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The Weekly Constitutionalist.
BY J A MV'S GARDNER.
•Oomro-JiJwtttf.l
Avsvsta, Ga., Aapmt 25, IS»S. j
Tc E’S El' iLLfsn ■ 105,r11 - ■ : , ,
. ~> j fact but the rresirtem of the
Vc-view ot the lacs ‘ .
„ ~derate States »( the recommend*. ,
' the Secretary of War, that the terms ct !
ITcortacription la* **«*}* extended as j
de a' men trow. thirty-five to fi.rty hve years i
T’ U -he erg»oi*aftcn and equipment of the |
of “ ge ’ v - vour FiceUencv, at this time, might be '
rendered melees; because, .t such a law be
C«**«*s. *«*. nel:.,a of er,h State
1 ■ O doubt, he liable to conscription under the !
requiruueuts of the U* But ««ld it not he*;
and prudent measure tn tue j ; r.«nt em-r
‘ at aa early day, for your hxcel-ency to
Ke'the Legm-tore, to Sure tnto oowMera- •
!“ propriety of orgautztug and arming alt
l, men in tits State capable Os beating arms, j
„ hout regard to age or owalulityt dies-.- are
. umas ttiiieh require prompt, energettc, and vigor-
CJ3 measures,to defend and protect ourselves
j-om a heartless, ruthless. and savage enemv,
«hentver and wbereyer he shall attempt to invade
the sou of Georgia. Shall vre was’- until thesis
hundred thousand men who huve been ordered
for our subjugation art brought .me the field, he.
loft »e move in the matter V 1 hope not. We
hav. been told by tit Govetr-tnict and tiie.iug
p.» ■ s of Yankeedoodledcm that this immense
best will be tn the fit-id by October; and that
lhey, together with their army now in the field,
w . march from Virginia to the Gulf, and
thoroughly crash cut the rebellion and subjugate
•cs. Tuis is a vutu and bombastic Yankee boast
But. nevertheless, we should be- preparing to
meet this Vandal bc-rdt- that ate lo he sent agains,
•us, With the war cry ot cestnictiin and devasta
tion. In my judgment, the best way to be pres
; »ied for 'hem, i* to call the Legislature together
t,.i eariv us possible, t hiit tbtjf may pasfc a .aw
requ:rtng all men in the State, cot in the service
of the Coofederaty, capable of bearing arcs, to
fce organiz-d into computies, bet taiior*, regi*
aifcnti?, and divisions; arm every men with u shot*
pun, musket, rilte, or whatever kind of gun he
has or can be procured, and furnished with at
least forty rounds of cartridges. Every man
ftbould be required to form }out Excellency of
jus j one 10 his neighborhood whi has a gun; and
such pe.aon should be r« quirt d to give it up for
the use ot tte "State. Divide the Mate into tw j,
t! ree, or four division < ; appoint a Mejor General
(t military experience over such division; cud
su.uting one of the Major Generate—the Com
mattder'.ir-ohiei of tbe whole iorce. 'lbe Major
Generals should be appoiotea by your Excellency,
w -.h the advice and consent ot the Senate, im*
mediately after the passage of the bill; and as
St. nf t the’’ are commissi' n**d, shoo’d romm.-nce
i‘it w- k'-t organizing thie rroy for home de
f«nc?. lo organizing it, each company ehould
►tect its owe officer*. The companies from ad
j&rent counties should 'ben be formed ’nto regi
ttifute, and adjacent reg meats into divisions ■
Earn company should be con; pel ltd to , drill at.
'eit'tonce* Week. Each regimeo* should be re
oewui, dniied, and ijufcjrcted at leu : once a
n. nth'; and iht days cf review, drill, and ir-gpe?
i t n should he iso appointed or a: ranged, that the
Brigadier and .niajor Central of the brigade and
cl v . on, ie which regiment ig located,should
be present.
Ihe Major General of each Division should be
allowed to appoint the Br igadier General for each
brigade, and :he(\ *onel, Ltetenaut Colonel, and
Major ot *i ch regiment; \o av<»id as much as p- s
t. • the evi! of it. : Wing the organization a politi
cal, instead oi a military one. Besides, if gentle*
o, t L f decided m:’itary talent ard euucation are
appointed by your Exceiiencv, .Mfjor GmeiaJs,
tLey are better qua’ihed to select yani? are enti
i ~ v'» bsv- men cd military latent and expert*
* u:r, who, m their jodgment, wiM be # quahhed to
command, cfr IJ, and lead such a force into the
heid of battle, than citizens thrown together into
guct a military organization,who would, nodqnbt,
it most instances, be governea by private or po
litical prejudices or preferences, in the selection of !
those officers. Each .Major General should re
ceive the pay of a Major General M the Confe er*-
ate service, all other officers and all privates
should receive 20 pay or emolument, except what
n ay be necessary only to purchase rations wb’ls*
in actual service This force, when organized,!
sfco nd remain at home, pursuing their d«iiy avu- j
ca'ions, except on days for drill, or whec called |
iutt actual service. Toey should be required to j
keep their artni ir good order, and be supplied I
w h at least forty u-unds of cariridges, wutcb, 1
a so, shcr.ld be Eept n good order, »o that they
u. be ready at a rf.jratKt'f notice to march into
Uit iield of actual service. They should be liable
* to be ordered into actual service only, by one of
the Brigadiers or Major Generate, and when so
(rdsred, shall cock and prepare at least three
cays rations, at tbeir own exj.ense
The citiz-ns of Georg’a uow at home, not sub
ject to military duty in tbe Confederate Army,
tuns or similarly organized and equipped, would
constitute an organized, drilled, and efficiet.t
lorce tor borne defence, and would probabiv
amount to not less than forty or fi ty thousand
armed men, who, :c a few hours, could be cod’*
cetitrated at any desired par 4 , of the Btate, to
meet and drive back any N andal,horde, that might j
have tbe temerity to make a sudden dash into any
Section of oar State, to rob, pifiage, and desolate
our homes. I hope your Excellency, or
military man of our .Slate, will take this matter
in hand at once, and digest and mature a pljjn ot
tome defence; and suggest the means and course
to L; pursued, '!f the one here, proposed hhould '
not be considered feasible or proper,) by w ich
ever? man in the State, capable ot benring arms,
na-iy be as soon es possible placed in a position
no ’.hat he can feel and kc.>w that, own ei*
furls he can protect his wife and children from
insult uud injury, and his home ana Slate from
threatened Qeholaijon an.d destruction, without
♦depend ug entirely upon the Confederate Army,
j feel it is » crying shame in these times, whilst
a he.l ish and desolating' war is be.ng wagtd by
n heartless, vindictive, and fanatical rate" with
Uie: vowed purpose of despoilieg and subjugat
tci: this ia r land, and insult,eg ana enslaving a
preud, chivalrous, and free people, that there are
vt* .many cf us over the ace of forty-rive, (whilst
we might not be able to undergo an active
military campaign, or the exposures of a long i
and iedsouscamp life in the service of the Con
fedaiaia arxr.y,) are ye*, fully dbfe aud competeut
lo oe placed in a military organ.zatiol like tbe
ane here proposed, and do valuable and valiant
Service to iheO’ate, instead of being ot little or
no service to our country, leading a comparative!v
easy »Ld inactive life at he me, quietly looking
on at the exciting and stirring events being en*
azted by aur younger people in the army, upon
whom falls the whole burthens, trials, r sks, and
privations o i this desoiat’Dg and devastating
War.
Suppose we Lad now some such organized
fore# here spoken of, wi;b such men lor Major* j
Genera s as General Wiijiara H. Waiter, General j
Henry Ji. Jacks*.n. General F. W. Capers, ana |
Adjutaaf General Henry Wayne, to organ.ze and i
pnt in practical operation the whole lorce of the I
&Wte over 45 years of age; I venture to predict
that there would be a feeling of comparative '
I quiet and confidence among the people of tbe j
State, ,h*at would ri b this war of half it* horrors, j
Iby g’ving courage aud self* reliance to every ;
man ut home, that he bus by sue 1 , an orgtu zi
tion end preparation a borne stard rg army
I (whether 'n combination with the (.'anfederate i
1 orce«, or Alone,t sortie ect to protect and defend j
j his borne and fireside.
j Ttu foregoing suggestions are respectfnHy ed
j dressed 4; vour Excellency, through the press,
with the hope that if they should nut emire'y
| meet your approval, that some military mind ,
j would take up the subject, and mature some- '
fe isibie plan which m»ght induce yon to move in »
the mattrr, and by which this army of droiies
■ ir. a military point of view.) ruay be made ter- .
| -ictab’-?, ic these times of war, to thv and j
! country. CBathaw. (
j THH ITFECT OF IBE COKFEIEHATE VIC
TORY.
Frvn tic Lovdon Tim t.
j It is e’ear that v e Lever *aga’u bear if a
Cooiederate victory in America. Since Bub’s |
| Run there never has been a Confederate victory. ■
j ard that was only admitted to be a Federal d»>
! feat because it was supposed to l*e rather credits |
j able On account of 11a very decisive and excep
tional chanter. Why pL aid there ever tea
' j Federal defeat? If the competitors at Wimble- j
, don could only put off iheir English pi t indices .
I jin fav *r.ui fair play and i.uiL.aua if iheytou’d !
. joc'y select thnr own murktrs at the target?, ‘
I why should there be ary doubt about results? it 1
' j.undei these circutnetaiil es, Air. Smith had the :
; nomination of Hie markers, end Mr. Junes had to ‘
> | shoot against him, it is plain that Mr. Smt h
x would make slLthe bull’s eyes, and Mr. Joros
‘jwoulu make all the missis. This is the case
• jaerosfltbe broad Western waters. Air. Liu
- ! coin ba- all the maikcrs in his own hand
f j General Jackson uiaket a bull's eye. • and up
i ,t: *- signal which telegraphs to all Europe a
shatr.cf ! imos. General Fremont makes a m»U
' >mnst .. which never nags against ihe target,
\ ' and lrom ti e o.hei end ol me range the hug ot
.sine s waves triumphantly. There were a Liiu
w ; died targets at W impledon, and there are almost
as mauy in these ck«?iy Dn.ted Mates ut Acier
-1 . ’ca . but Air. Lincoln and his subordinate* hold
v tbe markers at their mercy, and the reports ol
e j scores Lave no relation to the facts of the shoot*
j We have henceforward just the same trust
in the veracity of General Hope as Prince Hal had
j ,Q l Lu! i f S» r John Falstafl, Genera! Pope turns
► out t 3 be tbe Sir John Ealstati of the
i'ankis.' army Be took 10,000 'men in buck*
iiam’ from General Beauregard, and multi*
tildes of arms aDd knaps; cKs But Gen. I‘ope is
1 ! mfaiiible only in the well - censored American
f | press. It has now proved that he has simply
* ' written u false despatch. Again, Vicksburg was
; taken two months ago, yet, with an American
r love of works of sopereregation, a heet ct Fed -
: ral mortar ve,«** is are about to bombard ii fresh.
The capture of Charleston wa;» an acrumplished
1 fact, because the island opprsiie to it was occu*
uitu in force, but here ai.i< the f'ederals have re“
' j tired, ‘for . ttategic purposes,' before the unper
tineßt intrusion of vS< iDhern Dayonets. The cen
! quest of Charleston, like the conquest of Vicks
' burg, is 4 -o be repeated on some day to be au*
no_nced .n future bills. Con temper.wry American
; history ‘.s rtiust be admitted, in a very confused
; state.
j * Federal victories tha» are takiug i»hce in
1 such rapid succession « und Kichmocd. are,
1 oowever, more imperfectly described by ihe
. A men can bosi.qi.janH, than ili-.isM which, occur
daily iti tbe vs!ley of tp e SL'^nrard^ah,'or im the
• ) ti.MKisaippi, or upon tte* iMM*Da«ry line oT Ten
nessee, *>r tn that deadly swamp cpposile
tarleston. When we read that Gen. Bonham
» to be brought to a c urt martial for his victory
•-! James Island, ard that, after having evacuated
j b.it island, the campaign against Charleston ik
lectured to be “suspended,” we understand, of
course, thb decisive charKcter ol General Ben
j uam’B victory.
But what we cannot uuderaiand about these
victories before Richmond is why the Secretary
•t War should Lave “peremptsir-li' fcrhidden*'
my detaiitd acc<»unt3 ot the gr, at Federal victo
; r v which took place oa '.he Wednesday, l’hurss
1 d .y and Friday in the last week of June. Ii
lomtstoua as an afl.iir ut ine most brilliant strut
gv on the side of the Federate. It seems that
• General “Stonewall” Jackson, who had. as we
know, ? d before the f-ace of the victorious GeAr
! ii Fremont, not, as we suppose, able t f > stop tbe
j precipitate flight of his soldiers, came upon the
• ight wing of ihe besi ging force at Richmond,
inder General McClellan. “Bionewali’* Jackson
sdemsto iiave made considerable impression upon
General McClellan’s besiegers. He Habred them
and bayoneted them, und i*bot the-n down in great
s ltnbirt.
i Under these circumstances, as we gather from
! the Federal te.'eg-ams, a very happy idea occurred
ito Genera! McClellan. It hud for some time pre
! viously bten his intention to change his position,
| but be >ad not quite made up his mind whether
| the change was to be to the inside ol K chmond
or back to tbe cover of tbe guns of bis Bhips of
war. This attack of General Jackson came at an
opportune moment to decide Lis vicillat’Dg mind.
General McClellan, with his project of chi ngeof
position in bis head, found b.s men runuing
iwaa .Nothing could be happier. -The Chinese
are great masters of strategy, and huve often bad
to deal wjth similar contingencies, in their logi*
cai way of putting facts they say, “Two men can*
not stand on the .-ame ground; if you must come,
then 1 roust go.” So, again, they sav, ' The high
officers who have been commissioned to report the
reasons (f the Success of the barbarian?, have dis
covered that itaß arices from an invincible habit
whicb the Imperial troops have acquired of ruo*
! nmgaway when the red-bearded barbarians ap
proacb.”
Nothing can be more logical. Gen. McClellan
saw at once that when his soldiers were running
away, and “Stonewali” Jackson was pursuing
them, theD was the time for him to execute his
retrograde movement. So he drew back his
right w:ng, and massed it under tbe protection of
b-s centre and left wing. The sententious histo
rian from New York puts it inimitably when he
B»vs, “The Federate, bv order of Gen. McClellan,
receded several miles, hotly pursued by the Con*
federatesatd again, “The FederaLs are stated
to have retreated tor a strategic* purpose ** Os
' course, we don't pretend to be strategists, and
it may possibly he very lmnertinent m us to
ask what form ot strategy it is which requires
an army to double itself up under “hot pun*
suit;” nevertheless, we-cannot help suspecting
J ibat if this bad happened to B-auregard there
! would have been a great expenditu e of large
! type in tbe Federal papers, and that the jnnma's
j of New York would not bare been peremptorilv
forbidden to publish the derails ot the battle
There is every reason, however, to suppose that
another batt’e has been fought, and* of course,
another victory won. on the Sunday, B'raiter to
that ttte Thursday and Friday. Great anxiety
existed on this subject at New York; bu s , as
the Government, which has a monopoly of all in- <
formation, manifested do inclination, to gratify ■
the restless curiosity of the citiz-ns, we may pc»n«
elude that the account of this la*er victory is not
y.it properl v prepared. Pcssib yit may be first
told, as others have been, bv shiploads 01 wound
ed and fever-stricken volunteers, who. return to
be healed, and who, when convalescent, ‘ re, as
we well know, so eager to return to the salubrious
breez**B of the houth, end to the easy victories
j over the Southerners.
! It is a piiy ihe Americans cannot understand
j the good policy of telling truth. It is very
j probable that under tbe impression created bv
j finding a genera! officer falsely reporting tbe cap
tore of 10,000 men, under the indigatioo caused
AUGUSTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING SFPT. 3, isr,2.
| bv Sndicg another general officer behaving in a
j city he did not take, like a Taeptng, and under
, the astonishment of hearing' that the right wing
o f h bes*egiog army rannwuy Jor strategic pur
poses, wi may magnify the importance of wisat
i few facta .we have trow the feat of war. But there
1 are facta of another kiuc?, whi h do not depend
\ upob Mr. Lincoln's historiographers, and which
•vinott be clipped by 'r* Stanton’s sciss
sors. There are euthssiwtc peace meet*!
ing in New York—nevtr tueard of until
this mail. There is a demand for a new levy of j
’ nmn, which she ws that at leas* this num- j
pen f the 7 *O.OOO previous# on the pay list are ]
dead, disabled *r aitfper&edv. There are discus •
s . ns whether the North, while protesting against I
. ]ntervtx.ii('n, .«* ill net submit to mediation. !
I There is a slight* sign of {c>dlapse about Wall |
{ strt e». There is a talk of pr fibitmg the expnr~ J
tatlou of g »!d; and, what m poly a ciumsv more f
to The same purpose, the HtfUae jf Representatives !
have‘passed the Prohibitory tariff* Bill. All these: \
things show that the begm&Bg of the end is nc»w !
not very far off.
We take the followin ' extracts from the j
, Chattanooga (Tenn.j Rebel/of August 28 :
We understand that a dit-jfc* •bfronuGtn. Kirby ,
Smith was received bfcie a»m teeing the capture
i of a train of 40 wagons :£nd *,OOO mules by his
fVfttcS in The rear ot Cumberirc-fl Gap. The wag
ing were loaded with stores sed munitions for
Gen Morgan. Morgan will-aeon bare fb capitu
j late if this he so.
There ijp a rumor that Buifi •' concentrating a
, Ur*e force (estimated at t{,ou> or 20,01>0 troops ,
at Pel bam, on the other side'of the mountain, and j
about 14 miles from the fnfehvilfo lailroad. A .
genth man who left that ntijji .orhod at 10 o’clock !
>efcterday morning saw the whole force that was ,
ui Battle Creek going these; and four brigades
were already in the place »
Accihknt. —We regret to,tea a ther Liet. Col, J
D. lirquhart met with a pyjfiful accident onTues
day night. He was riding'to his quarters after
dark, and it* crossing an i id worn out bridge on
i one of the streets, his borger broke through and
fell down, rolling over on tfye Colonel’s ankle and
let, bruismg auct spraiumgtthi;.ankle so that Le
w.il be laid up fora short tlu it*, No bones are
broken, but the hurt is very'painful. Col. Uqu
hart is from New Or leans
1 GIfcKJLLAS AT OIaRKSVIII* At* ENTIRE RfGI
-1 mbnt HoKßfc.MUEfts.—The Nafbville Union, we ate
I i informed, contains a most. piiTiful and mournful
i . whine over the of Colouo!
■ | Mason’s (Federal) Keniuky regiment, stunned
* at Clarksville, Tenn., to aton vauy ot guerillas.
* 1* arpeara that a demand sent in by the
i j Cup lam of a company Os j*artizan« for the sur
i j render of the pladeand «#fr is d, whereupon Ct>l.
Mason commanded bia reg, niriit to slack arms
‘ j and march out. he having.aome time ago deter
mined to let Old Abe'andJjis abolition doctrines
siioe the first opportunity.’*- I» is surmised here
that the parnzm thief who accomplished this
I , feat is Lieut. Col. Woodjaarii, whom we reported
usbavicg been killed If'Hopkinsville a short
Hme siDce. We will how knur though, who is
the. hero, for it the keeping moving
back as they have.for thrle'cf four days past, we
will be able to visit ClaKßviiie id person next
i week/ | &
Fbom McMinsville.—Jdlfc. recent arrival from
McMinnville we learn ihafilutFederal forces oc~
j, cupymg that place were’lpseo wt *. a sudden
anxious U< sire to go Nur.HjU Sundav morning,
, j ~4th lit! , and to ’r movements dev
j troyeil amio-t ail iJjirfr'W* and commissary
I•< »r«s. which tfl IKMy|U! onease. u- they
bad’ rv r ; -M s*Z& **' ub tbw*
i place. tnc «
, o'clock in the morning, and in less Thau, three
hours not a Yankee was to be found in town.
A perfect panic appeared to have-taken posses**
i i sion i f evei v individual member of the command.
i ) Home, however, true to nature, devoted the shoit
I ; time they bad to stay to trade ; %nd it is said that
flour, bacon, molasses, sugar, coffee, Ac., was sold
I to the country people and other#, at provokiugly
- 1 low prices. It was thought in McMinnville to at
at least Confederate* would be in tjwn ben
1 \ fore night, judging by the conduct of the Federals,
, j and we presume tuey are still expecting us. Fare
.• I well, skeedtiddlers go :t, ye cripples; unless you
, I make Bull Run timeoutnt Tennessee, you will
- I surely get hurt. And oe sure to keep a sharp
i i look out for Morgan and Forrdet and the whole of
» j Kentucky.
. j Another Brilliant A*FAisfßY Col. Jack Mon
, I —We again have glorious news from this iro
* j rt-pressible hero. Last Tburiday he was made
! aware of the approach of a large force of the one
j my on his position at Harisvjlle, which id about
. fifteen miles from Uailatic, Tenji. He de'ermiued
, to meet them, wh.ch he did between Gallatin and
t I Hartsville. The enemy proved to be Johnson’s
! regiment of cavalry, numbering from 700 to 900
I etfe< t? ve men, according to tne best estimate ibat
; * eouid be made. The light occurred on Tnursday,
•; 2 1st ins!., and lasted six hours, during which
, Morgan lost one hundred ana twenty men, but
, succeeded iu killing and capturing Johnson’s en
j • tire command. What was the enemy’s loss in
■ k.'led and wounded we have been unab : e tc ascer*
! ! tain, but it is represented as immense. "We will
i give further particulars as they arrive,
i ■ It appears from the Nashville Union’s account,
j as reported to ns by one who read it, that Tor"
! rest’s command was with Morgan at the Hint of
j the battle, and that the force ot the Confederates 1
| amounted to 3.000, but w« have been assured that
Forrest did not join Col. Morgan uatil the tight
img was all over. It is a most brilliant affair, but
we must admit that a hundred and twenty of Morn
i gan’s men 19 a dear price tor it.
YANKEE GUNBOAT* LOVELL ON THE
GEOOHD-A bPI KITED AFFAIH AT BAR.
. ADD SOW ’S PERKY.
Vromtht Jackson M » **i*tippian, Aug.lC. •
Flain’s h»TORE,»LA.. August 20, 1862.
i Editor &ftsMi(i« i>p,an The Federal gunboat
[ Lovell, which baa grounded near the coal p.iie, at
Bayou Sara, was recently captured by the Mis*
f Nissippi cavalry and destroyed. Thirty negroes
| belonging chiefly to the West Feleciana Railroad
; Company, a quantity of small arms, ammunition
| and stores were laken from the boat. A spirited
' little affair occurred on th« 15th instant at Ran
! aldson’a Landing, near Pori Hudson. A Federal
! transport ran up and anchored in the stream
! within about three’bundred yards of the landmg,
i and sent a Lieutenant and four marines ashore
' to destroy Mr. Ranalds.m's ferryboat. Lieuten
! ant Col. Cole, late commander of the Louisana
and Alabama cavalry, standing on the bluff
j watching the raove neots of the boot, directed
Mr. Ranalds*»n to proceed to the landing to delay
the action of the squad by a parley, whilst the
(the Colonel) s'gna'ized the opnroacb, under
cover ,of about thirty members of the Fourth
Louisiana Regiment. The Yankee Lieutenant
put Mr. R. under arrflst, and th<in made a dash
i with bis men ud the bank for Col. Cole, who had
made demonstrations to draw attention to himself,
j and who very quietly awaited tbeir approach,
when lo? they found themselves entrapped, where
■ upon they surrendered, prisoners ot war.
' Several shots were tired into the transport, with j
| what effect is not known, but it is supposed the ’
; pilot was wounded. Col Cole, for bis adroitness ■
in thus saving an important ferry from loss to the i
J public and private interest, and taking live pria- j
j oners, detailed from the Essex, deserves common- '
daticn.
A few more men of the Colonet’s promptness
and energy, stationed along th** banks of the river
would soon put a period to the robbing expedi*
tioos of our despicable toe.
Respectfully yours, Citisbiv.
Th re is ou!/ one bad wife in the world, and
every crusty huabaad thinks that she has fallen
to hia lot.
THE BATTLE AT BKLDQEPOST. ALA-FULL
| PARTICULARS—BATTLE CREEK SHELLED
i AND STORES CAPICRED
J'Torn Uy> Chattanooga (2Van 1 Ketei, Aug. 2 ‘j.
We are happy in being able to place be'e-e '
nur readers this morning, the fotlovnng well
\rntten and interesting a:xount of tbe purt enact
ed by Col. McKtnstryV 3 - 2 d Alabutba. regiment, in
the tfli.it tt Bridgeport on Wednesday. 27th !o *'
It is addressed to Mr. Gray, Agent of tbe Assoet.
I “ted .’i. m, to whom ii is turnrsbed n compliance •
j wtth his circular to' AdjotaD.s. We re-urn „ur i
, thanks in conjunction with Grav to Adj't Cban- '
j tiler for tb « prompt response.
! Lieut. Col. Harrv Maurv'g friend- tn Mobile'
I Will be [ ttiod ot the gallant inanne- in nhi- tj he I
I conducted htrn.etf. We understand that he!
killed a Captain in single combat and secured bts
1 sword, which he afterwards presented to the gal
lant Capt. Rice. Tbe latter was enabled to"re
ctprocate with tbe ttvord of a Major whttu be
similarly disposed of.
: Gt!). Mftxey complimented tbn regiment cn
i their beh’.vior and discipline, which is repre*
■ rented as baring been as cool and deliberate as if
!uo dress parade. Their several changes of front
!*o repel the enemy, stamped them the equal of ■
veterans. Our space is too limited to present all !
ibe incidents that Luve reached u» in reiaiion to !
ihia regime ut, and Adjuiaat iChund'er’s account !
is sufficiently fuii to bat;s(y iib warmest friends, j
fif2KD Ala., llsg't. < |
Aug. 25tii, 1862. •
Alsxamkk Grai, Agea‘, Ac :
j : In obedunce to your circular requesting
Adjutants ot n giment* to*forward a list ot idci
I dents and casua.oes in our engagements with tbe
enemy, I have the honor to mate Ihe following
statement:
The 32d Alabama Regiment, Lua»btnm r 320 1
fighting men, haring reeened marching Jrders
yestei d.v morning lo ctosa tbe Twine see and
support Cupl. Rice's company ot detached caval
ry, arrived at Bridgeport at 11 o'clock A. M., and
totind that tbeplace Lad been evacuated the night
belore by the Federalists. A few moments alter
wards, 11 having been ascertained that the ene.
my were approaching in force from Buttle Creek,
across the Jones’Creek bridge, Cspt. Rue was
ordered with bis company ot cavn.iy to check
their advance. Our regiment was immediately !
drawn up in line of bat lie behind tbe crest ot a
commanding hill. Cant. Hice’s galiaut 1 tile bind
of 25 men being holly pursued by the enemy,
intervale in our fine were made through which
they safely passed, when they reformed in fine ot
. battle in dur rear.
The enemy, consisting of a detachment ot c»v i
. 1 airy and infantry, numbering Coo men. iniinedi- 1
. lately attacked our centre and right und fell wngs, I
| when they were signally repu'sed four tunes, re.', 1
, ' tiring with loss and in confusion.
, Gen. Maxey inspired our tnenwith his cheering ;
, presence, and with dist ngu shed valor undintre
! pidityendeared himsell to our omtr.and Col.!
McK-nstry.acte i with great sel'-possasaiosand I
i bravery while inoiurg our troops to charge. Lt. !
. Oil Maury was seen everywhere in' tbe thickest
■ of ihe Bgot, exposing ir s person to the shads and i
! missiles of the en my. His unflinching courage
and- bravery were atiusted everywi ire. Otficeis
and men b;- t h. jr persistent bravery and cool dur
ing coveted them.elves with glory,” rtfiecong boo.
i or on the proud Htate of Alabama, thereby prov ng
, themselves worthy soldiers of ru- glor.uus .Scutb
ern cause.
Our loss was two w > jaded. Corporal McClany,
00. K, slightly wounded in right arm aud ief'i
i iittle finger; Pat N Miteham, Co, 1J stvere'v
:
I Very respectfully,
John L Chandler,
aVaj'i £2d Ala it eg;’*.
i | In addition to the above we have only teeu able
i |to procure the list u! wounded m Capt. Rice’s
I ] cavalry company, although every one represents
the conduct of himself uad c.-mpany as beiuu
t most gallant and dartntf. Cap:. Ro’- rtsideace
, i has occupied bv the c >dj: umder of the Fed
, erals who were at Battle Cr<ek, for some time
past, and he bad a special grudge against them
i for this. His command «ntiered th»* loss of four
i | wounded and,one missing, vz : Corpora! Rogue,
> wounded in baud, Prvaitr B. Ladd, slightly in
f »knce; Private Carter, siightiy in .ihouider and
| one whose name we did not learn ; Private E.
Lively is missing.
, j About the time tbe fight was going on at
. Bridgeport. Capt. Oure's battery .Jackson Anils
. lery, from Macon, ua.) opened on the enemvV
t works ai Hattie Creek, and shel.'ed them during
I the balance of the day. preventing them Iron;
[ moving their stores aud munitions, which tb v
» were aitemptiDg to d(»- A: night, tht enemy de’o
i termmed to leave everything and qun, which
. they did a short order, ‘eav.og upwa:ds of #20.-
, 000 worth cf stores, L-.anitiono. ciolhing Ac.
all of which was sjeured vesterday bv Genera!
, Maxey. Their deud at Battle Creek were barely
put under ground, and one man was found with
his head sticking out of the ground, not having
been covered over. Although their sbarpsnoote
ers kept themselves busy, there was not u man
hurt oa iur side. Cap . Rice's residence ai Bat- ■
1 tie Creek was completely riddled bv our sbelte. I
■ He is only sorry :hat it was no; tilted with Yau* 1
! kees when struck. ;
MT We clip the toilowiug news paragraphs
from the Rome tOa. ■ .Southerner jf August 28 : i
U. M. .WcCurry, Esc . was "a jeeterdav elected 1
County Treasurer, to fill 'he vacancy occasioned I
by the death of W. J 7'. Hughes
DnsTßuCTivß Kir* - We delay further our ore- !
sent issue to gire a hasty account ot a destructive '
fire, which occurred this (Thursday) afternoon.— j
While we write the immense Guo Factory, in the !
lower part of this city, is being reduced to ashes }
The fire originated in the “dicing room,'' and >
before the workmen were award of it the roof of
the building was a sheet of Same, fortunately, all
escaped without injury. Some of the workm -o.
we learn, leaped trom the windows of th second
story.
The loss will not be fur short of serentyefire
thousand dollars, in machinery, .u.huished’guns,
Ac., besides the total dpatri<r:i>>a of the splendid
new three and a h»lf story brick building. The
entire community sympathizes with the energetic
and gentlemanly, but unfortunate proprietors
The building belonged to onr esteemed towns
man, Mr. Jno. C. Eve We are not informed as
to whether there was anv insurance on the bti.id
log. We regret to learn tea* Mess's. Dickson
Sadler and Nelson were not insured.
This affair was purely accidental. i
Mtvisysr.s—A writer in the Lnquirer ins.sts
that Ministers of the Gospel, whose profession u
is to do good to others, should shoulder their
muskets and repair to the battle-field. We take
the liberty of objecting to this, in our opinion
if there ever was a title when Christian mission
aries were needed in this c .untrv, it is now when
the very devil appears to be stalking at large in
every little village and city it the Confederacy,
ard when the “periotic gen'.leni'.'D who Slav ui
home and talk, are grta ly tormented by the spir
itsot another world. Anv one who w.ii use the
pains to observe society as it appears in many
parts of this country since the war commenced
might reasonably wonder why Christian associa
tier? from otner countries have not sent us VI s
fionaries for the instruction of the •• heathen"
who—toe cowardly to light-are lurning their
whole tal-nts to account in defrauding tt,e fam'-
het Os those already in the field. Let'i he preach
ers remain at home and renew their efforts to
civilize a people who have become terribly pos
sessed with the demon of extortion and other
lesser spirits of a similar nature.
Cjlumbus f Ga.) Sun, Auy. 2S.
VOL. H.— No. 3G
FROM THK UPPKB RAPPAHANNOCK
yr<jih tht JUcht'vsid L { a ] K-ic-ur*r, August
On Friday las , Major Genes a I J. E B. Biuart
crossed Hazel river, at Weifbru’s Ford, with a bo: t
three ihous.-nd cavalry, and proceeded to Water.
Ji.o bridge. From thence the command advanced
| to Warrenton and waited for the column to eloee
tup. The advance guard was then sent out about
tive miles, and reposted e'eiyimng q aiet
column again moved forward, and reached within
I t mile of Catlett’s Station, on the Grange and
Alexandria Railroad, shout dark. The 'enemv
were completely Surrounded and surpraeif, ~nd
their whole force, constating ot aos,us rive thi •-
-and men, wore put to fight.
Quartermaster's and comni rsary store
j wagons, tents, etc ,of the estimated value of : ’
I mil.ion- of dollar* were destroyed bv out tt or -■
they also captured three hundred aud nxir
seven prisoners, including seventeen c unu.ission
ed officers, among whom are one ('- ;., r ,el and
three Captains; and also 0 n. Pope's two horses
his sadd'u. bridle, sv.xrd, uniform, his seivatit,
and h a Quartermaster, iCaptain Gnuiding.t and
the Quartermaster's horses. Also, fcvr.ioo ,n
j specie and Treasury notes and a mail containing
j olficta! lettets ftorn Genera! Pope, ot the highest
I import.mce, which are now tn the r.auds of Gea.
| Lee.
About 4 o’clock 'he enemy rallied and made a
j feeble attack on our column, but were soon drive
i* n off. Gen. Stuart end h i command returned 'o
! Warren'nn Springs .n Saturday, woh the loss of
; hut two killed and bre wounded. The enemy
were in full retreat, leaving a small force to irr,
to check the expee'ed advance of our troops, ft
is supposed they will make a stand at Alexandiia.
Geo. Smart was at the head ottbe column during
the yntrrc march. Col. Lee. of the 9th Virginia '
cavalry, led the charge upon 'be Yankees. Gea.
Pope's sword was captured by Mr. Chults Miunc
gerv.de, of this city.
We are indebted fer the above highlv interest
ing information tt- Mr. W. Keith Arm.stead, of
tne 6th Virginia Cavalry, who accomc-auied the
expedition, and was in ib. light near Catadt’s.—
Mr, Armistead was, until recently, a cletf tn the
Adjutant General’s office, in thu> city, but re
signed IPs position with patriotic zeal, to ecter
ihe cavalry service. He had the satisfaction <f
verm mating the mortal career ot at least on* of
| the accursed invaders of our soli.
Mr. A. brought with loin the handsome uniform
coat, lat.; the property of Gen. Pope, as appears
front the inscription on the collar This trophy
is now in poreess'en oi Governor Lelthtr, to
whom tt vas sent as a present, we believe, by
i General Smart. As the circuit around the Chick
ahominy by Gen. Stuart was the forerunner of the
i defeat of McClellan's army, we hope that this
similar, but more brilliant event, mav be Vhe pre
j cursor of the total dispersivn and annthtl&uic
| ot the Yankee invaders.
We clip the iotiowing paragraphs from
i the Richmond fVa.) Examiner, of Ang. : j ;
I Fhom Facqcikk.—The only intelligence we
j have fruu. the scene ot military operations north
•I the Rappahannock,is derived trotn paajreagy • s *
who reached this any last evening by tne Centr.,l
I train from Gordonsville. They report last Gen.
Jackson, on Tuesday last, detva'ed the right wing
| of Pop 's army, at Salem, a point on the Manas
sas Gap railroad, capturing hud wagons loaded
i with .commissary stores, aud 8,000 pi Goners,
i among whom is Gea. liienker himself, and that
j a portion of our army now occupies M .nassas
| Junction, in Pope's tear.
j This is evidently a modification of the report.
. i mentioned in yesterday's Examiner, of the cap*
' Mire of sixteen to- usand men and live ouwdied
v * wagons. Not > l *efhg ahv ' Wo, _
'etude t£Ti. . v 'o" r WHffl l ff tS*W«yA ’
| rtavmahie to suppose that UoverotEent would
I withlv .d from the country the intelligence of a
■ | victory as important as would appear to he indi
v : cated by the number of prisoner a and plunder
! i alleged to have been captured.
I is also reported that in tbecaimred ms' bag
• | was a dispatch from f ope U, his Government
- | S'ating that nothing out a sadden rise in the
- j Rappahannock rive: had saved his „rmv from &h»
i jmhnation. when attacaed by Eongatreel o ß *a
(rCCabioQ. %
. From a g-nticiiian who left Cuioeper Court
• «•'»»*•• yesterday working, we ieatn ' that during
I the present week conlinuai canoi nad'ig ; ItLS
. been heard to the Dorth oi the Rappahannock
river.
Since tbe above was in tvpe, we have I arned
’ j upon g..t.d authority, that a body ot „ ur cavalr*’
■ > on Tuesday, visited Manassas Junction, w.v-re
! . tfcvy raotured eight pieces of canu m. and "d-’s
j stroyed a vast amount of stores. This , s p ,
' j olvtne origin oi the reports men:;, tied abm..
iat ams Tors gisitisrtA.— Through person 3
who arrived in this city last evening I ,mj
! Ctty anti Gloucester, we have inte..g-nc -of the
, | reoeut movements of the enemy in these c-mos
j tie*. A considerable force, estimated at' between
' five hundred and a thousaud, still occupy i e tt - ID
ot Williamsburg. On Weduesdav u;ght, embold
ened,as it is thought, bv our sniali view o'
strength in that section, thf Yankees extended
their picket lines to Barbarnsvilie. a po ,oi seven
>n miles on this side ot Williamsburg and d .
taut oniy twentv miles from TunstalPs x,
j on the York &wer railway.
! The Yankee force still remaining in Gloucester
iis about fifteen hundred. The.- have utte“y
j wanted the coun ry for miles arouoc Giou
I cester Point, in many cases bnrn.ng the toupee
I and dnving off the inhabitants. Numbers of the
citizens have arrived in King and Queen and
| some in New Kent county, begging their bread
i A dash ot a thousand of our cavalry wou'd at
, any time within the past ten days have freed this
j section of coamry of the presence of these van.
, dais. I' «“*y are to he left in uninterrupted
entoyment of the country, it is not likely thev'wiif
| ever lake their departure. 7 *
, A gentleman ai rived in this city yesterdsr
| from Baltimore, via Fortress Monroe aud Nor
I folk. U- reports that McCleiian was a wee*
, ago, at Fortress Monroe; the effective fores of
in.- army, amounting to twenty-thousand m.c
Having heen already sen! up the Potomac. The
tr -ops now accupving Gloucester and the Pen.
insula are he ntf raff and inefficient* of the
one* grand army.
KT We clip the following paragraphs from
.he Jacksoti Mississippi oi August iiih •
We learn from a private letter from General
Bragg s army that recently a Kentucky regiment
sent word trvGen. Bragg that li be would -end a
force after them they world Mirreader and fight
on the .Southern side, as tbev were tired of fight,
log lor Lincoln. Gen. Braggcomplied with their
request. The same writer inlorms us that de.
serters in squads of 15 aud go are comtng over
daily, aua leportthat Gen. Buell regards his con
dition as quite a critical one.
Evacuation tr Baton Rcuoa.—lt ta now wed
nnJerstotai that the Yankees have left Baton
Rouge The reason for this movement is gap.
p..sed to be »he fear enleriained bv the blur-eyed
l eas, at New Orleans of an attempt on the part
I Tt ,i, t eder<,!eß capture the Crescent City.
The reinforcement of the Baton Rouge forces is
, not sufficient Toe reign-of tbe Beast may be
«* J ‘ “ r It,AD ° e pre«»e!j» coiileinpiatet,. 'j e li
inotnppiOQ thfc übiquitous and ua.sfiiu tf j e « I
war. In, twelve thousand bardv. wayworn vete-.
rans backed as they are bv the forces un&
G.ns Breckinridge and Van Born, can take thei
oTleans. 6 *° Dur ‘ la « the dast^'d f»» from New
T . l i A y, ! ! Ro .‘ !G « Occupisd bt tbs CnsrsneßATss _
by Gen Van 1.orn!““ Cb WiS
Baton Rouge, August 25 -We hsve the town
Paxiu. Rugglcs, Brig Gen.