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GLORIOUS NEWS FROM rETERSUUtQ-TIIJJ ENEMY DRIVEN BACK WITH A LOSS OF THREE THOUSAND. PRISONERS! About 9 o'clock a. m., Thursday, the enemy in leavy foroe of infantry and cavalry, appeared at Gar ley's farm', about six miles soothfast of the city, end three miles eait of railroad, an J throwing forward a etroog lino of skirmisher, advanced at oneo towards the road at the Yellow .Tavern. 'They soon encoun tered th pickets of Gen Hearing's cavalry brigade, who fourht them as they" retired In the direction of tha Tavern, where Gen. &$. veserves were encamped., gadesnumbering over t -GenC Diaring drpioyciJiui JBiJnthe mosjsjullfull (0wn' their arms and sui manner, ana cneckea too advance or 'toe lannec I posite Davis farm, it was determined to dislodge them I by flank movement.. Clingra&n's and Mahpue's old bri trade eozasred them in front, while bt a circuitous route Colquitt's (Georgia) brigade was thrown on their I flank. The movement proved a brilliant success, and causedjKsarcely any loss to our troops.,. t Colquitt's men were upon-the Yankees almost I fore they were aVare of such close proximity of the rebuJs, and.sumuder or fighting nuder Tearful disad vantage was the alternative. Crawford's crack divi sion, of Warren's (fcth)" corps, hern fell a helpless tim to rebel strategy, and the.greater part of two bii v - - v. : i t ......... ..i . . a.i. was compelled to give back gradually ilia troops . behaved in the roosj gallant tnmmr, ana fought in a ' style highly creditable .From 9 o'clock until 2 p, m.; - he engaged the enemy, fighting them step by sup all - the way from the Tavern to Daris farm two miles nearer the city. . . It was .during tbis'period thaf a porti6n of his com vtnaad made a gallant and successful charge upon the lankees, and brought off nearly tro.hundrod pnsou - er jawong them one LKutcnant tylonel anil eight commissioned iffioera ' . About-two o'clock, the enemy in their, advance to wards the citr. had reached a mint just beyond Da- via' house, and thrown their sVirmishers forward wo thousand men iurew surrendered. The prisoners' were quI(niTiracejnan3TffuaTdaTJd,'"TroTto he to Uen. iiiU'i beadquarters.' , ' . . The battto etui progressed successfully until tbe nemy was driven back to the position from which he advanced in the morning. At dark our lives were close up tf his works, and occasional volleys of mus ketry showed still further fighting. Among the prisoners takeu, is Brigt QiD. Hays,of Massachusetts, several Colouels, and other Held oth ers of less grade. Gen. Hay was brought Intortbf- town ht nijht. , . - ' . We regret to state-, however, that General Llioesaan was painfully, though not seriously"," wounded. - The battle for the possession of . the railroad will probably be resumed this morning and it is believed decision. Applications for detail mast be made throng the cbuuty or local enrolling officers, as heretofore. Whera applications have heretofore been made, to the papers passed from the hanUs of the District-. Ei rolling Officers into those of the Commandant of Cot scripts for the State, tbe said Commandant is instru 27.1 , C. . FENTOtf, Editor.. 295. ted to either approva'or disapprove the applicatic ana pursue iui same course wmcu immc iufiiua m OAllOLLVA ARGUS. I'hlfArguao'ertae peopU'e rights doth an eUral vlgiLkeep BTosoqiblnptraln of Mala'asonoanluUalsbundredayaitasleep iiADCsnonoMV. c. TIIURSt)AY::::::r:::,:SEPTf:MDER 1, 1804 Trice of Subscription,' per yeafT - ''ill llll l U I - Advebtisino $2 00 per square of; ten linesfor first iusortionand $1.50 for each subsequent insertion. For inserting only one time, $2. Obttoaries oyer re lines one dollar per square. IIOmTgUARD AND EXEMPTS.' Officers are directed to pursue, vis:, if he disapprove the application he orders the applicant to camp imme diatcly, but if be' approves it ha , gfypts a furlough o sixty days., ' , ;' . - , Thos who TavennaJrif pTldaflou'fbr-deUll wl "ITtrwcfn-tMrTi w-ht her th7are-to-remal-'at-bett or go to camp. The order Is perfectly plain and W refer those interested to It. ,'..'", through tbe oornfiaid about one hundred yards be-1 ,ue enemy will not ouly be dislodged, but disastrodsly i yoni. They were heldin check hereby Deanng s.i defeated. This expedition wilf turn out in the end cavalry until reinforoements arrived. . TEf enemy here -occupied both sides of the road thoir left extending aeveral huirdrod yards to the 'right of it, and their right resting away 'off to the lea amfst tbe thick Vrods and undergrowth. Our line was formed some four or fire bunJreJ yards in front of the field occupied by the Yankcrs, and ia the finest of spirits, and with steps ai elastic and willing as though they were marching to a fca't, our, men strode forward to tbe contest. The enemy's skirmishers were met ani quickly driven back upon their first line of battle, which in turn was hurled in confusion upon their second line and that upon their third. Pressing still forward amidst the crash of can nen and the roaf of musk:try,- this third line". waa -quickly broken, and itlmost routed, and the whole yan kee fdrce consisting' of four divisions, coromauded by Gen. Warren, (of the Fifth corps) in person, was driv en back for three quarters of a mile.. . " ' Our loss, in this affair is not iaconsiJcrable but very few killed. Thiee hundred wounded hive been, sent to the hospitals and more are yet behind.' Four or five hundred, at the most will cover the aggregate: - In prisoners toe enemy lost about two nnndred, ana .- our commands aboat thirty. . . v About five o'clock, a brisk artillery fire was opened .,- upon the enemy by our batteries at Davis' farm, which was vigorously replied to. The enemy's shells cut several of Mr: Davis fine grove trees down, aoa in jured his residence cons? iiifcblj: This shelling was ,t but the prelude to a charge n our part', in order to dislodge the enemyTrohf a posttloirtliffleft of the road; considered important to ns. The work was entrusted , ' to one tf'i)ur best fighting brigades, and, executed in I the most brilliant manner. Subsequently the enemy cnarg-ea oacr; oaf were repo seu. ', 8kimihic, which at times Tr6e out quite lively, 'yeon tinned until seven o'clock, when it eubbiled into a . A monotonous picket firing. , PAX AGS TO THE ROAD. j From the best information we are enable! to gain, . miles of the Weldon road, conraenriog at the Yellow Tavern and cotuing this way. What they have done or may do beyond that point, it is impossible to say. ' T f. ( fomAl if tr.at It.irf nnr V rtid t ra lr f Vi aa p ta dark that they inflicted heavy damage l(ist ''night. We shall probably leara t-day the full extent . of the injury inflicted on this line of our communica tion, s i . " aePOBTED KAID THttOUCH DI5WIDDIE. It is reported that while the enemy's infantry wa. - engagea in operaxing ana cgnttng on tee ooutnern. road body of cavalry crossid over throngb Dinwid- fllB nonnt. Aft . Fair! Incanla tlii. KntitKunla rr.q.T to be the greatest disaster that has yet. happened to Graut in'Jhia department.' . ' ' ' It ra also stated tfit several hundt ed more prisonei s have been taken, thus ruqing the number above SC0O. v I CAVALRY 'SKIRMKIIINa AND FlailTlSG-DE- FEATS OF TUE ENEMY." PtETScsBUBG, August 'Jo. Our forces engaged and WeJiMuba.!Li!iIiilbi sgricultural'sts" are 11- able, to duty iu the Home Gunrdj now caltid intoler vice. ; ; . " Men asslgued by Examining Board to "ligbt duty'. J and not yjut to that "duty," will likewise be claimed bytho Home Guard officen until-called for by Con federate authorities. It is earnestly to be heped that the ci'iz'eos composing the "Guard", may eion be al lowed to return home. The' Guard'' will leave on Monday next, ', JqJT We uke the following from a private letlci froc a member of Co. K, 2Cth N. C. T., dated . Li Like or Uattli, ibab Pbtkesbco, V.; 1 v . . August 24thf 1864. sn I wrote you last I was inside of the trenches, i h very shott distance of tbe Yankee "blov-vp," 't. . t6e Argus, ' NiCBOisosviUB, JSyCt Aug. 30th, ; 1 804, f Editob AbgBs: Aftera few month's delnj, I again drove ia the enemy's tkirmish line in front of Ucrniuda r&86 pt;a u drop J0U a few lineg,and as th Ar- w,le Hundreds this morning, capturiug same fifty prison- , r -.'.. . ,k;rtnan Ta . . . .; ' n... cus has many readers .perhaps a lew IioeaoccaMonaiiy ers. The engagement lasted but a short tiwe. Our ' . ..... Wilu 7Weeuld not ascertain possitrrefyHhat this-was the case, but it setms to be the inlpresfon that some such , movement lAs been put on foct by the enemy. - : . JPBI3EBT POSITIOH Or TBE ESEMT. ' " The enemy still oceupy the Southern road with their batteries planted along the line as far down.es this Yellow Tavrq. Their lines extend qri either aide, but os the left reach across to the Plank road. They loss was smaD. For several days past the enemy have been picketing in front of formula Hundreds with negro. In front and on the line of the w eldon Kailnjad there has betnTiltle'or b8 chanjrs.-Tr- The enemy lae been busily engaged to-tlsy I'aift TogTheir TurceS fronr their right to thfir-Uft. - - - Sutler's cavalry engaged the enemy's cavalry ten miles below, nght before last, an t repulsed every ef fort they were making ta drive in our picket lines. Our 1o8t was smill. Heavy firing was heard . some -distance down, the line of the Weldon Railroad for the last hour. The cause was unexplained. ' ;.. "XO&TUERS SEWS. J ' LISCOLN ACQUT TO OFFER AN ARMISTICE. Pktib$bcrg, August, 25. The New York nerald of the 2'2d received, has a letter from Niagara Falls, which states that Judge Hlack, Attorney General un der Buchanan, and Hay, Lincoln's Private Secretary, Lnve bd another -usurview. with McssinsCiay, IjoVi combe and Co., nuJ that Lincoln about to offer an armistice and propose a meeting of Commissioners in Baltimore or gonio other border city. . ' GOOD Js'EWS " BATTEE AT BEAMS' STATION, NEAR PSTER3-: . BUUG-THE CON FlJ D E 11 A T E 3 YICT0RIOU3.' Pktebsbcbg, Aug. 26. The tCair on the Weldon railroaJ, Thursday, was very gallant and successful in its results. '.While the enemy cuvalry, under Geo. Spears, wero enjrHged tearing up the track several miles beyond Keain s station, ueu. Hampton attacked andTiorccd them baek behind their infantry supports. Hampton dismounted bis men and fought their infan try,' gradually and steadily pushing them tack until they reached their strong workf, 1 ruJe this side of Reams't. capturing about bOO prisoners." At 6o.'clock in the attefnoori, Gen. Hill attacked the enemy's fur tress, and after a short but sharp fight took them, caf turing a large number of prisoners, and - 9 paicea of artillery. Tne enemy fled in great confusion Col. Pegrata, of Richmond, turned the captured guns upon' the eBemy -with great eectThe nnmU:rofprioo- ers will rrobably reach 'Z.omK line. Geo. Cutler from tbe beautiful'uplund-country of Western Nortii ' Carolina, may not prove uninterrtting to some of them, at least. It is true, in a country, bke this, there can be little of interest to communicate leyou! tl imme diate neighborhood: but, however, your correspondence will endeavor not to get tireso'm in spcakiug of local i matters. When within i We remained in there ten days frotn the-tine wt went in. ; We had three of our Company wounded to there, vii: John Poplin, in hip; Sidney Barber, (or Bator dy last,) severely, in head; Elijah Hildreth.peverely, in bead. The last named had only a few dai ' previous returned from home on a wounded furloogb, and was still' unable for duty on account of it, and receive) this l5t wound as we were marching cut of the breaot work The Yankees having taken possession of the Weldon Railroad a few days previous, we ware marched from tbe breastworks down, the railroad, (wt were re lieved op Saturday night at the breastworks) aad early the next morning formed lane of battle aboat four utiles below Petersburg, and the order being given to vance we moved forward anil soon came in contact the Yankee, skirmish line atd taken possession of it. The rattle of musketry, told us that ilahone'a (Anderson's, formerly1 DivUion was at work on our right trying to turn the enemy's flank. ' lor sometime t he-rat da of small arms was very severe, in the mean, time,, the artillery joined in and we knew that the ball' was fully opened. Our company, (KJ was aetA out to reinforce the skirmish Una the enemy's artillery pourel a-deadly fir ' shelf into our ranks while at glo3den the parched earth, have for four or five weeks visited this portion cf the country, and the green corn fields with their marshalled host of stalwart rtalks, panoplied in deepest greeq. each bearing a precious buiven, to fill the heart of the farmer, with the bright promise cf a bountiful croji, that we have enjoyed for many years., The industry of the farmer has been most richly rewarded, and'all may rejoice that there will Wbrea4caaugu foralL. The, mast too Is most plentiful, the oak, the black-jack, the-hickory and the walnut already bend Beneath their precious stores, and will yield wonderful contributions for tbe benefit a - - of tU rising geaerations of polkers, and thereby save heavy demands yxi the corn crib of the farmers. The wheat haryet has been "most abundant and yicided an ample supply I thta fr Itas been saved wiukout any injury or damage from rain, and the flour mane from it is of that snowy 'whiteness, tinged with a slTgbt rich yellowish hue, which is the admiration of the" baker. . The result cf tbe recent gubernatorial election in theX)ldorth State has given mach satisfaction hero, and I may say 'was hailed with delight to all her sister States and throughout the Confederacy. Thus the traitor has "caved in" and I would. advise bim to sell out and move to Mexico. " ' A few lines on the death of George Q,. McSwain, a roemtertrf Cor DjSyth RgrT N, CTr who was inor was captured Tbe prisonersbeTUng to HancoClTffttatlTrwounded tirtbe battle of theJW.iIdernesr-on corps arid have been t fought.l I town. - Our cavalry Uth of anj die jQ the. Hospital at Gordonsville, on the 2Sth, m the Ivth year of his age, and stnce-his LI. . - 1.1.. T .... ft. . Tbe ciot doligljtful showers that ever descended to 0up no tbtUtt a u froiah, ;hell,: but a- ter awbde. the order came and we moved forward charging the Ya'nkeee out of their breastworks and taking possession, which brongkt fhe brigade within a very short distance cf the enemy's battery, or bat tel ie for they bad any amount of artillery planted on the hill which they used wjth all their might. We ex pected to Lava this batte'ry to charge but Mahooe found tbe enemy's works impregnable, consequently, we remained where we were until after dark when we fell back to tbe old fortifications near Petersburg. We are now throwing up breastworks' about a quarter of a mile ouuide of the original breastauiks. Our com pany lost no men in the charge. 4 he.JUglment tat six. Co. B, (Union county) bad four killed and sev eral wounded. i C. II. II. . 7 wefeeng5ged jCTterdayttftenroor- irr-tbrowinj breastworks as a'nl&tter of protection against the reb els.' The battle-will probably be renewed this morn f ing unless the Yankees disappeared last night.' , .. - From the, Petersburg Express, r THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY HEAVY BATTLE ON THE WELDON HAILROAD THE ENEMY AT: TACKEDAND FORCED BACK TnREETHOU- gANI) PRISONERS CAPTCRED- SEVERE "LOSS INFLICTED ON THE ENEMY. , . . This occupation of one of our main lines of commu nication with the South was, of course, not to be per mitted without : an effort to dislodge the'enemy. -AeeopdinglrraU arracgements-haying been completed, .Gen. A. Hill, commanding Mahonc's and Heth's division's, attacked them between the hours of three acted with conSpicaouj gallantry GEN. LEE'rf O'FFICIAL.DISPATCH. ' , Richmosd, August 26-. The following dispatch was received to-night: Hmuo. bs.Abmt or INobtherx v a.k iiUl attack -rr-atsii fsnloekKerMsfeneWMBii4d tWtrs4 " to wejeft of : right. Tbe attack waj opened; by Mahone, and was speedily responded to by Hethon the right, and the V-twattla ragediartonaly . ' - .- ' . -. . Qn the right, Gen. Hethrwfth' the gallant brigades of bis divisions Davis', Waiker'B and Archer' s-struck the-enemy's picket line in the "orn-field a short dis tanca beyond Davis residence. These were quiokly forced back. upon , the first line of breastworks, held by" a formid&bie force. Vith a cheer the Confederate troops bounded forward and swept'-bver the obsUuct ion, pressing Tha YaTtkees-faack .with severe 1os4b their second line, and charging oaward, forced tbem ' thenoe with an equal lack of ceramony. Beaten irom a their works and defeated in every effort to retain them the Yankees retreatedVto their main line of entrench- stents, into which they had beenxlriven on the previ ' ous evening. This line having been greatlyetrsngtbr ened, proved foo strong to be stormed, and our troops -" were cheeked ia the face of the slaughter which threat-. ; ened farther advance, ' In the meantime, Gen. Mahone, Clihgman's, Col quitt's and his own former brigade, had struck the right of the Yankee Hoes andaptured eight hundred he drove te enemy before hior, suocessfoUy charging then wherever they made, a stand. Finding strongly entrenched, ho wycrpin the thick woods Hon. James A Seddon. General A. P ed the enemy in hi entrenchments at Beam's Station; ye'terJay ; evening. 'At thesecorid assail' t: be 'earned, theentireliue. Cook'saud McIUe's North Carolina Tri-. odes bn-ier Hetb. Lane's N. lVbribiie auJ Wilcox's fKvision under Conner with Pegra'm's artillery, com- camp, and deeply regret bis. loss. remains have been brought home and were entered on the 12th of August, in the Boiling Spring's cemetery near his mother's' tide. He enlisted in his country's great ,iind ' glorious defence March -7th, "5804, an d fought 'only 'In one laiportact-baHle in -Virgiaiajbat has left behind him a name worthy of renown. His comrades inarms testify to his gallant conduct while in battle; to his social and pious deportment while in As a son, he was Srcit is WAm.--It is sad indeed io ewaleaapiatw tl- afllioiio: s cf some families as tbe result cf our war fir independence. The following, which wt find in a Lynchburg paper, is only one of many such caves to be foanl throughout tbe country. An bumble family living on tbe outskirts of Lynch' harg has suffered more by the -war than any other that we know of. - Four grown sons, all tbey bad, . conMitucd the gift of the poor and aged parents laid upon the altar of their country. It was mora than they could afford to contribute to a canie that, result arit my, will probably leave them to poverty end want in their old. age.' One son died of disease in the service: another was killed at Sbepherdstoon while protecting the retreat of tbe army from the bloody field of Aot'irtam; the third waa lost at Gettysburg. an i me iourin,nnj iai died in camp near Petersburg a few davS ktnee. TheJiatrefsed flber Was indebted " Tirhrrnd friends forthr means required to bring bis son nome for tunai. . , , :-The attention of the kind and patriotic is called to this case-as one eminently worthy of consideration,' and sympathy. The stricken pair need askance, -and any pecuniary aid rendered to Isaac Butterworth will be. gratefully appreciated. , - - - - . v A' FIGHT Wit n DESERTERS. ' Doacd the Hassaultin's column. One lino of breast- worka wag carried by the cavalry under Geu. Hamp ton, with great galiantry, who- contributed largely to thesucce3, " "- .. Seven stand of colors, 2,000 prisoners, and nine ptices of aVtiii'ery aro in our pos.scjbionTTThe loss of the enemy in killed and wounded is reported heavy. 0rs relatively sriail." . ' ,. A , OmLprofQutid gratitude 18 one tO tflgQiwr or ail victories, and our thanks to toe brave men ana omccis eneazed. I Signed ! 1, x.. tr.Jb, ' We arc informed that Mr. W, W. Parker, of this county, having lost several sides of leather from his plautation in Nana county near Rocky Mount, sscer tainel that It was stolen by deserters. lie thereupon applied to tbe proper source for a force to arresf them, As there appears to be some misajr-prebensiou aboqjf tbe adiitionai tlx of one-fifth imposed at the lte ses' Kion 6rCouersr."weTiirettbrattentioa-ef CoReetors to the law on the subject: ' r- Ah ActJo raiie movfy tojncrtw the pay pf,SoldUrt. The Concress of the Confederate States of America do enact,' That upon-all subjects of taxation under ex isting 4x laws', there sifall be aastftsed and levied a tax, equal to one fifth of the amount of the present tax on the aame Kubiecti for thenTnriTititoen--httB4red-ftBd sixty-four, which tax shalffce payable only in ConJed- erate Treasury notes or tne new issue, apa suau be collected et the same times with the other taxes on the same subjects, under the laws now in force. ' Sec. 2. The money arising from the tax hereby im posed, sttatl be appropriated, first, to the payment of (ha increased compensation of the soldiers under the act passed at the present eessfcui ( , f - Approve? June 10j 1604; obedient and devoted-aa a brother, he was kind and' wl,'ch he readily obtained. He immediately repaired wun DiB lorce cownsung oi m iew oi me reserves, io bis plantation and made a search for the.deserterS, but ' failed to find them, - It seems that the deserters got wind of his, movements', and ambushed him .and bis force upon the rood leadiog from his plantation to his home in this county, and when Mr. Parker and those . with him passed by them, he was fired into by desert-" ers, wherupon a fight between them took place about thirty boU having -beaa fired between the contending.. partaes Mr. Parker was wounded, a buck shot hav- : iaiLEaased thtouxo the fleshy part of his arm no other ,tfaM'g$6Vtf' tBaTrry w1thttli4fca.rfi tbe deserters were captured, but It la thought that sev eral jDf them were-woundedJ Mr. Parker's foroe wss only-four, that of the deserters six. A Such thing ar becoming t.o be a crying evil in our country the only remedy for it, is to visit summary punishment upon these miserable recreants when tv keni ' ' ' .r - Inconnection with this matter wa will state, tHat a few days ago some of the militia officers of this county carta red a deserter in this county, who was nromntlv delivered to Lt. D&rlv the Enrolling offioer o fTh l s c o u n I ty j whoafto. promblty startedvh1 mtoftaM eigh uodei1 guard we are informed that be escape" from the guard al Ooldsboro'- and is f gain at large. '"' rurooro' Southern. affectionate esteeming the friendship and confidence of all who knew him. The writer an bardlyarealixe that George is no moro but 'tis true, he is gone to the courts of eternal felicity never to hear the boom ing of catinon and tbe clash pf artillery never to en dure the deprivations and hardships of camps, and we aveTGe assurance beiioirweetly-sleers-ia asoldier- grave. ."We mourn not as those who have no hope,'-' Kitft-okfirit.Kajaited feared po more, and where pace and delight forever flow.; ' ' . -: ' 1 . ' jOxit friend JoaeptGreen who has been sick in the. hospitaV, died In Charlotte on his way borne; " He will be intefed to-day in the Boiling Spring Cemetery.. -- '.''' . ' ' ' ' a: js. Cauoht. A deserter, dressed in ladie's apparel was caught on the Southern train, last evening, just before leavihg for Columbia," He said, aft;r being arrested them ithat he belonged to the 12th Alabama regimen). - e op-1' ' ' ' : ' .;,-' ' - , (CA. Bt.Uttin. Detailbd Mex, ArrueATioas fob JDetails, ic We publish to-day another order from the Bureau 6f Oonsctiption in regarltTdpltcmioTntfbTet3ifr-Th seemed to be such misunderstanding, abont tbe previ ous order that it has been revokedf and the one we now publish issued in its place'. . The following is the con struction of the new order: ; . ff the District Enrolling Officer approves an applica tion for detail, be ia authorized to grant a f9rlough ofsixtydays for the purpose of ascertaining the deci sion of the Bureau of Conscription. If he disapproves the application, he 19' directed to order, the applicant j to campJn ha' meantime, the applicant has the privilege of appealing from the decision of tbe I)is- Colonet John r!" Morchlson, of the Eighth Nofth Caroliha regiment, died in a Northern prison on tbe 7th of June . .. John Morgan, eayi .the Ashevllle News, Is reported it Hull's Gap, East Tennessee, with, a heavy force. A Confederate force, over 20,000 strong, has -ecu? pied Morgaofield, Ky.j and is, now menacing tba,bof der towns of Indiana. Gen. Carrington ha ma.d ft frict Enrolling Officer, but mast go td camp to watt I requisition on Oor.Mortorf for 25,000 tnen-i.
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