The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-01
GEN. JAcKsoN's OPERATIONS.


Eaquirer) private letter from an officer in the
First Brigade of the Army Of the Shenandoah
/ from which, though not Intended for publication
we have made, by consent, the following extracts
| It gives happily condensed account Of Jackson
operations in the Valley:
! Haven't our operations since the lst of May
been wonderful We have marched nearly seven
hundred miles in forced marches, with little sleep
and little food, and no baggage save cooking
utensils and what the men carried; have met the
! enemy in thirteen combats, besides innumerable
! skirmishes. six of the thirteen being severe bat
I ties, in which we badly whipped him, and in nc
instance, above slight skirmsh live We failed to
drive him back, and generally to run him. We
have taken, at low estimate, So 600 600 worth
of prop crty, including arms &C., and 1000 priso-
ners At every point the enemy has been foiled
deceived, puzzled, out-generaled, and routed
His plans have been utterly ruined, and all his
! traps have failed. | scarcely know which to ad-
! mire most, Gen. Jacksons sudden and overwhelm-
ing attack upon Banks demoralizing his army and
driving him to the Potomac, or his march up tn e
! Valley again, threatened in front, rear, and on
both faaks; foiling the enemy at every STEP
/ occasionally stopping to give him hard slap with
his open hand, as he trod too closely our skirts
and finally waiting until apparently surrounded
! by Fremont and Shields then whipping Fremont
on Sunday, and utterly routing Shields Mon
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between him and us, as gave it to Shields, Or
rather to Tyler, who commanded.
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| RUNNING THE BLocKADE--1r1irul Of a
/ Splendid Stcamship.-The British steamship
| Memphis, Captain Crukshanks, from Liverpool,
via Nassau, arrived at Charleston on Monday la st.
She has on board most valuable cargo of British
| goods such as we stand much in need of at the
present iuncture Passengers by the Memphis
report that the British Government has made a
peremptory demand upon the Yankee authorities
for the surrender of the British steamer Bermuda,
captured as prize some time ago. The Charles
ton Mercury says:
The Memphis had the misfortune, while coming
into port on Monday, to get ashore on the beach
Of Sulvan's Island, where she remained several
/ hours, but was finally lowed off by the steamers
Marion and Etiwan. When she first got aground
she approached by one ofthe blockaders, which
fired number Of shells, most Of which struck or
Sullivans Island, but none Of them hit the ship.
| The Yankee gunboat finally driven off by ii
rifed gun on Fort Beauregard, which discharged,
but one shot at her, when she retired The Mem
phis is new iron ship, on her first voyage, and
was built at DunIberton, on the Clyde, is a most
slightly vessel of good speed, about 500 tons regis
ter but is capable Of carrying the cargo Of many
vessel of 1900 tons The Hon. Mr. Ward, late
Minister to China, and Major Bateman, came
passengers III the Memphis.
THE CONsCRIpTIoN LAW-We may state for
the benefit of persons claimed by the Government
conscrpts, that the enrolling officers have been
instructed by the War Department to pay no
attention to certificates Of disability from ply
sicians at home or surgeons in camp or dis
charges from the service prior to the passage of
tie Consc1ilt Act, Except from wounds re-
ccived in battle,) Conscripts will be ordered to
fbo C4 .loro ~
amincd by surgeons detailed for that special pur-
pose.-Richmond Eranlincr.
R1y~ Secretary Memnnger, of the Treasury,
has established bureau o the issue of fractional
notes ofthe FIVE dollar Confederate States currency,
to consist Of ones, one and half, twos, two and
half, &c. as authorized by Act of the Confederate
Congress. The bureau consists of thirty women
and one man, superintendent-the women to
cut, sign and prepare notes for uttcrance. These
issues will prove great convenience to the public.
SALT WoRKs.-The salt works near Abingdon
have changed hands The present lessees, Messrs
Stuart, Buchanan 4 Co. have purchased the
tire property from the former owner, Col. T. L.
Preston, at cost of 1925 0C0. The works are
now producing from 5000 to 200 bushels of salt
per day.
AN UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.-It does seem
strange that our troops, every and then, mis-
take one another for the enemy and invariably
when such is the case, the result proves serious
\ mistake of this kind occurred on Sunday last,
about half past two o'clock, our lines near Rich
mond. The Enquirer of the sd inst says that
the Twelfth Virginia aud one Of the Georgia Regi-
ments were sent out on picket, and after proceed
ing some distance down the Charles City road to-
gether, they separated aud pursued divergent
routes. About the above hour it seems, they &C
cidentally upon another aud each i'm
agining that the other was the enemy, poured
several voeys into another before the mis-
take was discovered. 1t was indeed a fearful mis-
apprehension. A considerable number on each side
were killed and wounded, the exact number we
have been unable to ascertain. The Elliott Greys,
of Richmond, which belongs to the Twelfth Viz
einia, lost, We learn, three or four killed, and
several wounded.
asserted that Secretary Randolph will consent to
no more partial exchanges of prisoners. There
must be regular system exchange at all.
\ Confederate Captain, taken prisoner at Kerns-
town, recently through the lines with per-
mission to effect exchange if possible; but,
der the rule adopted by our Government, his
erraud was failure, and he returns to captivity.
ga5~The facts about the evacuation Of Corinth
are beginning to be known at the North, in spite
of Halleck's dispatches The Eaton co. Regis
ter says: "Coriuth was like unto Manassas 1t
not only had Quaker guns, but stuffed soldiers.
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