BY DAVIT) OVER. ssodn]. I Vculatui — ■ : bo sui . - ..fi—s. Y_. ..*r' : -y"" ■&*-'* - ■■ ~ _ . "V' ' MARCH. BY BAYAHI) TAYLOR. Willi rushing winds and gloomy ®kies The dark and stubborn Winter dies. Far-ofl. unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise 1 March! By stream still held in icy snare, On Southern hill sides mel ing bare. O'er fields that raotely coiors wear, That summons fills the changeful air; March ! Whatihough conflicting seasons make Thy days their field, they woo or shake The sleeping lids of life awake, And Hope is stronger for thy sake, March ! Then fram thy mountains, ribbed with snow, Once more thy rousing bugle blow, And East and West, and to and fro, Proclaim thy coming to the loe : March ! Say to the picket, chilled and numb, Stay to the camp's impatient hum, Say to the'trumpet and the drum; Lift up our heatts, I come, I come ! March Cry to the waiting hosts that story On sandy sea-stdes tar away By marshy i6ie and gleaming bay, Where Southern March is Northern May : March ! ' Announce thyself with welcome noise, ~ Where Glory's victor-eagles poise Above the proud, heroic boys Of lowa and Illinois : March 1 . Then down the long Potomac's line Shout like a storm on hills of pine, Till ramrods ring and bayonets shine : * "Advance! the Chieftain's call is mine : j MARCH !" LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS From the citizens of Bedford Toitnship to the Volunteers of Cumberland. Mrs. Daniel Fetter, 1 sheet, I blanket, 2 pairs of Bocks, 1 gallon cf applebutter, 2 chickens, Wtu. Fetter, 2 pair# of socks, Mi chael Fetter, 2 pairs of socks, 1 gallon apple butter, 1 peck of dried fruit, 1 shirt and 1 roil of butter, Isaac Reighart, 1 pair of pillow slips, 1 pair of suoks,' and 3 quarts of dried fruit, Nicholas Russell, 3 quarts of dried ber ries, George Reighart, 2 pillows, 1 sheet, 1 roii of batter, Lewis Ling, 1 pair of blanket®, Barb A. Ling, 2 pillows aud slips, John H ;l derbanm, 4? pounds of butter, Liotty Croyla, 1 blanket, dried apples, and 1 shirt, Juliana Ling, 2 cbickens, James Ling, 1 chicken, eau sages, and dried berries, Mrs. David Earnest, 2 thickens and 2 quarts of berries, Mrs. Mary Walter, (cf Samuel) 2 cbickens, 3 quarts of elderberries, 3 pounds cf butter, 1 shirt, aud 1 gallon of applebutter, Mrs. Wm. W. Phil lips, 2 chickens, 1 shirt, 1 pair of socks and 1 crock of applebutter, Mary Waiter, 1 blank et, 1 shirt, aud 1 pair of sock;?, Mr®. An drew Reighart, IJ gallons ajpebutter, 1 un der shirr, and 1 pair of socks, Mis. Jacob Zimn.ef, 7 pounds of batter, 1 blanket, I shirt and dried apples, Mrs. Samuel Griffith, 1 pair of pillow slips, I blanker, 1 shirt, I coverlid, Mrs. Josiab Barkhimer, 1 sheet, 1 bed com fort, Mrs. J. W. Tomtiason, 2 pairs of socks, 2 shirts, 3 pounds of butter, and 1 tut key, Geoige Dibert, 1 pair of socks, Frank Walter, 1 pair of socks, Mrs. Henry Sill, 1 roll of iiuiter, I sheet, Mrs. David Dibert, 1 blanket, Mrs. Daniel Dibert, 1 shiet, I roll of butter, Mrs. Jao;bD. Fefc'er, 1 pair of sock?, Mrs. Jacob Riddle, 1 crook of applebutter, 1 shirt, Mrs. Charles Itnler, 1 pair of socks, ] crock of applebutter, Mrs. Isaac Irnler, 1 sheet, 1 shirt, 4. crock of applebutter, Mrs. Abraham Sill, 1 towel, 1 pair of stocking*; Mrs. Daniel Wal ter, 11 pounds of butter, 1 sheet, 1 shirt, 1 pair of stocktDgs, 2 pillows, two slips, 2 quarts of dried Denies, 1 peck of dried apple#, Mrs. Daniel Ziumters, 3 shirts, 2 undershirts, 3 I pairs of drawers, 2 pair of socks, i quart of j dried berries, 1 pa?k of dried apples, John 1 Zimmers, 4 pillows, 2 quarts of dried berries, ' 3 pounds of butter, 4 peck of dried apples, J Mrs. Charles Heitzal, 2 gallons of applebutter, | Mrs. I'avid Reighart, 2 quarts of dried ter ries, 4 peck o? dried apples, Mrs. Abraham I Soaavley, 1 shirt, John H. Snavley. 1 sheet, ! 1 shirt, 3 quarts of appicbucter, 1 crock of! p ckUs, Anthony Ziiumers Sr. 1 coverlet, 2- b! mkeu, 1 pair of socks, 1 peck of dried ap ples, 1 crock of appleLntter, 2 shirts, 1 oan of to mi. toes, 1 tuwjs, lot of bandage®, 2 tow o.r, Miss Susan Ziaimers, 2 duaeo of religious tracts. Mrs. Adam Sammel, 1 q-iflf o pairs a* r -'oks, 1 peek of dried apples, l g t ;| JU of A Weekly Papei Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c —Terms: One, Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. ) applebutter, 2 fowls, I erook of pickles, Mrs. | } Frederick 1 blanket, 2 pairs of ,ri Should of applebutter, 1 can of to- j ire to tind ojx dozen eggs, M. A. Ziuitnars 6 Ttse title i 0 f butter, Josiah B. Itnler, i peck ' u'ried apples, 34 quart® of dried berries, 1 pair of socks, Mrs. J. Imler, 1 blanket, Mrs. i John itnler, Sr. 1 blanket, 1 pair of socks, I hot of sausage, Deter Welker, 1 pair of seeks, , dried iruit, i peck elderberries, Philip Z;m --■ uiers Jr. 1 sheet, two shirts, 2 pillow slips, 2 towels, 1 pair of socks, Philip Ziuunets Si. ! 1 erock of applebutter, Andrew Melion 4 j bushel of dried apples, Daniel Phillip® 1 shirt, j Samuel Phillip® I crook oi appiecutter, Dan. ■ icl Kooniz 1 crock of applebutter, I blanket, ! . two shifts, Charles Kooutz 1 crock of apple.- j | butter, Mary Croyie 1 pair of socks, Mrs. j ■ John I loeostiue 1 crock of applebutter, 1 pair j of socks, Mis. Aaron Grove 1 sheet, 1 pair of j pillow slips, Mrs. David Suavely 1 pair ot I socks, aud 25 cent®, Mrs Michael Holderbauoi ' 2 pairs of socks, 2 sheets, 1 blanket, 1 towel, j 3 pairs of pillow slips and 50 ceuts, Wm. Os- ; ttr 14 gallon applebutter, 1 peck of dried fruit, Frederick R. Oster Sr. 50 cents, J. F. Oster 1 peek dried apples, 14 gallon applebut ter, 24 pounds sugar, 5 pouuds butter, 3 qts. of dried elderberries, 1 quilt, Jacob Pressed i bushel dried apples, I roll Butter, 1 gailoa applebuiier, Ann lleinsiiug i bushel dried fruit, Mrs. Geo. Amick 3 pairs, socks, yarn 1 for 3 pairs sick, Mr®. David Wolf C lbs. of dtied apples, 3 quarts of applebutter, 2 dozen eggs, 2 pairs ot drawers, 3 thills, 2 pillow i slips, I sheet two pairs socks, 1 loat of bread, Mrs. Keely 1 crook uppiebuttcr, 1 shoulder meat, Mrs. M. Earnest 1 crock applebutter, 1 gallon elderberries, Mrs. Asa Silver 14 peek j dried apples, 1 pair socks, I pair pi. lows, I pair of slips, 1 peck dried fruit, Anthony ; Ziiiimers fir. 1 coverlet, 2 Blaukele, 1 pair j of socks, 1 peck of diied apples, 1 crock of i appiebuUer, 2 stmts 1 can ot tomatoes, 2 tow els, lot cf bandage®, 2 towels, Miss Sus<.u j Ziueiucrs 1 dozen religious tract®, Mm. Adam I Sammels 1 quilt, 2 pairs of nocks, I peck of ; dried appies, I gallon of appieLutter, Z lovreis, 1 crock of pickles, Mrs. Frederick Ziuimeis i biauket, 2 pairs of socks, 1 crock of appiebul ur, 1 can ot tomatoes, 2 dozen eggs, M. A. Z. miners 6pounds of nutter, Josiah ii. luriei 4 pock dneu apples, 3 quarts of diied berries, 1 pair socks, Mrs. I. imlci 1 blanket, Mrs. Jjon iinler fcr. 1 blanker, 1 pair socks, lot oi sausage, Petor Welker 1 pair socks, dried ! hut, 4 peck eideiberrie?, Pti lip Ziaimers Jr i sheet, 1 shirt, 2 pillow slips, 2 loweis, 1 ' pair ol socks, Philip Zi miners Jr. I crock oi appicbutter, Andrew Meliou 4 bushel dried bd : pies, Daniel Phillips I shirt, Samuel Phillips 1 crock ot appletuilir, Daaiel Kountz 1 crock |of apple butler, 1 tlanket, 2 shirts, Charles 1 KdOeiz 1 crock of applebutter, Mary Croyie ! ! i pair socks, Mis- Jobu iioeustiue 1 croak ot ■pp.abutter, I pair ot socks, Mrs. Aaron Giove i sheet, 1 pair of pillow slip®, Mrs. Duvid fcohuavely 1 pair of sock®, and 25 cents, Mis. Michael Liulatrbaum 2 pairs of sock®, 2 sheets, 1 hLiihet, I towel, 3 pairs ot pil low slips and 50 cents, \V m. Osier 14 gailoa | ol appiehutter, I peck of dried fruit, Freder ick Cater 5U cents, J. F. Uster I peck ol dricu apples, 14 gadou applebutter, 2i pounds of sugar, 5 pounds of hntier, 3 quarts of Uried elderberries, 1 quilt, Jacob Pressell 4 | oushci ot diied apples, 1 roll of butler, 1 i gaisou fat appihbuttcr, Auute JLieiusliug 4 oushei of uried Iruit, Mrs. George Amtck fi pairs oi sucks, Mrs. David Wolf 6 pouuds of ] uried iruit, 3 quarts of applebutter, 2 dezoa ut egg®, 2 paiis of diuwers, 3 shirts, 2 piliow si.p®, t aueet, 2 pairs of socks, I loaf cf bread, j Aire. Keely 1 erock ot applebutter, 1 ham, 3irs.EaiU.st 1 crock ot applcbntter. 1 gall, of j eiberrics, Mrs. Asa Silver l-2 # bushei of fxuit, 1 pair oi socks, I pair of pillows, 1 pair of slips, Mrs. Zimmers I peck of dried apples, | i pair of drawers, i crock of Jelly, 31r a Moiehead 2 pairs ot socks, 1 pim of dried j berries, Airs. Oauiucl Bcegle 1 pint of ber nes, L glass of jelly, Mrs. Z*ck Diehi ] chick en, 2 dozen eggs, Miss Anuie Carney I pint ot wbortlcbeiries, Mrs. Diehi 3 pints ot waor tic berries, and dried apples, Mrs. shatrtzer I ! pair ot pillow slips, 1 glass of jelly, Airs. ; Diebl 2 chickens, Airs. Mary Ripley 2 quarts, of urieu corn, 1 qaarta of grapes, I quart of black berries, Airs. Frederick Suavely 1 qt. j of berries. 1 quart of cherries, and 3 qua ts ' cf applebutter, Mis# Maggie VVisel J otoek ! applebutter, Miss Jaue x'-titrsoo 2 chickens, II glass jelly, Mrs. AI. tstiffler 7 quarts dried apples, 3 quarts peaches. I pint whortleberries, 2 quarts elderberries, sausages, 1 obickcu, ! 3 pints uppiebuttcr, A Ling 2 shirts, Airs. J. Fetter 1 coverlet. Mrs. Jacob F'euer 1 blunk- I et, 1 quart elderberries, 1 quart eom, 1 quart I cherries, 1 quart whortleberries, 1 shirt, Mrs. Hughes 1 coverlet, 1 blanket, 1 pillow and siip, Wm. 6. Reegia 1 shirt, Isaac D. Ear | nest 1 biauket, 1 shirt, Thomas Beogic 1 shirt, 2 collars, Philip Bacgie 1 shirt, Fred. Bccgio 1 shirt, Geo. A. Becglt I pair socks, Airs. Ale,*:auder Price 1 blanket, 1 towel, I quart dried fruit, Mrs. H. Beegle 7 quarts uried fruit, In cash by various persons $15,07. DANIEL FETTER, pres. H. W. FiSHEiL Sco'y. Soliciting Committee. ! SEEING NOT BELIEVING.— A yoaog man msetiog an acquaintance, said: j "I heard yuu weio dead." "But," says the other, "you sea me alive." ; 'i do not know how mat may be," replied , be, "you are a notorious liar, aud my inform® aut was a persou of credit." A down East paper speaks of the finding of a sku.i in a well, and iunocentiy remarks that "tLo persou to whom the skull originally belonged is dead.'' BEDFORD, PA. FRIDAY. MARCH 28,1862. 1 TOE B4ITLE OF KEffBLRY. GEN. BURNSIDE'S OFFICIAL REPORT. HEADQUABXEUS DEPARTMENT N. 0. ) NEWBERN, March IG, 1862. J Gen. L. Thomas Adj't Gen'l U. S. Army. GENERAL : I havo the hoDor to report that uf or embarking the troops with which f. m j tended to attack Newbern, iu conjunction with I tbo naval force, OB the morning of the 11th, a rcu'iczvoua was aado at Ifatteras Inlet. Flag Officer Goldsborougb having been or dered to Hampton Roads, the naval fleet was left iu comuiaud of Commodore R.waol Eriy ou the morning of the 12th the eo- I tire force started for Nawbiro; aud that night I anchored <ff the mouth of Sloemn's Creek, j some eighteen miles from Newborn, where I j had decided to make a landing. The landing commenced by 7 o'clock, next : mornieg, under cover of the naval fleet, and j • was effected with the greatest enthusiasm by i the troops. Many, too impatient for the boats, leaped into the water and w.ded waist deep to j the shore; and then, after a toilsome march ; j through the mud; the head of the column j marched within a mile and a half of tbo eue- j uty's stronghold at 8 P. M., a distaooo of twelve m ice from the point of lauding, where wo bivouacked for the night, the rear of the j column coming up with the boat howitzers about three o'clock, next morning, the deton- j lion being caused by the shocking condition of tue roads, consequent upon the heavy rain that bad fallen during that day and the whole of ] the night—the men often wading knea deep in mud, aud requiring a whole regiment to drag j the eight pieces which tad been lantiud from , j the navy and our vessels. By signals cgtced open, the naval vessels, ; with the armed vessels of uiy force, we're in formed of our progress, and were thereby ena- ; , hied to assist us much iu our march by shel- : ' ling the road iu advance. | At daylight on the morning of the 14tb, I ordered au advance of the entire division, ' winch will be understood by the euclosed pen : oil sketch. Gen. Foster's brigade was ordered up the maiu county road to attack the enemy's j I lclt, Gen. Reno up the rail road to attack ' their right, aud Gou. Paike to follow Geo. ; Foster, aud attack the emu.y iu front, with ■ instructions to support eitber or both brigades, j 1 must defer, tor want of time, a detailed account Of the action, it is enough to say that, attur an engagement of four hours, we suocceded in catrying a continuous line of' held work ot over a rnilo iu length, protected on the river tLak by a battery of thirteen ■ heavy guns, aud ou the opposite flank by a line of redoubts of over halt a uiiie iu leugth for riflemen und fieid pieces, iu the midst of ! swatupM and dense forests, which tine of work i was ilfteuded by eight regiments of infantry, | five hundred cavalry, and ihrce batteries of fleld artillery, of six guns cacti. | The p sitiou was finally carried by a most gallant charge of our u.eu, which enabled us to gain the rear of all the batteries between this point and Newborn, which was done by a ra pid advance of the cutiro force up the main road nd railroad, the naval fleet meantime pushing its way up the river, throwing their shot into the forts and in front of us. The enemy, after retreating iu groat con fus ion (throwing away blankets, knapsacks, arms, &e.,) across the raihoad bridge and the county road bridge, burned the former, and the draw of the latter, thus prevent ing fuither pursuit, and oausiog detention iu occupying the towu by onr military force, but the naval force had arrived at the wharves, j and commanded it by their guns. I at once advanced Gen. Foster's brigade to take possession of the town by means of the naval vessels which Commodore Rowan had kindly volunteered for the purpose. Toe city was set on fire by the retreating rebels iu rnauy places, but, owing to the ex ertions of the naval officers, the remaining citisens were induced to aid iu extinguishing the flames—so that but little harm has been i done. Many of the citizens are now returning, and wo are now in quiet possession of the : i city. We have captured tue printing press, ' and shall at once issue a daily sheet. ; By this victory our combiued foreo have ; captured eight batteries, containing forty-six heavy guns, three batteries of artillery of six j gnus each—making in all sixty-four guns; ! two steamboats, and a large number of sailing vt--eis, wAgous, horses, a large quantity or aiuuientiioii, commissary aud quattermastcr's slore?, forage, and the entire camp equipage of tt. rebel troops; -a large quantity of rosin, turpentine, cotton, Ac., and over two hundred prisoners. Our loss thus far ascertained will amount to ntuety-oue killed aud four huuared and sixty-six wounded, many of them mortally.— Among theso are some of our most gailaut ot hers aud men. The rebel loss is severe, but not so great as our owu, being effectually co vered by their works. Too muuh praise cannot be awarded to the officers and men for their uutiring exertion and unceasing patience in accomplishing this work. The effecting of the lauding and the appruach to within a mile and a half of the eocmy's works on the lotb, i consider as great a victory as the engagement of the 14th.— Owing to the difficult nature of the landing our men wtro forced to wade ashore wai-t --ciosp, march through mud to a point twelve | milts cistcnt, bivouack in low marshy ground, in a rain storm, for tha night, cugage the ene my at daylight in tbe morning, fighting them for four hours auiid a dense fog that prevented ' thorn from seeing tea pooitiou of tha enemy, and finally advancing rapidly over bad roads Upon the city. Iu the midst of ail this not a compiaiut was heard; the meu were only eager to aecontplisb their work. .Every brigade, and in fact every regiment, and I oau almost say every officer and man of the force landed, was in the engagement. The men are all iu good spirits, and under the circumstances are in good health. 1 beg to say to the General Commanding that I have under my cemmaad a division that can be ro iled upon ki any emergency. A more detailed report will be forwarded • as k on as I receive the biigade returns. The ! Brigadier Generals, having bean iu the midst of their rigimeots whilst under fire, will Le able to givo me minute accounts. 1 beg to say to tbe General Commanding j the army that 1 have endeavored to carry out j the very minute instructions given me by him j before leaving Annapolis, and thus far have j been singularly coincident with his aoticipa- j - tioBS. I only hopa that we may in future ba ; j able to carry out in detail the remaining plans ! of the campaign; tbe ouly thing 1 have to re- j grot is the delay caused by the elements, j 1 desire again to bear testimony to the gal- j ; lautry of our naval fleet, and to express my j thanks to Commandor llowun and tbe oficara ; | under him for their hearty and cheerful eo j operation in ibis movemeut —their assistance j was t moly i.nl of great servoa to the aocorn pl sLmeut of our undeitakiug. i omitted to mention that there was a large rr.ival of reinforcements of tbe enemy in ! Newbern, during the engagement, which re | treated with the remainder of the army by tbo cars and the country roads. ; I have the honor, General, to be ycur obodi i en servant, A. E. BURNSIDE. , Brig. Gen. Cotn'dg. Dcp't. North Carolina. P. S.— I encioso tbe names of killed and wounded as far as received. The third bri gade being so far distant it is impossible to communicate with it ia time for this mail. [From thv Phila. Evening Bulletin.\ : ON' THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO CONFIS CATE "THE PROPERTY'' OF REBELS". Tbore are two clauses iu tbo United States Constitution limiting the power of Congruas on this §u 'jeot, namely— "No bill .of attainder * * * shall be pas ; ed." [Art. i., seo. 9.] "No attainder of treason shall work corrup tion of blood, or forfeiture, except during toe life of the person attaioad."—[Art. iii., see. 3 j Tbe meaning of this language is to be ascer tainod by reterence to the British Common Law, whence it is derived. According to Blackstons [Book iv., cha. 20] a bill of attainder in England, is a special act of i'arliment attamiug the offender, theiehy, in law, corrupting his blood (preventing and vitiating inheritances.) subjecting him to death, and all his property to confisca tion. The power to pass ouch a bill is denied to Congress by Art. i., sec. 9. But tbe attainder spoken of ia the 3d see- , tioo, article 3 'above quoted,) is tbe kgcl I consequence* of seutence of death being passed by the Court, after conviction by a jury. ConvictioD alone, t Common Law does not work attainder, but judgment of death does, as uaes also judgment of outlawry. The immediate consequenoe of oonv ction not only of treason, hut also of other felonies of death, is the forfeiture of all the goods and chailelS'Oi tbe offender which he possesses at time o1 conviction. When attainder follows, j it works forfeiture and corruption of blood, j Attainder of treason forfeits to the Crown forever all real estate, or rights thereunto, held Ly the traitor at the time of his treason, or at any time afterwards. It also works cor ruption of blood. But it does not work for feiture of goods and chattels. These are for feited on conviction of any felony of death, and when attainder follows, the culprit has no goods and cbauels-to be forfeited. So much for ; Common Law. | Now by the United States Constitution, a judicial attainder of treason, (even if estab lished by statute; which has not been done,) could only work a forfeiture of real estate du i ring the life time of the offender. The annu al profits during his life may be forfeited ab solutely, and his goods and chattels which be holds at the time of conviction may also be forfeited absolutely. A temporary forfeiture of goods and chat tels involves au absurdity. It is unknown to the Lw. Hence there appears nothing iu the United States Constitution denying to Congress the power absolutely to confiscate the personal i property of persoos convicted not merely of j treason, but of noy other crime. This is not the i attainder spoken of in the Constitution, but found upon onr statute books. So that even if the oath of supreme allegi- j ance (Constitution, Art. vi.) can honorably be violated; if Southern traitors oan repudiate the Constitution which, nevertheless, shall contin ue to bind the national authority against those honorable perjurers, still their negro "proper ty" legally be confiscated, by act of Con gress, as a consequence ot felony, without auy statutory attainder.. Under existing laws, we can confiscate 1 ships captured, tbe property of resideuts of the traitor States. Nobody questions that. If the existence of the nagromoogeriDg pro-, poganda is incompaitablo with the national t peace and safety (as evidenced by their contin ual filibusteiiug attacks upon neighboring peo ple, and now at home by a long-laid conspira cy, that has wantonly plunged the country io t, c. il war,) may Dot slavery be rightfully dated, ia accordance with their axiom, which is at the foundation of ail constitutions, "the publio safety is forever the Supreme' law." * j • A If we are fighting (as Sen. Cowan seems J to hold,) merely to restore the dynasty of' cegromougers, the game is hardly worth tbe j cost. Why shall not traitors experience the fall j benefit of that law to which they have de j liberateiy appealed—the law of the strong- j jest ? Finally, the National Government has tha , actual powwer. If it shall be unsparingly ex- 1 ercisod, nobody but felons and their accessor ies would grumble. No honest man ueed com- ! plain, tut we should be justified before God i aud man. Phila., March 6, 18G2. ' T. ( I THE GREJT VICTORY OF PEi RIDGE. i- I FURTHER DETAILS OF THE BATTLE. | I [Correspondence of the Missouri Democtat.\ PXA RIDGE (uear Sugar Creek,) AKK., Mauh j 9.—During the past three days we have bad some terrible fighting against fearful odds. On Wednesday, Gen. Curtis, Commander-in-j Chief, whose headquarters were at Camp Hal- i leek, received reliable information that tbe rebels, under Van Doru, Mcintosh, McCuiloeh, Price and Pike, were marching on us witu a large foree of Confederate rebels and Confed erate Indians. All prisoners taken give the rebel foree at from 35,000 to 40,000. Gen. j Curtis then ordered Carr'e Division to move i from Cross Hollows to Sugar Creek, to take j stronger position, which he had previously se lected in ease of attack. Col. Can marched in the night au i joined Gen. Davis, who had previously taken position, before break of day, in good order. General Sigel, at Bentonville. was also oi- rejoin Gen. Curtis at tbe tame point. SigM's rear cut their way through tbe euemy at the latter place, and kept up the fight for .-ix miles. The rebels on Friday morning having made j a detour from Bentonville, got a heavy force j uirectly ou our rear and right, occupying the heights and brusn on b >th sides of tbe Fayett eville roau. Col. Carr's division was seut to dislodge ihem. The battle commenced at halt past 10 A. M.and raged for eight hours, uu til darknsss put an end to the contest. They played on us from masked batteries. At i night we occupied a position nearer our camp. Xlie carnage Was dreadful ou both j sides. Simultaneously with the action on our right, : fighting took plac opposite our front near Lee town, between Gen. DAVIS and another large body of tbe enemy. TLe latter wero forced from the field, and hastened to form A junc tion with tbe rebels on our right. Ths movement of the enemy caused a change of our line. The battie was resuinsd next morning, about half-past six o'clock, our guDs opening on the enemy. Gen. Carr form ed in the centre, with Davis on tha right and i Sigel ou the left. The line of ba-tle, wbieh i extended over two miles, was a magnifficent sight. The enemy occupied au open wood, directly in front, a perfect hive of them. They also covered a high bluff, more to the left, where a battery was planted. They bad an other battery playing ou us from a more cen tral position, and also a battery of twelve ri fled pieces on tho Fayetteviile road. We open ed upon them with five batteries planted at 1 different points along our whole line, the cross- j fire producing such tremendous effeotas eaused the enemy to falter in dismay. Soon atter 10 A. M. Gen. Curtis gave tbe order to advance, and the infantry becoming eugsged, poured in such a murderous tiro of musketry that the enemy fled from the field in all directions. The victory was decisive. Under the ejeof Gen. Curtis, Oommaader in-Cbief, Gen. Sigel followed the flying en emy several miles. Col. Bussy, with a cav alry force, in pursuit towards Boston Moun tains, aft er the main body. We captured five iBDDOII. It is impossible to give our loss at this time, or any reliable estimate of the enemy's loss. We have taken prisoners, Acting Brigadier General Herbert, tbo commander at Cross Hollows; also, Col. Mitchell, Aujutant-Geu. Stone, Col. Frice, and Majors and Captains in | abundance. The loss of valuable officers on our side is deeply deplored. Wo have four general hos pitals established for the relief of the woun l ded. The rebel Mcintosh is reported dead, and also MoCuilock, was known to be mortally wounded. Price was wounded in tho band.— Van Dora got away safe. Colonel Reeves, of the rebei Second Missouri, H mortally wouu ded. Albert Pike commands the Indians. Many of out wounded have beeu tomahawked and scalped by the Indians, with savage ieroaity, unbecoming civilized warfare. 1 give a list ef our caaualities fn killed and wounded: Uol. Henrteks, £2d Indians, was killed by tha Indians. LieuUaCol. Uerron was wounded in heel, and taken prisoner. Major Biack, of 37tb Illinois, wounded in arm. Lieat.-Colonel Fiederioks, of Fifty-ninth (late 9tb) Missouri, repotted mortally wound ed. General Asbotb, wouneed in arm Lieut.-Colonel Trimble was wouudeffTa the mouth. Lieut.-Col. Chittenden, Co. K, 3d lowa cav- j airy, was severely wounded. M jor Cofi? ff the Ninth lowa, ia should- i I VOL. 35, HO. 13 Lieut. Porcher; Co. H, Fourth lowa, severe- I; wounded in thigh. Color Sergeant Tealc, Fourth lowa, shot in the arm. Capt. Burger, Co. H, Fourth lowa, wound ed in the head. Add •<Pea Ridge" to the list of battle ground*. Al out-letter*, including my despatches, have been detained several days here—cut off by the enemy. JOHN C, RBECKINUIDGE'S HABirs.~Wa b&ve just had an iuterview, aays tne Louisville Journal , with a gen tit man of high charactes, who lives in Hnpkinsville, Ky. lie sass that | he heard a lieutenant in the rebel ariny speak 1 of John C. Breckinridge as a common urunk | ard. His intoxication was so frequent that he 'w&a.bardly ever able to perform bis official du j ties. Oa one occasion a parly of soldiers were S2ut to destroy some liquors in a dogeery, but Breckiuri-igc ordered tne liquors to be brought to his quarters, when he indulged in a drunk, en revel. YVhtu bio command was ordered to march on Rochester, oa Green river, he prc tended to have the rbetumatism BO badiy that | he bad to stay behind at Russellvilie, dead : drunk. The rebel lieutenant added that the Confederates had lost all confidence in birn, j and regarded him with mingled distrust and eontempt. Alas for human ambition and fol ly! A few brief months ago and he seemed the petted child of fortune, and to*day he is a detested and despised traitor, groveling in the very gutter of disgrace. Many "contrabands" are very pioua.ia their way, though they have an odd way of express ing t h nnselvcs even in prayer. We know all about the good carkey who prayed that his j beknei mistress might be "like a roarin' lion •cskin somebody to devour." Down at Port j lioyal, the other day, an old negro was heard | pouirng out bis soul in a company of his fel low#: Lord!" he cried, "bress deni Yankee bjboluionist mudsills!" ,'Atnen!" was ch uted vigorously by all his companions. "De Lord bress ebery one of de dear good mudsill?. Day pays us for pickiu' cotton, and massa don't!" | Poor old Sambo bad never beard his new Yankee friends designated in any other terms' and so he used the words in fcis ptayer in their behalf. A Jocular Prediction Verified. The Richmond Enquirer has the following in connection with the Roanoke Lland affair:— An authentic anecdote of Mj. L. W. Fry has reached us, and is so thoroughly character istic of the man, that we caLnot forbear giving it publicity. During the heat of the conflict Maj. Fry, with a battallion of infantry, was conveyed to the island to reinforce its defend ers. Upon debarking from the steamer upou Roanoke, Maj. Fry jocularly exclaimed: "All passengers for Fort Warren will please take the coaches on the left band side." The sally provoked & special out-burst of laughter, but within two hours afterwards the joke was prov en to have becu prophetic: the jocose major and his companions were all ticketed for Fore . Warrtu. PARSON BROWNLOW AT NASHVILLR -HOW THE KEBFLS TREATED HIM, Nashville, March 15.™ Parson Brownlow i and bis son arrived hsre to-day. He says he was imprisoned in the common jil at Knox ville on December 6th, in violation of an agreement with the rebel Government, and confined in a small damp room. Ha was theu attacked oy typhoid fever, when he was re moved to bis residence and laid up for sijt weeks under a strlot guard. Having partly recovered, he got a pass from the rebel Government, and left Knoxville two weeks ago, but be was detained, by order of Gsneial Hardee, at Shelbyville, for ten daya. lie roaooed the Federal lines this uiorniDg. Mr. Brownlow declines starting a paper here on account of his ill health. He will proceed North to publish the story of his martyrdom. He :s not affeoted by coosump-. tioD, as reported. kidney Mnith was on one occasion waited on by a lady, wbo lamented her inability to make her child pronounce his words correctly and said that a scripture lately giveu to him, the youngster called Abraham aud the other noted characters in the/passage whtcb he way readiug—instead of patriarchs—"partridges." "I see, - ' responded Sidney, "the young rascal was making game of them." 'J OP AND BOTTOM - -"It there much water in tbecistern, Biddy?" inquired a resident of Brooklyn, of Lis servant girl, as she came up from the kitchen. "It is full oo the bottom, sir, but there's none at all on the top," was thejreply, >- The Japanese embassy to England will com prise aixty members, many of then, princes and otbers belonging to the highest aristocra cy. Tommy is not mentioned. Ihe pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts; and the greatest art in life is to have as many if them as possible. At twenty years of age the will reigns, t hirry the wit, and at forty the judgement. The man who carries all before him.—"}Tbu wheelbarrow man." The most poteut wttcS>-baZvl is the haxel eye of a pretty wotuin. Young niiu, upon being joked on the slew . i growth of his beard, gave a# an cxeuse '.hay | 'heavy bodies move alowjy."
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