Year: 1862

tbs REBEL "vICrORY" AT PrrTSBURG LANDIN1.


[From tho Richmond Dispatch, April 81


Our have just been crowned with glorious and
most important victory Cornth, Mississippi. The
particulars are yst but enough to satisfy us that
the great Yankee army under General Buell. has been
sgualy defeated by bravo Southern troops led by
Generals worthy Of them and the cause Our JOY at the
mandng General and the heavy OF gallant southern
men who perished in the grand battle


Buell's army was LARGE no doubt exceeding our own
in number That General esteemed Of the best
the federal army His role in what tho Northern press
and military authorities considered TO be the last
boats. to crush us in the Mississippi Valley The
gunboas assisted him in his triumph TO NashviIle but
there in his further advance soathwardy he was forced
them Our disaster at Dones0n and retreat
Bowling Green through Nashville to the Tennessee
river filed the enemy with confidence and he proceeded
with eagerness to follow and strike a final blow
upon what he considered remnant Of disorganiz
ed army. But Johnston and Beauregard had made
wonderful OF the brief time allowed them. They
gazed and rensped their troops and rousng the spirit
OF the SOUTH added largely TO their strength. Thus
pidly recruited, and with large number Of undscipned
they lost no time in attacking the enemy as soon as
he within striking distance. The attack made
on Saturday morning, and "after ton hours hard fight
ngn according to Gen. Beauregard, 1--WE gained COM
plete victory


This is we suppose, the heaviest battle which has
taken place during the war. There were likely moro
the enemys side engaged than in any previous
contest and ours we probably had force equal to
that at Manassas II Is supposed that more men were
engaged at time in the fight than were at any time
actively engaged at Manassas.


This glorious triumph over one Of the best Northern
Generals and over the best troops the Unonsts have
brought into the field those from the Northwest) is
OF the gratifying kind II, indeed breaks the
back OF the anaconda that to crush the South He is
no longer a constructor. His folds have no crushing
power.


MORE FIGHTING TO BE DONE.


From the Richmond Dispatch, April TO-


ARMY NORTH MISSISSIPPI.


Though we have gained an immensely mportans VIC
toryat Shiloh il is still fact not TO be disguised that
moro heavy fighting will more than likely have 10 take
place the enemy in that region may be considered
shaken of. His numbers there were no doubt very
great Grant, according to aN0rthern letter writer had
about 90 900. If Buell. had many more the aggregate
must have reached about 120 000 These figures. how
ever, may be in excess Yet General Floyd reported
ments. These regiments were independent OF BuelPs
line They came from st. Louis, Cairo, Smithand and
Paducah. So that the number then under Grant must
have been from sixty to eighty thousand.


According to the Memphis appeal Of the Sd
instant, Buell. marching towards Savannah,
river not far from the Pttsburg Landing, which is
in the immediate neighborhood Of the battle eld Of Shi
loh McCook and Nelson were in command Of the ad-
vance, and II was supposed would reach Savannah on
the 4th Just two days before the battle OF Shiloh
CURED SO that when II did we may suppose that
Buell. very near at hand.


We may, therefore, while roryins in q really grand
victory look with interest TO immediate military move
ments in tho vicinity where 1t was won. Our gallant
generals may be forced to little man9uvring there.


They have the noble advantage, however, OF an army OF
heroes who have been tried who have not only fought
open field They the prestige Of victory they have
the indomitabe spirit and bravery Of true men and
hsroes and they have the cause TO stimulate them aud
nerve their arms 10 decds that will gorfy the history OF
THAR country with such men and such cause. uti-
mate triumph cannot be doubted.