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B1V0TIB T? MTIHATUH1, THS ARTS, SCIENCE, AGBX6TOTUBS, NBWS, POUTXCS &C., &C. TEEMS?TWO DOLLAES PEE ANNUM,] "Let it be Instilled into the Hoarts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Junius. BY W. A. LEU AND HUGH WILSON, Jit. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY HORNING, AUGUST 9, 1861. (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME X.?NO. 15. OPINIONS OF THE*uNOBTHERN PRE38. The comments of the Northern press, and especially the war journals of New York, on the defeat of the 'Grand Union Army,' will doubtless he read with almost as much interest as the details of tho battle. ?Wo therefore make several extracts: From the New York Journal of Commerce. This reverse, at the very outset of the advance of our army, will disappoint the Lopes and the confident expectations of the people of tho Northern States. For, if there were some who, with a more correct knowledge and a just appreciation of tho buuu^iu uuu uintvnni ui niu uuinvvicKibu array, havBdlotned the result which has at tended the first important movement not unlikely to occur, it ia unquestionably true that the masses of the people have enter tained different expectations, and have look en upon the March to Richmond in the light of a triumphal and grand occasion, which should inspire our troops with the (ugliest spirit, and which could, by no pos sibility, result in disaster to our arms. Probably not one in n hundred of the millions at the North who daily re;>.d or listened to the dumaud of the war journals a ?nro?!ir/1 fft ' linrl sin\r / nnnon. tion of the difficulties in the way of such an undertaking. For weeks past, and more especinlly Lieut. General Scott, bas been urged to make a forward movement; and a measure of abuse has been heaped upon the Administration by the journals of bis own party, which, had it cnemanaled from their opponents, would have provoked the most serious charges of disloyalty to the Government, In common with all our fellow-citizens, we are distressed at the intelligence which every hour brings us of tho loss of brave and rc~pecled men, officers and privates, who have fallen in the encounter between the two armies. Many homes aro thus mado desolate,many hearts broken?crush ed?by the sudden announcement. Simi lar scenes aro witnessed and similar griefs felt, among the people of tho South. Is there uo way to put an end, honorably and rightly, to this state of things? This ques tion is full of importance, and wo ask the people, in the light of humanity and of Christianity, to ponder well the momentous issues which it int-olvea. From the Ncu> York Tribune Republican. "Wo havo fought and been beaten. God toigive our ruler tliat tins is no ; but it is true, and cannot be *.1 isgitised. Tbe Cabi net, recedtly expressing, in rhetoric betler adapted to a love letter, a foarofbjing drowned in its own honey, is now nearly drowned in gore; while onr honour on tbe high seas has only been saved by one dar ing and desperate negro, and ho belonging to the merchant marine. The sacred soil of Virginia is crimson and wet with the blood of thousands of Northern men need question pervading the public mind is : Shall this condition ot" tilings continue?' A decimated and indignant people will demand the immediate retirement of the present Cabinet from the high places o' power, which, for one reason or another, Ihey have shown themselves incompetent to fill. Give U9 for the President capable ad vUers, who comprehend the requirements of the crisis and are equal to them ; and, foi the army, leaders worthy of the rank file and oar banner, now drooping, will soon float odcc more in triumph over tho whole land. .Froifi iTte Nao York Ti?ict, Republican. There is no occasion to belittle the ca lamity which Las fallen upon the country The gallant army of the Union has beer routed and put to Sight by the army of Uu rebels ; and if, from the fragment*, enougl material can be gathered to insure the im mediate safely of the Capital, the natior wjll have a melancholy and imperYect rea son for congratulation. But, altlnough m have suffered a disastrous defeat, t'ie course of events make it something better than n nauop&i, calamity. xn one respect, it wn unquestionably prove a great national bless ing.-Itdoea not weaken in.nn appreci able degree our strength either iu men o munitions of war. Itonly a mortifyini experience, which wilf, we believe, secuY up from itefopetftion. ? From the New York Herald. Odr own opinion is, that our noisy an fanatical and foolish politicians forced Got eral SoolJt into thb tiling against bis eupe rior judgement. 'Whatever may bo th truth in this respect, it is bow manifest tbi the Secretary of War and the whole Cab fnet have teen nncqOnl to the exlgencie and far behind the spirit and' liberal pa triotism of the loyal ^tatos.?The who1 responsibility, in th*en$, falls ypon tt President of the United Stales. lie can not fiwTWgf to oomprebesd tba daogai and d6t?pfbw critical poiitkm. WmI iojton is fo gre^i^K * * * The Joy, 20,000 men to that "point; abd if we*uc cead in hoMiogJJw capital fcr twag we- may have, by that liiaa aa ararjM 200,000 men entrenched around it. from the Knc York Lxprett. The record we make, we are deeply pain ed to 6ee and to say, 13 rather of a rou than of a battle, beyond the Bull's Run bat teries?and the record is the most paitifu we have ever had to make in our long lift of editorial experience. The loss of lifi must be deplorable, as well as the loss 0 war material?and when we received th< details, wo fear they will be agony to fam llics and friends. The public affliction however, is now so groat that private gric is all absorbed in the groat calamity. The'On lo Richmond' nonsenso we liav< been having from campaign editors, in thei: sky-high nttics and closets in New York has doubtless stimulated the President ant his Cabinet, ni'ver so deaf as they ought tc be lo their own party journalism, to urgi on General Scolt to march before he was ready. His plan of marching in a com mon onset the three Generals, MoClellan Patterson fcnd McDowell, has failed from the haste in which MoDowcl has baen driv en on to the attack by 'Publick Opinion made in New York city by Republican journalism, and these operated upon the Government at Washington. McDowell's force, it would seem, has been put to panic and flight by the convic lion of his men that Gen. Johnston was co operating with Gen. Beauregard, anc that it was a fight of one against two, lh( two having the protection of hidden bat (orics planted where foliage aiul loaves coulJ cover them. llence, inexperienced and, ii a goovPdegree, utidrilled volunteer troopi were seized with a panic, and, in conse qnence of that panic, artillery, baggage trains, almost everything, seem to have beet lost, ns but few infantry were left to proteel liorses or wagons or teams, or the men it authority over them. The enemy's cavalry of which we are destitute, doubtless added to the confusion and the slaughter; and hence the deplorable tale we read. This defeat, however, will in no degrei weakon the Northern country or the Northern people; but, on the contrary, wil arouse them to unparalleled exertions, am call forth their full strength. It ia ver; true that it will highly encourage th< Southern people also ; but the North ha; not yet begun to put forth "its 6trengtli while the South is strained to the utoiosl From the New York rest. Tlie rebel force was too great to with stand, and Gen. McDowell lias fallen bacl upon Iiis entrenchments at Alexandria. Th junction of Johnston with Beauregard i was General Patterson's business to pre vent. It is not right to bl irne a commau der without knowing all tile circarastnncc 1 vv Li loll controlled Inn actions, and womus rcmemboi1 that alt blatno of subordinate falls at last upon the commander-in-cbie Nevertheless, it is impossible not to see Um tlie army corps oF Patterson has not pei formed its very important sbafe in the ger eral attack, and tbat in this way only i* tb temporary retreat of o?tr main aritf brought about. Meantime, in the general anxiety w must remember that the strong fortificatior wbich Gen. Scott wisely erected opposil i Washington will give our troops & nvllyin point, where they will make a stand. Of ono thing wo may bo ensured, ths ' even if, out retreat is a rout, it is an impo ? tant advantage for our troops to have draw i ihe rebels out of their strong positions, ar i - 1 1 *1. . " _ _ * -ii-.t- a! piacuu i/iiu onus 01 auacK upon mem. We may now cbooso our own battlo-groun where no masked batteries can annoy u and, with the reserve?, our force will I quite sufficient to meet the enemy an overcome them. From the New York World. The disastrous result of the aotion wr perhaps, inevitable?even though no pan had occurred at the close ?from tbs (tbfj AM..nnM - nfliinli f 11A On!J!ai uou9vo ngnmai miiwu vuu nvviwv bviviivi s can never successfdlly oppose their dfirin 3 First, the enemy's force has been large 1 underrated, and nearly doubled our eWn i ' number ; second, the onus of the attac ' rested entirely up^o- us, and the natural ar scientific defences of the rebels made the r position almost impregnable; many of 01 ? leaders displayed a lamentable want of m 0 itary knowledge. There was little r? gener^jip'fn the field. There was no oi 10 orgwiwo our liegtments in strong, ?w?i moving columns, and hurl thfem powerful against the foe. Nor were tha generals division more tompete^cip^'ithelr wor They exhibited perfto'neL bravery, but a< vantages-gained were noJUsccyiredimpo tant points were abandoned >as soon as c* tied, and a reckless,. fatiguing pursuit pr ferred, until Bftauregard and Davis, wi commanded in person , led at on topositio thoroughly 9 va liable for the attack of th fin<|i reinforcements. As for us, no one h thought, ef providing that jr?y?r?^ absoluU i- neoeMary to UMMaimg aBo oooiptcMon *\ a tattle's soocww. It if the iaU confi h of the day that d?idt* the victorJandi ^ ^"fcvVWr ?l'. r, ' p, Wq ^^ ^o c^ralJ'y^Uo rotft oar retrei iL ingfoe./^ur^Uilery wwoot rendei efficient to the afternoon.?Gen. Tyler i glcctcd to guard bis rear, and to check tho i- pushing forward of his trains. t As for the Colonels, many of those who .? were not wounded or killed in. the engage I ment exhibited not merely inefficiency, but [, the pusillanimity which I havo before ro u corded. f To conclude : before we can force our ; way through a country as well aJaptcd for strategio defence as the fastnesses of tho i, Piendmontese, the defiles of Switzererland, f or the almost unconquerable wilds in which Schamyl so long held tho Russians at bay, 3 before we can possess and advance beyond r the scientific eutrenchments with which tho skill of disloyal officers has made thoso I Virginia forests so fearfully "and mysteri i ously deathful to our patriotic soldierv, we J must discover tlio executive loader whoso ? genius sliall oppose new modes of subduing - a novel and thus far successful method of , warfare, ai.d whoso alert action shall carry his devices into resistless effect. CAPT. PERRIIT'S COMPANY. ! The following are the Officers and Privato of the MeDuffie Rifles. 5 1 J A MRS M. PERRIN, Cnptnin. 2 JOHN' 0 EDWARDS, W Lieutenant. 3 WILLIAM C. DAVIS, 2d Lieutenant. 1 4 J. TOWNS ROBERTSON, 3d Lieutenant. 1 Jambs S. Cotiiiian, 1st Sergeant. 2 Fhank II. Wahdlaw, 2<i Sergeant. 1 | 3 Charles M. CitKS'WEt.t., 3d Sergeant. 4 Lewis .m.prkd Warhlaw, 4th Sergeant. o lJr.vj amin l. JIcIjalciii.in, l jl Uorporai. G Alpukus 13. Lksi.T, 2d Corporal. 7 G. Maushai.l Jordan, 3d Corporal. 8 David 11. I'exnv, 4tli Corporal. 3 9 Anderson Kdmund 54 Marshall "William J 10 Bell Nathaniel E 55 McCaslan J Monroe 11 Buchanan Gabriel 56 McCaslan Thomas O , 12 Buchannn John It 57 McCaw John T 13 Blackburn John G 58 McClinton Robert 1 14 Buslmrt Rich M 50 McCrHcken Wm A i 15 Caldwell James A 00 McPowall Pat H 16 Chiles James 61 MeFepin George P 1 17 Clemson John C 02 McGaw Samuel P , 18 Connor Geo MeD 03 McKinney William 10 Douglass William 01 Mclhvain James 20 Douglass Wm W 65 McLftuchliu John L I 21 Dou.'lass Nalli 66 Miller Benjamin F 22 Day Franklin 67 Miller David M g 24 Fowler S Waddy 00 Moscly J McGheo 25 Greene James Vv 70 Owen Matthew ' 91! lloininnnJ P V ?7 ! P.i P. Inn rA F 68 Montgomery W A 27 Hammond Wm 72 Parker John 18 Hamilton Wm A 78 Penny Georgo A 29 Hart Xallinniel 71 PerHu J Wardlaw 30 Hanclsou .1 W 75 Perrin William II 31 Hanelsor. Wm A 7(5 Purscly Kphraim D 32 HauserG 77 Falmer Francis M 33 Ilili Samuel 78 Roid John W 31 Hodges Emory A 70 Riley Robert 35 Ilodges Samuel B 80 Riley I'inckney A 36 Irwin John C 81 Riley Burt W 37 Jones Joshua W 82 Rothschild Benj 38 Jordan Turner J 83 Round W 0 30 Jordan Thomas P 81 Sharp Wash W 40 Keller David Z P5 Shillito Georgo 41 Kurtz Jacob 86 Shillito Willjnm 42 Kj-le Augustia 87 Spear George W 43 Joyce J R 88 Wardlaw llobt II jr 44 Lanier William A 80 Wardlaw J Clark 45 LeBly Thomas 90 Watson Alfred II lf> Li Us James C 91 Walson Oalviu K 47 Little James C 92 West W W 48 Loveless J W 93 Wate M.J 49 Logan Andrew J 94 White Georgo 50 Milam It G 95 White Leonard W 51 Malone IIP 96 White Robert J 52 Martin Luther L 97 White Thomas C 53 Martiu Joim F 98 White Ricliard M 99 W llcut J C CAVALRY. 11 Tho following list of officers and privalcc composing the Abbeville Troop was ordoied tc be pnblisbed in the papers of the village : M. T. OWEN, Captain. \V J LOMAX, 1st Lieutenant. L II RUSSELL. 2d Lieutenant. SHENRY JONTB, 3d Lieutenant. 1. T B Crews, 1st Sergeant. 2. T W Smith 2d Sergeant. 8/ RL Chal^tm, 3d Sergeant. 4. E W Moore, 4lh Sergeant. 5. T J Clary, 1st Corproal. 6. John Knox, 2d Corporal. 7. J*M. Martin, 3d Corporal. 8. JO Elus, 4th Corporal1. 9 Anderson, W B 10 Barksdale, T W 11 Bradford. W 12 Burdett, II K 18 Caldwell, W J 14 Cochran, T W 16 Cobb, A B 16 Cowan A T 17 Crawford, Julia 18 Cox, M L * 19 Creswell. D P. 31 Minor, Johnr 82 Mires, II N 83 Moore, W C 84 Morrinf P W 85 Murray, VV N 36 Murrel, J A 87 Pace. W T 38 Russell, S L 89 Russell, H D 40 Sanders, Dr Jfohn 41 Shilito, James ZILWOiUep, H u 2KWftpdw?, James H H. 23 niuwrd^WRiAs 24 .26 Lo6key, WJi 20 Lomnr, <5 W ' 27 McCHi?tW>. W T 28 McNnir, W E 29 Mo1 30 Mo? R. L. tz aiftiimticr, d vy 43 Stuekey, M B 44 Tnpgart, W H 45 Tolbeit, T B 4ft Thomas, Walter 47Verr?tJF 48 Westmoreland. J \ 49 Wfdcman, C A 50 Wilson, U J 61 Yonng, J II 52 Little, J II W. JAMESS LOMAX, Chr'n. Cualmkks, aec'y. . A F Tr, F N Cincinnati, July 27.?Cox has cccupie Charleston, on the Kanawha. The Southern ers h*v? burned the bridges and fallen back. Fobtaus Mon bob, July *27.?'AneJtpeditior consisting of aix launches, h.av.o flawed nin Confederate sloops and schooners. Lovistiux, July 27.?"Accounts of enthuaia tic receptions of returned Uire?raon^is> volui teen are noticed invarious places, xjrbosejU liai nnf ItAAn nAtinAil it liitAilaiurf^n kM,v- " * y*'" jri'M ? yg Permit? are given to ship good* to alt por io Kentooky., : Many of tbo ifcitte months' volunteers froi the int?xi<*. are. arriving hwj, {? m* bow buai new m. If tjtef fitfd It leaa profitable tba oldieVlnf. they proialw'tJi retofft.v v- S Nm* Yoab-, Jnly al.-^Th^wilw oott^n b day Vere 1,900 balee,rafcj;#ftq 16c. Treasni izw era quoted at 08^; United States eixi <r * j r > r v Hid p?p#ii rislite'?i S^^oAe tifulyoung lady who Had become i4iii< W recovered bar ai^Ht after * Whereupon a <fcn4jDppor?f?ji Serves that it ip wr y yj'i *7 x peopled eyes to bo o THE HAMPTON LEGION. PRESENTATION" OK A If.AO DY TRKSIDENT KAVIS. Wf cxtract the following from the Richmond Ditpatch of Tuesday : "A magnificent silk banner wass presented to the members of Col. Wade Hnmptoii's Le gion, now at Camp Manning, on Tuesday eve ning. The weatiier was rather inclement than otherwise, bat the soldiers having been disap pointed twice before on account of the capcrs of the weather god, determinod that the 'ball should go on.' A large number of ladies and gentlemen were present. His cxcoUency the President acted as spokesman on the occasion. A correspondent describing the affair ^ays : The Legion was formed into three sides of a sqnare to receive the President who appeared on a grey horse, accompanied by Col. Uornp ion anu nan. many 01 us nas never seen mo liejo of Buena Vista before, and his appearance differed somoxvlmt from what we bad fancied. His keen, calm eye alone indicated the warrior while the seretio expression of countenance, and plain, simple manner of his bearing, de noted more the student and statesman. Ad vancing a few paces in the hollow of the square he took the beautiful banner with evident emotion, and addressed his 'friends and fellow soldiers of South Carolina' in tones and words that stirred their bosom with feelings of pride am! devotion to their native State, and lliat moistened the eyes of many w.itb. tlio memories of Iter past ocliievementa in the old Revolution and on the gory fields ol Mexico, lie told the Legion that the flag was the work of the fair fingers of the descendants of Darby, and Williams, and Campbell, the heroes of Kiag.'s Mountain, and Cowpens and Eutaw. Moultrie had first unfurled the flag of the Union on the walls of Ftfrt Moultrie, nod Jasper rescued it on tho glorious day of victory. lie knew Carolinans on tho bloody plains of Mexico, when they bore their banner, dipped in blood, from victory to victory. - Hero was another banner instructed to their keeping, and before him stood the men to preserve it from defeat; and, like the heroes of Churubusco, tlicy would hand it from one to another until the last man fall?, or plant it triumphant on a qonqucred field, Ho was sorry, be said, that he could not bid them hope the smiles of peace would banibh from our loved country the dark clouds of war, for ho felt that we had hardships to endure, privations to bear?grea*. deeds to do. For himself, he had not come to the ofi^ce he uuuupivu ?ui iw uuuur, Li(il iu snare its perns; and when Carolina levels her bayonets for the Inst change, he liope<l to bo with tliem. He intended to be where men bleed and die. With surperadded confidence and pleasure, he com mitted the beautiful flag in the hands of Col. Elamptun, as the son of a noble gentleman, and the grandson 'of a gallaut commander of Three times three were enthusiastically giv en for JefF. Davis, and after the band hod plaj-ed a fine air, Col. Hampton replied? That, coming, a9 it did, from the hands of one reverenced and honored throughout the lengtli and breadth of th(j whole Southern country, this flag, in itself demanding the highest feel ings of pride and reverence with brighest mem ories of Carolina clustering around it, was doubly valued, lie would ask his followers tc defend it.' He asked tbcm to 'look upon iti Palmetto tree and silver crescent'?then, turn ing to Sergeant Darby, he said : 'To you 1 commit this sacred trtst. I know you well? you must remember that you are the grand son of a patriot and hero. On taking iL Sergeant Darby briefly replied, . 'tliat it was his pride and pleasuro to be the ( bearer of that beaatifal banner ; that while life lasted it would never go do wa before th< enemy, and if it did fall, hit epitaph would b< written on its folds.' Every eye rested fondly on the silver ores cent and memory-moving Palmetto, as the gor geous flag floated first over the heads of th< Legion, and every lie art there resolved tbat i it must ever fall, there vtould1 be no Carolini eye (o gaze upon its fall. The Legion then performed various evolu tions, and passed in review before the Presi deut, after which parade was dismissed, am thp ffner nnndiirlnd liv Lit* VVnaliinfft/in TJcrh Infantry to the Colohd'ff tantv accompanied b] the Armory Band, which added infinitely t< the pleasantness of the occasion. May our batoncr be next unfurled in the fac of the insolent Coe. who would crush beneatl the heel of despotism the 'inalionahle rightc for which our fathers fought and fell. FAT OF VOLUNTEERS. The following are the conditions am regulations under which volunteers are ac ccpted in the Confederate States Array: J Under the bill for tb? publio defenoc V 100,000 volunteers may bo accepted, win * will bo subject l!o the rules governing tb regular army. The teims of service wil be during the war.. Each regiment is composed of ten com pauiea, each confuting pjf aneoaptain, thre d lieutenants, four . sorgvanls, fomr corporal; - two bugler*, and ninety privates*.-' * Tb? pay is M foHdwa:J V" wk'wnfiri * xjoiehoi: $m 0 '* Lieol?iaulrColopeI. 1)0 0 Mnjor. .-wv >: Vs w-wl$0*0 C?pt*to. 4 10?hi> ' tm&k*Mfc ' '' Second Lieu tenan?. J 85 .0 Fir* Swg?*0k &?*.. ; v 21 0 Other Sflfgeants. xr a ?*1,; GnnxwaHiidd. ArtJftecf*. V ?- 'w I&.G ***** 0 Th?y ifiivd<: also ft yearly ftilowao?o k ? clothingfand on? ration for day. ^ ^ ItfrWi will U pi&) ^W ^WCoafodvftte States OoVern wtt'w. $M rtfptneni hi*'%<Qt?rter?|iisUr, ?ith *tl mBS UNIFORM OF THE 1ST RIFLE REGIMFNT S. C. Volunteers. Fur the Field Officers. COAT. ?Dark blue cloth, doublcbreas ted, with two rows of eight buttons each, the rows'to bo two inches npnrt at the waist and widening to six inches at the shoulder*). FH.nndinir collar of nrefin vnlvet. ? O # O > with gilt lace half-inch wide around the edge. Cuffs two and a half inches deep of green velvet,.with two small buttons on the underseam. Skirt, frock coat pat tern, reaching two inches below hall thigh, and triuimed around with green vel vet one inch wide from the waist to the back of tho alcint, two buttons on the back, to range with the lowest buttons on the breast, and one button on tho lower end of each pocket flap. PANTALOONS.?Dark blue, or cadet gray cloth, made full in the legs, and trimmed with gold lace cne and flhe-fuurth inch wide, on the outer seam of each leg. HAT.?Broad brim felt hat, six inches high in the crown, with the right side of the brim turned up, and looped by a gold cord to a small palmetto button on the side of the hat, gilt palmetto tree on the side of the brim, turned up, gold cord with tassel at each end, tied over the hat band, gilt bugle in front of hat. The hat to be surmounted with bluck ostrich feather nno fiint in lnnrrili on the side looDed un. BUTTONS.? Gilt convcx with pah metto device, large size seven ighth of an inch in diamter, small size half inch. GLOVES.?Buff gauntlets to reach half way from the wrist to the elbow. SWORD.?Strait, gilt hilt, and scab hard, sword knot and bullion tassel, black leather belt. SASH.?Red silk, to go twice around tho body and tic on the left hip. SPURS.?Yellow metal or gilt. BOOTS.?To be worn on parade or in the service, outside of the pantaloons, aud reaching to the tcp of tha knss. Budyes of Distinction. To be marked on the collar and sloeve3. For a Colonel three large stars one and a fourth inch in diameter on each side of the collar. Lieut. Colonel, two large stars. Major, one large star. Cap tain, three horizontal gilt bar?, half inch wi/1a run oonK oi/ln rtf flift rnllar tiifOn inches long. First Lieutanr.nt two bars. Second and Third Lieutenant", one bar. On the sleeves of the Field Officer?, be tween the cuffs and elbow three gilt bars, eighth of an inch wide, eight inches long, and placed horizontal and on the outside of tlie sleeve. Captain, two gilt burs. Lieutenants, one gilt bar. Sorg'l Major, four gilt chevrons half inch wido on each arm above the elbow, with four arc*? con necting each chevron. Quarter Master Sergeant, threo gilt lace chevrons and three arcs, above the elbow. Sergeants, 1 green worsted chevrons half inch wide on 1 each arm above the elbow, according to 1 rank, commencing with four for the first ' Sergeant and diminishing one for each Ser geant. Corporals, inverted chevrons on oacn arm oeiow me eioow accuruing w rank, commencing with four for the fir3t Corporal and diminishing one for each Corporal. Regiijicnlul Staff. COAT.?Same material as Field Offi cers, sitigje breasted, with one row of nine buttons down the front. The breast and skirt of the the coat to be trimnVed with green velvet one inch wide. Collar and ouffs of green velvet. The coat in other respects to "be the same as Field Officers. Hat, ^gloves, sword, sash, spurs, buttons and boots to be the same as the fitld offi cers. iBadges of distinction to be accord ing to rank. PAN T ALOONS. ? For Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Commissary the same as the field officer??, with a green velvet stripe one and a fourth inch wido down each leg; for Surgeon, Assistant Surgeon and Chaplain, a black velvet stripe onu and a quarter inch wide down each leg. Cajjtains and Lieutenants. COAT.?The same as the staff officers. a Badges of distinction according to rank. I PANTALOONS.- The same as the Staff Officers, with a green velvet stripe one ?nd a quarter inch wide down each o **HAT, SWORDV 'SASTI and BUT TONS same a3 Staff Officers. 0 GLOVES.?Short buff bnrlcskin. " Serrft Major and Quarter Master Serg'U A T aomo oa flto^ OflRpAriL tllfc WV OW'MV WW ? ?| 7,r without, the green trimrpingw Chevrons of bairi?ch lacs on o&charmaccording to rank', ' '' . " tANTALOONff, same material sis Coat with grden velvet atrrbe dtfi' inch wide on eacn ^g. ^ Sergeants, .Corporals and Priyoiei, COA.'t'.?Dftrk blue Jeans, standing col lar, jingle^brtfsialed frockcoat, one row o?f nine bflttonaln front. Collar* bireftstyskirt asd crfffs to be trimmed with green woratod braid; half an inch wide with chevrons fof >be Sergeant* and Corporals according to VkWI? >/' ?V '.4- i L>, -i For non commissioned officers nnd pri vates, roundabout Coats and Phnts of' tho same material, and trimmed with green worsted braid half inch wide. UAFS.?Glazed silk, or oil cloth. Requisition. It is enjoined upon each soldier nnd ofil oer to furnish himself with a cape of oil or enamel cloth, to bo fastened to tho collar- of tho coat with three small buttons, and to extend three inches below the elbow, this can be removed at pleasure. Each soldier should furnish himself with two cotton shirts, two uudcr shirts, two pair of drawers, four pair of cotton, socks, two silk handkerchiefs, one black cravat, paiv- of1 strong sewed sheer*, sawing thread, buttons, | needl?;s, pair of scissors and thimble, knife and fork, one large 13owie knife, knapsacks and canteens. It is expected that the good and patriotic citizens of the respective Districts from which the companies come will furnish these and their uniforms. Camp kettles, frying pans, cofive pots, coffee mill*, tin cups, plates, axes, "hatchets and other equipage, it is expected to bo fur nished by the government. " BY THE FIELD OFFICERS. HOW WE SHOULD ACT THE PEESENCE | OF THE DYING. It is a most solemn and impressive scene to witness the departure of an immortal spirit from the boily into the world of spir its ; and to demean ourselves properly on such an occasion is very desirable. It would seem that the character of such a scene would suggest at once the proprieties becoming a death room ; but it is a fa<;t which has been painfully noted by some whose duties call thctA ofun to the dying bed, lliat persons are sometimes thoughtless ! or at least mistaken in their views of pro- I priety at such a time. We'raay reason ably suppose that while it is often the case that person? are entirely unconscious in their dying moments?many others are fully conscious and keenly sensitive to every thing that occurs, and others still are in a confused state of mind, which may or may not be effected by outward things. In any c?ent it would seem that the following considerations misfit not be out of place : 1. Let there be no more persons in the room than are ncccssary, unless by speoial request of the dying one. If ihero shouid bo n large number of relatives and friend?, let them cortvo in one or two at a timo and retire. 2. In walking across the room, let it be done slowly and sofily. 3. Let those who are in the room bosea 1 -I .K.I I". ?!._ (tuu ?u ouiuo uiouiiiuo irutu uiu |;iUltllt unless it bo one or two dear friends who can control their feelings. By all -means avoid crowding around the bed. 4. Avoid all impediment questions to the dying one,such as 4Do you know me?' 'How do you feel now i' and even ques tions in reference^to their religious stMe had better be dispensed with, unless the ca6e is a very clenr one. In general it is best to allow the patient to speak on his own mo tion. 5. Let ffrer'e be as litile conversation as possible and that in a subdued tone. I G. It m<iy not be amiss for some one present occasionally to quote an appropri ate passage of Scripture, or a verse of 2 hymn. 7. If the patiferit desires it or is sufficient ly calm, prayer offeied briefly and in a low tone is always in place. 8. Let there be no sobbing or violent do monstrationsjn the room, nor within hear : te it.. 1 i_? nig. xi *111 jr I/OMUUI uvjurui lliclliqUl VUS 1CL ibem l>e removed. 0. An appropriate or favorite hymn, or part of a hymn sung, e?pecially at the re quest of the departing one, is quite in place and would be very soothing to many. Doubtless the kind words and offices of dear friends must be oomforttag to the spir it jn ita struggles with dissolving nature.; but, in many instances, it would'be Tor bet' ter for the poor sufferer' lo go oft through he dark waters'than '^o be annoyed as dy ing people sometimes are.... Friends would often be better employed in a distant room on their knees than to bo engaged as they m * Especially would we .aTofdjljal tor? (uriBg'process of /asking those whose evi dence has been indisputable, after they are speechless, to holdup a .hand as a*further Mgri of VietoiV Vrfien. rib more i) needed. O, stand upon the verge of.the eternal, world witti ^ solemn awe, ns you see yoi^Tftiend going down into the dark Waters of death ; and not only gWd bkor all the eoosolaiton yott can, but1 jh?t at that mfomejit take Idiblc t>ey6tj(f '' present thfrtgsj'/sticft ydu are uhftccustorned to d6.-~Southern Chris KvnAd vocal?. ^ fallowing notice might have J*?n iflwn* a OOrset jmaVfer's ah6p ' wtogta \'ttuw? y?u *? ,fW? stick, giri^MW a stupid acquaintance to Sidney Sp^j.^hte atyk has been all . -. 'Indeed/ ?i4? - thVf^oftifieljwa .Sidney, *^J\.-.$h*.et<Mry it ten arable, but* pertinents ? THE BATTLE OF HAN ASS AS. In my Inst letter I briefly nod barely allu ded to tbe genernl movements of tbebattlo, not really knowing at tbe timo what they were. To understand them. properly would require tbe aid of a diagram, showing the topography of the country but' as nono is nt band, I shall be compelled in further re fering to the subject, to trust to tbe simplj and unsatisfactory aid of epistolary desctip tian. You will remember that tbo.enemy at fiicf nnnnnil firn linnn nlir flcl'.lfp. at Mitchell's Ford on Bull Run, the object being to divert attention from nttack in a? nother quarter. At eleven o'clock, for a similar purpose, he opened fire upon our left, wheru were variously disposed the several brigades under the command of Gen, Evans. This last feint succeoded, and the Lincoln General availed himself of the aheck, advanced an immense body -of troops consisting,.it is estimated, of nearly thirty thousand men, across Sudley's Ford, beyond our position on Bull Run, and sud denly appeared upon our flank. Evans discovered the manoeuvre, not in time to defeat it, but sufficiently soon to prevent the consummation of the object contempla ted, namely, to 6urround and attack us from front and roar?throwing h'13 own brigade, consisting of Fourth South Carolina Regi? inont. Colcmel Sloan, smd the IndeDondent Louisiana B.ittalion of Tigers, Col. Whoat? into the neighboring woods and fields as skirmishers. Tho battle was thus oponod. They wera supported-on either wing by a single piece of artillery, but as tbe entire brigade numbered only about twelve hun dred, it was fouod impossible to maintain their position, and they slowly gave way beforo the heavy fire of infantry aud ar tillery to which they were exposed.| Tho brigades of Jackson,. Bartow, Bee and Cocke, also a part of the division of Gen. Evans, rallied,to their assistance, and contested every inch of ground with a des perate determination never surpassed, Tbe enemy, liowever had tho. advantage of nu merical strength and locality, and after fighting fiiTcely for llirco hours, succecd ed in attaining a position where a Bhort and decioivo struggle must have decided the fortunes of the day against us. Forty or fifty canhon were playing with fearful effect upon our troops. Many of our regiments, in the rapid charge which had taken place, had become decimated ana disorganized ; small detachments vero without ofifcers to lead them; several field officers had fallen, killsd or wounded and the roenr weary with their long marches and hard fighting, where leaving the field by dozens. It was a critical moment, but Providence has so many times showered his blessings updn us, ngain interposed in oar behalf, lien, i$eau regard took the fiuld. in person. Tho troops rallied. Hampton's- Legion, sup ported by Virginians, hasten down and captured a battery. In another part of tbe field tbe Virginians, Mississippians, Geor gians and Alabamians, had performed a similar deed with' Sherman's far famed bat teVy; and a reinforcement, consisting of Kershaw and Cash's regiments, gavo their mmii energies to the conflict. Just at this juncture, two o'clock, Gon. E. K. Smith, of Floriday, with elsey!s Brigade, composed of a Tennessee and Mississippi Regiment, the Baltimore Battalion and a battery of eight peices of.artillery, arrived uponibefield and reported.himself and command to Gen. Johnston. No event could have beeomoro opportune. .New impulse was impated to exhausted* bodies, frest hopes were, inspired, nnd, in aword the tide of bnttllo changed. fnllinrr irA llnW flrl. Ouraoldiers charged to tho vory months of the cannon, atid fought a* if they feltthat the destinies of- the d?y were suspended in tho bal.mco. - The enemy we^e- mowed down hy hun dreds^ Ellsworth's Zouaves, Iihode Island, Connecticut, New. York, Maine, Massacliu* setts, Minnesota^ Michigan and Wisconsin men lay in every fieftTand- patch of woods. 'The harsesof tho artillery were dead find dying in piles around the their batteries, and liter Yankees wei-o receiving a succes sion of stiook* which it was not possible lo long wilhsW*rtj.J3tHl they fooght obstinately and*well, yfcl<JIng not bo pinch to n-jmbors ns to the irresistible-onsets which followed * on iufan try,aj^artillerj'alike.. tfroip flev-.' .en until fonir ^oloek the batUs ditmnished^>fli& "fierceness with which it had bo en' feon?^efi ced. At -that hour, po sftibn after p6*|Cipn beirtg lurn<5dv the <Jne mjr began-tbeit- retreat, wubdrajifing first ' V>nmnnhtflA. ftriidf tWn Kir ? 7"1. -yr^ - the whole > -, bptt*Ht>o?, until finally tbe wUolo . vn; W6T* enrout& fof the Northern borders. A resident in one of tbe farm houses up tield eaya tliet KwafleajW rb?fore it Wfchin U glieg crowd, beauoiri with ell \be speed U6*far. s the move