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SOUTHERN
Southern &nftit
OBO. W. ADAIR Jj. HKNLY IMT
ATitAHTA, aiOROIAi
SUNDAY, JULY 7, 18fll.
Literary RiIIch.
ffa hare raealrtd from Prof. M.yion, a
•• Oil .logo* *TIk* Traaraaa, FanIty aa4 Pw.
pill of ilia Ailaaia Fimala lo.iliul. fur tha
year 1800—«1.” Thia, la tha Brat yaar of tha
Institute, and jet it bed one Load red and
eighty five pupil*. It ie, at ihU early pried
of lie exilleooe, in a moet flouriahing offtdi*
lion, tad already rank* euoeg ike Irtt elaii
female Collegee ia the South The Beard of
Inst motion fe nnexoeltd, and the coarse, if
ia fotao respects, superior to aay ia lb# South.
The health of Atlaata is aaequaled ky any eity
in Georgia. Let every body who has daughters
to sduoate address Trot. J. R. Meyeon, and
get a Catalogue.
We have motived from .he Music Store of
H. Braumuller. on Whitehall, two new pieoes
of splendid Musio. “The South our Coun
try,” “ Inscribed to the Citiseae of the
South": and 'the Southern Battle Song/ Med
icated to His Excellency, Jefferson Devi*.’’—
Those who love to sing patriotic Songs, nr*
ranged lo suit patriotic airs, and of Southern
production— unequalled by anything the
North ever produced—will find nil their lattes
fully gratified with these pieoea.
Tba “ Aurora" for June it at hand. This
is a Southern Literary Magazine, published
monthly at Memphis, Tennessee, by Hatton A
Freligh, at $2 per annum. Each number hat
61 pages, and is well filled with oboioe read
iog. The Ladies ought to takt this Magazine.
Hardee’s Tactics*
This is one of the most valuable military
works on Infantry and Rifle tactiea that ever
was published in ibis or any other country.—
Col. Hardee has no superior as an accomplish
ed officer, and well skilled in military sciene.
Hia Tactics has long been a standard work in
the United States Army.
The work was copyrighted sod published by
Col. Hardee, before the dissolution of the Un
ion. Since that time, two editions have been
published for circulation in the South, with
out regard to bis copyright; one being a reprint
of his old edition, the other very imperfectand
mutilated.
lie has revised his work, adapted it to the
arms now in use in the South, made many
useful improvements in it, and baa copyright-
ed it under the laws of the Confederacy. It
is for sale at McPherson’s : see his advertise
ment in to day’s paper. Let everybody who
wants to know all about the science of war,
buy the book and atudy it.
We are informed that attorneys in this
Slate have been employed to prosecute all
persons who shall hereafter sell any copies of
the spurious editions. The only authorised
and oorrect edition, is published by Goettel
A Co., of Mobile. Wo annex the following
from the Mobile “ Advertiser A Register" :
Harder's Tactics.—We invite attention to
the card signed by Col. Hardee pronouncing
the edition of his Taoties, published by S. H.
Goetxel A Co , of this city, the only correct
and revised edition, and that it contains ad*
dilions to the original. We have oompared
the advertisement with the original, signed
by Col. Hardee, in the hands of Mr. Goetxel,
and know it to be copied correctly.
This Is but justioe to our enterprising
townsman, whose energy early undertook to
supply the greatly needed want of this excel
lent manual. He has now in press a new edi
tion, required by the great demand for the
work.
The Montgomery Advertiser.
We were favored with a pleasant visit from
the intelligent and able special correspondent
of the Advertiser, on his way to Virgioia to
furnish that journal with jottings from these*!
of war. We were pleased to leara that the
Advertiser was in a prosperous oondition, with
its already large circulation daily increasing
The forthcoming letters of its Virginia corres
pondent, we know, will be quite a “feature" in
the paper.
Novel Turnout.
Every morning, Masters John Thomas and
Alfred Iverson, two sprightly little sons oI Lt
R. A. Crawford, now in the Georgia Army,
drive two perfectly matched goats—Tom and
Jerry—to the Confederacy office, and call for
our paper. Thssa goats are attached to a
handsome miniatare buggy, harnessed up in
regular horse style. After glancing eagerly at
the dispatches, the little boys get into their
"carriage” and move off quietly down Alaba
ma street, thus taking a morningairing, before
returning home on Peschtree.
Caved In.
The malcontents o( East Tennessee have
caved. The State Legislature has ordered an
election of members to the Confederate Con
gress, to take place on the first Thursday in
August. Brownlow, in the Whig of the 4th
lost., advises the Union men of East Tennes
see to go into the election; but telle them to be
sure to vote for Maynard, Nelson, and men of
suoh like stamp, and not for Secessionist.
If Maynard and Nelson have consented to
goto the Coofrderate Coogress, provided they
can be electeJ; and if Brownlow and the
Union men of East Tenneaae have consented to
vote for them, or anybody else, to go there,
they have caved, and we think the Union game
has been “played out” In that section.
Latter rUm VirglttuT
A fine country—The cowardice gf the Lincoln'
iteo—Gen. Washington’s Mud Quarters.
ARRIVAL OR “00(761* JOHN.”
The report he carries to the Boyt/nm the Oirle
A tlanta—Soldier Jim's prospects brighten-
ing,
[The Mllowing letter wan Ml written for
publication, bat is too good to he withheld from
the public :J
Wncnism, Va., Joly t, 1611.
0. W. Adam, E«q t
Deer Chums
I may not be able to oomasnaieate to yon
Two weeks ago to^Uy, after having left Her
per'e.F#rry,on Saturday previous, we formed a
line of battle, within two miles of about 16,001
of Abe’s beys, who heard of ns. after they cross,
ed the Potomac. They el ante same te the
shout face," and crusted back to the “tether
do o? Jordan.** Otfr force was about fUfa.'—
Wo h#d prepared for a forced march on them
and were already moving forward, when our
meeaonger arrived end reported that the ene
my had retreated, Oot. Bartow then marched
us out Id Winchester, where we havO remained
ever tinea. The boys are all anxious for a fight
before they retorn home, but of course we do
net know whether we nr® to have it or not.
Wo are situated in * beautiful grove, near
the old head quarters of Gen. Washington
where he foagbt the British in the Revolution,
We have a fine spring of eool water.
The lands in thia section are very good—pro
ducing mostly wheat and clover, jvhioh makes
corn brsad vsry scarce.
"Cousin John” is with ns and looks as natn
ral as pig-tracks. He talks as fast as be oan,
when he is in our ctmps. He says the girls in
Atlanta won't notice the young men who have
remained at home, and refused to go to the
wars; that they expeet to content themselves
until the 8oldi«r boys return home, when they
oan marry thosa who protect them. So I guess
Soldier Jim will have a chance to
Change his situation in life,
Get him a patriotic wife,
And be happy all his life.
I can write no more, ae I must now attend a
battalion drill. Your Cousin,
J A. ADAIR.
P.8.1 forgot te mention that I am six pounds
heavier than when 1 left home. Jim.
hlrtv4ftt better It will ba Ahold ud
Vir- lpoH»7, followed up with coerced
good jjwiiJecompiUb iu*ie U*n »U -- ■
and IflrthaWlplomat.. Ut Ike Soul
puetbr Ik. buttle. Let them
na* drill; end let themMk
op clothing end tcou. The work,
upon them; ,.dBtl.l can be non
energy, courage, nerldee end blood.
FEDERACY.
Our Special Army Correapoudeuce.
A Daring Exploit by Forty Soldiereof the Con
federate Army—T hi Conetemation and Cote
ardici of the Lincoln Soldier*—The Traitor*
of Yankee Birth who infeet the Border* and
Act at Spies and Guide*—The Lincoln Gov
ernment mean* to carry on the War—A
Vigorous, Offensive Prosecution of it our
True Policy.
Fairfax C. II.. July 2d
You have doubtless received some account of
the affair near Alexandria on Sunday morning
the 30th ult. It appears that some 40 picked
men, composed of Kentuckians, Alabamians and
Virginians, took it into their heads to proceed
to Alexandria by a circuitous route, to see what
they could see. They left on Tuesday, taking
five days rations with them. Reaching a cer
tain point, they concealed their horses and pro
ceeded thence on foot. Having got within a
couple of miles of the place Saturday, they wait
ed until midnight, and then walked in tbeii
stocking feet, in order to prevent detection, to
within } of a mile of Alexandria where two
roads came together. Aware that the enemy’s
pickets were stationed along these roads, they
proceeded down the tongue of land between
them, until they reached the point of junction ;
then distributing themselves into two parties,
they commenced to return along the edge of the
roads, firing on the pickets as they did so. Great
consternation was produced among the enemy,
who could not imagine what the affair meant, or
bow the “ rebels” could have come so far. Some
ran; others attempted to conceal themselves ;
while a lew fired off their pieces as they ran
some of whom even begged for quarter while
they were running and firing. There were
about 60 pickets distributed along the two roads,
which at this point were near each other, and
(most parallel. But the Confederates calmly
and resolutely kept up their return movement,
firing as they encountered a frieghtened Hes
sians running down the roads towards the point
of junction to see what M as to pay. The affair
lasted some thirty minutes. The enemy left 17
dead upon the field ; the number of their wound
ed could not be ascertained, as it was too near
to Alexandria, where a large force is stationed,
for our !>oys to stop to make observations. Our
own loss was one man killed, and it is believed
that he came to his death by a shot from one of
own men, having got separated from them
in the darkness. The Confederates returned yes
terday in squads of two and three, finding great
caution necessary to elude the enemy, who
scoured the whole country for miles around
with the hope of capturing them.
One of the chief difficulties encountered by
oir scouting parties arises from the character of
the people residing between this point and the
Potomac. A majority of them are of Northern
birth, and no length of residence here seems fit
to purge them of the original “ ebo" that is in
them. The Texas Rangers now here, tell me
that it requires more caution to avoid the To
ries, who are on the lookout for the Yankees,
than lt docs to escape the latter. These people
act as spies, and may be found hoverioga bout
cross roads, looking for a cow, or perched upon
a hill-top, and signalling the enemy. Their
wives and daughters are worse than the men ;
for they have been in the habit of passing from
camp to camp, selling milk and fruit, and eggs
and batter to the Confederates one day, and then
doing the same thing tn the camps of the ene
my the next. Having picked up all the informa
tion they can in our lines, they proceed at once
to communicate lt to thoee on the other side.
If this state of thing* existed only in this coun
ty, lt would not be so bad ; but it appe athat
these traitorous wretches abound all along the
border, where large numbers of Yankees have
heretofore settled. It Is especially trtie lo the
region of country surrounding Alexandria, Nor
folk, Old Point Comfort, and Harper's Ferry,
the places of all others where they can do ns
most harm and the enemy most good. A num
ber of them have lied from this county, leaving
their property hern, and some of them are even
emitted In the ranks of the Hessians. Their
property ought to be confiscated, and their
necks stretched by n piece of good honest rope
I have seen a late number of the “ Baltimore
Son," and If thn letters and other accounts lt
publishes from Washington bn tellable, the Lin
coln Government have no Idea of peace. The
politicians are yet In the ascendant, and hare
not yielded to thn ground swell that Is now agi
tating the Northern commercial manufacturing
closets. My own opinion is, that we shall have
to cleave omr way to peace by tho avoid, and
hot thn sooner It Is unsheathed in good unmeet,
From onr pec lei Texas Correspondent*'
A trip to Houston—Ifttvetoto City and Ut kieto
to peep into Abraham'* bosom— Fine crops—
Corn at 25 Celts per bushel.
The Texas tfoOps going thto tamp—The way
Tes.au fightr-Dan’t undereland the ruhs oj
tear, and unused to rigid military discipline—
The way the Texans took the Balteriee at Mon~
terey~~ Want of arms.
Navasoto Citt, Txxam, Judo 26,1861.
Editors Southern Confederacy:
Having left Springfield a week ago to pay a
visit to Houston, I have stopped necessarily in
this place a day, impatiently awaiting the
rival of the ears. The history of Navasoto City
bears a close resemblance te that of Atlanta, in
•oma particulars,\nd my be not uninterosting
to those living at a distance; and with your in
dulgoace, I will detail a few facts in relation
te the eity. Naveeoto never can attain the
sine and importance that Atlanta has, and in
this particular, the resemblance ceases. But
in the rapidity of ite growth—in the magic in
fluences that brought it into being, gave it life,
expansion and development, Atlanta'finds its
counterpart in Navasoto City. The place bears
indifferently the eogoomens of Hollands!# and
Navasoto City. Something less than two years
ago, I reflect that I assisted the P. Master of
Springfield frequently, in making ap the mails,
ends large number of letters were found di
rected to Ilollendalo or Navasoto City; aod we
were sorely puzsled te know te what part of
the State to send them No such place could
be found upon the latest maps—nor waa it set
down in the revised list of Post Offices in th
State. We ascertained upon inquiry, that there
really waa a place of the name, on the railroad,
situated at its terminus. In the mean time the
eity was continually increasing in importance,
until it was as much talked of, as was Galves
ton and Houston. Here every article of mer
chandise that was destined for the middle and
northern parts of the State, waa brought upon
the cars—and it was here that wagoners and
merchants resorted. But the progress of the
railroad northward, has 'ruined the commer
cial prospects, that the city once could boast-
Anotber depot six miles north of it has been
established, called Millican’s depot; and it h&s
taken away from Navasoto that influence and
character, in a commercial point of view that
it once possessed. Navasoto is to Millicao
what Decater now is to Atlanta. The old citi
zen! of Dekalb and Fulton, will understand
the compel isoD. Millioan in its turn, howev
er, will be destined to share the fate of Nava,
■oto, when the engine passes its depot to un
load its freight at some more northern termi
nus.
The progress of the road serve! these mi ner
ve like places inversely, as it serves the coin
merciat and industrial interests of the whole
State -for while it destroys them, it increases
the wealth and prosperity of the State, and af
fords facilities for transportation, which
make Texas, at some future day, the rival of
Georgia, in claim ing te be the Empire State of
the South. I am fearful that Miilican
monopolise for some lime, the advantage it de.
rives from being the terminus of the Railroad;
not that I could envy its fortunes, or be jealous
of its importance—but I am afraid that our
contest with Lincoln’s Black Republican hosts
will have the effect to stay, temporarily, the
efforts of our enterprising citizens, to push the
road forward. But this is an inconvenience
we can easily bear, to get an opportunity to
convice Old Abe that he is not an absolute dic
tator for all the States of North America. Ap
ropos of this, there was a soldier who register
ed his name upon the Books at a certain place
inTexaa, and in writing his “destination”—he
wrote “lis te Hades, but what I’ll find Old
Aba”—that is to say, he was going to a very
warm place ia bis efforts, to get a peep into
Abraham’s bosorn. #
The excellent crops that have been made
this year, will more than compensate Texas for
the untoward events that have temporarily
paralysed her arm, in working out her'glorious
destiny. I taw a statement recently, that a
gontleman in some of the more northern coun
ties had bought 2000 bushels of corn to be de
livered next Fall, at 25 cents per bushel. From
what I have seen in travelling over southern
Texas, I think he gave a pretty high price for
corn—unless the war should continue, and ve
ry materially control its pi ices. Even in Wes
tern Texas, where they suffer very much from
droughts or grass-hoppers almost every year-
large crops of corn and small grain have been
made.
The Governor has issued a proclamation call
ing upon the generousoitisens of Texas, te give
contributions to the soldiers that bare report
ed themselves ready “for the wars,” te aid
them to go into camps of instruction for forty
days, and the Adjutant General has ordered
all the companies te go into camp by the 15th
July. We can all appreciate the importance
of understanding the drill thoroughly; but
Texans, you know, have a way of their own,
•f doing everything. In their fighting, they
confidently rely upon the charge, when every
charges to suit himself, and fights “on his
own hook,” considering himanlf a host; and so
it generally it. This ia a habit they’ve learned
from their fathers who have fought battles that
rival thosa of Thermopylae and Chsroaonea—
but they fought an unditcIpHoed foe, that de
pended more upon ambush than upon valor,
coDrags end skill. When wa get into these
camp# of instruction, we nre te be subject te
tha irticlaa of War. It will be like kicking
against tba prieka, for Texnna to brook control
and endure tha vigorous disciplinaof tha Ar
ticles of War. It waa at tha battle of Monterey
that the Texans made their famous ehargn up
m tha Mexican batteries, end took thn Town.
Ido not know whether the circumstances of
thatabargu ara ragiaUrcd l» th. uiuli «P
hiatory | but I hava MW aav.r.l Texts, who
wer. praaent, sod look part ia th«t brilllwi
rn.ao.atr*, who b.v. girai me .a aoaurata
dMcrlptl.a of It. To* will pardon »0 for TO-
I, illuatretiT. of tba wo,word
• pdwpU wb. kata boon taaght
it rules and without a
Their knowledge of it generally is
| meet frequently from an
in ite stlrftbg usances,
sea more drawn dp to bat
tle array, and ordered la taka the batteries of
tho a—my. A rogf meet from some of tho North
Western State# made the effort, and failed.—
Th# Texans were then ordered te repulse the
sidd take th4 batteries. flifiy■ Vapor
ed to do so—and whenever the Mexicans fired,
Id open order
i any eomn
from the officer, and let tba balls and shells
pass; sud then they would run toward# the
batteries and shoot. They toon took the Mex
icanguns, and effected an entrance into the
Town. Soon tha enemy hoisted the white flag;
but the Texans scattered through the Town—
and kept up an irregular fire after the capitu
lation. They didn't know of the surrender.—
Taylor ordered the firing to cease. The Cap
tains Ineffectually gavn the command—but the
Texans kept firing occasionally. Taylor waa
indignant—again gave the order—but the field
officers told him it wasn’t worth hie while, “for
by G— d every Texan was a Captain." Suoh is
the story; I’ve heard, of the taking of Monte
fey—I presume it is correct. It does not reflect
upon the humanity of Texans—but simply il
lustrates their disposition to disregard orders,
when tbeir personal safety is the paramount
question. The 4 via prim? salutin’’ is to charge
up te the cannon’s mouth, and silence it in
Texas Taoties—which certainly is a system
"sui generis.**
It is this, that the discipline of the oioid and
field must remove; and the Governor has act
ed wisely in ordering us into camps of instruc
tion.
1 am on my way to Houston, te purchase our
equipage for the Springfield Company—and
after I arrive there, you nnyhear from me
again. Arras are out of the question—they
can’t be had at any price. The Adjutant Gen
eral advised us te take as many Arms with us
as we could command, and the Southern Con
federacy would furnish the balance. Onr coun
ty, as all other counties in Texas, where com
panies are organized, made a liberal appropri
ation to purchase Arms; but they are no-where
to be found. Truly, Ac.,
L. J. FARRAR.
Official Army Correspondence.
On the day of the battle at Bethel, General
Butler, the Yankee commander, sent a flag of
truce to Col. Magruder, proposing an exchange
of prisoners, and requesting permission to
bury hia dead and remove bis wounded. We
give the correspondence below :
OKN. BUTLER TO COL. MAGRUDER.
Division Head-Quarters, 1
June 11, 1861. /
To the Officer Commanding the Forcee at County
Bridge :
Sir: Capt. Davies and Lient. Potter, of (be
Cth regiment New York Volunteers, are about
to proceed to the scene of the late engagement
near County Bridge, for the purpose of bring
ing away any dead or wounded that may have
been left behind. I trust the courtesies of
civilized warfare will be extended to these
gentlemen, as I have no doubt they will be.—
I ba*e some prisoners, taken with arms in
their hands, whom you might desire, or be
willing to exchange for any persons that might
have been so unfortunate as to hava fallen in
to your bands. If you deem such a course
desirable, a flag of truce, with a proper car
tel, might be arranged, through the bearer of
this note, Capt. Davies.
I have the honor to be, most respectfully,
your obedieot aervanl,
BENJ. F BUTLER,
Major-Geueral Commanding.
COb- MAGRUDER TO aXN. UUTLER.
Head-Quarters, Yobktown, June 12.
Major-General B. F. Butler, Commanding Fort
Monroe:
Sir: Our people had orders to bring any
communications intended for the commander
of the forces at Couoty Bridge, or Bethel, to
this place, and by n particular route—hence
the delay.
I understand from Capt. Davies, the bearer
of tbe flag, that you had four prisoners, to-
wit: one trooper and three citizens, Messrs.
Carter, Whiling, Lively and Merriam. the last
being a citizen of Virginia, in your possess
ion. And you state that you are desirous lo
exchange them for a corresponding number of
Federal troops, who are prisoners with me.—
1 accept your offer, so far at the trooper (who
ia n videt(e) is in question, and will send to
morrow, at four o’olock in tbe afternoon, if it
will be convenient, a Federal soldier in ex
change for him.
With respect to the wounded, my first care
waa to have them attended to. Medical ad
vice and careful nursing have been provided.
Your dead I had buried on the field battle,
and ibis was done within sight of the confla
(rations which were devastating tbe homes of
our citizens. Tba citizens in your possession
arc men who doubtless defended their homes
against a foe who, to tbeir certain knowledge,
had, with or without the authority of tbe Fed
eral Government, destroyed the private prop
erty of their neighbors, breaking up even tbe
pianos of tbe ladies, and committing depre
dations numberless and of every description.
The Federal prisoner, if it he agieeable to
you, will be sent to or uear Hampton by a
sergeant, who will rsceive the vidette, Carter,
bo was captured by your troops before the
battle commenced. I do not think a mors
formal proceeding necessary. You have but
one prisoner of mine, aud he was not taken
battle. If n>y proposition, to deliver one
Federal prisoner at or near Hampton, by a
sergeant, to be exchanged for private Carter,
be accepted, please inform me, or the officer
in command at Bethel Church, and it eball be
done, lt is scarcely necessary for me to any
that the genilenjea who bore your flag have
been received with every courtesy by our oil-
ixeos, as well ae by ourselves.
I have tba honor to be, very reepeetfully,
etc , etc., J. D MAGRUDER,
Col. Commanding.
aix. butler to col. MAonuDin.
IIiAD-QuARTiaa Department or Va , I
Fortress Mob row, Juno It. >
Col. J. B. Magruder, Commanding the Fortes
at York town s
8ta: Your favor of June 12th, by Captain
Davies, with a flag of truest was this morning
received. 1 desire Aral te thank you tor tha
ocurtaay shown to tho flag and Its messengers.
I mill aeoept tho exebaug• of private Carter.
The two citizens, Whitiwf aod Uvtiy, ware
Ukea wteh arms ia their hands, ef which
waa dJbehargod from the heeoe ef Whiting
upon the eolwmo of our troop#, when nil re
s feta not was useless, and whew hia attack wan
■Imply aowaaiiaation, awd whoa wa offense
had been committed against him. Ifce hawse
from which tbe ebet woe fired, aadwhaildiag
_ ’ oulposte, are the
by ike troops an-
light of these had
hoars Effort your maw ventured out
dot their earth works wad ditches te
on lbs cowrtesy of-barytag ear dead—for
wbloh not you hava my sinoereet thanks. Af
ter our troops returned from tbe field—hour*
after—a buildiog waa burned whiah famished
oar wounded some shelter, and from which
we had rtpovad them, but waa not homed by
our.men. For your kind treatment of aay
wounded you may have, please to aooept my
waaweaaeoe ef deep ebligotiea, awd with the
certainty that at any and every opportunity,
such courtesy and kindness will bo lociproes-
tod.
I am sorry that an offioar so distinguished
ia the isrviet of tha United States as your-
self, could for a moment, suppose that the
wanton destruction of private property would,
in any way, ba authorized or tolerated by tha
Fadarsl Government and its officers, many of
whom are yoar late assooialee. Evto now,
while your letter ie being answered, and this
it on lit way to yoa, a most ignominious and
severe punishment, in tbe presence of a 1 tho
troops near thia post, is being inflicted on men
who hava enlisted in the servioe of the United
Btatte (not soldiers) for plundering private
property. All the private property which
could not, by the strictest construcifon, be
considered contraband of war, or means of
faading or aidiug tba aaamy, which has bean
brought within mi lioe, or in any way, has
coma into the bands of my troops, and dis
covered with tbe strictest examination, has
been taken account of and colled ed together
to be given up to those peaceablecititena who
have come forward to make olaim for U. A
board of secrecy has been organized, and baa
already reported indemnity for tho property
of peaceable citizens, necessarily destroyed.
In order to convince yoa that no wrong has
been done to private property by any in au
tbority in the servioe of the United Stetea, I
do myself the honor to inolose a copy of a
general order from this department which wiil
sufficiently explain itself; and tbe most active
measures have been taken, rigidly to enforce
it, and to punish violations thereof. Tbst
there have been too many sporadic eases of
wrong, to private property, eommitted by bad
men under my command, I admit, and most
sincerely regret, and beliave they wiil, in fa
ture, be substantially prevented, and I mean
they shall be repaid, in favor of all loyal cili-
oens, as far as lies in my power.
You have done me the honor lo inform me
that videite Carter was not a primer taken
in battle. That ie quite true—ho was asleep
on his post, and informs me that hie three
companions left in such haste that they forgot
to wake him up, and they being mounted, and
niy meu on foot, tbe race was a difficult one.
If it is not tbe intention of your authorities
to treat the citizens of Virginia, taken in ao
lual conflict with the Uoited Stales, as sol
diers, in what light shall they be considered 7
Please inform me in what light you regard
them. If not soldiers, must they not be as
ssssius 7
A sergeant of Capt. Davies’ command will
be charged to meet your sergeant at 4 o’clock,
st the village of Hampton, for the purpose of
the exchange of private Carter.
I need not call yoar attention to the fact
that there will be unauiborixed acts of vio
leace committed by those who are not suffi
ciently under tbe restraint of their command
ing offioers. My men complain that an am
bulance having the wounded was fired into by
your oavelry, and 1 am informed that if you
have any prisoners, they were taken while
engaged in the pious duty to thsir wounded
oomrsdes, and not in battle. It baa never oc
curred to my mind that either firing into tbe
ambulance, or capturing persona in oharge of
the wounded men, was an act authorised, re
cognized or sanctioned by any gentlemen in
command of tba foroes in Virginia. Before
this unhappy strife, I had net been so acous
touted to regard the sola of my late associate
citizens of tbe United 8tatat, and I have seen
nothing in the course of this contest in the
acts of those in authority to lead me to a dif
ferent conclusion.
I have the honor to be, most respectfully,
your obedient servant,
BENJ. F. BUTLER,
P. S.—Inclosed certificate, by Lively and
Whiitiug, which will show you that they, at
least, received no harm from tbe Federal
troops. B. F. B
COL. MAGRUDER TO COL. BUTLRR.
Sir : I have just received yours of the 13th
instaat. With respect to the firing on the
ambuiace by my oavelry, I have simply to
reply that the statement of your informant
is entirely untrue. My eavalry was never
ahead of your column, whose retreat woe so
rapid as te cause many of your wounded to
be left on the field, while others were carried
off in the rear instead of the front of your
column (as they ought to have been) and over
bridges which wers immediately broken down
to prevent pursuit.
You say the citizens who defended their
homes must be oonsidsred either eoldierv or
assassins. They are neither; but men defend
ing their firesides against piratioal invasion,
and are entitled to the reaped of all good
men. Messrs. Whiting and Lively, whoseoer
tificale you have obtained while in duress,
were captured before Whiiing’e house woe
burned.
I atated they knew the depredations which
had been committed on tbeir neighbors. Those
depredations nre acknowledged by you, both
in your order and in your letter to me. The
last paragraph of your order guaranteeing
protection only to eitisene at peso# with the
U. 8.—that if, only to persons who thinks os
think, destroys whatever merit there may have
been in the previous olauses. With respect to
the vidette private Garter, I desire respectful
ly tot inform you that whon a pickot of four
ie placed out for twenty-four hours, as in thie
osse, at least one is permitted to sleep. This
picket had orders to retreat before a large
force of the enemy. Four men against 6000
constituted, however, each great odds as to
have justified the retreat of the pioket even
without orders. Had pivate Carter been a*eke
perhaps a retreat would have been neoeeeary.
Reciprocating the kind expressions contain
ed in yoar letters, I have the honor to be sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER.
Colonel Commanding.
To Major General B. F. Bctlsr,
Commanding Fortress Monroe, eto., ete.
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All Utter, for a jreater die
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TH03. C. HOWARD, T
Union Loan A
association.
T he Firat Annual Meeting of d
tion will b, held on HOgD..
July 8tb, at the City Hall, u wbfab'
will bo an election for Preeideatand
Tr.aeurer and Secretary, to wrath,
ing year. A full attendance it ds
Hum Ur tbe preaest ,
th. futura, may be paid at tbe i
North-Weetern Bank, it the War
DANIEL p-
July «.
N. I. C JO. 11)1
Cbaptrr, No. 16. of Royal A
will be held on MONDAY X10HT
the usual hour, for tbe traouetioe «
of vital interest to the Craft. AU *
in xood standing will pleat* heed
end present themselves at the LMm
only for one hour et the time sumt
c. r. hail -
July 4—3L
N. A. MoLENDON,
WHOLESALE GROCER,
romiaN and ooMirnc liquors.
Tobaooo, OigMW, A*.,
&
Have just received a large
NEW GOOD
HOOP-SKIRTS from 3 lo 50
VIRGINIA PLAIDS,
PRINTS, GINGHAMS,
muslins, bar:
DRESS 8
Military Bnttonit, Trimmiisi if ill
MOSQUITO BARS,
GLOVES, HOSIERY i
RIBBONS, of great t
A large variety of
STAPLE GOO
Also, a splendid Assortment W
JEWKLBY, WATCHER,
A heavy stoek of
ALL KINDS OF r
All bought for Cash, and will be •
S1LVEY At DOUG
'Atlanta, July 5.
WALTER,
A SERVANT—good hoilier,
to go with aa officer to lb* »*f;
this office.
July
revenue.
Citt Cbaaa'l Orrica Citt to*
Atlanta, July I
C ITY TAX PAYERS will .
that lb. Ordin»nc. on tbe m -
Taxee require! that th. raw**
tb. Aral day of Auguet next .
I will b. at my offie. ««*
from now until the Aral of AMP*
te receive payment end rec*r "V
Please cell soon, end embrace
before the ever crowded *lm ijjv
July S—tl*. Clark and
WASTED, IMMDIA
^ HALF DOZEN BHOIMAD*
workman) c»n obvaie «irk*_
ment at good w.ga »nd prompt
plying mt once, te
STARR, ORR*
Jan* IS—dtf
STlYAll
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Eulogy on Governor
BY HENRT R. JAClW*-
Thi. .loqu.nt Addr.ee. opw •*?.
Public Service, of Oot. C.tJ “
d.li-.red by Hoa. H.ary R J*** .
alia, Georgia, oa tk. Mib of ip" 1 '
raady for aala. It U a 4o»IJ P n *
of thirty alx page..
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drad. Addraw,
WOOD, HANLKITKB.
jun. S-dlw. Pnbliih.ia
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RJCBAOft.
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Leather! LeatherC
30 000 lb!. Good H.mloet W»
10,000 »i. Good Wbit. 0*k
50 dozen French Oz» 1,1
10 dozen Philadelphia Calf
Shoe Thread, Lae*. CTltKS 4
received by DIMICK,
June SO-ndewlm.
Mails! Sails! Na&l
T UI ETOWAH MINING *
TORINO COMPANY, loe»N« u
ty, Georgia, ira aow m.bl.g.
dll I ar,.order, for .ny
.up.rior CUT NAIL ^jdr-a-
■ - A.'SHORTER.
Roma. Oa. M«y K1001
COBAN. LABR. CORN A FLOUR.
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Atlaata, Oaartta.
T HE attention ^ .lam Cask Buyer, U ra-
■pMtfolly lavftoA to th# ahara aWak.
SfWEf
LOBBILLABD* 8
IH BOTTDRS AND
Far aala In BuaatWn. «• *
R. A. ROBINSON A CO, WW"*
fMMdnwON.. ADwImrtW
M. A. A C- A. RANTAB,
May 34—!m