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? * ? m the ?an raster feiraer. .Ill ! I I i i I I "ill IIMII I II l i ?II ? 1?^ | -MMfc?liJ &2 PER A^NUM IN ADVANCE. 1 /mnilg nail Mitual ?tnu)nptc?JJtaitrll in tbt Jtti, JtKstjs, litiinian, <f imcuHim,' igruBltorr, Saltnul Smptimimti, /nrrigt nil Bimiitic jBrtus, anit tbr Jiinrkrta. VOLUME XI. LANCASTER C.. H, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY .81, 1861. NUMBER 15. . inCi ) Published ?very W?di)?s lay Jforning W. M. .CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. T E R *S : i In advance, ?2 .00 ' At the expiration of Six^Montha, . . . C.fcO At tho end of the Year, 1.00 ADVERTISEMENTS, Will be inserted at the following low rates: One square (of 16 lines or less,) one inaertloo, $1: or, if continued, 16 cents for the Brat insertion, and AO cents for each subaequout inner- , on. The number of Insertions must be written on each advertisement, or they will be inserted till i ordered out And charged accordingly. 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General :?Ou the 2d ultimo, having ascertained conclusively from the movements^ the enemv on the Tennessee river, and from reliable sources of information, ihAt his aim would be to cut oft* ' my communications in West Tennessee ' with the Hasten) aud Southern States, 1 by operating from the Tennes.ee river, 1 between Crump's Landing and Ktstpost, ' as a base, I determined to foil his design by concentrating all my available fore*a * at and around Corinth. 1 Meanwhile, having called on the Gov- 1 ernors of the Stales of Tennessee, Missit- c sippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, to furnish c additional troops, some of them, chiefly regiments from Louisiana, soon reached 0 this vicinity, and with two divisions of ' General Polk's command from Columbus ' and a fine corps of troops from Mobile and Peusacola, under Maj Gen. Bragg, constituted the Army of the Mississippi. At the same time, Geo. 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 rMil 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, (lis entire force was also hastened in this direction, and by the 1st of April our uniieu torces were concentrated along ( the Mobije and Ohio Railroad from Beth ' el to Corinth, and on the Memphi* and 1 Charleston Railroad from Corinth to Iuka. ' ,It was then determined to assume the 1 oflfeneive and strike a sudden blow at the 1 enemy in position under General Grant, 1 on the west bank of the Tennessee, at Pittsburg and in the direction of ,Savan> nali, before lie was reinforced by the ar my under General Buell, then known to t>e advancing for that purpose by rapid marches from Nashville via Columbia.? About the same time, General Johnston was advised that such au operation con* 1 formed to the expectations of the President. 1 By a rapid and vigorous attack on ' General Grant, it wan expected he would ' be beaten back iuto his transports and ( the river, or captured, in time to enable 8 us to profit by the victory and retn^re I to the rear all the stores snd munitions ( that would fall into our bands in such an c event, before the arrival of General Buell's army on the scene. It was never con- ' templated, however, to retain the position thus gained, and abandon Corinth, the ' ? alragetic point of lbs campaign. d Want of genera1 officers, needful for 11 the proper organization of divisions and c brigades of - an army brought thus au<'? 1 denly together, and other difficulties in r the way of an effective organization, de- 1' layed the movement until tba night of the 2d inat, when it waa heard from a ralir- c ble quarter that the* junction of the ene* f my's armies was near at band ; it waa I then, at a late hour, determined that the a *AUaek abouid be attempted at ooca, in- a complete an^ imperfect as were our pre* c paration for aueb a grave and momentous e adventure. Accordingly, that night, at si 1 o'clock A. If., the preliminary orders t! to the commanders af corps were issued J for the move neat. (Krm UM KHtowwg mcmtBg UM (iMniied ! I: uruen ui movement, h copy of which is 1 herewith marked "A." were iasucd, and i tiiu movement, after wm? delay, coin ! me need, the troops being in admirable spirits. It waa expected we should be | able to reach the enemy's line* in time 1 to attack thent early on the 6tb insL ? .The meu, however, for the mo-l part, ! were unused to marching, the roads oar ' row, and traversing a densely wooded , country, became almost impassable after , a severe rain storm on the night of tbe 4lh, which drenched the troops in bivouac ; hence our forces did not reach (he intersection of the roads from Pittsburg and Hamburg, in the immediate vicinity i iuvj, ..nj.ing ov me i iwsuurg road, the ( left wing supported by cavalry ; tbe re i terve, under Brigadier General Breckin I idge, followed closely the third line, in I die tamo order, its right wing supported * [>y cavalry. "i These two corps constituted the reserve i ind were to support the front lines of hat le, by being deployed when required on "3 he right and left of the Pittsburg road, k itherwiso act according to the exigencies r if the battle. * Thirty minutes after 6 o'clock A. M , ? iur lines and columns were in motion, all ? miniated evidently by a promising spirit. The front line was engaged at once, but I idvanced steadily, followed iu due order '< vitb equal resolution and steadiness by * he other lines, which were brought sue- 8 usefully into action with rare skill, judg- ? nent and gailantry, by the several corps n rommanders, at tbe enemy made a stand ') with his masses rallied for the struggle * or his encampments. Like au Alpine r tvalanche our troops moved forward, dfc- * ipite tbe determined resistance of the en " ;iny, until after 6 o'clock P. Nl., when we " wire in possession of all his encampl f? nenls between 0*1 and Lick creeks but b >ne. Nearly all of his Geld artillery, a- l' jout thirty (30), Gaga, colors snd viand- b irds, over 3000 prisoners, including a di- I ? rmion coinmr.nder (Gen. Prentiss) and ! ? leveial brigade conuusnders, thousands l' uf small arins, an immense supply of sub- " kitlence, forage, and munitions of war, ? and a large amount of means of trans * portation?all the substantial fruits of a 01 complete victory?such, indeed, as tarely " have followed the most successful battle; 11 for never was an army to well provided * as that of our enemy. J The remoaot of his army had been 8 driven in utter disorder (o tbe immediate vicinity of Pittsburg, under the shelter of :he heavy guns of hit iron clad gunboats, d idu we remained undisputed masters of n lis well selected, admirably provided can- a onments, after over twelve lioura of ob a linate conflict with his forces, who had tl teen beaten from thew mod the contigu- ai ius covert, but only by a sustained onset li< if all the men we could bring into action. C Our loss was heavy, as will appear to rona the accompanying return marked lx B." Our Commander in Chief, Gen. A. lb >. Johnston, fell mortally wounded and lied on the field at 2 30 P. M.. after hav A( ntr shown the - B ..g.io.t ijuniiurn ui Hie I jo ommander, nod n personal intrepidity c( but inspired all around biia, and gave ' w esiatlesa impulsion to hia columns at crit ; tfe sal moment*. The chief command then devolved up tli ?n me, though at the time I wan greatly fa >roilrated and suffering from the pro | of oaged nick nee* with which i bad beeu ai fflicted ainoe early iu February. The re- fo poocibility was one which in my pbysi- at al condition I would have gladly avoid* uc d, though upon me wbea our forcea were tli ttcooeefully puabing lb? anoooy back upon dt be Teooaeeae fiver, and though eupport- ] Of d ?ba immadiate Sold by auch eorpa ra pOMOaadern >* Major General* Polk, j bt Hardee, and Brigadier Gen | A of the enemy, until late Saturday after- | noon. It was then decided that the attack should be made on the next morning, at the earliest hour practicable, in accor- I _:<k .1 i?~c - I u.uvn miu uiiuiugiivi UIUT?in?IU II) HI is, iti three lines of buttle : the Aral and second extending from () * 1 creek on the left to Lick creek on the right, a distance of about three miles, supported by the third and the reserve. The first line un> der Major General Hardee, was constitu ted of his corps, augmented on bis right by Gladden's brigade, of Major General Bragg's corps, deployed in line of battle, with their respective artillery, following immediately by the main road to l'ilts burg, and the cavalry in rear of the wings. I The second line, composed of the other 1 troops of Bragg's corps, followed the first < at a distance of five hundred yards, in the same order as the first. The army corps t under General Bulk followed the second i line, at the distance of about eight hun- i dred yards, in lines of brigades, deployed < with their batteries in rear of each brig ? ?,1 ? i.? .i._ Df-.-i |uin?r ci uifl n?iu ; on the leit, however, nd nearest to the po ut of arrival of his einforcements, he drove forward line af >r line of his fresh troops, which were )?t with a resolution and courage ol rhieh our country may he proudly hope# il. Again and again our troops were rought to the charge, invariably to win lie position at issue, invariably to drive ack their foe. Hut hour by hour thus pposed to ari eniny constantly reinforced ur ranks were perceptably thinned uiuler ie unceasing, withering fire of the eno?y, and hy 12 meridian eighteen hours f hard fighting had sens bly exhausted large number, my last reserves had tie* essarily been disposed of, and the enemy raa evidently receiving fresh reinforcement* after each repulse; accordingly, l>out one P. M , I determined to with raw from so unq lal a conflict, securing tub of the results of the victory of the ay before ns was then practicable. Officers of my staff were immediately ispatched with the necessary orders 10 sake the best dispositions for a deliher te, orderly withdrawal from the field, nd to collect and post a reserve to meet te enemy, should tie attempt to push Iter us. In this connection I will in?n d troop* leave a battle field in belle/ der ; even the atrngglera fell i?to ibe nke and nmrthed off with llioee who id etood more ateadily bj tbeir colore, aecoad trong poatlioo Waa taken up | r about h mile in rear, where ihe approacli of the enemy whs waited fir nearly ar e hour ; but no effort, to follow whs tirade s ?n 1 only * small detachment of horse rl ' ' ^ \ ij |>e seen at a distance frotr i this last ;.j?os:tiotr warily obsiniugoui moveuieiite. } I Arranging, through any nlaff officer* h for the completion of J tlie movementi d thus I egun, Brigamer General Ureckin e ! ridge wns lell with his command as i >e rear guard to hold the ground we ha< > | occupied tiie mglit preceding the firs r- | battle, just in front of the intersection o ->f ! the 1'iltwliurg and liamhurg road", ahou eral Breckinridge Commanding tlio re serve. It was after C o'clock P. M., as befur said. when llie enemy's list position *? carried, and Ms forces finally broke am sought refuge behind a commanding em itieuce, covering tlie Pittsburg landing not more than half a mile distant, am under the guns of the gunboats, wliic opened on otir eager columns a fierce an annoying firo with shot and shell of lh heaviest description. Darkness wasclos at band. Officers and men were exliaui led by a combat of over twelve houi without food, and jaded bv the march < the preceding day through mod and v > ter, it was therefore impossible to collet the rich and opportune spoils of war seal lered broadcast on the field left in ou possession, and impracticable to mak any effective dispositions for their remov al to the rear. I accordingly established my bead quarters at the Church of Hhiloli, in th enemy's encampment, with Major Genei al Bragg, and directed our IroOps l?? slee on their arms, in such position* in advanc and rear as cm ps commanders should d? termine, hoping from news received bv special dispatch that delays bad bsen eri Countered by General Huell in bis marcl from Columbia, and that bis main fore* therefore, could not reach the field of hat tie in lime to save Gen. Grant's tliatterei fugitive forces from capture or deslructioi jn tlie following day. During the night the rain fell in tor rents, adding to the discomfort and bar assed condition of the men ; the enemy moreover, had broken their rest by a dis barge, at measured intervals, *of heavy ,hells thrown fiom the gunboats, there ore, on the following morning the troop1 inder my command were not in coudi ion to cope with an equal force of fiesl roops, armed and equipped like our ad 'ersary, in the immediate possession o lis depots, and sheltered by such irn mux llary as the enemy's gunboats. About six o'clock on the morning of tlx 'ill of April, ho waver, a not fire of mine ;etry and artillery, opened from the eue ny's quarter ou our advanced line, as ured me of the junction of his forces, and oou the battle raged with a fury which atisfied me I was attacked by a largely uperior force. But from the ousel out roops, not withstanding their fatigue rind txixca froin the battle of the day before, xhibited the most cheering, veteran like leadinens. Ou the right ami centre the iiumn Mt'va rsv ? ?1I I.. ....... ...... .cpu.o evrrv niu-mpt li? uaJo with ins heavy coiumc in tlml .. r.l* /? i? on pnrliouUrly ?,y A.ljutar.i General, ol Joodao, who mm of much aaaTatance rot on litis occasion, m be bad already sen on ilie field of battle on that and ie preceding day. About two o'clock P. M., the like* in Jvance, which had repulsed the enemy their laal fierce aaaault on our left and mire, received the order* to retire; thia a> done with uncommon aleadmean, and ie enemy made no attempt to follow. Tim line of troo|>s eetahliahed to cover lie movement had been diapoaed on a voral.le ridge commanding the grour.d Shiloli Cburcli ; from ihia position our lillery played upon the wood* beyond r a while, but upou no visible enemy id without reply. Soon aalitfied tbat > serious pursuit ^ould be attempted, is laal line was withdrawn. and never i j four miles from the former place, whih t | the rest uf tin* army passed to tlie real L in excellent order. r On tl?e following day General Breck e inridge fell buck about three mil*! t( Mickey's, which position we continued tt bold, with otir cavalry tlirowu considern 1 blv forward in immediate proximity tc e tlie battle-field. r-j Unfortunately, towards t.igbt of lilt p Tib instant it be^au to rain heavily ; e tins continued throughout the night ; th? i roads became almost impassable in many a | places, and much hardship suffering now I- | ensued helore ali the regiments reached li j their euenmpmeiits. But despite (lit | heavy easualiies of the two eventful daw of the Olh and 7th of April, tins army is 1 | more confident of uliimaie success than t) | before its encounter with (lie enemy. I To Major Generals l'olk, Bragg, and j 11 hi dee, commanding coips, and to Brig (Jen. Breckenridge, commanding the re, | serve, the country is greatly indebted for ! the r.eal, intelligence, and energy with f . which all urdets were extended ? for the foresight and military ability they dis v played in ibe absence of instructions in ibe many exigencies ol the battle, on a field'so densely wooded and broken, and for their fearless deportment as they re f peatedly led their commands personally to the onset upon their powerful adj^ersa 1 ry. Il v*hh under these circumstances l I lliht General Bragg )irati iwo horses shot ' under him, that Mai'>r General Hardee 1 | wna slightly woyuded. Itih coat rent by ! ball* ami Is:s horse ?).mm! * <), and tliat I Major General Breckinridge was twice I : oil ink l>y spent balls. ! Kur llie services of tlieir gallant Rubor J dmate cointiiandei*, ami of oilier officers, | I as v? el I Ms for lit** details of llie bailie , I field, 1 must refer lo tbe reports of Corps, i I division and brigade commanders, which l shall be forwarded as suoli MS lecelVed. 'Jo gbe irtore iii delNil the ojieralions ol the two battles resulting from llie uiovemeul on I'utsburg than now Ml templed, must have delated litis report for weeks and mlerfeied materially with j the important duties of my position ; but I may be permuted lo say, that not only Idol the obstinate Conflict for 12'liotirs, , on Sunday, leave the Confederate army ; masters of the battle field, and our adversary beaten, but we left that field on i ibe next day only after eight boors' iii I ceasanl battle with a tuperor army of fresh troops, whom we li.-.d repuUed in every attack on our lines?so repulsed ami crippled, indeed, as .to leave it um able to l?Lr? ?l?? fi-l-l f- ? 'I - ?? - ... ...W uvtu IWI II tws LNIII |imgll fur wnich it wm collected and equipped at such enormous expense, uml wiifi such profusion of nil the appliances of sir ? These successful retails were not a chieced, however, as bcf.re said, wi houl severe loss a loss not to he measured hv the number of the slain or wounded hut I by the high social arid personal worth of | so Urge h number of those who were . killed or disabled, including the comntsn ! del of the forces, whose high qualities will he greatly nia-ed in the momentous campaign impending. I deeply regret to terord, also, the ^ death of- the Hon. George M Johnson, ; Provisional Governor of Kentucky, who i went into action with the Kentucky troops and continually inspired them t?v his words and example. Having hi* byrse shot under him on Sunday, he en tered the rauks of a Kentucky reg meul on Monday, and fell mortally .wounded towards the close of the day. Not bis State alone, but the whole Confederacy, has sustained a greul loss in the death of this brave, upright, and able man. Another calUnt an?L ahla ?ftlHi?r and { Captain whs lost lo the service of the ; country, when Brigadier General Glad den, commanding l?l iiii.'NiJf, Wither* Division, 2d Army Corp*, died from n severe wound received on the flth instant, ufler having been conspicuous to hi* whole corps nod the a/tuy for courage sod rapacity. M?j or General Chatham, command ing }*l Division, 1st Corp* was slightly wounded, and hsd three horses shot un* der him. Brigadier General Clark, eoromsndiog ? _ ? ** ^ i , '2.1 Division of tli? 1st Cotpn, received a i Hcvtre wound, tUno on tlie 1st tint, which , will deprive tlie army of uis valuable ser i vires for ?<>me time. i , Brigadier lietieral Uimlmaii, engaged r ! in tlie outset of the battle, whh connpieu ous for a cool courage efficiently etn , 1 ployed in leadnp Inn men ever into ibt t I inicKtsi ci tlie tray, until ins horse w?< shot nttler him, and lie was unfortunate ? i ly so severely injureil l?y tlie fall that tin I army was deprived, on the following day l ! of Ins chivalrous example, f i Hrigadit-r Generals It, R. Johnston ainJ i ltowen, most ineiitorious officer*, werr , also severely wounded in lite first com r hat ; but it is hoped will soon he able U return to duly snriili their brigades. I To mention the many field officers > ! who died or were wounded while gallant' > i ly leading their commends into action , 1 and (lie many brilliant instances of iudi< i viJual courage displayed by officers autl men in the twenty hours of baule, is itn i possible at this lime ; hut their names ; j will lie duly made kuown to their coun ! irvmen. The immediate staff of tlie lamented i | Commander in Chief, who accompanied | | him to the field, rendered efficient service > and either by Ins side or in carrying lui i orders shared hit exposure to lite casual , I lies of a well couiested battle field. 1 , j beg to commend (heir names to the no i lice of ihe War Department, namely : Oi I Captain II. F. lirewsier and N. Wicklitfe, j of the Adjutant and Inspector General's I Ik-... ? I ?' ",fcCaptai:i 1 homes O lJara, Acting InI spector General. i Livuts. Geo. Baylor and 1 Lot. M. | Jack, Aid* ?l? Camp. Voluuteer Mid* de Cmnp, Colonel Willia.ni Preston, Major 1) M. 11*)den, K. W. Maiiforu, Cartioun Beuliair.. Major Albert J. Smith and Capt. Wukhatn, Quartermaster's Department. To these gentlemen ??at assigned ilie i last **d duty of accompanying ibe re | inaiiiit of their lamented cuirl from the field, except Captain* Brewster and w u-klitle, wLo leinaiued, and rendered valuable service* a* sufi officers, on tl>e i Till of April. Governor Isliam G. Harris, of Tennessee, went upon il>o field witL General Jolinsion, was by Lis side wLen tie was sliot, aided liiits frotn Lis Lorse, and re, ceived bun in Lis anna when Le died ; subsequently the Governor joined my' stall' and remained will, me throughout the next day, except when carrying orders or eugaged in encouraging the troops of Ins own Slate, to whom lie gave a conspicuous example of coolness, zeal and inirepedily. 1 am slso under many obligation* to my own genera', pertoual and volunteer si If, many of whom have Leeu ?o long associated with me. I append a hat of llio?e present on the field on Loth da)*, and whose duties Carried lliein constant* ly under tire, namely : Colonel Thomas Jordan, Captain Clifton li. Smith, and Lieutenant John M. Otey, Adjutant General's Department. Major George W. Brent, Acting In speclor General ; Col. U B. Lee, Chief of Subsistence, whose horse was wounded ; Lieutenant Colonel 8 W. Ferguson, slid Lieutensut A. U. CLiaolin, Aids de Camp. While thus partially making mention of aotne of llioae who rendered brilliant, gallant, or meritorious service in the held, I have aimed merely to notice those whose position would mo*t probably ex elude the record of their services from the reports of corps or subordinate cotuman tiers. From this agreeable duty I turn to one in the Insert degree unpleasant? one due, however, to the brave men under me, as a contrast to the behavior of rnoet of the army who fought ao beroi cally. 1 allude to the fact that some officers non commissioned officers, and men, abandoned their colors early on the first day to pi'lage the captured encamp merits , others retired shamefully from the field on both days, wbile the thunder of cannon and the roar and rattle of ! muake'ry told them ihnt tlteir l*othera were being laugbured by lli? freeh Ugione of lli? enemy. I have ordered ike imuvee of ibe rooet conspicuous on tbie roll of laggatda nod eowarda to be pub liahed in ord?ra. It remain* to atate that our loaa in ibe two daje m killer] owlwriglit waa 1,788 wounded 8,012, ewteaing 099?making an aggregate of casualties of 10,749. Thia aad Uat telle in eimple language of the stout fights made by our country* men io front of the, rude log chapel <0 Sbiloh, eapeeially when it ie known that on !foedayt from esbaaetinn and other cauaea, not twenty thousand men on ont i side could t?e brought into action, i | Of the losaea of the enemy 1 have no emct knowledge. Their newspapers roport it h? very heavy. UnqnMtionthh I It ??i greater, even in propmlion, than our own, on both day*; for it was sppa | rent to nil that their dead left on the s field outnumbered our* two to one. t Their catualtiea, therefore cahnot have fallen many short of 20,000 in killed, ! j ; wounded, prisoners and tuiMing. , ' Through information derived from [ many sources, including the newspapers ! I ' of the enemy, we engaged on Sunday : I; toe 17ivisions or Generals Prentiss, Slier- | I nmn, liurJbut, McClernard and Smith, of i.! 9,1)00 men flitch or Ml least 45,000 men. ' Tliis force w as reinforced on Sunday i night hy the D.visions of Generals Nelson, { McCook^-Crittenden af.d TliomHs, of Ma, jor General Uriell's army, some 25,000 strong, including nil arm*. Also, General I L. Wallace's Division of Geneial Grant's sriuy, making nt l?nst 83.000 fresh i troops, which, added to the remnant of . General Grant's forces?on Monday morning amounting to over 20,000? | made an aggregate force of some 53,000 I men, at least, arreted against us on that day. i In connection with the results of I lie haltle, I should state that the most of [ our men who had interior arms exchanged them for the improved arms of f the enemy. Also, that most of the property, public and personal, in the camp , from which the enemy was. driven on Sunday, was rendered useless or greatly damaged, except s?me of the tents. All of which is respecttully submitted through my Volunteer Aidde Camp, Colonel Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, who has in charge the Hags, standard-, and colors, captured from the enemy. I have the honor to be, General, Your obedient servant, G. T. BKAUREQARD, General Commanding. To General S. Cooper, Adj't. and Insp'r. General, Richmond Va. Destruction of the Merrlmsc-Virginia. Richmond. May 12.?Norfolk was evacuated, on Saturday morning, by the Confederate*, and occupied by the Federals, who landed at Ocean View on Friday uigliU '1 he Navy Yard at Gosport was burnt, and the gates of the dry dock blown up and oittevwi?? damaged, so aa to render it or serviceable for twelve month*. The Virginia, formerly the Menimac, was butnt at Craoey Island, Satuiday nighc Whew the fire reached the magazine, she was blown to atoma by g^ie ex* ploaion. The crew arrived here this ruoraing. It is slated that the Virginia was destroyed by order of Commodore Talnall, he having ascertained on Saturday thai Norfolk was evacuated by our U004.S ami in possession of the eneiuy. The pi* lots aboard advised Against going round to York River. The crew then proceeded to lighten the vessel, to lake her into the Jaipee River ; coal and pig iron were thrown OVMrluiaril until It ? > ' - ...... % nnllj, ill* wood work of the hull ?n exposed, and finding it wlill ini|irnciic>?tl? to aocend ike rivor, it w*a determined to abandon ih? vessel and burn her, which waa accordingly done. Great Fire ia Atlanta. At'ovara, May 12. ?A destructive fire occurred in Atlanta on Ibe 11 lit. Wallace's warehouse, containing 800 balea aolton, 200 tiercea rice, 25,000 pouoda Governineot bacon and others store*, 200 barrels sugar, oil aid bides and 10,000 (rounds bacon were nearly ell dee* tro)*d. The warehouse was entirely dee* troyed aed ibe adjoining otlmr buildings badly damaged. The total loss is $100,000, with an insurance of $55,000. The Augusta Insurance aed Banking Company loet about $16,000. Two men were seriously injured ?one it ia thought mortally. Farther Detail*. Al'avsTA, U*y 12.?The Sevaoneb Republican's Corinth correspondent of the lOthinti, say# All ia quiet here (Corinth) to day. It i? believed the enemy is slowly advancing on our liana by thane routes. The Confederate lose on yesterday was slight. Tbs Federal loss was coasiderabk. I Federal prisoners taken yesterday, any that four thousand of their troops wore masked behind the Seven Mile Creek. Jeff. Tliotnpeou linn takeo command W the Confederate gunboat* on the Mmmi ippi river. He attack*] tba Federal fleet t above Fort Pillow today. (tiie JOth.) de- ' troying one m?rt*r vwiel and damaging ' two other*. Confederate Iom four killed and eight wound. j The Montgomery AdmUaer ef tbie ' morning, *ay* the TSmry Yard and etber J property at Pensiirolsi has been brown up nnd burned lit the Confederate*. A <1 iwf?>?tcli from Oak field, dated the 10th inat., tc tlie Advertiser, sa\s tbat officers from the Federal vessels came to Pensacola. wben thw Mayor, on invite, tion, visited Commodore l'orter. In teply to * question by one who was with the Mayor, Pv?rter raid that no troops would be stationed at P?n*?(vil? ?. 1.-1.-.1 ... - - i?nu IIVIIIV (o s|>nre, but if w? had any there, h? would ndvis? die sending of lliem to Mo l?ile, as we would need them at that point shortly. Porter, while off Mobile on the night of the (9111. ??* the light of the burn in of the Navy Yard,end went to see the caiif-ei $75 ItI M AKU ! Ilium vvuy from wliere ?? lir.d them hired, near Cheater, in June last, our _5m three Negro men, via : Ull.l., GII.KS and IIKNHY. Bill and Giles we bought the 14th of l.txl NovemtJer. nt tiie estate sale of Kd. I .each on Itro.id Kiver, in York Dial. ict. 'I'hey be'tig hrotliera mid having relation* in the , neighborhood where we p?irehi?f<ed theui, it i? more than likeley they have made their way hack to their old neighborhood. Hill ia about *i6 venra old, 5 feel 8 inches high, will weigh Iftii or lt>0 pound-* ; ia very black; rather aliarucd face, apcaka quick w lien apokrn to. Gilva, liia brother, la about 2 t venra old 6 fe?t 9 iuchea high ; will weigh IfiU Ik ia very black, and walk* Willi liia head lip and feet turned out in front. Henry, we purchaned, Jan l.ofC'ol.C. | Rivea on the Catawba river, lie U 123 years I old. welt ?: N ia ?* ?1 - w . v 111^ II, IUIU W III weigh 175 pound* ; Ii?n a heavy brow uiui peak* alow ly ; hn* some character huh runaway. May go lo Charleston or Washington city, it ia hard telling where ha will go a* he ia a gentleman of trawl. They all ran off about the name tlllie. We will pay 975 rewani for k three men ; or $J5 u piece lor either of I iem delivered in any Jail mi that w e cun get them. Theae boya may attempt to make tlieir way North, aa aouie other* t'roin Una place have attempted. PRIDE &. DCNOVANT. Aug 7, 1861?i6tf. SO UT 11 CAROL I NX! Lancaster distric t. (/a I He Common Pleat ) Dudley M U*?cry,ol ul. J Declaration va. > in Samuel Spenre. J Atlaehment. Whereas the I'lninutr did on the aeeond day of December 1861, tile Ilia Declaration against the Defendant, who (na it ia an id) ia absent font and without the l it)11w of the State, and hua neither wifeltor Attorney known*within theaame, upon whom a copy of the anid Declarulioii might be Served. It ia therefore ordered that tlieaaid Dofondant do appear and ..plead to the anid Declaration, on or before the third day of December next, which will bo in the )air of out Lord-eue thousand eight hundred nnd sixty-two, otherwise hnal judgineiit will tlieu be given and awarded against iiim. II. 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