Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-25

% @ ssssss ssls ssg-ssss ney College cadets, company of younr students threw away their muskets, grasped their knives and hacked their way through with the loss of only one man. It is said that Capt. DeIanier, formerly of Peters. burg, Va, in command of an artillery com pany, after all his men had been killed, loaded and fired the piece five times; and when the enemy came up to him. after ho had received his mortal wound. with his last remaining strength he spiked the gon, drew his revolver and killed two of the Yankees.
 Col. Scott, who was detached, sent courier to PeSram to know what he should do? The man got to our lines, but thought he was among the enemy--announced him. self a unioa man, and was shot dead by his own friends. Another messenger was sent by Scott, and he-was killed by tho enemy. He thought 1t most advisable to retreat, and in doing so captured 90 or 4J "u 0l" prisoners. Col. Heck escaped to Gen. Garnett's line, he was shortly afterwaris joined by Scott, and they retreated to liar- dy county. Those of Pegram's command that escaped, have come in.
 It is generally believed that this des- perate resistance of our brave southern warriors will stagger the invaders little. Where will their 100000 men be by the time the van guard reaches New Orleans? Our citizens are mourning for the many valuable lives that have been lost in this affray-(it, no doubt, will be called gIo- rious victory by the murderers and thieves of the North )--yet, they will wreatAe their toobstoncs win laurels, and breathe their names with pride.
 The evil practice of allowing soIdi,.I to leave camp and visit the city armed Win pistols and knives, is daily showing itself Officers commanding companies have over and over been requested by the civil aut+0- rites to detain the mems arms when they granted them permits to enter the city, but the request has been of no avail. ] have just seen ghastIy corpse lying on the pavement in Main street. 4 corporal in attempting to arrest one of his men who had left camp without permit, was shot dead by the man. The murderer was, O. course, arrested, but nothing will be done with him. This is one of the small hor- TOTS of war. The men, l was given to understand, belonged to the Kentucky vol unteers. These kind of affairs are Of fre. ouent occurrence, and seem to cause but little emotion, so hardened have we be- come.
 It is with regret that l notice thc eZia- tence of bad feeling between the Tir- ginians and the troops from the cotton States. It owes it's origin to the uukinl reproaches which our southern brothers in dulge in too freely, They say that Fir- ginia is slow and lukewam-that she does not furnish her quota of fighting men, This is all wrong: Virginia has done nobly, she has more troops in the field than any two other States, there being GO,VyO of her sons now under arms. Richmond alone has sent out 35 companies-has a home guard of 600 old men, and or 1, GOO young men ready to go when called upon. Her men have left their mark in every engage ment; they have acted at Bethel, FaIr Fax court house, Acquia Creek, Pigs Point Matthias Point, New Creek, Levels Point, and Vienna. As to her loyalty, ii we except the tainted west, she Is aafo secession. Some extreme southeuers say they came on here to fight the battles oi the State; that is wrong; Virginia is the Rubicon-if she falls, let the cotton S,ates look out. The battles that are fought on her soil, are for the Southern Coniolesacy for freedom and State rights.
 With the exception of the news giWr you above, there is nothing of moment tc communicate We are looking toward. Winchester for great battle. Large bo. dies of troops have been pushed on t5 Manassas Junction within a day or two past. Beauregard's line at this point ez tends P miles.
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