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T Li K VV ILM I NGTON JOURNAL.
coa,yED:liATK STATES OP AMERICA
WILMINGTON. W. C. BATURtUY. JULY 26, 1862.
Tux Yankees have at last got 8 hero. Tbey have
got a " ccraiog min." Tbey have built np big etpec
tailons upon Ueceral Pope, who is said to be a greater
liar thaa Halkck. Tope, like Scott, 13 a renegade
Southerner, he being a eon of Ex-Uovernor Pope, of
Kei'ncfcy. Ho k to m0Te down nPoa Ricbiaond from
the North and West, und the Ncrrhrrn papers think the
way io r pea for him.
Possibly cue .Stonewall Jacksoa may hare something
to soy about that. He m?y bare a few men with him
tolerably well armed, eceiuj that tbey bad their choice
of the be3t weapons that the United States could eff jrd,
after the routes of the memorable five day. Tope says
he i3 going to advance lo victory. Stonewall JackOD
is a ri-u'd Presbyterian tnJ dors not brieve in the io-falJibiJ.-y
of this Pope, at least, end may perhaps take
it into his head to give a striking illustration ot his op
position to the dogma of his icfallifcility, by knocking
bis calculation into a cocked hat. We think this
Pope's 44 Ejsay oil Man " will be a failure, since the
man upon whom the casay is to be made ia not only a
man but a " brick," end a " Stonewall," and a "Young
Hickory."
1 he evident determination of the enemy is to attempt
an cdvance.by the d.ffr rent corps of Pope's army eo as
to htm in Richmond on one side, while McCleilan,
Burnside atd the fleet advance up end on both 6tdfts of
Jarr.e.$' R'.vcr.
The combination ia too loosely connected. Ita linep
are too extended, the propose victimi ia too active anJ
too etrong. The army cf the Confederacy will rend
both the web and the weavers of it. u Oa to Rich
mond " wiii lail a9 often aa attempted, and will become
a byword mil a reproach for future generations of Lin
coluiits to Lksh over.
In Tcsv.v. We had the iJ-.-ature of seeing yesterday
and to-d-jj, Col. Hall of the 4Cth North Carolina, and
L Co!. D 'Ro3sett, era Banding the 3d North Caroli
rii, we take it that Col. DeRcsiett will Brra be, if he
has not already been mid a full Colonel.
We were pleased to Cad both cur gallant friend.? in
grod health nl Fpirita. They speak hopefully oi the
c it dition of thing?, avd feel that should the enemy at
tempt an advance to Richmond by either bank ho will
lc met and defeated Daily Jo'irnal, 24'i inst.
Oi d Isatau REi-PAi-s, that innocent martyrised man,
occ ibioiiully s'ops in a crowd in Washington, N. C,
and d claims aguinst ' Beer ehing " and 44 seccshers,"
" dis," be says 41 13 what ail dis dama Eeceshing ha3 fotch
ua to."
'I he old martyr ia rather rough ia expressing him-
e:l', but he does embody in short compas3 the gist of
all the labored diatribes of the Raleigh Standard for
mouths pat. There is ia fact the mo3t perfect coinci
de nee between the ga-lorious Martyur, and bis organ at
Rale:;;!:.
Ccrti3 has been driven out of Arkansas, and the
State U free J from the presence cf the invader. Hi?
forces havj been j 'iou! to that of Grant or somebody
clee operating on this side of the Mississippi. There is
really to Ftd:val Army in the trans-Mississippi dis
trict, ami if our people there can only get the proper
suppl c of ammunition, there appears to be no reason
why they should cot sweep the Western States of the
Villi y, while Bragg and others sweep these East of
Mif. River.
Tie eili cfs of Col. Morgan's raid are not seen cor
known yet. They will be found out when the time
come?, acd that will b? s"on. When all h ready and
the grai d 'nove "i8 msd , Bntli's aud Grant's forces will
find thcui.-elvts involved ia aa uly mesb, from which
retreat will be d fiicaU, if not impossible, while reinforce
ments will be duub'y d flicult. The rivers are too low
for Federtl gueb' ats cr transports, and after John Mor
gan has traversed Kentucky and Tennessee in the Fed
erul rear, there ia reason to believe that railroad trans
portation will be difficult.
At.dy Johnson has left Nashville. Andy is a knave,
b it not quite a fool, and has no desire to remain ia the
State alter tho Lincoitntcs bavc left. He ia likeaerrcat
many o'lr demagogues that are always talking about
tLe pcopl.', bat oa'y talking. Andy would no more
trut. himself to the people of Tennessee, than he would
put b:s ccek in a halter. In fact the two thing? would
be about alike.
J heir Very Sj.liU.
The following correspondence, which Las not bceq and
cannot be d.nitd, exhibits the Fpirit by which the IJol
denilc faction is animated. Col. Jno. P. II. Ituss is
the IJo'denite candidate for the Senate in Wake county.
The i.f r.ssior'.s us:d tovards the cfficer3 of the State
"and indeed all others connected with the State or Con
federate goven.meut, by this set, of which Mr. Ru:s is
a central member, and Mr. Vance is the 0 ubematorial
cand dte, are in keeping with thosa U3ed ia this letter
of the said "conservative" candidate for the Senate
in Wake coanty :
COEEERPOND'XCE.
l oksviixs, June 0. 1S62.
iVir Fir ; Youi" let'er o the ith I received. Ypawish
to Know ci n e in nsa a letter or Mr. Kats . I have not,
but I can tell w. u vht re you csd cet It. The letter vf as to
W
1 1 ji m A. Firry. I have eeeu William. He ears he i
W 11:11 ,
g lor ) on to have the letter and u-e it as you may thick
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I'ti-p r. ii n cud
Ret it. Williuu A.
Pliy io tir. ueorge w. Aioraecai edq
I'erry wrote to Mr. Kordecai to let oa
La vo ihe teller. You
vf hi tee that Ferry w rote Mr. Enss,
funl Mr. Pu;.H wrote Lack to Ferry on the back of the same
letti r to retry. to jcu will have Loth letters, Ferry's and
liua uu act io I erry.
I aa aa nnal, your friend,
Yours truly,
WILLIE PERSY.
To Sir. W. Ii. Pooh.
I Copy.
fisx Dam, Feb. 16, 1?62.
Cot Tr :
J e r xr :l Tfftr.t von to send me word whether Cant.
Bai ion Lm any tu'hoiity to mafce m attend a conrt martial
or Qn. he su I m not e'ear from the draft. I hive got
th oi-c'ua je )(mpavf m, and theietrre I consider thai
3011 know in, about ii ihin he doss, and what yoa do
oace, 1 hivt ;he riRht to believe you wili dj again.
Yours, leipccifully,
W. A. FERRY.
fANfWER CCPT
Mr. Ferry: Ionl. cleared jou ticiu the draft issued by
those dam i Li o livere d 6Ciu:idre s, Cend and deviig
wt o pre mi tu'h'tiity in N. C. 1 went down end made them
rfccu.u" Lutd tLfir iufamoua o-ers snd now njy cenitic.te
to u i n ,t wonh a ceut. Thsybave repealed or rescind
cd thu eider rrquitiig me to give it hence it is worthless
Cit. Hhl: I uriuu Laa ebaointe control and you would do
wi ll to oi ey him btiictiy. i told you that the order you
brought n,e was wrerg in principle and damnable in itg
teudtney, and th 1 in. olnites have admittei tbe tro h of it.
I bhouiu hive fccea you befcre thie. bat tor the bad weather.
Yours, Ac.,
. v . JN- P. H. EU3S.
ion wul tavelo taVe yonr chance before a caurt initial.
The Petersburg Exprzn oi the 23J inst., learns that
it is currently reported in Eastern North Carolina that
a rebellion occurred recently among the contrabands od
Rjanoke Island. It is stated that the negroes, becom
ing dipsatisScd with the harsh treatment of their newly-
four.d masters, took advantage of an opportunity pre
Bcnted while the Federals were at dioner, with stacked
arms, to seize the muskets, with which they opened fire
upon the Yankees, and killed several. Great conster
nation was produced amonsr the soldiers on the Island
by this unexpected attack, but they soon rallied, and re
covering tneir guns, commenced an indiscriminate
Biaugnter, which was only ended with the almost total
exttrmination of the negroes. We give this ramor as
it reacts is, without voachiog for its authenticity
Tbe eame report h reitterated in the Richmond
papers of jcsteiday. Tbe Enquirer learns that subse
quently the Yankees armed themselves with revolvers
aad maEeacrecd about 800 of the negro laborers. Ihe
Lt day the Yankees evacuated the Island.
ful stumb- ?
ling-block in the way of the Holdenites, " or something
else that's mean," (see Salisbury Watchmm.) The tit
tle dogs, Blanche, Tray and Swwtbeart bark ut ite
heals. They cry Wny dao't ym stop the Journal, which
people will read, and fct our pHpr, which people won't
read, have a chanc?. We wou'J assure tb se persons
that if there was no Journal in th world, hi id would
not their little affaire be rend.
These little interior papers aud Ihrtr correspondents
like the Wadesbojro' Afgui ire very foad of asking
why such and suc an editor ii pnbliihing hw paper in
stead of being in the army always remember the ques
tion is asked in regard to editors who prefer Johnston
to Vance. Tbe whole thing boiled down amounts to a
desire to suppress all papers opposed to Holdenistn, by
drafting those connected with them into the army, and
that the spirit of the clique at Raleigh is properly re
presented by Mr. John P. H. Ra, we think is perfect
ly evideut. Give this clique tha power to 44 kill," which
their organ once boasted, and there would be killing
enough. The liberty of tha presa would be much of a
by-gone thing, and the liberty of upeech would follow.
The editors of the Wilmington Journal believe it to
be the duty of every man in the Confederate States to
do the beet be can for the cause, aud to employ himself ,
where he can be most useful. Wc feel that a paper here
is a necessity, and that it does more good to tbe cause
than we could do with several muskets, and much more
t"aa many little thumb-papers, or than an untold num
ber of " kill and make alive " pvtizan organs. We
know it.
For months, when attack was anticipated here at any
moment, and capture "was looked npon as almost certain
to follow, while all we bad was exposed to ruin, and
ourselves of course to the fate, whatever that might be,
of the defendets ot the plac?, these complaisant slander
ers, r ffice-hanters, spoils devourers and small sonled
speculators at Raleigh and elst where were very bravely
talking abont our safety, while they themselves lay sha
dily eff away from danger of any kind, acd thinking on
ly of (fleeting their own selfish crd?, cs they ar think
ing now.
The Raleigh Standard and its cognate organs are
fond of making allusions to the fact that one of tbe edi
tors of the Wilmington Jmrnal is a native of Ireland,
bat the Standird seems to have forgotten that there
are two persons connected with the publication of
this paper, James Fallon and A. L. Price,
and that the latter ia a true, and whatismore,aawuy
born native of North Carolina ; and further, that in all
matters relating to the conduct of the paper, especially
in reference to the st clional question resulting in sepa
ration, there bus btrtu the freest interchange ol views
and the most perfect coincidence of opinion between the
conductors of this paper, with, perhaps, the slight dif
ference that the native North Carolina Associate Edi
tor hi3 been at all times rather more advanced, or as
some would say, 44 ultra " in his views than the partner
who has been eo much villiGed by sundry unhappy in
dividuals. Tbe writer of this article does not allude to
th3S9 facts because he care3 a copper about the j-ood
word or the bad word cf euch people, or regards their
g )od opinion or their bad opinion ; neither does he do so
from any desire to divide or escape from any responsi
bility. That is not his way. He alludes to these mat
ters to put the thing in genera! straight before the peo
ple, and also enable the public to judge of the character
or motives cf force of these who 44 for party purposes '
indu'ge in low abu;e of all opposed to them.
The Wadcsboro' Argus has a correspondent who
signs himself Sypfcax," which remindi us of the defi
nition of that word once given by a .voter to a cacdi-
date. Said the voter, on
date, " No, I can't vote
Syphax." " A Syphex,
being solicited by the candi
for yeu. I can't vote for a
what do you mean by a Sy-
phax ?" " Why, I mean a thing ton big for a monkey
and not big enough for a men."
We don't know about the siza of Syphax's body, but
from bis communication, it is evident that bis soul, if
be ha? & scnl, is tco little for e ther monkey or man.
err
TlrAD Qfakteep, PlYISIoN . '
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GENERAL OKDEa,
No. .
I. All roFce and seve-er duty about Camp wili be
performed bv the cowardly wretches who ran oil to camp
after being killed by bcm-helte in bittle. No furloughs or
indigencies of any kind will be granted to them or to the
absentees from tfc field, it matter cot from what cans".
II. The work of re-orjfanizition mn.t be pnshed vigor
ons'v on, until it shall be completed. A "list of tbe nanus
of those to be promoted in the regular order ef seniority
mast be handed ia to-day. Should objections exist aeainst
regu'ar promotion, these meat ba stated with the utmost
fraul ce-s, and the names of more Ecitab e parsons suggest
ed. It U recommended that no one be proposed for promo
tion who was abseut from the recent but lea, whether from
Mcknees or any other cause. The recommendation should
be by Brigade, and where a private has stronger claiun
than a Lieutenant Colonel, he shou -d be reconiinei ded for
the vacant Colonelcy, and so for all the positions vacated
by death or resignation. Our g eat wtnt is intelligent,
brave and t fScient officers, and these urnst he procured Ironi
the BUS., the li ne or tho ranks.
Ill Corporal punishment by buck teg or fatigue duty
must be icfiicted upon all stragglers Irom Camps, especially
thise taken ia Richmond. Br-gade Guards must bo estab
lifchd to-day, and tents of Colonels and Brigadiers placed
so near their camps as to insure tha fuithful performance of
Guard duty.
IV OfEccrB should seek to impress upon their men the
importance of every one beiug at the poet of duty, and' Ley
(the officers) slouid set the example by remaining In camps
and attending in person, and not by delegation, to their
appropriate duties. By order,
I. H. HILL, Gen.
The above order e peaks for itself
It is a strange or.
der.to eay the least of it
It may be that its firpt stc-
tion is intended for wit, or satire
ti rnvit be so indeed.
otherwise it would be nonsense.
The sweeping character of its lunguage against those
absent from the late battles from nuy cause, is worse
than nonsense, or even iil-timed wit. It nisv be rank
injustice. Men might Lave fought befcre, and been
wounded. They might have stoed iu the trenches and
b.'en sickened, bat all this makes no difference if ab
sent fcr any cause, they are ostracised ! Pleasant that
for the wound. d patriot writhing with pain, or for the
sick oze languishing with disease, the wound received
or tb8 sickness contracted io the service of the country 1
When will men, pufLd np by a little brief authority,
ham common sense ? When will the hero of the useless
slaughter of Tuesday the 1st learn that eclat is cot fame ?
That charging a battery in front that cuht to have
been and wonld have been turned, i3 not far removed
fiom murder? That sometimes vanity can intoxicate
men as effectually and far mere bf-artlessiy than liquor?
That service may have been done and wounda received,
and promotion merited in fields cot illustrate! by the
genius of General Hill ?
It will be seen that Forrest is again at work iu Ten
nessee, have entered Lebanon, 25 miles from Nashvil'e
on the ID tb. We learn tbat there were three expedi
tions of nearly the same character sent out at tbe same
time by the Confederates. One nnder Morgan, another
under Forrest-and the third nnder a commander whose
name we beard but have forgotten. Unless the attack
upon Henderson, Ky., and Newberg, Indiana, was made
by this column, its operations have yet to be heaid from.
Henderson is so far from Cyfcthiana, the point at which
MoTfra was last previously reported, tbat we cannot
think the movement there and at Newberg could have
been made by any portion of his command.
A Nashville telegraph of tie 21st to the Philadelphia
Enquirer of the 22d, says that " the enemy (Confeder
ates) is in force, under Forrest, only five miles irom the
city. Oar troops are out, aud there is great excitement
ia th8 city." .
Wz learn that on Thursday afternoon, a eurf-boat
load of Yankees landed on the banks opposite the camp
of the Scotland Neck Mounted Rifles. We do not bear
that the made any attempt to get to the main land,
nor have we been able to discover tbe object of their
landing. They returced to tfcf biockftdf. : ,
Tbe Wilmingtoa Journal " w an aw
A. Subscriber at Little River, 8. C, complains that
our daily paper of Friday, was, until recently, received
at that office on Saturday night, but cow ft does not
reach its destination until ih following Week, while the
Richmond papers of Friday go tegnlarly through. We
are at a loss to undmtaod this, and rau only ettribute
the misarading to oTersight in some post master,
clerk, or mail ajreni. W- do cot believe it i done in
tentionally, and hot hrpoftr. tbi who have the
j , - r ,
handling of mail matter i'l be little m re careful.
Oar packing clerk asuiea os that tbe package w direct
ed by tbe way of Smithville, on Saturdays, V'oedays
and Tnewiftvs : bv WhiteviH r n Wednesday. Tbnrs-
j i -
days and Fridays.
We also learn that our packages for Warrentou and
the Springs in that county are three days iu itaching
its destination, when they should reach there the day after
its date, vhen tf ero is no failure in connect inff t Wel
don. A paiVATK letter received here yesterday Irom
Richmond, mentioned a report which received credence
there to the effect that Bacll had broken up from Hunts
ville with a force of sixty thousand inea. aud that Bragg
was in pursuit with thousand. It was said tbat
Buell was moving in the direction of Chattanooga, but
this seems to b hardly probable, although it may be
so. Jf ne moves towards ix asuviae ne may una some
difficulties in his way. Bridges may bd no more. Cav
alry may hang upon his fla-iks, an l other things may
happen. Neither the telegraph nor the Richmond pa
pers say anything of this1, but tbere may be something j
in it nevertheless.
Two steamers with valuable cargoes, consisting of
war implements, clothing, medicines, &c, have arrived
ia Confederate ports this week. The nanw and port of
one only is given. See telegram. The other is only to
be guessed at.
The Charleston Courier of yesterday says that one of
them was chased at night by tbe Lincoln blockaders,
and fired at, when in her ffforta to get clear she got
ashore on the breaker?, where she remained some time,
but fioaily floated eff and got safely into harbor, after
throwing ovei board a part of the cargo. By her the
following gentlemen have reach d the Confederate
States : F. M oh I, of Texas, bearer of despatches;
Win. Wright, K. B. Shannon, R. W. Chase, Purser ol
steamer Cecile.
This vestc! heard firing on Wednesday night, which
it was supposed prccceded from some of tbe Yankee
fleet chasing a vessel which was approaching the coast
to run the blockode.
Tbi arrival places us in possession of Nasau1apers
up to the 16th instant, from which we make Borne ex
tracts. The schr. Spray, Lindsay, arrived at Nassau, June
28th, from Wilmington, S. C, with a cargo of Tobac
co and Naval Stores.
Tbe Bchr. Emma, Tattle, from Maiam&ras, with Cot
ton, Hides, &c, arrived July 2.
The schr. Albert, Capt. Errickson, with Cotton and
Logwood, cleared for L'verpool J uoe 30th.
The steam ship Stanley arrived at Nassau, July 3d,
from Liverpool via Bermuda.
A Yankee schooner, called tbs F. Crandall, Captain
Brown, had arrived at Nassau, fronPort Royal. (S.
C.) Her Captain reported that Richmond bad been
captured by tbe Federals, and other like statements,
which were soon discovered to be falsehoods.
Tbe case of tbe steam ship Ovieto bad been taken in
to the British Vice Admiralty Conrt, at Nassiu, and
the evidence is published at some length in the papers.
The ship Ella, Captain Carter, cleared, July 10th, for
Liverpool, and the steam ship Bahama, E. L. Tc-sicr,
sailed the next day for the same p rr.
A large nomber of co.l laden vessels had arrived at
Nassau, from various p!as.
Judge Betts, of the U. S. District Court, of New
York, bad decid d the case of the Br. steam ship Le
baan, captured off the mouth of the Rio Grande with
267 bales of Cotton on board. C? ordered an immedi
ate restitution of tho vessel and cargo, on the ground
that they were, neutral property and not taken while in
actual violation of tlx1 blockade. The Judge also held
that at the tinu oi the seizure the blockade of Browns
ville was not uctually tffeetive, the United States ves
sel having pniy arrived shore the day bifore the seizare.
The principles laid down in this case, it is thonght, will
also cause the reieas- of tiu Bermuda and Circassian.
The Yankees, at Key West, l ave confiscated some
of the best building in that place, and are about turn
ing the front p.irt of the town into a navy yard.
Salt at Turk's Island is in abundant pfjpply, and can
be had at sevt'u cents per bushel.
Mr. Webber, supercargo, and Captain Pea-, master
of the British steam ship to, give an elegant enter
tainment on board that ved at Naau.
The Naesau Guardian o th?' 12-h irst. say?, in ra
ferencu to a famous Htsam ship, a letter from Abao,
dated June 25, says : 44 A steam ship was observed
enr!y on Wednesday, June 25'h, steering direct for Ab
aoo, which proved ? - the- renowned steam ship Nash
ville alias Phos I, Wr:v'g. It appears that the
Nashville, in nttemptiu to run th-j blockade, got
aa far as Charleston liar, when vhe was set
upon
which
by lortr of the blockading fleet,
om
r-. - ,!,.Ui,, l, i i
Kv. -'-i-- ij i'S"'u umis. auM Kuvt
up as a bad job at inidmgnt, wht?n pt rhaps he had the
better opportunity of making ol without being seen.
Tho Xaahville was driven over twenty miles an hour,
I he Xashville is takiug iu a supply ol watf r here, and
has sent to Xassau for a sunnlv of coal, of which Ei)e
has unfortunately run short."
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C&vil - Kt - j - i -
CasualHlt of ih It
Xort'i Carotlon
nif ut.
Cam? 1st X. O. Cavalht,
Near H clunond
.Iu!y 19th, IS'Vi.
For the satisfaction of those intetcsted. I give a true ac
count of ft skirmish which took place tbe 20 tb of June, be
tween a portion of the 1st N. 0. Cavalry and a large force
of the enemy. On tbe evening of tbe 2sth ult., Col. Baker
received orders from Gen'i Lee to make a reconnoisance of
the enemy's lelt w:n. and fl'id out the position and strength
of the enemy. We !tfl camp one mile from Richmond, late
in the afternoon a d marched ten or twelve miles tbahnight
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uu (.huijku. riwiy ou me nioni'.us; O! nif i:un, ju?l as me
tirHt pray of dawn appeared in the t at. Col. 15., Napoleou
like, broke our gentle slumbers by ih command, vTo
hoise!" We imm dietely mounted eir horsss. regsidlng
our leader an iiiviocibb, and wherever he leada. we are
prompt to Lllow, and n; arched some three or four miles,
when we came in contact with Ihcir fava ry pickets at
Willis' Church. Col. B. rushed t the head of the colt iin.
leading a portion of North Carolina's daring sons through
a hurricane of grape, canister and shell, till be came np to
within fifteen or twenty yards of their batteries, when lo !
instead . f one or two regiments as he expected, he found a
strong division of McClellan's army stationed there ready
to g ve us a warm reception. We, however, ran their pick
ets, probably one hundred and fifty, into camp, killing some
seven or eight of them, and wounding others.
It was a gallant charge, indeed ; Company I ia front,
lead by oar gailant and fftarlens Captain, (Houston) follow
ed by Captaia Raffia's company, darhed, wth deliriou?
energy, acd with el!s which disturbed the native, at fu!l
gallop into the m J-t ot the dastard foe ; and, but for their
-tromr poci Ln and numerous piece? of artillery, the wretch
ed hirelings would have been sabred by hundred and
trampled u ider foot. Every man was peilectly oool and
behavtd remaikably well- I give you a correct list of the
killed, wounded and missing :
list or casualties
Mej Grumpier was mortally wounded, and h?s since died.
Company O Misti jg L-eut W B Fields ; Private J N
Vanpit, j C Taylor, J ftl Lewi?.
Company P Missing ergts B O MoBride, " Green;
Privates G M Ba.le-, John eranklia, A J Grsl.am. 'Ihoa
Dsivis, W W Oregg, J Marsiz, J A Woodiiog.
Cooipmy F Musing tiarBball White, ( ol's Order!.)
Companj H Mi.-sio I'apt Thos RulSn; Serg H BLane;
Privates S Stanly, F "Osgood, G A Jackeou. F Coly, John
Flowers, Cbas Angel, John Powell, W H Brogden. Wounded
M HejroQ, BPiice, severely ; John C Griffij, Js B Hoyle,
Nestus Guinly, J Banks, slightly. Killed P.ivata J
Smith.
Company I Killed Privates John L Grant. W J Watson.
Missing bergts Jaa W Morrell, Z miih; P ivates A Bar
rier, W H Baita, B W Bachelor, W G. ady, A J Hardy, Jesse
Horn. J B Miller, R H Muray, Hardy Pge, W H Stetson,
Jaa W Stokes, Seth Smith, Jcob Smi:h, A F Williams, J P
Williams, Ed Williams.
Company G Missing Band, Wm Brown.
Company H P Eiiey.
Company F " W A Prrrr;!!?.
Twenty-fivs wounded, among them Private John W Mercer-
'i,hn Mercer, D W Mat his, severely.
Railroad Accidekt. The up tram on the South
Side roadKwith troops aboard, ran off tha track, when
some two or three miies beyond Burksvilie, Tuesday
afternoon, wounding forty-five men ia all sveatten
severely, four of whom have since died.
The accident was caused by a spike in ODeof the
rails having been drawn oat, alleging tbe rail to give
way when the train came upon it. Two cars were
thrown down a considerable embankment, and it is
wonderful that the extent of damage dene was not
greater than it was, : - -
The conductor of the train was also slightly injured.
Besides considerable damage to the irs, the track was
torn up for thirty or forty yards. Tbe wounded were
taken to Farmville, where tbey were properly cared for.
We conclude to day oar extracts from the Federal
correspondenca of the. Cincinnati Commercial, giving
an account of tbe battles near Richmond : . , -;
THS FIGHT irmnt TWO GEORGIA BIODORTTS XKD HAH-
COCK'S AND BURN'S BRIGADES.
The e-?emj was briskly driven back, our lads yelling at
them triumphantly. Hancock was. victorious after, a bitter
fight, in which two GeoTgla regiments were almost cut to
pieces. It wa a grateful relief to drive them back in frost
bo easily. All or supports had been sent to Porter. We
had no more than men enough to bold the front, itweu'd
have been madcess to have contended with an equal force
of disciplined troops io front and rear. There would have
been to alternative but hasty retreat at the sacrifice of
most of our equipage and siege train, with the butchery of
thonpands of our troops.
Bv this time, sunset, tidings of a "gloomy character had
been received from Porter. Not much later the extent of
our misfor unes w&s partially comprehended by officers
For the first time we beard a whisper of a serions deter
miuation on thpart of Gen. McCleilan to "change his.base
of overations ( .' ) to Jamss river." It was cousidered a
most critical movement especially under compulsion
You have already heard iiome, and you will near many
more explanations of this calamitous but necessitous plan
but 1 sincerely believe it never would have been attempted
but tvr the attack on our right wing.
t CKXKS AT SAVAGE B STA1 ION THE 44 SKEDADDLE T0WARD3
JJMES KIVER.
I now proceed to Savage Station- I shall not attempt to
describe the sombre picture &f glom, confusion and dis
tress, which opore? aed me there- I found oSb'cers endeav
oring to fight oil the true meaning. Anxiety st headquar
ters was too apparent to one who had studied that branch
of the army t o sharply to be deluded by thin mss'vs. Other
external Bigns were demonstrative. The wretched specta
cle of mangled men from yesterday's battle, the wearied,
bafigird, and tmoko bFgrimroed faces of men who had
f ught yetterdsy, were concomitants of every field, yet
hey formed the sombre coloring of the ominous pictuie
before me- Then there were hundreds whe had straggled
from the field, sprawled upon every space where there
was a shadow of a leaf to protect them from a broiling sun;
a hurry and tumult of wagons and artillery trains, endless
almost, rushing down 4hc roads toward th9 new base, mo
ving with a sort of orderly confusion, almost as distteoBing
aa panic itself. But I venture that few ot all that hastening
throrg, excepting old officers, understood the misforttne.
A. DKKAI'FL'L DAT THB YANKEK9 KXPKRIKKCE SCMS OF THE
44CKCKL HOBE0K3 OF WAR."
From headquarters I passed along our lines. The troo:a
still stood at the oreaHtworks ready for battle ; but it was
evident they had begun to inquire into tbe situation. Some
apprehensive rUlcer had caught a, hint of the mysteries
which prevailed Tho trains were ordered to move, troops
to hold themselves in read uens to march at any a oment.
So pftseed that day, dreadful in its moral attributes as a day
of pestilf nee, and when night cIoed upon the dreary scene
the enterprise had fully begun. Fndless streams of artillery
trains, wagons and funeral arobnlanees, ponred down the
roads from all the camps, and plunged into the narrow fun
nel which wan onr only hope of epe. And now the ex
quisite truth fl uh?d upon me. It was absolutely necessary,
tor the salvation of the a. my and the cause, that our wound
d and mangled braves, win !ay moani- g in phyMcal agony
in our hospitals, should be deserted atd left in the hands of
tbe enemy. Oh ! the cruel horrors of war. Do you won
der, my friends, that the features of youth wHuMr, and
hat the strong mau's beard pilvers soon, amid such scenes?
The signature of age irdits itself full soon upon the fmooth
est face of warriors and those who witness war's cruelty.
Ah, well, another night of sorrow, withou catastrophe.
Officers were on horseback near;y sll nLht, ordering the
great caravau and its tscorts. No wiok of sleep again ; no
peace of miBd for any who realized the peril o. our oountry
in those black hours
PR GKESS OF THE FLIGHT aL ARMING APrRVHBN'S OSS.
The advance column and all the mighty train had now
been swallowed in the maw of the dreary forest. It swept
ou ward, onward, fast and furious like an avalanche. Every
hour of silence behind was on ioous, but tuurs were pre
eious to us. Pioneer bands were rushing along in front,
clearing and repairing our single road ; reconnoisance offi
cers were seeking new routes for a haven of rest and safety.
The enernv was in the rear pesaiog on with tearful power.
He could press down flankicard ti ourfionl cuting off our
retreat. Would saca be our fate ? Our trains had
now passed hite Oak bridge. 8uch an ach'c-vement, ia
such order, under the ciicumstances, might well be regard
ed wonderful. The retreat was most ably conducted.
Until this day (Monday) the enemy seems constantly to have
operated upon the supnosition that our army was iutending
to retire to the Famunkey.
THB BATTLE AT MALVERN HILL A SPEC 112. OF Ylk'KEE
HIP ALUTIN.
Toward eucaet the earth quivered with the terrific con
cussion of artillery aud hug explosions. The vast a? ial
auditorium seemed convu sed witti frizht'ul nounds. Shells
raed like drk meteors sthwart th ho'izjrj, crossing each
o!h?r at eccentric angles, exploding int deadly iron hail
and fan'a-tic pull's ot smoke, uaiil :ther was displaced by
a vast doud of white fumes, through whieh even the fierce
b'ezi or a setting summer s sua could but giimly penetrate.
Softly poffiig above thj ditrk curtain of fore-t wvicu mask
ed the battle field, there w anotr.er fleece whfch struggled
through the dense foitage like leivy mint clauds," and
streaming upward in curiom eddies with the ever varying
cnrient of the winds, miagied with and absorbed the canopy
of smoke which floated frnn the surface of the plains and
river. The batt!e-ti:ced son, sinkin? majestically into the
horizon behind Richaiond. barnii-hed the frieze of sroasamen
j with land a- ! golden glory, and as fantastic colutu ns capr
! ciouly whiflfcd up from tbe woods, they were suddenly
j trau8i'o-med into pillars of iambe-t ifl.ime, radiant with ex
quhite beaut", which wonld soon separate into a thousand
j picturesque jrras ai d fads into dim opacity. But the
j convulsion beneath was not a spectacle ior curious eyes,
j The forms of smike-maeked waTrior- the gleam cf ma?
i kcts on the plains, where Holders where disengaged, tie
! artistic order of battle on Malvern Bid, the wilder career
! of wilder hors- men plu-igmg to aad from and across the
j lisid, tormed ncene of exciting grarjdeur. Jn the forest
where ejes did not reuetrate, there was nothing but the
j exhilarating and exbuntiog spam.3 rf battle. Baleful fire?
1 blazed am ) the trees, and deatli etiusk many shining
j mark?.
DrARTV or toe v:c sen raisers ash englku officeks.
I Tuesday, te Ut of July, was not a cheertul day. The
' prospect was not happy. The Prince de Joiaville. alwavg
j gav and active hs a lad and always where there was batt'e,
had cone. Tne l ovint de Pari', heir to the B.nubon tlirone.
aud the Puke 'e hartres, his brother, the two r-hivalnc
and devoted aids to (Jen. iVcCIclftD, on whose courage, ri
de!;ty, isti lligi.cs, and activity he safely relied: whi
served v. ith h:ru to learn the art ef war, tuddenly, without
a warning, took parage on a jrunboat and flittered softiv
! oown the river, wt.y d'd the? go Two ofiicera of tne
0j ; Lnpiish arm.;, whe had accompanied On. McCleilan to
siuuy me im n war, aLa wao caa intended t remain with
! h. orniv nr.ti R ..hi.inr.it 'e m,i T .1.
! t"on to depatt a u.e fi.-st boat
1 raEiwa tios for tub retreat.
j Pven before Porter had been driven back, I was struck
w.i;.h tha (i'-gu'ar operations at General headqoartern. I
";8?ve"a l tn-mg removed to Savage's
nirti ifiii. h 1 1 1 1 'A. n imnprani. n nor avu atnad nrinA i- vv.. it-
- - t w"-j-"wwvw v v i va'iuu.u glare ijr viia u iu
j was though advisable to go there, although it was in the
i rear of our hfl tcinj. After dark there were other nmPocs
J symptoms ; general cfii-ers cocliJ;'d to their s'aff.? their
tears ot coni.cg disaster. Lven witli the best disciplined
iroops. nd tiiiiier favorable auspice?, to chansre a plan of
upera'io&s in the face of au eenij, is regarded by military
Butboii ie? a? oi.e rf tlie mot dangerous f nerpri?es. In
onr situa'ion it was a ease of desperation. With our force,
we could not hold our position against an enemy in front
and roar longer than supplies on hand would lint. An at
tempt to cut ihn ugh line of intreDchraents and powerful
redoubts, defended by a numerou? and desperate enemy,
wou d have he6n maJueHs We had no hope of reinforce
mctit. it was now too late tor them to form a junction
with u, either by the K.ppahannock route or by York
river, since ti.ey would be cut oil inevitably. There was
but one txtrn:ely perilous alternative. The army must
fall back ou James river. A h vpe was entertained that the
enemy wou?d be dcsived into the belief that we designed
to fill back to th.3 vVhite Hmi?. Pieparalions were ac
cordingly begun. Po ter's eoaiinand crossed the river
without opp.sitiou.
The troops were ignorant of the status, and it was desira
ble to conceal the truth from ihem. It was feared the euemy
might attack ou Saturday, and every preparation was made
to res st success! ul y. Our defeated right waa dispose d on
Trent's BluEs, where t.-e enemy's cros&icg might be
successful ooposed, and by day light our main body of
supporters af.er a severe night, resumed thair original posi
tion. Tbe night or Friday, June 27, wa gloomy, but it
was f jiicity itself, compared with those of Satnrdy, Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday.
For the Journal.
G KOHGETowx, S. C, July 23i, 1862.
Mr. Editor : I promised yesterday to let you know
what the Yankees did on Poiley's Island. 1 hey shell
ed tbe Island lor hours yesterday morning, then sent
two lanrjcaes, with aljout fi:ty men, ashore to destroy
the salt works which was on the Island. Aa soon as
they landid, tbey placid out their pickets atd commen
ced their beil eb work, bat wts intercepted by Lt. Mc
Donald of the Mario AJtn of Winyab, who had hia
men placed so as to bas tbe whole party, but by some
mistake, he did not succeed in gettirjg reinforced by
Gregg' . civalry. AlcDjnald only bad a small detach
ment with him, but done a brave piece of woik. Tb?y
drove in tb Yatk-e pickets and killed five dead ; which
was picked np by their men and cai rud eff to their
boat. It is supposed that W2 killed more, but the
amount which I send is positively so. Xo further news
from the coast to-day. All quiet.
Will keep my promise. Yours,
With reference to the capture of tbe steamers Ber
muda and Circassian, (f ays the Bermuda Royal Gazette,)
it appears that the former was to the Xortbward ot the
Bahuma Daiik vrhra captared, acd tbe latter twenty
wiles to the Eastward cf Hayana. " '
Wiii the Bermuda ud Circassian , sajs the Royal
Guzette, fare worse than tbe Labuan, and can the Uni
ted States Govtrrjme.it imagine tbat Eaglacd will sab
mit to have her commerce tbu3 interfered with ?
The Vallty.
Yery little is known really of the movements of the
Federal forces in the Valley. Our Iate3t information
induces the belief that tha small forca left at Winches
ter, terrified at the anticipated approach of Jackson's
corps, has fallen back to the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and are now at Harper's Ftrry and
Martinsburg, constituting a gnard lor that thorough
fare, A detachment of Gen. Robertson's paralrv is
I said to have occupied Winchester on Tuesday.
Th. tt.ui nf ih Seven Fin Ctortorftl Jonwstoo
"'Eichmokd, June 21th. IS62 " v!
Genl8. CoortR, Adj't anil Insp'r Gen'l: ; - - !
BiflBefor th- S0ti May I hd ascertained from trus'y
Boouts. that Keva' Corps was encamped oa this side of the
CblcianoiEiny, near ine v mismsuuig iu". u i,uai. u j
Msjor Ueneral l). h; bui reporxr a b eiroug m nuuieuinie
ly in Ms front. On receiving this report, I determined to
attack them next m'r mg uoping io De-wie uvc
Keys' Corps completely ia is more advaccea posmon De-
fore it could be rei&foic d. Written orders were despatch
ed to Mjor Generals Hill. Roger Ld (i. ,W. niith. Gen.
Longstreet, being near my Headquarters, receivea vernai
instructions. Ihe reecitt cf the orSers was acknowledged
Gen. Hill, supported bv the Division of. Gen. I-engstreet
(who aad tne aneciion ci operations oa 1113 ngnr was io
advance by the Williamsburg road, t atti ck the enemy in
front; General Hager, with his Division, wa to move down
the Charles City rosd. In o. 3er to attack in flank the troops
who might be engaged with Hill and Lorgstreet, unless he
feundin his frtmt foice enough fo occupy his Division:
General Smith was to march to the junction of tb New
RrMirA road ard the Nioe Mile road, to be in readine-s
either to fall ou Keys' right flank, or to cover J ongstreets
left. They were to move at daybreak. Heavy and pro
tracted rains during the afternocu and r.hjjit, by swelling
the stream oftb Ohickaborainy, increase t tbe probability
of our having to deal with no o'her troops than thote of
Keys. Th ssme cauae prevf n e I the prompt acd punctual
movement of the tr- p?. Iho-eof Km, Hill and Long
street were in position early enough, however, to ccm
mence operations by 8 o'clock, A. M.
Major General t-ongstreet, unwilling to make a partial at
tack, instead of th" combined ni vement which had been
planned, waited t rem hour t,- hour for Gen. Euger's Divi
siof. At length, at 2 o'clock, P. M., he determined to at
tack without these troops.. He accordingly commenced h:s
advance at that bou'-, opening the engagement with artil
lery and skirmi he s By 3 o'clock, it tec 3 me close and
In the mean time. I h3d placed myself on tbe left of the
force employed 'n this attac&V with the Division of General
Smith, that 1 mih' be on a part of the field where 1 cou'd
observe, ard he v:nty to inept, any connier movemems
which tLe enemy's (Jeneral tnisht make agaiast our centre
or left. Owing to some peculiar cood tion of the atmos
phere, the sound of the musketry did not reach ns. I con
sequently deferred givitg the signal for Gen. Smith's ad
vance, till abcut 4 o'clock. 8t which time Msjor Jasper
Whiting, of GeD. Fmub s st; u whom 1 had sent to learn the
state of affairs with Gen I oi gs'reet's column, retnrned, re
porting that H.wiw pricing op with v gor. Smith's troops
were at once rr.ov:d forward.
The t rincipal t ck wa made by Major tieneral Lorg
street. with hi own and M&jor Gereral 1. H Bill's Divi
sion the latter irouiy 1 1 advance, uni a crav? troopf, au-
ouirably commanded and uion gallantly led. forced their
way through the abitti, which formed the enemy's exter
nal defence?, mc stormed thir eiitrenchmnts by a deter
mined and irreeiab!o rueh. Fuch ws th manner in which
the enemy's nt line wah carried The o;erdtio l was re
peated with the Fame gallantry acd success as oar troops
pursued thsir vie.to'iom career through tbe encny's suc
cessive camps at d entrenchments At" each new position,
they encou'itcrei in s?i troops belonging to it, and rein
forcements bron&ht vn from the rear. Thus thev had to
repel reoeatf d tn rts to retake work which they htd car
ried. But their advauoe was never successfully resisted
Their onward movement was only stayed bv the coming
of n'gbt. By night fall tey had forced their way to the
4 Seven Pia'-s." bavin? driven the enemy back more than
two miles, throu.h their own camns, and from a series oF
entrenchmei.ts ; and repelled every attempt to recapture
thpm with great (daughter. The ekill? viuor ard decii-ion
with which the-'e operations were conducted by Gen. Long
street are worthy of the highef-t praise. He was worthily
seconded by M;ijr General Hi 1 of whose conduct anil
con re he ppeiks in th highest tcrrrs.
Major General Hmith's Division moved forward at four
o'clocK Wliiiiug'a three bruad39 leaJiig. Their progress
was impeded by the ene-ny's Kkirrait-hars, which, wt h their
surports, were diiven back to the Aai'mad At this point,
Whiting's own, and Pettigrew's B iad9, engasred a puperi
or force of th enemy. Hood's, by my ord-jr, mov d on to
co-operate with Lougstreet. Gen. f-mith was desired to
hvtea up with & the troops wi hin reach, lie brought up
Hampton's nd iiattou's Brigade? in a ft:w minatea.
The strength of the enemy's posit on, however, enabled
him to hold it until f'ark.
About sues?, being struck from my horv, severely
wonDded b s, fragment of a f-hell, 1 was carried from the
field, and Major General G. W. Hmith succeeded to the com
mand. He was p e7ented from resuming his attack on the ene
my's position next morning, by h dhcovery of strong
entrenchments, rot eeen on the previous evening. Hi3 Di
vision bivouacked, on the night of the 3 st, within musket
shot of the entrenchments, wh:ch tbey were attacking,
when darkuess stpyed ih? conflict. The skill, energy and
resolution with vh ch K'nj jr General Hmith directed tbe at
tack, would 1 ave secured succes if it could have been
made an hour earlier.
The troops of Longatreet and Hill passsJ the nijrht of the
31st on the grcuad which they had won. The enemy were
tronly reintorced from the mirth side of the ChickahomiDy
oa the evecing and night of the 3lst. The troops engaged
by Gen. Smith were ua ioubtedly from the other side of the
riv.- r.
On the morning of the 1st of Juno, the enemy attacked
the Brigade of Gen. Pickett, which was supported by that
of Gen. Prj'or. The attack was vigorously repelled by
these two Brig ides, the bru it of the action falling on Gen.
Pickett. Th:s was the last demonstration made by the en
emy. 'ur troop? employed the residue of the day in securing
and bearing ofl'tae captured artillery, small arms, aud other
property : and in the evening quietly returned to their own
camps.
We tcok ten pieces of ariillcy, eix thousand (G,000) mus
ke's one garrison flag, and four regimental colors, besides
a large quantity of touts and camp equipage.
Major General Lorgitreet reports the los? in his command
ai being about ..... 3.C0!
Msjor General G. W. Frnith leporfs his loss at - 1,283
Total, - - . .. 4,583
Tint of the enemy is stated in their own newspapers to
hye exceeded t?n thousand, an estimate which is, no doubt,
short cf the tr ith.
Had Mej r General Huaer'a Division been in position And
ready fr action, when those of Smith, Loogstreet and Hill
moved, 1 am satisfied th. it Key's corps would have been
destroyed, instead of bfing merely defeated. Had it gone
into action even at 4 o'clocfe, the victory would have been
much more complete.
Major Generals Smiih and Longitreet speak in high terms
of their superior and staff cflicers
I beg leave to ak the attention of the Government espe
cia'ly to tbe manner in which Brigadier Generals Whiting
a'id R. H. Anderson, and ColoneU Jenkins and Kemper and
Hampton, exercising command above their grades, and
Brigadier General Rhodes are mentioned.
ThU, and lli3 captured colors, will bo delivered by Maj.
A. If. Cole, of my stsfi.
I have been prevented, v feebleness, from making this
report sooner; and am still Uo weak to make any but a ve
ry unpe-ff ct one
fceveral hundred prisoners were taken, tut I hive receiv
ed no repoit of tha number.
Your obedient servant.
(Signed) J. E. JOBNSTON, General.
Vee i cnftreet's report.
WAR DEPARTMEXT,
ADJUTANT AND INSPECT, GEN.'s OFFICK.
Richmond, July 22, 1862.
General orders
Xo. 51. f
The eucces&lul Ueferce of Yicksburg against
the
Mortar bket of tbe enemy, by Major General Van
Dcrn and tLe officers and men UGder bis- command, en
tities them to tbe gratitude of tbe country, the thaeks
of the Government and the admiration of the army.
By their "gallantry and good conduct they have net
only saved the city entrusted to them, but they have
shown that bombardmcata of cities, if bravely resisted,
achieve uotbiug for the eoeniy, and only serve to un
veil his malice and tho hypocrisy of Irs pretended wish
to restore the Union, 'l be world now sees that his
mipsion is one of destruction and not restoration.
Lieut. Brown and the (ffictra and crew of the Confede
rate steamer Arkansas, by their heroic attack upon
the Federal fleet before Yicksburg, tq-ialled the highest
recorded examples of courage and skill. Tbey prove
that the Navy, when it regains its proper element, will
be one of the chief bulwarks of national defence, and
that it it is entitled to a high place in the confidence and
affv'CMon of the country.
By command of tbe Secretary of War.
(Signed.) s. COOPER,
Adj't arjd Inppect Gen'l.
Akecdote or Wellington. With him there was never
a re axation till duij was discharged. A curious illust a
tion of this habit was told by an nglish statesman, who
had it 'rem General A lava. On tte Digh. previous to one
of ihe Luke's Penitsular victoiics, another officer came up
to A lava and asked in much alarm, "what will become of
o&? we hall have a great battle to-morrow and Lord Wl
'injitoD doing noth ng but flirting whh ftadame de
Q iintani"! 'I am very glad to bear it," replied Alava,44 it
we a-e to rave a great tattle to-morrow ; for it is quite cer
tain that all his a'rargecnenti are made if he ii flirting
with Madame de Qiinaaa."
fc'CPPER AT TUB BlGQEfeT HoTELIK TOWN. 44 We all's
devil " took supper at the Exchange Hotel, last night,
expecting to get something good. He reports the fol
lowing bill of fare :
Sage Tea.
Xotdescript Coffee.
Bread moderately warm.
Fat Bacon.
Price. One Dollar. Richmond Enquirer.
Escape tf PtUotier. from Foci Drlawart.
Philadelphia, Jnly 17. A letter from Xew Castle,
Del., in the Bulletin of to-day, says that early yest rd ay
morciug eight ie':l prisoners arrived there, having made
Iheirtsrape from Fort Delaware on a raft, madi by
lashing botrdd together. They were kindly received by
rebel sympathizers, and sent on their road to Dixie.
The Washington Republican of yesterday publishes
the following dispatch :
Wilmikqtok, July 16 th. More than two hundred
rebel prisoners effected their escape last night from Fort
Delaware, and made off for Dixie.
A correspondent of a Yankee Journal, writing from
Xew Orleans io reference to the weather, says that be
(jaw a negro helping to discbarge a shioment of lead for
cartridges, but before he could carry it across the levee
the lead : melted and run ali over him so that be had to
be da; out wUb ft cold chisel. - ;
BY TELEGRAPH.
FOR THE JOURNAL.
Charlestos, 8. C, July 25thl8rT"
Karii-sn dates to the 10th Instant say that tha caso of n
Steacn r Ovieto, generally supposed to be intended for t)
Confederate eivice.had been brought before the Tt
Vice Admiralty Court. cr'"3h
Ju.le Bcttsr of the U. H. District Court of New YorH
rele.i"ed the BritUh steam r Iabanon, captured ml hc. t ,
at the mou'h of the hio Grabde, as being a neutral
Bot informed of the blockade Itrtj,
It was supposed that he wcu'd release the steamers r.
muda and Circassian cn the same grcund. cr
i.. . , ., . .
ARRIVAL OF ST3AMKS CUBA MOVEMENTS OF Tm
ENEMY ON TTJE MISSISSIPPI. E
Mobile, July 25th ISC'
The steamer Cuba arrived st th8 wharf this morning
Havana with dates to the 20th iuat., aftr an excitiDg cha
by the blockaders. She brings a cargo of arms, niunit' "
of war, medicirea and blankets. '
A special dispatch to tha Advertiser and Register d
Jackson to-day, says th't it ii reported that the lower Set'
wi'h traupports went below last night. Great comaotion
was observed in the fleet above thiB mornirg. it j, a80
ported that a large Federal force is embarking at Meraph:
supposed designed for a lard attack on Vicksburg. 5
P30M CHATTANOOGA AN ATTACK EXPECTED
RESIGNATION OF FEDERAL COLONELS, &c.
Mobile, Ala., Jaly 2Cth, l&ei,
A special dnpitch to the Advertiser and Register, dated
Chattanooga, July 25th, says tbat the enemy i3 eviacicr
great activity, aod are evidently prepjriug for seme move
ment. A train of CRrs arrived at Bridgeport to day with
shell and ammunition.
Some rumor which have been circulating respecting the
retreat of the enemy, are ascertained to be falte.
A special dispatch to the Tribune, from Grenada, lim.
July 25th, says that Memphis refugees report that a por
tion of bherruan's armyleft on Tuesday last for lower Mij.
susippf supposed to l e V.'cksburg.
Two disabled Yankee ganboats, towed by steamers, pass
ed Hdena on Monday, upward bound.
Hx Federal Colonels, it is said, have reslgred in Port;,,'
amy, owing to Lincoln's late policy on the negro quest
thn.
Man . cfthers have ies"g ied at Memphis and gone Ncnb.
Icf urination, deemed reliable, ha been received here that
Gen. Curtis huDg three of our guer jllas at Helena, lie h:s
a;;n moved all of his forces to the other side of the river.
The following is a specimen cf Yunkae Poetry, bo-
ing a part of a lettir picked up on oao of tbe bitft'e.-
fields rear R'.clnund. We publish it verbatim ei pvne-
tuafim ct literatim :
Ttue Army.
The army U greate when seen in the papers
The bravry ol officers & privates graoo capers
Then let me te 1 ou at the Found o" tbe battle
The canons loud roar A mukites sharp rattle
Come to tte field & thare you will see
Men dizzy io the head, wek in the knee
Your no e is icfiited with the tmell of h t bloo l
& next your proboi-is will be ruting he mud.
1 o tight ia good order thare is no use tr iog
Of death you are thinkhsg while yru looks on the dieing.
At last when the flnul great blow has been struck c
It, is not done by bravery, but only good luck
Vt this airay is gieate when the papers you read
When it teils of the piles p'les of good feed
That is daily delt cut to ran & to mules
Bat come & eu'ist & you Mud ou at e fools
' lt is come up her you laggards & luzzy bush-whac ken"
44 & get our "s-ilt-hoise" 44bu'yah." & ,hard-erackei"
You lay iu the dirt till you are lousey & mo by.
Yonr rations are delt out & ou make yonr own ccGee.
if your comrad calls you a lyar a fool & all 6Utch
Or let him abase jou ever so mutch
For whiten as a man if you slap his fowl month
Vou are shure that you portion will be the guard home
You must rub at your gnu from morn till night
Then up in f be morning before it is lighi
lhar for to stand one hilf of an hour
With ejes drooping sleepy & countanance sour
Then at inspection of arrua at the close of the day
If your gun is not clear the dev Is to pay
It is this rusty fpot A that (whiten is Dot to te eecn)
Must be rubed off till it is j er'ecily clean
Trim if you dont do it the task being to hard
Then for neglect of duty you go upon guild
Then when upon drill if the bo s cut up ther pranks
It is here mr sutch & sutch'a one Btep out of the ranks
If he company falls ia St you are absent from roll
For a couple of hours jou cary a poll
Dont refuse it think by that to go free
For ycu are shure to be tied np to a tree
Tbare for to stand twelve howrs or more
Ti 1 your leg .k ycur aims are unbareably soar
You may whine yoa may grumble you may plead you may
swoar
The answer ycu get fa, you disobeys ordeis bo stand I dont
cair
Your strings are cut loose with a go to ycur quarters you
knave
For a private is counted no less than a slave
Now if you dont beleave it come & enlict
And you will dad cut tho truth of all this.
For the Jourmtl.
Messrs. Editors : TIio Gubernatorial eUction is near at
hand. The day is not far distant when the people of North
Carolina shall assemble r,t their respective polls to elect
their Thief Magistrate. The impending crisis requires tbat
they should throw aside all party prejudices, and with uni
ted energies hecure for tbe u Old Fhip of State " a steers
man worthy of their confidence, who will guide her safely
through this strusrcle for Southern lndeaendence It be-
"hooves us as a people fJghtieg for onr dearest right?, in a
cause ojessea witu tne rmiies or Heaven, tbat we anouia
with unanimity of feeling cast aside all past diflerences, and
vote for the man, and not lor party. We have two candi
dates in the field, Messrs, Johnston and Vance. It ia left
with the good people of North Carolina to say wbo phall be
Governor. Mr. Vance is serving his country wUh great
ability upon the tented fields of Virginia, where he is most
needed Let Lim remain H ere. We are in great need of
good officers, and when he shall have secured his country's
independence, then he shall receive its reward.
Mr. Johnston is a man of sound practical sense, no schem
ing politickn, but the very man ior the criws. Renumber
tbe roar of cannon may resound again upon Carolina'
plains; that the fall of Newbern may be the destiny
of more of our beautiful cities, when we (hill need
a man, not influenced by party, but regardless of
party cen-uie, "knowing hs duty, dares maintain
it." Jchtston is the man to steer the fc-hip of Mate"
in such a crisis. Fellow-soldiers, some designing politician
may say to yon, vote tor Vauce, he is a soldier like yon,
upon the blood-sta ned Held of Virginia, while Johnston is
enjoying the sweets of home. Be not deceived. The 44 old
North htate " seeds all such soldiers in the field, while she
needj such men asJohustcn in hsr councils. Fellow-soldiers,
next Thuisday the polls iu camp will open, consider
well, and give Johnston a hearty support. This is no com
mon election, the destiny of North arolina may depend in
a grsat measure upon tbe result o this election. Give the
reigns of government to Johnston, and rest assured his pro
gress will be 44 upward and onward."
We have to face tho stern realities of a war now, in all iu
horrid forms, and not the blustering jargon of politicians as
in times of p-a;e, and as you wish your titate to be tLefi t
amongst her sister States to bear herself gloriously through
this war of independence, recollect jou are to vo'e tor
some one to fill her highest iffice. Ber councils require
all the intellect in tha btate at this j ancture ot affiirs. (io
vote for men. and not for party. Vote tor the man that would
do the most for hid cou .try, regardless of party, and poster
ity will bless you for it. Johnston ia the man.
SOLDIER.
From Vlcksburg.
The Mobile Advertiser makes tbe following extract
from a private lettter, received from Vicisburg. It is
suggestive of some important matters, ol which we are
iu ignorance of htre. If half what is tuggested by tbe
writer be confirmed, the Yankees are certainly in a bad
fix on tbe Mississippi :
Yicksbcrg, July. 13. We have jmt received exci
ting cews from our batteries. A Yankee flag ol truce
has arrived to request perm;S3ion lor ibeir guoboa 8 to
pass our batteries at Vitksburg atd Baton Rouge un
molested, and that they will evacuate New Orleans anj
the river. It is said tbat Gen. Van Dorn baa refused
the request, lor be says tbat before two months he eball
nave the whole of the Yankee fl.et between Vicksbotf
and Baton Rcuge.
Gen. Brtckenridge has command of tbe troops on the
opposite side of tbe river at Monroe, La., and is BarC"'
iog to capture the Yankee batteries ovir tt&e, acd to
prevent supplies reaching the Yankee fleet, 'i be wbo.e
of tbe Yankee fleet weat down tte river yesterday, lr
the purpose of securing cur batteries at Baton Koujfr
but I am happy to say tney hve a very poor chance
doing so, as we have "re-occupied the, batteries on bo-Jj
sides of tbe river and are mountiig more guns
erecting new fortifications. There is no doubt that we
made a brilliant strategic stroke -in the re-cap are 6
that town. Meanwhile ,t large light artilierv force ba
been stationed on the baaks of the river, with orders j
attack all transports and Yankee boats that attempt xo
pass. Bo you sse tbe Yankees have " got their paw
the wrong pot " this time. .
5 PM News has just arrived that Van Dp sent
the following answer to Farragut, commanding
United States fleet above and below Vicksburg :
' " Sir Your communication, under flag of trace, ,
been received. In answer, I beg to say, tlt JM 0
way you shall pass my batteries is at the mouth oi
cannon. n..v
(Signed) - - - B. VanDobx.
The trooDS are looking for orders every mmuw
I cress the river and attaci the Yankees .