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£l)c iUcchlnC onstitutionaliot
by JAMES GARDNER.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Intelligencer,
describing the inhuman treatment oftbepmon
taken at the Post of Arkansas, gives the fol
lowing account of the case of Lieut. Palmer of
•heSapper*and Miners: . . ,
Although a native of Maine, he had espoused
±e cause of his adopted South. He was told he
would die if not romoved to where be could he
carefully nursed; bis friends were waiting to
•ake him to his old homo in Maine. But shame 1
the condition ot that removal was an oath ofaile*
mance to the United States Government. When
•old the condition, end that he would die if he
remained'where he was, listen, patriots, every
where athis replv; said he : ‘‘ls that the only
alternative? Is 'that the condition? Then let
me die: and he died. His reply to these tempt*
friends needs no comment; they siak deep
* 3 to the soul of every true lover of liberty and
ha country, and deserve to be immortalized m
i song, and engraved upon the tablets of memory
! ..irever.
‘ THEN LET MB DIE-’
What ttio’ disease each vital chain,
Nor smile of friend be mine;
No voice of love to soothe each pain,
As I to death resism!
What all the solace wealth can give—
The joy of earth and sky,
When I have sworn a Blave to live !
Then let me diel then let medial
That oath, a perjured vow of
Would haunt my brightest hour—
A tarnish leave to damn my name,
! Were I to own its power ;
Tb*-u ask me not to swerve from right—
With truth to swear a lie!
If such tne wrong ye bid me plight—
Then let me die! then let me die!
In youth, I loved the land of Maine,
*\>r ’twas my boyhood’s h 'me.
And I had longed, with joy again,
Its hills and vales 10 roam ;
p-. But what, to me, is olden love—
The light of friendship's eye,
*• If I must false to honor prove ?
Then let me die! then let me diel
A nobler aim than such be mine—
The sacred cause of truth ;
Than this forego, I will resigu
The land that knew my youth ;
How base the act, in sight of heaven,
I !?s justice to deny!
To God and this, my laith is given—
■p Teen let me die! then let me die!
J. R. Babbick.
Montgomery, Ala., June, 1863.
BATTLEa OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
\ Richmond, May 29, 1568.
Ti.e seven days’ fighting on the Rappahannock
einstitutes o§e of the most important events of
•Ci/oxtru rdiaury war, and the interest which is
lastly attached to it will autbo.ize, even at this late
! gut,'a suctmct uud connected account of the ope
-*u„us which culminated :n another gloriou vie*-
•orv to Con’edorate arms. Th# following narra*
® v.ye, c\ ..-cv*i• U m vanons sources* Federal and
Confederate, is tended to be general ill us char
acter and is not Uts gned to enter mud: into de-
Vito regard to the action of individuals o: reg
menu* and brigades; for the reason that it would
be both unsafe and improper for one wJo was not
present ut in.* tighno undertake, at.this distance
h .m t.ie 8C *neot action, to speak of the perform
acces of particular persons or bodiesGt men. It
will be time enough to ui'empt.euak * recital
when 1 shad have reached the groand and min*,
gied ireeiy wi»h »b> survivingactors,in ihe bloody
tragedy.
I TilS ENEMY S PLAN.
The plan of attack adopted by Gaa. Hooker,
though obnoxious to criticism in some respects,
h was probably the best ne could have chosen under
the circumstances. It consisted Ot a lend on our
and a flank movement iu force oa our lelt.
Tlis p.an involved a divison of his army, und so
Ur wua faulty; since it gave Gen. Lee an opportu
nity to attack and defeat him tu detail, which be
dia. r
The Federal plan, according to the New York
World, was U* ill row a heavy force across the
..ter cist beiow the mouth of Deep Run, and
cree u»:l» s below Fredericksburg, “and pretend
:tt renew the attempt in which Burnside had pre*
viousiv been uoauccs-siul.” Toe object of this
movement was tv.«>-f>ld—“first, to hold the Con*
federate forces a*, to at point; and second, to pro*
vent il.okur’a communications aod supplies,
while die nber bait of the army should make a
• crotjr.ua above she. fortifications, and sleeping
uowe rapiuiy to the r*ur of Frt-dericssburg, take
.. btroug p. .-si non and hold it until they c u’d be
I re info: ecu o? ’the portion of the arm* engaged in
making tut feint, which was to withdraw from its
position, take the bridges to the point o! the river
which Lad been uncovered jj the flank moves
rueui, and the whole army was .bos to be con
centrated in the rear of encksburg.”
The execution of this plan w*a commenced on
Mob lav, the iOth of Apiil. Three corps d’ar “ts
—the Fifth, E ereiith and Twelfth- were ordered
to march up the river with tight days’ rations to
Kelly’s Ford, on the north tank of the Rappa
hannock, near the Oram* A Alexandria Railroad.
This force, under tne cuur..aud ol Gen. Slocum,
of the Twelfth corps, reached 'N*» point at which
it wr.s to cro«s tne Rappahuuuock on Tuesday
night. On the same mgat three other corps—the
Fust, Third and Smh—were sent io the moifth of
Deep Ron, three milts below Fredericksburg, to
oe ready to undertake the crossing simultaneously
with the other corps ut Kelly’s Ford on Wednes
day morning before day. The movement was
successfully conduced ut both points, and with
out sennas opposition trom the Confederates.
The sec and corps, under Couch, which 1 ad re
ar ce-d at Banks' Ford, four miles above the town,
| mis moved up to the United States ForJ, just be
. w the point of confluence of the Rappahannock
and K&pidan, ana crossed to join General Slocum,
woo bad crossed the Rappahannock several miles
higher up at Kelly’s Ford, and the Rapidan at
Germania Mills and Ely’s Ford, and marched down
*.» Chancellorsvilie. These movements occupied
Wednesday and Thursday. Hooker now assumed
command ot the right wing of his army. He took
i.'.s positiou across the plank road and turnpike
at Chanceliorsville, eleven miles from Fredericks**
ourg, m oraer to cut off our anticipated retreat in
tte directum of Gordonsville, and strengthened his
naturally formidable poeition by a series of elab
orate abuttis and field works.
Gen. Sedgwick commanded the forces which
crossed the river below the town. He first sent a
body of about 850 picked men across on Tuesday
n.ght, who availing themselves of the darkness,
were enabled to fall upon and capture nearly ail
cf the Confederate pickets stationed near the
month of Deep Run. A large force being in read
iness on the other side, with boats and bridges,
m a short time the enemy succeeded in laying
down the pontoon bridges, and by the time the
fog lifted in the mo-ning sufficiently for ns to
ci-cern their movements, they had effected
'be crossing of over 12,000 men, with several
p ecea of artillery, and this number soon
awe.led to 20,000 or more. As soon as
' Le r . ®°**ment was discovered, (and con*
Sidetable btame has been visited upon our
P*cketa at that point, but whether justly or not 1
■annot * a .V.) General Early, whose command
w..s located around Hamilton’s Crossing, made
‘ x iv- and vigorous preparations to give the foe
a proper reception. About half-past 7 o’clock,
f haT ]ng lifted somewhat, he fell upon the
ecemy with great effect, and a heavy fire was
b. up until eleven o’clock, when Sedgwick,
u . accci u?lißbed the real object of the feint,
—-rj .jwurds *n e ri7#r< prrentiy satisfied
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10 1863.
that any farther advance, without a larger force,
was altogether impracticable. He continued to
maintain his position on the south side of the
river all day Wednesday and Thursday, but on
Thursday night he recrossed with his entire force,
dispatched the first and third corps up the north
hank to the United States Ford, where they united
with the main army under Hooker, whilst the
sixth corps moved up to Fredericksburg with
their pontoons, and got ready to cross and assail
our position on Marye’s Hill.
In the meantime, Gea. Stoneman had been sent
to our rear with a large cavalry force to destroy
the railways, intercept the trains, and prevent
supplies and reinforcements from reaching the
Confederates.
Such were the plans and movements of the Fed
eral commander and his urmy. Let us now see
what the Confederates were doing in the mean
time, and especially
HOW GEN. LEE MET THE ENEMY.
As soon as it was ascertained that the enemy
were crossing the nvtr in force, Gen. Lee ordered
up thearuliery, which had been for sometime in
the rear, about Chesterfield Station and Hmover
Junction, tor the purpose of recruiting their hor&es,
and all the troops of the different corps were
promptly placed under arms, and ready to pro
ceed to such points aa.the movements of the ene
my should require. Wright’s brigade of Geor
gians was ordered up trom Massaponax church,
seven miles distant, to the support of Early, and
it moved so promptly, that in an hour and a half
from ihe receipt of the order, it arrived on the
ground, and was it» line of battle. The enemy
continued lo pour across the river at Deep Ruu,
until three entire corps, numbering between fifty
and sixty thousand men, had crossed to south
side. Lee calmly watched this movement, as well
as the one higher up the river under Hooker, and
Eenetraiing at length the designs of the enemy,
e rushed up to Chancelloraville, fell upon Hooker
uke a thunderbolt, and having driven him back
upon the river with great slaughter, he rapidly
retraced his steps and idfiictcd a still heavier loss
upon Sedgwick. But lam anticipating event*,
which we will proceed with in the order of their
occurrence. *
About noon on Wednesday, the 29tb, informa
tion was received that the enemy had crossed the
Rappahannock in force at Kelly’s and Ellis Forus
above, and were passing forward towards Germa
nia Mills and Ely’s Ford on the Rapidan. Two’
brigades of Anderson’s division, Potty's Missis*
sippiaDS and Mahone’s Virginians, numbering
about 8000 men, and one battery of four guns,
were, and had been for several weeks, stationed ia
the neighborhood of Ely’s Ford on the Rapidan
and United States Ford on the Rappahannock,
guarding the approaches to Fredericksburg in
ihat direction. Ii was apparent that this small
force would be entirely inadequate to arrest the
approach ot Hooker’s heavy column, and Wright’s
brigade was ordered up to their support. At day
light on Thursday morning the head ot' Wright’s
brigade reached Ghaocellorsville, at which point
Posey and Mahone had concentrated theiV forces
with a view of making a stand. Major General
Anderson having also arrived iu the !uttt?r part of
the night, and having obtained further info • na**
non oi the number of the* Yaukee forces, upon
consultation with fcis brigade commauders, deter
mined to full buck from Ch/ncellorsviile, in ihe
direction of Fredericksburg, ti.*e milev to a point
where ihe Oid Mine road leading from the United
States Furd crosses the Orange and Fiedencss
burg turnpike aud plank road. The turiiUiko tmj
piaiixr«»«-A w ere'parallel to each OtTOrrrolh tvuan
ceiloriville to the point where the Old Mine road
crosses them, and from there to Fredericksburg
they mak(? one road.
CfcaMpllorsville is eleven miles nbowj Freder
ick hjurg, aud about four miles south of the point
of cDnfluenco of the Rapidan with the Rappahar -
nock, and consists of a large two story brick
home, formerly kept as a tavern, and a few < ut
. homes. It is situated on the plank road leading
. froiL Fredericksburg to Orange Court Howe, and
is eaiilv approached by roads leading trom Ger
’ manik Mills aod Ely’s, United States and Bunks’
fords Between Chaticellorsville aud the river and
, above lies the Wilderness, a district of country
formerly covered with a scrubby black Jack, oaks
aod a thick, tangled undergrowth, but now some
vthut cleared up. The ground around Chancellors"
ville sheavily timbered.and favorable for defense.
Seven miles from Chancelloraville, on the road to
Fredericksburg, and four miles from the latter
place, is Salem Church, where McLiws made his
gallant fight on Sunday evening following.
About three o’clock Thursday afternoon, the
enemy's advance line of skirmishers proceeded
down the turnpike, until having Jailen upon Man
hone’s skirmishers, a brisk firing begun, which
continued during the afternoon, witn Tittle effect
on either side. Doting the night of Thursday,
Gen ral Lee ordered Jackson to march from hi*
campb. low Fredericksburg, with A P. Uili’rtund
Rod* s’ (formerly 1). 11 Uili’s) divisions, to the re
lief of Anderson, whom he joined about 8 o’cl «ck
Friday morning. This left Early alone with his
divisiou on our right, at Hamilton’s Crossing, aud
McLaws* division, with Wilcox’s biigade ot An
derson’s division in fr nt of Fredericksburg. As
soon as Gen. Jackson reached Aadersou’s posi
tion, he ordered an advance upon the enemy—
Wright’s brigade in advance upon the plank road,
supported by Posey—Mahone iu advance upon
the turnpike, supported by Perry—Hill s and
Rodes' divisions being held as reserves to be
thrown upon udv point where the fortunes of the
day might demand. Our skirmishers soon ben
came engageo, and hotly pursuing, drove the
enemy back uutil within two miles of Chancel
lorsville, where they came upon the main body of
Hooker’s army, strongly posted along a line of
heavy timbers on the farther side of a large clear*
ing, and supported by numerous batteries adven*
tageeusiy located. Here the action became gen
eral along our whole front, and was hot and luri.-
otis; for JacksoQ led. The troops mainlv en
gaged at this point were Wright's and Posev’s
brigades on the piaok road, ami Mubone’s and
Perry's oa the turnpike—Virginians, Georgians,
Floridiuna and Mississippiaos.
The fight having continued for more than an
hour without any decisive results, Gen. Jackson
ordered Wright with his brigade to hie off to the
left, aod, passing well round to the rignt li ink
and rear of the enemy’s position, to fall upon him
there, while Posey, Perry aod Mahone continued
to push him in front. Wright executeo trie or
der with g eat skill and promptness, ana by the
aid of a guide furnished him by General Hiuart,
wnom he passed on the way, succeeded in getting
completely in the rear of the enemy’s right wmg.
In a short time his advance became engaged with
the enemy in the thick woods, and, throwing for
ward his entire force, he soon drove them from
the timber into the open fields around Chancel
lor’s house. Here he encourftered a very heavy
force, which induced him to apply to Gen. btuart
for the loan ot his horse artillery, which coming
up, was immediately put in position and opened
a ternfb fire upon the enemy. Wright now ad-*
vaneed his whole line, and soon tern the enemy
flying across the field and up a steep hill into the
woods beyond. Tnis movement of vVnght acted
like a coal of fire upon the enemy’s line in front.
Posey, Perry and Mahone were quick to lake ad
vantage of it, and pressed upon him vigorously,
and finally forced him back upon Chancellors
vilie, just as night set in and put an end to further
operations. Alter dark, Wright was ordered hark
to the plank road, at a point where the road from
ihe Furnace fails into the former. Here the main
body of our army slept in line of battle during
Friday night.
In the meantime Major Gen. McLaws had been
ordered to quit his position in front of Fredericks-*
burg and join Gen. Jackson before Chancellors*-
ville. He took three of nis brigades with him
Kershaw’s South Carottmaua ana fteiaiutss’ and
Wofford’s [late Cobb’s] Georgians, leaving Barks
dale at Marye’s Hill—and arrived at daybreak
Saturday morning. About 11 o'clock, McLaws
advanced along the turnpike, his right extending
north in the direction of the United States Ford.
Anderson occupied the centre, whilst Jackson
moved round to the left with A. P. Hill’s and j
Rhodes’ divisions. The enemy appeared in heavy 1
masses, and soon the skirmishers became en
gaged, and then the whole of Andersoa’B and
McLaws’ divisions. Sykes’ division of U. S. reg
ulars made a furious assault upon that part of the
line held by Semmes, but were repulsed with
heavy slaughter. McLaws informed Gen. lackson
of the movements of the enemy in front, and sug**
gested that the country was favorable to a flank
movement on bis part. Jsckson replied by in
structing trim to hold his position, and that he
was advancing his artillery, and if that did not
answer, he would tndeivor to gain the rear of the
enemy. Gen. Kershaw wa« ordered to the sup*
port of Semmes, and Geo. Wilcox, of Anderson's
division, was sent to Re right to guard McLaws’
flank against a Federal force reported to be ad
vancing from United states Ford along the Old
Mine road.
Jackson’s movement left along interval between
his right and Anderso&’s left, which the enemy
took advantage of, and fibout 2 o’clock threw
down a strong coium and Uok possession of the
Iron Furnace, Thus cutting df our connection with
Jackson, and capturing several ambulances and
wagons belonging to Jucksm, and taking a con*
siderable number of prisoners. Gen. Anderson
immediately ordered Posey to advance and wrest
he position from the which it was found
impossible to do with his snail force, and he was
compelled to fall back. Wiig’at was sent with
three of his regiments to Preey’s support, and m
a short time the enemy gave awav across the run
that flows at the foot of Re hill on which the
Furnace is situattted. Lattr in the day the ene
my made an advance down the plank road, from
which Wright had been ordered to the support of
Posey, but they were met J>v the Third Georgia,
of Wright’s division, who checked their advance,
and finally, after two hours’hard fighting, drove
the enemy (two brigades) buck to their liue of en«
tnmchmejts around Uhaacellersville.
At last Jackson gaiued the enemy’s rear a little
before sunset Saturday evening, up to which hour
McLaws and Anderson had successfully main*
<'tamed their positions in front. Jlooker had been
felicitating himself upon his supposed good for
tune in gaining our rear. What must have been
his surprise, then, to find Stouewall Jackson on
his extreme right and rear, between Chancellors*
ville and Germania Mills? Jackson’s assault, like
the swoop of the eagle or the spring of the pan
ther, was sudden and furious. In a short time
he threw Sigel’s corps (the ilth) of Dutchmen
into a perfect panic,-aud was driving the whole
right wmg of the Yankee army fiercely down upon
Anderson's and McLaws’ sturdy veterans, who,
in turn, hurled them back, uud rendered futile
thur efforts to break through our lower lines,
and made it necessary for them to give back
towards the river.
There was an intermission a: about one hpuria
the finrg from 8 until 9 o'clock. It was at this
time that Jucks m received his a wound from
his own mtu t wjo mistook him for the enemy.--*
(ieuer.il II:.1, upon whom the comamad uo»*v de
volved, was soon afterwards wounded «lso ; whin
General Rhodes assumed com and uutil General
Stuart c :uld arrive apon t, .a pat tof the fie ld.
which General Jackson made him a Major Gener*
aI ou the bloody field be hai done so much to win
—i.o appointment or recommendation which has
since been confirmed by the President. Stuart
renewed the tight ut nroe o’clock, uigh usit was,
in accordance with General JiCksou’o original
plan, and did pot withold his blows unti} the ene
my’s light had been doubled in on his centre at
and immediately around Chancellorsvilie.
Ai daylight Sunday morning, our army, which
now surrounded the enemy on all sides except
tawards the nvtjr, commenced advancing and
closing m upon him from all points. Hooker,
who thought to catch Lie, was now involved in
the meshes which Lee hud b«*en cautiously wear*
ing lor him. The enemy hail dug rifle pits and
cut uhuttis iu front aadaioog his whole liue, while
bra uriiiletj, well protected by earthwork*, com
ered every eminence and swell or rising ground,
so as to get a direct and eafilaiing file up m oar
advancing columns But on our gallant men
move-1; lioir rooks played upon by an incessant
dre of shell, grape and canister, from the fmnt,
the right an i lett On they pressed through th'»
wood, over tie fields, up the hills, into the
very months of the euemt’s guns, aud up the Jocg
line of rifie pits. With a terrible shout they sprang
forward, and rushing through the tangled Rbatn.*,
they gain* d the bauk in front of the rifle-nits,
when the foe gave w*y great contusion and fl :d.
The enemy’s stronghold aas carried at the point
of the bayonet—except that the 14th Georgia of
Thomas' brigade, Hill's division, in their great
ardor, forgot to fix bayonets, and carried their
part of it at the point ot the rifle. The charge
was made simultaneously by the whole army en
gaged, and was the most splendid and imposing
feat of the war. Never was so strong a position
carried in so short a time and with such incopsid*
erable loss. A large number of prisoners were
taken, McLaws’ and Anderson's divisions alone
taking near 4,000. Gtn Wofford, who with his
brigade, behaved with distinguished gallantry,
brought in a large nuefiber. The enemy fled down
Ely’s Ford road, hotly pursued by the Confeder*
ates who inflicted great loss upon their panic*
stricken ranks. During the pursuit, two compa
nies of the 84 Georgia became engaged with a
Yankee regiment, and finally succeeded in captu
ring the entire regiment—the 27th Connecticut—
with their Colonel, Lieut. Colonel, M**j r and Adr
jutant, and about 700 men.
Gen. L.e, finding the enemy still in force to
wards the river, ordered the army to foi ;n on the
plaoik road above Cha. cellorsviile, extending bis
line in a south'easterly directi' n d wr. the icrn
pike below Cbancellorsvilie, with Iks Coot re rest
ing about the latter point. Just th .re news Wua
received tha Sedgwick, taking advantage of our
weak ese, had crossed the river at Fredeiichsborg,
dnveu Barksdale from (he town, and occupied
Marye’s Hill, after capturing several pieces ol the
Washington Artilleiy. The intelligence was
brought by “Parson Owens,” Chaplain of Btrke
dale’s brigade, who hud *ridden bareback at the
top of his horse’s speed for the purpose. (“Parson
Oiftnt” is the minister who took such an active
part in the religious revival among the troops in
Fredericksburg last winter.) It was also stated
mat Sedgwick was advancing up the piahk road
upon Lee’s rear. This movement of the enemy
was all that saved Hooker from destruction. Had
Lee been allowed to finish up his work at Chan
oellorsville, only a remnant *f the Grand Army
would have reached the north bunk of the Rappa
hannock to tell the story of their disaster. Three
hours more would have sufficed for the work j
and so, too, if we bad been delayed three hours
longer m the reduction of Chanceliorsville, Btdg*
wick would have reached our rear, and a some
what different result might have followed. But
oar great Captain would have been equal to that
emergency, as be has been to alhotbers.
As soon as the news was received from Fredern
icksburg, McLaws was ordered to move down the'
road and meet the enemy. He took with him
S»rshaw’B, Semmes’ aud Wofford’s brigades, of
his own division, and Mahooe’s of Anderson's, —
These troops had been engaged several days and
nights, marching and fighting, yet they marched
rapidly down to rialet%Church, four mi lee above
Fredericksburg, where they arrived just in time
to receive the enemy, who advanced with contin
ued shouts. Their succes at Marye’s Hill had
opened the way, as they imagined, to victory ana •
. to Richmond. Wilcox was already at Salem
Church, having been compelled to retire from
Bank’s ford upon that place. The hostile forces
were soon engaged. For an hour or more the en*
emv pressed McLaws heavily. Hta men were ai.
most exhausted; but, gallanpfeilows, they bore
themselves like veterans, as they are, and finally
the Yankees gave wav ; when springing forward
with a shout, they drove the nemy back with great
slaughter. Ineeed, this must have been the
most sanguinary fight of the week, judging from
the number of dead and wounded Federate left
upon the ground. Our own loss was considers,
ble. but the gallant McLaws and his equally gal*
■ lant troops continued to press the foe, until night
closed in around them.
After McLaws left Chanceliorsville (Sunday,)
General Lee ordered Stuart, now in command of
Jackson’s corps, to move round to the left and oc
cupy the Ely’s lord road, which he did with but
little resistance from the enemy. Anderson was
directed to pass down the road to the right, aud
endeavor to gain the road leading to Gnited States
ford in the enemy’s rear; butaiter proceeding a
mile aud a half, he found it impracticable to carry
oat his orders, owiDg to the nature of the ground
ahd the heavy forces of the enemy. Early next
(Monday) morning Anderson was ordered down
to Salem Church to the Bupport of McLtws, and
• rrrived about noon. The enemy were massing a
heavy force on McLaw’s left, evidently with a
view of forcing his left flank and makiDg a con
i nection with Hooker’s ltft at or near Cnited
States ford. Daring the preceding night, McLaws
t had concerted a plan with Early, by which the
[ latter was to attacx Sedgwick in the rear, while/
i McLaws attacked him in front. The timely ap
, pearance of Anderson on the field, and especially
i General Lee, rendered this simultaneous assault
i very effective and successful. Marye's H.ll was
: retaken by Gordon’s (late Lawton’s) Georgia
brigade of Early’s division, and the enemy
i driven out of Fredericksburg across the river,
f Hoke’s brigade of North Carolinians, Early’s
division, and Wright’s brigade of Anderson’s die
, vision, made a brilliant charge also, which elic.
! i'ed the highest praise from General Lee. who
, from an eminence witnessed the whole fight. The
signal tor the general attack was not given nntil
. just before sunset, when our men rushed upon the
• enemy like a hurricane. But little resistance was
, made, the beaten foe having fled in wild confu
sion in the direction of Bvnks' lord, where they
recrossed the river that (Monday) night. We did
i not permit them to cross without molestation,
i however, bat peppered them severely with tmm»
ketry and artillery throughout the night. Their
, loss was very great, especially in prisoners a
. great number ol which we captured. They threw
, away, in their fright, thousands of guns, cartrrtge
i boxes, haversacks, hate, and whatever else liu
. peded their flight.
i The enemy being driven from every point
around Fredericksburg, Geo. Lee determined to
make short work of Hooker at Gutted States ford.
Ttierefcre, Tuesday noou Anderson was orJereO
to proceed immediately back to Chanceliorsville,"
w hile McLaws was instructed to tnke u;i his post
tiou in trout of United Suites ford, at or near t’
; junction of Ihe Old Mine and liver Roads. I>
a drenching storm of wind au 1 ram - ; in uo. >
continued without ce satiou until V/jdnead *'
> ‘np-uoon, w hen It w < i i--cov ! t the.*
t -'king advantage ot j > ur.rK n. . ill i usr D.u
had also reTtfeil he »sa tia • or the p. '-•••, j }
night. •• ’j £
• Jhi'.
, at from 100,OuO to lo? 000. lel »lfle t-uperuJr pfM!- 4
i ius of our leader aod hs greater j'ullaatry of his "
i troops, enabled him not only to beat this immense 1
i army, but v» capture thoimn.i prisoners, i
, thirn or forty thousand small arms, several
1 stand* o! colors, and an Immense amount of per
- Boaal property, and to kill and ground some t vvjn«
’ tv-five thousand m ;n. This was a gloriou* week’s
work, it would have been more complete, it
t B w ksdale’s force had been sii ong enough »o check
i Sedgwick’* advance at Fredericksburg. Fraser’s
[ and Carlton's Georgia batteries particularly dis*»
, ttiiguished ihe:riscl7ca iu th. # defence a*. M * ye’s
s Hill They fought their pieces until ti c enemy
• were withm forty yards of their position, uud then
L withdrawing up ihe road, opened upon ihe Fedes
» ral column us it rushed over the hill near which
» Cobb behaved so gallautly last December. This,
, too, when the bitieries hud no lniantiy supports.
• They checked the enemy’s advance until our
i troop* had tune \o rally and return their line, do-*
l mg great damage in the meantime to th .■ foe aod
, giving General Lee more tun.* to finish his work
| >n Chanceliorsville,
; j This narrative, it is proper to udd, is b reed upon
; the statements of eye witnesses?! upon letters re>
; ce ved trom the army, uud upon the publications ol
, the intelligent correspondent ot the Enquirer, ot
, whose able labors I have made very tree use.
• P. *VY\ A .
t A lItLL TO TAX THE lACOMK OF SPECULA*
fOH* HY Mil. CVIIV\ISS, F MONHOE.
A B II to be entitled an net to levy und collect
aux uu the net into in. or profits ol ail persons
or corporate bodies iu this S ate, arising from the
sale ot goods, wares and nit reband.ze, groceries
aud provisions ; also on the net income or profits
1 of ali persons and corporal-, bodies engaged iu
! the manufacture and sale of cotton and woolen
guods, in the tanning and sale of leather, slid in
1 the manufacture and sale of any articles made
1 tHereof, and the distillation and sale of spirituous
1 liquors from grain of any kind, and to appropn
ate the t>ame when collected for tflo support of
1 indigent widows and orphans of deceased sol
diers, and othur persons therein named.
Section 1. Be it enacted Ij tho General A*«ca»'
bly nf the State of Georgia, Hal all persona and
bodies corporate in this ciiute engaged in the sale
of goods, wares and merchandize, groceries aud
provisions, in the manufacture and silt *»f cotton
and woolen goods, m *the tanning end gule cf
leather, aud in the manufacture und of uoy
articles made thereof, aod ia the distillation and
sale of spirituous liquors from grain us any kind,
when they make a return of their taxable pro
perty, shall be required to make a return under
oath of the net income or profits which he, she or
they may rcopeciiveiy m ike in the sale or rnanu
faciure and sale of any of the articles above enu
merated trom the first day of April, 1888, and
uunimlly thereafter of the income of the preced
ing year, us aforesaid.
r>oc. 2. Aud be it further enacted, Thai when
the profits for the year preceding the return shuil
amount to 20 per cent, on the capital or credit in
vested, a tax of fifty cents on every one hundred
dollars.
Wuen they shall exceed 20 per cent and amount
to 80 per oent or under, fl 50 on every one hun
dred dollars.
Wnen they shall exceed 80 per cent, end amount
to 40 per cent, or under, $2 00 oa every one buns
drert dollars.
When they shall exceed 40 per cent, and amount
to 50 per cent, or under, $2 60 on every one buna
dred dollars.
When they shall exceed 60 per cent, and amount
to 80 per cent, or under, $8 00 on every one burn*
tired dollars.
When they shall exceed 80 percent, and amount
to7o per cent, or uuder, $8 5o oa every one hun
dred dollars.
When they shall exceed 70 per oent. and amount
to 80 per cent, or under, $4 00 on every one hun
dred dollars.
When they shall exceed 80 percent, and amount
to 90 per cent, or under, $4 60 on every one hun*
dr*d dollars.
When they shall exoeed 90 per cent, and amount
to 100 per cent, or upder, £5 00 on every one hun
dred dollar-:; and so on in the same ratio us per
cent, profit aud taxation, ad infinitum.
iseo. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any
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person or body eorporato shall fail or refuselto
make a rstarh of hit or her, or their profits, made
or realised as aforesaid, he, she or they shall be
held to hare made the am of fl 00,000, and shall
be taxed accordingly.
800 4. And be ii fnrlhet enacted, Tbat if, upon
any return of income or profits by any person or
body oorporete, the Receiver of Tax Returns shall
suspect the same to be false or fraudulent or if a
suggestion of fraud in such return shall be made
‘VI? ® ece ' T ' ir bvasycitnanof the county in
vbtob the alleged default may occur, verified by
affidavit to the beat of affiant’s knowledge and
belief, in all sueb cases it shall be the duty of the
Inferior Court of the county for the appointment
of three assessors to investigate the alleged
fraudulent return; and upon such appoint,
ment being made, the receiver shall! give
the person charged with making the false return
five days’ notice of the time and place of making
the investigation; and the assessors before
proceeding to their duty, shall be sworn to make
a full, fair and impartial investigation ae to the
alleged false or ftuudulent teturn, and shall re«
quire the person or persons, or body corporate
alleged to have made the fraudulent return, to
produce before the assessors his, her, or their
books of entry of thetr purchases and sales' if he
she or they keep such bookB; and upon, failure
or refusal to produce such books, the person so
refusing shall be held to have made one thousand
per cent, on SIOO,OOO as profits, and shall be tax.
td accordingly; and the said assessors shall
have power to compel such citizens ortexpay.
era to appear before them and to give testimony
/ in said investigation. Upon the hearing of all
the testimony which maybe adduced oa the inn
I vestigation, if the assessors shall find the return
j to be false or fraudulent, they shall assess the
true amount of profits made according to the evi»
dence before them, and certify it to the receiver,
who shall double tax the defaulter on the amount
returned to him according to the rates hereinbe.
fore prescribed.
The assessors Bhall be paid two dollars ear'
»er day for every day they may be engaged inf
investigation, to be paid by the delinquent
found to have made a false return, or if
turn should be found correct, the assessor/? 1
be paid by tbe parson filing the affidavit y
the Receiver, if the investigation shall { naae
upon bis suggsstion; and in either cas/"? re "
ceiver shall immediately issue executin' 11 , or
of tbe assessors for tbe amount of . lr leea
against the person who may fail or t/ fe ,
the Bams; Provided, that in case of v P orft ' lt ' t ? a i
if the President or other officers Anagtng the
same shall file an affidavit with the‘ aa ? aaora >,
they cannot remove their books f/“ lhelr P lacaa
of business without serious jponvenienoe and
losa, then said assessors shall ipestigate the said
books at the place es businexi d imltl corporation.
Sec. 6. And be tt furthe emoted. That if any
person or body corporate shaA fa'l or refuse to
’Yay the tax assessed a<siust him or them by the
brat day of December la each year, it shall be the
dniy of the Tax collector to issue execution
aga ust such defaulter in double the amount ass
seased, which shall be levied aud collerted, as in
other oases of execution against defaulters.
Sec. t> And be it further enacted. That tuts
act shall not be construed to embrace those who
ILaye mere producers of agricultural productions,
[hut all such persons as producers shall be exempt
tuim its operation, aud shall not r.Ac-xed i'U tue
of profits made from the eliV,., their ag-
A JtVral productions, tint s v-U no. f ■ ‘•t‘»ni;'t,it
# Life
m«pirunotfs ltfpitvr*r/rom gritr* .>r tram m*
T. ruclQe, or in the manu r uctu«e and sale of cotton
‘■'.fad wu«lcn goods, leather or shoes, or auv article
| !nade ( f leather ; Provided, Ba d manufactured
W ticks do not exceed in v.dut- the sum cf two
thousand J .IHtrs per annum.
Sec 7. And u it further enacted, That the tax
to be collected under this Act shall he paid into
the Treasury by the Tax Collectors of the several
counties in the Btate bj the 15th day of December
in each year; and us s j n thereafter us practice.a
b!e, i: sh ill be the du;y of bis Excellency tbe G.»V'
ernor to apportion and distribute tbe same uunr.g
the c; unties of tin Stute -ceorduig to to repre*
Rentative pi puh • •!, the lust preceding cense..-;
being Ukea as the basis for the appoitiintuent, *
aud the amounts apportioned to the several conn
ties shall be pjid to ;be Justices of the Inferior
Courts thereof, or their order, for aoldieis, wh ■?
~a?o died or been killed iu the set vice of ihir
titute or the C"uled rale Starts, for the support oi
indigent families o’ soldiera wuo may be in the
servee, snd for the support of indigent soldiers
who may Oe disabled by wounds or disease in the
service of this State or of the Confederate Statute*:
Provided, Tue tax raised under this Act shall be
in aduttiuu to the one and one-halt ui l iliou9 of
dollars raised under the general tax aci.
See. 8. He it further enacted. T. at all laws and
pirts ot laws conflicting with, tb.s *Lct be, aud the
same are hereby repealed.
Assented to Aprill 13th, 1803.
Asses-kd Prices < v Produce when Imphe-skd
for THR Use op the Ggver.niikxt.— The Couimis*
siontrs appointed under the impressment law
have acted iu some of the States, aud published
the prices adopted by them as proper to be paid
by the Government for all property taken for tbe
Government use. The assessments in the States
of Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia give the
lohowing prices named for the leading articles.
North Carolina has been treated by the Commis
sioners in four divisions or districts, und Georgia
in two, m which the prios ur * fixed at somewhat
variant figures;
Virgin a. N. Carolina. Georgia.
Wheat, bus’u’l $4 50 $5 OOjfl 00
Corn. do 400 3 00ii 00 $1 50al 25
Corn meal, do 420 8 16.:4 15 1 60a2 40
Fleur, bbl. 22 50 $25 a3O 00 (35 a4O 00
Bacon, pound 100 76a 20 75a 85
Rye, bush’l 8 20
Oats, do 2 00 2 00j2 .50
Oats, sheaf
baled, per 100 4 00 4
Hay end Fodder,
baled, 400 2 50:»4 50 2 00a2.50
S'faw, baled 1 80 1 Goal to
Peas, bush’l 4 00 8 50 1 50u2 25
Leather, pound 2 40a2 80 2 00a2 50
Lard, do 1 00 60a 85 75
In addition to the above, we note the following
assessments of other articles by the Virginia Com
missioners .
Horses, first class, (360; wool, washed, $3 per
lb ; p Jtatoat, Irish, $1 per bushel; swoet potatoes,
(5; onions, $5, dried peaohes, peeled, f 8 ; dried
apples, (3; pasturage, interior, $8 per month;
pasturage near cite.*, $% per month ; Vinegar, $ 1
per gallon ; pig iron, per ton, $10ual30; p'ate,
rmind and bar, sßSi>.
In Georgia, hogs are assessed at S3O per hum
ared, and fresh beef at slSi2s
Trie Virginia S;ate Commissioners are Messrs.
E W. Hubbard, Robert Giobony and Wm. Hars
risoa.
The French had not abandoned the siege of
Puebla on th# 80th of April, when they continued
the bombardment, and were constructing ditches
and mints preparatory to another assault.
Among the exiles from New Orleans is the Rev.
J. H. Gutoeim, the chief Rabbi of the Jewish
congregation in that city.
Abolition Senators Chandler and Wade, it is,
said, have arranged matters between Lincoln and
Hooker.
It was currently reported in Richmond, on Mon
day, that the enemy’s had burnt the
village of Tappahannook, in Essex county, oa th
Ifaopahftnuock river.