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.1 i i I'M- TERMS OF ADVKFriSIJia. -4 I I III II I 14 VOL. 18. CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA WIoMiyGTON. THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13, 1862 Xoj 25 i-' -1 nit ITfflVMl fetors on ftngiwew addressed.

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kxkdaLl, 'i J. CSX, J. S. KENDALL. r-rA KkKLlALL.

CO lOjVl isS0N 51 ANTO AN WH0LE3ALB G- UtlO. no. 14 a. "Oct. i i I.

C. II. ROBI.f SO.V AND FOKW Jur-iuArt 10, Wit vtvnrnv 4)aLre ovei rince anriV'ater Street 4 March 9, iri0 158 BALEP IN GRAIN, AND COMMISSION 1IEB- CHA5T! i Prompt ttation given to the sale of-CoIton, Flour, Ea- Ion. and othe- Country Produce. i WALKEIt MEARKS, R-UCfclST.

AND APOTHECARY, No. 45 Market bTEirr. A full BtoJc of AleUicmes, rainia, uih, mnaow uiass, lair BriisheSj Paint Brnseea, Toilet bpaps, fancy Articles, andreth'a tardea Seed, Ac, constantly on hand. The attention of Physicians U. especially called, to the tock of M.eJicines, which are warranted as being pure.

November -r- f- WILLIAM II. LIPPITT, UrtloLflSALE AND RETAIL DP.qpdlST, and Dealer in 'priamrf. Intent -Medicines. Ac. corner of Front and artet i opposite bnaw's old stand uming- on.

N. CM 1 i f4 V. JOSEPH L. lOCC.f 10 NTH TOR AND BUILDEIt reBpectluuy iniorms in Liat he is prepared to take contracts in his line it business 'a He keeis contanuy on) band, IJmk, cimkkt, To wtillers of Turpentine, ne is preparea 10 pui it je flhortent notice May ao 37-ly. 1 ARPrai'tpiI AND CONTRACTOR; H.Jfr'6TOK,- N.

C. Rewards. STAT IS CABOL1XA 'if SAMPSON CCCNTT. Inteiliirence ncder eath of G. W.

Ao treraiath thK-dav reached the ucderinad rii NKD. Two the nrorerty ef G. W. luBawav. ana tie oui a ana iuriu in and uther obseure places, eommittinr de- ia th of.

the Sut- of North; Carolina to require jtfR-ni. tha M4 slaves, forthwith, to surrender themselves te 1 fiu horitf. and we do hereby or- iier protlatn.ticn to be published at the Court Iloure Wwof, arid ifAonie publ fiewapaper ana warn ins i-aiu that they Co not lmraeuiaieiy rsinrn io iueir master, and atfer the charges aforesaid, it ia lawful for any person tocaMare tnttnDj siijm? iseni Brviutm, wnu- out or impeachment' of ary ci Giv-f a uuifjT our hands and th is the 22d day of Janmry, I JOSEPH ilERRING, J. P. skal E.

B. OWEN, Ji Iskal i i 3 ith. REWARD. B'KNVAUD will be givn -for said neproes, SUL. al NED, or Twenty Dollafs for either or them, deal or or Tor their confinement in any.

jail in the ttate so thi 1 can pet them again. ol.is about 60 years old, wcuhs tbout 210 Ib.r about 5 feet 10 inches high, quick black akin, and a little grey. Ned ia about yiars ui.Tfabout 5 feet tt inches high, thick Bet, weighs about 10 IU5-, quick sicken, bjack skin, and is a carpenter by trade, O. W. AOTkEY.

Jan. 3-Mb516V2. 23 tf. DOLLARS ifEWARD. RNAWAY from the subscriber, about the 1st jtjf AxftnFt last, his negro man UAKRY.

Caid boy is abcuiks years of age chunky hump-Bhouider-ea 6 fret'ior inches high apt to smile whtn spoken to we fch abr 170 poinds. He waa raised by Abram Hobbs, decAjd; crT Sampson couatj, land if supposed to be lurking ia the cSubberhood where be waa raised. The above reward wrile paid for. his confinement in Clinton Jail, or 1 1 ii iv-rt-Lio me at mv home in 8antison coutity, N. i i lt ON 1 US M.

MILLARD. 2l-5t i ViAtE OK AOUTII C.AROLIMA. NEW HANOVER "VV TUEUS, intelligence under tath of G. w. Moore, hathhhis day reached the nnheraigned, that JIM, a slat, the ioperty of G.

W. Moore, bath run away ana lies nnt Lid an EIarkinsr io swamps, woods, and other obscure places, tfoiifaiitting depredations on the peaceful inhabitants of the State? These are in the.name; of the State of North Carolina! toT-eqiite Lim, the said slave, forthwith to eurren-der'hiruseUVo Lis master or-tte lawfal: authority and we do hereby Crder thia prodamaftion be published at the Court IlOttsV door, and in some publie newspaper, and warn the sail flaj that if he do not immediately return to his said toaster aud answer the cjiargeaf aforesaid, it is lawful for any prijn.to capture him, by slaying him or otherwise, without aKusation or impeachment of'any crime. Giten Uarer our hands and seals, this 24th day of June, lc.l-; i JAr. GAlUtASON, J. P.

bkal. llV J. CORNWALL, J. P. seal.

i TlVtTY-FIVE LOLLAI UEWARD. a1UE ABOVE will be given for the said JIM dead o(7 alive, or, for hi coiiliniment in any jail in the State thjt I can get him again. The said JIM is about 5 feet 10 fc.hes high; ia weil-set, ana weigns aooui io qnick sprrn and with smooth black skin. The said negro was puxiftifaed iroo tne estate oi i. munis, uecrcu.

i Ui-j': O. W. MOORE. Jane 1 i A KUWAUll riTWENTY-r 1VE UOLLAK5 eacn. win De given forte apprehension and delivery of my two boya, SOi'M()N and ESSEC SOLOMON is dark, full heu of liit, thick lips, has a scar on hm left hand between his thumb nd finger his heicht about five feet, ten or eleven E.SC is about five feet, five or seven inches hicb jeiaCr skin, has a scar between the right eye and eye brow, Dy me one oj a ai-g, verj rrr a lt LUCAS.

June lit! 1S61 42 tf lediclnes Faints, Oils, I Ml PAINTS PAIXTtfc TIITE LEAD Slow White Zinc i i IJhsee fin. Varnish. Patent Dryers, Ac. For sale whole aale and, fefail. by v.

H. SEAVIWATEU "WHEEL. GREAT INVENTION. 11UE Ukes this method of informing the pab'Jctj that, after many years of experience, he has succeeded a inventing a WATER HEEL which he can contldintlyjjrecOmmend as i being simpler in construction, mart nijtui in Denormance wiiu kicu of watcri nd more, durable and less liable to get out of order thin any Wheel now or heretofore onered to the publitii i r. This tVbiel waa patented on the29Lh January, 1861.

It being a packed Wheel, no I water can escape between the top of jtte Wheel and the bottom of the case, ana conBe-oiantlva'i: logs of rower! from such, escape of water is i I i Tais Vbel is a reaction Wheel. 3t is of cast iron'and la so aimpl iii constructioii 'lbat any "mechanic can put it in alter LafK once seen it done. It.4 will, with a 7J feet of water, grioS 'from 11 to 40 bushels of Corn per hour, and is tiiaiiy bead of water from 2 feet upwards. It has only, alx tickets And turns out 84 square inches of water, being ail'that it requires" for the perlprmance of any amount of labors i As abov.stated, this Wheplis patented, and I take pleasure ia oflen'cg it to any person wanting a cheap, powerful and durably Water Wheel, adapted Ito grist mills, upright or circular mills, cotton gins, factories, or any other kiad of machinery in drivinar which water-power ia used. i rurnisblrgf.izea of Wheels' from two feet upwards, adapted I to acyJaeapof water.

.1 will furnish and put in running order a Whe(l attached to any persona mill for $75, or I will sell the rjpat to cse one for $25. I will also sell County and I -Statfc Lis aw. i At jpcrspn wishing te purchase Wheels, individual, Coan-I ty or Staielyihts, or desiring any information will receive by -applying or addressing Jamea Armstrong John O. Arnutrong, Jamea M. Armstrong, Dob binsville.

LanlDBdn conntv. N.C.f their Agents," Jfessra. Hart 4 iitey, Wilmington. N. or the subscriber, iari Jicey, aa-T patentee refers to the following Certificate irorn canspeteit.

persons who have see the operation of his whiel i This i td certify, that we, the undersigned, have teen the of the new Water invented by George W. Aratf.ctug, of Sampson county, NC. It grinds a bushel of grod dial a 3 minutes and 43 seconds, wiih 7 feet 5 inches of waieff, and saves half the water with comparison of othar whsua. HARDY HERRING. JOHN BARD EN.

JAH. H. LAMB. DANIEL JOHNSON. R- W.

TATO VI. O. W. SMITH, 3l-ly i '4 March: Zflh, 1831. I 4 i it NOTICE.

JJ.ENTLE-MEN, I am happy tq say that 1 am V3T bi miTket for a few likely young NEGROES, havtog sa4 property to disaoae of will find it to once more Persona to thiirad- -vantage to address me at Clinton, N. C. JOHN BARDEN. Jan. 3Av ia? -1 Hm 23-2m.

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charged cents per square for eachlnnertion after tbe fli it a-No advertisement, reflecting nron private. character can, nnder ant CiacuitsTANCis, be admitted." Ecs. Jocrnal Dear Sirs: I send yon a sketch soma remarks made a lew days since by Mr. Strong, of Wayne, against the charter of, the Danville, Connection. 4they embody briefly the Views of delegates from the Cajje Fear region concerning the measure, I thopght you would: like to publish them i in jrour paper.

Mr. Strong said he thought the Inslnnation thrown cut by the delegate from Bockinghtm that' hia motion was. not made ifi good faith, was, to say the least of it, unkind. Mr. Reid, interposing, is claim od any Intention ef apply, ing his remark to the delegate from Wayne, bot only to those delegates last session, avowed their purpose to defeat the measure pj a factious opposition.

Mr. Strong couch regretted that allusion bad bced, made to the scenes of ile last It Is true that immediate, ly before its close, andj when some 49 members were absent, some ill feeling hd risen on' tjn subject.1 nds of the measure had shown a determination to pasa launder those i circumstances, andjts opponents had declared a determination to defeat It by any means within their owerJ But conciliatory speechfs had been made, the lll-fcelig had passed away, and they parted as friends and brethren. For -himself, he declared that all he desired was a fait a ltd fair investigation. If a mnjority of the delegates decked that this road should be built he would acquiesce, however ton rowful he might! be over what be believed a fatal tllruttat the honor and prosperity of our beloved State. The dele- gate from Rockingham had" sail that if this matter wis postponed for tfie absence of members it never wtuld be decided.

Surely the member cou cot have boon in is seat when leave of absence was granted to those" gentlemen from the coast, for 'Whose absence this poa'ponejuent fa claimed. They left sir, because of tbe threatened iJi' afoa of their country in erder to save their property'anl shield those most dear to them from the barbariticn of a brutal and ruthless foe, fThey' left sir, not knowing but tlrt tliey fchould find tbeii fields laid waste, their wive and ehildren slaughtered, and Ece the tmoke ascending from thejr burning Surely tliia. cannot be likeLed to a ca of ordinary absences and if gentlemen have any of that quality called courtesy, now is the time, to how it. The 'delegate from Davidson, Mr. Kittrell,) ard the delegate fidm Guilford, (Mr.

Gorroll,) had said that the very absence if there gentlemen, on account of an expedition, the object of which! was said to be seize upon the Wilmineton arxlJVeldon Railroad, and cut off communication with the Southshowed, the necessity of immediate If there rcalljf any! such pressing necessity as this, the gentlemen, instead of discussing the question here, should have tbeir khovels snd spades in hand, engaged in the patriotic work of pad fog this sand, whicl was to necessary to avert tbe swift et-trhic tion which was upon ns. Lut seriously, if tbe view's of the gentlemen are correct, it is now too late to act will be overwhelmed long, long, before the road can p'o-rVibly be completed, especially when we consider the dilll -hlties of obtaining the means to build and tqnlp it. If thejrond be a military necessity, it can be built; without any charter. -A General at the head of bis army, has the right, the aid of Legislature, to make it acrofs yocr cultivated field he has the right to hew down 'your aid upon the eame principle, he could form tl-o timber inlo illt lay them upon the track, and procure and use the necemary iron and equipments, provided the urgency of transport- tion of troops and munitions of war demand it. Therefore, the-President, as t-ommauder-iu Chief.

could have iLisroad constructed, and wheb the necesbity had parsed ay, the materials could be removed, or could be sold Mae, if fhe deired or'to private parties; a iery Uif. ferent Case froir that iprcsen ted iu this charter, whlJh would make the Confederate States a perpetual, ttockh()dcr In a' corporation which, for all time. nickt be used ft mtTt lu commercial pwrposth, loag after the; suf po-cil libcefsity which gave riss to it had passe way, aud had jssttuy been forgotten. same pleaj was used by the advo- of the measure at the last session, and It M'parslng (. siraDgQ th it the Congress of the Confedcrato'j c-tates, to whom.tbe Piesidett's wad addressed, njrwe than two months ago has not seen the ncoesuty for UcbH X'rcmo hate, it has net responded to the President' tecom-mendation, auc for ought we knay nevet do io.

The 1 truta ia that thin military necessity dors not x'U'yiind if it did, there is another ju ay in wlijch a through conuet ion may be made and hich would not Involve tie ruin cf ttio There is a road leading from IUdrevay on tie and. Gaston Koad which is aome sixty rii-les rem VV'Jdon, to Clarksville io Virginia, and, a chartdr fdr a road from that point to Kfeyeaville on the ItkhtUoi.d and Danville Koad. Ui der charter the grading Las been the brick work conpleted, most of the materials fir the bridge over the Koauoke gotten ready, the Iron laid on ictcu'ciiles j' of the track, and would IflnUb, and fqiip it I Where thou "is the much talked of rocensity f'r in a Pied-, mont or Daovil conriection '( Jn conclusion, while ho would not demand tht postpoueruetit as a matter of like his friend trom Hertford, he still claimed it as an act courtfl- By and magnanimity I Catllii' llragoo iiounted" This Ccmpanjy confiista of one hundred and four men, and was mustered into the Btrtice of 'the Codledcrate Government on the 29th of December, I OKFICK 13 I I Edwkrd Ward. 1 Lott W. Unmphrey, lt Lieutenant.

Jl.Sbutherlaud, 2J J. W. F. Qnun, 2J 'Lv i 1 ft Sergeant. 2d 3i RGl Ward.

J. WL Ppicer, H. D. Morrill, Bth C. (irisaham, D.

HL Henderson, 1st 2J i ,31 A. T- Cottle, D. Williams, i J. A Pittihah, A. J.

IIursL Comrriist'ary Abs't Sjrgion, R. 1 Pbivatf.9 I) A man. il'K'Am'in. A' nun .1 Barber, Bel ij Fred Craft, JL Co.e, JI i.le. Ed-! win Cranmer, aiaaiy, iolon, KubitK, II Farnell, Fhzisri Frazkr, Foy, FW, Freeman, Garrett, IJLGoroto, J-VV JolU Gray, (Jeorne.

James, tianus. Ifardisdu. Hewitt. DJ Rumphrey, jM Hendeisonll Irvin, Jerkins, Justice, Justice; vr Jusllce, li Koonce, Lanlar, Littleton, Loyd, Loyd, ifasin, Mufocks, Melton. Melton.

A Meadow. Meadows. II! Morton. Morton, HHi Mortoi Parker, 3 Phillips I Keese, Ileese, itodgers, Kteott, tioutberland, Jl out'ier Stanly, 6 Smith, Simmons, Simmons, I) fcniith, Stephehs, I Tratt, Tu-ner, Turner, If White, Whorton, 1 Winberry, Wiikin, li wnilsms, Will ami, Williams! Williamf, Wood. A LWillia, Wells, 8 Weiks, I i' 1 til' From the Chatkston Qiuiicr.

Address of Gltncrul Buugra to llie Ait' of the i ON TAKLNQ LKATK OF THEM KOR THE WEiT A friend! to whoiie attentions we are IrcfrJciitlt indebt-' ed, furnisbes with a copy of the adnuirablo u8 Jft of General to the Army of tbe Potomac, on his biddiDg tbein adien lor. tbe Ecene ot his ftitufe 0tra-tions. -i Oar friend, after jexpressing the hope tbat theTcmoval will be bnt jtemporry, eays "The address will appeal justly ana energetKSiijy to tne una will awaken those choruj in the npartivyincn are niver struck i a vain. We weep at his dcpirjlure, jet our tears will be turned Into joy, by llirj propiictic opr peal be makes to nod the cooG jtneo we Imie in the man es a soldier, patriot and ex.perierjce4 litnTal. God grant im long life to defend, and deserve victory to secure the indeiadehce of the j' ice loiio.

wing iSj tn? aarcss i -v 1' HeadqtIarters, I FkEBT Cosps Abmt of ike Potomac a i i Near Ccntreville, Jariuafy Soldiers ofJLhe First Corps cf Armu cf Potom ic My duty; calls mji away and to a temporary separa- tion from ypuj. I hope, however, te tfiib pa egaln to share yojar labors and your pt rjtls, and hi tuftnee of our homes and our rights to lead jpu, t3 uyr battlos to be crowndod jwith pignal victorka. Yon are bow un Jcrgoing the severest trial If solJicr's iife the onie by which bis discipline andcapidty ofen-durance ari most thoroughly tested. Afy lihli in your patriotismVl your demotion and dolerminatio and In yoar high soldierlyj qualities, is to grtat. th I ebaI rest assured yloa wjll pass through the ordeal resolattly, -triumphantly Still cannot quit you with6at deep, emotions, without ven deep anxiety in ol our countij'sj trials and Abov all am anxious that iny brate countrymen, bore in arroa fronting tbe haughty array muster of Northern mercenaries, should thoroughly (appreciate thej exigency, and benco comprehend that this is.

no time for tbe Anby oi tbe Potomac the men of Manassas to I stack tbW arms, and quit, evth ior a brief period, the sUqdard they have made glorious by AH must understand this, and ft el tho magnitude of tbe coflict impending the universal personal BacriCcea this War has entailed, aod our duty to toeti them promptly incl unbendingly, as wc; have met the eocmy in line oi battle. I. 'J I To the Arrnv of the Shenandoah I desire 'to return my thanks for their endurance ia the tpcmcrafle march' to my assistance list July, tbeir timely decisive arrival, and lor tbeirl conspicuous BteaJiues3 and gallantry on the field of battle; 1 i1' Those of tbeir comrades of both corps, and of our arms of tbe Armyjof thb Potomac, not so lortuuateas ytt to have been with trs in conflict -with our eocmy, I leave, with all eofirVlprwr 1 that on tvf'ihn thev (Will fllOVT themselvea fit comrades for the men of ilaoaisas, BuH Bob and Ball's Blu n. ts BMedveildy, II Pettwty, Porter, W.Provo, Provo, A Quinn, A Redd, Rhue, WDRhoa-s. 1) land.

15Y TELEGKAPJJ. FOR. THE JOURNAL. SALTPETRE TO BE SEIZED RAILBO A CONVENTION. Bichxond, Vam Feb.

5th 1862. The Secretary ot War has; issued an order to impress all saltpetre not in the hands of manufacturers, government agents or contractors, pajing fortj centa per poand therefor. This is done in consequence of the extorlion practiced on the I- The Railroad Convention met in this City to-day. The proceedings were private, and nothing has transpired. I The statement made by the morning papers that General Price is In Richmond, is premature.

I TENNESSEE REGIMENT RE-ENLISTED FEDERAL FLEET MOVED FROM IIATTERAS FEDERALS AT CHEAT MOUNTAIN, Ac, i 1 Richmond, Va.f Feb. 6th, 1862. The second Tennessee Regiment, Col. Bates, have naan-imonsly resolved to reenlist for the war. Other rjgimenta will rapidly "follow the example.

Intelligence from Hyde county, ti'-. C. reports that a Federal fleet of from 50 to 100 vepsels moved from Hat'eras en yesterday, in the direction of Roanoke Tbe Federal General Reynolds 'is reported to signed and Kansas Denver lias been appointed to 1 have re- the com- mand at Cheat Mcuntain. There are no Indications effa Federal advance in that quarter. Thereported marauding expeditions of Federals about Greenbrier at much exaggerated, jth'e Federals bei ng afraid to ventme out much since the repulse at Valley Fountain in December, I The Federal force of about 7,000, under Gen.

Lander, which left Pomney on the approach cf the Ce-nfederates, la now at Springfield, New Creek Depot, and; Patterson's Creek, points ranging frcm 8 to 14, miles from mney. There is no prospect at present of a Federal advj nee rpm t- LATER FROM THE NORTH. Richmoxd, Febi 7tb, 1862 Northern papers of the 5th inat. was received at Norfolk ori yesterday, under a fiag of trucejfrcm Old Point Comfort. A party of Federals advanced to Occoquan ton Monday las and had a brush with- the packets of the Confederates It is stated that four of the latter were seen to all.

President Dayis has informed Mr. Lincoln by Bag of truce, that if the Bridge Burners in Missouri are lun, Corcoran, Wilcox, Lee, and others will be hung iu retaMatio.i. There is! great difiiaulty in takiog care of the isegrcea in the Federal Wool is puzz ed and has appoiuted a committee to provide for their further Ia the Senate, Bunrnsr has reported a bill aothoiizing the of Dip omatic Representatives tj Liberia and Hayti. J- I t- choepi's brigade has moved to Cumberland river A corps of artillerymen to! guard the coast is bWug form ed in New; Yoik. Gen.

Scott has not le New York. The Phiiadelnhiaiis are actively tnaged iaboai the naval expedition to be fitted ont there for the Southern coast, A great display of fashion was exhibited at the White Louse on ithe night of the 4th.inKt.-,-feaBiing juji drink ir was abundantly indalgeiin. I Errickspns floatiug nearly Complit' Piince DeJoinville ha? gone'to Washington. 1 'Maine'M to be fortified at tbe expense cf the Federal Gov ernment. The Hojise of Pepresenatiyes have pasted a bill authorizing the Construction twenty iron xilated steain frigates.

in expedition of twelve vessels left Cario ou the 3f iast. to be joined at anotner point by a large force. Citizens of Kew.Yoik ask for. the repeal ofhe treaty of reciprocity with anada and the United States; 1 I New York Uera'd 6ays that the guns of. the' fiigatcs in Hampton Roads are double Ehotted, and are nit afraid of the Meirimac.

i A plot to assabinate the President ef San Salvodor and also Gen. Castilla, has been discovered. Great swindling developments have been discovered to have beeij made by the; contractors 'of theLinco governV ment. i -i Thirty -fivte thousaid troops are at Cairo. The Bostonians have heli a meeting at Faneuel Ilall to take measures for the release of Corcoran.

Secretary Chase isj iu great trouble, and urgei Congrees to prompt i.etion. -fle eays the treasury is nearly empty Foieign quoted at 114. or settled. y- SECOND DISPATCH. J.

HE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS. RICHJloD, th, 1862. While the. providocal CoEgress conducts its business in secret; sessions outsiders are busy arranging forjthe zatioii of the peimanent CongreBs. The following the organl- gentle- men have Jteen namea ior speaiiers.

oi me Meredith Gentry and George W. Jones' of. ten-nestee Bocock Virginia Curry, of -Alabama Ken- ijteen ner, pi Lonibicnaj ad McRae; of Mississippi. For Clerk of tile Dixon, of Georgia, andj McOluskey, of Tennessee, are prominent candidates. Joncje Hooper, the prcseni Clerk of Congress, is prominently spoken of! as Secretary of the Senate, although several other candidates have been named.

The streets of Richmond i are dark at night, in consB? que nee of some trouble with the retorts at the gas bouse, but it will be all right by Inauguration day. -V FtRTSTG RST WEEN FEDERAL GUN-BOATS A FORT HENRyXfEDERALS LANDING NEAR FOE HENRY -CONFEDERATES IN FULL FORCE. Memphis, Tem 1862. Three Federal gun-boats appeared in the Teni efsee river on yesterday, and opened fire upon' Fort Henry The jat-ter responded to; the fire, No damage was done to the I -K i The Federals are landing troops two milB fio the Fort, and an attack is expected. The Confederates are in full force on the Tennessee river, and no danger is apprehended.

I I FIRING AT FORT HENRY, TENN Memphis, Feb. 16C2 A flicnatr.h from Dauville. at 2 o'clock to-day states that firing commenced at Fort Henry at 12 o'clock, M. One hun Hrsn And fiftv iruns were fired, but the result is tnkhown. The firing had ceased.

j- I FROM. NASHVILLE. 1 i Nashville, Feb. 5, 1862. Private dispatches from Fort Hepry, to-dayj feay that the enemy fired about forty shots at the fort, but no damage was done.

i SKIRMISH IN TENNESSEE. ENOXVILLE, Tenk Feb 5, 1562. OnSunday la't, I t. CcL Whitens Cavalry ericonntered nart of Lincoln estimated at from lone to three hundred, in Morgan County, Tennessee, on he Mountain side, bite charged the ent my. Capt.

Duucan, of the Unionists, rallied his mfn twic Duncan was shot through the head, and kille'i by? D. J. Roberts, a lad 15 years old, whose brother waa recently killed in Kentucky The Unionists were completely routed, and filed In confu sion. Seven Licolnites were found dead, and one taken prisoner. A free negro attached to McLeary Is killed one of the Lincolites.

Ft: xa of Truck. The Kahnkee brouzbt ud the cityyesterday afternpOD, tbe following passengers: UapL Jjoke, ei XMortn Carolina. Lteot. Wise, Lieat, Sbaw, Lieut Lamb. Cant.

N.D.Farley, General Bonham's Staff. Lieut. F.de Baratlene, 7tb Rejr. ti. V.

VI Sergeant T. H. Danham, 6tb Va. Cav. Private F.

E. Long, 1st Ky. Beg. W. Jelmr P.

flogbes. K. Moss, lOihtAIa. Keg. W.JNorris,- Jas.

F. HUdebrand. 2d Va. Oar. The first four were taken prisoners at llqitteras, bare beea cODnned at prt Warren, and are now released on parole.

Tbe remainder have been confined Capitol building in Washington and bav( larlv" A-r J- In the Old been regu si- 'The E2ahnkee also brodzbt np" Captain Franchise o( the French Frigate Fortune, audXieutenaht Dubreme of the Jrencb Frigate rovaon-Iiorfolk Day Book, conflict, my eye waa next directed to Colonel Cocke's brigade, the nearest at hand1 Hastening to his I desired him to leadhis troops to a tion. He informed me. however', that a large body of tbe enemy's; troops beyond the stream.and below the bridge threatened ns from that quarter. He was, therefore, left in his position. My headquarters were now established near the Lewis House.

From this commanding elevation my view embraced the position of the enemy beyond the stream and the approaches to the Stone Bridge, a point of, especial importance, I could also see the advances of our itroops far down the valley in the "direction of Manassas, and obserye the progress of tie action and the macceuvres Of the enemy. We bid sow sixteen eons and two hundred and sixty cavalry and a litt le above nine regiments of 'the army of the I hnesandoan, and six guns ana lera man ine sirengm oi three regiments of that of the Potomac, engaged with about th-rtyrfive thousand United States, troops, amongst whom were full three thousand men of the old regular at my. Yet this admirable artillery and brave infantry )and cavalry lost no foot of ground. For nearly three hours-'they maintained thei position, repelling five successive iassaults'by the heavy masses of the enemyi whose numbers enabled him continually to bring up fresh troops as their preceding columns were orivea back. Colonel Stuart contributed to one rf these reput es by a well timed and vigorous charge on the enemy's right flank with two companies of hia cavalry.

The efficiency 6f our infantry and cavalry might have been expected from a patriotic people accas'jomed, like ours, to the management of arms and horses, but that of the artillery was little less than They were opposed to batteries far superior in the number, range- and equipment of their guns, with educated officers and thoroughly instructed soldiers. We had but one educated artiilerist. Col. Pendleton, that model of a Christian soldier, yet they exhibited as much superiority to the enemy in skill as in courage. Ihrir fire was superior both in rapidity and precision.

-About two o'ciock, an officer of General Beauregard's Adjutant General's office galloped from Matnassas to report to me that a United States army bad reached the line of the oat-Baa Gap Railroad, was marching towards us, and then but three or four miles from our left fanbr. if Ihe expected reinforcementajappeared spon after. Col. Cocke waa then desired to lead his bsigadeH into action to support tLe right of the troops tngaged, which he did with alacrity and efiec. a half hour the! two regiments of General Bonharn biigade (Cash's iand Jjershaw's) came up, and were directed agaiust the enemy's 1'right, which he seemed to be Fisher's' Norih.

tiarolina regiment was soon after sent! in the same direction. About three o'clock, whije the enemy seemed to lie striving to out flank and drive back our left and thus ssepefate us from-Manassas-; General E. K. Smith arrived with Ithree regiments of Elzey 's brigade. He was instructed toiiattack the right flank of the enemy now exposed to us.

Before the move meot was completed he ell severe'y woranded. vColonel Elzey at once: tatfeg command, executed" it with great prorxptituie avd vigor. Ceneral Beauregard rapiJly eeizpd the opportunity thus afforded him, and threw forward his whole line. The enemy was driven back from the long contested hill and victory was no longer doubtful. He mide yet another attempt to retrieve the day.

He again extended his right with a still wider sweep to tu'rnj our left Just as he rr-lormed to renew the battle, Oolouel Early's three regiments came upon the field The ihemj's rew formation expo-ed his ght flan evejn than th previous oze. 'olouel Eariy was, therefore, ordered to throw himself dirt ctly upon it, supported bColodeliStuart's cavalry and Beckham's battery, ihe. exeeutdj this! attack, bravely and well, while a sMmu'taneous bharge was-made by Gene ral Baur-gard in f-oof. The enemy waa broken by this combir.ed at'ack He lost all the artrllerv fRhich had ad varced tothe the conflict. He hii no more frtsh troop to ral on, and a general rout ensued.

Inskuct ions were instantly sent j' to! General Rotham to march by the quickest route to te turnpike, to intercept the fugitives; and to General Longstieet to follow a-s closely as possible, upon the Their progress was ciiecked by thee cmv'n rese ve. and! by night at entrfeville. i-ctinck's biiiJa'ie made a slight demonstration Lewis' ford, which "was quickly checked by HoJmes' bri gade, which had ist arrive 1 irom the right. is artillery; uiier Cautaiu Wker, as used with great s' ill. Colonel '-tuart prufesed the pursuit of thMenemy's princi pal line of retreat, the Sndley Road.

For compaoiea of cavalry, under Kadtord and Lieutenant-Colonel Mnnf'ord, which I had held iu reserve, wereiorde ed.t cross the stream at Ba'l's Ford, to reach the turnpike, the line of retreat! of the enemy's left. Onr eavalry ibund the' roads encumbered with dead and wounded, (many of whom seem ed to thrown from wagons,) arms, accoutrements and clothing. 1 A report came to -me from he light; tbat a strong bo13y of United States troops was advancing upion Manassas GeneroMIolmesi who bad ju-t reached the fiild. and. General Kwell on.his hv to it, were ordered tojmett this unexpected attack, liiy found foe, however.

Oar victory 'was; as complete as one gained by infantry andariiilery can be. An adequate foree of cavalry would have made decisive. I It is due, under ll mighty. to the skill and resolution of Gei era d', admirable conduct of Generals Be, K-. Hmith 4ud Jackaon, and of Colonels (comniand-icg biigades) EViiis, Cocke, Early and Elzefy, ar.d the afid unyieldipg rirmness of our patrit'tio voluuteers The admirable character of our troops iis incontestibly proved by the Wfeult of this battle especially when it is remembered that little more than six thousand men of the army of the Shenandoah, with sixteen Runs, and less than two thousand of that of the Potomac, with B'x guns, for full five-hours successfully resisted thirty-fiVe thousand United States troops, with a powerful artillery and a superior force of regular cavalry Qur fortes etgaged, gr.alually increas-irg during the contest, amounted to but men at the clcse 'he battle.

The jjbrnat of this hard-fought engagiement fei upon the troops who held their ground so long with heroic The unfa.d ng honor which theyfwon was dearly tonght with the blood of our best and bravp.t. lheir low was far heavier, in proportion, than thatfof the troo, coming later into action. Every regiment land battery engaged performed its part well. The commanders of brigades have been already mentioned. I refer you to General BeauregaraTfe.report, for the names of the officers of the army of the Potomac who dis tinguished themselves most.

I cannot "enumerate all of the army of the Shenandoah who de erve distinction, and will confine myself to those of rank. Colonels Bartow and Eishtr, (killed,) Jones, (mortally Harper, J. r. Preston, Girtrell and Vaughan J. E.

B. Stuart, of the Cavalry, and Pendleton of the artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Echols, Lightfoot, Lackland. G. H. Stewart and Gardner.

The last-named gallant efheer waa severely woundedj The loss of the army of the Potomac was J08 killed, 510 wounded, 12 misihg. That of the army of the Shenandoah was 270 killed, 97 wounded, 18 missing, 373 Ti tal killed, missing That-of the en so my could not De ascertained, it must i four and five thonsandi Twenty-eight have been betwe pieces of artilfsryl abeut five thoasand muskets, and nearly five hundred thousand cartridges a garrison flag and ten colors were captured on the field or in the pursnit. Besides these, we cpturd sixty-four artillery horses, with their barneps, twenty-Bi: wagons and much camp equipage, clothing and other property abandoned in their fiight. officers staff deserve high for their efficient audi gallant services during the day and the campaign, and I beg leave to call the attention of the Government to their Major W. H.

Ci Whiting, Chief Engineer, wai invkluable to me, for his signal ability in his profession and forlhis indefaUgable activity before and in the Jbattle. Mct-leanj, Ch ef Qaartormaster, and Major Kearsley, k'ef Commissary, their re spective departments with skili and energvf Major Rhett, A General, Wlo jomea me oniy me iay oeiore, was oi great service. 1 at anassas, and experience and energy I. entrusted tne care or oraeriag my troops io the field of bat je ks they should arrive, and forwarding am munition for the artillery curing the Captains C. M.

Fauatleroy, CJfi. Navy, T. Preston, "LA. A. A.

Gene ral, and Lieutenant J. B. Washington, A. D. conveyed mv orders bravelj and well op' this their first field, as did se veral gallant gentlemen who volunteered services Colonel.

Cole, Klonda, Wejor weas, oi Aiaoama, uoionei Dancao, of Kentucky. Lieutenant Bcerly Randolph, 8. a'ded Colofael Thr.mas in the command of the body of troops he Jed into action, and fought with gallantry With these was my gaflaut friend, Captain jBarlow Mason, who was mortally wounded. I have already.mentioned the. brave death of ordnance facer Colonel.

J. xaomas-i was much indebted, also, to Colonels J. Jv Preston, Man ning, Miles and Chisholm, ard Captain i-tevens, of the Engineer Corps, members of General Beauregard's Ftaff. vrho kindly preffered their services and rendered emciem and' valuable aid at different! times daring the day. Colonel G.

W. Lav. of General Bonham's staff, delivered my instruc tions to the troopa sent jn pursuit and to intercept the ebe-my, with much intelligence and courage, It wiU be remarked that the three Brigadier Generalsj of the army of the Shenandoah were, all wounded. I have already mentioned" tbe wound- of General Smith. General Jackson, though painfully.) wounded early in the day, com manded his brigade to the close of tne action, wenerai ttee, after great exposure at; the commencement of the engage-i-ment, waa mortally wounded just as pur reinforcemejnts were coming up.

I f-' apparent firmness of the United States troops at Qen- treville who had not been engaged, which checked our pur suit, the strong forces occupying! the worjes near ueorge- town, Arlington "acd Alexsuidna; the certainty, too, mas General Patterson, if needed, would reach Washington, ith his army of thirty: thousand men, sooner than we could, and the condit'oo. anil inadequate means of the armyin amma' nition, provisiona and transportation, prevenxea any serious thoughts of advancing against the Capital, lt ia certain that tbe fresh troops within the works were, in- number, quite nflicient for iheir defence if Patterson's army wouia cenainiy reiuoroo mem ouuu cuwuku. -1 1 A MM A iA Jt fnWi nis report win oe preaeuueu ju uj mjr Lienttiaut J. IL Washington, by whom, and by General Beauregard's Aid, Lieutenant Ferguson, the captured colon are transmitted to me war. ueparimem.

Moat respectfully, xour oo aerv (Signed,) Official. J. E. JOHNSTON, GenerdU H. TLi CHLLTON, A.

General i A bachelor editor, sensitive, in relation to bis rights, objects to taking a wife tLrongb fear ttat if be should baye a baby, bis eoltmpbrariea, babitnally copy without credit, would refuse to sire him credit fori the baby. 1 1 another movement by Patterson, Colonel Jackson, wth his Drigaae waa sent to me aeisnromooa oi nuuuuur iu support Col. Stuart. TJJe latfr officer had been placed observation on the line of the Potomac with his cavalry His nnceasirg vigilance and activity were relied on to repress email incursions of the enemy, to give intelligence of inva sion by them, atid to watch, ard circumscribe their every movement. Colonel Jackson wa instructed to destroy such of the rolling jBtock of tbe Baltimore and Ohio.

Railroad as could not be brought offj and to cleave so much' of it as could be made available to bur service brought to WiDcheter. A Major Whiting was ordered to plan defensive works and to have some heavy guns on nav. carriages mounted. 'About twenty-five hucdred militia under Brigadier General Carson were calied out from Frederick snd the neighboring counties to man them, On the 2d of July, Geceral Patterson again crossed the Potomac. Colonel Jackson, pursuant to instructions, fell back before bim.

In retiring he gave him a' severe lesson in the affair at Falling Waters. With a battalion of the 6th Virginia Regiment (Harper's) and Pendleton's Battery of Field Atti lory he engaged the enemy's advance, skillfully taking a position where tbe tmailness of bis force was concealed, he engaged tbem for a considerable time, inflxted a beavy Iocs and Tetsred when about to be outflanked, scarce losirg a man, but bringing of!" forty-five prisoners. Upon thi-j intellizence the army, strengthened by the ar-lival of General Bee nd Colonel Elzey, and the'9th Georgia Regiment, as ordered forward to the Bopporf of Jackson. It met him atDarkesville, six miles from Martinsburg, where it took np a position for action, as General Patterson, it was srpposed, was closely following Colonel Jack? on. We waited for him in this position four days, hoping to be attacked by an adversary at Ieat double our number, but unwilling to attack bim in a-town eo defeasible Martinsburg, wi'h it solid buildings and enclosures of masonry.

nvitiCf at length that he would not apptoaeh us, I returned io Win-hester much tothe disappointment of our tret-ps, who were eager for battle with the invaders. Colonel btua-t, with his cavalry, as usual, remained near the enemy! the 15th of July the enemy's force, according to the best intel igence to be obtaited, amounted to about thirty-two thousand. Ouia had ben increased by eight f-outhern regiments. On the 15th July, oloEel Smart reported the advance of General Patterson from fj-irtinhburg. lalted.

however, fct liuLker's Hill, miles from Winchester, where be remained on the i6th. On the 17th he moved to bia lelt" to tmithfield. This created the impression that he intended to attack us on the south, or was merely holding! us in check, while General Beauregard should be attacked at Manassas by General Scott. About one o'clock on the morning of July 18tb, I received from the Government a telegraphic dispatch, informing rue that the Northtrjn army waa advancing upon Manassas, then held by Genera'! Beauregard, and directing me, if practica-b'e, to go to' thkt efficer's assistance, Bending my sick to Culpepper Cui( house. Id the exercis'bf the d'tcretion conferred by the terms of the order, I at ojnee determined to march to join General Beauregard.

T)je btst seivice wfcicft the army of thevbe-nandoah cowl render was to prevent the defeat of that of the Potomac. To le able to do th 8, it was Leceir, in the first instance, to) defeat General Patterson or to elude him. The latter courpfe was the most sptedy and certain, and WdS therefore adopted. Uur Bick, nearly, seventeen hundred iu number, were provided for in Winchester. the defence of thai place the militJaof Generals Carson and Meem eeem ed ample for 1 thought it certain that General Patterson would follow nit movements as soon as he discerned it Evading him by disposition made of the advance g-ard uraer i oionei lue miuy ujovcu iuiuuu aouuj to Piedmont, a station of the Manassas (ap UaiLroad Hence, the infantry were to be transported by the railway, while the cavalry and artillery were ordered to continue their march.

I reached about noon on the 20th, pteceded by the! 7th and 8th Geo. regiments, acd by Jackson's brigade, of the 2ud, 4'J: 5tii. 27h and 33-d Virginia regimeptH. 1 waa accompanied by General with the 4th Alabama, the 2nd and two companies of the 11th Mississippi lie president of the jaiiroad company bad assurt me that the troops should arrive during the day. I found General Eeauregard'a position too and the grourd too dereely wocded'and intricate, to be learned in the brief tiunej at my 'di-pouiil, and therefore determined rely upon hisiKnowledge oi it and tne enemy posi tions ibis i ma reauuy, iroru iuu cornatuce iu uu oapa-city.

troops were divided- into eight brigades, occupying fio totpnsive of'Bull Run. Brtsradier-Geceral t.weu a was posted at the Utiou Mills Ford; Brigadier-Gereril D. R. Jones' at McLean's Ford Brigadier-General Longstreet-'s at Hackburu'sFord Brigadier-Weneral at Mitcn ell's Ford; Colonel Cocke's, at Ball's Ford, some three miles above, and Colonel Evans, with a regiment and battalion, formed tbe; eitensive lelt at the Stone Bridge The brigades of Lrigadier-General Holmes and Colonel Early ware in reserve in rear of the right. 1 regarded the arrival of ths remainder oi the army of the Shenandoah, during the night, as certain, aud Patterson's, with the Grand Army, on the 22od, as probable.

Luring the evening it was determin ed, instead of remaining in the defensive positions then occupied, to tie offensive, and attack the enemy before such a junction. General Beauregard propose! a plan of battle, which I approved without hesitation. He drew up' the necessary order daring tbe n'ght, which was approved formally by me at half-past four o'clock on the morning of the lht. The' early movements of the enemy on-that mornirg, and the non-arrival of the expected ti oops, prevented its execution. General Beauregard afterwards proposed a modification of tbe abandoned plan to attack with ourjigbt, wLiletbe left stood on the deiensive.

Th's, too, became impracticable, and a battle ensued, diBerent in place and circumstlance from any previous plan oa 'ur side. Soon alter 6unrise, on the morning, of the 21st, a Sight cannonade was opened cpon Colonel Evars's position a similar demonstration was made against tbe centre soon after, and etror forces were obsrved in front ot it ani ot the right About eight o'clock. Genera! Beauregard and 1 placed ourBelveB cn a commanding hitl id rear of General Bonham's left near nice o'clock the signal o3 cer, Captain Alexander, reported that a large body of fcroops was crossing the valley ot Bull Run, some two miles above the bridge. General Bee, who had been, placed near Colonel Cocke's position, Colonel Hsmpton, with his legion, and Colonel Jackson, from a point near General Bonham's left, were ordered to hasten to the left flank. The s'gnal officer soon called our attention to a heavy cloud of dust to the ncrth-west, and about ten miles off, such as the march of an army would raise- This excited apprehensions of General Patterson's approach.

The enemy, under cover of a strong demonstration on our rfgbt, ade a long detour through the woods on his right, croBs-ed Boll Run two miles above our left, and threw himself upon the flink snd rear of position. This movement was fortunately discovered time for U3 to check its progress, and ultimately to form a new line of battle nearly at right angles with the defensive line, of Bull Run. On discovering that the enemy had crossed the s'rea-n above him, Colonel Evans moved to his lett with eleven companies and two field pieces, to oppose his advance and disposed hia little force under cover of the woods near the intersection of the Warrenton Turnpike and the Road. Here he was attacked by the enemy in immensely superior numbers, against which he rraintained himself with skill and unshrinking courage. General Bee, moving towards the enemy, guided by the firing, had, with a soldier's eye, selected the position near the Henry House, and formed bis troops upenit.

They were the 7th and 8th Georgia, 4th 2nd Miseif sippi and two companies of tbe 11th Mississippi regiment with Imboden's battery -Being 'compelled, however; Bustaia Cplonel fcvans, he crossed the valley and formed on the right and somewhat in advance of his position. Here the joint force, little ex-' ceeded five regiments, with six field pieces, held the ground against about filteen thousand United States troops for an hour, until, finding themselves buifiauked by the continually arriving troops of the enemy, thty fell back to General Bee's first position, upon the line of which; Jackson, just arriving, formed his brigade and rtanard'a battery. Ool. Hampton, who hd by this time advanc with his Legion las far as the Turnpike rendeied efficient service in main taining the orderly character ot the retreat trom mat point; and here fall the gallant Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, his second in command. 1 In the meantime I awaited with General Beauregard, near the centre, the full developemet of the enemy's designs.

About 11 the violence of the firing on the left indicated a battle, and the march of a large body from the enemy's centre towards the coiflict waa shown by elouds of dust. I was thus convinced that his great effort was to be msde with his right. I stated that conviction to General Beauregard, and the absolute necessity of immediately strengthening our left as much as possible. Orders were accordingly at once sent General Holmes and Colonel Early to move with all speed to the sound of the firing, and to General Bonbam to send up two. of his regiments and a battery.

General Beauregard and I thn hurried at a rapid gallop to the scene of action- about four miles off. On the way 1 directed my chief 'of artillery, Colonel Pendleton, to foLow with his own and Alburtis batteries. We came not A moment too soon. The long contest against five-fold odds and heavy losses, especiall of field ofBcera, bad greatly dis-ccuraged the troops of General Bee and Colonel B-vana. Our presence with them under fire, and some example, had the happiest effect on the spirit ot the troops.

Order waa soon restored, and the battle re-establithed, to which the firmness of Jackson'B brigade greatly contributed. Then, in a brief and rapid coherence. General Beauregard waa assigned to the command of i the left, which, aa the younger officer, he claimed, while I returned to that of the whole field. The aspect rf atlaira waa artificial, but 1 had lull confidence in the skill and indomitable courage of General Beauregard, the high soldierly qualities of Generals Bee and Jackson, and Colonel Evans, and tne aevoiea painoi ajn oi their troops. Orders were first dispatched to hasten the march of General Holmes', Cohnel Early's, and General Bonham's regiment's.

General Ewell waa also directed. to follow with all rpeed. Many of the broken trcopa, fragments of compan ea and individual stragglers, were reformed and brought into action with the aid of my staff and a portion of General Beauregard's. Colonel (Governor) Smith, with his battalion, and Colonel Hampton, with his regiment; were" ordered up to reinforce the right. I have since learned that General Beauregard had previously ordered them into the battle.

They belonged to his corps Colonel Smith's cheerful courage had a fine influence, not only on the spirit of hia own men, bnt npon the stragglers from the troops engaged. The largest body of the? equal to abont four companies, having no competent field officer, I placed nnder command of one of my staff, Colonel F. J. Thomas, who feH while gallantly leading it against the enemy. Theae reinforcementa were all sent to the right to reestablish, more perfectly, that part of our line.

Having attended to theae pressing duties, at the immediate scene of General Notices. Dr. AIUUS.GTOW. announce to tie public. i PLEASED to that bavin: procured the services or a competent Assistant to take charge of the TPm Mechanical branch of he ia now prepared to have Artificial Teeth inferted.

from ore to an entire set, of any style desired. I i jo-Prices reasonable, and every cpe.aticn gnarranteed to give entire patjsfaetion. j- Dr. A. will continue as heretofore, to confine bis professional services exclueive'y tothe preservation of the natural teeth, aud treatment of diseases pertaining to the dental structure.

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-Jan. SO, 1862 23-31 EXECUlOIfS JVOTIC.R. Tf AY'NG Qualified as Executor to the last will and teta- SL went of Tboma Hill, deceased, I hereby notify a'l nersons indebted to the estate of said deceased, to make inmrHafA nivmnL Also' for Icieitorato cresent their claims, properly authenticated, within the time presciibed by law, or this notice will be plead in bar recovery SPEIGHT HILL, Executor. Jan. 23.

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There is about one hundred acres of the very best Pea Land, ready to clear, a portion of has already been and contains a quantity of seasoned trees, the very best for Doinng iait and. convenient to me couna. rersons wiuiuug iu purchase a deiirable residence would do well to examine the premises. Terni3 made easy. i N.

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I SAi THR snbnf riber xiesires to nurchase a number of YOUNG NEGROES, boys and girls, for whicbhe will give the full market rates. I Persona having such property to dispose had better give him a call. H. H. REGIftTEK.

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Johnston, General commanding. Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Falbfax, C. October 14th, To the Adjutant and Iwpector General I Confederate States Army: I I Sib I have the honor to submit to the honorable Secretary of War a'report of the operations of the troops under my command which terminated in the battle of Manassas. I acBnmed command at Harper's Ferry on the 23i of May. The force at that point then coasisted of nine regiments and two battalions of infantry, fonr companies of artillery with sixteen pieces without caissons; harness or horse, and about three hundred They were of course undisciplined, several regiments without accoutrements and with an entirely inadequate supply of ammunition.

i 'I lost no time in making a complete reconnoisance of the place and its environs, in which the Chief Engineer, Msjor (now Brigadier General) Whiting ably assisted. The results confirmed my preconceived ideas. Tne position is untenable by any force not strong enough to take the field against an invading army and to hold both sides Of the Potomac. It ia a triangle, two sides beiug formed by the Potomsc and the Shenandoah and the third by Furnace Ridge. The plateau thus enclosed, and the end of Furnace Ridge oniy defensible position, which, required for its adequate occupation double our numbers was fxpoed to ecfiiadcand reverse fires of ar tillery from htighta oi the Maryland side of th river.

Within that line the ground was more favorable Ita an at' tacking than to a defending force. The Potomac can be ea crofaed at many points above and below, so that it is easilv turned, lt is twenty miles from the great route into the Valley of Virginia from Pennsylvania and Maryland by which General Patterson's approach was expected. Its garrison was thus out ef position to defecd that valley, or to prevent General McClellan's junction with General Patterson, ihese were the obvious and important objects to be kept in vie w. Besides being in position for them, it was necessary to be able, on emergency, to join General Beauregard, The occupation of Harper's Ferry by our army perfectly suited the enemy's views. We were bound to a fixed point.

His movements were These were submitted ta the military authorities. The continued occupation of the place was, however, deemed by them; indispensable. I determined to hold it until the great objects of the GoverLment required its abandonment. i i The practicable roads from the West and Northwest as well from Manassas meet the route from Pennsylvania and Maryland at Winchester. That point waa, ir my opinion onr' best i The distinguished commander of the army of th Poto- kmao was convinced, like myself, of our dependence upon each other, and promised to co-operate witn ma in cte or need- To guard against surprise, and to impose upon the enemy, Ma ar Whiting was directed to mount a fe vr heavy guns upen Furnace Ridge and otherwise strengthen the position, -l i 'i I was employed until the 13ih of June in continuing what had been begun by my predecewr.

Colonel (now Msjor General) Jackson, the organization, instruction and equipment of the troops, andproviding means of transportation and artillery feorsea. The river waa observed from the Point of Rocks to tha Western part of the county of Berkeley the most distant portions by the indefatigable Stuart with Lis cavalry- General Patterson's troops were within a few hours of and General McClellan's in Western Virginia were supposed to be approaching to effect a jane- tion with Patterson, whose rorce waa reportea, Dy wen informed persons, to be eighteen thousand men. On the morning of the 13th of June information was received from Winchester that Romney was occupied by two tbtuaacd Federal troops, supposed to be th van-guard of McClellan's army, Colonel A. P. Hill with his and Colonel Gibbon's (10th) Virginia Regiments was despatched by railway to Winchester, He was directed to move theBce towards Romney to take the best position and lest measures to check the advance iof the enemy.

He waa to add to his command the 3d Tennessee Regiment which had arrived at Winchester. During that day and the next the heavy baggage and remaining publio property were sent to Winchester by the railway, and the bridges on the Potomac destroyed. On the morning of the: 15th, the Army left Harper'a Ferry for Winchester (the force had been increased by these regiments Jnce the 1st of Jnne) and bivouacked foot miles beyond Charlestown. On the mdrning of the 16th intelligence was received that General Patterson's army had crossed the Potomac at Williamsport, also that the United btates force at Romaey had fallen back. A courier from Richmond brought a despatch authorizing me to evacuate Harper's Frry at my discretion.

1 The army waa ordered to gain the Martinsburg Turnpike bv a flank movement to Bunker's Hill in order to place it-. Belf between Winchester and the expected advance of Patterson. On hearing of this the enemy re-crossed the river precipitately. Resuming my first direction and plan, I proceeded to Winchester. There the army waa in position to oppose either McClellan from the West or Patterson from the Northeast, and to form ft junction.

with General Beaarei gard when necessary. i Lieutenant Colonel George ma Maryland Battalion waa sent to Harper's Ferry lo bring off some pub- lie property said to have been Uft. Aa ucuieiian waa moving Sonthwcstward from Grafton, Colonel Hill's com mand waa withdrawn from Romney. The derence ci mat region ot country waa entrusted to Colenel McDonald's Re giment of Cavajry. zramAutrjiua lsucauujf 3 I.