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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. roBT -w*|aa tar Oma,,- ' 4m pvbUc.aB t. _ hMkibl. ba, *» rwr. run ™<*.«. Pom Orncs, j AU l.tteri dropp«t j D UaiUd Stale, Stamp, o, %j „ u olbar unpaid waled matter att ut once to th. De.4 Lett., OS- All Utter, for a jreater die kuadrad mile., eh.r|oabU at _ eunU hr aaek eiagle UlUr, aad paid on mailing tb. MnM . { 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 Oxhti 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.. Pric.: Sing). Copy IS cU i « f drad. Addraw, WOOD, HANLKITKB. jun. S-dlw. Pnbliih.ia Itftb *1* P* RJCBAOft. AUxrtb 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. •V. B, Ckwitw RMkfkma-IVw ON*. 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