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JUTI4.
'lht- following were appopriately referred-
A bill to authorize the appointment of ad<b
tinnal oRk .is of artillery for ordnance duties:
to provide for the appointment of additional
mili ary storekeepers in the provisional army
of the Confederate States; to provide that tb*
bond? and certificate mentioned in sec. 2 of the
act to reduce the currency, &c., be receivable
in payment of all Government dues which shall
have accrued prior to Jan. 1, l»bs. except ex
port amd inport duties; to amend the act to
lew additional taxes for the common defence
anti support of the Government.
'lbe Military Committee reported bark the
bill so amending the act creating the oflice »
ensign in the army as to authorize the*PP°'“
rnent of an ensign to each battalion of infantry .
The bill was considered and passed.
A bill wn introduced to authorize the promp
payment to b n
of pay due Gen. fits. 1, deceased. Passed.
HOUSE.
'lhe Committee on Ways and Means, report
|)acv a bill to provide for the redemption
of the notes of the old issue held by ctrUin In
dian tribes within the boundaries of the Con
lederate States, with a recommendation that it
pavi, with an amendment recognizing a duly
authorized agent in the Trans-Mississippi Be
part meat to attend to the redemption of the
notes so held. Head a third time and passed.
The Military Committee reported back the
resolution of thanks to Major Gen. N. B. For
rest, his officers and men, for the military suc
r eies in his department, with a substitute, and
iHcotmnending that it pass. After some discus
sion, the substitute as it came from the com-
mittee was passed.
A joint resolution was passed to provide for
the auditing of accounts of members of last
Congress for pay and mileage, and making it
applicable to the present Congress.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported
back the bill to amend an act to allow com
missioned officers rations, and to draw clot.iing
from the Quarternndter’s Department. Pend
ing the discussion of a motion to strike out sub
stitute with protecting clauses, the House went
into secret session.
SENATE—MAT lfi.
The Hc-nate were notified that the House had
passed bills for the redemption of the old issue
of treasury notes held by certain Indian tribes:
ainendiQg the act approved February 17, 1861.
entitled ‘An act to allow commissioned offi
cers of the arrnv rations, and the privilege of
purchasing clothing from the quartermaster's
department.” [Said bills were read and re
ferred.]
The Committee on Military Affairs asked to
he discharged from the consideration of the
-resolution. inquiring into the expediency of so
amending the act ‘'creating the office of ensign
in the army of the Confederate States,” passed
FhbrU.ary 17, 1864, as to authorize the appoint
ment of such officer to battalions of infantry.
On motion so much of the report of the Se
cretary of War uB relates to Indian Affairs, to
gether with the report of the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, was referred to the Committee
on that subject.
On motion so much of the report of the Se
cretary of War as recommends that a rate ex
ceeding one-tenth of the meat, wheat, l ice and
the products of the sugar cane raised in the
Confederate States should be assessed and col
lected in kind, was referred to the Committoe
on Finance.
The Committee on Military Affairs asked to
be discharged from the consideration of the
resolution relative to further legislation to re
turn deserters from the infantry who have en
listcu in the cavalry ; and tiro resolution for
limiting by law the time which cavalrymen
shall serve such before being converted into
infantry.
The Committ.Toi l Judiciary were discharged
from considering the resolution to enquire into
the expediency of further legislation with a
view to the prevention and punishment of
illegal impressment.
So much of the report of the S3cretary of
the Navy as relates to the proper mode of as
sessing the value of supplies for the army which
may be impressed, was referred to the joint
committee on impressments, and the Military
Committee discharged from its further consid
eration.
The Senate proceeded to consider the bill to
amend au act entitled “an act to reduce the
currency and to authorize anew issue of notes
and bonds.”
Tho bill, after adopting the provisions of the
old bill as to the deduction of 33 j per cent, di
recte that the Secretary of the Treasury shall,
on thd Ist January, 1865, or as soon thereafter
ns practicable, reduce the amount of treasury
notes in circulation to two hundred millions
dollars; when thus reduced the faith of the
Government is pledged that the amount; shall
not be increased; for Cdhfederate States in
debtedness to States one-half shall be paid in
HOW INNLIW autl uur-\i»tf iIX pci icni bon4u,«*i,
at State option, in coupon bonds payable twenty
years after date, with 4 per cent, interest, not
taxable; untaxable 1 per cent, bonds shall also
be issued to individuals desiring to exchange
old issues; any holder of a 1 per cent, certifi
cate may exchange the same lot a 4 per cent,
untaxable bond.
Pending the consideration of this bill the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House a com
munication from the Secretary of the Treasu
ry, transmitting tables of the reports of the
Government concerning items of commerce
and navigation.
The resolution declaring it to be inexpedient
to repeal tire act authorizing the suspension of
the writ of habeas corpus, was taken up and
discussed at length. A motion to lay on the
table resulted in the negative—yeas 63, nays
30.
The motion to postpone till Thursday next,
was decided in the affirmative.
Referred ; A bill to organize a Bureau of
Conscription, and for the appointment ot otli
cers in said bureau : to repeal so much of the
tax law as requires cotton, sweet potatoes aud
ground peas to l>o paid to the Government.
A bill was passed to provide passports for
members of Congress of the Confederate States,
and delegates and dffiefrs of eacli house.
A bill to authorize the appointment of com
missaries to cavalry regiments —passed.
A bdl to extend the franking privilege to
the Trans-Mississippi agent of the Post Office
Department—passed.
SENATE— -MAY 17.
The Senate was informed that, the House had
passed a hill providing passports for Senators
and Representatives in Congress, while trav
eling in the Confederate States, with amend
nients ; and a bill for the relief of the widow
and heirs of the late Bri-f. Gen. Leroy A.
Stafford. C. S. A.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
ret oi tit ion lining a day for the adjonrnment of
the present session of Congress; and having
•been lufther amended, it was agreed to, as fol
lows :
Resolved, (the House of Representatives con
curring'! That the President of the Senate and*
the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
adjourn their respective Houses, sine dir, on
Tuesday, the 31st day of May. inst., at 12
o'clock meridian.
A hill was introduced to amend ‘‘an act to
impose regulations upon the foreign commerce
of the Confederate States, to provide for the
public defence,” approved Feb. 6. l!s>64. Re
ferred.
The Committee on Finance to whom was re
ferred the hill to exempt railr.oad companies
from the payment of certain duties, reported it
wi.h an amendment, which was agreed to, and
the bill passed.
The Committee on Commerce to whom was
referred the led to establish a bureau of for
eign supplies, it with an amendment.
Thfc bill and amendment were ordered to be
printed.
The Committee on Military Affairs submitted
tbe following resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved by the Senate of the Confederate
States of Atnetica, That the President be re
spectfully requested to inform the Senate
whether the Order No. 48, issued from the Ad
jutant nnd Inspector General's Office, in the
city of Richmond, on the 11th day of July,
lSli'2. relative to the termination of the ap
pointments of general Officers and Officers of
the general staff' in the provisional army, has
fver been revoked, if any officers have ever
beta dismissed the service under it, and if any.
wlldt officers, and when they were so dia-
The CdiOmittee on Military Affairs reported
u bill to promote tbe efficiency of the cavalry
of the Provisions! army, and to punish law-
Jessntmand ire gulariHes ot any portion there
of. Inc bill was debated, nnd its further con
sideration postponed until to-ditorrow.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported
a bill to authorize the appointment of general
officers, witti temporary rank and command,
and to define and limit the power of assigning
officers to command-. Ordered to be placed on
the caleudar and printed.
The Committee on Military Affaire submitted
a resolution authorizing the printing of extra
copies of the report of the Secretary of War.
made at the present session.
Tbe Senate was informed that the President
bad nppiot.ed the joint resolution of thanks to
il«i Gen. Hoke and Commander Cooke, and
*he officers and' men under tbeir command.
* >r the brilliant victory over the enemy at Fly
tu 'utb. North Carolina: aud joint resolution of
thanks to Goneial Finnegan, aad tbe officers
jtndj&ea of his command.
j ih> St>tic resumed the Cunsideiatiou cf Um
the currency, and to authorize anew issue ot
notes and bonds,” approved Febiuary 17th.
1 864 - J .u i
Pending a motion to amend the second sec
' ti„n of the bill, the Senate resolved into secret
session.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House a commu
nication from the Secretary of the Treasury
transmitting the report of J. D. Deßow of the
condition of lhe cotton loan on the Mississippi
river and its tributaries. Laid on the table,
and printed.
The first business in order was upon the
third reading of a bill for the relief of J. 1>
Southerland, a receiver of public money , and
which money, was stolen by the public enemy
The House refused to order the bill to its third
reading.
Claims Committee reported back, with a re
commendation that they lie on the tabb\ the
claims of K. Pres. Smith and Arthur Morgar
for monies lost, as the committee deemed tin
claim not sufficiently meritorious to be placet:
on a footing above general claims.
The Committee on Buies reported ba k vritb
an adverse report a resolution that hereaftei
all the proceedings of this House shall be in
open session, unless it be otherwise ordered by
a vote of two-thirds of the body, or the subject
under consideration be connected in some way
with the movements of our armies in the field,
or the diplomatic concerns of the Confederate
States.
The committee reported that they considered
any change of the present rule would not be
subservient of the public intere ß t.
The vote being taken on the passage of the
resolution, resulted—ayes 25, nays 61. So the
resolution was lost.
The Committee on Elections reported a bill
to provide for filling vacancies in the represen
tation to the Confederate Congress from the
State of Tennessee. The bill was considered
and passed, with slight amendment.
A message was received from the President,
announcing that he hail approved and signed
the following act :
“An act to continue in force and amend the
provisions of an act, approved January 20.
1864, increasing the compensation of certain
officers in the civil and legislative departments
of Richmond.
Also, the following joint resolutions :
“Joint resolution of thanks to the fifth and
38th regiments North Carolina tnoops ”
“Joint resolution of thanks to the Texas
Brigade in the army of Northern Virginia.’’
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
back with a substitute, a bill to amend the cur
rency act, so as to allow loyal citizens of the
Confederate States, who by reason of the oc
cupation by the enemy of the sections of coun
try in which the resided, and the interruption
of postal and telegraphic communication or
other unavoidable rauses, were prevented from
obtaining timely information of the require
ments of said act, or who were so situated in
consequence of the movements of the enemy
or the casualties of war, as to be unable tp
comply with the provisions thereof, until the
first day of July, 1804, east of the Mississippi,
and the first day of August, 1864, west of the
Mississippi, to fund Treasury notes over the de
nomination of five dollars.
The bill was taken up for consideration and
discussed till adjournment.
SENATE —MAT 18.
The Indian Committee reported a bill to
amend the act to provide for tho payment ol
the interest on the removal and subsistence
fund of the Cherokee Indians in North Caroli
na, sons to authorize the Secretary of War to
pay tho interest in cash or provisions. Tho
bill was passed.
The amendments of the House to the Senate
bill to secure special passports for members of
Congress, were considered and concurred in.
The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
to amend the act of tho lust session to reduce
the'currency, and to authorize tho now issue
notes and bonds.
After considerable discussion and some
amendments, the bill was passed in the follow
ing form :
A bill amend an act entitled, an act to reduce
the currency, and to authorize anew issue o!
notes and bonds, approved 17 vlr February,
1864.
‘•The Congress of the Confederate State* of
America do enact, That the amount of Treas
ury notes which shall be issued under the pro
visions of the act of which this is an. amend
ment, shall not exceed one dollar of new issue
for three dollars of the old issue, which may
have been paid into the Treasury under the.
provisions of the said act: Provided, That this
limitation shall not be construed to restrict the
authority of the Secretory of the Treasury to
is.-ue new notes iu exchange for old notes, held
by individuals, at the rate of two dollars of
tire new issue forthree dollars of the old issue,
as provided for in the said act. Provide 1 umb
er, Thai the Secretary of the Treasury is hero
by directed, on the first day of January, 18(15.
or as soon thereafter as practicable, to reduce
the amount of Treasury notes in circulation to
two hundred millions; and when the circulation
of said notes shall be thus reduced, the faith
of the Government is hereby pledged that the
same shall not be increased.
“Section 2. Instead of the six pjr cent, bonds,
authorized to be issued to the States, under the
twelfth section of the said act, the Secretary
of the Treasury is authorized to issue to any
State which may desire the same, one-ha sos
such amount as the said State is entitled to
claim in Treasury notes of the new issue, aud
the other half in said six per cent, bonds ; or,
at the option of the State, iu coupon bonds,
payable in twenty years, with interest, at the
rate of four per cent, per annum, payable half
yearly ; the said four per cent, bonds not to be
taxable either upon principal or interest, and
this provision shall extend to any portion of
the amount which such State may be entitled
to claim.
“Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Treasury is,
also, authorized to issue to any person holding
old issues of tec Treasury notes, entitled to be
exchanged for new issues, untaxable for four
percent, bonds of the same character describ
ed in the section next preceding ; and the ex
change shall bo made at the same rate at which
the old notes may be exchanged for those of
the new issue—that is to say : the holder of
Treasury notes of the old issue shall be enti
tled to a four per cent, bond exempt from taxa
tion, at a rate of two dollars of bonds for tim e
dollats of notes : Provided, That on and after
the first day of the authority to
make the exchanges mentioned in this section
shall cease and determine.
“See. 1. Any holder of lour per cent, bonds
or certificates, issued under tho first section of
the act of which this Is an amendment, may
exchange his bond or certificate for a four per
(eut. untaxable bond, such as is described iu
the section next preceding, tit the same rate
provided therein as to old issues—that is to say:
at the rate of two dollars of untaxable bonds
for three dollars of bonds or certificates issued
undersaid fust section.
“Sec. 5. The bonds and certificates mentioned
in the second section of the act to which this
is an amendment, shall be receivable in pay
ment of all Government dues which shall have
accrued prior to the first day of January, 1805,
except export and iin port duties; and transfer
by delivery of said bonds and certificates shall
be sufficient to enable the holder to use the
same in payment of said Government dues.
“Sec. (». The bonds authorized by this act
shall be in such form, aud shall have such
authentication as may be directed by regula
tions of the Secretary of the Treasury.’’
The following, reported from the Military
Committee, was then considered and passed :
“A bill to promote the efficiency of the cav
alry of the Provisional army, aud to punish
lawlessness aud irregularities of any portion
thereof.
“The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That it is hereby made
the duty of any general officer comiuandiug a
department, whenever he may believe that the
public interest will be promoted hereby and
when lie may have satisfactory evidence that
any regiment, battalion, spuadron, compauy,
squad or individual, of the cavalry under his
command have behaved badly, in the face of
the enemy, or in an irregular or disorderly
mauner, or have, without authority of law.
taken or destroyed the property ot any loj al
resident of the Can federate Slates, immediate
ly to dismount the sai l rpgimeut, l-a talion,
squadron, company, squad or individual, and
to place those composing the same, or the in
dividual, in the ranks to serve as infantry dur
ing the war. and in such military organization,
belonging to liis command, as le may desig
nate. That the horses belonging to persons so
dismounted, and which they may have had in
the service, may be taken for the use of the
army, and the value thereof assessed, as pro
vided by law.”
A bill was passed providing for the redemp
tion of the old issue Treasury notes in the
hacds of certain Indian tribes.
A bili to increase to double the present
amount the pay and mileage of members of
Congress— referred.
The Senate went into secret executive ses
sion.
aorsE.
The joint resolution creating a joints;; ual
committee on the subject of impressments was
received from the Senate, with the amendment
that the committee be composed of live mem
bers of the Huu , -e and three of the Senate.—
The amendment was concurred in.
The joint resolution to fix the diiy of adjourn
ment ol both Unifies of Congress was teceived
day lor adjournment sine die. Drseu-sed at eon
-iderahle length and finally passed—yeas 41,
nays 36. ~
. ;ion was made to reconsider the vote
bv which the resoultion was passed, but the
rouse rt-fused to reconsider.
Tue following weie referred : A bill to regu
•rte granting if lurloughs and discharges in
he army and navy; to provide for the settle
ment of'claim for property destroyed to pre
vent its fVH r. 2 into the Lands of the enemy:
to authorize by law the- cfiiSe’rjf’Wß&tant quar
termaster with the rank of Adjutant in the
field; to define the construction to be put upon
'he conscript act in respect to thoee who lave
-ecure l exemption or details By the payment
of ; 00: resolution that the Military Commit
tee inquire and report what legislation can be
constitutionally adopted for the c--nfiscatioa of
the property of those alien enemies of the gov
ernment who have avoided military duty here
and gone over to the enemy; to authorize the
appointment of chief clerks in several bureaus
of the severalJExecutive Departments of the
Government.
# T io following were introduced : Resolution
to limit speeches to thirty minutes, and pro
hibiting members from speaking more than
once on the same subject, without the unani
mous consent ol' the House—lost; to inquire
into the expediency of creating anew staff
office, the hofJer to he commissioned with the
rank and pay of Colonel, to be attached to the
commanding General, and to be his legal ad
viser. Ac., the committee to report by trill ;
resolution directing the Military Committee to
bring in a hill to restrain bonded officers of the
Government, Quartermasters, Commissaries,
and others having the handling of the public
funds from indulgence in gaming : inquiring
of the Military Committee what progress was
u aking in providing medals for soldiers in the
army for meritorious conduct, and inquiring
what, if any further legislation is necessary on
the subject.
Tire new cureney bill to reduce the currency
and authorize anew issue of bonds and notes,
- > as to give additional time to persons in the
euemyes lines to comply with the teims of the
funding law, was taken up es the unfinished
business and discussed.
The bill was finally passed with two impor
tant amendments—the first extending the time
for funding to January Ist, 1865, and the sec
ond extending the privilege to all Confederate
soldiers held as prisoners of war hr theenemves
lines, and prevented from funding notes of the
old issue under the provisions of the funding
act passed by the last Congress.
—••Mes.-se,—
Headquarters Georgia Militia, )
■ Atlanta, Ga., May 25, 1864. f
General Order, I
No. IV. j
The Governor and Commander-in-Chief or
ders as follows:
Ist. Upon arrival at Atlanta, the Aid de-
Catnp of each Senatorial ’District of the State
who is made, by lire statute of the Slate, the
ranking officer of the district, will take tire
< f ail Militia officers of his district,
and as the number, in many cases, will not
constitute more than the usual number of a
company, lie will act as its commander in a
position which, on account of the number com
manded, assimilates to that of captain, while
his rank is colonel. The next highest officers,
according to iank and gra !e, will act in posi
tions similar to Ist, 2d, 31, and 4th Lieuten
ants of the organizations ; while all other offi
cers in the di- vict will act under those above
mentioned who rank and command them under
die statute. This degrades no officer to the
rank of p, irate, as each associates with h : s fel
low officers, and obeys orders from those who
have tire legal light to command him. As the
Governor has the right to call the officers into
camp at any Urn 1 , for training, it is not suppos
ed any will question the propriety of t ie call
upon them t . train, in the present exigency,
and in the face of the enemy, to put in prac
tice tiie train!ug received.
i As the Civil Officers ordered to report ate
(nilitiaproper, but there are not enough of
them to constitute a command for each militia
officer, it is supposed that no militia officer,
Who looks alone to the public defence at, this
Critical period, will object to receiving the civ.l
(.nicer.-, of his district into the same organiza
tion wdh himself, as they are horn bis own
immediate section, and are supposed to he his
equal in intel igence and social position.- li
the militi i olliceis of any district protest against
receiving the civil officers into the same organ
ization with them, on the ground that it tedu
ces them to the ranks with privates, the Gover
nor will, in that case, permit the civil < fiicers
to oiganize separately, aud take their positions
near the officers who refuse to receive them in
to their organizations and vie with them in
patiiotic valor. If no protest is made, the
consent of the militia officers will, in every
ease, be presumed, and all civil and militia
officers will take position under their respect
ive tanking cihctrs immediately upon their
arrival.
This will at once complete the organization
of foity-four companies, which will then be
thrown into organizations rtsetnbling. in size,
regiments of ten companies, selected iu such
manner that each ten companies will have, aa
nearly as possible, an equal number with each
other ten companies, thus constituting regi
ments of nearly equal numbers. The tour
companies 'more than aro necessary to form
the four regiments will constitute a battalion.
It the officers who report from any district ex
ceed 125 men, they will form two companies,
of which the Aid-de-( amp of the district will
command the Isr, and the offieur next in rank
to him the?!. The four officers next in rani
will take cotufiiand with Ist company, and the
next four with 21, in the positions of Lieuten
ants.
2. When the regiments are thus formed, the
ranting officer present will always take com
mand of the ten companies as Colonel, the se
cond in rank as Lt. Colonel, and the third as
Major; and in each case where this takes an
officer fioia the head of his company, the
next in rank will take the position made va
cant, &c.
3d. The regiment of militia reserves called
out in the city of Atlanta will not be subject
to the above regulations, but will act iu its
organized form as a regiment, arid the officers
of the balance of the Senatorial District will
form as above directed in paragraph Ist ot
this order.
4ti). No elections are ordered, because _the
officers already have their commissions by
election, except the staff officers who are ap
pointed in conformity to the act of the Legis
lature. When the officers are calied together
for duty they do not select commanders as
troops called out without officers have a light
to do, but the only question amofig those al
ready in commission is who of the officers as
sembled who ranks and command.
sth. District Surgeons wiil act each as Sur
geon of the company formed from his owu
District.
6t.h. As it is presumed that each ofiicer
comes to the field to aid in repelling the enemy
and to do his duty, and not for the pay he re
ceives, each without regard to bis rank, will
be paidonly the wates ol a private soldier, as
the?present appropriations willnot justify more.
If any are not satisfied with this, they will
have the right to lay tueir claims for further
pay before the Legislature for its consideration.
As the Governor is satisfied that patriotism and
not the hope ol pecuniary reward prompts
each officer to do his duty aud aid in defence
ot ffis State in this critical period ho presumes
no one will raise a question about the amount
of pay be is to receive.
Tin, While the G ve nor and commander
in-chief cannot withhold the expression of his
regret that the thorough organization of the
militia ot the State, which ho had prepared
under the laws to meet the present emergency,
which embraced over 20,000 men snbjeci to be
called cut at any moment and thrown to At
lanta on the short st notice, should have been
deranged, and most of its material between
17 and 3u taken Irom it to form a different or
ganization, winch, after two months, is not in
a condition probably to bring one fifth of the
above number into the field when so much
needed, lie returns his thanks to you as the of
ficers of the militia and tbe civil officers which
constitute the rent lining pnrtion of the militia,
except the reserves under 17 aid over 50, and
to such other persons .as have accompanied
y it to the field, for your prompt response to
ilia call, home who hold comfortable positions
in the rear not under the State Government,
and otheis, who in lie hour ot trial, skulk
from ti e discharge of and tty,and strive to divert
public alter, ion from tin mseives by attempt
ing to cast odium upon •'state officers, by chnr
acteriz'ng them t»“Pets.“ and charging them
with adi s're to avoid service, would do well
to imitate your example, and fly to arms with
you in this great emergency, tiii the enemy is
driven back. If a 1 ! such in the State will now,
in the hour of’ our greatest danger, imitate
—our example and report at tue trgnt for such
duty as General Johnston may require them
to perform, as promptly and cheerfully as you
hav.- done, it is believed our army will lie so
heavily re—inforced as to quiet all apprehen
siou for (he safety of the state
Bth The above ineti actions by the Governor
and Commander in- Thief are published tor the
benefit < t all concerned, a>-d to correct para
graph 3 aad 4 t-f General Order No. 2 of May
26, 1864, issued f orn ti«?“ h. t iquatbrs.
HLNiiY 0. WAYNE,
Major General.
The mil!*ia are to take the place ot the tract 6
in She f:out er.
NEWS bIMMAftY.
The blockade running schooner India has
been captured, hire was laden with oil *nd
sugary
lhe entire machinery of the gold mine near
Gibsonsviile, N. C., was destroyed by fire on
Sunday, May 6.
Brig. Gen. Evans has so far recovered from
his late accident in Charleston as to be able to
be removed home.
There was a pretty heavy frost- at Mont
gomery. Ala.. May 1 2th. Neverl»efore this vear,
since 1527. has there been a frost as late as this
date. Strange to say, on the same date that
year there was a frost . '1 he effects of the frost
were slightly sensible in the garden, but not
to any inj utio.ua extent.
An oider trom the V» ar Department notines
Provost Marshals and others that no more p,re
ports are to be issued to persons to go into the
enemy s lines uutil further orders.
Rt. U“v Bisop Lynch of Charlestion has ar
rived safely in Halifax.
The Editor of the Richmond Examiner has been
shown a dangerous counter feit. It is a note pur
porting to have beeD been issued by the State
of Georgia, at Milledgeviile, January Ist, 1864,
and of the denomination of four dollirs, re
deemable in Confederate Treasury notes. ' The
note has been spurious. Quite a number e<
them have been pnt in circulation, and it is
believed several “ehevets" of them have visit
ed the city very recently. The signatures are
writteu. not engraved, and the general face ap
pearance of the note is calculated t& deceive.
On the right hand end of the note is represent
ed a harvest scene, arid on the left a cotton
field with negroes recking cotton. The base
note is very similar to a genuine issue of the
State of Georgia, and people should be care
ful to discriminate between the two before ac
cepting or refusing.
It has frequently been asked, what is the dif
ference between the Cummings' Point batteries
and the Swamp Angel : to Charleston. A gen
tleman who has taken some pains to
measure #fie distances on a map, shows that
the Cummings’ Point batteries are a half
mile nearer to the Eastern portion of the city,
and a quarter of a mile to the Western portion.
Albert J. Street, the “N’lmporte ’ corres
pondent of the Mobile Advertiser and Register,
was killed at Pascagoula, La.,a few nights
since, by tbo accidental discharge of Lis pistol,
which he was handing to a gentleman. He
joined, earlv in the war, an artillery company
formed in Memphis for Price's army, and af
terwards acted as an assistant adjutant for Gen.
Slack in Missouri.
The Texas Legislature met on the Sth inst., a
necessity for legislative action having arisen
out of ihe military and currency acts of the
last Congress.
The editor of tiie Richmond'Examiner raises
his estimate of the force with Grant arid says
it is 200,000. The force on the James is estimat
ed at 40,000.
A gentleman cf Petersburg, Ya., who has
received advices from Nassau per “Will
O’Wisp,” to the 2d May, informs us that Con
federate eight per cent. Bunds are selling there
from six pence to seven pence on the dollar,
nearly equal to twelve or fourteen cents.
These rates prove that English merchants ap
prec ate the worth of Confederate promises to
pay i?t a much higher value than our own peo
ple. They take them at a specie value of eight
for one while we jn tt.e same basis value them
at twenty-two tor one of gold!
Mr. P. Lunsford has established a shoe peg
manufactory in Ciiarieston.
At a recent fete given at Columbia, S, C.,
for (he benefit of the wayside and ladies’ hos
pitals in.that city, the handsome sum of *17.-
037 37 was realized.
Major Gen. Patton Anderson ha3 assumed
command of the reserve forces in Florida.
The following is his staff. Capt. Wm. Ct. Harth,
assistant adjutant general; Major H.
waite, assistant inspector general; Major E 0>
Simkins, chief quartermaster; Capt. T. E. Buck
man, chief of otcinance; Sttvg. Cary B. Gamble,
hies surgeon; Ist Lieut. W. M. Davidson, aid
ce-camp.
The Columbus Sun states that in the Quar
termaster’s Depaitmctit in that city, under the
control of Major F. W. Dillard, the following
amount of wot k lias .been done since October,
1861 : Shoes, 305,065; jackets, 263.922; pants
2!0.092; shirts, 116,146; drawers, 82,918; caps,
122.441; also amount of leather received ■ and
disbursed, 632,577 lbs.
Officers arc visiting the manufacturing por
tions ol the Confederacy, for the purpose of
ascertaining to what extent details front the
army are necessaty to their successful opera
tiou. A part ot their duty, we are informed,
consists in detecting those individuals who,
under cover of “a detail,'’ are shirking duty.
The crops in Southwestern Georgia are said
to be looking well.
A large distillery is berng erected in Mont
gomery, Ala.
About one hundred Yankee officers escaped
from the cars on the CharlotteTload on Friday,
May 20, between Charlotte and Columbia.
Escaped Yankee prisoners are tampering
witli negroes on plantations. The people
s.iould be on Ihe watch for this class of gentry.
A man named John Dickson, was arrested in
Sapelo river, in Mclntosh county, while at
tempting to escape to the enemy in a small
boat,-and brought to Savannah.
Under the provisions of the Act- of April
30th. 1863, authorizing the issue and sale of
bonds bearing interest payable in cotton or
specie, the Secretary of the Treasury has select
ed Mobile as the port at which the interest
payable June Ist will be paid. For the con
veuience of parties holding these bonds and
who may be desirous to receive Treasury Notes
in payment of interest instead of cotton in kind,
the Secretary has determined to purchase the
coupons at the rate at which cotton of the
quality of New Orie tns middling is selling at
Mobile on the day on which the coupons shall
be payable. 'This paymeDt will be made by
any of the C. S. Depositaries. The bonds is
sued are ail c f the denomination of 31,000, and
the interest at six percent, per annum in cot
ton at twelve cents per pound, will amount to
just one bale of five hundred pounds weight,—
Thcefore, in order to calculate tho interest,
tho holder will multiply five hundred pounds
by the price of cotton per pound in Mobile on
the Ist day of June. This is a most advanta
geous arrangement for the holders of cotton
bonds, as will readily be perceived. FhouM
they prefer the cotton to Treasury Notes, it will
be delivered when due by John Scott, Esq ,
Produce Loan Agent at Mobiie.
The Athens Watchman states that there Is
the prospect of a good wheat crop in that sec
tion.
We see it s!att-d that at the late session of
the Presbyterian Genetal Assembly at Char
lottu, N C , the schism which has long existed
in that denomination was healed, and the two
schools, old and new united. This division in
the church, though of longstanding, grew out
of no dissent on matters of faith, but sprang
from opposite views of church government and
organization. These differences have been hap
pily and harmoniously accommodated, and the
two denominations blinded into one. The dis
cussions preceding this result were marked
with great good feeling.
FROM EAST LOUISIANA.
Some time since the telegraph informed
us of the operations in East Louisiana. By
the mail we get the following p irticulars :
A column of Federal*, composed of five reg
iments of white infantry, fiv e pieces of artille
ry, and the 4th Wisconsin cavalry, numbering
in all. about 6000, attempted on the i’ih to
take Clinton, La., by marching on it from Bat
on Rouge. Col. ,John Scott, with a small force
of Confederates composed of detachments of the
Ist regular Loui-iana cavalry, ninth and tenth
battalions Louisiana cavalry. Norwood’s com
pany of the twenty-seventh Louisiana, Bryant's
Baton Rouge cavalry, and one piece of artil
lery, gave them battle at Olive Branch church,
nine mires below Clinton at sunrise. After
driving the enemy s cavalry down upon their
infantry, nearly two miles, Col. Scott fell back
a mile to the Comite river. Here the river Is
only about fifty feet in w dtk, with well wood
ed banks, connected by a siisgle arched bridge,
lhree charges were made upon the bridge by
the enemy s cavalry, but were repulsed with
signal loss when the foe put back to Eaton
K ! ,ug ® w ‘* h ' vagou loads of dead and wound-
Fn„r,? w ® • Charge ' Cos! Boardman, of the
n ! In, killed, and his men ran.
' j as two billed, three or four wounded,
ana one missing.
FORM SULTh""\MEHICA.
a.o vices from Lima state that the Question
bur'state P The Sp - a ’g has an alarm
ing s ate. The Spanish Minister, having been
P v r?f gmt,o “’ sent ™ ultimatum to tbe
Peruvian Government, which was returned un
uf-ren.rre 1 r h , e in a staler.
LnVJfmVh' hi v Peruvian war steamer was
sent after him, but returned without finding
The people of Peru speak of a Spanish wraad
ren taking po>„e.s:on of the Chincha Islands
and of the Peruvian navy.
The project of a railroad across tbe Andes, in
Chili, has lost none of Its interest there The
report of the surveying engineer says tha? there
are no obstacles.
The Cincinnati Enquirer states that General
Pope witti several thousand of his troops is pre
paring to leave Milwaukee for Washington.
FROM THE FftO.\T.
Atlanta is now overflowing with refugees
from the country above—many of them en
tirely destitute, having been stripped of every
thing.
Tfie Atlanta papers are very sanguine, aud
think that the “on to Atlanta” of the Federate
will prove as much of a failure as the “on to
Richmond" has thus far.
The army correspondeut of the Montgomery
Advertiser states that a few days since a sol
dier cried out to Gen. Johnston. “General
don't fall hack any further, we iare gettiug
mighty tired.” "lam not retreating,” said
the general, “the enemy is on our flank and
rear, and we must face the foe.” “Bully for
you,” cried the soldier, and the ranks gave
their pet general three cheers.
Mr. Dwineil. of the Rome Courier has arrived
in Atlanta. He was enabled, in the brief
warning that was given him, to get away but
a small portion of the material of the Courier
office.
The Atlanta Register states that when Gen
eral Johnston issued his ‘ war order” beyond
the Etowah, on the evening of May 19, it was
his Ideation to bring on a geueral engagement
on the next day. Accordingly, about day break
Friday morning, Gen. Hood's corps moved out
to feel the position of the enemy, and bring on
the tight. But the enemy was not there. Dur
ing the night l>e had moved off" down the river,
and was in the act of executing another of his
flank movements.
Mr. H. A. White was killed near Rome by
the Yankees a few days since. It seems that
three Van lice soldiers went to his house and
began to plunder it and to insult his wife
Tlris was more than the high spirited old man
could bear, and seizing his gun he killer! one of
the plunderers on the spot, and wounded an
other, when Ihe third fled aud escaped unhurt.
Thiee days after this occurrence, a company of
Yankees surrounded his hous q and took him
prisoner. Th--y afterwards took him out in the
road near by and shot him, literally riddlinir
his body with bullets. Mr. W. was about six
ty years old.
Tire Federate burned two fine College Build
ings at Manassas, Go. Thus do they leave the
marks of their footprints.
The Marietta Rebel says a citiaen of that
place, Mr. Henry G. Cole, was arrested on
Wednesday by detectives from Atlanta, with
orders from Gc-n Wright, charged with treason
able correspondence with th© enemy. He was
taken to Atlanta, and we learn lraß since been
sent to Richmond. We have not been able to
ascertain the particulars of the circumstances
which led to his arrest. Mr. Cole is an old res
ident of this place, pos-esses an ample fortune,
is somewhat noted for»lris liberality to the
poor, but has always been violently opposed
to the war, cursing both sides, and making no
concealment of his views. He was arrested
once before, but his examination elicited no
facts of a criminal.character.
The most remarkable case of gun shot
wounds w e have ever heard of, is that of a sol
dier wounded at Resaca. Two bullets passed
through his head making four holes, at which
the brains were oozing out, and astonishing to
tell, #re was perfectly conscious and conversed
intelligently concerning his situation, and was
anxious to know the doctor’s opinion of his case.
He was alive thirty-six hours after the wounds
were inflicted.
Sherman issued a congratulatory address to
his army—telling them the expedition thus far
had been successful ; that Johnston was in
full retreat, and his army demoralized.
Scouts from Cherokee and Pickens counties
report that the enemy, two thousand strong, is
at the Ball Ground, ten miles northeast of Can
ton. This force came through Pickens county,
and their object is doubtless to make a raid on
the Rossweli Factory.
It is said that toviesand deserters in the Yan
kee linos are leading the enemy through the
country, where they otherwise would not have
gone.
Col. Lee’s scouts are so arranged as to pre
vent any surprise, by a raid on Atlanta or the
Railroad between that place and Marietta.
The recent order to move stores, etc , from
Marietta, which has given some tittle alarm to
the citizens of Atlanta, was issued because of
the possibility of that place being temporarily
uncovered by our army while manoenvering,
and not because of any existing intention to
bring the army lines nearer Atlanta. This is
derived from unquestionable official source
and may be depended upon.
The Federate have commenced entrenching
at Cassville and Kingston. Sherman’s policy
would seem to be to establish himself perma
nently at Kingston for the present, and make
this anew base for future operations ; but Iris
'plans will very soon, we think, be upset, as
t he fact seems to be very generally acquiesced
In that Gen. Forrest is by this time somewhere
in his rear, which will speedily compel him to
‘ get up and dust.”
Only a portion of the Etowah bridge was de
stroyeil, and it can be replaced in a very short
notice.
A few Yankee prisoners have been brought
in. Some of them were quite indignant at
being searched for articles contra!) tnd of war.
Some deserters have reported themselves.
From their statements it seems that we have
rathet underestimated the force of the enemy,
which, while it does not exceed one bundled
thousand, may approach near that number.
All their available forces in Tennessee and
fa ther North have been concentrated in the
army of the Cumberland by Sherman. Our
own scouts confirm this statement.
Deserters and prisoners say that there are
two brigades of negro troops in Sherman’s
army.
Messengers fyom Florence, Ala., reached
headquarters at Etowah May 21. They repott
having passed through Rome in the morning,
at which time there were no Yankees iu sight,
nor did they see or hear of any during their
ride along tho river. It. would thus appear
that McPherson’s great iiaffking movements
have ceased, in tact I have good reason for
stating that the portion of his command which
crossed lire Etowah has rec-oseed, no doubt,
through fear of our forces-cutting it otf.
It is stated that the Yankees have commenc
ed laying waste the whole country from Dal
ton to Cartersville, burning and destroying ev
erything. This would indicate that they have
no hope or intention or permanently occupying
the country through which they march.
The Yankee sharpshootei s are posted along
the North bank of the Etowah and are firing
on our pickets occasionally. Several have al
ready been killed.
Cavalry forces have been sent to the enemy’s
rear.
Capt. Rodgers’ scouts, from Trenton Gap,
report, that Gen. Forrest has burnt the railroad
bridge at Bridgeport, Tenn.
In changing our lines from the position held
on the Etowah, a sufficiency of troops have been
left to.meet any emergency which may present
itself from that quarter.
The demonstrations the Yankees made on
our right was anew (eint as they were -at the
same time massing their forces on our left and
laying down their pontoons preparrtory to
crossing.
The eneiny are running the cars to Kingston
and Rome, and will have to transport all their
supplies by wagons from those points to feed
their immense army. It is stated that it wiil
be almost a matter of impossibility for Sher
man to support his army at so great a distance
from his base of supplies.
Polk’s corns encountered McPherson's ad
vance on the* Rome and Dallas road, a few
miles north of tbe latter point Wednesday eve
ning, and repulsed tbe enemy.
The citizens of Newnan are, taking steps to
defend themselves from Yankee raids.
On the nh-ht of May 23, Gen. Wheeler took
„n a line of march for the rear ot the enemy,
with Martin’s, Hume’s and Tulley s divisions
and Williams’ brig de. iVe struck the rear at
Cassville thi3 morning at ten o'clock, and aiso
struck wagon train. We brought out sixty
wagons and teams laden with baggage, and
captured 200 men. The Eighth Texas and
Eighth Confederate did the work. One wagon
had three abandoned women in it and their
immense wardrobe.
TeacD3 very poor and men badly clad. v\ e
lost none killed and but one or two slightly
Girerumor states that Gen. Wheeler has re
crossed the Etowah and gone after a band of
Yankee raideis who ate striking in the direc
ti<’lhefcityElMarshal of Atlanta has ofdered all
male persons in that city able to walk to the
citv ball, conscripts and non conscripts, ex
empts and non-exempts, to report themselves
uiid be enrolled in some company—if they are
not already enrolled.
Schofield's corps is on the extreme left of the
enemv's line, between the Oostapauia and
K and in the vicinity of th« railroad.
Heavy contributions are being levied on the
people of *he country as the enemy advances,
and as their line of march is through a plenti
ful section thev have thus far almost been able
to obtain sufficient supplies from our people.
All mills and bther improvement, together
with most of the residences ot value, that they
can reach, are destroyed. They make it a rule
in all case* where tbe owners have left, no mat
ter who may be leFTtn charge, to destroy eve
rything Tbe fact of absence is sure to call
down their vengeance,
Brig Gen. Reynolds, having received a pain
ful but not dangerous wound in the fight on
Wadnefdav evening, reached Atlanta \\ eanee
dev night from the field. Tbs -Hero of Can
lev ’’ though temporardy disabled, is none tbe
less cheeiful, and speaks quite jocularly of the
shocking manner in w h ch our boys used up
Hooker’s corps. At the time he receive l the
wound he was assigning his brica ie, and was
riding down the line accompanied by Colora I
Crawford, of Atlanta, w: cn a bullet from the
enemy struck his left arm and flattened against
the Bene. lie is at present ilia guest of Col
Crawford, on Peachtree street.
It is reported that Brig. Gen. John K. Jack
son, of Augusta, was slightly wounded iu the
fight at New Hup* Church ou Wednesday.
Ir is also reported that Maj. Gen.' Walker
was wounded Thursday, but the reports lack
confirmation.
Sixty-three Fedor il prisoners, one nonde
script citizen of Cassville, named Bohannon,
and a negro woman, captured by Wheeler at
Cass Station on Tuesday, were brought down
to Atlanta cn Thursday evening. A captain
and a private were among the wounded.
Wednesday evening’s fight, while
Gi-ii. Joseph E Johnston and Gen. Hood war--
standing near each other in conversation, a
shell burst near the group, which, a prominent
officer present assures us, came near kilting
both. We could not will afford to lose ;tu
other Job-i?tea in that way at such a moment
as the present.
Lt. Col. Frayser, of the Thirty-seventh Term.
Regiment has leturned to his post in the Army
of Tennessee, alter having had satisfactorily
cleared up the unpleasant dirtVreneis which
have temporarily suspended him from his com
mand
Yankee Lieutenant, whom our cavalry
captured near Cassville. informed me that th-. ir
loss at Resai a in the fight? of Saturd >y and
Sunday was 2,310 killed and died ou the field
5.300 wounded The largo number kilted iu
proportion to their wounded, is accounted for
from the fact of.their assaulting our lines fif
teen times.
Major Sam Bishop, of tbo 20th Louisiana,
was wounded iu tins iight arm, which has since,
we regret to learn, suffered amputation.
Coi J. SV. Avery, of the 4th Georgia, is also
wounded.
Two regiments of our cavalry were surprised
by n force of the enemy Thursday at Acworth.
Most of them succeeded in m king their escape
but all their horses were cpiured.
Our loss in the light on Wednesday is esti
mated at live bundled killed and wounded
that of the enemy at two thousand.
The latest advices from the field represent
our troops as being in the best of spirits an i
confident of victory.
We have captured numbers of Yankee pris
oners. Among them is an officer of Major
General Gary’s s’aff. Ho was beastly drunk,
and coma into our tines without knowing lie
was one of the prisoners captured, is a French
man, who declares he is a “copperhead,” and
that the Yankees have “eon hundred an foefty
tousant mens.” All the prisoners say their
time of enlistment will soon expire, when they
will go home.
l’nsoners reported that no Wednesday mor->-
ing rt division of the Yankee army was sent off
rapidly to Chattanooga, as Forrest was on the
railroad tearing; up the track and burning
bridges, and it was feared he would capThre j
Chattanooga, for only a small garrison was left
there when the Yankees moved forward.
It ie the impression in Atlanta that Sherman
finding his flank movement on Marietta foiled,
will attempt to make a flank movement in the
direction of Atlanta.
During Thursday the enemy expended a
great deal of iheir fire inseeking our lines, but
with only partial success. A portion of .the
day Iheio was some furious fighting at isolated
poiuts, but no great lergth ot lino was engag
ed at any one time. II owe rep, a targe number
4hf our men were wounded, and the mo-1 rea
sonable reports we have, state that (lies'augli
ter of the enemy was immense at every onset
they made.
They attempted at one tirno during the day
to enter a wedge between Gen. Hood’s corps
and the main body ot our fore, s, hoping t>
isolate that portion, and overwhelm them by a
coup domain 'they were repulsed terribly by
the cool and steady fire if our veterans, who
did not leave their commanding and .rnpvog
nable position. Tire army at i.rgflt remained
nearly in tire same position it occupied in the
morning, but with ihe advantages retained of
any positions that had been gained
On Friday the firing commenced very heavy,
early in the morning and continued, extensively
and furiously all day. Along toward evening
the sounds receded, seeming to indicate a re
tiring of the‘enemy’s lines.
At a lale hour Friday night tiro wounded
weie coming in oil the train in large number.-:,
thus indicating that heavy fighting had occur
red during the day, but we could not learn any
sat'sfaet -ry particulars.
Our casualties thus far, in tiro skirmishes,
have been trifling.
Sherman is now attempting to move a large
force on Johnston’s right thus flanking above
and below. This, however, will prove a fail
ure, Johnston has got him just where he wants
to make the light to save Atlanta Every ad
vantage—except iu numbers—Johnston has,
and will ava 1 himself of it.
Theie is “somebody ’ in Sherman's roar.
His whole cavalry command was ordered in
the direction of Chattanooga, just before he
crossed the Etowah, Monday. vVbeele' was
then sent to Sherman’s “immediate'’ rear.
Citizens who have occupied the enemy’s
lines, report ihat. grea' confusion exists among
tbo troops'statioued at the rear depots, on ac
count ot t.ie general impression that Forrest or
Wheeler is close by.
Our troops fight with that usual determined
spirit, to conqueror die upon the battlefield,
so characteristic to the Southern soldier 'I he
troops nil look war-worn but. are in line spirits,
aud fully sanguine- of ultimate victory over
their antagonist.
A correspondent of the Confederacy writing
from the extreme front, siys that Johihd’m La's
flanked the eiffemy’s right, driving him back
beyond Dallas, with heavy loss. The centre
and right of our army repulsing him at every
engagement.
FROM FLORID V.
Out. of a voting population of 12,240, Flori
da has given over 20 000 to the war.
Some indiscreet newspaper some time since
.stated that East. Florida had supplied Gens
Jonstou’s and Beauregard’s armies with beef
sot ;be past year. Fatal and < Last runs publi
cation 1 No sooner did tho Yank -os learn that
fact, than they sent a large force up 'the St.
Johns river, to plunder and destroy. They are
now scattered along the river from Jackson
ville to Fort flaimy, in bands of from sixty to
five hundred, occupying the east bank of the
river, with a large train.oi wagons, busily em
ployed robbing every plantation they visit of
everything they want, and burning or destroy
ing what they do not want, insulting huiple.-s
women and children, and driving them trout
their homes without even a change of cloth
ing.
The Yankees are very materially assisted by
a large number of deserters from our army,
who are well acquainted with the country and
act as guides. T h-.-y are more r.famou.-. than
the Yankees Thousands of cattle have been
run off by the Yankees, and several loyal citi
zens murdered.
The sea board counties cast of the liver St
Johns have.su/leredlteriibly from the depreda
tions of the Yankees and deserters, the largest
number of whom are in Valn-ja county. They
have sixty men at Smyrna, sixty opposite Fort
Gates, and others os-far down as h urt Harney.
St. Augustine is the base of their thieving and
marauding operations. They had at first one
negro regiment with them, but have from time
to time detailed them as stock driveis, and
now have only white troops.
The Yankees say they do not intend to leave'
the country until the la-t horse, cow and pig
has been driven off, and from present indica
tions, they will accomplish the threat.
There is also a.force of Yankees at Tampa,
and at Peas Creek, raiding through that sec
tion.
The plans of tho enemy seem to fce to steal
all the cattle and provisions they can, and de
stroy the property of loyal citizens, along the
St. Johns, after which, they will endeavor to
take possession of the interior coumry, and
establish a line of forts from the Atlantic, or
from Fort Busier, on the St. Johns, to some
po nt on or beyond the Suwannee river, and
cut off bouth F.unfi t.
Information L.;s been received stating that
the enemy are advancing into the interior via
Orange Springs. Their object is to cut oil and
capture the steamer rttnnin on the Ockiavvaiia
river. On May 12th tiiey killed the pilot, and
are now in full chase ot tier. The steam-r is
loaded with cotton, sugar ami salt, bound to
Orange Springs. A large force has been sent
to protect her.
Georgia Works.—A corre.-poundent of the
Columbus Sun, who was wounded on Saturday
last, and who is now in the Montgomery, Ala.,
hospital, writs rs follow;- :
“All honor to the noble women of Georgia !
As we went on to the front, they honored us
with flowers and bequets, cheered us with the
waving of handkerchiefs, and animated us with
smiles. On our return wounded, they met us
at every st.tion, nourished and strengthened
us with invigorating cordials, soothed and con
soled us with kind and sympathetic word.-.
Again I 6ay. all honor to the noble women
of Georgia, on tho line of the railroad fr m
Rc-saea to Atlanta. We have been here thirty
hours, and I have not seen a woman except
two or three hired nurses. For the honor of
Alabama I trust her daughter* will learn a lee
on of humanity from their Georgia sisters.” j
FROM CHARLES’! O".
Jioino six of the enemy’s barges came fee.
tween Fort Sumter and Fort Johnson, a? far as
tn - Dat-graph poles, ivliout two o'clock Friday
morning with, it is supposed, the intention of
- aumg the telegraph wire. Fort Sumter op-n
--ed fire ou them, firing four sheds, and can ing
a hasty retreat back to Gregg. The Yankees
ha il one shot in return from a boat howitzer
which passed over the fort, Gregg also fired
three sho s, none of which struck- Six shots
.rore fired at the fort Thursday night 1 tent
Gannon, of the 20th Regiment, was accidentally
wounded in Ihe heel by a gun iu the hands of
one of his own men,
Sixteen shots were fired at lhe city. The dam
age. us usual, was trJlling. •
There was no change iu the flout.
Two deserters belonging to the 41st New
York Regiment, stationed on Folly Island,
enne into our lini-s lost week, and report-d
that an expedition against Limes’ Island had
been project©b and that an attack might be
expected the first favorable night The plan,
as they learned, was for the light draft gun
boats and Monitors to go up Stonoainl Schoon
er Creek as high as the depth of water would
admit. They were then to shell the Island,
while the troops in barges landed under cover
of the boats at or near GrimbaU’s or Legate’s
plantation. The deserters also stated tha>
taere were only about eleven hundred eftee
tiye men on Folly Island, under the comm uni'
ol Brigadier General Schimmclttag. Great,
dissatisfaction existed among the troops, the
greater majority ot whom were foreigners and
substitutes, whose term of sea vice expires in
June They had been promised - seven huo
•lied to a thousand dollars bounty, which had
not yet been paid. Schimmelfing was ainrid to
trust his own men, very seldom left his tent,
and kept a body guard of about- sixty negroes
Satuiday evening tt.e enemy's gunboat.?
commenced shelling Secessionville, which was
kept up about two hours During the nigh:
a force of Yankees landed nnd occupied 14 it
tery and Goat Island The shelling of Seces
sionviile was renewed early Sunday morning,
the firing being very heavy and rtarting our
citizens from their slumbers. The news was
soon received that the Yankees had crossed
■if« Causeways and advanced on our lines at
Legare’s, with the evident design of capturing
our picki t3. The force) ot the enemy is be
lieved to have been from eighteen hundred to
one thousand strong. They weie first met by
Captain Humbert, of the 2d 8. C. Artillery,
aud afterwards by the whole of Major Muni
gault’s battalliofi. A sharp fight ensued; in
which five of our men were wounded, one se
rious!). The enemy’s loss is reported much
greater than ours. Major Manigault we learn
had a horse shot under him.
The following was received at Headquarters ;
Batter y No. 2. 9, A M., May 29, j
Received at 10. iff, A M , via
Royal Hons -. James' Island .)
Captain Fielden, A A. G:
1 have just returned hero from the picket.
The enemy have retired, except a few skirmish
ers, out of sight in the direction of Battery
Island. Major Manigault, commanding pickets,
had a spirited fight witli them. Our men lie
haved handsomely. Five of our men were
wounded and two mi The enemy v.e:e
held in check at Giflßball’s causeway and
eoutel not advance. A deserter who came
in during the tight says there were parts ot
seven regiments. Maj >r Manigault says he
saw two full regiments. I think it was only a
a reconnoisance in fore, and as an attempt’ to
cut off our pickets.
(Signed) W. I>. Taixu'erro
Brigadier General.
A later dispatch nays the enemy retired at
three o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Last ev ning ail was again quiet.
Three shuts only were fired at the city Sun
day.
S iverel of the enemy’s barges renewed th ir
attempts to cut the telegraph between Fort
Sumter agd Fort Johnson Saturday night, blit,
retreated without effecting their object.
The enemy, about half past three o’clock
Monday afternoon, opened «i heavy fire from
their gunboats in Stour), upon Seces. sonville,
winch wa? kept up uutil dark. A dispatch Irotn
Gen. Taliaferro a!, live o’clock stated th it tic
enemy had eommeheed firing on onr pickets
from their battery on Long Island and hum
two gunboats in Stono. A small party landed
on the South elnl near lit*: ohl Yankee battery.
Our pickets were at their old position at Grinr
bill’s and Rivers' causeway.
'ihe enemy kept up a vigorous shelling of
the city during Monday.
Thu-number of shells thrown from 8 A. M.
to 6 P. M. was twenty-live.
A vigorous bombardment of the city was
kept up during Tuesday, ihirty-five sbols
were fired from eight A. M. until six F.M. A
few scattering shots were also fired at Fort John
son on James’ Island, ’i im fleet remained un
changeil.
Since ou. last report forty shots had bee
fired up to six o’clock Wednesday evening.
Battery Gregg also opened for a short lime
Wednesday upon Sullivan's Island and Fort
.Johnson
The Yankees have erected anew flag staff at
Battery Gregg.
They have aGo been busy (lie last few days
upon their Curr.min.aV Point batteries, repair
ing dare ego caused by the high tides. Every
thing remains quiet on James' Island.
Thirty-two s tots were fired at the city from
eight A. M. to six P. M. Thursday. Battery
Simians Opened tire upon Gregg, which was
continued until dark. Gregg replied occa
sionally, firing at both Sitnkins and Fort John
son. U was reported that the “Swamp Ansel"
opened Wednesday with anew gun bearing on
the city.
The following cheering official telegram was
received at Headquarters Thursday evening:
Adams’ Run, May 26, 1861.
To Capt. IT. W. Feilden, A. A. G.
Early this morning the enemy made demon
strations nlong my front tn the Asbepoo rind
Smith Edisto rivers. Four or five gunboat?
aud transports attempted to ascend the Aslre
poo. They were prompt y fired at, at Chap
man’s Fort, by a portion of my farces under
Captain Earle of ihe artillery, and forced to
retreat with ihe loss of cno transport, which
was completely riddled by Earle’s Battery,
and burnt to the water’s edge.
The enemy has retired on both lines. No
casualties on our side.
(Signed; B H. RoßtwoN,
Brigadier General Commanding.
.Official : H. W. Fbilbkn. A. A. G,
There wasnot’drg during Friday beyond the
usual firing on the city. Sixteen <hots were
fired from eight A. M to six P M. Friday.
Some slight exchange of shots look place lie
tween onr batteries on James’ and.Snl’ivafi’s
Islands arid the enemy's batteries upon Cum
mings’Point.
Fit M VltlU'MA.
The Enquirer says “the army of Gen. Lee.
after acccmpbcJiiDg the purposes ;n view by
holding the line of the Matts pony, has moved
some tvv-lveor fifteen miles further back, the
more completely to cover and protect its com
munications and consolidate its strength. The
movement will, of course, be by the
enemy tfh evidence of Gen. Lee’s weakness,
and Gen. Lee is doubtless perfectly willing
that such an inference should be drawn, espe
cially if the enemy will act upon it, and do
some of that tall “pursuing” of which the
Northern papers h ive bo n boasting for the
past ten days. The plans of Gen Lee are
with himself ; he has the entire confidence of
his own people, and cares little tor the enemy’s
opinions. We shall look upon every move
ment ho may m ike as forming a part of a
inugnifiecDt whole, the result of which is to be
certain victory. The Enquirer further say‘
there is considerable excitement in Richmond
in regard to Lees’s movements—but the most
of tho people look upon it as a grand coup d“,
main of he veteran General.
On the South sand ■, tbe Yankees still ho.d a
•little triangular neck of land, about six miles
in extent, bounded on one side by the Appo—
matux, and on the other side by the James'
River The only thing that prevents Butler’s
forces from being annihilated i9 his gunboats.
From lire Peninsula we still have reports
that the Yankees are still hovering over about
the White House. It is thought they are en
d, nvoring to make tbeir way across the Pa
munkey.
By changing Lis line of opeiation Gen Lee
has lost nothing, the movement having been
neces-.Rated by Grant’s change of base. Ids
object being to keep the enemy still in his
Iront. Au officer ivno left tbe lines May 23,
represents that our troops are in fin ■ condition,
in the best of spirits, and anxions for another
collision w.lb the Yankees. They are perfect
ly confident oi theii ability to whip them when
ever (hey are ready for a trial of strength.—
Our army correspondent reports that there is
no immediate prospect of another battle.
j A Michigan Regiment en route from Monroe
i to Ind anapolis, at every station entered nnd
| “cleanedout’’ all the groceries, refreshment
saloons, and whiskey slops which could be
found, and not cont nt with appropriating
whatever they could lay hands on, they in
dulged in indiscriminate sm o>hes of almost ev
erytjiiiig within their reach, and this was not
ai; The railway cars came in for their share
< f the general destruction, several of which
were smashed and destroyed in tbe most wan
ton manner. Upon reaching Indianapolis, a
body of military was detailed to retain them
for the damage they had committed, which it
is reported, amounted to about §B,OOO.
TK£ FI! ESI ERS i’3 U-tBjJiS OffRTUS MBS
SAGS.
To ihe House of Rrprasr tatlves of ihe Confede
rate S < ft.? of America:
The loti awing rt solution passed by the
House on the 14. 1i inst. Iras been received :
“Resolved, i hat the I’resid'-irt ie requested
to inform the House, if riot incompatible with
the public interest, whether the raisons givei
in his special message for suspending the writ
of habeas corpus st 11 exi?t, and wbat addition
al reason tiow exist lo such extent that the
public Fal'e*y ri quires the continuance of the
suspension the eof.’’
In my opinion, the reasons given in the spec
ial message tra .suiiUt-d io bougies- ut its last
session recommending the suspension of the
writ of habeas carpus, siiil exist in umlimin
i?bed tone, and the ptesent j.re.c ure e peciate
ly requires t e c >n:iinia'iou of the suspension.
lh« t fleets of the law f-r that | uip.se have
b> eu most saint uv, and to Hi it law in no con—
siil. r.-.li e . ~ ire we inti- tte I t.u the in
e.i a-e,! etucien y v: the iu 1 tary ; ri partitions
. which have vnubled - ir g-.il m. unities under
the prove; nceofGod. to be it luck the vast
mvai.u g forces which stiff threaten us.
f In rny opt-iuiii i would be perilous, if not
ealannt.r s, to discontinue the suspension while
, a'-ju'i-s o! the enemy ure uirtss'ng on our
brave del, u-.lers with persistent effort for thuir
destruction, and lor rim subjugation of our
country. Ita r upee fg; Atitirutien to ha
a'-.H to mionu you that the mere passage of
tha law suspending rhe wrp was so rflioicuttin
restraining .I nose who were enaaged iu treason,
-a’; le practices,, and in danger',..!- o multeity
>\Ka *‘ur tiuio the instance's are'ex
treme!} few, in wliich urrc'tsts wtve found ne
ee—.'.ry . . >
ibe ctf.’Cw of lie law in preventing thd
abuse A tiie wut, for lhe puvp oi rradiag
military per* jce ? by mn\ wnose p am duty it. 1 a
> a civic*.td tbeii country, cin lwi’div he csticin
ted
The sensitiveness exhibited indiflVu.nt parts
of the e tin try to th ■ I gi-riation on this subject
is indicative of the lore of frqgjb nr which is
innate among the* people, and which ghouls,
ever be cherished ns the sole guarantee for thd
preservation of their constitutional liberties.)
It is not doubted, ho -ever, that if thesu who
have t-xpro.-st I dissatisfaction with the law had
bsthi iu pos- ' si ar 6f tho information which it
was my duty to coinm-mlc.:to t • ion, and
which n. v not yet bo revealed without injury
to the public interests, they won til fully tiara
approved tho exorcise of the power of suspend
ing the writ, which was enfn; tod to Congress
by the Const! iution.'
Ail irusts impose duties. The power was
entrusted express y with the intent that it
should be used when necessary to the public
safely in case <>l invasion Congri.?? concurring
with me that the exigency lud arisen which
requirid the t-x-'i'cr'c ot the power, performed
but a plain duty in passing tho law. and such
will, 1 oul.t net, bo the judgment of the peo
ple when tho facts can be made known without
detriment io their interests
Jefferson Davis,
May 20, 1804. '
A rirt -Cte UKATION.
Dr JosEt’n E. ilriows,
Govei n >r of Cxor.ciA.
Exvcutivk Department, (_
Kielemuyiu.''. Ga , May 2isl. j
I am informed That some of tbo civil officers
of this State, e nbra -,-l in my IVor-tarnation of
18th inst ,do not understand that they aro
ordered to the field but only requested to go.
A? many of the.’! are protected from conscrip
tion by Iheir olli. ’ia! positions, they should not
iiesUiu < a mo it l in a great cm rgcncy like
the present to fly to ai nut'to re pi I itio enemy.
1 have no power to order them as civil olli
ert-s, but 1 Lave as part <1 itio inilitir, and to
pvcvcnl any internal rstari ting, 1. i.-suc this ad
ditionai proclamation, and 1 hereby order all
civil officers of this State, under 50 years of
age, except ibc-.e mention, and in ray former Pro
clamation, aud’lax Collectors and Receivers,
to report immediately to M ijor General 11. C.
Wayn at Ariaiffa. While Clerks of Courts
and Sheriff? are not ordered, their deputies are.
It i? presumed that Ihove who do not claim to
be civil (ltijeis now, \. ill r. t set up the ciaim
in future to avoid conscription.
till itia oiurers who have been elected but
not yet com missioned will' report at Atlanta
immediate v, wb.ero they can receive commiss
ions. No <->;<:!iip»ions wifi be granted to any
oithemiiitia or civil uliicte mentioned, it'
any disobey the order they will do it at th* ir
peril and would do well to be satisfied that
their excuse will stau 1 tbo test on trial before
a court martial They should hasten to the
front and non?) should rcin.riu at home submit
ting excuses by letter lo ibis department. Such
letters cannot receive replies and will not ex
cuse from Iriati by court martial.
it is hoped that lhe service will not bo long,
but the response mast I e prompt or the pen
alties may be very disagreeable No officer
inti-t r main at home a day alter he is advised
of the tali. Georgia expects every man to do
liis duty.
Joseph E Brown.
Biitm of Pleasant Hill Cannon —A corres
pondent; ot the Ail r.ta Appeal, gives the an
nexed account of <ho battle of I‘ioasaut Hill
Church :
On the afternoon of Wednesday May 20, quite
a battle occurred near Pleasmt Util church, in
Paulding county, G.t„ about four mil, a north
east of ILU.u, in which Hooker’s corps, and a
part o 1 Stovensou’it Stewarts and Hindman’s
divisions wete engaged. Two hundred an 1
twenty-five of onr ;vi-iridc<t reached the receiv
ing and distrihut ng ltosp t 1 at Marietta up to
ten o clock V.ednerday night, and from them
we nave been able to gun many particulars.
About 12 oVh ck. M,skirmishing commenced
on our right, between onr cavalry and the ad
vance oi the enemy . Unexj ected as the en
counter was, the divis'ou* named were imme
diately tin own into line of buttle Stevenson’s
division on t 1 e right, m,mart's in tho centre,
and Hindman’s on the left. A constant skir
mishing was kept up for some hours, when tho
enemy advanced in tAoat tone, and our skir
mishers fell back to the main line,
A' out 5 i ciock l’. M. the enemy boldly as
saulted our lilt-*, their principal effort seeming
to be direct'-i again t fv-wart’s division, or
tue center ol tms iine Our troops reserved’
ifieii file until Sh toe aivinced within one
bundled yimls. whin ;■ heavy fire of urtiliaiv
and mt.. ket y wus o, CT-tl upon them. They
attended *° P’uce a bu'teiy of four pieces in
position, but wei-. tttia b V to do so in conse
quence of the heavy fire directed against them.
Iho scene of the eoiitl ct was soon enveloped
in smoko, but the battle wus continued until
and *-.*k, without i ith-r side gamine any apparent
tidv.inti.tg-. At dark the enemy withdrew,
leaving a number of bis dead on the field,
while our forces held their oiiginnl position,
M i*d at' nee proceeded to erect defenses, in
anticipation that, a hard struggle would tako
1> ece Timis-.'ttyn
Our lot,: is ‘ -aunited m between three and
lour hundred kiln and and wounded; which prin
cipally occurred in Eidridge’s bit tall ion of ar
tillery and Slovatl’s, Clayton’s and Gibson’s
brigade;, of Stevenson’s division. The ions of
the artii.'ery 1 nee was nearly one hundred,
Stovall’s brigade something over one hundred.
The loss oi Hie enemy iu killed i.t known to
have greatly exceed outs, as must also have
been the casein wounded ; as bis line was con
stantly exposed to a heavy artillery fire at
ehoit range, an ordeal our forces escaped.
In this, affair tho troops engaged sustained
themselves in the most gallant manner. Es
pecially was litis the case wi'-h Stewart’s div e
ton, agaihst which the principal fire of the en
emy was directed. .Gen. Stewart was with his
men, aud by hi* constant presence set them an
example which we take pleasure in saying wat
nobly emulated by all. Captain Matthews, of
the general s staff, was among tue wounded.
1 he manner in which our artillery was served
was also commended, and the heavy loss sus
tained by the battalion shows that, they weie
exposed to a murderous lire.
Stanford s battery, from Grenada, Mississip
pi, si ttcicd a loss of one killed and seventeen
wound A. A complete list of the loss in this
c mpuny will be found in another column.—
None of the wounded are considered Range!cus.
Before the wounded it it the fie.d Thursday
morning, heavy firing took place T> tween the
skirmi-i.cis on both sitles. widen it was thought
would lead to a general engagement. At an
early hour in the morning Lieut. Col. Young,
of the 4G;h Georgia, was Revert ly wounded.—
One ball shattered the bones ol h:s right leg
below the kn<-s so badly as to render amputa
tion necessary. A second shot took effect in
bis left thigh. Major Nail, of the 41st Georgia,
w s also wounded in the bar.d.
As remarked, a general engagement was expec
ted to take place Thursday, lor which both sides
seemed preparing it an tally hour. The charac
ter oi the firing .hat was heard througaout tlie
day, however, indicated only heavy skirmish
ing along a conrideiable portion of the line,
and the principal object of the contestants was
matneuveiing lor poS.t on. The enemy seeing
disposed to fight in his pre-ent position, and we
have every reason to beli ve he wil be actoai
mod aged without delay.
A Paris correspondent of a New Y'ork paper
says that L uis Napoleon ha3 suppressed the
publication in French journa.s of Le late action
of the Federal House of Representatives on the
Monroe doctrine, In relation to the French luv«g
sion of Mexico.