The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-15

a painful and humiliating contrast does
his position Dow PRESENT.
Gen. Breckenridge had a light with the
Federals al Baton Rouge and repulsed
them--loss severe on. both sides. He
subsequently withdrew his forces ten
miles from the town. The Confederate
ram. Arkansas, which was to have co-ope-
rated in the attack. could not reach the
place The machinery becoming disar-
ranged, 1t was compelled to stop ut "a
point above, where twas attacked by the
Federal gunboats, and after gallant
fight was blown mp by its own crew to pre-
vent capture. The crew made good their
escape.
An account of the fight at Jones Spring
in Claiborne county, will be found in our
columns. 1t was not as large an affair as
at first reported. The gallant Sd Tonnes
see, Col. Vaughn, seems to have borne the
brunt of the engagement. Whenever
there isany hard fighting to do the Third
is always ready to 60 in and win. A list
of the Casualties is published.
Congress meets at Richmond next Mon
day-for what purpose we are not advis-
ed The session will probably be short,
as we noticed in late Richmond paper
whiskey quoted at from eight to ten dol.
lars quart, according TO age and quality,
and other essentials Of Congressional life
in proportion.
A dispatch from Gordonsville states
kthat Stonewall Jackson had attacked the
Federals last Saturday, backing them
down ten miles, and capturing several
hundred prisoners. Thus giving Bombas-
ties Furioso Pope foretaste of what is
certain to follow. The dispatch will be
found under the appropriate head.
There appears to be but little Of i'm.
portance going on in the immediate
neighborhood of Richmond. The Dis
patch says there is evidence of a relapse
into the fatal apathy which followed the
glorious victory of Manassas. There are
other departments where army opera
tions draw their slow length along. But
we will not be guilty Of the bad taste of
criticsing movements of which we know
little or nothing. We still have hopes Of
Middle Tennessee and Kentucky being
redeemed from the presence of the spoil
er before the fall rains commence.
We received late copies of Boston and
New York papers on Wednesday evening,
but have not room for copious extracts
this week. Among them is the Boston
Traveller, New York Herold, Tribune, and
Express, all leading journals. They are
filed with articles urging on the war
though the tone ,s not so confident and
bullying as formerly. Greeley demands
that Lincoln shall forthwith issue pro
clamation emancipating every niger il
Rebeldom; and the old pimp Of the Her
aid blathers about million of men, will
which he says when raised and read.
for the field we can crush the rebellion il
six weeksw When! Precisely so, uncl
Jimmy. To use favorite quotation G
your own, ",chen the sky falls we shal
probably catch larks." The old slime
has been promising his lunacious reader
: an extinction. Of the rebellion every 81
weeks since the war commenced. Thes
papers admit that all the appliances
induce volunteering are without effec
:, and that draft was inevitable. Pres
dent Lincoln, impressed with the sam
fact, has issued a proclamation orderin
the draft, copy Of which will be foun
elsewhere. So walk up, "blue-bellies
> and face the music-no chance to dodl
: now. Abe's got you by the wrist at las
= Come along--the boys down in Dixie a
waiting for you. Don't disappoint 'em.
Advices from Europe by the last ste
. mer, are without large importance. tt
= subject of Intervention" and "Recogr
:. ton" is daily ventilated in the Engli
: journals, but as they have been hammt
- ing away at it for twelvemonth, the
- later articles to our reading appear sta
" fiat and improbable. mere sounding brt
u and tinkling cymbals. We care not ev
y to hear the terms again, atieast until t
n enemy is sent bowling from our soil.
y The moral effect Of Recognition" Won
ps be worth something but we want no 81
z. reference" further than that. The Sou
= must hew out it's own independence,
~ the axeman news his way through I
~ forest, by hard and incessant blows.
" A general run of the news of the we
70 will be found in our columns.
70, 70 The papers Thursday morning say L
~ coin has called for 100000 additio,
~ ~ troops. Whom the gods would destr
=, they first make mad"
- Isaac q. Cross.
I'd The body of Capt. l. G. CRoss, who '
\. killed in the fight at Tazewell on the 6
=, reached this place on Saturday, and y
A. taken to his home in Meigs county
interment. When the war commenc
H. 4capt. Cross was among the FIRST to vol,
4. teer, and was elected First Lieutenant
u. the first company raised in Meigs cou,
"a commanded by Capt. Newt. Lillard
He was IN the battle of Manassas, and
i, all the engagements and .skirrnishes
a. which the Sd Tennessee Reg't has pa
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