it iff ft 1, 1 I I THE BLESSINGS OF GOVERNMENT, LIKE THE DEWS OF HEAVES, SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTED ALIKE, UPON THE HIGH ASD THE LOW, THE RICH AND THE TOOK. feW SERIES. EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 16, 1862. VOL . 9-NO. 32 7 Ttvfrpat Of" 3ICCleII- I crin-v n tefwin.1,,1 rior. .-rf hrrv it-rtV je irr : j " j. ...... i aiis enough some where to cany all. rsot one pliysictan in twenty was at his ist, ana the joor soldiers screaming with the ago- i i1k baiiKS oi -i.u"v - ny 0t their wounds, went tor days Witliout T . v... o vTifM indent of the i : i .i i ti i, r ..:t. nil lim iiiciu uivMH.ni. a nousiuiu- ritiv and wounded, who should now le safe in TiiK K"T OF THK movement, hospitals at the North, have fallen into the t!,.uh accomplished at an immense encmy's lmds, through the neglect of - . IT. W Id Til',.. . 1 . 1 popinjay surgeons. oiany nave uieii De cause their wants never were cared for. And even now, hundreds on the hospital boats are moaning and groaning with fes tering wounds, which have not received an's Army. t x flowing is the close of a Ion?, de- j :l,;count of the retreat of the army i ,ih banks of the Chickahominy to s pver. by a correspondent of the j Geiu ra! McClellan's movement has 1 success. lie has changed and source of supply. By the X 1 I r In- has render.-. I entirely useless a .f r..'k-l earthworks built at an mi- J.,.fiv!vl oarthw j, i-xp-ns, and securing an imprcg- r..-it'i.n. By th hitter he has re 1; -."rtv thousand troops from the j f - : f quaitJiiig Ins nturoau .connection 'V!.::e House, a Iwdy of men never i in the si-ge of Richmond, hut who iii 1- employed with great effi-ct in i.!H-r.iiion against the enemy. His .; m-;:i'n is a stii'iiir :ie. " hite -.v;in;p llankr-iton the right: the I - nv-T, aiiet uyine gunooai, on j'. ft. The distance ln-twivu cannot Ik - ;!.an eiht miles. lie is rapidly . up th" l' ninsuhi. U-ing to-day BlTurUev Station, and within twin- v.-miles f the reln-l r.pital. - : i:... ( .:- n'.i;i III oil: i liitii ' ivih-h the artillery not being able to play as effi ciently as desired. The Pennsylvanians poured storms of musket and rifle balls upon tlie rebels, while,. at the same moment, tley received furious volleys from the superior forces of the enemy. On Sunday the whole army of the lo- ttnd they attacked our lines in fine order. They, liave followed us up aftereach day's fighting, and have displayed admirable generalship. Their loss is estimated at near Inirty-four thousand during the past five days. Onr artillery has made sad havoc , ampng their ranks, but their prcponder- tomac changed position, forming a new i ance in numbers enables them to fill up line southwest of Richmond, the left rest- I the gaps and press our army. Our own ing on the James river. In this new po sition, the l?escrve3 occupied the right and advance, and during Sunday night and Monday were constantly on the alert and the slightest attention. A searching in- i under arms, expecting a sudden approach vest igat ion and prompt punishment of i of the enemy. those men who have violated the honor of their cloth in thus neglecting the alllicted, will do mueh to restore the confidence and alacrity of the tnnips. Stkamek Jons A. W knki:. menced: and, as the relwls showed them T,,K JAMKS U,XKK- Jul.v ' Ivo, in the wood, our artillerv shelled This morning at ten o'clock, when I j tromcII,lol uighter, while leu namsons nouse, v.e... .ucv u uan , ;If.lntry IllovM forward :md checked Monday afternoon. General McClelhin made his lispositions of troops, and pos ted Ids batteries to meet the rebel advance. At half past four a fearful battle com- i high feather at what they regard as the recent defeat of our army lefore Richmond, and consequent success of the relM.1 arms, tliat they are holding frequent secret meet ings, and are constantly enlisting volun teers for the service of Jeff. Davis. THE NEW CU. KOK VOI.rVTKEKS. There has been iuikJi interest in Washington to hear the response of the country to the President's new csill f.r loss is variously estimated at from seven to thirteen thousand, killed, wounded. straggling and missing. Beauregard and j volunteers. 'Hie prevailing wnuimtnti T,.i cn w,:..cci i that the enlistments will be too slow to and the relwls ha c now a fighting force of 150,0 men. Tltc Attack, on Yicksburg. orj unit fni inoinu i o,mi nyrr, o, Ua iu-lsWm ,.1IW . a. . 1 Vc JjomlxifiiiHiu. meet the public demand for an immedi ate and overwhelming advance njnm the rebellion, :ind that a draft for a, half mil lion would V'. the piier action at the present moment. No Iialf way measure, v.jv has also be; n most rlat- 3 : -t th." el a one can conceive of the im- -laughti r we have nuule in their - i i th. constant battles fnun Friday. a 27. to Friday, the 1th of July. Our - a : to tight the enemy all day and at at night. Thousands of them were i i and captured. F.very one of wir t:U was a FMeral ictorv. Tlie con- tit White Oak Swamp wa one of the i-!ii st battles on record. I-our lines r.-b-ls were ui-awn uj in fi-ont of our jr. n. Tlie seeo'id urtl the first upon k -'-a i" ii.iine and sii'!e at the point of f r;!vtii:et. but it was of no avail. E lit rclv a mail surt-d t tell the tale a itii. r line. :.i:d In.- tliird autl fourth. i : tii-j aii the curses of their officers. -i li!vot the lili-rv th'-y wishetl ereke and ll'-d, and lei's us mas :! . li Id. .Mii.-k't shot, and can- s i'.ul. :i! l gu-.Kiat sh il pollivd con- v in'o n-U-Moni for a week. It al- 'eVfi!- ni" to write it. but .Na'HiIeon r . :ta- .1 tnore blixwl to ilow than litis 4'-iin-! i'lMtn the rel.vl army during this ! n-tivt-t. 1 i'-ut the saddest storv i- th" one which I "ir n ti t es. Million- of pinp rty lrnvi d. Fortv pieces of artillery f '-ni, i.f course, fell into the enemy's l'.':-. 'i'liise, however, woTt'.d have -n :!criv'es easilv mad'; could thev I .w- (.r. iei-.i-d any loss of life. I regret I ii.:tMv tiiat inv dutv oniH'!s me f f U ri,- t;ut!i with regard to this matter. .5 i ny th.ni;:nd soldiers, and there is the ;J.h.t tnilitan- authoritv lor stating it, !! killtil or woundol or raptured by the $ -'! in that m,r short week's retreat. ' ' tistant kittles brought their to) rich ie.-st of il, :l,l and dviiur. IIosiit;ds aitmii tlumsands of wounded were i. 4 f - nup lxxlily to the enemy. Sick ;md ariij soldiers, too tintl to pivceetl a t '? :ir,h,T, wouhl crawl into out-of-the-j 2: places. I e overlookel by our rvar f and only wake up from their sleep f ni.tr0,l bv the cneinv. Ten thou- L i k and wounded were sent to hos- :?aU a - .. . ..imniue .Jar-.es river. t Jur loss p''-on fearful; but. thank (WV. Oen. " v i . . i -tnnps, who are hourly arriving I j "";.!:.. reonients, go a great way in fill " J "p the void. furthest advanced ost was within twenty five miles of Richmond, and he was rapid ly pushing them forward, driving the en emy at all jioints. His army had com pletely recovered from the fatigue cau-ed by the retreat, and he had hvii strongly reinforifd. Ounlioats nccon.ianied his advance, shelling the woods, and scatter ing the enemy, and his main forces were following at safe supporting distance. His position was one that could not lie flanked bv the enemy, the James river and the gunljoats flanking it on the left, and the lower end of White Oak swamp on the right, and thnv miles in length of binding places on tlie river were amply - sufficient to secure full supplies of everything needed bv the army. The river was full of transjiorts, loaded with ammunition, and the genial weather neither extreme of temperature holding swav will prove the best reinforcement Oen. McClcllan could wish. The capture of Richmond from this po sition will very- likely Ik? a b-dions opera tion, requiring great skill and an over whelming force. Tlie Federal armv has twentv-five miles of rcliel country to over come, and it may take as long a time as it flid to cross the Peninsula from White House to Mechanicsille. On May 11th we entered White House; ti mouth passed, and we were just capturing that burned up town on the ('hicktihouiiuyt a second month, and we were just where the form er left ii stil! before Richmond, but no nearer its capture. I'rfin tin' Vuihtltlil'ii Iii'jiiim: Tlie Ieniiylvaiii;i Ilcscrvr .1 ;," SLrtrh ; tln.ir .';y sinrr jom iil t.'ir Arm' Jl hrc llklouoml. Through the kindoness of an otTiecron deneral McCall's staif we have leen ilaeed in possession of a few lnterer-ting particular in reference to the part which the Pennsylvania Reserves have taken in the battles of last week. On all hands they are spoken of, and no other division in the army fought with more heroism or suffered more severely than did the twelve regiments of Pennsylvania Reserves. Thevrenehed the Armv of the Potomac t alxmt the 12th of June, and were imme diately sent forward to the right of the line, near Mechanicsville, north of the Chickahominy. Their pickets were de- them with murderous vollies of musketry. Rallying, they Imldly advtuiced to capture our batteries. Our men met them at the cannon's mouth, and a hand-to-hand con test ensued. Bv hurling forth fresh regiments in overwhelming numbers they sueeeeded in capturing a number of our guns. A more desperate contest, perhaps, never occurred between oposing forces than was witness ed in this fight to retain and to obtain the artillery of the Reserves. The slaughter on loth sides was awful, but bv far the nvatcst among the ranks of the ixKIs. Tlie cannon cut whole lines down, and opened great gaps through the advancing masses, but still they came on, fresh regi ment after regiment, until our gallant and bleeding men were overjiowercd by exer tion, and decimated by the deadly volleys of the enemy. Had we but received rein forcements, our guns would not have been lost. As it was, it was imjiossible to hold them against the superior nunuVrs thrown ujion our devoted division. Gen. MeCall was present, and distin guished himself as a brave and heroic commander. During the battle on Mon day he was severely wounded, and in the frightful conflict over the batteries he was again wounded and tak n prisoner. Lieut. Jieattv, of Gen. McCaTs stall", was struck Cniv;o. July 7. A Seeial dispatch from Memphis, dated the Gth, states that the ram Lioness has arrived with abiee from the fleet alwve Yicksburg to the '2d instant. Tlie canal across the point of Lmd oj ositc Yicksburg is nearly completed. Negro workmen have Inh h collected from the various plantations in the icinity. In all cases Government receipts were given fortjiem. Several thousand were enga ged Jn the work. It is supisvd that when the ditch is finished the river would cut tiwide channel during high water, and forever leave Yicksburg in inltuid illage. Tle boniliardment is kept up at regu lar intervals from loth fleets, Commodore Davis haing arrived when the Lioness left. The reliel batteries were still renlv- r in occasionally. It was believed that tlie rebel works would le stormed on the Fourth, and there is every reason to le lieve that the city has already fallen. Tlie city is said to le not so badly damaged as was at first stated. All the non-coniliatants were previously removed. The rcln'l force is said to be sixteen thou sand. A story has reached the fleet that several hundred of the rebels had been killed by the explosion of shells. IVcivs from Washington. The Ritti kn ok the Fuexch Pkixcks. IKilTlVE sl.WKs. Tlie que.-tson of the admission of fu gitive slaves within th . lines of the army, is submitted to our Go eminent for divi sion by Gens Butler and Ph lp Butler having opjiosed their a-bnis.-ion, and Phclis favored it. As they come of all n2"s juul sexes, Butler object to the ex ncnse of keei'iiv: them. Tle Govern ment has given no decision, :md it thought will prescribe no rule, but still leave each commander to judge the prop er rule for his Department. NEWS IIKKtT lf:M KH IlMiiMl. A surgon of a lsouisiii regiment wImj was' captured at HuH Run. :uid has 1-n kcit at Riehinon l evi-r sim-e reaeh- t etl Washington this moniiug. He was taken out to the battle field- l-fore Rh-h-mond to help care for the wounded, but watched his opportunity and escaped. He savs the r. bel leaders claim a mi raculous deli venuie', :md t'.iat every laiie of glass in Richmond was illumina ted in honor of their victor-; but still the tone of the community was greatly sad dened by reason of their frightful losses in battle. EST1MVTI.I IjOsS or THE l.M'.MT. A distinguislied genertd o!lievr of th' armv of tlie Potomac was in Washington i I this morning, on his way to visit his lanii- i ly north of Washington. Foreign Aeivs. St. John's, July 7. -Tlie royal mtut steamer Kurojia jwsel olF Cpo K.aee at midnight, on the Cth. She left Iivcrpool on the ?tli. via Southampton the 20th, r.nd brings two dav's later ailvkvs. 'Ilic news from America, lrought by the Persia caused increased excitement in Fnglund. and in the Liverpool cotton market prices hal fortlicr advanced. Tlie rii'kn 2'tnts, in an elitorial on the state of "affairs in America, says thai the news s1kw that ik.4 ihik Ii can lie ei- ectcd lefore fall: but it Lopes tiw.t nvui ,v';!l le devis-l by which the conflict may le eiideL 11ie I.ndon Tumi at last admits thai the suj-:-rivr nu:idn rs anl rcsoun-es of the North iiwt, in the tml, preTtil, but lioi hs that some unguis will be deisol to brii this unnatural cir.ilk-t to a cls- The Imlon Ihrr.ld thinks it is time that some decided action was t.ken by France and KiuihtiuL I Ion. F. Bruce, the Goenor of th bv :i rifle b:dl which passed through his thigh. Capt. McConkcy, of his stall, was ; and the Comte de Paris, of whom the two ; l.e nr... ni'.d sevond of his ! last iianio.1 were lately conn o ted with the Washington. July 7. Tlie Washing- His opportunities for h-arning lh. cx ton Ii h luj'-mrr contains the following: j tent of the damage received by th er.e- It is known to our readers that the ! my in the recent seven days lighting were. Prince de Joimille, the Dukede Chartres, from the nature of his Ksitio: in the s-r- aitls were killed and wounded, whose names we could not learn. (Jen. McCiei-I-an in the Fight. From all with whom we have sed, we find that McClcllan provi-d how much he deserves the confidence of his staff of Gen. McClcllan, have withdrawn from the scene of the j lending miHtary operations in Yirginia, and are about to conver- i euioanv i. jiuoj. As the announcement of this fact has Ikvu accompanied in certain quarters with IIehasdinded,1'crsonn!ly, the "explanations' of the most supjiositious iiv. -rhaps lietter than any other I n ionollicer. He estimated the lo-s in kil leil and wounded :uid otherwis ivmL'ivd hurs tin ct'iitfotf, at the immense numlicr of 7.",00 men, or, in other words, that their loss was quite half their whole ar mv in and alxjut Richmonn. Tliev n-fuse to receive tlags of tnu-e from (it nend M'Clelhin, conveying inqui ries relative to the fate of I'nioii officers i soldiers. 1 i ... i . . . . .... . i .1... -., .l-,v' c liar.icier, n mav ik- oro pvi u s..,.. , inovemenis, ;um omi.ii. ov. , ... ... , . , , .... i fi.dni,,., ha, 1ki cnMantlv under fire. I -e are able to do in the most ,.os,ve and soldiers U-hevcd to b, Wl lie was in the front, encouragi.ur and j terms, that this Mum to Kuropo of these prisoners m their hands, thus cvmcmg a eheerin.M,itr.M-- He has fared" with . distinguislml guest-, who have until lately great disinclination to p. -nrnt General s "I , ... m. -r.. ... -i I i.-1 ll ... ..I...: .... :..1.,. lum-.n-Kr himself no rest and shares j formed a iui ot t ien nil .Mel. leitan s mu- -i . iei.ui .k.... ..... v. ,- family, is in pursuance ot a purpose oiscure, o uieir ix-.u .o.. ......, ...... them; he gives i. ' : i.tr- .l-in.n.ri ttieir 1 itarv" ineir oi o.tuou, ...... i - - - i c . . . I . l 1. . 1 . i .w...l ' tiinnin!ilui nt tl.O li:kltle. i tvl 1 "t tormeci sevenu w-eKs ago, juhi -.i.r.-. ..... t i . r .1 : I ii i-ivii lrnM-iiirHMlAri at miicli lneoiivciuencf. omv iron, un-u j - ployed on its 1 tanks, in sight of the rebels tn;nT throueh." Gen. Soiner Is said to have lieen bravest among the j anxiety to 4-:issist" at the impending bat l.mve. Wounded in the arm twice, and ; tics l fore Richmond. All represent a- exhtuisted bv a want of sleep for forty- j tions which allege that tliey have with- ; river in the evening. -' . . i , iLAa;iiLntl.Afi.l.l -ililioii-rl, i ,b:i-,vii from the Unitl States contrary to Four small stetiiners, with f.uir Kir-s eigiu iii'ui ... . - j - - i .... i-i ,,n1 bv fiends and surgeons to retire. ; their original intentions, under aphen- . in tow, armed at l ortn-s M.N.n this t.-. ..n "No! I will see this ! Hons of a foreign intervention, or, as oth- . morning, laden with artillerymen, horses, j 1 . .. i n 1 l ...1 1 . 1 ...... . 1 tli. I have feigiH-.!, in disgust at tlie lmputea , m., sum er, uu.oiv.-s, "i Fresh trois jirrived liere from Wji.-b-ingtcm yestertlay, ainl went up the James On Thursday, the I I i Ml-MNr.KMK.NT. tannot close thi Hter without cx- j: - N-.nj: niv firm lf..f ;.. i... ..o.r - i iav iiu-iiuouiv- : j --nt of things among subordinates in the ". i the 1 otomac The Government Snl Country pnwids every thins on the ample sctde, and hundreds of officers aiT0:ntHl especially in the medical 1 ,J- patment. n etu-rv out It xviO.o. TV. tnst wti,. a great emergency, and showecl utti r UKmpetenc- of that department, 'c ly 8n junlnffajic could be found to on the opposite side. 2Cth of June ment with the in largely sunerior force. In this the first fight for most of them, the noble l'enn svlvanians stood manfully up to their work, the battle lasting four or five hours, until night closed down upon the bloody scene. Gen. Bi'Rns ers "in eiriciencv" of Geitenil McClcllan, are , river. , they had their first engage- yas jvejy Woundel in the face lind j wholly without foundation. On their re ie enemy, who asstiiled them , jiesv iut remaine.1 on the field to the List, j turn to this city from the army of General Baxter's Fike ZtifAVt?, .McClcllan, iney cxpresi I:, iuium In the language of a distinguished General j terms their admiration of that officer's ho witnessed their conduct, "covered , military conduct, and of the heroic lear- themselves all over with glory, and re- j ing of his devoted troops. They found deemed fully their character." They re- : nothing to deplore in tlie campaign on tlie lieved a regiment in Gorman's Brigade at Xext day, at one o'clock in the morn- j a very critical moment, and charged in j ing, the Reserves fell back, by onler, and took a position about ten o'clock, A. M., alNut a mile or two east of their first po sition, where they made a stand to meet the enemy. Aliout four o'clock, P. M., tlie rebels appeared in front, and they M-rr.. -irr-iin rnarred iii a territie tight. --7- r cr A skirmish tKk place ihe other .Liy, near our left wing, which resulted in the defesit of the labels. We t-ok tne tlioii Kunl Rebel n-isoners hikI thnx' small lat- teries, and our cavalry followed them up till they passed lnyonJ White Oti'i. For tlie Lt-t two days the relicls have shown little lisposition to fight, ainl yi--tcrdav n'liiiquishol their ground arnl lai- PennLula except that General McCleihm should liavc been left without the rein- the most splendid manner against superior forcemeats which were seen to lie neei-ss- teries rdmost without resistance. forces. ' iVr' in view 01 me iorces uuiss.-.. ...... 1 The Figiit on Monhat : id,,, fnun all parts of the Smth. i . 4 ...l nc 1u.:v.v -nft cmwM tlioil ! - ,j4 rejiri.-iiit.A ...1 hiuiv . . ....... New York Money Market. New York, July 9. Noon. Sixteen jvr cent The battle raged fiercely in the woo, tliat of any prec.x-.ling day. Our whole , The Reuei.s in Noreii.k Ji iueant. ; premium is 1.1.1 lor .o:.t. .-Mining i-x-army was more or less "engaged. Tlie1 A respectable and inte lligent citiz.11 of ; change, Money is ctivc at ". rebels marched out from Richmond one ; Norfolk, and a genllemtm of unquestioned ; cent. SWks tuv aiso iq 2 an 1 G kt 1 hundred and sixteen complete igimvnt. loalty, says the ixAf of that city afe m cent. Pix-xiiux .f Wjdes, is dead. France is :d.out to construct reuUv-I liKhlels .f the Merrimac Moilcc, in rler to test their meri.s. Ras-ia litis rccogiiizi tlie kingdom of Italy. The G.Tvenimerit r.; iH,ply of salt ha lvn aK-lishe.1 in Russia. The T. nr cNlitoiially says: "The tele grams by the Persia, if they come sul stantiallv fron tin? Northern Government, do en. .lit t its eracity. inasmuch as they proclaim tliat any decisive advantage over the Con f -derates must 1 posioncd until great additions are nuule to the Federal array. Tlie L;. t dates are to June ISth, which may lie coii-idered the ln-giiunng of the summer heats. Although the probability is tlitit lioth armies will keep the field, yet there cmi lie little dmht that tlie siirit of the campaign must Itmguisli until fall, when cool weather and reinforcenients 011 both sides will tillow the struggle to be ivnewe. 1. Kciituchian. and Teiuies--eans might argue liitit slmv their own States have U-en :ib;indontl, i.n.l falu u under the of the FiN lends, t'.iey had no further interest in defending the cotton States to which thi-v were loimd by the ties rf r.l-l-giein"e. Lat the diminishing army must have K-.-H mainly caused lsy the diliieu!ty of obtaining f.-nl. The Tuiit S :ulds : Tlie superior uuiuImts ait l r:sou:vs of the North v.e look upon as c r::iln in the end to prevail. But who C.n ie the resolution c- imvil by the South, the im iiien.se armv it puts in the field, and the tenacity with which it dispute? every lo sition. without fcelintr that the w:u- is likely to .bvnch the lerritory -f the I'n: i with much more 14ok1. It winds up by hoping some means nuiy le devis.l for brin,Ti::g this unnatunil ."Mnflict lo a close. Tlie Morning Jlmild contends, that tlie it stoxution f the l"nii would be a calamity, not .hi!v fr Europe and Eng Luid in jiartirnlar. but for tlie North. It declares tliat the Union had become a nuis..ioe among nations. Scvssion i- fav Table lo Engbuid. S'lf-Interest would luoe justitk-1 interfereiK-e K-fore I this, litid not inteniaiional mondity fotbl-l it. Even n. v, if there was any of an earliT sttlenient. no ne would dream of interfering As matters st:u:d, howev er, the Irnttd think it i time tlitit soji:- d.-c-ided action should Iv talieu by Fnuiee :uid Enghind in liehalf of justice anl hu manitv, as well as for lle prot.x tion of their half ruined nianufUcJorics and liun jt o--niti.-s. Such a-t"urti must lie ta ken at Lt.-t, as iiiqsible tiling cjuuiot jo hng aIlow.il to n-maiiu It is iiio-t imjrolil'le that there will be any cluuige in th" asjK-et of American affairs tliat will bring u relief, and if we are K art after all. it - ill If stoing lieollcrs misery to act at .cki- with gcntlpii- "Ta usv, Kit niih tiior? irn: in ord. w.bV firni'i"