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SOUTHERN C $ outturn ®onfnlratg WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1861. Our M pedal Htehmend Correspondence. A prediction verified—Lincoln'% Gongroos over granting (ho eaU—ft* obsequiousness-Con* f erringdicta torisl power t, and exereieing them before being tonferred—Somt in tight into the condition of thingt North—Their ignoiance of the condition of the Bouth-8*firing— Chaining down the popular mind—Danger from their abtoy—i military rule iheritable— The laet popular election already held—Aepi* rants for the Dictatorship—The Southern Literary Meeeengtr—A Patrician Republic. Richmond, July 19tb, 1961. Ia a meat latter to the Confederacy, I ven- lured the opioioa that the impatient clamor ing of Greeley and other Republican leader* would force Lincoln to beaten in hi* 'work of Invading the Booth. In thi* it appear* that I waa not mistaken. AX nay rate, there baa been great activity in the movement* of the eoe* my’a army for the laat week, aud whether these movements were quiokened by the laah of Greeley k Co., or not, i* immaterial. The enemy haa made several forward movemants, the detaili of which It ia nsaleas to describe here. It ia afficientte aay that it is evident the Republicans are going to make a desperate ef fort to overrun Virginia, and it i* morally cer tain that their efforts will totally fail. The Congressional Globe, containing full de bates of tba Federal Congress, haa reached here. The speeches made upon Lincoln’s war measures were brief, and, in eandor, wa must confess, that they were to th« point. The Ro- publicans, without reserve or hesitation, sus tained all of Lincoln’s usurpations. They vot ed him everything be asked for, and more, too. He called for $400,600,000, they voted him $500,000,600. He asked for 400,000 men, they voted him half a million. Senator Baker, of Oregon, in a brief speech, boldly advocated the policy of formally conferring dictatorial powers upon hit “personal and political friend,” Linooln. The Yankee President, long since, assumed dictatorial authority, and baa been exercising it to its fullest extent- It is, therefore useless for Congress to attempt to en large his powers. Any such effort would be a ridiculous farce. Lincoln is now, practically, an autocrat. I have recently obtained information in re gard to the condition of things North, which I consider perfectly reliable, and highly valua ble. The information is derived from a most intelligent gentleman, and a man of good judgment. He is a thorough Southerner, who happened to be in New York when the exist ing troubles commerced, and remained in that city, Philadelphia, and other localities, (at tending to indispensable business matters,) until last week, when he returned to hi* na tive Bouth. I give a brief summary of soma of the information thus derived. The North is deplorably ignorant in regard to the condition of the South. Tho people there are mielead into the belief that the whole Bouth is Buffering distress—-‘that the people are everywhere upon the point of starvation—that our people are divided—that there is a slum bering element of Unionism throughout the slave States, resdy to burst oat as soon as they are released from the terrorism which, It is al leged* the Secessionists exercise over them.— This being the prevalent opinion, of coarse it follows that oar speedy conquest is confidently anticipated by our Northern enemies. They think the war will be a abort ona—that we cannot hold out against our invaders. The North ie suffering greatly from the pending war. Bo great ia the depreesion in every branch of business there, that, notwith standing the belief that we could be soon con quered, there are dormait element! which would rouse up and form tbemselvea Into a formidable peace party, if they bad on oppor tunity. If the public mind were left to Us natural working, there would in a little time be such a division in the North that Lincoln would be measurably paralysed. The Repub lican leaden see thie, and will take good care to defeat it. They are resolved that the popu lar mind shall be chained down to that it can not defeat their tyranlcal measures. They will repreea all popular discontent, if to do so it be necessary to organise a gigantic military police, and spread it like a net-work ell ever the North. This, indeed, would be *n availa ble use to make of a large portion of the vast army which they have raised, and which they must maintain. They could not disband their army if they were to try. An attempt to do •o would result in the speedy destruction of the men or men who attempted it. Therefore, a military rule in the North is inevitable. The last popular election has bean held in the non slaveholding States. The for malities of voting may be gone through with, but such a thieg as fret, independent voting, will never be enjoyed there again. So nartain is this, that aspirants for ths dictatorship or* increasing. Lincoln sonfldently looks forward to the. perpetuation of power. Andrew Johaaen is dreaming of the imperial purpl*. The Southern Literary Messenger for July, is just out. It is a high oompliment to tho merits of that oxonllsnt periodical, that it ap pears regularly la those troublous times, whan many literary enterprise* artJ eempelled to suspend. The praeont number is telly an av erage one, which Is strong praise. It contains a noticeable article entitled, “The True Qnee- tion.” The writer discusses tbs ponding ques tion between the North wad South, lie natu rally anticipates ear ultimate indpeudence, aud advocates a strong Government for the South ; a patrician Republic—a semi-moa- arebf. Thu artiste attsuels considerable at- uatiow, Ond strange salt may seem, the theory num****+ Mountain. lAoi of the ExpressCotn^* 4 i«, with a portion of hit Brigade, w from Roaring Run te get beh! Rich Mountain—betaseei them **so as to out ear their reinset The iys this movement took Col. Pogrom us describes tbs battle that thereupon At about two o'clock they were within a mile of the cittern* rear of the anemy’a posi tion, and had not been disturbed by pickets, when suddenly about thirty shots were fired tetolhefo to. the top of Rich Mountain, kill ing Bergeanl Joseph A. Taggart, aud mortally Xu describing what was fouud in ths camp, numdiug Capi. Chris Millar, of Co. A., 10th Moontal» and fsturc_..__^^^ A letter to the “CoBRpserciiil,” dated at Lau rel Hill the 12th instaht, immediately od Its occupation by tbe Federal*, and after its evac uation by our troope, state*, in the oateet, that our retreotiog forces were far superior fc>lbslri| showing that Yankees still kbotrhfi# to lie. the writer says t It »m • of ind.icrtb.bl. coofu.ioD that 'b. oaomy t.»d got wind of lb. *h.»lTl.Ilrdil-. miM.llMiyofl.nl.Ibrow^ "Wrpri#.." »nd ».U .tiling for them. A, and tern in pieces, tent polss, some half burn ad: samp kettles, mesa pons, plats*, apoona, knives aud forks, and all the utensils comsMMi to camps; camp stools, cots, blankets; cham paign baskets and bouts*, flasks, decanters, flagons; hospital stores, bandages, lint, lit ters, stretchers; seedy boots and shoes, “old clo’s,” stocking* ; sud an sadleae litter of pa- peri, letters, boxes, barrels, Ac , so. had psoked off in a desperate burry. They Many *u*(- ,i,«, r.rmUHy. lihpibcUMbkiik. myi valuable camp equipages had been tied up, but they could not load them or had ae time. Fifty barrels of flour, as many of hard bis cuit, and a quantity of corn In the ear, ware found in one place, in another, whole bundles of stookiegs, pants, coats, sod blankets, which tbsy had not lha leisure to destroy; and in a pastors oloet by were seventy five or a hun dred sheep wkioh they bad " impressed.” * * * * * * ■ # W* bad ihrsa or four hoars leisure to stroll about the camp and its vioinity. I wss anx ious to ascertain something about ths number killed in the various skirmishes. It was not difficult to find new made graves—two In one place, six ia another, four in another, aud to on. One gentleman counted thirty-nine.— Some were distinguished by heads boards, with the initials written in penoil, and oibsrs appeared to have been buried in treuobes — In one place is a grave, carefully turfed, and enclosed by a rail fence on the head board is tbe simpls word, "Colonel.” It is supposed to be the grave of Col. Ramsey, of the Geor gia regiment, though nothing oould he defin itely ascertaiued aa to bis idtn ity * # a * * i In a bouse near by we found (wo wounded Georgians and n half a dozen sick Virginians They aeemed quite surprised that we did not bayonet them, and amazed that our aurgeous promptly prescribed for them. One told me they had seid tbeir prayers that morning, ex pecting to be massacred. He said that many had died of the measles, and that (heir loss was not so great by fighting as we thonght I also ascartained that the shot and shell thrown by Darnell’s artillery, at a distance of nearly two miles, had come " nearer home” than we supposed. Two balls struck near General Garnett’s marque, and several of the shells exploded among the tents. A Georgian told me that the men felt so insecure that tbe officers found it impossible to persuade or en farce them t* sleep in (heir tents. They laid in tbe trenches and bushes all night rather than run the risk of a shell or shot disturb ing their slumbers. Many memorandums wars picked np that officer* bad made of our skirmishing?, in which they intened to report our loss at aev*. eral hundred. Here ia a earn pie from a Geor gian’s diary, which wojAmnded to me on the ground: "Figbt with them occasionally up to this date, Thursday, 11th. Fighting mostly In diana fashion. Our loss only ona'or (wo; tbsirs, according to the best estima-e, eereral hundred ! They invariably shoot too high." This writer says the following letter was found in tbe camp. It was in a pocket book which was picked up, containing also the min- fature of a handsome lady, whom be supposes to be the “ Jennie ” to whom the letter was ad dressed. From some things mentioned in the letter, we have but little doubt of its genuine- new, and that the writer was a member of Captain Adams’ company, from Augusta, Ga. We well knew young Adams, of Elbert, refer, ed to in the letter, whose death we now record with pain. We had previously heard of his desth, but did not know its certainty. We know he would greatly have preferred to fall in deadly conflict with the vile invaders of our •oil: •* Lavixl Hill, Babboue Co., Va., ) "Thursday, July lltb, 1801. / " Dbar Jbnnik :—Owing to an announce ment from our Postmaster that no mail would leave Beverly on Tuesday, I was ioolined to Withhold my promised communication until to-day. We have been in the midst of what might be termed excitement (but without tbe •lightest confusion) since Sunday noon last, and 1 do not know how long we will remain In this state, as the movements of the Yan kees (the cause,) art at preaent unknown to any uolesa Gen. Garnett ba excepted. Everv afternoon, about o'clock, tbs enemy enter* tain ne in throwing over here bombs and spherical shot for our examination, which at first proved quite gratifying to our curiosi ty, but are now viewed with indifference,— We pass our evsnings in trenches exposed to heavy dews, but in nn wise suffer thereby, as ws always go well supplied with covering — Daily expectation of an attack on two or three sides, keeps us in tbe bushes csntinuslljr, heoce our inability to write for want of op portunity. Every day our picke:a and troops have slight skirmishes with ths enemy, muob to the snnoyanoe and nisoomfiture of the lat ter. Several prisoners have been brought in to camp, one of whom, a young max Ih the Indiana regiment, who came io last evening, has communicated very Important informa tion at regarded the force and position of our opponents. Tbs Georgia regiment’s camp was moved yesterday on (his side of a hill whioh fronted what was supposed to be the position of ths main body of Federalists.— We art ia tho rang* ai thoir shot, hut out of sight, on whioh account we regard our To eaiion as extremely safe. You need not be over solioitous as regards onr saeoess, for ws are confident of our nbflity to mnintaaln our pogitlou against the great odds brought to bear on us. Tbe mart of all this hullabaloo is not known, but will bs communicated at ths esflise possible moment Yesterday we buried a member of our com pany, named Adams* from Elhertea, formerly a clerk with Horn, Wien k Co. AU of eur boys are wall and jubilant nt the proepeot ef nn engagement. Whit goes a bomb over my head, but who cares f 1 will write next when T am Ooisurrounded by eight or tea moat mates, as every dee here i« talking at the top of hie voioe. TkU oorrrtpond.ut of U» " Oomm.rciid - that Laaral Hill »M abAadoaad *jr mu troop. »t 11 o’aiooko. Thartitay Bight, th. lltb ItMut -' Jt - ''R i Anothar coriMpond.nl of th. tai EDERACY. Indiana, who were in advance. It was now abortive effort was made to form the men into line in tbe forest, but it was found necessary to oavauce to more open ground, Xjs they approached the brisk of tbe mountain, which they found looked directly down upon the enemy, bebu>d breastworks of logs—on an opposite spur, the rebels fired a shell which buret near Cel. Loader, and severely wound ed his horse. Tbe rebels followed with grape and caanister, firing some twenty rounds, all of them too high, besides our men were order •d to lie down, and advenes at intervale; meantime, Gen Rosecran’ndiseovered tbe two six pounders which played upon them. Both were considerably in advenes of ths rebel en trenehtuehis—protected on tbe right flank by a log liable. Occasionally there was an in terlude of musketry ou both sides, either par ty watching an opportunity to make good shots. Tbe enemy generally fired too low, while our boys made excellent ones. After considerable difficulty—partially owing to the impraotieability of the ground, and partially to the eagerness of tbe men to rush in pell mell—the General finally formed the column —the 10th Iodiaos, Co). Munson, on the right; tbe 8th, under Col. Benton in the cen ter; the 13th, Col Sullivan, on the left, and flanking toward tbe front. Tbe 19th was placed In reserve, a half mile in the rear. Col Beatty commanding—under Capt. Kingbbury. Acting Assistant Adjutant General. After considerable promiscuous skirmishing, during which some of our men fell and a number were wounded, the enemy alto suffering se verely, a large body of ths rebels uoder cover of their batteries,, broke over and charged across the road some fifty yards towards column. Tbs Iloosiera laid still in iho gras? until they were ordered to fire; indsmly every man was ou bis fret, and poured into the daring rebels a tnurderou* volley. large number fell, and tbe remainder prudent ly retired to ©over again. Our lads again broke line and went to fighting on tlirir on book The I3tli Indiana was returned to li reserve, and ibe li»ib Ohio advanced to i plsoe. Lauder daringly leaped upon a big rock, in full view of the enemy, and wanted to know " why in tbe h—1 the lioosiers didn’t form by platoons.” He begged a few men to follow bis directions, and take the batteries in ten minutes. A lieutenant and twenty men yielded to him, and deployed as skirmishers to piok off tbe gunners. The General, mean time, was dashing gallantly among the men with their Colonels, and reforming them. At length he gave the order to Manson and Ben ton to take the batteries. The skirmishers let drive and did cruel execution upon the gunners. Tbe Tenth and Eighth dashed down lhaJuli like a thunderbolt, en masse, aud the guns were taken. Tbe 10th had the hon or of taking one gun—anti the honor of cap turing the other is a disputed point, Benton’s men claiming it. It is hard to say who did most of the bttsiuess, sit ce tiny all "went in” together like fiends incarnate. The lads now made short work of it, aud the 19th Ohio, who had steadily obeyed orders, had a chance, of whioh they availed themselves quiokly, to let drive two cleverly executed volleys full upon tbe rebels, who were making their final stand. But (he work was too hot for them, and the brave rebels, after making a gallant fight, fled over the hill to tbeir main positions, our troops pursuing them with fierce yells of triumph, and giving them an occasional shot to promote their flight. The battle raged an hour and twenty min utes. Some of the firing we beard at camp was partially from feint guns entirely within the rebel lines. The roar of battle part of tbe time was terrific. It eouuded as if 10,000 tnen had been in pitohed battle. We lost 10 killed and 20 wounded. The enemy lost at least 100 killed aud as many wounded. Eighty one of their dead bodies have been found and respectfully buried. Some of their wounded, and perhaps four of ours will die. But one commissioned Federal officer—Capt. Chris. Miller—was severely wounded, and it is feared his injury will prove mortal. lie was shot through the right lung. His comrades aasert that he was the best officer in the tegiment. This correspondent says every preparation was made for a final and decisive battle the uext day--tbe 12th ; but that at early dawn a courier from Rosecran’s came in and reported the evacuation of tbe rebel position during tbe night. Gen. McClellan then moved forward with hia forces and occupied Beveerly. Writing from that place on the 13th, the cor respondent says: ■ At 6 o’clock this morning, a South Caroli na officer rode in to Geo. McClellan's camp with ths following communication: HsADQUAavBRfl, at Mr. Kettle’s House, ) Near Tygsrt’s Valley River, V 6 miles from Beverly, July 12, 1861. J To Commanding officer of Northern forces, Bev erly, Virginia; 8ir; I write to state to you that I have, in oouaequeuoe ot the retreat of General Garnett, and the jaded and reduced condition of my command—most of them having been without food for two days—concluded, with the con currence of a majority of my Captains and field officers, to surrender my command to you to-m*r*ow,ae jrneevters of war. I have only to add, I trust will ooly receive at your bands such treatment as has been invariably bown to tbe Northern prisoner* by tbe 8outh. I am, sir, your ubedient servant. TuTi , T JOHN PJBGBAM, Col. P. A. C. 8. Commending. It is asserted, by guides, that Col. Pegram’s force, collected since hfs flight, Is between 690 and 700 nu, who have thus offered te sur render. Gen. MclCellan sent the following reply bv bis Aid-de-camp, Lieutenant Williams, U. 8. Army: Haao(/dartBM, Department of the Ohio. 1 Beverly, Va., July 13, 1861. J John Pegram, E*y., styling himself Lieut. Col. 1 k A. aS: Sir v Yeur ooMmuuioetloo dated yesterday, proposing te anrrender, aa prisoners of war of tho force under your command has been de livered to me. As commander of this Depart meet, I willireqeiv# yon and them with the kiadoesa die to prisoners of wkr; bat it Is toot in my power U liabilities inou the United Stated. I remaiq, fort servant/ \ { ( hmfika momliif of lha tlth of inly. Geo. Ross. armed from Rich Mountain, 1 t of tbs hospital, says : -ens dead Secessionist* _ . that th* rebel artillery Gap- neb wo* killed. His remains were our men.* From a copy of th* Now Yor> *• Herat!/' of the it*. w. have further particulars of the retreat of tho fbreos at Laurel ITllL It sosrns that they, by some means, foamed of theevac nation of Rich Mountain ou tho evening of the 11th by Col. Pegram’• foroee, which was the cause of their abandoning Laurel Hill.— They made an effort to form a junction with them at Bevsriy. Within throe miles of Rev erly, thqy fouad some of tho retreating troops from Rich Mountain, and learning the local! tics occupied by the Federal*, found that they could not safely proceed to Huttonsvilla, on Tygart’s Valley River,soma ten or fifteen miles South of Beverly, they went back in a North erly direction, turning very soon to the right, and going by Leadsviilo. Soon after, they loft tbe main turnpike road, baariug further to the right and struck Shaver’s fork the.Cheat River, and journeyed down its valley, still in a Northerly direction, going towards 8t. George, a town in what is now Tucker county, former ly Randolph oounty, near th« junction of the two forks of Cheat River. The * Herald ” correspondent states that tbe •vseuation of Laurel Hill was not known by the Federal* till next moruiug, aud that a pur suit was immediately undertaken by General Morris’ Division, which reached a few miles beyond Ledsville the night of the 12th, which was renewed tho next morning at 3 oV.look.— After fording the Cheat Rfver three or four times, they came up with our forces while they were crossing a ford—their wagons being still in tbe ford. Tbe correspondent says; " The Fourteenth Ohio Regiment advanced rapidly to the ford when suddenly the rebel army opened a furious fire on them with small arms and two rifled caution, from the bluff on tbe opposite side of iho river, where they had been concealed. Tbe firing w»m loo high, and the Fourteenth returned it with spirit. Mean while two pieces of the ('1-vcli.od artillery oame up an«l opened on the rebels, and the Ninth Indiana regiment ad*anced to Mippon the Fourteenth Ohio’s lelr. while the Seventh IntlianA regiment croeaed the tiver tefwteu the two fires and c.’me in on thr enemy’a right flank. The rebels fled th*n In gresi disorder, leaving their finest piece of arillerr At lha text find, a quitter of a mile furth er on. (reuerd Garnett Attempted to rally hi* force", wheu theSevinili Indi.-u it came up in boi pursuit, and omiher Lri-k engngoimo ensued General Garnett was finally sboi dead, when bis army 11 <1 in wild confusion towards 8t. George. ’J he Seventh Indiana regiment pursued them a mile or two; but our forces were so muob exhausted with the forced inarch of twenty miles, with but little rest from yesterday’s march, that General Morris refused to let them pursue further. The results of the whole affair are the capture of the rebel camp at Laurel Hill, a large amount of tents, camp equipage, forty baggage wagons, a field camp chest, supposed to contain all their money, two regimental banners, one of them that of the Georgia regiment ; fonr Georgia Captains and Lieutenauts aud a largo number of Virginia officers, besides the killing of General Gar nett and twenty^sixof hia men, and wound ing a much larger number. Onr loss, wholly in the Fourteenth Ohio regiment, is two kill ed And two mortally wounded. Our forces are now engaged io burying the dead. General Garnett’s body ia lying at head quarters. His body will be sent to bis family at Richmond. Along the line of retreat the woods are filled with deserted rebels, and our men are ordered to stop arresting them, be cause we can’t take charge of them. Such is the history of our disasters, as we gather them from nureuemies. Of courso, they have lied greatly, and most of readers will be able to point out the places where lies are ap parent—especially when speaking of the num bers ongaged on each side, and the numbers of killed and wounded. Everybody will kuow, without our saying it, that the last writer lies, and intends for. people generally to set him down as such, when ho says that “ the woods were filled with deserters ” from our army.— Else, why did he say they had been arresting them? Where was the necessity of arresting a destrier l They may have taken a few who were unable to keep up with their retreating command, aud had to stop. It is also evident, from their own narration, that our troops behaved with the most un daunted courage, and that nothing but over whelming numbers caused them to retreat. It appears that our force*, from St. George, journeyed east, across tho Alleghanies, into Hardy county, thence, South, through Pen die ton, to Monterey, in Highland county, whero most of them appear to have concentrated. „ FUHNIT ■ 4*1 I ACTAKV AT SatVini Ll, CATOOHA iOlft I AM M.Duf.cluriD, and bar. coh.UdUt on hand t l.r,« itrek 0 f FUKH1 Factory at Ortjtrille, Catoou county, floor,it: uUo at ay gton lu MtKuikL Brick Block. Whitehall g lt ‘ 7 rhtrt I keep >■> crlco.iTe uwrtmeH GtORfilA MADE FUI ,ot op in the leteet atylee, tod in « nod flni.h »qutl Io tny mtde in the ported from toy other Mction. , , „ . Tho.* within, to porcbtM Forniinr, •r Urge quant: tie., will lod it to thoir icier Ml to call nnd .lunio. my Mock ,nd purcbMing in toy other market. To thoen who porokwe wholes,!., to .ell •g.io, I will eey thnt I am prepared io foren.tom mode or kooek down Fornitnre, noi.hed or io the white wood, u low m purcheje the time clue article in any other market. If yon ere diepoied to eneon euterpriue, give me n trie). I llkewUe manufacture a euperior article of COTTAGE CHAIE8 whioh I aa priporeA I* sell wholesale or retail on as good terms as sny other Factor? In tfdditlen to my slock of Furniture, at my store in Atlanta will be found all tbe usually found in a Furniture Store, such a* Looking-Glasses, Mattresses, Window Shad COFFIN8 furnished at shortest notice, and Undertaking promptly attended U>. Furniture repaired with neatness snd dispatch. All orders addressed to my Agent, D. M. Young, Atlanta, or to me at the Factory, Ga., will have prompt attention. JOHN D. GRA July 20, 1861.—dly. 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PUBLISHED AND FOR SALE >y power io reliere yon or them from any — '- orrej by Ukia, up umi ngeinet reepeot'.lly, your obmiionl ) ffl.,B. MfCLKIjAB, ( M.J.Uen. U B.X.Com. .• ' j Lieut. Wilir.nikWeOcompeoIed by lleuL 1 Distressing Tragedy, From one of our editors, who has been a few days at Lexington, Va., we learn that a most distressing and deplorable scene waa en acted there on Wednesday uight last, about 11 o'clock, in front of Johnson’s Hotel, on the arrival of tk* stag* from Staunton. The pre vailing anxiety to bear the news from the col lision which had taken place between Gener al Garnett’s eommand and the enemy, had dr<vwn together a large crowd who were await ing the stage, and who now gathered the pas sengers to make their enquiries. One of the passengers was a very young soldier from Baltimore. He was armed with a Minnie rU lie, whioh he had brought with bim from Win chester. Tbe gun wee loaded, but ike cap had been removed. There must have remaio ed, however, oa tbe nipple of tbe gun a por tion of th* denotation powder of tbe cap.— As he was descending from tbe slave, tbe hammer caught, in some way, and the gun waa discharged into the crowd. The ball first •truck the wrist of Lieut. William A. Hmitb, •on of Wo. T. Smith, of KingGeorgs oounty, and a graduate of tbe Ineiitutt, but uow of the Provisional Army. It produced a severe contusion, and soma larceantion, but glanced off without other injury than a flesh wound. It next took effect upon a youth named Willie MoCluog, a ton of Dr. MoCluwg, of Lexington, and about fourtasn years of ag*. H struek him on th* right aid* of the head, penatraiiag th* akull, and dislodging a portion hi* brain, lit was still Uagerinf oa Xhnreday avpaing, but no hope was eotsrtained of bis racorery. Nor was ths ball'n fatal errand jet aompUted. The next victim waa Col. Andrew W. Cams ron, who resides a faw miles from Lexington. Th* ball entered hia netk, In front, and Todj- ed under the akin behhid lb* right shoulder H* was killed iottsatly. — Richmond Bngvirer July 20/*. Wheat Thrasher* utS Faas. JJ-cOOSKBLLTI THSMtUM uad.Pnal- ui Whnt fui I S. H. GOETZEL & GO., MOB ILK, ALABAMA. W |E beg leave to call public attention to the J fact that our edition of COL. H ARDWS I TACTICS ie th* only on* that has recently been revised by the distinguished author, and the only one secured by copyright in the Con federacy. The work is published— Io 2 vole., bound. 24mo, with plates, at $2.69 pamphlet, Ivo., '* at t.fil " « without plates 1 61 The price is always understood for the whole set of the two volumes, on receipt of which we Will mail them and prepay tbe postage to all parts of the Confederacy. 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CocM.r.U SUIm. W. J. HARDEN Colei Con lod.rat. Slat*. Army. . rort k.i.ftfrifc; on, CiRROLL cfeONTY, GA. nnHK Ex.rciac of thi, 1 dilution will ha rw- 1 inmad on UwNvat kfandap I* Awdoti, aa- dar th. control of W A. aim, PiwtMor ot rf ia . ,, M|tbcaHwa Ao. A thorough oi atranlioo win baaim ia alllhod The Saratoga of the CoofederateXtata CATOOSA STRING J J. HARMAN respectfully scoousen • his former visitors, and the public •rally, that ha has entered ioto a co pa* •hip with Mr. J. 8. Nichols, of Savannah, for the ensuing season at this CELEBRATED WATERING PUCE Thankful for the patronage herstofeff tended to him, he would solicit a coo of the same for the firm, who will •n' 1 " all timaa, to provide for the table, bar, ery luxury attainable. Our cooks will be the most axperiva the South can produce, together with as cient foro* of attentive servants. Thsw be an excellent BRASS and STRING of superior Musicians attached to ths The medical virtue* of these many ried Mineral Waters are now too well to require an extensive description. U tion to the Red, White and Black -- Springs-many of them combined and Magneaia—is an inexhauitsblsf* 1 * purest Freestone. Our accommodation• are vsryawte We have many pleasant cottages sspsrsiv th* main hotel, where families ess >••*$ and retired as in their own hew* r Catoosa Springs are in C*iec*s eoontj, J in, two ana a quarter miles from »• " Atlantic Railroad. A fine Omaibw »»d Hacks will b* at th* platform e» of each train. Tba Springs hsve edirvet road communication with Charleston** nah, Augusta, Macon, Milledgevill«,Wt« Atlanta, Montgomery, Nashvills and \ o* Board : Two IWI»ri t* Tw.lv. DolUn p«r w«k. »nd Tkiity-riv Ur. per >Id,I. month. Yi.itor* »•* *" ongag. board bv th. .ewon, " liw, will be board ad at Thirty DjJ—L month—childr.n and RervintJ bair p- ThoM who w ith to engage bo»rd by won Id do wall to addreai Jan. 7-d*m. HARMON A HI Notice. J N oonMqoenc ot th. withdiv»»l_^ Ste.m.r. belwxn Mobil..nd !«♦*»■- th. Tirod.i Fmi.it Ta.it. W fJ lean, to Atlanta and Colunbui, Mareb 1M1. ia auapandad antil forth* GEO. O HULL. _ „ . Bupt A. * W.F.A D. H. CRANE. gap). M. A W.P.Nwi COX, BRAINAKD A CO. Mobil, .nil N. O. r- juaa 8-dtL N. A. McLENDON, WHOLESALE GROCE in tuui « rOMISN AND DO*lif 1° LIAttOdS Tobaooo, Cijsr*, —AMMO— COS AN, LAND. CORN A fLDUfc •ro. 8. ftmbM JHMb, I-mtA-F Atlanta, 8«»gia. T UB attention of oloaa Caab Bay*. • a partially invited talk, abova.tort. March IS p. e. McDaniel. WHOLESALE GI and COMMISSION MNBCHASti itt St A LX* I* AY.T. XHfDS OP PBODP- Wbitahalf i Marsh St