Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-24

ana ntereo from Drazen that might have sat
isftd Mars himself.
The Codeates stood their ground against the furious
Onset and for the fourth time the enemy compelled
retire.
As meets the rock thousand waves
80 Install met Lochlin I"
1t o'clock. Our men we're greatly exhaust.
ed they had fought eighteen hours and Withal had slep
but little having been engaged much the preceding nicht
IN searching and taking Of the wounded. It
evident too. that the enemy had been largely reinforced
and that each attack made by fresh troops
and overwhelming numbers IN view OF these facts and in
ord to rest his and prevent unnecessary loss of
life Gen Feauregard avajlsd himself of the falling back
the Federals 10 withdraw his troops to the lire Of
encampnent where rested last night. This about
mile and half from III, point where the fight commenced
this morning.
The enemy hesitsted for time, bat fnalv Up
aud renewed the coEfct. He Ee With uDdminished
courage and resolution by the Conederates who displayed
the greatest possible gellantTy The battle Iaged and
night alone separated the cobatants At length the
fell BAG k, and did the Conederates both sides badly
Worsted and severely punished Hardee, who commanded
the frort line corps held his ground until the
withdrew Our had been engaged throughout the
day and Polk, Bragg and Hardee each his proper field
and notify cooparated in the work of the day. They de
great credit do the brigade and regimepta e
and the gallant sp its VII they led battle Gen
BseCBnrdge particularly distinguished himself. Though
not military by profession, Gen. Beauregard Is
ported to have said that he displayed great aPt and
sagacy and haDded bis brigade with skill and judRment
Having s8i ;hus much ! feel it my duty as faithful
cbroner Of the lines to refer to matter here which had
controlling influence upon the fortunes of the day
Our attack YES erdag sudden and successful that
the enemy found it impossible to his quarermaste
aid coumssary stores or to the baggage OF the
troops to resist Sunday night large numbers of them
posing there would be more fighting set to work to
gather I'D such SPOTS as the Federal contain
ed There caps shoes, coffee, sugar
prOVsioas trunks, Blankets liquors. private letters and
numberes other things vhch the enemy had been com.
PEELED abandon such troops engaged In
searching the wounded dead, restrain
ed by sense Of duty wandered from their respective
camps spent much the night in plundering Orde
had been Issued by Gen Beaurega1d positively prohibiting
ythng Of the kind but many "f h troops and
officers and alike elaed success and
squenty the necessary steps not taken to enforce he
CT the commander IL chief At early hour this
! Dnj3
victory and many Of hem separated from hes COM
m anders when me enemy neWed the battle. some OF
/ su n articl SIS they had been able [" fad.
After deducting the killed and wounded and those who
engaged in removing the wounded would be
thus wandered out Of line and took no part in the
battle OF today On the other hand the enemy had been
! Largely TGiofCrced.
Thu, With diminished force on our part We had to
meet fl esh To2ps and more numerous army than
unered yesterday. Ard thus too the spols have pre-
vented r again driving the enemy bad tho len
1t was well en- Lga while the conflict lasted, that oul
shot guns the spendid thrown away by
ing foe but there be for the dgraCefu pro
ceedicg TO which have alluded
The spOs victory DO less demoralizpg til defeat
and Disaster Such is he lesson ught by history in al
ages OF the world from he time when n was reduced
by the wedge OF gold. down to the present day. 1t il
hoped that experience of this day will be thrown
away either by cur otfcers OF soldiers p. w. a.
From the St Louis Republican. April g.
SERENADE TO GENERAL HALLECK "A large numbe
assembled about eleven O'Clock last night in front OF th
Planters House to congratulate the Commanding Gen
of this department upon the Of our at tn
famous locality called by the COnederates the Gbrala
OF the Mississippi" but iaUIiliary known among
steamboat men Island Ne. 10. The soul stirring ar
Of the " Star Spangled Banner" and the Red, Whit
and ut" having been played, some one in the GROVE
suggested, hree cheers for General Halleck and th
Army of the Mississippi" which, it is needless to say
were given with hearty good will. After this Genera
HalaI oyrDGa roI tho bolO CoI 1a1
one Of the neaes aud bappies speeches have yet bat
from him, being full of glorious tidings and ndicativ
Of speedy close OF the in tbs important department
under his control
He SAID he received the compliment not alone t
himself, but as intended chiefly Tor the brave arm
uDd-r his command. Referring to the CAPTURE OF Isan
No 10 he said he had glorious t. :onvey in cor
nection with that event. General Pope had taken 81
: thousand prisoners Chree generals being among th
number). ole hundred heavy siege guns on the mai
: land more formidable than anything the instand
0 innumerabe small arms, ammunition, camp equipag'
wagons, tents stores, and to the ct language
the speaker "eve1ything they had" This was goriou
news enough for day; but the General proceede
to give the result of attack made yesterday b
BeaureGard upon Buell. and Grant, near Pittsburg-
+ Bgauregard the bead OF an immense army advance
from GUriuh and made the attack as stated, upon ii
l. combined federal forces, bat, after fierce aud blood
* struggled, las ing from sunrise till SUNSET, the enem
was driven hack into his enueDcnnen,s. This al
r nGuncement followed by loud and long continue
i cheering.
K Gen. Halleck then remarked that he would leave til
o morning to take the fed of active operations. Ii
however added that he would be 10 constant te praph
communication with the city, and said nothing wou
be wanting his part to restore St. Louis her form
peace, her former patriotism, her former trade and b
former prosperity He bad already reopened to Ii
trade Of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers aud
thought it would not be long before the merchants
1t our noble city again in free and unobstructed
10 terc0uTsa with the ocean.
D. The Fight the PENINSULA.