Mt. Vernon Democratic banner (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1853), 1861-10-15

              MOUNT VERNON, OHIO: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1861. NUMBER 26:" VOLUME is rniUHU itiit nttBiT mobbi, ; BT L. UAHPER. 0 e ia Toni rd't Block, Third Story 1 T2&XS Two Dollars per . payvAb inad--um $, Witbtn six taontha ; f 3,00 after the ex-tir ttam of the yaar. am MISSWO. "Kotasaeeg th suffering wounded ; Kot asaoa J th peaceful dead; Not asaoag the priaonars. " MImIbx." That waa alJ tbe saeasage eaid. Tat his mother reads it overV TJat3, through her painful tear, Yasaa tka dear Bam ahe baa called binJ. Tbeaa tw-and-twBty jear. Koand bcr all ia peaea aad plant - Brigbt aa elaan tba yellow ftor ; TTbUa tba moraUit jlariaa clutter All around tba kitehan door. Eobarlj, tba alaek Id beats eat. Drbwfea fa bia patch of tun ; Jfaatt abiaaa tba aabea draarar r AH tba saornlafV work la done. Tbrongb bia window eniaaa'tbat fragrance Of a ana barraat bioob, Frifnitat socfi from diatant reapara, A ad tba raatlinf of tbe aora. Aad Iba rich breatb flba garden Where tba goldea aaeloaa lie ; Where llie blaahiag pi nun ara turning All Ibeir red ebaeka to tbe akj. Sifting there within the runsbine leaning in ber eaay ebair : With ttoft licet ayon bf fortbead, And tbe ailrer in ber hair . '.- Blind to tanthine dead to fragTanee Oa ibatrojal h arret t mora ; Thinking, while ber heart ia weeping. Of her avble-browed firtt bora. How be- left ber ia tbe Sprisgtiine, With bia young beartfull of flame, . "Wiib bia elcar and ringing footttep. With bia little topple frame. Uew witb teara bia eyet were brimming, Aa be kitted a latt " Good bje," Yet the heard him whittling gajrly, At be went aeruaa tbe rye. Jfinlng. Why akoald " bo" be miating ? lie would flgbt until he fell; And if weaadeil, killed, or prien'er, Beme one tbgre would be to tell. ,- Hitting. P till a bope t ebeer ber 1 Safo, triumphant, be may come, Wilb ihe Tietorarmy abouting, Wiib tbe clamor of tbe drum. B through all tbe daya of Autumn . Ia the ere and in the mora he will hear bia qwUkening feotttepa Ia tbe ruatle of the corn. Or perbapt will buab the houaohold, .: While her heart goea leaping high. Thinking that aha heart him whittling, . Ia the pathway thrugh tbe rye. "' " '"or Tar away through all the Autumn, la a lonely, lonely glad In the drtary dceolation That the Battle Storm baa made. With tbe rtitt on hii) musket la the ere and ia the await tbe rank gloom of tbe fern learet, ' Liet ber aoble-browed firtt-born. ibte 1 HE SIE3E OF LEXINGTON. a riii and ClrcnmatMatial the Affair. Accouu t of GRAPH'-! DESCRIPTION OF TFIB FEAR FUL CUAROK OF TOE BESIEUEiU. Intereitio? Strategical Details. Tbe general feat ore a of the eg and aurreo-4 or of Lexington bat already been publiahod. Tba accoanU, however, are in aome reaper u In. correct, and dealing only with generalitiea, fail ia aome reapecU to do juatice to Col. Mulligan Vd hia aaaociaiea. None of our readei a will therefor' eooa plain of the length of the following deecrtptioa of tbe length of tbe eventa of tbe dea- pcrate coo teat, which we copy from the corree-poadeaee of the Chicago Tinea t TM StCCl COMJItXCM. ; 0 the morning of tbe 18ih the men atood to artna aader the call for iaamediat actios. The enemy appeared in full force ia every direction aronnd tbe intrenchmenta, ani opened fir with thirteen piecea of artillery, inclading four rifled eaaaoo. Two of theae piecea were planted to ent the garnaoo of from tb river, deatroying all ohaate of obtainiag" water ia that direction. T wo mor were ao placed aa to command the Iprioga pataide of the iotrenchmenU, and, aa ) there were no wella inside, tbe water waa entire ly cat off from that time. ' A large quantity of Iheaap had beew bronght over the tiver oa rafta ' Jaring the prvlou aight, and their arraognmenta Tor eoaatrncti'g breaatworka wer diatiactly viai- IV There wer anmhere of bona withia fifty at m hundred roJa, allof which were filled with aharp ahootera, who kept Bp m oontmoai fire oa ::h IntrenchmeoU, picking eff every anaa who ahewed himself. All who entared ont foy wat- T)t wwra tastaatly killed. Col. BIol!fga reeerr ad fire, except at tntervala, aad no ammani )io wm waated, hat th moment a rebel abowed iia head he waa picked off by oar anarp-ahootere. Thia vrarfar eoaUnaed daring the fairenooa. - 'li abont l cloci a'ody of aaveral thooaand )sa ad rancaJ wi;h artillery aad fired grape ahot at th hoepiut, which atood outaid f the io. rtnehmeata ea 'aa emiaence, with a narrow ra. 1 ia raaaiag bet wee a. 'They fj!lowtd p thia :tx..i b J a charge which look lh boHilsg- ."har war a handled wonaded aoUiarj ia it at vj lis, wk war la charg ofth IUt. rather tv Bailer and Dr. Wioer, Surgeon of th Brigade, both of whom were taken prisoner. CniKGE or THB MOSTOOJtKaT GCAtP.., Col. Mulligan immediately brought hia guna to ber oa the bqildiog, and ordered a charge to capture th prison era anil remove the wounded. He called on a company of the Thirteenth Mis aouri Regiment to follow him, but they declined. He then sprang upon the outworks, aword in hand, and called to the Montgomery Guards, They a warmed oer the embankment at the first word of command, and with terific ahonta dashed after their yoong commander. With a rush like the whirlwind they atormed ap tba ascent which led to the hospital building, and hurled their whole force against its doors. These slight barriers gave way, and with resistless fury the heroic band threw themselves upon the enemy, driving them before the bayonet like chaff on tb autumn wind. Onward they went until the aildtag was cleared, and the enemy war driven far down tV descent on the other side, in dire coafusiea at lb fierce cbarg of th Mootgom-cries. With wM abouU of triumph the brave bind answered the cheira of their comrades witbia the in trench men ts, and then hastily pre pared to remove the sick and wounded The enemy rallied by the time they were nearly re a dy to move, and charged up the hill by thoos nds. : A fierce volley caused the m to recoil for a moment, but the masses behind pushed the leaders up the slope, and they poured through tb doors from which they bad so recently been ejected in numbers so great as to fairly over. whelm the heroic defenders. The Guards retired before them, and broke for the intrenehmentg. A murderous volley; was poured iu upon them during the ret eat, which killed a number, aiid inflicted the greatest )aa that was sustained du ring the charge. The wounded remained in th liaudi of the enemy , as wll as the Surgeon and I'r'njst. COC. XVLUCAn's HP.COXD CHAKOK. The Ilome Gj. arils occupi. ! a trench Saeral ruds ia a 1 vance of the other fortification. They did some execution, but were not particularly eflicieut. Their fire, however, attracted the attention of tbe enemy, aud a lare body of men was detached to take the position. They char; ea up tbe hill in goJ style, and seemed full of eagerneas and determination. The Dome Guards, in dismay at thei' proapects, delivered a weak volley, and broke (or the main intrench-meats on full run. : The enemy took posies sion aud planted a Secession &g, aud theu brought up two cannon, which they brought iu-to line to fire on tbe iiitreucbments. Col. Mulligan agaiu called, out his men for a charge. About two bundled ralliid at his cry, and dasL-ed over the embankiovtii. He ltd wiln a shout his sword wiving hih iu air, and his tall form sprtngin ; over the ground liV an autelupe. The men pressed ou with mad ahouts, aud f i r I j precipitated themselves heading iute the trench. Fat ing upon the enemy with a. force which pros tr ted them to the earth, tley hurled them over the enibaukment, and firy cleared the ditch, a well as the outsiJe slope for a long way downward. The two gu:i were caplu rod, aa 1 tbe colors fell a prey to tbe victorious Irishmen. rhe euemy, seeing the danger tf losiu their artillery, rallied, and charged op t J tbe bra asi-worka again. Afu Jligau retired with his party, carrying two stand of colors with him, but unable to bring off tbe guns. Toe enemy reniov. ed tberu to a more cautious dutance, and ueitb- er party occupied the Ujme Guards works after that. - TltK WiXI OK WiTEft. The morning of the 19.h opened with cannon, ading and musketry. Mulligan wasted no power, but gave orders to use it only wljen there was a chaifce of doing: execution. The men were suffering! greatly from tbirt, but tbey gave op what water they had to the wounded. A nuni-ber of men were killed by the enemy a ahart shooters in a heroic attempt to get water from the outside springs for the wounded. The soldiers obtained what they could by wringing their blankets, i which had -been spread out to catch the rain. Aa the blanketa had been alept in. for aom montha, th nature of the fluid will give an idea of the atraita the men were in. COL. MCLLIOAX'S BRATtRY. Col. Mulligan now exerted himsolf to' the utmost to infuse tb aokliera with tbe heroic forbearance which animated hia own breast, lie drank no more water than the rest, but endured tb pang a of thirst with them. He was dressed ia an old green jacket, aad, without an insignia of office about him except hia trnaty aword, he stalked her and there, regardless of danger, exposed to th hottest fire, and ceaselessly implor ing tae men to seep taeir courage op. U bad no hop of v. lory, bnt hia bravo apirit revolted at th idea of surrender. He lisdained to walk ia th trenches, where safety waa aure, bnt trod tb bigb ground io tbe rear, where th bullets flew like hailstones, heedless of th entreaties of the soldiers, wh followed hia manly form with their onderiog eyea, and sent op shoata of acclamation at bia noble darier. Through all this b was cool and determined. Not a breath of excitement passed bis lips, and his worda were tboa which appealed to tb eoderstaadinr of every man onder bis command, tie waa constantly aader motion, paasing along th intrecch- menta from end to end, with cemmandaa:d in junctions to alt whom b met, and diapl yiog a cairn, imposing confidence in bia bearing which was worth th strength of . tkoasaad - men in that trying hoar. No wonder that his aoldiwra worahipped bim, aad wer aerved to nobis deda f daring aad endoranc. , . - Tb enemy fired hot ahot at -elleg bnild-iag, and set it oa fir a number nf timet. The provision, were stored witbia it, and th whole fore wer impelled to as thixrtioa ia re-aoTtng them aad extiaa-niabins- th. flag of trnc earn ia at 8 o'cloek, with propositions to allow time t remove the dead aad burr thou. Th onditina war aepud, . HiMimvi m Hiiawian b am ia eollectiag th dead which wr atrawa in amber oa th slop of th hilL Th true las ted natu -1Z o'eioea. waea tne cannonading opened again wiUt full vigor. : .'-..I ; ; .. .y tb: koTixo tuumoixS'-S' - At this junctor bur'men discovered; with no oismay, an cngia t war wotco waa oing orongm to osar npoa tbem. thrarbaig tb very cooaequeaoa whiea they dreaded moat a safe n.jproach Car th acta?, aad aUIaata eharz ivret wvv saw lauvecamena. no reia presented a ttrong breastwork of hemp-halea, which appeared like a moving barrier, impenetrable to bullets or cannon shot, and swarming with men in the rear. It was about twenty rods in length , and the hight of two bales of hemp. The bales were placed with the ends facing our fortificationa, affording a thickness of about six feet. Thia immense bieastwork commenced moving forward; not by detachmenta or aingly, but in one vast body, unbroken and ateady, as though it slid along the ground of its own volition. It advanced steadily over tbe smooth aur face, parting to pass trees, and closing op again, as impenetrable as a rock. Behind it were hun d reds Of men pushing and urging with levers, while others held the bales steadily to their places, and others still, whose numbers were almost indefinite, firing between the crevices and brer! the top, at our soldiers. Our men looked at the moving monster in astonishment. It lay like a large serpent, winding over the hills and hollows, apparently motionless, ret moving broadside on, to envelope and destroy them in its vast folds. In vain the cannon were turned upon it. The heavy bales abaorbed the ahot harmlessly, or quietly reaurred the poaitions from which they were displaced, seemingly tnoviog without hands, but in realitr controlled br stroce arms which were unseen. In vain the musket bullets rained upon it in unremitting showers. The thousand thai it concealed were safe from such puny a aaiilts, and, alowly gliding along, they wailed with esgern5S the time when their position should warrant them iu bursting through its walla and storming up to the intrcnchmnts. Onr brave soldiers could only watch it with keen anx iety, and wait for the fearful result. The day was consumed in desultory warfare, which resulted in no particular advantage on ei. tber aide. There were many instances of daring which called forth the admiration of all who witnessed them, but tbe brilliant charges o tbe previous day were not repeated. The crowing exploits cf tbe fight were reserved- for the succeeding day also the crowning infumy which covered tome, whose record can never be erased. Tba cannonading, which had 4een kept up by tbe enemy nearly all night, was answered a soon as daylight revealed localities sufficiently to offord an aim. The firing was terrific on botb sides, and nothing could be heard but the roar of guns and the rattle of musketry. TUK UB1XD CUAROE OF Til E - EX Ell T. " A cloud of smoke enveloped the battle field, which almost bid the combatant, and our brave Utile garrison watehed its deuse folds wiih lit-tense anxiety, wi iting for the grand charge of thuusandi which they expected, and atood ready to receive. At about nine o'clock it came. , A column of about eight thousand men merged from the forest, and charged ou a run at tbe east barricade, next to the river. Their approach was the sigual for breathless anxiety within the breastworks. The gallant band spoke not a word, but knelt, every man of thesn, witK gun leveled, and finger on-tbe trigger. The ikk of a watch might have been heard the length of that inflexible line, and silence reigned otibrok eu, except by tbe whispers which directed each man to aim ateadilr, aud hold his firs until ih order was given. The swiftly-Advancing column emboldened by the silence of the foe, gave forth I lona buirans auu aasned up almost to tbe muzzles of tbe guus. Scarcely fifty paces intervened, and they seemed ou the point of storming over tbe votk, when a voice of command rang out, and a line of light opened across the breast- work and ran along the entire line like a H igh of ligbtuing. It was like an avalanche o' fire sweeping through the tall prairie grass. The meu went down, column aher column. TLey atrugg ea to rise again, and lell uuJertha trampling feet of their comrades, who, still impetuous, rushed onward to the fray. Tbe smoke had hurdly arisen before every gun was loaded, and Mgaiu the murderous storm of bullets went on its deadly errand, sheathed in flame and smoke. It crushed through tbe serried ranks, and mow- el the leaders down by columns. Still thev ral lied, and, lead on by danng ofheert, again trod over the dead bodies of their comrades with des perate energy. Again the amoke arose, and a third time the terrible volley waa poured into their foes. Tbe ground was piled with dead and lying, and in despair the whole bodv broke ur in disorder and retreated. They rushed down he hiil with an impetuosity which betokened dismay and fear, and were not rallied nntil they ... ...... . - - . . gaiuea tne reiuge oi tne wooas agaio. . In tne meantime, tbe other sido of the in- trenchmenU was receiving obstinate attacks from a body or several thousand rebels, who were en sconced behind the hill upon which the hospital stood. Tbey had planted artillery, which swept onr works with tetribl force, and were with dif. ficulty kept from cha-giog over the barricades. The range of our guns was such as to render the attem pt of f'jingeroua one, aud they , contented themaolvea with awaiting a more favorable opportunity. Col. Mulligan commanded bore in person, but was, as nsual, ia all parts of tbe in-trenehments, encouraging and directing the men. The position of their forces cut off the retreat to the river, and the garrison was surrounded on all sides. ens ao a or cava let. The east side,, where the first grand charge was made, seemed to' be the main point of attack. Another charge was made at this ooint eoon af. terward, which was col in so great forco as the nrst. ana waa more eaflily repulsed. A deadly volley waa poured into them, and thev broke in disorder and retreated, carrying off a gun which had been planted outside of the iotrenchmenta. Col. Marsh all'a cavalry waa called out, and ralli ed at tbe word of command, dash eg off in pursuit at a tremendons pace. Thev thundered down uon the retreating rebels, and scattered hem in every direction without a show of resis. tenc. Tbegnn was retaken, and brought back amid cheera and eriea of exaltation. IHB StlXATIOS. j The defense np to this point had been main tained with the greatest obslinacr. and tbe reb" els bad not-gained any decided advantage, Du they wer gradually closing in and surrounding tbe beleagored garrison at close quarters. Tbe formidable breee; work of hemp balsa was in no tion, with iu concealed thouaanda lurking ia aafety, and waiting for th moment to charge. The wooda awarmsq, with men, and every hill teemed with riflemen, while th tree-topa wer alive with aharp.sbootera, who picked eff our men continnally. The rebel artillery occupied position in aaveral placea which commanded tb interior of onr worka and tore th fortifications to pieces with their tremendous fire. In addition to thia th ammunition in the fort waa nearly exhausted but a few rounda remaining aad the men were Buffering intensely from thirst, aod were wearied 'with their long defease. In spite of all thia no thought of surrender waa entertained among our brave soldiers, but with undaunted hearts they prepared ;for a aortie, probably with tha intention of enttiog their way through th enemy. Col. Whit led with.th Sbielda Guarda, namberieg two' nnodred gallan t Irisb-mea. '- 0 or 'soldiers watched, them eas-erly a they sprang over th embankments, and roabed npon tbe nearest body of rebeta who stood wait lag for them in eonscioaa itiwngtlu. . With brav burraha they dashed down th slop toward the srrid rank of tb enemy. When within a nun-drd yard of th front rank, lb rebel opened sntb a terribla volley f musketry, which, told ap. on them with startling offset. Th lia went down ia front, and with thm th gaUant commander. They strov to tally, bnt another vol ley was ponred. in, which dieordered them at ill rsore, and, being without a wader, and exposed to a gaJling fire, they broxe np aooreireated toward the intrench men tfl. having Col. Whit on th field. Thia seemed to be the last effort, but atill none thought of the whit Hag, natil, without warning, they aaw it displayed before their eyes, boating high above tn position of the Home Guards.' Major Becker, the commander of that force, raised it with hia own hand. Lieutenant Collins, of th brigade, ordered it down, aod a sturdy cavalry man, who waa at that moment aighting a 6 pounder, tarqed his gun upro it, and blew it into atoms, after which he trailed his pieee upon the position, and threatened to sweep the man into eternity who dared to raise it again. The Horns Guards deserted their trenches at th oder of Colonel Decker, and ruahed into their inner fortification, where tbey again raised the white flag, and kept it flying. Immediately upon this the enemy ceased firing, and the garrison was thrown into tha greatest confusion. Word was pasted around thai a surrender hod: been made, and the men left their trenches in disorder to ascertain the truth. Consternation reigned io all directions. Colonel Mulligan being on tbe opposite side, and nobody present to assume control. . Word waa sent to bim, and he ordered jbe fig down, but the Captains, who by this time realized their true position, and saw nothing but deth Or surrender before them, implored bim to save the men. In the mean time, the hemp; breastworks had been moved up under the cover ol the general confusion, until but a few yards separated them Irom tbe intrenchments. The forces outside advanced, and everything indicated that the moment had arrived when the grand assault was to be made. Certain destruction menaced the brave garrison, and but a few brief momenta were required to consummate U. In thia emergency tf brave commander ordered hia men to lay down their arms, a od a messenger was dispatched outside with a flag of truce. Gen. Pt ice, Gen. Eains, and the rebel Governor, Jackson, cam inside of the intrenchments, and demanded an onconditional surrender. - .THE SCBBEKDER. After the surrender. Gen. Price approached Col. Mulligan and poke as follows i "Colonel, yoti have snrrendjr, and He was interrupted by Col. Mnlligan, who aaid : "No. air, it is no surrender on ray part; I will take fifty of toy men and fight a hundred of yoarsjpn an open field to decide this matter. I only cease fighting because I have fired my last cartridge." Col. Mulligan, in bia . chagrin'- at be:ng compelled to rftirrende.r and having to give up his r word," tried to break it but, being sejn by Gen. Pric. was told he could retain it, a well as his mber aide arm?. All the other officers were allowed th name privilege. - : Special to the Cuirinmati Commercial. The Fight Near Client llloantain. Cheat MocsTAtjf ScjiMiT, Oct. 3. alier-General J. J. Reynolds' brigade, consist ing of three Ohio regiments 24 ib, 25: h, 32d and portions of six Indiana regimen t 7ih Indiana, 9ib, I3h, 1 lih, 15th and 17tb, togeth er with detachments of Bracken's Indiana, Rob inson's Ohio and Greeiifield'a Pennsylvania cav airy, and detachmenta of Howe's United States. Loonvs Michigan, and Daum's Virginia artillery. numbering in all five thousand men, left Cheat Mountain Summit to make a reconnoisance in force, in front of the enemy's position on Green brier river, tw Ive miles distant. Ford's 32J Ohio was sent forward to hold an important road, the possession of which prevented the enemy from iianking our main column. The expedition arrived in front of the enemy's fortifications at eight o'clock, their pickets retreating after firing an ineffectual volley. Kimball's 14th Indiana was immediately sent forward to secure a position for Loo mi a' battery. Ara- mens 24th deployed aa skirmishers on the aouth slope of the mountain. Loom is battery getting position, supported by tbe 17th Indiana, Liea tenant Colonel Wilder commanding, opened the battle. The shot immediately responded to by a volley from the enemy, concealed in-bushes, who were aooa routed by the 14th Indiana, with a loss of seven killed and a Urge number wound ed and taken prisoners." Howe's battery, supported by the 13th Indiana, then moved forward, taking a position .three bunnred yards nearer the enemy's fortifications, and opened a brisk fire. Daurn bringing forward two pieces, one was stationed near Howe, and likewise opened a brisk fire. The firing on both aide waa al most incessant for one hour, our artillery doing execution, judging from the lamentable ahrieka of their wounded. - -' The enemy's battery did. comparatively little, the gun a being too much elevated. Oar guns effectuajly ailenced three of theira. While ob-aervations, occupying three more boors, an irregular artillery fire wait kept up, occupying tbe enemy'a attention. During thia interval, th 25th Ohio and loth Indiana rendered effectual aervice, aconring tbe mountains. Before the close of th reconnoisane. which wss most satisfactory, the enemy received heavy reinforcements from their camp near Monterey, making their : strength about fifteen thouaand. Although thia reconnoisane partakes more of the character of a regular ensragement, than any previous battle in Western Virginia, our loss is but ten kijled and eleven wounded. It is impossible to ascertain the enemy's loss, ft will uo, however, fall abort cf five hrmdred killed and wounded, aa our artillery did terrible execution. Their camp waa equated on th a lope of the mountain, supported by a number of guns. W captured thirteen prisoner from Virginia aad Arkansas regiments j also a lot of cattle and horses. Our troops, one and all, did nobly. Tb recounoisaoc proved entirely successful, affording information relative to th enemy's strength, which could not be obtained from acoate. 7 ' . ; .-' Gt!?Al,dPao,, aoI Col. JohnaonJackaon aad Toliv commanded tb enemy. ' . " ' ."V;: ' ' :" Ctj.ii. Brilliant Hayal Exploit. , T' . ' 1 Tb privauer Judah waa burned thv ght of September 13th, by a fom of aom fifty marinea and ofScera nnder th command of Lient. Baa-aell, from th steam frigate Colorado, nnder the rebel gnna of the , peaaacola Navy Yard. , The rir.w a jnoaV gallant one, .and; tba particular ia brief are a follows i i e4i&?x-.ii.r&''-Bcboonerbad forBeTeraj daya been ob-wed n the.barbor, near tba Narj Yard wboa BoilMtW tollie ipitio! ah va fitted out ai a privateer, and inunded to attempt to ran th blockade. Information obtained from a deserter rendered the suspicions a certainty, aad it waa also ascertained thai ahe was moored under a ow battery being reetsd on oef of th )a5siit0 OEbrnts. wharves, in which a Columbiad had already been mounted. It beinr determined to cal out the privateer and burn bcr, and also to render ase- less the guns of the battery, an expedition set out on the night before mentioned, ea board the first lauueb, and the first second, and third cut ters of tbe Colorado, to carry out the desperate undertaking. The boats, with mu3?d oars, pro ceeded up the harbor to a point a little above tb Navy Yard, when their course was changed, and tLej made all headway direct for th cLoct.er and the battery, lb men in the launch and second cutter were to board and burn the schoon er, aud those in the Cist aud third cutters were to laud, charge the battery aud spike the Columbiad. These respective duties were accomplished iu the most gallant manner. The "big gun was disabled without the loss of a man; but the party boarding the schooner lost three men kill ed and a number wounded, aud a most galliug fire being poured into each boat as it approached. When the schooner had been so effectually set ou fir that ahe could not be savert, the boats hauled eff agaiu, and proceeded back to the Col-erado not who bad, by this time, assembled on the wharf, a parting salute of cannister. The nujiber of rebels kilied in this eucounter is not kuuwa, but it must have been considerable. A negro, who deserted to one of our vessels, subsequently reported the number attbir-7- Indian liebels Boss Turned Traitor, but his Wife Is True. The P.ev. Mr. Robinson, Missionary teacher of the Presbyterian Church (O. 3.) amonr the Cher-okees, has with his family been forced to leave the Nation , and baa arrived in St. Louis. He saya the Federal defeat at Wilaon'a Creek turned tbe scale against os, so that John Ross, the Chief, was forced to succumb to the secession pressure aud call in? a council, he recommended a severance cf the Nation from the Federal Al liance, and a union with the Southern Confederacy. Accordingly, a treaty of alliauca with the South was formed ; the Confederacy guaraotee-iog the payment cf the atiuuieties now paid by the Federal Government. The wife of Chief Ross, however, held out to the' at'aud refused to yield op her adherence to tbe union. After tbe proceedings of the Council, a Confederate rag was prepared to be hoisted over the Council House in Talequah, but Mrs. Ross declared ahe would not allow it and threatened that if it were raised, she would make her son, six years old, tear it down. Owing to her spirited reaiatance, the flag was not raised. The secession feeling became so furious that Mr, Robipain was driven out on twelve hours notice aod all the Mtsiienaries. The Missouri School tt broken up on the 25th of July last, by a company of 'light horse." The Creeks took pofs'i n of alt the Miaaionary property, valued at $4,000, and three families and four ladies connected wite the school were ordered out of the coumrv. All the Miaaionar'es left the Na-non, except liev. Messrs. Huckoer and VanJevre ol t he U iptist Church .South. The Cieeks had rained and were drilling 1,000 men for service in tbe Confederate arm v. and had appropribted $10,000 f om ibeir School Fnad to pay for their equipment. MeCulloch aent troops into Arkansas, station-insr them on the border of the Nation, for purposes of intimidation ; and to conciliate the Indians, the rehela exbihited a rebel soldier who had scalped a Federal soldier at the battle ofWilaon'a Creek. Distlcffuishinj Insignia of Rank m the united btates Army. . The highest rank in our army is that of Lien tenant General. Win Geld Scott,General-in:Cbief is the only .ne who occupies this rank at present. The principal distinguishing marks of uniform are three silver embroidered stars on the shoul der strap or epaulette a large one in the middle, flanked by two smaller ones a double row of nine buttons on the coat, disposed in .threes. buff sash, a sword, and a sword knot terminating in acorns. A Major-General is the same bet with only two stars on the shoulder; A Briga dier-General baa one star, and the buttons on his coat number but eight in each row, disposed in twos. Tbe Colonel is the highest rank in a regiment, and wears a silver embroidered spread eagle, having io the right talon an olive branch, and in the left a bundle of arows, on his ; strap, the buttons on bia coat in double lines number, ing eight, at eqnal distances. A Lieutenant-Col onel ia second in command of a regiment, and ia known by a ailrer embroidered leaf at each end of the strap 2 otherwise bis uoiform is the same as a Colonel's. . Tbe major's ia also the same the leaf being of gold. His duty ia to aet aaaid-de-camp to the Colonel, and in the event of hia two auperior ; officers being disabled or absent, be takea command of a regiment these three constitute the field officers of a regiment, and ate mounted. Tbe Adj utant, whose position is tbe same to the regiment as that of orderly sergeot to a company, generally ranks as lieutenant.- Captaina are. commandants of companies, and are distinguished by two bars of gold on tbe ahoulder atrap, and eight buttons at a regular distance in a single row on tb coat r the first Lieutenant tb same, bnt with one bar on the strap, tbe Second Lieutenant baring av plain strap without, narka. These last ar called line officers ; alt regimental officers wear a red stsb. The Surgeon has the letters M. S. Medica Staff embroidered on bis strap : also wears a green saah. ..Tb , Quartermaster also takes a Lieutenant's rank, and baa the letters Q. D. Quartermaster's Department embroidered oa bis trap ; the Tay master. the same, with the letters P. P. Pay m ss :ers. Department' and. Com mie-sary, with the letters C. D. - CommissaryDepartment.- -? , u '" ; : : These constitute (with the Cbap!in,wno wears no marks, only pUin olothea of uniform cut), the regimental staff, aad are all allowed to have bo ses. ' , :. 'v'.- ; sThe ' non commissioned 'roScers ara bospltal stewards," whose bufines ia to aUeod to the hospital store, and U tb detail of th hospital department, uadertb orders of tb sorgeori : Ilia tnaignta Is'agreen band on th'pper arm, with a serpent entwined around a winded sta! and embroidered on lU--.:.yx.'.;';:ti;V--'r'- CAsfroJw. The ranV of non-commissioned of ffcers ia is marked chevron oa botb sleeves of tb uniform coat and overcoat, above th Tbe,, Infcrcstinq Dariclu. of silk worstead binding, on half aa inch wide, sasa as the edging on the coat, points down, as follows: &Tbe Sergeant-Major is the First Sergeant in the regiment, and acta aa Orderly to the Colonel. He wears three bars and an arc in silk. The Quartermasters-Sergeant'a business is tbe management of the details of that department. The Orderlv-Sergeant to a company, aud commands in the absence of t e commissioned officers. The chevron La of three stirpes without connection, and a diamond or atr above. : The Second Sergeant takes charge of half a com puny, called a platoon, and has the same Chevron, aa the first, but without a diamond. The Corporals ar io charge cf sectionary quarters of a company, and arei distinguished by two bars in worstead. Of tb swords the cavalry saber is longest, and has a ateel scabbaad. The field officers come next ; the acabbsrd being of chocolate enamel with gilt trimmiogs. The line officers' plaiuer and shorter, with a sheath of black leather. A general officers weapou is straight with a gilt acabbard; regimental stsff ia straight and short. Musician 'a and noa'comtnufioned officers' being shorter still, aud mure for show than use. To Indicate Service. All non commissioned officers, musicians aud privates who have served faithfully for the term of five years wear, as a 'mark of distinction, upon both sleeves of the uni form-coat, below the elbow, a diagonal half chevron oue half an inch wide, extending from seam to seam, tbe front and nearest the cuff, and one half an inch above the point of tbe cuff, to be of the. same color as the edging on the coat. In like manner an additional ba f chevron, above and parallel to the first, for every subsequent five years of faithful service ; distance between each chevron ore fourth of an inch. Service in war is indicated by a light of skry blue stripe on each side of the chevron for artillery, and a red stripe for all other .corps, and lb stripe to be one-eiht of an inch wide. The color of the cloth used for the atrap of the general staff and staff corps is dark blue ; of the cavalry, yellow dragoons, orange ; artillery ; scarlet ; riflemen, medium or eme alJ green; and iufantry. light or sky-blue. Philadelphia Inqui-rtrUth. ---- The President's Wife Talked to by a Strong-Mintied Woman. Corrnpond of tt Xe York Expre. WaamxoTOjr, Sept. 8, 1861. Tbe copy of tbe lettter to Mrs. Lincoln, from an eminent loyal Northern lady, to which I re ferred two daya ago, and which I then promised the readers of tbe Express, I am able to send to. day. It Is as follows : " New York, Aug. 20, 18C1. To Jlfrs. Abram Lincoln : MaDau The chancea of our Republican form of Government havj placed you in aopVoroioeat a position at thia period of our Natjal affairs, that I find no need for any apology it thus publicly addressing yoa. Deriving through the Theory of onr institu tions the power to represent the motherhood cf our country, at least that portion not in revolt the responsibility of doing this wisely and well falls with great weight opou you. All womanhood looks with anxiety to you ; and will rise to do you donor if the duties imposed by this position are. creditably aod conscientiously fulfilled, or to upbraid ani bow itself with' shame, before the pitiable spectacle of so high an opportunity abused by a proportionate weakness and inefficiency.Enlightened civilization no longer regards Woman as tbe mere cynosure forpleasure-seeking ejes, fitted alone for vain, indolent and trifling uses, but demands from her dignity of a tion, power of purpose, and a manner weighty with the emotional life of the time ia which she moves. . Though ia tbe National "Councils woman's voice is hushed, the policy of Governments, the great surging tides of Opposing principles of action that sweep in currents, and counter currents across tha bosoms of nations, and all the diversified and countless interests of individuals, are open to the full exercise of ber mind. The thought-world that ever underlies the plan of material action, invites her fullest cO'Of elation, and the prfse.it national need especial? aki tbe high stimulant of womanly perceptiota and her most earnest and intelligent sympathy. If to such realisation of the moment you find yourself incompetent, if by birth and education, in the earnest canvassing of grave subjects before which the greatest minds among cs stand tremulous with awe you realise incompetency tor even a God-sent listener ; ret as well trained children are taught the decencies of behavior be fore their perception of fitness can equal ita ne cessity, so we are tempted to ask from you abandonment for the time of frivolous, the child iab chatter that falls upon earnest people so discordant with the great occasion. Shall the inanities of a Ball Room and Theatre be now the or der of yoar life, when there is acarcely a family in our midst but immediately or remotely is auf- rering the cruel panga of mortal bereavement? When anxiety for the loved imperilled by war ia dimming the eyea of the worthiest of onr land, Shall yon be cheating time and thought by the laugh - of the festal group, amid the buzzing, aouadleaa ieaect of life of those who fiud ia theae thiaga acop for their hollowancee ? W can look back- with prid to tb earliest days of oar Republic, when thw simplicity and quiet dignity of a Mary Washington rraeed the Presidential manaion, added last re to thsofScial life of George Waahington. We know how freely th soperfinities of dress, eqoipare. table parade Wer relinquished to th needy and Buffering aol- dier. Would an ao have sought aelf aggran- oisemeut ana in ecu ot taani-)nabl watering places 7 . ' - - ' - I wish to paint your attentioo to the thousand ahadowed homes made desolate by-civil war - muuicb mat m snort ime ago were In abode ot joy and gaiety, happy ta th light of loved coon-, tenancea. Now women's hearts ara tbrobbins toera wuu tn anguian ot oereavement. Thedra pery of monrniog ia over all the land. Some like Rachel, mourning for ber children, refueeV be comforted beeaose they are not f some, to loas of. basbanda, whose years of iatermiaarW life it aeemed death to part. A fsarial aacrifict to thai hatione call I Have such as tbey aorigh t ask from you human eympathyT : How think you the record of your daily life falls upo their desolation? Can th soond of lh.viol -or tha whirl of th waits so bewilder heart end mine that tbe ear shall be deaf to tb bitter cry of he-man distress? The wail now rushing over on lead falls ao aabeeded that even th decencies of the rrav ar forgotten by ' he JTUker cfth Pec pU J I tber not a dignified sadness da fro you to th widowed aad orphaned populalioi around joa f Are there no duties pressing upot. yoa which, should cover yoa with lb snantl of humiliation 7 No ieou of self sacrifice, oi" Re publican simplicity, befitting the geaioaof onr Institutions, to be taught, whea bax-kruptcy, pv- ' erty and distress stand appalling th homes i thousands in onr once prvtsperooe Iaud-7 There is suggested in ibis connection, as eminently worthy of emulation, th instance of representative maternal sympathy, of that mot her in Israel of old, to which I have above referred, who in the sorrow of her children, wept for, aad witn them, and r jfused cpmfwrt for herself becaas tbey were not comforted ; aod has led to the con viction, that when those whom Destiny baa placed ia positions of eminence, tbe better to ahow bright examples of virtue aod heroism fail as, we ria only fall back an that great reliable common sense, ao largely the endowment of the America people, and believe :hat in tbe end, this element will surely prevent women from sharing at this time, in untimely and inconsiderate gayety. I address you from no ueoire fur aoimad is:ctu but from a deep regard for the poaition of our . leaders before the world, desiring that in, and through you womanhood may be iaitiCti in this day of our nations calamity. Yours respectfaUf) II. S. D. I forward the above letter for publication, be cause it so.emicently suggestive of the rights and properties, to the entire sex in whose name it is written. The authoress meditated noose of it other than that which is implied by its address Fuis Against Fremont Charges Filed Against Colonel xranlc r- Ciair. The Fa km o kt and Blair imbroglio liier charges, specifications, etc. are at length ia print. We condense their contents is the follow, ing statement i '-' coLoxct. BUaia'a coifPtars. On the 1st of September Colonel Frsr.k' 1 Blair wrote to his brother, Montgomery BUir Postmaser-Geceral, complaining that Fremont v&s at fault for not reinforcing" Lyon ; that at Fiemont'a camp there was no discipline; that proper steps to check the enemy had not been ta ken, and urging that Fremont should b relieved of his command and a man of ability pU io bin place. This letter was submitted to the Cabinet, and occasioned an earnest discoesitm as to Fremont's continuance in the Western Department. LETTER OF JESSIE TO THB PA.31IH?. Colonel Blair's father informed Mrs. Fremont that these charges bad been mad on behalf of her husband s e wrote to President Lincoln, to be furnished with a copy of Frank Blair's charges. fresidext's ceplt. Who replied that no impression had been made on his mind againat th honor orinleirritv of General Fremont, and protested against being understo d as acting in any hostility toward him,-The Postmatiter-General Blair had repaired to St. Louis aa a friend of Fremont bat not to exam ine into that Department. . rBEMOST iXD THE POSTMASTER CEXERaL. Fremont requeata that the Postmaster General furnish him a copy of Col Blair'a charges. It waa sent with a request that Colonel Blair, then under arrest, should be released. Tbe re leas was ordered but declined, and aa -a prisoner al the Barracka the brother of a Cabinet cfScef awaits a trial. TWO CD A ROES AGAI5TST COfcOMCL BLalB. . 1. Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gen tleman. Stecifications'relate to Blair'a freauent - street talk, assailing General Fremont, th corn manding Oeneral, and his secret, insi ions. uo susiained charges, forwarded to covertly reach . a " a. m . . - r tne yaoinet aua oisturb the Presidents confidence, thus not affording Fremont an opportoni ty of defense. 2. Communicating, by a pristed article, to tha public false impressions, disparaging to bis superior effict-r. The specifications relate to a sentence ia an ", article published by Blair, reflecting thus on Gea- era! Fremoutt - I assure you meaning th editors of said p a per, whether you believe me or not, that I do not even shrink from tbe pompons threats which appear in your columns, but. whose unfamiliar garb betrays another origin." A Handsome Compliment to General He CleUan. ; - ; : . -. A Waahington correspondent of (he Nw T"ork,i Tribune, who In.tlv aitnc,iik. : . of the army of the Potomac in that city, thus . cnmpiimeois tne gallant leader of our armies General McCleMan. lie sajr t - At tbe same review I bar! an hnMMn.N. contrasting McCMlan vith a score of General f " arid Princes. These Mf T1 t. Keyea. Blenkee. Smith and tf.rv . " ii ..t. valiant faces and fini nf im. mlKi. ing ; Colonels De Trobriand and Salm Salm, with their dashlntr Atiinlrunn. . i r . , . . .,, , . .. , V-D de Joioviile, twisted and stooping on his horse-; the Orleans Princes, with their mi'd. amiahla ' faces, and an pec t of languid ii.treat in all, m most rerra-kable groop of figures. A horse's length in advance sat the smallest man of th pcrty, broad shouldered, strong chested, strosg ' necked and strong jawed, one hand npon bia hip,' while tbe other, by an occasional rapid motion, flung some commnnication to thepaaiogsqnsd--rons of cavalry. The visor of hia cap was wall pulled over his eyea, yet not a man ia th Hues escapes hia observation. Hi glance seemed to take io at once the whole spectacle, yet without losing any of ita smallest details. "He is' a commander," s.id my- Austrian friend. Some thing in his figure, his attitude and the sqnar, tenacious aet of bis jaw?, reminded me strikingly of Field Marahal Radesky. I scanned tb lit of his race in vain for some mark of weakness, indecision ortimidity.- All waa cool, firm, aad prompt, determined and self-reliant. Ifh do not justify the hopes and expectations of the cation, physiognomy is of no value. A gentleman from Cheat Mountain tells th following : A squad of Indiana volunteer, eol scouting, came across an old woman ia a Io cabin, in the mountains. A fter the nsaal salata , '.tons, one of them asked ber "Well old lady, re yon a seeesb?" "No" was her answer. Ar vou Udloa lw Ko." "What ar yOo tlel7 "A boptisi and aTs at hen 1" The Hoosier ( let down.- .. - : .. ; A little tbreeresx old boy, already set apart or a. lawyer's calling beiog taken jn hand with switch, after.baviog been forbidden, to pick aa.".,' jtber pear from a favorite dwarf tree, indignant- ' . y exslaimed, -Mamma, I did hot pick off thV ;ar ; y ou come and eee if I did." Sore aocghr . ae dida'c He simplj stood there aod at it, anl be cor was still dancing from th stem- -- -ct-.- s A woman brought a suit galBst ber bcsLani , est -week, In a Boston court, for opcnlog as 3 sx . iertBg Utters tbe bad adiressed to another ctr fke husband waa auspicious, aod to satigfy LIzs - a -If carried oa a lively earrvrpoodence wiUt Lis ife in th manner indicated, 'siguieg tb nam) J th parson for whom th lady killers were is seeded.