie was placbfi under my command early last January, and soon atter sailed from ihis port for u port in the Bahama islands,' wheie she was sold and transterfed to a British subject, therein residing, ana duly registered as a British ship under the Bntisn ttag, I still retaining the command. From that time 1 regularly traded, without ever being overhauled or spoken by any Yankee blockading vessel or cruiser up to the 25th May. At 6 a. m„ when up with cue West eud ot Dewees’ Island, saw a small schooner which 1 took to be a coaster, but he soon intro* duced himselt by opening on us with shot and BUeil frem long Tom amid ships. I did not heave my ship to ascertain what he desired, but kept my ship steadily on her course, the sctioooner iu lull chase 'and continuing her tire as fust as pos<« sible, Soon came Blockader No. 2, opening on us with shot and shell from guns ot heavy calibre, about tnree points on the port now and one and a hall miles distant, and Bioekader No. 3, two miles distant, broad on my port beam but holding his fire. I continued to run my ship close along the breakers of Long Island Beach, until up witu Capers’ Inlet, when tue nh u abeam being within a mile and a half distant opened on me, and the one ahead, although within a mile distant-ceased tire and headed immediately in tor the point of breakers which 1 bad to clear to save my ship. Tins 1 saw impossible to d<- done, und decided at once to try and get into Caputs’ inlet or beach the ship. Although the wind .was blowing strong from the Northeast, and breakers running high, 1 deemeu u better to try to save my people among iriends at tba risk of drowning, than risk a Yan kee prison. The boats were towered, therefore, to pul the people on shore, (/‘nd now comes a scene tnat all the civilized world should know, and more particularly the mariner, as Le is taught that with in's country’s Hag at hair mast and union down, lie demands the assistance of a brother mariner and tbe sympathies ot an enemy, end particularly a de fenceless ship in a defenceless position.) The three vessels now opened fire on my mostly with shell, until the boats were started on shore, | when they drew their fire from tbe snip aad di i lected it at the boats, trying to destroy those poor i creatures white battling with the surf to save their I hves. Deeming it my duty to try to prevent I this, I hoisted the British ensign, my national Hag, half-mast and union down with my own hands, thinking it would apt-ease their wrath, seeing mv ship was in a deimiceless condition. — But instead of that it seemed to increase Iheir wrath, tor the shell from the two largest ships come taster und with mere precision, seemimzly determined to destroy all the defenceless souls on board that fated ship. 1 walked utt and hauled aown that emblem wbict. isdfc S v. every Bailor’s I bosom, disgusted with myselt that I nad ever hoisted it half-mast or union down, but rather have, taken the chances as 1 hud to do, of having ali my people destroyed, than to have shown distress to so inhuman and de« : testable an enemy. We all succeeded in getting on shore, however, without taking a dose of the Yankee pills. They followed up their shelling on the 261 h and 27th to the tune of about one buu d.ed and fifty per day, at the old ship and a bad tery on the East end of Sullivan’s Island, with ■ no other damage than the Killing of one chicken and of two tiddlers, one mortally, the other slights ly, but they got better pay than that, for while attempting to land with five boats one tbe eve ot the 27th ult„ the battery on East end ot Sul livan’s island, under Captain Haskell, opened on them, putting a shot through one of tbe.r boats i and killing or wounding two of their men, when they turned bout ship uni made double quick time back to their ships again. Thomas J, Moore, Late Matter Bntish Steamer Nellie. We obtain the following paragraphs from the Savannah “Republican,” of June 10th t Reinforcements for Jackson.—A dispatch re ceived here from Richmond states that General Lawton Iras been ordered, with his brigade, to join General Jackson on the Shenandoah forth with. Ke was to have left Richmond Wednesday, and by thi» time he is, doubtless, in sight <4 the enemv. The brigade is 6,000 stron , all Geor giansi and as fine troops as are to be found in tne Confederacy. The usual compliment of ar tillery has, doubtless, been added. We shall hear from these men before many days. Not So.—A ridiculous story has gained curren cy in the up-country—and we have received sev eral letters of enquiry about it—to the effect that the government has resolved on withdrawing the troops from Savannah, and abandoning the place to the enemy. There is not a particle of truth in tbe report. We have abundant troops here now to repel any probable attack of the enemy, with an equal number, within a lew hours call. We have no reasan to believe that the military au tnorities contemplate an evacuation of Savannah, and, were that tolly committed, Georgians enough would be found to defend it outside of the army. From all appearances, the tnemy have evacua ted our coast, as a prisoner captured on James’ Island, near Chaileston, some days ago, turned out to be a private in the Seventh Connecticut Regiment, Dy whom, it is understood, Fort Pulaski was garrisoned. gF - We clip the following paragraphs from the Rome(Ga.) fcoulherv.tr', of June ±lth; Mitchell’s Gunboat.—We learn from a parti cipant m the scene, that Mitchell s gunboat run into a masked battery, a few days ago on 4’ennessee river. A number of rangers and citizens had been watching this craft for some days, and finally arranged an ambuscade on the river, gome. distance above Guntersville, when she was proceeding lazily along, on a chicken stealing expedition, at the rate ot about two miles an hour, the men basking in the sun shine totally unconscious of the dangerous prox imity, and when about the center of the line of ambush, a tire of rifles and shot guns was opened on them, which killed seventeen and wounded eight- The boat steamed across the river and open ed a fire with her guns, but only damaged the trees. We have heard of a number of instances where small parties of the enemy out maurading, in the vicinity of Huntsville, had been attacked and destroyed, and shooting pickets is an every day affair. The WheatMrop.—From the beet information we can get, the wheat in this section will not average over a half crop. Some fields will yield an ordinary crop, while a great many will not make seed, and some will n<4 b- C °L -k® corn crop is looking unusually fine. * From iheFlc/anond fra.ymspateh Jane 11. FROM TMM 'V’AI.I.KY', THE TRAP BET TO CATCH *’ STONEWALL ” Rockingham Co., Va,, June 6‘ The day after my letter from Winchester intel ligence reached “Old Stonewall,” at Harper’s Ferrry, that a Federal column from the Norths west, probably headed by Milroy and Fremont, was trying to form a junction; at Strasburg with Shields’ and McDowell’s forces, and cut off his communication with the Upper Valley, while Banks, collecting his scattered forces, and pro bably reinforced by Dix, would press upon him . from Maryland. It wasjan artful trap, and show |ed how important it was deemed to catch the old I hero, who proved himself, however, a little too smart to be caught by it. On Sunday morning, Bh?t ult., he quietly commenced to fall back from Winchester. There was no hurry, no stampede, but all was orderly; nor could his retiring be properly called a retreat. The principal part of toe immense amount of captured stores was safely removed, and the balance rendered useless to the original owners. The whole line of troops and wagons was about 12 miles long. The people of Winchester and of the lower Valley of course felt sad to give up so soon our noble army for the detestable Yankees. They, did so, however, with cheerful expectation that ere long the tables would be again turned, and Jackson be chasing tbe Yankees out of the Valley, even more completely than before. But some of the citizens, who had remained in Win chester after the previous evacuation of Wins Chester by our troops, declined to do so this time. Saida gentlemaa to your correspondent: “Sir, we were in no' danger of life or limb, but our im prisonment was worse than the penitentiary, and we were subjected to the most shameful insults. On one occasion, I and my family were made to rise from our scarce tasted breakfast and give it up to a party of YanKefe soldiers.” Riding in the environs of the town, I noticed quite a number of unenclosed graves of soldiers from both arm ies. I said to the sexton, then digging a grave, "Do you bury the soldiers like dogs, in the old ; field '?” “Ob, no, sir," was the reply, “there was j a good fence here, but the Yankees burnt it up. They also destroyed tbe enclosure of the city cemetery. Time would fill to recite instances of Yankee meanness, and of the spir it of our -citizens. One or two must suffice. They deserve to be put on permanent record. The ladies feel most keenly for our heroes at Kernstoan. One lady kept a list of ali the killed and wounded soldiers,as well as of such as were left in Winchester sick, and ap pended remarks to each name for tbe information and comfort of friends when communication might be had. 1 saw this list, and was affected to find what a labor of love, what a sweet solace, the keeping of it had been, H any one reads these hues whose sick or wounded son or brother died at Winchester during its occupation by the ene my. let such a one be comforted by the assurance that the loved soldier hero wanted not the sweet est ministrations that love could afford. After the battle.a lady applied for permission to go to tbe field in behalf of our killed and wounded. “No madam,” was the response ; and if you go you will certainly be shot.” “1 am sorry,” was the reply, "that 1 asked a favor of such a man.” One of the ’Vinchester boys, taken a prisoner, was permitted to go (under guard) to tell his mother “good-bye.” Not a tear did she shed ; but. said,“with the dignity of a Roman matron, “my son. J am proud of yon that you were taken doing your duty.” The Yankee spectatois- were abashed, but subsequently their meanness got the better of them, and tauntingly would run along the line, in an under tone,, “You did your duty, did you ? Take two more cases, rather of the funny order. A Yankee officer applied to Dr. B. for a prescrip tion. “I won’t g’ve it, sir.” "I will pay you.” “I want none ot your money. I won’t prescribe for you. Go to your own surgeon. Here you are invading our land, stealing our property, and you want me to help you do it by making you well. Clear out ot my house.” The officer incontinently retreated, and the Dr. was arrested. The very gentlemanly Provost Marshal endeavored to persuade the- Dr. his charges against the Yankee were unfounded. Hearing the conflab, in came a party, bringing a Yankee who had stolen his horse, and by authority of his commander at that. The Dr. quietly leaned over and nudged the discomfited Provost, "I think your people do steal sometimes, sir.” The lest incident occurred at the late battle in the streets of Winchester. The gallant Col. Bavlor bad taken a prisoner and being himself slightly wounded, looked’ around for someone to take charge of the Yankee. Seeing no one but a lady, standing in her door, he said “Madam, please take this man;” and turning to the prisoner, "if you don’t go in and behave yourself, I wi'l blow your brains out.”— The next day the Cvlonol, passing by, said to the lady, “Well, madam, what did you do with our prisoner?” “Ob, sir, I kept him, and turned him into the court-yard with the balance.” I presume, as he belonged to a race that believes in "woman’s rights,” etc., he did not to this "petticoat government,” I have said that Jackson did not retreat, but fell back in good order. He did this, too, though his men were utterly worn out and toot-sore, many of tnem having marched an average of twenty-five miles per day for seven days preced ing, besides other duty, and others ot them had been on the constant go for a much longer pe riod. Notwithstanding this, old Stonewall turned off from tbe Valley pike on Sunday last and offer ed Fremont batt'e, which, after a slight skirmish, the ,latter declined. Jackson then returned to Strasburg, and kept in line of battle during the day; but the enemy declined to fight, though he constantly annoyed our rear. I expect he picked up some of our worn out men, whom he will claim as trophies. Since Sabbath our gallant General has been engaged in carrying out plans, the fruit of which will duly; appear. I deem it better to say nothing of his movements or present position, but confine myself to incidents perfectly harmless, and I hope noi uninteresting. At New Market I heard much of the foppery and cowardice of Banks, and of the contempt of his troops lor him. At Kernstown, as well as in his late retreat, unlike Jackaon, be kept far away from the flashing of the guns. Banks while at Mew Markat was in the habit ot dressing three times'a day, using paper collars. He would ride into town "dressed to death and his hans unseen, in white kid gloves. The Northwestern troops frankly declared not, only that Banks was a cow ard but was the tune es the New England soldiers tyneraily, for whom they professed a profound contempt. -They said, "if we only bad Jackson or Ashby to fight under.” While in the Valley, the Yankees kept up their character for lying. By their repeated assertions —the people ol New Market having no source from whence to learn the truth—almost began to believe that Milroy was at Staunton with 80,000 men; that Richmond had fallen, and the like.— They certainly seemed, however, to be honest in believing that tbe rebellion was nearly put down. One, who frequently said to an old lady, “I hope soon io be in Richmond,” lately passed through the village a prisoner, and-received from her the smiling remark, “I am glad, sir, you are at last to be gratified.” At New Market the Yankees, besides their usual thefts, stole from one of the churches the communion service. Since I have been writing the foregoing, lively cavalry skirmishing has taken place in the rear, in which the enemy was decidedly repulsed.— VOL. 14.- No 25 About fifty prisoners have just been brought in. among them Col. Wyneham. of Garabaldi J lO " 1 ' ety, rind the Major of the regiment. The private, are principally Germans. Still Later—Night.—A heavy skirmish W 5» curred, in which the Ist Maryland and 59th Vir ginia regiments, and a part of Ashby’s cavalry, met and repulsed five Yankee regiments of ins fantry and a cavalry force.' We lost in killed about 40, and in wounded about 100. Among the former was General Ashby, who fell while gallantly leading a charge. His loss has thrown a sadness over the army. The enemy’s loss was heavv. Sabbath, A. M., June B.—All quiet since the foregotng. The army was in line of battle all vesterdav. A fight is hourly looked for. 1 Massakuetan. PYom the Knoxville (Tenn ) Register, June TO; PRENTICE HORRIFIED. Prentice, of the Louisville “Journal,” has had his humane feelings shocked by observing in the Knoxville "Register,” a notice of the Cherokee Indians, lately enlisted in the Confederate service. Tbe following is the paragraph from the "Jour nal” of May 26th : t The Knoxville (Tenn.) “Register” of a late date mentions with great rejoicing that the streets of that city were enlivened by the arrival of a large company of Cherokee Indians from tbe moqntain- - ous region? of North Carolina, who bad "been en listed in the Confederate service” by Major Mor gan, of tbe 3d Tennessee regiment, who expects to raise a battalion, to fill up which "other com panies of white and Indians are desired.”- The “Register” thinks that Major Morgan de serves the highest praise for his indefatigable zeal and energy, as displayed in the enlistment of so many valuable recruits from the aboriginal population.’’ It was long denied by the seces sionists that savages had been enlisted in the Confederate cause. But Albert Pike’s regiment is in Arkansas and Morgan’s Tennessee battalion have now become notorious, and humanity will invoke the same curse against them as the noble British statesman did against his Government for exposing the American colonies to the barbari ties ot the tomehawk and scalping knife. I To alleviate the pain thus inlllicted upon the [ feelings of the tender-hearted Prentice, we may explain that tbe Cherokee warriors whom he mis calls savages, are, in ail the qualities which cons sthute a civilized, refined, and Christian people, tar the superiors of the Yankee hirelings who fill the ranks of Abe’s invading army. We venture ihe assertoin that there are more men among our gallant Cherokee volunteers who can read and write, than there are in any Yankee company ot equal numbers now in the field. These brave aborigines are not, like the mass ot Prentice's military allies, mercenary hirelings, stimulated by the promise of plunder, but patriot soldiers in arms to resist the cursed invaders of their na tive soil— to protect ta eir wives and children—- their homes and their green fields. THE LOSSES AT CHICKAHOMINY. Our whole loss at Seven Pines has been added up by the "Enquirer,’’ from tbe published returns, and lists not yet published. It amounts tojabout 2,300 all told—killed, wounded, an't missing.— Os these only about 150 were killed, the wounded bearing an unusually large proportion to be killed. In the meantime, the Yankees acknowl edged a loss of 800 killed and .upwards of 4,000 * wounded. This, we have no doubt, is .about half what they actually lost. They say fiothing of the 800 prisoners we took from them, but they speak of 1500 which they took from uh. This, oi course, is a lie out of the whole cloth. We doubt whether they took IQO in all. Our men proved themselrfes far the better meii on this,aS they have done on every other occa sion where they had an opportunity to display their valor. The Yankees were entrenched up to their throats, but they stormed their redoubts and drove them out of them whenever they were allowed to attack them. The Yankees talk about their charges with the bayonet, and the splendid result of those charges. We have the best authority for saying that they made no such charges. Our men at tempted, sev eral times, to charge them, but they invariably broke before they could get near them. All the lying of McClellan cannot make out the Yankee a hero at that weapon. He is peculiarly ticklish, and cannot stand tbe cold steel. General Early gave the lie direct to a statement of McClellan about a Yankee bayonet charge at Williamsburg, and the Yankee baynot charge at Chickahominy is equally a lie. McClellan knows these are lies, and the Yankees know it well enough- The tales told in the Northern papers about their killing our men with the bayonet, are pure fictions, un« less they murdered wounded men with that in strument, which we think probable enough. No troops that ever fought showed more de termined courage than ours at Chickahominy. It is truly a noble army, that. collected around this city, it cannot be whipped, and it will not be by any force not double itself, or more in number.— Richmond Dispatch, June 10. YANKEE LIES. The following circular was picked up at Win-. Chester after the late battle, together with many others of a similar character. It shows tbe infa mous system of tying resortel to by the Yankee Generals to keep up the courage of their troops. When the prisoners captured at Winchester were told they were to be sent to Richmond, thev were perfectly astonished. "Why,” said they, “it was announced at tatoo that McClellan had been in Richmond for three days.” This dispatch, which was sent by McClellan through Gen. Banks, is a correct copy of the original, and was intended to encourage the Yankee troops when an attack from Jackson was loosed for: Headq’rs 3d Brigade, 1 General Banks’ Division, > May 19th, 1862.) [Circular.] The Brigadier-General commanding announces the following intelligence to the troops.of his command; By telegraph from Frederick, dated May 19, 1862: “To Gen. Williams— • “Gen. Halleck telegraphs Gen. McClellan that be has captured Gen. Price, Cols. Dorsey and Cross, and Capt. Budd, of General Price’s staff, and his whole army. I Signed J N. P. Banks, Major-General.” This glorious, news will be read to all the troops of the command to night at tatoo. By .command, Brig.-Gen’l Williams. Imposters.—The Thomasville (Ga.) Times learns that some persons, representing them selves as agents of the Confederate States, have been visiting the Bth district of Fhomae coun ty, and by threats forced the citizens to dispose of cattle and sheep at a much lower price than could have been procured, and in some cases have driven off the stock without paying at all. The stock was shipped on the railroad at Quit man. The editor thinks that the military author ities should take steps to discover and punish the imposters. A Naw Fulminating Spur for Iron clad Ships. —A French naval officer, holding a high com mand, has tendered his resignation, tn order to devote himself to the completion of a new ful minating spur, which he has invented for iron clad ships, which will not only drive in the side of a ship, but will lodge in its interior an explo sive shell of the most dangerous character.