Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-25
PEI IL fIhrIoSs AT RICHMOND OVER
LANpiGH hHSTREASoAABLEs sPEECE
IN hEw JERSEY

elated with The fact that vslla adigham WAS
| PRINTED TO make his late treasonable .pce.h
! n New Jersey unmoh sted. The Richuono
| WING licss lts chups with intense .aii.fAcucp
over the following quotatIon from thu. speocl..
| making 1t the text for an editorial:
aisndiFham, IN a r.cent SPEECH at New
ark N. j. sskrd:-'Will you send out you-
! eoEs again 20 the i'attle field rOrerwh.ln,np
| cri's No, never. shall sney be cos sc-,pted
20 c:Iry on 'ai, war foriwo years more. ana f..,
the negro i'No, neser'rS
From the tone of tha Thic', Argument .,.r
/ pears 10 be The belief in Richmond tha, q Gov
/ lm"nt not strong enough 10 deal efE.crvelx
! with traitors OF the Vallandighsm N .tripe csnnci
| enforce ccnscription act; aud, eonseosently
! that he Nor,h VIII b- st;a 10 raise ro pcy.
! soldiers
The Confederate UorSa = occunied Win az.
Exemption bill The H'kic sa, of the rre>,ou.
days session:
"The veAed question ofeagmpting oyer.ee,.
Has ufsposeo 81 nv th, adoption of a n anens
mtni, SnlmlLted by Mr.. H,-nry. Of Tenne,.ec
eAtnlIilhs On" person ON ach farm or pIanIa-
non oN NED by a minor, q psr.ou of ua.oun,
mlltd B~nts SCit, or IerSon ab.ent from h,rn,.
IN The mIilIary or hawai- service on "a hich .n.,,
aie iH rniy or moe Saves, etc The ACT Of las.
session, to winch SriOus objection has besu
urged. exempted one Do ou each plautat,u,,
win twenty n grt e. III. rroa, without tto dis
crlmlna1on now determined upon"
The late residr rnce OF John NJ Bolts r. Row
ing Gl"en, near Richmond, Is advertised Ior
public sale; also, the valuable as crtn sxt Of
wines purchase. for tie late Ex President
| Tyler b-iorc and while President"
Southwestern rebel papers have TIE f,licy
ing:
PROM LoUGsIASA-sEvERE FiGHrrSa sr ~
Dian NlLLAGE-THh EnEaY REPULsEO wITa
LohH-kovENESTs or UNION TRsspPs Ac
foBr HCDsON, la, Feb. Il-Inf,rua,.,on
mas Just r. ached tie plcE-ts that a Dor siou a..
SIhty's command Encountered the eaanly a.
Indian Illdpe Totally lou ing him after Sev,r
fighting. The enemy admits a Toss o. ;.ss
Killed, wound, 81 ahd missing.
Positive information has BEN received .;
, Eaten Rouge that 4 Massachusetts brigade aID,l
. negro regiment have teen Scut below
Tie ,otai ioTce of the euemy Is 900
10 ts'lters ar cOntihU lily arrIvl lng here.
A Tag of truce cHme in .o-day. NotGing 10
pCrtant was gained from the Lag c. trG ,..
A boat with prisoners viii 20 70 Gicksbare
Ten thousand T. Inforcements are rer .ri..d AZ
New Orleans. DOUBTFUL
BATTLk OF Fot.r poxRLEoS
(CcrIes .oIG. OF the RIchmOnd " hic.t
FRONT UF toRT DaSEL-oN, Feb 3-rse
booming Of The canEOn hss scarcely ceased q,
snatch q moment 10 inform you Cf go nos.
holy contested fights OF the war sfd.
o slerate ih- EgnunE was, stranye 20 s:.y.
the loss Oh cltlt siGe Yas insis q ic.snt. 1 he
enc my WAS projected by his b:ea>twOrks, anu
ur troops. nv The excitement and wide frflc
Il thV Zoe. Abou- the last of January. tia,p
VI heeier, fresh from tue Cumoer.ani. aud
fdligued with difficult campaIgh, starred ou.
IN i.i> ..nbuiSncr One night, ana travelling
con- tsEIly. al N ed The next evening in Frank.
lm, Where IA" had or0ered gen. Forrest
y haIJ,l and MAJ. bOdHson. command iny part
! lie Isl h;igaCc,) 10 Tendezl Jus. Taking lI
Ii llt OF march III nee 10 l.Irr, IIe CSrs-
maid traverse ii nearly Il hundred lnil.s over
us5eIabir loads, in weather severely colS
The pTUcrt of the ar:llI- ~ being arduOus the
lie march WIS necessarily slow. A. tws
ot lC6 X, Eeia. ID troops Uafne tuto pDsltian
h IcI- tie ouiwoIks iE from OF Dover, t;IH
pIqUets and skiTml> hers OF the eneIny baiac
ufiNen ln,-t Old IOi-lsoH, you remember. -
q elnantitd.t A flag Of Truce was sent 10 tIOI
H@roin. Cf The sd IllHoiS -rgisIvuf, .antad n
Il 2 surT, nGer OF tn fort. &c refused. ane a.
"" afttE wards Understood, took occasion hsr.
10 haIai que his troop, informing Ihem thst 4.
captured. they W ouid All bt slaughtered.
tnr h;''telIrS "erc low Al position 10 cOul-
M. mi ih- ouiN,rks The ort Is coastrus-ed ~.
tne ctntVr o. The town, around the Court Housa
Ill" outwOl X and riiepits surround the town IN
2 - mi circle, one end resting upon the river
he riy.r l. unfortlfied and unprotected be-
yond The guns OF the inner fort, which sweep ths
streets lii thar direction. Hsrdl~ had the n az
tt "A ht onr lines, b. fore thr artillery sn-
tmN op' Ned upoL US Gen. w harton, with mas
nen dsrnUuut-d, had gained The rrar OF ~.
town. while Gen. Forrest, with his brieaGc
mounted, and I'm line cf hatile, stood un ser The
trow of a hill in front; Wheeler on a hill thai
con Inandtd view of The hole scene. haa
ch rRe II thc battle He dispatches 40 Al.!s T.
troer The charge. The guns Of our batOerie.
teiCh forth their hurting iron. and thsir souac
is nOI echu ed back before they agJiu sweep the
outwcrks. Forrest turns in his saddle. tellshIs
tloop' II ithat ''they must plant their banner.
upon the inner works before Wharton comes
up the other SIDE" and orders the charc.
Tie bugle souncs. His brigade in line. more
than mii" long, al nrsi walks OF. Forrest is
seen in its front. Ii gains the eInineDce A
shower Of bullets greet It. As If di.daiuful O.
| the en-, my, The horsemen new strike trot urtil
th' ' have descs nded 30 the bottom OF the hill
he hr- OF the enemy is now furious. On the
| next hill are the rife pats and bitches. The
tugle sounds again, bUI now its notes are more
thrilling ano rspid The General Of a hundred
| b1tties rises in his stirrune and valves his
| swCrd. The msn dash forward at full speed.
The tarth fairly trembles beneath their tread.
Woe! tn those poor fellows. What storm cf
leads thinning their ranks They will BE- re-
pulsed, No! Hurrah. The enemy leaves hi,
rfie-rlts. On 60 The hor.emsn at full charge
Now they are amons the rifie-pit Now they
Jump the ditch. Now they are up 10 the main
| tort Itself. We expect every moment 10 see
tile Con federate flag on the par apet. The enc
! my has taken refuge in the houses The Tas-
kt.s hre eoIh from them and the fort our
brave boys can go no further. They fsl-
Ing every moment They must rsure. Slowly
they tall ba *, dismount and charge aeAir.
Again ih"y gain the town. Again the fire from
hidden zoe drives them back. The amnuni.
ton is spent, night is coming on, and the COM
nland is at last ordered from the field.
Just al THIS crisis two gunboats come into
action and retired beyond their range.
W hale Forrest was charging gallantly,
Wharton in the rear, was slowly driving them
hack. He holds every inch OF ground he game
He capturrs a battery after driving the gunpers
from n, with his own artillery. Snch was he
precision OF his firing, that all the guns bet
Cne were dsmounted. This one he brings OF
Al nichtfall, he also is forced 10 retire
Many instances Of indiyidal galiantry were
displayed in this action, and the desperation
with which our men generally fought, has
never been surpassed We mourn the loss Of
reral officers killed and wounded. Strange
10 say, our " Die loes Will hardly amount %
one hundred in all. The loss OF the enemy be
less.
Unable TO close this note until the etb, will .
add that the emmy sent out JEFF. &. Davis
division from Nashville 10 intercept US Suf-
fee ii TO say, they didn't get ue. IL is now 81
Franklin. ALHAhBRIA