left wing, pouring volley after volley of musketry, 
and riddling our camps with grape, canister and shell. 
Our forces soon formed into line, and returned their 
lire vigorously, and by the time we were prepared to 
receive them had turned their heaviest fire on the 
left center, Sherman's division, and drove our men 
back from their camps, and bringing up a fresh force 
opened fire on owr left wing, under Gen. McCler- 
natid. This fire was returned with terrible efifect 
and determined spirit by both infantry and artillery 
along the whole lint*, for a distance of over 4 miles. 
Gen. Hurlburt’a division was tkrowa forward to 
support the center, when a desperate conflict ensued. 
The rebels were driven back with a terrible slaugh¬ 
ter, but soon rallied and drove back our men in 
turn. From about nine o'clock until night closed 
on the bloody scene, there was no determination of 
the result of the struggle. The rebels exhibited 
remarkably good generalship. At times engaging 
the left with apparently their whole strength, they 
would suddenly open a terrible and destructive fire 
on the right or center. Even our heaviest and most 
destructive fire upon the enemy did not appear to 
discourage their solid columns. The fire of Major 
Taylor’s Chicago artillery raked them down in 
scores, but the smoke would no sooner bo dispersed 
than the breach would again be filled. 
The most desperate lighting took place late in the 
afternoon. The rebels knew that if they did not 
succeed in whipping us then, that their chances for 
success would be extremely doubtful, as a portion 
ot Gen. Buell's forces had by this time arrived on 
the opposite side of the river, and another portion 
was coming up the river from Savannah. They 
became aware that we were being re-enforced, as 
they could seen Gen. Buell's troops from the river 
bank, a short distance above us on the left, to which 
point they had forced their way. 
At five o'clock the rebels had forced our left wing 
back so as to occupy fully two-thirds of 
mm ■■iUimimmiMipi 
flip i nmiMi a u s m ijgf 
Ox every wave, to every shore 
Columbia’s flag shall go, 
And through all time its fame sublime 
With brighter hues shall glow; 
For Freedom's standard is our flag. 
Its guardians, Freedom's Sons; 
And woe betide Mi' insulter's pride 
When we unloose our guns. 
Then dip it, lads, in ocean's brine, 
And give it three times three, 
And fling it out, 'mid song and shout, 
The lfiinner of the Sea." 
The Western House of Refuge for Juvenile 
Delinquents, a very accurate view of which is here 
presented, is oue of the finest edifices in Western 
New York. From the Thirteenth Annual Report 
of the Managers (just published,) we condense the 
following description of the Refuge building and 
premises: 
The farm belonging to the Institution, on a por¬ 
tion of which the buildings are located, contains 
forty-two acres of excellent land, and lies about 
one mile and a quarter north from the central part 
of the city of Rochester, on a slight elevation be¬ 
tween the Erie canal on the west, and the road 
leading to the mouth of the Genesee river on the 
east. Six and a half acres are surrounded by a 
stonewall twenty-two feet in height, within which 
stand all the buildings belonging to the Institution, 
except the barns. Twenty acres are enclosed by a 
stockade fence, nine feet in height, formed of cedar 
posts connected together by Iron rods. This en¬ 
closure, and some six acres besides, are under con¬ 
stant cultivation. The remaining ten acres are 
appropriated to pasturage. The grounds within 
the walls are tastefully laid out in walks, play 
grounds, and lawns, and ornamented with trees and 
shrubbery, which add greatly to the beauty of the 
place and to the comfort of the inmates. 
The center building of the house proper fronts 
the east, and is eighty-six lcet wide, sixty feet deep, 
and three stories in height above the basement. 
There are two wings extending to the north and 
south, each one hundred and forty-eight feet long, 
thirty-two feet deep, and two stories in height above 
the basement, excepting the square towers at the 
extremities, which are three stories in height. The 
whole front of the buildings, it will be seen, is three 
hundred and eighty-two feet in length. Two other 
wings of similar dimensions, and extending directly 
westward, are connected with the front at the 
extremities. In the basement of the center build¬ 
ing are a kitchen for the superintendent, dining 
room, and store rooms, and also similar apartments 
for the subordinate officers. On the first floor are 
the parlor and visiting room of the superintendent, 
the managers’ room or office, and a room for one of 
the subordinates; on the second floor are rooms for 
the subordinate officers and the superintendent, and 
on the third floor, occupying the whole area of the 
building, is the chapel, neatly arranged and fur¬ 
nished, and affording abnndanl room lor five hun¬ 
dred persons. 
In the basement of the north wing is a washing 
room for the boys, furnished with a plunging bath of 
the capacity of live thousand gallons, and with water 
pipes and faucets so arranged Unit every one can 
perform his ablution under running water and free 
from interruption by the others. A room for wash¬ 
ing clothes is also in this wing. On the first floor 
are rooms for drying and ironing clothes, seamstress’ 
room and tailors’ shop. The basement of the south 
wing contains a cellar and room for the storage of 
wood arid coal. On the first floor are a large school 
room and two recitation rooms, and two bed 
rooms. The basement of the south-west wing is 
used for storage, and the first floor has another 
large school room and recitation rooms and three 
bed rooms. Tbe north-west wing has in its base¬ 
ment a spacious dining room occupying the whole 
area of the wing, and large enough tor the accom¬ 
modation of five hundred inmates, and on its first, 
floor a third school room and recitation rooms. 
The upper floors ot all the wings are arranged 
into dormitories for the inmates, and furnish sepa¬ 
rate sleeping accommodations tor live hundred boys. 
In the uorlh-svest, and south-west corners of the enclo¬ 
sure are two work shops, builtot brick, each forty-five 
feet by one hundred feet, and three stories in height, 
affording abundant room for the employment of five 
hundred boys. 
The hospital on the south side of the premises and 
connected with the corridor which unites the south 
and west wings, is built of brick, thirty-three by 
forty-one feet, and two stories above the basement. 
The ceilings are sixteen feet in height, and the 
whole is ventilated and heated on the most approved 
plan. 
The buildings of the Institution are now com¬ 
pleted according to the original plan, and are ample 
in all departments for the accommodation of five 
hundred inmates. 
ROCHESTER. N. Y., APRIL 19, 18G2, 
THE WAR’S PROGRESS 
The <»alliwit Exploit of Col. Roberts. 
In our last issue, we briefly chronicled a daring 
adventure on the part of a portion of the Federal 
force above Island No. Ten. We now find the 
details in the Chicago Tribune, and condense thore- 
from the following: 
The fleet this morning (April 2d) is exulting over 
a most daring and brilliant exploit, performed last 
night by Col. Roberts, of the Forty-second Illinois, 
at the head of a small expedition. In order to 
appreciate more thoroughly its character and diffi¬ 
culties, I must preface it with a brief meteorological 
statement. The night was intensely stormy. Dur¬ 
ing the day the wind had blown strongly from the 
south, with occasional hot gusts. Heavy clouds, 
bank upon bank, piled up in the most fantastic 
shapes upon the distant horizon, gradually, as night 
approached, drifted toward the zenith, in dark, 
threatening tufts and whirls. Tbe barometer fell 
rapidly. Everything indicated, even to the most 
inexperienced weather prophet, the advent of a terri¬ 
ble storm. During the evening the wind freshened, 
accompanied by frequent spatters of rain, which 
drove against the hurricane deck like a sudden 
shower of shot. The river ripples were augmented 
into turbulent waves, whose white caps gleamed 
like phosphorescent sparkles in the gathering dark¬ 
ness. At midnight the. storm burst upon us with 
fearful fury. The rain came down, not in drops, 
but in sheets, accompanied by the most terrific 
thunder and lightning 1 have ever witnessed. The 
Cimerian darkness ol the night rendered it all the 
more appalling. The gale developed at midnight 
into a raging tornado, tearing madly through the 
woods, snapping off branches like pipe stems, and 
hurling them ill every direction. The .Swallow and 
Pike, lying near the point, lost their chimneys and 
other head gear, and several transports had their fun¬ 
nels and escape pipes carried away. About one 
o’clock, signal whistles of distress sounded through 
the storm, twice or thrice repeated. The Swallow 
had parted her lines, and was fast drifting out into 
the stream. Unfortunately she was not coaled and 
had no steam. Every moment was growing more 
precarious, when, fortunately, after drifting about 
a quarter of a mile, she struck against, the Cincinnati 
and was made fast until morning. The storm lasted 
about four hours, raging with terrible vehemence, 
and tossing the steamers about on tin* mad waves 
like cockle shells. Luckily the .Swallow was the 
only oue blown from her moorings. 
It was during the height of this storm that Col. 
Roberts performed his daring mission. Yesterday 
morning the Flag officer, Capf. Phelps, Col. Buford. 
Secretary Scott, and another officer, held a conference 
upon the flagship, at which it was decided to make a 
night recon noissance of the upper battery, the details 
of which were left to Col. Buford. He selected Col. 
Roberts and forty picked men of his regiment to 
be tbe chosen low. Each gunboat furnished a j awl, 
manned by six of their hardiest seamen. At two 
o’clock, in the very thickest of the Storm, the little 
party embarked. Thu Flag officer and his subor¬ 
dinates, with Col. Buford, stood upon the deck of 
the Benton, giving the final orders. The yawls set 
out upon their perilous journey, and Ihey retired, 
anxiously awaiting the result. Col. Roberts had 
previously made several very close reconnoissaueos 
at night by pulling through the overflowed brush, 
and had well ascertained the locality of the battery. 
The following was the plan laid out: The boats 
were to approach the battery in line, pulling slowly 
till at the point of the bar, after which, when, 500 
yards off, the St- Louis, Benton, and Pittsburg should 
run abreast, the Cincinnati and Mound City in the 
rear as reserves; and this plan was carried out to 
the very letter. 
M ith muffled oars and under cover of the friendly 
darkness, the boats advanced cautiously along the 
edge of the bank. Owing to the furious violence of 
the storm and the darkness, they passed the bend 
unperceived, Until they were within a few rods of 
the battery. For one instant a blinding fla.>h of 
lightning glared across the water, revealing to the 
rebel sentinels dark objects approaching them. 
The next instant the impenetrable darkness closed 
in. The sentinels fired wildly three or four times, 
the shots passing over the boats without doing any 
damage, and then incontinently fled to their tents, 
which were pitched upon a high ridge some distance 
back from the battery, evidently impressed with the 
alarming idea that the whole Lincoln fleet,was upon 
them, and that immediate annihilation stared them 
in the face. Our boats made no reply Not a word 
was spoken. In two or three minutes they touched 
the slope of the earthworks. 9’he boys sprung over 
the parapet, sledges and files were busy, and a few 
vigorous strokes told the tale. In less than three 
minutes’ time all the guns in the battery were 
spiked completely and thoroughly. They were six 
in number, all ol large caliber—two sixty-fours, 
three eighties, and one of them a splendid nine-inch 
pivot gun, with cushion lock, which received the 
personal attentions of Col. Roberts' brawny arms. 
It was undoubtedly the Lady Davis, In an incon¬ 
ceivably short time, the boats were on their way 
back, plowing a path through the surging waves at 
the imminent risk of submersion, as the current was 
our camp, 
and were fighting their way forward with a desper¬ 
ate degree of confidence in their efforts to drive us 
into the river, and the same time heavily engaged 
our right. Up to this time we had received no 
re-enforcements, Gen. Low. Wallace failing to come 
to our support until the day was over, having taken 
the wrong road from Crump’s Landing, and being 
without other transports than those used for Quar¬ 
termaster's and Commissary stores, which were too 
heavily laden to ferry any considerable number of 
Gen. Buell’s forces across the river, thosu that, were 
here having been sent to bring up the troops from 
Savannah. We were therefore constesting against 
fearful odds, our furco not exceeding thirty-eight 
thousand men, while that of the enemy was upwards 
of sixty thousand. 
Our condition at this moment was extremely 
critical. Large numbers of men, panic struck, 
others worn out by hard fighting, with the average 
per contago of skulkers, had struggled toward the 
river, and could not, be rallied. Gen. Grant and 
staff, who had been recklessly riding along the lines 
during the entire day. amid the unceasing storm of 
bullets, grape and shall, now rode from right to left, 
inciting the men to stand firm until our re-enforce- 
ments could cross the river. 
Col. Webster, Chief of Staff, immediately got into 
position the heaviest pieces of artillery, pointing on 
the enemy’s right, while a large number of the bat¬ 
teries were planted along the entire line, from the 
river bank north-west to our extreme light, some 
two and a half miles distant. About an hour before 
dusk a general cannonading was opened upon the 
enemy from along our whole line, with a perpetual 
crack of musketry. Such a roar of artillery was 
never before heard on this continent. For a short 
time the rebels replied with vigor and effect, but 
their return shots grew less frequent and destruc¬ 
tive, while ours grew more rapid and more terrible. 
The gunboats Lexington and Tyler, which lay a 
short distance off kept raining shell on the rebel 
hordes. This last effort was too much for the 
eneiny, and ere dusk had set in the firing had nearly 
ceased, when, night coming on, all the combatants 
rested from their awful work of blood and carnage. 
SECOND day’s riAltl.E. 
Gen. Buel having arrived the previous evening, 
in the morning the bull was opened at daylight sim¬ 
ultaneously by Gen. Nelson's division on the left 
and Maj.-Gen. Wallace’s division on the right. Gen. 
Nelson’s force opened up a most galling fire on the 
rebels, and advanced rapidly as they fell back. The 
fire now became general along the whole line and 
began to tell with terrible effect on the enemy. 
Gens. McClernand, Sherman, and Hurlburt’s 
men, though terribly jaded from the previous day’s 
lighting, still maintained their honors won at Donel- 
son, but the resistance of Ihe rebels at all points of 
attack was terrible and worthy a better cause, but 
they were not enough for our undaunted bvavery 
and the dreadful desolation produced by our artil¬ 
lery, which was sweeping them away like chaff 
before the wind. But knowing that a defeat here 
would be the death-blow to their hopes, and that 
their all depended on this groat struggle, their 
Generals still urged them on in the face of destruc¬ 
tion, hoping by flanking us on the right to turn the 
tide of battle. 
Their success was for a time cheering, as they 
began to gain ground on us, appearing to have been 
re-enforced, but our left, under Gen. Nelson, was 
driving them back with wonderful rapidity, and by 
eleven o'clock Gen. Buell’s forces had succeeded in 
flanking them and capturing their batteries of artil¬ 
lery. They, however, again rallied on the left, and 
the right forced themselves forward in another des¬ 
perate effort, but re-enforcements from Gens. Wood 
and Thomas were crossing in regiments, which wero 
sent to Gen. Buell, who had again commenced to 
drive the enemy. 
About 3 o’clock, Gen. Grant rode to the left, 
where the fresh regiments had been ordered, and 
finding Ihe rebels wavering, sent a portion of bis 
body guard to the bead of each of live regiments, 
and then ordered a charge across the field, him¬ 
self leading. He brandished his sword and waved 
them on to victory, while the cannon balls were fall¬ 
ing like hail around him. The men followed with a 
shout that sounded above the roar and din of the 
artillery, and the rebels, in dismay, as from a 
destroying avalanche, never made another stand. 
Gen. Buell followed the retreating rebels, driving 
them in splendid style. By halt-past five o’clock, 
the whole rebel army was in retreat to Corinth, with 
our cavalry in hot pursuit. 
We have taken a large amount of their artillery, 
and also a number of prisoners. We lost a number 
of our forces, prisoners, among whom is General 
Prentiss. The number of our force taken has not 
yet been ascertained. Il is reported at seven hun¬ 
dred. Gen. Prentiss was also reported as being 
wounded. 
Among the killed on the rebel side was their 
General-in-Chief Albert Sidney Johnston, who was 
washing against them with fearful velocity. All 
arrived safely, however, at the gunboats, exultant 
over the glorious accomplishment of their important 
and dangerous mission. 
Points of Interest. 
Yorktown, now invested by the Federal forces 
under Gen. McClellan, is about twelve miles from 
Fortress Monroe, and seventy miles southeast of 
Richmond. Il is a port 'of entry, and was once 
flourishing, but now contains only forty houses, ft 
was the theater of one ot the most important events 
in American history—the surrender of Lord Corn¬ 
wallis to Gen. Washington, on the 19th of October, 
1781. The country about is level or undulating. 
The rebels not having the advantage of hills, as at 
.Centerville, have taken position where onr forces 
will have the disadvantage of approaching over 
marshy ground. But the result, even with this 
obstacle, cannot be doubtful. If tbe rebels do not 
run, as usual, they will be captured. Gen. McClel¬ 
lan left Fortress Monroe on Thursday, the 3d, and 
entered the peninsula between York and James 
rivers. Accompanied by his staff, he proceeded to 
Yorktown, where be made an inspection of the 
rebel batteries and defensive works, lie leads an 
army larger than ever before moved against an 
enemy on this continent. The rebel force at York¬ 
town is stated to be 30,000. 
Beaufort, S. C.—The correspondent of the Boston 
Trawler, writing under date March 20th, says: 
Beaufort is very pleasantly situated, on a river of 
the same name, or rather an outlet from Port Royal 
Bay, and distant from llilton Head fifteen miles. 
There are a. large number Of very handsome resi¬ 
dences in the village, with extensive fruit and (lower 
gardens attached, the flowers of which, many of 
them, are very beautiful and rare, and some of them 
are continually budding and blooming tho year 
round—orange, fig and poach trees being abundant. 
The streets are very regularly laid out, and cross 
each other at right angles, being well shaded with 
trees. The public braidings consist of a moderate 
sized library building of brick, with a brick-colored 
rnastio finish, having a high portico in front, sup¬ 
ported by four Corinthian columns of the same 
material as the walls, and fronting the public square 
or parade ground. The arsenal, also, is situated in 
the same vicinity, the walls of which are of brick, 
with a mastic finish, and, being turreted. have quite 
military appearance. Tho arsenal now contains 
about thirty pianos, a large number having been 
sent to Hilton Head, and some sent North. Also a 
large quantity of furniture of different, kinds, some 
of which is of the richest description. Quite a num¬ 
ber of the handsome residences occupied by the 
officers are furnished with if, some few of whom 
have their families with them. There are also two 
large church buildings, one occupied by the Metho¬ 
dist, and the other by tho Baptist denominations, 
the latter ot which, previous to the rebellion break¬ 
ing out, contained a membership of between thirty- 
four and thirty-five hundred communicants, being a 
much larger number than of any other denomina¬ 
tion or church in this country. It Is estimated that 
about seven-eighths of the communicants were col¬ 
ored people. There are also two or three small 
chapels used for lectures, evening meetings, Ac. 
Beaufort, N. C., is the capital of Carteret county, 
and lies at the mouth of Newport river, eleven 
miles northwest ol Capo Lookout, it is the best 
harbor in the State, and is accessible not only from 
the ocean, but by steamboats from Albemarle Sound. 
In 1853 the population was about 2,000, Fort 
Macon defends the harbor’s mouth, and is situated 
on Bogue Point, just below the town marsh, and 
commands the Bulkhead channel and the ap¬ 
proaches to tho city. It. is an old work, but sub¬ 
stantial, and before the war mounted one tierof old- 
l'ashioned sea-coast guns, thirty-two and forty-two 
pounders. The rebels were said, some months ago, 
to have greatly strengthened it. 
Wahhikmtox, N. C.—Tho village of Washington, 
N. C., recently occupied by Burnside’s forces, is 
nearly 100 miles north of Beaufort, on tho Tar river, 
near its entrance into Pamlico river. It is a com¬ 
mercial point of much importance, is the capital ol 
Beaufort county, and has a population of bet ween 
2,000 and 8,000 inhabitants. 
Fernandina, Florida. —The town of Fernan- 
dina, which has been occupied by the Union troops, 
is situated on Amelia Island, which lies on the 
upper part of the east coast of Florida, but a short 
distance from tho Georgia line. Amelia Island is 
separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, 
called the Amelia river. Fernandiua is built upon 
this river, about two miles from the northern point 
of the island. The original village, called Old Fer- 
nandiua, was a Spanish fishing hamlet, of inconsid¬ 
erable size and no importance. I pon the selection 
of Fernandiua as the terminus of the Atlantic and 
Gulf railroad, tho town assumed importance, and 
began to increase its trade and number of inhabit¬ 
ants. In 1855 the railroad had been projected to 
Jacksonville, tho capital of tho State, and in June, 
lfitlO, was completed to Cedar Keys, the Gulf termi¬ 
nus. The railroad depot, about which the city 
proper is built, is a mile from Old Fernandina. 
Vessels of fourteen feet draught easily sail up to the 
wharves. 
The entrance to the harbor is not easy in storms, 
and the Fernandiua bar Is historical for its wrecks. 
Tho privateer .left'. Davis came to grief off this 
entrance. There are two entrances to the Amelia 
river, the main ship and Cumberland channels. 
Between them lie Pelican Shoal and North Breakers. 
At the mouth of tbe river is Fort Clinch, which the 
rebels bail strengthened and mounted with guns. 
For live miles, vessels entering the main ship chan¬ 
nel are within easy range of the guns of this fort; 
for half the distance, within a thousand yards. An 
old Spanish fortification once existed further down 
t he island, built in ft frail manner, of a concrete of 
lime and shells. It bos long since gone into decay, 
scarcely a vestige ol it remaining. 
Fort Clinch has been about ten years in construc¬ 
tion; is a bastioned fort, of brick-work, and is not 
more than half finished. When seized by the rebels 
it had but a few guns of light caliber. The rebels 
have built earthworks, the principal of which is 
constructed upon the mainland, so us to rake the 
main ship channel. It is probably not mounted 
with guns of very heavy inolal, as the transporta¬ 
tion to that point, either by land or water, would be 
very difficult. The town of Fernandina is exposed 
on all sides to attack. Vessels can approach Amelia 
Island within a mile at any point, and thus troops 
can be thrown on tho beach in the rear of the town 
and the forts cut off’, which would compel their 
evacuation, ’llu* town of Fernandina was built by 
Northern capital and enterprise, and at this time 
nearly all the stock of the Atlantic and Gulf rail¬ 
road. and a considerable share of Fernandina itself, 
is owned by Northern citizens. 
contending hosts, showing the ground occupied and 
passed over during the battle and retreat of tho 
rebels. 
LOW/GROUND 
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The figures indicate:—1st, railway passenger 
house; 2, Tishamiugo hotel; 3, female college; 4, 
freight house; 5, flouring mill; 6, rebel encampment. 
Tho village contains about twenty retail shops, four 
hotels, and about 1,000 inhabitants. 
Pmsnrnr. Landing is a point on the Tennessee 
river, about twenty miles north-east of Corinth. A 
cotton warehouse and a dock are all the signs of 
human habitation commonly to be seen. The land 
on the west side Of the river is bluffy, and has a 
back ground ot light oak openings. Savannah, 
from which Buell marched to the support of Grant, 
is down the river on the opposite side some tenor 
fifteen miles. 
The reasons which induced tho rebel command¬ 
ing General to select, as a point of resistance, the 
district around Corinth, are numerous. The hilly 
nature of the ground renders il easy to construct 
defensive works; and Corinth itself is a converging 
point for various lines of communication, which 
enable the rebels to supply themselves with pro¬ 
visions and re-enforcements. It connects with Mem¬ 
phis by rail, 95 miles distant; with Columbus, 140 
miles distant, and also with Clarksville and 
Paducah, each 180 miles distant. The Ohio and 
Mobile Railway crosses the Memphis and Charles¬ 
ton road at Corinth. The Paducah road is notin 
posaession of the rebels; bn t to ,1 ackson, SO miles from 
Corinth, where heavy works are thrown up, as well 
as at Corinth, the means of access frojn the heart of 
the rebel region could not be surpassed. In this 
way, also, retreat in case of disaster is amply pro¬ 
vided for. Corinth has the further advantage, for 
the purpose for which it was selected, of being near 
the boundary of the three States of Tennessee, Mis¬ 
sissippi, ftud Alabama. It is a small post-village, 
the capital of Tisliamingo county, and had a popu¬ 
lation before the war broke out of 3D0- The coun¬ 
try round is fertile and well watered; much of it, 
however, is still covered with dense forests of 
heavy Umber. 
The fight was brought on by a body of three hun¬ 
dred of the Twenty-fifth Missouri regiment, of Gen. 
Prentiss' division, attacking the advance guard of 
the rebels, which were, supposed to be the pickets of 
the enemy in front of our camps. The rebels imme¬ 
diately advanced on Gen. Prentiss’ division on the 
(treat Haute in the South-West. 
The entire country was electrified on the 9th 
inst., by reports of a battle in the vicinity of Corinth, 
Mississippi, and rumor made the light one of tbe 
most bloody in modern times. As w e begin to re¬ 
ceive details the extreme sanguinary features are 
much modified, still the contest was a protracted 
and fearful one, and the loss of life far larger Lluuj, 
that of any other conflict which marks ihe present 
rebellion. The divisions of Gen. Grant and Gen. 
Buell were endeavoring to form a junction of their 
respective forces, and to prevent this union and 
destroy the Federal forces in detail, seems to 
have been the design of Beauregard and Johnston. 
It was a splendid piece of Generalship on their part, 
and had it been successful, would have proved a 
severe check to tho Union cause in the South-wont, 
lint good fortune attended our troops oven when the 
day seemed lost. According to one account, Beau¬ 
regard was so certain ol winning a victory that he 
forbade his men to destroy tho property in the 
Federal cam]) when it was in their possession, no 
doubt because he expected to find use for it. For 
this moderation our troops doubtless fed much in¬ 
debted to the rebel commander. 
The following engraving will materially assist 
our readers in comprehending the movements of the 
