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Tin: BATThKS M:aR KlOllMOND. From the Piohmoud Kmiuirer, 3Uth insl. Tlif Triilay A: ^aturilay. (liorioiis Siu‘i‘t‘>*>'lon of Co lift'd orate Victories! The Battle on Saturday on the South nde of the Chicka- hominy.—No fighting occurred on the north side ol the Chickahcminy, on Saturday. At an early hour, Oen. Mnpruder. whose forres thrf steu the front of the enemy’s forces on the south side, forward a portion of ven |.lorlons Slim'ssloil of ( Olllederale ^loioriis. a l.attery ou tho Nino Mile 'I’he right wini; of the enemy having betMi uriv- I w**re elatt^d with the idea of at length en from its ailvanctHl positions, near Mefhaiiic.s- | joining in the fr«*y which hud so long been in progreMS, ville on Fridav niorniu'', fell back upon it."* strong- | and n>oving on marched upon and charged the battery er works in (ho direction of the centre. (}en. j and captured it. The ene,«y. however had a strong b«t- , 1-1 ! terv of "zers in the rear, wiih wliioh they played Stonewall -laekson was bearing ilo^\n upon tneni ; men ince.Msantly, so that at length iliey were wiih itiviufii'lo cticrgy, suppovted in front by I (.i,mpelled to abandon the work. Ourloss inthischarge tu'n A. 1‘. lliirj; division, \fhon Longstreet’s hivisii'n wad order»>tl, about lour o’clock in the aiteriiooti, down the north bank ol’ the (’h'vka- honiiny. to lollow up the advance of lli)^ '' sion on thf main batteries ol‘ the o»eniy at the mill beyond (!;iine!?* erot*?’ roads I he hivisioti (^Longs^roet s,) halted by the ’/lickahoniiny, and • len l*i-kf!it’s Hriixudc detached u.s an ad vance to support (Ii'ii Hills as^ault, the latter beintr then ciiiratjied in a terrific fii^ht in front of iviis about 'JtM) killed and wounded. Most of our killed and wounded iu this engagement, including Cul. Laaiur, of Giv., were left in the bauds of the enemy. No more tighting occurred along the Hues during the rest of the da\'. An aruiibtice was agreed upon in the afternoon, for the exchange of ihe wounded and the bu- rinl of the dead, and thus closed the eveuts of the day and week, the lield, for the most part, iu our possession, an 1 the mantle of victory covering our dead. Tht {‘osition.—(,)ur IJeneral.*} having disconcerted the enemy's centre, and the latter seeing uoe!«rthly chance for themselves, so completely were they hemmed in, it the worki in view. I pon reaching the scene, j jsi naid. immediately made for their gunboats on the 1‘ickott's I>’ritrade was ordered ti> i^upport a bat- ' I’amunkey. but, to their utter surprise and hormr, tery which was then playing ui>on the enemy, 1 by the indomitable J^icks.ui »Ik. n.r,.rni„s a hot' fir,, up,.,, Hill's | “i“*.Vrr” '.T.r””*’ left The brigade wum then ordered to charg**, which being accouipllshed, resulted in the re pulse of the enemy. An Alabama and u Missis sippi regiment came up to the support of the brigade, when the latter wore onk'red to fall; the Alabamians and ?'I ississipjiians then charged over them upon the enemy, and the brigade rose again and followed. The charge now became desperate, and never were such barassino: dillieiiltics oneoujU'Ted and suc'.esstulU overcome. Our m^'n fnund them-ii,„yi|y |,j^ {-jjrtificfition.-i. both selvef! suddenly eharging upon the eiicinv in a | in front and re.ir. so as to resist, if possible, the com- den.'^e WO'>d, for’flini: a portion of* an extensive | bined assaults of our forces—their rear being at the swamp, which preseii'ted p'cuu what the ap| earatiee j m.prepar.d lo meet any vigorous attack. in the wibiest confusion, and tied towards their gun >)oats ou the James River, ciost-iy followed by jKoksou, Hill and Longstieet, who expected to overtake Mct'lelluu and his hidf of the army .Saturday night or early i^uu- day morning. Tiie other half of the Federal army is reju'esented as completely surrounded by our troops. Magruder in front. Holmes on their righi, aud “Hethel” Hill aud other Uenerals in their rear It was expecte«l tiiat ail of these (ienerals would move aeaiu^t the enemy at an early hour Jfunday luotniug, while those of our tro»>ps iu iheir rear will probably advance upou (he enemy towards Uichni'ind. The enemy was. on Saturday, ot‘the pit of’a theatre, surr.junded by a ditch five feet wide bv live feet deep, while i>n the oppu>irc side, fbe mud ol the marh was knee deep. >vor which arose the lull, upon which the enem\’s bat teries were placed. At the foot of the hill the We liave ti.us given in as concise a manner as )>r.ssi- hie ilie {'ositio'i of the two armies I'efore Uichmdiid. explained to us by a gentleman of known iiiieiligi'iice an,I reliability- The ivader will thus perceive that the skies are indeed ••bright and brighieniuK " l-et the people of ihe t'ont'ederaey place implicit contideuee iu I., 1 . , 5 , . t I 'h*' of our otlicers an,i the valor of oui troops, and eiieaiv fiau erceteu a parterre of inlantrv works, • ., .. • i , , , * II- • ■ 1 1 i w>lb 'he aid ot a just ti.,1 w** will yet anuthilale or cati- and anothei at the t«>p, o\euooking and al.'»o \ tui.^ ihe entire aimy of (ieorge l’>. .McClellan, ••General one on the edtro of a ravine on the left of the brow ! commanding the army of the I’otomac. ” of the hill. A battery was stationed in the ravine. rations ol' Sumiay —The operations of the enemy while three others, in two tiers, ribbed the front ! V" >aturday ni^ht consiste.i in aclandeaiine movemeni, .1 1 ’11 *111 !• , iti order to eet to the Janies Iliver, sustained by ilielr ot the hill, the whole iiresentinL^ a fire upon our i • i • ,• • vV i . .. . - . . , - t 1 i armj' on tins side, in tront of Magruders torces fhere forces which told with terrible elVect. was no rugular avenue belnw the New Uridge roail. Hut our troops rushed on, cro.ssed the swamp, : which was in our hands, mid conse'jucutiy ihey de the field officers having dismounted from their hor-es, it being impii.'sible to carry them on, and charged upon the loremo>t batterits. In the first fss-ay, the brigade and its -uj port were re- pnlsed; in the st'cond they pause ! and laid down. The -1th Tt x;is, and several North aird South (.'arolina regiments cauie up: the rest of Hill's iHvision was pressing on, and LonLrsfreet’s was rapidly approaching the scene t!' cnnfliet. 'I’he third charge was jnade, and the battery was taken The number engaired in this char_'e was uot more than wJiiie that of the enemy on lUc iTfOuiid uumltored :ii out lO.Ono. eon;prf’'-frij; Clcn Porter’s hivlsion hir supports now came up, and secured the })0ssfs>ioii of the hill, ea]>tur- ing many prisotier.-' The enemy's e.ivnlry m.ule an attempt to retake the ]>o-itioti. but were r‘- pulsf-d. and fled ].recipitateiy As our trooj.' gained tlio brow nf the hill (Jen .la,‘kson appear ed on our left, about ft'ii yard' oti, just eomplet- ing his irresistilde storm on the enemy'' right tiank, and aiding matt-rialiy in stcuring the position then in the jmsscssion of our forces. The ireneral engagement, eloslii'^ with this brilliant finale, bn>ugbt into the tiebl I'l.Uitu Confederates and I'ederaU, The enemy wa.s pur.sued lor .some distance out, when they inaliy disappeared, it beim: tiow eight o’clock at night, ‘and our men. comtiiended by their officers for tlu ir gallantry, and flushed witli victory, were content to stop ujton the field ul their success and rest for the night We rcirret to learn that our lo«s was very severe. It is esti mated that ill killed and wounded, l4en I’ickett's Brigade lost from 4i> to .’)H }*er cent. Such dar- i^]g,-8uch sacrifices, were never before made before the altar of liberty Among the lost of Picketf’.s Hrignde, were Col. Wither-'. l''th \’a., mortally wounded in the breast; ^ Jen Pickett wounded in the arm. s> verelv, but uot dantrerously; ,'laj. Wilson, i''‘th \ a . wounded in the leg and .•:ide; 'apt Spessard. l!''th Va , disabled; Capt. llobertson, ol tlie same, in the brrast, bur not st;riously; C'lpt Nelson, li'th. reported killed, but belif'ved to be a mistake The total loss ot the 'J'th \'irginia alone amount ed to about sixty per cent, of its whole force en gaged. We h.ive been unable to u'atiier the f.ili ]>ar- stroyed a lar^e ijuausiiy of stores ^n,l other material, in order to pass by (he by-roads an througii the woo*ls to the t'outh side. They managed to gel one during tha nexf day, after the loss of a large iiuautity of what they considered in the emergency ••supertluous plunder.” hi this sj.ie they rejoined their ‘•other half, ’ and caused a force to lie sent ilown in the ihrection of the Charles t'iiy ro-id. to protect it from interniptiou—the forc«“ ad vanced consisting ot a battery of artillery, supported by a regiment of infantry uu'l a sijuadron of cavalry. Ttiis force was scarcely in position before the L’od \‘ir- giiiia Cavalry were ordered down lo take j'ossession of the position, but arrivinj" too late, they nevertheless cliargt-d uj'on ilie'Nankee CavHlry. caused them to re- Hud iheii, perceiving their position, beat a retreat I i T ter. un-Irr K.cfr , me l lie siuiatu'u on Sun,lay evening was one in which the enemy will find a univt>rse of ditVicuUy in getting ell! of. t tiir gallant army h ive .Iriven them to their u: m,ist es-remity. and the issue iiiust soon be decided We h:ive j ,iss(^ssion of eveiy avenue by which they can escape. To day the Federal army must either coii'juer or ca pitulate. lt-y,irtti z tfu K'nmu ! V-fs'li — We learn that all the vessels of the enemy, wiiich have fir some weeks past been anchored near ••\'erina." six niilos beluw lru- vy ' Ulutl. departed yesteriiaj". It is not known wbe- tlier they went .iowii the river for the purphsw of briun uig up reinforcements, or to be in conveuieui distanue to take on the retreating army ot .McClellan. Ai'rii/ (I'c/ycin.i.—A large number of army wagons weie CHptuie i liy our torces near the Chictcahominy Friday The Kii'juirer has a long list of yankee otScers cap tured and iictually arrived iu Richmond Wo count up those wbo.se names are given: 1 (.Jeneral, ti Colonels, i> Lt I'ois . ‘t .Majors, Capt , fieutt« From the l>ispatch of the .iOlh Whetiilen A P Hill had steadily driven the enouiy li>^n Meadow Uridge, and had taken up the line of march towards .NIechanicsville and the road, evening had far advanced, and it wxs supposed that a halt would take place. C»en. liipley, however, with the Uth and l''th(ju, and ‘Jd and ^d N C . mtide an attack upon the yankee fortifleution- at Kllyson’s .^lills. in which the 4 1th (la. and .'id N. C suffered extremelv. and did not succeed in taking them, owintr to the imjiracticable nature of the L'roiiml ()perations were then sUsjiended on our side, but the enemy kept Up a deafening roar of artillery till late in the nii:ht. Lot.rett s forces had meanwhile crossed and marched parallel with the Chicka- bominy. 'I’he brif^adti.s ul (.ien.s. Featherstone and Pryor were in advance, and procecdint; sunu ticulftrs of our loss, nor that of tbee!ien;y, i-xcept distance, halted for the night. About midnight. BO tar as we learn from our prisoners, who rejire- sent their loss as very severe. Two regiments, cajitured luring the day. the 11th Pfcnn>-yivania and the 4th New riersey. about COft in :11, together with their ofhcers, reached the city about ten o clock Saturday niornini:, and were Ljuartered in the Libby and (Jreaner s Pri.sons Portions ot several Federal Hri^rades were a]so captured on yari-i.ms parts ot the lield. and among them were large numbers of field and company oliicers. There arrived in the city at an early hour on Saturday, lirit: Ien. Jolin I', lieynolds. of Illinois; Hrig. (Jen. Uankin, of Pennsvlvania, (Philadel[diia,) and ('ajd. C. Kin-.-bury, Jr.. aid to Geii. I’eynolds. .Several (%>lotiels ;ilso arrived at the same time, 'i’he whole number ol pri'on- Featherstone received order- to change his posi tion. and to occupy a skirt of woods near Heaver Pam creek, and facing the l-'vderal batteries. He did .so, and the men were scarcely asleeji wheti. twilight apjiroaching, the enemy diseovcred the bivouac, and immediately commenced to .shell it viirorously. The men, thus unceremonioush aroused, seized their muskets and fell in, and (Jen. Featherstone, just arrived from hcuiljwir- ters. led them to storm the }»osition—mounliii;.' ten guns, and supported by two or three bri^ades Sh;irp fi-hting now commcnced on all sides, when (Jen. Pryor sent for a.ssistance. and Wilcox soon eame Upon the ground. Iiuvin*^ etit^'aLred the en emy for a lonL' time, and firuling it impos.sible to ross the creek without a bridge, one wa> con- er8 taken in the four days’ liLrhtinLr .sinns up, in I structcd, under fire, when the whole force ud- round numbers, five tliousiiad. 'io-'itt privates I and 'j;i olBccrs, have already been brought to llich- KiOiid. >ur M nerals. !ie;*ompanie'l by staff and rt'ui- tnental olheei.-, rfdc over the battle field of Fri- dfy, on .'• iturduy aiivrnooii, and e,siiuiuted the number J i'eder,.! irfr „u tlo ti-id at K'dii, A l-ir.:“ number of tiieir W'iui.d. ,1 al-o fell into Ourhaiii--, Their total los- in the -vei,:! en- gageineiits, is e-timated at al.out ten ti. 'i-and, in kiiled, woiu;ded and prisoner'. ()iir In.-.- :.l] vancea, and closed up with the enemy, drivini; them in great confusion from the field. 1 he attack ol our men on this jiosition w;us im- petno.ity and daring, but the loss was great, for the foe were so .screened by their position it w:us im- j»'ssi!)lc to gft at them properly. Their loss was sevi ri' The P.!fh Mississijtpi went out in the morning with ot*7 men, lost in this cngageTuent \ J. killed, wounded, aii'lmissing. Tiie PJth M is.si.'sippi Went into action with .»21—haddl kill- 1, l.’)*i wounded. 'fhe -d 31ississi[>pi battalion told, does t.ot exceed Ml. 11„, (.^’p 'Payj,,r, went into action with 'r.',\ men, and Confederutt- 'ide exhibited a lie'jK.j ot*o,)i,!n''s i had killed :ind wounled 'I’he lo.‘S ot Pryors , . , , . I had :■'» killed and tind.iunted heroi.'rm v.hudi ha,l iiever in-en ox- | bri;.cade wc have not learned^ but hear that tfie 1 Itli Loui^-iaiia ami the remnant of St. Paul’s battalion sufb red severely. Wilcox, being in sup- celled in the histr.ry ..fnalion.,. The work ol our nien was r,:iiden-d bri’liant by the number, style and irresistil.;lii\ of thoir bayonet charges, which carri«-d e\ery thin^: before them, and so comjdet»- y eelipsed tiie “ba\o.iit olnr-o,” which .MeClel- lun uf- lor flu: [•‘•pula;' njirid *)1‘ the Nortfi, on o'(‘:i -iuii ,j\ il>(* (Kittle .ti* the ‘‘Sev- en 1 ines, that nut evm the shalnvv of a ri'spect- able hand to hand le-i'tatice was ollertMl them. In our combined assault iipuii this last ftn>l stri’Ugest 8ries of works on the right wind ^f the enemj’, our forces increased to upwar,l.s of -lo.oou men, while the enemy presented a force of about Oo,ooo Htrong, con sisting ol the whole of (Jen. i’orter’s c‘>r/‘ d'arvi'e, a divi- sioti from P'ranklin’s and a division of McCall’s rorps d crni. 1 lie enemy was thus driven back upon his centre, and his entire plana disconcerted. He was bu sily fortifying his position on the north on Saturday, in order to re“isL attack from the rear. T he j'lun of attack in this day’s battle may be summed «p Its loiiow>, (;en. Jackson made his way around the entile rear of the eneujy, anii pitched into their left, driving, or rather ••huddling” them all up on their ceijfrc. Jfe then passed around their rear and came uf> on ihiir Ifft, which Gen. A. I’ Hill’s corps was pur suing d jwn upon the right of their centre, while Gens. Long-,ircfct and 1). H. Hill were drivinp back their front in the saLu- direction. U must be understood that the battle was fought between one portion of our forces and one half ,,f the enemy, the other half being on this (Houth j side of the (Jhickahominy, where no fighting of importance occurred at all ^'n McClellan, though immediately near, and ex pected to command in person, di>l not appear on the field. The prisoners taken by us manifested a "trong feeling in .;onse ;ucncc of this circumstance, and stated that liie entire army engaged was bimilarly influeuceJ. port, did not h'sc many 'I’he Jetieral.s speak in high terms of the execution of our field jiieces. While Featlu'rstono, Pryor and Wih^ox wi re thus success fully eiiiragintr the enemy on the right td' our ad vance, (Jen. iMaxeyJregg und his brigade were also hard at wtrt-k, and successfully stormed the .stronir jiosition of Klly.son’s .^lills, and took ujt the line of march on the left. 'I'hey took the redouhts and riHe pits in flank, carried them with the bay onet, pushed through the camps and followed the road towards (Jaines’s iMill, whither the enemy were retiring. From jirisonors captured at both positions— who proved to be of tlie Valley Armj-—it was as certained that we might expect stout resistance at (Jaines’s Mills, since three or four whole divi sions were strongly encamped there, Mc(’lellan commanding in person, with JMaj. (ions. i\lc(^all. Porter, Sedgewick, and others—their ostiinated force being not less than thirty-odd thousand men. We conversed with prisoners, who infonued us that their loss on l-’riday at Meadow Uridge Me- chanicsville, and Ellyson’s Mills, had been’fear- lul, and that the whole night had been occupied in burial. he heads of our three column.s having nfached \\ alker Hogan’s farm^ north bank of the Chicka- homuiy, about 9 miles northeast of Richmond all came to a halt, and Gens. Lee and Long,street 1 took up .iuurters iu the house uad made disposi tions for a further advance towards (Jaines’s •Mills, distant about one mile through the woods. Featherstone’s brigade having suffered much in the morning, Wilcox led, being followed by Pryor, and Featherstone in reserve. The com- jK)sition of Wilcox’s command is nu)Stly Alaliaiu- ians; I’ryor has the 14th Louisiana, St. Paul’s battalion, l*d Virginia, and one other regintent; Featherstone has the llMh and PJth Mississippi; anl lid Mississippi battalion. To the Southeast ofdaines’s house is a large tract of timber, connnanding all adviinces upon the main road, and in this Mc(’lellan and McCall had posted a strong body of skirmishers, with ar tillery, to annoy lutr Hank and rear when :idvanc- ing on their camps on the hiuh grounds It now being P. .^l , and the head of our column in view of the Federal c.imps, (len. Pryor was .soni forward with his brigade to drive away the heavy mass of skirmishets. This being ac complished with little loss to us, Pr)or returned and awaited orders. ."Meanwhile the I'edetals swept the whole face, of the country with their numerous artilh'r}’, which would have annihilHted our entire forcc if not screened in the dijts ol the land and in gullies to our left. Advanciiij^ cau tiously but raj'iilly, Wilcox and Pryor deployed their men into line of battle—I'eatherstone being in the rear—and sutbb iily apjtearingon fbeplati ati facing the timber coversj hill, ruslu d ilown into the wide gully, crossed it, clambered over all tiie felled timber, storm‘l the timber breastworks beyond it, and betran the ascent of the hill, under a terrific fire of sharpshooters and ati incessant discharge of grape and canister, from jdeccs post 'll on tht' brow of the hill, and fn>ni batteries in their cam]«s to the Tight tm the luLdi flat lands. ,Such a position was never stormetl before. In descending into the d-'ep creek, the infantry and artilb-ry fire that assailed the three briirades was the most terrific on record 'I'weiity six p'.eces were thundering at tlu'tn, and a perfect haii- storni of lead fell thick and fast around them (>ne ot Wilcox's regiment' wavered.—down the •Jeiier.il ru.-hed. furiotisl\. sword in hand, and ibreatetii-il to behea 1 the first man that hesitated. Pryor sti'adily advanced, but .-dowly; and by the time that the three bri-ales had stormed the position, passed up the hill thrmiL-^h timber, and over felled trees, I'eatherstone wu' far in advance (Juiekly the Feder.ils withdrew ?!ieir pieces, atid ti.xik up a tn.sli positiiin to a'sail the three bri gades advaiieino in perf'eet line ol l>attle fnun the woods and upon the plateau Officer.' bad no horses, all were shot — ISri^adiers niaiehi ilon foot, sworl in hand,—•reirinieiits were coinmaiuied by ('aptains. and companies by .''cigeant.', yet i)iiward they ru-hed, with yells and color' flying, and backward, still backward fell tlie I'edt-ral'^, their men tumbling every moment in -cores, ]’,ut what a sight laet the eyes of these three gallant bri- gatles! In frntit stood Federal camps, stretching to the northeast for mib’.s! Prawn up in line d battl- were ni’>te than thr.'e lull di\isi>nsj eoin- • ••iiiidul bv McCall, Porti-r, Sed>:euieke, v\.e — 'oanti rs darkeiieil tlie air-- arm*. s., i iiieessant vidle\' ut i;rape. caiil'ter and 'h-ll lieavv nci'ses \\. re iiiovitiir (.m I'ur i--ft thrMUu’h the wo.-.ds to fl.ttik U'! N et onward ca:ne ileo\ to the rii;ht. Pryor fti the left, and I’eatlo-rstone ill the eeiitrc—one errand. luatehK-'S liiu-ol battle almost consumeil b_\ exploit.' of th‘ day ^yet on ward they avl'.anced t! the heart of the Federal jH'sition, atid when the enemy had fairly sue ceeded in ahuost flankiiiur t>s on the left, j^reat com motion i' heard in the woods! -volley.s u]>on volleys are beard, reeo^niz'd and ehe«‘red by our men —"It is Jackson!" tlie_\ .'bout, "on their riirht and rear!” Vc'. two or three brigades of dack- "on’s army have flanked the . tiemy. and are get ting in the rear! Now, the fiirhting was bitter and terrific. Worktd up ti ni.adne'S, Wileox, Feather'toiie and Pryor ilash forward at a run, and drive the enemy with irre'i'til-le fury — to our left emerge Ht>od s Texan briiiade, Whit ing’s comes after, aiul Pender folfiws! 'I’he line is now eomplet‘, and ••fni ward ’ ritii:s frum one end of the line to the other, ami the yankees, over .'It,*.(••HI strong', begin to retreat! \\Tiee!ing their artilbTV from the front, the Federals turn jiart of if to break our left, and save their rt-freat. The ver) earth shakl' at the roar! jHfVi "f tinryi /I'IS !/’f ‘•jntl'il! till /to.' hr • n ///(' ivith Iti'/Itt iinil Inty-n't, and onward press luir tr'Mips through eatnps Upon camp', capturing •runs, stores, arms, eiotbing. V>.t. like blood hounds on the trail, the six briL'adcs sweep t>verv- tbinir before them, pre.sentitii: an unbrokin, solid front, and closinti in upon the enemy keep up an irieo.s.sant successinn ol \olh'V' upon their c 'lifu"*- • •d in:i.sses, atol uiierringiy slaiurlitcring tlum by hundred' and tli tU'.aids! l>ut ■■where is .lat-ks uiask all. He ha' fravelctl fast, and ;s h' aditig the retreating; foe. and as nitiht eloses in, all is anxiety tor intelli gence froiii him. ' I’is now about 7 P. and just as the rout ol the enemy is complete—just as the last \oIhys are soumling in the ene.'uv’s rear, the distant and rafiid di.scharges of cannon toll that dack.son has lallt ti upon the retreating Column, broken it, aiul eaptur d .'>,(>(*() prisoner.s! Far in the night, his insatiable troop' hang upon the •■tn.'iiiy, and for iiiiies uiiun milo.s an? dead, wounded, pri.soners, wagons, eannon, vVe., scatter ed in ini xfrieable contusion upon the road! '1 bus, for four hours, did our inferior force, ini.mltil by 'I sin(/h jH't'i' of uI't11/ I'l/J Withstand o\er thirty thousand of the enemy, ti.ssisted b_\ twenty-six pieces of artillery! In total, we captured many prisoners, and thirty t.icces of artillery up to .‘i P. .M Friday, and in the battle of (Jaines's Mills, eaptured *J(j field-pieccs, l.'>,tMb» stand of arms, '» stand of colors, three (ienerals, (^llcymdds, Sanders and Kankin,) and over 4,(H»o pri.soners, including dozens of idficers of every gradi—from Colonel to Lieutenants ot the line. Kvcrv arm of the service vas well representeii in the Federal line—cavalry were there in force, anl when our men emerged from the woods, at tempted to charge, but the three brigades on the right, and Jackson’s three brigades on the left, closed up ranks and poured such deadly vollies upon the horsemen, that they left the grouml Ifl confusion and entirely lor their infantry to decide the tlay. McCall s, Poi'tcr’s and Si'dgewicke’s “crack” divisions melted away before our ad vance, however; ami had the fight lasted one-half hour longer, not one whole regiment would have survived it. McClellan, jirisoners .say, repeatedly was ]tn sent, and directed movements, but when the three brigades to our left emerged from the wood.s, such conlu'ion and havoc ensued, that he gave orders to retreat, slipped off his horse, and escaped as best he could. Some say that he was .st;verely wounded. Kveryfhing liad been previously prepared lor a grand fight at Ciaine.s’s .''lills, McCi.-llan eveti }>romising to capture our whole force, should we attempt to storm his camps. Results were diHercnt, and so the I'ates rewarded the greatest Liar of his age! Money was fouml .piiie abundantly among the slain home men. in interring the dead, often searched (he pockets, &c,., one man finding not less (hnn j^f.jO in gold; another fished out of some old clothes not le.«s than 5>oOO: another 5^1000 in Feder.-il notes. Watches, both gold and silver, were found among the spoils, one lucky individual havio^ not less than six chronometers tick ing la his pocket at one time. Clothing in abundance was scattered about, and im mense piles of new uniforms were found untouched. The amount of ammunition found was considerable, and proved of very superior quality and manufacture. The cannon and arms captured in this battle were numerous and of verj’ superi«r workman.ship. The 26 pieces were the most beautiful we have ever seen, while immeaae piles of guua gould be aeea on haad— f ill," c.iv ili-y i>f (leti. f'tii- • ‘v.-cil n ui'p-'fis i>n the im '''bus sre the ineutis fill 1,'f: tint, ill -iiiy t I I ■■ 'ililc I r"t :ibility of many scarcely having the manufacturer’s “finiBh” even tarnished. The number of small arms captured, we imderstand, was not less than 15,(MX), of every calibre and every make. The Federal Flag male by the yankees to float over our Capitol was captured by Major J?loomfield, of Gen. Magruder’s staff, in th«* Federal camps, and was exhib ited, with great appl'iuse, lo our troops It is an im mense piece of work, fully ’Jt* feet long, having r> stripes and stars thereon. We iiudersland McClellan re ceived it as a present frotii the Indies of IJoston, aud promised to plant it on the veritable "ln.st diich” to which the rebels should t)e run, and afterwaiiis, with all military honors, ou our i%tpilol ai Kichmoud. I (>f Saturday’s and Simd.iv’s operafious the Uis- paich’s account is meagre, and we tin,I noihiug to add to the Kijqiiirer’.s iiccoiin! alxivc. ] Tin: nonrtMi on .Monday. UieiiMO.No, .Inly 1. — I tpiriitioiis Yr-xterdaii.—Of ope rations yesterday there is little to be said. They were not destitute of impoitnnre, luiwever. and their results were of a serious iianoi* to liie enemy. The • folds of tfie anaconu:i are I ighteniu^r aroiiti 1 him,” and it is very evident that the ••hacklioiu-” of the reb>»lIion has t>een greatly stretigiheued, 'i'liere was s,une lighting, it is true, refultiioj more troiu elforts of the foe to cover his retreat than Irom -uiy cmcerteii plan for a regular fight. ! We think it will re.iiiirt* ^re.'iier genius than even .Mc- i Clellan jiosserisi's to relieve the iiiviniing foree iVom its I present unplea.s.iut { red'u'-iinfiil. I Our troops are still pressing upui the retreating foe, I who seems lo lie v deiii-)rHlized. espei;iallj' ! those constituliti.’’ the rear of the arm\ They are lo ’ be seen wand-rin/ iu fvery direct ion t loouvrh the dense woods near the Cidck ihuaiiiiy, without guns or kteap- sneks. a'ld man.v of them witii ut liuts, which indicates a thorougii st'iie ol contii iiin uiiiong them .-\s un evi deiice of this w>- iti iy si-iie Ihe t.ict lb>it l»r. Tliomas (’ar[>enter !ind two coiM| iniuns 'ucceedi'd in raihering u(> iip>\nids of tii’iy who. wiihi'Ui -toy organization, were wandering in upp iitMii hewiMJernieiil. Other p>>riies vere 'iniil'oly cipluied, and during the day small s«(oa is f ;i do/cii or more were continually ar riving in the ity. Hilling the day, :i p.irii.in art capline 1 aai !> -:r,M ■ I ■ t*:ononkey riv.i m-iir 1 j (it'es;-i]ie for the li,‘iny l.fii ; view of the c i‘‘e. t lu r*- i ciii I their gei!iii!j: il in i',,ree I Karly in the day ii w I. wirh s,)!no di'grt-** of ' plau'ibility, tliai 'he ol' .I.o-ksoii had 'in‘ ! ceetlc 1 in i ‘i>:i:inir s.ni,.- |.',oo ' ih** cnrmy; and iiliiio I we have uo posiiiv,' cuiiiiraeiti n ,if the siafeme:ii. Wt- ; are inelined ;o ihink it ('..ii.-ct i:i the main Ceriain it i is, that itiC vigil in,-,' oi' i'ii> ii'i iii;jui.'he,l ot}ii’i*r. a.s • maliifestt'd in his \ allt■^ r oi,p:iijr:i, h is i;,.r l i-i-n in the least relaxed in hi- i-i I'l-iii(.n-. on I he Cliiekaho?iony I Ift'ti. I The latest accounts which we can jr*'t fro'^i the criti cal porii.>n ot' iMir line', -ui'l reiMinmeii I to our r«-u‘iers : 'I' relialdi'. repres.-ni lij t: 1 iie v'-ter lay irierri'i .n the ; enemy was jn j'.is:fi,,n io‘,r .s’wurof,; that sili , Ihe roads to ihe Chickt'e.tninj vv.-re in our {>()sst>wsi0ii. ■ Jackson s division h ivimr po-'ition at lioiorm's I'ri Ijre; ■ that a p 'rtion of our tntc's h el coi in ihe r*-ar of the ! enemy and were diivinir him b.ick. and that l ite in Ihe ] evenin>r our fi,ri^es in his trout h.A 1 ilr.-iwn up in iwo lines of bitile j',>r a general aeii.n. which ilje enemy was endeavoring to lrclin>. The attack wis ma,le by tlcTi. linger on ihe In-nt of the enemv, who wi'^ at that time in the anj^le formed hy ^he inier'^i'Ction ol' the New M ii l;,'t and t^uaker roa Is. wi'h (ien- Molmes an ! ,Ma- [ -ji udfr in hi' renr. .VtOf si short and de'ultory cou- , tO't, the divl'i ,11- >'t' ieli' l. oiiTslreel iiii l 1’ Hill : were mov.-.l uj,. rmd titincke.l lh«* i-neiuy with irr.'Hi ' f'l-reene'S. hii,I the nrlii.n be •me* t.'ei;iMal with UTrilde I i4oMn uii oui r>iuc, bui lerminatci with he n-sul' i.t ti'iv- J » •. *»»', ,,4 . ...:i .1 t. .tr,, >»>« I I liii:; liini in i pii'ii; u vslic;,' ho wiii bi- f.irco I to l.eiit ;n 'he nioiniiiL'’ will. ev,i_, ).r,i'p>‘ct of th.- r"Ut of his : fnr,^>--. a- it I' 'I :h our I'l , wi':l ('■e riii le j this nioinii on 1m- tr.’iii ;.n I h>,ih V. ink'. I, ,ngs!i-c,.fsi ■ division is r' poro','. o, hiivo tieen !• > Ilv cut up. p irticii- ; !y the lii ii:-i,ies ,,f (tt-ii \n iciS'.n ■>f .'S.oiili C-u-ulnia and ! 'Jen Kenit'-'r ’f \ agniia. it !' s:i|,],,,,o I that an in- (•on-i.lerab!o p,>rii ’n of \lci lellnti ' army may tiave : rea,‘hed .laiaes river /. t , r. j 'f- F’f'.’i r • ■ ’ : ' • r^iMi'io HO. .Iiine ; 'o. — A '(’ui icr f: ’in Ib'fniu i i iiimdte i-, ai 'i o cl”ck, : repoits *ha' a p ,ili 'n of ihe Fe)ci:i'~ h. ve t>cen litiveu totherivi r, wloTe. nn l r e ver I’f i heii'gunboats the_\ \i-(‘ en le iv ,rin.r to i-mbark Four tr-insp ur' have pHSse l down the rivi-r he i.:!y 1 a i>-,l. ' *ur tiel 1 pieces >11 the Cht-'terti.M -i ie • Ti"‘is;-I I he ir int'o:ils and peui ed ••hot fire" inl, lii. ni Th'- £ruiib,.iis dr.'[ po t i.iwn to Turkey I'l in I. * •!'■,wod hy our tiel I jiieci s The i enemy were tleeinr down ihe liver b.ink. hotly p-irsued ; liy our troop-, and wt-rf 1 tlloiL'’ ihii • and fa't -it last accounts. The tiring was im-.'ssmi a fi'h't I’.iciiMiiNn, .Iii’y 1.—The fi>rht yestfrday w »s i.-rrifi'' but clorious. t’onfe lerute los.j not le.ss than l'i''o. ,\, p HiH's division in agiin, in eluding i;ran'’h’s lirigaile, :i 'W reduced to less than liMtj. r»ranch is safe, but not a single t’olonel is left. Cul. I.ee is killed. l,ane. C,)wan. liarber, I'lirdy and Nlnj,ir tieorire W‘'un ie i Col Hayw,iod is site. The Uth capture I tffii MeCill. \U rijjht! We havf the yankees sinroun le] — !lispiU'i: tc llil'tjh T-l' :r.\ih. The number of prisoner'^ actually brought in to Rich mond i' ahout :;ooo. M niy more on 'he w:*y and many wounded that cannot be moved lo the city. The (jreat b uile ,>f Sun lay took place in the evening near the Vork Kiv. i ni'lvoid. s -iae three miic' t'rom the battlefield o! the • Seven I’ines • lien Ma^rru ler com- meii-e I the attack a'- it Ii- ir o clo'.-k. l-v n lvancing up on the Vatikce ••nirenchnu nt-. Tiie tii't line w i-taken att«‘r » sharp contlict and the enemy ,lrivou to Hiiother Wriiiing only long cnou-/h to g,” the iniilery in position this als > wa- stormed, :ind '■> "!i ui.'il .seven toi;s had been occilpie !. the ^ :i’tk,‘es tl.-ioiu' from e.ich in » i’d cunfl'si.'u. Tile tiling e'nM!';i»‘-i oiiiil !o o'd >ek in the night, wlien the biiile er i'rl. in ih'.' brilli iiu light the then of (ie:i. M.iirriider'- division won great honi>r and mainlbino 1 the •.giiiiiur repuiaii.iu given them cn the 1‘euin'iila. The 'i iiikecs tiiuilit ile-pcrately an i cuiitcste 1 the groutel closely, bui they couM not sifmJ the fi-Tce charges made upon iluiii. The loss was iieavy to the enemy; li’' ^ oikee' were laid 'lead upon the field, and eight hun ire 1 prisoners were t.iken. Our loss was not heavy, althtoiirh many a good man w.as in- jnnd. The a'lvance of our men upon the enemy is describe ! tiv an ey*‘-wiiue'“ its oxeiiiii:.r in ih,- extreine. From oiie fortification to another they rushe I with an impetu osity that could not be checke I. In their advance seve ral magazines were i-xplo,led and an immense tjuantity of stores desiro> ed Arms, baggage, ov. rcoats, knaj>- sacks, caps un I haversacks were scattered along Ihe route in profiisitui. — iKfj itrh. It is iniimated that among the prisoners are some who have been here before, ami paroled, if this be true, aud the scoundrels can be i'lentified, the usages of civ ilized warfare would ieniand tlieir immcliate execution. Thi Spoils—Horsix iptiirt'/.—The removal lo the city of ihe spoils captured iu the late battle w.is contin ued all «i:iy yesterd i}-. C 'tisider.ible number of am bulances (iinl wagins were biv'>ui:ht in .-\mong the articles that attracted atiention w as a yankee balloon, with all the fixtures for inli.iiiiii; .and elevating it. terday atternoon, a ilrove of hor'cs and mule«—several huuilred in numbtr—pass.*>i throuirU the city. TIu'v werecapiureil, we iiHdeistand, by (ien l .Smart's cavalry. l{i'’h'd \y\iq. ( vtton >(>•(/' J I'lU t tiijf iji 111 rti/lj/ K'uown.— \\ e frequently hear of planting “enouirh Cotton for seeti.” Is this pecessary when last year’s seed j*re now on liam.P Happciiiui^ with one of the largest, oldest ami best planter> of (teoriria, some days ago, he informed us that cotton .seed are lar better lor planting the second year than the first, and that they are iuite as irood tf«> third as the first His uniform jiraefice is to jd.intsecd a year old, after saving them carefully in a C'^l, dry place, where they will become neither he.^ited nor wet. H is a fact which should be known, and we give it for general information. The authority is entirely reliable.— Siu (niiih ICfjtiih. Tlit^^Olil Fhnj.''—In one of our cotxjuered Virginia towns, the boys annoy the Yankees much, by comments and criticisms, and .sometimes by “beating them in the argument,” as follows. (>nc small boy asked a Yankee oflicer, abrujdly, “Wbat did you all come here for':^ What are you fight ing for anyhow':'” the otriccr replied, “ Fighting lor our tlag.” “'I'hen,” replied the urchin, “why don’t you take your d ~d old Hag away from here!'' We don’t want it.”—Ilihmnni Dispntcfi. MtrI/land'f Quota of fhr Vankcc Wnr Taj.. —The National Intelligeycer says: We are gratified to learn that Robert Fowler, Esq Treasurer ol Maryland, has tendered to the government her quota of war tax, under the act ofCongress, of August (>th, ISOl. Maryland, we believe, has the credit of ranking as the second State which has thus promptly tendered the war tax—reansylvauia being tlie tiret. FROM EUROPE. The Enquirer of the 30th ult, publishes more in detail the news from Europe than it gave in its issue of Satur day. That We copied on Monday. We cop]^ now the tollowing aMitiritutl passages of the Parliamentary de bate, wiiich ought not to have l»een omitted liy tfie En- .piirer and Examiner iu Uieir first publication: “With respect to the rumors of meiliatiou [^said Ivarl lluasell, concluding his Kpt>eh on liutler,J he wa.s glad the qursfi'jn had bci.i, su-h run*ors were likely to lead to mutdi mischirf. Her Majesty’.s (toverument had made no prop*sal to Fniii'-e in relerence thereto, :ind the !• rtin-h (tuv- ernment had made no proposal to Kngland. there fore, there hud been no communications ot any kind on the subject between the twt» Govern ments. Without, however, giving any opinion as to the propriety ol offeriiig mediation at .some future day, if circuinstanccR should prove in\or- able, be must say that the present time appeared to him most inopjiorturie He conceived that in the embittered state of feeling in America it v;ould lead to no good, but retard the time for such an otler being favorably made. in the Houst'of’CoMiiiions, .\lr. Hopwiiod ask ed if there was any truth in the mcliation rumoisy Lord Pxilmerston saiil, that no eoiniminieatiiMi bad b«;en n-ceived from the Fretich (jovernment on the subje(;t, and as to the British (lovernment they bad no intention at jireseiit to ofTer media tion. The “'I'imes" says there will be no disposition to quarrel with tin* decision of the f’abinet, and the country will o;ladly leave the que»tii.in in the hands of the (jovernment to choose such an op- pi.u’tunity and mode of action a.s they may deem proper. It admits that advice from England would not be accejdable, imt wi-uld rejoice to .see the Kmperor of I’rance or tlie Czar of Kussia press lui the Americans the conn.sels which would be indionantly rejected if ofiored by England. 'i'he “'I’imes” then spetrulates on the disastrous eflVct (d’ eitherja Northern conquest, or the re verse, rind argU'-s that if the .Souihnrro-rs continue to protract the .-strutri'le, the time must come wh ti the intervention of ICurope will be demand ed by the interests of humanity, and perbajis ae;epte,l by the exhausted combatants. England may tlu n, with pru'ienee, hold it.si-lf in readiness to support any proposition urged by it.s more favored neighbors. 'I’he .\lorning “Post” says that Lord Palmer ston’s announcement that no mediativUi was iu- tcnded, will be received with satislaetion, as an indication of the good sense of the g,.vernments ot France and England, and of their respect for internatiofial laws. After expatiating, however, on the u.selessness of'any present ofier d mediation, the “Post ’says the time may come, ami that shorfly^. when it will become the paramount duty of tlie m utral States to interpose in the American troubles; but now, as at the eommenceinent id' the war, they are undoubtedly lo 'land aloof TtumUf /.v«-—Tin- last arrival frotn l!urope brink's an imj>orfant rntnor that the !iussi:in L;oy* rnnient has .-iddressed a circular to j all its Hi^eiits in the E:tst, reeonimeiidiiig them to ' make prepar.itions for their dejiarture, a rupture ! of diplomatic rel.'itions between .''t Pctersburir j atid (.'onstantinople being imminent. It is fur- ; tiler reported that .Vapoleon intends to support t the l!mpcror of llussia in his designs upon 'I'ur- ■ key. So “the sick man” will soon be in gretiter ' trouble than ever, if rumor tells the truth. 1 All o//(’>•'(/(.—()ur \’irginiu exchanges, the ; Richmond papers and the Petersburg Express es- : pecially, :vre worthy of all praise tor enlrrprise j and industry in prcseiitini: news, and sometimes j even more than “reliable” news, j 'I’hey are, however, ver}- often in omission— j they do not always give jdace to the fact that ! [here are soldiers in the field from other States I than Virginia, and they do not -admit the fact i that every \ iririnia soldier is not alw;tV' a hero, I and equal to any emergency. j For no jiurposc of either jealousy or complaint, I but tor the pur{>ose of the ascertainment ot truth, we reter to the following extract from a letter published in the Wadesboro’ . N (' ' ,\.rt:us, giv ing some details of the action of the Fourteenth 1 North (,’arolina lieoiment in the battles (d'(’hicka- ^ hominy: I The 14th was iu the hvitile of lioth S.atur-fay and I .Siniday — were under tire nearly the whoM time. The I letter says •The enemy was totaliy defeated. We got ; poss,.ssj^,n of their entire camp, teuts all standing. We j took liXi barrjls of whiskey, any .piantity of commissary 1 «tor»s, t’lOOO stand of arm«, *’,',io j risoners. and a great i mativ other valu.^ble stores. We kept possession of , their cam^ two >!ajrs an,l nights, nnd killed thousand.^ • if the enemy. It w-n » complete siiccoss. Our regi- ; ninet lost two killed and four disablcl. I'uring the ! tiot'e«r of the fi»rht, a \'irginia t,iigadi» aban,fotie,l a j j>osit:on of great importance—tliev r.an. General Hill I sent for our briga.le to take the position they h.a,l va- ) CHted In ajiproaching the designated point, we nr.arch- I e l hy General Hill in magnil^cent style Tne old vete ran could uot contain his pent up emotion, and rising iu his stirrups, he raised his hat from his head and ex- ci.iimed, •There go my own t;rave North (Carolina boys, who never runi' •(ientlemen,’ said he, ‘you are going to take Ihe place of troops who have just run from their position. I'ou will never run. No, never’” He was replied lo by a brace of yells, that set his mind at ease on that score.” 'J'he same report has reached us from other sources, and it is due to justice that the matter should be known and stated.— Chas. ('ntrier. The Wheat crop in this count}-, especially in the earlier sorts, is a complete failure; a great many tanners being unable to gather more than one or two bushels to the acre; and in some eases they did not reap the fields at all. 'J’he liay crop is good, and we have had re markable tine weather for securing it. Winter oats are extraordinarily fine. 'J'heSprin;' sowed, however, suffered by rust and the wet weather, so that it tailed to be un aver;itc3 yield. I pon the whole, tlu- crops in this section [>ro- mise now to fall considerably short of un average —such being the opinion of farmers; though ac cording to (Utr experience they are most apt to see the unfavorable side of the .•subject. Si 11ish It ry 1 I’d 7/ m an. *^Ir. It. 'I'olcr of lilatlcn county, N. (’., has seven sons in the service of the Confederate States. Neither of them are under six feet in height, three of them wei_t;h li(M( pounds each, and the other three will average fully l^d pounds each! What Stiite or ctmnfy can beat thi.s':' Sptrif ii/'fht’ We regret to Ictjrn that Hankin Huirines and haniel Woiuick, who were wounded in the battle at W inclu'ster, have ^ince died of their wounds. Tlrej-were both members tif the “IMxie Boys, ” Cajdain \\ m. S. Kankin.—tii-ri'ii!l)iiri>' Patriot. (len. Sterling Price pa.ssed over the South Carolina K. Road oh Thurs.lay, on his way to his work. His dt'stinatiou will no doubt be reported in gooil time. At Branchvllle he was greeted with three rou* ing cheers by all the passengers and citizens tl-cre lussembled. He replied in a very appropr’’-‘t‘* bt- tle speech.— Char. Courier. “Hard Hoad lo Travel.”—A sparkling lit tie was fulminated by a young gentleiuan, at one of the hotels on Saturday. Some one asked if it was possible for McClellan’s army ever to get to Richmond. The V'Mn-ic joker responded, ‘•If he does, he will have to level two Hills, wade through a Longstreet, pass a pretty strong Pickett, travel over a considerable number of Rhodes, and then batter down a “StonWall.” Certain ly a harJ road to tr»T«l.—JSw/tifrer. t 'III From tJo\SJiitl,uu:it—.^luHM,K, .fun.' :;u -\ de.spatch to^ie Advertiser, from Jaeksiui. ,,n th. 29th, s.ays i^sengeis from \ icksbiirg tliis m rn ing report tliy, on yesii rday tnornini^. sev.-n i .-.t. eral vessels ^ceeeded in p tssin- up by out }.;,i teries A sevWe bombardment eoiii;neiiced, h-; ing two hours,^oni tlie Hee! ind l.:ir..,ii ., tlj. Louisiana shor“t It is undei tuiMi -jmf vessels, includin^he Biooklvti, r. h fiij'il. II-ail/ mu .iitiiiihj I'u'i: Cl, V. ( onfederati- loss, tiine, ineintliiig on- umi,,,, ed. ()tir battefii^' were iniinjti>'ed. I ho firiitg wa.'* prill ri pall V direered ;it ihe j:; Several bouses '\,-t- sbutt.-i'r.l Pt s.Tt. rs r. j tlu-enemy s/, ,/ //, and that they i’X-p* i t | an easy eajiturc. I ill r.— We loarn 4Vouj \'ii kslr.ti that t enemy is slowly bomb-intlh^ tiie town ir-m tl mortar bo:its to day 'I’li'- t«ie^ra|di offu->’ ' ’neeri smnslu ,!, Centlemon tVoin Ncvv Orleans sav BntI. r issued an order b vying a t:vx d tvvo niilli.n dolhns on the city A disjeatch to the Advertiser fi,,m Jackson the otlth. says the Yazoii ■orresjHind. nt ot i- Mississippian, writing umb r date ,d t!i,. jt|ri, says two id the enemy’s gunboat r.c.unou ering in the Yazoo river, wlieii Con,, p'tni-k,, , burned tlu; Confederate gunboats \ an Puij., and Livingston. 'I bis action is coii'i.i, necessary and is much deplored here 1 of property is heavy (Jen. \'an l>orn issued an order on il,,- j'l’, to the army, declaring \'icksbitr^ s>Kni].l 1^. ,j, fended to tht’ (hath. The Federals can nev* r cujty Vicksburg. The fleet apjicai ' to he t ... much crippled to engage in a succes.'ful j ii: with «)ur batteries. I'rom Tf^mtesxff.—AffiUSTA, June 'J'.' -\ desjiatch to the .'lobih; 'I’ribtine from (/n ii.i ! i, Miss., date.I the iiTth, .says that a courier trotii (.Jeneral \ illijjigue’s camps reported that J i 1, so!i s cavalry madtf a dash y-esterday on the .'li rn {diisand Charleston ntilroail, burned the brido, 1 1 miles from Memphis, captured 17 cars loaded With Commi.s.sary and (Quartermaster's stores, and over ofliecrs connected witb the.se dejirirtnu.nt Mirc Arms and Ammunitiim.—W'have positive inf..r mat ion of the safe arrival at a Soutliern port, of tht- Thomas L. Wfi^rg. late the Nashville, heiivily loa i.-i with firms and aminunition. Much of her valii t'r ... c.-irgo is already Ifiixled, an>l at a secure point in interior.—J’lt. Ex., l.fi innt. A AKI>. S't>Ml' time ago 1 saw an advertisometit fr'lu i' >, Mcllae, Capt .Co. E, ,‘}Hth lleg’t N. C. T n-.■ , me to go to that company or be reg:ir,lel a- a li-'. ii, r I have tfi.',light prtiper to give Ihe facts of this r, order to remove the impression likely to be t' i ■ I such notice. I 1 was never cnli.stod iu that compan3', no ru . \ i miister.-d iti, nor signed an^- muster or p«j n '■ f aiiihorize,! any one to make arraufrem*-t''s I though 1 h.i.1 \ rery active part, and !i-li aud - ) •’ee] an interest in the Company. 1 had agreed , I>ickery logo with the company indepeiidei;'■ I tent with him ami sustain nn ,s*df if neccs'arv. and dti the comjiany and aid them in any way. as I ha,J d, ii, and he \\(tuld assist me in getiine an .appointment as hill ollicer or regimental pc.Mtioii. Failing in this, I intended t>> j .in the company as a private, shuuhl t'ur tiier ac.{iiaintaneo justify. .1 net then there was a gn-ai call lor troops tor the war and I got a recrnitint: ai' pointnieut to go home an,I raise a company. 'J o iti,i me in secui'ing this 1 had got the following reconimcn l itn.n as I left: ‘ I am ac juainted with Mr. M. .1. .Mc.^'ween ;iu i a- he wishes tp raise men oi the war 1 (.nke 'his oce>i'i.,ii to recommend him as a very Miitalde j er'on to eiitru't with such an enterprise i reg-ard him a' an honoraMe. accomplished gentleman an.l well worthy und comp.- tent to (ill any company otlice ••O. II. 1*0('K1:KV. “Lieut. Col, Com'dg .'isjfi l{«-g t X. C T ‘•Cavi- yUsui m, X. I'.. Jan y 2'Hb, ItO'J." “(len 1 .1 (r ,M:irtin. — Sir. .M. J, McSween, the pen tleman spoken ef by Col, l»ockery, is from the coiintv 1 have the h.iiior to represent in Convention. an,i I lii'llv concur in all that is said of him ••r.espect fully. W F LKAK “IIaleiou, .Jan y ’J'>, jstjii." 1 failed to raise a company, ami reporte.l to lhe.\ij ; (Jeneral, and got the aj.poiniment ot Drill (ttfuei h: Camp Mangum, which I have held since. The Generil informed me that as 1 left the Keg I 1 r re i, was translerred Irom Slate authority, and : :.n iiirr appointment before reporiingio the Reg’t, tt.a' - motion would supersede any supposed etilisi/ufii; iu Uiii couip.iny The authorities have decided tliat it' 19 eounecied with a comp my aiul apj/nrtuilh a iiivini .t, he can be retaioe.i if a t-tntement ot I'acts troia iiif ' n.\>- tain justify. It m.iy be necessary to expose liiis niaitet ami persons connected with it yet. I am at a lo?s : conjecture the motives for sucli a reference to me pat, [ licly. in view of the facts of ihe case, t'apt. .McK>o- ' probably mcaii' well generally, but unfortunately, i • is regarded as partly insaiie, and it in that conliiioti .i’. I the time, of coiii=e I exc,i.-5e him froin enmity ui i ! fn.alioe. M. J. McSWtK.N K.alkioh, N. .’line 2-5, Tlio IV.IS. It. llKiHT, Esq., desire that he s‘. -.1 _ voted for as a candidate to repr, -tni tne Counties of ( umberland and Harnett iu ihe.'-ii -* torial I)rauch of the ner.t General Assembly. June 30. For tin* ^eiiatr. \\’^E announce Lt.\VU> McNElLL, Esq. a can.lii.:.' to represent the Counties of Cumberland auJ Htr nett in the benate ot the next Legislature of North Cm Hua. . V(»TI:K.S June 21, 186‘J. i7-ite For tlie lloiiM‘ ot '’PHK friends of Dr. JOHN .Mc(’t»KMICK. of Ilarm t! L County, will support him at the nest August c! tiou for a seat iu the House of Comuion.s from the co ties of Cumberland and Harnett, June 18G2. So-itej i 1V»‘ are aiitliori^(‘i to announce J. G. SHEPHERD a- . didaie for the House of (’oinm, ■.? next (ieneral As^^uddy, from the counties of t land and Harnet'- June 1'.', .’{.j-iJ.] 1 by many Iriends of (.'umberlan I > Harnett, I have concluded to suh's!'’ name to be voted for as a COM MONKll for the ( oiii.- of Cumbefl.icd and Harnett 1 shall not c.-mva'-i y Districts, hut if elected, 1 will use my best eiertions legislate faithfully for my constituents, lor the .Mat,^ and for Ihe Southern JACKSthN. June-0. ‘ III ac«or«laii€t* •» ^ -1 ■ - T custom heretofore established hetwi the coiiiuit^s of Cuniberlan i ftn-t neti, allowing Iwo Commoners to Harnett, an-1 the r?en ator and one Commoner lo Cumberland iiiany \ oters in Harnett liave solicited NEILL McK.\K Esij., iobec,)iiiL- a candidate, as one of Ihe Comufjuers trom Harnet anil believing him to be enlirel/ acceptable to the pie of Harnett, would ask f ' fellow citizens of Cntnbe’-‘'a'*d. M \N\ \ ,H t.l'h Junel'J. 35-1 St pd IVv are aiitliori/;e«l to announce H ,I.\ME.'^ I’t'WELl. of the Keg't N. 0. Troops, a candidate to ^prr-ent Richmond County in Ihe lower House of the nr-»t General Assembly of North Carolina. June o(f 38te To the Freemen of i'uniberland C'oiiiity. I)V request, 1 again announce myself a Candidate t r ) the oflice of Sheritf of Cumberland County. Should 1 be elected I can only promise as before to dischaiiri' its duties with what ability 1 m.ay posse.sn. HECTOR McNEILL May HI, lbG2. 30-te .\oTii’ir. Kn. WORTHS, present incumbent, is a Candida e , for the office of Sherifl iu Moore County, for thf next term. •JuueU, 1802. Xottllt .'\KOl lish fueh lis'- as have come to Ricbiiion,! Hf'ji only liie liaitiiH l)-si h- th«' ther p ii I - ,-f tfii that l.i.iit Hill killed II ( a gra lii ile n !■ h class 1'■ o Roberi 'i M': p killed »> verel) \v mi !>■ I, Reeve.', il - f M;ju, V .1 ^ thigh. ll. v.:is and his v. ,)Ui: I jii-t .ai riv.'t her ton Lit-iit. Jo anotlu'i hnal. Tw .. «i " i. \T 5; 0 ''a:-i,,U to I Wo fit -I is U' f- iho •‘>. \... A*. ■ t'- at h’ June J-’. J'he htin.lr.' I itchfl VS asiiiivgi ■ a N’ Non h 1 'ar,)uua mo*i i. and 1 la; Ihey ill.II|i,-ii Th.- l.-i : ■ of chii .'t I tb'e ilne'-U'l lii the 111 hei If'-' . ■ thing' .\ •• ' C W hicti la given I'- ren, ’ bi' Riehiiii'ii t W.is the yankee' tiia 1 ehtd r» I' cum-lan,‘i-' h','' ■ Ilf dwoU at iiHVf tiikeU pi ic C tiolina n «im- a 'Count "f t lie I h.jiiie. "11 the I'V e,Kpire 1. and th .N-,rlh I'he t) : dui i slleS, V .'I i! I; iiiol tfffl I h.‘ • Wt,i t vv ll oil I ' othei eaIU^; an,I ejiiilt'ite't S' al.iiiii p;e% tile shoiii 1 '>ef"i,ie the .ipi>orimill *,'ar linian’ wt'l ahhiiiiL'h the li breli ail ! ■■.•niil aii'l c.iiivt r.'-atio occa'ioiie.i t:i.‘ ‘•I in, p.r-itiv inf fliat (' iin in ei the ■■ ■ pre\.ii:' intiii I and !ii' ed . • ■ 1 ’'V an He'i tt me ail i .11 { ! i!-- di-uouncint; Je4 aii'l ,'].proiji. inleiiiioii ol i'll a! w.U in his W creuit 4vt *• mil V \ N K 1. y. 1- >' \ ■ he yiakfo j eu au'l lal'eho' 1 ‘•I'nioti " leeitn exp" L ii't fraud it n IS June, tthieli SI papiT HI I’ of 1 he t e, th# I It- ; ' ■■i-iiiio ul ('oille ie-utes hi Bam>- ’ ri- i; :i . h 1’ - .'■■III iici fair fii ■ii:':! ■ i of an : evtd.. . tilO > ill i vi I into -uch ei.i the i.diior fi po-.' ih i! ih. i wii., ,1 ,, , ,, ( ai liiiii.iii * ke.' pi-,.,.- h-.p.'s ..f . ,v,.ii FM’"- Ki. -!-, .r. : i p'.iiiii I.' *. 1 Hut I hoy Will to I h.* 1' II- ill "in w ,y i!ii ■?;,ii. !• j l . J, ! ileal i: ■ o i-J Ciilx.!;tii, t licati'iii hftoie ll- tuado 111 i; " 111 ^federal y i h \'irifiiiit, \ ilj pariicu a; ,y sj vd !>v III lt;’di| W f onlv iiifcuti aga:ii'l s:.i> ics ed her, , ./ —j froni tti.‘ i tiso ^icaling .iic
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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