a splendid cortege, reviewed the brigades of General Cockrell, General Pettus and Gen. Moore.
The line was formed on the end of the main streets of the town, and was nearly a mile long.
The troops made a creditable appearance, and Ellette the highest encomiums from the Chief Magistrate.
Each regiment, as the President reached its colors presented arms and drooped its ensign, and greeted the President with rapturous cheers.
When the President came opposite the flag of the First Missouri (Bowen's regiment,) he halted and made a few stirring remarks as follows: "Gallant Missourian!
I look with sadness upon you reduced ranks, and feel it a high honor to be in the presence of such chivalrous soldiers.
I have heard of your heroism upon the bloody fields of the West, and must express to you the high regard which I cherish for your privations and positive sufferings in the cause of liberty.
I thank you from the deepest seat of my heart — from its every fibre, for your dauntless courag
called out the better feelings of humanity and on the very spot where an hour before the combatants were struggling in deadly strife, they now commingled in the offices of charity.
The wounded in the trenches were first relieved by Capt. Swinscoe and Lieut. Benjamin, who went to their immediate assistance with canteens of water and liquor.
The trench presented a ghastly sight, with the mangled bodies and pools of blood, while the field beyond was strewn with the same terrible objects.
Cols. Bowen and Babcock, of Gen. Potter's staff, soon after made their appearance with a formal flag of truce, and passed out upon the Kingston or London road, until hailed by the enemy's skirmish line.
They were met, after a brief delay, by Col. Serrell, of Gen. Longstreet's staff, when a cessation of hostilities was agreed upon, to last until 5 P. M., to permit the return of the dead who were lying along our lines, and the exchange of the wounded.
The following is a copy of the letter which l
The trial of Fords.
--In Judge Lyons's Court yesterday the trial of Forde was begun in earnest.
The testimony of Messrs. Bowen, Harwood, Quarles, and Godwin, and Dr. Peachy, was taken, but no new facts were developed.
At the conclusion of the examination of the above named witnesses the hour of 4 o'clock arrived, when the Court adjourned till 10 o'clock this morning.
ceived.
The Secretary of War reports the reinforcement ordered to you as greater than the number you request.--Added to the forces you have from Pemberton's army, be states your whole force to be thirty four [34] thousand, exclusive of militia.
Bowen and Walker promoted; French and Breckinridge ordered to you, will.
I hope, meet your want of Major-Generals.
If another be required S. D. Lee is, I think, equal to that grade.
Officers in the field here cannot be sent to you without too great s the troops at my disposal available against Grant are:
Of Pemberton's9,700
Of Bragg's8,400
Of Beauregard's6,000
24,100
Not including a few hundred irregular cavalry for Jackson's command, the strength of which I do not know.
Bowen and Lee are in Vicksburg, beyond my reach.
In the estimate that garrison is not included.
The total of the above, twenty four thousand one hundred (24,100.)
These are numbers of effectives. J. E. Johnston.
The first point
his box he had five chickens, which being more than he had immediate use for, he gave two of them to a free negro named John Wallis to sell in the market.
The Mayor clearly indicated his opinion that Mr. Tyler had violated the ordinance against huckstering, but at the request of Mr. Tyler agreed to withhold his decision until the latter could write to Mrs. Bowen and get an answer showing that he had brought down the box of fowls, in which he had no interest, as a matter of favor to Mrs Bowen. is box he had five chickens, which being more than he had immediate use for, he gave two of them to a free negro named John Wallis to sell in the market.
The Mayor clearly indicated his opinion that Mr. Tyler had violated the ordinance against huckstering, but at the request of Mr. Tyler agreed to withhold his decision until the latter could write to Mrs. Bowen and get an answer showing that he had brought down the box of fowls, in which he had no interest, as a matter of favor to Mrs Bowen.
y fights, in which several Yankee officers were killed, among them Dr. W. H. Rulison, Medical Director of Torbert's cavalry corps.
The Lynchburg Republican has a statement of a disaster to the Fifty- first Virginia regiment, Wharton's brigade, on the 25th ultimo, derived from a member of the Thirtieth Virginia battalion, from which it would appear that the regiment was ambuscaded, flanked, and badly cut up. Among those reported killed are Lieutenant-Colonel Wolf and Lieutenant Akers. Captain Bowen had a thigh broken, and Captain Allison was mortally wounded — since dead.
We have seen no account of this affair in the Yankee papers, which are never backward in raising a shout over any slight advantage.
We at east indulge the hope that there is some mistake about it.
A raid in North Carolina.
On Sunday morning week, a portion of the Sixty-seventh regiment North Carolina State troops, under Major Whitford, struck the Atlanta and North Carolina railroad near Croatan station,
ls far in advance of his braves.
"Our attack was made by five battalions.
The First regiment, Colonel Chivington--part of companies C, D, E, G, H.
and K, numbering, altogether, about two hundred and fifty men — was divided into two battalions; the First under command of Major Anthony, and the Second under Lieutenant Wilson, until the latter was disabled, when the command devolved upon Lieutenant Dunn.
The three battalions of the Third, Colonel Shoup, were led respectively by Lieutenant-Colonel Bowen, Major Sayr and Captain Cree.
The action was begun by the battalion of Lieutenant Wilson, who occupied the right, and by a quick and bold movement cut off the enemy from their herd of stock.
From this circumstance we gained our great advantage.
A few Indians secured horses, but the great majority of them had to fight or fly on foot.
Major Anthony was on the left and the Third in the centre.
Among the killed were all the Cheyenne chiefs — Black Kettle, White Antelope, Little
Under the head of "A Busy Day Shipping Goods," the Baltimore American notices the lading and departure of various vessels — among them the steamer State of Virginia, Captain Travers, and the steamer Agnes, Captain Bowen, both for Richmond.
Robbery of the Washington city Post-office.
--About three months since the loss of small sums of money from the city post-office was noticed by Postmaster Bowen.
Decoy letters were placed in the way of one of the letter-carriers who was suspected of abstracting letters.
Upon being detected, the young man, L. R. Bull, made a confession, in which he stated that he had opened about twenty letters addressed to persons on his route; that he had been doing this between three and four months; that he had sealed up and delivered or returned to the post-office all of said letters, excepting one, which contained five dollars; that he opened a letter since, containing sixty-two dollars: and that he also opened a letter about the same time of the last, which contained sixty-six dollars; but on suspicion that it was a decoy, sealed it up again and delivered it.
Bull is suspended from duty, his bond being retained, and the matter is referred to the Depredation Branch of the Post-office
