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l"i J1. a!" 1 .a 'til. J-' yC-iii i'" iiumiL ii" 1 1 him J w t' "i"11 " "" '"' "" """ m"'"' ' ' JJJI ' " " ' ' '' -rc'"11 11 ft " a g ' ' mi1 ft'W'"'"' 1 y 1 i 1 1 1 ' w 1 " w 1 1 11 ' J" 10 ' ' 1 " 1 ' J 1 ' 1 1 11 1 1111111 m'Mwimmm wi"Tiniiiii . fc " x " U The Battles in Virginia. We have gathered together all ibe accounts we. can tfind ia relation to the late battles in Virginia. From Saturdaj night the 7th to Monday the lGt'a inst.,; we received no mail from Richmond. The news is. rather "scattering," and in order to fur nish our readers with as connected an acconnt of af fairs as it is possible to do under the circumstances, we commewfawitbth9 Items concerning tho first day's fight. J - ... . i T .Orange, C. fl., May 7. Aborir '12 o'clock jesterday the enemy having previously attacked Lleth and Wilcox and driven tbeui back, Xonjsireet planned and was iu the act of executing a flunk movement on the enemy's left wing, wbeo, by the mistake of our men he was fired upon. Lieut Gen. Lonjrstreet and staff were severely though not - mortally wounde'd. Gen Longxtreet was wounded in the shoulder. - .Brig. Gen. Jenkins, of South Carolina, -was killed at the uue time. -Our troops continued to press the enemy, until about tour o'clock, driving buck their left and centre-kowe two miles our left standing fast in its position. .The battle ground -extends from the :Kapidan river to the pl.mk road, and is about .twenty fire miles east of Orange Court House. ;Th weather is ht ad sultry G'""dy's t:,." r!it Ti-i .! v, Johnston's N. .C , Brigad, f EwfH's Corps, ruroed the enemy's .extvetue riht flank, about four miles above Ger jiiaikoa Ford, last evening, between' sunset and dark, cwpturiiig 4U0 prisoners,, including Brigadier Generals Seyni"ur and Shnlr Tha enemy, com pletely "urpriMd, (tastily fled on, finding their .breastworks turned and stormed. Our loss very flight. A negro soldier, an infantry mau, the first ever .captured by this army, was taken near Brandy Station yesterday, and brought in here to-day.' He says that he belongs to the Zith Ohio, Durnside s corps. ...... The enemy have been fortifying all day, as if to provoke lien. Leo to attack him. Orange C H., May 8. Advices from the front to sunrise Ibis morning report that there was no general engagement yes .terday, only heavy skirmishing The impression prevailed l:.Kt night that .t ho enemy were falling back towards . Oulpiper mi Fredericksburg. The tn'gro troops oc upinj Brandy Station advanced out to Culpept-r (J H Friday and occupied it .Yesterday they went back to Brandy Station, set fire to the stores (principally quartermaster's) and .then marched to join Grant. Scouts say that the enejiiy. have .abandoned the line of the Orange railway,' and no cars are running on it. It is sup posed that Grant now intends to make Fredericks burg his base. Ewell holds the road leading to. Gcrmanna Ford, :but the enemy is said to have two fordg by which torecross the river to Culpeper if they wish. Stuart was yesterday engaged with the enemy on our right, and it was reported he was compelled to give back until llntnpon joined him, when he forced the enemy to retire The'enetny's losses thus far are estimated at 18, 000 . Ours will reach 7,000 Tho Yankee Gen oral Hayes is certainly killed. Wadsworth is wounded and a prisoner; he may recover. Otfles by is reported killed. Twenty-four hundred pri vates and one hundred commissioned officers thus far have been registered here, not including the Yankee wounded, of which wo captured some fif teen hundred, chiefly in frort of Hill and Long street on Friday. Our men began yesterday even ing to bury our own and the Yankee dead. Mosby captured two wagon trains, heavily la den; and horses attached, cer Martiasburg, on Thursday. From tha Richmond E .-.qu!rtr of the 10th. OniiNQE C. U., May 7, 1864. I telegraphed to you las night of tho result of the fight yesterday, with some casualties among the prominent fhcers. The enemy, after crossing at Ely :md Gt-rmarina. were harassed by our caval ry until they made the attack on our infantry On'lhnrsdaj the gallant Rosser, with hi com mand, encountered and drove back three brigades t)X the enemy's cavalry, but suffered severely on account of the disrty of numbers. The firht occurred on the -Cniharpen Road," and was wit ne&oed by a large number of ladies, reside, ts of the vicihity. who emerged from the houses, and greatly exposed themselves for the purpose. An tfficer who witnessed it expresses surprise that several were not killed. Y. u have already heard that the enemy attack ed our infantry in the centre Thursday, about 5 iVM.and that the fight continued at intervals until night, the enemy, being repulsed at all points, with heavy loss on both sides Gen. Lee occupied the fit-Id Thursday night, and the enemy renewed thr aitxck ten minutes before 5 o'clock Friday uifrt.inj. T his continued until' about 10 A. 31., when it was again resumed in the afternoon with the same result as on the previous day. The at tnek began on the left, but being driven back, flxy made mi. effort to turn our right wing, but with hs little t-Uf ces. The slaughter of Yankees has been immense, but ours has also been Tery severe, inclu-iing many valuable officers. The character and face of the ground is such, that while little artillery has been brought into play on either side, our offi cers were compelled to go in tho fight on horseback, sod thus became conspicuous marks for the ene my's sharpshooters At this writing Gen. Long street'is ec route here in an ambulance, and will probably go to Lynchburg, where his wife is. It is a singular eninctdcuce that Generals Longstreet and Jackson were both wounded by our own men, at the same locality, and in the opening battle of the campaign of the last and present year Our wounded are constautly'comingia from the ft!d. It is fringular that most of them are woun ded in the arms and, hands, aod that the large ma jority of wounds are slight. Surgeons say they have never, on any previous occasion, seen so large a proportion of slightly wounded. Many will soon be ready for service again, and about four hundred were detained hero yesterday on that ac count. The Richmond Ambulance Committee arrived here at daylight, yesterday morning. .Their ser vices have been invaluable to . the wounded; in deed, it would ba difficult to'estimate the service they have.render.ed since their arrival. But for the badge on their hats, it would be difficult to re cognize some of them, so bespattered arc they with blood and dust, fom their constant and unremitt ing attention to the wounded. There is great need, as the committee say, of additional surgical assistance. ' . . Thus for,. General Ewell, who covered himself with glory yesterday hag borne the brunt, his oorps having been engaged both days. . The whole army, with few exceptions, ' have" been" more or less engaged, but a portion only at a time. Gen. ! Kershaw,' t)f South Carolina also distinguished1, himself yesterday. At one-1 time, a portion afTho"; 3d corps manifested siirns "of eivinir" wav, when ! General Kershaw came up, rallied them and drove' the Bep3T handsomely. ; In fact, our officers and eo gqnralTf have behaved with great gnrJanlry, ! are in fine spirits, and perfectly confident of con tmued and finasttcces3.-, f'f ' - -Yankee wisoners received here represent six - different corps, showing 'that Grant was largely -re- iniorcea iney say niue -nope enterrameu oi Grant's success, sfodlThe does not -geto Rich mond some other column will. Thus far, we have taken about 2,500 prisoners, according to reliable estimates. We have not lost, up to this time, fmore thari-SOO prisoners, most of "whom jar e from j Ewcll's corps. Richmond, May.. 11. An official dispatch from Gen. Lee, dated Spot toy 1 van ia C. H.', May 10th, ' says that Grant is entrenched near that place, and t that there is frequent skirmishing along our lines resulting favorably t j our side. Our casualties i (comparatively) have been small. Among the j wounded are Brig-Gens Hays and H H Walker. Gen Stafford, who was wounded in the first day's fight, has since died: ; Trom the Richmond Sentinel of the 11th. ; The Raid ox the Central Railroad There .was a report last evening that Gen. Bradley T John Kon had met the raiders in 'Hanover county, and driven them back; aud that Gen. Lomax was also in pursuit of them. The train from Hanover Junc tion last evening brought down 8 prisoners belong ing to the raiding party.. They report the strength of the enemy making the raid at one thousand. We undf rstand the damage at Beaver Dam Station was not so great as at first reported. The large quan tity of bacon reported to have been destroyed had not reached that point, and was therefore saved from destruction. The Losses in tiie Battle. No ' estimate, for obvious reasons,' can now be made of our loss in the battles on the Rapid Ann. General Lee, in his official dispatch, says that "our loss in killed is not large," (little artillery being used on either side) and that "many of our men are but slightly wounded." " As far as known, we have lost three brigadiers General J. W. Jones, of Virginia, General Jenkins, of South. Carolina, and General Stafford, of Louisiana. Several of our prominent officers are wounded, General Longstreet". among the number. As in the case oi'Stonewall Jackson, Generals Longstreet and Jenkins were shot, through mistake by our own men. The enemy's loss is very large. All accounts say that the carnage was terrible. The Yankees fought with more desperation than ever before during the war. A gentleman who was in the fight tells us that as the men approached ' the for- ces of A. P Hill, the Yankees cried out, "Come ! on vou d d rebels Wc will teach you how to ! And here came hand and man to fight., We are Western men." the fight in earnest hand to man But our men proved too much for the Yan- ; kee, and after a desperate ' struggle such, prob ably, as was never before known in this war the Yankees gave way and were soon in full retreat. Here arose yells from our men which might be hei;rd for miles. They had repulsed the enemy, and he WW is fyU retreat to the cover of his forti fications. Even by our accounts, the Yankees have lost Major-Oeneral Wadsworth, of New York, killed, and Major-Generals Seymour and Shaler captured. Wadsworth was a prominent citizen of New York. and once ran for the Mayor of that city, and was I subsequently a candidate for Governor, in opposi tion to Governor Seymour. Geu Seymour is said to be the same man who commanded the expedi tion in Florida, and who created such bluster with his negro troops. It is reported also that Major General Foster, of North Carolina notoriety, has been captured. It is plain that the Yankees have suffered urribly in this battle, and that Grant's ar my has been badly worsted. Richmond Exam-, iner, 0th. MOVEMENTS of THE ENEMY BETWEEN PETERS BURG AND RICHMOND. From the Petersburg Express of the 7th. Sharp fujht at Port Walthall Junction. A sharp fight occurred at Port Walthall Junction ou the afternoon of the 6th, commencing at 5 and concluding at 6 o'clock, which resulted in a deci ded repulse of the enemy. Port Walthall Junc tion is on the railroad, five miles from Petersburg and two from Swift Creek Bridge. At 5 o'clock two Brigades of the enemy, which moved out from Bermuda Hundreds sometime during Thursday nij-ht, and were slowly and cautiously advancing during Friday, attempted to cross the field of iMrs Howiett's farm, immediately at the Junction, but were met with a - deadly fire from six hundred of i he 2lst and 25th South Carolina volunteers, com manded by Col Graham. Three times the enemy essayed to reach the railroad, coming with a yell, but our men, unawed by such music and unintimi dated by 6uch apparent ferocity, met them with a steady fire, causing them to recoil and stagger from the bloody reception. They finally retreat ed in some confusion, and retired about a mile and a half distant, in the direction of Port Walthall lauding. The disparity of numbers was too great for us to pursue, but a gentleman present informs us that he never witnessed more gallant conduct on the part of any troops than was displayed by the intrepid South Carolinians. The enemy had artillery, but used it with poor effect. Our casualties were 25 two killed and twenty-three wounded. We bad no artillery. Rejiidse of the Enemy on iJie Bla'kwater, A body of Yankee cavalry, under thei'command of the notorious Col Spears, attempted to cross the Blackwater river yesterday, at Bioadwater Bridge, near Ivor. They were handsomely repulsed by a portion of Gen Clingman's brave North Carolina troops, and retired out of sight. Our scouts from that section report this body of cavalry as being quite formidable in numbers some estimating it as high us 3,000. At last accounts they were heading around towards the source of the Black- water in Prince George, and may endeavor to ef- feet a junction with tha enemy now at City Point. ! cut n ei- i We fear that the Snsse nd l'rin ntra I r.l -Ul ..i. f. fU aa!. c f these vandals. greatly from the depredations of j An Auspicious Beiinyiiny.We have great cause to be thankful for the auspicious beginning which has marked the military operations of the enemy j iu tnis section, wiiere our city is so seriously me- nnepd At the nnlu i ; our forces came in collision, we repulsed the inso- lent foe, and did it most satisfactorily. TI.ey ! came in overwhelming numbers, and expected by ! encompassing u that we would fall an easy prey ! into their hands. Thev thought that we were too i weak to cuard more, than any one Doint. but in this, thanks to our vigilant commander, they have been disappointed. .Wherever they have attempt ed to approach the city, there they have found the bayonets of the Confederates' bristling and ready to receive them. ; Heavy reinforcements, and they among the best and the bravest iu the Confederate States, were arriving hourly yesterday and all through last i night. ; Their sturdy $houts, as they passed through . our streets, was iudeed music, such as our people delighted to heai. . J - . .. . : .LATER. - From the Richmond Examiner, of Monday.' ' X On Sunday the cnemy7 after being reinforced, renewed his attempt to' advance, and about twelve eeioeV T after ''yybi harj skirmishing along the lines, a battle was joined by the opposing forces, and continued withgreat fury for some four or five . hours! The enemy, fought with great stub bornness, aai showed a'resolute purpose-to. reach the railroad, j Our forces, under command of Gen. Bushrod Johcsorij resisted their advance most gal lantly, and,' about six o'clock, after a spirited en gagement, 3rQV;a back their infantry. The artille ry continued to fire 'slowly, Jaut the enemy made no '"attempt to recover the ground they had lost. During the night, for prudential reasons, General Bushrod Johnson fell back, upon Swift Creek bridge, a niost important structure on the railroad, a mile and a half from Petersburg, and about the same distance from Port Walthall junction, agaiust which it is well -kpown that thisadvnnce of the enemy is directed,Jv ? 1 J. The Latest from the Enttny on the South Side. The latest information" received at beadquarters last night, stated xhat tho enemy about Port Wal thall junCtiou had retired to his fortifications, and that all was ' quiet up to the latest advices. Tbe enemy are reported to be entrenching themselves between the James and Appomattox rivers, aud will hardly Venture another advance soon, after . . " . Til" their repulse . on caturaay. in ineir retreat, on Saturday, they left their dead and wounded on the field, and sought refuge under cover of their gun boats. Here they remain, and, up to- a late hour last night, all was reported quiet. A detachment of our forces had been ordered to drive in their pickets, and ascertain, if possible, in what strength they are about Port Walthall. The - railroad, up to our latest accounts, had received no injury, and the enemy was held in check in the narrow neck of land reaching from Bermuda Hundreds, on the James River, to Port Walthall, on the Appomattox river The fight on Saturday seemed to have sat isfied them, at least for the present. From the Richmond Sentinel, of the 1 tth- Soutii.of James River. Mav 10. The battle took place near Chester, three or four miles below Fort Dre wry.. It commenced yester day evening, across Swift Creek; our troops check ing, the advance of the enemy, and driving them back from the opposite bank. Ibis morning it was renewed by Gen Ransom, with Barton's; and Gracey's brigades, and raged with great obstinacy. Our forces made the attack, and drove tho enemy's leit ior some distance, wun ncavy loss, but were j arrested, and finally found it advantageous td re- I tire before superior numbers, to our original osi- I tion, within the entrenchments of Drewry's Bluff. I The battle was a' sanguinary one and the loss I was large on both sides. Barton's brigade suffer- j ed severely. Lt Col Cabell, of the 36th regiment. ! was shot through the breast, and was reported dy- ! ing a few hours since. Captain Pritchard, of 'the j 10th Confederate cavalry charged the enemy, who, same regiment, is , reported wounded in the tirm j being in ambush, killed and wounded thirty of our and thigh. Gen Barton had a horse shot under: men. Gen Wheeler's escort then drove the cne him. I am unable to learn further particulars at ! my back, with our loss avenged. present. Passengers report. that we saved half of i wounded- 1 he lankees were commanded bv ' j GilmPrSf Fifty-nine prispners were taken by our ' troop3. Later A person iust from the battle field i says that Barton's brigade lost about twenty killed .i .1 s n h,inA.-1 v .1 Z (t. J -1 1 . 1 " ) and one hundred and fifty wounded, and tht it force that ! The cne- t J ft.H back witJ10ut disorder before proved to be of very superior numbers my cau do nothing against Drewry. From the Richmond Enquirer of the 1 Itli. ' The Battle at Pout Walthall. Brig Gen Bushrod Joh nson was the senior Brigadier in com mand, and behaved with much coolness- Lieut Gen D II Hill was on the ground, and seemed to court the most dangerous positions. Our loss in killed and wounded was about one hundred and fifty or two hundred at the farthest, and we lost very few, if any prisoner?. - The enemy's loss was represented, by the pris oners we captured, to be very heavy not. less than 2,000. i An intelligent servant who was held by the ene- i my at Mrs Dunn's, says that the officers and sur- geons stated that their loss was 1,500 iu killed and wounded. j The number of the cnciny engaged was twelve ; or fifteen thousand. " j Taken altogether, this is one of the most bril- j hant and successful fights that has takcu place during the war. Too much praise cannot be awarded the South Carolina trooos Thev have 4 tf , covered themselves with glory. j In the engagement on Friday our troops were j confronted by greatly superior numbers, but they ; neia tneir ground manlully, and completely check ed the enemy's advance. In this engagement wc only had parts of two regiments engaged, viz : the 21st and 25th South Carolina Volun tecrs but weak as they were, they were more than a match for the overwhelming Yankee Jbice that wcro brought against them. Our forces were commanded by Col Graham, of the 21st South Carolina Volunteers, of General Hagood's brigade, who behaved with conspicuous gallantry. I U A lhe Richmond Sentinel of the 11th. says : The struggle on the south of tho James has been relieved of all solicitude as to the result. It will not bo amiss to say, for tho public satisfaction, that Gen Beauregard, with a sufficient force, is now conven ient enough to the field of operations to make us masters of tho military problem. Wo trust we shall, in addition to the establishment of our securU ty, bo able adequately to punish the enemy for his pending attempt. Capture of one or tiie enemy's Gunkoats in James Kiver. During the afternoon of Sat urday the agreeable news came that we had cap tured one of the enemy's gunboats in James river, but being pursued by the enemy's iron-clads, our men had been compelled to blow her up. On iu- ii A- , ,- , ., 4""-,r"i T ' , V "S ' g Jr rn t l louowing oraciai enspat officer commanding at Cbafin's Bluff: " Cuafin's Bluff, Slay 7. "Maj T O Chesney, A A G. it-c: . "I have the honour to -report that Major Stark h.-s just dispatched to me that one of the ; enemy's gunboats was attacked and disabled, and i . i i iiii.ii ... ",en ooarflea ana ourneu oy our torces. lwo ,rynclad bre dowo ,0Q our forces' ai'd they re' I t"Bd ' "N Par,,cuIars glven- A o loss on our " ,. , . A !ater d,fiPch confirming the above, stated als? that we bad taeD twenty-six prisoners. I a T I . I .1 uvwums ii'vo uo some particulars oi me capture ot this, gunboat boon alter hearinj? Ot i the enemy's fleet ascending the James river, an ! expedition consisting of two companies of the j City Battalion under Lieutenant-Colonel Elliott, aou,tou.e arunery, in command OI major Otark, ; was sent down the what they could do in the way of harassing and ... , vcu.uuuiuu iu w i t w Kr L2 nr. UnA r -a v..vv o gUUUUa. an" proueeu- ing down the river some distance, somewhere in ' the vicicity of Curl's neck, some eight or ten miles j below ChntjQ farm, they saw the Yankee gunboat, and our artillery openedjire on her with such re markable accuracy and effect - that she was eoon disabled-' Our .infantry,; acted as sharpshooters, ana as ft' 1 ankee ' bead appeared on board they wouia i pirn v naye it lbcy ' continued to pour j tcirific rapidity and their fire jinto her with such effect that Bho struck her colors !- A party was then sent to board and take possession of her, which was quickly done; but two ironclads, which bad been shelling our men on the river bank in the meantime, seeing this movement, begab.v to bear -down'on her.' SceiDg no hope olsaving her the order wasgiven to fire her, and the men aboard were made prisoners and taken ashore. In a short while she was blown up, and . was.left a.perfect wreck under the veryeyes of the Yankees. On going aboard of hei our men found five dead Yankees, killed by our fire from the shore. The officers and crew, excepting one or two who may have escaped in the confusion of the movement, were made prisoners our men capturing five offi cers, twenty-two seamen, and; orje negro. The prisoners arrived in the city yesterday. The gnn boat was named the "Shasheen." The captain was shot by one of our sharpshoot ers, and leaped overboard and was drowned. A lieutenant was taken among the twenty-seven pris oners. This gunboat was the same which had an hour before anchored opposite Barnes', and dis embarked a party which burned Mr Taylor Barnes' corn crib, with a considerable quantity of corn, and other houses. They then went about, reported I ne magninccnt seat to toe commanatng uenerai, ana were uuuuocm viumcu Lui&cjr xsiauu do tho same. But Mai Starke had a just retribu- tion in store for these thieves and incendiaries r Anothee Gunboat blown up. The Richmond Examiner of Tuesday says : A dispatch was re peived last night, about 12 o'clock, from Gen Bush rod Johnson, at Swift Creek, stating that a gunboat on tho Appomattox was destroyed yesterday by ar tillery . fire from Fort Clifton. She was disabled, and the enemy burnt her to prevent our forces get tiug her. The other gunboat engaged in the attack on Fort i Clifton retired from tho conflict. FROM JOHNSTON'S AEMY Dalton, May 9. The enemy advanced 2 miles yesterday morning, within , range of our position at Mill Creek Gap, three miles from Dalton. Maj Austin's sharp-shooters drove back the enemy's skirmishers six times, who had advanced to the tune of "Hail Columbia." The enemy failed to take the lower end of Rock Face Ridge. Heavy skirmishing last evening in front of Mill Creek, Gap, four miles' southwest of Dalton. They were repulsed three times by the 1st and 2d Arkansas, of Menair s Brigade, which captured twelvo prisoners. There was heavy shelling on botu sides until dark. The enemy's loss is 200 killed and wounded. Our loss is slight, 3 P. INI SL-Irmisl llnrr ' enramenepd enrlv this morning, on Cleveland road, on the right. The The enemy also advanced on our left centre and were repulsed. " - - - A ;this morning, and were repulsed four miles the other side by Griggsby's gallant brigade. A column of infantry is reported marching to- TX7 1 V I o T? Am A T l f OYIOnilj'c I'll O T1 Ytl vno Ol Fl.V Ar wards liome. .1 he enemy s manoeuvres so far are complicated and deceptive. A demonstration in cur rcar s supposed to cover an assault in front. Later reports say that the enemy made several heavy attacks on Johnston's troops aud each time were re pulsed. The enemy finally retreated, leaving many of heir dead and wounded in our hands. Capture of an Entire Federal Force. Dalton, May 9. The entire cavalry command of Col. LaG range, composed of troops from Indiana and Wisconsiu, were captured near Varncll's sta tion to-day by Gen. Wheeler. CoLLaGrange had two horses shot under him. The prisoners have 1 just arrived. j A heavy cannonading is iu progression on our front. FUHTHER NAVAL SUCCESSES. Wilmington, May 0. Coaimander Cook, with the iton-clad Albemarle, engaged nine of the enc jny'd guu-boats in Albemarle Sound on the 6th, and sunk one and disabled two. The fight lasted from 4 o'clock, p. m. till night. Tho following official despatch has been received at headquarters: Weldon, May 8. To (Jen Sam Jones : Gen Martin reports, on the 6th inst., from Plymouth, that tho iron-clad Albemarle, with the euemy's raised gunboat Bombshell, encountered yesterday, at 4 p. in , two monitors from the mouth of the Roanoke, and nine of the enemy's gunboats, three very large, from the blockading squadron. The fight lasted till night. Lie sunk the largest guu boat of the enemy, aud disabled at least two others, without serious injury to the Albemarle, but lost his tender. The result was encouraging. Signed, G. T. Beauregard. The Iron-Cead. One of the crew of the Al bemarle reports. that m her late fight with the enemy's gunboats in Albemarle Sound, she sent , i three of them to the bottom. The attack was fierce and prolonged. The gunboats would pass up and down the iron-clad and deliver their broad sides, while others, attached by a seine to each other, eudeavored to entangle her. But her gal lant commander brought her safe through, having only one mau wounded, and with a slight damage to the boat, which a few ' days will repair. The severest loss on our side was the sinking of the Bombshell which had been captured by our forces at Plymouth, and was Tender to the Albemarle, Raleiyh Confederate. The Fiout of the ."Albemarle. The fisht j of the Albemarle ironclad near the mouth of the j lloanoke Iliver would appear to have been a most desperate affair much more so, in fact, than most Ul IM of our people have had any idea ot. This will be mad e apparent by the statement or a few facts .1. vi communicated to us in a private letter irom Jrly- mouth. The Albemarle started on the afternoon I of the 6th instant from Plymouth her destination j it is not now necessary to state. She found nine j gutiboats in the Sound, at the mouth of the river j (Koanoke) waiting her approach. A most furious fight occurred between the Albemarle and the gun boats, which lasted from i p. m. till dark. Three thousand ir0D six hundred shot were fired at the iron- in aoout utty guns, bhe was struck in about twenty places. The first shot of the enemy broke off the muzzle of one of her guns, which rendered it useless except at short range. . She foujrht mainly with one gun and sank. one of the .irocl nf her onnonents ntfoninfnrl tn run k.T.j.. - :i.l .. v 8Uch fight 0n water has occurred since hostilities bes;3n between the Nor and the South. Com- nia,lf,r rflke' rennrfc .ill h h'urhU inorr,nrr ... . 1 J . n The betnarle returned to P vmouth to ren r daDja M irom which she could hardly be expected t c . ... J r t0 escaDe in such a terrible encounter. Wiminn ' tljn jonrnal. . Our Sick and -Wounded. The sick and wounded from North Carolina, belonging to the army of Northern Virginia, are in the 2d, 3d, 4tb, 5th, and 6th divisions of Winder Hospital, north west of Hollywood Cemetery. Those from South Carolina, are in the 4th division of Jackson Hos-1 pital, southwest of Winder Hospital. - THIS EXPEDITION TO NEWBEBN. from' the Goldsboro Journal, 10th May. ; WfittiA Junior returned on Sanaa v morniosr fron IhVfr;nt- at'Newbern. whither we- had been to sea and record the result of the expedition com manded by Maj Gen It F Hoke. The result is now generally known, and in the few remarks we purpose making, it is our intention merely to re cord a few details. The main body of Gen Hoke's troops encamped on the north side of Trent river on Wednesday night, the 4th inst. Before going into camp, how ever, a force was sent to Beep Gully, from which three companies of Yankees were quickly ejected. On Thursday morning the troops crossed to the south side of the river and early in the afternoon arrived oo the south side of Newbern. . . The main body was preceded by our cavalry un der command of Brig Gen Deariog. They crossed Brice's Creek in two bodies at Evan's Mill and at a point higher up, nearly opposite Croatan sta tion. At the former place they encountered a somewhat formidable block house with necessary outworks, garrisoned by fifty to one hundred Yan kees, who immediately opened on our cavalry with one piece of artillery. They fired but two shots when one of our batteries was put into position and vigorously replied. One more shot from the Yankees aud they fled, taking their gun with them but leaving, jno of their number pierced through the heaa byja musket ball from the cavalry. At theater .'crossing the enemy's pickets were en-couaj-wecf and 'four of them captured. The ad vance columns shortly afterwards passed over by Evans' Mill uninterrupted. Gen. Dearing has made an attempt to cut off tho train going down from Newbern to Morehead City, but in consequence of an unexpected delay in cutting his way. through a swamp, was too late. He then turned his attention to the destruction of the railroad, with a success which dense columns of smoke too truly attested, no next pushed for ward to Croatan whero he found a considerable fort or block-house garrisoned by a pretty heavy force. He had this work1 surrounded and then made a demand for its surrender, in terms moro emphatic .than polite. i , They refused, however, and a section of artillery was immediately applied for to Gen Hoke the 3 v. . . ', , '4Li jaded horses, we presume, not being in a fit condi tion to. ."storm the works. Before the artillery arrived, however, the lankees surrendered to the horsemen. Fifty-nine prisou.'rs were taken with their aims, body hurt. accoutrements, vc. On our side no- Whilst thi-3 was -going on, the main body was pushed on towards the railroad along the road leading from Evans' Mill.' The exploits of Gen. Hearing had by this time attracted the enemy's attention aud their railroad monitor was sent out to check-our advance, (-en Hoke now ' ordered forward a number of pieces of his artillery which were put into position by the side of tho railroad Between these guns and the Yankee railroad moni tor a spirited duel ensued, lasting for about one hour. Amongst the artillerymen on our side no injury was done to man, horse, gun or caisson. On tbc'part .of the enemy wc . could not ascertain the damage. During the progress of the duel, a fort on the river side, towards the mouth of Brice's Creek, threw a number of heavy shells in the direction of the artillery, and the point at which the infantry was held in reserve. From this fire we suffered to the cxteet of five men killed and some twelve or thirteen vvouuded. During the progress of the firing, Gen Hoke rc conuoitered the works of the enemy and pronounced thenr "pretty strong." Nest morning a demand was sent in by.flagxf truce for the surrender of the town. This request was politely declined, after a delay of three hours, and, as had already been decided upon, our troops then began to move off their presence, in the language of the Yankee telegram announcing the evacuation of Washington, being required else where. The retreat was conducted without the slightest interruption, our men, however, being much disappointed in their desiro to drive the last Yankee from the State. The question is much discussed by outsiders whether we could have captured Newbern, had time been afforded. Wo cannot really say. The troops know they could, but we don't. The Al bemarlo should have been up to assist them oh Thursday night or Friday morning, but she did not come. . Yith her we think the Yankees would have been "dug oat;" without her the attempt was. very properly not made, and there the matter must rest so far as our opinion, is concerned. The cause of the nou-arrival of the iron-clad Albemarle is briefly this. On tho Cth she passed down the: lloanoke and within nine miles of its mouth encountered nine Yankee gunboats. An engagement eusued, lasting during tho whole af ternoon in. which she sunk ono gunboat, crippled three and run off the remainder, not, however, be fore they had captured her tender, the Bombshell, laden with coal, &c. This compelled the Albe marle to rctuin to Ply mouth for another tender to insure her . fuel, aod this delay caused her non appearance amongst the Yankee craft at Newbern. The Bombshell was a small Yankee transport re cently captured at Plymouth. The Albemarle was not hurt. We marched with our troops from Kinston to Newbern and back, aud it gives us great pleasure to bear testimony . to their spirit and discipline. Heavy marches of twenty-two and twenty-five miles were accomplished without scarce a murmur, over dry, dusty roads, ill supplied with water. VVhen it is remembered that most of these men had then been marching for over twenty days, with sore and blistered feet, the patience of the brave fellows may be fully appreciated. We heard but one, murmur, andkthat was very general amongst men j and officers, and that wa-that they had to endure so much suffering and fatigue without being per mitted to "finish the job." With such troops, what may not be accomplished. ' j . 1 i From the Greensboro' Patrioi. j ADDBESS OF GRAND JURORS. We, the grand jurors, of the county of Guilford, at Spring Term, A. D. 1864, deem it not improp er in us, coming as we do from every section of the county, to address a few words of encouragement to our fellow-citizens throughout the country. We look upon tbo successful issue of the pre sent war and the achievement of the independence of the Southern Confederacy as the great and par amount object which ought to take hold oo the heart and soul and feelings of every man and wo man in the State. Every thing that we have and every thing that j we bold dear is involved in the issue. If we sue ! ceed' oar U.ve8 our Pr0PerJ liberty, and our j :n n V i j i 1 A Avn rengiou, wm uu uc preneu anil handed COWn i unimpaired to our children. ' It we fail, we will j be reduced to slavery without mercy or tcompass j ion from our relentless foes, who by their past con ' duct towards us, have abundantly shown that no i humiliation and degradation to which their malice ! sa.n reduce ua will ba soared. We confidently belive that success is within our reach, and that by united and vigorous - efforts we can achieve our independence, .and freedom,- and f hii'li,. to national greatness and individual happioets ! . i . i . " ,r wnoo Inw AAtitAM r I Ii a fil,1 M. . iL ' i aTO 7 8USUlin ln st oi rnvauons, uangers aca privations, dangers and death every thin h.. been accomplished by them that military skill and personal valor could do, and the God of battles on many bloody fields has been pleased to enble them to triumph over their haughty and vaiog0. rious foes. We have no fears, but in tho futUre as in the past, they will be found si their post, with stout hearts and strong arm and uocouqaer! able wills, driving back the invader and teaching them by many bloody lessons, how vain is the ef fort to conquer those who are determined to be free. Then, cheer and encourage the soldier C( no words of despondency and discontent reach hi.n from borne. Let him have no enemy iothe rear, he has enough in front to" engage his whole attention. Whenever it is io your power, genj him from home articles of food and clothes, with words of encouragement and confidence these will be appreciated by him far above their real value, as kind mementoes from those he loves Qj for whom he is standing uuawed on the bloody frontiers of our land. We have duties at home which ought to cliim our attention in these times of excitctnoot and distress, and the first of these duties in thu maintenance of good order and the supremacy of the law. We deem itjto be the duty of ever y cit izen to lend his persona influence to prescrvo peace and quiet and' good order in the country and bring all offenders against tho Uw to justice! We likewise deem if to be the duty of all who bars a surplus of the necessaries of life, to distribute among thoso who are in need, and to relieve the wants of tho distressed as far as possible. It would be a shame to our country and justly subject us to reproach, if we should permit any one to suffer with hunger, if there is enough of food in the country to supply .the wants of all. Humanity, charity aod kindness are debts which wc owe to one another at all times, but more cs pecially in those evil days through which wc are passing. Wc deem it to bo the duty of all loyal and true men to sustain and encourage our authorities with the support and confidence of the country. No doubt that they often fail to accomplish all that we may expect, and may sometimes do things of which we disapprove. But wc should remember that imperfection is the lot of humanity, and that the best devised schemes often miscarry; and rwhero honesty of purpose, industry and energy are an cmpioyca in me puouc service, by men whose all, as well as our ' all ii at stake, they aro entitled to our confidence, and should be exempt from captious and frivolous objections to their con. duct and actions. In the Inst place, we should all feel our dependence on and acknowledge our obli gations to t Almighty God.. Wc have looked to foreign nations for intervention and aid. We have looked to divisions among cur enemy, with the hope that they would ' produce diversions in our favor, but our past experience has feho'f n that ve have been leaning upon broken reed. Our only dependence is upon God and ournclvr. We have had .many tokens of His favor in times pant, which we acknowledge with gratitude, and if we commit ourselves with humanity and faith to 1 1 ia guidance, and penitently implore His aid wc have no doubt II o will carry us safely through. Nor do wo deem the occasion inappropriate to tender to his Excellency 'A. B. Vanco our noble and patriotic Governor, our grateful acknowledge ments and sincere gratitude for the able and cm cient manner in which he has discharged the du ties of his office. Especially do we regard his ef forts in providing for the real wants and substan tial comforts not only of the soldiers and their families of our owu county, but of the whole State, as being beyond all praise. The foregoing resolutions were unanimously adopted by the grand jury. P. 0. SMITH, Foreman. The above capital address is worthy of tho con sideration of the people of the whole State Common School Committee men. At a meeting of the Board of Superintendents of Common Schools for Mecklenburg county, the follow ing persons were appointed Committee-men iu the sev eral Districts for the ensuing yean Dist. No. 1 C Overman, J M Sprint, W J litres. 14 tt 2 J II Wilson, J II Carson, It M Jituiison. . 3 B C Voungblood, Kami Knox, J I' Melh. i. 4 J 3 Stely, IticU'd Smith, Randolph Irwin. 5 Jos Knox, It II Swan, I J Trice. 6 Z A Grier, A O Xeel, IPO Fariea. 7 N B Tnylor, J L Porter, O C Xeel. 8 Wm Snggi, A r Sadler. M m Clark. 9 Thos Hoover, E TMcCord, W S Norment. 10 It A Rozzell.- 1 Cuhill, SUnrv Abernatbj. 11 J M Pottt, V K Dowdea, J It Williamson. 12 F Q Simrcll, Prinjrl Grier, J M Strong. 13 Wm Mursb4.ll. W-Mujitgomery, W L Hoover 14 D McGee, J Y Rid;: U F Glenn. 15 T B Price, Q W Williamson, B R Smith. 16 U F Cowan, C E Bell, S B Griffith. 17 M L Wallace, B F Morrow, Jus Honnigto. 18 J B McDonald, Jno Gather, A II Todd. 19 S J Furris, Ira Aleitudf-r J C Nkliolfoo. 20 A A Kennedy, Jo A Fnuier, Jai MtLure. 21 Kich'd Elliott, J C Fraxier, Jus Prim. 22 W P Little, Jas Henderson, A Wilson. 23 A A Alexander, S C Pharr, Dr J 1 Wilioo. 24 W A Sample, ThoGluym,'J Y Harry. 25 A B Daidon, II F Dljlhe. K C Davidson. 26 J It Gillespie, J D Irwin, Itivh'J Beaut. 27 R II Johnston, Wm Patterson, W (I Tutu. 28 Hiram Hall, E P Hall, R J W Knox. 29 B Cashou, Arthur Armor, Ja P IIenIerion 30 E B D Sloan, Jos A Dewese, I)r JM Wilson 31 W M Stinson, Wm Caldwell, W A Dewcie. 32 J C Hood, G W Houston, Saml Caldwell. 33 II M Hunter, Rev J D McLaughlin, II Grier. 34 Rev K II Luflertj, ThosTrotti-r, JA Cannon 35 E P Cochran, J A Query, Silas Caldwell. 30 DrTCNeel, Edwiu Alexander, Julie Allco 37 Isaac Mason, Jas Flow, N Monteith. 38 U Galloway, Jaa.Qucr, W B Coi bran. ' 39 D W Barntt, D T Th xnason, Aud. IIuutr 4 R L DeArmond, N S Alexander, B F Mc Whorter 41 Jno Ochlcr, Sanil Garrison, Jno Walker. 42 PhiIip Fisher, S B H ill, A J Hood. 43 J J Orr, J M Wilson, Robt Wiffton, Sr. 44 A I Hood, Win Beaver, l W Miller 45 D W Flow, J M W !Iow, A G Flow. 4C J M Pvron, Snm1 Diggers, Tls MhiiIi. 47 Wm Maxwell, J Morn J " ("" 48 R B Wallace, P A Hodges, M B W allace. 49 W Wallace, John Wolf, John i alker. 50- Lero, Phillip, Jo HUr. 1 m McComl.s. 51- W C Morris. J P M'""'' E,b V.1!4', 52- WP Robinson, ZM It It ii (I Ii II it ii . ii ii (I II 1 ii l II i ii ii It it II II II II II ir ii ii ii 631 N Alexander, o y - aJ KSamole. Wm Ra, Wtu Mtke 59 Jas McLeod, W P Houston, J Stetens 60 Jos WoodsiJe, III) Ewart, Jas S Morris 61 L Hnnter, Dr J W Rds, J D Stewart 62 Jno Rigler. W M Matthews, Dr M M Orr C3 J L Brown, A' C Williamson, E H Rrlttoo 64 S W Caldwell, Hend'r Qucrr. It MeConnell C3 Jno Bwird, I) O Mi-Raven, E AUxaoder. i ii ii The law reqnlres the School Committees, whhln one mouth after they are appointed, to report the number and the names of all children in their districts over six and under iwentjr-ona years of age. They will call at the office of tba Chairman of tho Board, where they nt h nrovided with blanks. In mf absence, u Maxwell, Esq, will hanl at the blanks.- The commit- f - M ill please make ineir repent ai soon i POnvenientlj ran My" u, 'Cbaiiwsn. open up to ourselves aod our children a hi 54-C" Brown, J C M. upawica. oiu. . ll-lC Ross D S CoflVr, J R Cunningham H ,, i peoples, JB McLaughlin. J A Caldwell &7.jriiiur uiini -- 1 --- - -
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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