Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-05-26
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Ter which Gen. Beauregard read to his army ,
1t a dress parade on,the 18Th, embracing an
order recently issued by Butler, dated New
May 18th, in which he says that
any female shall, by word, gesture or move
ment, insult or show contempt tor any Off
or soldier. of the United States IN that city, l.
she shall be regarded and held liable to be
treated as a woman Of the tOWn-Cn other
words, a woman Of IL fame.
The order Of General Beaure9&rd closes as
follows: Men Of the South snail onr moth
ers, wives, daughters and sisters be thus out
ragged by the r~utfianly soldiers of the North,
to whom is thus given by their leader the
right to treat at their pleasure the LADIES'
of the south as. common harlots? Arouse,
my friends, and drive back from our SOL the
infamous invaders Of our homes and dlStur-
bers of our family ties -
MORGAN STRIKES ANoHER BLow.-Tbe At
lanta Confederacy of the 9th, SAYS that after
the affair at Sparta, Tenn, Col. Morgan went
into Kentucky where he struck the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad above Bow'lngi
Green, burnt two trains, took a Federal Pay
master prisoner with $50 C0, and captured
$50 prisoners whom he paroied and sent to
Louisville,
He has since been in Chattanooga
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. BURNsIDE.-We hear
but little from the coast OF North Carolina.
The nonotonv in that quarter appears TO be
only enlivened by an occasional Skirmish he
tween the pickets. It is reported that Burn
side is making bis way slowly towards Muir
freesboro' and other positions in the vicinity
of the SeaboarG railroad, with 4 view TO
unite his forces with those of Mcclellan, or
otherwise cooperate with them IN an attack
on Richmond from the south side Of James
river. If this can be effected, Richmond will,
! probably, be invaded on al sides, and be
placed in a state of regular siege.
YANKEE GvNBoATs IN JAMES RIvfER-We
are informed that the following is 3 list Of
the enemy's vessels, as seen On Sunday eve
ming from IIarrison's farm, just below City
Point:
Two screw gunbOatS.
One side-wheel gunboat and transport
schooner.
One large side-wheel steamer.
One large steam frigate.
One tug and transport schooner.
These boats were slowly ascending the riv-
er about halfpast five o'clock, They are now
perhaps lying at City Point.
THE DEFEAT 0 THE YANKEES IN GILES Co..
VA.-The Lynchburg Republican of the Dist
has authentic information from Giles county,
that late on Saturday evening last, General
Marshall attacked the Yankees in their en-
campment, and drove them from their posi-
ton, killing 43, and woinding a considerable
number. The killed were left on the field
and buried bv our men, their wounded be-
ing carried off by the enemy.
On Monday seeming onr forces who haC
been prevented by night coming on from
following up their victory, again came W
with and attacked the enemy, completel7
routing them, killing 95, who were left o.
the ground, and taking 1875 prisoners. Whel
the courier who brought this Intelligence t,
Dublin left the army, they were in hot pur.
suit Of the fleeing enemy, and it was strong
ly hoped would csptureor disperse the Who'll
command. Our loss IN the battles was fou
killed and % wounded. This information
may be relied on as authentic.
News FROM observation-disclosures has beer
received here Of q smart skiTmish on our line
in the neighbourhood of Corinth, in which
our casualties are stated to have been abou
forty in killed and wounded. The TELEGRAPH
tells constantly the old stOry-'a battl
expected every dav'-but for once we thin1
this prophetic message is to have a speed
verificatiOn.
There is no doubt, taking into considerable
the situation in the West, that the expecta
ton of a battle in the neighbourh0od of Cor
NTH cannot long hang fire. If the enem
don't fight us very soon they must renal
in an unwholes0me camp, subsisting at i'm
-.-aa aoot oojI;,r 4ma oopctopt ,o;,,Foroc
ments, and taxing beyond endurance tn
impatience of the North. To retire from the
position would leave General Beauregard
liberty to push on into Tennessee. The Fed
erals are evidently in a dilemma from whic
thew cannot hope to extricate themselvt
without a fight. Should any considered
portion of the Confederates get in the re;
of General Halleck's g and army, and pen
trate to the banks OF the Ohio, the catastrOpf
would be fastened.
We notice that a special dispatch from II
army correspondent Of a Southern paper II
ports that the Confederate forces operatir
down the Tennessee river have made the
appearance at Paducah, on the banks of t
Ohio. If this expeditionary march to the re
Of the enemy is in any force it may create
panic on the Northern frontier, which M
roll back the tide Of war from Tennessee.
on the other hand, it consists only of que
%rillas, it may YET accomplish much, as t
fact Of their penetrating to the Ohio prov
that the enemy in order to strengthen h
forces at CoTintb, has drawn away all Il
men be could from the points attacked by |
and exposed to p~artizan incursions the me
important portion of Kentucky and the fro
tiers of the NortA-Rjchnond Examiner.
NARROW EscAPE.-The Lynchburg V
7 gini.n says that a member Of the GreenbrG
4 Cavalry. who arrived there last Saturd