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! , wwbwbh . !'i II..uiil. i.j. ,.i . . , i . | j^i s.i .11 ii mi . i , ea?j -i'- . . 1 - *?.wni BewagwBaa". ! i ? jun i?> S &2 pee a^num 8^r:;v^T' in advance. 4 /flmilg nab Mitiral l!tmi|rt{ttc?^eaatt^ ta tljt Irti, $rim?s, Eitiiatnrc, tfimnrttati,* ligrirnlte, Sattnwl SmjminHnnrti, .>p.rrip Bab Itenuitir jBtms, anil tbt Bhrkfts. VOLUME X I. LANCASTER C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY^l, 1862. NUMBER 15. . .. . . 1 l i g??? i . " ?? THE UNCAiffKR iLBDQER j ,?nblithed every WtdaetUy Jfor&inr . 7?xm^ -t ,tt^. W. M. ,C O N N O R 8 , | Editor nod proprietor. . 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' ' Obituary Notices exceeding one a funre in length (16 lines) will bo charged f or the overplus,nt regulur advertising rates ' 'J' ribulcs of Respect, rated as nd-| Verliamenla. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. ?XHE BATTLE 0? SHILOH C.F.N*. BEAUREGARD'S OFFICIAL REPORT IIkadq'ks Army or tiik Mississippi, Corinth, Miss., April 11, 1662. General :?On the 2d ultimo, having ascertained conclusively from tlie iuove> mentsthe enemy on the Tenneasee river, and from reliable sources of information, that his aim would be to cut off my communications m West Tennessee "witii the Eastern aud Southern States, by operating from the Tennessee river, between Crump's Landing and E -tat post, as a base, I determined to foil his design by concentrating all my available forest at and around Corinth. Meanwhile, having called on the Governors of the States of Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, to furnish additional troops, some of them, chiefly regiments from Louisiana, soon reached this vicinity, and with two divisions of Gsneral Polk's command from Columbus and a fine corps of troops from Mobile and Penaacola, under Maj Gen. Bragg, constituted the Army of the Mississippi. At the same time, Gen. Johnston being at Murfreesboro', on the march to form a junction of his forces with mine was call ed on to send at least a brigade by mil road, so that we might fall on and crush the enemy should he attempt an advance from under his gunboats. The call on General Johnston was promptly complied with. Uis entire force was also hastened in this direction, and by the 1st of April our united forces were concentrated *long the Mobile and Ohio Railroad from Beth el to Corinth, and on the Memphis and Cbarleaton(Railroad from Corinth to Iuka. (It waa then determined to assume the offensive and strike a sudden blow at the enemy in position under General Grant, on the west bank of the Tennessee, at Pittsburg and in the direction of Savam nah, before he waa reinforced by the ar my under Genera! Buell, then known to be advancing for that purpose by rapid marches from Nashville via Columbia.? About the same time, General Johuston was advised thst such au operation coo* formed to the expectations of the President. By a rapid and vigorous attack on General Grant, it was expected he would be beaten back into his transports and tke river, or captured, in time to enable us to profit by ibe victory and remove to the rear all the stores and munitions that would fall into our bauda in sucb an event, before the arrival of General Buell's army on the scene. It was never contlimnUlMl lm??v?r #11 ml?in fti? rwtaili..m rr ?- -? ? ? ? v thus gained, and abandon Corinth, llie slragetic point of lb* campaign. Want of genera1 officer*, needful for the proper organization of division* and brigades of an army brought thus ?u<'? denly together, and other difficulties in the way of an effective organisation, delayed the movement until the night of the 2d inst, when it waa heard from a relirble quarter that the* junction of the ene j - ?'i"'w n??r ai Dana ; it ru then, at a lata hour, determined that the "*Ue^k ebouid be atteap ted at ooee, io. complete ant^ imperfect at were our pre. paralioo for aucb a grave and momentous adventure. Accordingly, that night, at 1 o'clock A. M, lbs preliminary orders , to tbe commanders ef corra rrere ieauad . v ' " ' . for the movement. On the foUowieg rnoenieg tbe detailed j orders of movement, a copy of which iw ' herewith marked MA.W were issued, and ; the movement, after aome delay, coin me need, the troops being in admirable I spirit*. It wae expected we should be able to reach the enemy's tinea in lime ' to attack them early on the-6lb insu ? The men, however, for the ino?t part, were unurod to marching, the roads nar ! row, aud traversing a densely wooded i country, became almost impassable after a severe rain storm on the night of the 4lb, which drenched the troops in bivouac ; hence our forces did not reach the intersection of the roads from I'uiabmg , oi>J IIr~k ?l.? i:-.- I ?>i\j iinuu'Ui^, IU UIO lUllllt'UllllQ VlCUIliy of the enemy, until late Saturday afternoon. It was then decided that the attack I should be made on the next morning, at I the earliest hour practicable, in accordance with the orders of movement?that is, in three lines of battle : the first and second extending from Oal creek on tlie left to Lick creek on the right, a distance of about three miles, supported by the third and the reserve. The first line under Major General Hardee, was constitu ted of ilia corps, augmented on his rigiit by Gladden's brigade, of Major General Hragg'a corps, deployed in line of battle, with their respective artillery, following immediately by the main rond to I'ilts burg, and the cavalry in rear of the wings. The second line, composed of the other troops of Bragg's corps, followed the first at n distance of five hundred yards, in the same order as the first. Tl.e army corps under General Polk followed the second line, at the distance of about eight hundred yards, in lines of brigades, deployed with their batteries in rear of each brig ade, moving by the Pittsburg road, the left wing supported by cavalry; the re serve, under Brigadier General Breckin ridge, followed elosely the third line, in j the same order, its right wing supported by cavalry. These two corps constituted the reserve and were to support the front lines of bat tie, by being deployed when required on the right and left of the Pittsburg road, otherwise act according to the exigencies of the battle. Thirty minutes after 5 o'clock A. M , our lines and columns were in motion, all animated evidently bv a oromisiu? snirit. 0 0 ft Oft The front line was engaged at mien, but Advanced steadily, followed in due order with equal resolution and steadiness by the other lines, which were brought successfully into action with rare skill, judgment and gallantry, by the several corps commanders, at the enemy made a stand with his masses rallied for the struggle for his encampments. Like an Alpine avalanche our troops moved forward, despite the determined resistance of the en einy, until after 6 o'clock P. M., when we wire in possession of all bis encampt menls between 0*1 and Lick creeks but one. Nearly all of his field artillery, about thirty (30), flags, colors and standards, over 3000 prisoners, including a division cotnmr.nder (Gen. Prentiss) aud sevetal brigade commanders, thousands of small arms, an immense supply of subsistence, forage, and munitions of war, and a large amount of means of trans portation?all the substantial fruits of n complete victory?su:h, indeed, as rarely have followed the roost successful battle"; for never was an army so well provided as that of our enemy. The remnant of his army bad been tlriven in utter disorder to the immediate vicinity of Pittsburg, under the shelter of the heavy guns of his iron clad gunboats, and we remained undisputed masters of bis well selected, admirably provided cantonments, after over twelve houra of ob stinate conflict with his forces, who had been beaten from them and the contiguous covert, but only by a sustained onset of all the men we could bring into action. Our loss was heavy, as will appear / .? - s- - irom iihs accompanying return marked "B." Our Commander in Chief, Gen. A. S. Johnston, fell mortally wounded and died on tlie field at 2 30 1*. M.. after having ahown the highest qualities of the commander, and a personal intrepidity that inapired all around bus, and gave raaiatleaa impulsion to hie columns at crit ical moments. The chief command then devolved up on me, though at the time I was greatly proilrated and suffering from the pro iooged sickness with which I had been afflicted siuoe early in February. The reapoocibility was one which in my physical condition ( would have glad.ly avoid- 1 ed, though upon me when our forces were successfully nuahinw lhaeitMav hark mutn . * i m ; ?TTJ ~r~tbe Tudommv river, and ibowgfa aappovt ; ad on tbo iinmadiate Bold by such corpe commander* aa Major Oanarala Polk, Bragg, aud Hardee, and Brigadier Geo- | oral Breckinridge commanding the reserve. Il was after C o'clock P. M., as before saij. when the enemy's last position was carried, and, his forces finally broke and ' sought refuge behind a commanding em 1 ineuce, covering the Pittsburg landing, j not more than half a mile distant, and j under the guns of the gunboats, which , 01?ened on our eai/er columns n fierce and annoying firo with shot and shell of the heaviest description. Darkness was close at band. Ollioers and men wore exliausled by n combat of over twelve hour- j without food, and jaded by the march of ( the preceding day through mud and m j ter, it was therefore impossible to collect j the rich and opportune spoils of war scat tered broadcast on the field left in our possession, and in.practicable to make any effective dispositions for their retnov a I to the rear. I accordingly established my bead ! quarters at the Church of Hhiloh. in the I enemy's encampment, with Major Gener- j al Uragg, and directed our IrtrOps to sleep on their arms, in such position* in advance | and rear ns corps commanders should d? j termiue, hoping from news received bv a special dispatch that delays had bsen encountered by General Hueil in Ins inarch j from Columbia, and that his main force, therefore, could not reach the field ofbatlie in time to save Gen. Grunt's shattered fugitive forces from capture or destruction | on the following day. During the night the rain fell in tor rents, adding to the discomfort and liar* rassed condition of the men ; the enemy, j moreover, had broken their res' by a dis j charge, at measured intervals, "of heavy : shells thrown fiom the gunboats, thereforfe. on tlift follAVb in&? morinno ilia l>A/\nt. , FS f. ?'"I'" | under my command were not in eoudilion lo cope with an equal force of fiesh troops, armed and equipped like our adversary, in the immediate possession of his depots, and sheltered bv nucli an auxiliary as the enemy's ^unbcats. About six o'clock on the morning of the 7th of April, however, a not fire of mils- ' ketry ami artillery, opened frotu the ene j my's quarter ou our advauced line, assured me of the junction of his forces, and soou the battle raged with a fury which ' satisfied me I was attacked by a largely ! superior forc?. liut from the onset our-j troops, notwithstanding their fatigue nnd i losses from the battle of the day before, I exhibited the most cheering, veteran like ' ! steadiness. Ou the right and centre the | enemy was repuled in every attempt he made with Ins heavy column in that j quarter cf lite field ; ou the l?nt, however, and nearest to the po'nl of arrival of his j reinforcements, lie drove forward line af J ter line of his fresh troops, which were j met with a resolution and courage of j which our country may be proudly Impei j ful. Again and again our troops were brought to the charge, invariably to win J the position at issue, invariably to drive ? back their foe. Hut hour by hour thus j opposed to an enrny constantly reinforced our ranks were percept ably thinned under the unceasing, withering fire of the enemy, and hy meridian eighuen hours of hard fighting had sens lily exhausted a large number, my last reserves had tieaajau nip Ivoaii *1 rv... i.J " "'1 I'* A,w* * wi?oi? ' 1 */ vvvu u'oponqu vl| nliu vud qhchij ww evidently receiving fresh reinforcemenu after each repulse; accordingly, shout one 1*. M , 1 determined to with ; drew from so unqial a conflict, securing ' such of the results of the victory of the day before as whs then practicable. Officers of my staff were immediately 1 | dispatched with the necessary orders to make the heat dispositions for a deli! or ate, orderly withdrawal from the field. I and to collect and post a reserve to meet the enemy, should he attempt to push after us. In this connection I will men ' lion particularly my Adjutant funeral, J Col Joodao, who was of much assistance to me on this occasion, a? be had already been on the field of battle on that and | the preceding day. About two o'clock V. M., fbe Ifhes in advance, which had repulsed the enemy ; in their last fierce assault on our left and centre, received the orders to retire; lids ! was done with uncommon steadiness, and , the enemy made no attempt to follow. Tim line of troops established to cover litm movement lied been deposed on a favorable ridge commanding lite grour.d of Shiloii Cburcb ; from this pxilion our | artillery played upon the wood* beyond ' for a while, but upon no visible enemy j and without reply. Soon aatiified ibat uo serioua purauit ^ould be attempted, ! tliia la?l line was withdrawn, and never ( did (roopa leave a battle field in better order; even lb# atragglere fell into the rank* and roarthed off with tlioee who bad stood mora steadily by their colore. A second strong poeition waa taken up | about a mile in renr, where the Approach of the enemy nut waited fcr nearly nn hour ; but no effort to follow whs made, nn] only a small detachment of horse ' rd he seen at a distance from tins last posu'.on warily obsmiug our movements. i Arranging, through -joy staff officers, for the completion of f the movements thus begun, llrigstflrr Ooneral Ureckin ridge whs left with his command as u rear guard to hold the ground we liad occupied the night preceding the first battle, just in front of the intersection of the Pittsburg an.l Hamburg roads about four miles from the former place, while the rest of the army passed to the rear in excellent order. On the following day General lireck inriilge fell back about thiee nubs to j MickexV, winch jKMitiou we continued to 1 hold, with our cavnlrv thrown cousidera< I htv forward in immediate proximity to the hattle-iield. Unfortunately, towards t ight of the 7ih instant it htvan to rain heavilv ; this Continued throughout the night ; the roads became almost impassable in many places, Miid inuclt hardship suffering now ensued before all (lie tegimetiis reached their eiienoipimnte. Dill despite (lie heaty casualties of il e two eventful day# of die Gtli and 7tli of April, tin* army is more confident of ultimate success llian before its eocounler willi die enemy. To Major Generals l'olk, Dragg, and Hardee, commanding cotps, and to HugGt*n. lJreckenridge, commanding ihe reserve, tlie country is greatly indebted for the real, intelligence, and energy witli which all ordeis were extended ? for the foresight and military ability lltey dts played in llic absence of instructions in the many exigencies o( tbe battle, on a lie Id* so densely wooded and broken, and for (heir fearless deportment as lliey re pealed Iy led their commands personally to the onset uj?oii ther powerful adj^ersx ry. It was under these circumstances that General liragg had two horses shot under him, that M?j-.r General Hardee was slightly wounded. his coat relit hy halls and his horse d.sained, and that Major General lfreck nridge was twico all Hi k l>y spent lialla. For the services ol their gallant subordinate coinniaiideis, and of other oflicers, as well as for the details ol the hall e tield, 1 must refer to the reports ol Corps, division and brigade coruiualiders, which shall he forwarded as soon as leceived. lo give irfore in detail the operations ol the two battles resulting from the movement on Pittsburg than now at tempted, must have delayed this report for weeks and interfered materially with the important duties of inv position ; but I may be permuted to say, that not only did the obstinate conflict for 12 hours, on Sunday, leave the Coiilederate army mantels of the battle field, and our adversary beaten, bill we lelt that held on ilie next day only after eight hours' 111 ceasaiil battle with a snperor army of fresh troops, whom we h.-.d repuUed in aiorr u 11 uoL* I .. a? ? - - - ? I ? I x.v.j n nil ?ai i lilies ?U irj/UIBCU Ntul crippled, i?n!? ? ?!, as .to leave it un? able to take ti<e field for the campaign for wnich it we* collected end equipped at such enormous expense, end with such profusion of nil the appliances of war ? These successful resnlis were not a chieved, however, as before said, wihout severo loss a loss not to be measured bv he number of the slain or wounded hut by the high social and personal worib of so large a number of those who were killed or disabled, including the comman del of the forces, whose high qualities wi.l be greatly mis?ed in the momentum campaign impending. I deeply regret to record, also, the death of- the Hon. George SI Johnson, Provisional Governor of Krtilui lev, who went into action with the Kentucky troops and continually inspired theoi by his words and example. Having Lit horse shot under him on Sunday, he en lered the rauki of a Kentucky reg rnent .... x< i?i r?u .-ii- ?- i U1I muinini | nuu icn fliurimiy MUtilldCU tow hi lis i lie close of t lie tiny. Not bn Sinte alone, but tlie whole Confe-iernci, bee sustained a greut loss in ilie Jeatb ul ibis brave, upright, and able nmn. Anoilier gallant mm!. able soldier and Captain whs lost to llie service of lli< country, wlien Hrigadier General Glad den, commanding 1st Ibi/adc, \\ libera Division, 2d Army Corps, died from ? severe wound received on the OJi insiNiit, after hiving been conspicuous to bia whole corps sod the army for courage Slid JHPHCIIV. Mnj or General C1*e*tltHm, omtraml tug >*l Division, 1*1 Corp* whs iliglitly wounded, and had litre* ltortes sbol un* <l?r liim. Brigadier General Clark, commanding ? 2>i Division of the 1st Corpe, teceived a si severe wound, ftko on the 1st day, which will deprive lite army of his valuable ser e vires for some time. p Brigadier General Mindmau, engaged il in the outset of the bailie, whs conspicu- < o ous for h cool courage efficiently etn> j t j ployed in lead ng his men ever into the j fi j thickest cf the fray, until his horse was ; ( shut under him, and he was uufortunatei , h I ly so severely injured by the fall that the * army w as deprived, on the following daY, ' i of Ins chivalrous example. n ? Hrigsdhr Generals Ik R. Johnston anJ J o Ho * en, must nieiitorious officer*, were 1 ll also severely wounded in the first com- ! ti t -a - L... : I - l 1 ? uni , uui ii is nopeu win soon i>e auie to.' v r?ium to duty willi their brigades. ' 1 | To mention the in any officers n who died or were wounded while gallant- ^ ' Iv leading their command* into notion, j< and the many brilliant instances of nidi* ?' viJuMl courage displayed by officers nud h men in the twenty hour* of battle, Is itn- * possible si this time ; but their nnines | li wilt be duly made known to their couu- f trytnen. p Toe immediate staff of the Umentcd ? Commander in Chief, who accompanied ' ! him to the Held, rendered efficient service, c | htkI either by Ins side or in carrying his orders shnred his exposure to the cnsunl I ! lies of a well coutested battle Held. 1 c ! beg to commend their name* to the no- * | lice of ihe War Department, namely ; of 1 I CaptHUi H. F. Brewster and N. Wickliffe, I | of the Adjutant and inspector General's ' I Department. ' Captain Thomas O'llara, Acting In* 1 j spector (ieneral. I Lieut*. Geo. Baylor and Thos. M. ( Jack, Aids do Camp. ( Voluuieer aids de Cainp, Colonel YVib ' liam Preston, Major I> M. ilajden, E. ' W. Manforo, Cartioun Beiihair.. Major Albert J. Smith and Capt. Wukhain, Quartermaster's Department. | were being slaughtered by (lie fresh Is- , | I gions of the enemy. I hare orders) lb* , , naioe* of the mini conspicuous on this ( roll of laggards nud coward* 1o l?e pub ( halted in ordure. ( i I It remains to atate ikat our loaa in iba i { i two dais m billed owtwright was 1.788 , wounded 8.UI2, to using liOO?making i , | sit aggregate of casualties of 10,749. i This sad list tells in simple language i of the stout fight* made by our count rj- Li men in front of the. rude log chapel <0^ 1 Sliiloh, especially when it is known that j i on Mobday, from tibaaatia* atx! othar cauaaa, not twenty thoutaad man wm^'i * 1 u ib?*e genlletneii v?h? assigned the ! I??l sad July of accompanying the re I mains of their lamented cnlrl from ibe field, except Captains Brewster and j W icklitfc, wLo leiUHiued, vi.d rendered ' valuable services a* au.U officers, on the ' - * < ili of April. Governor Isbam G. LI arris, of Tennes% see, went upon ibe field with General Johnston, by lna aide when be wan aliot, Hided liiiu from liia borne, and reg cened bun in liia anna when be died : ' i | subsequently ibe Governor joined my ( alntr and remainod will, me throughout I ibe next day, except when carrying or I dera or engaged in encouraging tbe iroopa of bia own Slate, to wboiu be i gave a couspicuoua example of coolness, I Zeal and mtrepedity. I am alto under many obligations to j my own genera', peraoual and volunteer 1 at If, many of wboiu bave been ao long ^ ; associated with me, I append a bat of , I those present on tbe Geld on both days, ' and whose duties Carried lliein constant* ^ ly under fire, namely : Colonel 1 homes ^ , Jordan, Captain Clifton 11. Sinilb, and Lieutenant Jobn M. Otey, Adjutant General's Department. Major George W. Brent, Acting In i spector General ; Col H B. Lee, Chief of ^ Subsistence, whose horse was wounded ; Lieutenant Colonel 8 W. Ferguson, atid Lieutenant A. U. Ghiaolro, Aids de Camp. While tllUB oarliailf inalrini* msnlinn ? / ?? B of some of those who rendered brillmnt, gallaul, or meritorious service io the " field, I Itttve aimed merely to notice those i who** position would most probably ex elude the record of their services from the , reports of corps or subordinate coiameo I ders. From this agreeable duly I turn to , ' one in the Invest degree unpleasant? ' one due, however, to the bra?e men un , ! der me, ss a contrast to the behavior of inolt of the army who fought so heroi cully. I nllude to the f?ct that some of, licers non commissioned officers, And J men, abandoned their colors early on the j , first day to pi'lmge the captured encamp | iiients , others retired shamefully from , the field on both days, while the thun* t ' der of cannon and the roar end rattle of ( f J musketry told them that their Uothere ??--J* I I ? ><1* could tie brought into ttclioh. Of the losses of the enemy I have nc **ct knowledge. Tlieir newspaper* ro orl it ?s very heavy. Uirqneetionnbh . wm gremer, even in proportion, than ur own, on both days; for it wee nppa ent to nii that their deed left on tin eld outnumbered our* two to one. Their c*buhIu?*, therefore CHhnot hevr alien innny short of 20,000 in killed rounded, prisoners end missing. Through information derived frotr n*ny sources, including the new.ipnpen f the enemy, we engaged on Sundrr) be Divisions of (icner*ls I'rentin*. Slier inn, ilurJbut, McClernard ant) Smith, a ,000 iiumi each or at least 45,000 men Ilia force ?mi reinforced on Siinda) iglit by lite D. visions of Generals Nelson IcCook,-Crittenden af.d Tliomas, of Ma >r General H'tell's army, some 25,00( trong, including all arms. Also, Genera Wallace's Division of General Grant' rmy, making at least 83.000 fresl roo|>s, is Inch, added to the remnant o General Grant's force*?on Moiolai norning amounting to over 20,000? nade an aggregate force of some 63,00< nen, at least, arrayed against us on tin lav. In connection with tire results of tU attle, I should state tliat the most c rur men who had inferior arms ex thntignd them for the improved arms t lie enemy. Also, that most of the pre >erly, public and personal, in the cam] rom which the enemy was driven oi Sunday, was rendered useless or greatl; lamageu, except ssrne of the tents. All of which it respectiullr submitter brough my Volunteer Aid de Catnj Joionel Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi vho has in charge the flags, standard' md colors, captured from tha enemy. i nave me donor lo I*, General, Your obedient servant, G. T. BKAUREQAUD, General CuiiiiiinikIiii^. To General S. Cooper, Adj't. end Insp'i General, Klcli IllOliil V*. Destruction of the Merrimae* Virginia Richmond. May 12.?Norfolk we ivacuated, on Saturday morning, by tit J.iutederaies, au<l occupied by llie Fed irala, who landed Ml Ocean View on Fri lay uighl. 1 be Navy Yard si Goeport eat burnl md ibe gales of ibe dry dock blown u; ind otherwise damaged, so ss to rende t t*rserviceable for twelve months. The Virginia, formerly ibe Meriimat sae burnt al Craoev Island, Katurda light When tbe fire reached the itm|{ nine, the was bluwn to atoms bv ex jdoaion. Tbe crew arrived here tbi uoraing. It is stated that tbe Virginia was ?!ec iroyed by order of Commodore -Talnel lie having ascertained on Saturday lbs Norfolk was evacuated by our lroo|i sod in possession of the enemy. The p lota aboard advised againal going rouii lo York River. Tbe crew then proceeds lo lighten the vessel, lo take ber into lh James Itiver ; coal and pig iron ??i tbroan overtxiard, until it is said, th wood work of the but! was exposed, an finding it still impracticable to ascen the rivet, it was determined lo abendo the vessel and burn ber, which was ai ?/VS<4IMJSIM 'I a tvsuiu^iT UWUC, * Great Fire in Atlanta. Atotsra, May 12. ? A destructive fii occurred in Atlanta on the llili. Wa lace'a warehouse, containing 800 bait oolton, 200 tierces rice, 25,000 pouoi Government bacon and others atore 200 barrels sugar, oil aid bides and 10 000 pounda bacon were nearly all de trojed. The wambouso waa entirely de troyed and the adjoining other building badly damaged. '1 lie total loan it 4100 000, with an maurance of 4.15,000. Tti Augusta Insurance and Hanking Comps ny loat about 416,000. Two roan war aeriooaly injured ? oua it i? thought nioi tally. FartAar Dotalle. Ai'Ousta, May 12.?The Savanna KepnMicao'a Corinth correspondent < the 1 Otli mat, aayft All ia quiet bai (Corinth) today. It ia believed the an* my ia atowly advancing oo our linoa b Lhree routes. Tke Confederate Iota oo yeeterdav wi itiglu. Tbe Federal loea waa considerable Federal prisoner* taken jeaterday, ea that four ihouaaod of tfteir troop* wei masked behind the Haven Mile Creek, Jetf. Tlioinpeoii liaa takeo command i ike Confederate gonooata on ike Mieaii lippi river, ile attacked the Federal fl*< above Fort Pillow today. (ike )Oih.) d< iroying one mortar vaeeel and deutagin two others. Confederal* In** f.u.r Wiru Mil gilt wound. Th? UMi|on?rj AdrwtiMr at lb mornifg, tb* H*wr Y?r J m4 otl?< properly at Pensacola 1ms been brown up ? And burned bv the Confederate*. A dispNtcli from Oakfield, dated tlie i 10th insl., tc tbe Advirtiser, sa\s that I officers from tlie Federal vessels came lo ? Pensacola, wlien the Mayor, on invitAi i lion, visited Commodore Porter. In reply J to ? question by one wlm wan with the ? Mayor, Porter said that no troops would , be stationed at Pensacola, as he had none lo spare, but if we had any there, lie i [ would advise the sending of them to Mo i I bile, as we would need tbetn at that point r i shotlly. Porter, while off Mohila on the night f 1 of the Dili, saw the light of the buruio of . the Navy Yard, and went to see the cause. *73 KCU AKU I . I Ruuunny flront where w? IirJ them i 4^ lilted, near Chwlrt. in June la*t, our ' >? three Negro men, via : ill 1.1., GII.KS I and HKNKY. t Bill and (Jile* we hough! the 14th of I.imI November. til Viie eatnte anle of Kd. Leach 1 on Urn.id River, in York IMat.ict. Tliey f being brother* nnd having relation* in the neighborhood where we purchased llieui, it ' i> more limn likeley they have umde llieir wav back to their old neighborhood. 0 Bill ia ii ho lit 36 vearn old, 5 feel 8 incite* high, will weigh l.V) or 160 pound*; ia very black ; rattier aliarpc J fuco, apeak* i quick wtien apoken to. e 1 (iilea, Ida brother, i* about 31 yeara old 6 fei I 9 inche* high ; will weigh lbU lb** '' la very black, and wulka with hi* head lip > and feci turned out in front. (f Henry, we purchaaed, Jan 1, of Col. C_ Rivea on the Catawba river. He in 33 yeara ' old, well net, 6 feet 10 ineliew high, and will p ' weigh 175 pound* ; lint* a heavy brow unit apeak* alow Iy ; ban aonie character mm a " runaway. May go to C'harlealon or Wmdi V iiigloo city, it in hard telling where lie will go a* he ia a gentleman of travel. They , all ran olF about the mime lime. We will pay $75 reward for <1# ihree i, inen; or J6 u piece for wither of t teoi da! I livwed in any Jail ho that w e call get tliein. ' Tlieae boy* may attempt to make llteir war ' North, at aouiw other* from tin* place have attempted. PRIDE &. DONOVAN'^". Aug. 7, 1861 ?J6if. SOUTil CAROLINA. LANCASTER. DISTRICT. {In ike Common Pleat ) Dudley M. Ua?ery,et al. 1 Declaration va. > in L Samuel Spenre. j Attachment. Whereaa the l'laintitF did oil Hie aecoiid * day of December 1861, tile hi* Devlirntion e ngninal tile Defendant, who (a* it i* aaid) ia abaent f.oni and without the finite of the State, and hue neither wife nor Attorney l* known* within theaame, upon w hom a copy of the no id Declaration might be nerved. It ia llierefuic ordered that the aitid Do* fciidant do appear and.plead to the aaid [j Declaration, on or before the third day of ir December next, which will he in the )*nr of out laird- enu thouaand eight hundred and aixly-two, otheiwiae Hnal judgment will ?, tlieu bo given and awarded against ium. .. II. J. HANCOCK, dk. ' Dec. 4lh, 1861.? 43? 1 y. 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