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urch all swords of the garland.
Well may we exclaim with the poet: "Immortal heir of universal praise, Nations unborn your mighty name shall sound.
And worlds applaud that most not yet be found." poet
We have much reason to thank Divine Providence that President Davis, both an able statesman and a valiant warrior, governs the helm of State in this most critical conjuncture, great in the war and great in arts of sway.
Our armies are tied on by a galaxy of excellent commanders — McCulloch, Mcgruder, Johnston, Lee, Pillow, and last, but first of all. Beauregard, in whose hand our Northern foe may shortly find the conquering a word of Themistocles or Scythian Tamerlane. "May our banner bright, still float in light, when ages pass away, Good men shall ban the fiendish can, invading as to-day."
At the conclusion of the address, three cheers were given for Father McMahon, that would have fitted the air had they been raised outside beneath the azure vault of Heaved; thr
at both engagements gives an account of the battle of Dug Spring, fought on the 2d of August; but we have little faith in its correctness.
The following is the conclusion:
The fight lasted till dark.
In the morning, it was discovered that McCulloch had again fled, and intelligence was brought that he had encamped a few miles South, at a place called McCullough's Store.
Lyon immediately took possession of the field of Friday's fight; 40 rebels were picked up dead, and 44 wounded were founnd with their heads fairly cloven through from scalp to chin by the force sabre strokes of our cavalry.
As to the loss, Lyon's is probably 9 killed and 30 wounded, though the accounts of the wounded conflict.
There is no way of judging of McCulloch's loss, except from the fast already noticed — of the number of bodies discovered.
The same writer gives an account of a fight at Athens, on the 5th of August, in which he claims that the number of "rebels" killed was twenty and as many mor
