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The aunt I or a»«t tffbjMlßbIf tbe fore'tru BOrbßa and tof ii Oovemme'ite

permit themselvesto be led ae'ray by the North-

lern acconrt* of the r*!nive merits of theeetwo vessels, they wiil have only their ewnftrednlby lo blame for the MDfaaggoßJ and dia-aetmne blonder* they are likely ta mahe. Theybare had warnings enough before (Vie tbat, «',jo

Ysnkeea are lucapable of Selrliig the ImM tosave them from being gulled by the BBOaabesaafable that Ms Monitor drove ofT the VUgloat,aud is a superior vessel. Tbe fact.* arc alreetrathe revere*-,bat without a nuaOßaM'ohaaitOltOu,ibey awallow Ms fable, and their Journals :??

r, nimend the conairucMon ef vessels of a HKechitracter vilthont seeming to suspect thst lii"d**t upon which thry are building may hepurely bmarioarj Vow,the trnth is, r.ot oulytbat Me Monitor was cb«a*9d away frost thaheld by Ihe Virginia, ami net only baa shenever dared to accept one of the defiant diallenjes which the Virttai*. has repeated l/frfs enber to renew Ma cembat, bat elie cosld OOt Ifshe wcnll, without l<*cing every man bn board"f her, even if the hersslt were no* sunk, arshe Inevitably would be, in a second aagagfe.meiit, at once U~> the hot: ma. We aie crediblyiaformad that only one man who was on board*f her at ths time of tne fight with the Yirgiuia ha* survived the effects of the codcus-

sion in that engegrment. The Virginia, withber spacious dimen*ions and admirable COB*etrtiction, bore the corcus.-ton of lier owit gtmaSlhhoM difficulty, whilst tbe balls from licrenemy rattled eff from her iroaaheatisg 'ikebid; .tobs a rvef. Bat it was a dift'ereat? .::: the Bricotou, asthe raaoll hi.a provea,alth >ng!i the Yanke«s, with their Btaal lagsaui'y, have contrived oat aaty to'eoeerap theirlaaaea, but maxe the world belisve ihatthiiiieesael woe inviacibie and InvuloeraMo, and in?very respect a triaaaphani -access.

?jince the battl". tliat aroadetlal ahip, tl.eV.rnlnin, which, iiko evtrjiuitig metitori.it* in thiawarld, le uaapprecieud sveuby !'.«? f.-iexJ*, mid eciifKrad by evtiy aohrjbaatbagj, has been sjaaotiy atreagthened aad*\u25a0 ndered tbe most powsrluJ and torLu'.daclu

\u25a0 raft that ever looted OB tae water. Wo donot beuevethat at ti:i» rato the v. hole sary of

TJaited Slates woald bet; BBBteb for i»rTnere ere sot a .loaer: of tte beet Mipsnf the line of Knrlan*. or France, thi Ishe conld not Bead te thy bottom jnit as-,-.<ily m eke did th» Caatharlaad «.n* Cots'jf:se». We are not Pit.fiiau tL.it tL; couldTH-t enter t>.d Poiat, for if the Turjliee iv"va-lera' Puij.j eau down forts La Suit-,

ere lands, ws don't see why the Virginiaabonlcl cot be nb'e to demote Old Point tart-vioiisly. We b--p9 bef >re BBC has tit'ijbt.l herenrear, she will hay* the honor of iuflietifig

\u25a0 me rocireacce upon Mat sjwt w Lieh fromtie b< finning has htfltotod such mischief aponear entire. Hat we trr.t-t Ihul it will bs h

)ov.tt lime before h-r gloiioas corner le cuA~<i, !She ie capable of far greater thiaga s'jt jba* yel acecmpliiihed. Sse is a mdviuva'uaMe Tes.iel, a whoia navy, and more jthan a whole navy in herself.Officinl Rcp'.rt ol the Battle of -''hi j

loh.Ye present In another pari of this mora. !

mg's raper the cfß.ial report cf Qcnt?~l Iof tto v gagemsat a? J*hil. t.. We

faefa it ccarcelv aeceesery foooument apon i?idinir.'iblerepoit, ss it will doublJeasßt*

trad attenton \cd tc re* I v:i.h Inter*stby !all who feeiau Icte-fM ip thecuoctss ofCon. '.f-?d?"*ate arm*.

The Alexandria Uifles.Ibis gallant comp -ay s=t :::o*} ir j

Hsa fight of _OEtia.y last neat WlUiaauburg. Jr'he conirauy ls composed cf mc*' escellentflutingmaterial, iicd disuse _.;li-d i'srlf Blthe battle of Bull Kmi on th» lib of Julylast. A member of the com piny who wt-« lvthe fight of Mocday fnrr.l?tes n« vith Mefcllcwli g Mst of c.r .tcalti?s sustaiued

KiTitxc ?Hap*. John Humihreye, privatesJiogcne r*alrfi.x, Francis Acbott. John P.I'h mpson

KoßTa'iv ~ivjCßP.?James H. McYelgb,t-er-n.i P.n).

DasoßsotrrtT Wcr>»n> ?John ivraniij7lc?u 5v H.i!, leg fcrofe-t; James B<lchihv4

. \u25a0-. .-rokei.-, ' harlufi ar ra aiiotcft,J. Conrad Jobnsou, wouuded in t«a urm.

JotnF Addison, whobiioctiedcompany, who receivedn etamiiElin is 'hem m* rrgtment as8d L.leut. Mrea dtjs uof'iebe fife h -, wes also kll'sd.

I»estructloii oi CeOtaa in t»i<? Beartli.The fallowing Isac ryofa durpatcb, dated

f 'aiEpli'o.rr', La , fiiay P.b, received ta lit h-rend May 9:

Hon. J P. Berjnntn: The Qor.incr 5f.Louisiana direits me io icferm y ou tha'. allthasattOß on tht KKjeivgipr... liter un to Marctitli of Bed rlvt-r tc.r htirn'., eu.d allen Its tributaries ls rency for tl?«? torch. Berssoeda procl-.matk'U crdcrirg its destrac-ticn in tbe event it could not he removed Intotl«e interior, but the Kp..,r.t3.n«-ous action c ftcs peopleanlicipatcJ his order CVe havetraveled on the fied and Owaebits riversrince *b3 fall of Naw (Aissss, anti flur' Mer--'Titlmen tt of the people i>raulmcsa t destroythe whole crop, lather thai: permit a p, utitofall mto the bni,ds of tbe *r; p?.: f. Ihe cap-ital la fixed temporarily at Opelcaaaa.PnOlivh ibis if for tb-* informs-uonof tbe p^ipio.

T. o. Kaaans, A l»o. i

Tbb FiesT *t Oaaraaaaaßß Oap ?Tbe Au*gaata Co"»titutlonaliet 'infcils:las 'tic tollOWMgaattraet fic-ji a written bj Uapb Bto*vsdt, of tbe id Georgls buttalioa,dated Uaatbiriana Qap, April iMrth :

Tb« ctemy mrdi bta apuaaranca feireief-tciday mcrnirg tn rnbio fore??bosj*posed to be is r»gtmsa at aitslag m cm plea-ata about « o'cl.:"lt A attach wasm-da apon ocr extreme right abo it 1 o'olocSF. M , whit h pontluucd mull about 6 u'ctvehP. fti , when tbeenimy was forced to areir-at Onr lokj wa* very tr & r.a ; theirsmoat l>e»-ii vi-ry larg«. -We t. .grit b.--hinti ari-rnaohaoßta

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Tti wof m> m.n fr<the IlirrMviUa lUueß,vrani around'd araHaea ptokHi. g iiy, and two of the ?j-roonc'-'d .vi vocaptuicd by tUes-nvmy

iSverytbing is qai*i here this abOralag, *-."dro i'anhecs are t-o be r«*n or h<«:i J *f.

A ra iicUMl Y.-nkejcSJc*.- wa* kilh !yvj T-.r---day. Ho i* autipoßud t.ihe Gen t.rr :e,, mm-m>cdiag the Fvderole?

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i \u25a0 ten ?

PRijCLITIA TIO>._T T? X sfBA _a» I Xr _» X.

To the People of tlie Confederal State* ofAmerica <

An enemy, waging war in n rcauner vicla*tlve of the usage* of civilised nations, h_ in-vaded our country, with aißaußtnliiiiaa re- !Manes on superior numisrs, te h;.s Oeclarsd jbia purpese to reduce na to **%Otae*Oa* t\ ;. jstruggls tc proecrve our birtiiright o : sot at! \u25a0\u25a0o'l:nal freedom. Our truet ih in the yastics Ief our cause and the protection of car o:*d.U<*cent disaster hie q rend glecin over ti,« ji.ted and sorrow aits tt the baauMatoussof :rrur t-cui. trviui-n: bu*. a aouaclauscf \u25a0'r'cctltude and Mthfutly lUiytag <,n ti»tr ±__~ther in Heaven, may he mot t-ewn but can- inot be diamayed. Tuny may moara Mo lessof tie BBBgSBBO whoe-« '.»%?? i.*,. mat- \u25a0M-.*d In their defence, but :??? rtcei\e ths* !dtspsi eainu. of Divine Frovidini;. BAM ham- Itie aabmiaalon aid reverent »nd towmat our tt.at* are *,s;a i t h0 .,.g fur t fc to'tattie,und loving hear:* at ft oats are tiled with i» ;txtoas solid. uu'e tog the-:, aafcty, l \u25a0 i« t?sat tne whole p*oplestiouid turn implariej;ly to their Aimign»y VUMsrsnd bessschßlssll-powerful piotaodon.fhl thutend, therefore, 1, .1 trFEBrXJN DP .

Vl*, Fr.sidsnt pi -be OasMderata Btatoa ofAiuenca. do to*u* ibis my proclamation, io-v.itog all the people to utnlta ut thoirP**sm of worship, on Friday, th- 13tfe day'oithe month of May. in hum- ie bubdUiuatiou to almighty God tßat lie wil rouob._?? r7?-_f*__! our boloved country;tanthtosdH Btr*tig.u*n and auMau*a__>:mie*; .h»t He vi.) ?watch eversnd«nr p.plefroru tbeevu m«ctto MotPs *f ou?eneai..*;..ndthc. He win to bU owntjtosjrsstors to usth* Wasaingol BSaua*_d*\u25a0*» \u25a0* ?-»! "iaa ante.*.!f*~r»*m<»aty/haad.sod in* mmi ( .f the

" »rinuwov dattb.

W"*"* rt ? v ' ;\u25a0» \u25a0\u25a0 ";.TI.wKSrTT.ML. *^Z

The hit'e Col Mot*? Amongtbe msnywbofell in the evr-memorable eorobat before Mered.mbte at VVilllinie'iiir*-, en, Monrfsy, tbe sthl"st.. bjmiO will more lament the fall of th*>oulltuit dead than we ia that of the wellknown. nccomptUbe'l.'indinnrh liinientedColMoti, of tho goDaal 10th vohiiv

J irers, «rha behaved so gallantly on the HeldJ before Hein'Kelman a pet troop*, In Hia.

>*haa«Soa>a affiir. »o enloglslically msu-Uaaig ty tha imperturbable Jolmaion, In biaesaoloJ reuotl Ctoleaol Heat distinguish-ed htiusef in Mexiro, and wu* greatly beloved H T lit cc of bia native S>u»e ?

la Ai.til, IBh*l, he wu* ptoferaal many oanoosla ItJeatoslapL a«d n;i* hii active ami acwimpllshed Brigsuisr; bnß, daatrhagootlveboiilea.

~E.i n sampaay, n-\rl was elected Celaaol ofbe I. ii Mi»!>ieFipii \ olnntcers. R»ising hie

regimes* ba a bi«h si-i'-e ot exc«Uenoe, he?aatly himself in the manydaily shiimkhea aad huab figbto nt the lineeI . tore Yorki..wu. aad w.i3aproiated a Brigu-uei In the am,> (;.,fint.! ta ihkobia lok-iinent wM him, Cotoaal afott obtaluadt io! 'hvit from tha Wur Departsasntj bat ouafoaday, being throwo lato satloa, besuUaat-iy aad baronaii; repellod the fo<. rut inloini* po was aaortoaly woandeA His ne-gro body aeryaol ti"Hr af Har.c.,the corpse was soaveyad f."m the bloody?lei 1 upon bis bhek ; t«>r bo bag proß_ed hieMlatiana Matnons bal WeaocsbeuW tots*himVirivniK iv tii a city,Me llaaoato in.teruiiylaohohargecf toeobeeqaicj,hod yesterday,prior ta He ia*ermeatet Hollywood, the fn-oera! eenic*;- were celebrated at St. Paul'sivi li *ll due aolemoJty,

Ptiore are ateay, mßaab%wao win be re-Baiembercd by posterity, in various bmiii». fatars w"ill hiohopoa thelatoaod : iai-;nied

h# insougthecutof of iho-c galtoat,ae-compitohed, aii-1 "daahieg" epinte who soughtt cii cjuotry'a good even at tbe caaaonaruouJa; aoonuog asae, ditapiaiag ataaioa, and

the haideel service the presiure ofstJairsoculd p-uaihlj bring about. We deeply

?t si int the t:' -iaiely Ih'i! ol 80young, lem-u*<l.'orave, and acocmpliahed a leader a* Coloasi

General) Motl . but for f,-ou-ratione;.. eoaie we arean*ured Mcl otaaj will vbnbin humble tomb,and n.y '? lltoe ho lies!.-?; \u25a0<. I'rave, accomplished, end fall of eapcetnioav?fall of a\u'ition tot hiseoantry'a

...i..', 1.0 aacrißjed sverythiog. Honorasdpence, to hi? m«Des 1"

A "Sell"?Tb* ateaahata of 'L-a nonreofDelegates, In session assembled, on vestor.laj*-.vers the vi ti'jis of one of the most heartless"rumors".that Ms city, ta iia m-iet erittoalagouicfl ofaußpease, bas yetbees afficted withHome unknown acapegrace, under ; c qtesti' nable gutoa of a aoorier from the P«niaan-ta, concocted aatory that Con. Johoeton had

\u25a0 iwhi d into the enemy In Mew Kout county,ntii need Ihrrn up. in.iiai* ahor.t nx Mouaaad,inking ab at eight hunured priaoaers, and re-aiuing p BBea-icnoi Me fl :l.i. Tho intelli-

gence wa.s read ta-ormally b-2'>re tbe House,md created a tremtadouely agreeable .-eit*a

(ion, bi.t in tr,o course ofat: tto.tr or I .to Gov--i: or ii-'- ber beard \u25a0>;' tbcufTair.and es-'. aboutdisci vfripg 'it beeia before goiag into iiv*t..-riea ?! Jabitatiou. lue recall of hi? lab..r<proved ihe it-i ?\u25a0? to be n Btupeudoua fabrica-tion, nod bf wet Moid indirectly to theHou-c, 'iiM if uoy *acl3 atories were c-vtr cir-culatad again, he wou'd Bodoubtodiyarreetthe

| ruati Mat did it aud kefp hltu iv limbo for thej rep* ot'tiie war.

Stragglert ?Sioc-3 Me battle ue.irWtlliams-! burg, nasi Monday, »hr city hasbeen gradually| hi;.;;,., up witb boidlers who have taken tbe

iiieeoas alloweden such ocsbbtone and absentedthemselves f-oru their respective -."rrtriHiid..i \-.-..-. ?\u25a0 ~.- ~-?; tbe city, is apparent enough;

] but why they ars allowed to d-> bo when Mayeausot in j c '.-.' -rci't their somradsa bore, id aquestion bos ao easily solved. Wedonot uH'iilej i tbia eonaeetioß to toe w-nmded. who, b-ingallowed tbe cpilon of ri.i-.tpi; la Wiiliasaeburgand eadurieg acaptivity among ihe Hcsi-'.uue,,-h me ssolnrely to f >.?» it to Slohmoud, a dia?ante ?' tixty Triles. rather thau undergo tbei'.tlic a of even a temporary subjection tothe ;?' ol the iuvridiuj; vandab. Thou.sands oi good, serviceable muskets have beenthrown away by Stout soldier* either now inBtobatood oi its vioiaitv, eituj !y beeaasa theybad ttte power, and thore was oobody by toprcvcßt them.

Yankee B~cavph.iic.-A specimen of tha-teel brraetp'ato nnw In use by the Yankees,tak'n fr. tn off Iha person of a dofjierudonamed A II Hasbroou, lately Adjotautofthe-?\u25a0ii N Y. cavalry regiment, and brought tohis city ou Tharariay avaasag, can now be

cr*en a? I-? offie - of 'he Provoet Mareha', co'-u-r <>i T> h and Br ?».?! stream. It was takenoaT Me fellow whoaOKUslned hi tha cfiee ast prisoner on Thursday cveuiutf. Prior tobf-inj.'Baatari d Bsebrooa received a ball from0 rjißioi in tbe CL'tids of Harry Howard, ahfarylasder ia on- ranks, bat thoughover Meregion ofMe heart it hardly dented

i t*-o plate. Hevraoi woe immediately Mot''rein his hr>r39 by the nrir'-*it*r, who folt em-boldened, bo doubt,by the immunity affordedhim by hi* life-saving apparatus

Conniihmile Excitement was created yee-i»rd*y to Rieurp.n tid by *cnjutiournmore'auriother devices known to the iuitiated. Th*di-poei'tou of tho eitisana te believe aay andi\ cry tiling was not allayt d by the appearanceabout two o'ciock of a p'acard inviting themlo repair to a prof ou the ba-ika of the "nobieJaaits" and do icrt;dn Mings which, to ailobservant people, looked like ipcrformmg Meoperation ol lot-king the atabla door after thedteappearsneeofMe Everybody evinceda wiliiagueM to he of servico ou the occasion.Daring the day a kirpe lore* of Begreea weropressed into aervise ,iv.} -r-x to work.

The Richmond Yarictjat.?Thfi i

of Mr.-Waiter Keeble at Miabaa eocc*edcd ia attracting large audiences,who b»sthtiv giv»- evidence of their apprecia-tion of his f..kilts by hearty rounds of ap-plaase. ho \viil enact Macbeth, ouwhich ©erosion all Me flue original muefewilllie snn«.

We n- dar&facd that it io the luteation oi'tksaaauoaemeat tc appropriate tho proceeds of

\u25a0 oeM Tuesday mi;nt f.>r tho beuerit of the sickeoldiersL Tbia is as it ahoald bo?amusementsof a pnb'ic charaster, while thsy eoutributotothe gratitii-aticui of th»=> hale aud hearty, oughtto do aomethiiw for tbe brave defenders ofour soil, who aave eullered on thu ield ofbattle.

A Sipoll Horse Scon Curried. ?The busi-nesaoi .ot Mayo.- for sevitral daya i~o.il haabeen to very email that the sorvicre of a Solo-mon !<> tufcwter. the difacuhy presented couldwell 1--6 dis(>«iis«d with. The qitaetione re-quirlug eluci'la'ioD *yore in char-xctcr and mlrjnte to qoaetrty- Ye*terday'edocket rscor-M; the Cast tLat Jim Jaokeon,aliaaBoiler, '.*iuf BiTSStedaud brought befoie Hisaf!»nor for roaming at large, was avulfuiopaud emit to Jail for wasi of **hia pa*y~m " Ths obi to waa the only case.

Help fat tk* SoUtert.-Srhm Soldiers' AidSociety naveappointedo eomtmotca to go toC'ntnp Winder every dar at 19 o'clock. AllP*:-<*'» lisviu-r food suitable tor the eick, willjdraseEer dit otheL-etnre room ofDr Mi ore'sChoreb (Cephol streer) bcfbfs ihat, time.?L-idies ivili be fbM'* to leoeive the thingsfrom11 o* .lock.

Ttte a 'Ciety the pastors of all thschur-hes iv the city to take up a collection iatheir resiiective clmrshes, e.s the fanda aregetting low.

i Impartami t-c Rcjugeet? Captain s)arry ieprt-f'.riri'i to eutci ;ho active Berries with a

[ eboeea rorcpenv cf iae:i. The eharaeAtr ofi ttit; Captain wi.! turßto niinnate tbe monoto-jßy aud ot'tl'eoaano?attd his msii-j serious bearing as an i>f tried coaragei act renerc-ut a'-'.-bility, wgl indaee the nsra; sea :o gather ba that standard whi:rir.r hiai hopes aad destinies, with th* warm withes of;hi \u25a0 c it-itrymen, will clnst-n- amidst thi try-lioghuars of i''i3:i«ter and tbat, signal epochj whii'i eitiil bal; tbegraadexirof victory.

Ir.cidfni of Monday' t.Fight.?Bryan Bradylaa lrhibmsß, in Capt.. Ai>«rna?y'a Companyj G. I9M Miti»leeii.pi Kegiment, in ths battle atkilled two Yankees aad cap} tared fuur. One of llitm rafusijd tßtobornly

to eurrender, when he gave him tbe bayonet,and now weais his e&uteen with the nameoftlie owner on it Ikia gallant private wit,-uecsed the death ot" tho brave Colonel Hot*whose i-majna weie brought to the city yes-terday. " '

Fightm* i» ths Street.?A colored fellowCdliei Ediaond, clave ot Mi*. K. M. Martin,WSO ordered iv o oucitody vesiorduy by JudasLy-.ui. who along Mun street just aatho d.-i k«y was iutructaug lbs law by a rougu-and tumble light.

Partitan Kungtre.?ovxtTal uoticea appear-ing in to day.* p.,t".r ander thia bead, deserveMm ulteutlon of partios v. i.o may be willing torisk a little to reader the Confederacy o great,aad at thfa time aa ladlapeaaabls aarviss

0081oral Aaaembly of \u25bclr»inl-».EXTRA BEBStOr*.

BBHATB.Fbipat, May 8 186.

Tte f-ensto was called o order by Ll*ut.«\u25a0OatOOOg at 11 M.

Tb' Clerk presented ihe following HouseMile, in the passage of which tha Seaato waaasaed to concur: ? , __

A bill providing for enecstlng Ms sentenceof death in certain caeca. The hill was rend Bthird time, tbe rulee being tor that

l-urpcse, and on motion of Mr. .losbsos,' !a "bill to re enact and r mend charter Ifl ottheuods o r Virginia Tbe bill was,reads?ulrd time, «b« role* being Buspeoded, andi.as**d, en motion of Mr J-»\u25a0»?©.'*,,?., ~h

A. till io amend and re-enact section «tv,? hncbnp'ef. code of Virginia. Oa moUonof Mr Ar-sßKeos.the rule* wereihfl' ill was reed a third time, nnd passed.,hAm"mage wee ret aired from MeHouaeoU*lesste* asrouncmg the pe*s*geof v bl

rVuhotiriir ooaaty ocuru to P"«*-- , « , « 1 'nrddlefiibute Itnmoni ihe peotic. aud pro->io* pigment for the some -

On motion of Jtr. THonrsoa, tbe rules weresuspended, and the bi.l read a tbird time,waea air J usees presented a letter fromaa leeseee of tbe salt works lv regardV»»S

Bspnly of wilt, wbbcii was read by tbe Clem

rueiattor recorain-'id*, in crder to keep theibit out of the baiiuf of MeepscUlators, *nr t

tha salt be purchase-! By Me coenty courtsrad distributed to the paople. It stated th attunlessees fell ootfMsui of their ahtuty tifaraieh 2o i>ouncts lorach cii!/.n of'Un .t. U

,ow in our line*, the price ol the salt io be-I r,>r bu.-h 1 Th>' letter furtuer amrmed

iat if 'h i Bjegtolaiars were nji *atified wubthis sctlos, ih-ir they, would cheerfully leasibe wo.ki to M* State.

The lettrrbuvteg b«eu real bf the Clerfe,r.e b»il was read a iiird time and passed.£.b\'.> to hmerd kiid re-eaact lit section,

chap"* fOS,fJcdeof Ytrglala.«ir. m itioß of Hr. Bain, tha rniei wreet;*-

enue ~tue Mil I" \u25a0 \u25a0?' tltiici .i.me ard passi A

Cv motion rf Mr. xtoAsr-.cs, of Eewis, the'ommit.ee to whom was referred thi -actprescribing the *fltot of a judgment in fan r>: the Ccmmonw aitb sgaiaata deceased n/r

SOU " wtre o'*cltaistd irom It* turner Cntt-hderatim. The bill wus read a third time*. be re'es bting \u25a0espeaded) end passed.

ghnataadlna committer w*ere called iqpo-lor reports. Sioue were caYirsd.

Mr U»ll, of thefollowi'i*reeatauoa, v hk h was adopted :

Rsseferd That the Corainittee on Military. ffiirs iouei-e Into the aapediasey of aotmendlrg tne Brst aseUoaoi ansoi ti,nne,t

??aaaci to aathorlce the ergaaMatton of t«nor mors (..>**i!.f.r.te-. of rangers,' pause i*bruSTUff W3 as to author** tbe Given;.rto commission as offl-ers oiUssnsof eoaaitsaWhich Hive been necaulod :.y tue enemy s uceme passage of stid act.

Mr. Ntrso'cff. red tne following rssolattou:Rtt-lecd Thai Ibe Uommitte* oa HiUtftry

A O irs iLgoire into the Of oTg_-zing end mainu.lntr*'. t.uii:i*» .he war, an

r..-iuy of iheStateol Virginto.gd -i* -edMr. Wairraa a*ked leave to oaVr a btU to

.n-boTlire the orgaahrstioa of Hangers for..ert .In counttss,

rb" Viil wm* read a llr«t time.Mr. Pats csT-red tbe following resolution :

p?°»lc*ii, fhi*«. t>e Seßßte "Will, on the 12 hday ol prc-ei ed, io conformity with ibeordinances of tae i ouve&n.n, ao fill vactin-oles from tat ?? aad -? district*.

Jjiid on the Utile.j i a motion of Mr. Kbwmbs, thal-enate rs-i kolv ?#! lts*lf iuto secret s»st.:on, and slier re-

' maiuins time lhere,u, t&e doors wereB] etieti-'t. motion of nar. Ctossußßeaar, msmharsof ih? Hi use of weie admined toi.c wvti.nisof ihe Sen v.c when slttiag in ae-ore: ax aion,

Ou mo ion of Mr. A Minis*'f, It was re-solved that the Ccmnltieo o:i Virancc in-

\u25a0i»iir*« in-o tlie cxy* ltoucy of reporting a bill« eempeasats doe. v. WcatlMtte for sapport*leg a lunatic, in Me coaaty of Fayette.

a met-BfT- *Ti3 rcoelvtd from the Be use ofDele-gaitsannouncing the passag* ofa pream-d.o and rccolntion.; lti refe:?i.ie to tne b'at.j oithe orantry,(the si-mcas *.ho*e :eporUU inthe Senate proce-ointP* of Thert-olnticu* wer«, on rootle:', coneurrw; la.y.r. BuAHSes offered '.ne i;il!ovricg ?

Rrsnletl. by ike Grmrn't Atfanby of Virginia,That the Beard oi FubUc Oi or*-" b* n».o .heyare herehy author red io pry to E D Haj-moud, or his i«-gal tne earn olcue hundred saa stxteea dollaia, ior locatingtarts ol tne Elk kivri Tnr iriße road, Otti id'bs appropriation made to *>iiUro3d by act of.Issembly.

Ddr iiuASSoa i*iecl and obtained leave tointrodecea bill providing for the Issue c*Trcicury notes tc turns ot one dollar. Thehtil was read a first time

Oa moiloc of "dr. Var*ball, Boute bill refandieg to William W Bume, Sheriffof Fau-aater county, v .magee paid by him aa suchThe bill area i on a third tlm?, and waa re-tic led for want of acoaetiißtl ual majority,or motion ct Mr Wsseo?, the bill waa recou-..itlored nnd laid on the table.

Un motion of Mr. Johrsoh, the regnlarbenr lcr mcetlßg waa fliedat 12M,unlessoiherwiae cr.-l«re.l by tt-ei^hPtr.

On ino'l v of Mr. Uakt, ;iis Senate ad-'.?nurrec.jourr.ee. ?

HOUSE CF DELEGATUS..FaiD#T, May 9, lfi«2.

Tha H»us c re-r.sf?mbled at the nuai hourof twelve, and the prcoeedlrgi were opinedwith prayer by the Bey. Mr. l»csoa*.

7£r Bonnie cfOrcd aresoint.oc, which w>«adopted, taatraetiag the Uoxcml'-ueoa Mili-tary Affairs to Mejatre Into th« olreorganising th-* military force of tbe Statebe'ween lheagti ol thirf -Aye anc* foriy-flve

On motion ofMr. Bcfks, the engrossed niilauthorlrdag the County Courts to purchss--call fop th-: reseat of tbe citu-nu of eachcotiiitg*t?,*'iiaii n p_-> trd paeeed.

Cn action ofHtfri d>nxiao.v, of Botetouit,th'" c-r-Tiat* 2eso,\cuS|ia as k. gof tse Confede-rate States (rcverathm-.i the restoration ofB.'tg-Gen. Floyd tc his cc-mmaad, were reicrr.-d to the Committee oi Military /.tt'ilrs.The report Oi tho special ccmniitiee towhom wis referred so inuoii of tiie (Jov»vn-or'a luea-age a« related to the removal ofslaves irom ooaattea threatened or tnvadfd\u25a0jy the enemy, vvue rccHved md l<ild on thetable. Tie report cnrislste of th» f Mowingmaolatioaa i

Rwlved. by tbe General Atotmbly nf Virginia,tai that in view Of Me-gieot iosi io wh eh-h* owners of .--laves aud the pubiiogeueraiiyla those portions of the Mtate overruu, orlikelyto fee evi-rmn, by the enemy are ei-poaed, by 'die deraoraUzatior. aud i acaiw oftUe slave*, iha yresidpnt of the ConfederateStat*o is fc.pret>y resi aCtfUUf reqit et-ed to em-ploy Bad tike into the nnbSC service, co f:»raa taelr aervicea rn-.y po nquired, and ther.ublicin-rrcst'? pcrml', the &lilH-'jodiedslav3S

isfrom such portions of tho tJ.*ate; and thatwii-re any pontonof the State Is likely to reaoaudoned, such previousnotica as may no»

kbc neoiifcistent with the public ii-tcreais beglvcu to the owner* ot siavtcaa will enableibetnto tahß/Me proper atop* for their re-moval.

HciPlved,lid, That the owners of slave* ivthose portKiis of the State lik--ly to bt* over-ran by the enemy, areadvised to remove theireUvcb to a place ot safety--the Kioner thebstirr

Ar d, whereas, in tho«e portions of the Sfcteovertim by the enemy tbe laws oi thi. Com-m tnweslth iwe still 1.. force, and Mo»e of tbeevenly who an- gciliyof eff-moesare at lentas uable \s- utnlsbment a«our owu citizens :«ti-refoTu,

Resclv-.d, 3d. Thataach of the enemy as aregai ryot offjucrs ag&iustour laws who maybs apprehended, should cc tried and (mato&adaccording to tho law, and that the G-overnoro: ihe.t>t-e be ieq nested to oder a tuoaaaaMerew rd for tae epprehecalon cf all those wbomy be guiltyof aattoti g »nr slaves to escape,or advising,ore, cejartog artvb aalave to nb 1or make ii.ourriction, or of stealing slaves, oroi any felony, and upon any such being ..p---p cherried to oriug him to trial end punliu-meat, In accordance with ihe laws of theState.

Ua aio'ioc of Mr. Tbsbwat, a committee cfnine was appointed to inquire into woat ac-ttouaaay b< necessary to secure anadequatesappiy ofsalt for tho pscple of Virginia. TheSpeaker named Meser* Tredway, Flood, Bu-fVrd, (.'rooawtt, Forbes, Gordon, fci-icnders, ofFranklin, Shannon, and Tyler, u> 10-teuiutethecommittee.

Cn motion oi Mr Pousse, a committee oftar*e we* appointed to bang in a hill for Merellefoi V.ia ft) Hume, Sheriff cf Fauquier,from dumr.gea, to the extent of * vj.c i, paid brhim Bade, eiicuma'iinc** worthyof oottiider-..tiou Tito committee, eouaiaticg of Meters.For he?, iiuiks acd Harrison, brought in aDili in a few minute, dliectlug the Arditorof Public Accounts to pay tbe bUtOUttt* whichwas passed?ayes 71 noea 9

Th« r.-s lv t ji, offered i few days ago byMr. Woodsom, declaring the ConfederateDon-aarlpttoa act uncocstitatioual, bu. counsel-linga pitriotie obedience to it, wu called upby iur. HrsTXH, wso cfr.-r*d a * institute, de-smrlag ihet ci psrtaot y constitutional, andadvising obedlencs Ao ; whlci, together withthe or.gical, waa laid apon ths tabto, withoutauaausaaoa.lbs fcpjaxerpresentol to Me Hoose % letterof rtslguarlon from Charles T. F. lend, a*q .

x'ae oslegars from6hesterfleld, upon .whichMr. ittvra ctTei-d a resolution, which was

adopted, Bnag the "2d Inst asMe day uponwnich th< v.ciioy stittii Bo filled oy election:the reiiiguaUrn err Mr Fr'eu-t. at his owninattui*, laktog effec-ou Ms guih. ,Ihe Hous* ihe- -west Into t»--cr*-t ffsston oatthe -uivorDaXe_es.

la tt.* third week of April, the farmers iaHaw atoaveaats wero hauii'ig wood to thatailwby atatious ou the top of the suow,"?ores* lets,*' with rot regard to roads orfausss.

THB BATIXB OF \u25a0B-biajm.

OfIf OFFICIAL KEPOMTÜbsbo-bs Aaar or tbb -*»?"""'? {

1-oattrTß. Wise . Apt 1111, ?« I?aaners.li -Oa «h*» M u'-tlmo, having ascer-taioed""rißsivsiy, from the mov~msutsoffn-eaVaiTOo the TTenneasee rlvsr, and froat

of UfirmaUou that OH£«T»r,iiidh*tocutoffmyoommurjlcatloDeln wesluaaeeeM wt-bVtha Eastern r.nd Sob themf_Oea?h? from th. T?'*? porY»r l-etweru I ramp a I, .riding and Eastport,

as'abß-veVX determined to foil btodealgosby"mcentratmg ell my available forcesatard

ie" caving called ou the governor,of be Btatea of Teuneese-, M.aelealpp , aia-

h*ima, and to furrleh eddlUoßal?roops.someof Mem. ebb fly reglmerta fromI, uiilni.a, soon reached this vMrlty. andwltu two dlvl-lons of Clenernl Fotb's com-m-nd from i olurabua, and a flue corps or"cops from Mobile and Pensaco'a. on-erMn -lien. Bragg, constituted ths Army of tne!¥ll.i»i*Blppl. At th* mm* time. Oen J° n

BtOfl beiug at hturfiecaboro', on tte *«*»?form a junction of hla forcee with into*, *«\u25a0

, ailed on to «er.d a,t least a brigade g_»_rosd, co that, we m'gitrail on arid orueU tne

\u25a0 n-roy should he attempt an advance from

:3 hie gunboats. Tho call on leneralJohnstoa winpromptly complied arl«a. aus*nilre torua was also hastened lv Ih's Cire-

tlon. and by Ms lit of April JtuUedforces werecoacea rated along thc-toWleaxoibio Batlroad from Metticlin tbe BSemphla and Charleston IMltroaa

frirn «,;>rlsta to luk* -

It wss Mea determined to c?sum« '.««?

renn.ve aud strl,' a auddenh'cwut *?«*\u25a0**in position under Oancral f*rant, r. Ibs westbxru ofMelennamae,atl-lttoh?f a».d lv

h« atraytloe of Siivanu'ih, before he was re-forced by the ?foy acder Oeaerel Baell.tßen known io In rdvardagf>i that i>ur,ioGe~ ra. ..i marches from Niafcv He vlaOolum-/a About tnesamo tiui«, Q. n ril Johnston? f advised Mat suM anoperationeoaaat-Bsu-'. Ms eapectatsoaa ol Ms Pres-dcut.

By :i r v to ar.d vlgoroas at'n.h oa (leneal

rir&nt, It was supsctod he woald be beaten«.?\u25a0: tato hi* transports aud the river.orcapMcd, ia tune to enable us to pr fit by iha

. :.','<iv t' r"' remove to the rear allthestorei?': d maulU-MM thai woald fall Utoourhai di

sß"h an i v at, before the arrival of G >n-?-a: «.te l*a army ou Mesesae. It was j evercontemplated, howover, to retain th?> pjiiJo'iUuagamed, aad ..bundoa Mestra'a-

-2-.c p ilatof ihe rtimpaign.Want cf geaera.l tffl.ers, needful for

h> proper orgaa'Otttoa of divisioua andbrigades of ati i-imy brought thus suddenly

ge \u25a0\u25a0 -r, and oMer diffi*uliiei in tne way ofin -fl'-i tlvo orgi:\izition, d"l.iyed the movetn--B' until tbe nightOf the id met t when Itvi- ha trd from n r»!t b ?? qi irter that tfc*jaacisoa of thi er.rir.yr- armies was cear atnaad; tl was Men, am. Ist-.- li. nr, c!et"rm;n->dhat he attich should be attemptad at osca,ox mpleteeah Imperfeot as wete oar prepa-

r.ition for such a and momentous ad-eature. Ace iduislj-, Mat tilgh', at 1,'cloch A. Ji., Me preliminary orders to i*ie?omroanders of oorpa v>'cre Issued for thsaoveaaoat.

On the following morning ths detailed or-dersol moveaaeut,s copy of whii h is here-with marked "A," wne i.-su? i, aad ihomovement, sXtarsoms delay, oommeuesd, lbstroops being ir. a.-mlraolo sptrlto. It was ex-pected we should bar ble to reach the enemy'stnes in time to attach ihera early on tbe 6 h

\u25a0 art. Th-imei), however, for the mcs. pur:,jrere tinneed to marshtng, the roads narrow,

?tud traversing a densely wooded country, b-ti-iice aljaost impassable after asivoierainverm en thenmtitofthe 4th, which drenchedthe *roon* inAlvouac; cur forces aidnotie.cn the*lntersfC'lon ol tiie roadsf.-omPltmourgaad Ham burg,lv the Immediate vi-cinlty of the enemy, until late daturlay af-teixoon.it wm tben deeldel thst The nttarlr. cbonld

b* iiindt oi*. ths cert corning, at the ea-lttntuonr practicable, in < coordaace with the cr-Jcrs oi rr.jv.it.cut-thatt*. in three lines ofbatUs: tho first and second extending fromOwl crack on tho loft to licit creek on thelig'n', a di.'.tai ca of ibeat thres mles, enp-

by th* bird and the isierve Tne firstilea, under Sijor-General laarder, wasooastl-? u'ci of hi* corps, augmented oa hi-, right by<}laddac-sbrigade, ol iioJor-O-.-LeralBragg'acorps, deployed M line of bat:ie, with iheirrsapecitrs asiilitry, following Immediatelyby ihe mair. road to rittsbarg,nnd tho cavalryiii oi tbe witgs. The second line, coru-pced of the oiher 'roots ol Bragg'a corjs,telle wed thefi.st at a _*tanc- of live hnn-ircd yards, In the same order aa tte first.?T-e nrray COrpa under General PoM follow-ea tho second line, at the distance of abouteightbar.dred yards, In hues ot brigades, de-ployed who tbk.ir batteriea in rear ot eachbrl-i-ada, moving by tho Pltt6barg read, the leftvlcg enpporred by cavalry ; therea..rTe, uc-der ttrlgas er-Oeneral Breckinridge, toll jwed105?'.y Methird liae, la the same order, it*right wing supported by cavalry.gbesa twoc-orps oocetltattd the reserve, andw..re to£ui]*.ri the 'rout lines of battle, liy

being dnpic-ytd wher rrqalredon tne righttLd :elt of ihe Pittsburg road, or otherwise

act, i ccordmg to the exigencies of ths bittleAt A A M , on the 6 h in-uat, a recmnoi.tertag party of theenemy havingbee >me en-gaged with our advanced picks'*, the com-

mandtr ot the forces g*.ve orders *c begin tneluovtmeni and attacl aa determined upon,except ihatTTabUß'&brigade.oislrtckijridge'amvislon, was dataLheJand advpLced to sup-port the left of Bragg'.-* corps and line of oavtlo, ween meßaced oy the enemy, nnd th«otner brigades were uirected to advanceoyUieioailto iiauioni.', to fenpport Bragg'*right; :md at .he same time, lHancy 's regl-jne"t, cf Folk's corps, wee advanced by thesomero :d to irinforce the regiment ol caval-ry acd battery of fonr pitcea, alroady thrownrorrrard to watch ai.d guard (trier's, Banner'sticl Borlaa'a fords, of It.ct Cre?.Thirty mlautea after * o'ciock A. Ai , our

llsie* Ltd columns were inmotion, all aulftia-t*d evitteatiy by a premisingspirit Tbe frontlino u>;jt. eiigaged tvtonie, butadvoaced st*ad-liy, followed In due crd. r With ec-oul resclntlou .".ci i.y the other ua«a, whichwere broagot t no- aaivelj lata aot:<>n withrare iliul, lodgment and gallantry, by the-evei-ni corps oommaudera, as he aneatyvi -de a wtui his masies rallied for thest-u*gl»icr fcise,.cami,ment». L, keaa Alpinea\.tiiiuche our troops inovid forward,dcapltstho determined leMatance ol ihe enemy, untiloltoi I o'clock F. ML., when we wars in possessiot. of ail his eucampmeuts between C wi urdI,iik Cresks but one. Jtearly'all of his fieldardllery. nbout thirty (So) flags, coiois and-.laadards, ovar 3,100 prls-mera, Includingadivision comm3n. «?r (Greet. Preaties) and sev-eral brigadeeoaßßMUtdst*, thoua-ind* of cm liaries, an immense ?uppty of for-age, aad luubillcnsct war,ami a largeamountat me;.ub of tracsponation?all theaubston-uai irui'e of a complete victory?such, in-deed, ss r .rely havn followed the most «ue-coesfni battles; for never was sa army ao wellprovided va thit of our euemy.

The reinuant oi Uie riny nad been driven'." utter dlsora.r to tbe immediate v'cinity ofFittobarg, unocr the shelter of the heavyiiiiLs ..'! nis irojh-cl A gunboat*, auj we r*-taalucd nnriiapiitod rai.ni'.i of his well te-lected, ndmiir.bly provided oaatonmer.'s, af-tr-r over -welve hcara ot oaatinaie co,ifl c;with bis foioes, who n . i baea beaten florathem and MeeoutßgUOSU covert, but only by aacslained onsetof ail tnemen we coutd bringinto actioii.

Cur io*s w».s Leuvy, ac will appear fromthoaccompanying ret.,ra aaarked "B." ourCommaiider-in-Chiet, Cfen. A 8. Jor.iistor.,fell moitally wouuded and dljd en the lie.dat 2 80 P. \u25a0 , af.er havtog ahown the highest<\u25a0-, itr.le* ot the commander, aod a personaliiitrepi'Uiy Mat Inspired all around him, andgaveresistless lmputskn to hie columns atcritical moments

Tbe chief command then devolved uponme, though at the time 1 was greatly pros-trated and sußTdrtng from the prolongedsickness with which I had been afflicted sinceearly in February. The re*poni-.r>lli*y wisone wnich lv my physical conitttou I wouldhave gladly nvoiueo, though cast upon mewhen our force* were successfully pushingthe en-ray back upon Me Tennessee river,and though supportedou tbe Immediate fieldby such corps commanders un Major-Gener-als Polk, Bragg and Jtardee, and llrlgudler-Oe ieral llrecKinridge commanding the re-serve.

I tlun,atlarlln'..li.,.VP Ba *.?«...?. .j

it was after 9 o'clock F. X , as before said,when tie enemy's lnst position waa carried,end his forces finallybroke and sought retogebehind v commandingeminence, coveriug thePlttEbn; g iandltg,not more than half a miledistant, and under the guns of the gonbonts,which opeaei on cur eager columns a fierceandanmyitig firs with shot end shell eg th9heaviest .tesoription. Darkness was close athand Cfb.-srs nnd men were exhausted by acombat or over iw.»lvs hours without food,and jaded by the march of tte preceding daytUi-'iigh mud f.ud water, it was theie'cre lm-posslbio to coll-ut Me rich aud opportunef-pclis ofwar Scattered broadcast on the fieldlelt in our posa-salon, and impracticable tomake any etfe.tire dispositions for th'Mr re-moval to ths rear.

1 accordingly established my headquartersat ths üburcb of fehilob, lv ihe enemy's en-campment, with MVjor General Mrsgg, anddirected our troops to sleep en their arms, insuch positions In advance and rear ea corpscomnaudsra Bhculd determine, hoping fromne ,«s rtcsivaS by a special dispatch that de-lay* had b-au encountered by Gereral BuellM his march from Columbia, ncU that hiamain force, therefore, coald not reach Msfield of bati'.e iv lime to save Gen. Grant'ashattered fugitive forces from capture or de-struition on the foil wing day.

During tlie ulght tha rain fell lv torrents,adding to tbe discomfort and harraased con-dition of the m 0..; me enemy, moreover, had

. broken the»r test t>.. adtsoharga, at measured ii interval-:, ol heavy suable thrown from tb-i' gucbaetsj therefore, oa tne following morn-ing tue troops uud«r mycommand were not]lv condition to cot* v-* a an equal fbrcecifie.h tro.pe, armeu :i»i-. n .:lpi'«'< Uitaot.r ad-versary, lv the lmmadlMj possession of b«-idepots, rud sheltered by auoh an auxiliary a*ths enemy's gunboats.

About six o'etook oa the morning of the nh

ofAiull however, a hot Are of monhetryoadardTWy, opened from Ms enemy'squarter onoar advanced lias, assured meof the .anotionofhlaforceVand boob the hatUsraged witha fnrVwblch satlsfisd me I was attached by atorcslr BBpenor fores. Bat from tbeoaeet?Vrtroo*w, notwithstanding Melr fatigue andlosses from tae baule of Me day before, exhlblted Memoat cheering, veteran-Itheateadl*of** On thee* gbt aod csntre ths enemy wasleiuleed lv every attempt he made with hisheavy oommn In that quarter of tbe held j onthe left, however, and nearest to ths point ofarrival of bis reioforcemeats, bs drove for-ward line after tins of his frtsh troops, whlcbwere met wltu a reaolnUoa aad courage ofwi>t. b onr country may be proadly bopefol.AsHln and raalc *-ar troops were brought toth* cbarga. Invariably to win tbe poalUon atl-isue, Invariably to drive back their foe Butboar by hour thus oppesed to an ensmy con ?sta»'tly reinforced, on* ran ha w«*i i*rceptablytbtoaed nnder iheoncaslag,wltbarlngAre oftUee cmy, and h7 i2merldiin elgh'-w-n boorsof hard fighting bad aenslbly exhausted alarge number, my lost reserves had nevee-aarllybeeu disposed of, and tbs enemy waaevidently receiving fresh relnfircemenis aftereach repolan ; accorolngly, about one P. M ,

I dete mined to withdraw from bo nuequal aconflict, scciiriig such of the results or thevictory of the day before aa was then prictt-care*-.

OMcatacf my staff were immediatelydis-patched r.ih the necessary c rdereto make tbebeet dhTposttkms for n outtbafute, order y,withdrawal from tbe field, end toOOUsdteaupost n raaervo to miet the enemy, etotild h-icttrmpt to push after us. lv thia co inex cvi Kill mention par icolarly my A-M-uautileneral, 001. Jordi.n, who was of m* baa--1 tacce to ue on tbie occasltn, as be iad al-reudy been on tbe field of battle oc that andtbe prendint? ''. ty

About 'wo c'oe'ok I. M , Mo lir.es in ad-vance, whiefc bail rept'ltOl the enemy In theirI ist tt-irci a.**auU ou our lsft uuit centre, re-trlved tho o-dera to retire; this waa doitearltb ancommoa feteadl-.r-as, aad the enemyttih.lo no att* mpt to follow

Titeliri*' cf 'toots estabftshsd to cover thismovement n id been dt;j>oae : on a fivorabloiidgT c ramai ditg tlie .ground of shtlobOh?Cß; from tbia position our artileryplayed cp n thi wcoCs b*yoni it i while,bat apou v > vUO'olo ousray a* d without reply.SO'ia ft-cifii-'d th'tt no sorloua pursuit woslabe at un, .d, ti.li last iiro wi'i Withdrawn,and- never did troops leave abattle-field iabettor ".dfr; cv'-n th* rrtgilors ial, lata tbsruirh* ..i'd mr.'cbed If wlta tnrse who badb -'.ti moie steadily by thtn colors Aseoonua'ro g position w.ii i.v :\u25a0 aa abouta mile »vre t.', where theapproach ox the eaessv waawil'.'.l fr nearly an hour; but no toloWm vt''!s made,and only a,email detach-rue*-t of horsemen could b~ soen at adlstaausfrom ' bi-. Inst position warily obserriag ourmovements.

Arranging, through my staff officers, for thec mptettoß of the movcAeaui thus \u25a0Srigadiar General lira klnrifig« left withhis commind as a rear guard to hold tho,groans' w* L:id occupied ihe night precedingtae first b *.tl«?, Just in frontcf -he intersec-tion of tho Pittsburg and Hamburg ronas,a»-"u' four milej from tbe fornur place, whle 'tii" re»t oJ the ."rioy passed to tnerear in ex-cellent oider.

(in the following day Qsnoral Ilrecfcicridgetailback ebiut three miles to Mickey's, whichposition we continued an Cold, with our cav-alry thrown consld-rabey ior*rard In Imme-diate proximity to ihe battle-fl-lfl.

Unfortunately, towards ni.-tct of the 7th in-ataut It b.-gm to rain heavliy; thlscoatluuedtbroaghout the night; tbe roads becumoai-most imrsinssbl' In many pieces, and muchfor dshlpand suff;rlig now ensued oefore ailihe regimen c reached their enenmpments?

Hut denpi c I*;© heavy casualties of tue twoeventful days of the 6 b and 7tß of April, thiaurmy la more confident of nltirame s-:cc»ss'tiau before its encounterwith the enemy.

To iai*jor-<*-«r> era's Polk, Bragg, aud Har-'*.c-e, oommandlt g corpa, and to llrig.-CJ?n.iirocplnr'.oge, commanding the reserve, ihecountry i*groitiy ii.dehted for the Z3*.l, in-telligence, and euorgy With wbocn ali ordorswere ex-cuied?for tue toreaigbt and Btilltaryability tney In the 'ifcsenc-e of iu-structiona in the many exigencies of -ho bat-tio,on a Held so docseiy wooded and broken,and for tbelr f-'trlesa deportment as tft*y :e---peatedly led *b»'r comruacd* personally totheonset upon Msirpowerful adversary. Itwhs cutler the** clitaiii 1 rminaa that GeneralHi's,g tiad two lapraes shot unde* bim, thatBBajor-CieneraJ ilari'-te w_ slightlywounded,r.i-i root rent fey b"i:I» and hi6bor«e disabled,and that r-lnjor-Uenaral Breckinndito waatwice stuck by spent ba Ua.

I'or of their galloal tubsrdlnr.tecnnimaiitliiiß.a mof olhcr tan,are, oa well as'or the details of the battbt-ateld, 1 must referto the reports ot corps, divim on aid brigadecommanders, which shall OS forwarded assoon hs received.

To giv.i more in detail the operv'*-°nsof thetwo battles resulting Irom the mt. vement onPtttabarg titan now attempted, murt have delayed ti-ia rep*>rt for weeks aad i.iterh. redraa-rerially wrh tto impontut un lee of ,

my T0 *

Gltioa; bat 1 may b? permitted losay.tlV'.t notoaiy did the oust nate conflict for VI aearVi onMonday, liar* Ms Confederate ar y maat'f*cf .he tattle Reid. and ouraiWersr.ry b'ttet" 1.o«u ma left Mat field on tha Beat dayaiuly as*ter eight hour*' iaeessint battle,with a uupe-rior army of fresh troops, whom we had r6pulrei in \u25a0}«*try attack on our linea?*o re-pulsedand crippled, indeed* as to leave it tin-t.ble to tile field lor the campaign forwhich It a as collected and pensioned at sucuecoimona eipeuae. an.i with sucu profuMouof all tte appliances of war These success-ful ie*u.t" were not achieved, however, asb 'fore stid, «i th ju:severe loss ~alo*s not tooo measured by the number of Ma sl>.--i«i orwounded, but by ths highsocial aud personalworm of so large a number of tnuse whowere Kill d or disabled, Including the cent-al tir-der of ihe forces.whi sstttgh qualities willb* greatty mis«dln the momentouscampaloaimper.diug.I dc >piy regret to record, also, th« death of

ths iioti. George _. Johnson, ProvisionalGovernor of Kentucky, who went late actionwIM Me JCentacs trocpsand ooutluualiy in-spired lieia by bis words and ex implr Hayiug hla hort-o shot under him .>n Sunday, heentered tr.e ranas ef a Keutaezy regiment oil_o d.y, aud fell mor.aily w.uuded towardstheclosed theday riuthio Stats alone, batthe wn.ie Ooaasderecy, has sua: dacd a groatloss in ibe death cf tills brave, uprigut,a. dabio man.

Another g tllant aud able 60ldler and Cap-tain wea lost to tho service of ttie eoaatry,wh#n tfrigadlsr-Crsasral (lladdea, ? omrnand-ing Ist Brigade, Withers s DtVtoiOß, Id ArmyC'rps, died from a 6evore wonnd rejeived onthe s?last&at, after having beeuconeplcuoußo h.s whole oorpe and trie army for courage

aad c*pacity.Major General Cheatham, ccminandlDg tot

Division, Ist Corps aaa slightly wounded,nnd nad three horsesshot unler t.i.n

Brigadter-General Clarh, commanding 3dJJlviiiOE oi tne ict Corps, received a *=vereWouud, a!!ij on the Ist day, whi li will de-prive tae army of bin v-luable seivicte toracme time

Br:gadier-Qeneral| lilndmn;, enragad in\u2666he outsotof thebat le, was eoasptoawsa forv cool courage efliciei.tly employed ta leadinghi* men »ter into the tuicites-. oi ia : fray, un-til hla haras wu shot under btm, and he w<isunfcr.uu.ttolyco severely iijurci oy tn* falltaat -.re trmywis depttved,ou tue followingday, of nis ci.lv Uroua example

Brigad:er«Ueuera's B. i<j .1 Jh jton andBowct., rr.'S'. merltoricui w»ra alsoseverely WOsad'Si la trio tWt comba-; butitisUop d will.scon bet-ile to re.ui*.i uj duty witntheir origades.

To mcutioa th* many fi-id Oshasrs whodied or wera wounded wlill- gail-ctly lead-ing their commands into action, and them ny briiiiaui instances of individual cour-aga displaced bycfflceia an<i men in tne twen-ty hours cf bittie, ls at this time;bat their name* will be duly mado known totuelr countrymen

The lmme-iiaic staff of tbe lamented Uoci-maii,l-r-ln Chief, wbo aoo impanied htm totho fluid, rendered efficient aervica, ?« i.d eitherby Bis BMa or In carrying bis orders sharedhit exposure to the casualties of a well oon-tea'.ed battle field. 1 beg to commend theirnamea to Me notice of tho War Department,namely: ot Oap'.aln H P. Brewster and .M.Wl:ki'fi'i, cf the Adjutant andlnepector Qec-erui'a liepartnfent

Captain Thomas O'Hara, Acting Inspector-General.

liteuts. Geo. Baylor acd Thos. M. Jack,Aids de-Gamp.

Volactoer Aids-Ue-Cmp, Colonel WilliamPreeiou. hii-Jo-r D. M. Hayden, E. W. Muii-fsrd, and Ca.uonn Benham.

ul jor Albert J Bantta andCapt. vfbtkham,Quartermaster* Department.

To -:a»*e gentlemen was aligned the lastaad daty oi accompanying tha remain* ofttteir lamented cbiet irom the held, ex:eptCaptains Brewswr and Wiefcliffe, who remained, and render»d valuable service* a-*

st.il' officers,on the Mi of AprilCrovumot laham O Uarri*. of Tennessee,

went upon thi Bate v Ith Oeaaral Johaetoa,waa by hia aide when h* was shot, aided himfrom hie horse, and received b\m in hia armswhen ho died; sub**iiuentl> the Governorjoined my »utt am remained with msthroughout the lsxi Bar, except when carry-leg o.'der« er ecgagrd tn encouraging thetroop* of tii own rv. te, to wheat he guvs aoonspteuous example of x-ai and iintreplduy.I am aao nailer wit-yobligations to mv j

own general, peesoo**! and volunteer staff, 'many of whom have beta so longasacclatsd 1with me. I apt end a list of Moss present onthe tt*id on both days, acd who*e duties car-ried Mem constantly under fire, namely:Colonel Tbcmas Jordan. Capit.e Clifton li.?Smith, aud ldeutemmt John hf. Utoy, Adju-tant General's Department.

HI j r Gc-..i'te \v\ Brent, Acting Inspectorj Gea-ra!: Col. B B 1-ee, Cld.ef of Soiiet. Iccc« tin.. ».? '.ov*o was wounded , Lisuteaoii;Golonal a, W. Ferguson, acd latouteoaai a.fl. Gniacim, Aids-do-Camp.

Volunteer Aid* de Camp, OoMuel .TaecbI Thiiiapaon, Mai I<*uru% Augusilu.hUlar a. r. Peyton.Captain Albert Ferry.

j Captain U. B. Wad Sell.1 Captain yy. W. Portor, ef Major ©enseal

Orlttoudsn's Buff, also reported for doty, aadahared the dutlse .of my voluatesr sua* oaJBenday. iBrigadier Oeueral Tredeau. of IVoulslaoa <Volunteers, also, for a part of ths first day'sconflict, was with mass a voionteoralli. ,

Oapt, B. H Cunnings, Signal GfcVer, also ,was actively employed se a vte.fT.Acer oaboth daya.

Nor must I fall to mention that Private WE fvoolaby, 11 th regiment Virginia Volun-tedre, Orderly to my Hsadqaanera ait:ce lestJubs, rspsatedly employed to carry myCar-bal orders to the field, dlsoharied the dutywith great seel and Indulgence.

Other members of myata Ifwere cecwiarllyabieat from ths Immediate fl«ld of bttle, en-

' trnated with responsible dn te* at theee bead-qu \rtora, namely: Oapt. r'. H. Jordan Asalat-

. nit Adjutant-General,la charge of GeneralH -a qu.-irtera.

U-ij tt Eugene K. MiDean, Ohlef quarter-' master, O'lnt.E Desloude, CI >i a r term aster'a

Dvpartmsat.jjltat 111 Ferguson, A. li. <;., early oa

Monday was rtsslrned tooommand and directi the m v ?merit'" cfa brigade of the 2d corps.Dleut 00l Otlmer, Oblef Engineer, after

. having performed tbe Importantand variooa>' duUse of hi* place with distinction to himself

1 and matertal bsneflt to hie ooantry, waswoinded late on _o. day. I trus', ho saver1 shall not long bs deprived of hia essentialservices.

%O irtaia Dcckett, Englaeer Orrpe, ChiefAs-*J ,'atant to Oolona* Oilmer, after havingbeenmployedintne duties of his corps on Nub-

nay, was placed by me on Monday In com-mand of a batralioa without ir-oi officers ?

O-tptaiu b'renirtaux, ProutStaaol Enjrineerv,, and Latent*. Steel and HTrlm-jMs rer.d-red ma-

? Bia! aud ever dangerous service in tae lineI -A Meir dnty.Major Qtiaatßl (now lloneral) Braxtoa

Bracg, in audition to hla dn'ies of Ohlef ofStaff, cc has been below stated, lorcraaidedhis Corps?mn a the largts. in tseflsld?ou

i both daya with signal capacity and soidlei-snip.

Buageeu Foard, Medl<al IJlrector, Snrgeoaai R L, B oiile and S. (Jfconfda, Medical In-

ei"* ors, I>. W. Y'lndell.MedUatDirector of th? western Uepartnfbnt, withQvneral Johnston, wera In media*ctir.rjt-o: tiu-lr arduous '.nd highdutlps.whlcn?cey j>4ifcrm<"l with honor to their pre ten-

on.Uap'. Tom Saunders, Msssrs. Scales and

iMoioaif, ar.d Mr Tullf, of New Orlcaua.wereof tna'erifi. aid OU hotb deye, ready *o glv«c*ui of Ma poalt'oiis ami move-raeau reg irdJe:soi expobure.

v'-hi" tner paittolly raaklar moatlon of?omeof t.i'.fer; orilliant,gallant,oi meritorious sendee tn the Bald, I haveulD<-U merely to uo'ica Mosa whoee poattaOU

mc-i probxhty excaode the record ofthru aervicos from the reporu of corps orstibordtnat., coanaeadara

Frem lois nirresable duty 1 turn to one inMs hlptest dc-;re3 'icpietMnt?tz* dua, n.iw.ever, to ihe birt.*."-* men voder ra«, da a 808-

-. tn.*', to Me behr.vlor of most ef »h-army whofought so heroically. 1 allude to the fact thatsoma effioera, :i>> -uoiciriso- efflcers,andmen ,ab.--.iidoned their colors early on tnefirstd y to pillago the captured encampments;others rtiired ehimefuly irom the field onboM daya, Tvhlie the thunder of cannon aidtue roar"and rxttlaof muaketry loldthem thattheir bro hers were beingalaughtered by Mer ---a legioca of tbe enemy 1 have orderedthe ii2iupi csf tbs moat coasploa bb on thia rollof laggards and cowards is be pubilaaed laordcra

It remains to etats that or.r leas la tbe twodays in kiil«d <-utrlgbt tv.-'* 1.725, woondedS '.d.i, miasiusT i>*9?making an aggregate of**\u25a0::.'?»li,w... Of !0,589.

This aad ;tat teKa In simple language of tbe\u25a0.tout tU'i'. made by our countrymen In frontof the judo ior cu.ti ci of Shilrh, capeciallywhen II ia known that on ftlonday, from ex-haaatlaa and other cane, a, not twenty thou-sand aasaon oursld* could be bronght intonotion.

Cf ti.o losses of Mr* *r.emy I bava no exactKnowiSdgS. Taeir cawppapsra report it oavery heavy. Unquestionably It was greater,even lv pn-portion. Msa onr own, on bothilnyt; foi it waa apparent to all tbat their doadlett o.i th? field nutaumbsrsd o-rs two to oue.

Th"trcasualties, th<*re'ore, osnuoth*vefalien many short of So.O'O iv killed, wuauded,

i prisoner* and mUsiug.Throngh Ir.formation derived from mnay

fource*, li.ciudliig the uswapap*r% cf the en*..my, we engaged on Bunosy tha Dlvislona of

, Ueuerais Prsutlse, Sherman, Hnrlby> Mc-, Utemard aadBmti ,«f a,o<o men ea*Jh. or ati leist is,""«j inei. his toroe was reluforoed

un ;>nud ty ::ighvby tne LMvislons of (reusr-s Hstooe, McUsaat, Critteuden and Taomti,I cTMsJor Oeueml 3ueil's army, some Sft.ouoatrosga iccludiagallarms. Also, denerat v.

Wallace's Oiviaiuri of l lei.ci .1 Clrant's army,t making at least JlS.'V'o fresh iroops, which,added to tbe remnant of Oereral (1 ant's> i'orces?on Monday morntog amounting to

. ove' aooo"-made aa aggregate force cf some6S,tRiO met, at ieaai, arreyetl agMi>t us ontuf\tdav.

lacouaecUouwlth the resulteof the battle,« I should £ tats thai ibo most il our men wnoi had lofet! i armeoxcbaiigtrd thamfor theim-i proved arm.' c< ih. enemy. Also, that most, oi the property, public and personal, iv the

i au.p from which taoeuyny wasdnrenonI Sunday, was rendered uee.eisor greatly dam--1 aged, except sime of the'eats

Wu'r liisar* traasmttted ...eriiin papers, to-W. l:

(__ rder of movements "A."A list ot Ma killed nd wounded marked

"M N.

A lis.' cf ctptured di.s merged "*J," and amap of 'he field ol buttle surged \u25a0'U.'*

.'.il of wnub is rcupectluliy sahmlttedthronsch a\"y vciuntesr Aid-de-tli.mp, CoicfnelJacob That amsoa, of Mlsaiaslppl, who basincharge the .*-ags, standards, axd colors, cap-tured irom M 9 enemy.

I have ibi i honor to be, (leneral,Tour s-rmut,O. T. B<siAiißEf>AßF,

Ge< eral t oiumonding.T> titneril 8 Coope.'> A*y*t and Icspr tieneral

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1\) IHK Fitb-'LH VW '.'Ut-.I'KK.CCU»ir\ ?Cn yes.erdity I re-

aiguid ray as your A H Dre»c-n*ative ia tee'? J .ou«e c'lUflegates of \ ivftalA In thus die-posing ol th 9heaorable p<-.sitlon *o whichyour partiality sad confldevce aisigned me, Ili tve not been nin-iiii.'ui oi your Intereet ?

Veer eaasu lv another ."piu'r* needs ail the aidroe can I find "that ibV duties iv thearmy conflict with duties in ths*.L»gislature.I do net besltato, therefore, to l?a% ? the I«gla-la.ura 'o take undivided part la the greatd-ama that is beiugenocted around UV. for thesoppor ofwbich we have pledged ? oa r "»es,oar fortunes, and onr sacred honor.* _ Yonhave men wbo*e -ears and pbyaloalfirtiid them the field, and wbeie captct-lMb lit them for civ-l life

1 am, vrry truly,Yuur fellow-cttlxen,

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COMKBB *VtIK AHD I*l* STEKBTB.Cffice hours from 8 to I A. il., and from I to

4 o'clock P. M.He has ior pale, privately,a number of

Lt'.iTS in .Sidney, en tirace and Broad street*,jusi beyond ttta corporation line. Also, in.uatcaeater, Houses and Lots, oa Hnll street.Cue hi:* au&cued to it a rich and productivegardec The basement rooms may ba nied assores. And fog real or leaae, Lota both ivrii'hmord acd i>lmob*--.<.-. mv 10- lm*--=~b \u25a0 ? i \u25a0 \u25a0 ' n_

t> 4j NOTICE?AII raeiabers of Companym>4J I, Ist Begiment Va. Vo untoare. now inthi.-- city, will meet the undersigned at Meoomer ut Mar-hill atreet and Brook Avenue,ou TC-MCBKOW (Sunday) MikMMU. at »o'clock, with one day a rati mi.

By order.my 30-lte JAK. W. TAHB, Captain.

FIBST tjnWk*ANV BOWITXa?e ?

l*Kl All email PACKAtIEb or EEiTEBNfor the above company, if left at Van.|j«w,Taylor A ik>.*, by 13 _~ THISHaY, win betoken cha.geof aud delivered. my 10? I.*___a \u25a0 i j

*p_*^ori?i*. jINFUBMATBL»N WAMTEI» concernlaga

small negro *H)Y, who wu,aentyesterday |morning to ta* lAspatch oflCe. and ha* notbien heard ct slice It ls supposes itiu behas wandered eft'somswheie. Ths bey hadoa gray t ? .ts nnd dark jacket. His name 1* ?\u25a0KCBF.ttT. Any information concerning >be ".boy wi.l b**uttabi.v rewarded by seltiagj atMe»sis Si-irs A Hanaro, p's. my 10?IfM

htultrvf. n.»N"WA«'I , nD~Of Jt'bEl-Ub JuBiJCN oi Out, Oweu'6 Ctoualncompany, and WESLtWt, L. riNNEY, ofCapt. Hancock'* infantry sr.mpuny. .fnrde-nwasent to Bichmo»<7 alok from tha Peala-sula, aud Finney frcra Norfolk, also sick ?

Any peraon who ??;-:: give information ofthe in, artllplsa c address as, at the c files oftne Ufasral inspector or H.epital* aud verymuch obl:g*. E JußD'iw_f£ ylO-1.* " '.V a. HNNBT.frt p J «-*iaiuHl«Bi I****bVSS TUa tSaTar ?A1 getiileaian Mid hut wife, of taoat reltohlastaucirs; without ebbdren, snd expecting to con-i tinue iv las city, »r..u:u take ouargecf a Ui'ltiE

| and V I its 1.1 OAMla- a famiby itavleg Andreas"A B. C ,' at D.spatiß <Ccv my l»?.V*

ft'Oß jgggnr*FUR RENT-

TWO FAB LUES,wia> folding doors, snd small aide room ?

The rocma wilt be ranted wIM or withoutfurniture.

Al-u, for sale, pr tvatoly.ssmsgood and u*e-fan articies of FUmttars. ApplyM ft.-at brickCcktso above »v -..treat, on XCaM »tr**t, northant* BBS I ? tt*_V»B *£*vr*--a*P HoUitH sad rDBNiTUBB,ea Oa*y b*tw*«a 3d aad tax *'re*t*, (ibl.-a Boortreii l-.h atreet l The Men.* has ats rvom* aadfaveial isloseui To a goid teua.t, the iset will(be moderate. Apply at ths Heu*e. er st Mo. 10

* Fserl ar lttb street. say 10?to

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?__\u25a0! *>wIiET, daughter of Mary V. and ths late MA.ward X DsOley. sged 1 ye tr and n monthsThe friends of 'be family are n qusauto tostien-i her fun*ral, fro** the resldet.ee r,f netgrandmother,Mrs. M Branch, OUraataf #-hend gracklin ate., on Ban/toy eves tag at 4I o*9lcsk. ?

ObitaarrDeparted tbl* life, tn tbeBta instant, at thereslder.ru of ber brother ia-toW, In Hiirn*

coast}, Va, rLii-.r* E., daaghter of **>

lets Jamsa W. aud Elisa n. Peatren. after ashort thoughpalofal illaees, wbtoh she borewith paUence snd reslgnatlca It la oaaafoltoreoord the death of ths sged, but etill acrepainful to atand by ths gravaof the yossgaad beautlfol, cat off la Ms bloem of youthandtoveltn*ss. Just asthe flowers wareburstIng iuto life and betoty, aad the earth pat or.In robe ot verdant green, oar lovely Eltoapassed away from earth like somesweet flow.er that opens in tbe morn, end ere tbs soon-day sbu rsaches lv meridian beau, fblda ttepotato and fella asleep tSaldom oc w8 assetwith sne la the dailywalks of life b-ire he.loved than Ellen. S.e was klad an I \u25a0aTec-tlonat* In her disposition. Her Osatb aC*thrown a gloomover a large circle of rne.su>who deeply aympahij* with her bereavedmother, brothers sad slater*. Mar she netIn peacet farewell, sweet Ellen, sattl theresarrrctlon morn.

Dearest Ellen, thou bast left as.We tty loss most deeply feel,But 'tis (kd tbat has bereft a*,lie can all onr sorrows heal.

Tl*r foL-rai will be preached at-.lay StreetChurch in Honday, llth last., at foar o'oioch.Wbittbb bt o*b v*e Lcnn Hseatf"liI'-'..tq .o.d Chris lan Advocate pieaas

copy . cDird, In Willi m*bnrg, on ths 7th lssUnt,of

typhoid puenmonlr.,lv thel.ll year of hlatg*,liieut tiKli»..lii(i F. bHI*LD of ('o*na-han'B Artillery,son of Dr. Wm fl.. bhield, ofOlor.cee'er tounty, Va.

Ldeut-mant .-bl?id was on* of those finespecimensof frank, warm-hearted acd cf.ltral-ric characters In watch onr Peninsula hasabounded daring tbe atruggle between earOorifedera«7 and the lv.nooln despotismlirave, generona, nobly Impulsive, high tothe est°em of bis friends, and o- riy lered byhia family, he ban fallen Ir. the Siwerol bis*_bM by fltssase lasarred in deiscding theJB* of bia birth from tbe Invader Them,mortellee tbat wi I Mo«»ora oo bis grave willnot be more fr!»*b aril fragrant Maa ia* arm-ory t f 'he yoatg lolciirr la the hearts cf hisaaaapaaiocs to arras. ?

OaT"i, .?*Bß*L foTica-The fuaeral of thela v rSiM hi i V a < LAIBOUNE will mice

s, from Bt. Jour.** L-'buicb. tBU morning,,at 11 o'clock Her frlenae and those of aire.Canine- mi. wi'l pi.t«e attSLd Without far-ther Both c ?

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