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ongstreet was ctmck.
. from' the enemy's guns
bund. it was a mistake
,g wounded by MaliODe' bri-
re is a report here to-day 'tarday)
the uon-clada from Ricbuvnd v.ent
own the James to-day, accomp;iui-'tl by six
ty piece8 of artiUexy, and a brigade alon; the
rivur bank." .
" Sunday, 10 p. m.-No r.c of special
intorest, from any point, up to this how r to
day. The tcligrapl wires serm to b ctt oi
the lUchrn md ud D mville, and the South
Mq rd.'?
If thcrep)rt ha corr-t of tlyiiwi cl da
vfc j., miviar -l v l frjm ;lnv 1 1 fivr
ry's Bluff, w i miy cxp?ot t. luar of 3in
warm work thjre.
Gov. Vanc-addressed th people of Wai
county on yesterday, at th Courthouse. :
ia
this city, in advocvy f lis clnims 'to re-tlet
tion. Ho had a large and attentive audienc
who gave unmistakable in.'.ications of thet
satisfaction with bis effort. His speech, ia sc
far as it relate 1 to the state of tha- country and
his position on nation il questions, xv.s ulen;V
cal with, thos heretofore made t.y liitn at
Wilkesboro' atul Friyettcville.
We regret the necessity imposed X5n Gov.
Vance of being obli-ed to inko a politic iL
Rpccch here a this time; but the Ui wro
are obliged to aduri', is iwt hU. Hereafter
wo shall loc-tlo tlie responsibility properly.
and we shall not fail to take due notice of the,
oihor political rntcrtainmeot which wa wsr'ved
up in this citv on yesterday. For the present,
we are othe rwise abrl;d. If Grd shall pros
per tivu". J.ioand iioau egaid, aid yivc us
victory, we will then turn our attention again
t,, thy -jtmll occupation of Mr. UoiJcn smd
(lis little fry.
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The Legislature
'I'iu ;4 iUlgvf,!i wliich ttn- LecisUttue at t
1 "w ""J v "
iUi Sa.it sca-iou adjournci to reconvene.
saw but -fw ui the members on ths strtcta
yaawrdy, and thbk it doubtful it' r (uoruui
bo prese ut to-day. The session will probaMy
ho a short one, as wo kuoW t?f tto busiuss
likoly to arifte tj ohuj a protrur-Uu o;io.
Sh.iuld the Governor's mcsSrtcr3 bo deliver
1
to day, we will ondeivor to wocarc a copy
a. id lay it before our reader-- to -morrow.
The Wounded Soldiers.
Wo are afraid the Ladies of Raleigh are
not generally aware, that we have sevrrl
hu-idrcd wounded and sick soldiers in tho
Hospitals of this city. vTney arc hero, lan
guishing in pain and suffering, deprived of
thoso kindly attontims and sympathies from
the loved on-s at.hom3, which thiy so much
iifcd. The absence of these can be supplied
by the wives, motherland Misters of lUlcigh,
svh can prorm in tho stoad of t'loic absent
r.lativc-, the to'nlor offioes' which fair band
iu other cities and tovhs l.avo; performed for
their husbands, sons and brothers.
We therefore -say what, wo know, Irom
peisonal observation, that tLo sympathising
offices of tho Lidie- of Riluigh would be
moM gratefully appreeiated by the wounded
and faick soldier's in our Hospitals. Little
delicacies to suit'the palates of those whose ap
petites must be tempted by some nice viand ;
a cup of rich, cool milk .; a bowl of refreshing
woup, or reviviog coffee ; a word o7 tondcr,
kindly sympathy, a bouquet of fl wars any
manifestations ot regard and esteem, coming .
as grateful tokens of appreciation of their ser
vices and sufferings in, the cause of cur coun
try, are received as refreshing showers upon
the parched flowers of the desert, and as tho
menial dew upon the withered rose-bud.
Wo know we need only call the attention
of the ever generous and ' patriotic Ladies of
ihi city to trns matter, to ensure a general
attendance upon th noble- soldiers who,
wounded, sick and suffering, are in their
midst. Visit them every day. Carry them
little delicacies ; buoy up their spirits in their
siffering' condition ; read to them ; talk to
them; carry them ; newspapers, books, &c.f
not forgetting the bible and the fervent prayer
for their recovery and spiritual welfare They,
are your noble defenders. They have stood aa
a wall of fire between you and a cruel enemy;'
neoking your ruin and your country's over
throw. Let your gratitude' be manifested by
kindly oflaces to them. '
. Our correspondent gives a good off-hand ac-,
count of the meeting of " The Phraisce
f the straitest eect,M, bold at the Town .'Hall:
yesterday. Party meetings at such a time as
this, are harrowing to all the better feelings,
of the patriotic soul ;' and thos-e who haye a
heart to engage in them; exhibit a-want of -anxiety
for the country's safety and welfare m
this her darkest hour of peril-and danger,tfiat;
vrc cmri'.-'t e how nj true uQ can pXhQi .
tvA.- ,
.mraay s
aing realW
j yesterday. -
4ng detaKa. :
supplies ui
which -we copy,-
al bo most .
acceptable toour
ii-'fV lr"'Vfche battles with Gen.
o5o toto ; edri' ! pt dn
,Uato W 0001-irwhiU out loss is said
re been w . ...
il.-
t w-ui iiiuo uai seven inou-
wduitioo euiuiaua it u unusually
n9T' ,rtiou of officers wa are happy
still to xv 'Ivq eoafirmatioa of accounts, that
atr -oof a large majority of the wounOf
? ver, slight : , Eds. Confederate. - '
' FJftt DA Y AMD BATURDAT's TlQHT.
. The following aceounts are from the armv
correspondent of the Richmond Dispatch : ;
' .Army of Northern Va. )- -f
May 7, 1864.
1 have been" in" the saddle for the last
twenty-four hours, ' and have been "wnremit- .
tingly active during the time end-'avoring t
ift the true from the false. The following is
tho result of my inquiries and investigations:
As I wrote you on Thursday, the enemy bo- .
gan to eross the Rapidan at Ely's and German
na fords on Tuesday night. Early on Wednes
day, morning a foice of the enemy's cavalry
and artillery, having crossed at these fords,
moved by the roads leading to Chancellors
ville and Fredericksburg to ' Zar Church,
-bout six miles above tho latter place, whore
they tstablishcd heavy pickets. On Wednes
day, tho enemy .having laid dorn pontoons
across theKapidan river, theirwhole force was
busily engaged' all day in crossing, .and about
night fall had succeeded in throwing across
ibeir whole'forco. On Wednesday night the.
or cray bivouacked in and near Chancellors
vilie. And early on Thursday wornins their
colurnh began to bt-ar up tho turnpike and
plank natl, i. c. tha fo.'co which - crossed At
Ely's " At tho same time the force wlii h
crossed r.t Grriua!i;;r. PJ'jyed across and over tho
turnpike, asif intendingto join the ror which
was moving on those roads. In order to un
derstand the situation, let me explain, that
Orange Courhouse u on tho direct liue of rail
way from Alexandria to Richmond, distant
from the former place about 78 miles, and
from the latter about 87 miles. Orange Court
house is also about six miles south of the
Rapidan Railroad Bridge, and is the base of .
our supplies and the depot for our wounded:
The battle field is about twenty-five' miles
bek w or east of Orange Courthouse, along the
high-ways of the plank, and turnpike roads
which connect Orange Courthouse with Fred
ericksburg. The enemy having pushed up
the plank "and turnpike roads, also moved
across and seized the Gatharpin and Brook
roads, which run uearly parallel with tho
plank a ud turnpike roads, and to the south
of these. Their object in thus acting is in-'
terpreted by some as meanim? that thev intend-
i d, had they not have been molested by Gen
1 Lee, to have moved forward towards Milford
j Depot, and thus to have turned General Lea's
i ilank and caused him to fall' back. TJv more
p robable hyp;thesis is, that they seized tin
ro. ads in order to provide against a flank
mi vemrnf.
j TIIK FIGHTING THURSDAY EVENING.
j -O" Thursday evening as the enemy wcr-3
i movwig across from Gerraanna ford towards
the jank road, Gen. Ewell's corns, which
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va uivviu wuvtu mo turupmtj roau, oiruc k
tho bead of their column as it was passing
the pike. Heavy skirmishing at onco ensued,
ana soon me enemy nnamg tnemseives mucii
pressed, tunid and attacked us. Johnson's
! tntio. 'V"p" Ltio icit oi toe kur:;-"1;
and stretchiu CTp
xA Mfrnffd.i'i.'-: r;tr towards the river, hi.-
river,
l rivht resting cn the iurbplkt?
o.nrl 1? iflnu
j occupying the right with his left, pW.Pg
j . Jhiisou16 right ou the pike, whiibt Esrty a.3
! held in reoervc. About one, p. m., the enemy
made a furious onset upon Brig. Gen. J. M.
! Jones' Virginia brignde, who held thnailrancri
and the extremity of Johnson's" division by
Battle's brigade, and the other thret. brigades'
of Rodes' division. Tho fight which 'ensued
was contested with great obstinacy urtil about
throe, p. m., when a lull onsued, our men
having repulsed the enemy most handsomeiyT
During the attack on Battle's brigade, and
just at a time it was being rapidly forced back,
Gordon's brigade was ordejed forward, and
made on of the grandest charges of the war,
forcing the enemy back at all points. Later
in the evening, about 5 o'clock, they again
made a desperate assault upon Johnson's line-),
btit which was most gallantly and handsomely
repulsed, ouj troops remaining masters of the
Held, and the Yankee killed and wounded
beibg piled up in great numbers before our
breastworks.. The enemy not knowing that
we had any breastworks, charged us, and
were terribly cut to pieces.
In thi engagement Brig. Gen, Pegram was
severely wounded in the thigh. During the first
of these engagements the gallant J.-M. Jones,
of Va., was killed under the following cir
cumstances: His brigade it seems except the.
2lst Va., under Coi. Witcher, was faltering
and rapidly firing, when Gen. J., in nothing
daunted, rods i the front- and called to' his
men "to rally around him. At the same
moment Cap t. Early, his A. A. G., and Cap
tain Moore, his A. D. C, rode to his side, and
mulating the courage of their, noble leader,
were making ineffectual efforts to rally their
men, when they then becoming prominent
marks for the euemy's sharpshooters were
quickly picked off. Capt, Early fell dead, and
Capt. Moore fell severely wounded. The con
duct of the brigade has been and, doubtless
will be much animadverted upon. In extenu
ation it may bo,rnentioned that .this brigada.
'has made some' splendid fights during the war,
that the enemy advanced in heavy forces and
very suddenly, and that this brigade. afterwards
reformed and fought most courageously.
Whilst mattera were thus progressing on
Ewell's front the ene ny in heavy force ad
vanced to attack Heth and Wilcox. A warm -and
desperate fight ensued, lasting from S
o'clock until sundown. 'The result waa that
the enemy were held in check, and repulsed
oh this part of the line as well as in front of
Ewell. During the night Lano's 'pickets sue
ceeded in surprising the enemy an 4 capturing
about 800 prisoners. ,
THF CAPTURE.
Ewell, in the fights on his front during this
evening, captured about one thousand prison
ers, including thirty or f forty commissioned
.officers,, besides a good namber of Yankee
wmmdflff who foil in our hand Gen. John
son, of Swell's corps, also captured during this
rhts:two Dieces of artillery, inciuo-
ing horsea, harness' anofgear. We . a.sj lost
sboUt two hundred prisoners from'Brig. Geu.
J. M. Jones's brigade in the first engagement .
in die earlypart of this day. Altogether, the
result of the first day's engagement was a
most decided success to us, especially along
Ewell's lines. ' Indeed Ewell, who ia .always
up to time aud acltow, eoeid himlf all over
with glory, as did Ws gallam Majrtr General
Johnson, Rodes andf Early. U n. Lee, when he
heard of their success, said 'T always rely up
pon the second corps for hard g!itic. Give
them my thanks."
' Whilst the infantry were thus engaged the
cavalry were not idle. Hoser with hi single
origaae tonght Wilson'ffiormerly Jvirpatrick'a
cavalry division all day Thursday, and finally
succeeded in forcing it forgive back. His loi
was about two hundred as well ; as L can as.
certain. ' i - ; ; j. .
COMMENCEMENT OF THE TIGHT FRIDAY.
On Thursday night the enemy began to
move slightly around to our right, and earl v
on Friday morning (yesterday) they advancoll
in heavy force on Ewell's front with six lines
of battle, and fought most obstinately. Ewell'a
boys, and especially EirlyV, remembering the
advice of the sage of Banker's Hill, watched
until they saw the whites of the enemy's eyes,
and then poured into them such a volley of
leaden missies as caused them to reel and stag
ger and finally to give back, not, however,
until the dead on Ewell's front were strewn
thiek around. One advance upon and recon
noissanco of Ewell's position which was
strongly ' fortified, seemed to satisfy them,
and they made no further assault during be
day. Gen. E. simply held bis ground, and so
there was no further fighting on our left wing.
Simultaneously with the advance upon Ewelfs
lines, the enemy also made a move against our
vunc, cugmg uein ana vvucox, tor soai'W
lime witnout any result, when the enemy, be
coming very strong in front of these divisions,
began to force them rapidly back. At this op
portune moment the gallant Kershaw and hi3
heroic braves, moved rapidly up, engaged the
enemy, first checking their onset uoon Heth
and Wilcox, then repulsing them, and finally
, driving th enemy before him.
LONQSTREET's FLANK MOVEMENT.
About 11 o'clock, Lieut. ' General Long
street having planned a.most brilliant. fLsnk
movement, was advancing at the Head of his
column to the. right of the plank road, in
order to be certain of its successful' consum
mation,' when, by a mistake growing out of
the f.vet that our troops mistsok him and his
staff for Yankees, ho was fired upon. The
result was that Lieut. Gen. Longstreet was
VVL'Unded painfully, but not dangerously, in
1 the lelt shoulder, the ban entcnu-' oU.-UClT
ana pushing upwards.
The same fire .which thus deprived the
country temporarily of one of its ablest, pur
est and most gallant officers, robbed the
country, by death, of Brig. General Jenkins,
ofSouth Carolina, who was instantly killed.
Gen.-. Fields temporarily took Lieut. Gen.
Longstreet's place, and kept up the move
ment, from which Longstreet very justly ex
pected the happiest results. The enemy be
gan gradually to give way, and by 4 p. m.
theeucmy had been pressed back some two
miles i. e., our right and centre had swuDg
around, driving the enemy back nnd in
towards the river, our left meantime standing
fast. About 4 p. m". the heaviest fighting
ceased. I rora then until night brisk skirm
ishing was k-ept up.
Our loss thus far will be fully six thousand,
of which a much larger per centage than
usual arc officers. A very large number are
also but' slightly wounded", atd will soon ' bo
ahlf to return to duty. The battle field is
about twenty-five miles east of this p!acc and
in almost a direct Hon towards Fredericks
burg. The country, like that around Chau
celloisville, and of which, indeed, it is a cu
tinua ion, rs a dense wil'Ionies as Gen
Leo aptly said, a "tangled wilderness
i
as such, it is utterly unsuited for the
ine f
artillery. . L.deed, during the entire fights
there ii..ve not bt en over one hundred dis
cLiirgew of artillery.
Last night all Trns qvj-.. This morning,
about 4 a. m., I left tho fiont. Just Jfore
day there was some, picket firing on Hill's i r
iron i, and about sunrise heavy cannonading,
was hnard in the direction of Ewell's line.
Tho body of the Yankee GeuC.r?.!t Wtuln
'.rv'r'h, was found in front of our Hws, and
filso the hoiU 01 General with the initials
"H. H. C." eup hu the Yankee Gen
eral Carr. It is ali J reported that the dead
body, of the Yankee General Hayes, who war
captured last year at Cl.ancellorsville, Iras
been found inside of our line3.
' Gordon's flank movkments.
Mat 7, p. m., 1864.
Yesterday evening. heW" sundown' and
dark, Brig. Gen. Gordon's Georgia brigade,
of Early's division, and Brig. Gen. R. D.
Johnston's N. C. brigade, of Rodes' division,
executed a" brilliant flank movement on our
extreme left, and another on our extreme right,
t a point about four miles above Germanoa
ford. The result may be briefly utatcd in
tho capture of soma lour hundred mei aud
two Brigadier Generals, 8?ymour of Florida
notoriety, and Shaler, of New York, formerly
a Captain in the Seventh New York regiment.
These officers were brought to the Provost
Marshal General's office yesterday evening.
The Yankee losses thus far, in. killed and
wounded; is believed by agood judge, on ex
cellent data, not to bo lest than twenty, thou
sand. Our looses will reach seven thousand.
It is estimated that we have in our posses
sion i?er.riy two thousand of the enemy's
wounded. , - "
It is rumored here to-night, and believed,
that 'Sedgwick was killed last night by Gor
don and Johnston when tbey executed their
flank movement.
The Yankee Generals who were captured,
report the death of Brig. Gen. Hays, of their
army; .
Muph hard fiVhtinir has been, done by all
the troops, but Ewell and his men are the he
roes of the figat.
Among the list of wounded officers, we find
the names of tho following belonging to North
f!r.lina Troons. viz: Lt M B Blair of the
26th regiment; Lt D S Thompson, 15th ; Ma
jor JC Webb, Capt W R "Lrk1ris, and Lrj"
A Graham, 27th-, and Capt H VV Abernetby,:
of th.24th regiment. The wounds received
by all the officers on our side, wifh few ex
ceptions, are reported quite slight. .
' a- '
Gen. Clingcian's Men
The Petersburg Express of Wednesday last,
has the following account of the first fight
around Petersburg:' .
About half-past 11 o'clock on Monday night;
our citizens wrs startled by. several heavy
discharges of musketry in Chesterfield coanty,
the sound proceeding from a puint due north
of Petersburg. Anxiety was ou tip-too to as
certain the cause, bat it was not ascertaiued.
until nearly four o'clock, just before the dawn
of day. At that hour a guard came in with a
Yankee who had come into our lines, and gave
the particulars. On' the enemy's extreme
right, which had been pushed around, Monday
afternoon, to - Brander's Bridge, he placed a
heavy picket " guard, consisting of a. New
Hampshire regiment, amounting to 800 men.
picked troops. Tbey were somewhat isolated
from the main body of the Yankee forces, a
fact which our Generals were not slow to per-
ceive. Two companies of the 61st N.O Regi
mcat, Gen, Ciiiigtnau' Brigade, Were select-
i
mducjj 4t change their base. The assault
W9H
p, sudden and derisive. With a
raKb,
brave Carolinians cot within close "1
UroXiV ot the hte. ana nrmrpI intn him a
deadJIlley. Before he -could recover trom
his srfce, another galling fire greeted, him,
and yliother a moment or two after, which
provether warm for frigid New Hamp
shire, i the blue euafs stard tiff in. wild
confutv shaping their course towards Bcir
mudalindreds.1 ; It yr?9 a, beautiful alar-
light fit, and the dark moving mas3 could
be cV5tiy seen, so tbo Carolinians had but
to aiJt the mass, and they were bound U
hit..' pry volley from, our men was answer
ed bi scream from the wounded, and thu
the f progressed until we bad driveu the
New5mpshire Yankees bak ana across th
turnfc aoeTon over the railixad. a distance
two milexr more. Bv this time.:
le Yankee camp was frightened out of
, and our men deemed it imprudent to
further. They returned without the
ft man. It wa ascertaiued ve"tenliv
killed and wounded a larpe' number
of thjnemy in this night assault.
1 '
Ti following are the resolutions of Mr
Wigf't. of Texas, now befora the Confed-,
erate fates Senate i
JSJypsdoed, That the Congress of the-
wjtf raw owies America na- cue un
pabted right, during the inv-tsion or rcbel
n,nd when tho public safety require it,
suspend the writ of habeas corpus, and that
Vie so suspended, ft is not competent for
at Confederate Judge to discharge fronjens
touauy persou bsrld under or by virtue of
thcwonfoierate States.
i. Resolctd, That the Slate" Courts, be
ingptablished by State authority can, in uo
maier, be affected by Confederate legislation,
aac iat, therefore, an act of the Cmfederate
Conjess suspending the privilege of tbe writ
of hleas corpus does not &pply to them, and
in wwiso prevents their exercising such ju
rist jtion, or issuing such writs as .by the
liwjof their States they ava allowed to exer
cistfr issue;
" Resolved, Thatthe State and Confed -r-iC?'Jvernments
are separate, distinct and
co-orjnate Governments; thai: earn L-ss its '
legisltive, executive and judicial departments,
and v a perfect government in itself, and
thereorc neither can interfere in any manner
with he legislative, executive or judicial ac
tiou the other, and that the courts of neith
er cai inquire into ths legality or illegality of
the crests of persons io'eustrxly under tho
Hiitbrity of tho other, or afford such "persons
any relief.
i Resolved; That the Constitution of tbe
Coulderate States is, as to the States and be
t won them, a compact, and that each has,
as ii(all compacts between sovereigns, a per
fect ight to declare its true intent and mean
ing.an j that the citizens of each State aro
bou;d by such decision
"5. Resolced, That as to the citizens of
each Slate, the Constitution of the Confeder
ate States having been ordained and e.tablish
ed l; the same authority as the State 0 n
stitttiou, is equally supremo and binding ovtr
then, as their Constitution is, nnd that the
Government established by it, io the extent of
its ik'iegaied powers, oi which the State inly
is the judge, is as fully empowered to act f-r
thtra as their State Government, and that
when it does so act, their Srato loverumtrit,
having uo bupreiuacy over tho Giufederi'te
Government, cannot lelcass them from their
obligation to
obey."
, For tho Cenfcd-rate.
Mass-Heeling of the " Pharisees."
On yesterday at 11 o'clock, a. m ,the Phar-
lsees :i. r.. "-Hiiiiesi seci, j uht mx iu-
riou rinsings of tho Town bell "cat
deal of drumming, met in tho City Hall, for
the purpo33 of dominating Cjunty Candidates.
There , were present some thirty or forty una
dulterated 'strait-lacod" Pharis ees, and them
ass meeling was crganiaisd by calling Isiac
Rowland to the Chair, who requested Colonel
J. P. H. Rusy, Secretary of State,J to explain
the object of.the ranting. Colonel Ross was
not present, and So outness wrs Stxsprf!
till he could ba sent for. When ho appeared,
he led off in Yiy shrewd electioneering
Fpeecb, in which lie bogged his friends not
to nominate him for Sheriff, &c.
-A committee of whicn Wyatt Hollornr n
was Chairman,, was then appointed to draft
resoiutious. .(This wa3 a stroke of poliey, as
the ncqurl will show.) The committee re-
fared, and "John, tlic rascal' was called on
for ; speech, who though he had saidii his
speech 'at the Court H-.-uo the other niht, "
that he did not consider this his home, and
should, therefore, taken.) part in county elec
tious, and when it is well known Vial he ro le
all the way to' Johnsing to vote for Dr. J. T.
Leach for CougregS,Dow said he would cheer
fully and heartily support tho nominees of
this meeting The privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus" bdng suspended, John
took occasion to make a violent war speech.
Tho nominations were then propoi-d, and
after some parliamentary trickery, tbe following-persona
were Dominated : For the Sen
ate, Wdiie D. Jones ; for the Com mon,- Green
H. A Ifbrd, Calvin J.Rogers, and the "lesser''
light, alias William R. Richardson, ex clerk
in the. Treasury Department, lat broker,
miller, commissioner, Treasurer of the City,
Captain in the First Regimeut- of Home
Guards, and co-owner of the Progress.
Tbe nominations being concluded, the com
mittee ou resolutions returned, and. reported
the ever-memorable Court House,- Lynn
Adam Col. -Bunting resolutions. At this
juncture Col. Rus, who had retired, was
nominated tor oiienn, ana a motion ma.io to
bring the candidates in. The lesser light came ,
forward, took the stand. acceptoJ tbe nomin
ation aod spread himse f. Wyatt then took -tbe
stand, and with flashing eyes aud vehement
gestures, and indignation pictured on his coun
tenance, said that the committee had been treat
C(;with disrespect, the nominations being
mcale while tbey were out and that therefore
thry were under no obligations to support the -nominees.
Wyatt was opposed tq the lesser
light, and it is rumored that the action of the
mating had left a blank rage ou Wyatt's
bojks. This of course brought U lesser
lrgVt to his feet, who in a spirit cf great can -.
dofexpressed his willingness to " have it over
agin," well-knowing that all but his par
ticular frieuds Jiad left the IIUI. Just ,bere
oluVpjan Kihion came to lhe assistance of the
Iesfer one, and said that xs 4 he had been pro
psiu vouched jor,J' he" hoped they would all J
swuK'W tbe nomination. Wyatt then attempt
ed ,u rejoin, but .was soon snowed under by
Calihjr., who accepted the nominatia, and
whq s hammering 'away to about a dozen ..
old rol, when yonr correspondent left to hear
tiov.fanee; and arrived jnst in time "to hear
the 6 fernor's " wretched joke ". alout John "
the raf al'' as he appeared . in his celebrated
charatfe? of leinoSade-pcdlar, in a circus, with
his There's your nice o-l " Imonadr five
tr!its gla-! ' Ac,, - . . r
ed tolke a wgbt assault on thesa son3of
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TELEGRAPHIC.
REPORTS OF THS PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Entered according to act of Congress in. tht year
. 1863, Ur J. S. JnaxsarB, in the CterVs ffica
of theftstrict Coartxf ths Confederate taies
for the Notthern District of Gecrcis. , -
FROM GEtf. XRL'S
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OP Tflli SAIJX5UI
JfARY BA-TTLB OF SUXDAY, NEAR
SPOTTSYLVAXIATJ. FL DEATH- OP Tllfc
YANKEE GENERAL WADSWORTII AND
GENERALS .WARREN AND SEDGWICK
REPORTED KILLED. '
B4ttli FiiLo, nearSpattajlrania 'C. H., May
ly, Tia GordouiTille, May 12. Tha lit heavy
hffntinjj on the Wilderacn batll-ground, occur- ,
red oo Ftidaj eyenlaj. During Sakurdjr noth, '
ing occurred, ear ski rraiahing. Graot brgaa
leaving' our frant noar Pcfksas' fltcre in the Wil
dernew on Satarday night. General Lee about
toe strae time ent forward sonae troops te wa tch
thoenemj'a norenicnta and to keep betwean Grant
aod Richmond. Our infiutrj collided with the
eneinyaboot 10 o'clock Sunday raorciog, oear
Spottsylrani C. II., Fitx Le'i cavalry bavinjj
oeea preriously heavily engaged' at- the fame
place all the morning.
A severe fiht roultad. in whico- onr farcet,
under Geo. Karshaw, repulsed ths ctfmj. inlio
tingnpoQ th?m a h-ary lost, the enemy killed
and weu-ided being estimated at ten tt onr one.
At the same time we captured sons rraoners and
f lost some.
Lter in the day, Kershaw was ajjaiu en-aged,
and also Rodes, both of whom repulsed the enemy.
.Daring Kershaw's fiot on Sunday, Yankee
-General Robinson, commanding tho 2od division
of ta4 5th corps, was killed.
Our loss in Sunday's fight was not over 400
killed and wounded. .
Daring tbe night of Sunday cur forces were
formed in line of battle around Spottsylrania
Courthouse our right resting about one mile be
yend the Courthouse, towards tbe Fredericksburg
Railroad. Both sides threw up fortifications Sun
day night. Yesterday - and Monday there was
skirmishing it intervals nil da. Johnson's N.
Carolina Brigade, and. the Stonewall (Va.)
Brigade repulsed an attack, of tho enemy, and
about night succeeded in getting the road over
which our wagon trtin was passing, hut our trains
had all gotten safely by. Ths enemy doubtless
occupied Fredericksburg as a new base on Sunday
nigat. Yesterday they held the town and Bpott
sylvania Courthouse aud tha Telegraph road the
attersome twelve miles out. A. P. mil is sick,
and Gen. Early is commanding hi corps. The
enemy was continually shitting his troops from
right to left yesterday, requiring similar mores
on our part.
Lieut. Culomel Collins, 15th Va. cavalrywsss
i lied in the fight Sunday, and Maj. Wooldridge,
3d Va. caralry, was wouaded in th leg yesterday.
1 Tho troops ure much fatigued, but in good
spirfts and confident of Success .
. Large quantities of small arms and dthrit of all
sorts, were left by th ea j.uyln the trenches oa
the Wilderness battle Gold. .
Anderson's dirisiou, Sijiliy, capture! a bat
talion of cavalry with a. line ot sVarjVhf) ,.ers.
It is n-)t believed that M .hone's brigade wound -ed
Gn. Longstreet.
The Yankee Gen. Wadiworth died in our hos
pital yesterday. I! ii reurtM alio.tbit tbe
Yankee Generals Warren aix-J SJgewick were
killed.. .
.Brig." 0n. Gordon hasbeo promoted to-Major
General na thu Gl.l, fr f.Uotry. -
Tbere was heavy cannonading ea our .left and
centre from early . this morning until .'i p. m.,
whta the Pres3 Agant left for tha telegraph sta
tion. FJ-UV !iua of tiirmishers hid bien warmly on
gjiged with the enemy, and had repulsed htm three
times. .Fitz. Lee had also driven the enemy
bark BftmCi two miles ou the left. .'
The weather is exceedingly pprol , and the
roads are loep in dust.
.' ThaY'ankees foaght with grett obUtnaocy on
Sunday, and actually bayoneted our men st their
breastworks, whilst our men, their 'am.nnnitioo
having been exhanstei, hid to use .th3 butts of
their muskets to repulse the ,enemy ,
A private telegram from a reliable source to a
gentleman in this city, dated Spotsylvania'Court
hodse, Wednesday, received-hire at 3 39 p.m.
yesterday, Rays : --
'Enemy, badly-wrsted at all points.'
PUUTiJK 11 P AKT-JCUL ARS
3IQBE DESPERATE FIG UTIXG.
GRANT BEGGING HIS TROOPS TO FIGIIT
.HARD! .
HE TELLS THEM PETERSBURG IS IN VAN.
KEE HANDS ! .
Bbttlb Field,
via Lorua C. II., Way II. )
There was heavy cannonading iU yesterday.-
About 12 o'clock, the fhemy having got possession
of tbe road leading tm the. main road to Louisa
Court House, with a largo force, Heth's Diriaion
was sent to Urivo them oiT, which was accomplish
ed with but slight loss to us. Our troops drove
the enemy back some thrte or four miles, and out
of their lines of breastworks, capturing one piece
of artillery, ope caison, and some one hundred
and fifty prisoners.
Among those wounded on our side, was Brig.
Gen H. II. Walker, of Virginia, whose foot has
bees amputa ed.
Between ten o'clock and nightfall, the enemy
made repeated assaults upon Field's Division, but
were handsomely repulsed in every instance by
eur line of ikirmhhers, Fields line of battl never
finding.it Decenary to cnage them. Field's lots
was very trilling.
Very near dark tho enemy made a most vigor
ous and determined assault upon Bodes line of
battle, driving Daniel's and Doles-lines of battle
from their breastworks, and capturing eiz'pieces
of our artillery..
Johnston's North Carolina, Walker's Stonewall,
Va., and Gordon's Georgia Brigade, hewever,
quickly came to -their assistance, driving the
enemy back, and le-capturing our lost guns.
The enemy's loss is said to be very heavy,
especially in Fkld's and Redes' front.
The enemy are certainly figbting.witb great nerve
and desperation. " - v . -
The. Yankee Major General Sedwick is certain
ly killed, and it is reported tharjj Warren and
Stevens are killed.'
On other parts sf the line yesterday, there was
nothing but heavy skirmishing.
Hayes, of Louisiana, was wounded la the leg
yesteT day, bufoot dangerously.
Fredericksburg was occupied by tht enemy
Sunday night.
The enemy bare three rmntooo bridges over
h: Uiih nun'K-K. .
The town Is said to be Silea with Yankee-
wtranded, the lumber being estimated as hih af
J 5,000. .
The enemy's loss thus far U believed to be full
30,90 sme have it 40,000.
Stuart's cavalry have been unceasingly fighting
aod pursuing tbe enemy, UJ have done eccelleat
service.
Our patitioa Is very strong.
Gjant has 'issued wdera congratulating his
troops on their fecf.-tc:nbg tbr m thai Peters
burg was in the hands of tbe Yankees, aod beg g.
log them te tight hard.
Oor troye, trough wearied, are in good flgh.
log plight, and con fldrot of final suecfes.
The eaemy, in a raid around our lines, captured
a few of Ewell's ordnance wagons, and recap
tured some of their prisonen cu their way to the
railroad.
Up to noon to-day there has been no general
engagement, but some skimlshing, andnoeuiona!
dischargee of artillery on our right.'
Everything if progressing well, and tbe nor
lin no danger of suffering for want of supplies.
(Approved.) g.
G. 8; Vanderheff, Major aud Provost Marskai
f Sd Army Corps.-
From Ceu. Johnston's Array.
Atlakta, May 16.
Since the teputse of the enemy at Dal ton, La
has Wen tuwving around our left, closely followed'
by J ohnston, who has hiKI him ia check Lu every
effort against our lije of communicatloa. Tbe
nature of the country prevents tfcc making of
large bodies of troops.
On Friday an attempt against Resaea as re
sumed and continued through Satarday.
On Sunday every attack was sucresdfullv repuls
ed. Small loss on oar side.
No pres reports or prirto telegrams received
from the field. It i; believed that both armies
are now deploying into the valley of the Oos
tinola. We refrain from giving conjecture?; and iofor
nation fiom the field is too iucotalote to eabibit
the result
Tho Relief Committee, on arriving here were
notUied that they are not needed at the front.
Cherokee Warriors.
The A5heville Xews says a body of Chero
kee Indians, numbering , under the com
mand ul Capt. M. H. l-uive, htrivtil here a
few days wince, and went iuto camp. They
aro'a fine looking et of mu, young, rubust
and active. Among them U a son of the
ce'ebrated chief, Junaiuokee. They have at
tained a high degree of perfoefcon in drill-,
anl. go through all the evolution with pre
cision and accuracy. Their shrill war-whup
makes o4e involuntarily clap hK hand on hU
head, to bco if his pcalp is K.ife I
Spctkitrjof ihriics fathful allifa of thoSuuth,
reuiiuds u.1 of a little incident th t very forci
bly iiluftrut'tf their devoti m t our causj, at
wdl a their fidelity t a friend. 8 mio tirnd
last waiter, during one of their raids into our
western coauties, the Yankees captured about
fifteen of Col. Thorn t' Indian soldier, and
carrivd thorn to Kuxville. Here they wcra
flatter! and feasted, big Ulk hel.l, and mag
nificent promises nidc, if tl.iy wuuhl ithau
luu the Confederacy nnd j -in the l iucolij
govcrninenL They were prjiai'd '.'oir liber
ty and jce thousand dollars in johl, if tl ey
would bring in the scrip ! offluir Chlf, OJ.
Win. II Thomas I To; tuditns sremed t
pan?e c-'iisuU and fin illy agreed t ) tho
proposition. They wre relca"d, returned t
their naiiv.3 in m'otains, s ught tho camp of
thtir Chief, to'.d hitn all, and have ever si'co
been ou the war-path at'hr Yankee scrip i
So much for the fidelity of tho Indian, and
much lor the cicilizel and chris'iin manner
in which a Yankee General w uild get rid of a
foe he ist'M cowanlly to attack himself!
MiRRIED,
At the ridcncf) of th bride's father, on tlwv
4th inst., by the Rev. J. F. Ellington, Mr. Jon
M. Cox, ut (Srecne countv, to Mies I'arTir, daugh
ter f Lewis Poole, of Johnston county, N. C
94-3t Wiuh.
Chrietian Advocate p1rne copy.
New Advertisements.
Hlllsboro y, (. Military Aradciny,
The .Second Sepsiou flbCl) of this InMitu
tion, will commence July 1st. For Circulars aud
information applv to
Maj. Wm. M. GORDON,
mt. 17 J-d3m
' i.VIVKKKITT.
nHE Examination of th Students c,r the L'ni
1 veroitv of North Carolina, will begin ou Mn
dav, the 23rd iimt., and continue uutit the day of
the College Commencement, Thursday, the 2nd
dav of June.
The Committee of Visitation for the year 1864,
consists of "
liis Kacelh-ncv, Z. B. VANCE,
.Gov. of the State and ex-fjiti President of tho
Boaid of Truytrcs,
Hoo. David L SWAIN, LL. D.
President of tb UWiegc.
John L. Ttailey,
John II Bryan,
John It. J. Daniel,
Jhn A-Gilmer,
Kob't U. Gilliam,
Calviu Graves,
John Kerr,
Walter F. Leake,
Charles Manlv.
, .11 McKar,
.sml. F. Patterson,
Thomas Kuflin,
Jee G. Shepherd,
Lewis Thompson,
Edward Warren,
John C. Williams,
R. M. Saunders,
Thos. Settle,
Patrick 11. Winston.
James T. Morehcad,
Thomas D. McDowell,
Such other Truntecs as may atUnd will be cou
sidered members of this ('ommittee.
CHARLES MANLY, Sec'y.
Raleigh, May 17th, IS64. VS dlt.
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