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SH ASIA COURIER.
What A Bayonet Charge is.

Notwithstanding the retreat Improvements
made in artillary and portable firearms, the
bayonet is. stili considered the most decisive
weapon in close conflict. The science of pro-
jectiles has produced nothing so deadly and
so difficult to withstand Troops that will
advance undauntedlY in the face of 4 wlther
ing lire, may yet lack the nerve to meet a
line of leveled steel Cannon are often fired
too high or o low ;and out of every hun
dred shots, in platoon firing, nos one in twen-
tv-five kill or wounds But the blade of the
mrsket, truer than its ball. rarely misses its
mark In collision of bayonets, down goes
the front rank on either side-and then one
party gives way, and the pursuit is murder
Gus. To make bayonet charge requires more
than ordinary courage and discipline to re-
ceive and repel one, the uttermost pluck and
the most perfect discipline combined. Even
the veterans under Napoleon gave way be-
fore the cold steel of the British Infantry
and Wellington enioined it upon his soldiers
to place their chief depende- ce upon that sil
ent but most terrible of all deadly weapons.
The ugly enough three-cornered instrument
of Wellington's day has been replaced by
weapon still more frightful in appearance;
though it is doubtful wheather the modern RI
fe sabre infiicts more dangerous wound
than Its angular predecessor; Dut heitner OF
them is sufficiently inviting in its aspect to
induce any one to cultivate close acquain-
sancc with it in the field as matter of choice.
The popular idea of a bayonet combat is
wide of the trnth. We are told that the new
bayonet is preferable to the old fashioned
one because it is a better fencing implement.
Bat the fact is that very little fencing is done
with the bayonet under any circumstances.
In cases where the charge is firmly met
and they are rare-there is a clash of steel.
a monetary struggle, and then recoil of
the weaker or less determined force. The
rest is massacre. The actual collision sell
dem lasts more than few seconds, never
more than two or three minutes. All the
stories about protracted conflicts with the
bayonet, in which the opposing forces are
said to have swayed backward and forward
for half an hour or so in mortal strife, are
pure inventions.
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l. PARseN BspWNLow.- effective speak
.er is almost ubiquitous. He is talking to the
people everywhere in sharp, quick, string
words, that go direct to the point. In late
speech at Grand Rapids, Michigan, he said ::
I" / am here to-day for the purpose OF in
dorsing Lincoln's emancipation proclamation
fapplausel for this reason-that it will un-
ite the North and you haven't been united
and the rebels have because the ebels nave
no principles at stake ; and when you put
them to the wall they intended to have is
sued a proclamation of universal emancipa-
tion, and then demanded the protection of
England and France and l am glad that
Old Abe has taken the wind out of their sails
GApplause. Slavery is gone up institu-
ton. This war will make 1t so There can
not be man with thimbleful of brains
laughter who does not know that it will
put down the institution of slavery. That
will go down. l can better illustrate it by
giving a homely anecdote from the West
Two of my neighbors went out hunting, and
one of them took dog and he hadn't gone
Ear when he found a skunk. He ran the
skunk into a hollow log. He was ignorant
of the properties Of the essence peddler. He
soon had to evacuate. The other neighbol
came up, and from the state of the a:mos
phere, knew how matters stood. Said he
Neighbor, have you killed it?' Killed the
devil. Let the id thing alone and it will
stink itself to death ? Laughter By the
time this war is over, slavery will have stunl
itself to DEATH"
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How THEY FIRE IN BATTLE.-An army cor.
respondent of an Eastern journal says
''You wonder whether the regiments fire
regularly in vclley, or whether each man
loads and fires as fast as he can. That de.
rends uqon circumstances, but usually, ex-
eept when the enemy is near at hand, the
regiments fire only at the command of their
officers. You hear drop, drop, drop, as a
few of the skirmishers fire, followed by a rat
tie and a roll, which sounds like the falling
of building, just as scme of you have heard
the brick wall tumble at great fire.
Sometimes when body of the enemys cav
airy are sweeping down upon regiment to
cut it to pieces. the men form into square.
with the officers and musicians in the center.
The front rank stand with bayonets charged,
while the second rank fires as fast as it can.
Sometimes they form in four ranks deep-the
two fr' MT ones kneeling with bayonets charg-
ed, so that if the enemy should come upoa
them, they would run against picket fence
of bayonets. When they form in this wav.
the other two ranks load and fire as fast as
they can. Then the roar is terrific. and ma
ny horse and his rider goes down before the
terrific storm of bulets.'
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THoRoUGHFARE GAP A correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Inquirer thus speaks of this
noted spot: "The immense Bull Run noun
tain seems cleft in twain, as some mighty
power. The way is scarcely wide enough to
admit the passage of wagon. To an immense
height, on each side, rise huge piles of lime
stone rocks, from whose crevices spring a
thousand fountains. whose .plashing upon
the rocks beneath is echoed ten thousand
times. Huge trees form an immense canopy
in the nights, rising one above the other
The sun smiles but in few places in the dark
passage. The bottom of the gap is filled
with rocks and mud, and it seems scarcely
possible to a novice in mountain wonders,
that either horse or vehicles could pass the
tortuous, rough and dark labyrinth. BUTT was
done lately. The advance guard, led by
Stathl and Wyndham, is followed with the
rush of artillery and horsemen. The occa.
sional reflection from the bright brass twelve
FOUNDERS, and the tremendous rumbling of
the wheels, tells that they are rapidly passing
through the awful defile The clatter of thou
sands of hoofs and the clanking of the
sabers echo with such force as to be painful
to the ear. But onward press the gallant
band in few moments the 'old flag emer.
ges into the glowing sunlight. followed by a
brave host of fellows, the echoes of whose
shouts burst forth with a stupendous roar
from the depths of the gap. The passage is
made rapidly and every one breathes freer.
as he thinks the u:ually cowardly enemy
have not this time made the gap mighty
tomb for many of them''
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How Small Army Beat Large One.

In 1799,. Napoleon dined with Noreau al
Gohier's, one Of the Directory. Conscious Of
his own superiority. and rolicitous to gain
the cooperation of Moreau, he made the first
advances, and with great courtesy expressed
the great desire he felt to make his acquant.
ance. See Abbott's History of Napoleon,
vol. |. p. 259.l
''You have returned victorious from
Egypt" replied Moreau, and frem Italy.
after great defeat. 1t was the month
which Gen. Loubert passed through Paris,
after his ma. riage. which caused our disas-
ter. This gave the allies time to reduce
Mantua, and to bring up the force that be-
sieged it to take part in the action. 1t is
always the greater army defeats the less.'
True, " rejoined Napoleon, {" it is always
the greater number which beats the less
''And yet" said Gohier, .. with small ar
mics you have frequently defeated large
ones.'
$ Even there. +" reioined Napoleon, sit was
always the inferior force which was defeated
by the superior When, with small body
of men, was in the presence of large one,
collecting my little band, fell like light
ming on the wings of the hostile army and
defeated it. Profting by the disorder which
such an event never failed to occasion in their
whole line, | repeated the attack, with simi-
lar success, in another quarter with my
whole force. thus beat in detail The
general victory which was the result, was
still an example f the truth of the principle
that the greater force defeats the lesser"
This lesson was thundered into the ears of
the astonished world for twenty years by
Napoleon, and with practical results sufh-
cient, one would think, for all time yet some
of our Generals who write books upon war
seem never to have heard it. Stonewall
Jackson understands it, and thus manages
to delude our slow generals with the notion.
of his superior force.
After Austerlitz, the Emperor Alexander
said to the French envoy, Savory
I" That day will take nothing from the rep
utation which your master has earned in so
many battles. 1t was my first engagement
l ccnfess that the rapidity of his maneuvres
never gave me time to succor the menaced
points. Everywhere you were at least dou
bic our forces"
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CASE IN PoINT.-Hon Robt J. Walker.
formerly alarge Mississippi STAKEHOLDER. Mr..
Folks Secretary of the Treasury, one of Bu-
chanan's Kansas Governors, and ALWAYS a.
lifelong Democrat, in a recent article on the
rebellion drops the following crumb for con-
servative Democrats:
As regards the seeded States, it is clear.
as our army advances, that the slaves of the
disloyal, seized or coming coluntarily within
our lines, with or without previous proclama-
ton, necessarily will be, and on ght to be
emancipated, under that clause of the Con-
stitution authorizing Congress to ''make
rules concerning captures on land and wa
ter and the law carrying that provision in
to effect There never has been a war. for
eiSn or intestine, in which slaves coming
within the lines of an army have not been
emancipated. In the case of Rose vs. Him.
", ID Curtis, 81, the Supreme Court of the
United States declared that. in case of re-
bellion, 9 6elligerem rights may be superad-
ded to those of sorereignty,' and that we
may punish the rebels as traitors, or, treat
ing them by land and sea, as we do, as bell.
'gerents, under the war power. which is
a constitutional power, we may enforce
the same military contributions, or make
the same captures as in case of for
eigu war.
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TROUBLE IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND.-The
Directors of the Bank of England offer a re-
ward of f500 for the discovery of the thieves
of their paper from the mill. and fl 900 for
the detection of the forgers who have eng1av.
ed on it such excellent counterfeits as to de-
eeive the most experienced cashiers Great
diSmay and immense excitement has been ere
ated and serious consequences are apprehend-
ed both at home and abroad. 1t is an unpre
cedented affair, aud the CONSERVATION al the
bank is only equalled by the confusion
amongst all classes. to whom these issues
were better than gold, as never being spur
ious. The eirculations of the bank is equal
in our currency to Sis, 900 600, and as sew
eral tons of paper were stolen. the extent Of
the disaster cannot be guessed at even.
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An ARcHGIsuoP ArrEs AN EDIToR-The
New York correspondent of the philadelphia
Inquirer of Oct ,ber 30th tells the following
. Archbishop Hughes, in his organ, the
Metropolitan Record, to-day is after the edi.
tor of the Courier des Etats Unis French pa
peri with the sharpest sort of sharp stick.
The unhappy Frenchman had pitched into
the Archbishop for his war sermon at the
Cathedral, Il few Sundays ago. and likened
His Reverence to Peter the Hermit The
Archbishop retorts by questioning the
Frenchman's loyalty. He says he does not
know that he is a citizen even. Some say
he is a creole, but that is of no consequence.
He has no right to betray the Government
under which he lives. either by printed arti-
eles or by treasonable manuscripts. He had
No right to insult the Most Reverend Arch
bishop by mis- impudent and ignorent critique
ON the substance of a sermon which he did.
and possibly could not, comprehend. He
ought to understand his position. and if he
be spider in napkin. he ought to prepare
himself to be shaken out -
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To kEEP sGRAPEs.-Gardener's Chronicle
states that Mr.. Thompson, of Dalkeito. Scot
land, adopted the following method of keep
ing grapes with great snccess. In cutting the
grapes he left the punches attach ed to the
branches that bore them sharpend the points
of the branches where they had been detached
from the parent stem. and ran them a couple
of inches into mangel wurzell roots. They
were laid on the shelf of the fruit room.
and the grapes allowed to hang over the
shelf, where they could be cut as required.
They kept perfectly plump till the last bunch
was consumed
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\ PoETIcAL EDIToR.-The editor of the
Fall River News has taken to writing poetry,
as the following will show 1t contains as
much truth as poetry:
= Brethren, is there a man with soul SO
dead, who never to himself has said-I will
my county paper take, both for my own and
tamily's sake? If such there be let him
repent-have the paper to him sent, and if
he'd pass happy winter-he in advance
should pay the printer
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THERE is a man in Lorain county, Ohio,
who, having been examined by the drafting
surgeon for various diseases, and pronounced
sound as to all of them, fell back upon the
morals of the question, and declared draft
to be immoral and uneoastitutiH NAL. because
was q game of chance.
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ARTENUs WARD says "If am drafted |
shall resign. Deeply grateful for the unex-
pected honor thus conferred upon me. l shall
feel compelled to resign the position in favor
OF some more worthy person. Modesty is
what ails me. That's what's been keeping
me under.
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Established in 1854 for the Permanent Cure Of all
Chronic and Private Diseases, and the Suppress
sion of Quackery.
Attending and Resident Physician, L. J. GAP
KAY, NJ. D., in the lsse Hungarian Revolutionary
War; Chief Physician to the goth Regiment of
Honveds Chief Surgeon to the Military Hospital
of Pesth, Hungary, the late Lecturer Diseases of
Genito Urinary Organ. and diseases of Women and
Children. and Honorary Member of the Philadel-
phia College OF Medicine.
n.s- Particular attention paid TO the treatment
of diseases peculiar to Women and Children.
Ofiee Hours-From A. NJ to p. n. Communi-
cations strictly confidential. Permanent cures
guaranteed OF no pay. Consultations by letter or
otherwise, Free.
Address, DR.. L. J. CZAPKAY,
San Francisco, Cal
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THE TAX on SALARIES AND INcoNEs.-The
tax on salaries and incomes is not to be lev
led until the first of May, 1868, when the tax
will be collected on the income for the wear
ending the first Of December next preceding.
or for this wear.
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the successful cure of herself and child The lat
ter having been afflicted with 8 severe attack of
cholera infantum. was given up incurabe by the
most celebrated physicians, when she called on Dr.
Csapksy, who, after short period. restored the
child TO perfect health. Encouraged by this ex-
aordinary result, she sought advice herself for the
scrofolous malady with which she had been afHict.
ed for eight years. and which withstood the treat
ment of the best physicians in America and Eu-
rope. But DR.. Czapkay has succeeded in afordin (
her permanent relief, So that she can now enjoy
life, which. for eight years had lost all charms for
hsr. She therefore deems it dus 10 herself, and to
sll sick and afflicted to recommend Dr. Crapkay a..
OF the most skiiiful physicians in the United
States, MRS CAROLINE GRAY,
Corner Walnut and 7th sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
A. 9LAska. Notary Public, l26 Seventh street,
All consultations by letter or otheruise) free.
Address, DIR. L. J. CZAPK.Y,
Medical Institute,
Sacramento street. below Montgomery opposite
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'S Office, Gssn Francisco
Sperlatorrhes.
orlocal weakness, nervous debility, low spirits,
lassitude weakness of the limbs ard back iadispo-
sition and incapability labor or sta6y irllness
Of apprehension loss of meucry aversion TO socie-
~ love of solitude, tmidity. self-distrust dizzi-
ness headache, pains In the side, affections Of the
eye, pmples the face, sexual other infrtnitcs
in man. ere cured by the justly celebrated physician
snd surgeon, L. j. Czapkay. His method ofeurihg
diseases is new, unknown to others) and hence the
great All consultations (by letter or 9TH
erwise) free.
Address, L. ]. CZAPKAY, NJ. D.,
ap19:3m San Francisco, California.
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BUTTERNuTS' AND I" GRaYBacKs.r-
These are getting to be common designations.
A butternut" is guerrilla, 80 ''gravbaek-
Is a regular Confederate soldier.
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SHORT But SwEEr.-De6nition of a gentle
man-'. One who promptly pays for his pa
per- What beauty and simplicity-how
brief and how comprehensive
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DIR. l. J. CZaPKAY'S

Sacramento Street. tcior Montgomery.
Opposite Pacific Mail Steamship company's Office,
SAN FRANCISCO.
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ALL RIGHT ON THE PENINSULA.
THE FOURTH IN THE ARMY, &C.


The following telegram was received today
July 5th) at the War Department, from an Of
fcer Of high rank and character In Gen. McClel-
lan's army:
ARMY OF THE Potomac, July 4.-The newsPa-
per reporters having all skedaddled. 70 prevent
the people OF the country being frightened to
death, / will simply state that at Y m. to-day Q
National salute Of 81 guns was fred az the bead
quarters Of each army corps, and all the Lands are
playing National airs.
The men are in hrst-rate spirits, and the Cen
eral is just starting 10 visi; all the troops.
The newspaper reporters and others who have
gone to tae rear don't represent the army OF the
Potomac We can't be beaten, and what Is more
we won't be beaten.
We are all right, and always have been. IL
they will ssrd reinforcements enough to I'll up
our losses Of sick, killed and wounded, we will
take Richmond from this point.
Don't believe any stampede reports You heor;
there 10 no truth in them. Secesh 10 smashed up,
and az soon as we can get rested and get supplies
aud few more men we can use them up com
pletely.
This is a glorious Fourth Of JNlY for us-au
right We hear nothing Of secesh to-day. Don't
fear foG the army OF the Potomac.
In conclusion 1 would just state that the Pro-
vost Marshal General found 10 unnecessarily order
reporters to the rear, they having all skeaaddled
Of their own accord.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, July 5.


SzsArE.-Mr Grimes lied up the pending
resolution calling for The o1icial report OF Col.
Candy, concerning his operations (military) In
New Mexico; resolution passed.
Mr.. Hale introduced q DILL TO repeal the Get re.
curing the bonds Of Paymesters 20 be approved
by the United states Judge and District Attorney
OF the district In which be lives; passed
Mr.. Chandler reported back from the Com.
raerce COMMITTEE, thu bill for the appointment
OF deputy collector at Chincoteague Island, Va;
passed.
Mr. Lane, Of Kansas, introduced a resolution
calling on the President for q statement Of the
amount due TO the State Of kansas bv the General
Government, with q view TO its spplicsdon 20 the
payment Of that States portion Of the direct tax
passed.
The bill declaring certain roads post-roass-
providing for the construction Of a bridge across
the Ohio at Steubenvllle-wss taken up and de-
bated by Mr: Wade forit, and Mt. Cowan against
10.
HousE.-The civil appropriation bin was taken
up, and the Senste,s amendments " ere acted on ,
some being concurred in and others rejected.
Mr.. Wickline obtained the foor, and moved
that the vote by which the House ordered Tie
printing Of the report Of the Secretary Of War
inclosing the report OF General Hunter In regard
70 srming and equipping q regiment 81 fngitiv.
slaves In South Caroline, be reconsidered, ard
proceeded 10 speak thereon. a..s1f-l. :
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THE ARMY CELEBRATE rae arH.


WAR DEPARTMENT July S-Dispafches have
been received from Gen. Mcclellan, cated as lssa
az oslock ?. m Friday, 9Th July. The follow
ing 10 their misunderstanding military details
and operations not proper Tor present publication;
There had been no fighting since Tuesday
night, when the enemy were rtpulscd with great
slaughter.
The army moved 10 the position now occupied,
because Il affords superior advantages for the CO.
operation Of the guabosts, OF which seventeen are
now in the river, protecting the tanks Of our
army.
Statements Of the casuslties IN the severe battles
OF eight days cAnnot vet be furnished Ourforces
were Mt beaten In any coInict, nor could they
be driven from the field by the utmost efore Of
the enemy. The conduct Of the troops In every
Command ard under ell circumstances wa nd
m!rab!e.
No guns have been Lost since the engagement
on Friday, June y, when McCan's division was
at the onset overwhelmed by sSpericr numbers,
and twenty i've pieces fell into she hands Of the
enemy.
The dick and wounded were being seat forwtrd
70 hospitals.
Atone O'Clock yesterday the army was drawn
I'D IN Its positions for review, bands were playing,
natIoral sslutes being fred, and things lcohlns
bright.
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DIED.

On the oh OF July, at II O'Clock, MAUDY,
daughter OF Jane and Dennis Griffin. aged year,
8 months ana days.
The funeral will take placs this sftsrn on at s
O'Clock, from her fsther's residence, on ID street.
south, between 18th and 18th.
JULY let, 1862 at the residence of her husbant,
10 Charles county. Md SAkAH FRANCIS, AGED
q years. wife CT w. E. Rowe, Sac /, ana eldest
dau ght.r of the late John w. and Ann E Guy
Thus has passed away in the spring time Of youth
an1 usefulness, an nteotionste daughter, loving
sister snd devoted wife. leaving large CIRCLE (
bTesved friends to mourn her loss. She WAS an
exemplary member of the Methodist Church, aud
his only efr Us that she mig ut enter upon that n-
fsdeth not away. This Lord gave and the L.. d
hati taken away; bles,Ad be the nime of the
Lord" III ID,
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U. 8. SrkAMER CRUSADER,

NORM EulStO, June lCoE y
Sir: On the 2lst took this vessel, foil OF
the Planter, Acting Master Ph6niX, up 10 Sim
mons Bluff on Nadmelan Sound, aud after q
short engagement drove Of the enemy stationed
there and captured and destroyed their camp.
ON board the Planter were four officers and
seventy men Of the 55th Pennsylvania volunteers
under command Of Capt. Bennett. From orders
and papers found In the camp, IL appears that
the force at the point consisted OF the Marion
Carolina volunteers, aud that the regiment was
placed two miles back.
Aswe approached the point the artillery (Which
seemtd TO be quartered In some plantation houses
near a mile OH was seen advancing and some
baggage wagons going of from the bluff. We
advanced slowly without firing, my object bel q
TO draw the artillery down, but they seemed ~
halt in a clump Of trees some distance on rom
the point and apparently retired, 40 we saw no
more Of them during the day.
We passed slowly past the blut, al half pistol
shot distance, and received a smart muskedy
fire from rife pits and the houses. out nearness
seems TO have disconnected their aim, as their
volleys passed harmlessly over our heads A
couple Of broadsides were discharged, ana when
the smoke cleared away the enemy had disap-
peared.
dowa agsin and anchored abreast the rhe-pits
and hcuses then went on board the Planter, and
taking her In TO the shore, landed VIII captain
Benefits command, and hred thelr tents, aooot
thirtr 81 number, aad some cabins used "a
quarters. -
rn1 .aemy had taken Of the baggage, &c:l be-
fore we landed. A few muskets and other articles
were brought away. We returned 20 our dncnot,
age of the wnsrf about p. m, NSltnoot loss, ana
with very trihiDg damage.
Col White OF the 55th Pennsylvania, COM
handing the post here, and his officers and men,
co-opers,ed with US with great cordially:
a c. RHTSp, Lieut. Cong.
Flag. Oficer s. F. DUPONT, Commanding South
Atlantic Blockading Squadron