, 1862-05-19
SOUTHERN NE VS.


REACKEGARD'S ADDRESS.
The following address has just been Issued
to our troops, who are confident Of victory:
HEADQUARTERS Of THE FoRcEs At
CoElSra, SiHe., May s, 1852.
Soldiers Of :Shi1oh and EIlshorm:
We are about TO meet once more, in the
shock Of battle, f1e invaders Of our soil the
despsilers OF Our homes, the disturbers Of OUT
family fits, face to face, hind to hand. We
arc to decide whether We are to be freencn,
or vile slayes Of those who are only
free in name, and who but yesterday
were yanqu!si.ed, although in largely
superior numbers; iu their own cncinlp-
ments, on the ever memorable field Of Shiloh,
Let the impending battle decide onr fate, and
add a more i1lusrr1ous pagc 10 the history of
our Tryolution-one to which our children
y i'll punt with noble pride, saying, '<Dur
fathers were at the battfe Of Coriuth.'' cou-
graduate you on your timely JUNCTION. With
your mingled banrcrs, for the first time DUR
5pE this war, Ne shall luect our f,,c in strength
that should give rs victory. Soldiers, can
the result DC eoubrfuls Saa!l we not drive
back IN 1enuesste the presumptEous mer-
cenaries COLLECTED for s,nr snfjusation? One
more n'auly ens,Tt, aud, trusting in God and
The justness OF our c.use, we shall reriraS
more than VIC lately lust. Let the sound OF
our victorious guns BE- +s:-echoed br those Of
thr army Of Virginia Un tht: historic battlc-
Held Of Yorktown. G. 7. BEAEREGARp,
General cou,1nand1ng.
). n OTEY, Acting ASST Aajt. Gruer:l.
From The Memphis !ayaIa,.chc, 9.h.l
The epen'.rs advance consisted OF about
3,OU0 1nfantrF, with cavalry aud artillery
The sksEn,isia co1nsn"nrtd at Seyen Mile
Greek, near Farniz'St,e. Brigadi.s Gcn:raI
Mar1naduke's br'g'd'. was cut,a,sct, supported
by Captain Swe cts Mississippi battery: They
naiD3alued Their position wi1h srcit gailsl,7ry
against the heavy sh slirg of the eue.a9 for
THREE QUARTERS of m hour, when our forces
fell back. The enemy had Elk pit ce7 Of arLi-
1sry and be;.ys sirse guys. Heavy volGys Of
musEttry were fired Gu both sdts.
From the Charleston Mescnry, Naybl
Recruits have bcen pouring in to General
BcauTegard, who fully POSSESSES tbs near:s
and lie ctEGdrtic,: of ice Western ueople To
the extent Of capacity OF arruiny them, il is
supposed he will hive n,er. It Is believed ia
New Orleans That his army numbers one
hundred and twenty thousand, hu. Hnan are
sick from limestone watrr. Ther-is feeling
of pcrfa ct cct aainiy Of defeating. Buell. and
and Hal'eck in eisna1 banner. Corieth is
far enough from :t's: .unh,'ats III give oppor-
tuni1{ Tor capturing OF destroying : them,
Hence It las btti. - l. c;td as ttt. ba'fc ii I'D
General Bcanregard and troops are alike con
Ldcnt-
From the Savannah Republican. Still
Cob7sTu, May al 4. ul.-Tt,e two gEln1
armies now stand front to trout, separated
only py aspacc 0: four or FIVE nils. rit
Confecrrat-s arc ready, and will probably
await au a1task- The battle may occur to day,
but it can haId'I bv postponed brA o.d to-
mo7o*- The cn~nsy Will DC badly taken i:
Us to our strength. With Van Dorm We will
have - Thousand lucn- The weather i:
CLOUDY. but "lt;i:ar Rim. Ti:e skirnis1ne
was very heavy yesterday; til: Confederate
loss Wis ahou: vtntt III kiIl.d and " on rdrd
We captured two Federal o1icrrs--a Coloac
and MAjor-
5o'cLocR T. N.-AH quiet here: both ar
mics 11'a'.taih ti,rease,.in:. POSITIONS.
lfsom the At1uutA Coutederacs- Mny9.1
1ne:c:stfens puint Strongly to a battle com
ing I'll III Ct'11hih at aiI c:lr17 tiAy wni:h fin
magnitude nf 'hr f .rc-s susa:..d vii. eclns,
any that ever 1,sr-t,irea III Au,rrica Oa,
jndgn e,t is tlt 1lIt: Y..,.ta:s Ii .vy ,ic.r1T on
hplur j :sId .i11y !tsousa1d rirI- B*saurrsar<
is well Dis5 1ius. Oh all rides. H. ht, :!
is;t1n ust army. s'E. not 60 ltryt Us the c1esly
1t RsIr lcle IT. c.,Ac,:.a be fact that we ,lav
sc1ue l::.1r for titt result There is ssc:l
tin aA 1T iE's n'.. Tly rXhc!Elt si:h u,.m
htfe, act7st Wft1ch TIL. CHI proyil. no rrtil
edy. II Southern valor aud able ,,..i.yrA!,:,l,
c4n VIII :, yic.urs, Braur. .a,; AMI his arm,
Will win H. d'l:. 1T that pant would o
severe blow. l'rt:'u:'slY :s we E.r no WI
OF etca}e eActlp' 1allirE ao~a1ds Mnb,lc-
direction in Nhlc:1 h. Is not wanted, for u
Will bis :.rmy to 0 10 Nashville and Lori:
vile.
Rnt though such defeat would be .,siafl
and strefe. VT CHI endure it. We c.n enfu1
the loEs os Be:ure;sard's and Johnson trn,ie
ard then seizure cur Independence. Ii on
day o. triumph don't conn. sooner, it. wi
come wien the Yankees venture into our i,
interior, aud aterpE to sunjugate aud hot
1Dder kuf:Iectit,n our p+:ople at their homes
II not before, Yankee tetbcrity viii then hay
oTtrsteppt The b.snhds Of e2fety and succts
to them In this war OF conquest.
TIE ARMY AT coRIST1,
[From the Columbus Sun, may 81
Ne had IN Interview LAST evening with ca
A. " s,atke, Of AlAbau4a, who has lust r.
turned IRON C"ria.h. Mississippi he 1ep3r]
that our army has susirr, d much from aicgnss
hut there are abuus =, ,u0t effective ti.htin
men aud rs:it1erce1u, rlte are constantly cuutit
in. Gems. Pricr and Van Dorm were there vi,
the veterans uf tho Missouri cun ;,al.sn who
he represents to be ttle iutst LOOKING, ppdy
men he tver SAN The enemy are suppos.
to have about III, ,0D mer, and had advance
three mites on 1ur trt,ut from their fOr,uer {,
sition- Our officers anu nls n are confident Il,
fanEuine OF whipping ute enemy in tue ne,
hgnt, particularly if we are first attacked.
Ffcm " hat Cot. S1arht eays Of The rrpnrtf
movement Of our Generals With body of nc
lo"aTds lnr1umnja and Ueearpr ". ,,],,
cohndt nee IN the truth Of tie tsi,nat,.;, ou
lithed this morning. that We have rrt lie
1ufeumbfa and b' calur. Tue belief vas t4f.
eral, and Re trust is well founded. that Il
enemy will be- urivvn fr.1n The frnncss...