New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-20
PRESIDENT DAvI=' MESA GE
fBY TIRE SOUTHWESTERN AND AMERICAN LINEs.l
Gonfederat, Victory at Piketon Confirmed.


Gonfederat, Victory at Piketon Confirmed.
NASHVILLE, Nov 19.-The Louisville Courier
says it has seen a gentleman of Bath county, who
participated in the fight near Piketon, on the Sth
instant, and he declares from his own positive
knowledge there is not wsrd of truth in the
Federal report of the fight. The fight occurred at
point on the Big Sandy, called the Narrows, ff
teen miles from the village of Piketon, where the
Kentuckians were concealed. When the Federals
reached an abrupt angle Of the road the kentuck
ians opened murderous fire upon them, which
was kept up for one hour. The Federas were
sgnally repulsed, and withdrew under cover Of
their artillery. The Kentuckians had five killed
and eight wounded. man who was sent after
the fight ceased to ascertain the extent of the enc
my's loss, reported the actual count to be 2l9
killed and about $50 wounded.
Apprehension of an Attack on Columbus.
MEMPHIS, Nov l9.-Great apprehensons are
felt Of an attack on Columbus. A public meeting
will be held tomorrow to devise measures for de-
fence. *s'r
Federals Concentrating in Immense Force
The Federals are concentrating in immense force
at Cairo. An attack on Columbus is anticipated
hourly. - T.
skirmish near Falls Church. %
RICHMOND, Nov. 19.-AnotherA skirmsh took
place near Falls Church last evening, between our
advanced forces and the enemy, in which we took
ten prisoners and killed five or six. Two of our
cavalry were killed and two or three wounded,
one of whom is named Chichester the other name
is not known. ~
From Western Virginia.
The Lynchburg Republican will publish to-mor
row letter from a reliable officer of Gen. Floyd's
brigade, dated Raleigh Court House, l7th, which
states that the brigade is now about four miles
from Raleigh, that the Federals have been largely
reinforced, and brisk skrmishing been going on
for the past week, with but little damage to our
side-about two killed, one or two wounded, and
some captured Loss OF the enemy unknown.
Explosion of Locomotive.
RICHMOND, Nov. IA locomotive exploded
near the Central Depot this afternoon killing Mat
thew Davis, engineer and colored fireman.
Col Craghan Of Kentucky, Reported Killed.
It is reported here that Col, Craghan, of Ken
tucky, was killed while skrmishing in General
Floyd's brigade, but the report needs contirma.
ton.
The Hon. A. r. Boteler: has been elected by the
Convention to-day to fill Jas. NJ. Masons place in
the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
of America.
From Savannah.
SAyANNAu, Nov. l9.-The Republican of this
morning says the Federals have made no move
ment since the capture Of Fort Walker, and from
the best Information we have, it seems they have
landed 5000 men at Fort Walker and 1000 at Brad
docks Point Occasionally few of them make a
day visit to Beaufort, but return at night. The
Yankees have pressed number of negroes into
nd cat fhan to nic
cotton.
The Presidents Message.
RIcuNoNp, Nov. I9-T0 The Congress of The Con.
federate States-Gentlemen The few weeks which
have elapsed since your adjournment has brought
us so near the close of the year that we are now
abl to sum up its general results, and the retro
spect is such as should fill the hearts of oar peo-
pie with gratitude to Providence for His kind in
deposition in their behalf. Abundant yields have
awarded the labor Of the agricuituralist, whilst
the manufacturing industry of the Confederate
States was never so prosperous now. The ne
cessities of the times have called into existence
new branches of manufactures and given fresh
impulse to the activity Of those heretofore in opera
ton.
The means Of the Confederate States for manu-
featuring the necessities and comforts of life within
| themselves increase as the conflict continues, anG
| we are gradually becoming independent of the resi-
of the world for the supply of such stores and mu-
nitiOns as are indispensable for war; The opera
tions of the army, soon to be partially interrupted
| by the approaching winter have afforded protec
| ton to the country, and shed a luster upon its
arms, through the trying vicissitndes of more than
| one arduOus campaign, which entltle our brave
volunteers to our praise and our gratitude. From
| its commencement up to the present period, the
| war has been constantly enargng its proportions
and expanding its boundaries, SO as to include
| fields until the conflict now extends from ths
| shores of the Chesapeake to the confines of Mis-
| souri, and Arizona.
| Tie sudden calls from the remotest points fo,
| military aid have been met with promptnes
enough not,ony to avert disaster in the face O
| superior numbers, but also to roll back the tide 0
| invasion from the border where the war com
| menced, The enemy were possessed of certain
strategic points and strong places within the Con
| federate States, they greatly exceeded in mum
| bers in available resources and in the supplies
| necessary for war their military establishments
| had been long organized, and were complete il
| the Navy and War Departments also the mos
| part of the army once ours in common, they wert
| in possession of.
TO meet all this, we had TO create not only al
army in the face of war itself, but also the military
establishments necessary to equip and place 1t il
the field 1t ought, indeed, to be Il subject OF gfa
tulation that the spirits Of the volunteers and the
patriotism of the people have enabled us, under
Providence, to grapple successfully with the dliil
| cuties resulting IN succession ol glorious VIC
| tories at Bethel, Bull Ron, Manassas, Springfield
| Lexington, Ieesburg and Belmont, which nave
checked the wicked invasion that the greed o.
| gain and the unhallOwGd lust OF power brought
| upon our SOIL ard has proved that NUMBERS cease
to avail when directed against people lighting
| for the sacred right Of self-goyernment and the
| privileges of freemen. After more than seven
months of war, the enemy have not only failed Il
extend their occupation Of our soil, but new States
ard Territories Vhave been added to our Confeder
acy; while, instead of their threataued marching
in on conquest. they have been driven to ASSUME
the defensive, ani upon fair comparison betwee.
the two belligerents, the Confederate States are
relatively much stronger now than when the strug
| gle commenced. ...
Since your adjournment, the people of Missour
| have conducted the war in the face Of almost un
paralleled difficulties with spirit and success
alike worthy of themselves and of the great cause
in which they are struggling. Since that tint