rd by four regiments of infantry at that place.
Col. Hart, of the 6th Georgia, and Col. Rice, of the 3d Confederate, were charged with turning the enemy's flank, which they did in an unprecedentedly gallant style, capturing between them all of the enemy's guns--six in number.
Lieut. Col. Harper, commanding 1st Georgia.
and Col. McKenzie, with a portion of his and Maj. Jessie's commands, attacked the centre.
They carried the enemy before them like the leaves of autumn.--Rucker's Legion, Col. Neal commanding, was ordered to pursue the flying foe, which it did in gallant style, capturing a great many of them.
After a nice little fight of half an hour or more, Wolford was completely routed and sought safety in the speed of his horses.
He fell back in great confusion to Loudon, where he will be reinforced by about four regiments of infantry.
His loss will reach 400 prisoners and eighty killed and wounded, seventy wagons and teams, ten ambulances and teams, and six pieces of arti
Wanted
--Twenty good negro Colliers, to work in our mines on Dan river, thirty miles west of Danville, in Rockingham county, N. C. Our shaft is a new one, not yet 100 feet deep, and is free from gas. The locality is healthy, and as safe as any in the Confederacy.
Owners of such hands would do well to apply to us in person, or by letter to Danville. Jones & Neal. de 15--t1Jan
Wanted.
--Twenty good negro Coffers, to work in our mines on Dan river, thirty miles west of Danville, in Rockingham county, N C. Our is a new one, not yet 100 feet deep, and is free from gas. The locality is healthy, and as safe as any in the Confederacy.
Owners of such hands would do well to apply to us in person, or by letter to Danville. Jone & Neal. de 15--1Jan
Wanted
--Twenty good negro Clliers, to work in our mines on Dan river, thirty miles west of Danville, in Rockingham county, N. C. Our haft is a new one, not yet 100 feet deep, and is free from gas. The locality is healthy, and as as any in the Confederacy.
Owners of each hands would do well to apply to us in person, or by letter to Denville. Jones & Neal. de 15--
ight others in the prisons were informed that there was a way now open for escape.
The escape.
After these fatiguing preparations had been completed, and the matter canvassed among the prisoners, one hundred and nine of them determined to make the effort to escape. "Virtuous" Neal Dow declined to make the attempt, on the ground that he did not wish to have his Government back down from its enunciated policy of exchange.--His brother officers appealed to him and reasoned with him; but Neal would not leave.
The account says:
About 8½ o'clock on the evening of the 9th the prisoners started out, Col. Rose, of New York, leading the van. Before starting, the prisoners had divided themselves into squads of two, three and four and each squad was to take a different route, and after they were out were to push for the Union lines as fast as possible.
It was the understanding that the working party was to have an hour's start of the other prisoners, and, consequently, the rope la
xcellent order.
Finding that it was the design of the enemy to destroy the railroad upon his line of march, and to fortify himself at a point about five miles east of this place, Gen Finegan ordered to the front the 64th Ga. regiment, Col. Evans; 32d Ga, Maj Howard; 6th Ga, Col Lofton; 27th Ga, Col Zachary; 1st Ga regulars, Capt Greaves; Bonan's battalion, Major Bonan; 1st Fla special battalion, Lt Col C F Hopkins; 6th Fla battalion, Major P B Bard; 28th Ga. Maj Crawford; 19th Ga, Col O' Neal; 23d Ga, Lt Col Huggins; Fla light artillery, Capt Gamble; Chatham artillery, Capt. Wheaton; and Guerard's battery.
These brave and gallant men, under the command of Brig Gen A H Colquitt and Acting Brig Gen G P Harrison, 32d Ga, and Caraway Smith — all commanded by Brig Gen Joseph Finegan--advanced promptly, and with firm and steady step, to resist the advance of the enemy, who had determined to celebrate Washington's birthday in Lake City, and to avenge that place for the resistance offere
Stop Runaway.
--My boy Bob ran away May 30th He is a bright mulatto boy, about 20 years of age, rather heavy set, about 5 feet 6 inches in height, large, round face, no whiskers, full, round rather straight hair, round shouldered and is inclined to be bow-legged.
Had on when he left a army uniform cap, have vasset jacket with large flat pearl buttons, white linen pants, and good shoes.
I will pay liberally for his arrest and confinement in prison.
Disregard all passes be may exhibite.
Addresses care of F M Neal, box No. 1,455. Richmond, Va. J. Harvey S. Iggam, my 3--t*
e opposite direction.
The Yankees told the exiles that Forrest was in their rear "playing the very devil. " Numerous reports through the same channel have reached us of the appearance of Forrest upon Sherman's rear line of railway communication, though it may be that recent operations of Wheeler have given rise to these rumors.
General Slocum, who is the commandant of the post at Atlanta, is installed in the fine residence of Mr. Dabney, and General Sherman has esconsed himself in Mr. Neal's residence, near the City Hall. General Sherman did not reach Atlanta himself until last Thursday.
He was escorted into the city by a military procession, with any amount of music and flags, and was serenaded by the various army bands all night long.
The Trout House and Washington Hall have been re-opened under the auspices of adventurous Yankee landlords.
A Yankee colonel and his mistress are doing the honors at the Trout House.
The Yankees have commenced the work of fortifyin
da has been admitted into the Yankee "Union" as a State.
The Democratic procession in Philadelphia, on Saturday night, fought people generally on the route.
One Republican was killed.
Captain Camp, a quartermaster, made a speech in Washington for McClellan on Saturday night, and was ordered to the front for it on Sunday morning.
The Washington Chronicle (official) says the New York soldiers will be furloughed to go home and vote — of course it means Republican voters.
General Neal has been ordered to West Virginia on important service, which the Yankees say is to check any designs Breckinridge may have of moving through from East Tennessee.
A Chinese Joss House, or temple for heathen worship, was dedicated in San Francisco on the 23d of August. It cost eighty thousand dollars. A band of tapestry, embroidered with feathers and gold and silver thread, which adorns the place, cost one hundred and fifty dollars per yard; and the whole building blases with gold lea
