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How to Save Rntter.

10 these times of necessity, when buttrr is from
four to Eve dollars per peund, any method by
which wo can reonsmise in ita use ought to NEE.
with consideration. The Petersburg Express
mentions plan which has already been adopted
in somu portions Of North Carolina. That Journal
-says:-
>Is Is the custom of nine on. of ton people to
Vie thei, bread with tho buttered side up. As
Ns Tongue is the orgun of taste, and as butter. is
spread upon bread to irupart pleasant taste to it
the true way to eat is With the buacrsd side next
tho tongue In ths ma. or thin layer OF butter
will serve tho purpose OF, aMd render the b,cad as
palatabls as though it were spread With n,double
coating. This practice, wo understand, has been
partially adopted among the economical in North
Carolina, and originated With tho Quatsrs out
there. II is said TO be an excellent recipe, csae-
cally whom cold bread is eaten, and saves from
one half to two-thirds Of the. butter usually con-
saped.
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MILITARY ExrcUrlos.-About halipast
ten o'clock yesterday morning, tho Race
Course was the scene Of military execution.
Private Henry Jerome, of Company A, 18th
Regiment, S. c. v, who had twice been guii-
ty of the crime Of deserting bis colors, paid
the penalty with his life. The execution
took place in the presence of Major Bland.
ings command of the lst S. q. Artillery
and an infantry regiIncnt-thc firing squads
being detached from the ranks of tho Rssu-
lars. The condemned, mar OF mature years,
short in stature, ard of quiet demcanor, Was
brought to the ground in an ambulance, ct
tended By Rev. Mr.. Aldrich, Chaplain of the
i,t S.. G. Artillery: After the last prayer
had been said, the culprit refusing to have
his eyes bandased, knelt beside his coffin.
At the frst h7e, he fell inseasible, having
received several mortal wounds in The chest,
and in two minutes all signs OF animation
had disappeared. Private Jerome was, we
understand, native of Chester District, and
leaves wife and three childron.-Charlesson
Mercury, 3D..
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Mss. W.. GoonxAs, sec'ry.& Treas'r.

zg> Tn the Confederate House Of Heprosopta-
tives, on the Ath, resolution declaring i! insz-
pedient to put Eve dollar notes on par with new
issue, was adop.cd.-ysas 81, nays S.. =
@a> The Atlanta confeaeracy is advised by .
telegram from Meridian, Miss, that Col. Wiley
NJ. Reed, reported killed in the fight at Fort Pill
low, ia not dead, but is st Jackson, Tennessee i'm
proving.
ey A. last account, the English Government
retained possession Of the gun-bos. Alexandra,
but was ready to deliver her to tho owncTs On ap-
plication.
Ms- The Washington Chronicle says Lincoln
will investigate tha Fort PILLOW affair carefully.
If thu statements are found to he cor,ect he will
demand the participants. If they a.e refused,
he will take measures of revenge.
MB- Tho chief monitor in tho james E;ver is
the gunboat onondasa recently finished in New
York. Tho Ysnkeo gunboat destroyed by I've
torpedo Fhslom Richmond, on tho 9th, was blown
into fragments. Az ofasial dispatch says that
.hardya pieco wau loft as big as row boat. After
the explosion the res. of the asat stopped.
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NEWS.

s..r- Oar Sest.iank ire ::ue Mr. a. BaRo'
EoasSs for his ro!;tcness i'll scn::;as Ms fiam Haf
neral, copy Of tue Chronicle &; Sentinel ct Non
day afternoon, from vish we make tle annexed
extracts.
We despatched !. courier freq, this ofce to
Augusta Gu Monday afternoon, expecting hiia to
return on Tuesday at or 10 o'clock, A. ~ bring
ing US tbe Augusta Papers of Tuesday morning
and the very latest teIs:ra from Virginia and
elsewhere. But ne has disappointed US. We haze
maitsd some Sine beyond our usual hour Of going
to pross, and ne does not come. ouT chegrin
is great, but re hnyo dono our best.
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Eloquent and Patriotic Sentiments.


In communication to the Montgomery Mali,
from Hon. Jno ForsJthe, the able andaccomp..shed
editor OF the Mobile Advertiser and Register, up
pears the following patriotic sentsnoc, which Ia.
the ring of the true metal:.
"Ay business, and that of every man Who ns-
pi,es to live and die n ho was born-a FREQ man
is with tho present and tho future. Patriotism
and manhood belong to no particular pnrty.. All
have thoir humanity. allotted portions of heroes
and towards. This is no time for conservatism.
T g air is trer,plsus with sounds and lurid With
the bloed and Dame Of war. TIE arbitrament Of
the sBord has beon appealed TO, aud by it ue rise
or fat conquer or are defeuted, live free .laye
With the dsspot foot upon our soil, who talks Of
eon:crrati.m? With the robber and assassin's
knife at our throas, who shall talk of conserva-
tism7 War war To- the knife and to tho hilt, is
our duty and our destiny. We must como up to
it tuanfuly, else there is nothing fsf us to hope
worth hoping for, nothing to live, worth living
for. Lot us reject with one mind tho da.tardly
refrain Of the fashionable dtty, '"wben this cruel
war is oror." and shout the trumpet battle.
CRY Of the MnrseQaiac:
J. Aur Arn.cs.' Citoyena' Sorme= pos bos.a,ions
snarehons! marehons''
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Who Keeps up the prises of provisionss

Wo.are disguised to make one more serious ap.
peal to the Planters Of tire oaafedeTssy apon the !
prico Ut rIayisic.s. It WIS the reasonable ex-
rec,atinn Of the GSysrument that wher onslaa!f
Of ihe currency should be withdrawn, the price OF
provisions would decline. Contrary to this rsa-
sosablo expectation, every necessary Of life corn,
bacon, and -four, has advanced in price. Thisis
the casa in and around that corner of tho Confed
eraey which the trump OF fame rronounaea Edge.
Geld,- d,-!st i, be what it maysin Other and mO,s
blessed parts. And this il attributed by some 10.
scarcity of the ab&o rnmed articles, but ze are
satisfied that suchii not the true cause. The
corn crop last year may have been somewhat
scaut, but the-ejs more -four and moro bacon in
this District to day, seoreted in private store
rooua and smoke.housc,, than thsro ever was
since. the sst.lemeE Of this country BY white
mon. >.n
Why then are planters demanding thesc enor-
ous prices for flour and, bacon as well rs corn3
It is simply and undoniably because they do not
want to receive Confederate money. Is this o
wise or patriotic conrso on the part Of the Plan
ters7 .Wo think mott and wo think SO frs the
! following plain reasons The prcsoryatiouOf the
country depends ons.hs support Of the Army and
the Army can.be supported only by the asricui-
taral interest of the, country. The soldier must
haTo bread and neat-and these must come from
the barns :;and smoke. houses ef our planters. 1t
is tho d4ty Of the :GorcrnuneEt 20 provide the
Army With this bread and meatj but hoS is the
Government to procure it1 There arc but two
modes 1.-THE Government must either buy. from
the planter the necessary supply fer the Aray, or
else 1t must impress. If the Government buys'
lit can only do SO with Treasury notes; it has ne
specie, and, while the blockade continues, can get
none. Whatthen does the planter gain by de.
mandng these enormous prices for his provisions
who is he smindl;pg! No one but himself Sup
pose tho planters their avariec, raise tho price
of provisions 100 lsr cent. the eject Of this'i'
-thst it costs the Government two dollars instead
of one to support Ae ARMY. Q. four hundred
million annually instead of two. What doez the
planter gain by this operation? If the Govern
msnt comes out Of this war with a dobt of one
billion of dollars, who foots upths account? Wht
pays the pipcr7 The plantar--ior remember w
a.e exclusively arfssgricultural people. Whsr
the planters therefore by doubling. the price o
provisions double tic national debt they nre onl!
doubling the debt Ghich they themselves have Il
, par. And when the war is over they will b.
, taxed to their heArt, content to pay the in
forest upon tho enormous debt they are nov ran
ming up.by thsir ,luprinOipled conduct. Or
. any man fatters bimsek that the debt will be re
pudiatsd, still be must sustain his shsr0 of th
i final loss, for 10 knave is shrewd enough to max
his escape clear ana clean from the common tuil
. that will follow reputation.
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~ The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed
a joint resolution urging Lincoln to discharge
the pernsylranin troops when their time is out.
- Tho Now York Tribune. announces the
abandonment of the ssigs of Charleston.
D- Yankee papers Bay Fosrost added from
seven TO ten thousand men to bis command whom
in Kentucky.
sI' Numerous dcsertcrs have come int our
limos at Dalton anu given themselves up, sayin:
their term expires from the t.nth to 4he twelih Of
this month, that none Of. ,'som viii aght in the
approaching engagement.
E Tho rennsylvania ,oOpsN Nsose term e1.
pirus in May have nOtidcj Grant tia. they will
not obey orders recently ysucd rosainfag them In
saryiOs until the frr. Of July.
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Special Correspondence Of the const:sutionalist
Letter From North Carolina.

TARsoRo, N. C., May q, leo4.
Affairs are working glorieusly for cur cause
In the old North State. The Yankees are
being rapidly weedcd out root and branch.
Newbern is the ouly place in which the Abo-
litiouists now have foothold, aud from
present indications that place will soon follow
IN the wake OF Plymouth and Washington.
Our troops advanced from .plymouthon on Wash.
ingtdn and after-exchanging few Shots, the
Yankees evacuated the place on Saturday
night last. our forces occupying the town on
Sunday morning. The enemy have coDcens
tralvd their entire force at Ncwbern. OF the
movements of our forces it is not at present
prudent 10 speak suffice it to say, however,
we are elated with the prospect, and hopo
that at no distant day the enomy will be
driven beyond our entire lines. Things arc
working and the movement inaugurated BY
the gallant Hoke will be productive of an
abundant harvest. The work goes bravsly on.
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OBITUA

DEPARTED this lifo, February the 9th. 1861,
at his residence in this District, of Liver Disease,
Mr. LEWIS MAY, ip-the 5Sth year Of his age.
Our friend is gone! The Lord has called him
from our midst, and VIC arc left to mourn his loss.
4Ie was Kind man, an obljgiug ncighbor, de-
voted father, and nm humblenn exemplary Chris
iian. Tn the days of his youth he dedicated his
life to HE Saviour. and was for over thirty years
n useful member of tho Good Hope Baptist
Church. During bi. illness he exhibited a Will:
ingneas to depart epa De with Christ.
He leaves largo circle Of friends and relatives
10 mourn their irreparahlc loss. His death has
produced an aching void in the family, in the
community, and in the Church, which can only
be partially coaaoled by tho reflection that he
baS entered that world Sc where the wicked cease
from troubling, and.ths weary are at rest
"Brother, thou art gorc to rest
And this shall be our prayer,
That when wczesch our journeys end
Thy glory We may share
ANOTHER MOTHER IN ISRAEL HAS.
FALLEN.
DEPARTED thia life on the 19.h April 1864, al
tho residence of her daughters, ut GraniteVlle,
Mrs. RACHEL PRICE, aged 90 yeara She was
| mc,abcr. of the Baptist Church for 20 ysars
and well may it bo said she adorned the profess
! sion size made by we'll ordered lie and GOO.
| ly conversation Those who kpcw her bestowed
her most. But like tho fruit that is fully ripe
! she ha. fallen. Yes, ghc has gone home to heaven
| to rest from her labours; and, MAY her connec-
| ton and friends striy. to meet nor there, Where
sickness aid SORROW, paio, and aerth arc felt and
feared no moro. e. u
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+. j. MOSES, Ja..
L:sut. 4 Enrolling 0fEssr.
II =. %
Tax in Kind.
DEPOT no. =, sEc. NC. 4th c. D. 5.

DEPOT No. =, SEE. Nc. =, 4th G: d. 5. e.,
EneErIElp C. H.. Nay Tth, 1864.
EEAyINi been appointed Agent for gacet,ins
EE the Tax insfiud at this place, producers
will take notice that I am noa ready TO receive
tho Tithe-Tax of Sweet Potatoes. Irish P,tatoes,
Corn, Wheat, Oats. Rye, Bnekwheat Peas,
Ground Peas, Cured Hay. Cured Fodder, Cotton,
Rice. Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon. end
that they Iarst deliver i. or before this leth Of
juno next, or else be liable to forfeit five times
ths estimated value thereof in default Of payment
in Kind. 10 produce will be received over II
S. F. GOODE, Agent, )
Depot No-,sec. Eo-.4.h c. D., 5. G.
May IL 4t 20
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Our Army Papers.

We mali regularly each week large number
of papers 10 subscribers in tho army, and regret
to say that, through the earelsssncsa of Post Office
officials somewhere. but few. of those papers ever
reach their proper destination. Tha foaltis mono
of. ours. Tho paper, are mailed wiu4 great care
and promptly, and in strict aecp,lauce with di-
rections. Bat still they 50 amiss. How csneAe
oyi, Ia rsmedied2
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From Beyond the. mississippi.

Mr.. WAGNER, g. special eorSier ofsGep. KIRBY
sHirH, has srfhud at Mobile, bringing authentic
sews concerning military matters in the Trans-
Mississippi Depsssnent. Tho information brought
by this courier, loare, no shadoH Of doubt as to
our aomp,sts suecess-periect triumph indeed in,
that quarter. The fact is now established that
We have gained telling victories in all ;mpor-
tsnt engagements with the Yankees inf North
Western Louisiano. We haro taken prisoners
very large number of their fighting men, CAP,
itured sll4hei camp property, slain hundreds Of
taeir Airelings, and scattered the rest far and
wids. The imbecile Banks is trying to make
good his retreat to NatekcE-kut ha makes IL
anything but gotd. sGch. LICK TAYLOR overlook
lin at Mnrksville (some 2S0 or 900 miles east
ward Of Mansfield, the scene ot his first drubbing)
on the Is April, fovucd MIN 10 make Etsnd, and
again punished ,him severely. Fort DeRussey,
over the eaptare of which the YankeOs exulted
% immoderstelJ, is now 70 occupied by our forces.
Con. KIRsY suirR and his brave troops deserve
all possible honor.
The s.ratassm Of Gen. PRIcs IS draw the Yam
Eees into his net, Is enc of tho wihess tricks Of
The war. he threw the enemy into fetal conSn-
sion by seeming TO be.in confusion azld flight him
self, bat when thellobbera were ins,tho midst Of
their sxultstioa and robbery, his gave tho signal,
restored erder among his troops MS if by magic,
fell upon Gen. S1gELE, and. anmlslet.d almost
Old "deddy" PafcE got up STAN
stampede spScialy'tor occasion. and never bofore
ras fool so terribly vicImisnd as the Yankee
STEELE. PnIcs is cow marching North. He |
redeemed Nssons; and Arkansas oncs; ho viii !
10 it again.
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U The drst Frnits.n

On tAs Ath of M.y, Oar venerable apd honossa
friend, Capt. EUGENE BuaT, sent us BASKET of
wonderfully 6ns strnwhsrries-enorrnosaly large
ana dalieisssly rips. rhcSSwers Of opaef. che nsw
fashioned spseiss-BlacA Prince raazt probably
and required very iittlo sugar isdeed-luoky cir
cumstanec. Our very best thanks to Capt. B.
May everything he hos planted, from last fall to
this day, yield him, not "thsty" nor "si1ty,"
but "au hundred sola"
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DefGrad.

In order to give our readers as detailed an 40
count Of tho late engagements as possible We have
deferred until aoxe wssk communication from
Maj. A. JONES in resrcnse to IN article over the
signature Of /" tn. voi,e ef the People" publish
Cd in our last issue. For the ,ame reason, we have
laid aside 10, . 1are esnvenien. season two or
tareo other comDuniss sion.--all Of uhich shall
receive duo attention seen.
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Eead-Q,larters
MEDICAL. DEPARTMENT.,
.4ra CONGRESSIONAL DIsrRIcr. s. c.,

4ra CONGRESSIONAL DIsraIcT. sc,
AsDrvrLLE, April 29th, 1861
vIsHE MED1cAIs BOARD for the examination
y of Conacripts in Fourth coRgreA:r'n"! Dir
tfict, sill sect, during tho month OF May IN ae-
cord tnct with the appointments below.
AN persons botwe=n tho ages of Scvcniaen
and .F;fey. who hare not been exempt by the
th. Lagoiiins Officer, will report.
All .sarseon,' cer.Aeates Of Exemption, given
nr.yious q to the first day of April instant. arc
hereby reve;>ed, and all persons holding sueh
e,itiaea,.s sss ordered to report promptly
HrpolxrMES7s OF Board.
Abb willie, Mouda--, M"y1s, Ma
Ner,rrry, Tuesday May Ia.
Lnurep ps, Thursdny, May 10.
Lerinston, Saturday, :May 2l.
Edref, Cd. Tuesday, May "a.
II, Il. ANDREWS, Surgeon ?. 4. c. S:
President Examining Board
-Fourth tlDngressiona! District, s. c.
MAY G II ~
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be treated rs prisoners Of war; Price refused
ana referred the terms to oSini'h, VINO Replied
SHAT ,!a tegrces would be sent Z, THEIR ow-
crs. Stc.,;c refused To- sliire!;;!ee Oh :!ese
terms. Further aeiiou is unknown. 1t Is
believed that the whole force would hc esp
tured. Smith is reinforcing Price.
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Lasest fiems the Trans.Mississippi.

MoBlLs, Nay 7.-Asspeesl dspsch to the
Tribune, dated Msy.S. says An officer who
left Taylor's1 camp, twelve miles from Alex
andria, on tho.sstb, confirms Banks' rstrea.
zfron isxandrss..
tFfhe gnusoat Eastport was own up, and
swo transports were captured. For the re-
maiDder Of the feet above the Rapids there
isno chance of escape.
Taylor captured four thousand prisoners.
Price success consists in Msrmaduke's
capture Of Ssesle's train. Steele was sur
rennded. So.
Price demanded the surrender of Steele.
Steele sgreed on condition that tae nearoes
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HAqpaRe, S. c., April eth,

- HAgnaRo, S. c., April eth, 1884. :
Etissrs courier9-Sefn response TO your appeal,
enclose you Eve hundred dollars for the use and
benefit Of the Waysids Homo in your city, With
tho hope that tho friends Of the soldier through
out the State will allow this tuition, which
bas done so much for ous noble mon, to SUSPEND
for the want of tho means necessary TO its etntia
nance. M. Il. RANSOM.
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Also,

AT THE SAME TINE, Twill sell all the Fer
sonal Estate of the late Mrs Mig JULIA Buq-
LER, Decd, consisting Of q.
THREE NEGROES,
HOUSEHOLD AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
&c, &C., &c.
ssid on : credit until lss Jsnusy; next ~ith
,atores. from dGy of sale. Parchasdrs.to give
uetss with approved suretics,
y: ". CARWILB, Adm'u.
Mss 9th, 1t 20
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Strayed

)rRoM my premises in Edgeaeld Village, c
IL BRIGHT BAY HORSE COLT. three years
aid, of small size. and upkrokon: AnJ informa-
tion concerning him will be thankfully received,
and liberal rewar5 given for hs delivery to ne,
u LEWIS JONES.
Nay End 1854. 2s ~ !.
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PIANO TUNING

And Rep airing g!
TosEPH FREY, from Charleston, informs
u the Ladies and Gentlemen of Elge6eld and
vicinity, that be il here prepared to TUNE and
REPAIR PIANOS, ORGANS and MELoDE-
ONs.
Persons desiring to have their Instrument. IN
order will please call coon at the Advertiser Office.
May IT ~
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He ADVERTISED R.
JAMES +. BACON, EDITOR
WEDNESDAY,, NAY IL, 1864.
sz~A Attention is directed to the advertisement
Il Mr.. S. T. GoopE, 1.-THE Receiver for this place.

@3- Dcfse!to,s in reference to sending hands
to work on the Coast FOriiacations. will do we'll
to hoed the notice Of shOrif SrIxEs on another
column. Much annoyance and unnecessary er-
pen.e-ui be saved by responding promptly to
this summons.
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Still Liberal.

Mr.. N. A. RAssox, Of Hamburg, although ho
has given literally time and again to Soldiers Aid
Societies 10 this District, Is still dispensing hi,
money with lavish hand in The good cause. A
late Charleston Courier contains the following
card
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State of South Carolina,
EDGEFtELD DISTRICT,
4 IN EQtITy.
p. II. Buler,
A. p. Butler,

p. II. Bulfr,
A. p. Butler,
vi.
Abner Perrin. ct al.
y,y virtue Of an ordct"f tbe Court IN this ease
NJ will sell on ,TIGEsDAI, the 9th June
80. st Eirefold C. Il, the Real Estate OF iirs.
". Julia Bntler, deceased, to wit:
ONE LOT in the Village of EdgeEeld, having
=, il comfortableyTwo St,ry Dwelling; ap.i. dll
necessary out-bnildihga, conrenientlyssitua to
the business part of tho Viifages
Sold on crsdit unti!;the ffEt Of January next,
with interest from day Of sale. except costs OF
suit which must bo paid in cash; fnrennsers to
.er-s the purchase money, andpey for ttlcs extra
H. ". CARHILE, G.E.E.D.
81. -. % :.
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Sentence Of death was pronounced yester-
day by the Court of Appeals upon W. 7. SsE-
ders forrobbery ofthe person Of E6sa LcGrand
in this District, and upon Geo. W. Stewart
for the murder Of. Campbell, in Anderson
District: The prisoners we're sentenced to.
be'hang on Sd,.Junc next, in tbe Districts.
where the offences wero committed. -Colum..
,bia Guardian, 9Th.
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For The Legislature.

we have been authorized by. many friends g!
the Rov. A. W. LINDLER to respectfully pre-
sent his name to the people of Edgeleld District
as candidate to represent them in the State
Legislature at'the enshins election.
May tea ~
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porsr Loororr, Nd, Apr. 9th, 1854.

G Tbe srount realized by the Play last
wsek i. Si35o--which, after ali expenses ure de-
Quoted, will leave $1,000 for tae Ladies to hestoW
a, they have before made known.
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oar Array Victorious in Virginia.
FIRST DAY,s FlGHF.

op,Naes,C H.. Nav Ga considerable |
: : aosagem.St oocurred about 40 miles below |
sssssi near Parker's Store, Spottsylyanis Coun-
ssySprIfha plank rosd, between part of
.sF!w.ll,s corp, and the 5.h corps of Yankee in
fautry, including Sicklss' regular regiment.
The fzht lasted from II o'clock until night.
Our troops repulsei the enemy most hand
eomely capturing 9s1 privates, and 40 com
missioned differs, who have arrived here.
General j. II. Jones and Colonel Warren, Of
nortaly wounded.
RICHMOND, May e.-The following was re-
ceived here this morning:
HE1DouAarERs kRMz NORTHERN Va,
....r.,- - May s, 1864. !
70 Hon Secretary of War:
The enemy crossed the Rapidan e. Ely's
and Germsnia Fords. Two corps of this ar
my moved out oppose him-Ewell by the
old turnpike, and Hill BY the plank road.
They arrived this morning IN Close proximity
to the enemy'sline of march, when strong
attack was made on Ewell, who repnlSedlt,
capturing many prisoners aud four pieces OF
artillery. The enemy subsequently concen-
trated upon Hill, who, with, Eeath's end VIII
co1's Divisions, successfully resisted repeated
desperate assaults upon them. A large force
Of cavalry and artillery on our risht flank was
driven back by Rosser's. Brigade. BY the
blessing OF God we maintained our position
ssainat every effort until night when the
contest clo0d. We have to mourn the loss
Of many brave officers and men. The gallant
General j.. NJ. Jones is among the killed.
Brigadier General Stafford, fear, was NOR
tally wounded while leading his command