The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-06-27
TheLoss Of the Enemy on James,
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nation, the loss Of the enemy IN the
hight at Secessionvilie, it is now believed.
will not fall far short of eight or nine
hundred in killed, wounded and missing
The number of dead buried by our pnr-
ties, detailed for the purpose, reached. up
! 10 "Wednesday evening, two hundred and
hfty-one, and fifty additional bodies n "a
reported have since been discovered IN
the woods. In addition to this. the enc.
my were allowed to carry of large mum.
Der lying near their lines. their arnbu.
lances being allowed TO come within g,,n.
shot Of our position without beine fred
upon. Our own loss, Z is thought. will
not exceed one hundred md fftv in
killed, wounded and missing.
| The enemy. have kept very quiet since
although IL Is believed they are strength
ching their entfenchments. and are re-.
/ ported 10 have erected another battery
six hundred yards in advance of the
former one, mounted with Parrot guns.
In the meantime, our own forces are not
idle.sand when the time for action arrives.
the enemy will find the road to Charles
ton not 50 easy as they may, perhaps,
imagine. fttt
All The sick and wounded OF our own
troops; rs we'll as the prisoners. have been
removed from the Secessionville Hospital
to the city, and we are now ready for an
other contest, should the enemy repeat
his experiment.
The-ohicer with the flag of truce, on
"wednesday, sent q request to General
Gist to allow them the privilege Of send
ing clothing, medicines, comforts, &C. to
the prisoners in our hands, and offering
to reciprocate. An answer, we learn,
will be returned this morning, granting
SsnsS1 " d. Smith is now in com.
mand of the forces on the Island. Our
men are all cheerful and in good spirits.
-Charleston Courier:
The English Sentiment Towards
- America.
The'iondon correspondence of the Phila-
delphfa Inquirer, writee
That the hostile sentiment towards us
is spreading more rapidly than ever in
England is clearly evident from the re.
cent tone of the politicians and the press.
While, conceding the probability Of the
triumph of the legitimate Government,
the. strongest assurances Of sympathy,
and even future assistance, are uncon-'
cealedly held out to the South, who are
practically urged TO submit, if at all,
with an ill grace, and to hope for a more
successful outbreak in the future. Sew
eral OF the London papers are openly
urging a direct Intervention, evidently
1 unwilling that we should settle our diff.
culties without England's having finger
in the pie. In order to excite the pub
lie sentiment TO demand this line of pol
icy, every expedient is resorted to. The
last is as extraordinary as it is false and
impudent. The Lancashire and other
manufacturing districts are gravely as
sured that it is the Northern army which
! is burning all the Cotton in the South,
and that consequently the North is re-
sponsible solely for the lack of Cotton
and other distresses they are realizing
Not word of reproach or rebuke is adj
ministered to the South for these confla-
grations and this wanton destruction of
property; but they are even rather com
mended for resorting to what, in us,
would be barbarities, while we must bear
all the odium of their acts. AT one time
certainly had faith that the real feeling
OF the. English people was with the North,
but now am satisfied that it is generally
and almost wholly the reverse.
Hanging of VIM. B. Mumford.
This morning, at an early hour, q large
] croIvd -arnnilntine-. to many -thnnsanhs
/ assembled on the North front of the
4 mint, to witness the execution of Mum.
ford, the man who was condemned by
lie military commission to be hanged for
the tearing down the United States flag,
on the Oath of April last Tho gallywe
was erected in front of the portico, fac
ing to the North.
About 10 o'clock the procession that
conducted the prisoner to the gallows
came in view. II consisted OF squad
ron of cavalry in the van. comprising
about 200 men. Next came the con-
demned in an army wagon, accompanied
only by an officer of the United States.
He refused to be attended by clergy
man; and as he passed Through the vast
crowd, sitting on his coffin, his counten-
ance expressed only the calm frmness of
despair,
Arrived at the mint, he assembled the
platform and made speech, Of which
we have prepared full report for to
morrow's paper.
The crowd looked on very quietly, ana
no demonstration OF any kind was made.
Many were of opinion that the execution
would not take place, but that the Glenn
ency of the commanding General would
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number chung to this belief to the last
moment.
At precisely ten minutes before eleven
O'Clock the cord was cut. the drop fell
with a heavy thtd, and all that was NOR
tai of VIM. ,B. Mumford dangled between
earth and heeven.-N o. Della, ,Sh inst.
A Grand sanhedrim at Washington.
A FARGO has been Or is about to be en-.
acted in " Washington which eolipses many
Of the minor performances there since
the iaeominig Of the baboon Administra-
tion. A Washington letter, of June 9Th,
thus announces the opening:
The trial of Judge West H.. Humph-
reys, OF Tennessee, by the High Court
of Impeachment, composed of tho mem
4 .berx of the. u IS Senate, on ~srticles OF
1.in,feach4nsn t for Ing crimes and ms
idenaea nDrs,. IN office, presented by the
House Of Representatives, is TO take place
on Tuesllay nexts A long platform is to
be erected within the Senate chamber, on
which tlfe-Judges' will sit as the Court,
while tho Representatives will occupy the
door Of the chamber, acting through
their SPECIAL cotumittee of prosecutions, p
Messrss Brigham. Pendletop, Dunlap. and
Train. The accused Judge will hardly