V 440 tit OS gag. Singular Dist.'lmre from Riahmend-4 &intension of Weakness. The Pew York Poet publishes some passages from a significant letter ust received in New York from Riehmond. The Post asserts the letter to be written by a person then Arid Still A teiident at the South, and who leas excellent Oflxirtunities for kV:lg the Matters whereof he The letter is dated more than a month ago, and it will be seen that the great events which have Once occurred prove the sagacity and burst*Orthifiess.of the writer. We quote from this lettee as follows The situation of We Confederii4 is not very brilliant kistnoiv, and I know it from reliable sources that President Davis arid his Cabinet feel anything brit easy, notwithstuding all the bragging Of our neivspapem— the gtotnfhtdent here finds it exceed ingly difficult to pritybure mbneyi it wants for war expellees, fbr the first twelve inonthS, abotit 8300,000,000. Of ilia earn only about $140,000,' hare-been raised. Seven months glib twehre have gone by, and it hard .to tell where the remain! $160,000,600 are to come from duri the next-five months, particularly the -first secession enthusiasm is gr: Bally passing away. Capitalists not willing to take Confederate bo ortreamity netts. The secretary of the Treasu: Mr. Memminger, is doing all he to uphold the credit, so he is pay the interest of the Confederate di for part of which specie he has p from twenty-five to thirty per cc premium, although the greater pi of it came from robbing the United States nilht at New Oriel .and.from the Post Office receipts. Mr. Metriminger can pay in sped this time, but he will scarcely be al .to repeat the operation as long -the war lasts. The measure has momentary effect on the people g( erally, but it cannot deceive our et Ralists and business men. The Number of Troops Ju the Then our army is by no means ivell organized as it ought to be. On paper we have 400,000 in field; but we have not quite 200, 1 / 4 find part of them even indifferen armed, a great rliany Of them bas fed and clothed. On the whole L Of the Potonitle we have only abo 605000 men, and it is a wonder to that the United States forces ha Made so little progress thus far. May next the term of enlistment a great many of our soldiers expire: and a large number of them will Th. re-enlist if they can possibly avoid it. It Will then become necessary to cal dui the militia, but lam afraid the titi, government will find great dif plity to make it serve. 14 signal proof of the small con, genet , the Southern people have i theft. Strength and in their ability Net out this war was the rejoicii itith which the news of the capta of Mason and Slidell was receivt here, and the disappointment who, they were given up. Everyboi here and all through the South hope. 'that England would go to war with the - United States, and whatever our newtipapers and public men may say, the sensible portion of our people know very well that we cannot raise the blOckade without foreign aid, nor eau life earrir 'on the war for any length of time. The resources of the South are limited, and 'will be exhaus ted before long. `'mope Poisoned Like Bate--o,ocupegkoh • Fayetteville, Arkansas. Gen. Ila Heck has sent' the , follow ing disetieh to General McClellan : 'Gen. Curbs has taken possession Fayetteville, Arkansas, capturing number of - prisoners, stores, baggage etc. The erietny burht a part of tl town before leaVing. They ha , crossed Boston mountain in gre confusion. We are now in posscssic of ail their strongholds.' Thiel is good news enough, but Ilalieek goes on to say how the high-born and no ble-blooded chivalry of the South at tempted to destroy their brethren by poison. "Forty-two men and ()Seers of the Fifth Missouri cavalry were poisoned at Mudtown by eating poisoned food, which the enemy left behijid them. The gallant Captain DEStfort died, and Lieut. Von Dental and Captain Schwan have suffered much, but are recovering. The in ,digriation of our troops is very great, but they have been restrained from retaliating upon the prisoners of war." Another dispatch says : "Our army is waiting for supplies, and will not be likely to move for ten or twelve days. Our troops took poses of Fayetteville at 11 o'clock, a. fla., yesterday. The ruins of the town ware smoking when the troops entered. ,Price and McCullcoh are beyond the Boston Mountains. A ~Lowana and Texas regiment are with McCidloch. The rebels are de- Moralized." The Northwest corner county of Arkansas is Benton. Directly south of it lies Washington county, of which Fayetteville is the county town. It lies about fifeen miles from the Indian Territory west, and about tienty-five miles from the Missouri line north. It is not probable that Curtis will pursue the fugitive and ,cowardly Price any farther ' as noth ing could be gained by it, unless it were to retake Fort Smith and occu py Van Buren. It will take a long time for Price and Van 'Dorn to coi led a 'force sufficiently formidable to threaten spin the Missouri. We Preinafae that a line of fortified camps Will Stfitelied along the Southern line of the State, and then the large army which hee been hitherto de tained there, can be employed in Tennessee. Kentucky and Missouri are now both frepd from the pesti lent "varmint." • Mrs in Tennessee. (scribes the rebels' *tempests as a per- Cincsoo ' February 28.—A special , feet panic. The Mayor made a dispatch to the Tribune frosa Cairo speech, saying he was still secession Reporti leout Murfreesboro to the backbone. "Brit," said he, slam that Gen. )well had stirronad- i "you see how it is ; the game is up, ed. the rebels, at that plade, so that and we must either surrender the none 'could escape. The rebels offer- ; town or have it burned." ed tel surrender their positicin if al- When he left they were trying to lowed to march out with the honors ; get away their pork, of which they of whr. Buell refused, and demand- had large quaatities stored there.— ed an unconditional surrender; said The Texas Bangers committed all he would allow them two days for' manner of excesses. on their own consideration, and if the place was I friends even, and then left in wild not sittrendered at the expiration of confusion that tifne, he would open fire upon them. The time expired this morn ing. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—A special dis patch to the Tribune, from Cairo, says that the rebel army, in its retreat from giishiae, left 1,600 sick and wounded, destroyed the bridges and burned all the steamboats but one, Which escaped. The Texas soldiers fired the city in many places, but the Citizens extinguished the flames. A great majority of the property owners remained. The excitement was intense. Gov. Harris The Occupation of Nashville—Row it was Done--Rebel Stampede, &o. Latest Cairo specials to Cincinnati papers are as follows : CLAKKS VILLE, Feb. 24, via CAIRO, Feb. 25. A flag of truce arrived here yester day from Nashville. The rebels have destroyed all the bridges, pitched theit cannon into the river, and evac uated the place. A deputation of prominent citizens asked that private property be respected, and our army take possession. General Mitchell's division *as then *Rhin nine miles (*Nashville. 3en. Nelson is up the Cumberland, and will arrive at Nash ville to-night. Major General Grant is at Clarks ville. The rebels are reported con centrating at some point goal' or southeast of Nashville. Northern and eastern Tennessee are now safe. The weather is delightful for Move ments, being as warm As May in Ohio, and the roads are rapidly dry ing up. [SECOND DISPATCH.] We hold Nashville. The citizens sent down a boat asking the gun boats to go up, and the gunboats have gone. The rebels evacuated in the greatest haste, leaving guns, transportation, gunboats and every, thing. Gov. Harris left With them, taking away the State records.— The rebels are reported concentra ting at Murfreesboro. A person just Om Nashville, de- The Work Finished in Tennessee—Andy Johnson Provisional Governor--Columbus Probably Occupied, WASHINGTON, !boiareh 2d.—Official information to the War Department, from Nashville, represents that the military work in that State is about completedtand that it only remains to effect a civil reorganization of the State government. It is believed that the U. S. lonics will "occupy Co lumbus to-day. The rebel forces, under Albert S. Johnston, Aro being steadily pressed back*tird by . General Buell. Cotton, to the valrie of one hundred thousand dollars, has fallen into our hands at Nashtille, and the Treasury Depart ment has taken measures to have .is brought to New York. The President has desig,nated Hon. Andrew Johnson to be a Brigadier General, and he preiCeeds to Tenne&. flee to-morrow to open amilitary pro visional government of Tennessee, Until the civil get-erfiment can be re constructed. Gen. Buell *lll be nom inated to-morrow a Major General of volunteers. ech o in The folialcing dispatch was receiv ed to-day fi•om Commander Foote, dated Cairo, March Ist. Lieut. Com manding Phelps, sent with a flag of tttiet to-day to Columbus, has this tnoniei~t returned, and reports that liunims is being evacuatad. He saw the rebels burning their winter quarters and removing their heavy guns on the bluffs, but the guns in the water batteries remain intact.— He also saw a large force of cavalry drawn up ostentatiously on the bluffs, but no infantry was noticed as here tofore in our armed reconnoissance a few days since. Large fires were visible in the town of Columbus and upon the river banks below, indicating the destruc tion of the town, military stores and equipments. [Signed,] A. 11. FOOTE, Flag Officer. It is believed here our army has, by this time, occupied Columbus. Latest From Missouri. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March special to the Missouri Republican, from Springfield, Mo., says :—On Wednesday night, Capt. Montgom ery, of Wright's battalion, with his company, was surprised at Keits vine, Barry county, {This is in South west Missouri, about forty miles from Springfield. —CimoN.] by 800 rebels, supposed to belong to Mc- Bride's division, but who represent ed themselves as Texan Rangers.— They -tired into a house. occupied by our men, killing two and wounding one. One of the rebels was killed. The balance left, taking with them about seventy horses. Two wagons loaded with army stores were burned. The same night at Major Harbin's farm, two miles beyond Keitsville, Colonel Ellis anti Wright, with an adequate cavalry force, were sent to Keitsville. Gen. Price had burned several pub lic buildings at Fayetteville, Ark., including the Arsenal lead factory, several flouring mills, and 100,000 pounds of flour. Many of the inhabitants along the , ad have been deceived by the lies 'Price that all would be butchered. A strong Union feeling has been Ihibited among those remaining. OP soldiers of 1812 brought out a Jim flag long kept concealed. They say that the combined force Price, Van Dorn and McCulloch 111 again overrun the country; which keeps thousands from avowing their sentiments. Gen. Price, after a hot chase, is cooling off on Boston Mountain, and Beu McCulloch is on this side of him. The Death of General Lander. General Lander died this after )on an Paw-Paw, Western Vir alma, from the debilitating effects ' his wound, received at Edward's "ry. His body is on the way to me city, where his widow (formerly iss Jean M. Davenport, tragedi a) resides. Gen. Shields suc ceeds Gen. Lander in command. We clip the above sad news from the morning papers. Further in formation about his death, and the manner in which it was announced to his wife, will be found in oar tele graphic columns. Our army can ill spare the gallant General Lander, whose impetuous courage and re markable coolness in the hour of danger have long beet the theme of every tongue. He was brave as a lion, and inspired all about him with the most exalted daring. He, like Baker, may be said to be a Victim of the Ball's Bluff affair. The day after that repulse, while making a reconnoissance towards Leesburg, he received a very ugly and severe wound in the leg; which never heal ed. Restive and intolerant of delay, Lander chafed under the wound, and took the field again against the ad vice of his physician. Those who were with him during his late move ments back and forward from Rom ney, report him as very much debili tated, and suffering agonies from his wound. But his indomitable spirit carried him through it all, and ena bled him to make marches, endure exposure and win victories, when most other men would have been on the sick couch. His untimely death will be universally deplored, for Lander's only enemies are those of his county, too, and by them he is both cordially hated and intensely feared. ~~~"~!s~ The Advance of Gen. Banks' Divisiois--- Objeciof the Movement. .`. Bourn, Md., Feb. 28.—Gendral Banks' army fYccupied Harper's Fer ry, unopposed on Wednesday, with all the neeessaries for a permanent occupitio.ii. The advance took pos sessidn of Bolivar Heights, and yes terday pushed its reconnoissances to Charlestown, captured a few prison ers. Loudon Heights are also occupied, in order to prevent any flank move ment by the enemy. to-day Charles ton was occupied by a strong force, and will be .beld against any-attack. The plans. of the commander sre not known, but the movement is probably intended to corer the re construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and bridges and may perhaps mean more. A train of cars passing between stations was fired at to-day by a rebel battery, but no harm was done. The troops are in excellent condi tion, and will be protected from in clement weather. No accident oc curred in transporting the troops over the river. The pontoon bridge was a complete success. Hundreds of refugees have returned to their desolated homes, and those remain ing are overjoyed at our presence. Nothing reliable has been heard from Winchester, but the current reports say it bas been considerably reinforced. A small body of the ene my are supposed to lie South of Loudon Heights, four or five miles back from the river, but they are not of sufficient strength to cause any alarm. Gen. Banks' Division Near Charlestown. enArmEsTowN, Va., March 2.—Gen. Banks' division rests in the vicinity of Charlestown. No disaster or ac cident has occurred since its concen tration and departure from Sandy Hook to cause any anxiety to friends at home. Three inches of snow fell to-day The hitherto rancorous secession ists now pay marked respect to the United States uniform. The citizens wbo h ad been compelled to succumb to the rebel force, arc elated with the prospects ofthe future. It is gratify ing to perceive that the country throughout which the army passed, bears marks of the usual agricultural industry. It is apparent that the future cereal crops of this prolific grain have not been neglected, as might be supposed. The town and country are destitute of important ar ticles of consumption. There is no lack of break, meat and coarse clothes. Hundreds of contrabands are hour ly seeking refuge within our lines, but they are allowed to roam at large without care; in fact, but little no tice is taken of them, except to pre vent their return beyond our posts. The general reports from Winches ter are conflicting, and but little re liance is placed upon them, coming as they do from refugees and con trabands. The military commanders undoubtedly are better informed than the public, and are consequently pre pared for any emergency which may arise. Considerable flour, accredited to the rebel army, has been seized, but private property has been strictly respected. Martinsburg has been occupied by the U. S. troops. Death of General Lander. WASHINGTON, March 2.—Gen. Lan der had every attention which his old and well tried friends around him could bestow. His death was some what sudden. it was not till five o'clock this afternoon his wife re ceived intelligence of his illness.— She immediately took measures for obtaining a special train to proceed thither, but before the arrangements were completed, Secretary Stanton called in person, and with much feel ing and delicacy acquainted her with the fact of her husband's death.— Secretary Chase and other distinguish ed friends subsequently visited her in her affliction. General Shields succeeds General Lander in com mand. Direct from Nashville. The city is entirely quiet. Even the bitterest Secessionists acknowl edge our military authorities treat ing them cruelly kind. All admit the vast superiority in arms, equipments and appearance of our troops, and say that so far, there has been the most admirable discip line displayed. Shocking Death. Mrs. Hannah Warden, of Richland township, Guernsey county, Ohio, was found recently lying with her face in the fire, and literally burned to death. Her husband, Isaac War den, Jr., had been away from home all day, working at his father's, and on coming home at night found his wife lying with her face in the fire, her bead almost burned up. It is thought she must have fainted and fell icthe fire. ACQUITTAL OF COL. ANISANSEL.- We learn, says the Wheeling Intelli gencer of Monday, that a dispatch was received in this city yesterday, announcing the acquittal of Colonel Anitianscl, of the First Virginia Cav alry, of the charges preferred against him of cowardice in the face of the enemy. From the best information we can gain we believe that to be re liable. A court-martial has had the case under consideration for some time. siir The Prince of Wales has con tributed £lOO, Lord Hastings £4OO, Lady Hastings £204, and Durham Cathedral £2OO to the sufferers by the Hartley colliery disaster. More than £6OO has been collected on the London Coal Exchange, but it is es timated that £20,000 - will be needed for the effectual relief of all who bye by this accident been deprived of means of subsistence. - " Very Important from the South--Martial Law in Richmond--The Fawn of the Nashville. Martiil law has been proclaimed in Richniohd and Norfolk by Presi dent Jeff. Davis, and the distillation of intoxicating, liqhors and Union sentiments ipositivelj , prohibited. The rebel steam sloop of war Nash ville has arrived at Wilmington, North Carolina, having run the block ade at Beaufort, North Carolina. Captain Pegram arrived in Rich mond yesterday, and states that he hoisted the United States colors as soon as he saw the North Corlina coast, and ran up within a mile of the Federal blockading vessels. As soon as he got by them he hoisted the Confederate flag at the main mizzen and fore, and ran in under the guns of Fort Macon, hotly pur- Sued by a Federal steamer, supposed to be the Montieillo, which vessel fired thirty shots, doing but little injury to the Nashville.: The Nashville brought important dispatches and a valuable assorted cargo from England, including ten thousand reams of bank-note and postage-stamp paper. Joh Minor Botts, Mr. Stearns and Mr. Wardwell ; friends of our prison ers, together with many others, have been arrested in Richmond and thrown into jail, on the charge of being Union men. More Rebels Captured--Gunboat Engage- ment in Tennessee. CHICAGO, March 3.—A special dis patch to the Tribune says that a very bright light, of a large conflagration in the direction of Bloodville, was seen from here on Friday night at nine o'clock. On Saturday night the sky was brilliantly illuminated by the reflec tion of a large conflagration directly in the line of Columbus, apparently as far distant. Another special dispatch to the Tribune, dated Cairo 2d, says that a gentleman arrived from Charleston, Mo., brings intelligence of the cap ture of forty men of Jeff. Thompson's band and four small one-pounder guns near Sikestown. The gunboat Lexington had an en gagement a day or two since with a rebel battery at Savannah, Tennes see. The Niello House, at Blooming ton, was destroyed by fire last night. Loss $35,000; insured for $20,000. Evacuation of Columbus--The City Laid in Ashes by the Rebels. ST. LOUIS, March 4.—A special dis patch to the Republican i from Cairo, dated the 3d, says that Columbus has been evacuated and burned by the rebels. The gunboat Benton, with General Collum and Commodore Foote, went down the river to-day on a reconnoissance. They found the rebels had fled, having removed their guns and laid the town in ashes. Everything was destroyed that could not be carried away.— The rebels have retreated to Fort Randolph. The whole town of Co lumbus is nothing but ruins. The guns have also been removed from the Island below er day at j .sville, 0a.4,,be -tempfield road, on the very spot where, seventy years ago, his two grand uncles fell by the bloody hands of the remorseless savage Carroll was a brave man, and" his death was a source of deep regret to all who knew his worth. Rebel °au Routed--The Oaptaree on the Upper Potomac. CstaLEOrowN, VA, March O.—Last night a squadron of the First Michi gan Cavalry advanced as far as Per ryville, on the Winchester turnpike, and ambushed, and surprised a party of rebel cavalry, putting three of them hors du combat and routing them. The Michigan party returned with nine cavalry horses fully equip ped as trophies, among them the cel ebrated black stallion rode by. Col. 'Ashby. Not a man was lost. The amount of forage and provis-. ions captured by our right Ring since its advance into Virginia is es timated to be worth twenty thousand dollars. This includes four thousand pounds of bacon stored for the use of the rebel army at Leetown and Lovettsville, now held by the Union army. The success of the movement on the Upper Potomac has been com plete. Gen. Shields passed through Charlestown on his way West last night. from eitatruppiAnts, LETTER PROM SALT RIVER. HEADWATERS OF SALT RIVER, I March 4, 1862. COLS. JONES & JENNINGS :—lt has been a considerable length of time since you have had anything from my pen. Probably you may have thought me dead; but lam happy to inform you that I am still "alive and kicking." The old welcome "Messenger" still makes its regular visits to cheer us up in this benighted land. The course the Messenger bas taken, and the able manner in which it sustains the Government pleases us Douglas men well. We consider the Messenger one of the best pa pers that we read. Jim, I congratu late you upon the able associate that you have connected with you, and I feel confident that the Democracy of' little Greene will sustain you well.— Long may you both wave! I. have no thing of much importance to write to you from this territory. We have all been engaged in the prosecution of the war, in order to bring it to a speedy termination, though I must not forget to mention a very distin guishedarrival here a few days since. Ron. Simon Cameron landed here with a regiment of slaves, all under arms. We had a considerable fight with him ; but Simon was soon made to "point down," when he and his whole cargo struck for _Hayti. Alas, poor Simon ! what a dreary time he will have of it ! "Uncle Abe" has put his foot down firmly. A few more removals of this kind would crush out Rebellion. The removal of Cam eron, I have no doubt, saved thou sands of precious lives. Just such fanatics as these has plunged our be loved country into civil war; and one thing is now certain, that this war will put an end to Abolitionism and Secessionism. Both are alike dis turbers of the peace, and should be punished. Let those leading traitors that have plotted treason in the tb, and are now under arms to orthrow the best Government on th, be hung like dogs, and the dition fanatics that are howling Congress be hurled out, and the 'ernment will be sustaiillid and Union restored without the fur or shedding of blood. Why allow ;se fanatics to howl about the abo ;ion of slavery, emancipation, &c., when the Congress of the United %tes declared that this war was for the liberating of the slaves, for the sole purpose of putting wn rebellion and restoring the ion as it was, and then the war to cease ? Now, if this is the Dose of the war, are not these Ai disturbers of the peace? aiding .d abetting traitors in their efforts I overthrow the government? Al- Lough not in arms against it, they oe constantly aiding the South, giv- j them arguments to further the j 'iciness of the Southern people, and . it all under the false cry of Union." The truth is, they are not or the old Union as made by our thers, but for a Union to suit their 'a pious notions. No, they don't ant the old Union restored, unless' cavery is blotted out. Such men we nothing about the present Con ,itution and the Union of Washing on, Jefferson and the other patriots ' the Revolution. The appointment of Secretary ;anton gives us general satisfaction. is a man of firmness and integri and will be a terror to the rascals that have been sapping the Govern ment. "Uncle Abe" did well inselect ing so good a man, Stanton ; surely is the man for the times. I see, from reading the proceedings of Congress, le Abolitionists are attacking Gen. alleck and refuse to tender him a ote of thanks for his constitutional - oclamation in Missouri on the 23d. iw, are not these pretty men to be Lowed a seat in the Congress of to United States ? If Halleck had the Constitution at defiance, and dared the object of the war to be the abolition of slavery, then ;se fanatics would have extolled t to the skies. But because he ids by the Constitution of his entry, and bares his breast to enemies, Mr. Lovejoy refuses to 'e the hero and patriot a vote of inks. Now, should not such men these receive such treatment as traitor Bright? Bat, thank God, day is not far distant, when, if ongress don't expel them, the peo will. But, in spite of the Love- Sumners & Co., this Government 11 be sustained and the Union re wed on the old Constitutional __. Of this I have not a doubt: a few more Fort Donelson victories will close the war. I see, from the proceedings of the Legislature at Harrisburg, that Col. Hopkins is in hot pursuit of the raa. olds that repealed the tonnage tax. Success attend his efforts l Let the robbern be branded. Z!!!Mlig We had a grand celebration here on the 22d, in honor of the Father of his Country. Washington's Farewell Address was read. The patriotic lessons taught in this sacred docu ment were received with marked at tention, especially that portion that refers to fanaticism. Washington was far-seeing, and saw the evils that might grow out of it. If the old hero was allowed to raise from the tomb to-day, he would behold the workings of it. The country that he spent his life to make and Wilt/ up, now drenched in blood; and The Union that he warns us to cherish in the utmost peril. He would behold a set of traitors at the South, with arms in hand, with the flag of their country under toot, endeavoring to tear down the fair fabric of human liberty, that he shed his blood to es tablish. He would behold a set of men in Congress crying that the old Constitution "was a leauge with hell and and a covenant with the devi," and that the old - Union was not worth preserving with the South, &e., &c. He would behold the old Union bleeding at every pore. Me thinks I see the tears gushing from his patriotic eye, and hear him say ing "oh, ungrateful people, have you forgotten your revolutionary fathers? Have you forgotten Yorktown, Val ley Forge, and Blinker Hill ?" But I have written more than I in tended to when I commenced: there fore will close by saying that I wish you good success, and that you may be well sustained by the generous Democracy of little Greene. Yours respectfully, W. S. THE AFFAIR AT BLOOXERY• GAP. CAMP CHASE, VA, Feb. 15, 1862. Messrs. Editors: Although not being a 1 regular correspondent of your paper, I think I may take the liberty of writing you the news. Gen. Lander being inform ed that a band of rebels was stationed at Bloomery, Hampshire county, Va., deter mined to have them routed. Brig. Gen. Kimble's brigade was selected to put the expedition through. It consisted of the 13th and 14th Indiana, 84th Pennsylvania, G2d Ohio, and 7th Virginia regiments In fantry, and the Ist Virginia Cavalry. 'We took up the line of march at 5 o'clock, P. 11., on the 13th inst., and at a distance of eight miles we took supper and rested till 3 o'clock next morning. We then resum ed our march, and daylight found us at the scene of action. The rebels being in formed of our approach, had abandoned the town, and fled to the woods and moun tains and scattered in every direction for the purpose of bushwhacking. At first we thought there was no enemy to contend with. The Cavalry took the Winchester road, and at a distance of four miles found the rebels concealed in the montains, be hind rocks and stone fences. Then the ball soon opened in earnest. The Infantry came up in double quick time to the as sistance of the Cavalry. Our regiment, being in front, was the first to assist the Cavalry. We were thrown out as skir mishers, and scoured the mountains in every direction. The 14th Indiana skir mished the opposite mountain, but to little or no effect, as the rebels had got out of their reach. The other regiments were stationed on another road, and took nco part in the fight. Our regiment and the let Virginia alone participated in the fight.. The firing commenced at daylight, and ' continued at intervals till 10 o'clock, re sulting in a complete victory of our forces.. Thirty-three rebels were killed, and fifty seven taken prisoners, sixteen of whom were commissioned officers—one acting ' Adjutant General, one Colonel, one Chap lain, four Captains, and the rest Lieuten ants. It was a guerilla fight. From the best information we could get of their num ber, it was part of four regiments. We ' could not tell the exact number of their force, as it was scattered in every direc tion, and running at full speed. The Ist Virginia Cavalry suffered all the Joss we sustained, and strange to say, there were only two killed, and three slightly wound ed, when volley after volley of shots had been fired into our ranks. One of the kill ed was Robert Carroll, of Washington town ship, Greene Co., Pa., the other name I did not learn. 'We captured their entire Quartermaster's.stores, together with sev eral guns and annaunition, and some wag ons and horses, and burnt a large bomb shell factory. We then repaired to the houses that the Secesh had formerly occu pied, and took breakfast,—it then being 12 o'clock, M. Company F, or our corn pany, was not behind in any movement that was made during the whole engage ment. Our officers acted nobly, and also the men of our company. They were even cheered by the General not in connection with the regiment, but personified us as a company, although our whole regiment acted nobly. The Chaplain before men tioned was captured by Orderly Sergeant Eli Brant, Serg't J. L. Garrison, Corporal G. W. Shough, Joshua Rice, Frank Tay lor, of company F, and nayßlf. When we halted him, he plead innocent. We asked him why he wore a uniform ? he said he was compelled to do sc. That is the language of them all; bit let them get behind a tree or lock, then they are ready to shoot you. After partaking of breakfast, we started for camp, and ar rived here at 10 o'clock A. M., after march ing through mud half-knee Jeep, a dis tance of forty miles, fighting four hours or more, and double-quick some six miles. This was all done in the brief space of thirty hours. I hear no complaint among our boys, notwthstanding the long march in such a short space of time Our regi ment had the honor of taking the prison ers away, on account of the bravery they displayed in the engagement. Before the fight, our regiment threw ovorcoats, hav ersacks, and all unnecessamy clothing aside, and went into them like men. I must mention one thing, before I elate, i. e., the gallantry displayed by our Colo !lel, James Evans. He nobly led his reg iment throughout the whole vs t o and went into the mountains with us skir mishing. Our Captain beitigibsent, the command of cur . company Pell on Lieut. A. A. Stout. He acted nob*, and dis played Lrest bravery . Our Orderly Ser geant, kai lit, 1140 ditoplliyed' great bravery. Yours respectfuibr, VINCENT STEPHENS. A
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