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V yVii.Uiiit-tl'Unlni"i!i it Blood; 't,U f l TIi South w nil forgiving, ;;.M id mso lrjr;;i red I n n tb a t dtf frotti UaiJi 'ptaiK ftow'Oiiliwtalroi Sotnlajr fchr, who mj ulfooipling nUMUe bltcicac, wis tiico dj th LlocktdebndJWi eompelUd to blow up ItU cmI( itbe rtw eseiping id their boat. 4 The Cipttm hid bt IIivaopperS, in whtoh tits .utter detestation of tbeif couotrj and their eauaeJjtodioR tbeJDrfctot obduratetbej tacttij. aeuteaced in bift renjoinlng la nu own bouse with fatnilt Toe Uoctor bas, a daughter, a ..iwn vu (.,7.:mJ U it m atBhl that the :. Spanish Qoveroinent iisdreciiizedthe-therd-Coiiifedenipyf nnitiiratwiWJerooa-UutoverDU)ftilirflrc i.n tlw-'ir wj t6 4licbnidnd with dipatehea to that (Tt-ct. Wejcive theabore, it eotnee toa from a reliable tottrcj, in ; the hope that'i t ia v true, Major, taade aeVeral v4in attempts to . enter the. ieepm apalmen or toe ,aaJ 'r.nf? tbe' oatraf cUhnlthn ('Ihe Uttr, he toll the awuDdri tnaiaVnWsicn altc m pt wouV3 cost htm hla, Hlfore Voullalioot1 htm 'JileV doir! ' to aoite of 'tntt lairicaulion ibe doi for-! salccn wretch 'again atteftibteJ to accdmplisit his' oiaooiicat aesign, .wnenirue w nis wor, m. Shumate aped a tali through, .his craven heart. ITardly nad this deserved reiribution been effect ed, before the Major a companions all officers ' felt'UpOhr'Doctor-Jand -alauglilered -bjm in- aUntly, fairly riddling bis bodj with bullets. ' i i , ' JttcK DUpatch. , V IHrAIIOl A OITIIAGKS OI TUB A jcmt!eoitn':oft tbeKi?hest frespeetability, us .frJoi,,VUliajualorgV'" gtv7 up to'fortna lion of .a vtt of the moat diabolical outrages tcentlj perpetrated on th lower 1'eoicisulai tyntbHnfgTiiT-turrTandaJt-nctD-poaaiiB8i that poitioii uf ' Virginia. , We would fain hope, fur the inljr of Iiouunitj, thai these aett of bar- birijf wc(c ur.iruc, ut hej como from ioureq that cannrit bv doubted-; , Maj.a righteous God ncrvcth . urnia yf CaCaJerate .soldiers to avenge the wrooip.yf tbejleJenQuc&s.pple.tiow over rmn'bjr a toe far worse than the Gcths and Van- dl uf htutic.infntj( , .. . , . r .,;, . Thlt firjt ot the liat pirco us, is CapL Samuel - lloller,- whoTwidee in lower end ef Warwick iontja fentletiunabj)ttt(55 yers of , ape, of the litj.-aj?pc;tabilit),f rod ttuivcrsaliy psteemedbj Mi hfttfltbrtrs.. Hi rcsidencuwaa invaded by a of Vftnkcc oteccri, wbo.inUodnccd themselves by, a brokl prr-njsiuon to Capt. H's two daught er, bJf jt yunud beautiful ladies. Wbilcrfn dent o'rjn to accooajdUh their design by force, the nnd ha J. taken aim at another, when he was in- itjoluieirboTcsi Oofn Uousc?swaf killed last week, by a party of yi iitiid,'irhile 'eoiea.voriog; to nave -an only "iul jUeiovcd .aatighte (tpm iate . jror .tha.n death. ; -,f ccsaed wm ; .fpioua "aii'd -conautunt mcuiber of the ItaptUt Church, and we under. staul bad fur a Ion ti me filled tli pp?t cf deacon; lie was nearly "sixty; arq $t wge, . ; V Mr Kd ward Ilaiw(K)d, who also resides In the . icinity of Wurwick Coutt House, was brutally uiuriered a few daya finco, while defofiilinjr.liis lonor. Wc trcre unable, to 'ascertain the partic iulars o( this ease. v ; iTiie fourth and lasictim tolh ltf?ts of these rore than; dVnions who now tnfcZt that sectiba ."Jj-ToirT'.-Yl rf niai .i?; Jkl 'ti.Jho1nnl Uf -iVfli .ri tff ; York (!mnty, who Wsidcd near tJarwooct's Mill. He dil in defence 1)f hfa'tjinch beloved 'da'tjigb.; tt-r, irto was b unj; outragcoTbyT Yant ee offlcicrr - Hti.;ltiled thV tuonstcr, but was: in turn quickly killed huusclf. - 'ir, Dunn is represented to u as having been a gentleman of .universal and de served popularity,, .Hi age was forty-five.y ears. come Syuth or the purpose of restoriog Jbe VlnuM and dafendiojj; tho old flag , The aocursed valeiVdar-of thisit crimes xccedrvjonoimity any wo have ever been called upon to record. .' 'fvivV'..-;: '-p-" I)kenlHrtf;&tpre$aj , QuTlUOEi OF iTtfKNSMV ; IN FAUQUIER -r -CuUditYf VXInteigeoco.bisjust . been receiv ed here of , a most diabolical outrage- oomiuitted ajfoif days aioce by the. Federals, hc victim be :L iag Pr. abamaUy a well-known citizen of , Fau- quier, residiog, about pine miles from(Warrenton v It p w?ara. ibat the tMk&njQ , ocou pyiiig "Personne," ihe Western cormpondent ot the Charleston Courier, in 'hie letter dated Memphis, Ten nr April 16, hs too touching incidents which we transfer to ur colums. The first incident was . related to him byDr. Keller, of Memphis, concer ning a lad fifteen; years of age, naroejf Charlie Jackson, who was wounded in the recent battle, and-ia-nowllyinghopelesslyzjtthepoioLj)t death.'-' -"-'-Ll.' tu....v Some months ago his father raised a'eompany, in which CharHe was permitted to drill with the privates, end fin ally became o expert, in the manual of arms thai yoting as he was; '. be was chosen thedrill masteti'In dae'tirjie' tnarehinsr orders' werereceived.v Then! the father eonsult ing the age of his boy and 'probably lrir own pa ternal feelings, gave him to understand that it waHbis wish.heihtuld rojuain at . borne LTathi Charlie strenuously demurred, and plainlyitold Iris parent that if ho c6uM adt go wiib'bim, he would joiruanOther company. ? Yielding- to his tbbstinacy, it sort of, silent consent 'was given, and the lad left Memphis with his comrades Tbe regiment to which they? belonged was de-1 t ached to linrnsville,' several miles distant from Corinthand tbere-it remainediiDtii thFFnday or Saturday -preceding th battle. 1 jDrdert were then received that it shoald repair at onee to the j field and take its pusitiortv CharHe-was-aslircp at the time of his departure, and the father, unwill ing that one so young should undergo the fatigues of the long inarch of twenty rail and the dan gers of the coming fight, gat ordew that ho ahould not ba disturbed. Several hours after the boy lwoko of his own aeoord. : ;;.:Jt'v- 77 At a glance, his eye took in tho condition of affait, and bis knowledge of coming events sat isfied hiraDf " the oause.T Withrhim .to" think wts to actv ; Ilo soized his little guo a ' minia ture niosktt which his father .had made for him, and alone started on the trail of his absent reg iment. Hour after hour he trudged along, ndV finally just as ;they were about halting preparato ry .to going into battle, he succeeded in joining his eompajiy He had truveld more than fifteen milos. Ilia father chided hifu,; but how could it of his boy. 'The battle oorojuenccdf Charlie - : v. Put 'j tlfication bad set in, an operation would ; only increase his lunenots .without prolonging life. inciaq noucea tnersoDcr countenance oi tne pov 4v" V t-,!V MvtI ! .'i.-'-.-j-j --.i- '.."!. I sician as be turned away, and went to in adjoin- t' 'i -JO -fill li i j f'y-'X V me room to break the mournful intelligence to the weeping father and mother., , Nothing could be its r it i i.''. ji '.,-; cine, but to relieve bim of pain by means of S.V U4 V" i' . : a'.i . :.'. 1. 1 opiates. , A Jew jnomenta afterwards be returned to the bedside of the sufferer, wheu the young . W I 'U.-l.Xi .' .'" i--;Ji t 'Aul hero abruptly .met him with tba question . ''Doctor, will vou answer, me a straightforward 27 , .,.!" rr..i. l-j-j .ti.i ?ir question, and tell me the truth T , " - TV? Id ; only I blessings of religon. I know I am . not prepared the pK e physician a moment., ana said : , ".Yes. Charlie. I., will, but you must pre pare for bad .news. "vt :,, , y. "Can J live 7T . was the response. , , - , "No I. Nothing can savir you now but a inir- aele from Heaven ' Wall, I have thought so myselft have felt Do father and mother u if X Was going to die. kpow this'f ' w "tesnreplied the surgeon, UX have just told X"PJease ask them to come in here." When the parents hadMone Bo,'nd taken their places cn cither sidd of the bed, Charlie reached iut, grasped their hands in his, and said jf- " "Dear father and mother. Dr. Keller says that I can't' live. And now I want to ask your for- civenefs-for-ah-wrong-I-ayeaone lThave , -'- '-. ui . -v.- I y-v; tried to be a good boy in every wayut one, and that was whenlI disobeved vou both and icioed vou bom. ana iooe tije army.' ' X oould'nt help' that,5' for I felt as i f ft ou"ht to be right where you were, father, and to .kV'wK ifl-t: .'.ii t ,.. vt ?-!',)--' ri - 'if fight as long as I was able. I m only sorry that I can't fight through the war. If I have said a - F.'t.- , m ;.- --i'-i anything wrong or done auythiog wrong won t you forgivei me ?" V " . The afflicted parent! could only weep their ? ''Now, father," continued the boy, One thing more. V Don't stay her with me, but go; back U camp, " Mother "will take oar of me,; and your services .are wore necessary in your company than they are' at home. I am noc afraid to die, and I wih I had a thousand lives to lore in the 'same took bis place by his father's side, and was soon initio thiokest of tho fight. A bullet struck him in the body and tore an ugly wound. Still he pfessed-onpfiriflgT-cheeringaod -charging- witlu ine reoiaiuacr oi uut rvgiuituu. rnst';uieu mu to know the .-sensation of fear, and his youthful example on more thau one occasion was the rallj- :jrayliAnd fatherptell the boys when yo - get back how I died just as a soldier ought to. Tell them to fight the Yankees as long as there is one left in the country, and ntver gite vp! ' Tell tFeniTloo, fo'kTlT'Just as many astbey thtnk wiltr avenge the death of Charlie, and whenever you fill up the company with new men let them know that besides their country there's a little boy in Heaven who. will watch them and pray for them as they go-inltf,UtUe4: '-'-'-I And so is dyingone of the bravest spirits that for death s.LjDOglll to. have. boea;3nid aa'I.hope. you may bej but I feel safe' in repdsiog) ujibo the itrongarm'tf Gotland llruitili la; Ilimifn Vf ' future happioss.i-. likforfe (his' war cTosedtooiw of you may bebrduphi opin ih ihrrvhholdnl the) eternal world as IJe'bcen and. my 'earnest. prtyeriatb'tft . ihr Wcsaen of , dey t h iuiy find yorf wiitiogrhrodbt'ul ityo existence I hwr found nothing inimy cxfcriiac tbatlial afforded memre lubsunrial luppLH ess: than IJfiriniantty and oV as I )e here consuiuui that life ia waning? I desire Wbear tpstimony bf m peaceful roind, of a firm faith tn ;the rand Schema of salvatiqn. g i ; "Farewell, my comrades; and may ,we all meetf in a better world."' -1 v iuif .ir j n cicl -... ( i I i Mil i -BLE TO THE JACKSON QUARD,OF WAXIIAW OJfcert and j)riyaic$ composing (lht Jathtoti. . . utuuru. . Gentlemen : We have arrived at a point in the ;t ' ' -vi,?. ?'ttt :-v. :ixt & -:;! 4 history of our country, where we and our soil in "j - , , i. rj.l J.,4 i i ' ..-V.O.J-ii ji vaded by a foe once our brethren. In days gone by, their fathers and ours, fought aide . by sido on the field of contest, botn in the' icy 'or.th and sunny coum. . Aiier Beven long jcarsoi le with a powerful nation, the bread winged in tne strugg eagle of victory perched upon our banners and J.J... .f.V i'ji .;V1.iui i i;af i-'vT screamed, in triumph. America is free America is :ree-tn tali mounuioa as uwey atooa n ineir rn4 : V-'iV 4 ?. ri' i ,!" majesty, overlooking bills", plains and battle fields, dreached in the blood of the warrior foe. shouted ? i;J fi'X r3 3c as irom ceayeu s neiznv AuJtnc. in tree, vriu Oocan, with hiaswifuwinged tides, iped the shout to distant lands-r-Amenca is, free! while from her ever-rolhng waves, the echo came upon, tne soft-flouting breeze America is free ' It has been our privilege, gentlemen, to breathe. cal thunder b s$ies, ana a cjoua, aartc ana ireavy, jnsca over us and amrdst the perpetual roar, jaiay be distinctly heard in clarion tones Subjugation ICorifisca tion r Extermination ' !'. They of the North, doubt- was ever breathed into the human body by its Divine Maker. The ' scene I have described is one if which we sometimes - read; but ; rarely behold, and the Surgeon told tne that inured as he was to speotacles of suffering and woe, as he stood by this, a silent spectator, his heart over flowed in tears and he kuelt down and sobbed like a cfeild. f " - Hew true are the lines of the poet The good die first, And they whose hearts nre dry as Bummer's dnst Burn to the socket." The .second incident-was related to him by4 a Captain in one of the Kentucky Regiments, concerning the dying moments of Lieut. Col.. Hoi brook, his superior officer. ' , . less,: fancy that we,Tai the South, would frighteWj ' fall upon dut knees before tbfem,. and-kisslhei dost nnder their ' feet. ; But no,' gentlenieiij iii the name of God, "-we haVe stood firm, relylhg upon bis word and bis spirit, The storm is opon Torreutrf of fanatical enemies-ate Ttoured: upon eur berders.-'i-''' v-t ei U We aire comparatively without' nrfrles, without! armsr Our population doef nol compare in nnib- bers withr theirs, and ' yet ; the uprfcing of hM South more than equals that of the Athenians against the Persian Generals wncToame with or ders to burn down Athens and Eretria,aria to :carryaway themsejveSj their'wives and tfieirj children as slaves..' i').:v; ' 1 - Miltiades did not form a more intrepid bodyl on the plains of Marathon, than chased the, fce from Great Bethel to Hampton, leaving thdf) hundreds dead upon the field an 4 strewed along tho road.;' .Old' dllp bore the' wreatb from" the1 field of glpry You ar?as brave M the for u' are their brothers and neighbors 1 1"? Hrrf r -Vi Leonidus did not wait at tlie: heights pf Ther mopylae, with braver men, or. more resqlute-heajts, than-nw-bat-;MaBassssJune4io terry,' all over tne eoutn, ana nere unaer mis thflder ! - si-: ing point, from iwhk'h the men lool fresh spirit Suddenly, lit a latft-bguT io he.day, the little fellow fell, shorthrough the leg a few inches be low thc.bip. Uv gave a ehcer and told his father to go bnr "Tlorft mrnd me;" saidjbe, rbut keep n 111 lay -here till you eomebaok." This of ooursd the feelings of the parent would, not permitJiim. to do, andpioking him up in bis srrenton. arms1 he carried .hftn" itf the . beartsKbospital. ingtJav; '"tytVnVdajF or'iwopharliwaV broughtto bis upme iuuuiiuwM tvew,, v . ."' Lieutenant-Colonel Holbrooke wss""severely wounded in two "or three places; in onf) mortally, tut he fellSit the head, of his regiment in one of its nroudest mom ehTa anricorioiis cbarster--Il e whs conveyed, at once to the hospital, and there learned thatliia injories were of a mortal charac ter. After the battle several of his officers' paid him- a vlsltl- They found life fast ebbing, hpuglr he was still able to converse." lie desired to be propped up ia bed, and then he talked to them like a Christian toldier.; ' ' ' 1 Vln the coursVof : my official duties with you, gentlomen," he said, "I have bad little or no oc casion; tapeak wUK'ypU; upo jki subject of reli onbnahiT Ita riw;.-:whn;a iVno tnenl we r Your -cduntrv, your homes call yon to battle.' and here you are, obedient tt the calIM The (Qld Unionwas, for. a time, a glorious one; butfy stellation of nations the greatest political fabric" ever built upon earth. . " Tour noble deeds? of he roism are the'stones upon whioh'it is tote. erect-' 3dTaa3 iiiay ieTwi th the blood of Jarae of you, it may be sealed, i Yf-ur thief guide an'directpr in all.. this-, is tho oil ot Uod, fooompiea,,py ; bis'spim.'-; -, ;.,. :A'v A' V Af : That inestimable Word is.contained- in this1 bookthc ;DiblwhichTJiaverthehOT the pleiisiirp to preseiit you in behalf of ithe la-iies:-of Wa xba w;- ---- - v -A4iAAA-- V . Take it enUeBtesoldierrrle it jbe-jour daily companion V and. may the, ,fJod -it. jeveala., v be your.God, and yottrverlastTog defence. And, tilirt tho affeMbhs of bur hearts ;arer entwined' 7 ud;youaitlotiu:M braver Doyay po-anu ogaTuf c; tw ;r , :
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