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THE NEXT STEP
Assuming that McClellan's army is thorough'
ly routed and demoralized, the Confederate
Government will soon have a powerful and
victorious army ready for operations on fields
of service distant from Richmond. Where
should it be seat, and what service shall it
perform? Chauanooga and Knoxville are
threatened and must be defended. But there
is ample force for this purpose independent of
the glorious army of Gen. Lee. Tennessee
must bo redeemed, and Kentucky rescued, but
wo have troops enough, in co-operation with
the reinforcements and accessions of strength to
be procured in an onward march through
those States, to carry our victorious banners
before the next frost to the banks of the Ohio,
without withdrawing further south the victori
ous legions that have so heroically rescued
Richmond. If we have not, then enough of
those troops should be brought south for that
purpose. But if an invading column can be
spared now from Virginia to march across the
I’otomac and carry the war into the enemy’s
country, policy, and a justifiable spirit of ven
geance, alike, call for an onward movement
across the Potomac.
It is evideht that the enemy could ndt suc
cessfully oppose the march of a well disci
plined army, flushed with success and burning
to avouge the horrible atrocities committed
upon Southern soil by Yankee hirelings.
There is nothing extravagant in the suppo
sition that Philadelphia could be captured in
sixty days from this date. It is an inland city,
and there are no gunboats to be encountered
in the march. Ooce in our possession, it could
bo held as successfully as Richmond was de
fended. This would be an offset to the
loss of Sew Orleans, and would cripple
the euomy quite as much as the loss of that
noble city has crippled the Southern causa. It
is needless to dilate upon the advantages the
possession of that great manufacturing and
commercial city would give us.
But if that project be not feasible, the city of
Philadelphia, and ali the great industrial inter
ests of Pennsylvania, could be prostrated by
an aggressive movement which would have for
its object the destruction of its railroads pene
trating through every section of the State, and
connecting it with the vast granaries of the
West. The vital power of the Northern and
Middle States is in its cities and its railroad
system. Destroy their railroads, and you para
lyze their cities and spread ruin and disaster
over the entire face of their country. It will
be cutting, as it were, the great arteries of the
body politic, which would bring syncope and |
death to Jheir whole industrial system.
But, whether an invading column shall
move into Peonsylvania, or through Kentucky
to the Ohio, taking Cincinnati as a base of ope
rations. and moving on to Chicago, or some oth
er point oo the great lakes, are questions for
experienced military strategists. Cmlinscau
mty »peculate on they inevitable, ,l>C’t*a! and
material results of great aggressive rOovTmeuts.
How they are to be effected a re the especial prov
ince of military science to determine. We aim
.boro simply to indicate the direction which the
>hot,jhls of reflecting men in the South are
taking, hnd the expectations created by the
late splendid achievements of Southern arms.
It would be a dreadful collapse from the buoy
ant and inflated hopes which have sprung up
from those great exploits, to behold our brave
soldiers ordered back Into camps and intrench
snouts, and wasting away bv inaction and dis
eash, or disheartened und disgusted by the ex
hausting toil of defensive spade work, while
there is a flying enemy tc to pursued and con
quered.
Uow, the news that a Soutl crn army was
upon Northern soil would thrill with ecatacy
the popular miud ol the South I It would be
hailed with bonfires and illuminations. How
the news would strike a panic to the heart of
Yankoodom, and cause their complacent prop
erty holders and money changers to tremble
ia their shoes. How their cowardly hearts
would quake, and their sleek faces grow ghast
ly and cadaverous! Terrible as has been this
war to the once happy and prosperous South,
numerous as are the once joyous homes of her
peoplo made desolate by the death of fathers,
husbands, sons and brothers, who have nobly
f'alleu in battlo to defend their country from the
desecration of tyrant footprints, bitter and ago
nizing as is the humiliation under which some
of our fairest cities are writhing at the hated
presence of Yankee despots, the exasperated
South would not welcome peace as a blessing
if it came without first allowing the opportuni
ty to inflict ou the execrable foe, in his own
homo and at his own hearthstone, a portion of
tho woo and desolation he has so fiendishly in
dicted upon us. Now, now. is the hour, for
vongoance and retribution. Now is the time
of times to dash with fire and sword into that
accursed laud which has poured such devasta
tion upon us, and write in ashes and blood the
Southern answer to Northern cruelty and bar
barism.
BKTALIATION ON BUTLER
Our Government has now in its hands sev
eral hundred Yankee officers, some of them of
high military rank and high social position.
Now is the opportunity to demand atonemeut
for the atrocities perpetrated by the miscreant
Butler, at New Orleans. Now is the time to
demand retribution for the blood of the mar
tyred Mumford. His death cries to Heaven
for vengeance. Let twenty or thirty of the
prisoners highest in rank be set aside, and held
in closo confinement, there to remain, until
Butler is delivered up, or until, by the chances
of war, he is thrown into our hands.
Apart from the foul crime o: cold-blooded
murder, perpetrated by Butler upon a high
spirited Southern man, for doing an act he had
a right to do, and which every true Southern
man, w oman, and child applauded, and would
have felt proud to imitate, the-e are other out
rages committed by Yankee malignity, which
should be avenged at this very time Generals
Buckner and TUghmau are held, at F; rt 'tYar -
ren, in close confinement; kept in cells moat
of the time, day aod night. They are allowed
but one hour in the twenty-four, for exercise.
But one hour iu which to see the blue sky and
breathe the fresh air of Heaven I AU the re
maining hours of their weary imprisonment,
they are kept pining and languishing in that
loathsome Yankee dungoon, in Boston harbor.
Is there in this no call for retaliation ? Shall
our Goverumeut exercise a misplaced mag
nanimity, which becomes puerile and mawk
ish in the face of such foui malignity ?
Major Harpsk’s Battalion. —This hoe body of
Georgia cavalry uumber about 151., under com
mand of Major Harper, relumed to this city
yesterday. We gave an account of their skir
mish a few days ago, with a body of s.x i r eight
hundred ot tbe enemy in Dowell’s Valley, in
which they killed seven or eight, and took five
prisoners, with none killed on tbe side of the
Georgians, and a lobs of only one man taken
prisoner by the federate, and two wounded. We
learn that Major Harper baa been highly com
plimented for his dating foray, in a special order
from headquarters.
Knoxville ( Ttnn.,l A’-c,vi-r, July tyth.
i t‘ram the Riuhmontt ( V'l ) Exam n«r, July 4th.
. THE BATTLES ABOUT RICHMOND -AC*
t COUNIS OF TUESDAY'S BATTLE-SIIUA*
TIONOF THE ENEMY YEBTEBDAY
Till; TRACS 01' I till COKTtST.
It has now been a wcok since the commence
ment of tho action on the lines about Rich
-1 moud; aud an intelligent resume of what has
I been accomplished will interest our readers,
and prepare them for accounts of succeeding
. events.
The courso of the Chiekahominy around
1 Richmoud affords an idea of the enemy’s posi
i tion at the commencement of the action. This
stream meanders through the Tide-Water dis
trict of Virginia, its course approaching that of
the arc of a circle, until it reaches the lower
end of Charles City county, where it abruptiy
turus to the south aud empties into the James.
A portion of the enemy’s forces had crossed to
the louth sido of tho Chiekahominy, aud were
fortified on tho Williamsburg road. On the
north bank of the stream the enemy was
strongly posted for many miles; the heights on
that side of the stream havirg been fortified
with great onergy and skill from Meadow
Bridge, on a lino nearly due north from the city
to a point below Bottom s Bridge, which is due
east. This lino of the enemy extended for
about twenty miles.
Meadaw Bridge is at that point where the
Central railroad crosses tho Chiekahominy.
From this point of commencement the route of
our victories' has bocu down the south-east
Hue, pursued by tbe Chiekahominy, and on
Sunday was brought up at Bottom's Bridge
The retreat of tho enemy was continued
through Friday night and the morning of Sat
urday. He hold his fortified camp on the
south side ol the Chiekahominy during Satur
day.
| tio fat our successes had been plain. Our
victory bad resulted in driving the enemy from
; his entire lino of defences on the uorth, and
I breaking every array of bia forces that he op
posed to our onset.
In the meantime, all communication between
McClellan's army and the White House, on the
Pamunkey river, bad been cut off, General
Jacksou iioldiug possession of the York river
railroad; the Cbickahomiuy was in the rear of
the enemy, and in front of him were the divis
ions of Geuertds Lougatrecp, Magruder and
SugfV, it was thought, no oppor
tunity of escape, and putting him in a position
where victory was to be completed.
It appears, however, that the enemy was
imperfectly watched at a conjuncture the most
critical iu the contest, aud that through some
omission of our guard, the facta of which have
as yet been but imporfoctly developed, McClel
lan succeeded ou Saturday night in massing his
entire force ou this side of the Chickabominy,
aud taking up a line of retreat towards the
James river.
On Sunday, Jacksou crossed the Chicks
hominy about a mile abovo Bottom's Bridge,
leaviug General Stuart's cavalry on the north
side
Since the escape of the euemy from the posi
tion in which wc had him Saturday night, he
has beeu toiling on his retreat through a coun
try covered with almost unbroken torest, con
siderable portions of which arc swamps, and
where, as yet, up to tho time of this writiug, it
has been impossible to reconnoitre his position
so as to bring him to decisive battle
The “Examiner” then proceeds to state that
there were reports of McClellan's having been
reinforced early iu tho fight, aud that'probably
a portion of McDowell’s army had joined him,
as Gen. McCall was known to have command
ed a division of the latter’s troops. The “Ex
aminer" also has a lengthy description of the
scenes which trauspired ou Monday and Tues
day the destruction of Federal stores and
ammunition —the part which the gunboats
took in tho fight—their great shells tearing up
the ground and cutting into the trees in every
direction.
tns TsaEiBLS suvraaisos raoM the txkebb bat-
TEHIBB'
The battle of Tuesday evening has been mads
memorable bv its melancholy monument of car
nage, which occurred in a portion of General
Magruder s corps, whioh bad been ordered in
very inadequate torce to charge cue of the atrong
eat of the enemy's batteries. There are various
explanations of this afTair. The fire upon tbe
few regiments who were ordered to take the ene
my’s battery, which was supported bv two heavy
brigades, and which swept the thin lines of our
devoted men, who had to approach it across a
stretch of open grownd, is said to have been an
appalling sight.
THE EFFECT ON STOCK AND GOLD*
On tbe 25th day of June, Confederate stock
was dull at 93, and gold was held at 120 per
cent premium. To day Confederate stock issuff
—in great demand, with few sellers at 97>f and
not a broker tn Kiqhmond, willmakean offer for
►gold From the York “Herald of the Ist
instant, we learn that gold is at the extraordinary
oremium of 9K l>er centum. V lrgiuia State
stock was still quoted at 50 in that market. We
await with interest Us next quotations-
DISTtSQCISHBD PBISONBE.
From a reliable source we are assured that
General Sumner is wounded and a prisoner in
General Jackson’s camp. His condition, it is
said, will not allow of his being brought to this
city.
The “Examiner,’’ also says:
We believe that wc may explain away some
confusion in the mind of the reader and reconcile
some contradictory statements that have been
made to the public, by reminding them, that
while u was stated iu this paper yesterdav that
the main body of McClellan’s diminished forces
had been enclosed by our lines, it was at the
same time mentioned that a portion of his forces
—new supposed to be bis reserves—had effected
their escape to the river.
Last night we recieved reliable mtorm&tion
from the neighborhood of the river that General
Lee vesterday morning had sent couriers over
.the whole extent of his lines to ascertain whether
the enemv had made any egress, and had care
fully reconuoitered hie position, and was satis
fied that his Une still -nclosed a considerable
portion of McClellan’s forces in the densely
wooded and swampy ground in which we de
scribed him as bariDg taken refuge.
it is supposed that considerable numbers of
the eDemy who hare reached the riser hare
crossed it, retreating towards Norfolk; and it
was reported that General Holmes’ dtrision had
been ordered across the river to cut off their line
ot retreat.
Theeoemy enclosed on this side of the riser
had been stripped of a great deal of his artillery.
There appeared to be no doubt, from the concur'
reDce of reports which reached the city yester
day, that he had spiked and abandoned some
forty odd caDDon, but we are able to characterize
this as an infamous canard There was also a
rumor that we had taken yesterday several
thousand additional prisoners, which has prn«-
bably originated in the fact that a division ot the
enemy on Gen. Jackson’s portion of the lines is
supposed to be in a position where its capture
will be certain.
The enemy was not attacked yesterday evening
up to the hour we hare accounts from the battle
held; and it is understood that Gen. Lee, in the
event of bis declining to capi’ulate, would attack
him The probability is, it the condition of the
remnant of McClellan’s army is w bat it is repre
sented to be—reduced by casualties and br the
numbers who hare gained the river to 30,000
men, nearly stripped ot his artillery, without
provisions, and enclosed in swampy ground—we
may hear of its capitulation.
The Examiner” estimates our losses, since
Thursday of last week, at IJ.OOu—that of the
enemy double this number.
. THE LATEST.
We bare news from the lines up to nine o'clock
last night. There has been some shelling dur
ing the day, and Gonerai Stuart’s cavalry had
been employ'#® upon"the rear of that portion of
the enemy in communication iwitb the river
A dispatch was received last night by the gov."
eminent, that yesterday evening nine of the
enemy’s gunboats were seen slowly steaming
above City Point and were shelling me north
bank of the river. The enemy have erected
lines oftentson the shores of the river, but
they aie supposed to be intended only for the
accommodation of their wounded awaiting
transportation.
HECENT DISPATCHES EBOH BCHOI’E.
We learn from sources that it is not necessary
to particularize, when we can assure our readers
of ihe entire reliability of the information, that
recent dispatches from our ministers in Europe
are such as to assure me early recognition of
the Southern Confederacy. Mr. Slidell has indi
cated an immediate prospect of recognition by
the French Government, which, it is understood,
will not be complicated oy any references to the
Mexican question, and the information from
other Governments is to the elfect that England
and France wouldprobably unite in putting Bel
g.um forward to recognize the Confederacy—an
event which it was supposed would be accom
plished about the flrst of this month—and would
immediately follow the precedent by acts ot re
cognition of their own
We have by a gentleman re
cently from Europe to announce, for the benebt
of the relatives and friends of officers ot the
Sumter, who have been cut off from corresponds
eDCe with them, in some instances for thirteen
months, that these officers were, a few weeks
ago, all well at Southampton, tn England. The
-Sumter was still lying at Gibraltar, and her crew
had been discharged, with the exception of ihe
men to take care of the vessel.
from the Richmond Uiepatch* July 5.
The Battle* Below Richmond.
SITUATIONOF AFFAIR-S-REPORTED SUR
ROUNDING OF THE ENEMY-FEATHEft-
STONE’S HKIUAD2—INCIDENTS OF TEL
CONFLICT. Ac., Ac
There is of exciting interest to re
port retativewrtbesituanon of affairs yesterday,
uor has thereSesn sny sanguinary engagement
between the contending armies since the great
conflict ot Tuesday last. A telegraphic dtspatcj
was received at this office yesterday morning
from Chester, communicating the important in
telitgeoce that a large portion of the army of
McClellan was surrounded by our forces at Car
ter’s Mill Fond, in Charles City county, and that
our cavalry captured a large lot of wagons and
otter property at Shirley. We hare information
that a portion of our army took up the line of
march on Thursday night, with the supposed
new of flanking the enemy, and it is by no
means improbable that the desired result has
been achieved.
It is the opinion of some military men, who
have entire confidence in the skitl and vigilance
of our military commanders, that a decisive
blow will be struck before tbe enemy has an op
portunity to escape, while others, assuming that
McClellan has still a numerous army coalronting
our forces, believe that he will continue his re
treat t« tbe mouth of the CbtcltahomiDV, and
there make a stand under protection of Yankee
tic was received last evening that our pickets had
captured two couriers attempting to make their
way to McClellan, with dispatches directing him
to hold out for two days longer, by which time
he would have ample reinforcements. The pos
session of this information may lead to speedy
Operations on the part of our army.
At last accounts a large fleet of Federal gun
bot-ts and transports were lying between Berke
ley and Westover. No firing was heard on the
river yesterday morning Before leaving Shirley
the Yankees robbed Mr Cater, the owner of the
estate, ot all his stock.
position or ths snsmt on thursda t.
A member of Stuart's Cavalry, who left the
scene of operations on Thursday afternoon, in
forms us that the mass of the diminished army
was then at Westover, on the north side of James
river some thriteen miles below City Point.
McClellan’s headquarters were atßerkely. There
were none of the enemy at Shirley. Our intor„
mant ascended a bluff, and saw twenty.five Fed
eral transports, and on Wednesday another gen
tleman couufcd 160, all heading up the river.
The Jeff D&ris Legion, Col. Martin, took 150
prisoners on Wednesday evening, one man alone
capturing 25.
TEI LATHS!.
It was reported oy a gentleman who came up
last nighi, that about IOC vessels were near Berke
ley, aua that a large force of the Federals was
leathered there■
It was rumored last aight that the Confederate
gunboat Teazer, while f>n a reconnoisaoce down
the river wa« captured bv one of tbe enemy’s
ships. The Teaxer was originally a tugboat and
carries two guns. .
A3TILLEKT OCKL-
An engagement took place on Thursday morn
ing between Pelham’s Battery, of Stuart’s Horse
Artillery and a battery of the enemy’s rifled
guns On our side there were only two small
brass’ pieces, bm they kept up a vigorous fire un
til their ammuntlion was exhausted, when they
withdrew from tbe contest. A body of cavalry
was then deployed as skirmishers in the woods,
and the Federal battery was thus held to check
until its ammunition also gave oot, when the
tiring ceased. The enemy’s gunboats attempted
to co-operate during the engagement and threw
some shells lithe direction of our forces: but
neither they nor the rifled guns on land inflicted
any damage.
J TH* AFPAIB ON NUNOAT.
Much has been said about an affair on Sun**
dav evening last, through which some valua
bie lives were sacriiced by the lamentable mis
take of two bodies of our troops firing into
each other. We are satisfied, however, from
conversation with a gentlemen who partici
pated in thjs engagement, that no such disaster
occurred sjs we have shaded to, although,
through some misapprehension, it was tbeo
thought otherwise. , ~ . . ,
It appears tha? about half an hour before
sunset cn Sunday evening a battery of lour
oteces, posted near the point where a bridge
crosses tbe railroad, some eight or nine m,les
below Rithmind, was firing into a body of
the enemy stationed near a skirt of woods in
an easterly dffeciioo, when the 21st and 17tb
Mississippi regiments were ordered up to sup
port the artillery.
The 17th fired two rjunds and the Slat five,
when word came to them to c-ase, as they were
firing upon toeir own triends’ The Kissißsip
plans at once sent messengers to Lave the re
turn bre discontmued ; but it so happened tLat
these messengers invariably Came upon -ne of
our own regiments, ftbe 9tb Georgia, we believe
posted a little to the right, and the auswer was
as often returned that they were not firing into
their friends, but into the enemy. Nevertheless,
the order was peremptory that 'he Mississippi
reg ments must reserve their fire, and they
therefore lay upon the ground untii after darn,
receiving roi ey after volley, but unable to re
ply. The next morning the held where the sup
posed friends were stationed was visited, and
about lUO dead and 20<) wounded Vaakeee, be
loogiug to a Vermont regiment were found. It
thus are evident that the mistake attributed
to a portion of our gallant troops in reality never
occurred, though ir :s unfortunate that such a
misapprehension of the situation ot affairs ex
isted at the time.
* oalla.vt cosdcct.
Adjutant R. T. Lianiel, jr., lies severely wound
ed at home in this city. Being absent on leave
from Geneial Marshall’s army, he went into the
battles before Richmond as voluo'eer aid to Gen.
Armistead.and in the severe conflict on Tuesday
last was in command of a company. The color
bearer of the 28th Virginia regiment having
fallen, the colors were taken bv the Lieutenant
Colonel, who was also shot down. Adjutant
Dacltl then took them, and while rushing into
the conflict he received three gunshot wounds in
succession—one in the breast, another in the
arm, and a third m the thigh, which knocked
him down. We are gratified to state that none
of his wounds are considered mortal.
OEK. GBIFY'tTH, of HISSXSSII>?X.
This gallant officer, whose death has heretofore
been announced, was near the enemy's fortifies
tioDs on the north side ot the York River Rai.-
road. about bait-past 11 o'clock on Sunday when
a fragment of a shell thrown nt our locomotive
battery struck him above the right knee ranging
upwards, and almost deatr lying his thigh. Not
withstanding the fearful nature olriiis injuries, he
lived for several hours after ihe occurrence and
expired at a private ressdence in this city
DESTECCTIOJi Or TtWKBK STOKES
. We hear that the stores near W-st Point, ov
the enemy, surpasses in extent that of any other
locality on the lines btlow Richmond. They
were piled up in layers, with pine timbers be
tween, to the height of some thirty feet, and :ov»
ering a spaces quarter of a mue m length. Tue
torch was then applied, and everything complete
ly destroyed! Wagons were broken up boss 11
render them useless, and out of this immense
mass of arfflv supplies nothing of value can be
saved. From other points, however, between the
Pamunkey river and Richmond, a considerable
amount has been received, and more is daily ar
riving. Up to yesterday morning 12,00(J stand
of arms and several fine rifled cannon had been
brought to the Government arsenal, and a long
tram of wagons, heavily loaded, arrived late in
the afternoon.
A valuable locomotive, left by the Yankees
near the CUickahomioy river, reached this city
last evening, in a somewb&t damaged condition.
The train brought op at the same time a large
lot ol ammunition, which *he enemy attempted
to destroy, before leaving, but failed m their pur
pose.
captthb of tanas* saruaxia-vs.
Four Yankees captured a Confederate soldier
on Thursday and deliberately hanged btm to a
tree, having pinned upon his back a card tcecnb
ed," "We h»Dg all the rebels we catch,” The
miscreants were immediately afterward captured
by a squad of our cavalry, and were yester
day brought to the city, in company with a negro
owned by Capt. White. H e are surprised
summary punishment was not lodtctedupon thdm.
on tbespot
admissions os PlitoNsaa,
Among the prisoners is •Asm Per** a Ju„,
sachusetis regiment who reqUfed behind when
the Grand Army took its flight wifh.the praises
worthy purpose of cursing the r sick and Van
kee? at the hospital at Meadow Station on the
York River Railroad. He seemed -ary desirous
of entering into convention with a party
of gentleman whoo visited that place a day
or two since, and his loquacity proved him to be
something of a Sir Oracle among his fellows.
Great was his asf o nishmeat, according to his own
account, to ti a d the spirit of “Secesb” so ram
pant in Virginia; he bad been led to believe that
a vast majority of the people were anxtocs (o re
turn to their allegiance, aud w t re only waning
sot McClellan's arrival to throw iff the yoke im
posed upon them by Jeff. Davis and his follow,
ere. This, he said, was the general impression
throughout the Federal ranks and if he we-e
only once more safe at home, he would never
be caught in such a trap again. This man and
■ others of the party (one of whom olaimed to be
a native of Richmond,) freety acknowledged that
McCtellao's army had suffereda most disas
trous rout.
the new roaa sevkntb.
In the first visit of the New York Seventh
Regiment to Virginia they were feted and treat
ed with the hospitality characteristic of Virginia.
They came then as an escort to the remains of
an honored son of the Old Dominion and a for.
mer beloved Chief Magistrate of the United
States. On their second visit, being united with
thieves and vagabonds in a marauding and plun
dering expedition against their hosts, they were
also appropriately rece.vsd. It is eaid, and we
have no reason to doubt the fact, that on going
over the battlefield after the contest three days
since, below this city, 3CO members of the
famous "New York eleventh” were found /ter. it
aml-at. It was just retribution for ingratitude
on their part, blacker specimens of which have
rarely been exhibited.
arrival of patsoNsas.
I An addition was made yesterday to '.ne floating
population ot the city by the arrival < f 25* Fed
eral soldiers, taken in one of the recent engage
meets below this city. While there were aome
very flue specimens of well-developed manhood
in this aggregate of human depravity, the an
jorttv were not calculated, from their appearance,
to produce auy favorable tmpressiocs.
accidbnt to gen. pbsdlston
We regret to learn that this distinguished offi
cer, while giving an order to Captain Rogers, on
Thursday last, received a severe kick on the foot
from one of his battery horses, which will unfit
tne Genera, for active duty for severs! days
USA'. F BATHEStSTONI's BRIGADE,
Gen. Feutherstone was wounded on Monday
evening- It was bis third light with hia bug",
ade, comprising the 13th and 12th Mississippi
and’the 2d Mississippi battalion. He was struck
bv a grapeahot in the left shoulder, shattering
hi* ooliar-boDe- He remained on the field after
he was wounded until tbe fortunes of the day
were decided. Gen. Featberetone, we learn, is
now at the Arlington House, improving slowlv.
?RON THE SOCTHSIDS.
The Petersburg “Express,” of yesterday, can
tatas the following intelligence.
The enemy for several days past hare been
much jaded and partially demoralized. It is es
timated that as many as three or four thousand
were loitering about the banks of tbe river in the
vicinity of Shirley, Charles City county, on
Tuesday last. A .party who came from Shirs
ley, and reached Bermuda Hundreds on Wed*
nesdav uigbt, gives this information We leap
from the same source that immense numbers of
the killed and wounded were brought to Shirley.
The latter, many of them, embarked at this pemt
on the enemy’s” transports for Fortress Monroe,
and several of the dead were buried there A
gentleman informs us that the bodies of eight
dead Y’ankees were lying in the yard of the fine
mansion at Shirley on W-dnesday morning,
awaiting interment, vi
Quite a panic occurred among the fugitives
in the vicinity of Shirlej os Wednesday moru
iag. A fleeing Yankee came m and reported
that ‘-he "rebels were coming.” when s stam
pede ensued wbieh rur 'nformaat states would
f have been ludicrous but for ibe pitiable sol
i famishtd condition of tbp men. Maoy . divest.
) ed themselves of all Wcariog apparel
- pauts and caps aod rushed wildly i Q to tb e
swamps aod bogs beck of Eppp’s Island, and
,at times some i/l them were up to their arm '
• pits in the water. Others seized ail the boats \
they could place their hands upon acd put one '
• fer tile opposite hanks, or into the man v-coves
: and inlets with which the river abounds. M'
1 Carter, we bearj loses eleven hoars, everv on»
be had, while ail bis neighbors shared a s. ta -
lar fate.
A free man of color crossed over to Bermuda
Hundreds, Wednesday night, bringing som,.
Seventy or eighty very valuable coats, jackets
aod pants, (as many as bis boat could hold I
which he gathered up at Shirley. He states
» that some two hundred wagons or more which I
were at Shirley, were also abandoned, the dn
i rers uniting in the panic. aDd leaving their
horses without hesitation. These will „ji
: into the possession of our aimv.
i The refugee who swam over from Shirley Tues
■ day night, and was taken prisoner bv our cict*
, ets at Bermuda Hund-eds. proved to be member
of the New York 55th regiment, named Cooper
He was of prepossessing appearance, and quite
intelligent. He represented General McClellan
as being greatly worsted in the series of battles
| in which he had been engaged, and that the men
' for the most part were heartily tired of the war
' He stated, however, that he was not a deserter
but that he had heard Burnside was ou the South
bank of the James river, and be came over for
| the purpose ot getting something to eat. and if
’ possioie, a little sleep; both of which essential
; he repiesented himself as standing greatly m
need f. Our pickets commiserating his condi
-1 tioo, gave him food and raiment, and sent him to
| headquarters at Drewry’s Bluff. The four pru.
! oners who came over :n a boat the night before
were also sent up to Drewrv’s Bloff. One of them
1 proved to be an impertinent Yankee, under,
pressed no regret at having participated in this
wicked and unholy invasion. -
Parties reached Petersburg yesterday at mida
day, who left the vicinity of Gen. Lee’s headquar
ters early yesterday morning. They state 'thar.
they crossed over at a point opposite Orewry s
Bluff, aDd were thus enabled to reach Pe'ersburg f
in a few 1 curs The-e men bring an important
piece of information, which they .asseverate most
solemnly to be correct. They state that General
Lee was visited early yesterday merning bvaflag
of truce, bearing a letter from Gen McClellan,
the purport of which was that he (Gen McC.i
being hotly pursue j, was compelled to abandon
some 4,000 or mbre of hib sick and wounded,
lhai they were at certain points which were
named; that Geo. Lee would find some liuo tons
of ice ai out place, and an abundance of medicai
stores at another that he had lelt the->e men ;n
charge of surgeons, and as both the Confederate
and Federal Governments had agrted to regard
surgeons as nonerwnbatants, be hoped General
Let would respect them, and not treat them as
pr -oners of war. The Federal General very po.
liie.y closed bn letter by stating, ihat should aa '
opportunity ever ocear, ii would afford him gr«»t
Eleaeure to reciprocate ts»; kindness which he
ad solicited ai General Lee’s hands.
We do not vouch tor the correctness of this
ata'ement, but it cornea to us in such a manne
that we think it entitled to credit, and give it for
the benefit ot our readers. If correct, these sick 4
and wounded are of w ar, and when well
will b eicbauged as such.
Persons of the highest respectability state that
the train of wagons at Berkeley, to which a e have
twice before alluded, is stilt there, aod Ihat it is
hwur'y iacrasmg in nhmbers. They now stretch
out along the banks ot the river lor miles and
stand in rows three or tour deep Yesterday all
tile gunboats acd transports, which bad went up
.n the nt ghborhuud ot Shirley and Corel's Neck
no Tuesday and Wednesday, Had dropped down
in the vicinity ot Berkeley, and were passing np
and down, suelling the woods in that section
One man who has viewed these wagons
across the river, a distance of about one mile,
estimates them at o.vcO. This is doubtless an
exaggeration, out ail who have seen them stats
tneir probable number at a very b.gh figure.
It is conjectured by some as probable that Mca
Clelian contemplates making Berkeley a base of
operations for 'another "onwgyd nsarcjgto Rich*
moud," and therefore he is causing his wagons
und other valuables to be congregated at tbia
point. The water here is very deep, affording
tine anchorage for his transports and gunboats,
and is about equi distant between Newport
News and Richmond by water. This is mere
conjecture, but it does seem a little remarkable
that be should expose so much taluahle material
at Berkeley, unless he contemplated protecting
it in some way. It mav be that he relies on hia
gunboats tor protection until he can find more
leisure to remove it than has been at his dot, osai
recentlv.
later.
A gentleman reached here yesterday evening
direct from Curie a Neck, lieur.co county, via
Drewry’s Bluff lie states that the enemy aban
doned Curie’s Neck Tuesday night, leaving a
vast amount of fixed ammunition, over t
field pieces, several tons of ice, fresh meats
other valuable provisions. They evidently
in a great hurrv, and made no effort to
these valuables. The articles are well
and will be im mediately placed in a
Bufety.
Our pickets at Hood’s, a short distance bed
City Point, captured yesterday morningfcve J
Yankees, who came across the river at M
point from McClellan's fleet og ar.T*y, and nfl
tarily surrendered themselves.
They were in the best possible
brought here, and seemed to rejoice at
ture They report themselves as tired
gusted with'the w*r, and »uy they
deceived as^io,the objects ot it and
made regarding it They say there
dreds and thousands :n McClellan’s
who would be glad ol an opportunity to
der.themaelvea to the Confederate?.
mation is no doubt correct.
Important Humors of Forhion l
" —The speciul correspondent of the
“Times, ' writing from Washington,
•he question of foreign tnterterecce
agitated iu that city. “Ail the
both pub'.c icd pr.fate, from hngi&rxi,
we are told, a spirit ot rectivenesa ox
matter-! mere significant than any
fesied.’ Wo are also informed hat
the lust dispatches received at the
rnent is not altogether >at.sfuct-:ry.”
gent citizen jf Ohio, writing t'r< . m’ hr
'onorabie John
that he has the beat reasona- fc,r k
-- :u .a »ur uffa.:.* de*- -
Augiand and France gr me m:r..-
they will soon otfer mtdiat;. n,
> uV * ngr ad. It t'n*.; ’ t r
ceded to by the Federal
-end •' and ;-~..r^^H
elusion, tue writer star-s
uei\ not an eari.er date.
and Z: g rh dee*? on our ah
is victori.-u* .3 the iciovt.h , ]
defeated. ‘
We regret to learn that Mr. '
d«ei on Sarurdn. last itthc .
Warwick, in this city Mr. L.ebt-r f{g§
Geo.rgtat of Ch-uth Carolina. He
iu thr Hamy: a U-gi -o,
-ffcCt? ,-f a pa.ntu. wound received
. ’ Wr>i I oi,.'. wh.-.h oct irred >erer *^B|fc||*
lie was n man • t a.any scien f .he w
me an:jole macc.-rs, and had
this State as well as in Scutn Carolio^H
Bichmotid
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