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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-17
THE ORDEAL.

The people OF the Confederate States will soon
| be called upon to undergo severe trial-one
that will fully test the sincerity Of professions
| heretofore made. We cannot escape the ordeal.
The time for trying mems souls is not far i'll
the future. Many, we fear, will be weighed in
| the balance and found wanting on that dreadful
day. Many will be the artiGces and subterfuges
resorted to in order to shield cowardly skulis and
chicken,hearted patriots from the odiurn of their
comrades. Already do We begin to hear mur-
murings gloomy predictions, and visionary
sp,culations This is a critical point with the
reputation of some, who have been wont to coll
slider themselves in the front rank Of Southern
Statesmanship Any land lubber may sail on a
smooth sea: but to ride the whirlwind and con-
duct the old ship Of State through the fury of n
3esolating tornado-when the Heavens are scowl-
ing above u.s. and when all around US seems the
blackness of despar-requi1 sound judgment
and steady nerve. Many reputation, we fear.
will suffer for words spoken and actions made be-
tween this and the early frosts of autumn. 1t
was so in the old Revolution, when the cause OF
independence seemed hopeless, and it will be so
now. Many poor weak minded fellow, who has
| been looking forward to places Of honor and dis
tinction for 10 these many years. will be haunted
| to his dying couch by words unwittingly spoken
within the next few weeks. Let such remember
| in time that true greatness and nobility OF soul
always rises with the occasion; and that the or
deal necessary to develop great mind or great
nation, never fails to crush small one.-l lColum
4 bus Sun.
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DOWN TIE RIVER.

Intelligence reached here last evening from
Petersburg that two Yankee iron-ciadS had
passed City Point aud entered the Appomat-
tox river. What their object is remains to be
developed The Appomattox is obstructed
within few miles.of its confluence with the
James; the banks above the distractions arc
we'll fortified, and the forces now there are
deemed sufficient to repel any attempt the en-
emy is able to make in the way of au effective
landing. Perhaps, ina day or two we may
have to chronicle the grounding Of one or both
of these prying monitors, The river is shall
low, and is only navigable Gr such vessels
now because Of the prevailing freshets.
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GEN. JENKINS BRIGADE.
lcuRErsruNDENCE OF RICHMOND ENQUIRER
GETTYSBURG, Pa. July !. 1863

lcoRErsruNDENCE OF RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, July +, 1863.
Ne srs. Editors Our last letter addressed
to your columns was dated Harrisburg, Penn
sylyani;, June 81. BY reason of detach.
ments and details as scouts and courers fol
the infantry. the command did not number
more than five hundred effective mon when il
moved upon the capital of the keystone State
Yet, with no infantry nearer than Carlisle
II miles we shelIed their outpost, reviewed
their Qualifications, and harasscd them fol
three days
On the evening of the 30th ult., we marched
back to Carlisle, where we reinined the l4tll
Va cavalry regiment. Thence all moved by
TWO different roads Southward. Next day,
about o'clock Z. NJ, we heard lively can.
nonadins in our advance which proved to be
thc opening OF the great Gettysburg battle
The crcmy had advanced North os the
tawn. III grca, force, and met our infantry
ee!unnn, where they fought on about equal
:-rGsnas: he was driven back with heavy loss
anG our ARMY occupied the town that night
and The two following days. The enemy oc.
cuned and fortified the heights South of Get
tysburg. and our army tnug ght them two davs
III their strong position, to great disadvantage.
II is supposed that the three days fighting
placed the two contending armies about equal
in their losses.
Gen. Jenkins was wounded in his head
while making a reconnaissance on the left
on the morning Of the second day of the fight
lic was standing, with map in hand, holding
his horse by the hridIe-rens when a shell
passed over has head, cutting large cash to
tue bone, p:sssing through his horse and kill
ing him instantly. His wound is not regard
cd rs dangerous. The command uf the bri
gadc then fell upon Col. Tennyson.
Before daylight, on the morning Of the 4th
inst, Gen. Lee had withdrawn his forces from
uccurlen elevated grounds, leaving a valley
between his lines and Gettysburg. In the
meantime he started large transport train
back to Virginia. If the enemy should mistake
this move for q retreat, he will likely make q
r,:ch f,rW;.rI and see his error. W. X.
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OPERATIONS AT CHARLESTON

The landing in heavy force on Norris Is
land, and the commencement of extensive
works designed for reduction of Fort Wagner.
indicate that the now Yankee General Gllmcr,
is commencing determined siege, hy land
and water. The Mercury" says:
1t appears to us tp be useless 10 attcmpt
to disguise from ourselves our situation. BY
whose fault we rot into it. it is vain now to
enquire. The Yankees having gotten posses
sion Of the Southern half Of Morris Island,
there is but one way to save the city d
Charleston, and that is, the speedy and I'M
hinching Use Of the bayonet. If the fight on
Norris Island is 10 bc nor IL fight hy engineer
ING contrivanccs and cannon merely, the nd
vantage is now with the enemy. With then
| iron-ciads on the water. and their men III oc'
| cupation of the land. il is likely to he a mere
question Of time. The fall Of Fort Wagner
ends in the fall Of Charleston. Fort Sumter
| like Fort Wagner, will then be assailable by
land and sea, and the fate Of Fort Pulaski
will be that Of Sumter. General Iiilmcr. the
] commander of the Department. was the mar
who reduced Fort Pulaski. Charleston mus
be saved as Richmond was.
For six davs our soldiers stormcd the sue
cessivc batteries st the enemy, and saved Rich
mund. The greater part OF the soldiers WIZ
achieved these trium phs by the bayonet hnC
never before been in Il charge. The Yam
KEGS here have as yet few Or 10 formidable
works. They have but Il few thousand troops
If our soldiers and officers here are not c4ua
10 the kind of fighting fought by the army o
Virginia. and tried by the Yankees agains
such strong works as Fort Wagner and seccs
sionville, then Charleston falls. This, it ap
pears to us, is the only. course OF safety, an,
we may add, too, for an, economy q, 'ires.-
Other means may protract the fighting t
DAYS and weeks, and postpone the termination
Of the struggle. No other means, in our cpin
ion, will save the city. We believe i
can easily be saved with promptncss, and en-
crgy and dash. 1t is too late for engincerln;
alone. Hesitation and delay arc fatal.
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FROM JACKSON. MISS.


Tie Fight on Sunday-Repulss ef tile Yan-
KEGS riN Serious Loss- Gcncrak OSterhaus
KHted.
JACKSON, July l2.-Thc conduct u Cubb's
kentucky battery and the Washington Ar
tillcry, in the affair of this morning. are spo-
ken of in highly complimentary terms b; the
commanding General; also LovelFs Florida
| brigade.
The banners captured belonged to the 2Sth,
4lst and sd Illinois regiments.
Gen. breckenridge sent the infrmary corps
to bring of the enemy's wounded. Their
shnrpshootcrs fired on them. Gen. B.. then
ord cred the corps to the rear.
The Yankee wounded and dead arc still ly-
ing in front of our works. Their loss in the
cha rgc ;yas fully one thousand.
C,,I. Hurry Maury. Of the 32d Alabama, was
scvc rely wounded.
| \ Yankee Colonel, two Majors and num-
Der uf officers ere captured.
SECOND DESPATCH.
JACKSON July BIT rained hard here last
night. and again cloudy this morning. There
has b cen but little firing on either side. The
| enemy have six batteries in position, which
are D! ainly visible from the State House. Our
troops arc much elated at their success yester-
day.
THIRD DESPATCH.
JAG EsoN, July l3:-Nothing of Importance
has trauspircd to-day. The status is un-
! changed Port IIud son surrendered on the
9th.
The vickshurg prisoners will be at Bran
don tomorrow. Supplies have been sent
there for them
Colsb's battery lost nj ne men in the action
Tuesday.
FOURTH DESPATCH.
JACKSON, July l4.-No change in the situa-
ton oi affairs since We sterday. Lieutenant
General Pcmberton and staff arrived here last
night
An officer who came with them says that
they met an. escort accoml l,anying the body OF
ies. OStcrhans, 10 FicksAourg They stated
that Gen Osterhaus was killed by cannon
ball, on the 18th inst.
! Heavy skrmishing still c> ntinucs. Several
houses were demolished vest, 'rday by the eue-
my's shells.
| FIFTH DESPATCH
JACKSON, July l4th, via NJ 'obile, 18TH
Gen. Johnston sent flag Of t ruce to-day to
Gen. Grant, asking permission to bury the
Ianl;cc dead in front of our wor. Ks. General
| Grant asked permission tn send i. Ssistance, in
order that the dead might be recognized
which was refused. The terms orig inally pro,
posed were then agreed to.
Our troops have been engaged all the utter
tcrnoon burying the dead Yankees. The ex'
act number is not yet a"crrtained.
! The Yankee officer in charge of the flag, I'D.
J mits IL loss of four to five hundred. Among
1 their killed and wounded, are Col. Earl, Lt.-
/ Col. Long and Capt. Hail, of the 4lst Illinois;
4 Lieuts S. Smith and McAIasters, Of the SD
4 Illinois. and Lieut.. Abcrnathy, of the id Iowa.
Among the "tiiecrs on our side, are Major
Lamb. Of the Goth Georgia, killed: Lieuts c.
c. Braden, of the 10Th Louisiana. and T. j.
| Rust of the ith Florida, and B: a. James, of
| the Cobb battery, wounded.
The time specified in the truce, passed be-
fore the burying was finished.
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Let all exert themselves, then, to put ships
TO sea- Let the government redoublc its
efforts. The sea is our best element, because
we have no commerce to be harmed. Every
true heart has sworn enmity-like that of
Misunderstanding 1t lives with life
ends with independence With our prospect
Of. years of wur, we must put ships to sea to
TO the utmost Of cur ability, and while touch
ing the raw and torturing the euemy-they
losing and we not-we can say, "Let the
CALLED jade vince my withers are unerring."
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TIE VIRGINIA VOLUNTEER NAVY
COMPANY.

The required stock for organization being
subscribed, this Company holds an election iot
Directors on Tuesday next, at II NJ, at the
Office of the Virginia Life Insurance Company,
This is cheering indication 1t shows thr
estimate in which our lraling capitalists hold
the scheme in point Of patriotism as well as
profit; and as to the last there can be no queS'
ton, for all captured goods can be brought IN
as easily as purchased goods; and there are
various other modes of fdisposing Of them pro
ftably.
This is so excellent mode Of carrying on
the war, that we hope to see every community
throughout the country associating their cap
ital for it. Killing his soldiers does not hurt
the enemy. He rather reioiccs at every fatal
Confederate bullet, for it kills an IriShman,
Dutchmaa, Catholic, Democrat, or other low
and perhaps obnoxious person, land more can
be obtained to fght,) while he gets equivalen;
streams of our noblcst blood, and hopes that
all the fife-tide of our nation will have oozed
out before bis strength is gone. Such is his
avowed horrible wish and purpose.
Meanwhile, his cherished manufactures are
hourishing through the demands Of war, and
the efforts of our blockade-runners, and his
darling commerce is pouring its treasures into
his Golfers. By sending these ships to sea, we
aeou,a him IN Sis uitals, and that, giM0ut
losing our men,
And though our great armies are d'sin'
and We be compelled to carry on a
guerrilla warfare, which we are determined
on if the worst comes to the worst, so.lcng as
q spot can be held for the Government to resi-
on, or even if liue as an itinerant, the guer-
rilla warfare. Of the ocean can be- iwaged, and
thus ensure our final triumph.
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CENTRE OF INTEREST.

The five centres of interest attracting atten-
ton this morning are, respectively, Lee at IIa-
gcrstovn, Johnston at Jackson, Beaul egard at
Charleston, Taylor near New Orleans and
ilor.an in Indiana Millions of hearts are
tlrpb5ms in an agony OF. suspense as they
awai. the issue. Think ofthe individual tra-
yc,,:es interviewer with the rapidly shifting
scejrs in the great drama of national events
2fuil of horror that the mere lockers on, in
,l,cir inr removed seats in the old world, start
h@ha>t 1T the spectacle.
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EICkSBl-RG,

The proposition Of the fall Of Iicksburs, says
tho Mobile "Alvertiser." bcin: absolute, it is
now plain ,la. i! has fallen with 80 least possi-
BILE harm to us. fit had held ext only twenty.
four hours longer. Johnston's arn'J would, with
out any doubt, have been cut l. pieces John
ston was OH the Big Black. AZ, Oh Saturday,
night his army bvOuackcd with orders 10 move
on Grants entrenclrncnts at two O'clock in the
morning. Before the hour arrived. the news OF
pembcrtonS : capitlilation was received. From
what has since been learned Of Grants position,
it is no,v known that if Johnston force hal been
doubled and trcbed it coui never have got
through the works Of Grant. The country for
miles was defended by ieled timber, every gorge
and ravine iortsied work, brI>lling with cannon
and converted into slaughter-;cn. We are credi.
biy informed that it took some o. our pmrolcl Off.
GERS at Vcksburg fifteen hours to ride fifteen miles
through the ielIed timber and around the cxcava
tions and cmoankmeuts made by the encp9,,.
How long would it have taken an army to prarch
through the same works defended by a superior
force! We claim that we have been fortunate
in saving the galIan. little army Of Johnston; as
well as the Ncksburg garri:"h., from further
loss. The latter will before long be exchanged
and enabled TO take the tirid again
From the lower Mi..''sIppi the Signs. OF the
times are highly err-'.aglng. Ii Is clear tnat
TavIor has dev.-. ID a wonderful energy in his
late opera,ior - and has really redeemed the
State. M to the es: Of the river. Without strong
backing flom Grant, we believe the whole State e
and the city Of New Orleans will be wrested from
There is hope in all this. There IS life in the
c,nse vet. The Confederacy has seen darker
days, and emerged from them. # is not dark
enough enc to justify it tothe prudence of those whe
are ready to submit. and anxious for peace and
the security of their property on the bass O.
submission. to shor their hands yet. There lave
been some signs OF this white feather irtterinf
during the few past gloomy days. Letus warl
therttbat it is base 10 feel and dangerous TO bt
premature prem in the ut'ersnce Of, such sentiments
This land has made TOO many sacrifice for 1T
freedom to fal.cr at the last hour The lmia ant
fai,hless must not be allowed to fettcr the footsteps
of the revolution 1t must ro! OIL to 'rinmpn
although It's wheels have TO roll over them Ant
their fortunes.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-17

Tuesday morning last. about O'Clock, Col.
Caudil with about one hundred Of his command
were surprised and captured at Wise Court
House, Va. The remainder of the Colonel's
army" made its escape. The eneny's force
numbered some 425. Where were the pickets at
Pound Gap? Is anybody to blsme' The quar-
ternasters, commissary and ordinance stores all
destroyed though not of great value. The off.
GER horses captured, but the wagon stock all
saved. The Colonel and his army taken of by
the captors Nobody killed. Seven of the
enemy wounded-three. dangerously -Four Of
ours slightly wounded.-[ Abingdon Virsinian.
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the northwestern boundary from the susqr "a.
ma to Chambersburg still bears that name -.
the latter place this ranges ceases aornp''y' ~
thence to the Potomac the valley widens' .nHl
is bounded by the Tuscsrora.
The points between which the Rebels p:'n2.'
>palIy operated are Chambersburg PennsyiV y y.
End Hagerstown, Maryland. The former pr,
j;s ffty-two miles from Harrisburg. in s"I"'-
,:s'ernly direction, and the latter twen!!, ~.
ml'> south Of Chamsersburg. Midway BET aa-
r ,neS ces. and FIVE miles from the Mar t't4
llhe' ncs Iaeucastle. i'll the centre uf tinc su.'
uE: anu tTen ,.ding -four anu grain depot oi -
region zen '.ias west OF Greencasi!e is Nj
GersoufG' anu NJ. the same distance wtii.
MAyhesoofo, ~. AID which wealthy :ii.
'"G Ia I;slr, C"mbHr"ni uGe Touring %,!; &c
telmin at Harrisburg ant>iIueerstown, pa<ses
through Carlisle, ChambersbTs, Grccnsas,!c,
and al the principal villages in t., valley.
1lcConnelsburs, the county sht OF lG:.J:.
county is situated in a valley brtaee" Scrup
Ridge and the Tusc1rora mountain, il wint >
called the Big Cove. That cove runs dow 70.
wards Hancock in Maryland, distant aaoG5
twenty miles. Live stock is largely raisedir :.'s;
valley, but nearly ail the horses and catti: al,
been swept out of it by the Rebel invaders
Gettysburg, in Adams county tie scene ot the
late terrible battle and Union victory, is .!.sn.
| Twenty-Five miles from Greencas:le, in direction
little north of east, and is about .iiteen ,ni'n
southwest OF Hanover. i'll York counly.
DEATH OF ARCHBISHOP KENRcS.
BALTIMORE, Wednesday, July Sti.-." Be-
bishop kcnrick died suddenly this norIna ,
at his residence in this city, aged 6G
Francis Patrick kendrick, Archbishop 'l
Baltimore, whose death is announced a;,''e,
was native of Dublin, was edu"at"I =,
Rome, came to the United States in l. ! al.
settled in Kentucky, where in 'o% II, S'.,
c0nsecrated as coadjutor = BisE.n #
Philadelphia, whom he succeeded in Is l.. --
ItM Curing his episcopate i'll Philadr 'rt -.
that the anti-Catholic riots occarreC aE's
his efforts to preserve the peace were '"a
ring.
In 1851 he was transferred to the y "e-
piscopal See OF Baltimore. In 1859 the '"H..
conferred upon him the ''Primacy Of llo"'t '
giving him precedence over all other Il ID"
| Catholic prelates in this country. lie ~: re-
carded as one Of the most learned thefl"H'na
| of his creed in America, and was tSi a""'et
| Of u :. rSe number of works which 5are -
| = {, xt-books in numerous semlnarits
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FROM CHARLESTON.

An official despatch from Charleston, re-
ceived yesterday morning states that all was
quiet. The enemy are throwing up works
upon the south corner Of Morris Island.
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DIED.

DIED, at his residence, near Clarksville,
Mecklenburg county, Va, on Friday evening,
July 10Th, 1868, after a protracted Illness
DR.. S1LAs II. HARRIS, in the 6lst year of his
age.
81 heard a voice from Heaven, saying
unto me, write, from henceforth blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord: even 80 saith
the Spirit: for they rest from their labors."-
Rev. .xiy:l3.
sss Southern Churchman please copy.
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Among the Confedsrates recently expelled
from St. Louis is Edward William Johnston.
he is an elder brother of Gen. J. E. Johnston,
and well advanced in years.
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0IAItRIED.

June 3Oth. at the residence Of the brides father
by the Rev. John N. Saunders, Mr.. ARCHER A
Moody, of Petersburg Va. and Miss MARY Is
LELAND, daughter Of DR.. Chas. II. Leland, o.
Lancaster county, Va. :
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PROMOTION.

Maior-Gcncral ID. II. Hill, of North Caro-
lima, has received from the President the ap-
p0intment of Lieutenant-General
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ATLANTA ROLLING MILL.-The trade for
this very valuable property, which is of great
national importance, was not consummated
until to day; and was sold to Messrs. E. Willis
.S Co., Charleston, and not to Messrs. John
Fraser 6 Co., as. was previously announced by
ono Of our cotemporaries. Price $500, ,OOO.-~
Atlanta Commonwealth, 26ta ult.
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L1Rcy pelsoS IrENs.-Uge th9aSAnl a,s'
,,ro y,nkees were sent 10 City Point. ." Yf.i-
ter,ov for exchange. 2ney went u.def h.&
obor@a Of Lieu:enant Latouehe, Hi4 P'.'''-
burg railroad.
s;x ,housand Of the Yankees esp.s.s- .s a.
ro,.Hshnrp s.H are between "ineaeS'es "a'
s'v, Ssa.,,.n aud viii be Aere in the cH'.s' y
Ave or six days.
The seven disl ,yal residents, VINO lf',,a..
perform militia duty, ssv "'en I{:..g,,t !.
w yc .tc~iay transferred f.ohi NaS''s
th: L,Dhy,
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THE yoLuSrEER NAVY furore deve' '7ei r'o".
~. The achievements or Semmes' lH.1 N4S-''
and others cheer and inspire our peol g. Nps ,,
holders Of the purse-strings are slo" VI f''''ts-
more such an opportunity to 60. 'ke 'ae"' me
-. ,h.;r ,r,;, of glory M.ny young uior in
.a aA .;,v s,emn, from mi ,Sary service, by reaaoa
Of having furnished ,..Osti'utss' and f''n S:hs'
causes no. undsdss them for service, arc "n=',a'
to @ enter b,io 60 out upon such sn.err'iSss !,
aocSs; ss;:st;nguishcd the names we have Hi:resH .,
.n There numbers Of vessels, n,ss" Ia ~
work lying idly in all OF eTsaa;o''s ;s, a., ,G
capitalist ''v0'0"'esF ~ ne VIII '''' -"
crew. Y.