on the other side to a hill which half-way up was covered with woods. The edge of the woods was not more than a quarter of a mile from the hill where General Pope stood. REBEL REPORTS AND NARRATIVES. General mounted again at four o'clock, and since then has been riding over the ground. There seems little prospect of a battle to-day. The men are excessively tired by fighting and marching Very suddenly, while the fire was every where and the intense heat, and unless an attack is made still, a volley of musketry came out of these from the other side, there will be none on ours. woods, and a battalion of rebel cavalry dashed The troops are all in position, many of them on from the cover and charged down the hill at a the open hill-side and fields, exposed to the sun, gallop, discharging their carbines as they came. and of course uncomfortable. But they are all Generals, staffs, and escorts mounted and started in good spirits, have enough to eat, though coffee without much delay, riding straight for our own is scarce, and wherever I have been this morning lines, but scattering to avoid the rebel fire. But-and that is all over the ground-there is not a the moment the rebel cavalry came in sight, the regiment that is not eager for the expected battle. nearest infantry, ignorant or careless of their generals' position, opened with a volley along the whole line. It checked the rebels and did not kill many friends; but for four or five minutes the cross-fire under which generals and all were compelled to pass was rapid and hot. The sight of a sheet of flame from the line whose protection we sought and the whiz of friendly bullets was a little startling; but there was nothing to do but keep on, for the fire continued, and the longer we waited the worse it would be. Two of General Pope's body-guard were killed and one wounded. General Banks was severely injured by a runaway cavalry horse, which struck him on the side, but he kept his seat and remained in the field all last night and this morning. Colonel Ruggles, General Pope's Chief of Staff, had his horse shot under him. Colonel Morgan, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Pope, and Major Perkins, General Banks's Chief of Staff, both had bullets through their hats. It was destined to be a night of adventure. General Sigel had been sent for to report to Gen. Pope, but as his position had been thus suddenly changed, the aid who carried the order could not find his General. While they were in search of him, the cannonade, stimulated by the infantry fire, had again become general. Some enterprising artillery captain who was stationed to the left and rear, began shelling without orders, and firing directly over General Sigel's head, was endangering him and his officers by the premature explosion of shells, and seemed to be aiming in mistake at the advanced lines of our own troops. His performances were stopped quickly, Captain Ball, of General McDowell's staff, riding gallantly up to the battery in face of its fire and arresting the captain in command. By twelve o'clock at night the field was quiet. General Pope, General Banks, and General Sigel were in conference together on a hill which seemed to have been chosen as quarters for the night, for of course every body was to sleep on the field. Notwithstanding his recent experience, General Pope was again near the front of his lines, having only one battery beyond him on the right and nothing at all to the left. I had given my horse to an orderly, and was nearly asleep, when half a dozen rifle-bullets brought the whole party to their feet and into their saddles, headquarters were moved half a mile further to the rear, and General Pope gave over doing picket-duty in person for the rest of the night. There was no more fighting till morning. The HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT, COLONEL: On the evening of the ninth instant, Col. R. H. CHILTON, A. A.G. Major-General. RICHMOND "ENQUIRER" ACCOUNT. An intelligent correspondent sends us the following, dated on the battle-field, Sunday morning, August tenth, three A.M.: Gen. Jackson has fought the Yankees, and has again whipped them. We left from above Gordonsville on Friday, about half-past three o'clock A.M., on an advance movement. About the mid dle of the day our cavalry came in contact with the Yankee cavalry, and after a sharp engagement they took to their heels, losing about twenty killed. We took about forty prisoners, with their camp and camp equipage. Our loss was none. Our troops encamped Friday night on Garnett's farm. Early on Saturday morning we again took up the line of march, and about nine o'clock discovered the Yankee cavalry drawn up in line in great force, about one and a half miles in advance. After waiting for some time to find out their intention, we had, about half-past eleven o'clock, to open upon them with two pieces, from two batteries, on a cross fire. Our shots were well directed. I was standing on my horse by the cannon that fired the first shot, which fell in line a short distance in front of them. The next I saw fall among them. Gen. Ewell then told the men to give it to them as fast as they could load, which was done until they all disappeared behind lant little band, and arriving within a short dis tance, prepared to charge. But our brave men met them with such a storm of iron hail that they too broke and ran, our men pursuing them, and, as our informant states, literally butchering them at every step of their retreat. At this point in the engagement the reenforcements came up, and our men, in their turn, being in imminent danger of being flanked, were compelled to fall back, disputing every inch of the ground, but losing a number of prisoners. the cover of the woods. Our infantry was then advanced, and about five o'clock began one of the most rapid and severe engagements of the war. We suffered severely for a short time, until we got our men up, when we gave it to them hot and heavy, and drove them back with great loss. Our firing did not cease until about one o'clock at night. They left their dead and wounded on the field, with about four hundred prisoners, which we marched to the rear. They outnumbered us very considerably. It is thought that the engagement will begin again early, if we can find Our reënforcements came upon the field at this them. Our wagons have all been ordered for-time, and our informant says the most desperate ward with a good supply of commissary stores. hand-to-hand encounter probably ever witnessed The exact locality of the fight on Saturday is on the battle-field took place. Our troops, with said to have been on the plantation of Rev. D. F. desperate valor, charged upon the enemy, who Slaughter, near Mitchell's station. The Lynch-met them bravely, and, bayonets locked and saburgh Republican says that the number of troops bres crossed, each fought as if the fortunes of the engaged on either side is stated to have been very field depended alone on him. And when the unequal, and the fight is represented to have bayonet failed to do its work, or was broken or been terrible in the extreme. A part of Ewell's lost, with clubbed guns the contest was contindivision led in the attack, which was subsequently ued, until the enemy gave way and scattered in reenforced by a portion of A. P. Hill's division, all directions. Here the loss was terrible, and the whole numbering about fifteen thousand, here fell some of the best and bravest officers of against about twenty-five thousand of the enemy. the whole Southern army; but over the dead Our losses are not definitely ascertained, but are bodies of their comrades our gallant men pressed supposed to reach about six hundred wounded on, until the foe was driven from the field, and and one hundred killed. The enemy's is esti- the dear-bought victory won. mated to be much heavier in killed and wounded, besides four hundred prisoners, including a large proportion of officers. The enemy retreated after several hours of desperate resistance, leaving the ground covered with arms and ordnance stores. We secured about one thousand stand of muskets and rifles, besides a large number of pistols, swords, etc. We had some seventy-five or a hundred missing, but it is supposed the number will be largely reduced, as they were constantly rejoining their commands. We took no artillery, the enemy having succeeded in getting them off. There have been occasional skirmishes since the fight on Saturday, but they resulted in nothing of a serious character. The enemy fell back to the neighborhood of Culpeper Court-House, carrying off the most of their dead and wounded, though a number of the latter were left on the field, and fell into our hands. They were paroled and sent to the enemy's lines under a flag of truce. LYNCHBURGH "REPUBLICAN" ACCOUNT. LYNCHBURGH, VA., August 15. From an officer of the Stonewall brigade, one who has followed its fortunes in all its desperate and bloody encounters with the enemy, we learn that the fight at Cedar Run, on Saturday last, was the most desperate and determined of any that he has yet witnessed. As they pursued the flying foe, our men came up with and released their comrades who had been captured in the early part of the fight, besides capturing a number of the enemy. The list of casualties, though not yet complete, has, it is now stated, been under-estimated. Our loss in killed is thought to be one hundred, and seven or eight hundred wounded. Every fieldofficer of the Second brigade was either killed or wounded, an evidence of the desperate valor with which they fought. The field was literally strewed with the dead and wounded Yankees, and their loss, it is supposed, cannot be less than three times our own. Doc. 94. MARTIAL LAW IN VIRGINIA. GENERAL ORDER NO. 84. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ. AND INSP'R GEN'S OFFICE, RICHMOND, May 3, 1862. 1. THE following proclamation is published for the information of all concerned. PROCLAMATION. By virtue of the power vested in me by law to declare the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, do proclaim that martial The enemy's cavalry first advanced upon our law is hereby extended over the counties of Lee, column in heavy force, and were suffered to ap- Wise, Buchanan, McDowell and Wyoming, under proach within a few yards of our men, when the the command of Brig.-Gen. Humphrey Marshall; whole line poured in a deadly fire, which caused and I do proclaim the suspension of all civil juristhem to recoil and finally retreat in great disor-diction, (with the exception of that enabling the der. Then a strong column of infantry approach-courts to take cognizance of the probate of wills, ed, with the evident design of flanking our gal- the administration of the estates of deceased per to you various orderlies to report the condition of things, and to ask that one or two sections of artillery might be sent to our support, to make an attempt on the rear-guard of the enemy. this juncture, General Pope and General Rose sons, the qualification of guardians, to enter decrees and orders for the partition and sale of property, to make orders concerning roads and bridges, to assess county levies, and to order the payment of county dues,) and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the counties afore-crans arrived from their camp on the Farmington said. In faith whereof I have hereunto signed my name and set my seal, this the third day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixtytwo. JEFFERSON DAVIS. 2. Brig.-Gen. Humphrey Marshall is charged with the due execution of the foregoing proclamation. He will forthwith establish an efficient military police, and will enforce the following or ders: All distillation of spirituous liquors is positively prohibited, and the distilleries will forthwith be closed. The sale of spirituous liquors of any kind is also prohibited, and establishments for the sale thereof will be closed. 3. All persons infringing the above prohibitions, will suffer such punishment as shall be ordered by the sentence of a court-martial; provided that no sentence to hard labor for more than one month shall be inflicted by the sentence of a regimental court-martial, as directed by the sixtyseventh article of war. By command of the Secretary of War, Doc. 95. OCCUPATION OF CORINTH, MISS. } Major-Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding Fifth Division: GENERAL: I have the honor to report that, in obedience to your orders, at half-past six A.M. today I started to join Brig.-Gen. M. L. Smith, commanding the First brigade, in his march on Corinth. Proceeding as rapidly as possible to about half a mile from the edge of the village, I found him with the Fifty-fourth Ohio, Colonel T. Kirby Smith, commanding, in the advance. Skirmishers deployed two hundred and fifty yards on each side of the road and in the front. The town was on fire in various parts, and evidences of sudden flight were abundant, large quantities of quartermaster's and commissary stores being partially destroyed. A citizen informed us that the main body of the rebel troops had left about two o'clock in the night, and the rear-guard at daybreak. We pushed on into the square, where we arrived about half-past seven o'clock. General Smith caused guards to be placed over such property as was found, including a quantity of ammunition, and a large iron safe in the hotel; and I sent back Soe General Sherman's Report, p. 151, ante. At road, and, as they brought troops, I obtained permission from General Smith to pursue the enemy with our cavalry, which was sent for urgently. The cavalry not arriving, I pushed on across town with some Iowa cavalry, and finding near College Hill a house with a number of females in it, I placed my only remaining orderly in charge, directing him to prevent stragglers from annoying them. In about fifteen minutes, Capt. Wooster, of the Fourth Illinois cavalry, came up and expressed his willingness to push on, but a little later the Colonel arriving stopped the company, and ordered it into line in an open space in front of the college. I had learned from an old man, captured by the Iowans, that many of the enemy's pickets were but a little way on, and from a negro that a piece of cannon was not far ahead. Seeing no indication of a movement on the part of the cavalry of our division, I followed the Second Iowa, and after a chase of nearly half a mile overtook it. It proved to be a detachment of Gen. Pope's body-guard, commanded by Capt. Kendrick, who very kindly detached ten men for me, and allowed me to go in the advance. We pushed on as fast as the horses could travel, with flankers out on both sides, capturing arms and small squads of prisoners in the road and in the woods adjoining. About two miles and a half from Corinth the road became a causeway through a morass, impassable on either side, but we pushed ahead, depending on a sudden rush if we came on the cannon, as we learned from the prisoners that the rear was straggling in small detachments. A quarter of a mile of causeway brought us to dismounted, and with the assistance of private a bridge, which was on fire in three places. I Hass, of the body-guard, threw off the first pile of fire, when Capt. Kendrick arrived, and immediately went to work with his men. As soon as we recovered from the effects of the smoke and heat, we pushed through the creek below the bridge, and continued the pursuit. In a few minstated that the gun he was carrying was private utes we overtook a small party, one of whom had given it to him not more than fifteen minutes property, and belonged to Major-Gen. Price, who before. As fast as we collected a batch of eight Pope, leaving us free, and we pushed on still or ten prisoners, they were sent back to General more rapidly. A rattling, faint but decided, announced that some sort of wheels were ahead of us. the half-dozen incendiaries fled into the swamp. We came to one bridge just set on fire, and Our horses' feet knocked the brands off, and a few minutes later we reached another rotten large nineteen men, hard at work piling wood, and with bridge, where we rode upon four officers and sudden bend at this point, we were on them bea fire alongside all ready. As the road made a fore they could make use of their arms. With pistols pointed at their heads, they piled their guns and accoutrements on the road. At this moment, as I turned to place them under guard, I found that I had only three men, and the prisoners seeing the same, and no sign of any more, made for their guns. We opened fire on them, and they speedily ran into the swamp, where pursuit was impossible. I at once fell back into a clump of heavy timber with the three men, where we commanded the bridge, or had a fair aim at any one who might attempt to approach, and waited the approach of assistance, which arrived in five or ten minutes, with Capt. Kendrick in command. We pushed on at full gallop, scattering several small parties of armed men, but intent on the piece of cannon, which was less than two hundred yards off, and the road being a broken, rough and rather narrow causeway, which made progress for any thing on wheels, or even a poor rider, rather hazardous. At a point from four to five miles from Corinth we came on a large bridge which was on fire at the end nearest us, and had twenty feet of the middle torn up. I discovered it when within twenty feet, the fire being under the bridge and only bursting through the floor. At the same time Captain Kendrick discovered a considerable number of the enemy in the brush at the other end of the bridge, and at once opened fire on them. They returned it with musketry and grape and canister. The man next me on the right, and between me and Capt. Kendrick, was severely wounded, and the two horses immediately behind us shot. There was no possibility of reaching the cannon unless by fording the creek, and as our small force of twenty-six men was entirely alone, and without a support to act on either side of the causeway, we could not get at the enemy. We therefore fell back for about two hundred yards to a point where a bend in the road, with heavy timber, placed us out of range. I requested Captain Kendrick with most of his men to go back and bring up any troops he could find, to prevent the return of the enemy to the three bridges we had chased them from. port to bring to us. I felt sure that they had returned to burn the bridge I had been watching, and with Captain Kendrick, one or two more officers and ten men of the body-guard returned to ascertain the fact. The bridge was enveloped in flames. In making this report I beg to say that while a pursuit by so small a number may seem rash, the circumstances justify it. The enemy were scattered in small parties of from ten to fifty, and ran at the sight of horsemen. Every moment the number became larger, and a piece of artillery, if not two, were almost within our grasp. From the best information I could obtain, Gen. Price was not far off. It was perfectly reasonable to expect that our forces were within call, and I supposed (up to the time I returned to the cavalry and found it drawn up on the hill) that they were immediately in the rear and coming on. By driving away the bridge-burners a way was kept open for them. To Capt. Kendrick I return sincere thanks for his kindness. He had only twenty-six men in all, and one who joined from the Third Kentucky cavalry, yet he sent in more than fifty prisoners, and dispersed a large number of armed parties. Private Hass, of the body-guard, and private Henry Glenn, company G, Third Kentucky cav alry, showed great courage both in saving the bridges and under fire close to the enemy. I commend them to the notice of their officers. The enemy had evidently sacrificed the large body of men composing their pickets-principally Tennesseeans, and the first notice many of them had of the flight of the rebel army was our approach. Bodies of men were placed at each bridge with the means of burning it, and the road itself, although very much cut and broken, was either recently built, or recently repaired, and was so arranged as to assist a retreat and obstruct a pursuit. It has a general south-west direction, and crosses Tuscumbia Creek four times in less than two miles. We crossed three well-built bridges and were driven away from the fourth, which is, I believe, nearly five miles from Corinth. The ground is very wet, and almost if not entirely impassable on both sides of the last two miles of the road. I have the honor to be, with very great respect, J. H. HAMMOND, Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff, Fifth Division. Soon after the Captain left me, all the men scattered, and, as the position was very much exposed, I did not do more than ask them to remain. One only, private Henry Pine, company G, Third Kentucky cavalry, remained, and posting ourselves about twenty yards from the second bridge from Corinth, where no one could come to the bridge at all, unless under fire of the soldier's carbine and my double-barrel and revolver, we waited, expecting every second the return of a OCCUPATION OF WILLIAMSBURGH, VA large force of our own men to occupy the bridges and adjoining woods, which were full of fugitives. Doc. 96. GENERAL MCCLELLAN'S DESPATCHES. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: In this position we remained, perhaps, fifteen minutes, when Pine warned me to get off the edge of the road, which I did promptly. The next instant a shower of grape, fired from some distance, swept the road, and a sound followed, indicating the approach of cavalry. We at once entered the swamp and made our way back to The effect of Hancock's brilliant engagement the high ground, half a mile to the rear, where I yesterday afternoon was to turn the left of the found Capt. Kendrick, who could obtain no sup-enemy's line of works. He was strongly reen forced, and the enemy abandoned the entire posi-ences, instead of the peaceable remedies provided tion during the night, leaving all his sick and by the Constitution; wounded in our hands. The enemy's loss yesterday was very severe. We have three hundred uninjured prisoners and more than a thousand (rebel) prisoners wounded. Their loss in killed is heavy. The victory is complete. I have sent cavalry in pursuit, but the roads are in very bad condition. The conduct of our men has been excellent, with scarcely an exception. The enemy's works are very extensive and exceedingly strong, both in respect to their position and the works themselves. Our loss is heavy in Hooker's division, but very little on other parts of the field. Hancock's success was gained with a loss of not more than twenty killed and wounded. Am I authorized to follow the example of other generals, and direct the names of battles to be placed on colors of regiments? We have other battles to fight before reaching Richmond. The weather is good to-day, but there is great difficulty in getting up food on account of the roads. Very few wagons have yet come up. G. B. MCCLELLAN, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: G. B. MCCLELLAN, Major-General Commanding. Doc. 97. UNION CONVENTION AT NASHVILLE. PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS, ADOPTED MAY 12. Whereas, It is manifest to the most unreflecting that whilst the State of Tennessee was an integral part of the Government of the United States, its citizens were in the enjoyment of the full protection of life, liberty, and property, under the Constitution of the United States, and the laws passed in accordance therewith, and all of their material and political interests were watchfully and carefully guarded by laws, introduced by Southern men-representatives of our selection, identified thoroughly with all the interests of our people-which laws were decided to be constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States, the constitutional tribunal to decide all such questions: And Whereas, It is evident that the authority of the Federal Government is now exerted over this part of Tennessee, and will be in a short time extended over the entire State, and it is the duty of every citizen so to act as to free ourselves from the consequences of internecine war and to return to the Government which is willing and able to protect us; Therefore, Be it Resolved by a portion of the people of Tennessee in Convention assembled— 1. That the social, political, and material interests of the people of Tennessee, and the safety and welfare of our friends and relatives now in the confederate army, imperiously demand the restoration of the State to her former relations with the Federal Union. 2. That all good citizens who concur with us in this opinion are earnestly invited to cooperate in the accomplishment of this object, so vital to our future peace and happiness. 3. That the chairman of this meeting appoint a committee of three, to take into consideration the condition of the prisoners of war from Tennessee now held in custody by the Government, and endeavor to obtain their release and return to their allegiance, upon terms alike compatible with the interests of the Government and the honor of the soldier. 4. That the forbearance, moderation, and gentlemanly deportment of the officers and soldiers of the Federal army, since their occupation of Tennessee, challenge our highest admiration. 5. That this meeting most cordially approve of the address made to the people of Tennessee by his Excellency Governor Andrew Johnson, dated March eighteenth, 1862, and the policy of his administration since that time. 6. That a committee of five be appointed by the chairman, who shall prepare an address to the people of Tennessee expressive of the objects of the meeting. Doc. 98. LIEUTENANT FLUSSER'S LETTER TO THE MAYOR OF ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. U. S. STEAMER COMMODORE PERRY, OFF ELIZABETH CITY, Sunday, May 18, 1862. } SIR There being no confederate troops in this city or its vicinity, any persecution of Union people that may occur hereafter must be the work of evil-minded citizens, and will subject those citizens to summary punishment. Many Union people have been taken from their homes and confined in prisons on frivolous charges. It is my intention, on any recurrence of such outrages, to seize two secessionists for every Union man thus seized, and to subject them to precisely the same treatment which one loyal man receives at And Whereas, Because of the election constitutionally of a President of the United States, who received no support in the State of Tennessee, and the effort of that President to maintain the integrity of the Union, and enforce the laws against armed resistance, our people, in common the hands of the disloyal. with the people of other States, were precipitated I am here to protect the Union people, and this into a revolution-resorting to the arbitrament duty will be performed to the best of my ability. of arms for the settlement of our political differ- It is my earnest desire that this duty may be |