9 '-dWIrIq"4OiEIC.I2a.DP Fridayi ziz , i IN ' lorever float that gimlet*, 'heal I , .Where' breathes therfbe but fiat before-19i • With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,• , And Freedom'a'hahnerittreantlng o'er id , ' COLIAIOI4II4 INSTITUTE. - --Vire in vite special atteotion to the advertisement of the "Marshall Collegiate Institute" in today's paper. PUBLIC SALE direct attention to the sale of personal property adrertsed in to-day's paper by Mr. D. R Beekner of Mt. Hope. PAINFUL RUMOR.---As we go to press it is rumored that Mr. John Mickley, son of Mr. .Daniel Mickley, of this place, and E. manual E3urkett of this vicinity, both of Capt. lcurts's company, were killed near .Martinsburg• on Monday. We trasthow eier the rumor may- prove unfounded: P. S. We piece' learn that the above re port•is true and that the friends of the do teased have been notified of. the occurrence , by members of Co. G. Our men recovered . the body of Mt. 31iCkley but failed to got that of Mr. Burkett; 6500 BOUNTY.—Our Borough and town ship are each paying a local bounty of MA for recruits. With 6100 from the Govern , - meat this makes the handsome bounty of 16( 1 0 for one year's service. The Borough quota is nearly filled, and we believe, .with proper e ff orts, the quotas of both can yet be filled. Two days are yet left to complete the work. The time is short, but there must certainly be men enough in our town and country who will yet volunteer for one year fbr $5OO richer than risk 'being drafted.— This sum should be sufficient to induce eve rypatriotic citizen whose business will permit to enter the service at once. Let each and every one then, interested, be up and doing, and full quotas may be confidently expected. PAPERS DISCONTINUED.—The pub lication of the "Mercersburg—Weekly-Jour nal" has been discontinued for the present, in consequence of the present high price of paper and other articles. The Greencastle Pilot suspended for the same reason several weeks since. In order to sustain ourselves and continue tie publication of the RECORD we have increased our subscription price to $2 a year in advance. 'The amount to each individual subscriber is small and we trust but few, if any, will be induced to proscribe us on this account..: Those yet in arrears should pay up promptly. We make this ap peal to each and every one. We pay cash for everything and consequently must have the cash for oar labor. DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION.—The National Democratic Convention, assembled at Chicago, 11l , on Monday last. Accord ing to newspaper accounts -the atteadance was very large, No nomination up to our latest published accounts was made; but we learn a despatch was received at (numbers .burg on Wednesday evening annuuncing the nomination of Gcn. McClellan by the. Con vention. ' MURDER.—On Friday last a citizen WAS found dead on the turnpike near Leitersburg, having been shot through the head. It ap pears he' was overtaken at Letersburg by severateoldibrs who robbed him in 'the pres ence of Mrs, Garver, at the Gate House, of his welch and money,. and then compelled him' to go with them some diStance on 'the pike Where they shot him, taking back with them three horses and ono mule whic hhe Was leaaitig at th e ti th e. We understan d the deCensea bad boOn living with a Mr.. (Nag sett in, ashington county and bad boon employed o take the horses and mule. away, the ownerb eing fearful that they would fall into the tends of the rebels. The guilty parties were arrested the same day cud taken to Hagerstown, where they will 'be tried and doubtless speedily exeeuted, ' .' PROFESSION ad.—We understand Dr. JOHN A...lloYEtk who - has been connected with the Army of the Potomac for sometime has rettitned• to thii place and purposes dote -silencing '4l,e practice of medicine here. He will have an office fitted np in - a few days.— In meantime he can be found at Knetz's Hotel. 4 the Doctor is a - regular gradttata, and will, we doubt not, be liberally paironiz rd. . • • - O~~JiO it FE.—lie dicial ferees mot at Bedford on Tuesday !alit, and inaiiniouSly nominated Hon. Ain." King, of. Bedford county, as the• Union candidate for)'residont Judge for this District. D. S-SIOCRATIO TICKST.--Tho—Demoi elute toet o in conientiou.uu Tuesday last end e,oninatocl Bea. A• H. Coffrothfor,Coogresi; 'Hon. F. 31. Kin= el for Judge; Hon J. )1 7 . glulTPc!--f0r:4 1138 P9 3 4 1 7. , , • - • K m. . mate, of:Betairsep ! J OM nominated on Monday last by the T ron ituiLlitriv 411 ihe'ltbieVi-tititd r it - • ' , REOIDATABLE4IIB3.IU.Ita.-Why ofermilmriyinsfitippok-dMe true, even: to t2e crtelakihici# the, exagigdr. Mors nikko war ha4;impoiedii9p ,, ;, , trry-taltesfantieudared, the *et, oeoniitny , neneesary 19 meot , t6e aliinceil llikes of 'evi;irartiele . whiel , The haviNOW hate-we any-reasonable-ground of complaint? There is no substantial good obtained with out exertion and self denial,'ancl'no - efisi of men is exempt from labor they expect' to thrive in their callings. „Strength. healthy time, money, are leiretely faired EirthotinOie ,eipelit464meeeed:iii theiritarions-hongirifts: Why, then, should we shrink from the bur den,'when some great political evil is to be averted,' or some signal national good is td be achieved? We are constituent-parts 'of the nation, with which our posterity and life -are-bond-up+autLit_cannotsuffer - dr - trium - p - 1 without our participating in its fate: So thought our revolutionary fathers who freely expended their precious blood and treasure, that they might enjoy the blessing of a free government, and transmit this blessing to their prosperity. We. so far from blaming, applaud their sacrifices, and fully believe that the end achieved was worthy of - the cost.— Now, it has become our turn to struggle, af ter their example, for national life. Qn WI holy war has been thrust upon us, and as to the evils which it brings in its train we are compelled to encounter and overview them to the hest 'of:our ability. The - war is a Stn pendous one, and the'cost of it - enormous,; and why should not every oitisen, who ap preciates the benefits of a good g'overament, be willing to bear his share of the harden The sacrifice, severe as it may be, it is hop ed, will be but temporary. We are passing through the stages of a dangeious illness; and why should we complain of the remedies because they aro not palatable ? It should be well considered, what would' have been our inevitable fate, had we submitted , to the demands of the rebellious without resistance. We should have had a shattered and disjoin ted government, and such a dismemberment • of our confederacy, as would have forever precluded the possibility of future stability and peace, Had 'Southern insolence been permitted to dominate and dictate, there would have been no nationality. The unity of' the N3rth would have been broken, and wastiniwars would have been our future his tory. In such an event how inconceivable greater would have been our sacrifices, than -thr !rail 8,64. Jose we are now called to ! It would have been a permanent and hopeless tax up on our property, our comforts and our lives ; and the history of past prosperity would-nev er have been repeated. If wo love our na tion—if we condemn its violators—if we Cher- ; ish our dearest rights and privileges, we should eease to murmur that' we have to pay for security. We are involved in a fright ful war with those who would be our tyran nical and cruel masters, and the only alter native is a base submission or a continued and successful opposition . . Precious blood has been shed, untold treasure are expended; and if more blood and treasure aro required, let them be freely offered on our country's alter. To abandon the cause at this juncture, would be a stigma affixed to the noble and brave who have surrendered their lives in obedience to their country's call, as well as an abandonment of the country itself, in all that has hitherto rendered it illustrious. We repeat, then, that until the rebels have laid down their arms, and, renewed their allegiance to the pvernment, of all citizens to sustain, in all lawful ways and, at every sacrifice, the cause of law, lib erty and human rights, in which we aro now engaged.—Presbylerian, serThe Copperhead press say that every act of the Administration in putting . down treason since it came into power has l 3een in violation of the Constitution, and that the people have lost their rights. The right of free speech is destroyed, forsooth A Miile they are belching forth their traitorous IlZsehoods, and at the same time they charge "Abolition lets" with bringing ;on all orour , troubles, sad to them they Would deny the right of free speech and justify the right of free mobs to gag all speech which does not - meet their Views. Does Jeff. Davis allow free speech in his dominions ? If a peace candidate could be elected and a dishonorable : peace patched up, would the right to - discuss the "diiine institution" be proclaimed Y Jeff Davis denies the 'right of the majority to rule—Copperheads say Amen i But if the majority must not rule, then of course the Minority will, and South Carolina controls the destiny of a continent. ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGIS7.A 11.14E.—Theextra session of the Legisla titre terminated Thursday at 11 o'clock.— Some seventy different local bounty bills, to ether with a _eneral bill on the same sub- jest, two different Supplements to the mili tary bill, and a bill providing for the recep tion of the votes . from soldiers in service, comprise tho • principal, bills pasied. Tho Military bikes now a law, is, said.:to be :an efficient one, andwelope•lhel iii — nay be en forced without furthir . ar.4 4 1 5 .,319QpRD T , Es q ,.bas withdrawn from the Editoral olifiir of : the - 7, Hagertit i own Herald,, teming sole Editor and ,. ro • ifretor, -7 *- In Candan'theralt our poiliel . zirreicy '7 . • , • • Al,l. pernjlttsilltiqnake the following of tti prlijate . letter sddresSed tpiktitaintbdlit, ER,ktg. vicinity, i deatifof 644. John .R..,iftilktfidiW4r i't Mist tell you that oniVititilKjeliiiPi ied.4bw. sth ottbis month,' slid '-itiffiWilAtt: head, whilst urging his men on to Victory or - death7"—lle-hadnitte-tnett.of- , compaoy, and-fifty of the Regiment with which to take therebel iilltfpitir Captiiii. fell ititli4 in twenty_feet of them, and they poured suCh a murderodi fife into oar men that some ran ittid•tberektiriy. doittl. 4 ',They? calleci-:ou us • to iurtendlii 'or they Wduld 4 kill the "last . one , of us.. —The bloottrattin,dold.stieakkAtoitgti, my veins—death stared, me in the face, Wit I could not think of becoming a prisoner. I crawled to my Captain' with hopes thit he was only wounded, but be 'wait dead. It is not often that, you, see tears shed over the dead on the 'battle field, but sat down by itirs side and wept as though he bad been ether, ile wan any. best ,est Al_end: I hung my gun upon my shoulder, aMTWokliflii— some of the company but could see none of them, and, I could not carryhim myself. I' called for some one to help me, but the Lieu— tenant of Co. V. said I was foolish, tit I would be. shot sure as I lived it I attempted that. Just then a rebel Captain got out and demanded us to , throw down our arms and i come in. I took my gun . ff my , shoulder, and taking aim at his brea *with a firm sight; made him hike the dint; nd I had the pleas ure of seeing the blood ush out of the bul let-hole in his breast. Then we Were order ed to retreat, which. we did. Thete.were 16 of onr Regiment killed, wounded and mis sing out 01 . 50. On the 311--- I -captured .cia. prisoners myself, with some othevAttlq things which I pouted. • heavy fighting yesterday, last night and this morning, on the right; I think we eaii go.to town on Saturday. ' Your-sincere Friend ' • • JACOB LACKEY; Co. A. 77th Regt. P. Y. Y. •CURE FOR HIGH PRICES. --Every body knows from experience the existence of high prices. '''They are undoubtedly burden some and depressive to - many interests of the country. But why complain, so long as there is ri - remedy ? Croaking, will afford no re lief, while going to work like men, to remove the cause of the evil complained of will. There is ode lever that can be applied to lightening the burden of high prices, with unfailing effect. and that is the suppression of the rebellion. About the efficacy of that remedy there can be no uncertainty. If peace is wanted to bring down prices, that will give it. All other expedients may fail —that one cannot. The Government has made a call for half a million more men, and every indication is that the prompt supply of that number of additional soldiers should crush the rebellion. Our army being the regulator of prices, what sounder economy than to fill up its ranks.-- . The sooner this is done the sooner we ar e likely to have the desired relief. More can be done in this way in an hour than can be accomplished by croaking for a year. Stop gruMbling then, and go to work to furnish the mon. The rebellion and high prices will one of these days, come tumbling. down to gether. . *The latest official intelligence from the Shenandoah Valley represents that a largo part of the Rebel force there has been with drawn towards Richmond. This is extreme ly probable, and shows that General Grant's success in seizing and holding the Weldon Railroad, and General Sheridan's sagacious co-operative movements on the Upper Poto mac, have completely defeated the grand in vasion projected by the Rebels, and which, according to tho Richmond Examiner, was to bring about the selection of "a thorotigh Peace candidate at Chicago." Lee may hope by rushing tho force in the Valley back to Richmond io strike General Grant a stagger ing blow, but he will hardly succeed. With the transports 'and river navigating ;at our command, we • can' transfer - troops '-:to City Point much more rapidly than. General Lee can bring them from the Valley to Richmond. : THE DIFFERENCE —while a proces sion of copperheads were'peradikig the streets of Springfield, Ill.,'bearing a white flag as in dicative of.their desire to lick the dust at the feet of traitors, a number. of wounded soldiers quartered in a hospital, in the sable city, suddenly appeared in'the street, bear ing the stars and stripes, upon which was inscribed the brave motto•of "no comprom ise with traitors." When the poor sneaks saw the flag borne by the heroes; they slunk away, like cravens. . • PEACE.—The Richmond Examiner says the talk about peace is "vile cant," and that,L -41.t is for those 'Who have unjustly and wantonly invaded our country to offer us peace; . and when they they will still of fer it in vain until their armed men are with drawn from the soil of these Confederate States, and the felon flag of stripe's is bailed down from every fort within oar borders.— After that, it will be time enough to prate about - peace. Now , the very wbrd is non sense." ' eace agikitots4o. „ The Catholio Church at Joliet 111., was struck lightning ,during Sunday service recently.:l -Niue persons: were killed and 20 eriousl 'if:Cured. The barn of Mr. Jaecib•Miller, near Shario burg Md.,:filled with grain and bay was to = tally- eons - mud /by frro - on the" 12th - inst.. It-appears that tholioiros hundred data soldiers arc -entitled to 'reativo'p-ousions:, busker itrPhiladbl. • 9ro• R3aeon for buying ;.b V*. .teo geouritiel. 14 . litAr'4o*,,li:clarik a rich neighbor 110fligiigictir#41bilroad stook. thab ikrlgitklib,lik3lbFti , t4fPaid higher es • at'4l came • agl •••,, • . 1144 Auttluijust botignt some of Uncle:Sam's, three years notes, paying seven and three ,..eleiMed-,,"You I I thotight_Youjiad nu :pokey . to buy with. h "Yes," said :Richard, "I had ilittle laid up, for you know it is well -to have.soinething•laid up agitinst:-$ wet ? day,. as ed - I haVelk opt - a - little of my -ilainitogsi bY, me." Now Poor Richard known to. all ifitdiii - niry - roliiidici - Voi rye - , industrious, and 'withal; wise man ;.for Rich: and never learned anything he , didiet . kriow how- to make use of, and his wisdom and pru -1 dente bad become . a proverb. So, when be took out his savings and. bought the •• notes,- more than one was surorised and it • as o Iwonder .rich Mr. Smith asked why. SoPoor Itietartliitra---very—quiet---humble—wayfor he never assumed anythingreplied, "I suppose, Mr. Smith, you know a great deal better than I do what to do with money, and how to invest for I never had ranch, and all I got I had to work hard for. But I have looked round a good deal upon my neighbor's, and seen what they did with their money and I will tell you some things I saw and what I thought of One very rich man was el, ways dealing in inotecy,.and he made a great deal e hut was never satisfied without highin terest. So he lent most of his money to some people who he thought were very rich, at a very high rate; and • he often told bow-much he got, till one day the people he lent to went to Smash. Ho got back about ten cents on a dollar of. his money. I know another old gentleman, who had some bank stook and he : went to the bank and got ten per cent dividend. . The President and everybody saidlt Was the best stook in the country-- paid ten per Cent. But what did the o!ti, . man do but sell his stock the next day Why ? Why ? said everybody. Because, it pays too much dividend. And in six months the bank went to smash.: Now, that I know to be a fact. Well, Mr: Smith, you say rail road stocks are best, because they pay high dividends ? Can you tell how long they will pay them ?. I like railroads. I helped to build one, and I go in for useful things.— But I tell you: what I , know about them.— One third of the railroads don't pay any di vidend, and:two thirds (and - some of them cracked up, too,) do not pay asmuchas Gov erament stocks. Now that brings mo,to the Government securities, and I will tell .you why I prefer them. I take it you will ad wit, Mr., Smith, that in the king run the in vestment which is best should have these qualities : First, it should be perfectly secure: secondly, that the income should be uniform and permanent—not up one year and down tile next; and thirdly, that it should be mar ketable, so when your wet day comes, ' and you want your money, you-,can get it back. And I think these notes or bonds have got these- qualities more than any other kind of . personal property you can name. Try it. "First, then, I have been_looking into that great book you call the Census Statistics.. used to think it wasn't worth much; but since 1 began to study it, I tell you, I found out a good many things very useful for me to know. I found out, by looking at the crops, and the factories and shipping, &c., that we (I don't mean the Rebel States) aro 'making a thousand millions of dollars a year more than we spend. So you see that (since the increase of debt isn't half that) we are grow ing rich instead of poorer, as John Bull and the croakers would have us think. Then debt will be paid, anyhow, no matter how long the war is. Besides, did you ever hear of a Government that broke before, the peo ple did ? • Look into your big histories ; Mr. Smith, and you will-find tLe poopie brake be fore the Governments. - Well, then, I call that stock pettedly secure. "Secondly, you want the income . uniform and permanent'. ell, I want you to take up a Hit of banks, railroads, mines, insurance companies—anything you choose—and tell me (honor bright, now !) how many have paid a uniform income for ten or twenty years. Not one in a hundred, ,Mr. Smith, and you know it. "Now here is the Government will pay you without varying a tittle. Now I like -some thing that gives me my income every year. . "Thirdly, you want something which is marketable any day in. the year. Now, if you will ask any bank President,-he will tell you that Government stocks ctrothe only kind ofproperty duet is always saleable, beware() they will sell anywhere in the world. - 'Now, Mr. Smith, this is why I put my little savings in- Government stocks. I con fesni too, that I wanted to help that dear old cotatry, which is my home and My country." "I confess," said Mr. Smith, ."I hadn't thought of all this.- There is a good deal, of sense in what yon say, and L will . go so far as to put two or three thotisand dollars in United States stocks. It can do no harm." We left Mr. Smith going towards the bank and Poor Richard returning home with that calm'and placid air which indicated 'the se renity of his disposition and the conscious ness of doing right towards his country .and his fellow man. WASHINGTON, Augiist 30.--Advises from Point Lookout, dated Aug ust 28, gtates,that five:hindred and twenty eight prisoners ,ar rived on Wednesday, and on Thursday three hundred' and thirty-one more Forty-eight prisoners came in on Saturday night, and report that since Grant siz ed the Weldon road flour went up to one indred, dollars a barrel in one day. They .say Longstreet'a corps has gone- to Early's support, and that the rebel army will enter the North in large force a few days previous to September 26th, when the draft takes place. The force in tho valley they _ . succeed in crea- ting a disturbance, and stopping the draft, they wilt winter on Northern soil. The hOrtse of John Harmon - a member of o:go's Cavulry - , - . at. Keedysville, Md., was burned down with'all.ito-ecintefits, 'one day last week. snicker's gaps few weeks rigo, He has a wife and six children - . who arenow fatherless antrroilteless. - :_ • ' ' Girders from the War, Department direct that all prOvoat iriaisbala: have eyerythingrin rwilfteaa to begin the diet& immediate!? a lai tlittexpiration of the-filly, darLsetice elready given by the Pasaent, „ . • T- - ___. . . _ .. . . A , -- : _ .Yi r A. -W. -- T- It E i i ,' if i. 41 ii;111 - Elt ,P ORT MOROA CON -:--F lUME OODAE Wti 'FROM T Hit& ; NAN DO At._ VA 1%11Y:4-GENE RA I,;? , 8 H RR, MAN curriNw OFF'. THE REBEL sup. PialEß . t . HE ' IljOG WrON tan— VVE LD ON A ROP,O.NTOO ''''HIURBDAY— TI • HOU? " ! go,o' .. 111. • -T.:WALsmognill,,Actgust 29=1. P. MI Ma!or General Dix : • = The - capture Of-Fort-Motfiti4s-fully dote- firmed- by, despatches from General Grant Mid Shertniniii4hol:derivd.truiir information from AiAunood 204, Mobile_papera, appears thinetraainireinii tho President ; jitit Iteeiiredighlie Port Not 7 gun has surrendered. • Of/T POINT, August 29: •zt4 , s4 A. Lineole; Presidlint of the United States : Since m • des atoll' of this . mornin have receive t o 'iC i mon. en znel 0, thiPlai,l,. it contains tho, followin des a atoll fr om Mobile . , "The report of the surrender of Fort Mor gan was most unexpected, and we await , an explanation of so unfortunate an' OMNI ranee. The press of Mobile is hopeful and confident of their ability to hold tho city." U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gea'eral. The latest intelligence from , the Shenan n doah Valley represent that a large patt 'of the rebel force there has been Withdrawn ,to, wards Richmond. The latest reports from Gen. S Itrukan rep resent that thus far his 'recent movement to occupy the rebel lines of supply has been • successful. E.• 111: STANTON, S9Oettiry DEPARTMENT OF THE . GULF 7111 C sumilitiont OP POET DIORGAN ,lINCONDIVIONAL.„ W*SUINGTON, August 29,--Despatchis received in this city from Were Atlanta state that the Atlanta papers of the 27th announce that Fort Morgan had surrendered to our forces, with all its gairison (including Gen. Page). guns, munitions of war, etc. BUCHANAN'S ADDRais TO HIS MEN. The following is the drdress made by Ad miral Buchanan to his men on board the ram Tennessee, on the morning of the sth instant, when he discovered Admiral Farragut's fleet approaching the bay : "Now, - men, the enemy is coming, and "I want you to do your duty; and you shall not have it to say, when you leave this vessel, that you were not near enough to the enemy, for I will meet them, and then you can fight them alongside of their own ships ; and if I fall lay me on one side and go on with the fight, and • never mind me—but whip and sink the . Yankees or fight until you sink yoUrselves, but do not surrender." NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS ORDERED BEYOND THE CAIRO, August 28.—The steamer McGow, from New Orleans, with dates to the 22d inst., has arrived. The news she brings from Mobile Bay is rendered valueless by the an no,uncement throUgh the . Richmond papers of the fall of Fort Morgan. T.- M. Cook, correspondent .of the New York Herald, and J. B. Chadwick, of the Yribune, with Gen. Granger's army, have been ordered beyond the lines by Gen. Can by for the publication of information valua• ble to the enemy. . The Shenandoah Valley. A BATTLE PREDICTED. . WASHINGTON, August 29.—Information received here fro Halltown, a 4 late as yes terday, states that "the advance has been soun ded, and another battle in the valley is ex tomted and predicted. WASHINGTON, August 29.—A letter " re ceived from the Army of the Potomac, dated August 28th, says "that all was quidt'except ing (he usual picket-firing in front of the 9th Corps. The firing on our right, on Thurs day, was occasioned. by a • movement of our troops from ono position to' another, which the enemy evidently did not understand, and were, perhaps, fearful that it meant another attack on the right at Ream's Station, on the Weldon Railroad. . Our total loss in the fight on Thursday will not, it is said, exceed 2,000, while that of the enemy is supposed to be about 5,000. We still hold about four miles of the Weldon Railroad, and the portion abandoned by the 2d Corps was effectually destroyed. Deserters who came in yesterday say that Gen. A P. Hill's corps, two divisions of Longstreet's corps and the Jeff Davis' Le. gion, were the rebel troops engaged on Thurs. day. They also state that since the Weldon Railroad fell into our possession pork has advanced to six and beef to eight dollars a pound in Richmond, and their officers declare that the road must be recaptured at all haz ards. WASIIINGTON, A.ugust 29.—1 t is reported that we lost eight guns in the engagement ' of Thursday on the Weldon Railroad, in, consequence of asudien fall of rain render ing it impossible to drag them off the heavy ground after the horses had been shot, and that they wore all spiked and- otherwise dis abled before being abandoned. • THE GREAT FIGHT ON.THURSDAY. Special Des patch to the New York Tribuhe: • . WASHINGTON, August 28.—Infortilation received from reliable sources, regarding.the. attack on Hancock's Corps on Thursday ; rea-. sonably lead to the.following inferences: " First—That the enemy was successful, af ter repeated and impetuous assaults, in eom polling the abandonment by our forces of the railroad below Ream's Station. Second—That although attacking in vast ly superior numbers, he received a bloOdy repulse in three successive instances. Third—That his loss in killed and wound ed_must_have exceeded burs by twice the number, and that finally, by an overtvhe w ing force, ho succeeding in forcing .' us back from our„entrenchments on the other side of the railroad. below • the station—a position which we had already decided to abandon. We fufly accomplished the special object in--Niew-Nizr-the-clestruction-of-the-track three miles below the station, and .althongh our withfirawil . from our entrenchnients was somewhat hastened b) the attack of the ene my, it is but. natural to conclude, fromi trust-. worthy, statements, that the.. severity of the blow inflicted upon the enemy did not begin . fo.Aompen_sate birp.for the poiwassion i pfa w -railrovisonbariment_ t appoarithsit Efincook's line tialcntlteures- Station formeo two sidealtriihitigte'ibitli the in Ili appit* 140'00104, thaj." Ifinad : ticid:licaiii- ' id § woStitiOrd 0fi.,414*. ii i,kEttinerit Mileei tegtiperat* - corn - aide Ate Finn; fanned thifig.htikud. G bikti / toleft— : The First. . -Nyielen #tad -bee t Witifulfaivn from the 'c tronie leftf , pn'Wednaeday i liight, dnd du Thins day the Sepond Difplon, . General Gibboni lialent tErio-oceeprthe liiiiitioil held by .general Miles onlyednesday ;ifki „, , ''iirhifellitrolfiliTaciftgglMelegi he was stiddenly.utteekeill,N; a. ti,a l 3 g :1 , 0 force, supposed le - ho'nelteethh etinfinaud 'of • At thesame, ttne.the Division .ota - eneral Miles was ftitiali asitatifcli 0004'; riffitt - I and a, portion of the "Bridado:of - 0 . 1b.. bee!s:Diy.isio -was , humied.to • ininettrnte.,- was - 7 - 7tWgistkult, .-howeveri and so overwheliiiiiiig'ihe niiniVoii _cif the Sailants, that, Niles WpAnmed,to fall baek-in considerable , ' eetift4e*- - ..,:•• . Rallyiii'liisjiisltcliffietr.:Wiflttstallantry never sttl.assed;:Ge#:"MileOld,(nrW:eriaulti es t e vict o riou s onetnyittud • after sevarardt terwined and desperate amanita rogainedu . Sitnultiantieusly with, a ;desperate }assault on our right, the enemy advanced upon our left, where Gobbed had Siteeeeded in eon- • fleeting with. Miles, _forming a stop line. The enemy IZI o tied h fixed bayonets, hardly a shot being fired! As they advane• ed they received a murderous-fire from ,both artillery ,and musketry, but notwithstanding thoir fearful loss of lifeAteir massed legions moved forward over the bodies of the slain, breaking a portion of intr: fight- centre, and engaging our limn in the works• in vi'haad to bad conflict. The struggle was a. sort bet sharp one. Overpowered by nuiiers, we fell . fiatik across the railroad, leaving tbe`eritiiny in possession of our entrenchments. • Reforming our lines in the . 'woods behind the railroad we again advanced upon the en emy, who had already-ocoupiod the'iailroad, and pouring in upon his flank - and - rear a well directed fire compelled him to retire behind the works which we had but'a shdrt time be fore evacuated. Our troops were quietly withdrawn at dark without molestation. Our loss Will proba bly exceed two thousand; that of the enemy at least double that number. Eight guns were captured by the enemy. In attempting to withdraw Clark's Batte ry, stationed on our left, most of tho artillery men and horses were shot. The 4th Sew York artillery gallantly ral lied round the guns and tamed. them upon the advanoing masses of the enemy,„but were unable to save them, losing in the attempt seventeen officers and a large number of the. men. THE SEIENANDQA.TIVALLEY. 'JIVE HE BILLEI ETILL IN THE VATILICT-EMR3IIBBI NO Writ OL R AD VANCE. IiALTIMORE, August 30 —The American has received the following : Headquarters middle military-division An-- gust 30,1864. - The position of our army, since my letter of yesterday, remains unchanged- There was a very spirited cavalry fight yesterday' at Smithfield, or, as it is sometimes called, Middleway, about seven miles froth:Charles— town, which proved that, the enemy had not yet retreated up the valley. .General Custer's brigade of cavalry; with Captain Ransom's battery of artillery, then moved across the Opequan, about a mile be yond Smithfield, for the purpose of making a reconnoissance towards Bunker's Hill.— They had proceeded about a mile when they came on the enemy's skirmish line. A por don of Custer's command were dismounted and sent in to engage them - The skirmish ing lasted until el wen o'clock, when Custer was obliged to retire across the Opequan:, where he was reinforced by •DeCesnala and Gibbs brigades of cavalry, and the skirmish: , ing was renewed with increased vigor. • The enemy now sent-two brigades of in fantry agrees - tie Opequan, with the view of outflankinc , us, and cutting off our retreat otr Smithfield. In this they were foiled, for Gen. Merrit discovered their intention, and retired on Smithfield before they. could ac complish their designs. Heavy skirmishing was kept up all the: time we were retreating, and we inflicted considerable loss on the enemy, as our men took advantages of every commanding posi tion, and from behind every :rover. to pick off heir advancing line. ' In the meantime _General Sheridan bad ordered Ricketts' division of infantry of the 6th Corps to proceed towards Smithfield and support the cavalry. The infantry reached a poiat .about.a mile this side of Smithfield, at's o'clock P. M., where they formed a. junction with the cavalry, who had gradual ly fallen back to that place, contesting every inch of , the ground. .The two forces now united assumed the offensive and Gen: Rick ets deployed one brigade of his command - is_ skirmishers, and sent them in• advance of our cavalry. As soon as the enemy discov ered that. they had incantry,to contend with, they rapidly withdrew,, crossing the Opequan at about 6 o'clock. Our forces pushed them very closely, and. captured some prisoners, Our whole loss in the affair, including killed and wounded, wilL not exceed 100, whilst that of . the enemy must have been meth greater ,, as we had' the . _ advantage of position.. Amongst the killed is Dr. Reltson, medical director of - Gen-Tor.: bert!s staff. • He was riding along the skir:, mish line in company with Gen. Torbert and' Capt. Bailey, when he was shot by one of the rebel sharpshooters, who was some • ma ments before discovered by Capt. Bailey •to be paying particular attention . to the General and his staff. • The reconnlissance yesterday has- devel= oped the fact. beyond' a doubt, that the ene my still has a heavy force in our front, and= it is believed that they are concentrating, at Bunker.]Lll. Clouds of dust were distinct ly seen yesterday arising from the road be t e_e_n Brinker Hill and Winchester en ed to be the enemy's wagon train going up the valley. I+io:s3l , A;Vit.4o3iatel:43lr.4 kliwytv .11210T1ell MUD ITILOY omsrA.G AMT. • NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—A rebel despatch. from Atlanta, dated thif23d. inst., sates thitt= the enemy scouts reported that another Fed— eral raid, seven , thousand strong , with nine 'cannon, had left , Erteatnr, in th e" direction of Covington, Georgia. -'--- . ATTEMPT TO DESTROT.GEit sHERMAWS COMMUNICANJANS-ALEOEL RAUL, gr i,_,TIIE.,GPER.J.LLA§I:IIP4I3.-WJIEELE4,,, 1 1Ohnson: has received a- despaiteli,-; WOO r
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers