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 . •
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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, „ . •
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• -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
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