Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-01-07

notwithstanding The trlghttul losses ne
hal suffered during those four divs str'ig--
Giles. to tr1ls: his fate, Ike an old and gal
liant soldier, 10 the sword
IE:oCIrY OF TITE CONFERENCE.-The +
ARE BEATEN ENC;l-as.NEEA!. LEE OFT .
OF UUyoE.
DARN. that four days massacre oar
troops hal b,en transformed into wild +
beasts. anl liz had they caught sight .
OF tn. en- INV, dawn up in order, ere they
rushed upon them with horrible yeil~- +,
Ye. calmly. as on the parade ground, the F
latter delivered their fi,e The batteries
IN the centre discharged their mur,ierouS
vo..eys on our men. and great disorder
ensueI anon. tn. stH1nin" masses.
q n raj La. sent all his diSposIbic troops
- the rescue. b,lt Mcclellan opened upon
these newly formed Stor;niuI columns ~
helii~h = fire that even the coolest bloolad
veteran lost his sclt-p1SSc>>iJn. Whole
ranks OF our men were hurled 10 fhr
ground T'h, thunler of the cam IN, the
crac!l.Fps Ut tn mus<etry from Il huntred
thIus,.nd c1inhttJn:S, mingled with the
screams Of the wuunitd and the dyinG,
were terrific 10 tn. ear and the ImIgin;I-
lion. Thus ragged the conflict within :;
comparatively narrow space seven l,ny
holrS. ami yct not u foot of rrounl was
won. All our reserves hal been le:l mo
the fight. and the brirldc ut Wilcox was
annihilated. Al length the coming of
night compelled u land utterly over
come by fatigue. the soldier sank upon
the ground ut his post. ihaughIies> OF even
the friend torn from his sid. and en-
crossed only with the instinct OF ~e!f-PrcS-
ervatiun But water. wafer" WAS in.
cry from the pl"chcd lips on ail sil :.
The empty fasks contained not a drop.
alas, and at length sleep ovcrcame each
wlr.!- III. warrior, and even thirst AMI hun
ger were forgotten. Gloomy and out of
humor. General Lee ro;le through ihr
camping ground of the d.ci:aated rc.i-
meEts ATTENDED by his staff. AMI thcn,
with drv, harsh voice. ordered up the
divisions of Wise and MaEru5l,r tn bury
tn, dad. With 4 brief remark. he next
inl.cated to General Lon-sfrcet lis posi-
ton for the mex; day. AMI rode off with
his aids 10 visit Other portions OF the line.
lie SIXTH DAY-eiCLELLAN Is RCISEoE-
FORCED.
The gray Of morning was just beginning
TO appear upon the horizon when the roar
of artillery was once more heard. y
battery which, during the night, General
Anderson had placed nearer TO The hostile
lines, was instantly noticed by the enemy.
and vigorously attacked by his field pieces.
Every shot struck, and the fragments were
IL Il,
pieces III the battery. five were quickly
dismounted and the teams half destroyed,
yet the commanding officer held his post.
In the meanwhile our columns had formed
without having tastei any strengthening 0I
nourishing retreshmcnt Exhausted by
the tstigues OF ,he preceding DAYS, they
fairly ree!ed on their feet, vet not Il man
shrank back from dutv. At length, a.
the sun rose in spendor, and we could
better distinguish the enemv's position. ai
involuntary exclamation escaped me. toi
twas evident to me. from ihc dense rank:
he exhibited, that Mcclellan had been
considerably reinforced during the niIhf
and coulI therefore Withdraw his worn.
out troops from the foremost lines, anl
have an easy struggle with fresh mer
against or furnished and exhausted force
GENERAL LEE OFT OF FiIEART-sToSEwAI
JACKSON ORDERED tt COVER HIS RE-.
IRENT-I-IE PUBLIC PROPERTY To b.:
REMOVED FROM RICHMOND.
Genera, Lee, convinced % the p .rilou.
position of affairs, at once issued orders tt
Stonawail Jackson To cover the retreat IL
case the army should b. compelled t. fall
back. and directions were sent To Rich
mond 10 get all the public property ready
for immediate removal. Then the diyi-
siUns of Hill (Sccond}, Longstreet. Andcr.
son. Cobb and Whiteconb were ordered
TO s.orm the enemy's works Aud now
again commenced one of the most daSpcr-
ate cou:h1ts that ever took place liz any
war. The loss on our side was absolutely
fri-h,tnl. Mcclellan, observing the de
vas.a.ion his artillery was making anon.
our troops. called up u division of reserves
and overwhelmed uS with a terrific rair
of mnsketrv. IlismaSSos pressed iorwari
step by step. naarer and nearer. until n
length some companies of ours threw their
arms away AMI tie.l Mcclellan ayailcI
himself of this panic. and ordered fans
movement Of his cavalry QuicL a.
thought Anderson paced himself at the
head of our horse. and led three regim mt.
10 tn charge Their onset was maguifi
cent. Oar Texans burst with ringing
huzzas into the ranks OF the foe. who
without even giving us time 10 try on
sab~cs, turned to the right about bu
her, too, tie hostile field pieces prcvon;e,
farther success, and we had TO draw bacl
from before that crushing fire.