The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-06-14

A GALLANT Ac.nEsENST:-.in orny cor
respondent OF the Macon TELEGRAPH, sayS:
During the great conflict oF the G:h
lIongstreet occnpiad the centre) the enc
my made an effort to flank his rig,t-an
effort which they conducted with all the
energy Of despair. Between him and N;.l
tkerc was an interval of more than A mile.
70 close up this interval ;enl resist the de
lnonstratio on his flank, it was necessary
to move forward hy Il right obi1que, drive
the eneiE.y rapidly back and contract has
lines.
Gen. Tom Anderson, With !.is veteran
brigade. was stationed on Lon gstreet's ex-
tre,ne right, and assigned the ;t,,portaut
duty OF inaugurating this responsible
movement Anderson has trained his
forces 10 fighting with shouts and steele
=. very Necessary mode of warfare or this
occasion. as celebrity was Indispensable
But as the almost inpenetrable wldner-
,.css rcrte~ed it impossible for the troops
to charge in body, the s.1irni~hers un-
der Capt. Cocl>crill, conducted the charge.
The Ines did the shouting. and the enc
my, unable to see the mcanness of nutiib-
-ls OF the pursuit gave back, and at length
abandoned their design without any en-
ga.encnt, except between the skirnG ;S,,.
ers. II-ls was an effort III which the
salty and success of the whole arm. yrts
Immediately imperrillcd thwarted without
the loss Of i single life. win the hi TO-
rian of the war leave this movement, to-
gether with the manner in which it was
conducted. among the unrecordcI achicy
canents of the times
Coop N~oRk IL the VALIfr-We learn
Ia 'i.r i.t. Io ~ ~,
Major Hurry Gilmore has been playing
havoc cf late with the Yanke. trains in
the rear Of Hunters army. winch row
threatens Staunton. On Sunday last he
attac'sed the rear of a portion Of Hunters
as,ny in Ncwtown. miles from, Winches.
ter md completely routed the whole force,
which consisted Of about $50 cavalry.
Thirty five Of this number, including com
missioncd and @non commissioned officers,
were captured.
Eighteen wagons heavily loaded with
coffee, sugar, army supplies, etc, were al
SO captured and btirned. Sixty eight fine
horses, neatly narnessed: were safely
brought away. From what We can learn
at least two millions Of dollars of proper
ty was destroyed by Gilmort's daring lit
tie band Of glerrllas. Our l5ss was tri
fling; Only two slightly wounded that of
the enemy was severe considering the
numbers
We feel safe in asserting that ere this
Mostly ard Gilmore have formed n juno
ton. 1t is reasonable to expect that more
than this will be accomplished.
4 MONTH OF BLoGD.--It is estinat ed
that upwards Of seventy thousand men
have been slain in battle since the first of
May. CT these, S 90 were Yankees, the
remainder Confederstcs. This is blood
enough TO crimson all the pure, white
flowers Of Spring. A terrible ret:i button
/, viii surely overtake the fendish mon
sscrs at Washington, who are responsible
for this horrible carnage. Well may the
gifted Eimrod sing:
"Oh standing on this desecrated mould,
Methinks that | behold,
Lifting her bloody daisies up to Col,
Spring kneeling on the sod,
And calling with the voice Of all her riils,
/ Upon the ancient hills,
To fall and crush the tyrants and the
! Who turn her meads to graves"