Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-28
LATEST NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.

LATEST NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
The Richmsnd papers on the Battle near
Leesburg, Va.
Richmond papers Of Thursday have been re-
ceived, and contain the following interesting
news: Ases " 49, ~g-A tssa 49,
sourHEss Accousr OF THE Battle or BaLL,s
BLUFF. 81.
The Richmond w big has the following version
Of The battle near Leesburg, Va
The victory Of Colonel (now Generall Evans at
Leesbufg on Monday, was even more complete
and glorious than we Yesterday reported II In
addition to the dispatches we then published. one
was received by the President on Tuesday night,
from the chief Of Gen. Beauregard's staff, Colonel
Jordon, in which he says:
81 have to report the capture of 6O0 prisoners
and 200 stand of arms. Their killed and wound
ed amount to between 900 and L. 300 The rout
was total The fght was an infantry eng ag ement
exc exc The forces Were the sth Virginia
ana the 18th and 18th Mississippi regiments-the
18Th Mississippi being held In reserve. No artil-
lery was fred by US y
The great results, be II remembered Were
achieved by 500 men fghting against 10 900.
with I'VE batteries Of artillery their side and
none, In use, on ours One man 70 four with
| strong artillery force helping the four II history
shows Few feats Of arms so splendid. Henceforth
the name OF Gen. Evans will take its place on the
roll OF heroes, and his unconquerable troops have
achieved a deed that will make their memories
Tor generations to come. To have been with
hereafter, an indsputable proof of dauntless vaor
ana VIII constitute for each title and passport
to the gratitude Of his countrymen With forces
cruelty disPrOportioned, they have stricken the
presumptuous invaders blow that has sent them
staggering and shrieking back from the soil their
footsteps have polluted, and that must make the
giant usurpation at Washington shudder through
all Its fame
We are vet without the names OF any of the
brave men who have fallen on our side, martyrs
IN The sacred struggle for imperiled liberty and
oeieagured land. We sympatbise in the anxious
solcitude Of those whose friends met the fortunes
OF this memorable fight, and some OF whom now
sleep beneath the soil their seIfdevotinn has con-
secrated. They have fallen nobly, as true men
and the country nouns with those who are be-
reh. Let this be their consolation.
The Richmond Dispatch thus concludes an ed
itorial on the battle:
The splendid success of Gen Evans against a
force four times numerous as his own clearly
indicates the policy which ought to have been
pursued by the Confederate forces from the begin.
ming. The Yankees cannot stand before our men
They beat them wherever they come In collision
Win them, let the odds be what they NAV a. ainst
them.
Is 1t not then, the height of folly to treat them
as though they were veterans-to halt before equal
numbers and commence throw ng up dirt instead
OF rushing upon them at once with the bayonet
and driving them OF from our soil. What Is the
end OF war! Is II not peace soon az IL can be
obtained on favorable terms' And how can II be
obtained 30 soon as by beating the enemy? De.
fensive war is ALWAYS adopted by the party who Is
weakest in men or discipline We have been at
least equal to the enemy in both throug bout this
campaign. and yet we have taken advantage Of
neither. The slow protracting movements ad opted
by our generals have borne very hardly on Wiz
ginla. large portion Of her territory Is In pos
session OF the enemy, and IT is Of the utmost
Importance to get him out Of IL. This cannot be
done by letting him alone and waiting for him to
come after us The people Of Virginia think the
more hardly OF II because they see that the enemy
never stands before our forces. They believe thst
they could have been driven out months ago IL
our generals bad tried to do 1t, and they cannot
be made TO believe anything else.
The Richmond Wing, Of Thursday says:
AL Yesterday afternoon firing was going on at
EvansPort, and last night and this morning at
Aqua Creek. We hope they have sunk some
thing On Saturday two schooners were being
range Of our batteries, the g dogs Of war; were
loosed, and so warm was the greeting that the
steam tug quickly let go her hold on the schoon-
ers, ana ignooy deserted them to their fate. The
tug retreated down the river, and the schooners
were brought ashore under one Of cur batteries
One OF the schooners was loaded with wood and
the other had on board 432 bales Of hay, nom
Maine, $50 barrels Of cement, an elegant piano
six or eight casks, supposed 10 be filed with
bacon and other small stores One Of our shote
had gone through and through oae ca ths sc noon.
eFy, Snu most likely struck the tug, which was
on the leeward, keeping out OF as much danger
az possible. IL was probably this shot thst in
duced the tug to cast loose and show her heels at
Bull Run speed
schooners was struck no less than eight times
and that three or four of the cannon balls were
gotten out Of the bales Of hay after she had been
brought ashore The tug Is believed to have
been seriously injured, as she drew of to the
MARYLAND shore, and some are Of the opinion TIA,
she sunk - w.
-, THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.
we are glad to learn, says the Richmond Dis.
patcn, that Brig. Gen. Hill Is putting everything
IN motion In his department our coast. He fs
eIectng new batteries and putting everything in
order Tor the reception OF the enemy. We learn
that our sounds will be covered with armed YES
sels TO meet the foe at every point We observe
that Gen Hill makes requisition upon the peo-
pie OF Craven for one-fourth Of their slave force
ior two weeks to aid In the construction of the
oa'terles He also proposes to accept regiment
or battalion of volunteers for stIocal defense,;
from the counties of Hyde, Beaufort Craven
Caftaret, ones, Onslow and l.eRoiI TO serve In
the Counties where they belong, except In an
emergency.
DEATH OFPRIsoNERs
The following federal prisoners died at the
Confederate States hospital in Richmond, on
Wednesday, viz: 6. NJ. Chirly, company n
second Maine regiment F. Slack, Connecticut
feRlment, and +. l.. Read, Company II, Second
Wisconsin regiment
OFFICIAL REPORT
Brig. Gen. Evans, in his official report Of the
engagement near Leesbu.g, published I'm the
Richmond papers, gives three hundred as the
number killed and wounded on their side
INVALID SOLDIERS
There are more than thousand invalid soldiers
al this time In the hospital Of Staunton. Va. and
ABOUT hve hundred and fifty In the hospital or the
kockbrtdge ALUM springs.
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