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BY J.\MES GARDNER.
THE BATTLE OF POM REPUBLIC—DESPERs
ATE CHARGE OF A LOUISIANA BRIGADE
—IfHE CELEBRATED CLARK BATTERY OF
UQHT GUNS TAKEN AT THE POINT OFTHE
BAYONET
Tbe Lynchburg “Virginian.” of yesterday, fur
nishes the following graphic account of the late
battle at Port Republic:
This battle was fought on Monday, the 9th of
June in Rockingham county, near the village of
Port Republic, situated just below the junction of
ihe two streams which form the Shenandoah
river. On the day before, our forces,
about 10,000, led by Gen. Jackson, had engaged
the enemy at Banker’s Church, under Fremont,
numbering some 30,000, and routed them with
great loss in killed and wounded, and a large
number of prisoners.
On Monday morning, about sunrise, our forces
crossed the bridge at the junction of the two
streams to attack the enemy, numbering about
12,000, under Gen. Shields. The river here makes a
bend or crescent form circling round a large
piece of low grounds on which there was a heavy
crop of wheat. Nearly opposite the bridge and
on the other side of the field, the enemy were
drawn up in line of battle, and in their front on a
small hill, at the foot ol Coie Mountain, command
ing the whole position, was the celebrated Clark
battery, (consisting of 8 splendid guns, 2 parrot,
2 mountain howitzers, and 4 rille pieces,) manned
by the artillery corps, under the command of
Clark. From this battery was belched forth one
incessant strcm of grape and canister and shell,
.literally covering the valley, so that the work of
attack on our part seemed almost hopeless.
Jackson, Ewell and Taylor were all and
their forces, eager for the encounter. But it seemed
rash and even desperate to attempt it. Gen. J.
looked for a while thoughtfully on the scene, and
then turning to Taylor enquired, “Can you take
that battery ?—it must be taken, or the day be
lost.” Taylor replied, *We can,” and pointing
his sword to the battery, called out to his men,
“Louisianians, can you take that battery ?” With
one universal shout that made the mountains
to echo, they declared they could ; whereupon, he
gave the order in that sonorous voice, “forward,
charge the battery and take it.” Onward dashed
the Louisians brigade, composed of the 6th, 7th,
Bth. and Sth Louisiana regiments, and the Tiger
Battalion, assisted by one Virginia regiment,
across the low grounds right after the battery.—
From its mouth now with renewed violence,
poured streams of shell and shot, mowing down
our men like grass, Tbe earth seemed covered
with the dead and wounded.
The gallant Col. Henry Hays, commanding the
Sth Louisiana regiment, was badly wounded. His
Lieut. Co). DeChoine, was . shot through the
lungs, and after again and again endeavoring to
hold his place on the field, was borne off almost
insensible. This regiment, one of whose compa
nies was led by Capt. D. A. Wilson, of our town,
•carried into the tight but three’hundred and eight
effective men, the. rest being sick or detailed on
other service, of whom one hundred and fifty
eight were killed or wounded. Onward they
rushed, sustained by the 6th, Bth, 9th,dhe Tigers
under Bob Wheat, and the Virginia regiment, all
doing their duty like heroes. They dare the bat
tery. Volumes on volumes of shot continue to
salute their advance—but they Ho advance.. They
strike their beyonets and sabres into the artillery
lets as they serve the guns, they kill the horses,
they seize the guns, they take the battery, and the
victory
Proud day and proud honor this for those
•who did this gallant deec 1 Jackson, Ewell,
and Taylor were present cbsertng on tbe fight.
Every officer, nay every man did his -duty, the
enemy flying in dismay, having no time to
spike their guns, and our men seize and direct i
their fires against themselves. This was one ot
the most glorious bat’lee of this war, and one
• of the bloodiest.
We lost in killed and wounded between £OO
and 700 men. The enemy’s, besides their guns,
stores, and prisoners, must have been three or
four times that number.
When the bloody scene was over, a moment
ia spent in thankfulness to God, and another in
silent rejoicing at the result. Gen. Jackson now
publicly’thanked Taylor and the Louisiana bri
gade for the day’s work. “Take that battery,”
said Jackson to Taylor, “and keep it, for your
men have won it—carry it to your native State
when ycu return, and call it the Louisiana bat
tery, and let it be kept asa memento of thisday.”
Gracefully acknowledging tbe compliment,
General Taylor took six of the guns, (two could
not be carried] and placing them.under the care
of Captain Thomas M. Bowyer, of Liberty, who
had nobly participated in tbe fight, they were
forthwith sent to Mecham’s Depot in the county
of Albermarle, where, under that officer, they
are now being fitted for service on our side.
This narration comes from an eye witness and
■actor in the battle, Captain Daniel’ A. Wilson, of
our own town, and it affords us great pleasure
to place it before our readers.
Ail honor to the noble Generals who Jed this
battle, ar.d their officers and men, and especial
honor to our loved sister Louisiana.
LATE NORTHERN NEWS.
The following extracts are taken from tbe
tersburg “Express’ ” summary of Northern news:
G-UXBOAT RKOONNOIBANOB TO GEORGETOWN, 8. C,
The Navy Department has received despatches
•by which it appears that Com. Prentiss, of the
Albatross, recently sailed up the interior waters
.of South Carolina to Georgetown. He crossed
the bar on the 21st own vessel and the
Norwich, Lteut. Commanding Duncan, and en
tered Wyman’s Bay. After passing a small de
serted redoant near the lighthouse, an extensive
fortification eras observed on South Island, with,
apparently, several large guns mounted, which
turned out to he quakers. This fort was found
.deserted. Another abandoned fortification was
found co Cat Icland. On the 22d, he stood up the
bay for Georgetown; entered Swamp Creek, and
steamed past the city’s wharf Not being pre
pared to bold the place, he abstained from landing,
knowing that a contest with the artillery and
cavalry in the place would compel him to destroy
the town. He afterwards ascended the Wacca
maw river to a point ten miles above Georgetown
through a fine country, and meeting no resist
urnce he brought off eighty contrabands. The
rebels were leaving tibeir* plantations, driving,
their negroes before them in all directions.
*.ii3bl PKisdwaas— female BKCBS6I OUSTS.
A detachment of one hundred and fifty prison
ers arrived here to-day and were temporarily
placed in the Old Capitol prison. They belong
ed to the Georgia Tigers Mid the Twelfth Vir
ginia Regiment; and were captured at Front
Koya> on the occasion of the advance of Gen.
bbisids. As these prisoners were marched
through Alexandria, and even along Pennsyls
vacua avenue in this city, there were demonstra
tions by icrnales of sympathy with them. Such
a P on “ dia l«yalt7 have been formally
pro 1 under penalty of arrest and imprison
ment. To-day, two females, who gave their
Jd and?K^n nr in‘^ and Adela NeW > ™e arrest-
A • v ?. l^ e B aard house for waving
along ’ “ P risoaerß as they
PRISONERS IN PORT m’hkNRY.
These are at present confined in Fort McHenry, ,
by ordar of tbe War Department, 29 politick
r nsoners. Os these 23 are Mary landers and se
cessionists, These arrests have nil
since the latter part of March last. A large deL
agation, inching several of the most inflows
tial Union men pf Baltimore, have waited upon
the President and various heads of
to solicit tbe release from confinement of
Union men, arrested by order of General DiX) for
participation in the recent riotous demonstrations
against tbe secessionists in that city,
BALK OF STOLEN COTTON.
The following notice of a public Sale of cotton
recently stolen in South Carolina and Louisiana,
we find in the “Hera'd” of Wednesday last:
The government public sale of confiscated cot
ton came off yesterday. It drew a large and
spirited company,and the prices obtained, quality
considered, were in advance of those realized at
previous sales. Tbe lots sold embraced 536 bales
of Sea Island at 50)<c.@62c. per pound ; 33 do.,
do., stained at 44c.( t j48c.; and 97 do, inferior
stained at 20c.@31^c.; and 350 bales of Gulf
cctton, inferior quality, (purchased some time
since by government, with the view of making
tbe steamer Vanderbilt more or less invulnerable,
at 18c. per pound,) were sold at
all for cash. Besides the above about 400 bales
were sold in the regular trade, on the basis of
31C cents for middling uplands. About
1,000 bales confiscated New Orleans cotton are to
be sold tosday.
THE REBELS OF THE EXTREME SOUTH.
The Washington correspondent of tbe N. Y.
“Times,” under date of June 10, writes :
From a source deemed peculiarly trustworthy,
we have information that the rebels of the ex
treme South continue plucky and hopeful, and
ridicule the idea of the ultimate triumph of the
union cause, despite the recent rapid advances of
our troops.
BEAUREGARD.
Beauregard’s whereabouts remains wrapt in
mystery, though there is now but little doubt
that a goodly portion of his army is at Rich
mond.
General McDowell and staff are still in this
city.
This evening'the city has been full of exciting
rumors, but none traceable to an authentic source.
From the Mobile Evening Newt, June 19th,
Headquarters Western Department, |
June 17th, 1862. j
Gentlemen : My attention has just been called
to tbe following dispatch (published in your issue
of yesterday) of Major General Halleck, com*
rnanding enemy’s forces, which, coming from
such a source, is most remarkable in one respect
—that it contains as many misrepresentations as
lines
Washington, June 4, 1862.—The following diss
patch was received this afternoon at tbe War
Department:
Halleck’s Headquarters, i
June 4th, 1862. j
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec’y of War: #
General Pope, with 40,000 men, is thirty miles
South of Corinth, pushing the enemy hard. He
already reports 10,000 prisoners and deserters
from the enemy, and 15,000 stand of arms caps
tured.
Thousands of the enemy are throwing away
their arms. A farmer says that when Beaure
gard learned that Colonel Elliott had cut the
railroad on his line of retreat he became frantic,
and told hie men to save themselves the best way
they could.
We hav.* captured n.ne locomotives and a num
ber of cars. One of tbe former is already re
paired and is running to-day. Several more will
tie in running order in two or three days.
The result is all I could pcssibly desire.
. E. W. Halleck.,
Major Gen’! Commanding.
Gen Pope did not “push hard” upon me with
40,000 men, thirty miles from Corinth on the 4th
inst. for, my troops occupied a defensive line in
rear of “Twenty Mile Creek" less than twenty
five miles from Corinth until tbe Bth inst., when
the want of good water induced me to reiire at
my leisure to a better position ; moreover, if Gen.
Pope had attempted at any time during the re
treat from Corinth, to push hard upon me, I would
have given him such a lesson as would have
checked bis ardor , but he was careful to ad
vance only after my troops had retired from
each successive position.
The retreat was conducted in great order and
precision, doing much credit to the officers and
men under my orders, and must be looked upon
in every respect by the country as equivolent to a
brilliant victory.
Gdn. Pope must certainly have dreamed of hav
ing taKen 10,000 prisoners and 15,000 stand of
arms ! for we positively never lost them ; about
one or two hundred stragglers would probably
cover all the prisoners he took, and about five
hundred damaged muskets all the arms he got ;
these belonged to a convalescent camp, (four miles
South of Corinth,) evacuated during the night,
and were overlooked on the account of the dark*
ness, 'The actual number of prisoners taken
during tbe retreat was about equal oh both sides,
and they were but few.
Major-General Halleck must be a very credu
lous man indeed to believe the absurd story on
“that farmer.” He ought to know that the burn
ing of two or more cars on a railroad is not suf
ficient to make "Beauregard frantic” and ridicus
lous! especially when 1 expected every moment
to hear of the capture of his marauding party,
whose departure from Farmington had been com
municated to me the day before, and I had given
in consequence all necessary orders; but apart of
my forces passed Booneville an hour before the
arrival of Col. Elliott’s command, and the other
part arrived just in time t» drive it away and
liberate the convalescents captured; unfortunate
ly, however, not in time to save four of the sick,
who were barbarously consumed in the station
house I Let Coh Elliott's name descend to infamy
as the author of such a revolting deed.
Gen. Halleck did not capture nine locomotives,
it was only by the accidental destruction of a
bridge before some trains had passed, that he
got seven engines in a damaged condition, the
cars having been burnt by my orders.
It is indeed lamentable to see how little our
enemies respect truth and justice when speaking
of thei? military operations, especially when,
through inability or over-confidence, they’ meet
with deserved failure.
If the result be “all he desired,” it can be said
he'ia easily satisfied; it remains to be seen
whether his Government and people will be of
the like opinion.
I attest that all we lost at Corinth and during
the retreat, would not amount to one day’s ex
penses of his army.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
G. T. Bbauregard.
An JEronaut Brought Down.— The Richmond
“Enouirer” says:
It is well known by our readears that McCleL
lau has a number of aeronauts, who frequently go
upon their aerial voyage for the purpose of mak
ing observatioEß for the benefit of tbe Yankee
generate, while tbe Northern letter writers talk
of the “people of Richmond having had an op«
portunity of seeing the glorious old flag floating
from Prof. Lowe’s balloon." One of these bal
loons was sent up on Saturday morning, about
9 o’clock, but had gone but a short distance in
tbe air on its observing tour, when a well di
rected shot from one of the pieces of Purcell
Battery, Capt. Pegram, struck tbe balloon, tear
ing it all to pieces, and knocking a man eut. We
know not whether t%e individual thus upset
was Prof. Lowe, or one of his subalterns, but
whoever he was, we feel very confident he went
upon his last voyage Saturday morning. After
the capsizing of the balloon, aa artillery duel of
half an hoar’s duration wok carried on, but there
was “nobody hurt on our side.”
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1562.
From the New York Herald, June 6th.
THE YANKEE PUBLIC DEBT.
The following is a statement of the particulars
of the national debt on tbe 29th of May, 1862 ;
rate of interest.
Under what act and percent. Amount Toti.l.
IXtZIB47 . 6 9,415,253,00
Loans—1818« 8,9118,340,80
1 oXZIB6B . 5 20.000,000,00
1 n%iZIB6O ....- A 7,022,tf10’00
Loans—lß6l £
Texas indemnity..., .5 3,461.000 91
$70,104,955,82
Treasury notee issued prior •
to JB->7- ♦ 105,111,64
Tn usury notes under act
December 23, 185< 175.900,00
Treasury notes under act
December 17,186’.‘ — —..ta0.00
Trea ury notes under acts
r Juue 22,1860 and Feb- f A
ruary and Marutu 1861... 6 O,<K)
Treasuiy notes under acts
March 2, July 17, and
August 5,1861.; 6 i 11.000.00
#3,382,161 64
8 years 7 30 bonds, 7 3 10 4 130,523,450,00
20 years bonde 6 t 0,000,000.60
$170,535,450,00
Oregon war debt 6 $878,450,00
Unitea Statesnotesf....— s.l «5,880,000,00
Certificates of indebted-
ness...6 47.199,009,00
5 and 20 years bonds ... .6 2,699,400,00
. $49,898,400,00
4 percent, temp.loan... .4 6,913,042,21
5 percent, temp. 10an... .5 44,865,621,85
$ 50,778,366,56
Total amount of public debt $491j44i,984,11
Average rate of interest paid
on the entire debt per annum.
* Interest stopped, tNo interest.
To the treasury estimate of five hundred mil#
lions of dollars of government indebtedness,
there must be added one hundred millions in
claims now due, but which have not been pre
sented at the accounting offices of the treasfirer.
It seems that one hundred and fifty millions of
demand treasury notes have been issued, and
this amount is to be increased according to the
wants of the government It has been supposed
that the demand treasury notes would supply the
bulk of the currency of tne country, and thus
supplant the use of the bank notes ;■ but.it.does
not seem that such has been the result, for it is
said that so great is the desire of eastern bank
ers to get a circulation of their notes in the West,
that hundred do lar bills are quite common.
Treasury officials here who have bad long ex
perience touching financial matters are not with'
out apprehension concerning prospective paper
expansion. If both the general government and
the estate banks go on with expansions of the
circulating medium, there must inevitably be a
speculative enhancement of prices, to be followed
by a crash and a depreciation of bank notes at
least. This can be avoided by the legislation ot
the general government of the States to limit
the issues of the banks. No movement in Con»
gress has yet been made upon the point, and a
difficulty is presented in the fact that the drift of
the judicial decisions is, that tbe issues of banks
incorporated by State Legislatures,’ and by Estate
banks themselves, are not prohibited by the con
stitutional. provisions forbidding States to emit
bills of credit.
Erom the Charleston Courier. June 20.
ARRIVAL FROM PJTISaDELPHI?.
We were gratified Thursday with a call from
Mr. James Murray, from this city, who has just
arrived home from Philadelphia. Mr. Murrey
was mate of the schooner Wave, captured cn the
19th of April off Charleston harbor, while en
deavoring to run the blockade. The Wave was
brought to by tbe G. W. Blount, formerly a New
York pilot boat, and dispatch boat for the block
ade fleet. She is a very fast sailer, has three guns
mounted upon her deck, and is now regularly
stationed iff Charleston harbor. The crew of the
Wave, consisting of Captain, mate, cook, and two
hands, were carried to Port Royal and confined
on board the United States frigate Vermont,
about a week. While there Mr. Murray says he
frequently conversed with the officers, and they
were very anxious for tbe war to terminate. One
a Doctor, said he would be willing to give up all
that he was worth for its termination.
On being questioned bv them in reference to
our condition and state of affairs, Mr. Murray
told them we were determroed never to submit
unti 1 we gained our independence of tbe North,
and that nothing would stop us from getting it.
It was reported at Port Royal while Mr. Murray
was there that the small pox was among the
troops. ~ ,
The crew the Wave were taken from Port
Royal to Philadelphia. They were kept some
eleven days on board the sloop of- war Princeton,
used as a gur.rd boat. The case of the Wave was
in the meantime brought up before the Prize Com
missioners, who condemned the vessel, and tbe
crew were then turned ashore. They refused to
send them into our lines, saying tbs.t the war
would be over by tbe 4th July, and that they in*
tended celebrating the anniversary of tbe in«
auguration and the restoration of the Union to
gether.
Mr. Murray while there witnessed a riot among
the people who protested against the landing of
a number of negro contrabands, said to be from
Mobile. They refused to allow these to land,
saying they had enough negroes to feed already
there. Mr. Murray, from Philadelphia, went .to
Baltimore, where he found numerous friends.
Most all the men of influence and standing in
the community favor the cause of the Southern
Confederacy. He was passed on his way with
out charge for board or passage on the railroad
to Frederick City, and thence to Hancock, and
from there crossed the Potomac. Mr. Murray
saw a large number of the routed and wounded
men of Banks, Shields and Fremont, but the sol
diers are sworn not to divulge anything that
happens on tbe battle field.
All Southern goods are now very high in mar
ket. Cotton cloths were four times their usual
price before the war. Coffee was thirtyefive
cents a pound, and many had substituted rye.
While there Mr. Murray saw the new iron clad
frigate “New Ironsides” launched. She is in
tended to carry sixteen eleven inch Dahlgrens,
but her draft was fourteen feet without her guns
or machinery. When completed it is supposed
she will draw between eighteen and twenty feet
of water —too much for operations in any but the
deepest harbors. There were two more on tbe
stocks when Mr. Murray left. This new vessel
was expected to be ready and complete in a
month.
The famous New York 7th regiment is en
campeo at General Stuart’s house, on the outs
skirts of Baltimore.
The 6th Massachusetts regiment, the one for
merly greeted in Baltimore, on their arrival,
with stones and brickbats, again passed through
on the second cry of “Washington in danger.”
This time, however, they were suffered to pass
without molestation.
Our informant states the Federate have placed
heavy guns m position, all bearing right upon
the city, should the Confederates advance.
Wounded Confederate Prisoners. —The fol
lowing Confederate soldiers, wounded at the bat
tle ot Seven Pines and taken prisoners, have been
conveyed to the U,B, Marine Hospital at Ports* -
mouth: Wm Johnson, JamesM Dougherty, Thos
Smith, C Callen, Andrew Quin, Andrew McCor»-
mick, Jno Farrell, Bth Alabama regiment; Benj
H Ewers, F Bryant, D C Butler, Geo S Utz, 49tb
Virginia regiment; H Spencer, 24»h Virginia
regiment; T J Horton, J West, W R Hagins, 27th
Georgia Regiment; J A Jones, 2d Florida regi
ment; Wm Thos Gilbert, 49th Georgia regiment;
D J Mcßavel, 2d Mississippi Battery.
Hichmenii. Dispatch, June 18.
CONGRATULATORY ORDER-
Gen. Stuart has issued the following address to
his troops:
Headquarters Cavalry Brigade, - )
June 16,1862. )
General Orders No 11.
The General of Cavalry, profoundly grateful to
Divine Providence for tbe signal success attends
ing the late expedition to the enemy’s rear,'takes
pleasure in announcing in orders his appreciation
of the bravery and cheerful endurance of the
command.
History will record in imperishable characters,
and a grateful country remember with gratitude,
that portion of the first, fourth and ninth Virgin
ia Cavalry, the Jeff. Davis Legion, and the section
of the Stuart Horse Artillery engaged in the
expedition.
What was accomplished is known to you, to tbe
public and to the enemy, but the passage of tbe
Chiekahominy, under existing difficulties, fur
nishes a separate chapter of praise for the whole
command.
The Genera! will despair of do enterprise when
be can hold such guarantees of success as Cote.
Fitzhugh Lee, William H. Fitzhugh, Lee Martin,
with their brave and devoted commanders.
The loss of the gallant and heroic Captain
Latane, leading bis squadron in a brilliant and
successful charge, was a severe blow to us, but
the enemy, routed and flying before him, will bear
witness to a heart intrepid and a spirit invins
cible, whose influence will not be lost after death,
while his regiment wii! want no better battle cry
♦or victory than “avenge Latane!” Proud of his
command, the General trusts that it will never
lose sight of what is at stake in this struggle, and
the reputation now its province to maintain.
By command cl J. E. B. Stuart,
Brigadier General.
J. T. W. Hairston, A A. A. G.
A GIGANTIC SWINDLE ATTEMPTED
The correspondent of the Cincinnati “Gazette,”
writing from Huntsville, Ala., furnishes the par
ticulars appended below of a gigantic swindle
attempted by a Chicago man, in which also the
sutler of Col. Turchin’s regiment is.
The worthless notes of tbe Clifton Bank are well
Knqwn here, and the arrest of the guilty parties
•Sna’seizure of the trash were none too time y.
.Tbe following gives the details of the operation :
Three weeks ago, two men, J. IL Chadwick, of
Chicago, and Samuel Sands, of Boston, came
into Huntsville for the ostensible purpose of buy
ing cotton, but suspicion being aroused as to the
nature of tbe money they were offering, it was
at length refused. It purported to be issued by
the American ot the State of Indiana and
tbe Bank of Clifton, Province of Canada. When
Messrs. Chadwick and Sands found themselves
unable to obtain any more cotton, they made
contracts with the wagonmasters for the distri
bution of their bogus money along the road, and
hired private soldiers to travel through the coun
try and put it off.
In Huntsville they passed a lot of it to a cap
tain of the first Tennessee regiment, who happen
ed to be in town. Shortly after, tbe captain, be
coming suspicious that all was not right, took
the money back to them, and they very promptly
refused to redeem it. The capta n at once made
complaints of Sands and Chadwick to Geneial
Mitchell, wbohad them arrested irnmediaiely and
lodged in jail. The provost mi:shall then took
poasHßsiou’of their effects, broke open then
trunks, and found about seventy thousand dollars
of the bogus money.
Tbe sutler of tbe 19th Illinois is badly implica
ted in the business, as be gave out some S2OOO or
S3OOO of it in change to tbe men oi bis regiment,
and then relused either to redeem it or to receive
it in exchange for goods. The regiment is much
excited in consequence, and I understand it is the
intention of the " military authorities to compel
tbe sutler to redeem every dollar ot the worthless
money he haspaid out m good current funds.
This gigantic and partially accomplished swino
die has created a great sensation here. Messrs,
Chadwick and Sands are now being examined by
the military commission, consisting of Captains
McDougal of tbe 3d Uhio, Ellis of the 23d, and
Berryhill of the 2d.
THE CONSCRIPTION LAW.
The following communication, which we find
in the ‘‘Chronicle & Sentinel,” of June 20th, is
of sufficient interest to republish :
Mr. Editor -. .1 have tbe authority of Maj. Dun
woody, of Camp Randolph, at Calhoun, Ga., for
stating that in doubtful cases a certificate under
the hand of a surgeon of the Uonlederate army,
in good standing, of inability to perform the du
nes of a soldier, will exempt him from the neces
sity of going to camp, and will be received by the
conscript officer and respected the same as if ex
amined and given by the surgeon at camp. Dr.
L. D. Ford is a full surgeon in this city, and his
certificate will save many of our citizens the
trouble and fatigue of a ride to camp and an ex
pense to the Government.
Also, Maj. Dunwoody decides that any one lis
able to conscription must take bis substitute to
camp before he is enrolled by the conscription
officer, and after examination by Dr. John L,
Coleman,Surgeon C. S. A., the substitute will be
received and the principal discharged. But after
toe enrolling officer has taken down bis name and
ordered him to camp, the substitute will not be
received. Two substitutes were received by Maj.
Dunwoody, but only on account of the principals
showing that they were misled by statements in
the papers and otherwise, and did not understand
but that a Substitute would be received at any
time, either before or atter enrollment.
I make this communication to our cit ; zens and
all who are concerned, because many are in doubt
as to the matter, and because some who have sub
stitutssready have been waiting for tie enrolling
officer to send them away, not knowing that the
act of enrollment deprives them of the benefits
of a substitute. Respectfully,
B. H, Brodnax
Stanlj Hard Pushed, and Trying the Bribe
Game.— We have certain information, byway of
tbe underground railroad, that “Governor’ ’ Ed
ward Htanty is getting quite sick of his. mission to
North Carolina, in thecuaracter ot Abe Lincoln’s
agent, emissary and representative. He has been
holding out the strongest bribes to seduce true
•Southern men to take tbe oath of allegiance 40
Lincoln, but without effect ; among others, he sent
for an aged gentleman, a warm friend of Mr.
Stanly’s, b-fore he went to California, who had
been plundered and impoverished by the Burn
side “respecters of private property,” and promis
ed him tbe restitution of bis negroes and pay for
all his losses, in gold, provided he would take the
oath. This the aged patriot refused to do,
replying, with a pardonable warmth, that “he
would see him and the whole Yankee nation
first. They had stolen most of what he bad, and
they might take lhe balance, if they could get it,
but they could not bribe or buy him.” It is
said, also, that Mr Stanly has written a letter to
Hen Geo. E. Badger, soliciting his aid in bring
ing the State back into the Federal Union, and
that Mr. Badger has replied to the request in a
very able letter, in which be positively refuses to
co-operate in any such movement.
We have little or no doubt of the truth of these
statements, and trust t'rat the letters will be
given to the public at an early day. Mr. Stanly
finds that he has undertaken a fruitless mission,
and that his warmest personal and political
friends are now as bitterly opposed to his present
course, and denounce hi.® position as firmly and
as strongly as any of his former opponents,
Wilmington (W, C.) Journ.il, June 12,
VOL. 14,—N0 26
From the Montgomery Advert it er, June 17.
THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
While we have no disposition to question tbe
propriety of treating persons captured in arm#
against the Confederate States, humanely, as
prisoners of war deserve to be treated, we do not
believe that conemon sense, justice or magnan
imity to a fallen foe requires that prisoner—offi
cers or privates—should be better fed, better
lodged, receive more comfortable transportation
or more privileges generally, than is accorded to
our own sold’ers. We have bad occasion to com
plain of the liberties grunted to prisoners in this
place, but believe the evil practices complained
of have been abandoned. According to the state
ment of the Lynchburg, Va.,. papers, the same
state of things which was regarded here as a
nuisance, exists there in a more offensive form.
It is said that some forty or fifty of the officers
of Gen. Banks’ army had been brought as pri-on
ers to that city^eleased on parole, and allowed
to circulate wheYeyer they pleased. Some ©♦
them made the most of their liberties by .getting
uproariously drunk, and disturbing tbe public
peace. Bat these transactions, disgraceful as
they were, are nothing compared with what we
are informed has occurred on the Railroads bes
tween Richmond and Salisbury, N. C. It is stated
on good authority, that a short time since the of.*
ficer in charge of a number of Yankee prisoners
sent from Richmond, on mere than one occasion
took the responsibility of taking possession of
the best cars on the railroads for the use of the
Yankee prisoners, turning out the passengers and
the sick and wounded Confederate soldiers to get
along as they could. In consequence of this so
licitude for the comfort oi the Yankees, many
sick were compelled to seek trans
portation on the open or box cars. The Y'ankees
were allowed the freedom of the trains, passing
through them at pleasure, singing their offensive
Yankee songs, and at the various stations they
were allowed to get etf and supply themselves
with as much liquor as they desired. They are
reported to have been treated by the guard more
as honored guests than as prisoners of war.
In the night during the transit from Rich
mond, three of the "ighly favored Yankees
availed themselves of be many opportunities
afforded, them to escap. .nd have’ not since been
heard from. The gu- -was composed of met e
youths, who appearec r be fully impressed ivith
the idea of their ow> iportance, but to have
no appreciation of tn tiesand responsibili
ties - One of the offic. ' . lieutenant) in charge
of the prisoners, stretched out upon a sofa, re* <,
marked that he was not going to lose his rest
watching Yankees. The escape of the prison
ers, was, therefore, very easy and natural.
Such scenes as are represented to have occurred
are a disgrace to the Confederate cause and should
not be repeated. The officers entrusted with
the care of prisoners should be held to a strict
accountability for the manner in which they per
form their duties. They should be required to
treat them humanely, but instructed to grant them
no privileges to which, as prisoners of war, they
are not entitled. But above all the outrage of
forcing sick and wounded Confederate soldiers
out ot comfortable cushioned cars for ihg purpose
of obliging our Yunkee enemies, ought not to be
tolerated. It should be enquired into and all
concerned in it should be held to a strict ac
countability. Let the Confederate officers and
soldiers who are sent to act as escorts to the Ya»-
kee prisoners, be informed that this is a real war
in which we are all engaged ; that the days of
chivalry are past, and that even if they were not,
the Yankee is a very poor subject to be affected
by exhibitions of uncalled for generosity and
kindness. I et-the hand of kindness be employ
ed in providing for the comfort of our own soD»
diers first, and then it will be time to think about
treating the Yankees »s though they were
honored guests and not implacable enemies.
THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH.
Tbe spectacle to day presented by the people
of the South in resisting the invasion of hersoil •
is among the grandest ever recorded upon tbe
pages ol history. Wherever we look we find the
great masses ot the people earnest in their desire
and fearless in the determination, even amid the
gloom of defeat, to continue this war forever,
before tney will consent to the humiliation and
degradation of surrender. The Memphis <-Ap
peal,” in casting a look over the country, says of
the spirit of our people:
We find the spirit of our people like that of
Prussia in her thirty years war, rising with the
exigences of lhe crisis. From the Potomac to
the Rio Grande, the edict has gone forth from
the people, that result what mav, they will be
free, and the blazing bonfires from a full million
bales of burning cotton attest their terrible spirit
I of determination.
I The Old Dominion has spoken in tones of
thunder, and her voice is, that the capital shall
be protected. Our hosts are marshalled around
its seven hills, and the vow has been recorded
that, if R chmond must fall, it will be amid a
shower of bursting bombs after untold legions of
its defenders have been felled to the earth.
Georgia, too, echos the decree of Virginia, and
Savannah is to present to the historian’s eye a
pile of smoking ruins before it becomes the habi..
tation of the Hessian invader. No less deter®
mined is South Carolina and the defenders of
Charleston, whose vast preparations indicate the
extent of the resistance that will be made to the
powerful naval fleets and land forces of the
enemy.
But it has been reserved for Mississippi, the
young “Volunteer State,” of this war, to give
practical illustration to this spirit of tbe South.
Vicksburg, her largest and most populous city
has been almost completely deserted by its pas
triotic citizens, and already the bombardment of
its houses has been commenced. “Mississip*
plans,” proudly respond»d the faithful Autry to
the insolent demand of the foe, “don’t know, and
refuse to learn, how to surrender to au enemy !’’
This bold sentiment, so worthy of the true
Southron, will win for the State of its author a
historic tame that can never die while the annals
of this revolution are read and remembered.
Capture of Yankee Cgw-aeds.— A correspon
dent at Saltiello, Miss., says the Richmond (Va.)
“Whig,” sends us the following !
One of tbe amusing incidents that precededthe
late skirmish near this place, was the capture
of thirteen Yankees with bells vn. It wa s tbe
intention of these men to penetrate our lines to
reconnoitre, and for this purpose they adjusted
cow bells to their necks and proceeded in quad
ruped style, on hands and knees to accomplish
tbeir work. They would advance slowlv shak
ing the undergrowth and tinkling their bells at
intervals. In this way they had passed our out
er pickets to the distance of one hundred and
fifty yards, when the suspicion of our guards
tvas aroused by the clannish manner in which
the cows sought food, and by the great partiality
displayed by those domostic’animate for trees of
tbe largest diameter. So, guided by the tintina
bulatory sounds, they easily discovered their
vaccine neighoors, and also discovered that if the
animals really appertained to that genus a new
species would appear in the next edition of Zoo
logy. Watching the motions of these animals
they were seen to advance always under cover
of trees. At last one being compelled to pass
over an open space, paid the penalty of his life
for his rashness, the others surrendered at dis
ci etion. There has been some beautiful shootine
done between our pickets on both sides. To ex
pose oneself at six hundred yards is fatal Tbe
principal weapon used is Sharp’s rifle