Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-11
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
GENERAL LEE UpoN THE LATE BATTLES.
THE CONFEDERATE ARMY IN A BAp WAY.
From Richmond papers of the stn. and other

ys~CcTeQTt"TS w
! bc- ., !>o:.-GcncrCi Orders, Nc. l,t.-tn re-
viewing The achievements OF the army during
the pr sent campa,vD, the Commanding tfen-
| eral cannot withhold The expr. SeioIl or hi,
admiration OF tho indomitabic courage IL has
displayed in battle. and its cheerful endurance.
CT privation and hardship or the march.
Since your great victories around hIchmond
yoU have d-f.a:sd q the enemy at Cedar Ioun-
tam, expelled him from the kappausnnock:
and. after Z conflict OF three days. Utterly
rrtuis-d him cn The piens Of ManaxsaS, and
forced him 10 take shelter within the fortlfica.
tioES around. his capital.
Without hating for repose YOU crossed the
PotoTnac, stor.ucd the heights CT Harpcrs
I Ferry. made prisoners of more shan eleven
Thousand men, ANA captured upwards o. sew
enty pieces OF artillery, all their SMALL arms and
other munitions of waT:
While one corps OF rhe army was thus en-
gaged. tic other insured its sucSSSs by arTas;ing
Il; DooDsboro the combined armies Of the ene-
my, advancing under their favoritn General 10
tic relief OF their beieacuercd comradrs
On iiie field of Shsr,'sburg, witt, l.>s tiian
nn--third OF his nuniieTs. you Resisted from
daylight until dark the whole army of the
enemy. and repulsed every attack along his
entire front OF more than four ,nli-s in extent
The Whole Of the following day YOU sfoud
prepared 20 resume the confiic: on thG Same
ground. ano retired next morning. wI;hou; mo-
| l-station, across the Potomac.
Two attempts suhseq u-ntly made ny the
I; elmy 10 ioiew you across the river. have Te-
suited ia h,s complete disc sIomfi;Ulc. aud being
| GrN ~ back W i'll, los.
! Achievements such as these demanded much
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amples OF greater fnrttus;r and endurance than
ih;e army has exhibited and am commits stoned
by ii.e President to thank you in the name Of
ilc Confederate Siatts FOR te uiiti.in fans.
you have Won for their arms.
Much as you have done: much Ti0To remains
10 be accomplished. The enemy again threat
CTs with invasion. and 70 you- tricd vaior
and patriotism IhC country i7oiSs WITH copu-
dence for deiiYerance and safety; your past ex-
rloi,s give as nrance that this confidence is not
nislSaccd. Il. +. LEE.
General amman
headquarters -irmgct Northern I,rgjat.,, Camp
On Washington Run, Oct. ,, ieG:.-'-s". y.
TGoHcr. -Gj a!cnt G"i faag@c;0r fT,nrTG .. s. A.,
Richmond, iG.-ti'Hrrai: The enemy cavalry,
under tIrm. Pl"2s,tVn, with 81 ,,i,cs uF tri-
i"r-, drove back ,::ctr:s yesterday in f-nat
Of She!,h"rd>toWn. The 9th Virginia cavalry,
which was IN picket: ropTlSed the enemy sew
ri;ti times, by vigorous charges, di>ruting The
ground, step by step, back 10 tie ll;ai. body.
by fi2e time his artillery reached him. Col. y.
II. r Lee: wlio in command Of tii;. brigade.
WAS obliged ~ place it OH the west bank of the
GpeqUoT. Oh the flank oi The enemy "a he ap-
preached Marfinshurg.
Gen I:af1D:ClS Brigade ad retire: t:iro;. IN
Mariimsbrr", On the Tuscarvra road, when Gen.
Stuart arrived and made dispositions 10 attack.
Lees Brigade was advanced immediately, and
Eampton's ordered forward. The enemy re-
tired az the approach OF Lee along the shop
herdstown road, and was driven across The ro-
tCInac by the cavalry. With a severe SuS>, and
daG kneSs alone prevented i from being signal
Victory. His rear was oyeTraken and PM to
flight our cavalry charging iii gallant style,
under severe iirC OF artillery. routing SqH;ttt-
GGn after >iuadTrG, killing number, ~ 0Uiidiag
more. and capturing several. He was driven
through ~lriilgeTdstown. and crossed the river
after dark: IN no case standing n h@nd-Eo-hand
conflict, but relying upon his artillery ana car
bin'> AZ long range for protection.
regret toadd tllatwo lost one lieutenant and
several pFivaies.
| ;;In. most respectfully. your obi serN T..
Il. +. LIS, Gen'l Comma nding.
Official: Chas. NarsiI;tii, MAJ. and y. ID. &.
IFrom the Richmond Wing, Oct. -
From THE KANAwRA VALLEY.
letter in the Lynchburg Republican. from
Charleston. 9d inst, says that Gen. Loring is
sui al that place. The army Is en- eamped on
tie river below town. The lankecs made 4
dash or GCn. J"mlGms's command u few days
ago, al Buffalo. SURPRISING he wJS mapping.
Tie attack made early in the morning by
| some 800 cavalry ana infantry, while tbe val
| lev was covered with toy. They approa cIlati
close enough "a br seen. y Erm tica. j. L.; loosr
! upon trln with a howtZeT which scattered
th'm like chat. Our forces pursued them
! about MiIe miles, bat owing TO the dense log.
! thought II prudent 20 stop pursuit. for fear of
! falling INFO an ambush.
Recruiting II progressing very rapidly. many
! OF the old infantry companies haying been iilled
already: and cavalry companies forming with
| ont number.
Il is reported that our cavalry have three
srainbCais blociSadeG at the mouth of lIr river,
! near G Guyandotte. The Yankees run them
! aerGund on the opposite side OF the Ohio, where
they now are, in consequence OF the low stage
! OF water. unable to get them loose. and Our
forces TOO small there 10 take them.
COMPRESSION IL.
The Senate, yesterday. was chiefly occnpicd
in the Cons liberation and discussion OF twobilis
/ originating IN that b0dy-one extending the
| prov ions OF the sequestration act to persons
| in the Confederate States who wi;hhol allie
| glance 10 the Confederate government, the other
| 10 punish insurrection rebellion against the
Confederate States. The aforementioned bill
was indefinitely postponed; the other was laid
upon the table.
! several bills We're passed among them bill
| from The House to require the surgical eXami-
nation Of conscripts IL congressional districts.
In the House. the Senate bill to refund the
excess OF the quota OF the war tax paid by North
Carolina was paSsCd.
Mr. Boudinot, delegate from the Cherokee
| nation, was admitted to the privileges of the
| floor.
The bill authorizing the suspension Of the
writ of habeas corpus in certain cases was dis
| cussed until the hour OF adjournment.
THE CAMPAIGN IN rIEGINIA-oUR AEMY-lrs
GREAT DEEDs-ITs TgIALs-ITs sUFPERiNus,
AND IT'S PERiLs IN THE FUTURE.
correspondence of the Savannah Republican,
WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. 26-My condition
! is sHch as 10 render il impossible FOR me 10
| join The army for, the present. i was not pre-
| pared for the hardsips, exposures and f;istings
| the army has encountered since it left the Rap
pahannock, and, like many seasoned CAM
paigner, have had to ''fail out by the way
| Indeed, 1 can recall no parallel instance in
| history, except Napoleon's disastrous retreat
| from Moscow, where an army has ever done
| more marching and lighting, under such great :
| disadvantages, than. General Lees has done
| since it lett The banks of James river. II pro-
ceedCd directly 20 the line of the Rappaiian-
| mock, and mo wing ont from that river, il fonght
| lis way TO the Potomac crossed the stream, ana
moved on to Frederick and HaccrstoHlI. had 4
heavy engagement ut B0Onsboro' Gap. and
! another at CHAMPION Gap, below, fought th'.
greatest pitched battle Of the war at SharpS
| burg, and then recrossed the Potomac back into
Virginia. During all This time, coyeriDG the
full space OF month the troops rested but four
| days. -r
And let il always br remembered 10 their
off flln mn l..rFn Fnr.
/ wonderful feat, one-iifth OF them We're bare
footed, one half oil them IN raG- and ihe whole
| OF them half lamished. The country from the
Rappahanncck To The Potomac had been isitrti
by the enemy with fire and sword, and our
transport tiun ins ufcient 10 keep the army
supplied from so distant "a base rs GordoRsTille;
| and when the provision trains would oyertakc
he army, so pressing were the eXi:rencies of
their position, the men seldom had time 10 cook. /