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stcrewull lrckscn Again.
Tic New York Times, Of tie 2Oih, has the
following editorial article, undcr the caption

Tic New York Times, Of tic goth, has the
following editorial article, undcr the caption
given above:
a rumor was current yesterday at Wash
iHsioa that S,pncwa!l ,acksu:. leaving the
:r'"n ui Cen Pope, i,a:! passed into the Sre-
i:sl!ivah Valley. and Was rapidly advancing
uiot ill.,. pr:yri;:c. The ta!c WIS Inherently
lhuIr.Gr. :, .i'd along 'hc Valley is II lae":-
,te i::>:mc o. Inc rravelGui pallz.m who be-
S,iv:,: l.; G"trr ctgayt rlitr is with Tie inaI.
t:la ii ;;,c ct:iSirct Ii Celebrate harvest home
III ,li"ir company. Not 70 have heard from
liln iii 4 week is sign Of mischief. We may
be sure he is not inactive, or at all ignorant
ol lis opportunities. If it be practicable TO
flank Pope, march upon aud capture the cap.
! tol, Tar carry the war 10 Harrisburg, jackson
kl:ows Mi about it. and doubtless loses not
! fragment ci time i'll .naipg necessary preps-
.alin!.>. N'!r,t his hand finds TO do he is apt
lo.dn swiftly and nightly.
Bat this very reputation for energy, ard
;he !roultil'y it naturally suggests ut Jack
soas reapp ..ramcc u:s ti:e scenes of his for
mer exploits, are qai:e likely 10 originate the
Constantly recurring runners Of his coming.
/ There are reasons, however, why the attempt
! 50 promptly ba!ilel before is not likely tu be
repeated a. present. 81 Ear as Washington
is concerned, >uIlicicrt precautions have been
taken 10 repel any attack from tue Virginia
sd" The .lr.i. @!.rn Iines mere formidable
iilan ANY wolk> kia,wn in m"lcrn warfare:
aiu; Admiralty armed aii .cnIiy manned,
an! even Could ;in. lr carried, Il ,ng'c bat
itry .. artillery 1T cli:;ci' trIec is ample Ia
prevent til" enemy CROSSING. a direct ap-
lruac! TO the cet;iti,l, is therefore, the least
practicable course np"n 10 jackson. His old
track toward tie Upper Potomac is far mure
likely 70 attract linn. Even there, however
he preparations; .! i.e War Department have
b. c!l active: ever. point of Importance being
il ttc anus OF oUr ,ruut's, anG protected !ly
cmlrv,cln.cns ant; h"ary artillery 10 inr,,
;me,a.:c OF the river wGulti Indeed email
u:,,n the Iee;s :, >uc,!it- ri life utterly dis,
;struus II tee o:iisct ol' q campaign in a hos.
lie territory. Tic iu;siaEcis not likely 10 bt
mast. 10y the Virginia leader, whose most dar-
ing DEMONSTRATIONS lave islw"yS been marked
with singular regard TO prudence, and tie
maintenance of secure lines oi retreat. The
balance OF probability therefore turns, al
things considered, against the rumored ad
vanc.. Ti;c daily hagabo9 may BIC locked fol
i'll some other quarter. Y
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General Items.

GEs- The Mobile Adreriiser Of tue 22d says:
British steamer with valuable assorted cargo
has arrived, at a Confederate port since last ac-
counts, having passed the enemy's feet without
being observed. Among tho items on her FRIGHT
list are sO,0OU pounds Of powder 10000 pounds Of
saltpetre and Il large lot Of medicines
rs" In compliance with the wishes Of the Ia
dies of SOUTH Carolina, the Secretary Of ttc Navy
has consented that the iron-cad Confederate gun
hsat recently launched at Charleston shall be
called Tie Palmetto State
a2sr Northern skedadders from the draft are
informed that the Clifton House, on the Canada
side, is full. Not only the hotel building, but all
the ont houses connected thcrewith, contain IL:
many dodgers MS can be slowed away. So says II
Northern exchange.
ER The snldiers of Indiana will not he allow
cd to vote Mt the 0ctubcr election, us the Const-
tuton declares that all persons entitled To vote,
must do so in the township l.: which thcy ,eside.
la" The Knoxville itryister of the 24lh says
recent arrivals !rcHi Nashville State that it is thc
rcneral belief nf the citizens ;hat Andy johnson
has placed Il quantity OF pDw'!er under the cupi-
;nl, and avow$ his intention q! h!uwug il 10 hell
il he has to eracualc the city, and that he will
also leave the city III ashes.
E We understand (says the Columbia Guar
ainn) that two mere steamers have recently ar-
rived in Confederate port, with assorted carsoeS.
The bockading squad.ons of our ports do not
appear to DC very vigiant at present.
~" Cu;ton is selling in NcS York at forty
seven to forty eight cents Tor mid'iiing upan,!s.
&seS- The Lone Star State (Tcxas) has sixty
four and half regiments now in the field, which
foot up some 5n,GG0 men.
10 4 number Of notes Of the "Selna (Ala.)
Real Estate Bank arc in circulation--n concern
which exploited years ago. The public nrc eau
toned against them.
gss." Remember, that green AMI young SUrgho
is said to Lc very rn;soa"us to sock. After it
fully msscls out there is danger i'll its use.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03

Tie Montgomery .!}rc1iimr has tic 'n!-
lowing irls; ani liberal re:uark: alr;a thr III.
Justice %. prescribing men oaaccnni't 81 hay,
ing met Hth the accident Of h&';i; lcciI
b ,rn at the North:
While upon Tie subject of prescription, we
will takc'occasion to express our "pi'i:";! that
TIC tIclins Gr prejudice 50 often expressed
a:-;li;!st Southern citizens Of N"rlcrn Birth,
is u;,:cnrron: !nd unjust. 1t is unjust. he
c.,,,.c ,li'sc who indulge in !: i:gaore c"ery.
ding like principle. and rcc"rniz', in ;he ac-
,,,s Of nir;. n~'iring in: Tic irsiiac:s Of
birthplace and bleed; it is nrgencr~'l-. be-
cause i. subjects 10 unnecessary suspicion
thousands who lave proved themselves eQua!
t. the test citizens Of the Conc9eracy. !,
is true that many men Of Northern birth.
residents in the South. have deserted tie Con.
lejcrary in the hour OF trial aud ..oue over
to the cna.nr. but this is no rels.,a why others
sho;,id be hastily suspected. lie: every man
be Judged, not ny the ac,icns Of others, but
bv lis Dwn. and whether he first draw breath
be,:c:'h New England ora Carolina sky.
l,.- his nclii j." measured "t hv ihc accidents
,t 1ri:!, bu; hf his :.c,s II he has cheerful.
H. as} Ia,trioicalit borne his part "r the
bur,ivns o!' war. :in rendered al the scr2ice
in l,;s Imwcr 10 advance the Cause nf tie
South. c is cnltIc,l II Tic fullest ccn'itlcnce
Of nj g..o,; c;t;Isna, iio na:tcr vii =. he may
nav" ir.n born.
Tie mcn w!.p are eva.iine Iicir duty in this
war. WHO are doia. notiii:ig Ia I:rs.ar'l it.
but who or, instead, cng,.cd i'll ina!iing !or-
;n,.> III li,n ,x;;cns, .; tic ,"!''"-ti'c mo
no;a.''i,t', the cxtorionr.s: he men :S;!,, are
d;.;aaai,i;t unreasonable rr;a"s 'or he ,icces.
SarieS OF iie from tie pno:-these are the
men wlla deserve t bc placed under the srs.
pici,,a o. tic cnm,nuniiy. The fidelity nf
such mea may very !r2perl: hc questioned.
ana thi;. TOO, whether thy arc ,!;liveS ot the
South or not. Trey @re ieal;; enemies 10 oar
cause. inu.e GaugrrGu; t:;,..i l!lnsc vino az.
ol.o:,l,. il. ans ;..l;ii.s u. It,lDriH H@v"r
lie !,l.,:tG:, ny lovers Of tri,i :,ii.! Justice in
The .;..,.ti'. t&it man "a: iha "i'!rr;>' an'i
mo-, nrn:ni,~rt of o,:r cieni,.S al lac Nnriil.
ar,. r,,n o;' S,I;.rr:I hir-:. li jci,". point
ing liz si;:.r. g.: su.r;'.i"n at ci;:z"nS Of
N.r;ier;; !ris!I rr calling ,i"r Il Scneial pro-
st.r;aiou nf foreigners. its::ou:d be; :; l:!";abor.
81 t:;., ;i.a rai.ks Of ih@ Cu:fcer:,:c a:,Ey
contain t!iu,:%a;,,is q! tf,cin. and Tat thou.
sands more have sacrificed their lives IN ::;-
t..,rr'i,g u maintain the Independence Of
TIC South.
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RlcnNoyp, August %. 1852.
Additional from Col. Morgan;s Com
nianu.

We take the following extracts from the
Savannah Republicans special te'esraphic
DISPATCH:
Kxnxy.LLx, Aug. 27.-Onc of Col. J"l!;i
Mnrsan's officers arrived here to-day direct
r. N IIarisvi!ie, bringing inrcrtan: inicrlra
Ton touching the progress rl cur a:!as ii thai
quarter The following is his account:
On the 18th instant, C,l. Morgan with ais
forces proceeded 10 a point near tialatii.,
where he encountered body Of $40 Federal:
who had Just arrived from Nashville. I!c
burnt the trastc work of the railroad a; Sa;l-
dersvi!!e, thus entirely cutting "!r their re,
treat. He then made an attack upon the par
Is, and after spirited engagement utterly
defeated them, capturing 200 prisoners and
killing and wouEding Go.
Morgan also rescued forty citizens wlo lad
been arrested by the Vandals and were being
marched to Nashville. Two Hundred mus
kets were also captured
Our lrss was slight. Adjutant Nii,s and
Lieut.. j. a. Smith were killed and three
wounded.
That night Morgan proceeded to within
eight miles of Nashville. and destroyed al!
the bridges between Gallaiin and the Spriag-
field Junction. On the 25th lie returned 10
the ncighborhood Of Galalin. where lie cIl-
gagged .we1ve hundred l,2O0) OF The enemy
under Gen. Richard Il. Johnson, formerly a
lawyer at Paducah. ky.l with a force ON his
side Of only seven hundred (IOO) These he
also defeated after fierce engagement, taking
two hundred (2O0) prisoners, among whom
are Gen. Johnson and two Of his staii' officers
besides killing and wounding one hundred
anL eighty (i50) oftbeir men. Our loss was
five (5j Killed and eighteen (lS) wounded.
.sdjutant Niles was formerly an editor ol a
Nurl;eri, Journal, but casting lis lot with the
South on the breaking out Of hostiiities with
tue North, lie came to this section and joined
Coz. Morgap's command. He commenced,
ycry' recently the publication oi II small news.
paper at HartsyilIc, Tenn, rom The "lii'e oi
:. journal which had been suspended darin,
ll;c wir.
Atijutant Niles has scaled his derati"a 70
TIE S9utll with his LIES blood upon tie altar
Of his adopted country. Peace to his asits
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Letter froE, the Traitor ;rswnlow.
I;r,cA. New YORK. .Ai;cuS. I, lSG2.


Editor N,tShlii'e Union: am please! with
the outs; oxen course of your paper, aud with
tie wel!-.i:ncd blows ii gives i!.: r:i'el e.';-
els in Ibis internal rei'rllion. hA:s lnsc'i-
ae,l fur some ;l;ne ~ wri.c YOU II cn,-:ni:;..-
,:.ti,,u for Publication: bat h',vr i"t Tie
iilt.c. ,nc lave ,n:e nov. Lave tcSI
Speaking Car Lar :ao'.tES l. cr,,"s:e'i h'ns',H,
ra ai,,cc ii: Iul',! l,' !iI'. tail : AIT!
Ii ,aiit ;,i.,.t i>t'. ;:aii>. ;:!:i. i:'::r'rr,
rcnGcr.n@ the Co:,irdr,stcy I'll !ie $t,rits
eau, hy stirring up the &orin IL vDiui.iccr IL
force :l:t,i crush out this wicke, ruhei"n. /
owe them Il debt OF gratitude i,r their ian
priSoniug me, supprrssil,s tue pnb.:s'lU" Of
| my paper, seizing UPON my Town prol'er'v
aud ,!riyin. nv wife and children o:it oi
t!.ir hi i,,:I. C.ilul.racy, u?"m "G hGurs
l,,;lcr.
FAYE canvassc;l tn. c:.tre North and
lave spsken to more i!:an nte ln#nred th"a
S,Itl p.rSi,i 5. ,aiil.4 rrcas .:iGs 10 .rarn The
ar.;.;l; condition .! :c ,"r;!i mil:;!. iirre
Is, Il s,.ili"l! rurroSc oa ;ia part al nc Notia-
v.rl p,u;,!.. and the loyal rIen ut tho North
w1>i, 10 crush out the rebellion, al amy and
evcly c,>t uf .nen. money aid boo'l Iae
great l,uv rt The prur,: a! the lu!al States
nay '"'ei, a''' lEr'' '''t,Fe "'' '''' ~
lid iii il':sT'l, ;k:; ":'ie hi;t 'i.e naEier o,
Gi"sY ai,'i beauty, Known rs Tie stars "ni
S,I'ir< %'i'tI '''s: iott ,v'F ~. ''''E ''".' ~
tr' "d ts.;,e': States. ,"tH i';''" ~. .""si
t':al u : 'ySi''":,.i'; s,!;ii: t','F ~ ''!''''
'.':d ;;i i''S c'''l"';E ','tt' ''r,ri 40" '"'
o'.e ''o'eii i'i ::.o '!'$' S'' Ut 'n' N'V'
eminent % '!:s hit u ,'s;,'"'
EaEa Si;;Aeil III ~! me !af@1 i""i.> on ''ie
iilt!S"!i is:!,i ':!Trcgh lac Ai""a"k valley to
rs ti:yy, and am l'','ase'i to asSGrs you t''
: III, go! "i G"r"s';'r ii',r;,'' !" ;"S!''%e II
tae PrcSitt 3%t 9U!"n''.'d .: vvlul'es:s
is !'r<:sn:t'! TO win a 'c'i;y. ;Ed s'on NrH
:o:E'> :r'porl!nn "t ii,en viii DC II Inc ;;e'a
i::r ircrl:! r:':"f "t GFfs't w lite lie'i
'';.l' ~ SO COO 'ii''"" meets w'ti iae eM;hu
:;;.Gc .;.i,;r::i ri oil An": ys'ang III ;lii ~,
rcc:i'''.s. ami tie o: rt@ic's i."e ,S''
~ .:essvt! are. i't !.c had i1ot ":''e:ei' ''f
.yr lia'l' :: million.
!,.:c men take" from these N'I'"er' .;,',l -',l
Middle States are Hc' even lh'sseu ny lnes' a
States. Everything Is prosperous rrcP" al Il,
at;indant; money Is plenty 81" tue niis
evi'itnce "i,e sees OF war. IS j" III" he%sia
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03

ATTACK oX Fort BEAunEGEEp.--An officer
from Sullvaa's Island reports that one III
more vessels of the blockadng lleet colnlnenc
ed shelling Fort Beauregard Thursday even
ing, in retaliation, as it is supposed, ior thr
execution of Burger, which they could scarce
ly have failed to witness. as the prisuner was
shot in an open space within sight Of the fleet.
No damage was done to the battery. Some
Of The shells fell and exploded some distance
beyond the Muultrie IInnse Fort Bhaure.
gard replied slowly. Upon acquiring the
range III the enemy's vessels with our rifle
gun, one shot caused them to leave III a very
Ilasty manner for their old anchuraSe.-Char.
lesion Courier, 10Th.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03
General HNger.
We find the following card i'll tie Rich
mond papars of the 25;h inst:

we lind the following card Ill Tie h'ch-
mopd papars of the 25;h inst:
II (ion Jnbnston's official report Of tie
b,ttl.. n..a Sven Pines.n I'm crnsured Tor
W., b,v:r. NIX division in positiol at an car.
lirr buur Ihis was impossible. lllt there
yeas ;, d.lav admit aud rcprct, but il Was
,.n,end IT,, ,hp sudden rise Ut :. stream u;.
which ,i. lro,a,s were encamtcd, AID lirY
stream ha! to be- Jr;Ggvd Gen. l. ,l.=s;rtc; 5
+ v,,ps got the road al .is crossing ll;el, and
nv tro9ns had 10 walt until his got over al
ter that there was nu delay beyond the time
required for su many troops to cross.
met Gen. Lonrstrcet at the headquarters
or Cen u n. Hill; asked him which of us
was tho senior as ,lld not know /; he replied
flat hc ,vas. told hm ii ho knew it that
w,,s w s,lIiciesl. From ihc records in The Ad-
iu,ant GsnrrapS tl,cc | find he was mistaken
w,s ,LssaIjor.S
H., S:.oc,rd mo to r,r,ceel down the Charles
Cav ,v rn,J a tn - designated posi,ion, and sent
three bri .aics oi his tiy;s ion (WilcoX', Coz
sInnis and pryor's) with the three vi my di-
inn and there await lis orders. We all
marched together and arrived at the point
los;,,no,cd b.(ore ur o'clock, and could have
n,,vnl IN any mart at the field that III terliUOll
i"', l''" ha1 orr order, to do so.
'''' CO" .T St,r "nt,;na into nositon, Cen Long
n", o". 'n. ,,' f,r the tbrce LriratIcs oi bis iy
Srse' s,i s,,'; - shut Iina :iicrwarls Ior Gen.
e,aI I' Armisteal's m brigade OF my division.
"TLn,n ,ronns w,.r,. engaged on Slturda,
..r,.r".,nu II ibes,. troops could nc engaged
,l @ rsst ,,, " ms division could have been en2ag
Wv ,%' IL" iso' ;rt r. ~ Ind received orders
0 '.',o a,o .h,, u nren;ns was directed by Ger:
- 'ii'e anrS,rsrt ,,, - Send Cen Ma1ou's brig
s!% a a",.,,3 ,l,o noyt mcrr;nr !, reuort to Gen
''a' y, re g'Ii ~, s"' N'>' '''0' '''"7 y
~ rho ~, ll".: '"x. mor,;nr vas directed TO con
A., i"e Gnu 'uAi plnncbnr,. M l,yrae To position
'I.' ,n Gtn ,ba r;I,omshr., rrt a;,l ab3u, tnre
e!i y. '-I' os nrlerrd 10 cnnc, i 10 The ira,
I ui'sM nl,, va =. w. M.;nr Grnrr,l D, II. ui!,
nv NJ iIpoi M co,n,ol onustrrI's orders wer
mus "s j.. n'', r. ,nr ro,.,n,u,l fake,
r.sn ras ,",a mn ore ~ I,v nnc. can o.:ly hope suc
treatment was REQUIRED by the eXigcnce OF III
sor,;"a
SeIN!cc. c
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Error Corrected,

Va are requested to state that tho following cit
izcits whose names have been published in IL list
81 rerllsnnt conscripts for this district are now
and have l.en in the service Of the Confederate
States and are not Of course amenablc to the said
Indictment. The names are as follows:
". J.. Robertson, Z. p. Robertson, j. g. Moore,
W. J. Rochelle, J. w. Wells, j.. Blackwell, II.
Is. Tucker, Wm. T. GufT.
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To all Concerned.

Tributes Of Respect and Obituary notices are
charged for at advertising rates and must be paid
for in advance. Tributes us Respect, under I'D
lines in length, will be inserted for So: for those
over 40 lines, S. will be required. Obituary mo-
tees over 10 lines will be charged for ut the rate
of ST. for every additional 10 lines.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03
For Governor.

The name of lion. JOHN S. PRESTON is re-
spcrtiully submitted to the public as most suita-
bic (in every rcspect) for our next Governor. His
qualifications none can doubt His talents and
peculiar fitness, render him acceptable for the
Office EDGEFIELD.
GS" Columbia papers will please copy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03
rHn;l rllE nAi.rAllANNncE.

We learned last nigh, through TIC medium
of the telegraph That at Gor,Innsvillc,
tirou.haut yesterday mornin-, til" ince.sant
boom Of distant cannon was heard in the Iii.
rcc;ioa Of WarTcnton.
Gentlemen who reached this city yesterday
cvrmin" rci.ort ''.a' - portion Of Mcclellan s
!o:""s >t;1? ~rcyi,j i i'irr:s!,ir-. -i' is ,iir.
:..,.- i. ~" .. i irr:; i!;v"r r,a. II, >.
the i'"nunkoy 70 Ricdinol.tl. Richmond Ex-
aminer, 2Slh.
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80 o.

F FOR THE ArMY.-'Thcr, is 81
IN. beef knawr 10 M..XicaaS
~ "a as Jerking" The process
sss ghc INC It i":o strips ot eight To
in length, salt it moderately,
3a ropes in the sun, taking
Athree or t"ar days !; is ready
i sspoctation wo,:l.l be much
cattle, as it could b. put
vs. made Of "raw hide or
Z Beef cured in this man
! Scy and paia;cah!e. Ii Is
Ser>ack Of jeerkrd beef will
r days without bread. Cooking
Fry, as it is as good raw.
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A New Postmaster.

With much satisfaction VIC announce that Mr.
R. l.. GENTRY has been appointed Post Master at
Hamburg kind and an obising gentleman, be
will prove popular and an efficient Post Master.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03

gSrrl.Aws. Order No. GO, from ;ie
4 he Adiutant General ut Richmond,
8"ast 81, 1862, declares that Major
d untcr and Brigalier General Phelps,
Wing and arming negroes, be no lon.
and treated as public cncuies of
Mate States. lntas outlaws. and that
gpnjsslg officers employed
SS 'ESS 3, ID in con!ircrarn:
sud place as tho
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03

The Savannah Republican, referring to the
late issues Of counirrleits. says:
Richmond and Nashville nre tic two great
ilom!gates through which these counterleits
lirw into the Confederate States, aud the
whole lbing is part Of the Yankee scheme
of suhjug.tion. They hope to ruin our cur
rency, and the felony is patronized by their
government and army oIlicers."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-09-03

Gs:,~ Colonel 5. G. EARLE, lately of and from
South Carolina, commands the Third Arkansas
Regiment in tho Army Of the Wost
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have observed that il comedies thc hast
acIof ,ays the Groi. r:;,i,a s:,.,.a ,sr.,::.Y::2
i: :a;:s ~: G'ie Gan!i.i.," o. ha:n ll. i"
is in tic farce Of lie. Wise ;.:a:l spend their
time in mirth; It's ouly fools who are serious.
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Battle Of Cedar

sljje6s ssssssstssssaa e n
of the Chicago
! SssE 3Kse following account
81 sI2 ssjgun Mountain:
,us: l2.-TLc aG:,in:s-
sty rc:rec;i.g lha Lati?c ci
s 'sSli$ ySlaY.i;<t, ilrr!i> Eat i :-"s
IN ON tie lart 'i t:,:l. Bi's:
'sss saS ~ bvii were defeated with great
Authentic accounts Of the battle,
I now been received here, from
I carS it was exactly the reverse,
q is, Jackson that has defeated
en. Pope and Gen. Bauks did not
field till nearly eight O'Clock in
at which time the battle Was
las the cd story. With less troops
Z "a, the ConfeirratcS, by their sn-
- ssss u al ship, succeeded III massing
s5s u men troops in supsrlor numbers
N int, anji, overcome b.; superior
'sti numbers, our troops were compelled TO i:ti;
SsA>Nck. Tie action was brought on hy Tie
S Dnfederates, their apparea: object being Ia
i've back the Union troops ilu;n tie neigh
Ei)e )esrhood of the Rspdan in which they sue,
fs3EEccded.
D have seen an officer direct from the field
who describes the action as being fierce aid
sany,li,lary heyousi all lrrmcr conflicts. un'
mcu :ous,t Ike veterans, ut they lad II"
c:,:.lcc against tic greater nurui'crS ri ;ht
clc,nv. The latter. too. were evidently ."ad
ed 10 fury against popes troops on '.ccoan
OF Popc's recent offensive orders. Tor ti:cI
foash: more like tieads than men, and iltei'
battle cries were such expressions as "D"wr
with the pnpe!!" To hell with the rob
bers!" "Chargc on the plual, rers! N,
quarter to tie men whomakc war on womc'!
The scene a. night, wlcn the Con'y.G,r!t,
artillery shel!c'l oar hivouacs, was trrrh'l
grand. Tie n'nnn was fall. and tGc night 4:
light Us day. 'l'lre ari!!"ry w"S sl.lcndii;'
lna:::l:.t. every One nt t;:rl" >i''l'> b":sil:::
il. the n,!st Of our tsor:,s a'i't @a@''r ;r:in>
!. The result was 4 perfect <'-.mred.. Th'
roads and fields were quickly !iI,. vii i tu";i
sands OF our soldiers and hundreds Of was
ssssa MS, huddled pel-meli together. %ithont pre-
'S3sSs 9saaecc to order Oar loss is fully 5000,
proportion of whom arc officers. ih'
Of it is ,lat among the Officers kliic'
ply wounded. are many Of the hes
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Ss!isville Junction tuuch stronger
sSEnassas was, and the l!ap:dan is .
sbetter defensive line than Eull Run. ]
Risfed that they have now got General
sand his army just who're they want
4 If he remains where he is they viii
Sss,lv not attack him. In that case, their
Sno doubt will be to m:rch arodnd his
Asuk by way 0; Staunton, llarriSonbnry,
5.y. get in his rear at Wa:rciitan.
Sy engage his attention (not with Il
5Jrce but a with Il real f',rcel in front
>,idan, and then hurl their main
sep Washington. If they succeed in
pope's rear. which they can do, as
arc three times as numerous as
III n some risk of being cut oil lie,
'.'E Is. l repeat, the only Way in
@ i 2urps can bp serviceab!e is by
s.n, by way Of Alexandria and
AIonr, &C, to join Mcclellan at lIarri-
tdins. EicLinorrd can be approached
he Peninsula. but l doubt whciil-
reached by an army marching