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She Wcchln (Constitntionfllist
BY JAMES GARDNER.
V2BY LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM KEN
TUCKY—THE BATTLE AT PERRYVILLE
INTERESTING AND AUTHENTIC PARTI&U
LABS-
from the Mobile Advertiser.
Near Gamp Bhegkisbidgb. Ky , I
‘.Saturday, Oct. 11, 1862. ) ,
I am now writing you from Gen. McCown s
camp, which is one mile from Camp 'Breckinridge,
(formerly Camp Dick Robinson,) seven miles
North-east ot Danville, in Garrard county, ou the
Danville and Lexington Pike, and thirty miles
from Lexington. It was near 6 o’clock when I
closed my lust letter on the evening of the Bth
instant. 'AI that time 1 was writing in a brick
school house, (which 1 alluded to in my last,) ou
the East ridge of the valley fronting Perryville,
and about five hundred yards from Ute town. It
was evident that the contest had been a most
- bloody one, bui we bad steadily driven the eues
uav back on our right and centre, and prevented a
flank movement on our left. About this time
cheering was heal’d from the centre, and it was
supposed that we were completely routing the en
' emy. '
* soon after, however, the enemy opened a bate
tery from their centre line, and commenced throw
ing shell on the Schoolhouse Ridge., where a large
number of cit zens were assembled io witness the
battle, and where also were a number of wagons,
ambulances, Ac. The shot fell thick and fast, and
a general stampede took place among the citizen
horsemen and our teams, on the road leading to
Danville, as soon as the hist one exploded by the
schoolhouse. Considering ttie.position rather a
warm one, your correspondent concluded to retire
also, but not before Capt. Semple’s Battery got in
* position, and which soon silenced the enemy. My
horse was unsaddled at the time, under a shed
adjoining the side of the school house, where the
shell came whirling and whizzing through the air,
striking very near; and you may imagine how un
comfortably vexatious 1 teitin attempting to bridle
my horse, when the poor animal, who was much
frightened, refused to tike the bit in his mouth,
thus detaining me and himself in a very unpleas
ant position, 1 succeeded at last in getting on his
gear, and had hardly turned into the road, when a
shot struck within five feet of me. I went ou tor
a mile and a half, and stopped for the night at the
house of a Mr. Durham, who furnished me, tor
secession money, good board and lodging.
The forces opposed to us at Perryville con
sisted of the right wing of the “urmv of the
Ohio,” composed cf Baeii’s veteran army, with
Maj. Geu. Geo. W. Thomas as Commandsr-in»
’ Chief of the field, (Buell being in. command of
the Department of the Ohio at Louisville,) and
Gen. Alex. McCook commanding the first corps.
We‘fought three divisions of 15,000 men against
nine divisions of the AboHti .a army composed
at least of 5,C00 each, making 45,000 men. Gens.
Rousseau, J. S. Jackson and Sill, were among the
divisi n commanders. Our forces consisted of
Brig." Gen. Patton Anderson’s division, composed
of Col. Powell’s brigade of the 24th Mississippi,
Ist Arkansas. 45tb Alabama, 29th Tennessee, and
Birrett's battery; Gen. Adams’ brigade of the
13tb,-16ti>, 2tuh, 25th Louisiana, and Slocomb’s
bitter) of IVefhington Artillery, who took pos
tessi..n on our left; Col. Jones’ brigade oi the
»7th, 30th. §7th Mississippi, ana Lumsden’s bat
tery; -nd Gen Brown’s brigade of the Ist and
ada 41 Mississippi uul Palmer’s fc atiery
n our centre. Geb. Buckner’s division, I
-...tea was posted on our extreme right, with ■
Ans i.-en’s division, formed the “left wing on
’ue army of the Mississippi, ’ under M»j. Gen.
Hardee. Cheatham’s aid Withers’ divisions
termed the “right wing of the army of the Mis* ’
M.-sippi,” under Maj. Gen-. Polk ; Withers’ divi
sion was absent, being with Mcj. Gen. Kirby
’ Smith—thus we had but three divisions in the
t -Id. Before the battle commenced. Gem Cheat
ham,who had beet. in position nn our extreme left,
•as ordered to oar rear, between Perryville and
Hr.rrradsbc-g, Gen. Bragg having anticipated
t- i -hegreuiest force of the enemy was pressing
ou cur riyht. to cut us off from connection with
ItanodsbuVg. The reverse, unfortunately, proved
the ease, -s the greatest force of the enemy was
on our ’eft. As I nave Stated, the fion-bearced
L’ddell opened the fight du our right, the supno
si: on being that we were fighting the right wiug
ouly of But H’s rmy. Gens’. Jones and Brown, on
the centre, acted with Gen. Liddell, and Gen.
Brown being wetinded early in the action, the
command of hrs brigade, the first, devolved on
C 'l. W. Miller, of the Ist Florida regiment, who
fo.’ghf most gallantly, being the last to leave
the ground on the next morning towards two
o’efook.
The engagement on our left did not commence
u_;i.i about noon, and then it was only skirmish*
tor ucoi.taderabfe .time, Colonel Powell’s bri»
g-ide holding >tie exiteme left of our lines, and
* g rilantly driving the enemy back for about a
' u. s jai3r.t stipe ior forces." It was about this
nine, uiwaids 4 P. AL, wbtn General Smith’s bri
g belonging to Cheattiani s division, was or
d.r 1 hack to cor assistance, that Gen. Adami,
w th Lis brave Lpuiriauians, was holding the
«■; tmy in check .against tearful odds, when he
wk • feed to fall back drum his petition. Gen.
H .rd- . steiog the. importance of holding the
point, - - deiefi General Adams to retake it, telling
fiiat Le would be supported by reinforcements.—
1- was while advancing again, and anxiously
1 :.mg for the r.tnlGrcements that Gen. Adams,
se<>< re- that the gallant young Major Austin (com*
nding u buttißiou of bharp-shooters) wa?
p i king cti; behind a Stine fence, what Adams
supposed to be our own men, ordered him to
cease tiring. *
“ I tell you, sir, they are Yankees,” cried the
ex cited Austin. “ I think not, and you had better
go forward first, and ascertain,’’ replied Adams.
“ I’M go, sir, bat 1 don’t think it necessary, for 1
.know they are Yankees,” insisted Austin. “Well,”
saul Adanjs, “ I’ll go myself,” and dashing tor
wa'd on his charger, he had not proceeded one
hundred yards when a furious storm of Minnie
balm whizzed by Lis ears from the enemy, who
were shooting from.a rest at him, from behind a
stone wall! The General turned immediately,
and riding up, cned cut, “ Vou’re right, Major—
they are Yank-es, and you may give ibetn goss.”
Austin then p ‘-urea in a deadly (fie, tlje Washing
ton Artillery,.rflocomb’s battery &Uo, doing ter
ribla execution, driving the enemy back with
fearful slaughter. Towards'six o’clock, as I have
said, the firing became incessant on both sides.
/ There siood Adams, with his little brigade, hold
ing back a division of the tuepiy, left, as it ivere,
alooe to his fate, until, peeing no chance of being
reinforced, he gradunllv fell basic, in most excel
lent order, but not without considerable loss.
It was at this time the cheering was heard on
thepart-of the enemy, in the centre, and which
wa« rrtnrned by our troops, which led us to be*
iievb that the enemy was being routed, when thev
open-, d a battery and shelled us from the School
boutetidge. bo-in after this, night came on and
cl- ri iLi-i scene of suite, our troops sleeping on
and’emniDiCg tietors < f.lhe bai:lefl ei .d, besides
cuplunr.g over 5bV prisoners. Our loss is eeti
m.iti- i*t bet ween two a.id ’ipee thousand killed
and - ’.undid. Ihe enemy’s loss, at a low esL
niui!, is beiwe -ii five atyi-sfx itmusand. Amour
I tt lu.led is Mtjur General J.,.ft. Jackson; Briga*
diet General Ratcliff ucjfl Ferrell wounded. We
toOa.e.evoh p -ct» hf tue, ettemy g cannon; de
stroyed.four, aud brought. sifven off the field. It
wa.' another battle of thtibh, without any decis-,
iVe i Ault£. Liad v*e Lave had five thousand
mure m o. Wilber.? been with us, we
wooid have completely routed and annihilated the
enepy, *• .Ik* s clear to Louisville..
No iitiops n the-world' ever faugh’ with such
desterate courage as ours. Whole regiments of
our iOCQ went into that fight barefooted, fought
bartf opted, add had marched bsrefiiv'.id from
Chattanooga I The First Tennessee, Col. Field,
formerly Gen. Maney’s old regiment, went into
the tight with 38:i men, and lost all but 90 !
Lieut? Col. Patterson was killed, and eight Cap
tains out of the ten !
On the same day General Kirby Siflith whipped
G-en. Tom Crittenden's forces between Lawrence
burg and Nd vis, General Withers with General
Morgan capturing 740 prisonersand an ammuni
tion train ot wagons. On the next morning, the 9th,
our infantry fell Lack from Perryville towards
Harrodsburg, and our cavalry on tha Danville
Pike. At 12 uoon the enemy hoisted a white flag
ovuKhe town, and sent a flag of truce asking a
cassation of hostilities to bury their dead, which
was granted. General McCown was ordered to
Camp Breckinridge to command the forces there,
aad returning to Danville I stopped in one of the
churches, now a hospital, to see if I could recog
nize any old friend. I found a number of glorious
angels administering to the wants of the
sick, and one especially, noted for her an*
gelic qualities, Miss Mary Dunlap, who
assured us that whatever should be
the fate of Kentucky, her women would remain
true to the South. The situation of the country
around Camp Breckinridge, near Dick’s river, is
on a hill ridge with a natural fortification oi shelv
ing rocks, while ou the north side is u deep ras
vine, making it impassable and unapproachable.
Is is a strong place, but may be taken by the ene»
my getting in our rear by the Manchester Pike.
In that ease we will probably go to Louisville,
which I think ought to have been done at first.
On Friday, the lOtb, it commenced raining,
and has continued nearly ever since, making it
almost impossible for officers to write out their
reports of the battle, or to get the casualties. All
of Hardee’s division has come up here, and I
suppose our whole army will concentrate at this
point.
Sunday, 12 h.—l have had no opportunity unt l
now of getting a courier for Knoxville, and as one
is about leaving, I hasten to close. Oea.
PROBABLE CAFTUdE OE GALVESION.
The following, from the Galveston News, is ad
ditional to the brief account published in the
Mobile Advertiser and Register:
After being informed that the demand for sur»
render could not be complied with, (some say
before,) the gunboat opened a fire upon the fort,
which was returned by the only gun that, was in
the fort—for the few defences ol the city had long
since been nearly dismantled.
After the second or third broadside from the
boat, that only gnu in the fort became dismount
ed, when no further attempt could be made to
maintain the unequal contest, and the gun was
spiked and the fort set lire to and abandoned.—
I'.ois, it appears, vzas about 1 P. M.
Meantime, as we understand the accounts, the
three other gunboats outside also came in over
the bar, ail carrying white flags. It seems somes
what doubtful whether these came up so as to
participate in the fire upon the fort.
We learn that three distinct interviews were
had viiih the enemy.
It is stated by some that the enemy’s fire upon
the lort took place before the first interview bad
closed, and while our Commissioners, who took
the answer di CoL Cook to rhe steamer, were ou
board of her.
There was one small battery near Mr. Hutch
lag’s wharf, which, it is snid, was air i attaeked ■
by -the gunboats, but we find it entirely impos
sible to get any account of it that appears re
liable.
As well as we can learn, the result of the last
interview with the enemy was, that four days from
Saturday night should be allowed for the removal
of the women and children, and all who desired to
leave; but whether the terms embraced a surren
der ot the city at the end of the four days, we can
not learn. It is said that during this time the
enemy agreed not to bring their gunboats nearer
the city.
Their present position is said to be about half
way between Pelican Spit and Fort Point, or about
three miles from toe centre of the city.
During the same time we are to erect no bat -
teries or fortifications.
Since this suspension jpf hostilities, the inhahi*
tints of the city have been removing as last as
practicable, and the cats and one steamer are
now xmstan-ly engaged, day and night, in remov
ing ihe people with their effects.
Many of our readers in the interior wiil doubt
less be surprised and much mortified to find that
after so much has been done and said about put
ting Galveston in a condition to be defended, the
city has, at last, been leit in so defenceless a con
dition.
On this subject the papers have not been per
mitted to speak. Wh*etber any further attempt
will be raaae to detend the city, or whether it
will be given up t» the enemy, tvs cannot say.
We have no heart to Apeak upon this subject,
and even what we have now said may be consida
ered objectionable.
Fromthe best information we can get we be*
lieve t'ue enemy have made their arrangements to
get posses: ion of all the important points along
the coast of Texas,, and we hope our people will
prepare for it without delay.
Never Satisfied—We fiiia the following no
tices io the Augusta papers, fa a few lines of each
other;
* Georgia Railroad and Banking Company.—
Augusta, Oct, 14, 1862. —Dividend No. 42. —A
Semi annual dividend of Six Dollars per share
has been declared by the Board, payable on and
after Wednesday, the 22d inst.
J. Milligan, Cashier."
“Georgia Railroad, October loth, 1862.—0 n
and after Ist November, 1862, the Rates of
Freight on this Road will be advanced twenty
per cent., making the rate forty per cent, on the
Card Rates of June Ist, 1859.
Geo. Yongk, Biip’t.”
In times of peace this Railroad declared semi
annual dividends of four dollars per share. Now
it is able to pay six dollars per share to Stock*
holders; and" yet is compelled by the times to
raise tb’eir rates of freight 40 per cent. Why so?
Do not the dividends sat sfy its managers, with
out further pressure upon the people ?
MMtdgcville (Jonfttlerate Union, Oct. 21.
From Chicago to Sackamento.—The Omaha
Republican relates a fact of telegraphing direct
from Chicago to Sacramento, a distance of 2340
miles, worth repeating. The regular report of
the associated press of California was being trans
mitted, and the editor of the Republican happen
ed to be in the Omaha office when the report was
passing through. He says: »
As an evidence of the facility with which busi
ness was done between two offices at this im
mense distance, we state the fact that at the con
clusion of one portion of the report, the following
conversation between the operators at Sacramen
to and Chicago, actually occurred, occupying
perhaps less than ohe minute of time.
Operator, Sacramento —“Hold on till I light my
p ‘SL KO -i,r.” ; J .„.„
Sucre-pento—(Half a minute afterwards;— All
right—go ahead.”
And Chicago proceeded to the conclusion of
the report. ■
A few years* ago it was thought to be imprac
ticable to send u message (without being re-writ
ten) more than one-fourth oi this distance.
fgi T-
Lt. Col. Sloan.—We regret to hear that intelli
gence has been received which leaves but little
iloubt tha 1 -this gallant youitg officer is dead. He
died within the enemy s lines, of ins wound, re
ceived in one of the battles of Maryland. Our
citizens will long cherish bis memory and dtplore
the sad fortune of war by which he was, so early
cut off in Ins career of uselulness an<J proihise.
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCf 29, 1H62.
from, the Atlanta (da.) Southern Confedirae.i. Oct. 98 ;
MORE OF THE FRUITS OF RETAILING |
LIQUOR-
DESERTERS FROM THE PROVOST GUARD GO TO MARI- I
ETTA TO PROCURE LIQUOR, GET ISKI NK AND COM - ;
MIT MURDER.
It is our painful duty to record a melancholy
chapter of crime which never would have taken
nlace but for the retailing of liquors.
It appears that Marietta has been doing a thriv
ing business in the way of selling liquor by the
drink over since Col. Lee closed the bar rooms of
this citv. The men who have been in the habit
heretofore of wetting their whistles at will, have
resorted to Marietta to gratify their appetites as
often as the thirst for a dram became unendura
ble. Some, ive understand, have gone up there
and back nearly every day—others twice a week,
and others once a week, since the sale by retail
has been prohibited in Atlanta; and seme tew
have almost taken up their abode in that place,
to be convenient to a supply of liquor. As a
consequence, we learn that dramshops in Marietta
have sprung up rapidly and numerously and that
activity in the trade has been greatly accelerated.
Occasionally some thirsty members of the Pro- ■
vest. Guard in this city have stolen off there, >
when all other expedients to get a drink here i
have failed, for which they have always been pun- ;
isbed. Day before yesterday, Lieutenant M. D. ■
Lee was out with a squad of Captain McConnell’s I
company, looking after the escaped bridge burn- I
ing tones, when some four of them deserted, iu (
order to go to Marietta to get liquor. They left i
their scouting duties, and went up on the train at i
some point above here, carrying with them their j
guns and other weapons to be able to force them- i
selves on the train, and to. protect themselves j
with, in case any should attempt'to interfere with :
their plans before their desire to get liquor was I
gratified. They bad no showing authorizing ,
them to go on the train, but being well armed, j
the conductor could not keep them oft.
On arriving at Marietta, and finding the retail !
drinking establishments iu full operation, they
“went in” quite strong, and were soon drunk.
Some time in the night they got into a furious row
with some of the people of thatepUrCe, in which
they used their guns quite freelyr-shdpting' at the
crowd in the most reckless manner. Three per
sons were struck—two being slightly hurt, and
one ’ instantly killed. 'lie was a young man— :,
soldier—ana'was not in any way connected With
the difficulty, but- was merely passing by. Ile
had been home on sick furlough, and was just on
his way to the cars to return to his command
The ball entered his face near the mouth, and
passed out at the back of his head, killing him
instantly. He is represented to us as a line look
ing, noble young man, of good family and stand
ing. We did not learn bis name.
Col. Lee received a dispatch acquainting him
with th’s sad affair on Tuesday night at 11 o’clock, j
He immediately pressed into Lis service an old !
engine, which Ihe fired up, and run the same to i
Marietta, himself acting as engineer. He got
there some time after midnight, and found the
bar-rooms even then open, and well patronized
Through his prompt exertions, all the offenders
were arrested and brought back except one—the
ringleader of the gang, named Elisfai. Crawford,
who is at large at this writing. Crawford is rep
resented to us as a noted character, a regular
I.ACsperafio—well known to the police, of tins
Ail these men, exsept one, are substitutes in '.tie
Provost Guard of this citr, and this case is one
more illustration of the care that should be exer
cised by our officers in receiving substitutes.
THE SITUATION IN THE WF?-T-THE LATEST
FROM KENTUCKY.
The Yankees still persist that they whipped us
in the late battle in Kentucky, between Bragg
and Buell. The following are some of their latest
dispatches of the situation tn Kentucky ;
Louisville, October 14, 1562 Governor Robin
son has justteeceived a dispatch, stating that the
rebels are retreating from Camp Dick Robinson
to Lancaster.
General Buell is in close pursuit of the enemy.
Louisville, Wednesday, October 15—There was
skirmishing yesterday ail along the line from
Harrodsburg to Stanford.
The rebels are trying to get out of the State.
Louisville, Wednesday, October 15, P. M.—The
Journal has a special dispatch from Frankfort,
saying that Kirby Smith and his command had
been captured between Lexington and Harrods
burg. Headquarters here are unadvised of this
and discredit the statement.
The same paoer says that Basil Duke, brother
in-law of John Morgan, had bceu killed; that
3,ooorebels came into Lexington this morning;
that our forces captured ten thousand dollars
worth of jeans from Smith’s command. All this
needs confirmation.
A rebel officer writing to Lexington, says tho
rebel General Claiborne was killed near Perry
villb, and the rebel General Wood wounded. The
latter’s command-was transferred to General
Preston. He writes that the rebels had fifteen
thousand in the Perryville fight.
Nashville papers of the 12th say the Nationals
are concentrating a large force at Fort Douelson
and mean to clear that portion of Tennessee of
the rebels. Many rebel families at Clarksville
are preparing to leave. The rose-water policy
with the rebels is to be abandoned.
It is reported, but Ciscredited, ’hat the rebel
Gen. Buckner was seriously wounded in the at
tack made by the rebels on Gilbert’s force on the
Bth inst.
There is no confirmation cf the death of Bragg
and Cheatham.
CptciNst-ATi, Wednesday, Get. 15.—Gen. Gfran*
ger’s advance took possession cf Paris, Kentucky,
to-day.
A dispatch from Cairo on the 14th, says:
The divisions of General Eosencrans, Stanley
and Hamilton have returned to Corinth, where
they are to be reorganized. General Hurlburt
was removing from Bolivar to Jackson.
Four hundred prisoners were sent to Holly
Springs yesterday for exchange- 1
A dispatch from Paducah to day says the steam.,
er Hazell Dell was stopped seven hours at Evans
ville by a large force of guerillas. The mails,
negroes and a quantity of goods were taken from
her. Several officers and, soldiers were also taken
prisoners.
Secretary Stanton has telegraphed Gen. Nettle
to send no more contrabauds into Illinois until
further orders.
The New York Times, of the 16th, says, editqri
ally, of the situation of the two armies:
The declaration ot the Louisville and Cincinnati
papers that the Union forces had re-occupied the
towns of Lexington and Danville, Kentucky, al
most concurrently with the battle at Perryville,
proves to have been incorrect. And these move
ments failing, the entire theory uuils upon thenri,
that the rebels were flanked on the east as weii as
the south, and could notescape from the StatCj fails
also. We find it necessary, therefore, on the cor
reoted reports from Kentucky, to recast our views
of the position, and to confess that we now see
little enough hope of ‘-’bagging” tpe army of
Bragg.
On Monday, it is said that skirmishing was in
progress from £farrbdSburgh to Stanford— Static
ford being a town ten mibs southeast of Danville. :
If the rebels aye or haWbten at Camp Dick Ro
binson, a movement- to Stanford by Buell would
be well calculated io intercept their retreat. , W,e
know nothing, UpweVer, of the actual position
now. The indioatidns, as reprcsAfifed, are that
. liueß is fairly’suuth of Bragg, jf the latter* >s at
Camp Dick Robinson. This is a situation that
implies, necessarily, a battle, and the rebpls are
f said to decluhe their purposes to stand at Camp
| Dick Robinson. We cannot believe it, but regard
’ them us in fijil f! 'ht to the rir mn’ains.
- IMPORTANT OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY ,
I GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
Some days since we reported the proceedings of
I a habeas corpus case before Judge Lyons, in which
I William Collins was the applicant for discharge
from the custody of General Winder, upon the
grounds that the prisoner was a foreigner and not
“a resident;” had eulisted for twelve months,
which term had expired on the 15th of May, 1362
—the Cbnscript Act, which extended for ninety
days the term of service of the twelve months’
men, not applying to foreigners;—and that the
return of General Winder did not set forth why
the prisoner, even admitting him to have owed
service at the time of his arrest, had not been
brought to court martial “within eight duys sub
sequent to his arrest, or as speedily as the exigen
cies of the service would permit.” The Judge •
guve it as his opinion that the said prisoner should
be discharged, but the District Attorney for the
Confederate States, Mr. Aylett, desiring to take
•m appeal, the Judge remanded the prisoner to
the custody of General Winder to give time for
the issuance of a writ of error, at the same time
allowing the prisoner the privilege of bail, and
i appointing the hour of nine o’clock, A. M, on
i Saturday, for the time to bring his surety into
; Crnit-
At the hour appointed for bearing the applica
! ’.ion of Collins for bail, Mr. Aylett appeared and
Liulnnated to :be Judge, that having ascertained
; that the Attorney General of the Con federate
j States bad, some weeks ago, sustained in one of
his opinions, many of the grounds taken by Judge
Lyons; in bis opinion, he did not, under the cir
] cumstances, feel at liberty, as an officer of the
: Government, to prosecute an appeal. He, there
; fore, would oppose no further obstacles to the
I dischrge of the prisoner, although so soon as he
| should be discharged, he would be again arrested,
' and should he then sue out another writ of habeas
! corpus, the return of Gen, Winder would prevent
I the simple question of the right of a civil court to
i discharge a prisoner who is show n by the return
of the proper military authority to have ,been com
mitted' for mutiny and desertion before his proper
discharge, and whilst Le owed military service to
the Contederaey.
The prisoner was then discharged, but was im-
- mediately 're-ariiested, by the ancient 'detective
w’.t/I'’flie patriaiclial beard.' A's hb’ slews' were
I taken bv bis counsel to sue out .another Writ of
habeas co/pas, we preilime -L- pl
■ cas-i will be ascertain -d by a. court martial, which
is soon to be called for that purpose.
As the decision of the Attorney Genera!, to
which Mr. Aylett alluded, is one of great import
ance and very general" interest, we give below a
synopsis of its most material points;
One Hogan, an Ir istdnan, a member of the 2d
Mississippi regfmen*, was committed for trial o'-
the military authorities, upon the charge of mu
! tiny and desertion. The case was very obscurely
1 stated to the Attorney General; but, upon the h~-
; potbesis that be was a foreigner who had enlisted
for the space of twelve months, and who was no:
“ a resident” of the Confederate States, the Attor
ney Genera! gave it as bis opinion,
Ist. That i he onus of proving that he wa- a resi
dent and liable to cohscriptio'u or ninety days af
ter tbs expiration oi the period of twelve months,
rested upon the Government.
“2. That a foreigner not a ‘resident’ of the C-m
--, federary (i* e. not having a domicil here,) who
enlists tor th? period of twelve months, is
to his discharge at the expiration c-f h>s term oi
contra; ? o' rcUstmeo .
“3. That if, at the expiration cf his term ct
service, said foreigner applies for his discharge
and it is refused him, and he thereupon refuses
to do duty, bis refusal is not mutiny, although it
may be an offence of a lower grad-if committed
pending his application to ascertain his right to
a di. c charge.
“4. That if said foreigner, at the expiration of
his term of service, applies to the proper officer
for his diecharge, and it is refused, he does not
commit the-. ‘reuce ot desertion if be absconds,
aitbudgh this running away under such circums
stances mr.y he an offence of smaller magnitude.
“5. That the simple refusal to do duty does not
constitute mutiny, although such reftisal is a
crime. Mutiny implies combination, a conspire
ing cf two or more.’’— Richmond Examiner.
THE AFFAIR AT PCCOTALIGO-A BRILLIANT
VICTORY I
irom the Charleston Courier, 24.
The latest information received Wednesday
night stated that the enemy had been driven
back to their gunboats. It was also, reported that
they had been punished very severely, and
treated, leaving their dead unbuned on the field.
This intelligence, which allayed the intense anxie
ty of our people, was fully confirmed by later
and authentic information received last evening.
By this it appears that our loss is about fifty
killed and forty wounded.
Forty i f the enemy's dead were left on the field
and road, while their supposed loss, as confirmed
by prisoners taken by our troops, amounts to at
least tvto hundred killed and wounded. The
force of the enemy that landed at Macksy’s Point
consisted of six Yankee regiments with one bate
tery of ten pound rifle guns and two boat howits -
zers. Our troops captured from eighty to one
hundred small arms.
Thus has another raid of the enemy with a
powerini ioree been signally defeated.
Os the strength or our own force, or the names
of tlee gallant uampanies and regiments engaged,
we have no positive knowledge. That the enemy
evidently mrenhed a surprise of our garrison, and
looked for an easy victory, appears from the con
fident xuanner in which they advanced. It is ‘rite
ported that in their movement upon Coosawbai
chie they double quicked to the scene of action,
and, from the small force to oppose them at that
point, they succeeded in getting possession of a
portion cf the railroad.
We have found it impossible to obtain a full
list of the casualties, but hope to receive u full
, report to-day. <_
Among the killed in the fight at Pocutaiigo,was
' Daniel P. Campbell, son or our esteemed City
Treasurer, Archibald Campbell, Esq. He tell,
we learn, while on volunteer duty with the Beau
fort Arullery. The deceased was a promising
young mao, and graduated with high distinction
from the Citadel Academy, at its annual com
mencement on the breaking out ot the revolution.
Private Dußosc Porcher, ot the Charleston Light
Dragoons, is reported dangerously wounded ;”M.
Brewton I’rihgle, slightly wounded iu the loot,
and Gabriel Manigault, slightly wounded iu the
head.
The following are the casualties in the Fifth
Company, Captain J. Edwards, Eleventh Soutn
Carolina Volunteers, in the- engagement at Poco
taligo, Wednesday:
Killed—Private A. S. Dukes.
Wounded—Lieut. Rush, slightly in head; Or
derly Miller, .slight; J. H. Dantzler, flesh wound
in hand; J. S. Fuucfciss, slight; A. N. Wanna,
maker, slight; J. D. Rickenbacker, slight; J. W.
Thomas, slight; D. A. Cook, slight; S. D. Myers
slight. Total, 1 killed. 9 wotmdea.
From the Army of Northern Virginia; —We
have but httio news from Gen. Lee s army, On
Friday the enemy crossed the Potomac at Wil
liamsport, some 10 or 15,001) strong, over to
Martinsburg. Ou learning of the enemy’g ad
vance, Stonewall Jackson attacked him and drove
him back across the river on a double-quick. The
Yankees are'represented ,as not having waited-for*'
the SecondfifQ froai our men. The mbvenie-ur, no
doiibt, wag intended as a ruse de io dravy
Jackson over, into,Maryland, having, it is presum
ed. laid a trqp far that 'aspite General; but Jia was
not ro be-cahgbi. t ’
Saturday morning everything along the lines
was in'Sfcf . //no
Ji’Chm -Ild [Fh-.l Dtsp‘.ltci:, 22.
VOL. J- No <4.
COL. JOHN FORSYTH.
I We were glad to meet its our sanctum yesterday
I morujtig. ibis gontlemau just from bis tour with
bragg’j Kv-Ultitky . , I. -I rirrii ir-wste an
officer on (hat General’s Staff. He is on his wdy
home. Hiahea’rib is remarkably good consider
ing all things. During the campaign of Bragg’s
army in Kentucky, Col. Forsyth has rendered the
cause the most important service in many ways
which history will record of him —and which it.
would perhaps be improper to allude to now spe
cifically. The country will know it at the right
time, and will not i ail to award that honor which
is due.
He left Gen. Bragg’s.army mostly thia Aide »-.f.
Cumberland Gap. The whole army, with all the
arms, ammunition aud supplies procured were
. successff.il}' brought off, tn the face <if a largely
superior force, which had to be kept back by cav
alry and art (I! ary skirmishing every day. Coh F.
fully confirms our views, heretofore given in our
columns, (of Bragg’s falling buck) .in every par
ticular. He could have whipped Buell at eny time
from Louisville to the Gap, but the victory would .
have been a barren and fruitless one—not worth
the loss of a half dozen lives. It would still have
been necessary to leave Kentucky. The battle of
p pl —v—I'te -r-'n'd no' fi-ive been foiKrht. had it not
beeu necet-sary to give BueiLaCli uLaiUg tue better
to enable Bragg’s army to retire without such
serious molestation as be would otherwise have
had.
The expedition into Kenfuekv is a failure fc-r
two causes; Ist. The people were’ not ready to
take up arms. Nearly everybody was favorable
to us, and against Lincoln, iu their feelings, but
they are crushed—the manhood crushed out of
them by the car of the abolition despotism, which
has ground them to the earth. The women all
hurrahed, clapped their hands uud waived their
houdkerchiets; the boys hurrahed for Jeff Day»
(and tbe-Scutheru "Jonfi d-'racr, but the men were
cov in '■their deuions'rations. They would give
us a word of encouragement when t'ley could do
so on the sly—and all th a sort of thio;;; but they
feared tve would not be able to remti n there and
protevf them—knowing .that iq cute ou.r army res
tired, certain confiscation of property and ruin of
their with indignity i.o lheir families, and
perhaus imprisonment,'awj.itei them;-; Indeed, it
is fa>t' much surprising tfiut' hten"’of families
should be slow, to act" in such a case. Recruits
1 • '"■TpJ.-irt n” fo
Bragg to r- ii.iin -.her ■. 2d. TUB laXiure Ot Van
Lorr, to carry [’’rice’s army through to Paducah
and Smithland, as we explained yesterday. These
two causes, and none other, made Bragg fail
br.'-k. - '
But where is Bragg going? The country—ee*
penial ly the Yankees, h 3 '* ou ‘ before -very
Icr.g.— Soritliern Confederacy, Oct. 24
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE FROM
EGLLT SPRINGS
2Vor.-i (A-- .4 tia/iia (<?a-l Bou£Aem Cemfederacy. Oct. 23.
Toixy Springs, M-ss.. Oct. 14. -
My account, l timed and necessarily.imperfect,
of the operations of oun a- iny at and near Corinth,
you should have received in time for your issue
of this duy. I have keen no reason as yet for any
correction of Hie ieadifig features of the report
gent yon—though ’bere were seine errors in the
ii-'s’gnari'.m .f rriops-. specially engaged in the
i fight ; u iS.uud-.iy. These you will have corrected
I prir-n npij.r .■r, n rr c '« of information. Of.one thir.tr
Hl am satisfied, tfiat wo suife/eil IciS tmu tut.
enemy more—judging from the official telegrams
i of Federal G/.u rate—than the znoSt sanguine
arn-jug us estimated at rhe dale of my ieiter
to you.
The pursuit made by the r.i—tgy proved to be
ridteulouriy inefficient and ris'.g fficaßt, though
it was so, only an account of the mass -rly move
• meats.of -otir* : leading Generals nd the severe
.punishment repeatedly meted out. to' the advance
of tb? enemy by our -brave troops in the rear h<
. our army.
Hcfly Springs fr bow headquarteto,. Here-a'nd
in advance of ibis place, on Cold Water Creek, we
have a large part of our army. I need not state
further as to the of the riroopß,£>nly
that effective Qiajs-tres -have eeen taken, also, for
the defense of the line df the Mobile Sz Ohio R'til*
1 road.
The army is especially, reguiqt-jg .itseffective
condition for offensive operations;-and will soon
be able to take the field again with -far better
prospects of success.
The news of the appointment of Gen. Pembere
ton to the cnmm.'.::d <»f ’Lis .Tfrf-iir’V ”J, with th*
rank of Lieuteijaut Geu.erai, has 'bee'ti received
very generally with the liveliest feelings of satis- ,
faction. This change, if is hoped, will be an '
improvement. The change giyes pleasure, at any
rate. More anon, C. J. W.
JtgF*’We clip the,‘ioltowing paragraphs irw.te.
the Wi’miugion (N. C.),JouruaL bulletin, ?f 6pt.
22d: , . ■ ■
The fever has again entered Our office, apd pros
trated one of dur very few remaining hands. We
trust that the attack will not. prof e sermons. Even
a slip is hard to get but now.
However, some of the convalescents have been
aronnd to-day. looking ghostly enough, but vet
mending, and we begin.ro feel'as though all wan;
not.quite gone. The cool northerly breeze whis
tling around, gms us hope that we may soon have
frost, and ihen we will ue somewhat safer, and
may be able to get a telegrapher.
Under a clear sky and a fresh a fad from'tat
Northward, with a bracing temperature, the pesti
lence we trust h' s reached its limit, and a contina
uanceof the weather v, e are nowexperiencing
will probably cause its ravages next week to be
confined to those already attacked. If so, it may
tnen be said to have disappeared,as an epidemic.
Our hopes are strong that the first week in No
vember will see the plague fully stayed.
The number of new cases yesterday shows some
decrease, being not over tbirtysthree and from
tne indications so fa? to-day,, we are led to belie've
that the report.to be made- to-morrow mornin",
will show a stilt smaller number of new cases oc-*'
cuiTing.
The interraenis yesterday at thp cemetery num*
bered as high as 10- It is probable that the total
of fteatts, incJudicg colored people; might ex»
need this by some three or four. Thirteen
fourteen is as near as we can approximate toe
actual number of dsdtbs. * •
11, as we sincerely trust, the main headway of
the pestilence Bai been checked, we cau begin t»
survey ithe grotred, and arrive at some conclusion
us to '.Ke dimensions cf the calamity. We heaid.
it eutimated, this morning, th-.t the number of
cases would not vary far from sixteen hundred
. and the number of deaths far from four hundred’
which would exhibit a rate vs mortalitv equal to
25 per cent, oi all ton*, taken. But it must be
borne in mind that the disease,existed here caus
ing an uuu&uaf ■.rfatitv, sdm-y time before' it was
prou •nuced yefai-y-fever, and it was not until it
vvas declaredtepiriemic any regular reports of'
the mimber or cases was made by our phvsicians
Inese.consideiations induce us to believe that the
actua facts will uxeec-d any detail of’ tliem that
vi .-'wtcdga or't.fEci'al
The ’ otesvii'. •. Jlcmnerathas the independence ’
to condemn ;n ?i foly) th e bad faith of t.V Yankee
Gov -rnmsnt ;□ Blinding their paroled Stfldmrs
into active special service. The Democrat is un
der tue, impression that a paroled prisoner is an
rnuep under the authority of hi s ca ,, rors as 7 f '
Rtifi in .hew custodv and that, therefore. i«e
Gov?.-mi,nt . as no.ng.jt to'hend paroled priswu
‘R’ -tJC-i ' ■ -L-npebtita Indians,