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VOL,. XXXII. NEW SERIES VOL. X.
mTJU,I.XGTON I'KirAY MOKX1NG, ..UJV ;JJ. 180J5.
NI'MBEU FIVE.
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iiciimmjto.s.
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 31. Ir.-.
Tlir Vermont Cavalry ill the In-t Cnm
pnign. V long and ttritinljr inlcre-tiiig .ti-ciunt
the achievement' of Kiltatrick's Divi-ion
T the Cavalry annof Gen Meade's Armv.iii.-
.i. v i- r ., ., .
purs m the. .. I, ma, of the 21 -t. The
1 iret Vermont Cavalry were in Kiljnlrick's
.nman.l, and c arc'i.rou.1 to err that ihc
1
Tesimcnt lias a larger share o tl- ismora-
1,1c record than any other regimen'. Wits -
irn t the j-orliun- reerring !
Mir rrmont
l..ys
It ss-Iik.su that the enemy aould nu-- his
rc.- .-n Friday July 3rd tor the purpwe of
H '. lung our rigut. 1 liis sud'eii and uucspre
i tfi k -f Ctu Kilpatrick on his itn right
jt-.I tit. f nemy to tear a flank movement and
.iig.il !! i haracter uf Ihc battle from attack
in.pl
U'f.'Utiie. Unexpectedly hearing
ii. d receiving a lrik attack on the
P ir.U mid rear, the enemy sent forward a
i' i I Mit.intry to co-oj'erate nith the eav-
n. i in lmg pressol ek. lining lwd
vr irpin-l-r dmen frtni the Kyfjd-, the eli-
.,nr i-.J. t strung j-ufciumi lieliin! two stoiteand
ii: tn.'-. ..lie a lew nIs in the rear of tle oth
. .td a similar R-m-e was mi the tltuks of Kil-
i .lp- k was anxi"U t cairy this Nithn,
. ii .ii.sful, eueuiy's aimnunition
' tii "I I iwIkuL F.vrry meant lia.1 lxi
-lt" i it the eiieuiy lura eharg-; Init iitisuc-
"luli. The 14 Vermont, M. r... Pit-ton.
I r- iihim. Alii, t'oj-ehart. aii. the Fjgh.
i.n i,i'' lVnnhauia u-ivjiIry.(.ol. I!riiiti4i. were
t, n ;it..ii tucliarg. The Firt WniMiit, First .
' i Hid a N.,ua.naiorthe lightniitli Prlili-
.i . Ii.l iiv inn. r aruswortli. .Ii-lw.1 ttr
i i until the stuw wall was i-Rielml. A
i I'uil.il tit' mil teller away from the tup
. ! Hen. Fanisworth leaN-.J hi- hi-rae
i , i- 1". . by the Hr-t Veriin.ut
!.re:ikiug before litem and taking a
hind tire second fi-are The lew rod-.
tlte tw lem.- where nir men rntse-1
. irfully ilingcnms pla,-,.. i)c jti,.
t- .miu'Ih" tiMxiiint.ie.l Im- ..f tlmv
ii rniiit nil ii.tli lltnl.. Tip iitnesH
f. ,..ii mriit -t"l in brwthit--. deuee
il running oolJ as the chargers gaineil
I f-ii-1-. Man alter nun was -rn to
l" ii r.irtl-"tlli arnvug the rest "lie
'i"i ' ' -iI many a one, looking at that
..' ip. i . hut m that tall fjrm an-l douched
areh' be lives -ami all breathe azain. His
. Killis , a soldier gives him his
- th- (,enrnl again mounts and ds-hea
Tlie enemy hen- make a more formidable
nt in- clnun away, and the whole force
1 1 bing. r'bui; it trie lence in a whirl
r ' ' rf fh"t and shell. ieh as is sddom ever w:t-
--'! iy oMierv The constant roar of mus
t -o an-l siiillerv- on ib main fiehl gate to the
. ,, r-inhar Kiaisleur It was learfaUy
iji'l 'I be ..iiiel feiK erosseil, and new fires
in"! ilr"'" ihi-bratelntn.1. To rttreatat that
. .ml was .'rrtsin dath, arsl the Olily chance of
-(.t i4- I.. a-hstvc, arst wlrance they d"! fur
' -ipen "ne snd two miles, to the rear f the
(Hoi hvoi; . in -iglit nt the covetcl train Imt at
s-si a e-M ' li.-periMg. the nten retunil uu-
i-T a galling fii- a- '-t tbej einibl. A few did
n. t .et bi'-k to tbir eoniinaiel fur hours manv
ii' er .'ami- Tlii list of inisstiig gradually
! o.-'i. ind !' liil ii-to 1'N'k auxiou-ly for
tlir irtiirii i.t tb'ii. Fslli. worth, and when, with
ih nr..ri.itiii- "Ivwn. im tiding- from him were
Irani, itifii hoj' -ii'l In- was wounded a pri
nn - In- lit. Wu b n riimsly, jierhajis ilm.
.n..l-l, n lllnbl at -.'lue hous. l.y the roadside,
. ii l,..j. ' b--'iiger- were sent in every di.
rr, ti.-Ti i.. -i-in-lt f..r tlie nti-sing spirit. ft did
r-t -".-in p.' tbli- that Ih eouM lie dead ; atsl
vrt. it w- He Ml jnt after erobsiiiE the
re-en 1 I'-m--. In- l-we. iereeil by live bullets.
I sen -!!! m! the eriuonl boy-, left lichiud at
tbr h. -j-'iil. Mind Ins lusly two tlays after the
"r" m l -i ii decently imcrreil." The lira ve,
'oi' oi l geiirrou Farnswutlh ha-gone to the
i. '. iii-l tb I that cover- his srave has
the tears of tlner wlm love-l anil!
i ... : I. m while living. '
ii.. iiir-e -lUsdrtitis ofthe VeruMmt regi
f ... i ti ii,. advance in this charge, there were
I v i , sounded, and SO or more are mis
- 1 1 i. -iiiH'nt Ut 75 men during the
Hut ii i-i . barge of tb dy at that
1 mux. July 1, it beCi'B" kuanu
1- m fail retreat, ".nd Gen.
1 tj to destroy his train nisi
. 1 -
I
'-!. ilit tmu was Mntck, ju-t iu
iiii, at the crtasuug om- half
I i In Monterey lloue. A vU
: '- t , iti i- reached. In you
-. ' i- the reaponse, mid on
in-. Ii - Ii t. Kinssohi, orderius
ti i lightened train-guaril to
ilp ; -M.'jit abaig fbr eight mites, i
:ir li.
i i.: tlie iiaui was lracacd.
i. 11. t.' till tlie numtwrtif i-bjcks
ni-t ' ii-nuv-l. the n -ad wa- crowd-
1, -
! i , 'In t,i ...i :.t 1,-nri ti-i miles; there were
.. .. n!i.-I ii 5 1 1 woiiiiiied officer- and iri-
- ii ih.'' nili'-iii'ld of Gettysburg: atubti
i . im I ''ill'-. Ijirly'-and other of
i..... . -iliiilatK'.- tilleil with dlica
'11 ii-.iii -tt.n- in I'ennsylt.'iiiia: fiiur
mI in I 'iur-- teams: some tillcl with
i ' nt.-li--.-. ..ihei- with ri.-iii'. bams,
.:) n. l.tdi-' ami ibihlrin'- -ins--and
, M-J..il,'m mainly obtained timn the
-'iten.'l inb ibil oil- t'f ) oik t'nuuty and vi
"t; . i .i run- stobn fioiu I ucle Sam with the
t S. ' -till upon them : wa-jons stolen from
' m.;b:mia aul total MarUtnd farmers;
--'li- .Ti-l .-imbul.iucts itii-le for the Confeder
' liiiinnieiit, (a is-or imitaiion of our own;)
tnii- li-om Nvrth Carolina and wagons from
1, ti..T a mongrel traui all stolen, or what
' I'll wur-e paid for in Confederate notes, made
.viable -ix months alter the nswgnitiou ofthe
-athem t'onfedentey by the Vnitcd States Gov-i-'nnnt
..r in other words never After day-'-bt
n lot of the wagons were parked and burnt
at fiingii.IJ , hundred- were burnt iu tlie
mad where captmel. Our men filled their
intern- with niiilii. t- ind replenished their
tot k "f lothiug. -u-ar, i-aU aiel bacon. Some
r i x pti'tiie t olilederate uniforms were cap
"T'i. - v er il gold watches and articles of jew--V.
wia-Joutrl. A few of the captured warons
'h' '.vsl i nere aited, and to the balance, with
rait tlto t.'ta-b wa- applied.
Vt hen th ' 1 -t Virinoiit, Lieut, t'ol. 1'restou,
1 1 1 rraeluil tin- M.mtercy Hoti-e S ttunkiy night,
i i- 'let.iclic I aid the main object of the
pe-liti. n. 'iy inteii-cptiiig a jiortion of the rebel
aw wlm-1 it ns- lieiieved might jio-sibly lie in
' " ad auee. t tli- viotintaiii Ilou-e, alxiut III
xV. nudtiuht. I.t. Col. rreston t.k the left
ii i-nd and ni-o nig in a south-we-teily direJ
' '" ilown the niouiitain, jiavl through Stniths
' n-1 l.igliter-biirgb to llager-town, arriv
ii.n M.am slier 'l.iy-li'iht without meeting
T" on tojm. onl -cairely meeting an armed
liiot l cattle and buinethiug like a
ii u I ...l.li, i-., stragglers, wcrecaptured
i In "Hlil into lite main eoluiuii ursl.y
-I1II Ol Ht..lU-low a Ml WILLI VM-laiCT.
! l.li Monday luomitnr, July li, Gen. Kil-'f-aiiiig
that the enemy bad a train near
t n. moied upiti that place. The
H. Wti- were toet I'liil the edge
"S.i. t'ajit. I.Wer opened his bat
u Tli. .ut-kirts l the town, and licgan
1 " ii- lvploycl ill the garden- and
ii.. ..ji., (J1. tht. ton-n, weie pjrtions
' ' airgiio! jnd I-t Vermont Cavalry. A
' " tb- 1 -i Virginia, numbering oJ men,
1 ip' i imiaii, lo-t men; oiieolli
ii m mijtii w,. V.il)e,l, ami several oth.
1 the right of the 1st i ir-
Ulubt. iliit.,eil n. .lorint.Ii-
tlie !-
i il luuiir on tK rixht was Gen. Cus-
il.e 1st. ..lb. i',tl, aIK 7,1. Jlk-biian
I-
iliiliie li. I.ieuteiltllt
'' l.ieuteiiaiit Inwards
.-iinoiit. were dejiloved as
ili. t. n. Tier adMuiced through
bv- e tin ninny from a fence on
mil tint were recalled to form in
1 Thet l.t i.jurteeu men. Com
'' r. imsf fajit Schofieldaud
I
,i
I.
I.
-l-ioteu to tue right ol the
1- i-til. I aldwell. acliio. us a
i ' i i
' I. made one charirein
irru-l . l,..... r..,. ii.:.,.l
1.1.
'ii in.
ir t. i
!"tn
' ii 1 1 m,,,.
vrl our line siious-
T-iiies In Sllttn lufn -iue
"'"nt reguoent wa-held in
1 III.
- 'hit the beadtf the i uo
'i" '-i "t inCintii, tatalry
"-' ' d lltgi'istutvn as
"0.111.1 he.v bin the at
J. the let was iedily diseov-
'arge ferce present, and it
' at tie
woull Ic useless therefore to attempt lo strike
the train at this point, no'l Gen. Kilpatrick de
cided to move rapidly to V illiamsnvrt. This
was a difficult movement to execute, but iras
successfully accomplished. Leaving the First
Vermont and Fifth New York vitli Elder's lat
tery to protect the rear, the balance of the cotn
I maud was humcd forward. This rear guard
I ha 1 one of the sharpest fights of the campaign.
I Taking a josition on the William-fort ml,
they awaited the approach of the enemy. Thev:
were net kept long ui suspense, fur in less thin
half an hour the enemy advanced ttvo columns
. ,.f lnfatitiy sud one o
cavalry, each column
I numbering more men than the whole furccor-
i derol io hold theia in dieck. Of course, it was
! an matter to flink our trp" such a
command; but the rebels paid dearly for the ad-
.'"i- The ny had advanced
through the line as ourskirmishcrs ntinl. Our
j mr gulmi hcj (heir first fljl, liaIf an
, hour after ling attacked. The enemy advanced
. c - ""- ' wjw s guns.
Tliev fnt sn nrar thl f .no nn., tn..l.l h
I reN-1 down with his rammer. FJdcr gave them
graj-c and eanifter, and Ihc oth N. V. sabres,
I while tliclst Vt. nsol theircarbincs. Therennlso
was cvuipletr, but owing to. the superior force of
the !niy, ir men were enmpelhil reluctantly
to fall back. At the second position taken there
was an ether desperate contest, against odds.
Here i.ne of the bravest spirits fell- Cant. Wood
ward, son of the Cliaplain of the First Vermont
At one time Companies n and 11 First Vermont,
Capt. Itceinan. were entirely cut on", and they
were onlered to surrender " "1 don't see it,"
replied Capt, llecinan. VYhoare you talking
to,'' screamed the rebel officer "To you," was
the respone, when the Captain. Imping a fence,
wa. followed by the squadron, mid nearly all es
caped. Falling lack again, two of the Vermont
Companies were preparing toeliargc an advan
cing force; they jelled so k-ud that a portion of
the iWrce engageil at William'port supposed them
to bciibels, an-l fired a couple of shells into their
rank-, litis mistake cauns-l tle charge to be
abnidii'l, aivl uiirnHii tell tiack u on the main
loily. The offioer" and men -t this rear guard
behaeil iiutily. and iuan really slteil tetni l-e-cau-e
they coull not carrv out their orders to the
lettiT. ITie 1 irs t Vermtmt Itr t fifty men in this
retreat. I.ieut. Stuart, of Ceuii-auy H ; Lieut.
Caldwell, of Cimitiiy I. and ."ergt. Hill, of
of t'oniiiiy C, vrreaiuong IhewoiiBiIol. Muart
and Hill were left iiiwu the field.
tin .Monday, tlie l"lh, Hen. KilalricL was
anxiotlil to innke Mil adranee, lait eollkl not ob
tain order-. Sumcorthc l'cuuHuia luilitk
wen plac- I at his diswal. aiel he thought he
wi'uld try one regiment undT fire. The 1'hiU-
delphh liloes tos vlccted arrl. amiipauiel by I
the first erraent Cavalrr. a dumnstration was i
anf 'v our incni tue cnemv wen ecu p vine 1
a Sitil nnriSen Tt,e ,lui. ih. ,.J.X7T i
and it was sonsswhit intemtinr to see how dif
ferent individuals acted as they came under fire
for the first time Some laughed, others crack
el jokes. Many were serious and were a deter
mined a&ptxt. Tor new troops, however, tbey
acted creditably The General desired them to
i" to the crest cf a knoll where toe bullets were
flyinr pretty.livtlt . There was some hesitancy
at first, whereupon the batik-flag prestutsd ti
the di- isicn by the ladies of Boansboro was sent
to the front. Sergt. W. Judy, bsarerof the flap,
cried out, " Tliis is Gen. Kilpatrkk's Battle
flag, follow it," The militia obeyed the sum
mons promptly .ludy was wounded, and fell
some distance ui front of the line, and it was sup
pose1! for some time that the enemy had captur
ed the flag ; but at night, when Judy was
brought in en a litter, he proully waved the
battle-flag. The novelty of being under fire for
Ihc first time was keenly Wt by the militia.
About tlie first ram touikel had the top of his
head graiod just close enough t draw blood
He lialted, threw down bis musket, truly an as
tonished man. I ine or two ofbeers and a dozen
or more privates ran up to what the matter
wa. Illuming Imlh hand.- over bis pate and
seeing bh.sl, he exclaimed, A ball, 1 believe,"
while Ihr i.thera stood agar- with astonishment, (
until the brill voice of the General sounded in
tlieir ear. .Muae on there "' nther man's j
thnnt i- so closely rrarrd bv a 111 as to
raise a lir-" nunefi
but without breakin? the
skin. A council was heU to ascertain whether i
or w a- mi oy a nou or not. l"spte the dan-
ger. tlies aisl similar acts cau-nl mncn amuse-
ns-tit tn the laen more u-cl to eijonnr.
lien. Mlmtock waa muck an novel at the re-
-traini he wa- under all day Munday and Tu- '
da.t , lie desu-l to rave on, WJteving that the
n i.:i- 1 : - . 1 r
- ir- t- nil- ini.iugcH,n Ol V. , nu UW j
in the r: Mi 11m subse,itintlv nmtNl ti. Im.
eoma-t Had the army advanced on Tuesday
moniiiiu. I-- - whole army would either have 1
Ua-u eajitnreil or dL-jiersed. "beo, on Wednei- '
1 1 . immiiti. an tt.lTsn.H- i. mH aratluwtt w '
Its, the fact was then a -certain 1 that the ene- 1
my ctanwenced falling back when the attack
was made by the 1st . exBtont and renu;ylvania
militia the day before, tl.e enemy believing that
it was lie- initiatory moaemeut of a general d.
van.-. Sui-h was tls- jtanic among the rebel
trtis that tbey almnilotssd wagons, ammunition,
arms tents awl earn provisions. Hundreds of
isfh,. faring Kilpatrick'o men, rkd t" the
right aiel left to avoid their terrific char."-, md
Mi.M.,ittaitly nmislen-l themseli'4
w II T U - I'.LL.V ACCOMTLISUI P
lii -'viem day, one dirisiitn of om enairy
ha- bad attta-M battles, with infantry in nearly
all to contend against, captured and ilestroyed
iie-.rla i-ittite l,issj luadol wagons, and
twivii thre' aisl four thousand horses and mules:
taken Iieiweeu four and tire thousand reliel pri-om-r-.
.eslroyel one-half of tbciebel Gen. Mu-ait'-e-ttaln
force, and so deMuralired the bal
ance ilia: w h-u a green (or blue) militia regi
ment, (the lliiladelphia Blues,) with a regi
ment of Green Mountain Boys, attached them
while po-ted liebiml earthworks at Hagerstown. 1
the whole cominaud tbsl 1
pauic-stneken or at i
V illiam-jiort, where Custer's brigade of Michi-gandi-rs.
with renniugton's battery, captuied
looi-e than man for man from an enemy whose
force consisted of four times their numbers, aod
strongly located behind earthworks. This U
cavalry fighting, the superior of which the world
never saw. Tlie cavalry also contributed largely
Ml tne succras oi wir aiuo ai umiwuijB.
Tlie following uawod persuus were hi tbr. I
Washiiigten Hotel Hurjiital, Hagerstowu, Jaly I
Senreant J. W. Avpobury, 1st Vt
'a alri
woundeil iu leg.
.1. S. .Mcrritt. 1st 1 1. caiatrv-
G.. 8 SpoStrrd, 1st Vt cavalry
Fegt. . fru.h from the iur- ''at glonoui selJ
Tut OriMM, ot int 3IissL5itrri. -The Gettatburg, wta tuat lig tc be raneaib-v '
I 'li.-lniwli CtHim'mal speaks tho -f the by sokbers ami eitlrsn;. telegrsm ug
jsvtiitig uftlie ilississij.jii l tbr 1'niou aiinouBced that they would atr-f t,n the ven
troop- and of thc by wlnno brnvr n it wa- o'cb-k traiB. it about that boui the W' ' -gan
aasjiii.Iishcl . to Hug. anl soou eicry avenue lcal'i'- to he
The riter, whose banks hate been niidc nit- , depot, waa tkrenied with exptctaui . .tnyful rela
morablc forever iu the hi-tory of this gigantic j t;,w lnd fr-.sb. of cur brave, returning
war is ours iinrapiivocally. We are i beyond I the j h .. t j leUrJn) ht H;
jioint ol iiegociating with any carthlv power for -
the frt--navigation ofthe Misissippi. It is ours. that the; were " behind time" (a thing r-
We hue bisected thcbouthcni ConlcJcraey. ' nct usual with th- rambcrx ef Co. I). and al-
Ut isrcnremWit is n-MthcmcvioftW-est fa h aft
al-'iic who have done this. The soldiers and
sailor, of .New England (with the exception of a 'lk before thnr ccmin; was announced by
peojik ol regiments or Jiorthwcitcrn troops) the v-hislle of the eugin-, still we were at our
opened the mouth "f the Missksirpi, and hate lrf M, lbm w.Ieenle in ,h. dijtaDe(.
met ii", not half way to Cain., but at a paint . . .......
more th in three hundred miles from the GulC t the ringing of the bdl and tiring of cannon.
Give tlieni their share of the glory, for they have ! . th- oars approached tVy were greeted
eanoal it hard airl well.
Bi.un. I.'hetokii. The Kielnnotid nlmct .
oftbe I7tb in-t. indulgd- in lb- following . rin. Ilolc! fife drum," played by
The fiist p-iroiysm tf yy whicli convubcil Yfardwdl'; ""o51 cxctUtct drum corps and halt-thcXorlbattbeaunouuccmentortbefaUoflicks-
.J before th! Testry of tie (ngregatiocal Chnreb
bur-, has driven its i-oi'le l' excesses which. ' , . , . . .
were tbey not charaetfrUic ol the race, would j Thm they -ere receiveil by a itimng aad ar
exjsttc tbtin to ihc scorn an-l contumely of the j propriitt wrfecme frcn the Kct. J. . Kirgstn- 1
civilized world. But the oiiiliied world las hid 1 bftttLv laajpondel to by Lt OA. Jlunsoa in a
the I-s-oi. too rrryjucntiy drtuomel into its cars i '
tiila-iiiotcd bv anv s'ntiuKiite of couttmpt for i I - "
the apish cxbil'iiti-n- of tint notion of gorillas. , by the badis-. of Tt inooeki to a most lurarttiou
Tlie amount of chattering and gibbcriih which j f,, nhieb b-td bn waiting their cibui; for
has ln howling through that country, from the .
t...t . ..r .i. t.f.i.i-1.. ih. .K..rT.r the l'o. some time
tonne, since I fie tnling- broke upon their ajtound-
ed eais, is truly appalhns to those who arc ac-
customed to the calm tieuguts ol o;"
victory. It has been left to Seward, the arch- ;
fieud ofthe trtudtcmouium which has disgraced .
the federal capital for upwards of two years, to
irfrfomi the ludicrous teat of facial acrobatism,
bt which he could soften the firm-set and ascetic
sneer into the broad grin of jollification which
brighten- the dnll and hcivy face of the common
lout. F en Seward has joined in the chorus of
merriment, and after chiming in with a sickly
catenious cawing, which closed the diapason
with gratim dissonance, be relapses into a moody
fit or"nuudIin jutrlotUm, and reads cut to the
assembled faithful the articles of his cree-1."
"m" u. uil Kvistri- V jsf if who "r
enr jllt-d and drawn :i- .i .-.iiscriit in t!i
Fourth District recciitu bisixeiuiitiou jeijrs :
yestenlav afternoosi under rather pccnliar
circumstances He presented a certifieale
from the Warden of the State Prison that he
had lecn a convict in tlmt institution on the
charge of felonv, and had tcirol out his full
tcrni uf imprironmcut. Ofcoursc. after such
an experience he i; exempt from tcrrinj in
rfe,
l i,., h..,,-, i a.M.l..,,, to the deeUra-
tion of the I-val journal. ..f the North, the
tcstiraunvof the leadin-- ..f ....
omii, lliat the "lrai-c .Meetings" lve claiming to I- exempt, and in attrudnif; to
cnuctl the riot,. i;crjl.lr, friend and ft-o, i tin- tsvn or tlwev drafted who hate wishel
I-ivive clearly enough, that meli i the I to .LVr siilj-litiilev. The Iimitatinn ol time
state of thin--ixi-ei.t, ofcoiirw the "l-mee bv the law for the jrforaianiv of the-tinmen"
tliiiiclit. The KielniMKul lUnfnlth j tii i- Midi tlwt it was iuir..iblr to on
oi tne i-tii int., -.ay
"We lme intelligence I rum the North this
morning, fur mote Krltomr. xni mtck more
iiajnrliiHt. Hbh J'nniftm iUrrttion. 7le
part mutingt im .V.r York, so bitterly ritli-
cule.1 by the unthinking those safe parallels by
un.u .im anu-nar jieepte oi tue .ortb were
working into open resistance to Lincoln's Gov
ernment lir (ormt Ihfir frail."
That is the way it apj-cani to rebels, who
certainly Imd no syiiii-athy witli Use peace
notions of some of our eitiiri-r-. until thev
uw thiir " fniit."
It h in tl- nature of thin-; iniiuaihu,
that men -IhhiU. with ttery aiparance
ol kiiowledp- and an jijt.iaiK)e of real
or asmiu'l "-intietHMi. a(Svm Hililie
ly and rejaaledly. tlmt there never wan
dii lia tyraiiieal ymrniiieHt - ours, never
wa swA a riMuwiptioii that to which our
got eminent li. ni-rtel. with-mt pn-diieioj
some sort of cflcct after while ujmn the
minds of ignorant tnen. who an told that
tlsat tlity nrr (lie tit-tiuis l unbranl-ol
op-resioii. II i.dt, ami rtsk-tancc to law
follow Mieli leacliiiig almont ii a matter f
eoiite 1'inhr i-iieli a gintmiisrnt a our
inn! an riiiiKtiitlv mfiufml iy iJwif. iuhI
"J ciiwiituteu antn-jritice, tiulesr. tlwfc
autlsuritH agree with the prevalent opinions.
lr i..i r .l. r- . v i j
,r " "prwit of tlie nut. are soberly and
systituativally taught falsehoods which ate
calculated to iroruote oppvitmn to tie gov
ernment, micli falsehoods will inevitaMy hear
fruit . It is this connection between the doc-
tiinee of lying teacher- ami the "pint ' einity of Enfield, N. 11., by murderous a- ! Ueaseta proa-'ir'' a pri"t"r.-dei 1 'i .ii ih'
ol rebellion aaiong the ignorant rlssscs. ; sanlt on Elder Caleb 31. I Iyer, a member of jeet
that has M us in distinction from some por- ' the Sjcirty of Shakers, in Ihit jilacr. The ' jj,. Rotbuck ii I le- would nserve t msorr
tion of the loyal j.r-n., to Iraki that in an i affiir is related as follows A man named t sssnt Monday, but be thought i much better an
emerg.ney like the present, it is the right of j Thomas Weir, who two year- a? rwliatvd in T""0" ' ' '"lore that lat
the government to silence sueh teachers, the army, after much importunity was An answer had i- n alr-ady p'- and
It would not be ditheult at the present time allowed to place his two youngest children, i saart bare reached F'ngland -r ro-n after
to point out the very men whose ar- girls, in eharpc of thr Sricty. under a writ- ; JtonJ f'W whi- h Mr IlocbncV- mo
rwt six m-nths ago might and prob- ken agreement "not l-i molest "r try tak 1 w" ,,t',;t,' T1 o-.eri-.-wenng succeas .
ably would have prevented the Sew i them away, either by pmuavan. 'w,in r " predk I in the Times n said
York riots Certainly they would haw: 1 any other msrmtr, o long a fv..-were exw- GveWMesis in 111 impsvible enterprise
ben prertnted if the Government .ould ;
lave been fully sustained bv even loval men,
in making such arreMs. and better teacher,
liad Ukui tbe jdacr "f th.e who have misled :
the igtmraut men who have U-eume riuten.
U'e ltate asiiiHCi that the mew now o
(jsitig law and onler ler fiirreare jn a ebm
ignorant. In -upjiort of this assumption
we preaeiit the billowing ti-tim my
f a dis-
...;...:., -
"
H e have not saade the character of ' the mob'
a part of oar deseniwlOM St has hren don an
full by the daily touraak). Hat we ssnst add
our confirmatory remark anon one nesuliaritr of '
. 1 r 1 . -. . .
Thxrr srers a a'txra' '
1 1W- UWIIHWJ1 nOMSTB. I "XTf ITCl
iritk . . 1 InJ. i U -n
soul of them but they were the dirty, aalf-
drunken, brutal rowdies, wb- are the Vsproev of
batfair-skinneil raee
Such are the rioters, wh if iaired and
goaded on bv the teai hirg- of the peace
men ", as all jrtiv lnt the pear' party
p recite and .ifartu
E-nsollis j Fait Nlgkoes KtMrcx-r
The War lejrtmcnt two or three weeks
ago issued an order for the enraHment of
free nejrrues in Kentucky, as cithern within
the purview of the '"otiscriptkin ct. This
ai tiin led t" an earnest rcmoustrance n the
ITt of the vtate aotb-irilies. which is rrpurt
ed to have ltii uaimlv seconded b teav
Burusiile I be t buii-al objertiun
appear
to I that nrgr
L nitedStal.-. and therefore not Iwble to
riirolliomi Tin- President re died that the
i iindlmciil -I the fne negroes in Kentucky
was not intriidt da- m-narilv prdiminarv
totlM- drafting and armine of them. I,ut
might be prelimumrv to their employment as
simple laooier-. tni-. However, aoee not ,
satiofv the Kcntuckiane. who arc nnwiHing
tlmt the negro bonW I"- imdrsdrd in the
State Militia.
The htarty hsJcuiise gitctt to Co. I), of the
, -A . , it-.. gai . . a.-.
" .-b --
swaday ereiung, i wU set ftwth hi tlie fid-
lowing letter .
U. ,- fMau "f r"f -'''rr Pr-
The return -f Cc I', tf tic !St!i
with tremendous cheers from the assembled mul
titude. Frem th ears tbey were marched '.
I through Allen aisl Mam streets. ' to the stir-
Table were spread with the eliicrat a tell
the most jubsUntiil articls of tool, ami
u.tcmr .lrateil with borpiets of flare r-, and
t
never were int eyes pcrmitle.1 to study a t-n"
cf more tratiscendaut beauty tlian to see tbesi
war-worn aeterjns enjoy this uiieipectsd repast
and the beaming eyes of their store than hnni
friend.-. In fort we had a "most gloriou-" lime,
and were only saddened by the thought that
some of the brave " boys" that went from our
midst to battle for " God and Liberty," scaled
thi cause with their life's blood, while others
came liome wounded by thcthutHlcr-baltsof war.
God ami the faithful American heart shall sec to
the fore.. . :."l nd w.um l'r,, heart- t.. the
lulu
I. t 111 SMI K
iMioom:sr5 or Tin: iiu.wt i
a :n.M.vr.
unming in lire o-i i.ongressioiial l
1 "llt '' "''5 State up toTuesaT laid in
j wlcl no lurtlicr thin the drawin; for tlie
-
onFridartlie Will. Since that iliv the
Provost .Marshal Knd lii iwistants lvc Lm n
omHantly otr-iphtl with Vrvin- the ihv-
,rv imtifcs on tlswe drafted, with
. ' : ..... .r .
...... .
with the draft fur the r mainder the dis
trict, till the btiEin, .-.f the -Mb-.listri. ts al
rindt drawn was in gi imnMire out of the
wav 11m- draw in-; a:. ri-sumcd on
j 11
iieM.v iii-jrnuj; lirgiuiiiug with Ihc
iin MitHiistrict-. and will coutinne
from day t-i day till that 'f
the ii'tire district in completed.
It ia gratifying to ler from all .purter"
that tlierc are Unee in the ommunitv who.
wheu drafted, think it not desirable to par a
COtHHIuUUuu fee or procure a Mila-titute.
Vhilc those who choose to meet the denrandr
of the Government by proxy do well, tb
who desire to liave the work well dune, and
so prefer to do it themselves, doubtless do
bttu-r. In the form in which the call for
troops lias been presented (that of a draft),
there is undeniably a very rat oral disposition
to take the Government on its own ground.
and onsider the whok'
aflair a matter of
supply and demand ; ol Iwrgnining smplv, 1 should we be it th houorii b- and learned gen
witliout a.,v la,rio,L-. tl with it. . S, TZT
Ilm t there an- tho--. however, wlm take a t withdrawal ef tlie mntnn nil V-tier -ci te the
diffcrenl view, in firry Coiuuiiiuitv, isclwar- I earns ttir which lie frankly i.wne.1 he. in amnion
f wg. an-l il i ttll ui'rr cIhthi- Uj far, m
wc d'i iT'fm the wak Hint, that the mfl-
ene. of such men is extendlns itse.f. and the
patriotic view tf the draft is more generally
prevalent now thau it waa whin the drafting
"eSJ"1
Great excitement was aroused in tV. vt-
tented, are! desind to rrmiin " ftr a few )
months' service, Weir w.n dtstharged and
came brme . incr which be has been trvms. I
by every means in bis power. t g-t the y-irte
away, even going " tar as to threw tm tlie
live of several memVr.- of the Society, and
burn their luiilding it tloy did not give (hem
up to him. I
Rut as the girls were contented, and w tut Id 1
is.it consent willingly to go with their father,
they were not compelled to do so. but were 1
toM tbeymight go if they chose t
hi -jnturday AVcir met Elder Dyer, and
aft r a few words, drcia a pistolaod shot him
thr-inch the body. Though the wound was
t-trisidcTed by the surgeons very danger. wis, I
ho were felt by them that he wouM re- '
cover, but we set that be is reported a
dead Thr murderer was arrested Mder
Dyer w very extensively known and cr-atly
reapected by all his acq uainta no
li h interesting to watch jtist st the pre
sent time for indications of the movements to
be inaugurated by our generals in the prose
cutton of the war for etushing the reVUinn.
Ejrijerwnec has taught tbem ha! to conceal
the operations in which they rr engaged is
the ltest twlioy. and tbey have learned to dj
it pety evtoalh- I' i- only indication .
tbnt we nrr watehinc fot
n-it 'taViin'nts. .
iinsejrano. tuai trie larver whi oeotitein-
ed. only after Tietiarr b dc-barrd i'slf.
r, Iunv wcjj oppose that plans are la-in-
, ",. , , . . "
' which vnlUvent.utte , ,0.:
cess, arm wrn lire wowicag tuat now our
foTer bare -o great advantages in taeir lavsr.
we esn atTjnl to wait until tbrv havcachitv-
! ed iujawtant re-lt- for poniiv knowledge
of their orrratio!'-.
ine lasmg t .aiorrH i
' Isund, which was a surprise to all t veept snunber ot the prominent 'lU-iares mm in
those wIk had tor weeks hem engagtal in I the place receivi-d an lioiiorablr ticket t - the
j furmidahlr, hut entirely mtw,; preparation ' teniae of their eouutry. The Rutland llr
for tht undertaking, is a sprctmen asf what ' s J "At 3 o'ekiek. P. M., the drafted
we way hope tor in other quart rt. It sp- ! mew of the villagr-, with some othep., met at
, pears that ratenrire batteries were punted ! the Town llaH, eh-rted Ben. K. Char, I ".iji
dim.-tl- in the race of the fortiSration on 1 tuiu. foi imd into Kne, and headed by 6ft- md
Mfirris Island, snd a large norobsT l -.te.
r'- troops landed on FoBy Island, aer- ?r
place w hers the ssaanh w . '
,,.t. ' - night, and during many ni?')' .
,...i. i . attack Hf this w-a. man t-I
v irb sulo 'ol taiiieenlineni tb.ii "ti tl..
da. wbentlo force thus a.a om'ilatel "re
brought -'iddi'Dh i" l-t tij-.n Iro i' S-
stork, tb. r!sl- vre .-.n,.leit1 -nrpri.ed.
snd b.-.f-.r- (br. lnd tone t r.
theo s.nisbin'iit, ibi di- 'ra
the krt that will apircntli unl-
-rr Ifttn
"n. Mid
. k lliules-
ton (arbor was m our pc-t--ioii
Tirief 'abmnt(ie,.ntaine,iii our telegrams,
itdini'iting tl:it troi- .m lenrmg tarions
jrjst- when- Ibet bavr 1-n massed for
inontb- hrretotore. bad t-. Mi- ionlu-ion
that "tb. r eotf rj-n-es. in the ,na'tir ..f n
ctatlnient t leaai .uvular to th Ane . bate
referted t1. -fie n f so fr ips -in r
Vicksburg ami Port llndsoo. hut m t'bat
numVrs oi iiji'I tb' fn-and. w mi; ni t
lcam until tl.e- ji c ire', the 'ucuri The
continued " f thr Cnp i for- in
So,,,),.. r I ift.-lliRiar -.f bv h
lip. o. d;.'., -ntirjr- rjje.titi i-,
tbst I'lir "r-, -ail! Hi 'ip '- cd.apta
ac t'lfly ha- gsirc'j id Tusk tb"T'.ogh
woik in lb Mir-istpi Vll .
i.t . i n i Mil i ii i n m. nn i ti i'.
In Thnr-i'a' hi-i o ml M-Clrllan. wlilb
.itimni. .1.. ifa-it.d tti" "t; 'itgent
di-jwt. .t-li -m '".o rn.-r .-i;tiiiir. s-kmg
him t .ijine t i V-.v nk and ai-l m -c-Uirin-
onler. In obediance to tin leuuirt
the t.i.vernor. Gentnil MK'lelhiii cum to
town, went to the M. kholae llotii. nd
h.id ::n tnti i. n w uith iU 'onrtior Flu
Kxevtitite twis t rt uiu' h exi-m-l with tin
ninditiju of affair-, am! asked ''cneral M.t
Clcllan t.i JO nji to the seen- of the it 'tin.;
on the Ktist side or the city und address" tb.
people, -tating 'h it a fcccb fiom liim "ild
iinll the riot.
; vm -nl Jlt-i Itlltii n pli"! - "I' I ,: up
to the javjJi , a-ym mil thiio. it "ill not
l t ith a tiwh.'but with graa. am' -.iiii-trr
" The 'enrril h vithda-w in .-1
! order. leaving the Governor mucli chagrined
mat mc tjincral was nut willing to adopt
Welles simi tar In nt own. anil .r.!.- Lo
...... " .
. rwplr." .V V. Otmm'inaf.
-
IIMU.IMI MINT! Ml' NT
an.1'1Wis,eWwi,hieI,,he
. i-.i:j. u i t r
l.nrliNi j-Huiwl aiHl inetnbei-- of lxnlsa-
i , , i. . .
i "L T T i .'"R I,rol'
I X , . .! """Jr ...
' l-redietion.. .rr t.Is.be.1
I,., mr
the least ilMirar-
ik-i tney K.t p to the wjrlt as steadily
ever, un tin- HHIi mst.. in the House, of
i Cutumvn., bir .1. Ferguson said he m
; ask ilr. l!back to w ilhtlr.iw hi notii-e of a i with the tories of the revolution and the federals
motion for the lirognitiun of the southern oflP12 awl all who cia entirely ignore party
confederacy, which ! had ;itm for the ) influences, awl et solely from patriotic devs
ncxt MoDdilv-n.it lietnux- be w- tinfrieiKl- , ,'on to country and first iHineiples, aisl will n-r
ly to Ihe motion of ilM.ll. for the wind.-drift
of Mr. Ferguson's remarks -bowed him to
be a hearty syntjaithi?! r with the cause of
the rebels but because in t it w of the sure
ami great sutws. a- h nnticiti, of !"
niovemrnt into tin Fr .Slates, it wooU !
lie httttr to wait a few dnv- He presumol
ill. Kocbuek's motion it nrvaseti ioat bow
oulJ bs "'S'tived. and then supposing the
matter to he w tiled, a- be evidently exported
t would Iv. in favor of the sou t hern ronfe-th-iai-T
b U('.. success, would not the
British t.ottruiueiii l-e in a very awkward
po-iti"ii ' Motvmr piotnbd the lootion pre
vailed. if the i-iuih -hruld liable to force
J a -a on the north ib-v w -il 1 nt thank
i 09 for recognition.
" If. ou the other han-l. ihuugh it waa not
m.Jm.i.1. ii.. .i;.;.... ... ,i . ..i. .....
I Sort, -b'-tiM nr-.v- a mlnrv. -bat t- sitmn
f rrnt jynipitht
1 "
; 'J 'wU.
j a large majority, in wlmhr-i-.. the opinsn would
J o"l"w.ld that the f-eling. f the Hon
I ofCoaiiaoiis was opjscl I" th' independence of
the Southern onfi b rary , whi rcas. the fact was. ,
that a vact numl i were .Southern heart and
I "'l' '.L' r ll?: r' ."!!!
Tieksbttrg. adiwsa ii' fvilnrt on hi jrt
wa" inentabie. anil .
II pi tti- for the r-hrbi
were on tie high n-d to -rsilv -nert..
We sh-ul rw oinous to sr.-what the-, lying
English prophet aj whs n the npul-e and
retreat of Ier, the surrender Vick-Uirg ed a terrible artillery hre ujwn our skirmish
sad Port Hodsvn, and the capture .-r .Morris , Un"" V1." "' Vn' r
... . , ! several minutes frum battmew near 1 nnk
bhuad by Utlmorc etume to their knowledge. twwn KTm the reach of our artillery
The Loadam Ttnwa will have to admit again
a it has done Imv4ufore in a momeatt ol di
apvaotntaaeBt, that rt nods it ha pi to under
stand the Anwiewn ja-oph .
IS9. (ItaT! n BtMi-' tp-iosm;. -
The fettowing is an omcial accoant ol the
rebel lots in Gen. finnt't department since t
the rinding of the army at draml Oulf. Miss
May 1, 1863
Leas is men up to May 1? 10.000
Prisimtn takeaat Vssisburg. July 4 31,000
Total Tl.OfW
Citn i
, 1,500 of wh"m
ialeUUrea ''.otjn
rrmmsri. sick and wounded I o,CJ0
rrissBin fit fbr drv I?.00
TssMeaevured t,Mn
Males eaaturri l,5"
Horses captured 1 noo
Freight ears caprnrc ! -JOO
Looomotivaa cartured o
Larn siege guns capture 1
ciera pieces captured
1W
151
r
,nni
ISV
aaMndxofai
Stands of small arms
!hot runs, fte., fee
v slue of uupsjpr easttsred, fwsm
SlO.tW.iJOO to 815,000,(0.
1'risoners taken by Maj. Gen. Banks ",0nn
rhaaJl guns, ftr. T.O00
Artillery, hid pieces. Ac, &c, all taken
surrewlsred unoonditnnally.
KttLSMi Buurr. The first name drawn
(he Rutland draft was Kcv. Norman Seat
r, ui use a utraswiuaa a. uorvt. v- a ;
draa. marched 'hr-ighthepe'r"-.'l t..m.
stejirdng at the Pvi. i'1"" " 'im-'t.
pra-.i .ft. re . I'.- I land H .rard.
Jud'f he i.' ; ' ' O'l 'W!i- gentle.
rofii. "-bo or '"l!.-! !" ' .iiijin;
P F Nicholson. t. IX v. . lb nn i l.uk.
M. I': F.iert-. nnd alj b Kt . Mr. i r
andMr. 'j.K. lli't.of the ojnstripte rivrs
wec givtn by the, ronscripts for thr I ni..ii,
for the dntlt. br the conscript- frui a',
c . .ve., after which the comj'ain adjoiirndl
r. ith Ihe highest g.i,vj f.aling."
Frito4i i"h:...un Mi-l'jrl ..(the
Fir1 Vt Caislrv. arriv-I in town this
morning He confirms fn'ly tb sad intelli
gence of tb death of hi n Capt. John IV.
M'.-odnanl nar llagrtown. July lith. lie
wa- at tha uiuc iuiuimand of a sr,nadrou,
tvn-isUng oi I omnsuics I), and M. of the ,
Vt. Caaalry, performing thr impartant aer
vicc of delaying the advance of thr enemy,
w ho i ' rt largely outnumber J 'he portion
! '"i.-r Kilpatn 'k's f tc i g-.gei at the
:iui. . nJ were threatening tb destruction
'. 'jptuie cf bu- ph.il fore ( apt. Vo.l
vH ri-d a ' all tl nugh th brsin and
jot through tli breast ai the sunt moment,
and Wl forwsi-1 op-n lb' nek (' bi- horse,
'!! Hi- hJ ti,o rri., . "la -hurt dss
Isnn.biit the 'lielni l.i'-.in 'i-t- llv,
hi- melt "r.r .'.i-i t" I. . ii It I:. in
the b-inds i-l tie ii U I' l-o . -I, .ami waa
rid.-i. -trijjiel !-uo' I 'Inn Vni
days aittr, Haistow it cause again into po
atwsion of our fona. .tnd tl t remain- were
rei-oemi li bis fntl.er sini i.'r.l t bri
ti.'it lojrirvl in 'bt Prt'-'-i i' i i-n :r rani
m Haa-rsi' "
'.tpt Voo-h-ari 'm i i-tir-"i-ii'-l hiut-
If a eveml pn ious i nagemi nt, and
cialK by ii cliart at Hanover Junction
attracting the hih prai'c of hi' oipcii vrli
ers. His Joss is grtatli l.t'ti.-iitiil '.t oi
eouijanii iirnl reg'met'1
('riiiiI I!r Count; Contention.
ti o .... i . .
tlio i 1
. t iic i iwuiuioit.ranii i riAitinir. irmii
orparty, wlio are in favorof-ustainlng ami
'
pre -
serving the Union, an-l fn-o Constitutional Got.
eminent at whatever vicrincc reiinirctl who
'ta efforts to put dwn an entirtly oau;elesa war
t ,
' W1J "Puist our government aiI free in-titti-
tions evcrywhere-who are frarl t rebuke
' ul tntitora whether in our mMst.
aetingunder the pretcm.-e tlut they
iieemeii.oriiio-nrelicllKu attlieSiiutli who
as are ready to take issue tliat tl.se armKijtst us
:f wtopaUuzewUhtherebeUiona
to with traitor, and re.1. arxl miist cvcr.be ranked
their iuHurute to select men for our pubiie ser.
rant- of the highest ability anil integrity, are re
r(ncsted to UNt at Ihv Court house in North llr
ro, ou Saturday at 10 o'clock A. .M. the l.lih
lay of August ueit ! iwimunte suhabte r-soii-
a candidates fur eotintr outcers ami to
transact any otbet- bii.ine-i pn.i.r to lie done i
when met.
ClItlBVVN or Col STT I'lUITEMm. ,
7Tie ! r.rmort llrigmk.
lli-tiHtiaRTKR- -n liatuai I'iv., (
.nt ('oars duly II. IStH.
l'nia T. Wasiiiii .
Atf'f and In. fa'
I bate the honor to reisirt Uattthi-i
, Brigade was not hot ly. engaged :
.r .ltT,""P' V.V,:V",
at the battle
i tin- lavt-
tle-ncld at nbiut -" o'clock n. im. ol the second
lay's loltle. hnvitig marchtal thirty mih-s
that ikiy. The jiositiotl taken by the Brig
ade was on the extreme left of the army,
w here it was held in reserve. i. to guard
again-t any Hank attack. Untnelth nw-t..
tlie -lib reg't vrf s,-nt forward to ftt-l .d" the
enemy's right ami 'tnite a -harp skirmish
foiloweil. in vt Inch our men showed tln-ir usu
al gallantrr. Uur hiM was one lttnn, ,bdui
F. yUrsbnll. woinidfl in the arm and knee
severely .
Yeitterday. the ltli insi ..tiaiirurlv inair.
we advanced from Ikionalaro, on tlie llagers
Uiwu I'ikr. The liriraib- liad thr advance
of the Infantry tor.T, Uil FHifonl'stwt
alry was in the adi.tmi- of this Brigade. The
enemy was lueta'siiittbiTCmihfroiii ltoon
horo ami driten bv thr i-avalry about thrttr
miles to near Ftinkstf.wn. Ili-rr the cavalry
met the enemr's infmttrv , ami, after skir
mishing a while, lell li-k. lent iug tin- Itrig
adr in front. At the time thr eavairy fell
bark this llrigadi- was abuit 1 4 miles in ad
vance of any supp.rl xeft one Inttriy.
The Regiments were di.-.tl ol j- f dlow - .
the 'ith. I.-Col Lewis, ami two eumnie
ofthe 3d were deploynlas -kinnioJier- on tlir
left, and the titb. Col. Ilarney, wn ilcjdot
ed as skirmisliers on the right, holding a
akirmish line front of about two miles, the
left re-Ung uiun AnUttsm t'rtrk. Tlie :k
and Ith were Hipportiivr the battery and tlu
balanee ofthe 3d vras hehl in te-rr.e. The
.jy,, j,. jj,
. ... . . - . ...p, .... j "" . IMRIII'
to
mtt and some woods reiiuslv orcupkd by
gain a
'.'"""J- J"" "T ' '". "nu.""! n-gimeni
immediateiy adrnm-ed tin ir -kinuiiibers ami
took Jss-esiiin tif th' wisids and crest before
the cnemv could iki so. Tbr enrmv thin open-
It was ev itlent at a glance that the jswi
tion waa an impuftant oar. and that the t n
ruiy wouhl be likely to follow up the artil
lery lire by an infantry attack. To rt ja-I this
Col. Stijoghbwl. of thr Ith. waa rnt to -ujv.
port the 5tb,nd Col. Sravrr, of thr ."l, was
sent to support theiith. and the .'id. t 'ol.
iValbridge, was brought forward to siipp.rt
the batterv. ( 'objneb? Stoughton aod Seaver
itstruciions to depl.-v much ..f their
rtspeciivc regiments as migni t' knimi ne
, easary, and to hold the line at all hajutrda.
Their arrival wa- opjiortune. for tbr enemy
; not only threw forward his skirmisher-, but
advanced strong lines of infantry and liarg
ed upon our skirmish line. The advance
waa nobly met and severely rrjulsrd A con-
I siderable isirtion of the Ith. an.) ths..
panics of the 3d wen- iknioyeil to strengthen
soch norlions of the line of'thc "ith ami 6th
as were attacked by the enema main force.
The enemy repeatt'dly chargeif umoor Hut-.
aad wasaa often mrt and driven bark.
While this wi s going ,.n in ln.nl. it
' found that the enemy had advanced a lorcc
on oar left ami wi re rursiug tin- A titictim
1 to get in the rear of tV- left of our skirmish
, Inse. CjI. W albridgc wa- immediately dis
; patched with 6te o mjainiis of the il "to re
pel tbrir advann ami drive tbrm hack, which
, was moat rSeetnallt ilone. t this lmint id
time the Brigade was nearly -all dejiloyed
' upon the skirmish lux which extruded a ilis
I tanec ol or tlina- milt-, with no -tijiport
i wit Ilia U mitts ivn-jit tin- thraa- e.inisuiit
of the 2d bieli rr left in -up.irt of tlw
lattten.
A woundai pii.-.iM r wboio we took miorm-
ed n that the attacking jsirtt wa- Vi'drr-
i it...i.. ..i - ri.. i'..
Iht
,,. attrmiste 1 to tros, tin. Amietam W
our Kit and rear, lalongt-tl to another e sm
mand. lt imp i'di- to .-.nna iitr.ite our
forces for our rntirr line was threatened, ami
w litn repulsed at om jsiint, the enemy would
l in.i bis lines aiK-w and ndtance upon an
other. The officers and men U-havtal all nobly.
I i birr not particularise lest I do iiijustii-e to
others. Jly thanks arc esjiermlly due to the
oomuiandcrs of regiment- and tlie ol6crr- of
my stafT. Many of thr men fired away sixty
and some eighty round, of cartridge", and a
new supply of ammunition was suit for and
brought up during the tugigi-nit-nt. It is bc
ievtd that another in-iano- ol a skirmi-h
line, tia-ressarilv extending over so greatadi
tanec, reiitctilv rris"!!!!!? tbr assaults of
is luvsw iisaii ij tuurmu jioiiik.,
..a oiio. iaj ivumi jh tut: ill-tort ot Ulty oar.
It is said, that, a-the encniv'- lines went
back iu coiifusioii, some of our iniu juiiiral
un a feme and raiiutinglv calletl tbrm cow
ards, told them to come luck tliat there
was nothing there but militia.
Our lo-s was '. killed and 5'.' wounded, in
all OS. The ineiiiy'n loss could iwt latiu
hcen less than 200 or SlNJ for at cicry jsjint
tlwy were terribly slaughtered. A list of
our killed ami wuiindculs herewith forward
ed. Among our wounded I regret to name
sueli gallant titKcrrs a- Col. Stoughton of the
Ith t., I.ieut. Dniry of the lil Vt., Lieut.
Martin of tlie Ith Vt . aisl I.ieut. Kimball d
the 6th Vt.
I remain, vurc rcitfully tours.
U. A. (iKANT.
Col. coBimanding Hrigidc.
(The list of raiiualties is rabstantially the
same as that already published bv the State
repers.J
Doc law is Hhildom. "Every dog Ibis
his day," says the proverb. In Seccstri it
reads "all dogs have thtir day." A certain
fereful and sudden doom is speedily to be
prepred for them. dog so pure blooded
as to be rcsened, no eurso vilcoa to escape
through his insignificance. V (ieorgia -
er nas uiscuvcreu niai in rcoeiuum urc one
million dogs or various degrees. These dogs,
sars the editor logicallv, cat. diminish the
aggrcgatc ol food, tnbaucc it prkv. make no
rcturn, are unless aud must die. The anuu-
al consumption orUcail bv these dogs, at
. 1 . . r. ..... .... .
nan au ounce ja.r oay. is i..iw,,w jouiius
tr annum : at curniit unccs renrcsentim
U,tXiO,00J We latvc not verified these fig
ures, but presume, they are correct, though
the allowance, of half an ounce of bread r
day would slioir tlmt even Rebel caninci
must lead a dog's lilc, if that is the extett
of their ration. But besides the bread, the
dogs cat meat and other viands, and alto
gether consntuc a quantity of food which
must be valued at many millions ol dollar
Tbeirskius, too. sav, tlie editor. ouli serve ' Tf J' V.t . "
to make cotton '-afis For these and other ' We Ia,c rc,TC1 a o' thc annual tafci-
eiiorniities the decrre or diath is prononncvtl, loguc of tins well-known institution: ism The Iltti, Uth and itfth Vermont itn
and the originator "fhis grand bral scheme in the 23th year of itt existence. m,ts ar at Brattlsboro
Iir increasing the nralth ofltio Oonledcrntu
. sLite. tlii'lana. lli.it In- h:w l.mt M.....I...1..1
i. - . iUv....
to lute fbr no man
who will mt ph-dse.
this treiiititilouo rauinv
liinwlf li'x-til" to
tribute."
Our Anny Corrnivmlem-e.
I'rom .Mrnde" Army.
CiNr lb Rmix, Jld., July IT.
,lr. Edilor4 ;
Sliie T -f.t wrnfi- vw. ..nr hwwsi.1 ... hIim.1.
are ,,. , ,;th y Y m Pfuinjah
'
joinnl Jlcade'a army. We hail a bard and hur-
rieil journey .inarching uic.l.iy thirty inSes; a is I
- anaM
,,. , ,. thrf hl.u,gu,ulU,
sUrt of u, and smashiug lulf a daien ears awl ' Tearl river on the North to the river on the
all the drums ami other muncal iimruiirt be- SjMtli. I'lii has cut uS many hundred cars
longing to our regiment vrith which .rtu.irlT ' J!""" I,H- Coiir.,l,x.iey. Sherman says ho has
w.rl,au car was loaded. " Jyn'i:e,"'us'",,"l '"Is no apprehension about
me result.
Few of the seiliers were injuied, that i- to Hndii tliat Yazoo City was being fortiti
sny ftw fur a tisae of w ir, although had it Ivra " ' ' 'cnt itn. II r.xin there with his divisior.
in pweeful tiase. the eolKsmi wsull h.ve eause.1 "c '",l',,,r-' neral hiitnlred prisoners, cine
a sensation. As it is there wn a ssti- . a"ilIc7' t?'
tion among the eitgracers of the two train,
one of wham escaiied to the w..t wlrile the
other was arreiteil.
tVe reached Frpleriefc, .Marylarel, ju-t in liwe
Ui learn that Ie was esMajting across- the l'o-
S iwtrail of having an opportunity
to join iu a fight we had Wtenel t be in time
for, we had a g.l rest at Frederick, ami tin
to recover from the fatigue of our forced marchr.
'a Tuesday morning ta-t we left Frederick ami
took the rood for Hagerstosn. I ha.1 an vtHwr-
j tunity to see the rich finning bud of Mary
land, now covered to a great rxleat with i-mj.
, of grain ver-riie tar harvesting. I observe a
contrast Mwern this -ectim ami swell )irl i.f
Virgiuw a. I have seen. There B evsleaiT here
' of agricultural wealth, awl there are le- iwii
ealiiins that war has laid waste the country.
The li-nee- and bauTdmgs are are in a compara
tively gnud eomJitioit. I In our Marrh however I ,
sown saw evidences that a great army was near
a-. The road for ruaar miles in some places
wa- ervwileil with laaggage wagons and supply
train K-longiug to various army enrji.
our way l-l us .hit bills occasionally, wp.-.-nH
see these wagon trains strrtehing miles awav ami
lowly win-ling ahmg the dusty hues of rwl in
the talkry-. We passed over a part of S-uth
Mountain. n.l in the rough country wljoeent
found evidence of the recent battles. Every
ffcw roil- we troakl pasa the carca- of a horse
left to decay unowned. We march)-! on thmuglt I
Buoti-'s.ro. tmt were ) ordered back asai"
t" an encampment, alaiut half way betweru .
Boonslioru' ami MkUktown. Tht next .lay
msn-hcl t.. a camping place about half a uuV
fmm Berlin, where we still remain. ISerba. ro
will notice by consulting a map. is a little town
m the uorth hank of the 1'
and about ei-bt
mite from Harpers rerry.
In the ulaee is4f I
-ee is.thiiig worth of ipecial remark. p,,..m
'"idgv ha? just la-en i-omplettsl acro-a the rinr
near iim . ami ..M.ay ea.airy ami arraier. in-
ranidli ensing t the oilier side.
lirgi- mtinbur of rehrl prkuoer- aire
brought lierv yesterday., and are fsaeampc.1
near u-
They were the men left to rover Lee's rrtrtat
an-l were cut of by oar cavalry. Many of them
profess to favur aovtaerw aariticiples and klcas,
but think that while we will triumph in tbr end.
it may yet he a good while before tb' war will
terminate. sthers affirm that the war is caused
by the leading men of the two sections, and that
the peude arv lol into it HirelMdcd, ami that
the wre4e thing is wrong ami ught e be
-topppl. Thev enmplais greatly of scarcity of i
meat in there!-1 crape, ami enjoy a g"td sbce ,
f Cnele Sain rk -tt much hslrfl 1
.' R.
The ntioiial J'inunce-
rrK'ial statement, iu-t puUub-d. -a.ts
thv na,io"1 ht- m " n,t-- amwuiit-
$hl?,Z:i&, whict conet?tial of tlo.-
i aliocx.f l das-asi of obligatioo-
Fnwr per eenl-
Ftar nertssnl-
-iv per cents
1 1' 1 1 ami thru -leath -r c
v .-ii n'-i- r i-rhu;it'aw. . .
siSaW,."-.
lM,iaffjef
tMJS.-.,5J
l.n,tlVin
.uss.rajiK
at US7.SL.sis
Tin- -t ill u in sisow- thr natanatl in.1.1.1
tsliHw to la-, in rouiwl numU-r", twv-fir
i million hs limn it wa estiiuatod lo la l.y
. .Mr. I bu-e iu bis hint rejairt. As, however,
there an' lolancra due to the anal . to i-ai-trai
tor". Ac. it is prolblr tlmt the e-tim;it-I
will not ! fonml to rary widclr Iphh tin
actual raMilt.
'u tlir .l-t t4 I Itax-luUrr last. "I -1 .
months j.reviously, the autount of tin. 'b '.t
was .-T.-'t.T-rtii. including .4oi.ll7.W
if arrears due to the a nor and other parties.
If the lattiT be deduct 1. it will bo seen that
the uk reuse, during that psritsJ. ha- 'n
. , ..... , . . .... unun-113 j-1
ComjKtring the several classes of .Jdiga-
tkma iaaued on the 3M of Uecem!a;rau.j tlii
olltfa of June last, we final that th lour jarr 1
cents, (deposits) have decreased neailv ten 1
millions and a half, and the seven ami ihrtv-'
tenths a little over ten million-. On Otu
other hand, thr five cents, liavo inertsts- ,
rtl more tlaan tiflv-nine and n half milli.it.
and the sixes one hundred and eixty-fotiraitd
a half millions Thr tcn-and twelves, which
had been reduced to la - than n ipuarter of a
million at the clo-c tris-t )tr. hair larn
eitingui-iiaal. 'I'he demand Imti-. hate in
ereased by the amount of .I.K,J.4'Ji;.
Tlie annual interest charge on tlir nation
al debt, a it stood on tlu1 1st instant, would
u.
Four pvr oents
Fivo iivr rents
six periLTaui
Seven awl tbrea-teatba..
-,--
HualaMW.
Tlal r2,3SsV!
or all avenigu of 3.5 jierccnt. ja-ranniim.
From the bondon ( Kngland) Star.
Oi a Xigeo Troops Sin Yc-tcrtliy you
remarked (in a leader iim thr Anii-riran
war) a- folljws
" There are Sqays in the Ksglisa niee. tmi
AraW ill the French, why should there nut be
negroes in the American army?"
l.ut there are iiegrocs in the English ar
my ; the West India regiments arc comjxd
entirely of negroes ; with a few excqvtioiiF.
the non-oommis-ionctl otHctr- thcrnof arc
likewise negroes.
The worth of these trooj against an rre
my 1 know not. I do know, however, that
the ' 2d West India " volunteered to tight
the Kntans daring the Crimean war a
...,r m.ii.:ni.. -r r u-i.t-
I'.vui, U.1..U. v. ai'Luiita; ior Luitie.
1 ...... ... - 14 . . .
.iiari. too mo uovirnmcnt is now rat- !
iug another black corpa in lieu of the white
St. Helena regiment. This loAs as though
, .,
"uic auinonties uccmca "niggers"
wholesome focsl for powder. Esau-ru the
... is
Agiiu . 1 call un.n from la?rsoiul exjav
rieiKts hating been r.uartcml alongiide ne-
?m cuTr' rtirbadocs, Grenada and Trini-
dad tlutt onr black cunuadesarc soldierly
on iradc. ol sober habits, of much docility,
t . 1. .. ti :.. 1 : .. r -
" "?,lZ5t: ,n :
try ie. Thev drill f airlv. keep their arms
elcan.ar-d, well led, would doubtless figllt
stautly : otherwise, whv does our Govern-
ment enlist them? '
1 aia. sir. voura faithfully.
v.. itV..
Arm-p OniCT..
.
.uu uu.i.i. oi .mil uu.i itiiiu iswttSl On SCn-
bcit.cio.v l Lui SuiLXAKV, tuitit the ,
.t T f a-M a
A.VurSTOiiLi "Dr. A. S. Kimball,
."mUui, N. 1!.," or (wine one assuming that
name, invites drafted men to fend him twen
ty dollari, Ar which he will end them papers
eenij.tin tbcni lor life from the draft. lie
claim to U- a "V. S. Exemption Surgeon "
fjirre he is an impotor. Bat we war
rant he w ill EikI xjmc fools to send him their
uiorsev.
I 1
.
cn ol thr AVar.
The following, ilated 'ick-Inirg loth inst.
' I la l-.o r.;...l 1. I.Vn 1 1 ,11.. L
the i:,, i,. i,," i,..i , :,.i r.,.,
mi itn- tiitii: etorti n'n iuio uur llanos, i lie
riirmv btinml three steamloats on the ap-
pnsicn oi trie "unboats-. trie Dekalb wa
I4.ii
iiwn uiiand sunk iu 15 feet of water by tbr
rxjdusion ol a torjIo. Finding that the
enemy were crue-ing cattle for the rebel ar
my at Natchez, and were said to have sever
al thousand there, I have sent steamboats
' tnwju. to enlleart them and destroy sll
their ia ami moans tor making more.
L . S. ;i'A.NT, .Maj-(Jcu.
en. llaMvck lms al-o received the follow
ing datisl Vick-lirg l .
.Im- .b,linrtin etaeuatial Jack-on the night
id the ltVtbi in-t, ho i now in full retreat
tat-t. Sbermau -ays most of his army must
lrisli froiH luat. hek of watt r arrl severe
liseutinixv'mriit.
The army inrolod here have to a great ex
tent ilesrrtnl ami are -cattercilorer tlie coun
try iu every direction.
Ileariog tliat Vaoo rity vaa- being fortitj
iil. 1 --nt lo-n. Ilerroii there, live guns
wrrr mpittml. mmdt store", ami aliout ;!"l
Jin-otiers.
rn lUis-otu wj- sent to Nutuficz to stop
tlw- ermssiug of rattle for the KasteTn army .
On arrival h fnuhj tlmt kirgc numbers
lad l-a-u driitn out of the city to lie pastur
ed : also tlmt iiitiiiitions of war liad recent;
i t,, ,.r,
Smith.
eed over the West for Ktrbv
He iHotiiitrtl one hundred of hi.
umii ami sent tbtui in both direction-. The;'
caitHrnl a imiiiiIst of prisoners and 5l
head ol "frxa- ratllc. i"J head of which
w.-rrsenr to (Im. lianV". Tlie Ilapce liav
liern ami will I--1 untight here.
In IHtistaiia thry captured mote tirin
ers ami a iiumlier of teams beded with am
munition. Over two million rounds of am
munition w.-rr lirought back toNatchci with "
the leaius eajiturt-I. and l'0i,lJtl rounds be
shk- artilh-rv ammunition, were dcstrovcil
L.. dBANT. Mai. Grii
lit -l. lasni. IN tiublieati ba- a dirrcUh
from -Mcmjdli- which says a jiortion of Gen
hernian - arinv i. now in Jack-on. whten is
iwa'sjiwii'T", wniic lac ri-nsHiir-icr is 111
it M t.. U.V.L.K.
Fi-r -tt-amers bft kisbtir' on tlie tkh
inst. f.r Natebe?, having on bonrd VX) sol
"V 'I"u"a,-J
' in nrmvl lie eaiiturril five rebel occr, an-i
ering i he river he captured a battery of
nine gun-, lour of which were ten-poundrr
Farms. lie thin marched back into thi
country nl.ir milt- ami tj.tured 217 boxes
of aiRiniinitiun atrl nine more guns. The
rebels Heal in con-ternation. t'n returning
to Natchrx Ih- found 5000 bead of Texas cat
lb' and 4WW uog-heads of sugar, all of whicli
In took isessioM of in the nam-' of th -I
nitetl Statrs
On thr .Mb nt two-UamTsarrivcd frum
New Drtran- via Port Hudson, bringing np
25li Mteil relarl Jiri-cncrs. Two steamer
bit tb Mh inst. for New Orleans with
hrzK hls of rattle, and three more for
VhikslHirg with live stock. The teamer?
lHii-iaua and Huiira, captured up the Red
lliver, nrrived a' Vieksburg tin the loth ins?
A disjeti-b from lulhlioma. Teen.. IStii
inst.. say- Col. Wilder "a mouuttd infantry
ba letuniwl from a highly successful expe
ditioii to ilumbia ami Ccntrefillc. Tb'
Fsrcr )ii-i-ttal td" the I20th Illinois and th
;tl, Jw
. (Mn IH,1
intra. 'llic cxjiedition wa-i cut six
lusKigbt latck nearly fcOO hortss and
miilr- and negroes. Eighty head of the
stock aial 12 of th licgrucs were taken from
Gch. IjM-in- I'.Jk fcu-rul skinni-hc- were
had in Ihr course of the trip, resulting in th
killiug of It n guiTillas au J tliccat'tureof fiv
cumwi-si in-d 4Gcen and fifty prfratcs. Col
Gent (rrlad) tt -evercly wounded to br
brought forward. lie was pirohsl and kf
in a rtmntri Iomi-. I Inr li-s is on rear;
killed.
A l in. iituati 'li-ttrfa of the 22d sat s
.Morgan uaasetl through NelsonviUc, Atl.cn
CotiHty. ' III o'clock this morning, i-'r
forns.rix Miiudhim.
'11m- ( uut-MTitaTt Columbus disjutcti say
Aflcr rmmbnlating Athens County, Jlor
gjin bsik a mutheriy direction, crossing
IVanhingioii rounty and the Jlaskinghara
river ill tbr diiectiuuuf llcCuunelsviUe. with
the w iden: iiitrutioii to gain a roint ou the
riter a'oir gunuoas itavigaiHin aiiu cro-s inu
Virginia. I'he aiithuritics have made such
arraugciiiriits a" will eJTcetuallv cbeckmat
and .uptun bis band.
tlw Miatmr llrime from .Yr Orlcar.;
lun' "' t iork at midnight d.
bJ lowing item are compiled Irpn, the
r'rn ' ,
' A desputcii man I'ort Hudson on t be even
i iug of the 13th from lien. Irrin to Gen. Em
in, -tatasi ti'en. Sherman had driven John
I tmi out of Jsck-on aisl wa pursuing hiru
rttjiaiiy.
Cid. Chickerutg ot thr ilrtl las. cavalrv
lms been ajipuiutcal I'rorost Marshal or Tort
Hudson, and lias sent a large number of jiri
oners lo New I Irltain-, including all couimi
siont-d utfirrrs who am not to be jorolcd.
lln crrenioiiy of receiving the surrender
of I'ort llud-on wua conducted bv (o?n. Andrew-,
who revxivtal the sword ol Gen. Gard
ner but returned it to him.
I n tbe evening of tlie fjth sctrcn transports
left I'ort llud-on fur ojrationa in another
uimrter.
Hrig t ien. v. L. Andrews has been ap
pointed eoinuundcr of the Corp dc Afriqae.
and cunnuandint at Tort Hudson.
Several hundred riHcs and two cacnoT
Witt found btirirtl at Pnrt Hudson.
Tim news of Lie's defeat was ttceiwi with
intense satisfaction by onr army in Tort Ksa
son and New Orient.
A Newbern, sN". C. dapatch dxttd 20A
A dispatch was rccfired bcro to-dir
from Beaulort stating that oar furccs had
obtained entire possession cf Morris Islcsi
Tbe ntett intelligenca referred frc tio
, .... .
ctvalrr exiyaitiivn wbieb t
"rr.t.l HX. : -V
wjiuiui.-i tut. itit ua,. uaucrucn. ic:;-;.,
states tee extensive railroad bridge at Kecij
I Mount on the Wiliaington and- 'iVeldon rait
, road waa destroyed, together with fevers!
milts of the railroad.
Tbe resistance to the draft in New York
aud el-cwhcrc by the copperheads has
arnnstd the indignation ofthe veteran troop
in this depurtnxnt to an extent which Inawj
no bounds, and were it pAstblc lor. them, to
boat the seene of shame and amrctrT ther
would blaughter indisOTminitelv alf whi
1 . , - ..
.T'- attempt to overthrow
Government.
.j . . .
.dCmmHiUtijit
f" "n"d l
rrum Charlcttou aud proceeded to Newport
to report to ALital Lee. Shed
not communicate with the shore at Fortress
Jlonroe. . . :.rt
a
ft