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T1IK OKBOON AliGUS. uiTi. w. VUMU. 01' MJHSUHII'TION. . Arau, mill he farnuhtil at Three IMlmi 1 ..um.it wild in uttvimi e. I"',, moneuii mil faid in iidranre, fi.ur .. .,,. will he charged if ' in i month; Doll"" at Ih end uf the year. A.. Ihiunie " T Dollar! mill lie charged fur mix mtinthe ' . ...I...... trrrlrrd fur II Ult nei iiid. Ni fill" dmriniliniird until ull arreaiagi ,pjl, mi1''" ''"'""" " ''i.fr. 8iKl, eofiei twenty -five rente. Horn Halinna IVtvrr. S J'l.llttKNCK, A llff. 3, lH('2. if F.n, A imi'f i Wlifii 1 wrote last, our lit o idling" WUH l'ruWw,'(' witli if(ftIo. nml tho surrounding itinit jr literally covered wilh tents. ll W"H ttioiiKlit l lint more limn U out) iH-moim went Ihto at oiiu timn since Mr nut olio tltinl of wl i hd any prof. Ilnb'lo employment. '' r"nl ,m,r" "'tf,ll K"' 0 In demo musses walked up urn! down, threading 1 1 - - way through lJi; thick crowd, some apparently in listless ttictlittttioit, occupied with their own thoughts only. wlnls! otliiTM strutted about t A Weekly NowHimjxT, devoted to the Interests of tlie Laboring CIuhhph, and advocating the side of Truth in every iasiic. Vol. VIII. () II 0 N CITY, Oil 10(1 ON, AUGUST 2S, 1 8 0 2. No. 19. RATKSOK ADVEHTISINO: : Ons imro (twelve liues, or leu, brevier iimwure) one iiuertion $:' 00 i Kucli sulwciiuent iuNerlion CM Jluiiiioiucurd ono year 50 liu A liberal uVilucliou will bu miiclo tu those who ailvcrtisu by tlio year. tV" The number of hcu-rlioni ttliouM bo notcil on the iiiarcin nf nil Hilvertiiieriii'nt, oilier wine it will be iublinbcd till forbidden, unci dunged au cordiiifjly. f?7" Obituary notices will bo charged half the obove rate, of uilvertikini;. ffi" Jon 1'iuntino executed wish nentiiera an J IiHuitli. I'ujmenl fur JtA l'linting mutt le made on tlrlirrni uf the inirk. most instances piiy down in full is the rule. " Paying ni" fur tlin claim, the heavy ex penses of living iiihI of working the claim, tho pleasures of the fr,iiiiiti table, niid nml drinks only '..') cents, nil romliinu to keep tlio miner " strapped." Not a few Imvo bought cliiiniK tlmt prospected " big," lint pnid more for them timn they ever took or can take out of them, Generally, such claims huve been " baited.'' Thu news of rich diggings discovered, to which I Imvo ulliidcd above, is tlio sixth " (4 rent cxcitenienl" we have hiid since win tcr, all of which heretofore hnvo turned lorlh thu first pleain of its cjinitcnniir:o,- .1 l .1 i:.. i i .1.1.. .i.. nicy ocelli ineir iimu sonr, uini as ouiy uoi 7Tw.' $' i & I wiiki) up to listen, iih they liuvo taken -T M (ifyi possesion of a littln Ktuuted fir tree Imrd ly my fahin. 'J'hcir little non is very j Details of Eastern News, peculiar, ond exceedingly uniform in its i Jank j,7"(7Zw.v W SUmmullJack- ttvtet Arcun r Uie treat H ltajsl riutil. iiotis; it hi'gins with striking tlio notes , A, as true as any musician, nml ends in u promiscuous chitter. I have always avoid ed giving them the slightest uniinyuiiec, and tlicy have heciinie so tulne that they will come freely within two or three yards of me and pick up the crumbs I throw down to them Trains of puck animals are daily nrrivin and market pi ices range to-day as follows Hour ' per 100 ll)s., beef 20 to 2.r lb , Mignr 4." to fiOc, coffee (iO to mm The Ilebeh ilfntnl-The Hum Arkaitstii dt.itminl Untile lit' L'umlirrlund (j, and lllf Jidicit tlr-J'eut-rd with Itrurij lum. gagcuiLiit became general, mid then tho buttle ro'red for lour hours with uuexumnl- 5f7if cummtnrcmnil uf ihc Fluhl, June 'it'i ed fury. As tliough by common consent Mrchunksville. j there was a pause now, but it (lid not last About two o'clock in tho afternoon the long, for the enemy had evidently received rebels were seen advancing in large force large reinforcements, us our whole line wos acro.s tho Chickahoininv, near the ruilroad, attacked with a vigor which showed that close to Meehaiiicsvillcj where (Jen. Me-1 thoso who inaila it were fresh men. Ty Cull's division was encamped. Placing 1 prevent defeat, (Jen. Porter sent for rtin thcir batteries ill our rear, the rebels com-! forcoinents, for under the additional press iiienccd u steady fire. Our batteries re-! ure our troops were giving Hay, slowly at plied, and very soon the roar of tho artille- first, but with the prospect of making tho" was di ulciiuig. Uur men loimcij in line retreat a run. j ortunaaiy ueu. oiucum a illiMM.,!. ,..unn In AMI lrC-MO H t fl Utlll it uw 't.vt A fur i I ! ti l'l i.: si rin v T i i? i.'. i. i i.. r of l.:itll iintiudiiitclv farina tho I'licmv. , cncan.peu r ,cu,ic,,,o,g reauy ,u. ,ie'va,io,ml force, thr e ! came those cullant onicer.,, Gens. Palmer, The Pennsylvania Pucktails were French nnd Meagher with their brigades, iiiw nia ii b. (dated August . rcorts .Mel.ow' ll ut Cub ' "' 011 l'k'klt. ,d Vvo lif'v ry. llus c lansea r , . ,.,L-4 i Wnfidvi'l,. I)., i two companies Hen: entirely sunoumled by j Ilie cliaiacer oi mo biiugg.c. .u-unii r-.. pepper anil binks at UooiUhle. !'( j ' r .i. I i!i r.ltnu- nnnto nfT n tul h'eves rolled . ' i,-.i, Iw.q IVntn Winn vit i An.r Tl i kiiv 1 ue leoi i.i iiuiuru inev nuu iiniun n uira . k . patclcs lioui nooiiviiii, Aug. iin, saj I ,.,.,,;,-, -,.,. u,M.v,.r ,,,.1.10. char-ed the eneniv and drove them Vi.rj.l'u fuMiltitlllil ll'iltf MlllVlllir t'filtl 1 Ifl'l ",v" .imh.im. J t i.1' .r . . . : IM r ; " ' u-...,,?, ! their way throu-h the rebels uud retired to back. (Jen. Palmer s nun nml imrycai cr,,, ....r YL, iu ', :..viii.: i.n'a wood, where unotl.tr desperate conflict j Zouaves also wont in with undaunted valor,- 1 ml l,m, llv i lie ivhfk m eil hack liUe a re- . .1 In miioir? grades ol ( lieeriui excitement or ont t , s0 llmy l.ri,.ss , Illusions, said valour niid profane h vily, and large groups i ,uvo I,,.,.,, , ,y interested par conhl also bo been Kitting on logs and front n,. .(, t Ur! tjx hundrcils of houevt, iuilus ttcn. chrwing tobucco and itruiring poli- trious mm. ill misted in the bclnmes mid ' . . .i . ... . i:.. .: i... ii... .. . .. . . . a. . i .. a. i ii . a ... jr. , J " . V . i :.. .. .i... i i ,.), t,,-s licit, UigsiriKCH, gtcai ...i.iiit; iu, inu nruiecH of uiiiung (amps, to spend their l,n ouuirfi, uncon i.cu minis iu iu ij, ,,, t,vdited. A letter in tin; Timet from , " ' - -, ;- - , . , . , . ml,,igU, drew iU proportion of the ti, wJIlt (lu binds they had In 'l-'l P,.les -10 to f,0t.. Put these prices u,0 Uny of th, Potomac, dated A, 7th, "" ... i Ii tl..i ,,i-.m,i,,i. ii,,i-iim, r i . iii , i l..:ii....ii ..;,,.... u,t .H. w v,.!t...s:ivs initiortniit movements are line'ressiiiL' """, " ' u h "lain um iiujmi...i h.h.ii , j Uitsii, wnu nuM.h h , ii iiiui-sH nun lanoiious exclusion oi weeks, i '""s v"Ml "" " , . . - - - , . .... . . ' ... I.... ll... L-tllll (it .I..III..I! l-IVi.f I. lit fit till' '1 lie Hlienautloah C.auiiult; Of the late campaign in the Shenandoah ut nrcsent. i ti . i. i i. 1 IIU ICIJIJI IUIII lib ua i inn Ull, ui-v-vi 'i.ii tl, ilnv would bo standing w th inoiilh and .-,.. r,,i. ,.,mu,rv ,,, ;., ,, .i,,,,,.,,;,,! ineiit iiffects the inaiket ' . . i n J I ryei open, watching the ihreaieiuug tail j cliiiiutu. NolHill.stundiiig the sullVriiigs of of tlio uphflcd hamuli v ol soine ti i ! Ii i. i lit ll(.t vi,itt r, it i.s snit that many intend to edition of " l'ctcr l iinK' slaiuluig on a spend Hie winter here. Hut they will have old stump. .Nr were lliu gaiui.ling mi-; n inure umple supply of the luons without their proportion ol the bile , jf,. j,,!,! , , t.ln ,1,,,.;,, uiuM. As lues on n warm buiiunir ,c.,i, f M1.lllcl intercourse with the day nru almost contiiiniilly jostling mid t, r Wl)rld. iiiniiiiii " oiu' aunt'icr on their way into and i ,.- . , , . , , , ,. jiiaiuiii r ; S.ckness has prevailed throughout the out ol lln ir nivci, ro v, mi me pinions uiui .1 .1 Tl .. .1.. . ,ri.. a.ers ... .... r . - , iaV(. ,lr1 i(1 u, Htmv ,lir(y ll(.nlliS S(.ur. n nmvai,,u in lUo W,0B wal. T,0 ul.1Si ,rici.l,.iuu..iiylnro;., ,, .i.M, ,,, f(.u.r ,,.., r). ,, uf , j ... i.l ini-on.il. I " Nor i.s tliu case , .. .. i: in' - " - i' hi mil sfinitlii.ir iiivi' lii i ii l hi liri-viii . iug coinp!. tints. I have not seen uuy the decerned, but 1 heard the names of niont, with only half his number of men, ' uud ballling the efforts of u lar some of them. On the liOih of March, 1 was on his tracks; that he never tarried to 'oi'' to surround uml cut linn on. Ion the south of James river, but of such "'J- l or three hours d.e fight raged a character as not to admit of a disclosure;."11" '"l ""-c.-ss, ... ...u, iug a 11. ink movement, which was defeated. Cowards six o'clork in the evening, den- to a letter from Hilton Hand, is the lirii" J Mo'vll's division a.rived on the gm.md, Jiey will have j yu(.y fn),(, tk. limu t,mt j.-,,,,,,,, , m !nl,, m;irc,e,i slr,i, lt on the eiic.ny, in "' t, SM,n, sr; left Franklin to the moiuent when ho saw ' n,ad iron. She U n'ruied with 11 N'1'' "Hhe shower of shot and shell r; ,d ; tin' lonir-st : . ,:lk, fct.1,t.,,.r t Ju,-Ii., r.v Kwi.n- ami rommamlvd l.v James Joia-8. late com- .''" .'')' ; 1" s,'l'0 1 i'. I If HI iLTilllt . Ill Mid VJC 1. JI 111 , vauiii ii . in Miin.r ll. Slienaii.loili I'.iver loo lute to es- uiandcr ol the MrrrtmitC. i.i ' . , lit ining tnu snenanuo.iu Liver, loo mit ioib , t.-hiiif-ton u" 11 V dispatch : 'hmblo quick time, nnd made a splendid cape by way or the bridge over which thej .j"..., ny "of mkharg.., I.elore which the enemy fell back ll-bel conimauder hadju,t passed and burnt six (MvS A Cll jull.d Aug i a..,'"'". 1 l,;.s tl,u "' of diggings t.t u c,.n,idi!aU., extent. There behind him, less is known than of any olh-; 10th, fays a battle was fjught yesterday i u'n- '(--'11 s wiuuiii, wi.icii Mis inii a ex- between Punks uml Mum-wall Jackson, i ,'"'" ,' 1 1 , . . v- v .1 reu'hneiits on the field, numbering about oO.OOII men. It is supposed that we had ubont 1(10 (.'mis engaged in the action. (Jen. 1'itz-John Porter commanded throughout the day, Gen. .McClelluii being cngiigcd elsewhere in making arrangements for his strategic movement of transferring the base from the Pamtmky to the James 1 liver. The rebel forces were about 05, 000 men, comuiauded by Gens. Lee, Jack son, Hill, Anderson and Dranch. Tho correspondent of the New York Tribune sums up the fight thus: " Kiiiicinhouuilini in rcu'micnts, as bravo nnd resolute us tigers, the rebels rolled Willi them much cliaii-4nl y. l, thoiuh in all the utlnr rust s thu crowds have dwindled uHuVloa liw induidu.ls scattered here l ml there about the tlm Is uud public .!ucts of resort. A la w excitement li.i.i ju-t coiumenccd - n - - - - i 1 1. oi oo(ouiv aini lue li.u .m w juu : nnu n.awn.iv j .. ( he however, have not been wholly hidden. It . 'W "r ww" 1 vmil,,,.s r-.."l. Mvffimd.f ho had acted j their fresh men in successive waves upon i,. i. Hi,, , j.,,,, c.i rrtti- "j" c?u'f:'"if ssruSi3; iftss ia, Col. Pluck, and the Dili i a swampy wilderness Uotleu wiin ueari.,n, Its L'ol. Cass. j in com, and wheat, and oats. A tattle l'eniiM'lvaiiia, I ...... I. I.' I ' .. I : I T I I i . :.. r... :.. I jtsieioay I Ml. i f. I . i ii, tiin ini run..' ii.i.L .1 .. aim Lt.e 111... uaii.u ... 10.1.1, tin. t. ... 1 1 1. j in , . . . -r . . t . i .. . I ' ;h ' ' hours with four regiments of cavalry, nnd on uiie in m cupper . liiaiiiciiu ooais, w as gugemeni neiwecii me rear oi one unuv was engigcd for some ,-'f',L ;' ' , ... ,,, ,....,.... i n i ,i, front we occupy cannot be .iK'aiitvniie, a o.iiai:... ui . ." "um -"-- a . ... sharp-liooters, under Licit -Col. P.ipley, seen even from a balloon. 11m woods will ( ' . . . " i . i . . . r 'I'l. ... ...,11 iiniwL' iienr. ,tfii i ivnc it 1 it l.ltiC lliO IllOSl Ol ll. imr ... I..1 1 .1 ,.,,. ,l, ,.: ,,,, 111 I! ,i,t.- SllariHlOOlel I1 III I I l UIU Liiliiii d HUiauvv. ui.n. , . int dead in a gambling saloon by one and the advance of the other, our troons (,,ie . , a, in, . nu n . n....i m - , , ,, it I i ... . . . . si i ii r. i.c i r.- tvi llif rclii-U, uiui r .JacKsou ona i-weti, ; ' , ftr nf tl,P i!iviions cither. it. ti . . Ij thu, our popuii.tion, wni. n to ...i up- ., , () , . , h t ,,. Van-! were victorious: and that when Jackson raraucowill in u few .layn Ue veiy ft-w uf t..(.r ,in, or Um ,., ,iii ! (mil fuirlv rscapod over the river that ought ', ''' "? lV'm1"" . ,. Ivered ' ' ' " I "The fight of to-day, therefore, cannot people hero. Xc,v livings are said to () M. M;,,, , I , wve 8t( .j ,,,, 1U1,, ,,,.,,! llt " j""" 1 " " From the time of the arrival of the rein- j be des-ribed, save by a memoranUum o i .ii ,..r..ll., I .!, ! . '. . ii t I lbinks in taeulteriioon, six ui.lts Fouti ol ( ,.:.,,., :,. w.il.ont in. the i.ositions respectively held by the op- "",c "j V. .i.liington lr, (inn, ol wn.n disnise i last to lace lie lo-. lie staye.l an luriner Culpepper. The fight was almost wholly i ' " , - .- : :. ,UI, allll ,y tie Ul "f M is ','lil.. -i..t lean,. S,v.r ,cn have bee, ' pursuit by destroying the bridge over; of artillery, at firs,, but infantry ' .o"l,.ir K wounded. On the rebel rstimal. d at Irom l) l 10 i mil. s, and so , w)m, ()f w )Hn, j,, t;ii.t I v or sub-1 which he had ll.-d. So notorious arc these , eniiaiied about six o clock, when u bloody j j.j j sidlli lowever, it was characterized by the coutgn.'U to Poll Poise that Ihc building ,,,.. r l.ir wounds. When a man 1 facts, we are surprised that a cotcinporurv ', sl l'''sl!' 4 ... . w -, ln , . in'anv battle 'of the present war. And the i steadfast old policy lor which their leaders Wf . lown ,.,re .about to be co .,, d , !,, i,,.,,, llal,y turn round to s,, Umdd commit so gr.ive an error as to say wt ; - '.. artHh-ry was t--. ct i are to b, so muc onore, - Hh y. WI..IM 1 r....g. Ih- re : wml is . ,,., S(Mn, s!l;t timo .,.,, ! mt Jal.ksn was victorious in that cam-; oMiif(fj ,0 crois an open field. It was not j"'"! ' "y i " ,,1.. are feiv men to be s.cii but null l:iv t ,,i!.imii( ! ) cmiiu rushing out of a ! mdu'iiovcr Mllroy and Scheuck, over U.mks, j till six o'clock in the evening that it be- j ,ri " of ,lle r...c ro'de alon-' i of lire aud vastly superior exhibition of 1 III 1 r Illll'KH It .Ilk I 1'. I'UI. MH'MP. Ml" ,.f !... ,.' I. ,m in till. 1 1 I.V I I if fli'it n liillit. ; l-'IIIH- v 41' HV l'"1 iiv. i'-"1 " ' ( I HiiTIM' tl l' IIIIIHM 111, 1" "1 l'ltl f (I 11 l I I II IIIWlll, IV 111 IIU. linn ov l.M.I i .... I ... r . l a- . . . . ... . r HILT III Uri 1. t!i?( frying imii.-i, tV.'.," on h.nr Imiks lie- H.0.,lMV( n paiii'' nloi.'' thr street, i lwvl U.mks tu ntrrat, litr.iusc-t!:it Gin-. . " l. ,.t ti.,.iiT of shot uml slirll b.d. i olhern with l.ssor uioic p.i.K i.niiiiais, ,.,,, nc. d fiiiiiL' revolvers at each oilier end had been left without force enough to ,;. ,, .vi,!c T.)t. force attacked in over- Previous that it had been j '''li'lrt!:'1 tT ! Twice all along the front did the blood V all Kccu.im.ly in high 'p.nis, pudi.ng their M11. (if tu,.VL. s,(ltSi j the stand an encounter; but Mllroy and Scheuck ' whelming numbers at all points. way to the new I.I Ior..ilo. Although to- ( m.li(1 of Mrn-t tmt llieir drunken ! . timed from at Franklin, without dating I. iv lsiiiiil:iv tin ti.iii.i-ss tl.i v ol ihe w ei k l. r ...:i . .1. t... r...... I J j . . 7 . ii till V SO tills In the evening, Ucii. l'ope arrived on .1. . I. .... I t.. ......nml... I.l. ..I liV I . . 1 rt I 1. . i li e lieu, nu hi Xjiio'i i'i'i i, iii.i.v'iiii".'..vL, and Ire u o it lie led lie- ,. ,, , ' 1 ,. ' , , . ' i l, l)inv, II nml nart of his coinuia id. out A few days fore with a precipitation that showed how (" in,jL. WI1S virtu. illy over. since, a iiero bi.ib.-r cauie rushing out of; much he feared to meet in a fair fnld nti , Panks is holding the same "round lie oc- t!...t in it d..y or two lloiis win s' "ic : s,., ;,.,., u .,,,,,,1 ul oltc of his ( nrniv half the size uf his own uu Icr such a ; cupi.-d at the lieginnunr. Alter l.eii. down nioni faiorably for h lor, nee t ity Mili limjl1(.r ,..,.,, mi r, wounding him ' l(.:l,.r. that many who are i...v so l,l....lly .-i.ll.ii- n(, uUo ,,,),. ,,, ttlrt w,.s not con-' When J oksoii came down the V :i;;.lul their aim that unfortii-, to attack them .... i .. ii. : " 1 i",o"l i .ii... us n n it. ly m itlicr was K.IIe.l niiC, Kccliis iibnust ilesei ted, it is thought spleiidi.llv, and drove back the enemy in j and determined ..ItiuK cl.ng 10 our in. s o. . ..r ;.;., nf .,..ii r...ri. i battle uml our rlfie-iuts and rcdojl.ts. 1 or- l.u.ll Ul I. HI. I. lilt i M,.,..,.. ... ...v....... ..-.I. til . ni, . UT llliliHieieu ui. .in.". ...... w.. Sumner's, HouU-r's and Ayrcs' guns reaped iih n verv death harvest. Their s'nislic n to be ready to s.i.T.liro .1 .mis i u ttll.nl o n. ;ith of July, a ls ,,0st.-d hiinself in an a Ivantu'.'eoiis w ill n t the w 1'i.Vilig reasoil'il'le Wag' S d"iil of holding mi to what tln V have until tUi o reports bu will iinisilgiit.,1 niiin from li. ip.pi. i, Paiiiel K nnedy, was tion i,t Mcpowcll, where M.lroy nnd cavalry was made from the wood a quarter James Mi-Mullen; hu ; Scheuck attacked him. After a d s-.eiate "f a mile distant with a view to capiuie meiit was on the brow of a hill, which happily secured their comparative safety , ' ' -, i. .... .i .i.:i.. ... iron) inc uiisieirv oi int-ciifiu., ui...!--."ii , ' i i . i.,.;i l.. ' r,r ,i;.i irr..t ,.v,.,'.ti.i h. ihc rebel ranks. I lo,s iii killed and wounded was I.orni.!t.. This nc-oiiiits for t!ic small list of casual- j Saturday, June 28. I Running Fight. tics sustained l.v this bii;Mih'. ,,v,.r f,.ji durkuess so gratefully upon a i p. po arrived the lire of artillery was k-pt I 'f T l"V, . l" 1 "-" ' . r t or ' ... i , ., ,'.,'(. en. ore 1 was activelv inovinu here and i .,-.i lul . ,V;1S llot destined for rest or alley !uV mor";f' "Vr h lr r, the.-.. Miperinlendn,', the disposition of tho i ' a onlcr camc fur all the Union ; tune 1 ope a ,1 h.s staff W cos- , ar , . ; I ,,;,;,,, l0 mo',.t ftny con,i. (lV,r Vm fhlekahominy, and I rein h-.i.s, that .. M.dd.1 clur.e of .b 1 , - ,: ,,t r,( u ri. teir united kt- i , ,, ov 0 the lridg,.s in their rear, nml cavalry was made from the wood a quarter . r . ' . . l'" 11 , ..f , ,. . .oi I . v b s i i.i 1 1 in r . ... .). .. ;.. .1 .. I I ;.. .1... .;.t it.r.i.-l, r. a.. . ... I...I..,: I...., ,1...... them. Tuoatteil in ?inn in in it'l, in mi. roii, iiii.M.n.. 11 1 ' 1 1 lilt IIU. l'iiltlililiill ll i 'll1 n I i ii i , , , . ....... .1...... I...... I 1 vill ,.r u.aiiv. ., . . ...i ...... . ..,,..,. :.. .... iVi-orous lire ouio inai iii'.u "'v in e upper pin i in toe riin ,i. in, iun.iu.su ,o giiiani le.iuers nu o:o n in guon in - ii l'ope auJ st rxcdli nl people In re, h i could not '"' ,, ,,!, , rijilit knee-r.cciving four ,i,.r Jackson following, in a march of two ; a .ilvv cross lire from troops on buih yet Kennedys recov.ry is now ccr-, ,y-, upon lr.inklin, where they were sens, lie lire ol ue n-uei uiuter.es ,0 toc 4.!;,4eot about 10 oVI(K-k. He warm-1 l.r....,.,i uS rur ag Dispatch nation on the corrupted by the d. prav.ly of the limes, there is no doubt. Put, taking it all in nil, llns U a pretty In.r.l country to g. t uhuu; in. Pur open outrage and liolutlon of ev- b: tain. The assassins don't make nny I . Ill t to escape but 11) i X lllillioles the people about the saloons unti lien. l-'itz .Iohii Porter, who is nev-' ... ,i,.iri, 'b nllhad onsstd over, and when of Saturdav arose tlio enemy nun ; of the Lhlckl e ground, still TI... .,l...tc liu nnv.Ttil U ill. I O UCUIl. X "V ivlio .. at : o'clock iii the aficrnoon, and remained . , oi, Saturday ir.orning had ad- 3 . , I. If ... . t ' ... .i ...... t t. A irpt wis retailed I'V a tr 50 l"u,'l, "' l"""c ns when supervising an j 0f Saturday arose th McDowell's troops and f-Vt ilinir batilo, was always present in the ,OSjil..ss:01, 0f the north bank ill' left fie rround 'under thickest of the liht. I uhoii.ii.V. inehidiuj the battle hi lib I lii-n. -NKCi.-il..,, had arrived on the field , COVl.r,J wi, tho dead. T at- within reach of rc-cuf..ri'cment from Pre- afterw ards s.l. need. lien. Panks was on the field of In try principle of honor and hoin siy for j flt t(l ,.llVL, tluir own accord barefaced swindling, Iraiid. lying and cheat- ; ,!., mvc m.VlT ,ft in'- murder and ull.-mpl at murder, Cuh Li ii. Sn iia ii. i.sl lieei.tioiis daS (accord ,,i 1 Iv complimented liens McCi.il and Mortll, rairoa, while the Unio i army retreated Hie nigiiesi, l i-osi- towanls Jute UaK J-WUUip. in turdav was a day of continual eoti..ici lil... our men had to resist the on- lit of three times their number, under i i!,.r, some reiri.ueuts retired ill disorder ; ' : .. . ... . e 1,,c "M"'""'-" . . ." ., tnUVIVil I .. ' f . . i . . t . k of.1 "'o.iuiai.s, s.cd will, I,,,..,,,. Here they took n position of Hhronl ""V, l?? I "U il Ihey see ; f,s.. a,,,! Prennmt moved to their aid.- ) Ztr lire handling the trooiis personaliv 1 I,J a,f of Satnr t ,. ' , . ,, , , , , r,., , '-'ii i ;'. puts i;" the super. or numbers of the cm my- I ; . .... j some of nt l.fore he arrived Jackson, fearing in ,,n. gannlly, he is highly praised by his;'""'"1 ,i, i'i,.nil rs He i i .. I i.ii.. ii .it 1 bu-. nccordiii to the luclnuoiul paiiirs, int ,..,.. . i his turn to make nn attack, retired. Mov- olhcers nnd troops, who behaved well, .!- j N , , m ()f u.ir hJ j,, J " Tins clmi.itn appears lo bu inhospitable ing mi toward Winchester, he f. II upon ' "'-" " I to tho uhitn man. Thu nltitmlc is too U.n.ks inl rouc!K'tI linn to nuke t.iat, m0II;r wh.Ie our.H did noi mmiljcr i n i t n . ' i ' i in t ti I lt if ii nu UK- i 1 1 i .--i ... .... .1 i r i; ing lo extent ami popululivn) w us les, than , 1.,llV11.1, l0 KM.y. 1 have not seen . masterly retreat, with little loss, for which , . 2Slll N,.w Yoi k, ami Lieut. Col. Stone ' ,,J ' ' 11 1 " 1 ' ' 1 . m ' i . i ii . i li i Iih ! . . . . i i i ... i .i .-i... ..., : ,i .. f..i,n ' ,.i' i tin i i tl. mih i.iiiiif mini!' tin ! wiuii in ) win . ii . p.in lit l iiij - k ii i'l mi in i i ii nun i i ... 1 1 , ... i , ,, i, t. ,. iitn in rii ii isi' ri 's ii i ii 1 1 1 1 1 i ii it L'cti i l 1 1 1 1 ( i . it i i ii ui i liu i tin v n Salmmi Purer mines. It is no uncommon ', .lj(.y ,,M1-t t.01lie t0 t It is place, unless onjtutioti for coolness, eourag nnd nil sol thing to hcur men sweur eulnngly such as htiMii.-ss, and then they don't . dircly qualities. that they would think it right for a man to j fo (,i(,ir K)rl,s rWu ;s lk roll., .Jackson was on the Potomac when Pre iMHHit I. rn nu n f.ilh. r if hu could make mo- I a i Lmiiiii ij iiniirkiiliU' i niont wiih oi'iU'ivd to iiiiu'cli upon llurri l,t- It A i for thu lies of friendship' ' ,, ,.u i ,itt.lw hills ,,,,,1 ' soubnr-to intcr.-ept his retreat. Had he : Connect-cut. On. Hanks was severely (C fil.,(, ,,f i)at,l(. iinnicdiately after the and gratitmle, such are but ii..!.. know, or , s ',, r .valleys, j done so, the lie.,, (leueral would, Instead ; j Jf tl reeog.,i.ed, beyond the scllUh ol.j. ct of I 0 rnw u, cu. ut f,.w WTOls of any of going up the alley, have turned upon , umU.p ,im Tb 0 of Pope's (.at of j,,,,,. Hill, being a! wounded and missing are Col. Knidht, j The Second Ihi Fih!, Jmit 27 Calms Adjutant lioyd and Major Mathews of the f.Otll Pelilisjlvauiii; C-.l. Donelly and I.i. lit. Col. Prown of the --'Stli New York, nnd Col. Chapman and Maj Dlake of the 5th ,., f,.,,,,, (;,. MlCIiIIiiii, who had left ..'. 'Che mon had hardly laid down to snatch a few biicf hours uf nst, when an order treat, l.verv now ntui men would sink iii the mire, and ull was stopped t il it could be not out again. These delays involved much "slaughter, since it enabled the rebels to overtake our wearied and dis heartened troops. Sunday, June Qf. ?.., of Reach Or chard and Sac-jge's. Having left cur wounded, numbering about l.uOO men, in the hospital, to tho of the rcbils. our troops fell ! back at daybreak on Sunday from llieir ts i line of entrenchments. This extended from ......... f Wl.ii.i Oak Swaiiio near I.idi- 1 i last charge, for lien. PitzJuhii Porter to in.les to the imit s;x mil' nrien nn.l .Mil. Credit ill business is mil . . , , .c .....i iu,, n,l I Ins rear, lalleli niioil 1-r.iiiKUH, aim nine : . . ,. . ..,. i a-.I. '1 he 2d .Massa- r,.,,,,. .!., tl,,, battle had been foimht f - ' KUIU I'll kill l' t I 1 r . , , , . tt v - ft I II Pj'MVV " . y i.i. i.. i I ii Is rare thinir for : ., . ... .. ,;, i i,.,ii,, a ! cut ..IV all his siiiii.lics of nrovisious and chuselts was in the hottest ol the lig.it and I -t viock A.M. the retreat of Hip nil,i , ,u, Chickahotniiiv Crock at ew iiu.o eiiiiuii iu nn.. ii. .... 1 the numiul iiiiruing oi me uiuoci, .i.-jh.i- j -n There are several lamilics here, some liv-1 , . , , , jx , with march to Moorlicld, crossed the luoimlains u iinlf liiinii. fallen limber, spread ;hi the face of incredible dirticnl tics, got in ing in tents, ami sou.o in houses, shaiilies, iii. The iiuiuber of homes in town is va riously estimated at from 200 to I00, but lh first number is near the correct omv Some of these are well built of logs, with fancy fronts; hoiiio havo windows of glass, bat niont of them of iniislin. Tho best tyle or housei arc occupied ns saloons others ni restaurants, boarding houses, ba keries, wl.ls.ky holes, lulchers' stalls, vari ety itores, ,U. Wo have ten butcher ihopii, seven bakeries, six pic-shops, three carpenter shops, thrco bhicksinilh shops, two burber shops, eleven physicians, eight Iswyers, six K inibling saloons, n few in the wall doggeries, and ii dni.ro-hoinc Tho whole iiuiuber of people In tho Kings a weik ago was about 200l, hut th Uiimher has been daily diminishing. Many of the big paying m ,,nvc tan winked nearly out, nnd In majoniy of tho gulch nnd riivlim claims tho water 1m to dried nwny tlial thu further prosecu tion of the wmk will havo to bo discon tinued. Uut in many claims tho want of Ut Is not so dlHooiirngliiK o t IU1 of gold, Thrro aro some rich myln claims, nd many that pay so well that ono would think tho owners must bo my rich In iliort timo. Clulnii nro often cliiiiighiK lamli, ond mostly at a very high ra'o, part lowu, and tho balanco on bod-rock-Uuii py na tlio griM Is taken out -but m and lying in ad directions like ncl-woru. We have but a very limited variety of flow ens. The principal ones are a small pretty laikspur, uud a sort or dull yellow flower that grows from a cluster of broad leaves in the marshes. Wo uro by ull means nbovo healthy vegetation. Frost, less or more, every night, nnd frequent lightning nml thunder. Throughout the whole sum mer so far, the weather has been cool, with a brisk nir duiiiiK tho greater part of the day. It seems that garden vegetables can not bn raised hero. The trial h '" imidu by Ir. Purber. liu phmti'J fin" garden, mid has bestowed on it the best culture, but we hear thai as soon as the vegetables coinn up they ilie oh or aro nip .,, ,1 ofl' by thu frost. Wo have but lew ol the feathered warblers of uny kind. I Imvo seen Iwo robins only, but havo seldom heard them hlnff. There Is also a pretty lillh, blue bird that c-tiirpa about In great ,riKl.lliiicRii, bunion not n.K.nr lo bo n bird f song. There is however n small didimlo littlo l.ird, brown all over, only on ... I .1 nf the nntlo thrro is a whitish Htrloo over either rye, which flutter, about il,Jow shrubberies ami underwood, some- limes in pairs, but mostly In Httlu groups. Tiny atiitf uhnoBt coiitlnmilly ; every morn ing ,lulv, jiiHt aa daylight begit to ibed the renr of Jackson, and forced him t ) fly for his life up the Valley. Had ho been properly supported ho would, without doubt, have overtaken the retreating Reb els, who never piuised or considered them selves safe from pursuit till they had put a deep river ami burning bridge between Ihemselves and their pursuers. If this can bo construed into n "defeat of Fremont," then fuels nro valueless and words witnoiil meaning. jY. 1'. Tribune. FlITY-KlVK FuPKIIAl.Soi.l'IHIIS FXKCI TKD at Atlanta. Wo learn from Lieut Ten nets, who is attached to (leu. Hindi's staff, llh Pennsylvania Kegiments were also ,.,,1.,,,,.,. with iii-.truclionsi. oih-ik-.I Willi Ins , .i.,.ri, lumilicr ortntt.ncs wcro uiusKcd badly cut up. j nriillery upon tho enemy. Tho latter j tf) 0.,,0,c (,0 enemy, who, advancing cau- The rebel Gen. Winder was wom.l. tl. ( ,im;,,t tbis the rt-m-wul of tho preceding j ,;0U,Vi Numbered over the ditches and The loss on liotli sides is very nciuy, "i ' .v" light, and returned a vigorous re less than three thousand killed, 'iill"li(,0Se from their gnus. Shot and shell and missing on each side. Some prisoner (ew , ntugonisiic directions wilh danger were taken by Ewall and Jackson. ous liveliness. (Irii'lually Gen. McCuH's n.miforciMnents to the nuiiiner oi i fl.ooo (rm , wit1ulrew, winch, tho enemy natural- .. .. I. I. t....i l.,n,t tin. . . . . ..:......... . .l.l.i reached the rebels last night about the-, mi.imr f,)r a victory on their side. caUM'i same time ours came up There was some skirm slum; tins morn iug but the troops on both sides are so ex hausted that no serious movements are ex pected. , (Jens. Prince, Auger nnd Geary, of tlio Union urmy, arc reported wounded. LA TF.ll! Washington, Aug. P2. Tho battle or Culpepper was the most desperate battle of the war. involvui'' alioiil even loss .... them to follow ir. haste. Of course our rear column yielded the ground slowly, Ihe more lo make the enemy believe that thev were In in.' beaten. Meantime Gcii. Svlies's division led the retreating column, r..n, .. v...t liv lien. Morcll's division. Gen. .,r.n...is and senim: lUelii abandoned, sig- I,,,!!,.,! tin. main body, who came up at double quick. Tuking possession of our defences wilh a che.r, they raised their (lug umid loud veils ol demoniacal satisfac tion Then, in close order ond in lino of battle, they marched down tho Williams burg road, past tho scene of the Scvcu Pines fiuht, and so approached where our troops were concealed at a point denomina ted Peach Orchard, being an ins gmficaut Kion..imr i.hu-o on tho railmi.il, ini.maT nml who arrived in this city yesterday from lliinlsville, that lirty-fivo l'cdeml sol diers were hiiiiL'cd by the rebel authorities, . , .i,.,,,. .i.., r(.t,,.lN ,,sinir more ofllcers one day last week, in Aihinta, Ga. They ! )n th(, i,-i.1i,.r,i i.. Gens. Winder and i Imving been oilit hours in retreating six in.,1 I....... .Ii. tailed bv Gen. Mitchcl Irotii;,., ,,,. . i, .i . ,)st nono ubovu miles. At 1 1 o'clock each division, brig- ' .. ii. . nun " I ' . i . . , .. !...!.... various regiments under ins coiiimaiiii .or i. ()u r(n. 0f Colonel ; Pope telegraphs inai ,ue, regiment ami gun were in p.i.v.--: McCall's division, and the troops under twi(,n Ham-ncfs nnd Savage's. When Gen. Syk. s. went by way of Cold Harbor, j (1(.y mnt M t..,0 ihat our troops while Gen. Mon U s and the naileries ions a din'.'onn! road lendinu' to Kidd's Mill. At 10 in the morning the scene of the approaching conflict was reached, our men secret s. rvicn, and had sent out upon duty, , ,,0 ri,lH,H m,i ,,t renewed the engagement but were so unfortunate as to fall into the j ,,,,.,) or to day. They nro two miles . i iliiiii.lii.iid iiiiehur the . r .. . m .. .....i. ..... n..m.i. ti-liil,i hands oi me enrii.i " - penally ol their niisl'ortiiuo. With a knowl edgn or such outrages as the above, how much longer shall we deal gently wilh tral tottf Louisville Journal. jior A man at New Orleans has nsked ...... .f iin. If. S. (.loveriiiueiit for work done on thu rebel ram Manassas. Prole from tho field which wo occupy, while head quarters are still at Culpepper. Hot Ii sides have been reinforced, nnd a renewal of tho engagement cannot be far distant. Loss in the Ohio and Indiana regiments very large; they bcimr in Hanks' division which did most of the tiirhling, re- sisting Kwell's and Jackson's rominniiils. New York, August 12th. The World .Tb,o?iccrs their olaluis to Washington by nnd by for , t UnyllKl.t on our side, but their services in mo m o o. """ Wll9 Ilot W,)M to by tho rebels. Sigel Their imturnl query will be f t o U. S . 0 , Govuriimunt won t pay us, wlio tuo iitiu ,.,.. . . will? "io''.V Journal. ! iir.r( m for tmUmthon oj ntu.t were In the broad open Held and others un ih r the cover of the woods. Tho day was intensely warm, nnd ninny or Inn men, worn out with their previous day's fifht itnr, lack ol sleep and toilsome march, had already thrown themselves upon the ground, and were indulginir In a short slumber when a sharp volley and then the roar of artillery, announced that the rebels wero on our heels and had opened firo Upon ns. Their shells burst in front of the farm house which lien. Morell had inndo his headquarters. Our batteries, after some little delay, replied, uml for an hour this artillery duel and shel ing tho woods continued. It was not till near 3 o'clock In tho afternoon that thecu- .Vi .... iiU.iiit from our line into theirs, i'tilllil m-s i. . .ft our batteries Were unmasked, and nil aw nl l.luzn of flanm and Projectile rose i from tho depths of the woods. lMbro tho rebels co uld rally our men had poured n dozen volh vs or ....e.kctry Into them covering tho .-round with the slain. The advantage thus ruined was not lost during I he fenoon. nd our troops foucht Ihcm till 12 o clock with un.linii"ih'd ' 1" ,m,n'." time our trains had all moved n,l were well over W lute Oak Swamp, seven miles distant A desperalo Initio occurred at once, and tho wounded ,o hospital Tell the shells hurtle thro..ll bono and brain. The fight lnlI t' " o'clock at night, when tho woods were set on fire. Monday, Jan M -VliU of WhiU Oak Sicamp. The cneiny mmo up again ou Muiulsy,