The New York herald., 1862-09-10

borne down upen by sever al hoayy colans the enemy
sI s spensS 81 Sss sides a. I @ at
long range but gradually tha en- ~ diaw up hs bate
rss 70 our nss ba By the sass
the nght along the whole line oi raiafSrros, Eess,
and ilips divisions became general Iae esemy
ihor ght oy tie supposilioa tlat they had caught
General jackson in small fsrce ana b,d an oPportn
nifty o! crisng hun. Bot a9 Often as they charged our
nas they driven back with thhued rsrks without
be.nS aple TO move US from OIL POSITION llsy nsht
clcscd the scole. and TIE energy retired fItr tho
conflict. The battle was aeps up until ainc
O'Clock by tina arti.lersLs on bstl'siies tNtt 600
Our mep rested on their posi'lcn that night aad on
tho eaoray eN ntsltM
Oar loss in thia battle estimated ~ between aghs
hundred and thonsa-d kiaea qeEa wounded. The
oaemy's Is known 10 have beaa than double shat
nehcf. We noto the tew CASUALTIES that hlve come 70
our knowledge. General gaA,ferro struck tAcec
times IN The beginning oi the acsa ~ the Dc neck and
arm. The ers very slight, but the asta pam
fu tnoAsh aot d4ngerous wo.4i Ehe eepsF~ con apsa
Ia Command until the close of the ashloA, eNs
ceGer2. Agel shot through the knHe Eith a
Mine psl The bones were So badly saartcFed Y, IN
sary. When our informant him he YVES being
borne from the fed li,,er to Q hoapital in
Major lawson Bolts, Of the Tweity second Vrsinio
received dan-erous, but, y i aouea,. ny inert.
LEFT side ANA emerged ~ the back q his head The ball
coufscd around the bones without brelsing thea
MAJOR Terry, Of Wythsyiilc, was SHOT through the arm,
Captain Fulton through the mock and Loutcnanl Luke
through the shouder-ali severe wounds. Captain A. "
scott OF the lwonty third Virginia regiment, was badly
Colonel Ncis of the Thirtv.third Virginia, was killed
The wounded have ali been removed to hospitals estab
lishosi near Aldo, IN the county oil loatoun. aa
- inforuaats proceeded towards Adie, on Friday
morning, they heard tremendous canhonading in tho
direction e ths bac field Of tho day before Oi the re
suit OF this fight and or the tho succeeding day. we
know oily through General Lees two dispatches to the
President, wc viii be found this day paper, in ths
Since writing lhe above we learn that Major May OF the
Twelfth Virginia, was kiei snd Lentana2t COLONEL
skinner, of the First Virginia msrtaly woundeds e0
r'hc New Rebel Military Bill.
From the Weekly Richairnd Examiner sept. 81
The following IL the bill reported from the Military
Committee the House of Representatives, on the ist
instant and made the special order fo Wednesday, Sep1
tebe 3, at one O'Clock, and from day TO day tii dis
posed Of Y
BILL 10 BR KNrrrsD AN TO fRovDR FOB TIE
ING UP or CuMrAN,gs, slgApRoNs. HArrAloNs
nEaliExrs AND 10 INCREASE TlE PROVISIONAL ARMY
OF TfE CONFEDERATE STATES. s,4 4ls ~. -
Section l. The Congress OF Confederate States or
America do enact That when the President shall CONSIDER
an increase oil the forces the 1ei necessary to lepei
nvasos or this pubic safety in tho penang he
is authorized hereinafter provided. TO cal into the
military o the Confederate states for three years
during present ii 10 should besooner ended,
all white male citizens OF tho Confederate states not
legally exempted such service between the ages or
thirty FIVE ana forty years. and such authority shall
exist in the President during the present war as 10 AL
| years OF age and when onrs He'd ali persons be-
tween the OF eighteen and foftylve years shall
their full term, and one bc emitted to discharge
becae he may have passed the aga OF fortylye years
before such term Of eervicc expires.
sec. q That the President shalt make such call by
regutan upon the Governors OF tho several Confederate
States for all or any portion o the persons wilma heir
respective States between the ages thirty five and
forty ave years. and also for those who now arc or may
here Utter become eighteen years OLD, Aforesaid
legally exempted ard when assembled 10 camra Of in
strucon in INC several States they shall pc assigned to
aud part OF the companies, s1uldrons, battaons
and regiments heretofore raised Ia thor respective States
IN the service Of the Confederate States and tho
nurnbe" that msy remain from any state after fng up
existing c0anpanies squadrcns btsions and regiments
from ch state To their maximum legal number shall DO
oces ID according to the laws OF tho STATE ing such
Sec O. That II the Governor Of any state shall
shall f for unreasonable time, to bc determined by
the Pesdcnt to comply with said re uision, u en- such
persons IN such state hereby made sigect in ali re-
srecis 70 IN act entitled "An act further to provide 'or
tho puoiic deence approved April 16, 1862 and the
President is authorized to enforce said act against such
persons.
Sec A. That for the purpose Of securing speedy
enrolment Of the persons rendered liable to military ser
vice under this the President may Immediately upon
making the requiston ordered therein employ ID any
State whose Governor shall consent thereto. officers of
tho Confederate States TO enrol and collect IN the respec
tive camps o instruction. all the persons called into SER
Sec s. That the persons brought into military service
by this act shall be Assigned 10 the company from their
State in the service Of the Confederate States which
they may prefer Join, subject such regulations
the Secretary Of War may establish 10 secure the filing
up existing companies, squadrons battons and rsgi
enls from the respective States Provided that persons
liable to military service under provisions Of this act,
and able bodied over the Of forty years may
volunteer and bo assigned duty in such camplny from
their state they may select: Provided. That said CON-
shall not by thereof be increased beyond its
legal maximum number and Provided, further, That
tho right Of volunteering In or Of being assigned TO
company sha NOT interfere with the Objects Of this act.
or produce inequality or confusion In the different arms
cf military service.
Nh. ROMANS AMENDMENT MR.. NILES RII-
Section l. The Congress OF the Confederate states OF
America do enact the President be he ID hereby
authorized can upon tho respective States for their
quotas each OF three hundred Thousand troops so
many thereof the President may deem admissible, to
be composed Of all white male residents Of the Confede
rate Sncs not legally exempted from military service
between the agos Of thrtyve and ortyhvo, to servo
for three years the sooner ended the field and
company officers 70 be chosen theStato authorities
may dtrcct itfs-- 3 .E& fot.fF
Soc. Q That thess troops be organized prac
ticable, be held IN readiness u take the field ut
moments notice. when called by tho President, and
by regiments IN camps Of Instruction for six days every
six weeks, under such regulations the secretary Of
War may prescribe, and be allowed TO remain at homo
when not in camp, provided that till called into active
service they shall receive no pay.
Miscellaneous.
The following itcms arc from tho Gr enada Appeal
Bucncr created Major General and assigned to the
comnand OF the Third grand division Of the army.
Geacral Beauregard and staff arrived at Mobile Sat-
urday asst. His health is FUZZY restored.
A joint committee had been appointed by the robcl
Congress to investigate the charges against Secretary
sionists.
The armed rebel steamer Yorktown, bound from Mobile
ioHavana was totally lost on the 26th Crew saved
The ippeal glorines exceedingly the late robcl
successes
The Granada APPEAL OF the Sd inst contains Richmond
advccs OF the od inst.
The rebel Senate the I'd inst rejected tho bill
cerning partisan rangers by vote OF 0 to 10.
The society of Friends In North Carolina had menori
allied the rebel Congress for modiaca the new
Conscrption act int their favor.