, 1862-07-18
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FROM THE SOUTH.
JEFF, DANIS1z GO 0NlG4RATUI,A.
TOBY BULLETINS,
Rebel View Of the Situation,

as the president OF the confederate States do
hereby tender yon the thanks of the conntrv
: Hlese just cauee you have 80 skillfully and he
n feal}y saved. Ten days ago an ninyading army.
vastly superior to you In numbers and mate,
r1a1s OF war, closely beleagured your csnit,I
and Faunttng1y proclaimed It's speedycoaoue uest'
1tu- marched to attack the enemy ii 73fk r..
trenchmeuts. With well directed movements
and Il. aesth- daring Talor sou charged upon hin
field over a dtstar ce Of more than thirty.dye
miles, and, spite Of his reinforcements. com
PEELED him to GEEK shelter under coyar nf
bis gunboats, where he now lies. COVER
ing before tie army he 30 lately der1ded and
.l threatened with entire suhjugatlon- The for
1ftude with which you have borne the trials
ano pr1vations, the galautry with which you
have eatered into each: eh:successi7cb battle, must
nave been Witnessed to be fully appreeiat I'd !:
!but grateful people will not fill to recognize
our needs and bear you in loyed remem-
1 pranee: Wen may it be said Of Tou that you
hage done enough ior g1ory; but duty t. a
suffering country and to the CAUSE Of constf-
tufional liberty claims for ron vet further eE.
forts; Let 1t be your pride to relax in nothing
Mcach can promote your own future efficiency
Your own great object being to drive the In.
beyond the outer boundaries Of the co1fed-
erscy, to wiring from an unscrupulous foe the
recognition which is the birthright Of every
Independent community.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
JEFF. DAVIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF TIE
BATTLES BEFORE RICHMOND.
From the M1ssippfan-1
R1cRnnsp. July 4, 1862.
The Last week, one Of successive battles ::
terrible are casualties; but glorious for con
fedeFate arms; the enemy routed on every
field; our army still pushing him beyond pur-
suit, to which he retired to the cover Of his
gunboats On James River.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
IFrom the Grenad& Evening Appeal
The 7th Tennessee regiment went into the
Richmond fight 800 strong, and came out
without one effective man.
Humphrey Ma1shaQ's resignation has been
accepted.
MccLELLAN's ARMY-ITs PRESENT LoCA
TON. e
LFrom the Petersburg Express, July 101
! a gentleman who came up yesterday states
that, 60 far rs can be discovered bv observa-
ton on the south bank of the James River,
no change has taken place In General McCel-
lan's army during the past three or four days.
Many Of bis wagons have disappeared from
view, aud the tents have been extended nm
the bank OF the river almost to the YerY doprs
OF the family mansion at Berkeley. By the
smoke Ct the camp fires Tuesday evening Il
vas generally supposed that the enemy had
advanced somewhat from the immediate banks
of the different water courBes by which he
was at first almost completely surrounded
It Is positively known that heavy reinforce
ments have reached the Yankee Mcclellan,
and it Is believed that his army now numbers
nearly OF quite 100, 600 men.
We have reason to believe that an fmnnr-
tant movement has been made by a portion Of
oDr forces; but the particulars will be known
in few days, and we refrain, for manifest
good reasons, from giving them here.
up to eight O'Clock last evening our pick
hFF m fJf L q
they have failed to do so since McC1euan's
forces reached Berkeley. We presume the
vigilance Of NcCltl1an's rear guard has been
redoubled, and the poor creatures who are SO
anxious 10 leave the Yankee service found 1t
somewhat hazardous undertaking. As soon
as the bright moonlight nights we are now
having shall have passed away, dese1tfons will
doubtless be numerous.
TIE MORE ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION,
Whatever may be the further intentions Of
McClellan IN bis new and s0-cslled "more
advantageous position We ardently hope that
We shall hear no more OF his parallels. II he
dares to venture from under the cover of his
gunboats, ne take it for granted that the con-
federates will meet his spades promptly with
the rifle or bayonet: It is impossible that he
can dig a trench without the diggers being
eIposed to shot and shell from our side, and
nc protest in advance against his being per-
nj mi'ted Led to earTy On any such york should
ne u1 u1otFSu ~ asteApe II. ae LIE
Just been dislodgcd, at q great cost of
blood, from his earth hunks In the Chtcka-
hoB,iny swamp. He should never be suffered
to construct another iu advance of his present
encampment. Let him be pinned down to the
amoEe advantageous position " which he has
fed to-. Keep him closely pent up there on
the land side, at least, and give him occasional
TenembrnnceTs in the shape Of big shells ex-
| p!oding within his lines. He should BY all
means be kept wide awake to the fact that the
"rebels y are IN the vicinity, and only desire
an opportunity Of meeting him again far
enough from his gunboats to throw column
| between him and them, SO as to intercept his
fight and wind up the campaign.
They would have done this In the late bat
ties but for the nocturnal slip which he gave
| them, which enabled him to make his escape
sitter being almost as good as caught Had be
remained in the White Oak swamp till another
euurlse he and his army would have been in
| Richmond before the close OF the week, but
not as voluntary visitors.
sPEc1ALD1srATGHEs TO THE PETERSBURG
IcuAoHD. July 9, 1869.
| A gentleman vino ran the blockade yester
| day states that Geu- Scott has been appointed
Secretary Of War BY Lincoln.
| There is great rejoicing over McCleI1an'f
victory in fankeedom; but the people there
we're in perfect stew about foreign mediation
R1cHxosD:: July g. 1864
| As usual, Madam Rumor was busy to-day
| circulating reports OF fighting yesterday. Ut
to u O'Clock to-day no engagement had
! 10000 Yankees reached Wa7enton On Mon
day.
| RICHMOND, July 9, 1882.
That old traitor, Scott, has certainly beer
| appointed Secretary of War. This accounts
for the late extraordinary ylsitnf Abe to Wes
Point.
R1cHHoND, July 9, 1861
4 British subject has Just gone to Europe
ing full reports of the recent battles.
[From the Petersburg Express, July 81
ALI concur In the opinion TINT the position
now controlled By Mcclellan is b formidable
one; but as to Its being impregnnbie, as sous
Wiseacres pretend to think and even assert
this is all bosh. He can aud will be dislodged
despite those "height8," about which somt
nnce Of those gunboats which were once re-
garded with terror throughout the South.
! Ne hear OF movements of tmportauces bpt
! they will not be further mentioned in the5&
columns. We have the great cause Of tht
Southern confsderacJ too much at heart tt
flcipg reputation for enterprise.
[From the Richnond Enquirer, July91
/ 8 MoRnE, July 8, 1859.
Passengers by the fsg Of truce steame,
Hatchez, from New Orleans, report that Bator
! Rouge has been taken by Gen. Van Dorm. ant
that he has captured 1850 prisoners.
ED1ToRIAL.1
The movements OF our army for the pas
two days have been entirely strategIcal M
| Fighting OF Importance has rranspfFed, and a
least tor some days, 60 far as our advicea indi
cate, none need be expected. It IL sufficient
for us to know, first, that Mcclellan has beer
defeated before Richmond; and, second, tha,
bis immediate plans In changing his front have
been frustrated through the superior ability
tort for him to retrieve his fallen fortunes-at
effort which will require time, patience and I'M
ceasiDg energy. Il is considered physica
! tmpossib1ity. for him to recruit his army Il
time for an early and earnest resumption Of hi
"On to Richmond" march. His s$atus al
present, though not an idle one, Is not, ani
| cannot be, asactire as our own. At no period
tn the history Of the war has the confsder
ate government manifested more dashing
and energetic spirit than that which is nov
permitted to inspire the commanders of GU,
| army, although that old tenptation, "forefgE
Intervention" 10Dms up even more bfilNantl1
and seductiyely than ever. The MAR .has Al
l length become au earnest one; the confeder
| ate government has 1t length ceasea all parleJ
] Nth the rest Of the world, and, relying upor
right and her own Ieeources, Il determinef Il
pursue It to the bitter end. It would be i'm
prudent to publish the movements which ~
now bdng made by our army. The pab!is
must be Satisfied that they arc wise, practicl
and essential to the success of the Struggle
Letter from Gen. Butler.
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