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THE Battlefield viewed FROM 4
BALLooN.-Mr. Cevor, of this city, the
well known eronaut, left for Richmond
some weeks ago, when he entered into the
service of the Confederacy. In letter
dated the 18th, and addressed to a. friend
in Savannah, he thus briefly alludes to one
Of his ascensions: -. ~
ri am in a good field Of operations now.
have been extremely successful here with
the balloon. The fight commenced at day.
break yesterday morning, and I was sus-
pended over the ield all day, and witnessed
such sights as. I never saw before. The
fight for miles was desperate, but our GAL
liant army drove them back steadily with
immense slaughter. Stonewalls attack
was sublime. I could see him and his
brave band when they struck the enemy''s
lines, and dreadful was the shock produced.
Lawton's Brigade gallantly charged a bat.
terry, but failed to carry it. The Texas
Brigade, to which the 18th Georgia regi-
'ment is attached, succeeded in taking it.
since which the enemy has been kept in
motion towards Washington. The 9th
Georgia was engaged again and suffered
badly. Captain Butler, Of Savannah, fell
iu the first fire. The Yankee prisoners are
coming in continually. Over three thous.
and have arrived and more expected to
come in tomorrow. I am happy to say
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17

STARVING THE PooR.-Col.; S sck, il
command of Memphis, is out.Butleriug
Butler. He has prohibited the circulation
of Confederate money in that city. The
mayor and aldermen demonstrated with
him, and asked for suspension of the or
der for sixty days, to allow the poor to dis
pose of their Confederate money, and sta
ted, if their request was not granted, there
would be starvation among them, as all Of
their money was Of that description. He
replied: "The calamity of the deprecated
currency will come on the people sooner OF
later, and I see no reason why it may not
as we'll come now as sixty days hence"
The Mobile Tribune, commenting on the
order, says: r .
So that the plan starving the poor into
submission is inaugurated in Memphis
If they are to starve, better starve them
now than sixty days hence. Even two
months life is not to be granted to those
in whose behalf the authorities have made
their appeals. >,.-...
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
Pulaski and it's Prisoners.

We have had conversation with DR..
Mcfarland, Surgeon Of the Fort Pulaski
garrison, who was recently discharged from
captivity at Governors Island, New York,
under the order for the exchange of sur.
geons on both sides. he furnishes US some
interesting particulars, which may be sta
ted in brief.
DR.. McF. corroborates, in nearly every
respect, the accounts of the bombardment
and fall of the fort heretofore published
The magazine, he says, was not preached,
but would certainly have been had the
bombardment continued several hours lon
ger. This was the unanimous conviction
of the officers, and hence the determination
to surrender. On reaching Hilton Head,
Col. Olmstead's sword was restored to him
in compliment to bis gallant defence of the
work whose eventual fall was inevitable in
five hours after the commencement of the
bonbardment. The barbette guns we're
fired to the last, and so complete were the
trayerses that not man on the ramparts
was injured. Every man in the fort stood
firmly to his post and obeyed with alacrity
every order to the end of the fight. D.
The garrison was placed on board the
steamer Ben de Ford ON the 18th April,
and taken to Hilton Head, where they re-
mained under guard until the 18th, when
they embarked on board the iron steamer
Oriental, for New York. There were six.
teen negroes belonging to the garrison,
who were allowed the privilege of accom-
panying their owners to New York, or re.
naming at Hilton Head, at their option.
About eight decided to 60, and they re-,
NAMED with the garrison about eight days
after their arrival at Governors Island,
when they were taken away by order of
the Secretary of War and set at liberty in
the city.
Barron, Graves, Aver and Westcott, cit
izens Of Savannah, who were captured in
the river were at Hilton Head, and held as
prisoners of war
On landing at Governors Island, the
prisoners were supplied with comfortable
quarters, the officers being separated from
the men. The former were allowed the
freedom of the island on their parole, but
the men were confined to the fort, yet with
ample privilege of exercise, etc.
The prisoners received every attention
from citizens of the South now resident in
New York, with offers of money without
regard to the amount. Remittances from
Savannah reached them, and all their wants
were supplied. The prisoners feel under
special obligations to Messrs Edward Pad
leford and Andrew Low, of Savannah, who
placed any amount they might desire at
their disposal. Other names it would be
improper. to mention Their treatment
from officers of the fort was generally kind,
though for some time after their arrival
our officers were somewhat annoyed by
comments on the criminality of the "rebel'
lion," &c., which they repelled with proper
spirit, and with an earnestness that showed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17

L ANOTHER YANKEE TRIcK.-Seyefal of
Jackson's. men, we learn, were walking
over the premises of DR.. Gaines, in Han
over, after the sudden evacuation of the
place by the Yankees, when they came
upon .So new-made graves: One Of the
men, with Knowing wink, remarked that
they were uncommonly long graves, and
suggested the ,propriety of opening them,
which, being done, they were rewarded for
their trouble by finding about FIVE hundred
exquisitely finished Belgian muskets, and
as many overcoats, &c., carefulley packed
in boxes Being considered contraband
articles, they were, Of course, handed to the
Confederate officers, who will turn them to
better use.-Rickmona Enquirer. ~ !
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
A YANKEE LIFE: E:PREsERvER. The

-. 80. :
p A YANKEE LIFE:PREsERvER. The
Yankees, it would seem, 60 into battles as
they would 60 into water, with life.preser-
vers on. We have had exhibited to US one
Of these steel breast.pIates found on the
persons Of prisoners, and taken from the
dead bodies of the slain. 1t is in the shape
of the two breasts Of a vest, and is made up
in its folds, being sewed between the cloth
and the lining. Except by its stiffness,
and weight, which is about three pounds,
it has all the appearance Of an ordinary
waistcoat These steel waistcoats are manu-
factured in New York, and are quite in,
vogue in the Yankee army, especially among
the officers. They are purchased at twenty
FIVE dollars apiece, and are warranted to re-.
pei a musket or pistol ball at ordinary
range. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
Fault Finders and Slanderers.

A correspondent sends US o. long and
severe invective of those ;kid-gloye critics
and malignant detractors who stay at home
and denounoe our military champions. and
our cabinet statesmen for incompeteacy-
His denunciations are just, and are the
natural outburst of, Indignation and disgust
such conduct excites in ali Just and patri.
otic hearts. We have not space for,the
whole article, but append the. concluding
paragraphs. -s.,4. ..,.> .. z.,.z,s =. = :.
1t is time these defamers were checked
in their Wholesale denunciation of the he
roes and patriots of the war. If they can
not content themselves by remaining pas.
sive, with folded arms, our advice to them
should be, to emulate the example of those
whose reputation--both private and public
they are so anxious to blast and destroy
If, in the opinion of these vile creatu-
res, the promotion of this one or that one
is too great leap for the public good, ,lalst
them first. 'leap' from the quiet and plsss.
ant eujoyments of home, and put their Own
shoulder to the wheel, and assist in remedy
ing the evil, before having the audacity to
complain or venting their disapprobaton,
Hear them talk of what was not done, and
what ought to have been done, and what
"a0e" can and will do, when the truth seems
never to have entered their brain that "acc"
never have nor never will do anything
When posterity comes to write the history
of this revolution and demand of these in
CRATES what they did in the great struggle
for the independence. Of the Confederacy,
hear them, as they hang down their heads
and blush with shame, and answer nothing !;
but to stay at home and try to rob the
statesman and the soldier of that which was
dearer than their ives-their honor and
their good names ~. --.....
:. A mark will be placed upon them, and
the. day, will come when they will be ,
effected out of Church and State,
mr. a tnUu hutt tl 1yiotsb boto3
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
The Rebel onset..An AwfaI Scene.

The Rebel Onset@-An AwfI Scene.
T A member of one of the New FORK ar
|tillery companies, prominently engaged il
the first day's fight in front Of Richmond
writes as follows in regard to the action:
Our spherical case shot we're awful mis-,
siles, each of them consisting of clotted
mass of seyenty.six musket balls, with a
charge;of powder in the centre, that il
fired with a fuse, the same asa shell. The
missile first acts as solid shot, plouiug
its way through masses of men, and then
exploding, hurling forward showers of mus.
ket balls that NOW down the foe,in heaps.
F Our battery threw "a Of these a minute,
and as we had the exact range of every
part of the field every shot told with
frightful effect But the enemy were not
at all daunted-they marched steadily on,
and hailed a perfect torrent Of balls upon
us. Why5we, as we'll as our horses, were
NOT shot down, will forever remain mys.
terry to me. We: did not mind the leaden
bail, however, but kept pouring our case
shot into the dense masses of the foe, who
came on In prodigious and overwhelming
forces. And they fought splendidly, too
Our shot tore their ranks wide open, and
shattered them asunder in a manner that
was frightful to witness; but they closed
up again at once, and came on as steadily
as English veterans. Wheothey got with.
in 400 yards,Awe closed our case shot and
opened on them with canister; and such
destruction i never elsewhere Witnessed
At each discharge, great gaps we're made in
their ranks--indeed whole companies went
down before that murderous fire, but they
closed up with an order and discipline that
was awe-inspiring. They seemed to be
with the courage of despair,
With the hoperof a speedy victory
if they could, by an overwhelming rush,
drive us from our position. It was awful
to see their ranks torn and shattered by
every discharge Of canister that We poured
right into their faces, and while their dead
and dying lay in piles, closed up and still
kept advancing in the face Of the fire. A tone
time, three lines, one behind another, were
steadily advancing, and three of their flags
were brought, into range of our guns shot
ted with canister. "Firsv' shouted the
gunner, and down went those three flags,
and gap. was, opened through those three
lines as if thunderbolt had torn through
them, and the dead layin swaths. They at
once closed up and came steadily on, never
haltiug Or waVering, right through the
woods, over the fence, through the field,
right up to our guns, aud sweeping every
thing before them, captured every piece
When we delivered our last fire, they were
within Is or 20 PAGES Of us, and as all our
horses were either killed or wounded, re
could not carry off a gun. Our whole di-
vision was cut to pieces, with what loss l
DO not know. We fell back to second
line of entrenchment, and there held the
enemy in check until reinforcements arrived,
aud then We kept our position until night
put an end to the battle. ,-..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17

IMPORTANT FROM WASHING NaroN MEET.
ING OF MEMBERS OF THE o. s.. CONGRESS.
|-O1 Sunday last, q meeting of The con.
servative members of Congress washeld ID
Washington city. M. Crittenden .presi.
|ded, and thirty: members were; present
and signed the resolutions which were d.
dopted, in substance as follows::- s.,,.sr.-s
1. That the Federal Constitution should
be maintained intact. . ,-.,s.-.-.,'':ss III
2 That the relations of the States to the
Federal Government are undiaturbed BY
the; war, ,:,if -; G.-, g., !
g.. That the several States shall be re.
vested with all their rights and privileges
under the Constitution, 81, -
A. That the doctrine Of Stateynecessity
is arbitrary and tgrannicaI and subgersive
Of all Constitutional Governments. -
s.. That no man should have his property
coDfscated; except by trial aud conviction
in court of law. with all the rights and
privileges of trial by jury: -, 2slE
6. That the acts Of ,con6seatien passed
and meditated by the present Republican
majority of Congress are wholly uuconstitu-
tional. e;.... .7,..t..4t ss,s I, 70 .,'s..,tt .
7, That the emancipation of slayes.di-
reotly or indirectly, by Congress, has no
warrant 10 the Constitution. u, = :. -, d.
- 8. That the, Acts Of Congress this ses-
sion, in. this behalf. are Illegal and void.
8. That, to administer, the Government
on any; other principle. is to establish a new
and dangerous system-!in' faet;3:a despo-
tism., - e ..s..-..- NJ. -. II :.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
a Peep Behind the Scenes.

The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot, without
fear before its eyes, gives the following
peep behind the scenes into the manage.
ment of the. Yankee army. One would
scarcely think from this that the war is as
popular in the North as the organs of Mr..
Lincoln would make it appear. The Pat.
riot says
Many of our Pennsylvania volunteers
have been disabled by wounds and debili.
tating fevers. Not being any longer eff.
cient in the ranks, they receive au houora-
bic discharge and transportation to the cap.
ital of Pennsylvania. They arrive in our
midst wishout ccnt in their pockets
They ask for their pay-they learn there is
no officer here authorized to pay them =
They ask for rations to protect them from
starvation-they are answered that there is
no authority to issue ratious to them =
They ask for transportation to their homes
they are informed that the United States
Quartermaster cannot give them transpor-
tatiou !! They beg their bread Of our citi'
zens; they beg their transportation Of rail-
road companies, The patriots of Pennsyl-
vania, who volunteered to fight the battles
of the Constitution and the Union against
rebellion, who have been mutilated, or who
have lost their health in the service of the
government, return to their homes as pau
pers, depending upon public charity to save
them from pincbing want, while the prompt
payment of their dearly earned wages would
help them onward to cherished homes and
the consoling care of sympathizing friends.
Who is to blame for this heartless deser.
ton of our brave invalid volunteers? Has
our Republican Congress done its duty in
this important matter? While it authori-
zed the discharge of the sick and wounded
soldiers by army surgeons, did it make
provision for their immediate pay, for trans.
portatiou to their homes, for pensions, iu
reward for their patriotic services? Alas,
no they unfortunately are white men -
Now mark the contrast. All the runaway
negroes that find their way into the District
of Columbia are fed at the expense of the
white taxpayers of the North ; all the run
away negroes that hang about our armies in
the tield are furnished with rations and live
at the cost of the taxpayers of the North
At least one hundred thousand dollars per
day of the peoples money is thus expended
to feed thousands of idle negroes, while the
sick and wounded white volunteers of
Pennsylvania are left to beg their way back
to their desolate homes ?
We have in no wise exaggerated here
the forlorn condition of our returning dis
charged volunteers, whose sufferings are
daily witnessed and alleviated by our citi.
zens, and whose numerous and frequent ap-
plications for relief to the Governor of
Pennsylvania and to the mayor of this city,
are as notorious as they are disgraceful to
the authorities who neglect to fulfill the
most imperative obligations of the country
TO her brave defenders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-07-17
--latest; Northern News,

MOBILE, June "A special despatch
to the Tribune, dated Grenada; 8th, says
that Northern papers Of The 9Th contain
copious accounts of McClellan's defeat. in
Virginia They claim to have captured
700 prisoners, aad acknowledge d loss Of
1000 men, 80 pieces Of artillery, aud a
large amount of 1commissary and ordnance
stores. The following named Generals
they confess to have been. captured: Rey.
noldsa and Mccall: Gen gRasin was killed,
and Gems. Meade, Burns, Sumner, 'Heint-
zleman aud numerous field officers we're
wounded They. state the strength of the
Confederate army to be 100000, aud its
loss 10000: They say the Federal army
Is encamped on high rolling ground on the
banks of tue James River, fifteen miles
from Richmond, and that three transports
are at e. wharves unloading supplies for
the army. Mcclellan they say, was conf.
dent Of his ability to meet any attack
the Confederate army may make on his
present position. -. s-.... ~,
Z, x special despatch to the Tribune, tda.
ted Grenada, 9th, says the defeat Of No
Clellanin Virginia is reluctantly confessed
bgsa few correspondents of Northern pa.
pers.s The Cincinnati Commercial ex-
presses fears that this defeat will precipi:
tate European Intervention, and advises
that preparation be, made to resist them
from any direction, from France or Eng
land. : 4zse@ Z. NJ IS =. G-..ss1s
: On the 9th day of the battle, eCiellan's
French staff officers left him and proceeded
home on the first boat. They will doubt
less carry reliable news,to their, country
z 1t is reported that another Federal gun
boat shas been sunk by our batteries on
White River. 4,,ss.J ~ 80. -: :
RICHMOND, July Baltimore papers
Of the 9th, have been received. d.A3aIn the
Senate, Mr.. Chandler, of Michigan, said
that Mr.. Stanton had nothing to-, do with
putting the army in the marshes of the
Chickahominy This was matter of gross
criminality, which should cousigu the Grim.
inal to eternal detestation. The criminal
is either Abraham Lincoln or George B.
Mcclellan. There is no third MAJ. = In
his judgment, the criminal should suffer
the extreme penalty of the law. Stanton
is uusparingly denounced by the Herald.
q Gold in New Y ork is squoted atll04.-
1heexports of specie since Januaryl, have
been thirty.one millionsn Same time last
year six millions ss''-' ''-.7'-i '.'4 :
The Orleans princes have retired from
MeClellan's staff. F-25E 2" . :. :,
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Address Of President Davis to. the
=. = -fN| = Army. i& ~ i:-.'F ~
RICHMOND, July 8. THE President has
ssuedthe following oopgratulatOry address
to our victorious arlny.. - -, :ca@E,3 -

-
RICHMOND, July 8. The President has
issued the following congratulatory address
to our victorious army: ,A.<. - Z =. .,
TO the ,Army Tn Eastern Virginia: I',:.ft
RICHMOND, July 5, 1862-soLDIERs
I congratulate you on the series Of brilliant
victories which, under the favor Of Divine
Providence, You have lately won and, as
the President of the Confederate States,
do heartily tender osyou the thanks of the
country, whose Just cause you have so skill.
fully and heroically served. Ten days age
an invading, army, vastly superior TO- you
in numbers and the materials of war, close.
ly beleaguered your capital, and vaunting.
ly proclaimed it's speedy conquest, You
marched to, attack the; enemy in his en-.
trelchments. ) With iwell.direeted move,
ment and death daring valor you charged
upon him in hia strong positions, drove hin
from field to field, over distance of more
than thirty-6ve miles, and, despite his re;
inforcements, compelled him: to seek safety
under cover of his gunhoats, where be- now
lies covering before; the, army hesolately
derided and threatened with subjugation
The fortltudeswith which you have borne
tolls and ,priVatious,i the gallantry witt
which you! have entered into Feach success
siye battle, must have been. witnessed to BE-
fully apprec lated but a grateful people
will mot fail to remember your Deeds, and
to!bear youth loved remembrance. We'll
may it7be said of you, that you have done
enough forsglory.!, but duty to suffering
country; and to the cause Of constitutional
liberty, claims from you yet further effort
Be it your pride to relax il: nothing which
can promote your future eAiciency-youl
one great object being to drive the invader
from your sol, and carrying your standards
beyond the outer boundaries Of the Com
federacy,, to wiring from. an unscrupulous
foe the. recognition Of your birthright-
community Independent. ~. 80 = $.
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