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THE COMFRDERATI CONGRESS The responsibility which resU upon the Con federate Congreee is immense. That body*l» the represen tat ire of the people’s will, and the cus todian of constitutional freedom. It beboores its members, therefore, to guard well the great interests which hare been confided to its care, and to be watchful that no precedents are estab lished foi infractions of the constitution. The war which is now raging with such fury on our borders, is a war for constitutional liberty it is a war, not only tor national independence, but a war for the vindication of the right of se’f government. It is, too, but a continuation of the contest which was inaugurated in 1776, and a mighty effort to settle definitely the great ques tion then and now in dispute. In vain will b'* this effort —in vain this terrible struggle—in vain this outpouring of the blood ot the brave, if one despotism is shaken off but to fasteo on another. The fate of the nation is in the hands of the Congress; the question is with them for solution. Let them be careful, then, how they act upon the one, or solve the other. The least semblance of a violation of the constitution should be avoided, and the strictest construction be placed upon its every letter. This may, at times, be impossible. War and absolute freedom are not always compatible; but the deviations should be as slight as possible, and as seldom as possible. We are satisfied that the Administration enter* tains the same views on this subject that we do. The President, we understand, has steadily re fused to restrict the liberty of the press?, notwith standing the suggestions to the contrary which were made to him; he has, we are informed, instructed the Com min ling Generals that they had no right to declare martial law, and, in shorty seems disposed to sustain the C mstitntnUon in its strictest seuse. The Vice President, too, is a strict constructionist. No more ardent advo cate of popular rights breathes than this distin guished son of Georgia;and we hope that the same may be said of the members of the Cabi net. Willi Congress, however, we fear there is not the same patriotic spirit; and we fear that some of the members, forgetful of the high behests which they hare received, and in a mistaken sense of right and duty, are disposed to stray from the plain path of policy which has been laid out for them by the framers of the Consti tution. The graid obj tet of Government, after all, is’ the protection of the governed, and the securitv to them of "lite, liberty, and the pursuit of hap- | piuess." This object should be kept steadily in view as the beacon light which gives assurance of the proximity of the shore, and enables the sea tossed mariner to save bis vessel from shipwreck and destruction upon the quicksands and breukers ahead. So should the Constitution and the object of Government be the lights by which our nu« tional manners steer the Confederacy beyond the breukers of despotism and anarchy, v bicb would otherwise threaten its destruction. The Press, the "Fourth Estate of the Realm,” should not be forced, by unwise legislation, to suspend its‘ministrations. It is one of Ihe guar dians of tbe people's liberty; it has, in a great measure, sustained the present war—fostered and kept alive the war spirit of tbe people; animated their patriotism; encouraged their liberality; and kept them informed of the great events in which they were the participants. The press, then, should, by alt means, be sustained and encour aged, and its freedom maintained inviolate. The agricultural and mechanical industry of the C infederacy should, also, be encouraged and proto 'ted by all possible means. Plantations and farms should njt be rendered useless, or mills, forges, and machine shops closed up, by drag ging overseers and mrebanics to the held ami forcing them luto the army as soldiers. There are men who are far more,useful at home than tn the field; and that would be a fatal policy indeed, | which would stop every interest but the military, i and leave nothing but an army of consumers, with not eren a corporal's guard of producers. The literature of the South should also be pro tected. Umler tbe present Post Office regulations, postage is required upon newspapers sold to dealers, and the Express Companies are not al lowed to carry them as merchandise, while books, which are as much mailable waiter as newspapers, can be boxed up and shipped to any point of the Confederacy on the mere payment of freight and other usual charges. Postsge is also required of newsboys, and others who sell news papers on tbe cars, for every paper sold, while uovela and pamphlets are allowed to be sold on the same cars without such payment. Tbe effect of these practices is to curtail the circulation of’ newspapers and literary journals, and to tend to their suppression, while it adds little or nothing I to the probis ot the Government. It injures publishers, for the reason that news | dealers curtail their purchases or stop them : altogether because they cannot make any profits upon their sales; and it injures the public, for the , reaaou that they are thus deprived of the acconi- I utodattons for obtaining literary and news jonr- I aaie, whionwere formerly afforded them, tbe mail i facilities being so poor as to be of but !itll e 1 benefit to many localities. These things should be j remedied without delay, and such legislation ' adopted as will place Southern literature on an ■ independent and firm basis. The facilities for mail communication between tbe cilixens of the Confederacy night also be 1 greatly improved by permitting the Express J Companies to carry letters, on the prepayment of i postage ; or, in lieu of this, prepayed stamps should I be prepared and issued without delay. Laws should also be passed defining strictly tbe j dutiesef military commanders, and fbr prevents j ing the assumption, by such officers, of power j wmch does not of right beloog to them. These, and many other subjects of vita! interest ■ to the safety and independence of our Confeder- ; acy, are worthy of the most serious and careful consideration of Congress. Our Government is now a reality. It has proved ils self-sustaining • capacity, and the people have shown their ability to maintain the independence which they have asserted. Let Congress now go to work in ac- 1 cordance with this idea—legislating for the per- , manent good of a permanent Government. and not upon the obsolete and erroneous opinion that .hey are bnt the legislators of an uncertain Pro visional Government. Liberal and enlightened 1 views must guide them, in all their actions; and this, with a strict adherence to the every letter of the Constitution, and a hearty co-operation with the Executive in all things designed for tbe pub ic good, will obtain for them the cordial support ! cf a patriotic and self-sacrificing constituency, , and. at the ssme ' .me, secure the libertv an-i in dependence which Southern valor has so nebiv won. • ME SAUVDZBS' MISSION TO EUROPE The Canada papers, in noticing the arrival of George N. Saenders, Esq in that cooatry, and his subsequent departure for Europe, on a mis sion for the Government, indicate that that gen* lleman was not altogether as reticent as prudence would seem to dictate; and that, in consequence of his communicative propensities, they are made acquainted with the object of his mission. Whether this charge be true or not, one of the Canada journals professes to be authorized to state that the Confederate commissioner goes to Europe to propose a prospective treaty of trade and commerce to the chief European Powers, on the basis of free trade ; and that the same pro** position will be presented to the Government of , the United States—to choose between which and 1 war will be the alternative presented to that Government. While it is possible that the Yankee Govern ment and people may be willing to make peace upon such terms, we do not believe that the Con!ederate Government will make any propo* sition to its enemies, but unconditional recogni* lion of our nationality. The people of the Confederate States authorise no other terms. — The war which they are waging is for inde pendence—independence general and entire; and nothing short of independence will they accept. Os what benefit, to us, forsooth, would be our j separation from the Yankees, if we are dfeain to ; be lied to their Juggernaut car of trade and com* merce ? Our coastwise trade in their bands, our shipping at their control, our money pouring into the laps of their merchant princes—paying tribute once more to the people murder* ing our citizens and desecrating our soil by their unhallowed presence! Never! is the response that will echo from every Southern lip. If it were otherwise, if free trade were offered to the Northern people, vain would be the blood and I treasure now poured out by our gallant soldiers ! °n every battle field for Southern independence; lutile would be the hopes of Southern patriots; and national independence a mockery. We owe u totbe gallant spirits who have offered up their lives upon the altar of their country’s freedom; we owe it to the living braves who are still offer* | ing themselves willing sacrifices upon the same altar, and we one it to our posterity, to make our independence complete and general. It raus* be a political independence, a commercial independence, a financial independence, a manu tactural independence, a mechanical independ ence, its well as a national independence. Noth ing short of this will repay the cost of the terrible , struggle in which we are engaged. \V hat could be the object of our Government in making proposals for peace to that of the United States at this time, other than an unconditional acknowledgment of the separate nationality of the Sooth * Certainly, there is no necessity for it; and it is very douotful whether it would be ac cepted. Our troops, victorious on every battle field, the enemy being rapid'y pursued to his own territory, the Capital of his country threatened, j his armies dispirited and deu;ora!ized-**ours ( high spirited and determ ned—what Urm* shall we ask? what Urnu can we ask ? None. Tde probability is, in our opinion, that the , Canadu papers have been misinformed, so far as the United States uie concerned. What oar poN ! *cy may be towards the powers of Earope, we do not know ; but we cannot see much more reason 1 in making bids for their friendship than for that of the Federal Government. They have shown ! us no favors, but, ou the contrary, have, by th*ir ! "perfect neutrality,” thrown the weight of their influence on the side of our enemies. ft is to be hoped, therefore, that the reports as to Mr. Saunders' mission to Euyope are not strict ; ly correct; unless it he the first which represent, ed him as the agent of the Na.y Department, charged with the purchase . f a N’ary for the j ; Confederacy. Such a mission as this would be , hailed with pleasure throughout the entire I South; and ouch a mission, it is generally believed and generally hoped, is the one wh;cb hug car- I ried Mr. Sauuders to Europe. THE GREAT BATTLE OF SATURDAY Front t ',(■ Petersburg ‘fa.] Krprese, of Hept. *. We are indebted to a friend for a copy of the i j Sew Yoik Times, of Monday lasi. It contains ' but very meagre accounts of the battle Saturday, but acknowledges tbal Gen. I’ope was forced to ' fall back, and that the advantages gamed, ors the ' whole, were wuh the Confederates. It puolishes j u long list of killed and wounded, occupying three j or four columns, the greater portion of whom are ; | officers. We make the following entrants; THE HIBILLION. The past week has been another " week of bats | ties” in Virginia. Fighting—heavy lighting— : : has been going on there almost every day, and i with results generally favorable to our’arms. ! We have given, from day to day, as they have reached us, somewhat imperfect accounts of the important events which have occurred— neces« I sarity imperfect, because in most cases written at a distance Cgm the scene of operations. Thev have however, to give a general ! idea of movements which h ,ve been eflecled.sjyihe senes of skirmishes and battles which i nhSnaied on Friday and Saturday in the great struggles, of which we give accounts else. ' where. We on Saturday morning published s dispatch 1 from Gen. Hope to Gen. Halleck, giving an official l account of tne battle ot Thursday, which was i ended by the darkness of night aiid expressing | the expectation that it would be renewed in the morning. In a dispatch dated Saturday. General l’ore states that a terrible battle was'lough t on Friday, on the old Bull Hun battleground, with | the combined force of tae enemy, lasting wnb [ continuous fury from daylight until alter dark. ! by which time the enemy «.a driven from the i field, which was occupied by our forces, w o I were too much exhausted to push matters. Geu. I Hope intended to pursue as soon as reio.orced I by Fits John Porter’s corps, which was expected i iup during the morning. At the moment ot | closing his dispatch, however, word was brought I ! to G< n. Pope that the enemy were in full retreat toward the mountains, and he made immediate i preparations to pursue. Gen. Pope estimates our losses on Friday si not less than eight thousand I men killed and wounded, and the losses of the | rebilsat fully double that number. Our captures ! in this battle are said to be great. Their extent will probablv soon be made known. We have as yet no official repnru of the operations of Saturday, but they appear to have been fully as serious as those of the day previous, and with results not quite so satisfactory. The retrograde movement of the enemy in the morning seems to have been for the purpose of • meeting reinforcements, which are reported ot have come up in arge numbers, swelling the force to such an extent as to embolden them to make an attack in the'r turn—the attack on Fri» day being made by us. The attack was boldiv met. and a severe battle ensued, the advantage of which was. on the whole, on the side of the r. b els. Gen Pope conseqnentlv fell back in good order with his whole army to Centreviile, where 1 he was reinforced by Franklin’s division, and where he was also joined by Sumn-r’s division dnriog the night, and again prepared to take the ! offensive. Yesterday, however, according to our 1 latest dispatches from Washington co fighting of any consequence took place, though varieusniv i mors at a great battle Were prevalent throughout i the day. Washington was. of course, intensely : excited, snd this excitement was not allured in anv measure by the report that ..m? tebel'sccuts • I —n —r bad bden seen at Langley’s, in tbe vicinity of the Chain bridge This report, however, does not seem to be verified. About a thousand rebel prisoners reached Washington last evening from the great battle - field, representing, onr correspondent says, near ly all the rebel B'ates. TH £ GEE AT BATTLE OF FRID.iT —OFFICIAL DISPATCH OF (**>'. POPE HEADQUARTERS FIELD OF Grovetun, near Gams*tile, Aug. 30, ’62. ) To Major Gen. iialleck, Wash , mutoo, D. C : j We fought a terrific battle here yesterday, with ' ; the combined forces of the tn-mv, which lasted j with continuous jury from daylight until after dark, by which time the enemy was driven from , tbe field, which we now occupy. . ; Our troops are too much exhausted to push matters, b n t I sbail do so in tbe course of the l morning, as soon as Fi x John Porter’s corps come ! up from Manassas. Tbe enemy is still in our front, but badly used I up. We hare not less than S.OOO men killed and | ! wounded, and from the appearances of the field, I ; the enemy bare lost at least two to our one- He j stood strictly on the defensive, and every assault | was made by ourselves. 1 Our troops have behaved splendidly. j ' The battle was fought on the identical battle ■ field of Bui! Ruq, which greatlv increased the; enthusiasm or our men. The news jest reaches me from the front that ; 1 tbe enemy is retreating towards the mountains j I go forwzrd at once to see. - We h ve made great captures, but I *uj not ' able yet to form an idea of their extent. John Pope, M*j. Geu. Com’g. | dispatch from gen. m’dowbll. Washington, August 30. Secretary Chase i received this afternoon, through Gen. Pope’s ; messenger, the following note from General McDowell, da'ed no battle ietd at 6; 10 morning . Dear Governor; Please teiegrapb Mrs. Mc- Dowell that I have gone through a second battle of Bull Run, on ibe identic xi field of last year, • and unhurt. The victory is decidedly ours. . Very sincerely, Ihw«» McDowell. [ THE SECOND BAT"-* AT BOLL RUN. The Washington Star, of Saturday even -1 ing, in speak'ug of the engagement of Friday, says: The batile was continued by the army corps of « Generals Heimzeiman McDowell and Sigei, on j our s’de, against a rebel force believed to number j from fifty to sixty thouiaod strong—that is,against ibe army corps of Jackson, and, we presume, a portion of tbe rest of Lee’s armv that had suc ceeded ta making its wav down from White Plains through Thoroughfare Gap. The location of the bailie of the day was in the vicinity of Hay market, and from Haymarket off in the direction of Sudley Church, or. in other words, but a few miles northeast or the scene of tbe never-to be-forgotten batile of Bull Run. Heintzeltnan's Corps, if we are correctly in formed, came up with the enemy's rear about 10 i A. M., seven miles from Centreville, wnich point be le:t at daybreak. He fouid Sl aewa.l Jackson fighting with McDowell or Siegel, or both, on the right, io tbe direction p! Haymaraet, tbe position they took by g * u< north from Gainsville, to com- | maud the entrance to and exit from Thorough- . fare Gap. Our jwn ‘aformaat, who le*t Centrenile at 4 o’clock :a t:.e a Verm on, a cool and clear headed man, >av. tfiat, up to that hour, the impression prevailed there that nothing bad definitely re* i suited from the day a fighting, which, though con i tinuoua, had uot been a very bloody battle. Persons subsequently arriving, who were on the field of action themselves until 4 p. m , how* ever, tbe tide of success was de cidedly w’t the Union army, which pushed tbe rebels surcesatully on both sides. An impreaeioo prevails that the reserve of Lee’s armv, supposed to be from tweniv to forty thou sand strong, might suddenly appeal in the fi-la, aud we know that tde heavy corps under Fit*" John Porter was so posted that it could mstantiy move upon Lee with equal ease, whether attack* ing McDowell. He.gel, or Heimzelman. The railroad, we are happy to say, has already been repaired quite up to Bull Run.’and supplies, etc., are now bc.og transported over tt to that j point. By midnight we nave every reason to believe i I that’the Bull Run bridge wiL aga.n be paFsable ] j when the trains can uga n run to Manassas I Ere evacuating Manassas, tbe rebels paroled the 1 j 700 Union pnsoters they bad taken since tbe i 1 commencement of the movement for which tbev I are paying so dear.y. The rebels realized that i prisoners in tbier present strait were an ele« phant m their hands, and wisely thus got r;d of * them. I 'lbese TOO prisoners covered ail the stragg.era ! they had taken, as also the f■ * of Taylor's bri ; gade. TU« UP.CAT aATT LX OF SATUEDaT. ; Washington, Saturday, F. M.. Aug 30.—Iafor* i matioti has reached Washington from private i sources than Geu. Pope cam** up with and atlack j ed the emmy agam shortly alter uine o’clock this : rooming. Geo. J hn F.z Porter Lad probably arrived on j the Held by that rae from M tuassas, only seven < , miles distant. I The cannouidiiu a- a® distinctly heard .a j Washington. The railroad was regu'.ariy run this forenoon from the town #f Warrenton to iiristuw, so it is already clear that the only damage remaining to be repaired to :he ra .road is to buiid the Bull . : Run and Rappahannock bridges. The former should bv completed tonight, and the latter may be in four or fi*e days. The news received from the army Las occa sioned the greatest excitement throughout this I ! city. Although the engagement with the enemy isof! j a most appalling sanguinary character, yet such is the coohdenre of I aion men :n the skill and j j strength of ourarmv, that an abiding faith in our , ultimate success is everywhere discernible. Washington, Sunday, Aug. dl-1w.55 A. M.- ; j The enemy was heavily reinforced yesterday, and j | attacked Uen. Pope’s army before the arsivai oi J I Gens. Franklin aid Sumner. The attack wa» bjldls ratt, and a severe battle J ) followed sdrautage, on the whoie, was with j the enemy, and ien Pope ?e.; back to Centreviile « with his whole arm? in good order. He has been jjiued at Centrevii.e by Franklin, J , and Sumner was on tue march to him last nignt. j | lie occupies the strongest posiuon in the vtcinuy j of Washington, *ud is expected promptly to re ’ i new the contest and repeat the successes of Fr> j day, j Every effort should be used to hasten the for- I warding of the n*w troops. thx operations of scndat. Washington, Sunday, Aug. i.—Gen. P pc’s j f statement th*t Eemtzleaian’s Corps would move j ; vu ilc eucui* a. -*». gut to-day. is confirmed by I i the heavv firing heard from the vicinity. Ruau-rs j j of various successes have reached here, but aeed j confirmation. Yesterday rete: scouts were Men at Ltng'ey's, ! ! in the vicinity of Chain Bridge Everv precaution has been taken to prevent a j , surprise in that direction- The impressua prevails that the rebels have been entrapped and the result of the recent ma- 1 coeuvring is looted for with intense ea-gerness. Washington, Sunday, 31— Evening.—lnform** j tion received here indicates that there has been t but littie. if any lighting to-day. Ourarmv is vea concentrated and the men m ‘ good condition and spirits. Receipts p 8 Making Batts a Cakes and Wa/- i flxs ctrr or Rice Flour. -Taxe 1 pint hour, a eggs } mixed in milk tc a thin batter, 1 dessert spoonful j of butter, '■ i tea spoonful of seda and a small j quantity o: tartar;c acid, merely to maae it ! effervesce, s .r welt together, make »he oven warm before pitting to bake ; put :n the baser so j bake as soon sj effervesces. To use corn meal with r.ee dour, which .s said ' : to be preferable. Cook meal cone into a mush, then stir with i < miik and eggs as tne above receipt, as yon stir \ j mix in toe dc-r about \ to toe quantity of the mea Put soda and tart*-;c acid, the las; ihirg ] , vou do before putting a the oven. Be snre ana j • have the ores warm j ( FROM THE SEAT •f wak i» visanriA - THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY From, the Richmond [ Fa.) Dispatch, of Bfpt.% MOM THE SEAT OF WAR. We have no additional news from our armv cn tbe Potomac. The accounts whiccrwe receive of the battle of Saturday last tend to confirm the opinion that it resulted in one of the most decis ive and glorious tnumpb3 of tbe present war. Tbe loss on both sides must have been great, but we tmdtrstjnd that it his been us-ertvd by offi cere who rode overdhe field a ter tne battle was ended, that the enemy’s loss was at least five to our one. The reports with reference to the present posi tion of our army are conflicting, one representing it to be at Muo.-ou’s Hill, in sight of Washington city, and another at Leesburg, Loudcun county. This much we are guaranteed tu saying : tuat it is not idle, and that no distant day we may hear of another and more effective biow than even this j last, powerful as it has been. A despatch received .‘ate last evening at the : War Department confirms the evacuation of Win* chesier By tbe enemy’s forces. ! TBE 3aTTLB OF FRIDAT LAST ASP PARTICULARS CONNECTED THEREWITH. Tbe following interesting account of the ope | rations of the corps commanded oy Gen. Jack ! eon, frooi Monday Usth to Friday the 2Vtb, inclu -1 ding the Severe -gut on tbe laKer day, has been j furnished us by one who actively participated in j the engagement. I On Monday, at daybreak, Genera. Jackson’s l corps, coca stirgof Gen. EweiJ’s division, Gen. I H.ii's division, ind Geu Jackson s old division, I under rommacd o! Gen. Taliaferro, and a force 1 of cava »y under Gen. Htuart, marched from Jes -1 fersontoD. in Culpeper county, and crossed the | Rappahannock eigfit miles above ‘that place, and j marched v.a Orleans to Salem, in Fauquier. Tne next day they passed through Thoroughfare Gap, | otßuli Run muuou. tj Bngiow aud Manassas : Stations, on tbe Orange and Alexandria railroad, i effecting a complete surprise of the enemy, cap turing a large number'"'l prisoners, several trams ofcais, aad immense commissary and quarter master’s stores, an i several pieces of„artillery. The distance marched in cnese two days was over hty aides Oa Wednesday, Manassas station was occupied by Jackson*s old division, whilst Ewell occupied Bristow, and Hill sod Stuart dis persed the forces sent irum Alexandria to attack what the enemy supposed to be only a cavalry torce. Tbe General commanding iqis force of ; the enemy lost his leg and hud his brigade ntar | iy annihilated. i At 3 o’clock, P. M , toe enemy attacked Gen Ewell at Brs’ow, and that General, after a band* some little fight, in which he \ uohaed the enemy severely, retired across Mucdy Ran, as bad previously been ag-eed apon, to Manassas Junc tion. Pope claims to have captured a thousand* prisoners, and a baggage train on Wednesday Not a praoner was captured, az»d not a wagon was ou t at side of Muddy Run, and no wugon . was ever cxp'ured. Alter sunset on Thursday General Jackson ac j com lishedoneof tbe moil beautiful and mugteriy ! ■ strategic movements of ihe war. He found him** | seif many miles in advance ot the rest of our army. Ibe enemy might threw his immense ! columns between him an* Long* t reel—Alexandria ! and Washington w-.s to his (ear wLen he turned to attack tbe enemy. He determined to throw ! himself upon tbe enemy's flank, to preserve the same nearness to Alexandria, to place himself within support of the retnmnder of our armv, audiooccnpy a position from which he couid not be dtivtn, even if suppo rt did not urnve in tal All this be accomplished that night, as er de stroying the atoms, buildii g* t cars A:, and bnru* ing the railroad br dgea Muddy Run aud HhII Run. He marched at night with his enure force fro i Manassas lo Mana-sas battle field, croEsiog tbe Warrentoa Turnpike, and placing h’s troops in such position that he could confront the memy should they attempt to ad vance by the Warren ion pike »>r by the Sun ey road and ford, ana have the advantage of corn* muiiicatmg by tbe Aldie (oad with Longstreet, should he have passed the Thoroughfare Gap, and at a i events gain for himself a safe position for attack or defence. At 7 o'clock, A. M, on Fridav, General Stuart encountered the eneirv’s cavalry near Gamesvi le, on the Warrenton u.ke, »bd dro w e them bark; and durvnjr the morning the 2d brigade of Gen. Taliaferro’s division, uolerCol. Bradley Johnson, aga<n repulsed them It was now ascertained that tbe enemy’s col i umns was advancing (or retreat.ng) from War ren ton, aloof tbe line of the ra.‘-oad and bv wav of the Warreoun turnpike, and that they intend ed U) pajjea part <«f tbe r force over tbe Stone Bridge and Suilev Ford G**n. Jackson imme diacy oi dr-red Gen. Tal.afeim tr advance with h»n dtFiaioo to attack their le»t 9»nk. which was advanctrg towa.di "udtey Mill. Gen. Ewell’* division mar* h*_*d coustderably.in rear of the first division Af'rr marching some three miles, it was discovered ihat the enemy had abandr.ned the >dea of crowing ar Sudley. and had left the J Warrenton pike to ’he left, beyond Grnvefon, and were apparently citing across to the rmilrr ad through the tMdsaod woods. la a few m. antes, however, he advanc'd across the turnpike to at*« tacit us, and Jackson’s army was thrown forward to meet him The encounter occurred near the villag- cf J Orovew»n, the right resting just above and near the Tillage, and the left upon the old ban* held of Manassas. The contest was terr.fic Our troop* were advanced several times during the fight, but the enemy fought with desperation, and did not retire until 9 o’clock at night, wheo th«y soilcniy j left the fi-ld to the Confederates. The tight was commenced by Gen Taliaferro’s division—the 3d brigade, Col >nel Taha'erro, on ihe right, the Ist j (Stonewall) brigade, Colonel Raylor. next on left, i the 4’* brigade, Qrn. Siark-, oext. and the 5d brigade. Co! on the leH. The hero<su j displayed by thete troops, and especially by the , Ist ongade. was magnificent, and the lost terri ble. Gen Ewe l’a division, particularly the brig ades of Geos E*r!y, Lawu>o, and Trimble en. j gaged the enemy very aoon after Jackson's divi sion, and to the left, and fully sua-aioed the repotanoo this veteran division did beretofW achieved. Th- battle raged fiercely until nine o’clock at night, when our troops rested upon the I ba-tle-fieid G-a. Ewell was shot through tbe knee Gen. ' Trimble it ta said in the foot. Gen Ta .a erro | in the arm. neck and leg; tbe first wound being | the on v one <*f any consequence, disabling him Cnl. Nrff, 33i Ya . was kii'ed. Col. Betts, 2nd ! Va-, sevrrrlv vended Col. Griggs y. 27th. ■ wounded Maj Nnefecbr i*ch «nd Col. Bowen, j 2nd, severe!? w unded Maj Terry, 4>h- Mai Scott, 25Qv Cap:. Fatten, Lieu . M-ade, L eat. Ar [ nett aud a number of otter fficers, wounded, and ; many kil ed wfcote names were not reported at I the lime ■ ur lef*. i G»n Longs reel’s f trees were seen detach ing from the Th rougher- Gap daring the figh’. Thr Franklin North Pols Ekploking Exp«- i DiTiuji—The MT'Teky or 300 Vsars Solved KbIICS of F&OBISHtR S ExPSDITI tK DitC «IBID~ i St. John«, S. 8.. August 22, d spaich sent to Hcnrv Gr nnel. Esq , by C. F.'Haii, L q * I am jouod tor the S’Etes to renew oiy voyage. I have not urosecjted mv to the ex en* proposed, on account of the vessel, but I thank God that hie hath empowered me o do so much. I br.ve de* mined the fate of p-obabiy two boats’ crews »f2?;r J.hn Freoki n; h*ve Eolved themv<« e’y of SAC years re.alive to Sir Martin FrefeUfcer’a expedition under Queen K izabeth; bare j the fate of five of tbe men captured from Froo sh j er by Esqu<max. I have found and identifi-d j the exact piaC l of landing and £ r *or account | of Wai wick’s Sound, from thence Frwbi®her at- j tempted to plant tbeoolonv of men. I hare , recovered Avass*. Yardci and a large rumber of: rehes of Si d npeditioo, and have rEplored ov c r 1,000 nr »es of tne -ea c caat, including ;te so-! ca led Fr:»bisner’i Straus, which l :ourd t*' be a | deep bay terminating in latitude €* 45 N , long - j tcdeT* W. I have also discovered a g r eat glacier j and a mountain of faesila between Hudson Straits j and Bav of Fiobiaher. The George Henrv was about to depart fer tbe i S'ates August y. ISfil. but >h ck - hb-'d ice kept | he r en'OT.bed oot ! Ocobe-16. Tne ship’s tom- • panv subsisted m «:> thrugh »he winter by ibe ceuemus hosp ita'.r.y of the E-quicrax. I bring with tne a fami y of these people—mac. | wins and child. The records es my work exceed c.OOfi pigvs. I will report details **o you cf my j expedition on my arrival. C.’f Hall. * | from the Richmond SeptS: ' ' hta miner of [ The battle o: Gennsntowa w u j s ‘earn from a gentleman who ! We - :ast Wednesday, was a ~h P»Or • affair than was at “re- .7 . ®' j re important pulsing the enemy, Geue-a' e’- - A:ter re ' cured upwards of a huad-cd ' l! 3 dlv:s; °o car ‘ with blankets and otw ■l. a £° aa ' The number of blanket# *7 * rf ’°? er v _ fourteen thousand. Gen” j- “ L “ ve been ? ted by General Lee. wot ,«> il? 7 ' a " s '* a Stld. " 1 aeal oa tn, Throug'n a letter from » a 0a,,.. t we learn the particulars o’ his oar r the battle he rode up to the t? a mistaking it for a portion ot th e v fc Fifty muskets were Mnaisdit;,;, !m "p*. s him, when, parceling his m:s ai» P re *eated j - that he surrendered, but •» aoon» vu muske's lowered than, ducking his "c a spurs to his horse and attempted to esTLI he £ L ' fire he had tied twenty yards he fell t r P ,'_ B *' - horse, pierced by a dozen bullets. General sL? Kearney was an officer of the old army and ' distinguished tor his gadantry in Mexico wh“ r t i he Inst an arm. Subsequently he made himsel' i notorious by deserting nis own and running s* with another man a wife in New V'ork. J The Central train yesterday ereniog brough • down a few prisoners and a great numbe , pas-engers Many of the latter were sick so ' ! diers,while others were citizens who bad returnee ■ after a fruitless effort to reach their sons’ o ■ brothers who bare been wounded in the recen • battles They bad proceeded as far as Gordons : yille, where they Were stopped by the Proves , Marshal. It seems that the G ivernment, owing i to ns limited transportation facilities and the . immense demand on them for military purposes - has found it necessary to forbid the passage s of citizens OTer the Orange and Alexandria P.u . ■ road This is a great hardship upon the parents am r relative'of the wounded of Minassas, but tna i was a necessary step requires but litt.e redaction 1 In view of the immense use goeernmen! has ;■■■ • this road, it is passing strange it should be • > 1 dilatory in repairing its bridges. The ii;* > f nridge oyer the Rapidan has .been in course t reconsitucnon more than a month, and is not y" ■ compiled. Passengers by this tram brougni some stirring news from" our atmr. We g"-. their reports without :n any manner Toucnitc : - " iheir authenticity. [ A gcmlemaa arrived in Staunton yesterday d ■ 1 rect from Maryland. He repons that he "saw ' Geneal Jackson cross the Pot .mac last Wednes f day it Leesburg. He himself forded the river a that place and found the water Dot more than 1 two feet deep. The Potomac was said be the 1 resd-nts along the bank to be lower thaD’i; had been before for years. A portion of ihe i'ank •- - lotces made a show of opposing General Jackson s < passage, but were quick'y dispersed by our cm ' non. ’ ;L<nngstreet was on *he south bank of theriva ■ preparing to cross, and the party bringing th. J information learned that A P. Hill was "to follow I on Tuesday. Gen. Lee s headquarters were a- Leesburg. It was belteved at Leesburg that otir t cavalry bad visited Frederick Maryland, and tee t Riiay House, nine miles from Baltimore. Fiede. . ntk is only twenty miles from Leesburg by the • best HcAdem.eed road in this country." It wat 1 alio rumored ttere an J generally believed, thi the lower counties of Maryland had revolted ei ■ ansse, and were butchering the Federal oSce-i ' aid Provost^'.arshals 1 From F suseicxsbcro.—We have advices from 1 Fredericksburg as lat» a§ Saturday morning las' ! The inhabitants, entirely relieved from the iresence of the.r late rulers, were setting down 1 .nto their old .-online of life, and the enjoyment' ' of political and religious freedom. Eleven strag« glmg Yankees w#re captured on Friday, by ou sc'iuw. near Brooks’ Station, in Stafford, and s»u on to R cbmond yesterday The Richmond Jewa, intent on speculation, crowded into Fredericksburg so immediately on the heels of the retreating Y ankees, that the c.t ueos declared they must h.ve been encamped outsid-of the town They entered with wagons and carts, and in a few bouts swept the town of ah Y ankee articles on sa'e tiasRRAL Ewill—A gentleman who sawGenrru Ewell last Wednesday night, reports that at tbs’ time there was about his wound symptoms of erysipela-. That night he was remored to tb • house of Dr. Ewe..', of Loudoun. Thursday evening, i ur iniormant neard that his condition had much improved. Oyt to the Seat o.- War —President Davis and ex-G iveruor Enbch Louis Lowe, ot Marv lend, left this city yesterday, for the sea: of wa- We may expect soon to hear of a proclamation mad: at the head of our ararrhs, calling upon leva Marylanders tn rally to the Southern stand ard. Cl?' We dip the following paragraphs from the Richmond, (Va.) Dispetch, of Sept. ? Items mom Manassas.—A letter dated Ma naasas, August List. written by a member o’ the Bth Georgia regiment, says. •‘Fighting continues we are driving the enemy baa The following casualties are mentioned as oc curing in the regiment Coi. Towers and Capt Dawson. Acting Ms or. wounded Cap; Pheoixy,‘killed, Capt. Huiey, mortally wounded The regiment went into the f.ght 150 to 200 strong, and had 5G killed and wounded. Th« Y'snsees have removed the monument erected in memory of the gallant Bartow, near P.ob ertson s house. The Irish battal.en. tn the second brigade went into action with ajjout SO men and a officers, and lost 35 men killed and wounded The battalion was under comndand of Capt. 0 C. Henderson, of company G, who was wound ed sltgr.tly with a shell. Among the officer* wounded were Acting Adjutant Oscar White in the arm Lieut. W. Duval Howard, of :oc: cany A. through the lungs, mortally: L.eu- Geo. B. Kerner, of company B tn :h --neck. Gen. Lea IscnaEf.—Gen. P. E. Lee wts accidentally injured a few days ago by hie norse. He was bolding his horse, when he became frightened, and jerking sudden.y. threw him to the ground, breaking one ot' the bone* in his left hand and spraining ‘.he right wrist His injuries are painful, though not ser.eu* enough to detain him from dutv tn field _ Npju. Viypatch :o tht Soukt rm Cn»/ru<ri:. Richmond, Sept. s.—God has blessed our arx with victory.’ The carnage was ’.mmeuse, anl the rout of "the enemy complete. The follow.ng are the Casualties Ih the M.iler R‘ses, dth Geo-g a Wua’.ters ; K ied—l) C. Harper. Wonnded Slightly —Lient. A. C. Hunting: >n t'srporal L Liu, R. D. Price, M. S Jena ns W A. Jones, Wn; Hearj WauDticd Sctertlj— F. W Q;a:. j sro: Sergeant John Bii’ev pauwd, L. C £-<tea, leg aenpeijitei In ibe Ri;me L Gu^rc? Kil ed—J. if. Jdck. Wounded Siightlj—Lieut. R S. Fouche, C ~ Burdeu. WuHindr-d .Severe.r—G i San*».rd, W F Leigh, D. M Mil er. ’ 1c the Fiovd Inf*ntrj WjY'-Frded’Siigttly—Franx tCaa?, Job F“*«nk Bean. D. Scot* Captain Milier R»3e>. T. M -e. Ft - Rome L ght Guards; G. N Y-*rr>'r 121, Ca:*A : Fbjd Iniantrv, and Lieut. Cot. Towers, * •rtnded Capt. W. L , ’We a*e not sore tbat we unGer«»und tie a* From the wording of the d’frp&"c * J received by us, we cannot determine w-.r.--* Capt. Scctt, Lieut. Jdoore, Cap T . Yarborough Colonel Tower? were ail ihghtiv wounCrG. * whether Col. Towe-? onlv was slightlj wounded We tare made the best we can of E:e. C" v