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Slic jUcchlti Constitutionalist UV JAME> GARDNER I m ARMY CORRESPONDENCE. | GlSf BBAGG S KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN. Mobilb, October 30tb, 1562. | ] close my role as your correspondent from j I Oen. B-agg’s army with a brief sketch of the lead- j I j D g events of that expedition. This is a duty I . I owe you first, and I owe a higher duty to the I cause of justice and truth to correct the muititu* I dinouft errors and mi>sta*emenis which abound in 1 I the newspapers, and which gve vent to the disap j I pointment of those who are in a rage with a Geu* , I eral because he did not realize their absurdly ex- j I ageerated expectations and perform imposribiii* I ties. Those who have tried the two very diverse I methods of making war—first, around one’s own I hearth nr tn his sanctum planning and lighting I baoles with pen and paper; and second, in the I field, with its fatigues, its privations, its marches, • 9 its sieepiess nights and anxious and hungry days, . 9 itj perils and respi-nsibilities, soon become aware I of the mighty difference. The assai’ants of Gen. ■ Bragg are principally of the first class of war- ‘ makers. Gen. B'ftgir himself stood under the re-* j cponttb)titles of the chief of the second clas.;. Had j he upon the programme of the pen and ink : stra-egi*’#, nothing is easier to show than tha*, | soontr or Ut*r, be would have lost his ariny, and 1 with ii the Southern cause from Tennessee to the j Gun oi Mexico; for, that army lost, there was no | otter, either in esse or in p sse, to have shielded j the Gull States. Then, indeed, would he have .ei-stly call d uown upon his head the censures of j I a st and subjugated people. Gen. B agg marched to Kentucky upon a mi!;* 1 tary pro., i an. me which ought to have been fully I xottprebeuded at borne, and which was clearly j forth ir> iis firri proclamation to the people of ' Kei tuc&y. He went at the head of a liberating ; army, noi by tts own force to conquer Kentucky ; from the 1 auds of the Federal!, but to aid K-n- : luckiiti s in their own - fforts to throw off the Abo- , I lition yoke, lie said to that people, dia-mctlr, ii jhi wiiM-d he iree, rise in arms, and I have the power, with yi ur assistance, to redeem you. l! 1 yi u o noi value your liberties sufficiently to risk file a >1 pc pet ty in their attainment, 1 shall re- 1 tue fto ii the State and leave von to your fate, I Upou tout programme be entered Kentucky. Up >n H the irt* ure «>» is principal condition, to-wit : the i ■ aru.od ufutsitig o. Keutuckv, tie left it in strict ! ■ aagptd.i'.ice with his original and fixed plan. 9 Gs& rii- gg nor any other sene man in bis army H evtr tor a moment believed that it was in his 1 ■ power v/nh the army under his command—heroic ! arid aeF-sacrificing as that army w«s and is, but H reachir • iu »dual numerical strength, itot in* I tuvj ot the must moderate, popular aud newspa*. 1 mm per estimate to conquer Keutuckv end hold u ■ akai.iHi the Federalists. He could not have dime it, even had he fought, a dozen butiiee and not Wm one;* for the simple reson ibat each victory 9 wju d have wi aked him without the means of • |9 repair, whue fiom the hiving population ot the ’ «|9 -Jiorthweuat and by means of a country permeated j |9 with «ailioads, tbe enemy had the power to ie» , wM pair and -eiutorce a Her every Mid present 819 niff' original S’rengtTi against the daily waning i 9 fences o» b;s antagonist. A succession of ejeto ! 9 rits w:>u d have culminated in Gen. Bragg’s ruin, j 9 aud then what would have been the toodmon ot 9 Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi ? ! 9 C »arlvut th*- mercy ot the enemy. j Toe pl»u ot the Kentucky campaign was based | HH r«b e pn m.ses ot a general insurrection in’thar j Sue upon the appearance ot a Confederate army, j 9 No - - only at Tuprio, where the plan was conceived, ! but ar Chattanooga, up to the day ot tbe corn * m-r,cement ot tbe long and toilsome march, these j 9 asKi«acce* were confidently and earcesrly re- I p-a ed. Gen Kirby Smith, then in Kentucky, was 9 firmly pe.suaatd <*t tue reliability of these prom ! 9 is**-* Gen. Bragg s ordnance trains bore fitteen 1 thousand arms to be put into the hands of tbe 9 insurgems, acd when he reached the Kentucky ■ bne uud approached the vi lages and towns ot I 9 that • dc - warlike people, he looked for the first 9 rash of the 50,000 areu that Had been so solemnly : .-V , promised him He looked in vain. Tnere were no delegations from towns and counties coming ■ > out to hail his arrival; there were no crowds of Kentucky’s stalwart youth flocking to a standard I that promised their liberty. He found, on the : conti *iry, sc* wliog Unionists, and friends who! darts. not express iteir joy above a whisper. If ! the Gtneral was entertained at a secession nouse, it ' was *utb ear and trembling tor the consequences. : At H dginsville, affhr a hot and dusty march, he 1 was if Mil a dinner prepared for him", and smug* ' gird into the back door to partake of his timid i L >?t a ho>piiahiv. At Springfield, to which thnv iOg to*-n Geo. Folk led the army on its march to i Hanoiisbu g, and where it was to encamp for t.j * n:g;.t, (G“n. Bragg having gone forward sev- ; e al da, « in advance,.i the was with Gen. ! B v itn he sat on his horse for over an hour I «u i fie .v’reel, waiting for Sf>me citizen of the place to pluck up courage and offer him boepitalifes ior the r; gbt. i: was done at last unon toe simu audpGant eot« roemer.t. The ♦ri"r*r. w?tb two or three others of Gen. Bragg’s staff, were ierei that night with one of the wtailbtest ci‘:h ' ot -be town or State. He was the owner of : sievf 8 and a noted banktr. Uisnolitics'we'ensen- ’ trciitp Hr didn’t want to be forced into the C on ! test He was «thing to give up al! bis slaves ro i «ie y peace, in the streets, crowds - f able-bodied 1 met gazed ut,uu ir.e army with stolid indifference 1 ® c ‘* l ct *ter, not a recruit. Up ic this time, the ! cda Kmiucaiau that had actually taken np arms wiu. u» was Col. Johns»on. -a nej hew of ibe latr j G-t A. S. a>h sion. We bad then been In K-u*. ' tu> k> over two Meantime, the armv bad Ca,-.rd a. Batdsiowu a week. Gen. ii ickner, o>i. 1 Jobnco.n and others were sent oft to rally i Aeniucgy secessionists at Lexingioa. Frankforr I and i-u-r fowm. Gen. Buckner published a la yi ' l€ a ’ a! to his coumrymen. Genera; Bragg ‘ d :a To encourage the people the armv I m ""* a,rectloa ofJL-x.Dg.on toUarrodi'-! ' r J ttrm K was satd and done to slid,u. i ae a an d tbe urgency of earlv action j P r ;^ d n for Buell was known to & 1 ga her Dg ttraly a , Louisrllle, aod bn ap. I pj»*an a*« soon expected. It .cas ail :a v a „ 1 W hatever ui, ntotwe,, aad I bltTe 00 lime , 0 dj 5“: S ™ We :* ' he r*ci is to at jaettneky ! con T * P MO arm - a mea tot ! con e, and after, a march of aearlv SCi miles Gen. ! Br. Kg ~,u nd the kejatone ol his entire plan ot 1 «e.oaign dropped oat. Then and there Gea ? *"7* t t e3 i ull y j»»ufied in mating j “i mapoMiiuns for abandoning a Stat» and uent s*' : “* 1 aou:d B «' stnle for their ow'n fr-eii?m ! Kosod". ?£ ts h “ P T ei f , aad suprenaele dts-i 1 e Mb the failure of Kentucky spirit, he P » • ns attention to Hue!!, who was advancing ‘ JiJ!’ la lwo heavy polumos—the one byway ' L,. ' u' 1 T o ’ aod ofbtr byway of Franco Ek headquarters were at HarrodaborK ■ , F. u,l “Wav between tbe two places. Tbe profit 11 1 he solved was which of kdese hos f i!e col- I Crt'" S T^ ~ she attack, and which -be j 1 t • f cD ‘ . r ~ mi th posted in the d'r-.-o m - r ra:.blort, and he communicated to Gen. ! 1 positive ueh-f »hit the real fittaek was • Kr- v-oi U^jQ hito while the feint was upon I i K,'i* ‘ ’.*» aod ur reinforcements. Genera? I < W *■ division ot the Army of tbe Mississippi : ' A.U.SU STA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 19, 1662 was dispatched to his support. Meantime, tbe [otLtr three divisions of that army, uuder Geos. ! Cheatham. Buckner, and Andeison, commanded | bv Gens. Polk and iiarde-, was ordered to move ,to Perryville, 10 miles s .Hth of Harrodshurg.— ! i This movement was completed by the evening of j the 7ih Oct. Oa that night, General Hardee in- I formed General Brag?, by a courier, that they were in front of the imin army of Buell, that Ge» eral c mounding in pers"D, that a battle • woald be fought next day, and that his presence 1 was needed. The sound of artillery announced at sunrise on the Sth that Hardee’s expectations were being realized. General Bragg reached the , | battle ground at VA- M. Except a sharp tight ou , j our !tti early in the morning, uothing but artil ! iery had been yet used n the coutest. General , i Bragg, accompanied by General Polk, rode over ( • the who.e field, and by 12 o’clock all the dispo ii ’ none were made for battle. Cheatham’s division , i was rem ved from the left our right; Buckner i occupied the centre and Anderson the left.— • The line o', battle formed, the men all quietly ; i seated upon tbe ground as if they were resting, , ion a hoi day’s march, tbe order “attention ’ j • was given, when our troops got upon I their teet as leisurely and noiselessly as if they ( wrre only ordered to resume a march. With the j ; same composure and without a sound, at the com-* ( ; mand “forward, ’ the whole line moved forward jin beautiful order. All uiy conceptions of the i hurrah and din and dust of a battle were con j founded by the cool, business-like operations ! : g »:ng on before me. Those badly clothed, some | • siioe-ess. dirty, and ragged looking men walked 1 j into tbe harvest of dea’b before them with all the t composure, and much less of tb : bustle, that a j merchant would exhibit ia walking to his cuat ing room after breakfast. They had not advanced j tiny yards before the enemy’s artillery— before { tha - tiring at random—opened with all thtir fury. ■ In a few m ra -nts, the sharp cutting sound of j imusketry rolled along the line, A desperate | battle of infantry, accompanied by she deep base | lot field ordnance, here commenced. For nearly j two hours our troops stood their ground I receiving and delivering the deadliest v. l eys, j ! Our 1 net> ecu Id not be ordered forward, for, hf y * vards further, ? bey would have been enti.aded by j j a murderous lire of artillery. Two batteries, ■ i planted upon a hill with shelving rocks iu front, supported by heavy columns of infantry, were ia ■ ij* si i,n to sweep the Confederal lines had they in ived forward. These batteries had to be taken, and from t eir position t seemed to every min* j j 'ary eve that human strength and courage couid 1 not tff-ct it. The desperate duty devolved upon I G-n. Maney aud his glorious Tennessee brigade. I They charged it in the face of three full and dis- I i unci volleys from the musses before them, clam* I } btted up ibe rocks, killed f*nd drove away u#rs au*t ;n fan try, and were masters of the post** j non. Then, for the first time, the Confederate heroea gave voice in a cheer of victory. Tbe ibr.g line of infantry pushed forw md, drove the enemy from the field, and slept on it that night. Our wounded were removed to the bospi ; ta: prepared for them during s he night; the ene* my’s dead and dying were leit even without a j Federal surgeon to attend them, and next morn ! ing cam -a Hag of truce asking permission to bury ! his dead. Vet Gen. Buell regarded as the most i tru hlul and gentlemanly of our enemy’s Gen •eral.s, reports to his Government that “the Con- J federates we -pulsed at every point.” Jn the | Oittle the attack was made by us. Buell was not 1 i ready tor a fight. On the evening of the battle he • was heav.ly reinforced, aud was in such strength 1 tha 4 it became necessary for Gen. Bragg to con-* | cm*rrate his amy This be did j | * days after, this beiu? done, and news corning j { to teaoquarters that Buell waa marching upon i i him by tue Perryville Pike, Gen. Bragg matched ! lev to meet him, selecting a beau itul battlen | ! ground ot open and undulating fields two miles in j i .runt of ilarrodHburg. Buell deci ned the offered j buti.e, to the mnve r 9il regret of our troops, for jail were confident of a splendii victory. Buell withdrew his advance from the pike, and his ' i movements indicated a menace of Bryantsviile, ' i toe principal Confederate ordnance and commrs- 1 | sary depot. During the night, our troops were | put m motion to Bryantsvilie, acd by the next • night the conjoieed forces of the army of the Mis* | ai-sippi and of General Kirby Smith's command i were encamped at tfiat village. With ample pro visions, ibe army could have remaned therein j security for ever. Dick’s river and mountain passes made it impregnable. The army rested here for two days, and it was here that, in acoun* cn ot general officers it was determined, with one dissHtiiing voice, to evacuate ihe State. Geaerais j Buckner and Preston, ooth Kentuckians, and both having the la-gest stakes of fortune and feeling in tbe issue, were decidedly in favor of the home* waid movement. Had there been doubt or hesi* i taiion before, tue news just then arrived of the reverse to our arms at Corinth, removed them, l and showed now ciear was the duty and necessity '<jt saving the Kentucky army for Southern de i tence. i The retreat was conducted in order and with wonderful success. The route chosen was to j Cumberland Gap by the Lancaster road. Tlc • euemy was near Danville, ten miles distant to the i right of us, and tb-s same distance from Lancaster. H ne hud occupied Lancaster the immense tram ! ot wagues which had to be sent in advance cauld jn it have passed. It was necessary to deceive j Baeil into the belief that Lexington was our real j point of destination. A feint upon that point was made. Buell tell into the trap and moved away i from Danville round towards Lex ngtoo. When toe gallant Wheeler, who was watching the eue* i my at Danvii/e, reported this fact, General Polk i exclaimed ; “God has opened tbe door for us!’’ : lue march was immediately commenced; the j trams properly guarded in front, tbe army follow^ | n>g, ana Lancaster was passed by the entire coN : j umn without firing a gun. After everything had j • gone ciear, the enemy’s cavalry came up and got 1 | a g» od dressing from Morgan and Wheeler, wno ! o’ ought up tbe rear, the one of Kirby Smith, who ; marched by the Big Hill road, and the other of 1 i Bragg, who marched by the Crab Orchard road, j Toe enemy followed, but at- a respectable dia* ! iaace, for some tiny miles, Wheeler with his \ i cava ry and artillery turning upon him every few ! i miles and forcing him to form line and fight him I .-evtrai tftnes each day. At Wild Car, a rugged mt umain pass, the scene or one of General Zoiii ! cotter’s tights, he gave them buttle for the last ; time. The pursuit ceased, and the immense trains i <»■ the two armffs reached the Gap, over moun<« j tains and rivers, without the capture of a sing.‘e v.'ugon bv the enemy. I Lpon rhe failure of Kentucky to play her part : iu tbe piogramme of the campaign, we do not | sae how any man who looked bey. nd the limits j of that neid and reflected how vital the preserva tion of Gen Bragg’s army was m view of military ! operations in tbe rkiutn this winter, couid hesitate ] to approve the judgment of the council of war | that n was neccessary to retire from Kentucky.— ‘ ( J: ail men in that army, Gen. Bragg was the one to wfiopj such a conclusion was most difficult.— ; His was liie responsibility, his the pride, his were ibe shoulders to bear the censures of toe exigent | »nd unreflecting, for a baffled plan and defeated ! campa'gn. I musi confess that Gea. Br&gg never i seemed nioxally greater in my eyes, than when he ! announced to me his determination. I wrote you from Bardstown that the Kentuckians were not coming up to the mark, and 1 expressed my ap prehensioo that they would not, Themoment‘l beeame convinced of this, I felt that every hour’s delay was fraught with danger to the army, j apprehended that Gen. Bragg’s pride and hopes would keep him in the country until it was too These matters were the topics of free conver sation among tii»* officers, at iheir messes and over tr.eir camp tires, and although since we came pack 1 have beard of some office rg and men weep. ! ing with vexation becans? Kentucky was aban* doneJ, 1 cab say with tiutb that peuding the sus pens-e and danger of the position, 1 never met ' one i fiber or soldier wh» did cot fully agree with 1 me, mat the army was it a perilous position, and that the sooner Gen. Biagg inarched out of Ken* lucky the better for it and the general cause. At the same time I did not. meet one who did net agree with me, that Buell could have been thrash* ed at any time when he would have given us ba’* , tie. This he studiously avoided during the whole ! Campaign. Battle was forced upon him at Perry ville. We were literally in an enemy’s country, ; two hundred miles from our base. We could not | even get information, much less active help, from the people. An uni recedeuted drought had stop* j pel nearly all theli jur mills. To subsist the ur , my in bread, it was necessary to scatter it and occupy a wide extent of country. Yet a force of | 70,w0 enemies near us equired our own concen tration. We had lost hope of reinforcement lrom the Kentuckians, und except m Geu. Breckin j ridge’s diV;sion, we had none from home. It we - f ught and conquered, we woyld be weakened for | the n xt light. The enemy could reinforce with.. > out limit, and the end would be the dissolution of | a noble army aud the loss of its spundid arma* j ment, its stores and mua ii *ns. , Having determined ro retire, a battle was to be avo ded, for a battle wou.d risk the safety ol the supplies, involve the abandonment ot our wounds . ed, aud the embarrassment ol the march. The | prime object had become to save the army to fight ' fi r the South, and it wa-. tf'compiished.ni a most ' skillful and soldierly style , But, while the campaign failed in its main ob- 1 jtcq the redemption of K mucky, can it be said | |to have beeu without fnri'.> What is the tesn- 1 mony of the enemy? lie egards the fruits of the j campaign as ours, and h does not be-ltate to praise the oohints4 of tin conception, the forti | tude and courage with w! :ch our troops made a , most wouderfui march ove mountains uud rivers, and got back from a ho:..*; h couutry, aud in the , face (f an entmy doubh our own in wrh all our gains in arms munitions, proviso os ; and clotLiog. The Aboiit on Government testi* ties its opinion by deposing Buell, aiitl some | Southern newspapers aiu other military entes testifies theirs by a u-mg iiagg, because he did , not conquer Kentucky, • ceupy Louisville and | C'DCinnati, and end the pe<‘ r or maiice by marching | round to Baltimore and . ihicgtoir, and ali tbi> , with n >t one halt the lore*, they suppose that he | had. But was nothing gained ; ist. Buell, who had Let threatening. Chatta* I nooga and ever Atlauta, was fo r ced to evacuae i Favi Tennessee it* “double quick.” | 2d. North Alabama was thereby relieved from j Federal occupation. 3d. We got possession o Cumberland Gap, the I doorwuy through that mour ain to Knoxville and j the Virginia and Teuuesse taiiroad. 4th. We took from 1£ to 20,000 prisoners at Richmond, Mmi ford* ville, and other places. sth. We brought off a fit! greater amount of arms and ammunition than carried into Ken tucky. tith. Jeans em ugh to cl< ifcge the of the Mississippi were brought ot? -besides what Gen. Smith obtained, I know no what this amounts to, but I understand it is, «o* it ought to be, lrom , his linger slay in the Sia*.-, much larger, j 7th. We beat the eneinv ic three considerable ' battles, at Richmond, Munftfc ’aville, and Perrys ville, and our cavatrv wh ;■ Owentv smaller ones. ‘ ' w *s, Bjr&. And last, we hatwl ogrir cue by *he Confederate Kentucky. We have offered her an army to help her liberation, and her exclusion would be uo longer an obstacle in honor or on principle to a treaty of peace with the United States. I The only real mistakes ot the campaign are, in | my judgment- Ist, that, from the first advance of j Gen. Smith, in July, the rich, supplies of Ken j lucky were not gathered and sent back to the i South ; and 2d, that prominent Unionist hostages j wet« not brought away to guarantee the good , treatment of our friends in the State. I In another letter, I propose briefly to notice I some of the uufair criticism- upon Gen. Bragg’s campaign, and to show that they are founded upon the moat erroneous views of the Lie’s. Press. THE SUPPLY OF NITRE. At our latest reports the supply of nitre from the operations of the bureau established by Gov a eminent was 56.0.'0 pounds a month, with good prospects for steady increase. In several places nitre beds hare been established with reference to permanent operations. At the August works thirty-five beds hare been commenced, under the faithful and efficient super intendence of Mr. John Lucas, of this city, who, for ass'duity, fidelity and patient pei severance, is a mode! superintendent The Ashley Works nave just been started under charge of J. P. dements. The Charleston Wonts will soon be in opera** tion, under Dr. John A. Johnson, a brother of the lamented Lieut Ooi. B. J. Johnson. The Cooper River Works will be imroediatelv established, under Dr. Rarecei, and will receive, ! by consent of the Mayor, ali the offal from the j city, which will furnish a valuable supply of ni tre. while it will induce a more thorough system ! of scavenge! ing. i The nitre beds in Columbia, S. 0., established ; j under orders of the Executive Council, are es- | j tic:ent!y managed by Dr. W. Hutson Ford, who ! | is rendering good service. These works remain | under the State control. | The others we have mentioned, and ail others in | the State, are under Confederate authoritv, and I are directed by Prof. Francis S. Holmes. ! A pamphlet, giving full practical directions for f making nitre, will be furnished on application to ! Prof. Holmes or Dr. John A. Johnson, Charles - ! ton. Our farmers and,planters, generally, should t foster and aid the permanent establishment of nitre beds. f The powder mills at Augusta, Ga., under charge of Lieut. Col. Rains, are making three tons a day, and they may be extended to five tons—equal or superior to any mills on the continent. The return of lead from S» Carolina has ex* ceeded anv other departmen*. Many liberal donations have been made. Charftiton OjurUr. Patriotic Examples.— The Lexington (Ya.) Gazette savs: Col R. H. Brown, th.e proprietor of the Rock ; bridge Woolen Factory, has set an example i worthy of all imitation. He manufactures an ex cellent art.cie of jeans, which he sells a: $1 60 and $1 75 per yard to consumers. He will not sell to speculators at any price. The goods sold at so low a figure could not be bought in Lynchs burg at les s than #4 or $5. The man who can be satisfied with a moderate profit, when the necessities of the community would enable him to treble that profit, deserves j the listing gratitude of every true hearted citizen; ; and deserves to be remembered when the war is j ended. j We have alsojbeen in'ormed that Wan. With* j row, Esq., of Browusburg, continues to Sell leath | er at forty or fifty cents, while others are getting • two dollars. A noble heart tbroos in his bosom. I The Raleigh (N. C.) Standard says that (the saltmakers oc the coast of North Carolina are making 3,000 bush«!s of J-alt per day. SrigT’ A Richmond telegraphic dispatch sayg that I the next Yankee CoDgress will probably stand, Conservatives 101, Republicans, 83. NORTHERN NEWS. We have advices from the North to tie7th. We make a compilation of the news. PROM m’cLELLAN'B ARMY —THB SITUATION— A BAT* TLR FXPKCTID. The Northern papers of the 7th try to make it appear that McClellan is " making an active forward movement.” Their latest dispatches say— lhe accounts from our army of the Potomac continue t© show an active forward movement, with the probability of a great battle at an early day, it the rebels remain in the Shenandoah VaU lev. General McClellan’s headquarters were yes* terday at Rectortown, a point at the conjunction of the Alexandria and W nchester tu»npike with J the Manassas Gap railroad. Our cavalry advanced under General Pltasonton on Wednesday, pus tied forward to Barboursviile, near Chester Gap. Be fore reaching that town he met the rebel General Stuart with three thousand cavalry and one bat tery. A splendid charge was made on them by the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry, whilst the Sixth regular cavalry attacked them on the flank. The rebels were completely routed, leaving ten dead ou the field, besides seven captured. Among their dead was a Captain, and the Adjutant of a Vir ginia regiment was captured. Our loss wae one killed and five wounded. Gen. Bayard’s command of cavalry has ocean I pied Salem, after drivipg out the first Virginia • j cavalry regiment. Salem is on the Manassas Gap ; I railroad, between Rectorville and White Plains. I Ihe whole line of this road is now in our poises- ! I sion, aDd the left wing of the army will soon be ! put in direct railroad communication with Wash* ; lngtoQ. The whole of the rebel force are now ' dnven beyond \ht* Blue Ridg-, and - our array is I in such a position as to intercept ihe rebel retreat ! towards the Rappahannock. , . Two ladies wno reached Harper’s Ferry Tester- j j day from Martinpburg, having walked the whdfe • distance, report that the rebel pickets left Mar ’ i unsburg on Wednesday morning, but that they , | were still in strong force at Bunker’s Hill. TJJley ’ j confirm all that has teen stated in reference to i | the destruction of the Haitian re and Ohio railroad j j troin Haper’s Ferry to North Mountain. A rec»»n --r i noisaance made thorough Snicker’s Gap to Berry’s ‘ j Ford found the rebe's in strong force tc the other , side of the Shenandoah. The Wash ing’on Star says : » General McClellan makes iiis headquarters at „ Ksceriown tor the time being. It will thus be . perceived that hit army is making progress down along the ridge. Nothing of particular interest occurred Imme diately along the ridge yesterday, that we hare, Oeen able to learn, except the gene' al progress ot army indicated by General McClellun’s change of his headquarters mentioned abvove. ► The impression prevails here that he will prob ably dispute the possession of the upper vally 5 with Lee, by operations throug the Blue R'dge ‘ Gap, immediately in front of him. The “very latest” from McClellan’s army is the following dispatch in the even* ing edftion at the Baltimore papers of the 7th : Hrapcjdarters Army or the Potomac, j Rectortown, Va., I Thursday, November C, ?0 P. M. ) , Genera! Pleasanton to day reports that Jackson 1 ' occupies Chester Gap with fiis command. The ! town of Warrenton was occupied by our troops ' at B o’clock this aU&mioon, taking five prisoners j , heiooglng H Virginia ci%yA»rv, and t«o> , j jiifar.u v iftldiw*, who "I'ttretff St«it th? ,v r*gjYjj£iJtfc v i uud gone up the valley. . | Genera! Bayard bad a slight skirmish to-day on , ! the Waterloo road, killing one man, wounding two and taking ten prisoners, without any loss on t his part. | Gainesville, November 7.—Gentra! Reynolds’ Corps, of McClellan’s command, took possession , of Warren!on yesterday. The enemy evacuated . u and no fighting took place. Last night was intensely cold, and we have the first snow of the season this morning FROM THE ARMIES IK 711 R SOCTiIWKST. The Northern papers report a “forward move* J meet” and a “battle expected” also in the South west. A dispatch from Corinth, on the sth, says; The rebels are about 50,#00 strong at HolJy ! Springs. Van Dora is m command, and if there is not a battle fought before many days it will be 1 because the enemy prefer running to fighting. Several divisions of the armv from Corinth ; marched into LaGrange, Mississippi, last night. * 1 The enemy still occupy Holiv Springs, 1 opinion is entertained that they will evacuate the j 1 place. The railroad will be repaired by to*mor* ' row evening so as to admit of the passage of trains from this place to LaGrange. General Rosencrans left Louisville on the Ist instant to take the field. That morning General j Sill’s division commenced passing Bowling Green ! on the road to Nashville, and ihe other division of the department of the Cumberland probabiy j son followed. Nashville may therefore be con sidered safe from the predatory force which has hitherto held it virtually :n a elate of siege. Geu. ! Ro encrans’ advance will probably be obstructed I by the demolition of portions of the railway, but | net by the enemy. It is undoubtedly Geu. Ros encrans’ plans to make Nashville his base, whenc ; I to operate on the lip© of railroad against Chatta I nooga on the southeast, and Knoxville East 1 Tennessee on the east. Ihe forces of General j | Granger in Kentucky, will be suffi lent to protect 1 j that State, while General Wright, at Louisville, ! can readily direct the necessary, movements for co»operating with General Roseucrans. Bragg’s army is now announced to be at Cum berland Gap, where it resting from its march. Another dispatch from Corinth says : The rebel General Price is reported at General j Grant’s headquarters to have moved south from ■ Holly Springs, either with a view of a»*ackiug 1 Corinth single handed, <r forming a junction at j Huntsville or Tuscumbia with Bragg, thence to ] make a combined attack on Corinth. The de s enses of Corinth are being strengthened ! on an extended scale. Over one hundred build 1 ings in the line of the fortifications, n jw complet ed, have been appra>ed and torn down. The seminary buildiug ip now uv*d ah an hos pital, but will be des’royed since it is .n the range ot our guns. The Tishomingo House, a very large building, situated in the centre of the town, just j beside the railroad track, is to be converted into ! an hospital for which it is well adapted. Major General Wallace has received orders to report to Gen. Gran’. He is expected to be as- ! signed to the position vacated by Rosecrans ! at Corinth, now filled by Brigadier General Ham iltoo. Tee Exemption Act Relieves No One in Sbk* : vice.—Many persons are ot the opinion that the ; exemptions app’y to soldiers already in the army, | (especially to conscripts under tLe first law,) and that the act provides fer their release from the , service. This is a mistake, as will be seen by the j following extract from the War Department, coo* taioiog instructions for the execution of the late , Conscription law: "V. Exemption. —The Exemption Act will be ’ construed prospectively, and does not authorize the discharge of any one enrolled or in service i prior to the lltn day of October, 1862.” Columbus { Ga.) Enquirer, A'ov. 13, The immigration at New York for October : shows an increase of 2,024 over the number for [ • the corresponding month last year. Latest fkom Ethiopia. —“ Says Pomp, a ’liable 1 darkey let Ime jußt now dal Jeff. Dav.n gwine to e ta I bate bout the President's proclamation—he . gwioe to declare all the niggers in the Norf States * slaves after the lust of January next.” Pomp—-“Brftss us ail!” 1 VOL. 15-No 47 THE GENERAL COUNCIL-FIRBT DAY. , The opening services of the First General Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Contederate States, were held in St. Paul’s j Church, on Wednesday morning. At the ap- J pointed hour, the Right Reverends the Bishops of j Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, North Caro* j lina, Alabama, and Arkansas, in their robes of , office, accompanied by three presbyters iu sur plices, .moved in procession from' the Sunday School room to the front door of the Cbutch, and passed up the middle aisle to their proper places in the chancel, the congregation rising and etaad *ing as they entered. The opening sentence “From the risiug of the | sun,” Ac., ana the usual chants, were very effect* ; ively sung by the choir; the Rev. Dr. Hanckeil, I of South Carolina, read the usual ord -r of morn* ! ing prayer, (the lessons selected for the occasion being Isaiah liv., and St. John xiv.,) assisted by • the Rev. Mr. Hanson, of Alabama, in the Creed, Prayers and Litany. And the Presiding Bishop read the Ante-Corn* | rnunion Service, assisted by the Bishop of North Carolina in the Epistle, and the Bishop of VirN ! ginia in the Gospel. | Alter the singiug of Hymn 27, the Missionary . Bishop of Arkansas delivered an earnest practical J sermon from Isaiah xlv. 15. j The Presiding Bisuop then administered the i Holy Commuuion, assisted hy the other Bishops ! present. | The religious services having cl sed.the Bishops j retired tie Sunday Sahool Room, not the ch.ri* | cal and lay deputies present were called to ordtr j by Rer. Mr. i'rapier, of South Carolina, and the Rev. Mr. Hanson, of Ala., appointed temporary 'Chairman, and Rev. Mr. Williams, of Georgia, Secretary /r Urn ' Certificates <»1 the election of Deputees from the ’ seven Dioceses entitled to representation, w-re dieu presented, and the ro I catted, when the fol lowing depute - answered to their names : From Vifgu ia, the k*-v. Dr». Sparrow aud Pettrkin, the Rev. Mr. Norton, aud Messrs Bacon and Masste ; tre-tn North Carolina, Juage Battle ; from | South Carolina, Rev. Dr. Henckell, Rev Mr. Tra\ ' pier, and Messrs. Alisron, McCrady amt r-asa; j from Geoig a, Rev. Messrs. Clarke, Williams, 1 Rees, and Messrs. Montgomery and Meigs; from : Alabama, hev. Mr. H iiisi n; truoi Mississippi, ' Rev. Di. Crane; fiom Texas, Rev. Mr. Wagner. | A quorum being present, on motion of liev. Mr. Clarke, of Georgia, second -d by Rev Dr. Peter k»n,of Virginia, trie Rev. Dr. lieuckel!, of S.C., . was viva v a unanimously elected permanent j Chairman. In accepting this office the Rev. tieruan returned his tbauks to the hoi se for the unexpected express ou o their confidence, referred briefly to the important objects f r which they were assembled, described the spirit which ' should mark all their deliberations, and with the earnest prater, the Church might continue to extend in power, until its holy influence should be fell throughout every portion of the Confed eracy. The Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Ala., was then, on motion of Rev. Mr. Williams, of Georgia, unanimously elected permanent Secretary, and ! the Secretary pro. tem. was requested to perform thi duties of the office, until Mr. M. should ajr j rive..- 1 * A coir.an tee was appointed to inform tne Hopse ' of Bishops that the House of Deputies was j ganized. It was then reso'ved that the Prudent appoint ! certain standing committees; thaP*a ctfremiittee 1 of ihre~ prepare aud repor- Ru es of Order ; that j me oners of the primary Conventions for the u of *Ue, ' JC>tit’.:tiother than the *1 BisfcV ’<vl*e i to SWtB I i n this t .>• ■!', with the j*nvnege of being heard on 1 the matters discussed and that clergymen of the | Protestant Episcopal Church, C. S. A , candidates for orders, and members of the Vestries of the Churches in this city, be admitted to the sittings I of this House; and the House ac!j u-ued, alter I prayers by the President. second jjaj, Thursday, Njv. 13. Morning prayer was read by the Rev. Dr. Ma son, of North Carolina, assisted by the Rev, Mr. Wayne, of Texas Minutes of yesterday were read, amended, and confirmed. The following Deputies were present, in addi tion to those already named ; From N >rtb Caro lina, Rev. Drs. Mason and Hubb rd. and Rev Mr. I Huske* and Dr. De Koset; from .A aDam.i, R cV . Messrs. Mitchell and Pierce, and Hon. J. d! Pba* j len; from Georgia, Mr. Whittle. ! Rev. Mr Wagner, from Committee to prepare • Rules of Order, reported a series of rule-, which were adopted, with the exception of one, Lid over j for further consideration. J A message from the House of Bishops ennonneed J that they hiid elected the Rev. W H. Huns, n, of j this city, their Secretary, and to be prepared for j business The order of the day—the resolution *hat m~m ! berg of the primary conventions, for the formation I of the Constitution, other than Bishops, present |in this city he invited to seats on this lJ »>-, with j the privilege of being heard on ihe matt-rs dis* emsed—was theu taken up and fully debated, ; Messrs. McCrady and Whii-ie, and R-v. Mr. Han son farorn c and Judges Battle and Pbal. n. and Rev. Me-srs. Mason and Trap- ropp tsmg its udop ' tion. The subject was final y recommitted to the commit ee,w ith instructions to report a resolution j admitting the gentlemen iu question to honorary stars on ibis ti or, without the privilege of being ! beard. The Committee reported as instructed and the resolution was adopted. A message was received from the House of j Bishops announcing that they bud passed a rtso | hiiion appointing a joint committee of three from J each House, t • report mies of order to regulate • the intercourse between the two Houses, and a | resolution fixing the hours o* daily morning prayer at 10, A M., and of adjournment a> 3, P. M., with a recess of bait au hour at 12, M., and ! u»ktr.g the concurrence of the House of Deputies. ! The message was la d upon the tab'e, and a j resolution passed making 10, A. M., the hour for j daily mom eg prayer. Tne Pres-dent appointed the following standing | committees uuder the resolution of yesterday; On »he i-tale of ihe Church Rev. Drs. ISiiar j tow, Hubbard, Rev Mr. Pinckney, Rev. Mr. Rees, ; ltrv. Mr. Hanson, Rev. Mr. Crane, Rev, Mr. Wag ner. Ou Canons —Rev. Mr. I'rapier, Rev. Mr. Pierce, I Rev. Mr. Williams, and Messrs. Battle, McCauly, j and Mussie. t On the Bible and Prayer Book—Rev. Dr. Mason, j Rev. Dr. Peterkeu, Rev. Mr. Trapier, and Messrs. Phalen, Alls’.on, and Montgomery. On Missions - Rev Mr. Crane, Rev. Mr Clarke, I Rev. Mr. Norton, Rev. Mr. Wynn, and Messrs. I San, De Ros-et. and Elierbe. On Admission of New Dioceses—Reverend Mr. f Huke aud Messrs. Whittle and Pegrees. i On Consecration of Bishops—Rev. Mr. Mitchell Rev. Mr Pinckney, and Mr. Meigs. i On Ex; enses—s?essr* Bacon, Elierbe and Siss. On Elections—Rev. Mr. Clarke aud Messrs. | Meigs and Jones, of Alabama. The following members of the House of Bish | ops are understood to be in town ; The Right Rev. Bishops Elliott, Ga., presiding; Johns, Ya ; Greta Miss; Davis, So. Ca.; Atkinson, No. Ca ; Lay Southwest. At nigb», the Bishop of North Carolina preached a sermon *.rom 2 Cor. vi\ IP, “Godly sorrow work eth repentance to salvation not to be repented of,” giving a tull analysis of the whole subject of re pentance and the signs by which it might be known.