, 1862-08-29

flcu3oSD, August IL. ls52-
The satisfactory results Of the battle of
Southwest Mountain nave animated our
troops and the pt ople to an extent which i'll
spires TIT III with complete confidence il the
Continued SUCCESS Of our arms IL thai quarter.
AS in many former INSTANCES, our forces had
great odds to contend against, sud routed
lht m as sjgpa]ly as severely. One hundred
ard twenty-five more prisoners fran the
Eel ne Of actlun-utaaing in al four hundred
and thirty cap; uTed-arENcd to-day. South
west MouSta1u is situatrd shout six mtce
west CT CulFcpper Courthouse. Its southern
Eippes ale cleared for purposes OF cUltl1atl N,
ard present several admirable and command
lrg clcrations for artillery. The enemy was
rorted fruIn its lover slopes oatSardIy to-
ward the Orange and sle2aadril Taiirold,
" Inch lay of to lsc south, and it was upon
tEelr lines. in this locality, that our four brig
aut S marched, and, AFTER contest OF malt
Gay, VOL the tiuld and drove them back Into
theiz i1,sicr chmen1:, at CulPepper Cour.-
h, use. The principal scene of conflict was
at the base OF the mountain on the farm Of
the Rev. 2, P. Slaughter, Methodist Episco-
pui cltr r.. n4an, Wn.re tue light ragged for a
time between both the irfan'Ty and artillery
ot 1te combatant3. Tue design Of the battle
~as simply to 'eel the strength and discover
the inttntions OF the enemy. Au ot1i ,iil state
u+It Of the losets plaees hors du CONDUIT about
ESQ confedera,es, and the loss of the enemy is
c-iimated at over 1,20O, several hundred Of
Wicee Gcad aud wound. d fell Into our hands.
The SITUATION Is 1,o y subs auttally the same,
OF, the lines above Gordonsyil!e. as before the
battle. With tht: exception Of the advance Of
1ur ous1,cs16 and the extension OF our lines.
a ssue% al IF Lossili:i:.s is d=e :ncd immiGens,
iu: ter The present, tie 1aukee 2rInF seems
10 prt ter actlug upon the defensive. Raptdty
c1 acttt.n is uoss the life Of our cause aud t1e
et!nuius OF our army TIE history Of the
l,ast year has demonstrated that the fabian
Il, ++.1, E A 4f r7f
ny. Slow movements aud long drawn sche ue8
have been Interpreted st7'idteM, FROM one eide
t. the other, by PROCESSES IL natural Us inevi-
t,t]e aru fro,ti the battle of Manassas 10 the
victories before Richmond, etery plan which
either side had adopted. after the fabian sys
TEN. failed utterly and irreparab1y.
The Northern press continues to feast the
frtrs OF the pcpulace upon anxious para
graphs, about the new MeFrimae, which fu-
gacious non-cOnbatants fro n the South have
SO often depicted to them, as monster Of
terrible appointments. 11oge than one Of
these eloquent refugees concur In the state
ment that they saw the Merrinac IS taken u ?
the river to the Tredegar Iron Works, where
ehe Is to be encas. With Iron" The truth OF
their general observations may be, very well
illustrate By tue fiction of their observations
OF the new ralu, inaEuluch as that terrible M
vaI machine could only rct to the Trcdegsr
lion Wurhs By an overland route Of some
ta1cc-quAFsers Of mile, and when iron clad, !,
would have to wait for second deiuge before
she could get out again. Tne Yankee navy
below expect her "out Of the Tredegar
Works. everv moment, and, in fact, have had
her out, in Imagination, two or three times
| already, but sutl,-hoS, ehe beats them rua-
!lI.. and they could never catch her-jjust
| could pet glimpse Of her smoke. Now taa.
tie enemy have been long and well deceived
hy myth, it viii not he ill.advised to lei
t,.tm know that genuine Mtrrlm,c No :
1 f2r
| eric quiet and unersanguincd waters Of the
| JaIcs.
| [Frtm the Richmond Dispatch, A1 gust 14th.I
Ne believe that Ire public is disposed tt
attach much less Importance TO this eng sge
ment tEan its magnitude really deserves. Ii
| l1try par'icu'ar it was a sang guinRrg aud das
n Fate struggle, aud resulted in complstt
and decisive victory for our arms. Oar force
II gagged amounted to about S,0U0, Wills
those OF the enemy could not have been les
than Is GEO. Our loes was near GOO killed
wounded aud missing; trat of the cnem
lit le, it any, less 1tan ? 90. We captured 50
llisoness. ov~r go ssa,:d of arms, two eplen
cid NaEolvs,r guts, 1we elye Wagon lotds Of ar
n1uni!io1, several wagon loads Of new an
t1ct,tt TT c1oi hlngyard droya the enemy tw
| ni1's hc, end the Eeld Of hattie, which y
held for tao days and nights. All OUT dea
Ntre carefully buried, AID our wounded FL
cured aud a'i.ndld TO.
IN luz GleTuH Z AlLCF ilE III 3lT III lllti
shclled lie wooes in wlien the enemy ha
,aken refuge, huv there was no response
! cur Eurs. H4@ipg attended to our o ~n des
! ard wounded, ard ii % cared or ths woundt
, n. sllt Joe, opportunity was given them
bur, their S-ac- which they did IN tull view
our lines. The nlIc.,her Of rhrl- dead mu
have b. Ell large, as several hoe. "ele ~ 80
pied in 1ht ir burial and removal from tue :.
| Gtn. Jaeksa was sill the while in the thfcks
|
| Grn. n,rder Wien that officer received i
fital shot
CAPTURE OF TIE REBEL STEAMER FAl
/. | PLAY.
From the Vicksh-rs Citizen
TIE capture OF the Fair Play at NiilkeE
{ Berd, on Sunday night, is auether Of tars=
s'ances Of gross carcltssuess and over con
. d.tee, which has a1r-ady cost the Sonih
dearly. In every misfortune of this KIND.
has Invariably b. en tue result Of S s::lf.c1
crittd, ovtr~eeufrg confidence on th= part
, these interested. After the fleet had wit
) drawn from our vicinity, we all went to wo
as II th' re never had been an enemy within
tfousard 1.iIrs, and our tra1l steamboats,
ruined their trips up the river entirely unpl
teetcd, and selt.l i4nt as in times OF peace.
IT. connection With the affair Of the F:
a Play, as it is r. ported to US, ~p eau SEE not
+ i1ig uut the uost culpah.c negligence o. t
s | part OF thosc who had charge OF th. craft,
!. il almost incredible that officers Of q sfea
h boat. ytt' 'lrT upon precAri.1s trip, in {
d safe Tatcis,'~i Il rla 4tfls c:1Ty,. ant Huu.
ovs passengers, should be go enti-ely lbs:
Is I'll sen c uf uauger aud propriety, as to
II tht If stcau cool doEn a0d tie 10 sscuret
: lhd nHcotcrrmaiv, at \ place where the ei
i my u,iEtt tal upon them at any m,me
> Ytt such is the report As it comes t. us tn
,. The Fair PiaJ. L was well known fr.m {
: plckets, as Will rs by the opstly avo~ed pl'
Il ot the Iauk. Is, that they would keep til
tir+ / pstroil,rg the river between hi, pl
{, ana C'iro, and this knowledge should t.
: ni;.tt oiics r TX Tesl,c3y careful 10 10 V
. tire upon such trip. Experience il cos
teAcher, and every 1-sson of this kiud that
= 7akr i'uTs US ia more expense than woult
y sufficient guard all along the whole length
). tue river eo LAT as il is in our possession.
= ! CAPTURE OF Artillery At UAYN
., BLUFF.
:. (Frcm the Grenada Appeal, adj
We arc wi'tlout any Information as to
situation 1T EieKshury, except hat We {
in the Journals OF that cry OF y>ste:day mo
'pE: e.. u.a5o STAIRS that 20 Of tn. o,s,.
- frsnsper1s ard three gunboats wen. up
Haynes Buff, on Tuesday evening,
- teek oil Elk pieces Of heavy artillery thA. II
living there 10 be mounted. Tney also v
eut into the country and committed AIN
every imagipa:ls kind Of depradatioas, "
Its tre bcats started up the river, the officers
ur- c!sring ttcir intention to so to the raft,
- stny it, aud capture thc guns there.
~ hardy believe the guuboats can reach
!. ratt, Eut we suppose light artillery and
~ alry will be sent up on the transports a
n, our strength at that point We kno1 moth
The opiuion at Ficksburg is that no at.
will be made on the city at present, as
'ea enemy have brought down no mortar bo
~ The Citizen thinks it is merely foraging
ub pedltixn to s1eat what may come in their
"a; aDd to keep the river clear Of our light a
H.aA ltry and gncrilias. They will probably
,sG t,mpt 10 lay waste the country a:ong
r Yazoo River. They haye as yet lau5ed
- troops except small toraging paEiies, and
. army u uhich they have At present is to9 s.
to attempt to gaiu any foothold on the