The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-04-17
Athens, Friday, April II, 1883.
"The News -

ed the public. Pegram's loss could not
have been heavy, as first reported, from
the number of officers belonging TO the
command announced to have arrived at
Knoxville since the fight. One hundred
and twenty. five in killed, wounded and
missing, wild probably cover the casual
ties OF the occasion. Six men belonging
to Mastin's formerly Neal's,) Company,
ofthis county. are reported missing-four
of them prisoners in the hands of the
enemy, the other two said to have de-
serted. Among the prisoners is Jack
Bradford Of this town.
A fight occurred at Franklin last FRI
day, between a portion of Van Dorn's
command and hs6Fy.force of Federals,
which, from present reports, resulted in
"dog-fall." The Rebel, of Wednesday
morning, says "the loss on either side did
not exceed fifty killed, wounded and cap
tured."
Wheelers cavalry have been at work
again, capturing rairoad trains, gunboats,
greenbacks, &c. An account of which
will be found in another place.
Dates from Mississippi represent the
army of the vandals as disappearing
from the neighborhood of Vicksburg-to
reinforce Rosencranz, il is SAID all quiet
at Port Hudson. The Yazoo Pass expe-
dition has proved magnificent failure.
The last advices show that the Yankees
were doing their best to back out of the
snap into which their enterprise had led
them.
Mobile and Savannah have not been
molested, and The Stars and Bars still
Haunt defantly above the walls of Sum-
ter. A full and graphic account of the
recent attack against that proud and i'm
pregnable defence, copied from the Char
lesion Mercury, appears on this page. The
Yankees seem dubious about renewing
the assault, and The presumption is they
have come to the conclusion that CHAR.
LESION, which they promised to raze to its
foundations and strew the ruins with salt,
is not much of place after all, and that
its capture wont pay. Meanwhile, time
is flying and the last ninety days asked
for by Seward will soon be out.
The telegraph reports victory obtain
ed by Gen. Pettigrew over the Federals
near Washington, North Carolina.
There are also reports of brilliant sue
cesses in Northwestern Virginia.
Indeed, in every direction the signs are
encouraging enough, until we reach our
own alpine borders-and here we are
threatened with another one of those ter
rible invasions of which we have heard 30
much and seen so little since the COM
mencement of this war. Andy johnson
and Brownlow have prevailed, and Burn
side, one of the resurrected heroes of the
Grand Army of the Potomac, is coming
with thirty thousand men and each man
leading mule, on the backs OF which
animals, the mules and men, is packed
the grub, forage and munitions for the
campaign. At least such is the programme
enuncated through the columns of the
Knoxville paper, whose sources Of infor-
nation are generally accurate and un-
questionable. Rumors in regard to the
invasion OF East Tennessee are periodic,
as well as spasmodic, and threaten to be-
come chronic, ard some how or other
they always obtain just at the nick of
time, when Lincolnism is at its last gasp
and about ready to yield up the ghost
The esut is, the thing revves, the tele-
graph wires are cut, barn or two burnt,
few smoke houses and hen-roosts are
invaded, and some Of the more sympa-
thising women prepare to don their star
spangled balmorals. Another character
istic ofthese rumored invasions-they in
variably follow our disastrous beef raids,
into Kentucky and the re.gathering of
the clans around Head uarters. But
we guess there is no mistake about it this
time. Burnside and the muels are Ger.
tainly coming. Let the Lincolnites once
more take heart and hope and lay in an
extra supply of ISOrghOm, for their friends
who have been travelling SO long in the
wilderness will be exceeding thirsty be-
fore they reach these green pastures and
still waters. And when Gov. Harris blows
his horn for the "melish," the "Old
Guard" as a gentleman direct from Tul.
lahoma informs us he will do in n few
days, we call upon our Southern friends
to stand fast, stiffeD their necks and har.
den their hearts, and illustrate their faith
by their works, keeping in remembrance
the great scriptural encouragement that
the wicked flee when no ono pursueth,
but the righteous are as bold as lion.
Burnside has been sent to Kentucky
with considerable force. to cover Ros-
encran5's rear and hold that State down.
Should our army in Middle Tennessee be
defeated, which is not likely, an attempt
to invade East Tennessee with a force
deemed sufficient to holdit, will no doubt
be made, But not without.
The advices from Richmond are with.
out large importance. A bill has boon in
troduced in the House, wo believe by Mr.
Heiskell of this State, in regard to the
mode ofelecting RepresCn tatives--o chang.
Ing from the District to the General Tick.
OF System. What stage it has reached,