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- -<aa mer. Ti?E CREAT BATTLE ?, AT SPOTTSTLYANIA C0?RT HOUSE. M P. W. A." writing to thc Columbia C?r oUnian, furnishes that paper the following highly interesting letter of the battle fought at Spottsylvaaia C. E., Vs.; on the 12th May. | AKXIY OF'NoRTHK <N VlKGIXIA. Spotsylvania C. H., May 13, li>G4. ' | On yesterday was fought io front of this modest little village-henceforth to be known through all coming time-one of the fiercest and roost obstinate battles of mo?lern times. It commenced at daylight, abd raged and roared with tremendous fury until two o'clock in the afternoon, when the enemy retired from the bioody conflict. Grant made the attack again, as he did at the Wilderness, and gainod a considerable advantage by the sud denness and vi?;or of the assardt carly in the day, but with this exception, he was rapids- J ed with a loss tLat will carry mourning to! thousands of Northern' aud t?nrorte?tn hearth- j stones, and dismny and confusion to the tv- \ rants and demagogue.1! whose hoWs he leads. The Confederates failed at one point only - i partly from accident, partly from mistake, j arid partly, I fear, from lack of aptrit, but on all other parts of thc field they were victori ous, and as fina and resolute as ever." The enemy was'beateu. hnt,--aot routed or driven from the field. The battle was fought en the Norjh Ride of Spotsylvania Court House, on the undula ting ground, diversified by fields, pine thickets, and patches of woods. Our line is crescent shaped|?>r perhaps it would - be more correcT to say that it is nearly in the form of a horse shoe, aud extends around tho Court House or village on the North and North-western side, 20 a-i to cover all tho approaches from those .lUarters. Slight entrenchments had been thrown up alon? our entire front, extending from near the Shady Grove (or Cutharpeu road continued) on the West, around to and beyond the Fredericksburgroadjun the North east gide of the village. At one point on tho right.is au eminence a few hundred yards in advance of thc general direction of our line, aad iu order to prevent the enemy from get ting possession of it for his artillery, a sharp angle wa3 projected so. as lo include the hill within our entrenchments. Tho#snlt shews ; that this was an unfortunate ' piece of enqi- j neeriug. Past tno fool of the Liil on the j North-side sweeps a ravine whick presents a convex line to the hil!, the two ajsproaching each' other Uh* circles that touch but'do not oufeach other. The enemy availed himself j of this ravine ia his assault upon ibo angle, j w|;ich W2S thc weakest point in our lines, ? being considerably in advance of thc general lino and beyond ?bo reach of support from the forces operating on the right and left. Information was received ni.?ht before last thal Grant was retiring ir? ibo direction ol Frcdericksburg and Germanen Ford; a report ;.< this eiicet " as noised abroad .throughout the 'army, though subsequent events show that it was without thc ieitst foundation '.through a mistake, which I cannot trace to its source, but which grew outof this mi-cLicv cits leptTi, tr?e artillery which bsd been post ??] o;? the hill in'tba angle alluded (.-> above, as withdrawn during the night. This left Jaj. Geh. Johnson; ol Ewell's cori)', whose division, beretotcru considered one o', the hrs:' in the army, occupied this part o? the line, .without any a: tiilery support. He communi cated this fact to tit's corps commander at midnight, with the addition! intelligence th>kt the enemy wai masting a heavy force ! . in his immediate front for the purpose, as he ? believed, nf assaulting him next {yesterday} morning. These guus or others wei? sent huck,' and were j;;>t moving into the angle at1 .1 o:clock yesterday morning, when tho .'bree v.Lieh Johnson reported to bc massing in his iront made a vigorous assault upon his posi tion and carried it. .' . The a-eaultir.g loree had been ass. mbled in the ravine at the foot of the bili, was very, strong, and advanced; one report says, in col umn of regiments. It had rained the even ing before, am', considerable fog prevailed, under cover of which thc attack was made. One or two guns were got into position and fired, hue the horses attached to the other pieces wera shot down before they could be unlimbered, and most of tbp cannoneers cap tured. Jo?os' Virginia brigade, whose com mander was killetl in tba Wilderness, the Stonowall and other brigades beior.tfinii to the division becoming involved, goon follow- ? ed, and thc iust that- iras feen of Gen. John Ron he was standing'almost alone vi th a mus kat ia his hand, contesting the ground single handed with the muUiludleoin foe. The brigades composing this division ar? the Stone-1 wail, J. SI. Walker nnd JottfVs brigades, j both of this State, Stewart's brigade of V'irgi , r.iunr. and North Carolinian:?, and Stafford's J britraoc of Louisianians. Joues, and Stafford fell at the Wilderness; Walker. Wjpr wounded j yesterday'; Stewart, and Johnson, tho com mander of the division, were taken prisoners, and the Colonel commanding Jone/' brigade is resetted killed, with many other officers. Thc guns left on the field, but vhieh.neither j party has leen able to move on.aoeou.it of j ? the fire of other-some eighteen or twen ty-aro said to bolong to Cutsbaw's and Page's battalions, 1,000 or 1,200 prisoners were lost at the same Hmo This occurred, at a very ?arly hour in the morning. If Jones' Brigade had not given way, it is possible, tho'Jgb nett probable, that johnson would hare' teen ab!* to maintain his ground.' H? is fine of the best officers in ;he army, and thc sublime spectacle hp pre sented when battling aicme with the enemy, though deserted bv^ Li's* command, should cs- j cits our admiration rather than provoke. c:it jcism; But it should npt bc'imagined that' tho enemy gained the hill without opposition, ? -udden and vigorous a* his assault was. ile ! was received with volley after volley, Bud the ground was covered with his bluin; but he had massed such a heavy ? force upon a single exposed point, tome distance .in advance of the general line, and incapable of being in stantaneously supported, that it was found impossible to repute him. It rs but just to add. too, that the enemy's charge was as spirit- ! yi ts it -was BQ?t?e^ftilyutd r-:!h;ct3 no i;tt> I credit upon , his. tr?Oj?v 'H?"was. aware 'of ? {jj? w^kne-t? ol'the nomi frVm it$ foin native isolation, having effected a temporary lodg- ? ment in the angle twod tys before, as detailed ic my letttr of yesterday, and it would have been a wonder itbe had not b?cn successful, ' with the preptrti :n hu h-id mad?. The Confierais* -s^lvvd sevisrely a?, tb,?? retreated ??ro?i the interring ?pat-si V?tfr rjecoad line, or'rather to the lino:which ex ten4* 0,0 iUE-0' aQC^ m-?' kc-oon^*-* o! i'ur: base ?i inc Trun??? covering the hill. Kven ih'ts'lijic is somewhat, in advance of the ?irection of the general line. But the bro ken division did nci stop |h;rej they e?ntinu-; ed their retreat far to the re:ir. Fortunately, the gallant Gordon, commanding-Earlya i>i vi ion. wasib reserve, and swept ID the ro*eui ia?manner-tliat ejectted thc admiration ot every beholder, including Gen. L'rc. The cr.-, enry swarmed over the hil: andruslicd against Ihr-"lines to the rit;ht and left; but Rundes arid Gordon and Wilcox Wi-te there to i?.. ?.' thom. . V The bittlv was soon fully joined, and for nine hours it roared and hissed a_ul dashed over tho bloody angie wit! alimg thc brist ling entrenchments 1?:? ?? *?gry >ca b?? ?ug ?itid chafing against a rock-botin/J cqajj. Jue Ktfllerv kile l|lP m0St sustained, and con tmu?us I have ever heard-for sa lorij averaging thirty shots to the minute to the hoar, for six hours. The rattle ketry was uot less furictii and iueess; 1U o'clock, when the din anil uproar thc highest, an angry storm-cloud sw the field, and thus tu tho thunders o waa added " the dread artillery of lin t It was now manifest that Grant's real I as Gen. Lee had believed, would be Ii j itgniust our right wi jg, and to thBt p opposing forces gravitated from all Uh? ?jeld, justas when a cloud sur I with electricity forms in thc heavens ' lesser clouds and racks drift to ir, z j swallowed up in the swelling, angry i Grant crrove* hard to hold us tootki I of the field, and prevent this c?ncei ! of torco, and for that purpose he enga; derson on our left, and Early, who hi scat to the extreme right. He made th] arate assaults against the former, but pulsed each time with frightful loss by Division, formerly Hood's. Early, head of Hill's Corps, hurled him ha? mad billi would an incautious mastiff I upon hin born?,*a? oftru as hi advance I him. \ ut it was against' Ewell, who hoi I right of tho original line, that Grant e: cd his greatest ^efforts and-made his mo borate assault*. Having gainc<la footl ll.,-; anglo or centre of Ewell's p.ositi* brought up iine after line and hurled i ti*? mendous violence, at one time" u Rhodes, at another against Gordon, ant a^?inst both. Wilcox was brought uj placed oh Gordon's jh?ft, and W?fibri Humphreys, of Kerehaw's Division, ant kins' Brigade^ bf Fields', Anderson's I we?e sent to the tisj-istauce of Khodes. tjonal batteries were sent in the same i lion. Helli went to the right, and all i derson's old division but Wright fol bim. . And thu:? the whirling, r?mor maelstrom drew cverythinginto its angr tex. The enemy exhibited a courage resoluten worthy of a bolter causo; I sc?med to have breathed inlo his, troops: what othis own spirit and indomitable gy. But if tlie Federals fought well, thc federates fought better. Fro;>i cally i until far in the afternoon, with steady li and usblanched cheeks, they faced the en hail that was mined upon them wil mtcrmitsion. At some points, the two ai four,!)' on oppesi'e sides of the cnlrencha the distance between them not being than ths length of their muskets. Agaii again would. Grant marshal his men lot onset, and right valiantly did they resr but as often us they returned to the as: so often were they repulsed^ aa if they rushed against a wall of iron. At no poi the line, a"nd at no limo during the long terrible and exhausting conflict, did" tin roic children of the South falter or ?rave one moment. Each man knew that bc fighting the battle for the possession of tl mond-thc battle, indeed, fur the i'ide; dence of tho Conf?d?rale Siatcs-and 'thought of yielding to the-foe n?vor once tered bi* mind. During one of the assaults, Gordon iufll .very heavy loss upon thc enemy by mot arouud and striking the assaulting coltimi flank. Thc enemy was thrown into g caufusion, and relit ed rapidly to the r leaving many dead t'.r.d wounded un ground. The most impertan movement against enemy's flank, however, tras.?x?cated by I hone's and Lane'?? brigades "on the r-xtre righi; under the direction of Gai. Early. 1 expedition wan intended td* operate, against the flank of'the assaulting colui but against the fi-ink of the .Federal aw and thus alford ??Jlic? to our rcotrf xr.nl 1 wing, both ot wi*.ich wore bard r.rtsaed. "t two brigades werq placed tinder . omma:..! Mahor.e, who passed around to tho Fred icksburg Road, ind wal about to engage 1 eneray, when Iso n?ttbe latter coming o probably to take us in flank. An eugagemi ensure! immediately, and restated ii? the < feat af the enemy, who retired back to t malt! army, whrro considerable commoti was produced by tus li-eab danger iviii: alji it wa? threaten eds A division operatipg ?gain our left, supposed to' belong to Hurosidi corp?, was withdrawn* and double quick across the held to chock Mahon?. Just r fore it reached thc scene of action, it er.ti within full view of Poguc'a und Pegran guns, and not moro than 1.2'JO yards distal Twelve pieces were brought to bear upon iu-l.css liuic't.!iH!? it ! ....quired t/f--describe iii brilliant episode iii thu battle. The e'nen fsto-jd their ground for a moment, then ata, gerod' back, and final ly broke in the wilde disorder. Wb.>.t with MuhoueV; lire in (roi and the artillery ploughing great gaps* i their-ranks, thi-ir los.8 wt\s>%v.ere. Thisjnov ment afforded instantaneous relief to our lc! and Irom this time tue^assaults of tim ehem ;MI'ST :i:orr- ?.nd iimre feeble idong the w'uol Roe, ?nd iically they ceased altogether,.' ? p. m. " Qur men were anxious io fallow up th enemy when he was repubed, bat Gen. Leo' plan Was to act on tho defensive and not t sit ike lintil the right time came. Th? Fee eral ajinj far Receded hhs in nniobcrs, thc had entrenched themselves as his bjsd dont and common sense, as well as uiili'ary science would teach tho propriety of patiently wait lng rather tJia^ r?-stily making the attach Tho resuit hus shown lliewisduin of the polio; adopted. Graut Ima already well nigh ex hausled himself, whilst I.?JC'S army remain almost iuiaet, ready to assume tho offensivi or lo continue to act on the defensive, as oe casi on taay require. Our loss in the rank and life is remarkably small, thu men hoing well prpto?ted by th-: entrenchments. The casu-diies, however, havt been unusually heavy aryong field officers who were unprotected, .md had to move fre quently from one point to another, under thc terrible infantry and artillery fire of the eno my, which swept every .part of the field in rear of our entrent-Hhients. . The ground is tor* and ploughed up by the direct and cro;;s fire of lae Fedora] gdns ns if it had boen prepared by the farmer for the reception o? spring seed. Three assistant surjeocs were killed in the discharge ^of their duty on the field; and Chaplain Utrea, of Texas, who car ried the news to G-.uera^efft?'iChaticcIlors vi.lle that Sedgwick was ?-m?vTtrg on his rear from Fredrick?burg, was t^everely wounded earl? in the morning whilst on his way to the Kier,mond ilowit?.-ns tc, bold prayers. I't cludir.g the: bsitito of the Wilderness, we have lo:4 tiie following general.ofneejs: Kill ? ed : Brigadier Generals Stafford, of Louisiana: Jone?, of Virginia j Jenkins and P^rin of ?south Carolina : *aud J)anieh of North Car olina. Wounded: Licuttmant-GeaerarLnnV stf.^-t; of Alal. r.i>.:\ r.nri. I?rigadi?r Co-r.c.al iiay-V of Lotii*a'n?? ? .?Vinning; of Georgia j McGowan;of.Sou^b Caroliua :.'llam?>A-ar's..>i' . ."'on, ot &)tlk Carblimij and Jumes M. Waiker. (Stoifewa?l lirigude,) H. H. Walker and Pegrain, of Virginh\. Cuptrtred: Majoifr : General ?dV?MtT Johnson, of Georgi^ U-J^I ! Si?n^dier Geiferal George H. Si?wi^i, of I Maryland; Gen. Lea Erado-more than enc r.aiyow es ' rape, his ctb??ii?g being covered with mud thrown -pon him i.y burstingehells. Ile will p?rat?1 in srayiog near" thg point of greatest ! da:>ir-:r. Tho whole country, with ons voice. ! Kltonlrl protest agairst such rash exposure of .-, rife i;s whic'u wo arc rJ\ *o deeply interested, and npoii Lhf? pres^rvat?oa -.?1 which so much dep'-n'is. (?vil. i'aylcr, hn AiijitUuVGeucwIJ h.-.'i*itis iior?? shot -Gem Ilsnisisur's wound is diithr. M s iv va-i.abi.-t fi ?id ? i;:?v:\< ?re t?lMai-.l v....?!-:<.(; . ' ',.|.,-. u-u ai mica, b tl ty thc moat renown*! 1 oh'u'ftaius OQ thc Wc.;:ern Continent, if uot 9 ' in thc world, have new been wrestling with each other for ibo mastery for eight day.=. Thank God 1 that ours has" been so.marvel ousiy successful, and has suffered compara tively little loss, except in officers; whitst the larger, being-the wrong doer, has been punished beyond all precedent in this war. His dead and many of his wounded etifi. re main on the gr?unch, being too near our en trci'.ehments'to be mcvud, and they toll their own melancholy tale. If half that prisoners report -of their lo-see in battle, artd from de sertion, straggling asd demoralization be true, t#en the ermmy's casualties arc indeed frightful. The loss in prisoners here Ima been about equal, say 1 ..?00 on each side. This gires us the'.edvantage by ?.0CO, inclu ding those taken at the battle of the Wilder ness. Of tho prisoners, captured here, two or three huudrcd were-taken by Mahone, and four colors and one guidon, when he moved on flank of the enemy. Last night, we rectified out lines near tho angle, which has given so rauch'trauble, re tiring it somewhat, mid iocaticg it where it should have been run originally. Thceucray still retains possession of the angle, but has not been able to remove thc guns left by Cat shaw and Page, -a or havo we, sharp-shooters, on either side preventing ii. We brought awry from tho Wilderness^ 12.000 caprturod rifles and muskets. % Both armies have rested from thc strife to day. The dead have tp be buried, the wound ed have to bc cared tor, shattered regiments and brigades have to be re organized, and fresh pla RR to bc devised. This requires lime, aud the men requisa rest. There can be no doubt that^j^nt's troups were well supplied with liqaftr before they entered tne battle ; j many of the prisoners, including more than ] one colonel, were in a state of intoxication when taken. From (jen. Lee's Army. .During the past two weeks, the war- has raged viiih a fury unexampled in all our pre vious campaigns. Tho forces cjf the enemy ha.\o been directed by a (jenera! whoso ono idea it is, to hurl them into bartle. Reckless alike of thc lives of his soldiers and thc arts of strategy, l.e has trusted for victory to the momentum of his attack and tho rapidity of his blows. He has hoped to crush his ene my by his mere weight. II: fights by " main strength and awkwardness.'' combined, it mn^t bc confessed, with great industry and per tiuacity. As a consequence tho operations whiu'a have ensued since his crossing of the Kapi dan "present a series of great bailies and severe skirmishes not before t-quallcd in tho war, accompanied with a sacrifice of life on the part of his sold iers that should touch thc proicutid?st .-eusibilities of a monster, if that monster were their jflene'rah . Thc following enumeration, which wc take from tho Richmond Sentinel of the 21st, will be acceptable, particularly to Mich of our readers as have been during a portion of the time far off from tliv> mails. MAV int.-Grant crossed tito Kapidan at Ely'p and Germania fords. MAY 5TH AND Ctn.-The great battles of Wilderness. Grant repulsed and driven at all points, with great loss. Abandons Iiis dead and wounded on Iba right, and ri-treats to his intrenched lines between Wilderness and Tiigg'a Mill, nearly coincident with- the Brook road leading from Wilderness to Spjt sylvania C. H. ften. Longstreet wounded on th? (iib. MAY "TH.-Skirmishing. Grant retreats towards Fredcricksbnrg. MAV Si II.-Two. battles fought to-day at Spotsylysnia C. ll., between Longstreet's corps u.-idei' Anderson, and the fifth corps, j 1 under Warren, supported by cavalry. Tho ? 8 snemv rrnulsed with h>uvy loss in &otb in- ! v ?tancas. ; MAY STU.- Skirmishing, : a MAV 1 0TH.-Grant attacks Lr-e in his i::- ? r treiichraeuts r.eai SpoUylvsnia C. li-, and is j 1 dcfeotod ?vitli {;rvat lo?-:. MAV 1 ITH.-Skirmishing, MAT 12a'M.-'.ireat battle of Spotsylvanta C. H. Grant attacks otfr iiu^s. breaks OTCT a pair, capturing several thoueaud mer. of ! Johnson'? division, but i<? drive:: out, rc- j pulsed at all points with enormous lusa-the ! - ground in front of our lines being piled with his slain. * | ? MAY HTII.-(::ant moved bis lint !? by Iii* ; 11 eft dank, taking position nearer the Richmond j . und Prcdcrickebuig railroad. Ile then rc-j mai ned pretty quiet, until. . ? ^ MAY ID'TII.-Graut " attempted r.n 353 tull" j. t on Kwell's lffle, but was easily repulsed. His j v loss BR td to bc f??,i?idenib{?, j .(< Thus uuch for .Graol's immediate move ments, wilh thc troops under his eye. But"j 'I jther important operations r.round Richmond I I form a part'-of (ho sam? draina, and must be i u muniioned a.? a portion of bb proceedings. May Otb-Butler lands in larrje force at Bermuda Hundreds, fear the junction of-'' ike James and ?pndntatlo'x. Skirmish near I, Hort Waltha!!. fj May Tth-d?a tile at Purt Wiilthall June- j c lion. Enemy defeated, I h May 1 'Jib-Great cavalry ex pedit:on-a*ainsH - Riebnioud, under u-n. Sheridan, Battle near : lj Chester Si at ion. C-rauy ligl.iing. J| May 1 nh-Rp-ivy cavalry fighting. Gen. if Stuart, Wounded, i ? MAY 12TH.-Cavalry iighting c-ontinmvl. ' ? Kr.cmy attacked second line of batteries on ? the Mechanicsvilre road. General Gracie skirtnibhes wi th ?he enemy-on th-* Meadow Bridge road. Goa. Gordon (cavalry) ;,ouiid ed. ' Gen. Stuart died. Sheridan recrossed the Chickahominy, and disappeared towards thc Jam'JH. ?j ( MAV '"-TH.-Heavy cannonade at Fort ; o p?fary. Eaeniy demonstrating against it 1 b by laud. ' '<? l t MAY 14TH AND I?TU.-Heavy cannonading and skirmishing with the enemy neaV Fort !.h D re wry. | r MAY 15TII.-General Broekinrldgo defeats > J Siegel near New Market, and puts him to ! ? flight } MAY I?TII.-General Beau.ieg.ard attacked 1 r the enemy near Fort Drewry, drove them out j ti of their inlroachments ..nd captured" mauy I h prisoners. MAY ITTII-Butler retires to Bermuda j Hundreds and fortifies. --._ __' _ 1 Rocky I Creek Academy, j THE E.verci?fs of thi? Institution will be re- ? i-umod on ihn 3:h of .? ano, uadcr ttl? gaper ??ii?n nt thu uu'lersijgnoil UH 1'rinoipnl, and cou finr.a five mouthe, twenty days to thc month. TVrros the s?incaa last Session, in advance. Patrons tire earnestly requested to havo thc pu pils C'Jiunioj-.cc at tho beginning of tho Session for .many reasons; JOHN W. WrCANTS. SJ ? ? ' 32' , 3k. -._:_:_- ? 1 A Chance for ifine Stock. IWILL trade for a No.! Maro well broke lo sin gle Harbtsr, the FINE TIIOI'.O?GII BKBD STALLION IMtlNC*:, fivejrcars <?\ij caBteij^i bv Gen. VfneelaT in iieutu.-?:/; ?" " ii ":> fl, 2. BOWERS, , Hamburg, May 14tb, tf SI 11 Boam of Ptelief.,. CALL fi!BETING. ?.V eonsegs'caco of an onlcr from the Cunun'tnur- ? ry fJcaera! npon ibis Hoard lor T"j Thousand i Uiis'iels or Corn t" supply tho ilofldencj in I'ick- ! cns DiatrieV, the Boar-1 nf Koiiofv?f?r* J?<L;et?ebl Diill'tcl will meql iii the Court 11'rmiL.Cfn tlib l?t M itidi?v .im:?, ?il iw:?Vroekj A. M. Thc ! iniii.^?Miicrs ant rea'-wt'(Hl ta p'om? preiiir?d to 1 ri :i'?ri tit '.. tl.n ;:sio..!tt r.f ?ora tlLlrjbntol, abd I I...- &?tr.b?r J\-r.eii. iii-i ... .in \\. \t reincftive^ Heat* . I.II.KR CULBllS?'BU, Chair, .i. Ii. a???a, ?(r:'ry k Jrci*. ' gf May,2l K 22 From Johrfston's Army. The uews from the Army of North Geor gia continues choeriug, our forces aepulsing I he enemy V. every attack. From our Au gusta exchanges wc gather the ancexeJ in formation. ' On Wednesday afternoon lhere was rory heavy skirmishing lusting from three o'cloek in the afternoon until night. The cuemyare thought to have suffered very severely-losing some two thousand in killed and wounded. Our own loss is (?aid to be live hundred. ATLANTA, May 27.-Johnston's advauce came np with thc enemy at New lippe, four miles east of Dallas, at noon Wednesday. Hood's curps was first in the fifht. Parts of two divisions-Stevenson's and Iliadrr.an's-only were engaged. We had but one line of battle. Tho enemy charged twice and were hand 5omclyrrepulsed. Ki-port by private noto from Johnston's headquarters at sunrise yesterday, say that tba affair of Wednesday olterncou waahaud iotne. . We are Laving it. renewed this morning. During the aay firing was continued and ?vidcntly receding from us, and but few guns wer? beard, and this morning they aro ap parently at a still greater distance. Gen. Cumming was severely wounded in thc breast and arm. Gen. lleyriolds was slightly wounded. Our right rests on the Dallas road from Ac ?vorth to Dnilas. about three miles North East from Now Hope Church, and. exrond? from thc- latter point nearly West. Th? momexnentf rd" tie enemy continue to ?Xt?nd towards our right indicating ft dieposi :ion to get near the jitowab fiver and bridge. Firing was beard carly Ibis morning but iicd away. BATTLEFIELD, 18 miles from ) MARIETTA, May 28. | Heavy skirmishing began at daylight yes erday morning on our left and continued vithout intermission Until five o'clock, when i desperate assault wu* made upon Steven loa'a division, which was- handsomely repuis id, with a hea^y loss to the enemy. Thisisthc fourthassau.lt whiah baa been uatle upon this point, resulting in heavy loss o the enemy. A battery was run up within two hundred .ards of Stewart's line, which opened a ter itlc firo. Our sharpshooters killed cvacy gunner and torse. The battery was then hastily abandoned. Last night at 12 o'clock the enemy were dvanclag on mir extreme tight, were ambus aded^by Clcbume's division, which rras fol >weil.up with a charge which routed the ene ny completely, leaving 149 prisoners, indu ing a brigade commander, together with the lead anil wounded in our hands. Tho enemy's loss iu this artair is between Ive and six thousand. Our loss is about 600. The conduct of Grandbury's brigade is high y spoken of. Grnndbury received a slight lound but ia still in tho field. We captured .between 150 and 200 prison- .' rs, exclusive eif wounded, immense quanti- ! . irs pf arms and Eccontrem?nit'. I - Gen. Cleburne sat's the enemy'a dead were j 1 liled thicker than he over saw" them before. ! " Between 500#ahd 1000. dead were' left close 11 ip to bia front. ' -. ? * Th.-irlir.o of breastworks in front of Lor- j j3 tig's comman?l was rfbund tined. OJJC of the saddest spectacles at Atlanta j ?t ((! See (ho numbers of people who have ? i'.o-n exiled from their homes. In many ir.- j ?anc?s families of wealth have run away I i-ith scarcely a "cbaujf? of clothing. Theto j re thousands in Atlanta ain't vicinity wno ( re depending wm the charities o/ their I leighbors f-;r lbod and shelter. Thc peupla j I it-re ntv pouring out- thpir money with an instituted* liberality. Committees are also -resent from other portions of ibe Sinti; rills proviaious and money to assist ia thc j ieoevuleut work. *! L>IKI) in Augusta, ita;, Mtv thc 19ih, at 12:?.-) of Ah?cfs ia Ihccr.r, ROliEKX WILLIE, ii iv i-bi ld ot" C. ll. and II. C. KcXNBV, aped fi ears. 2 months and 3 j diiys. Tlu* bi?t fond kiss hm boen i:nprer*>ed on hi.-. old, pale lips : kind friends, hu vc gently laid tho itrio eabk?t away in the silent Church-yard, and (reedy our Wp bil! alvrjn btneaiji thu nods of Ibe alley.; The bereaved ones, in^a.u>-uiKh, nioum ir their baby-boy, as.If Farewell is burlbcnod by the pain Tul thought 'b.-.i this p.?rliii^i is I'vrever.'" Int no. it is not l'oraver. lu a lew brief years ut lo-i nc too wili bc ttitnutwned to tufct our Gad,' -umi there, loud parent-, iu the r?*lins of a '.is.sful eternity; you muy groot your loved mid ..s: CT.ZC agaiq; . Wii.i.ir. was un intcrcpling i>ml l"\ely littio ? .y, and had by his winning and gent?o w?ys I Iii ndesred himself to many. . Innocent and pure II, s the dew drop, mild in di.-j Oiitinu, obodient to j J',? is p.r?ni:*. kiud'and obliging to bis playmates, I B< -.be wa* too pure for earth.:-and ?be precious | or tjjjh? jewel hj.; b.en rruD'pLn.i'rd in ll etty en. fr. .ua.i a riut'o?ng i.nd happy thought, sorrowing I hu .buds, that little Within is an nugcl nov?-that j BJ e will novar know ought ot tbs troubles and erpiexitic? ?f iwld ; but ?ha? ho ht? sa "lr * ? . j " tiona homo la ti 4 ! V/itbint a stain iip??n ids little- b ari ; V/Ith-Ul a i-uru upon h?,t i a fart .-iii A; ' .Unsullied-purr.". Tbcrof-rc, bereaved pwr?nts. murmur (.??, r.ojf iourn,for " It is well with, u-u ohild.4' IL St (\"HrL. iiEKitY JJ. MCCULLOUGH, C.?. A, 2d Ile^-iment, f>. (.'. V^-diod MldHenlj at Petere ttr^, Ya., on thc ni^bt of th? ISth il y, of afl'ue ion cf thc bo*rcls*riu ihe : : I year of hi? ago. ? All who know tho drrsasusd readily M?est thal I %/ ,e was a true and a brave soldier, aud au bono- 1 able man, Por the b?t.lwo and a half jcari lie nd been nobly battling .in thc cause of Southern rrcedom ; and when able hoinrariably discharged iis duly on t'?g march, in ibo bivottnek and on he battle-field. So faithfully in fact did bo act the a,-t of the good S'jldior that bo emoyod thc con denco and esteam of bid offiogrs, *hnd was truly cc I af? -cloved by bis comrados. Gallant, bravo soul, hv spirit, ire hope, is at rest iu the bosom of thy *od. " Ho bas fallen,--he hastallen, i'or his country fair and Iren, In tho foremost ranks be's fallen I'or no oraYcn ho-rt- had ha.' lu tho summer land tjjoy'voplaced bi??, ?loath a fky tLst.'? e?er blue, And Heaven' never erollod on ono SI ore kind, bravo and true." Tho deceased, in oivil life, was energetic and odu:trious, agreoable in disposition, kind and 'Wiging to hts neighbors, devotodly attached, tr. ii? wife and family, and generous to a fault. Of i truth* b* waa "An honest m'an-tho noblest foiirof God." r" He leaves a sorely boroaved wife and a pracious ittlc oro, togethor with a sister and brotbsra and riend? to lammt bis cai ly fall. May Heaven leal-gently with the wjdow and ib.o orphan, and lootbe ib^-'.i1 ?ro?blod hoax^.. . . ??o:ia tao many galknt lives, that hayo been lacrilleed in lhi.? unholy war, none doseircamora nrai?o than Uiat of Trivato WILY PQWSLlLa me?bsr ? f tho 20th Regt. F. C. V., who died'at. Kings>ille, N. C., na the i?th of April, 1864, In tho -l-ith >ffir nf his ii^c. ' l?o po?sessicd a noblo obaraclcr, wos gay end unassuming in bi?.manner*, always ready todo Iii? duty without a murmur. Kut ula? I bo is i ti pom ! gone beyond that vale .-.f.fcars, froi<{ whence j 0 no lrav<-llcr ever return". .1 ti When t??** ?rfiit masSaa'sar death, hovered | around U!.m, hebal thi- world of woo farewell | c,nd wingys hi? rt-gat lo Heaven, to ru.-t furcvor . in t or aW*?f l-i^ Saviouc, where war has ca?sod j " and tbe cannona roar is beard no more. But dry j np your raari for you yorrow not a:? Ih^^o who : x have no 'nop-, for we have I'ne f?U aasornnea that jj be i now basking bi thu jaashlna of eterm-.l bli.-M. \ Ile loft Behind bim loving wife, tliMa dm.tll ] cbildien, brothers, and shjtcrs4 and nupicrous ra-1 ti .uves and friends to mooro, his lot-s, "nd to pic ire to meot him in that happy clime beyond tho :ios^'? . * ..- . ? "Dearest brother, thou has left ua ; . Jiore thy loss wo deeply feel ; But 'lia God that hath boreft us, Hs can all our sorrows heul." P. A. P. Candidates fer ??e Legislature. W. W. ADAMS. Esq. F. A. TOWNSEND;'ESQ. DB. H. lt. COOK, Gita. II. G. M. DUNOVANT, ' MAJ. A. J. HAMMOND, COL. JOHN HUIET, CAPT LEWIS JONES, DK. W. D.. JE.VMNGS" . KKV. A. AV. LINDLER, J. P. MICKfcER, Est} , GEO. D. TILLMAN, Ea?. DR.-A. W. YOUNG BLOOD. State of Soutft Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, IN EQUITY. P; M. Butler, -*| A. P. Bu?cr, TS. f Abner Pcfnn, et al. j ?Y Tirtuo of an order of this Court in this case I will sell on THURSDAY, the ?th Juno axt, at Edgeflold C. H., ibo Kuti K?tate o? Mrs. L Julia Butler, deceased, to wit: ONE LOT iu tho Village of Edgufiold, haring i ?t a comfortable Two Story Dwelling, and all Mr?asary out-buildings, conveniently situated to ie business part of the Village. ; Sold on a credit until tho first of January next, i th interest frota day of sale, except costs of tit which must be paid in cash. Purchasers to ive bond with at least two good sureties to so ire the purchase money, and pay fort ties extra Z. W. CARWILE, C.E.E.D. May ?, ' lt 20 -Alscy T THE SAME TIME, I will sell nil the per ?nal EStato of the lato Mrs. M.. JULIA BUT ER, doe'd., consist .g of THREE NEGitOES, OUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE, . ic, ?tc, ?c. ... Sold on a credit until 1st January next with tprest from day of sale. Purcbasars to ?ive >tea with approved sureties. Z. W. CA P. ff ILE, Adm'cr. May 9th, St 20 Tax in Kind. DEPOT No. -, SEC. No. -, 4th C. D. S.'C, EuccriKLn C. Ht, May 7th, 1S?4. IWING been appointed Agont for receiving the Tax iu Kind at this place, producers ill take notice that I mn now ready io receive e Tithe-Tax of Sweat Potatoes, Iri?b Potatoes, >ru, Whoat, 0...'s, Rye, Buckwheat Peas, round Peas, Cured Hay, Curad Fodder, Cotton, ice, Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon, and at they must deli'?r it on or be'ort: the, 10th of inc nest, or else he Habla to fun oit five times e ?.?tiiuetod vaiuo ibereof in default of pijmect Kind. No produce will be received over JU iles from this place. S. F. G<pODE, Agent, Depot No -.Soc. No -,4th C. D., t>. C. May ll_?_ _4t_20 Tax Collector's Notice. WILL attend the times and plaoes hereinafter j mentioned to finish collecting tho State and strict Tax br the year ISM, co'mtnonciiig the t October 15?2. I will o.-wracr.co at Rrd Hill, Thursday, 19ih May. J. A/Talbort's, Friday, 2?:h " ,l..hn Cb?atbattt's, Sirae evening. 3 o'clock. Plearaht LajB?, Siiturdar, 21st Muy. RhnttrrfioU, Monday, VU " Liberty Hill, Tuesday, ,24th " Wednesday, 2 j th " \Yhite Honae, Thursday, CCtn " Edward Howie, Friday, ' 27th " Woodlawn, Saturday, 28th " A. Morgan's* Munday", :j.?\h " ,f. S. Sniy?y's Wednesday, lat Juno Duras Mills Thursday, 2nd ". Itountree's Store, Friday, 3rd " A. Kemp's, Saturday, 41 h " II ?ll twangers, Monday, Stu " lahata CuThroath's Tuesday, 7tb " Coleman** X Roads, W-.i . "ar, RtU ,; PerryVX Roads,* Thu ? y, Nih " Jncob H?tet'*, Friday, " ]0;h ? Micklers, friturdar, ll tb " Itlflbiirdwus, M .Uilay", Ut . ? Mt. Williog, Tuesday.. 14th ? Mtv. Gibson's, Wedue?d?y. l&fh . " George Addy's, Scu^vcuing, 4 o'clock. Mrs. Nurrts'i. Tliufltiay, lt?tb " Dr. John Mobley's, Fri.tay. 17?h " Mrs. Alien's, Saturday, 18th - After which limo my Books -will close fer tue *ie uni District "tux 1 bopa T?x payers will pitnr-inaf ii* makii-g retortu cud paying the ino. ?cl save bolas; dimble Taxed* At the samo time d uldta in th" 12ib .'..;',.-.. m District trr the Qiinjmtentt? War Tux. c- ta red of tho D b ah ! 7th Hc.iir.-o's. 1 vr?II roeVi-v. i'nrus md A mesa ibo ....nie, ot' t!ie addit' i-al nunn Tux. This \< zn additional Tax on profits rived from baying ?nd Helling during ibe-yoai fi.1, any SpirituousLiquors, Flo?r, Whoat, G-rn, . o, Su^-r. M id oates or Syrup, Salt, Batnui, Pork, rg?,. Beet or Beef Cat;lc. .-?beep, O.its, liny, iddor. Raw Rides. Leather, ll?reos, Mnl?a, >o?s, Shoes, Cotton Yarns. Wool. Woolen, Cotton Mjixcd Cloths, lints, Wagon?, Darnesf. Coal, >n, Stool *>r.Nails. Also, all pr..fit.i cia?e by yingj>ml foiling Money. G<dd, Silver, Foreign L<-hs:.?o, S'rtc'.?. No!?'. Debts, Credits, or Ob.i tiotis <>f ?ny kind, or any .Merchandise, l'ropcr , ?jr e.TVr-t.1 "f any kind, not enumerated, a Tax IO r.cr rent '11 !?rieJ. I will also rv. 'ive Returns nf.lbc ret? Pork"j .lightered l y - ry l'crs,o:i between thnSitli \uvi\ j ?...and Ih-i 3'".' of March IS?t, :-s :!l are sub- i I M thia 'fax in ?vin? tause whojlid not j T lUgb^trr more tiif 25U lbs., r.fjd Lc" ar. ii Sum pt. ? ' .\i.-o Hetrlftcrnrl i'oisia.'. i;re required to make j 'I rurns os their quarterly sales tor tar quart.r j inn:ertring ibo 1st January and ending lue iilst j fti irek l?U. J Al-o, on thc amount of all Profits execodirg j bi vi lify five por uont. made-duping the year LSf'J, tr auy Banking Company. Railroad, TelegrsW". i itnuraotnring or Jthcr Joint Stock Company vt hi y doscriptioii w?iatpW whoihor biCorp-?aied or ti i a Tax of Twenty-fire per cent, is levied to j D addition to Ibo 'Income Tax of such Banks or impanics undorTtef of 24th April ISfi-t. THEOS. DEA.'?', Assessor . 12th Colloctioo Dist. Apr 26 . 7t g IS ? hastate of South Carolina, EDQP.F1ELD DISTRICT. /.V OH J) IX AR Y. |Y W. F. DUKISOB^ Esquiro, 0;d:uary of 9 Edgofiold District. Whltf**?. Bttt.o T. Adan-.s.ha? applied tn me for .Uei* of Atfroboistratlon, iU toni*- noa, on all ?J singular the goods and chattels, rights and adits of James T. Adam?, late of tb^- District )re8aid, deo'd. Those arc, therefore, to olio and admonish all d singular, thc kindred aud*credilors of the id dsc.^dvd, to ho and appear before me, at our,, xl Ordinary V Court for the laid Di'sWot, to be Iden at Edgefiald 0. H. on tho 4th day of .nc next, to shew cause, lt' any, why^he ?aid inioistrati?n choa?d not bo granted, G.lren an<k? my hand and soal, this 21st day May tn the year of our Lord one than nd eight hundred and sixty-four, and in tne {hty-eighth year of tho 'Independence cf the ate of South Carolina. W. F. DURISOE.O. K.*D. May 51 ._2t_ S3 '? Final Settlement, M ? FINAL SETTLEMENT will bo mado on \. tbe Estate of Janies H. Swearinfen, deo'd., ii THURSDAY,, thc ?th day of June ^??xt 'crsous having vlaimB against said Entnto aro otifled to render them in, properly atfostod, by wat time, "or tbry will be barred. Tk-o heirs r t^sir repre?i?!itntivns will meet tb? Administra ba in the Ordinnrv's 02Scn on thafdnr. ELI Z. SWEARING EN,) . 1V? D. P.. DVRISOB, . j Aurs' rfufa - _9 e_ ij? Barter? Barter! r WILL BARTER GRANITF.YTIJ/E~ GOODS ! ! I -also. Cut?an YARNS-for BACON LARD, | . V(IEAT. CORN, COHN MEAL, CHICKENS, : j lUdllHR. Ei<GS, A??. A Wit.Y. .' Hamburg, Maj 2d, 1861/ 4t 10 | o ^ XNT xILO-A. TE fe . For Tax-collector. BENJ. ROPER/ . STARLIN? T??RNER, CHARLES CARTER. BERKY HORNE, W. H. HOLLOWAY, r Barter ! Barter ! h S ?RANITEVILL4? MANUFACTURING _ COMPANY will Barter Cloih fV>r Pro? lace? on th^ following term-' : Ono Yard 4-i 'Sheeting, Driile or Osnnburgs, or iphter Cloth in proportion, for a pound of Booen ddos, a pound of Lard or Tallow. T?re? .yards of tho Ramo, and in*tbe came pro tection fer light J.-.-.43, ?or a bushel ot Corn vt 'na, or a hnndfrd pound* ol' gcod Fodder. 1 Fifty yards of the sam*, and cama proportion f light goods, KT a. bnrrel ut Soperfiw Floor. Tbrre yar-r aa abovo for a galbwi of SOT ?ka :yrup - . . r . . > Ail ar'iclcs mart be delivered at Srantterilla i here the -zci.augoj rritl b ?ade, Tho highest (iou give-n tor g< od ?bit? clean Cotton, with or ritbnat clo:!) covering--nea the tame paid for ii Cloth at market rates. WM. GREG?, Prest. Apr 12 tf 1? Estate ^Notice. PARSONS haring claims ogeinst the Estate of Dr. E.' Bland, dee'd., aro requested to'pre ?nt the' same forthwith to Mr. James M. Harri on, who is my authorized Agent fa settling np ho business of the Estate. R. E. BLAND, Adst'r. Nov i tf 44 Notice. PARSONS indebted to S. B. GRIFFIN, Esq, are notified that bo hts assigned his Notts nd Accounts to me. Those owing him will lease call and settle the same. Z. W. CAR WILE. May IC, 1363. St 21 Notice. ^ rp. A YEO from my plaoe near Hamborg about 5 tbe 15th of March, a small Dun COW, white j o: in forehead, marks unknown, with a Black 'EARLING, unmarked. I will give a liberal eward for any information ?r the delivery of bern. " THO-3. SBILBY. Hamburg, May Oth, 18JH; ^t* 21 Taxes, Taxes, Taxes. A LL persons owning property in tba Town ot \. Hamburg will oeme forward and make their Lemme und give in the Numbers ?of their Lots, nd pay the f?me by the first of"July, or they ill bd Double-Taxed. By order bf Council. JOHN E. MCDONALD, Clerk of Council. Hamburg. May ?, ISM. St 21 . Tithe Receiver. Sr. MATHEWS' PARISH, "OrriCE os A. C. 6., 71 W. SEIBELS bi hereby authorized- to r? lio ceive tho TAX JN HIND io.th? neighbor DOU of Mount Willing, Edgefield, oensisting of orn, Wheat, Racer;, Peas, Ri? and Molasses, By ordrr of Capt. J. F. RILEY, A. C. S. May 13 tf ' 21 Administrator's Notice. I LL persons indebted to the Estate of Wm, a. Toney, dec'J, will pay tb? sumo without delay, id thoi* bavlug olaims against said Estate ara .tilled to render them in properly oi'teated, tn r. J. B. Courtney, Agent for tbe Administrator, rlbwit'h, BJ wo de?Lr? te close up the Est?t* as oa-as poaiible. GBO. J. TONEY, Ad*?r. Nor. 25_ _ly* *7 Burial Cases! keep constantly on band a full stook ?f Walnut and Mahogany COFFINS, willoh, frtm and tor (bis date, will bo told for CASH, and At ioc< as ron -millie au i'm- titeen witt Wim il ut. Thouin of the HEARSE will be cksig?sd for o -rJiug to fae sntne ratio. JOHN X. WITT, Cdgeneld. S. G.; Oer in. 15ii<. u" . 45 i Estate Notice. LL nersvae i*i s ny-wWe indebted u> thc Estate k of E. M. Penn, dc?'d., "rc raiuest.'y risjucst ro ruine forward and wtilo up without delay. tot? having ?lahtti ??..?KM saol HtiinJ* viii r?H r?lbela in, properly stetted, ai an tarly i?t*, G. L. PENN, AJ.?.'or, . Aug 1 J_ -' _. Notice. k* FfN'-L FR ! i'LEI! ENI on .*? Ea?t? td* SL 'A- ;i rey ITMiliirk, drVd.. will be, ?ade in . i :iry'.i Otr.ee, "ti Tui'sday, 7tb Juno, ISM, i - ''ni:.- of ?aid E.iMtu will tah? ?u- not ic? and .el ili? Admi;.j?T?.ior oa tb?.'?AV abo?? mon iitel. GEO .WHITLOCK, Ad'or. MR.-7 . Sm U T?otice. i "FINAL SETTLEMENT on the Estate vf lb Elisabeth Whitlock, dee'd."will be ta .id. a is, - Ordinary's Office, na Tuesday. 7th Jaats18S'l. is Hoirs nf said Enlate will take du* norina?.?4 c-t the AdminutraUrs at tho 'lune and placo iu>C specified. G'?'iC* WHITLOCK, . 6. W. TURNER, Mar 7 .".ta ll Adm'or*. . Ethan Allen ! rilli thorough brod young STALLION will stand the Spring SOA?O? at th? Subscriber's anratiohj at Sitf tb? deason, or $75 t? bisaro o money du? on tho 1st June, at tbe end of tba anon. ETII \N ALLEN is out of a Messenger mara r-Eiban Allon | he by Flying Morgan-thereat utting fl-tck knuwu/ ETHAN ALLEN.is a beautiful bay, 14 hands gb, ?roven years old, abd vt Hue f<*rm and sa sn. He hos a; Sao oolts es-caa >>?tbo?B io tko ?strict. A. .1. H LO H L'S. Mar 23 . ?f <& li -_-?? .--. .tate of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DIST??CT. '. IN OP.RLVAR IT. BY W. F. DtRISOE, Esq., Ordinary of Edge $ field District. Wheres?, Henry Oouts, Sr . bas applied to aa r Letters of Administration, on al rand ijugu-, r tho goods ar.d ohattjb?. rights and cr?dl? of enry Ou<t;,Jr., Int? of tbe District -aforesaid, ?'Ai Theare, theiefoxo, to cito and admoaish aU id singular, the klndcad and creditors of tba ,id deceased, te be and appear before me, at - our txt Ordinary's Court for tho-raid District, to ba ddon tu Edgefidld C. H., ''an th? Hd day of me nex't, to show cause, if any, why thc ?li Iminjitration should not be granted. Given under my hand and ?e&l, thU 20{j da; ' May In the year of ont "Lord ona thousand ght hundred and Sixty-four, and la tia eighty* gb Ot year of fhe Xndep?uden*e of South .Car?. in. W.F.DDRIS0E,O.E.D. May 23 2t .? 3 2tate of S?tith Cairolinaj ' EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, V ORDINARY. . ' ,Y W. F. DURISOK, Esquha, Ordinary o? V Edgofield DiKlrict; Whereas, L. H. Smith has applied to me ?r Letters of Administration, OB all end singular t;e goods and obattels, rights and credit? of Joh? Irogdeu, luto of tbe Duttriot aforesaid, dee'd. These ore, tborefore, to cito and admonish all nd singular, thc kindred endmdttors of the said rceaiod, co be net uppe?r befor? mc, ot oar next Vrdina'.n'! Court for tb.? District, tobe holden ,i Eitgetield r-uTt House, wo th? 7 th day of iun^ nest, to sbow cause, if any. why tba aid administration should not La granted. Qi< ?n under my band and seal, this 24?h day of Hay, ia year nf oUr Lord ona thcusaod eight bun lrn'd' and ris'.y foiir anti in the riahry-eighta rear of tbs Independence of S^ntb OaroHaa. . W. F. Dl'JtlSOh, O.E.D. . May 24 2' n