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THK BATTLES ON THE From the Kichmotid Dispatch of ihe 1-ih. A gentleman who witnessed the near W illlanir'buvg on Montlay informs us that our force eii^uged amouuteJ to six or eight thousand men. The haftle lastcl nine hours. The Hrst V ircmia rc^injeiit ejipturod a hattery ot eii^ht guna, and two colors, troui the enemy. (len. Early wu.^ in'^ mortally wounded, (’ol. Williams, otthe First \’ir;:inia,ri*ceiveda very sev»'re wound, and ih now in the haiid.s ol' the enemy. Major Falme r, ol' the .same rt•^iuu^nl, who was reported killed, received only a slight wound in the arm. Neither I’nl Kompfr nor Col. t'or.-^e.both .)t whom w>-re reported wounded, rece'ved any injury The rumor that Gen Andi'rvm t:*;3 killed proba bly arose Irom the death ot hi.s l»rother, who tell in th-« battle. The CJeueral wa.-; not injured. We hear that the los,-; on our .side, in killed, wounded, nnd missing, is estimated at ;’)UU. The los.s of the enemy can only be eoujeetured;though it was un- i|uestionably mui h heavier than )ur>. We are indebted to a gt nilemaii who partici pated in the ti:j:ht on Sunday, near U illiamsburg, I'or the following narrative: SUNU.W’S kvg.vul.mi'nt The gr«‘»i*r part of the forot*H faiiiiifC from tli.“ “Yorktuwn Liii'* ' ot lef>’ticp IxiviiifT liilit'ii tor in the open grouii'l biick ot W ilhanisburj:, ir’ivt* iho \ari- kt*e H'lvHUCP Hii ijppoi’iiniiiy ot t'oniiiiic uj* wiih the rpur guirvl, (•'iisi'iiiii; ot Gon Siiu'^'s Ufurifi:! Gritlitii'-f brip i Ji*. t" wlncli w is Miinly't* North rju^ linu bnttcry. Tii.> oii.'iny -il l ii.-i appear in any force from un'l.'r their i-nvt‘i- ot w.ioii-* until ■ iir r*‘rtr lia'i li’ft ilie •ipi'ii :ui 1 ri'- cloiib’.-, 'tud w-re iii;irchin^ ihrmi^h \\ iliinMi-b'irc, ;it which tiiin* 'I c’iUii'r br>>ncht woril :o (u'a MoLaws that they were depLiyin^ iti I' -'.'e in tin- ritrht ?tini loti i>f F\iri MaprU'.ler. iwliich oiii ; >ii'i- li.i 1 jii-i 'ftt >in- teDanie i.) atnl th>it l*i(“y h- i piijn'i'i h'l'iery >! rill ' i guuH iiuiiifiliMtfly t i 'he tViuii oi ilie . •ni'l iiil> distant Too yar 'lM. I'.ic re ir w i~ i’uiiie iinti*ly ■ irj.’re i ■ ii*' r -f -'l-Mit'le ijiin'k, m irch." b'vttery i- ui .lorcJ n a lv'.iu -;oi i .- i’ hut M . ii ii if r bef.jre the V • .nv I n Thi-n e >uiii,' iii'''ii a rnv* —ariiii'Tv, oiTnl'‘v, mt'iiitry. h'. ltDvmi In' ‘iriiintlet ■if the ritli' Icint ri tiv.- ’iie uu l • irilt inib-' ui -■•’z ' a Wiirk frt'tii 'i' ii Viiik»"i-' woii* u:i.\ ili'taiit ■* i|iiarier 'i i- 1 ■: I'lit our In -tiil i, ii>'b.y ( apt. ■Maiilv hii uciit h;» iii( > Jiriiuit in -.j -’ii li i haltt'il. tiie.i five ri ..ti.l ti' ii. 1 ly tii. t-iu-.. v « i i TanC’' iti l eive oiir Mil'ui '' ■ tinn* t • iiii iii'l ih i linitwreii lUi tii- iriiii' :iii i iifi'lt- i n i'ii I'.ir :hf r'•! . which he v in cii "nn^ ju-! in I'f ih« V:iukei* for.H' I'll th(‘ ri^iit. Froin (tii> p-.i tit 'he hatiei'v di.l ...nf -)t lh> ;iMi"t pi' iciii'i- luil we lie ir 1 of in the rei'ov'i of anyj'i > in- •■nr'nii-r . ini'l -. i• nhiits in *o niinuif-'. 'iHni 'ii ■ r IW" j'ie.'i'-" ot ilie tiTl.' b'lMpry, kiiliiikt i’ii ' ir,~e> .ii»-m.>re pifce.s m i fi'iir Ciis'J 'ti'. "f 'Mr - iV'sir iak'.nk: ii'lv nia'te a ci ri^U'. "H Uio lutaitiry n;i l i- tVMlry ^^u}■ p.'T .'i'' ^ ■'ly. 'in* ;iithiij: Iviw li I wli" yet ri- maiuetl. an ' hi'd i n- (ir= n i nin.l ’ n«-I'tiir r c ^nin i! d- iuj( the i;. iioi. i H wi::. i' I’.ii t-ry, r'lp' M ' lrihv. ;havint; di ;n-lu i ■.•.■in* ' ihf - fiinn lii.i pieoi".; gallu} e ; : >1 waid. . .ij tiUfiuiij; '-n t.i ihe liirt-e I’Hpiuii-i guiiij and ‘ -nr e>i;-*'n; br .U4tiir ih?ni i>il in ih^- t u’e i f ih»* eTT‘..i\ .-tn'i £r'*' inily ^ inrtn it* ^ MaiiiV ii: - :!•■■'hii's i l y 'iie 11 -ei vu'.‘ 1'. lii' picot.-'. '1 I’l t'Tiv ■ v.f ^. 'r • ii- !• H ,«•> liad ni>iri’’ - ed ne' “ly iw. mil*'-, e-'. ured ihri,- p'e i-'. t' ur ei>- : >!.r, !Wclvt‘ ii 'ii'.vi M’r. j>r '’iier- liie ki..e t and w. iUi^ed of ih' I'll' .'live l' 's_*u .'lioM cf >Di- Uundifi meii There were spvoral regitneuiH drawn up in the nold lu FKOM ORLLA. k.. rear of the scene of action as a re.'fprve- They were I New Orleans JliV’entng l)elta ol J liurs- not, however, called upon to aid in the action. i Jay >lav 1st, we tind the following interefltlDg driveD the yanke'es back about two milefl, capturcd j The occupation ot this eity, now momentarily eight pieceH of artillery, several colors, a number ot fin«* horHes, and about *.H>0 prisoners, our forces were ^ ^ ^ , v, i, withdrawn and marched to W'illi.ini.oburg almost on- ) gxpectpd by the 1' S. lorces, secures to them the tirely exhaumed. wei to the Hkin. hungry, and allogethfr . the li\PH and property ol 150,000 inhabi- aH miarrabie in body a,s men could possibly be I nearly all oi them non-combatants. The .u...«.i.,;rof.h.d.scrip.ion Federals, who entered WilliarnHburg about an hour j known all over the world as private property. U after the t'onfedeiate foivos It'fi it. Ml o"’' woniidea i which has been recognized in all who wer*- unable to walk fill int'‘ 'l'*‘ f'***' j other i*oniitrie>. uiid in all other war.s Imf, this, as enemy -a fact jrreaily to be depli'reJ. but unnvoi ai . ^ under the ciroumsttinces The ot | arti gweie ptitiful in the extreme. J'/ie- IT,,/-.—Thr c hange of d}steni which has been introduced. >' everywhere working its Itgiti mate resultv Hv abandoning detached posts which are within reach of the enemy s tieet, and vvliiidi it i> tlier^ l"r(' iiupo,‘.ible to defend, we are i civilized fcmimiinities, was all consumed the mo- enabled to forces upon essen- j „n;„t the annouiieeinent was made that the Fed- tial points, and ti; batflt.- the L*n»'iny in every at- I eralists had pasijcil th ’’ t:ick of vital . niise.iaeiice The skics betjin to ' •i\ day we hear ul victories wliieli are, we are very sati- truine in bclieviiii;, but I lie tori‘runn‘rs ol great event>. Kveii the little panic which beset the city list Friday, in I'onncction with th‘ river. ha- beeii ol e^^'t'titial sciviee We are warianted in saviim that il the eiuiny ^et here, it will not be grow brighter, upon a Mtiiall ^eaii private, and not subject to seizure in war—that whiidj forms the eoiumerec ol our people, and which has ei»ntribiiteil mainly to the va.'Jt trade oi'our city--there is lit'le or non^ left in our port The eottoii. which the I . S authorities have in iiflier plaee.i >eizeil and appropriated, without unthoritv of any law uf nations, as recognized by ■ orts Thiii was done by order ol the tjovernor of Louisiana and ol’the iniiitary commander ol the (’onlV consumed. The tobacco now stored here, WAR NEWS. Occupation of Norfolk by the Federah—A Great I'ank in iht RICHMOND, May 12. —W’^e have important intelligence from Norfolk. The evacuation of that city by our forces ha.s now been completed; but it appears that although the work ot evacuation has been in progress for a week, the city was at last surprised. (Jfi Saturday morning il wa.s nunounced that the enemy had landed in large force (it was said 10,000} at Uceati \'iew, and that their advatice was already near the suburbs of the city The whole popuhition ol the city was thrown into a state of the greatest cunfusiou and dismay It is aaid that an iiiteuipt was made to hold the enemy in chi'ck by a small portion of our artillery, while the last of the stores were being removed and the Navy-Yard was bein^ tired. As the last train, tilled with frightened women and children, pas,sed over the Elizabeth river the bridge over that stream was blown up. It is not known to what point our torces lately evaciiatintr Xorlolk liave iallcn baek; but it is supposed that the bulk ot them will be wichdniwii er.ite .States l ilteen thousand baler, were | from the south side of the James, and that im- d. The tobacco now stored here, being | mediate measure^ will be taken lor the destruc- all hel.l by toreiun residents on loreign account, ; tioii of the .St-aboard and Itoauoke railroad, which j to j being built to the extent ol many niiles un lines i ? i ot pilc.H through niar.'^h} districts, may be de- was nt)T ilc.troy.'d The specie ol the banks the amount ot' twelve or tifteen niillioiis, was t Noi- ■Silll'i's Ufurijia an 1 (iell. j - .• i • . i' , ... »li , nv.^r Htiached M’V mt'ans ol his sreaniiio.ii- up tin ti\tr he ri'ach us b\ .a ui.ireli Iroin tiu? l^i‘niii.ula, Can lie reacn us o\ a ui.iri where the cold st>'el of .l(ihn''ton troc.p^ etFeCtU- aliy bar>the way -Vt . very 'te)» he takes on thi.-^ line, he removes (liui'i'll lartlier Iroiu hi^ gun boats, and without his -tinboats !ie can do noth- iiiir. ' ^tir troop.' on tins line art? lu the iii^he.'t spirits, and desire iiothitig so uiueli -i battle 'I'hev are in no di>p‘isirion t’l count nuinbeis. I’hev find ciinti.lent that tln-y will lie it the enemy wlieri'ver the ti^ht shall coim; .dl Nor do we apprehend an\thiiiu; Irom the diieciioii ol 1 i tci''- bti..:. The aiitlioritie> had well e.jii-idered tliat ijue>tion l.eb'ie Noilolk was a*>.iiidoned I hat evacuation was ni:id‘‘with the utiiio-.t deliberation, and in pur.'u.iiiee id the .'ystt ni ol eonet'ntratio.i ti> wliii'h the (1','Vernmeiit i> imiw lairly ei>inmitteil It wa> well and thoroughly considered. 1 he ene- mv tj.»k p..'i'e>sioii of it Saturday night with a f 'w thousaii'l tr.>;;}'s 'I’hc pre>utnption i>. that he will endi'avor to reach 1’cteri.liur^; 1a tiie rail road. and thus iditatti poj-'eS'iHti ot the Ifinville road, in j.iiisuaiiee of liis plan oi ln‘mming U" in and cuttitij: «'ur .supplies. Burnside i> e.xpi ef- ed to unite With all lii> torce.s in tlii> proji'i't it i> uniieco.-ary to >ay that tlii' .'■•heme will he rc- 'i^icd. and that a.'^ if supp I'Cs an abaiidonnient id the .-•!■'.uiiboats. it i." the best thing that can hap- j cn lot II.'.—I’ ft. l:i^^' moved Ironi the eity and placed in a secure j.laee; j stroyed in such a Way that the enemy eannot le --■en p “kPeii III .I'U'iiiy tl.i' V V ,:h.- :iii- I'f’.r I ■liet'i- V- ’ : vv;:l ; ir 1 i." -Ik r!i u; ' i». .1, \ a -'i* inl. A'iili a sH!' ; i ran a n.- f.’i 1. ant i; ib^ W U hi- “Ucii a V> 111 «' li u. • -hiiiL heavi . p“ kna-^ ;eks mu^k.■^- - enemy FlGlil The foil jwin/ ^^^^tpilil• 'locouut ' l the roccu .'.xi'it- iug events near WiHiaiiistitiri; ii furni-he'l b, k jieii- ‘deiuku who 1‘juk part ;n tu- engagt;i.i.'iii n M 'atiay, ttie 6th inst. About sunrise on M uday npunin^ liriU)^ w.i- lifiird below the t"wn. in the dirfcti.-n .■! . ar pi.-kfi . who were driven iu by the enemy, ind i h-avy bo iy "f skir- luishers beinir ihen thrcwn oui by K.'th arm'. ':-, the boomiug fan ui, t.'Il ’Wel by iL** 3ir>ig»';inp *ire of small arm-=, ;:ei; idy iucifAsin^ in yoiuiiii- -iud r.iM lity. toll! rii- ■ - a::].'' ha'l bek.':ui Qea A 1' Mi r.' brigade, r iii.'i- uv: ■: 'it* 1, 1 i :h, 17th. and 7th Vir^-:,k\ r.*>rimL-ui-. were ^r.j.'iipi.'y :-)riued and marched lu the d>r.>ciion jt me tirine \ I’v! I. steady raiu whs talluiir. .mi :h- r i; i- w.-r lu ti.e :iio:*i deplorabl.' i’oniJiri.;n; but, rii u^u w»>i ly the '»in, a.id not re- ed from the f-itigtu* .)f wticbing HD'i luatoi In/ WtJich they bad receuily uuJerjjone, tue laeu w -re lu the very b.'«: .a spirii-*, oj,; r-. -ini u.-ive . done with i»,” .'is ^t:nagh the .v >i t 'i.-itk.im con clusion. A' ! i.. y -iiN-rcii 'Wti. =1.1 rh»- ’:r--b. ■ low beCBir.f iii.irt .ti-tinr' i;. t rspi i, ci-ir •• .u .-! march w.i' -. r. . I-i t i .. .r --..ti .wl. i:. luggape. bv)V', ' vk fhe w. ;.,1, .nd = n-u anJ * iank- et9 (which, .'iugular .‘■ay. they hal imt be**!. :'id t-. leave behind were t.>rn oit and tiir.-wn ini-, lae i 'rc-li--^. kloQg the stiecf. and m she luen pii lu J -.! me ;.en field, whtri the white iiilphiirou'^ -rn^ k** i- i i b*giiii t-. form a can 'i>y. an^l cann' n halls wor.- ^een p! winu' i;r. the ground in ihdr miirdir nts c fr a b-iMery i which tfic t-neniy had pi.tMind in : f 11. al ■ ut half a mile beyv>nd, where ihe w . a* -n,;r’. i th=- just below the town. Arriving upon tlie e Ijro .if n r.,; i ih t! cru--- ,1 the field at right auglt-s widi the ;;i tin r a I, lin-y (, ilte i, and. forming int'.- :;li.'e e->: iuiti, aw »;r.-d or i«*i - The ’ cannon were meatiiirui bri.'i.•^!y fa-iyoij tV.im the t-neniy'!- battery, wliich w r.- rt-p.ied to l,y tw-. gun- from Kort ■ Magrii'ler, a re'i .iibt '■uinm-iu-iin^: tlie r. el fr'.in Leb anon Church to Willi itnsbiirg. Two other b ittcri.-s, ; upon the right an'l left ef tlii.. re i ui.t, were a.-..- play- j ing uj'on the enrniy wiih uv., gtm- each; but the l.nuu ! of the battle wa.« entirely suiraineJ by infantry, the' locality and the con liti'iii of thy r -ads ren leritig it a! | mo.st impossible • > use ariiliery. Meanwhiie ine tiring | 'of nni*ikeiry ha 1 iub.'.; led aii'l alani‘t •■niirelv ceasci]; i but it .idou began ij; liu. j-t ..in i'!y ^Wl•lli!lg until the 1 wood^ echucd ;»iid rang wiili lae -.ilit ii r *ar—a cease- 1 less n ili it I '!ij Ilf ic-ith ati l cirtiape. The i work of-)ur ii;cn wa' li'iw pl.-iin before ihern. The or- j der '•'oa-l at wiil” given, and with tiled bayonets. 1 steady pul-ie, ,;iil r^ij-i i tep', i :a-d'- i ii b-i s wf Virginia i Uiov*‘d t.ir i;^li iiii cl. iil.iiij; r-*.viiie, un i up bill, to face j a .d heal tlie ?i Till V.ankee hiri'jing«. wre thick iu I thii.M- W'Mii-4 a- leaves in Vai.-im• r^i-H. Hiid like those j icavi\' bi-l .re t/.. tiiTy br>-!i*h ot the teinp.st, fhi-y wijro > t'wep'. away ' liuiigi- th' ir pn'l'inii a?. ih-'V inigiii,*in- i cn a^-i I . ■ niiui''‘‘r a^i they w.- iM, ..ui ni.-n inuve 1 | ujion tlu-iii like :i resistU s ii i.-, itH'l b.»re tlieiu b-ick | wht-rCTer luy were tiief ch;irge was ma le upon tlji-ni, :in-.l ih‘y tiliriti/f tlt*.i (nir men u>‘ri r gave b'lcK exci'pi in obediiaice to or'li-rf. Ti-rrible evi- lienct-s of the de^trucllvi ui st. of 'heir tire werf' to be heen at ever^ nr.ti oi iln- i_r‘. le* di .i-l l-'.-d.-ralx strewed tin* %vi)i..l- mi'l ti.-l 1-, an i I lu- trie" and groan-* of the wouDiie 1 «h"ni they had de'frled !i[.)'i‘»led Htrongly fi i.in jii.-itiec t.. increy Tlu-r>- was very little Uiuiiii.'uvfi ing Uiir nii a ■'imply met the V iiikees and drove them -n-a'lily ' ‘e k al.",ut ^wo mile' (roni th'dr poiiition. The ti/hting wi.v • iii-tly in !i li.-u-.- woicl iiiiin.-ili ately upon I 11! riglii ot t lie in un r..a.| A larg.'ipiantity ot fallen limb. r, mi l the i lairl'-1 nature of the umler- growth, greatly iinpe'lol iht- inovetnenlof the tiviops, and pvHvt-nied a oli;:ir vfw ,j |||,. When not seen, bnwevcr, the 11 - : .* th>-ir vollev-.! inoioate i Iheir p . and gin i,-i l,y ii,,-ii- ,„ur.lerou-i (iie our men niove.t .teadily 111. I 11: M M-hiiigly upon ihem and roui.-'l Ihem from their c . ■ t.. Hy l,ke sheej.. At no tini.' din ing thiit ilre idful d ly ai l ii.,. oiinil ot niii-k-irv ceane, but iroiii 10 o i-.lock iiiiiil nijjiii ii,.. tii-ii;^ i;r,yj ll;e air wili. .m.- unbi V»-i» ro.-ir. I'lii-. wa> I lie f^iei-liiig • but wiiilt-'l ■• leh new rcgiium; il|,n . r... im,, i flay, itiet it ihe mf- rnal din and iiiv v,-n im .u-, hi-^sinc-. 'it till- If.el. II iiail li i t Hent the Wjriu biui I nitiiin/ !-:* : 1.1 .-\.-iy lietrl, it would have 1>. i-i, ,,u, Uuii. cau .1- |,,r 'ihame, lot H -^reined like eatenng the very viiiley 1)1 II). -.iiieti.w of death. ^ But tii Hit- etermvl glory ol our ineu be it ai l that Uiit one, from the hum t'i..si in-ivuif 1,1 ihe higheai in oommand, seemed elne 'liiiii every im-h ii !iero. Thore was no hurry, no ex- eiieiiit-ui, 1.0 i-,.u ii-iiDii. I^ed by Uieir otfioers on fool, Ihe fi-ld and : all of : ich regiment having all dis- iiiouiiO d aim li^ii ilieir lu,r*-i-'i iu the rear tliey niovril -piieily ami -i,!,i.|ily lorwani. A good deal of ammuni- tii ii wab in te d.iiimgi-J condition, owing to the continual rain, and many ot the men whose guns would not dis charge, threw them jtway and look the weapon-- and supfnor cartridges and capa of the dead yaukees that lay around. It would be dithculi ,o .uention Ihe per- ^rm.*uecH of any regiui. nt without making an invidious .'“"’"X"* AiufLoig •treei» diTiBion, a pWion ot Stuarf. cavalry aud six Ihirarp redoubts, are all lhai are kaowu by Ihe writer as engaged in the tight. ' ,r " ./'»•/'.-.'"/I —riiis brave and sell-re liant hero rejiort' tiial ‘Miod ha-; l.lessed our arm- witii victory " This accords with the eharaeter ot ,i Chri'tian 'oldie.', whieh i~ aee.,irded him by all i he merit of an iiii[i'riaiit 'U^'i'c'-:' whi^ h ; -eatter' tile marauders i.' enlianeed by -.'Ur entiti lud 'ip- j J,.„ce in the \irtuc' nt ttie e..iiiuinnder wIm attri ^ .. biitcs t.' tilt- .\lmigl.‘\ :be d li\' ratiei- vs rou^lit b\ a huinaii a_'i tit. \Vf tindiuJUedlv bclicvt- tl.a: ij-* eaU't- e.iti per- inatuMitlv 'Ueeeed without the t'avor ol J --I. but so of nearly all the 't ires and other property of | the Oonl’edv'rati: .St;ites. The reeords tjt tlie (ajurt and d' all tlo- tdriees id’ the ('uiitederatc .'^tates were in like inann> r disposed ot '1 lu re rcmatu th(‘ public buildings, the t'u?luiiihouse, the I’ost othce and the .Mint. )f provision'of every kind, tiiere is .a scant .'Upply, bately sutiicieiit lot the wants ol the people )f ships and steamers, whieh ordinarilv at Mii' period td’tln' _\var erov.u ■ inr wli.arvi-', as fat as the eye i-aii reaeh, there is not a single on-;' h-ll. I’lu* niily .ships in uur port are the armed ships .d the rnited .'states 'I'hey lie at the Ic ad ot our pnneip.-il .'trects, e.mimand- iiiLT tiicni with their p.iwert'ul battcrie' Till' pro'peets if any arrival ol eotton are poor IJv ordi-r ot the (iovcrne.r, the cotton mi the hank' of all the stream.' lia,' 1; eii eVery wlici' 'ct on fire Not a bale cottl.i 1-e picked up by the nio.-,: dili- irent and enterpnsinj- .'i-areh The wh.de v.alley uf the .'lissi 'ippi is n.ivv being illuminated by flic eoiilla:^ration -d the nii.st valti.iid'’ article.' ol coninit-rce. I he i xeeution >d tliis urder .d the Goveriiineiit, th-iiimi ind pr.iinpieil by aii\ motive lit •io- 'iirt, will M ii i ^rit-d and nii'cry tn the great iiianiil.ieturiiur e ii.itnuiiitics ol the old wnrld. The t \uilV ler.ite I iiiVt-nitiielit and I he people a v -r that thi-v ha\e bci n toreed t.. thi.' Lrreat 'acritiee hy tilt' eii--iii\ '.' ihre.ii .mu the p •rtwrmanec of it, HI a -^tiia.l ' lie, t i e..iiti>eati- thi.' valuable pro- duet t‘. th'-ir 'W n U'- It i' a heavy le" to our •■vvii pe ■] !e, 1 at ihey el liiii IM !'..miuiserati.»ii "r '\Illp:uK'. ; 11' h '.let iliee. They call live W ith Iiiit the pnii'C' 1' ol' ir e.>t;.^,, ati-i l'>r the pie- scnt the Si -atl.ern p..-ijde are. and will be. eonteiit witl; .1 bare ,'iiii'i'^ tiee I'l.ev have planted large ' Cl tea’', .ul i 'viil '.i.'tt b.‘quite itnli pen- pair it.s coniif-eiionrt It is belit'ved that all td our tnjop', arms, nm- munitioii. ijuartcrmaster’s and commissary s store.-> were sately removed iiut we regret to hear that possible to bring* her up^ with the despatch re quisite under the circumstances, the escajie of her crew from the fa.«t inclosing lines of the enemy, who were already ut Pig’s Point, allowed no wa.ste of time in her dostruciion. Strict in quiry will doubtlesb be made into the combinatioii of circum«tances that eonstrained iliis_ paintul necessity, rfo far a6 fault shall be Uiscoveretl any where, it niust be rijnrr>us(y punish*?ti .So far as the result is ilu*? to rhos-j accidents which make up so large a part ot war, we must subiriit with equanimity. Hut as wr; arti at presetil eircutii'.tatiued. the loss ot tlie Virginia need not disturb u-: much. Practieally it is ot small import; lor we had al- reatly washi'd our hands td' the water '1 he closure ot the James below Richmond, is all that we were expecting of the V'iigiiiiu It may be fctiected without her, pt?rfeetly anti eomphdely We can imagine no tlteper di'^i.THeti than will overtake our engineer.s and our uuttioritie* ti'-n- erally, if tht^y fall in this. 'I'hti peuple an* ready to bestow their labor in uiilimit.;d amount at the call oi government, A iihrrow, crooked streani, with high banks, afford' adtnirabb* .'p[;ortuiiiiy for the employment of obstructions, btitterie-, sharpshooters, etc. L*‘t the lato of the \ iryiiii.i give rent'Wcd energy to th»* pr--paratii.in.s whieh are still progressitiLr, atnl the loss will be r‘*paiied. 'rijt; Feter.sburg J\.\ press .-»ay^, “it was deterinin- ed ti> desfrfiy her. an.l .-tcps were iniitiediat'-lj, taken to con-ummatc the deetl. Her root, already covered witii tallow and .itber lutty matter, wa.- .-^.-lturated with oil, and her deck> aUo received unlikely the great struggle will occur at the .Swamp.—hvprt'ax. I Vit.ro/y.—'I he bdlowing is from (Jov i Letcher’s correspondeiit, A. U. Harman: “.StaC-N'Ton, May 10.—Gen. Jack.soii dispute}, cs that we have gaint^'i a brilliant viciury 'Phe enemy itn* in Tijll flight and h fly pur'u, d j^r luss is 40 killtid and JOO wounded. The eneujj’, loss is veiy heavy They leli their doaJ V.out.ded on the fieM. ' I’A J'-VT'iV. May lu—J he enem^ s >li-|),iwei|s vv:>:i iti" killed attd vvouiidt-d 1,^ j tl’.eir tii.’ht they barm'd all o{ their baggage atij w..ci'ii', f'lit' ft.rc'-^- t ursuiih: tl eni c!.-,■ of oiir wounded have arrived here Purr ’-P -still re- the Confederate lohS rtt the Gosport Navy Vord ! copious supply oi the same material Her crew, has been immense. An employee in the yard ever ^ numbering ooU, weiv 'hen salcl.\ di.seinbarkeu in since the war commenced, cr,timates the h»^=s there 1 small boat.s, and ten men detailt'd to apply the ix millions or more A lar-e .luanlitv of verv i toieh 'I'liK wa- aceomt.lished by laying small at f the ship, whieh upon beiiiL' igiiit- d, spee'l'.ly enveloped the noldt! vc'scl in a .'heel ot il.itne. The water.' were brilliantly illiiniiii.ircd lur ;nib-. but iiot a boat’.' er'w from any ol' the to ex- I I'liii S-ihthio*Vinjintn—Awitlur P,, ..,. '!J- — An .'irtieial ai.'jiatch was received by (ien. Le» thi' tav-.ir i' manif- tt 1 r; to warr^ir' an 1 riilwri t!ie sent'al to military ruect" mirai'lc.s whieh 'lew the .'‘onnrielurib We lb; not d : lit that • la- k''«.>ti. are aetu.-ited bv hi her !.v b.i' von-'* ' prai :ice ot v'.rtu. a tin.' ■..p> lit nil. al.i. til ■ l.i : I i 1 e re lii't If thr I'U than the i.nuie li .t iimii ' Ilf I’haraul. or ^ .''■iui= t j with .nti 1- a!l ' ildier-! vvh •, litv.- ! runi'.'r, u [irit'.iTpic' d’ iin'- j t i tiiortitb- '.i* - i -"T a h-- "y :a:i :'.;t iinuiunitit ■ t.'- 1 *r Uit all' .•,.!lv unr .'ituat! in, and in tii-- niilit...r_\ t. rei- vifiually , i)ur tu; eti.ni' a- pubiie j- -i’ t t ehi -->nicl. r id f.ict.-., t.; 'fveri! iU'tan' the I ekl ' a and outra_'."ii ■n fhe [art vd less p '•ipi-- t ' C’-tiz.-ii' it! '-ir 1.>r -I ir , fha' '>ur . uii'T '-I the jir* .1- • ; ..ii', i, are ,'ufer and tin're in te- reli.-o mu rh din T' eijUiHv brave b_v nature, whu'e '-It-'n-i il- the i ekl ' a . 1 jt tu e iiit.line' them to rt-l\ cxcIumvcIv "in disoi- jdiie and euurat;e .''ucfi men -cldom takf* ;^ood eare id’ their i;i-n They know little d their 'ol- flier'' w.mt', and take tn> pain' t-> jirovide fi-r their t'liod. tran'portatiiin. eluthiti^r -’r luelieal fr*-.u'iient. All tlii^ involves t.m much tr'.nblc it Kiicrferes t 'o much witii the emutort which 'I'if in-bil-'-. nt men babltu.illy ' .'ri-i.ler their ri_dif We li.iVi- heaid that » '!i .laek.'-m > headijuai- ter-i are .tftcii under a tre-;. and hi- e.-ueh a lener c 'rner—that his eijuijiage i- little mure than a tryuiL!-j'aii and a blanket, that he see' [>et'‘.'naliv : • /'.' • /->*' to the eiecuti'iii >d his own -.'rdi'r-- The elTct A \ a.--k' u> whciin-r this industry, 'itnp’ieity and attfution i' e\ ideiif ! .-jidere.i “.Jud .-la in the elhcieiiey oi h;- men N i I’onitnand in thi' vyar h.i' endured or orte-.-td m-ire than that ut titu. duek'Oti, and tln-'c a‘liieveuu-nt,' are greatly -.ittniiutaMe to his per'-nial virtue> .laek- • >n i.' everywhere attetiMv.- the ex-eiitioii «d hi- iWn iirdei's; by CDnseijuence, he has a' vet t.^(‘t witii ti'i great iniiitaiy mi'turtune. \\ hell the cam[iai_'n id 'ieti. ,Ia(‘k'',n shall be written, we du ii"t di.ulU that in couraLre, vigilance, car-j 'd' hi.' men. kno-.vlcdje id’ hi.' -_'round, and eap.ieity lor sn'taiiiiii:: luiu'clt under any ililli- cullics, he will I-.- t >und interior to no (.icneral eouiiiiandinLr a (’M'li’e li rati- army, unle.'S we ac cord the ]ialtn t'l th:it Wa. liitiirton ot the West, Sterling' I'riee. Let them .'hare the honor'whieh the ni" lesty ot t acli would accord to the merit ot the other —A’-'- hij. the -c- Mal- the :ie c-nditl..ii id ;hi>. city atid m V’ali' . d the .Mi-si'si{pi :z -:i' lri\ ■ l-eeu uiiju»tly ehar_'t-d tin i • -riim- tit, and 'D mere 'cut -r- utiJs, .'ubj -.'ted \S e ha\r*h ‘ar-l nf ’lelu -t >u the p '.ri '.d "1 thit .are -liaincful . U: • to a pmneiu" •nt, eX' itable and hecd- ;v li a '»i ,, ,1,. Her. ain vi and t’.' dcr th>- very suspici'^n whieh all g ;-1 eitiz>. ti' 'nould d-sire to see dis- Ci>'ant.‘ii.ti:.'-d. ;!iat thet-- e.vi't traitors and bad mi i- .lU I' -ui-1 1 r rhin-_' i' mor*' iiee."arv 'Ui'l ur future, than *'t nt th' tnelvc' I' a • n of ..liT atlait' • /. ii lei i tin. Ihe l)li. }:nh' ill Kuropt .— I’lie cti[ ious ex tracts which we have recently made from Kuropean paj'ers go to show that the ('otton famine i- reaching its crisis in Kngl uid. The tide of tb\s- titution is rising fa't. I'or the want of Cotton, says :ui Knglish paper, “the mills of li.incashirc are closed and the hanis who used to work them are sfun iitij.’' 'I’he (|U"stioii thus becoiues a very serious one, and the Knglish papers have again taken to urging the raising of the blockade. 'J'he London .'Standard .says “every hour ot its pro- loniration offers new victim' to ihe twin demons F.imine and 1‘cstilenee; that it is a “fictitious ’ one; “a fraud upon neutral.';” “entitled to no re cognition on the part ol other nations;” and that “by recognizing it Fngland is condemning thou sands d her men to starvation.” Af'firthr \'(iiikri ’l>,th>s.—A (’orinth ci^rcs- poiulent writes to the ('harleston (’ourier of the scenes aflt r Shiloh. Among the incidents rc- latt;d:— “'I'he [i’atikeej priMUiers railed somewhat at the ragge l, wtdl worn clothin^r of our soldiers, anti .'»ne ol them made a humorous speech from tln^ side ot a car when here, in which he coiitcoii- ed that we wouM fit,dit a hundred jier cent, bet- tt-r with whtdc garments and a plenty of themj “but,” said he, “you’ll do anyhow. You’re a pr. ity gooil-looking set of tellers, take the loni; run, but I'm d—d it I wouldn’t rather see you asleep than awake.” Some one sliouted to him from the crowd—“1 say, old fel’, you talk about tine looks, got any ’uaggage along’:'” “Yes, you lousy son of a whelp, plenty of it. I believe that's •all you light for. You run a man ten miles just t.6 get liiH clothes.” The (titlefx.—The corps of Cadets left the \ irginia Military Inslitutt* at Lexington, \'a , on Thursday, the IhI of May, for (Jen.'Jackson's camp. 1 hey are utidcr the eomuiand ot Major t>hip, and are accouipanied by Maj. (Jen. iStnilh, and ( ol Preston. We have no doubt that they will do efficient service. Past exj^eriencc .shows that the boys in this war have been amongst the mo.st gallant soldiers.—Petrrsbiiry Ej-jntss. Salf.~A. large number of w'agons have gone from this and adjoining counties to the Salt Works in Western Virginia tor Salt, and we bear of others leaving every day or two. i^aliihuri/ Watch man I A U'ti:-i ■ dheer'. " ati« ti' 'tl i:i W W e loeiiin-d t.i Ju'ti.-C' id' the I’e.aee are n-it in the ^•n'" ineaiit i'V tliel'nii. dicri.m in i.jcal, and lhe_\ ai ■ d till' peace in tin-ir re'pt Th‘- 'jrcat 1 .iutie' to ]'cr* irm; are J U'tie.-' w !■ > are County ('oiirt they have duti*-.' t rii/if / .'/f at .''ratitori'burg Peace are coti- lel the t'ntlSiTlp- tl'e opniiiiii that .1 Ul licial Uffieer'" rc" 'flieir jiiri>- onserv:ilor' Lrhborh J,nf: ■ -llK HMoNU, ,M;iy 12.--Fn.ni j-assen k;t^rs by the (’entral train jestei lay aft(.-ru.)un, wy ! hitve sntiie further particulars of this ti^ht to .''aturday evening, the enemy were treating, and t.Ien. .laekson pui>uiug them, hm with not mueh prospect of coming up with them I They had taken tbe Franklin road ihrouiih th,. C'Unty of iVndleton, which is the uiost direct ^ route to Cumberlrtnd, Md. i-’risoners capturuj i represent that Gen I remont was expected to r^- inforcp Milroy on the day the fight occurred Our luss in the fight was BUU killod aud wouuj. ed, prineipally in the P2th Georgia rciiiment wiiii'h .^utf'Ted -fveri-ly We capturpj in th- eiigage' , m.-ut about on* l-ini.lri-d boxes of fixe l Hmnuinition fio:;. 10'-* to oOD Enfield ritles’an l .^Imni.; mq-isei.; *;ij t.i 7.5 cavity 'addles, ftff 1 froui Itio to 20iJ head ol cai lie Tl.f -.-! itt:'i wei-f afterwards claime.t by eitizen- of I liH r iin'j- . f Highl'ind. from whom ilioy lin.J sird Ti fiy the "•n.-my, Ciiizfn® of the t2fci.it,r);.rlino'l ■51-itf Ih:.' the 1. ■; ..f the enemy in the fight of'1 wn« very l..*fivy, au-1 b^*!ieved to be from l,20Utoi ^uu Fnrti'ff frmn th* lu/Ay—ItlCIlMc.ib May P-i.—A report returLed here l.'ist ni.;ht l,i' the Ceiftral train that (jcn Jack.'on, wh.j. 1^,, di'patches stated, was pursuino the enemy, had ur irif- upon the Yankee.' in Pendleton countv, F'iT i achieved atiolher victory. No particu- , , , 1.1- * I ii^e i^iveti to etialde us to iudiro of the eredif vcs.sclfl dared approach the burninu' mass to ex-! i i *ti .. , c crfuit . , , ‘ , i.,, or ilkehhood ot tiic report, tinuutsh the hre aim s(-cure the prize. r>ne eon- ' aid to have cost S.').lOO,(MiU, and required i tinued to burn until 4 o’eluck, when the Hre, reached her mai.:aziiie aiul caU' d an exjtlosi-.)ii ' _ . .. which shook the earth at .''uffolk. y>'J miles tJi.-5tant, .Vf-'terday jmui fjcn. lleth, stating that th.e rori- and sent her ctiormoU' ouns and nine hundred tetJi-rate troops had repulsed the enemy in the tuns oi ir-in platiiiL; tlviiij' iti the air to .a height ! u* ii^bborhood of (iiles ( onrt*House. The eon- of thrt'e or fi)ur hundred feet. tent.' of the dispatch are, in brief, that about buq. “ riie pl.Ues. heateil to a cherry rod, wt» are : •''aturday uiorning we had attacked the etit- told, pre.scnted an u'''^f’iil but maL'tiificent siirhr. my .-5 loree.-> and di.'per.sed them. No particular.-i ■V m-iiuent or two more, tin' tlyin>r fraunicnts tell | i^t'en. L.‘ urmnt r, \lth. into the water, and all that remained of the mo>t The Lynchburg \ irginian .says of this affair: font,idablt- war vessel ever coti-ti uct d, was her ,‘-We are reliably informed that inteliijrenee charred and }.iirnin'_' hull e can well ituagine r.-,iched thi.' eity .Saturday night, from Newbern, the fiendish ilelight with which our en*niie' chuckled over thi.' annihilati^n ol what had bt-n to ihciu il -rod uf te’Tor.” since the^'th td’ Mareh la'f, ami how suundly ti. ii \\ ‘m.I luii't have 'iepr for the first time .-.inee the tt-rrinle iiavoe --f that memorable liay ' J.afinf r'fou F'/rifin-'udi. \V have intelli gence Irutu Pt.irt.'mouth a.s i:ite ft' .^unday Ifl a. iji rp t'.' that hiiwr our int’u-mant ^:ate-i, that Confederate fl"*g.' Were t^yinir all over the city, but that the ;r’'idiron f'anner wa' nowhere ti- be '(•ell All the cidti.n and naval 't'-re-, of . very di'criptioii, were burnt, and the lu .icco was piicetf beyond the reach ut'th>^invaders, by knock in'.' th(* en-1- f’r.iHi the 1. -xc', and piteiiing liit m into the tllizabeth The •••pie gencraily .->UL'- mitted to this execution id tuc gjvernuieti' .-r- der.s without a tnurinur e heard of one i r late hour last niLdit we a'Certaitied beyt .id all j two in.'tances where idtjeeti'iii wa? iiiterpo'sd, atid d'lubt, that the above intelliircnce ia ci'rtainly hi the.'C the Provo-it Marshal q-tii kly s» ttlcd mat- i Jj-dve rheti; two tnile.s beyond Farinini;toii ci-rro-'t 1 he chitd pride and reliance of the * ters by the aid ot at? armed tor-^t- fb* de.'tvic - About five thousand were engaged on each nide .'•'i.uMiern C "111'-d>-t.'ic_\, and the terror of the yan- j fmn ol the Nav\ \ ard anil all th - b.i'i'.iiii:,--, in- Our casualtic' were few in number k"c navy, wa' blown ti atvuus ye.'terday morniiii: : clutling ston-'. timber, etc wa- ' imj-.. :e \\'j, oaptureii *i large aiuount of clothing stiJ at ,) I i lock. by .lireclioii ot the ( onfederate au- ; \\ t^ are again a-'Uroii by thos - ur.il\ t’,: know. ; kiiaLi'acks. and touk possession ol the FeJcrk. thoritif' I'.M-' the bi.^tory ul the world furnish th;it nuthiiig id value in either the t^ii.inerm I'ttr ‘ t. huram line to Farmincton. u [lar.aliel t.i thi' stupvnd'.u.s piec«‘d fully.' e . or Commissiirv ' Pej'ar*"i.eiit at Xori’.'ik was le’f think md I'he Merriinae was pi.-vi'ioned for a I to the invaders Here, a' iti Fort.'tni'Uih, the crew d o:”)!.' uiMi twtdvc iiiuiiths, h'uded with coal ■ cotton, etc , was ull burnt It i .'tated b-\ a hun- to her iiillest capacity, carried the mus; powerful Jrcd or mure pii-.jii' that a nraii in N 'rf-lk, .i Hriuauieiit ktii.wti to mofit'rn warlare, and wa,'per-t r-*;1I known tleah-r in W ‘'t India Iniit, bcforv feetlv invulnerable t" the eouibined attacks u| the , tht' blockade, wa^ bun/ by or«it r ol th ; iii‘iit-*rv whi.l"’ \ankee Heet What that fleet could not ' authoritic' l--r hi.' ..ut-.pi-ken 'yuip..th} with the Lincoln cau^e; and that a i.iaii rectutly einjdoyed in thcNav} V ird tiani'-d ’'lahvne t\a.'sL d liiiou-li the head fer a similar :-9. nee The proprietortd’the P.iy IJook, .’'•Ir Hatl.aw;iy. ha' ilett'rmiiied t-i rema.n in Norfolk and publish the Pay li'."‘k. if the Lincdii aiuli.-rities wid pcr- v.iluabie mricliinery. and some SL^iiU,»UO'woi th o’f j trains of powder from each port to various f.art^ c"j per liavt.' been hdt to the enemy. All the builtiings that ct>uld be ilestroyed, were fired ami cfitistinietl SoiiJt td thtuii being tire proof, couhl not be so ilestroyeii The Pry l>ock, one of the most i^ostly and perfect eslablishmetits of its kind, prtdialily in th« world, was blown up. This I)uek 1.' Siiid to litive M-vcral years tor it' construction. It i> a matter of univer.sal regret that the gun boats, w hich had just been completed and receiv ed their armament and stores, w t're burnt. I hese e.iuld c;uilv have been carried to Kichmond. pass- in^r t'» till' m«'uth id James river under the pro- ttiMioii of tht; .^lcrrinlac. Four other gunboats, on the .'tock'. and uiitini.'hed, were also coiisi-jncil fi. the flame.s ’J'he sfdendid transport Win. Sel- deii and a number td smaller .■'teainer.s, tugs, e!c., w re all burnt. P> rKK>nru!., -^lay 12.—The startling intelii geiice of the de.'truction of the iron-clad .^lerrimac )e-.rerd.H\ iiiorninL', wa.' brought to this city last niiziit, by pas'ciigcrs from Jsuftolk 'I'he iiewn i> almo't incredible—ami we earnestly hope may [iro-.’e untrue. It is stated that the ve.ssel was 'I't tire to on Saturday night, and the crew matie their t-'Cape to Suflulk. Yc'tenlay morning be tween and ** o’tdock, the prid'.- ot the .'ontcd- t rate Xavw;is bl- wn to atoms by tiie terrible I xplii.'ion id her u;a^aiine Gentlctneii who came up hi't i;i'_dit, .'tate this Im be undoubteiily true, and We ! isi, '.inder.'tand that several ut the .\ler- rimae’s ei* came up. ibis i' ihe mo?t un- p;. >i^mt piece td intelligence we hu\t: yet 1't‘ard riit; ''l.-rriuiac Wa.-, looked uj,»on a.s impregnable, and a-> aff-rditi-; ample protection to James river. /'A» St'ir!- .'j hd'Uij - I 'tinfirintil. — -\t a that uui forces attacked the enemy near fiiles (, H , and succeed in routing them, capturing tl7*rtv liDi'c-, and recapturing the stores that fell im- tlie r '.''e'sii.n of the enemy when our forc« eva uated Giles C. H. We were unable to ascer tain the nuniber of killed or wounded on either side ” !'he linttU- III ('orinth.— KlCli.MOND, May iJ —1 he following liispatch has been received u’. the War L>epartmer.t. ••t’nRINTH, May ‘J.—To (ien. S. Cooper: We attacketf the enemy to-day and drove him froui his position soveral miles. G T, Bealrkijab;; .'1 diiLi.. May ]i.—Another battle oecurreJ at ,’or;nth ye.'terday, resulting in the repulse o; the enemy. Generalp liragg and Van Dorn aJ v.un eti on the tuorning of the 9th, at eleven ■i’clock, and after a sharp fight of three hours merely i tiv!^ net h ipe to d I ha.' been ucc.tnipli'hed by the C *nied- erati.-- iht Kiv^hmotid F/iiquirt-r uf the iuth has gather ed fr'iui a -cntieman who was on board, the fol- luwiiiir particulars ul the \ irLrinia's la't days: j it iu'.d iiccii determinel that the \ irginia, al'ter I the evacuation of Norfolk-, t.hould be brought into I the James. Com. 'I'atnall, her cjmmamicr, was ; requested I'V Gen, lluirer to protect him on the j watt.:r r-ide while he remained in Noitolk, with t tlii-m have no tiiti'd or regular i the prouii.'e that llU hours' notice of the time of but. in m.my 'outi. ic'. there : the Intended evacuation should be given. The >U'tit!iti a .'p;-cial Court, who I \ irginia accordiiiiily lay ;it Sewell’s point, 'i’he I.idges,—and it iiKiy bo, '.s treachery of Hyers, who carried over the Coii- perliirm at >tated iitid regular feilcriitc tULt-boat \. White, to the enemy, re- pt ri:^ds, that thiiv are ex> inpts We supjiose vealcd also the tiisniantlcil comiition of Norfolk, fhere are fr.'iii four to five th.jU'aiitl .Justices in and precipitateii the coming of Wool’s troops and this .''fate, of whuiii, perhaps, two tln.u.san l are the departure ot'ours. 'J’he evacuation was thu.s conscripts It could hardly have heen the inten tion uf (’ongrc's to exempt so hirge a botly of men from the operation.' ol the act We will a‘il that we have given this opinion after having consulteil eminent l.iwy, rs on tbe subject.—Jl '/i nfh St'iiit/'ir/. Thr Y'liik' i Piusniti rs //■ /• . —I5y jicrmi.'siun of the (’"minandant. Col. Gilibs, we paid a visit to the Confederate prison in this place l.i.'t Friday. •Several hundred of tbe prisoners were out in the yard, enjoying tlu'mselves vari.»usly. Since the weather has beci nic a little warm, i: has been found neces.'iry to extend their privileges, 'i'hey have been allowed, in limited numbers, to spend a day at a time in the yard, within certain lines. The experiment thus far, has prove! every way favourable, especially on the health td the men, which exhibits a decided improvement Sal(lilnirt/ Wafchmmi. ir. /■'. {''jlliije Smspini/ei/. — Our readers will regret to learn that tbeexercisea of this institution have been suspended. They were cu^*liiiueti until the passage of the conscu^jtion bill, though the number of student^was considerably reduced. On the pass;^e the bill, a member ot the Faculty wrote to the Secretary of War entjuiring whether students would be exempted, lie was told that they would not; and, as all but five of those in attendance were subject to military rule, it was thought advisable to suspend We regr U this, but perhaps it is best, 'i'he sus pension will be only temporary; and the regular exercises of the institution will be resunietl, at the clo.se of the war, under new and more favor able auspice?. — llihUcat lu ronh r. Dr'atructit-e Fire. Arb.-V.NIA, .May IJ. — A desti ui.dive tire occurred here yesterday. Wal lace's warehouse containing 8UD bales d’ cotton 2.H» tierces rice, 2r)U,(M»il poumis government bacon, and other government stores, 2UU pounds sugar, oil, and hides, ami 10,tlU0 pouiiJ.s of bacon, nearly all destroye'i. The warehouse was de- stn>yeil, and the adjoining buildings badly dam aged. The total lo.ss is estimjited at 81(J0,000- insurance SoO.ntiU. The .\ugusta Insurance and’ IJauking Company ki.se above :?P‘>,000. Two men were seriously injured, one, it is tl^uught mortally. Sjjtruhition in Mt mphia.—Sugar has advanc ed over one hundred per cent, in Memphis with in the last few days. The Memphis Avalanche more than hints that the rise is caused by the probability that the Federalist* will occupy Mem phis The enemy s los' i- very heavy The Cont'ederates ofi'ared a general battle bii: it W:i' dt.ciinod MiiRii.f, "^lay li> .—The 'nrinth c.jrri'pcQdfi;: ot the Adverti--er says he has just retiirtieil ‘ijI. L-ur frunt The enemy have been driven across S. Vea Mi.c .-^eek. :ind are running like shee[». fr :ipj ’at’' that Piipe’s divi.-sion of’ the iederis, ;i!tuy alone -:>.'cupied l-'urmington. ifa’iieck, with the main body of the Fedrrs army, is still tie rivt'r I'li^ Fedi-rals retreati-d so rapidly that wevrerr utia'f'ie t I .•:.ntur.' nuuiy i riseners. fhe Ciinicilerates are returning to (’i^inth. It i> ri [..irte*’ that the Confederate f’l-rcet ipirat::?^ down the Tennessee river, and h,iV' eajitureil a laru’c number of prisoner.' and a I-i,:-'-.' amoiint of jiroperty al I'aris and I’adueah. Frn'th r rf'tH ('‘>rillfh. AldJl'sT.^. effected not only without tb.e promised notice to Com 'I'atnall, but hO was not aware of it until it was completed. (-’oin. 'I’atnall now. at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, hail to choose between two courses. The one WO.S to ^rave I'ortress Monroe and tbe h^rge fleet there, (^including the Monitor and other iron-clatl,',) and attempt to enter \ ork river—the other was to carry out the purpo.se of entering the Janies. 'I he latter still seemed the most eligible, and was tleterniiiied upon. 3Ieanwhile, (JifHcultics had interposed. 'Fhe treachery of Hycrs had caused the enemy to send gunboats up the James the same day. 'I'hey were al.so fully aware of the intentions of the Virginia, and prepared to ob struct them. '1 he pilots required that the Virginia should be lightciieil so as to reduce her draught from -- teec to Is At II o’clock on Saturday night the Clew set about this heavy work. The ship was thereby niised out of the water so as to expose her woodwork, her rudder and propeller. mit. He will now be etiab'.i d to procure tbe Northern news without trou'j e.— ' i'.r.. 1:;.-’; Fr>TH ‘II' F' iiiii>'i\(.— Ui-. lfMt'NK, May i_ — j We have intvlligence that the ni;;hi i^,•dy -id .iui forces on the Penin'uhi have inve. ted th • line '.d the Chickahouiitiy, and arc now about 1'' ii’ib s ; from Iiichmond. A general tietion was expv Cted, j anti on Saturday our men remained all day iii line i Ajay ji', l^fi-J.—'I’he Savannah Kepublicatis of battle. The enemy is cunfrontiiig our m\in ! (\„-i.,th\-ari spondent ol the lOth inst., sa}* line.s at the di.'tance ot about three miles. Yes-j .\^n i,; (|iiii t here ,^('orinth, i to-day. It is terday there was a ,'lioht i^kirmish of artillery. | Heved the t nemy i> .'lowly advancing on our Our men are in excellent .'j.irits at the prospect I lines bv three rou'tes of a general et:g:igemeiit. j Fetleral ])r;soners taken yesterday, •^ay that 'Fhere appear.' to be a strong indication of a | thon.'and of their troops were masked bo- general actioti on the I’eninsula to-day.—Ax. ] |,j,i t the Seven .'lile Cieek. From tht Fftunsiila.—KlcilMON'I*. May 13.— We learn that IVesident Pavi' and General Lee went down ye.sterday to our litic id defence on the ('hickahominy. 'At a late hour yesterd:iy reliablti information w.is received that .'IcCIelian'' forces had f.illcn back, and the supposition is. that astute general i.s ai'Out to join his f’orc* s with Purnsidc. and attempt opcritions on the south side td'the Jamc'river, to winch consum mation of his plans the evaciiatiim i>f .Norfolk has broadly and plainly opened the way. Through a geiitieman who has obtained piplit | Hed 10 of a late copy ,d the l.altimore >un. we lean. I that hat paper puohshed some days agt.> an tdfi- I ^y the Confederate^' cial dispatch addressed by General .A cL e.lan to ; i,,,,ers are being now brought in the i'residcnt, in which hi; w rites. " } '-r/. I'.wu i. ‘ I’he Morning News says that a Conf’edeittf picket of tive men e;;: 'ured a barge with fittfen Yankees, at Vniite .Marsh Island below Savaucai-. oil Siindiiy, ryesterday.) riio MontLToniery ,\dvertiser ot this nii'rD--- savii that the Navy Yard and other prop.-rtyat l‘ensacola has bct-n b!own up aud burned ly (^onlctlerates. (.'t)HiNra, May 10.—Th'e enemy, alth ciainiitii: to outnumber u.s two to one, and threat- I t iiint: to gobble up’Peauregard’s army d one ourx,aiiil ire rrill priss the rtbtU lu the i This dispatch was succeeded by one of a/I." later Nothing farther to-day. Fiviu F'irt FiUow—*1 Succei>s on th’ I, •. 1 1. . I II ■—l)i'i)atehes have been received in this date, in which it \^as announced that “the rob^'-s j , . , ^ , , , - , tVi- . • • .. , whieti are supposed to be reliable, statins \\ere m suj>trior turn. 1 his is very good as a . . . , - - • ’ T.v.rr h;- iface to Ihe news of the l.atlie ol WiUiiin.sbi.r.-, ^"! v.cn.iy- ol Hr ,iokbv.l,i,ti,„„i.l„llvk„„„,.M.n-a.lnnj,-.o„, Mi.«sissippi, had si.nk onc Ol >_ Fjraniith r. boats.—Ib. gie wasdicreibro ^irdace to the news of the battle of Wiiiiau.sbur-'' our steam rams in the vicinity Hence her escape up the James required that whiokbj this time is full y known in Waj>liiiiL:ton. . i * r i ' ‘ i *• i;- ff-a" she should make the trip that night. At this - , Frnmiurr. ;'mortar boats of the enemy and two of condition of things the pilots interposed to say that the westerly winds had so reduced the water in the river, and such was the lowness of the tide that they could not undertake to carry the vessel up the James. Why they reservetl this communication to such an fiour needs explana tion. The condition ot the ship was now such as to render the other course at first entertained, as an alternative, a simple lolly. Nothing re mained in the judgment of her commander but to destroy her. ■\t two o clock on Saturday night, she was run ashore near Craney Island, an^ the cri!W com menced debarking in two small ooats. At three they were all on land, and commeneed their march to Sufi'olk. On leaving they tired the Virginia. At five she blew up with a tremen dous expltwion. The crew fient their course towards Suffolk, L'2 miles distant, which point they rcached on Sunday afternoon. Some of them have arrived in our city. The Virginia was provisioned for one month; and but for the course induced by the pilots, might have remained longer afloat, and taken the ciiances of escaping or hewing her way through the enemy’s fleet. Hut the ofier to take her .up the Jatues if the draught were reduced to 18 leet, caused the virtual dismantling ot the ship for all purposes; and when it was then declared that the low stage ui the water rendered it im- Petehsburo, May IS.mir^A couple of gentle- men from the army ot the Peuiuiula_, who reach-', j>^markahle Gtin.—The Williams gun ed iiichmond Monday afternoon, state that 31c- Clellan’s f.rmv was just this side of New Iveot Court Hou.se*on the morning of that day, and Gen. Johnstt>n's forces wore but three miles ahcatl, ht'tly presseti by the \ ankecs. It w£s thought t^/at (Jen. Johnston was endeavoring to reach a point on the* Chickahominy, known as iiottom’s IJridge, but nine miles distant, wjiere he would make a stand. If the supposition be cor rect, the great trial of strength between the two armies, eannot be well tlcferred much longer than to-day. iiottom’s Bridge in New Kent county is main has i>een achieving wonders wherever it has beeti tried. A Kentucky officer, w ith a tew men, took ifc a few days ago, and it broui.^^ down the game at ti^hteen hinuheJ jU-" twice the longest range of the enemy s ■\t twelve hundred yards it was as reliable t most guns at three hundred. The inventor this gun lives within a stone’s throw of the p*'-_ where we write. This deadly weapon has? ^ invented a whole year, during which tiuie he sought iu vain to have it introduced. M l^^ has succeeded. The t»eneral who ., j s tindge in New Kent county i, on ! experiments which have resulted as are describ^ the mam sta-e road between W ilhamsbur- and . an account of them that a certa- Richmond, and but hfteeii miles from the latter | has been ortlered. if we had h.'iJ tlcUi • City. 1 he country in the unmediato viciiuty is , ^ave chan.- admirably adafited it»r a battlefield, and one in' ' ■ > ». ..ii ■ which cavalry and artillery can be used most ad vantageously. It is also in easy marching di.-- tance ol iiichmond, and our forces can be rein forced from the capital .as rapidly as may be re quired by any emergency which may occur. Put .should the uncertainties of battle throw the scale against the Confederates at Bofttuu's firidge, another advantageous ptisition i.> juc'cntod at lioar Swamp, in Henrico county, six miles Vv’e&t uf | i W 11 au I L u I Ulwf II L » ICL', aiiu. 11.4 V'- - I the Bridge, and nine from Richmond, 'fhe latter j with a sprained knee. It hasbeenad—d is possibly the best position, and while a show of leg. anvhow; but now I’ll have a woudeti cnt^' fight may be made at Bottom’s Bridge, it is not • the Yankees may nhoot at that all dajr the whole face of the war—12 ■ hnion>i I Vuiil.—'I'he following incident is reiateJ young Contederate soldier, wounded at ^ ^ A hul ot fifteen or sixteen was so batHy .j that his leg had to be taken oti When tie recovered from the effects of the chloroforai- e asked how he felt'/ “I'tel,” said he, That ol-l leg has bothered me ever since 1 wa-- I’ve liad il broken twicc, and laid in bedsis ti ' ■
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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