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I.E7TEB EBOM THOMAS IBIIiAiT
fit Tt' Mas' G«(jROIA BEIGAt-*, s ■
Division, vsae Pout Rotal, v *-, r
January 2d, 3363. J
Mg Edit i : Ending eidc* tbe erer oemortble
13ih oi Detrmbsr, :562, sees, afi A --ned
accounts at rte et-miteße*B.*nt. pngrtcß, and
■narked incidents of tbe great oattie fouabt
nmr Fredencikbnrg on tb»< eventful d»j, tea
UTii.g,»Al b.vytk'ragat.obv .r-d a disposition
on tbe part of *. portion of t be public press
ratter to unoerate tbe ttEauet of service per.
formed by Georgias represent free*, or rattier,
list to award tie old Empire .State tier ft. toted
of credit, go fares toe deeieiv-, aod rotor,one
active other sons CB that blooey title le con*
tern-el, I bare determined to present tc yout
readers, by y our ir.cd permission, a oq.-
•me o. tbe part taken by one brigade of Geor.
giant at .east in vtat contest, S' fr«ogLt with
dismay and disaster tc'.be lot, ate giory and
tr.uapb to a.- ; and :c to doing, i shall confine
myaeif strictly tc a Latratioc of ’te action ae .
viewed it, and a detail of sucb incidents only as
came within tbe scope of my <»n personal
kn'-wiedge, or are so we.i satoenticated tbsi I
.Ait voot'L lor tbeuo as reliable. Ai-ropoe ol tins,
I Was i-rtib.J etroci witb sc a.-iic.e wbtcb ap«
j.uaieo ;u tbe editorial colcmn- o; tbe Kicbmond
Enquirer, a tew days since,urging on aewspapt:
co-reepocUcute in tbe ndd, me propriety and
in.eed aecese.iy (in new or .ae fact that me
history . t this war most boreafitr be cbiefiy
comp.led iron. ctiKiia repcit* atic newsoajiei
correspondeace,; "I coiibuing toempoirei! tc a
plain, no'arc. seed siaiement ot tacts as they
itcra'oy occur, excluding al toe rxtravogani
terms, ane to.- ighiy coioted and overwiouglit
pictures, aiiicb no a'a-faysto IrecueGt'V aboond
ui toe ocecriptioas ol writers Sr«-.tt trotn CDs
field o! ua.iie— thci ieeiioge and , rjsnices per*
haps ettii dUlca 1.. tbe bigaestpi: t. ol inlecs.ty
b» Hie c.id.leaiog, exfiuual.ng excitement ..,i
lUe taco, ai ol yitio.y add in.o.pu ) btarnly
, udocse ais as a goou »■« *'■« •- and
ahan cu .aiuly ccdtavor to pr ill ay tile wfioie
iwmcadi.ee oi U). writer; fiat, as if to set at
defiant, a I lire itties o< SOtvltcrr anc turn,
ulicuy i>; diciiou, wuicii n- have jaal
cuanuuicd, 1 Httka.it acre pieL.;~e - y narrative
hVllil llic li'jid, ».U IJiftlicVflfttl K- ‘-a 'fcAlJUg UoW
huoiLis u, liiufc iLc Oka Ol V iji JbVu-- -k-burg wa,
chitil/ a .a by ibt: v* ut dett) in naiior ana naru
iigbuug •’< tne ieoigu • rut.;.a; udo. K*y.ug
ihi*, i <-• uut Wish Ui ucUhCI l • ti- ’be L'Jtiriti.. t)-
plucc. oL -iLg e>«»> 1 t’.uui tu- ae vit vvljiCb *u
t;ir. it ■■ t
ttr c'n f. i>- : tit »• t-.uV* x .r. ■ .'un», Jui-
-jugn. • --"‘il uubij, «*U<a Bt«fic:rC sevurtK
!y il tide ibC )0n ol iße.atL, wL.ie«agag- C it oßt
icwi l cUibAiTkttUCg 4iUti imptu. ag ;Lt
ui ttiT tamiy, alier iat*y bad ied ; a cruae**
jug ti- eti. ••u:»:y*kLc, reauiuie boob ol
efu Oh! Nuitlt ssfhU, IfCLmVtrG il * IJQaUB^r
vyt icL •' **;>»-!;•: '--. a.' i boav>r<*blt} (iieliocioii
iu U>e OmiUc ol iit :c.U; Oul K la’.t bat! decJtfrO
UiatOL ibit ocfab.’on, lift teavOran: o! bt-Ule
tthk ulo be bonit, ate lbe decisive blow,
v/iucb leriwiuaied ;be coodici, ttirack by ihe
Ut orgia oc»yo; üßd to lfopar.,*.: obhe-'Ver, in
yieviitg ibtgiuund beiti by ic« <kitttiec »Jobb,
f»l*i.ODgfttreei’b coips, ot ibe itii ol our J oe, atG
wot aou beid by a bomat 1 ucd iaawioit, oj auca%
HtiLi & cirpe, ot te iigbi, witLoui seeing at ;be
multiplied corpses oi Uie ADoLuometa, bvbiab,
previous to then iclercueot, *a.tt hie auvatcicg
footstep io every ditectior, *il ite eviueocee oi u
desperaie conflict, anc a gionoae fltciefVe in
umpb vouchiMitec 10 *ur arms. Pte iaukeee
tougttloia bue: period wab a v.it atd deter*
RiitttiH’b a*bicL 1 bfavectve attL tbec,
U'lore, *.td toiL.ng t»ui tbe ul u*i uuHincbiug
courage oa ih*- pur. o 2 i-urnaer, coupito witb tue
most dogged obatiiwcy, ever prevented fraaklic,
ut our s-ifebt, (rout reaebing .tat leript-og • cresf'
Ui *LiCb- liurtniCt so ietlipgay aliudee ,d bus
Orel oiHpa’.cb, bod
amicus-jo attait
ytu; as J promised you -t ;he n , set a ue„ i,*#
lino of the part taaen by Thomas Brigade, 1 wni
eutiesvur to ooubne myself in. :e esoeciiitv to h.
Aboot !So'clock. P. M., Gen. Ttomar, n.v.ng
be,!U Dnlitsii llis* Lt was to support Bee Laue.
ol North Carolina, who being bard presseei
|)J vust;v sjperioi numbers ib iroia, immediate
ly dispatched tbe old anti w*-\‘j tried 1 4tb* B Cot.
Ko soui. and lilt 491 b, Maj. Playerc urmandiug,
to the scene of action. The woods being very
deuse and thick. Col. F. matched uie regiment
down by '.be flank, til arriving at a more
open space, grown op, bewev r, with ole
field pines. As -be bead o' ins column
emerged in'." the more open epa"-. about .too
yards bouiL of the railroad, ht saw the blue coats
eel foe, advancing in splendid hoe o' battle, and
marching in columns ot regiments or brigades,
tour or five deep*, right towards bur. auc not more
titan ISO yards distant He immediately baited,
(looted in line ol battle. and ordered bis men io
kneel and But lire until the envrny caine w .toin
SO yards, but a gaily dressed mounted office; wb o
eras leading ou and encouraging bis men, ana
woo afterwards piored to be Brigadier Genera!
(: F. Jackson, of the Pennsylvania. Reserves, so
attracted the attention of the 14 a,tout one ol idea,
could not resist the the temptation of filing at a„
coospicuous .. mark. The crack of bis trusty
Kuleid was the signal ol the odicera fall, but /t
was also the ngnai (or lbt ere conflict wmcb •
then ensued They .m*ed;**!bly balled, arc
aiuioat siaulianeously tbe :«Jer "Fire” was
given. Tbeir first line pourec a most destructive
Ire into tbe tanks ol tbe 14'h, b it almost iuiaie
dlately btoke precipitatelv end bed. Tbt second !
line now advanced,tod it was ei:dec: y composed i
ot t>etter material, for tbetrflrr was vtry accurate,
and they Mood well for tec or ht'iCL minutes];
when they, 'oo, began to get sick oi it aud break.'
They dow their Sd line, i r.d finding no
responding file on tbe tight of ihe 14it, a regi-j
mud was pushed into the pine thicket tboui 150 !
yaias, which succeeded in obtaining a position
from which they could effectually race the 14th I
wttb ac enfilade fire.
Still, with sucb feartul i dde tga nst fi.tu., oc»
cupying such au exposed position, and more tban
one-thu d of their number si retched upon the
gory field, tbia devoted little baud ol Georg ana
sternly refused to yield so inch, and it seemed
as ibougb each and every man in ibeir tanks,
(slael now so fearfully thinned,) imbued with
tbe proud enthusiasm of tbe moment, bad re
aoleed to conquer (here, or die. No skulking;
no attempt to shield tbetr f'll'y exposed bodies
ILere: no friendly breastwork near at band, to
afford timely protection in case of disaster ; but,
with tbeir noble breaßts bared to tbeloe, tbe otfi*.
cers encouraging aud imp ntigg 'be men, and
tLe into enc ui aging each other, they lougbt on,
and Hill wlh deadly effect plied tbetr destine,
tivefite. FindtDg an insuperable obstacle in tfctir
coward journey to tbe ernt, tbe Yankee lice now
began to waver; and, in another moment, the
o oVement in front of the 14th assumed he n nr,
o* b rout, and the panic-stricken tre, iij:a.g i iug,
doubt less*, that the pine thicket contained .*•. least
a division of the rusty rebels, were seer, in ever?
direction, casting away their guns anti blankets,
*o as u» expedite their High; towards their re„
serves, which were drawn up a short distance
north ot the railroad iwhich here runs exactly
parallel to our line ot battle). Just at ibis an*
epic.ons moment, with the wild shrill yell so pe
culiar to the Confederate soldier, the other two
regiments of the Brigade—the 35th Georgia, Col.
Holt, and the 45th Georgia, Col. Simmons —burst
upon the scene, baviog been de ayed, ns I under*
etand, through a misconception of order?*, acd
being joined by the remnant of Colonel Folsom's
regiment, and also the 4tflh Georgia, , which lad
unfortunately, been forced by their position in
line to occupy a very dense thicker, during the
tight of the 14th, from which they could neither
*ee to shoot, themselves, wftb much effect, nor b*
seen by the enemy sufficiently to draw tie con
centrated fire which was being poured open the
devoted 14th). they impetuously charged the? toe
rViose remaining in the wicCe. *cc este-isllv
•fcfce regioceL» of YatSeee rn toe rlaOT, were
| swept off .£e. buff before tbe w:td. Wnb sc
j other vei. of tri-io pc, our boys ~«Ub od, and o a
me mebt eiterpe iron; its woods. «ilc .o lull v;ew
• ol to»e line of YesCfcee reserves, .ajpor.oc’y drawn
|op ;usi beyond the railroad. One directed
▼c!ley atd another roudog udc they, too.
j distnayec and beatet, t ui i>to r .a it every
I d;rectioo
We pursued them t» a>os. w l:c gc-. oratge
lof .heir gutv oc He ate ihet
; leisurely lei fcaCk,is-viig gvt’.co :t at v«ir. i oi
* on our line crcept one b- wade away
I off oc our extreme right which we aflerwai cis ascer
* tained tc beLawton’e, and which we co»i!d pia-oiy
, ate -n hot parson of the enemy. We it.-ox poa.**
; tiot ot the -ailroad ace refn£;u-c :r-;e ;u? .
• relieved after dark iCai n:ght ihe 4Sti*,and
j 49th, lost a number *of met froa. tne *-oemy’s
i eharpabooiers (wbc cer’a'niy do >l ot long
range with surprising accuracy. Are: we hau
taken position on the railroad, ana between the
time the b: .g&de Them, sue n.ght.afi,
they would freqnentW succeed r but ng our men
at 701 o r 800 ya r d« distance. We never cocld
induce 'Jhtir line to advance again, «;tbcagh we
gave them opportunity :< dc so before
sight. Tbe Ig«s o* the br?g*ce ifui heavy,
acuouEticg tc some 320 killed and w tdtd, or
■ which the :4th Georgia lest 334. o tof 322 cai«*
ried into action, making ’he sum oi 4] per cent—
:ost in Allied and wounded, (there was not a
, single man missing it the wnole brigade,; the
' heaviest low in proportion to the number engaged,
j (especially when you take into consideration tee
j length ol time in which they were ecgaged, which
»i«5 ju-t 33 minutes by tbe water j ever ye: scs*
; ta red by a Georgia regtmeet :-c tats b:c»ody w.ar.
j i be-ieve.
■ We are aga.c called nprx *< mourn tbe Joes c:
orave ana accomplished officers, althongh r»ar
; los 11 c othcerp was net so c D tbi* occasion
..s it eas been n prev.ous battles. Lieut. W’. j.
.Solcn3on l o? Co. and Lien’. Wm. D. Putnam,
jof Co. D.. of the 14tfc. ga’iart ie!lcw«,
j aniver*iaHyesteemed acd it •. pec ted ?j, not
j only their regiment, but the brigade, tel. martyr
jto tbe ho!v cause. Tbe 45th !<•*>; Lieut. J R.
i McCra r y, C r . H., a fine, promisir ■: vouag 'iflsc-r,
jacd woo behaved w;tfc aistingotf d ga’lantry at
toe second oa ; tle of Msiustos. 'l'he 49;h.ir»st
iLifet-t JobtiMon o! the Tahafeirv .mjar.-y,;. a
i good office:
j l>rig. <ie». JB. L. Tbom&E, or?- brigade Com
| mander, is i un versaf favor t r. Lie comc.&nd,
and is beloved ».nd respected ny. l3■. He was
[appointed Brigadier at the uranio. u- reqees •:
j the officers of the brigade, .uni we . d -es be rnt-r»
it their ronlidence esteet;.. . .' . by th .
J skill wilr which be managts L - t cmd, but
t also by n « Uniterm un« afiab liiy to*
1 wards *.l?, and hie nod&VL -c (M'w ■ ui
] D&’tJefleld.
I Os Cedar Ron Folsom, i'os .he b:.y- •ve ■ cai]
bun.), tht c-. - and gallant your.g C< ne < : tot
Mil and. who Lae led bln reg.intn: to > .lory :r.
ton or eleven pitched battles; oi Simmons/the
worthy su:'j ssor of and Or.ce, the
brave though modest and ret.r.ng Lieut. Colonel
of tbe 45'h, who hay participated o battle
in which ihe Brigade has be n engaged we?
organittt on, (and they are not ® lew,) and o 5 •
other worthy and mentor o.r < fficers o the Brig
ade, i have no: time nor apace at present to meo
tiot os they deserve. Probabo. at some future
j day. J may g *e you an mKj.tg <-J wbat the Qeor*
' g<a hove are doing m the:: ccuoirv’s cause, on
old V.rginia t now doubly historic so. , tud thee
I their nameßand deed® may, A their modes’y per*
' m’t®, be made public. Until then, dear Const »
, luvionalist, wishing that this epistle rr.«y Lnd y<.u
jin the foil enjoyffient of l bright, ta r pv, and
j propitious New ?ea r . I bid you farewe
Truly youri*,^
Jarpkr.
JCAT7EBB AT VICKSBURG
Frorntht Ja.'kton (Mitt.) Appial, Jun. .
Oar observations daring o short v.-ei? to Vicks
burg fckxVr served to convince us that the eneniv
met wilt a rnuai Biguai defeat in his ~k t e attack
upon our lines. Every peiefo n *fae *ea.-t con
versant witb the facts, wlcu. we met, gave ug the
saint iDfrimation ae to the g.i.iant behavior oi
our troops engaged, and ot the C /inpVr- rout of
'te enemy, rotwithetbLdiog hi* -up r.rr num
bers. Numerous tiopt es Uou> ti e oatne-Lvid
Wfcte Ui ba e*rr ;c many q... tk-»k, ««n:oti lad
: teen obtained t y th«- < wr*%. and were being held
ae utementoeg
Ni one pretends to account t.*r the L* has--
W)U WOil L tbt Federal* aheocoaed tl • p -itloo
I they bod ot'tained. They were not tfc*eater.ed
won at. attack ty our troops, yet tfc-.i dej artnre
j was sudden sue unexpected, "ev.c nt y a- much
so to thetraelves as to onr friends. Oi to e, ahum*
I dam testimony way left bebmti. In add,'ion u
! tb■eitrencb ng toole -* me * I then p sv'k,
l a' m« etc., were lorgotlen ; such was tbetr imri y
that hey left behind a .onMd--abie amount ot
finer b.ecntt, fine pickled pork, atd other deh
' csciee which were tbrewc ntc a ,„ke, m.cb o.
which wa- rescued fcv our m-i helore b* -u«:
. much demagec A number e- Hi.,ggiets, who
l were absent from camp, »*-r*. aso thaadoned,
Iwofl have since been brought :r. a« prisoners. It
*t« im ncomprebrn idle "ekedaoal '
! The smoke of at .east a non inn of their fleet
I has continued visible frem the ~tj. Ourspet-a
| dtepatefc tb s ever.tig probably gives cotrect :t»
flirtation as to their whereabouts.
We found ucuveprepara'ion-g* agouuteveiv
. point to meet farther attack, .nil the eoeu > will
ted a different stale ot things, when be make t:s
grand effort, tr im that cl last summer. Not onlv
.is tbe army contident. out the cit sens also. Most
! of tbeu. are oursumg tbe.r usual ami an* ns wttb*
! out any apparent distrust as to the luture. A lew
t uiy have lemoved tbeir effects.
Id our Walks about tbe city, we were pleased to
onset v* the excellent conduct ol the s( lately. I'
•stent.rely unexampled in our former experience.
AltLougb lelieved from the rein .ci ons ol the
camp, the tflonsands we me: were yte> and well
behaved—seen.**d bnuvuni and dete: mined oi
spirit, and ;t ibeir in eicour e with ail were
courteous ..i (■ affable in a mom -vei c .nstance.
.Such m-i n r e true s* iti.eie, and the i itiz-ne ot
theHii e Cuv can implicitly ie!y upon the defend
ers a-« gned teen .
rVar/. l/,e Knoxville ITenn.l I'.ttjieUr. Jitn. 10. 0
Joseph Wheeler, the most youthful Brigadier
in the Cotfedeiate service, has won uudying hon
ors dui mg the pendency oi tbe great struggle in
Middle Tennessee, tits name has sppeared in
nearly every tflicial dispatch; the telegraph
never omits the name of Wheeler, &Dd such has
been his übiquiiousness, and Buch tbe multiplici
ty ol his daring deeds and achievements that tbe
reporters lor tbe Fress troin Murfreesboro’ have
persistently asserted that Forrest and Morgan
were both in the rear ol KosenciaDz, ratting off
bis supplies and communication with Nashville.
Gen. Bragg, to a very great extent, ascribes the
satety ot our army on its withdrawal Iroru Ken -
tucky to the energy, skill and corn age ot Wheel
er. W ben be visited the President ai Richmond
to order to make a lull exposition of the events of
the Kentucky campaign, he insisted that Wheeler
j should be made a Brigadier. The President -de-
I ( I c k* * ),n £ bo > staMn & that Morgan and others,
who had seivcd longer, aud with great disttnc*
; HOB, bad nut beeu promoted, lie also objected
i because W heeler is a mere boy.
j, tree. Biagg was thus silenced. The next day
j oe Mas again at ibe President’s mausiou, and in
quired w bethel hts Adjutant General was not en
titled to a Brigadier s c .mniissiun. The Piesi
deni said he ».*, "Weil then,”said Uer. Btagg,
1 now nouiinu - and constitute Joseph U neeier.
Jr-, m > Adjutant iitrLieinl.”
Ihe President Mas nut a lute surprised, but
reDiaiked ■ i! you know this young uiun so well,
and tame t.s set vices thus highly, he shall be a
Brigadier, „„c nut ot your staff l.ei him ,em»iu
wneie Dr ij.-.
j W e have given these facts as detailed to ns by
Wh aud have tu say, tbat
niteelii .- subsequent cateer has sustained the
Jtiagnieu: ot Geu. Bragg. Wheeler now s'ands
second to to ofiicer in the cavalry service, winch
within twelve mouths has risen so rapidly ,n the
estifCbt on Tht araiy and country.
tor uuc ?cnt
froit Nt-w Or»t*LK by Butirr, was for b lonir
V.wt T:t**crt’ < ’ Lt Out r*t> R»:lr< hti. lit it
8 * ieLi t*t ( V l . ’t.
I A V.ONBCBIPT K*GIM*>T.—A IluDi
Vicksburg leiie us it±\ jd one cl ue late
a-round Thai citj* fa regiment composed ol ecu
bcriptM, Aud not cony acred very iciiable as raw j
• :ev:e9, was posted :n a pistil-,a where it was !
j supposed they weald do; he cxo. sed to a very j
severe ordeai. It larnec oat m*: ifceir posit,on !
trains :c,e hottest part ct toe field. They weie '
.v.ogJec on; f r a charge by & heavy column of i
the enemy. Their Colon* , who teds tae story, |
spates that wtec the Vatseen made ;ne«r appeal'
■jn?e :n front and came .n splendid i:oe, the |
; ; coaecnptg showed ev.cieo; e.gno ol uneasioess. j
He c<.w :ce headt oj Lis mec turning every which j
way, to the rghj, lei; and rt« - , unu trotu hj! toe !
’Detention-* of ucfe'.e* lines-, he expected every
moment to fee them brenK and tun. He found !
! ( it necessarv to use t. l.c coo:ce*a anti .t.dgmeni |
;to restore confidence. Hiding ihe-r lines. ;
with a “steady men, **i; .Cr orders,” * d »n’l •
, fire until I g-Ve the word,'’ tc managed : j Keep
• them in line until the Yankees got up within
; point biask range, wnen negate me word “fire.’'
• Says tee Colonel, “it seemeu. 10 me that every I
soldier in tne reg toen; p. cut iiia man in
I tie enemy’s ran*.*, «nd .La: one wont do*ca for
j every trigger pulled. Ihe n:« threw the Yan
i sees ntu conlu-ion, <ee.ng which the Jojwuel o!
the conscripts gave :ce command to charge, and
; with a wild hurr«. :tt ' fresh levies” rushed tor* |
j w*dru like & pack of C*v:i& jus; uncaged Item
Tartuus, and drove the enemy irom the held,
j Since that d<.v, no officer makes any d.sanction
; between volunteers, regulars ana conscripts in
j the Vicksburg farmv.
Af./itgcputr,/ Aactt lwr if R-<jisl*r. Jure *#.
50 EE UNION WITE YANKEES.
from lie Richmond Wh-g, Jan. 8.
We, who are .nfcvx b'y opposed to any re-un.r.n
with me Yankee rjlaie*. n any oi them, would ■
; rejoice to knew tha: toe New Yo:k Tribune war
i coirectly informed In the article which we copy
below. We leaf tbeTribite ta« been imposed
I on. and that there more in toe plot fora partial
; -e-union than K t« disposed to believe. We do '
' not leei privileged to say a!.’ we suspect; but we
I would raiher ere a iwertv re.-.rs wu: than sue;, a
I re-r.D.!,n aais meditaiea i: * very true, that by
j the arrangement con’etnp ..<■ J, die Yankees—
i the Eastern one. espo a >y, v. jld o- featured u,
j their . tciett condition . v„i- 0 age «, the Sou 1.,-
J era sen-leaen; but »• c»--re a ’re Ur ion* win .
j them. We iclinnely j r->- an A r.c.ts to . Van
. ate a ..ay eoo "Vatil-
AdieuTr.nuae aid m- very differ*
J eot reasons, die.re ’ie ceieat <■: ta pi-t, W< c
■ Phiioeopl ri Gr— -c r;• :t,:/ ve ; r *:.v .
aife..
' •*' I\romt\c Nev VrTr.lw! J.-..1.'
•
:i. erchange o,; .cat , e: • betw-«a oir Uemoctai*
ic .uadera ac l tie }irbe. c c els at K’chnu r.d h;,' ■
reatilled .t no undent.tc 11, but rutj,. r.n a n;re
: hopeless eetrangeinei.. The ruin, re undid tie
alter with reira: d b 'l. ■ u.. i t aioeinoda* on
1 they were prepared t; cep:, and were pun ply
answered that .hty a t;■ ~,.eu: to r-o tern.. ■
reunion—‘.tat it nutuoe* i- eumpletencs., i-i
Democritic triumphe at the S< rth would shake
j this resolution— a- t-: r r;-g«rdtti »ii oppomtntH
jof tbeir independence, no iriatter ot what paitv,
j as eneis,e», and as - ;:n ihonid treat them to lie
end. Tbit b’oke up the conference, and we are
advised that Governor Seymour’s torthcoroiot
message will doubtiase proclaim the determine*
tion ot the Democracy ■■ our Siate never to con
sent to a Disuc on Tenet
FEOIf MIDDLE TENNESSEE
eViun iht '.halt ocryu <Term ) Daily Ilct/cl.
WiNcE**ra«, Texn., .lan 7, IStiS. >
Don v bt surprised .1 yon hear of our victon
oats army advancing to a" point neartr Nashville 5
thac the recent f. dos t .:ti». Our forcer, it is
tr ie, are in the neighborhood of rlhelbvvil e, to ;
I which fiace Gen rlragg ed them thut they
might freshen up ti e r wasted energies and lest,
tlt was a wise and .(! c: cos rot toaav necessary
, morement. Gen. tfragg wj.f certainly hold M:C
--1 die Tennessee, and wit t God’s blessing we shall
yet get posses-ion of N-m. v >. The it oops are
id the tiest of spiiits, and after c I’-w days will
Ibe as rfedy as ever to meet the foe. !am unable
; t* give Jo.i otter soar. .-ta" rdttKirsirom
. ibw r. #fcf.t ft us even tj'iestitir.ed whether tin
eDemy has eo-ered Murireesboru*. Our cavalrv
; under Wharton and Wbee er ~re clo-e upon :h” r
enemy’s iin*-. Gen. Morgan has j Ist returned
‘ion i:s travela ;n Kr. ii- bus d.s'ioyed the
Louisville and Nnsnvihe Railroad lor fifteen or ■
twenty miles |r u; above the Greei Riser. At
Muu.t’ordsv:!le tieie »'ai ao aholiliou lore-ot
ten thousand, posted to protect Giten nvtr
bndg-. i.easicg that sttucture b- ltui uvu a num
ber of other bt dgea—n i»» -f trestle-work, a
Gaige amount of a-u.y store*, „od p.tiuled 2,b*.s'
J pusontis (sen. MnrgaL .« wrh bis charn.ing
wife, at'he re-meice of our excellent menu
Frank McGhee, Ksq.
1l • Rev. I»rPi««j Rector of. St. I’etei’sChuich,
! C numti a has left bis t ome to devote himseli to I
:be ca r e oi our sick anb; wounded, fie reached
Winchester Ibis n aitsf and will taka aome ]
I sition of u-efulness D Rise , s a wtLU ~f great
| learning, is a devoted pastor, and ever i-adv h r I
nrv good word ir work.
A number of our wounded are to he brotgiit
'o this pfne. Un.; t indeed and iiity will arnvv
tO'Digh-—all of Cheatham’s’ ll vision. luo not i
Know fit,w long J shall retrain at Hus point. Such
a It.ing as cirtaintv tc regard to army movements
j is quite oat ot tbs (juesfu.n, hut von shall hear '
j from me soon. Walthii di Ti, !
i I’. S. i have ju.t learned that the pickets of
; 'he enemy are e.vfct ir. le.'th>s side r.f Murine-
THE SITUATION.
tram 11,' Chattanooga (if no.) Rebel, of Jam VP,. •
News Irom the front is untniporfaut. Our army
is about six miles notih ot Tullaboma, with a divi'a |
sion or more at She byville, McMinytile and Man- ,
Chester. The runtmaodieg General will pndiablv
establish his headquarters at Tiillah.ui a. Are- 1
port tvas m the s'reetß yeateiday, in the effect I
that lie enemy tyere advancing—tKeaaioned.’ !
doubtless by the scouting cavalrv parties, sent I
out Irom Mm fret shot o' by the enemy. We unswei
in the opinion of Irenera: Rragg, expressed in his
recent speech to the army that the enemy is too
badly ci ippleu to advance within at least a month.
/ieports tveie also in circulation that reinforce
ments were to be sent to Bragg Irom Mississippi.
We do not credit them, from the fact that troops
could not be spared from that quarter and because
we believe Bragg, in hia present position, is ena
bled to-hold his own" without assistance from
stber quarters.
Nothing additional from Vicksburg or Kicb» '
mood.
Postscript: Since writing the above we have
a substantial account to this effect, on Wednes
day atternoon (Jen. Hardee received a communi
cation, in writing, informing him that the enure
force of the enemy tell back from their position
in front of Murfreesboro’, on Monday uight aud
Sunday morning. Thev encamped seven miles
beyond, on the North Wnh of Stewart’s Creet.
When they learned of onr tetreat, a party Was
sent into Murfreesboro’, which put out pickets ou
this side, but on yesterday, tidings came in to
the effect that these troops had also reined
.Murfreesboro’ is thus left unoccupied, either bv a
Federal or Confederate force.
I.ATSR STILL.
At a late lour last night we ttfCeived the io!«
lowing Irom an officer oi rank :
Alter a senes ot successes, Gens. Morgan and
Forrest have returned. They captured and pa.,
roled three thousand prison’eis, and killed ami
wounded a large Dumber. Out army «ill defend
the lineot l>tck Kiver.
This is information you can depend on.
1-8?" it has been ascertained that less than a
thousand men are wanting o till the quota us
Massachusetts uoder the two iasi (alls.
she N. V. Tribune’s Holly Springs cor
respondent estimates the loss by Van Dorn’s laid
upon that place at six m, lions.
ty Ti e fit zens of the cottutv if Augusta,
Vt., in appreciation of the services of Stonewall
Jackson, have presented hiu with ar el-rtrt
Lorst and nottitiittr e.
COL WM TKCK&B BLACK
Ft on i Utc SavoKrtah Eetrublican, Jen. If.
While the iclegrapn id a:Luy~i siitcr ta i- .
j casualties of our G*ca r gt& troops tq the
! tits id Tecr-eatee, it has biought me nirfr-.-se,
o: tbe deepest sot row. it its ssuotMtemeo*. c! *he
{death ofC r ionei W. T. Black, of the o r. Gf.r fc . tt
' Regiment.
i Ab‘*r fcuod than mite can a'oeedo jss’.iee to
He rec<ri v-d am::::*»■ yed ucs*’. r at
and, after graduating with tbe hughes;
honors. Le remained a yea? or rw; :c :te
1 iofc'i .uii*<n as Instructw, with the :aLE of Cap
i tain.
• TLere being, id atme of peace, Ir.tie r -oepeci
o udr,.s:e:ifci!t io a military career, te itlt *)*r*
! etta and studied law with Co’ontl Oudlev, ( .f
! Americas, Ga., and at the ccsuneacement c; •(.«
war, wa* aieaeily acquiring aa honorable repu**»
J lion ia the practice ot bis profession and
same "me Ailing very acceptable, the very nr>
; pon« ble office of O dica’T of Schley county.
Entering the army ns a private, bus merit- were
too c; n?picaoua to allow < t fc«s remaining n -f-t
itiie ranks; ano, while at Rensaco.a. no fficer
attracted m< »e general ana iaveraoie no - e tLan
. «ae Kalian’ Adjutant of the gnliant sih Georg ..
; Reg: ment.
' In the atfeir at S«nt& Rosa I'.'anti, be b-rbared
i w:’b gr*a;courage and ca’mneas, cap*tiring, w.tfc
his owe hacr..-:, the Sergeant of the Guard, ua
or.cgicg li-ni safely away wrib al! l * papers,
many of wL’cb were of great rain-. For :r.> fce
wts commended in General Orders t v Fres cent
Oavie, and promoted to the office c: Firs: L ea
tenant :n the Regular Army oi t~e CoL-rderate
State*.
* From Pensacola b:* regimen: »• c - i<,
Cumberland Gap, and thence to C«.i.uia, .or
on the reorganization «t the eg u nt. at tba es
;pi:a* ot o* its original term oi cn..tUner.!, he wu-.
• e acted Colonel.
On the evtr memorable r?:r<ec. mK ,r ucky,
under Gen Bragg, he endeared vifeli :o men
. by bis v ’o= deraiioi: in -£'•* an i c«»ir.iort
when iiiere were so few opportunities tor enjoy*
Img either. To bi* fa .r.> gm -ai • ;£*:.* utrr*
wards bore flatter ng tf’ic’oty, an. at the same
ui - pronounced a r »*l tn • n -/su- v.-ib
as a c< mmender.
The £s» f generaretg.getr . o t w« ic' h * r»-gi*
toect partiv V«*«d wrae .. - ta” e i;e*»r Mur
; freest . •/. wr.ei- he » ..dr :. : 1..-t >af ‘l3(e, by
. . - - Be i
his c. . . '•* v\ itbertr.
The Mitj-ct of ih,- «r- s.o •ea. i-ew.-
•
:.-u. - ; wa •. •*.■ • •- ir. r.fe • :*•
;pn*v:?>gi •’ !-s w ■ tr? e-.; -v r ci rt buepiu
j ties of '.L it ariiiab'e and ../■■ ;■ i ; •: vd ‘iro-iy. w 'i
their . • « troupe. • >;
From rhe Southern v..N.r.]
; BUTTER MAKING IN WINTER
■W;.-)ter butter' has no tuvittbit r.-p ••
and compand with that made in .fu-.e,
an entirely different article Oi course there
are reasons for this—let us enumerate srtae o;
; them
1. The character of the food :s changed from
' green and succulent herbage, to dry hay, or
more generally cornstalks a: d “ti&w. There is
realiy very little butter in the latte*.
2. The season is changed from uiiid and
warm, to cold, bleak, and uncomfortable.—
> There is a constant demand fer fuel to keep up
! the animal heat: this is partly at the expense
of the butter product.
, 3. The manag'-ment of the milk becomes dis
: fieult. If kept in a cellar, and a little above
1 freerinp. the milk becomes bitter before the
|cream rises; if allowed to freeze, the cream
rises at once, but is injured in .jualily. and will
produce very white butter; if seth. in the
kitche" pantry, when very warm during the
day and cold at night, it does rise we!.’, .
is apt to be bitter and acid.'
Other jealous [iniciu be menivucud, out lev
will readily suggest themse!ve«’Vn .re reader.
, bet us see what can be prnjiosed to remedy the
difficulties.
1. Feed well—not dry food . !<>’ * —•• c, gra,
'.iud roots as a substitute for g . carrots,
turnips, beets, cabbages, etc., are useful .
keeping up the quality of the mils Let tfae.r
fodder be cut, and sum: nutritious -.ops be j.
vided, if roots are not to be had, : r.d it - we
to cut the fodder in ar y ca^e.
‘2 The comfort of cows .»uld * .. .j , v
attended to. While they suSer from coid end
tilth, or foul air. they cannot yield ss good milk
;as when in warm, clean stables <»• , ; w'-.'l
tered and sheltered yard- Water s’.o d .»»
be provided—i* is rnor .ceded when ... -v c,r
--| age is consumed—and it should be so arranged
j that every animal should drink at will. A <.':p.
ply o sell is aTso necessary .
■ 3. It is difficult to get n-proper temperature
| for ra sing cream perfectly in winter Some
: butter-makers scald their milk when first
drawn from the cow—others let it simd twelve
j hours, and then place the nan containing the
milk in a larger one tilled with boiling water —
and allowing it to stand twelve famrs longer,
find the cream raised perfectly. His.. d that
more and better butter can be made r. tb ; “
• way than :n any other.
Churning in winter, as usually m.,:. gee,
■ often a serious operation. The ,-ream .-lands
j too long generally—becoming very sour id
l bitter. Or, it is too cold and troths up, tilling
l the chnrh but producing no butler hough
churned for hours. Let the cream-pot - t near
I tiie fire for a tew hours before churning—stlr
j ring it occasionally, that dl may get warm
! alike, and when it is at a proper temperature,
55 deg.—feeling a liule warm to the finger—
the churning will be an easy half-hour's job,
and the bvitter as yellow and hard as the sea
son will admit of.
We have found that cows generally gave
better milk, when fed on well cured corn"fod
der, than on second-rate hay, and with a
mess' 1 of roots, apples, or pumpkins, would
yield milk of very fair quality. Attention to.
securing a supply of proper food for cows, and"
better care of them, would go far to redeem
the name of winter butler from its present
character. * J. H. B
Oca Friends in Canada. —The following toast
wasgiveo in Hamilton (C. \V.) on the 24:f, \ .
vettber, in honor of many Southern ie:a
geese, by Hon. R- J. Hamilton :
JerreaioN David, Fpesidknt or hie Confdd*
kiiate States. —The immaculate hen and Chris
tian statesman; may the God o| Hatties 1.. It.-s
him and his cause.
This was responded to bv M. Wicans Kso o|
Baltimore, Mil.
Hon W. McDonald, M. !' , paid a g| ( w t g tri
bute to Stonewall Jackson. He competed him to
the late On Havelock, one of K-tgljud'e great
est Gener ila.
Gen. Wilson said : With leaders like D. v;-. Lee
Beauregard, Joliueton and Jackson, ti e South'
u nit and will succeed, and it is the duty rs our
Government to recognize the South. They a
-of our bone, and flesh of our flesh. Wt
iusis* on their recognition.
This was the large-t and bios' bril'isM gather
ing which baa taken place in Canada since the
I’nnc; ot Wales' visit.
J3T“ Tec thousand .-hells were «ent 10 Be: cs ife
by General'Meigs, ol the ordnance department,
when the former was about to cross the Potomac
Upon examination it was ascertained tiat rot
one ia reo was iixelv to explode; sard
betn substituted for powder. Burnside seems to
be r-thei enfottunate. When 1.,» ei ( ed ti-'n tjtsi
left Anapolts, he discovered lha' a iet-pe ci-c tv
O* the ■tniidges Immshed bn „► t T t . ,
T.IItTI, CF EiEFECT TC
GEN. IHOS. E E COFF
A: tie January Term o! ijt
Georgia, held at S»v«ocab,
ai-cf fee*., uhons were »t.-< c b !
tee sp;«iaw4 by the Ctari, ihttaJ
’’' ol ' I " tw . *pf'U!Btec t v the F»i
i‘i-t Bar ot GtOlgib Lav- T
emotions ot g:,e! ana reg-l -V_ . 5t *' l
. ot the aeatn ot Genera., i., E „
c...iy peats .ne ot :ts nio-t a tt "
gaie.-.-c lucaibcrs. U tie c.'-'Z ’ 1
"v ttcogane the '■-« zi ... ..
taintc : u ius3 to ro- ija* - H ' 1
a teO by Well by hie n-.g.-V . "* "
ga, .ratntag, ana me :t,cn,-*i'*
a ICO JHigUiem Wbfl'L £»-. L. « s’:' •
ais CrV h.S iliciu, CiTai, £ e .* * ‘
his causes: a use to ’e-’iL-" V ‘
reflected its itgfc; <,. C; , * “ t ; a.
bis tx:ehs;?e learning, h - »- T I: T ' v £‘-
■ • • ! -
Sessional omits, act in Lt t rd’t’... •
course, by which he Jiau cent: t •„
its social enjoyxeDti.ua liait.-L. V 1
he has passed awa-., and iei: u; E i
be iron, an exagipij 6I .
xemv.ry, and wonny cc tor a.:u- , "
Mr. Couo was not oclv the E " t , v
lawyer and eiuqiitnt ucc : , c .--. f .“
gooc man and virtuous ctrz-r ’ U.
io*; GbilaiiaD *
grvauto lbe Cfcur - .
*£l ar :oto*;t :i ., t !
jli v\. •• ot utl: in the k\'c-._k . XLto ’*-
••fiiCL L~ wat concecied, uV--. t: ' c
■ tongue us wont t,< t - de'i . V ' ‘ ff
rigui Hi their delitetaiicns ' '
As a citizen, h;s ks, M . c . a t ..
jin tae community of t. - r.o:. V"
si w- 1 befeitanii depir-iec E( ..
CocfedeiateCc-ncsiis of ir- r Cl .
: it will he the scarce oi i:. Cf .„.
people ot ifcr wboie C tteu,ra . ‘
eity anti laO-otaiieG'-a -
li- i.att.V b»ia.
!: .8 fitting and h „ - -
Wt:v.fc itc So oitei . • n c f
; :.n*J tif-qurr:* a? i uxt;*l t•. ’
hf a-" if: I sUcli n.-Ll- »-«_•. , „ - 1 1
vat.' u :tt t -bf: C if. i
? a loan. Tbe t: !
R i t Im. Ti b
Court < * i *■ ....
:
NKilOt
reparable.
r»" r qu-kcc hi .l- - : *
- Lai bre?br« n ? ■ i v ♦
i i-cd and broih-r.
1. Teal a copy o* : r.e- • j •
->.• rotied, b** forwarded ‘t, ‘J’.
< • tbr tc': Tba* • k *“ ■
tbrougL'-ii? ite Stntt t* r-<. ,
lUfr::.
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LA TLB FBoS. ELEC}!
Fr il ibe New York 1V ,,,
we extiact :be io;Jowu»g \. m
Tbe Parriß ot- - ,
Herala/ writing oi« inei;-?*
currenuhere inpve.l inijrmec : : . 1
e- dtteerpt to pat uo tor. u t !*.,**
'va* about to be made tv *tt
powers. semiM.flicia; '• ... J
to ibe siatement of some ::• t • - . '
taai M. Droujn d* L’H : ye dur.tr .
lis hotel on the IStb oi De?embe- ►
‘ foreign, miniHttrs coscera.eg :n t ~!,,
media;ion o America.
The Times has an ed
ic corre«poncfetce con u.
and draws the dedac* .
decce can bardly be re£ : L’.tc t - j
maintain and png.'-.-ttiu.bb-’.s !
foreign ctuotrie-. At:-- . ns,.,
ut*i rti naiy rscnri.n.* dj P: r q _
g.. u •« bagiuuo, an. .-. , .
I- «: oy « Adims •„ H
g. reru eg ciais.s ,n ~r.<.
o! the Colon, tbe - tit .
it 0 {O'* bIM UOdiaL liti. .v; is...
> Engicns, tie w oc.
*• \\ t Lope Mr. Seward 'a u i „ ,
ttiieat.* ;‘ur tbe i itur.% and t Zcl
- Mu ni will not ««r. is r
’be ridtc .1«.U9 t&rce < c- rr rg ndm '
Lr.g diid l«*r i *. Ufct*. in. .tit :o ■ .
aat *i i-uj the operate n« •.► ± u
£ • i.ltd that Ibe yTtJ' v«,« c.. , r. x. ,i |
u. -.OL' dby British subject i% ■■ t
o. II B 4 II il f.'.-i. treat«
•-(>.' ns w. h tbv itq : -..t t-ar . ~. .
• - tbej faife tot obvio * . -
tain a* heal He ill •». •; .
Arr.e.ican r .iblic towards Kci
t q**rtT,j9n. 128*.
LIXBS WKAPPISO tAPct. —O • ,<if
ng h curious circ<tn>HUiCce *u i- ,
Di*n;»i papers which wraprc.inc t- 4
»! lice r.. We are Ob! geC,
•iiflerect stf les f< r diflerer*. cl; .l^
Now, -r ought make aii *he t*cc» < ».
Ha tto a Yankee, whether trie w.vpi* e
irsV or a dut! color. Cocstqaft v *• t '
fl-sb patterns to America, aiw„y*’ «r
4'oes*‘rake’ in England. The .Spar «f i
bi'gat color* also, s:ar«e;e hlc. y- * .
lanv. Killer do better .c Fri.t>—o >-■ i
v< r. c r some pretty ccwntraH* o: :t# i u !
Ir-a? c also iba’ a very largr # n 'f. ■ t
away troic IreLnd by rfce VLkL '.U. r*• J
% to French U>r :le*B- r- c , t y i
Uit the ornam-Dted boxes :n wr. .1 • t
bnc handkerchiefs are packer, '.it*
iauerha\> prints on TteV i d*. •»: *.t
r.-ci < ! ■ )tline -no j iinty ot
tty ot a place, acd the w i r- •
D <nt]t**nes9 <*r remt?n»»rA».'c • «• •
werkmer ti ese can be giv-L $ c.r *
good*. Irish .School* ot Ar: oUr * ■
ab’e to meet the demand* lor ’t 1 * •<
designers now. —leisure JJour.
m
Governor l>etcDer caa
among the prisocera recently Ifen
from t joyd’a command, tbe follow if * 1
be retained in strict solitary coctcfat: »' J
tages lor Col. Zarv »cs and other* m
i j by tbe Abolition Government C*i*f
| Gramm, Lieut. Isaac A. Wade, Cat
, Damen n, Lieut. Wilson Darnerm *' l ' ■
[* «lobn W Howe, Isaac Goble, D«.** ' ••
Samuel Peck and William S. D !*s ■ ■
been cons'gned to the Virgo**- 1
on, and confined in appropriate ce-.*s
£<f~How fully the Lincoln Gcrt-’ia*
es me at’ocities of Butler :c »• v
, shown in the following trom tte *'■ J
or .ceedings of the Washington C up'-
16th December: “The Vice Pre*c»i
; lore tbe Senate a message tr ,u
co!o, placing at the disposa : *A rirt'**
swords, formerly belonging t« iV
Twiggs, forwarded to bim by
ler from New Orleans, and
tfce swtuds fhotild be gven toanv»i-*
giess as a reward of courage iir t‘
General Butler is entitled to tter:
tlODr” . - y
Jenn.ngs Pigoit and S.rU*t
announce themselves as candid*’?*
kee Congress in the 2d or \'ewo*n
e!* ctioc was to come *»tl‘ « o the >
NkvhK TO BE OOMjnKßltD*—ll ‘ a
which animates tbe Soutbera ato v .
that so»e 14,000 Missc-urine* *-<' _
State in small parties, have jo
standard in Arkansas. One
men was raised in b » native «.■
. Clarke, a son of Governor Oarra. t *
of tbe Confederate Congress
possession of tbe Federals, acc i •
taicng his force. Colonel C.Vfct ffcf
: himseVt in the day time acd *t ,V( ‘ * j
Hi- whole regiment of ],t»SC tret -
>i ssoun liver, a mile and t <■] '■»”■ °‘."
rt.e rtrr.e to*! cf drift ice. T* : ( ’
! ec from *Le ct.jd l rross.re.
i tafdftfe-.pe for »he sake * * [ 1