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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08
THE GREAT BATTLE NEAR GETTYS
BURG.
ACCOUNTS FROM NORTHERN PAPERS.

We extract the following accounts Of the great battle
near Gettysburg Pa, from Northern papers OF the 4'h
instant:
WEDNESDAYS BATTLE
correspondent of the New York Herald, in let
ter dated on the field west of Gettysburg, July ls 10
p NJ, writes;
General Buford's cavalry had previously driven the
rebels 10 the west of the town, beyond the Seminary
and between and 10 o'clock A. NJ the rebels gave his
pickets pretty sharp brush aud drove them III. Gen
REYNOLDS with the First Corps, was on the road from
Emmttsburg TO Gettysburg, route TO the latter place
which the road approaches through the very scene Of
the cot hict.
sion under General Wadsworth, which began to drive
the enemy from the start Very after the second
division Of the corps went the right oil the light
of the first DIVISION the third division on the lett OF the
first and the w1o, line began to advance Neatly west
of the town lust in the outskirts near the Seminary OF
which have spoken, is large brick edifce. South
ward from this runs piece Of woods, and the Semi
nary stands on ridge which slopes TO the west into
little open valley Of plowed fields and meadows men
with grass and grain Beyond the valley is ridge oil
higher land hckly wooded. The valley runs ~
soIthwesteriy direction and at its lower extremity is
a,pe farm house near which the Eighth Illinois ca
vary was drawn up the field and formed our extreme
left.
Several farmhouses dotted this rich little valley
Across this valley General Reynolds line advanced
somewhat hastily almost before IL was well formed and
in that condition did not 20 far until against it heavy
force of the Rebel infantry Immediately THROWN, and
General Reynolds was in turn driven. But his troops
retired step by step, and in excellent order Forward
with enthusiasm pressed the Rebel line, eager now 70
turn REYNOLDS retirement into rout Some Of the
Rebels had too much energy and got too far for, while
thew pressed too closely the right OF the centre dv'
Sion the lift of the same division was suddenly swept
arornd and then enclosed in the handsomest manner
the entire Rebel brigade under General Archer.
General Archer and his whole staff was taken About
fifteen hundred of the enemy's men thus fell into our
hands, aud went the rear Small regiments were Ine
order in this brigade; and when an Alabama Colonel
was asked where the rest of his regiment was, he res
pended aconicaly, "Gone to hell, sir"
One Of these prisoners said to another witn sO@e as
tonishment, "Heh Jakey, we're Sighting tue Army Oh
the Potomac now" They seem to have thought tney
had hold of the militia. The regiments which MADE
this capture were the 9Th Wisconsin, the Brooklyn lfn
aud the 96th New York.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08
Foolish and Cruel.

There Is both wisdom and humanity in the eensue Of
,hs AaKusia Coaslifutiolaii Of military officers aud
Government funetionaries who withhold from the pub
lie intelligence of events that deeply concern them Fhe
supUressioa Of late in the vicinity of Tula-
bona is case in point As the COr,StittjOHaiist says
no reliable or official accounts have been transmitted,
snd the public Is LEFT TO gather the facts from private
letters or from passengers who are usually sure to hear
and embOdy and magnify all the rumors aaOat 10 jus
tee 70 the cause which surely suffers BY thus riAng
With the people aud justice to impartial history there
should be with each brigade some one especially en-
trusted with tae duty Of transmitting promptly the gen
ersl results Of every engagement and at the earliest
possible moment official list Of the casualties Of every
company.
IT. adds our contemporary, the Chief Of the War
Department or the Officers in the field could see
the number Of parents who gather about the newspaper
ofsoes with the anxious inquiry, every despatch
comes in, "Are there any names of the killed aud
wounded given Gn-if they could the agOniEDg So
Ecisude Of mothers who come from their darkened
homes in the distant country to examine our 6es-even
weeks after batte-tO see if the name Of darling
boy Is among the list of casualties, and hear them say
al heard that be was killed but have not seen the name
in the list published" if say those Who havetau-
thoriy over army news, and news reporters could see
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08
YieksbuFg.

Yankee letter writer's from Grants army report, on
ne authority Of deserters from YcksbuTg that there
was diseOntsnt among our troops amounting nearly 10
open mutiny This may be true, and it Will do no harm
20 hold ourselves prepared for the worst II General
Johnston can nos or does not relieve Nickburg, its sur
reader is not matter of uucersA nty Should it occur
We must estimate it at its true importance aud 70
retrieve the calamity by greater efforts and more "u
able successes elsewhere. brave people eon'endi Tor
al that dea, to them and conscious Of the ability to &C
OOnplish what they struggle for should let nothing
piFt them.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08
Executive DEPARTMENT,

Richmond, July 4th, 1868.
Having ascertained, the day prescribed by Law for
counting the votes in the election CT Senators and Dele
ga,es required to be returned to this Department the
persons duly elected to each House respectively here
by announce that the following persons have been
elected the Senate from the Districts named TO Wit
For the First District-G. T. Garrison.
For the Second District-Wliam L. Taylor.
For the Third District-George w. Grice.
For the Nineteenth Dstrict-Joseph Christian.
For the Twenty Third Dsttict-Jahn Seldom.
For the Twenty Fourth Di.trict-W. II. Dulaney.
For the Twenty Fifth District-Charles B. Ball.
For the Thirty-Firs District-EdEin L. Moore.
For the Thirty. Third District-Jas II Carson.
For the Forty Third District-Jas N lawson.
For the Forty-Fifth District-W W Newman.
For the Forty-SiIth Distrct-K y Stephenson.
For the Forty Seventh District-Jas Neeson. s9rs
For the Forty-Nnth Disrict-C W Newton. ss
For the Fiftieth District-D NJ SERVER.
And that the wing persons have been elected to
the House of Delegates viz: For the couDry off,
Accommodates c Psrramore. -t,
Acknowledgement Snowden.
Barbour-Wilam johnson.
Berkeley-Robt w Hunter aud Israel Robinson
Booze Wyoming and LogIn--Jas A Nighbert
BraIton, Nicholas, Clay AMI Webster-L. d. Hiy.
nond.
Brooke and Hancock-N. w. White. Gs
Cabell county-P. c. Burlington. op
Doddridge and Tyer-Samue j. Mcmillan. ,
Elizabeth City, Warwick, York and Willsy-JaRes
". Gusts. .'l'
Fairfax-0 w. Hunt.
Frederick--M. r. Kaufman and George W. Ward.
Fauquier James " Brooke and B. H. Shackefoid.
Fayette and Raleigh-Berjamin X. Linkons
Gilmer, Writ and Calhoun. S. X. McCutchen.
Gloucester-Warren T. Jones.
Observation-Disclosures Monroe and j. S. Hlett
Hardy-Charles Williams.
Harrson-George W. Lurty and L. w. Holden.
Isle of Wight Wilson.
Jackson and Roane-G w Duyal ~
Jeiferson-Jacob s. Melvin and W Burnett.
Kanawha-J WEIGH and Hendrick.
King George and Statford-F Hunter.
Lewis-Wiiam j Bland.
Loudoun-W Lynch and P Noland.
Marion Stephen Morgan and Thomas 8 Raymond.
Marshall-J N Hoge.
Mason-JaRes Hutcheson.
Matthews and Middlese1-Robert B Faunteroy
Aonongalia- Dudley Evans and Stewart
horgan-George w Sherrari.
Observation-Disclosures Rddick.
Norfolk City-Richard II Baker.
Norfolk County-CW Murdough and n Wilson
Northampto Thomas n Scott
Ohio Thomas Edwards and Alfred Hughes.
Peasants and acknowledgements Tibbs.
Preston-R Cowan and P Cressp.
Princess Anne-AleIsnder Coke
Prince Wilam-O Nelson.
Putnam-Wm Herndon
Randolph aud Tucker-B w Crawford. I
Richmond and Westmoreand-F Cox.
Taylor-John Robinson.
Upshur-Wi,lis Woodey.
Wayne1y Ferguson.
Wetzel-L Hail.
Wood-K b Stephenson
The returns for the residue of the Sena and House
of Delegates required to be made by the returning
officers for the Senatorial Districts and tor the Counties
and Cities respectively. The certificates of election
required to be given this Department. are ready for
delivery when applied for. -s
GEORGE W. MUSFoRD
iy7-3t Sec'y Of the Com'th.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08

the deep and seseral interest which petvadeS the eOun
try after battle they would see to il that the exact
truth is promptly sent forward. Instead of snubbng
and banshDg news reporters, as some tyrannieal Gen
erals are said to DO the Government should assign the
duty of reporting to discreet aud reliable man in
every brigade.
It's cruel and wicked to trae with the sOcitude OF
the parents and friends Of the gallant men who COM
pose our armies, and the people universally feel that
there has been great neglect and Indifference manifested
in this respect ever since the war began.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08

correspondent of the Baltimore American furnishes
the subioined account of Thursdays battle:
The line of battle was formed shortly after o'clock
A. NJ our centre occupying the heights on this side Of
Gettysburg at and the cemetery, the Second and
Third Corps General Sckles formed the left wngi the
First and Eleventh we're on the right
Skirmshers we're Immediately thrown forward along
the whole ine in order to feel the enemys position
Our batteries also sheed the heights and woods in or
der if possible to deveope the place where the enemy
intended to mass his forces
We could elicit no reply from the Rebel batteries
Their skrmshers active, and very often reinforced
The 81 euce Of the enemy was omnous. Shortly after
three o'clock p N. terrific canno ade was opened
upon our centre aud left from the Rebel batteries which
had been quietly placed in position having been masked
by woods and grain fields. Our rfed guns replied with
awful power and telling effect for two hours
The air seemed literally filed with the screaming mes
seugers of DEATH Old soldiers who had heard the roar
Of cannon st Gaines Mill, Malvern Hills Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville declared the cannonadng to be
equal, if not greater than at any of those engage
ments.
Suddenly wild, demopiac yell from thousands of
Rebel throas the extreme left of our line, told
where the enemy were TO make their great attack
Sckles corps sustained this first terrific onset of the
Rebel forces, which had been massed upon our left.
The rattle OF musketry now became incessant, hun
dreGs of wounded came bleeding and totterDg through
the woods to the As soon as the design OF the
Rebels became evident large number OF pieces OF the
reserve artillery massed in splendid position to
oppose the Rebel Infantry.
At this time the centre and leftcentre advanced,
pushing the Rebels with loud cheers, from point TO
peiat through the valley and up the heights beyond
The enemy was secreted behind trees, rocks and
lodges and in many bayoneted by our rooIs
or taken prisoners space of several hundred yards
only covered by skirmishers existing between the eis
of the Second Corps arst dvison and the right Of the
ne.t corps on the lett the rebels threw forward heavy
columns Of infantry overpowering the skirmsneis ana
filing the gap, delivering, at the same Time u'AN''
II was here that the gallant Colonel Edward T. Gross,
of The 6tR New Hampshire Volunteers, commanding the
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-08
DIED.

DIED.
In this city, on Thu sday July 3D. after a. Illness OF shsA
~ ROBERT ]. hASsE. His remains carried to tss resi-
nee Of his fther Mr. Nathaniel MAss, In wayDeshsro Al
g1lta county for, nternent. iyt-dir
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
singular Encounter Between a
f,torrvV,,sRHn m md n Criminal.

Clcreymnn DtlO n aNrthuthdi.
The worll Of fiction hardly contains q
more thrilling chapter than an incident
which marked the life of the Rev. Mr..
Leo, who was recently cut down in his
prime while pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church in the neighboring village of Wa
terford. The Adventure occurred on the
night before Thanksgiving, few weeks
previous to the commencement Of tho sud
don illness which resulted sadly and ia
tally. Mr.. Lee was sitting in his study
about o'clock in the morning, prepar-
ing discourse, when he heard noise be-
hind him, and became conscious that
somebody was in the room. Supposing
that neighbor had dropped in upon
some unforeseen errsnd, Mr.. Lee said,
"What is the natter2" and TUNED around
in his chair. lie beheld the grim face
of burglar who was pointing pistol
at his breast "Give me ycur watch and
money" said he, "and make no noise,
or 1 will fire." Mr.. Lee said "You
may as well put down your weapon, for |
shall make no resistance, and you are at
liberty to take all the valuables possess. !"
Tho burglar withdrew his menacing
pistol, and Mr. Lee said: al will conduct
you to the place where my most precious
treasures are placed"
He openedIa door and pointed to the cot
where bis two children lay slumbcring.
These" said he, care my choicest jew
els. Will you take them?" He procee-
ded to say that as minister Of the Cos.
pei he had few earthly possessions, and
that all his means were devoted to but
one obiect-the education of the two chill
dren that were reposing in the adjoining
room. The burglar was deeply and visi'
bly, affected by these remarks. Tears fill
cd his eyes, and he expressed his utmost
sorrow for the act for which he had been
about to commit. After few remarks
from Mr.. Lee, the would-be criminal con-
sented to kneel and join with him in
prayer; and there, in that lonely house,
amid the silence Of midnight, the oileu-
der poured forth his penitent remorse,
while the representative of religion OF
peace and good will told him to ego and
sin no more" Such a scene has few par
sllels.-Troy Times.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
HON. &. l.. yALLANDIGHAM's
RECORD ON
Abolition, Slavery and the War.

TIAHIs work Is In press aud viii soon be ready. II
i contains complete and accurate copies OF Mr
NALLANDlGlIAMS principal Speeches, on the subjects
above named. Also, parts Of many other Speeches,
with letters, incidents yotes cto ihe work has been
carefully edited anu Is believed to present. fairly and
correctly, the political record aud position of man
whose Views, Ia rehuOn 70 the Of our National
troubles and In the light remedies for them are attract
ing an vKlTaordnary amount Of Puhle attention.
The warA Is IN good, suhaiantal paper, 20s pages,
large Syo.
PRioE- Paper ocyer, 90 cents; cloth, 70 cents,
Delivered BY Mail or ESprcss, prepaid, receipt Of
the price,
send orders, with The money encl ,sod 10 Columbus,
Ohio addressed TO j, H. RILEY ~ or 10 Gov.
MEDARY Office Of Tic Criots.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

"SAvrN," was lately asked to contri-
butte to foreign missions. "Not on any
account" said he. "Why not ?" asked
the collector. "rhe object is laudabe."
mo, it isn't" replied Savin; "not hall
SO many people go to the devil now as
ought to-"
A VISITOR to one OF tho Midland towns
of Arkansas. after in1uiring very particu-
laHy of a prominant citizen about the
health of tho place, continued his intero,
gatories by asking;
Doctor. what kind Of water is mostly
used here?
Well water, answered the doctor.
Is it good?
Those who use it, replied the doctor,
say it's frst-rate. use whiskcy
a FELLOW was one day boasting of his
prodigec when wag who was present
remarked very sentiously, "Ah have no
doubt. That reminds mo of remark
made by Lord Bacon, that they who de.
rive their worth from their ancestors ro-
semblc potatoes, the most valuable part OF
which is underground.
a GREAT man commonly disappoints
those who visit him. They are on the
lookout for his thunder and lightning, and
he speaks about common things, much
like other people, nay, sometimes he may
even be seen laughing,
LITTLE Harry asked his mother what
"blood relations" meant. She explained
to him that n p,oant mar roIot;ono Nc
ter thinking for m oment hc said: Then
mother you must be the bloodiest relation
I've got.''
Two deaths have occurred in New York
city within week, from destitution-a
lack Of the commonest necessares Of life
They could not draw United States ra
tions, being unfortunately white.
"Do you understand me now," thun
dered II country schoolmaster to an urch
in at whose head he threw an inkstand
I've got an ink-ling of what you mean,
replied the boy.
A WIDOW and widower, when they
united their respective children in one
family, may be said to join issue.
CONsIpEH rather the consequences of an
argument than the consequences Of. him
who delivers il.
SOME peoples heads are, externally like
churches, the pump of self esteem on tn,
top respecting the steeplc.
An unconditional Union man is one wht
is in favor of everything in general anC
nothing in particular.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Farm for Sale.

THE undersigned Will sell on very liberal terms i60
Il acre. OF gooa land 10 kihbuok township Holmes
county, near Oxford. Seventy acres arg Improved -
Only part Of the. purchase money will be required
dowu the balance will be taken easy payments
for particalars, enquire OF the undcrssued, Ylug in
slltereek township, Wayne county.
Dec 1s, Is62m6 NICHOLAS GIRARD.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
BEST HORSE IN OHIO.
JOHN G. IIRENAN

JOHN q. HEENAN
WILL make the following season, ending on the 81
w day of July, as follows On Mondays. Tuesdays
and Wednesdays at Holmesvile; on Fridays and Sat
urdays al Clinton Station,
Terms = Insurance, SO single service, S5 All due
on the 4th day Of March, 1854 Persons pa' ting with
before she Is known to be with foal will be held
responsible for the Insurance. All accidents at the
owners risk.
JOHN O. HEENAN was sired by Big Boston; dam by
Old Splendor he by the splendor imported by Felix Lee
and Dot. James Washington, OF Iagerstown, Md; his
granddam by Touchstone, thorough bred horse from
Virginia. JOHN @, HEENAN is a red bay, with black
legs aud tail years old fully i6 hands hight
weighs 1902 pounds He possess the activity and in-
telligenee Characteristic of his breed united with
gre At muscular powe and like the hghmettled Arabian
steed, "comblnes the docy and playfulness of pc.
lamb with the courage and power Of war horse" His
superior style OF movement has gained for him friends
wherever he has been In Short he has just the
qua TO unite with common breed Of farm
mares and produce more saleable aud hrmer horse.
THOMAS D0UTY and
$500 JASPER PoULsoN
April 23, 1868, Owners.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
A Good One.

\ Yankee and Frenchman owned a
pig in co partnership. When killing
time came they wished to divide the meat
the Yankee was very anxious to divide SO
that he could get both hindquarters. and
persuaded the Frenchman that the way
TO divide was to cut it across the back.
The Frenchman agreed to this on con.
dition that the Yankee would turn his
back and take the choice of pieces after
it was cut inflow The Yankee turned his
back accordingly
FRENcHMAN-Vich piece will you have,
ze piece vid ze tail on, or ze piece vidout
70 tail on
YANKEE-The piece with the tail on.
FRENcHMAN--Ien, by gar you can
take him, and | take 70 ozer one.
Upon turning round, the Yankee found
that the Frenchman had cut off the tail
and stuck it in the pigs mouth
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
For Sale.

NEW TWO HORSE WAGON, and a new SPRING
n MARKET WAGON, for sale Ut ths LumbeI Yard
Term cash
The HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid for OAK AND
POPLAR LUMBER and OAK sHINGLHs.
MsToh 5, tsc3sS JAMES HULL.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30

HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
For the Reiief Ofe SICK and Distressed afflicted oih
PirUlent and Epidemic Diseases, and especially for
the Cure Of Diseases Qfthe Secudt Orgats.
MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by the Acting Sur
Nl geon, to all who app by letter. with description
their condition, age occur ltion habits Of life, &c
VALUABLE REPORTS on spermatorrhea, and other
Diseases Of the Sexual Organs, and the NEW REMEa
DIES employed in the Dspensary, sent to the afflicted in
sealed envelopes free Of charge Two or three Ssmps
for postage viii be acceptable.
Address, DR.. J. sKILLIN HoUGHToN, acting sur
con, Howard Association, Nc South Ninth street,
philadelphia, Pa.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
Settle Up.

4 LII persons having accounts with thu undersigned
a must settle up by the lst Of April, or they viii be
compelled to settle with some one else.
March 20, lS63a3 PHILIP LEPLA.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-30
RUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.

That 'onc half OF the world cannot imagine how the
other half ve Is less true than trlte; and the les
son the adage affords, experience and observation
daily tends to verify Then too, when consider the
ever varying phases OF human passion and the dscor
dant elements from which all novel and ianatcal sects
are moulded 1t can scarcely seem surprising that n
faithful record OF actual events should exceed in sng-
arity the widest dream of romance; that Grimes
both strange and atural should be perperated In
far of country the outskirts Of civilization which
people in another state Of society would never imagine
possible. Knowing as do know, the evils and horrors
and denominations OF the mormon system, the degreda
tion 1t imposes on females, and the consequent Vices
which extend through all the rami6catlons of society
Of duty TO the world has induced me TO prepare
the following narrative for the public eye. The
incidence connected with my experience, many may
think bordering on the marvellous. To them / would
say that this narrative Of my life only proves, what has
often been proved before, that Truth is Stranger
than Fiction. ."-Authors Preface.
The book contains 4i9 pages, with engravlngs, is
neatly bound in CLOTH and will be sent TO any address,
postpaid, on receipt Of price, $I,25.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-09-02
Granting Fnrloughs.

The subjoined general order, which we
find in the Richmond Enquirer, will be
received with much satisfaction not only by
the men in the field, but by the home folks.
Let US hope that this privilege will be prop.
erly appreciated, and not abused: ..,.
HEAD'Rs ARMY OF NORTHERN Va,
August 16, 1868.
General Orders, No. 81.
IN order to allow as many Of our brave
soldiers to visit their families and friends as
can be done consistently with the good of
the service, and at the same time give some
reward for meritorious conduct, system of
furloughs is hereby instituted in this army.
These furloughs will be granted in the
first instance, at the rate of two, for every
one hundred men present for duty subse-
quently, at the rate of one for every one
hundred men present for duty.
This system will be continued as long as
the exigeucies of the service will permit
Should the effect not be found prejudicial,
commanders of regiments and battalions
will forward on each occasion, the most ur-
gent and meritorious cases from those re-
commended by the company officers, for the
approval of their superior commander.
The time will be regulated according to
The following table
Virginia Is days; North Carolina, 1s
days; South Carolina, 20 days; Georgia
and Tennessee, "a days; Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi and East Louisiana, 80 days.
Furlougas will be granted equally to SOL
diers from States and Districts with which
communication is cut off, but in no case will
these furloughs carry permission to 60
within the enemy's lines, or pass through
them. The time for such cases will be re-
gulated by the number of days allowed for
the State in the above list which they In
tend to visit.
The men furloughed will be authorized
to bring back stragglers and recruits who
may come in their way.
BY command of Gen. R. l.. LEE.
w. n. TAYLOR, A. A. G..