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■ t = li 4 Ip I' i 1 i I V r J* i V:‘ 11 :1 iM« Ml THE BATTLES IN HRUINIA. Corrvspondenoe of Ihe Biohmon*! fiaquirar, Vtvt iast. THI ri«8T AKD 8«cf»ll» DAT’I FIOtlTtSO. Ok^moi C H , M4> 7.—I telei*riiiph««4 to vou last night of the rfsu’t of ihe fight jeste^ny. The eneroj I »ppe«r*d oD th«y would l«t btu K»ve it. They | tb«lr r«puUe on B«tard«y La lAelr r«ir«»t, oa tJaktat^ *0Bti0tied to fire into her with tuoh rapidity »u«l etfeot i d»y, they l«ft their de%d and wounded nn the fi*)d, »ad I Ihftt ***■ !olor»I A p»rty was then sent to eougtat refuse nsder oorer of theii* gaab«aia. Hare Uio»nl and take poMseasion, which was quickly done: they rem%iw A detaohment.of our foniei hnd b«B I but - ircn-ol&da whioh had been Hbellmg our mwu b»>- ' ordered to drive in their picket*, end aacertain. if poeii- ' frau to bft%r down on her. So the order wai aiven to j M«», in wbat ntreunlh they a'e abo«t Purt Walitiall « rt V . i fire her; tha men were made prisoners and takpnaaburt ; ; The railrOBd, nn to our latest'^^ountp, had received no af*er crossia* at Ely an J Oemanoa. were | «he was b?own ud aud left a p-rfeol wr. ck iiud-r fcho ; inju^, and t^e enemy was held In check in the .arrow our oaralry untU they tna'e the on our e«Inr.id";nJ'drrvXk J.yl^Srorthr^i : ^^eea ol hoard 6 e.au.en an. 1 negro were ay', cavalry, but Buffered .ever.ly on account of the , arrived here yesterday. Tde gun- dijparky of numbera. The fl.ht o^»rrcA on the ‘ Car- j boat w«^s the Shasheen. The o*pt%,n wm shot by one thaw Road.” and was witnessed by •» l-^r^e number of l our sharpahooters leaped overboard and waa dro^n- UtdiM. residents of the vioini*r. wbo emerg-d from the i A Liwenant, jne8ti«m-d as *o the number landed honsea, and greatly expo;«-i themselvee for the purpose ’ Bermuda Hundr*Hls, said 70,ti«0. Doubtless a slight — • ^ i' . .L mistake of a cypher. hat* Ton have alrea^ly h«»rJ that the ^acmy attacked iur infantry in the oenini Thursday, ahouf & P. M . vnd th*t the fight conHnoed at intervals uuiil night, the en- ■ emy being repulsed »♦ all P''ioi« with h?»vy Iosh *♦, ; both sides tiea. Lee oooapit*d «be fieli Tburs iay ni«ar, ' and the enemy renewed the atiaok t!'n minutoe >*of*'re 5 A M , Fridi*y Tbre paotin»u-d uniil about 10 A. M . and it ir»8 ^e^d03ed ia the afternoon with tbe same refuJt as on the previous ifay Tie attack b*eua on the lefl, but ^einj driven h«ok, tbey niatie an effort to torn our ritht wiug, but with as lits-le eunuess Toe *Uu)rhier of yankees !ji8 been imtnens?, hut ours has also been very erfvere. including many valueble of- floers. Thech^Taoter and face of the jziround isiiuah. that , while little aniUery has been br ua'it into play on either side, our olBors wera ooinwlle I lo go iu’o tlie fieht on horseback, and (hu9 became ocnapicuous navks for the SUVDAT — I.ATBK tEOM MORTaRBN VIRUINIA—THB TiiB vr VaiUAT A OOlfPLCrs viotobv. Sajtday.mjruinrf same in. the anxfoty for vtwa T.vu onr armies *beoarae greater. The dispatch from tten. Lee, received en Bainrday, shonld hate Dsen enough t^ as(>ure all tnat J>ur army on the Itarid Ana had won a victory in lie ba’Lle of Ftid*j—yet therd were s^me who did not ihiuk it Jeciiive, airJ feared tbat it •nigh* be followed jverhap-J by some bi»d 8o much hed been said of tbe great »nd irretietibt" wtrength of Grant's army, and ih>» North bad entered into this oampaiKU with sush formidible i>ropar&tioDs, that it was bard to reara:! that. Gr>^n' had be^u whin- iieck of land reachinir frf^n Bermuda Hundreds, on tbe James river, foaPort Wai’hall, on the Appomattox river. BOMS or UCK QALLAHT DKAU We regret to anoounoe that Brig Gjn. L A StaflFord, wounded In the bittle of Tburnday, and brought to the cfficers’ hospital 4, tenth etreet, died yesterdav morning |tt ten o'clock. Oea Stafford was carried IS mile^ In an ambulance from the field of to the railr-ad p*atinu, and seached Richmond on Saturiay evening, in a oo*npiii*»tively ruy •oaditicn, jtbough p«rft’y*ed f »r*ially He passed an easy night, and it was only yesterday mcning that symptems of approach ing d^jnnlu ion anpeared, aud his death ws!^ ane.iire«ted. AM fiSOAPl FnoA UAMr>*BA0B, 011«. rOE THI OBSHRTHK. Libibtt MiUtS, Va., M«y 8, 18W. Mothm Eiiitors:—I send you for pablioation ft narrative of th* Aoape of Serg't BuiUrd of the 18th N. C. Troops. I o»n Touch tor the autben- tioity of all inoidentt ralaud tod hope you will give it publioation. S, N. K- ! 2 o’oloak a. m., and »i the r««ideuoe of an ao- quaintiiBOA of my companion. At a giv»n eiguni the j gentleman appeared, Informed ne that there wau a jau- I kec thsn in his house. >‘nt showed ns where to leave I mr horses and c«xsae%l ourselves During tho I our itoraes csc^p >d bu* were reC'vered 7 mllus b^ok ’ind returmd to um The ladies brcugHt our ifovinioB to ■s, whioh tbay were oblige> to Oo Mtealitiily. At iii?h*. wa were jiiaed by two more of our soldier*, bothafoo.; • our )*ost fiira'a'iL*d lb«m wiih * hnrf-e. anJ both lui-uut- iog h'm we pul did not prficeed f*r befor.- «e prejs ••d snotheTV hors.\ arid uow rill ^eiajj ftijuated we good h9ad«»ay. Before ^scr' iajr we r res-*od two * more horues and I exotsaotff'* mioft fora e»t~r ofle sick daring tbt battle o' Oet^s >ar2, y* Avoiding ail public roa 1b, we oaiu) to wh-it is catlnd the pnjts retreat “ far m i *e»J. eiroply a pai •1 tbrca^h the avd w^od« This we followed u-til bre^v .j* *;oje, wura we con Tht Eteapt of S*rg't BuUard, th* 1 N. C. Kef t, from Camp Chiut, Ohio, *$ r«lat»4 bg fiimtg’/'. I was taken follows^ the arm;# Md , whereon the 12Th of July I soaght sheUer from the rain in a private bouse I remained here until the morniog of the l^th. whm 1 learne'l that ourarwy I'al roor^'Wad the Potomac and I was in the hsads of the ISM ■ I II |i i^Mui iiiiiiijj^ ' " "tt^WARNKWa Ke.f^trfeJ Vtrtur^ of Grn'^beaur ytr/ LEIOH, May 13.—A letter from a special prth leporter sent to Weldon on fester lay fr..m tlr' place byrequfstof G*;d Suprriutci .l.^ntThrashtr^ says that on reaohi-Jt? lhat j>lace, he found tf.' wires down tu (JoMsboro’. liencj Le wr-..« ' lett.r to thjfl place, as tollowj; ^ * Wkldon, May IL' —Tr.e c>n’uctor on .. meat tr-ttn from Stur _ f, Oast-.n i© ijV reports that B. auregard in driven tljo y-tuL^’* I'or-oa to their ;'un b m*n .. .mj aroiin-i Pci.raour*^ the tuftmyt ,-uu ut:d rhut Ic had ttunk six of cealrtd aurjcTvps until ev.:* Lg, Haviae i. |«.u» • . , - - — night fall; our weut wifii u» lii ujU. ^ 1 ^ * CMiduit*jr ou th« U^iu ir*>u. aiil then reta’'npi We o'n'injed ’^boui 10 mil s, xCtersburg ro olouy (Jrtek !■(*! hiui iz; 'r't. ‘iv-* >' enanc?. 1 resigned lo my fate «a wcM as J oouM , ^ - - . uu^lcr the oiroumstanoea I was now forsed to marst* ^ f,und wher? ! was about 45 yearn of age, »od entered the war al to HancooV, dist&nt from Hngerstown !• miles, and waa Arriving at Haacrxtk, ped- But it WS3 Po About 9 o’cloak—wbon all were on the np'ce of e*peot«iion—tke fol'owing cfii >»al di»- , p>ttcb from Gen Loe was given out by tee \Var 1>’* enemy s sharpshooters At thta writing, Gt-n. Long- j papiment: street is en route hero iu an ambulano«r; an>l will p'O* I v^.or,,— . ^ f -uw I I.- -f 1. • ' “H*ADJDART«R8 AKNT NoaTHBBN Vl^pllflA, I bably goto Lynchburg. wSer^ hie wir* xs. It is s sm-i ^ r galar coincidenoe «''i Ljacstreei anO. Jackson j „ ^ ‘ ^ i —.... _ 1 . .V 1 iC Honorable {^eorctarv ef War:-Goo. Gctrdon tnrn?'J tne were both wouuaM hy our iri-«n. at ten loc»l’ty, ' . and in the opening bitile of ihe Ci.mj. vgnj cf the U^t and present y^ j.rs. Our Wiiunde-i »re oonsti^ntW oom^rg in from'hcfleM Most of then are woani d in ».rros and htiiidH, j en*iry’s extreme riiiht yesteTday evening, and drove : Aim from hi* riflr, pits. Among the prisoners c'i{»t^rei I aiT (■}. ns S'jm tnr and Shf.lpr. A \urnhfT of a'mt wre oluo taken. Toe enemy has abaaaoni d Qermt*«n‘ ford road, and removed his and ibe Nrge mni.^riiy of woun'is nre bli»h'. "ure'-ons . , say that tooy h^^c r..-ver. on -icjr ®°?LVre i un !?.l ^I ir r , . , V -«•— nu^b’ng ■•Irni •; e liue. seen so la^^ge » pr'portx-a of sbeb.l» will sooB be r**aiir f >r ■■prr ci«* n> a>>ou. 4','0 were d"»%’T'ed h«’re vei».e»'liy ?'n tnaf aer''unt Tbt* Rtcano uJ Vtii^ul*Ti''e 0.>mni«t 'o -.irrivc i *>err ye««terl*v »o'ni g T s»*r» s n ^v»* n ii^vilu'* ble to -he ir un t.“’l Tt \n)bat'»uci'> of LynC' bjrit ai-rivwi h.>r.» Tp;»'pri.t-.y ik!t“’'i!''>i''a ''ith a re- S'Tvcd surgical corps T en* 's gr. *t n f d a* :tiec jm- mittee (>av, of ail Miion*! ijuriiica! »nc^ Th* den'«i»e enitaKeraer.t b*s not oocurr.* i yef Tt’US far. Gen Et*-*!!, who cvored himself with pu'ry ye5t-r day. has Sorna tbe brun’; hi corps having besn en- gHg*d b>>th d.^ys foe whole armv. with a fvw ncep ti«ns. have hei^n m re 'r Ipg? iu)iaK>d but a p'r'im only at a time. Gen Kershaw, of S C . ais*'d>Mn R E LEE” HOW TUS SSWS W.\S BBCeiVSD—ilCSOAT 1!» VICHMOND Ar the m'Ti g ad»%ncM t»ie g^'ol a^ws from Mir .arr> !i«a sp.'^rtd T'-pi.llv In a sbori 'whib it wasj nii.-t'd all ihroti«h Kiji'inonJ. tjoon afisr tlu* bre.-vkf%st hour •ill b f.n !i wad heir w-*r djvn into t'le city “to h>-«r tn> iiewa ’ TLe VVar D.-pviincut was sooa b*- !«mi>d by an an^i'us crowd, and li'ile knots gathered Kf.'uad ihe pa» »«■» w.^ to catoa wai»ie»er they e ul'.l. It was not long bffore it was given out t*>a’ Gran' was whipped out ot hi* boots Twis wss quickly folloKcd ‘ y he n*«'s th^t we had rej-uUed tt>e en^my :»boui P>ri Walth'*!!; %nd tH*>n i4|«re was the disf^atcu sayir.g i*>*i the jankre General ffieele wis surrounds J by gu s*>-d himsOf vestprd^y ai one ti-ip >♦ p-riion of i Pri-t. anJ tnat !»rmy was a^ou to capit'jlat^?; that the SI ''•»rp‘> Ciiuif 3! 'i sijDS of givia? way. wh.'n i B .nks w*a fal'irg h-» k oi .\icx tudria. »ni tbat ail th- G*'. K e»Tit’ up, r.hied tben, aod di'ove lh»- ' Tt* >kee m."’‘'tnevi in t^e Tr»cs Mi'-sie*'ppi had cnm«- onemj uatW* uii lv lo f*J?:. ^u" ffic'**'tf «n • fi'- n g ni^faUy, have hehav ed ^ f urea* g»' antry, nre iit fi le s'~irits. sndpvrtc ly c fit ni of ocn'imiod a'd tint*! «;iooees. Yark e prisoner? r«i;ei»ed h#re repr>9 ut s x iiff*r* nt C'rjj, show ing t">*1 tJr'Ui a *s i*»r(ir>|» r^iaforcea They i*y !i tie d. a">t is >>n pr of Gr*n»'s ?nfc •s. and ifhedoignoj g t 10 Ric'm^^nd, » o'her coluoi'^ will Ttu9 fat We have taken a'> iit 2-jl'O pr)*''n**r8. aoot-rJ ioK to re'i'«6'* ee’ n tea W ■ o>iv • no» I -at, up tc> ibis time, more than 300 prisoners m j*‘ of whom are fi" ai l««U's corps. Y. From tbe Riokmond Examiner of Monday, tna IRSMT •epoistn at all p.tiBTs—asd is kbtsk.^t OH rMOERICK-iBnaa—THI KVISIfTON THI SOUTH SIDa KBPDLSsn ASD Duivm BACK TO TEblB OC.NajATS up to the toir of go-ng to press with our Saturday morntig’s paper, rotbi* g was known of tbe result of the battle of Friday, aoo hence the puhHc mini w« left, for tbe time, in a m'-st pain'U' suspense. But tb^i anxiety was relieved early 8atu:day morning by the following official diepatsti fro^n Gen Lee, announcing tbat oar arlny had repn;sed ihe enemy at every poinr, and dri*en him toi’e co»er of uis entrencha:ents Hbad^b's Akmt N'^sthvek Va.. May ti, 1®H4 “To tbe decreta>-y of W^r: E*r>y th’S m'lrni'tg, »s the divieious of Gen Hi'l, enscased jester lay, wtre being relieved, the esemy advanced and created some eoafusion. ••The ground lost was recovered at soon as the frosb troops got into position, and tbe enemy driven back to hia original line. “Afterwards we tnrncJ tbe irft of his fresh line and j *0 griif Vic ory tvcyioktrt! I'b^re w^i* a universal j rfj.uoi'.e -ud every I’ount n^nc^ s«eaipd to speak joy j %nd 'xul ation All s'ris of reratrks and spoculai'oi.i* ! w**'e iP'tu g.'d 'n ‘ I w u d like to know ” s'»ys .ne, * w 'a*' gil^ jumps to in New Vo'k t'>->TiO''roir.” • I wiH bet it will be '^v»r two hu’d'"- d ” says an t*>er P oa- ano“'er uorn-r co'^-es. ‘A autd-^d dot’ars Ltni o'n’t et-* j liie on ihe rep'tlse cf Grant ” ••'•Veil, bjys ” re m^rtg A dr'>ll looki ig old countrymin wno nad be«-n itaiidiug like a aiaiua drinm'.ng iu ihereOT^ very atten ; '.i»ely, • th«d—A y^nhct t a^'e %. tipped and we shall h*ve j ptaco socu. The Nort't is played out ” And f.us the I good tnmor waa kept up until the alarm b>ll eniuxoa- ' ed all to arms—not to fight, but only ‘-to reaiiy in case of an emer#ency.” About niihtfall the miiiiia re turned aud were dispersed ior tbe nig^t. BBOOHSOIfSarCB OVBB TBE PKTKBSBDaG BAlLKwAk. A'^pi O'.al traia start'd ou' jesterd-iy over the Pe- j tersbiirg Railroad, to examina ttie corrdi'iin of th track a oT Port WB'ihall. sniJ found tbe road to that pciut 1 UP to 10 o’clock yesterday, in orrfr'ct order .ith the I exception of a single rail, wiiick liad been prized up by I a pi.ce cf ra Iroa^t iron inssried beuf* h la tliu w*y I tbe rail had b^en lifti-d up from i?s poniiion, and the , ob'«ttuetion slight as it appi r.rs, w .uM iiave teen 1 '“nough to throw a train .IT the track g.ing at pr- 1 dinarv speed, for which purp'se it wt>s doubtUts de- I vigoed Oa the !r»in aniving at Chi^ster ibt-y founl a yan ; kee de*erter, who had come int.} our lines tnl given himself np He was b'ongh* ovir and banded to the , prison auihori i»F. T-iis d*=erier r«‘ports th ; yankee army fro3 30 to '*0 (hW. anJ says that their p'an of I C' ^onel ;f the 2i t?U'St»na rr^ginieat, p»rtioipating in I nin»» pf lbs great battles that have siganlised tbe army i of Northern Tirjtinia up to the ana in wtich he received his fi*tal woun.^ The body was plant'd in a metali* caxo, and will be forwarded to Lou1siar>a. Th« da I ceased leaver, in his naiva State, a wlfa and nine i children I Tke b'dy of B^ig Gen. Jenkins, the gallant and la mented son of tbe Palmetto 8ti\te, was expected to reach this city by the Central train last evening. His wound was tbrourh the head, and death wss instanta* neons Gen. Jenkins, while one among the moat dis t’ngulshed oflBocrs of the army of Northern Virftinia, was tbs vounrrest brlgai^ier in the In'antry ^ervice. bfing scarcely t?h yearn of age Befjre the w.ar be was in p--.mmand of the Military School of lastruotion, located at Cbarlcslon. South Car(>'lua and enjoyeij the re{■M!!•tio^ of beini a m-'s! ex^^ll'ni taotici-xn T':e body of (’ol Jo'n L Mil»s of 8 C , r'»aehe^ tbe Oeniva’ depot oa Saturday, and was placed in a metalic caso. Ol'K W •I'KIJKO « r» The Kj Jtii'ner her? giv.?;* a of 7‘1 w.>u:!drd otfl lers w^’f. hr. I arrived at iLe Bap'isi liistnu% qtre-*'. ( ■Bc*frji’ he*;pi*al ) Am.;ng tVem 'ro.u NoTtb tVri in*: M I'h^rlee N r T. w un led inarm; Vcj J «■' F oi».r.^. £9.b, »rtn; LtPU» J A Moratan. 1st Ipg; M>ij L La bara, 1st, si.io; Lifut FI ’ Wrbams, 1 b tt'i .'h; A -ji T C Ji.mPB. 81 arai aruputat«'d; Li« u» Q W Woc^ev. 34fb, f'>ot: L eat J G*^teen, IJ, Litut J Koeslor, l.*iih, t:M.u otra wottndid ubn Tbs foUowifi? N C soldiers were reci'ived a* Rich mond on the 9'h, cbaraotrr of wounds not stated:— tJorpls J H Ankley. J W Moore, W P Manrum, T 8 Terry D Tcrrv. Sgt L W Routh, 46tK R-tr’i; C'»rplB L E Brock T P M'*Neal*'. J Martin. W T Williams ftt* '■^a ; C I"’ ^raJs.iaw, Sg'. J Eaton, 3S *»; Corpl J D B« k^'r, H Bi’f'coam, J * Broora, J W Gr'flSi, J T Laney. J S evens, 48 ^; Corpl W H Click. I) L Crawfcri, W Ox Ipy J7th; J W Cav»na'jgh, W H H Moore. 30i*>; Corpl KJ,;apa»1y. 34 h; D t’ooiirau, H Isley, J W Moore. 1st; J t’ohhle. D Hufiyer. Sgt A F Marsh, J P Bobortgon, >■8 «; J • *.dy. J L-»nb»r*. 11th; V.’ W l>:’ni, A G Green. I 4T>u; W Denson, W J Gad/. J B Q.-rd n. J R Sirnp- ••or, 2o h; J A Klw.»r't9, ii G>*nt Corpl J R Wright. 46ib: R M Hudgins. Corpl A Wise, 4th; VV W Hopkins, H W Kambe:h, G .\lcClen»er. F M Morgan. ED Parker. 2d; I^Loae, Oorpl W Neal. 15’b; N McLean, 87ih: .\C .Mar*5erry. 28-Ji; B Moslem. 5ib:0orpU J Price, H W R^recutrt. 44tb; A He'f. 6-5tb. .411 the woundd received, the £xan>>ner says, w^re doing well yesterday. Tiie ladies of Kiehmond were particulurtc K'tentiv* In the distribution of dslicaoic.i and oouf> riii;g smiles. Froai tbe Examiner of toe 10th. * drove it from the fi»ld, leav’rg a !ar?« number of de-^d i operations i« to tear up the railroad an 1 move on Pe*-»rt>- and woandii.Mn n-ar l and's, a-n. ng ti;»Ti O-^mM Wais- t ba-(t. He eayo tbat Butli>r comnian 1' in pers-». and > ibfc' Qiltaoru U sS wltn me (ireamr portion i of bia fbrc'sfrom before Cb; rlc.^ton. haVing left t'hsrles- ! ton himself snd withdrawn as oiuch of the force there as cou d be spared, for the purpo#ie of oo operating in worth. “A subs^qnent attack forced the enemy into bis «n- tniched lines an the Brook road, extending from Wil derness tavern, on tho right to Trigg’ii miT. "Mwtni adrtan** on Am part, thanks to a mercif j1 God. Aaf keen repuUtd ■**-)tir loss in killed is not larse, but we b&va many this movement He says that fliilinore’s f^roe comprises the 1 © b an i a portion of the S-h army corps, and sail-J e-,.jor»3 of the enemy oa the souta si te ed fcom Charleston about ten days ag^ He says that ! »-^,,ed lo feol K^nured teat Lee woanded. most of them sl:gbtly, «rtii!cry being litfie ; 8 regiment-, of n-gro troop* accompany this expedition, i en uch—wiiipnm*ihe anenv i*ht An #lthiir dirlA i anr) Ik's# .J l v .i . I r P 7 ^ ased «n either side. j «nd th^t their forcrs are eioa*ier«*d alt ihrourb th. •*I grieve to announce that Lieut General Long«treet I row strip of lanJ between tbe App>raattox and tbe was severely woun-’ed and G n JKokins iriUed j Jamos riv*rs. from Bermala Rundreds to Port W-.i Pegram was badly woonded j^sterJaj G-'n Stttffurd, I th'*!! Ke r»ports that Ge'". Ba ler rode rhrouja his it is hoped, will resover R £ Las'’ j t'oops on FnJay and Wi» cheerei lu-tily by tho men Here the public mi') 1 rp."(tp 1 etey, so far as the fate ' 8''" ilis'r'ohs in ih« ba 'le of »a!u.-.lay, near of our army on the Burid .^'la wns con-'errie^. and anxiety was tranif^rred to the operations on the south side in the James rWor. BFMOas A5D tXCirWBST 0» SATUKDAT. Xarly 8at'ird*y m Ta'n? all sor s cf rumors were flying throneb tne oi;y of. tbe enemy in Jam-^s rivpr was report d that a ba’tle wis /''-ae on iloag the W of the Ppt«r-b’r(5 railroad %8di^«v- rh» rt.rmv w-^ threatenine a gmcral advano-fr.m ttie river Ab'u’ 4 o clock the rumor w+^ ,t»irte1 thv th - Tf k*^s were advanc ng up ths Pand toai a co able force of them h*J b.-tn in ,n.. j[ chtnictvilJp siffie 6 or (J m i -i nrci*y. the alarm bell w*s rua/, and tber« to arms. In % sbon w ile th ?i • r lifii'y of Me- Iram-'dia'ely *■1 a lenfrat rusli seioni c'.a-s armed an! pquir,ped marchel out men iha enemy bnt aft?r proc ediag to ihp n ^rtheaprern outskirts of ibs city lbev were orJerel ha. k and *^i.p.rs-.d for tbe w foixfon hi, Kgh»PT, r-o-,rM .11,1 ihrr-^^ we e no Yankees aoom M .^•>.n..-3v :i. a^d .ha- -f thev bad been tbere. ih.y bU rrt-r.d In thv mPanwh.!.. i „pw xcite:nenf »prun? up fr m tb'* ruoiors that the Tank»e^ WahhaU. and that a rate battle w*.» going; on. epe- THB NBWiI raOM Oka. lbb's ABMT. The irMn pr.cre-led to wi.biii Mr,, ,uarU.e of y ofPortWB'.halL.nd found tbe road to t.Sat pciut J 'tf l>rparfneut recfivM the following ii&oiat die^atcQ: ••Nbab HpottiiTi.v.\sia C- H —2 80 P. M , ) ▼ia OsAiiaB H. / To Hon J. A. Seddou; After a sham encounter witti ’be Fiftn anny corps (W»pron’*) aud Torrett’s diviitiun of cavalry, Gen R H AndM'son. wiilt the adviinQe of ■ i.f army, rerulsetl the enemy wiih aoRvj daughter, »ad took pocb'*>>bion of the Court H iu^a. I am mire tharafu! to tte Giver of all viotnxy tha> our loM is smaU. K. X LEE General ” Ab^ut nightfall the Dapartmetii reocived the follow ing (9cial oispatch from Gen. Leu "HaAD« R^- Abmt NoBTBBaii ViaaiBiA, ) -M*y 8, lH^—9 P. M. / hoii. 8ecre!ary cf War: Ai‘*er ttie repulse of the ene my froaa Sp'.tis'ylVAui* O U , tbia reinforcements, ne renewed tbe a iaak on oar positian, but was OfiMfi handt'imfly driven ba«k ’ T6ere wpre but few rum >rs afloat ye«te-i»”*/ of Gan. L?»’!t army, the cnisf intiresi being uirected to the op- Cvery one s g' tiing on well ftul >»rd all SEX ( ty WHS 'ArnzS *3 rtie « utb r d.*. wb-i » ihe eaei(> appeared to be m vi;.g afftinsi- Drewry’s at tbe s-nie tium threat.M.in;; P.:t*rabur^ aud i'.': occui.ation f the ’■aiToad by nia mnj. rumor w»a tiian.-.i i 'ui thi- ci!y IhH night th»; L'f dtJ c'.p ur»d 16(XX) nri-oaor«, but we l““.raed„'-n juqirry al the W*r Dj- p..r;v n’. that it w*s w';hout the leaiti fotiad ition. ■-laasOTH or tbb tavkbb abmada ik tub /asbs. T:;p ynuii "s mi:i; liafe an iiacieu*e artnaia ta the J-nies. A paroled pri^aner, wftocame up oo Ihe last *1? f ruce. and w&o cii the way paared trr ujth thi W3ol • I! rt, sivcs u« .r:nt wp b«v« .-fAiou to bfliev* |i> e:ii r - 7 trust worthy s atpm-nt o' i*s num-'* s wn -i-. r -tk., H'» states t.'Ht b'- counted, on Lts wa^ up, t')4 !»r». Ira’;-. '0r:i. avprAjcii.e he w. uid *a>. 5lK) men; 17 itu’aboais. .Atryiag each fr ra 6 to cuae; 4 m ni- or**, 1 J tibitf -ind >! ic!- ti:rrtt*d Pro n tue c osest c .'oii!»ti-.'r, &xsel '.n "iis or'n»r»^i'in§, h» w’uM sup . », • l ie .n -mv to Is.ve a f ire* f soq)» SJ 0 jO T;>e -ne . y hid somp titlC'O ne^r > s 4000 of wtiom had ‘een l(.nipd at C:ty P.iPii. an 1 ;iOOt> b.-i w *Fori Pswftatan W th thee- W8 of the srunboats, wb > wjli aver abftiM 100 men to e>»cb our informant iQiiike that t e ag^rp i gale f'roe of the xr>eJiiiop. *« n»»*r as eo be fljfure’ . . r> T>’ay be PCI ‘I. wr, from 35 00«) to 40 t-00 men. and I i.,i» 8 p»—n): itiors gnnboatri and tr&r sports—at about 1 '0 v:s-pN i*i all. A battlb 5B'B ronr WALrtiAtL Un Friday even.B,r. tbpe’^ptav c-'tnm need to advan •« r.p.l.ed.Uh"." ot Saturday the enemy, after bijr.e Tcinf.rcel, ren-wed ais attemrt to ad»ance. and aKont 12 n’o’ork r il^rethe lir.-, a battlp w,-.e fhr^ f J onpvis ng forces, and c .ntia'ipd with e^eat fury foreome4 or ^ honrs. Toe pnpmy fow^st w ih great stubboraaeei. and nbowed a res .'uje pnrpc-e to reach tb, railroad. Onr forces. und,r cfmmand of wManfl* 'obC«ou. resipted their advance most *'* '’’o^cck. aftsr a sp n'^denp-arp- saent, drove h»ck their infantry The an tilery co^tin oed to Are Blowiy, tut ibe enemy irad,. no at^ei^r 7^ recover the ground they hsd lo,t „nfJht siifrcrtpk h lA ! P ‘"T" s'r-JCtui^ on th- ratlri ad 1^ milee from Pei-rs urg, t»pd about iKe ,^nj„ disianeefr.m Port Walthall junction, a,Hia«t. which it »l*‘*noe of th- enemy in directe(1 The eoemy s s'rengih was not known, but thr Informed sources estimate it at not lest than 19 00« The prisoners taken report that this whols movem^t' d'r'cMon of Oen. But- lar and that he accompamei the tzpp^iMon in rernon n.SV.KH-’" ^ before said w^Ja nnder the immedia.e ci.mmand of Gen S.«hrA i r u •on. anl the credit for tbe Tigoroas enerr^lhb ^ tka military Bovemeate noutb of the J,m^ r vVh ^•en directf^d b«loi.»a a- ^ braces me poiats along the Pei^M^r^*’,Jii i i. — •ntd by the enemy. ® ra.lroad threat- «APTUBB or ORB Of tbb EWEIIT .i. i rn L James? ‘ »t Cn^fia'e ' department, wfcich also som, OtJKaOATS j Po^t Wat?h:4ll, wis 1000 ia killcl, wounJc 1 and w:f^tc(r, »'iJ that he hear ! th'-ir fBjeT’s so *9iimat« it il; x j plait, d Ibis creat loss ly al’e^ine tbat the yai»k-vs wer.- amSnsh d by ur ra*u an i upon wiih mos. tprrtbl* shutfhter—or, as he exn»e*s *i it. ‘ th y (ro: a I volley before th^-y ki“W it ” ile reports »re*.t 3em-- ral'iation in Bu br’s array, and expr»«j»d a great Pur- rrise on seein* our •o'dier; siyiHg they w »e -so m-icL more en btis-asiic than the F irriJs” li« yanWees ha heard noiSingof G ant> repulse, am ti-.nt be flrft inMmat’on h* g.it o^ it w»s on teiiing nt-» our 'in»s I’e gavp nii nime as D*vid K ns.la. 4tu 5 ,w Harap'h're regim»nt. Tjje sijp“r;nten l^nt. from h’s ob ervation*. thinks that the road is n no imccin-at d ing»r, and has orler ed trains to ’■m ai mual to .»ay. tATSH PS N OK.V LEB> Attar. Ea"b succpm.vl- diso*tc>- f'omO *n Leefrow^ b ttp.- .K m following d..-p»tcti WAS rcce.vc J by ihp W*r Dejiartm nt; ^ “HfADqu s .Abut Nobthkbn. Va . May 8 1864 ‘•H't.nr;h e Secretvy of War:_Tr,p pr.eiy b^v- aka^doned thtir potition. anJ are m«ro>in.r t w^rd Frederickdburg. I am moving oa Iheir rigni fl ni R. E LEE ” If the pn»my has b«en f reed to desert bis fortifloa f'rus'trilt^ed programme ha* be. n THB LOSSBi IS TBB BATTLB. No /or nn» I J > our loB^ in Jbe battlos 0i» the H^p-'d Ann. Ge?*^ff in bid fficia1 Uspatch, says that * our losg in killed in 501^80 Uig . artil’-ry beinir u>*ed or* r ith.'r side) and mat m .ny of our men are but slighMy wound.*d ” ****^« briga'iiers—Gen J w. Jones of Va., Gen. ’enkina, of 8. C and Gen. J of La. Several of our prominent officers aro woun;;;d, Qen Lonc=trcet among the nnmbor. en^mv’s loss i« very iargA. All aecounle soy that ibe c^rn»g-» was terrible Tbe yankees fougiit wl>h nure d.^*p»ra»ioa than ev?r bef-r* during tho war A gsntUraaa who was in the fl^ht- f»*lls us fcbai. a* !ke mpn apprc.cHpd the forces of A. P Hill, th.- yankeps cr'ed cut. “Come - n you d_d rebois. We will yon h^w to fight. We are Western men ” And here cwm« the fight id earn»st—hand to hand snJ mas. 0 ffl in. But cur men proved too much for tbe yaiikees. and af:er s dPjiperate^struggle-Buoh, probably, as wa« ^ er efore known in this war—thn jaakeea gave way nd were so-a fa full retreat Here arose yells from onr men which might be heard for mllea. They had repulsed the enemy, »nd ha waB ia fuU ratreat to th« cover of bis fortifications Even by onr accounts, the yaakees have lost M»j Gen Wadsworth, of N T , kUled, and Maj Gen 8e^ mour and Shalpr c^ilureJ. Wadsworth was a promt nent oiiiien cf New York, and a candidate for Govomor in opposition to Gov. 8»vmr.«r. It is r'port^ »Ip'> that .VIaj. Gen. Foster, of N^rth Carolina notoriety, has I been captured. It is plain that the yankees have «af- j fe’ed terribly in this battle, and that Grant’s army has I been badly worsted aBP'iBTBD IIUHT HlAm spottstltania g. u. *** nAnii « BLrrr \I»,» 7 \t • « J. “-•ii P^'t that M.j Stark boaii wa;: “.'I bu,.rt b, f’‘-'•.■•.vrd our force», ana tr*, returned V Bo loss OB our aide ’’ P'rtioulara given. Later accounts give u er», tnre of this srunhoat P*’■•'cul.^r8 of the cap iny*e flf,t aseeotling the of the ene ooni.istirg of two compatie, of m ^ tier LIcut. Col Eliiot 1.^1,1 ® Battalion, uc- 8tark, waswntTwn.K wtillery under Maj «n.boata“8omiirre helow Chaflo’e .1. ^“’’••‘s’ Neck, 8 or 10 miles •nd onr artillerv nrJ^ 1 vankee gnnboat, •oonraoy ana eflJct^bft °k «“*rkable iafantry »ctod a« 1.* ■®®“ disabled. Our J acted a. sharpriioour., wd as a yankee h^d It was reported last night that tbere was a skarp I It cn Saturday near^pottnyIvania C H , Tjofween I fl 'Pgg’s (yankee) d'viaion and two brigades of Fitzlingh ! Lie's cavalry—Wickham and Lomnx's Tbe enemy ' was repul[ed aftpr a sharp Ight, in wbiah wa are re ported tc Lave lost 200 >n hihed, w onndeJ and uinMing No estimate ia given of the onemyV loss, but it is sup posed to be lau-jb larger. Tbe easmy is said to kava been si^a^'ly repulsed, and was dtiven by our men for some distance. The counrry i* which th- fight ig reported to have ocoarred is said to be filled »?ith a d. use undergrowth, and both parties wore for tb» mwt part dismoQ .tfd m the light. , TDB LATlS-r PaOM THI UBHT OH tHB S5»TH SIUB -I r oaivei at headquarters lut ♦ irfn I* *’‘ •*>«“» Pori Walthall Juno- on had retired to his fortifieations, and that all waa quiet. The enamy are reported le be Intrenching ibwaselyes between the James anl Appomattox rivers •nd wiU kardl7 »eat«e anotbar adviaw ’ two days making tbe disi^uce 1 was plikced in the guard hoate and remained tbf^a two day>; at the expiration of whioh time 1 was siint with a number of other prisonl^s by canal to Whaeling, Va We remained all night in Wheeling, and thanext. momiaf pvoofeded to Colatnbtii, Ohio, by Rail Road, whenca we were marched 4 milpt to Camp Cba««. ar riving tbere on th« VSi Jnly. Daring tha trip we B»at with much sy'apathy, especially from tha Ladiea; they brought b'Jikets of edibles to us, bnt the gnard would not f‘rmU them to give us a'lything At Camp Chase nenrly 4000 of onr men wurs oonflpe>l. wet t oil-, nad r*ot proceedtd far he y*nie'^ >»5ootB k id catnypd an'i only bteu gont a fc^mi5iutee Wo now di9co»erod some on* on horseback fr^tcNirg u?, aai Ihopgi'it il waa a vankee plnke^; hut it vrovtjd to b'S -i yoi^nft 'uau ihongbt us yar.Upiis, and aa they had r^reateueJ to b»t!g i him whet*^> '«r taey c.«u .ht hipi he was Batiin*;ly shv i HatQ we a^«o saw a wouitt> wnusc hoj»e i'l^y ba I tu- n- i eJ c*«e ftd R»bfl AoHier.*, ard -bst a n:lfn^ef j of balls through hci dresb tbe msrkt of wbigh sht ex hibit»d to us. I Wt? continued on nnrfolortted until dinner time nex* day; we bad halted, unbndled ai;d fpd car bort-cs, iiJ ; T wa.’ on guard wic.n 1 dir’ooverpd a Fquad of mounted They ih« faut;i. •^I0 utiiei UCW3 here Nine bl'jcksiia ruimei eacu wtTe THB ESBMT S ENTRARCB ISTO CHKKTCH. I Fr-'M % gen'l- Mva w jo l;-;i t ii.s;-r [ i. tt(- Pt*ters- ! ^>!irir R)sd, 8 mii-'S from D'^ewry'tj B uttj last trveuinc I «it 5 o’clock, w-j have pomc particuUrs >'t ihe enemy's j • ntranoo in*o 'bat town Tbey apppared there yester- lay m'Tniog about 20 minu ps piint 8, in cavalry aud I infantry—probar*ly about *i0"0 eirong. Toeir f-rc"!* rpachsd from Cttesisr to Ualf-w»y station,^ distance of some two miles. At the time ^;re werp no persons In Chester but worsen anti *pw« ^ankaes c'i^r^d them no indignity, but began to ent“rt»in them hy teiling iSco ••the news from Lec’« artny ” Tooy said they had just- iieard itat 0‘ar. had ‘jvipcd out Lee’s army;" that • L?e was v»ry r>aJly wounded;” that “G n Hood was killed,” and that “the whole rebel army was whipped, deraoralited an-l routed.’' ' After remaining ftt « hes'er some three or four hoars • hey left—their ca»aliy turning off in tbe direotion of Clover Hill mills, a point about 25 miles in a westerly direction from Chester No damag'* done at Chester. KAID •> THB eaaTBAI. KAILBOAD. The report reached the city last u‘«l>t that a yankee raid'Bg party, sent out from Grant’s army, suddenly nppoared at Beave>* Data dapol, on the Tircinia C«n>r*l railroad, yaaterday afternoon At t^e tims i-bey reaofaed th« station thera were fonr trains lying there, heavily with baoon an! other snpplles intended for Lee'e array One o* these trains nncc^oded in getting off is tim* to savs itspif, but tbe other three fell into tbe hands of the yankees, and, it ia onpposed, may have been burned. Report gives the strenrth of the ^arty at abont 1000. Tt is thought they have been sent out by Grant to cut Lee’s lines of commonioation, and cause a diversion of his army ir possible Ueiver Dam ia about 40 milaa above Richmond. It is H favorite point of attack for tbe yankes raiders, and •his is the thjrd or fourth time tbey have dashed npon It. AHOTHBK QUBBOAT BLOWB UP. A dispatch w.ts recpived last meht, *bont 12 a’clock, from Gen Bushrod Jihusion, at Swift creek, stating that a eunboat on the Appomattox was destroyed ye>- terday by artillery fire from F ^rt Clifton. She was dis- ablevi. at.d tha enemy burnt her to prevent our forces grt‘.ng her. The other gunboat engaged in the attack on Port Clifion rpitired from the conflict. Haygood's (S'>utb Carolina) txrigade met with h«avy loss, (nnemy outaumberiag iham greatly,) and were forop'l ba'k into our works. The enemy advanciog on City Point la onslderable force Th? Inquirer of the 10th says that » party geat to Lh- ster to see if thn ^atkees' had damaged the r^ad. diBtinotly heard the roaring of artillery in the direction of Petersburg, *nd It wait evident that a severe fight wae raging in tbat direction. The sonnd of eanaon waa heard from points near Richmond, and was interpreted by the anxious intor a desperate fight at Orewry'i Blttffi but no fighting in that Immediate vicinity oooarred. From intalligence Noeivad from reliable aoartara. tka 1 firht in tha viataitv nf PftiMsKnoa t J. . • 1 » , .i. : men with bluf over c.at9 and rifles approa'bin!' and in quill, a destitute coijdUion. eepeoialy for cloth- 1 ing. lUtions were tolerably good, biit the supply of * ourselves Jo41ivhf i^nd hid in tbe wood.t bread insuftictent. being only one^third of a notjn. per , appmaob«d ti e h .rses and called for tbe owners dar rac-> M3at was more pient-fnl and general, v of ^Pswered them aud ask tbe bKH quality^ Rations of sugar and coflpe were I »n,;,cred R-^b.U; wo as ;cd for Issued Camp Chase Is situated 4 milps irom t^olumbus, ^ ^ ^ip„,ouDt^d and ^pp-oacheU Ohio, and encloses n-ne acrsd, divided, into three pris- J ,ati«fl d us i.hat tbov fri-mla. and w-vr. ons. cacU encVscd by a wooden wa.l 12 fjet h.gh, and j Oont-c-it.g ur Jir^.^.io.. for ev^ry 20 paces a sentlbel posted with lo,'.drd g^a. j Abir;r.^on. V^..on tho lOtH N5 'r eir coTnn».tn>la ano mt) iQ Bladeu Co. ba~icg succse ... ^ 1 . w .r 1 . w... priPOD in inc heart K • Of Ih a en^^y’icoaut^f. 2 Lntb.HDd 8 aMn spot to begin work; niTcetly nnder our boT'k s«emed ai'i*' I'J wufk; uiiesiij uu’jor our uui-» "(teinw j WSV to aff -rd tbe best conoealment, and we oould oenceAl j j have ^nn t.i’e l.iosened dirt und«r thet oor of the hnt A single case I j w««*b liuve cDUiu J!.in‘»t4)D .'iu -e ine lla’eiirt iruu «laJ >',*:ctr(;d i>locfeatliriy S^uatlrou a icvc dd\i av'i. theoj ar>' t-etirely new vcasds, on t.-iuir ti.-.Ui ^ TU'oy saw uu signs of the blockader.*.. From (Jronjifl. ATIiA.>'A, .Mi»v ll—'I’fj •Ml arc coDtinu.iliy but caahoUsly ;*:•} ro ch* ing our po&inon 011 both wings ana ccunc T ■ are reported to be 8O,O0u s^ronj;, ia il coluuiri^ oouniiuijded by Thomas, Hooker and Ilow^rj ’ DalT(»n, May 11.—The enemy ma'le »,ur jj. caultH on tiur wtjrks, on 31iil Creek (jiip, jtMter. terda}', a/id were baiid.sonjoly rtpu];.t(i bj? jlto- vall’a brigade, kuving several hundred of their •lead upon the field. Texun uf'Wis via Axitsau.—WiL.Mi.vorov M 13 —A l»>tter from Nassau elates ti.ar d^tt ’f-, i TeiHn to the Gth ips^. h.iV.^ v • a ro'^u, iirid Price have had nany figliis v,ir/i Sticl'-—-oui trocpa aiv»i.yti fucoif fu', q-jj, , .uTouat^- ot pridODors taken by us aooiit Hn-u,- *::h 41 oanr.on and 1,UJU hors.,'a,j ! !uui.!i ID larKe iiuinberh eaj.'uruu :jcytr f.’i tt •C3 ata QAre'ul ii.>t to give n-Maes or loaaiitie3 ithat probably both the 1' trum kt iff was our only instrument. First w*_ra^-de an ex cavation 4 feft «leep, and then charged dire.7tion to tKe front We had previously measured the distance aad knew preoiscly how far we woald have to dig. There were seven engaged in the work, three from Texas. oiu> *^om Tennessee, one from Mispissippl, one ^rom Kea- tuckv and myself from N C W« were afraid tc let too many know it; bnt one of onr viasa, Jacobr by name from Tern , betrayed as. an 1 about two hux)dr«t fcuud it cut Still fortune favored as and the work orogresflrd, though very slowly We on’y mafte the hole large enough lo eqaesie tbe Vndy into, an tbo dirt hfwd *p fall dir»c*Iy on the ^«*d of the wo*k»r When an amount bad thns bpen kioaened, U was thrown out with the hands and concpal^d under ih* fi'>or One of th* Burc’’er wa« c.-nl'nua'iy oti t^e alen to report '•-ny ' n» tfho mi^ht approach while wp w»t* at work To k*ep thT dirt from caving in. we bridged the tun nel as we proce*ded, nsing the plack ^om tbe bank. We worked incessantly until tbe ll^ta 8ept% waen wa complete*! it Not wlshln;; to have too laige a cowl, we answered all inquiries by sayit g that Vomlay night we wou'd be re>.dy 10 leave; bnt we had determined on eeaapiag tbst night A report waa eirco*ated lhat our plan** w^rc dieoovered and the guard ready to shoot tbe maa wLo pnt his bead out 1 waa working In the tunnel when it was opened o i tkn outside, and makiag tbp orifice large enough. I ventured to »7 heed out, cculd see nothing e^ipicious; the sentuiel was d -.QCing \ Jig dircctly over me, not dreamin/ that a Reb. was peeping out cf hi* bole directjy ur.der him I now crawlshed and reported; one of the oihere went in and fini«HeJ the opening Everythtag being ready we ■tarved. 1 he nigut wss very dark^ itnad beea rainirg, aud was favorablv to our icrpoae. Tbe lighted lam; • on the inside rendered the darkness more impen«traMa ! or tbe outside, eepeeially in th* shadow of tbe «all | I was third to enter the tunnel; each one had pul'ed cflT bis shoes or hoote; the man preceding me faai a heavy pair of boots and oeuld not get them ikrongk aad 1 bad tc drag them back before 1 could paaa: Okining tbe out- sid*. I bugged the wall until 1 reacf'ed the eomer; the fraard passed me several times; at the corner, two net d'rectly ever me and paused a wbiU to eooverse; wh«n they returned to their beat* 1 slipped behind a sma'l hut abcnt ten paees frrmtke wall and put on my Knots. Advatnoinir a lilvle farther I conoaated myself beh.'nd a viUtBp »aa ir»iLOl for aa#^ «v Jv*m ctie apprjacbed and we gave the signal (a I'w whistle) for t*ie others; another answered and we went to him; here we tarried some time, waiting fcrtheo»ewho had left his boots, as ot»r intantion waa to got* hie uc.ole’s. who resided a fsw miles frcB the prisca. Bnt he could not be found, i^nd as the night wal far aivaaoed we urtiel our bMirs on t'.e prison and aami^eneed onr travels, intending to leave Co'nmbus to the right We taJ n«.t procp*d*d far when we m»t two yankee sol diers. but concealed ourselves by lying down until tbey pi^sff'd At daylight we were 6 miles from the prison sttd on the Colnmbns and Oiaciaoati Parnpike, cn which we ciecluded It was safsr for n* to travel as wi o'jtild h.ve an anintarmpted view for some instance in fr nt and rear. Travelint t!*e Tnr*t>’ke t mi|ps we ehanged ^Urec t!’n f r Maysvilie Ceniacky We had provided cur- -•••'ves wi h cit’i»a«’ eloihing and were passing or en »in-«*rs sepking rmployoient We traveled ‘id 3i'l*s • i;;rin( thr day without any hing to ^at, anl when night •'.ane wp callpd at » •'oni»»- for supper. Tb» pr?p*i»*". r was a tborr ugh abolltioaitt, questiocad us very olos« y, %nd seeved 10 suspect us Aftrr supper we proceeded a few miles and eoncealing eu'Setves in the woo*Js Rpent tbe nigDt Early rezt moraiuc we were np and goitg. Our funds oonsi'>ted of f*> in greenbacks for all three cf •is. and with this amocnt we were to travel over 2W aiies through an enen>y's ct'untry But to escape, if possible we were dptermined. aad after the monev w«s -xhsastpd cith-r beg or press pr >visions Ag^'n we waUed 15 miles and spen* the night iu a s^rawltaek, *ayltgbt w« were moving, and passing tbe.^ntrh a •mall village purchased some provisions At night we again camppd in Ihe waods. as yet not dar*ng to sleep in a bou9«. Nsxt uoftaing we purjued our way as h-r?tofore At dinner time we callpd for dinner at a iiouse, whoso propri'j/or waa a str ng abalitioBiflr One of our dumber b'jlong«»d to Mo»g*n’s command. P >ese#sed a very nimble tonuHe and roncr.ally aii«wfr- ed mc'«* of tbe questions. While at dinner the old man qnpgtioned ns very closely, and during tbe convareAilcn vallHndirbsm was discussad. M'irgan’s man remar>rcd tbat VHlUB‘''tKbam was a traitor, andbs wcnl I aMoon vote fur Jeff t>avis as bim This pleased the olTwan very mach and be concluded we were all right On in- )uirv we ascertained ihat tbe road wa ware traveling would l*ad ns 10 aw the Ohio River. befriended; but should this meet the of any of them I tender them my warmest thanks fcr their kinineps lo me. I aiisum^d tbe name ot Joun Smit.h durirg my fra’fc’j, aod havfl been ..hua part'cular in giving minor iacidtn*e, thinktcg perhaps it may aa- slBt some of cur^oldiere to accomplish the same thing They '•an see ffom this wba‘ pera^vrranoe will accom plisb, and I hope many of them will follow my exai:ip;e and bscaoe from tbetv Northern prisons. I have he.d •xperience euougii, anJ will try hereafter to keep out of the ea.eiay’8 bauds. B- Montgomkkt Cocxtt.—A letter from Montgome ry county says; ‘•Yance stock is going up here; Hol den stock on the decline.” 'taei; been eapttared. \\ i ^ VO lakcn lhrt3e t^uubya-'fi and dc-troypd 0.1''•fl. f>ick Tayior say^ he will fak, Further Kiip|>|if(»! Dressing Combs! Needle?' Sp»r#l Thread! Watch Key.*? lfcK)ks and Eyes! Side Comba' W riting I’aperl EnvelofHt*! I^ead Pencils! Ste«l P»*n»! Toilet Soap! Matches? Aj;ate ButtonsI Tolsifco’ SnufT Writing Ink! Percussion Caps! POwder' Ltad! Nails* S>da! iroM? Black Pepjwr' Oae superior Tiolin’ Ac.. Ac. y A. stedmax Jt CO , No. Iv, Ilav '^lre«t. May 10. siisi •oon, aflarin (be vioiaitj- ^PftUrtbarg WM veiy san^ Near tbiA place we coccludod to separate, ny C>^mpauiju-i going down towarJs Nashville, near whiih they re sided. They diviled the ftinds. giving me $1, retidning j(l 60 for themselves They expressed moch regret tbat we were compelled to part, bnt we thonght ft for the heat; and with the best wishas for each other’a sae- cess we socarated; since than Fve not heard from either of them and don’t know wkather they aver reached Dixie Proeeading to the River I saw three Bklffs fastened to tha banks, bnt determiaed not to attampMo cross until night. A«cend;fig a hill I eonaealod myaelf and rested ttuiil night. We had traveled 100 miles in #days and 1 was very mncb J.«ded When night came on I went down to the water; (he skiff; were only fastened with ropes, bnt I eonld not find any oar*, to raaembaring to ha*'i M«n a pole some distance baek t retnrcad and fetchcd it Fortnnately tha water was not deep and I reached tha other shore in safety. Drawing the skiff on sbcra I proceeded a few miles and spent tha remain* der of tbe night ia a stable. I wat, now in Ksntnoky, tbongb still surrounded by the enemy. 1 determined if possible to find work In tha aeif hbor- I hood recuperate my strength, replenish ny pnrse and renew my clothing snppliea, as I Mjisdad some my aiaoh. BreaVfasting at a house I made inquiry where 1 wonid Vnd employment, and was direotad to a certain gentle* man. 1 learned he was a Sontham sympathiser, and to him I confided my aeoret. did not need workmen bnt directed ma on farther, and told me if nasuooesafbl to return to hiia and he would employ me My next attempt also proved frnitlese, sad when I informed the gentleBasn who I was he seemed fKghtanad aad would haTa nothing to do with me. I now beoama more can- ful and passed as a refugee ft>om N. C On my next application I was more snooens'al ant* was employed for two weeks. At the end of that time another gentle man employed me; to him I confided my character; he told me I was all right I had bean working for him abont one, week whan his nmhew, who belonged to onr Army. cam« to see him. He was oompeUei to keep himself osnoaalad aven from the servants He remain ed 8 days, and oa his return I acoompanied him. hav ing seUled with my employer and furnished myself with a new suit Wa started on the niffbt of the 28tk Oct. Having walked 8 miles, we ooncluded as h«««aa were ohaan wa wonld ride, and we proaeedad to ftimiah onrsalTai firom tha gUbia of a jankaa. Baiog a«natad, traveling was anah baiter. At dayli^t va aonaealed onrsalvea in tha weads, fad o«r harsaa aad ate oar \ braakltet At aifhi w* Hwted afaia, tnvalad uUl The Efiterprixe t'otlou Factory is now pr»‘pared to exchange for corn or liacon the Fiaest Ifumbsrs of Spua Tarn, suitable for Spria»;^ and !^uniia-*r Clotb. Thi-j Thread ih of a sup-rior quality, uot surpadeod by auy iu the Coa- federacy QBO. BRANDT. Fayelt«!ville. May 4 28itf ~WAMTED.’ To engage 500 curda “GOOD PINK WOOD, ' in et- ebaiige for Span Yarn if preferred, to be delivered from 5 to 10 Coras per week, at convenient points on the West«rn Railroad. Apply immadiatelv to f ayetteviHe. At.rtJ 20 To tie CUIi«nt and Soldiers ofBoheson CoDnlj. At t^e request and solicitatiikn of many friends, sol diers and oiilxobs, I annca&3e ayaei/ a candidate to represent Ihe county of R-:>f*eson in the next Leg's- lature I would b^ pleaspj to atteud the different pre cincts of the ainnty befare the el^'^tiou, but •« »he en*- my is praptiring lo give us -fc fight soor, I fea>- I shall not be abjp to meet you - I on’y aek you my fellow- cliis-nB, while the caniilates at home are aidrps^jinir you. to reoiftcber that I, with*tbe many soldiers vbo have sol'citpd me to a!l 'W my na&ie u run, am prohibit ed from t"i» plfisure of m^*t:ng y n, by stinding in de- ^cno^ of your proyerty, your rights *ad your liberties And t4i you. broiber soldiers, wh«j have so strongly soli ct'el *n» i.t hedcift candulai**, I can only tb»nk you f jr tSi? m *i»ifestati'-n cf corfi tence. an l promise, if plee*' I. tT k'pp a vigilant eye to y^'ur rights, y--ur hv>noi *nd yotir co'iiW.'ts If deTeitsd. I sn»U wilhnzlr rj iwa n (wlipre I h»ve bicn for three yearg) iu dff aoe of he eomtry. wbiie th 'sp chosen wi!! I-gislate, praying fjr the hapt>y d»y, when our independence is ackn >.w! edged anl we all be allowed to return to our homes ‘-to poj'y lh* rcwari of our ‘ufTjriagg” an iuJ^p.nieut, pri'scprcufl anl buppy people I am, f l*ow citizens and brother soldiers, your hnai ble servant. JOHN B McLE\N. Vo G, 24th R-p’t N C T May 9. 3t 3 p i&te We are authorized to ari[it>u3oe priTtiie AK UlU^LUA Aic- MILL.\N, Co A, 6 h N. 0 Cavalry, a r^n ..d*.. (0 rcpnst nt Koheson Couuiy m the hoUfie oi (loiuiuotiB of our next L'gisU'ure in N. C He is for S utbern I idi-pendvuse, and Z b. B Vance for Qov eruor. May 10, 1«64 31 terd Law* of the Town of Fayetteville. AfPLltJATION will b.' made to the next .S ssion of the General At>s 'mbly, for the ena-tment of Liws: 1st To enable the Mayor and CommisAuners of Fay etteville to equaliBO the taxes colieoied. for the use of the Town, by taxipg the Bubj: C(«, (exoept Real Edtate and Slaves employed beyond me limits j of all whose regu*. lar busine'3 is carried on within ibe lim ts of the Town, by the mme ruie m icsidicnu ta.*ad. 2d To authorisa the said Mayor tnd Oommirslonere, with "other Comtwisslocers to be named in the ant, to extsnd the Weptern limits of tkc To-vn 3d. To authoriBs tho Mayor aai Ccmmi8.°ioners to pay the Mayor a proper salary 4i.h. To autbrriis the M^yor and ComzDlssioners to elect and appoint their Treasurer from the bsdy of th oit!i-b8, without being rest'icieJ to mtkiag the ap polntnftnt within the fi ^ard. • A. M CAMPBELL, Town Clerk. May 10 SI «t For Sale—Wool Machiaerj. Two WOOL OABiDING MACHLN8H in superior run ning order, olothiag nsariy new. Pn«e f^OOO tJaa be ~e«n at fieoiey’s Mills, 6 mills (yom £gy}»t. Addraas 11 9. HALL, Fayetteville P O. May 7. , kQ iStpd waSte», CA AAA Sbaved Shingles, for which the highest tll/yUl/U Markpt iiash price will be paid. Apply at^the Telegraph Office. 3l-2w * A LOT of eupEttlOa M.ATOHKd, for sale by . „ JAS. O COOK. 31 4w Crape S$hawl lor Sale. A Beautiful Grape Shawl for sate by JNO. H OOOK, Auc’r. May 12 31 2t ilOTice. The subscriber wisnes to hire two or three FARM HaNDS a liberal price will be paid. THSO. EVANS. M»y 10 31 3,p| On Consi^ameBt, » KEGS COOKING 80Da; ’ ) ^,000 Sawing Needier; tt Gro Gilt Watch Keys; 60 Dj* l>resting Combs,- Jo 2®*®* Good tlhewing Tobaooo; 12 Tieroai fresh Whole Bioa; S60 B'ashals Sait. « TfiO. J. joarfsoN. f sjraUaviUa, Ma/ 9. ^ 3^.^^ ir-iTi? b-jv* W. «evf'( uil. I ir loss in one or two en-a^fctuents baw 'J’h tiarriot J.ane and Is=*bJla had arrived r IJarana froua Tosas. Th>- c/Bun/cs’ opture 7-newfd —.Meri- Mak, May 12 -Trie surrender of Bai,ks and his ariuj at Alexandria is rep rted hy parties who Lave arrived from the trans-Miasi-.-ippi. The Fiijht of the. A'h‘7n'trle.—Ti;e fijriit of tU ■•Albeaiu»-)e’' iron clad near the ru.-uth of Jloanoke Kiver would app ar 0 buvr Itoa » 1, defp‘'rate affair—much more Su, ir. fa t, tl aa t£iwi of our people have had any id*n of. TlIs wiii l»e raado apparent by tho statemeni 0^ a lew faeu coirmiiuicaio'l to us in a private Iftie' fr n. iMjinoulL. 'J'he “Albt-mitrl'c” sfarttd o& t;e aftornoon of‘tl*e tith in&tapf fr ji FiyniouiL—her desMnatiou it is not low necehsary to state. She touud »- ine gtinbcat^i in the Soaod, at rhp mouth ot the rirer (R j inoke) waiting her arprofich. A mo.“t furiou.s tight occ"rrf’d between the “Albe- ajarlo" and tbe gunWats, which ia.'t(’d fr^^n. 4 P. M. till dark a,t)00 bSiot were lirci ut tht iron clij ] from about 50 gunn. Hiic wss "itr-dtk in about 'Ii) places. The first ot of ihe cn£it> broke i li the muzzle of oce ol her guns, nhicb rendered it u.vele.ss except at short ruai'C. i>Le lought mainly with one jrun an i sank on of the liTgost ol her opponents wbicha‘tenj{ leut^mulitr duwn, and disabled at least two more. >0'-ueL tight on watKr has occurred since L>-8tiIi»i*,i tejjaa b"tween the North aad South. Ti e “Albeir..trie” returcod to ri}ni'’Uth to repair daiD»ge,^ fruui which she C'^aM h:.rdly Ic expccted tj e.»cape, in such » terrl.le eDCOunter Wiliuiuijtun J’juni'j! J \r .i. arifcs t*; iht- vaDDuh Kepublicau from Kichn^oad on th« tii instant;— “M''ade’s torui', beiuro tbo junction ot iJorL side, did not probably exceed tio,OiA», auo. the latter does uot bring hiui icore than l.^,UOU 1 r ry troop>'—making altji:ether 5u,000 opfo«ei tx Lee This cuaiber may be further increased bj weptern troipi and garrisons doing duty iJod^ th«^ frontier and in Northern cities. The toret ajseniblicg on the peninsula ui^der Gen. Smith, not Bea-st Kutler, as nated in a previous !c:;*r, is eiitimated at and Is made up ol troop- heretofore stationed in North CaroliDa, Sjutii Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Eastern Virgitiia Tliif, add*"d to Me‘?dj'H army, will make a furce ot 95,000, or, allowing 15.000 fur the aaditioQai troops that may te n, it- jd in the We.'t end from tbe military posts * rhe frontier, the whole force now marshalled aj.'i ^st Richmoud ucdcr the supreme guidance of Gou. Grant may be put down at 110,000 seasoned troops, 90,000 of whoca will attrmpt to move dowrj frosn the lino oi the Kappahannock, while 20/. ..0 will operate OD the Peninsula or south side of tho Janies river This is a large araiy—larger tiuo ei'.h'^r tbe French or tho Allies had at \V.itcrloo—larcer, indeed, than tbe armies with which Napoleon won a majority of hia victorica.” Another Fire in Ra*A/ny'ow, A’. C.—Welenrn that a private despatch received here yesterdaj brings news ot the oceurrcLoe ot another destruc tive fire in Washington, N. destroying a oon- BM^erable portion ot the town s-avcd from the fire started by the yaukees before leaving. Wilmington Jnuntnly 12>h Gen. Jjomjttreet's wound.—A di«p»tch dated Ljn(?hburg, May 9, says that Gen. l*ongstrtet wa.s doing well. ' Deuth of a distinjuished — Hon ThoaiM Butler King died at his residence Wionaboro’ on the lOth inst. | F*res,hyterian Gentra! Ansemblt/ — .May lo.—The General Assembly of the Fu»'7- terioin Church in the Oonfcderate States, allem iiarmoiji'-^us «eseion of eight days, adjourned j aftermou to meet in Macon, Ga., on the Ibird .Vlouday \u May IStJo-. 11s —We had fine rains yesterday the ni^ht before. We learn there was a heivj bail stjiiu on \Vcdnesday evening, beginijiDg 20 miles west ol Raleigh and ranging in a directioc towards New Light, injuring the growing crops aad fruit trees crtnsiderably.—Hal. t’vHfed ,y»th A Md occurrence.—Some days aso, Mr .I»nies Little, an estimable citizen of this county, whil* laboring under a temporary aberration of niiDl' threw himself into a well upon bis farm and w»s drowned. Mr. Little was about 65 yi^ard ot It is thought that the distressed oonditioo of ooantrj was the oiose of hii mental derangement All ot hifi sons arc in the army, one of whoni h»f been very badly wounded «so much so, that 1^* is disabled for life.—Tartwro’ iSoufherutr. ^urp^u* Wheat and Flour.—Last year, s»J'' the Maooo Telegraph, when Hour was belli ** ninety to a hundred dollars a barrel, sundry lators were nicely caught by the incoming and groaned over losses. The same thing ^ repeated this year. The country is full ol while we think tha prodaot in Georgia is 1*^ to be double what it waa io 1863. We cm ■ee the signs of an acoooiulacing surplus o> wheat. Co*t of Manuf(icturing.—A suit of ing whioh oait $2,400 in 1860, was JT oeutl; hy % oompuij in 0*.^ at a cost of . L4 1^ I- Thb BattlJ add to tbe and tlie leieift| to WcdrjjoM.iv JiaviDK Toi^uiy] presfcib'f ttuiil mteliigcuee. aafety '>ftrivD^ have bv.t"j a!l the rauruiidt jhe rtsu. ul' i Gen. J h b. that 1? ivDov. u I «^'clo«t lie nil tbe yaiik.v them rt-. ■ :vt 'j.| Stuarl ie i.'-' u we bu\f a»i iii are p-ovukm^ laut is fipcct ext.-inp cideLTs oi’ war- Ihem. fully, coiisu'i>.d| vouch^kti d to determin' d to the futur'.-. unv country (u;ioo| Jinul and p ■ ■ yj debted tu M ft cn Saturd; Senliuel oi x.x this aud thr pij that we tip.d Exatii;D-r ot til fedfutf of till a k>py iiy li \i CAsrAi.Trr> arrived a I Hic| chHDjLff'y tbii' son of 1*1. K Uoriiii • ) >aiis ginitt. Wd'iu^ Oranire. .irfu Gov tini'irtT' t«^d- IJTtii. l 1> Jones of Cl GE!lA1 1 A. soliing .n :i.; - Was paid iu u lb. in the «'o and ;.;i the equivali iitl two-tbird? JS'J.-) ia *)ld no| artiflea, thout Th'j most j thaiit’e are, thi •equeugt of US Congress; tL. daut crops of a surplus of nt try; aud tuftilj ces^et lo our tug ill rej^ard rtncy. N o out ( uu I »uvr(.:ity of had g eutly af all ill tiraiicbe «ulal.uii for A 8uddeij (toarur tiv*.- iii to Imvt a P'lwl mamder. 'I’hl prices Ol I iUHiJ Frutu jujr a. l Oiiut. and app'-araiu looked vtry ui ihr-e v\c> ks. two O' tliroc learii tioj'idi oats aud i-oru| nary •.-•uer^y iu fuluvatiag have proOuuh visioni, wiio meant to tak« now and are bnu;. the sud'eriu' The t, less be ann alizii;^' but hi duce woul'i hj CO.VfIRR" ;ng commiti^ rhairinaa that on W'iiy^ ry. Mr. Ti- fairs. Mr. tiaitlicr on -- iainiH and ol Ordnauci' sary Ik p’tp. I merce, aud 1] fSce ttud '1 e»t was llu- of failh, Ciiur Ou 'I’ue-i Houtie. Aij Mr. Stuitli I of persona 60 utider x\a The Lk it mencev to Gov. of AS'ukc iu borough ou | Oisslkw the old polld ■ the 2d iu.>t.i •♦ou, ScfyJ cause, of ■ of Gov. V our bruvf! eL A cor Vani c to a^ Villc. '0«'!,^ MC ou? o! tiic news lro!i; T Hk {j5' 65 notes vvil thirds of iittsi them
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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