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Columbus (fitqutnr.
COLUMBUS:
Tnesday Morning, June 2,1863.
Ynllandighatn In Blll6>
It fuiamstbat Lincoln lias avoided acrid-
iuy' Mr. Vellendigbam to our line* in an
open and formal manner, ro a* to 'In
volve on our autlioritica tho alternative
of receiving or rejecting him. Ho sent
iiini outside of the Federal military line*,
lmtwccn hia picket* and ours, and there
left him, under circumstance* that far-
Inulo hi* return to the Federal line*. Of
necessity, be had to make hi* way to Gen
Bran*’* line*, am, » ,l *" roportod, hasask-
od to bo receivod "a* an exile." Our
Oovornmont ha* therefore to deal with
him and not r/flh Lincoln, and this
change of parties materially affect* tho
question of reeeption. It soon:* to ui
that, in noosoofthiz kind, tho chriatinn
nnd humane principle of hospitality
mint not bo violated, even for considera
tions of policy. If our Government bad
nny mean* of safely sending Mr. Vallan-
digbam out of the Confederacy to some
neutral country, tho question would bo
one of less embarrassment. Hat In our
judgment it would ho exposing him to
too much personal peril to force him to
attempt to run tho blockade. Should
he, in an a|f£npl of «tab hind, again fall
into the hand* of tho Llueolnltoa, he
would perhaps suffer death as a punish
ment for endeavoring to eacapo from his
sentence,
Mr. \ allandigbam ha* oxhibitod an
appreciation of the question* icUod by
bit advent among u*, and a considerate
desire to avoid embarrassment to thoso
whoso hospitality ho *ook*, by asking to
he received “as an oxllo." The term im*
pile* that bo has been banished or exiled
from hia country, and sock* a refuge in
cure. Ilo thus present* tho question aa
one of hospitality only. Thua viowing
it, wo am inclined to differ from the At
lanta Intelligencer, which thinks that
"themost that our Govommont should
do, would be to receive and giro him
pa*sago,to sonic other land." To do so,
in our opinion, would ho to thrust the
distinguished nnd unfortunato oxilo into
tho very Jaws of ditngor, and lliu* to vio
late tho groat dictate of hospitality to tho
friendless stranger, that I* no loss bind
ing upon nation* than upon individual*.
Ill* truo that by pursuing this course
we would porhap* thwart tho fury of the
Lincoln Government and vindicate our
right to receivo or expel any cltlxon of
tho Uni tod Stnto* from our borders. But,
W.levlng a more sacred principle U» ho
now involved, we say, in tho language of
the Highland "robol"—
“.Not lor those, or I'ouulry'* reuse,
♦ Munt w* depart from honor s laws,
(’ontomplaiing tho contingency of Lin
coln's formally leudaring Vullandigham
to our Government as a tit recipient of
It* sympathies, wo did, tho other day,
advance the opinion that ho ought not
thuR to ho roroivod ; and wo did this not
only in view of our right to determine
far ourselves whom to reroivo as our po
litic*! associate*, ami to spurn tho at
tempt by Lincoln to usn those States au
a sort of llolnny Hay, hut ia view alno of
the effect which the reception of Vallnn-
dig'onui with opuii r ar:nn would have upon
tho prospects of h Is party In tho North-
orn Htate*. But tho Ibsuo i* materially
changed, not only by tho course of Lin
coln in nvolding any arrangemont with
tho Confederate Htates, but by Vallon
dlgbam in presenting blmsolf at simply
on exile asking tho honpltallty of thoso
mining whom ho has boon literally
thrown. As thoro would, in tl»o contln-
goitcy first contemplated, have toon dan
ger of greatly weakening Ills party
friends at tho North by receiving him,
at Lincoln's hands, as a fit political an*o-
clato for us; ho now there would ho dan
ger of oxaftpuraling Mr. VaUandigham's
friends against us by roPiRlng to him tho
rites of hospitality when be ask* it only
as an exile among us.
Vicksburg.
We nro gotling a hollar view of the
chow-board on which tho groat military
game at Vicksburg is playing, and it*
prog ions so far l* decidedly encouraging,
tils evident, however, that it in a gamo
that Just now engrosses tho attention and
tho onergies of both parties, and that
they arn playing it with all the earnest
ness and determination of a game for
eiiUMre.
Wohto now confirmed in the impros-
aion that Gon. I'omhgrtoh I* within our
dofauoes with a considerable army, nnd
that force in provisioned to stand a
idogo or BQVoral month*; also that Gen,
Johnston in outside of Uio Vicksburg do-
fences, organising a largo And increasing
nrmy in the rear of the enemy. Woals*
have account* that leave no reasonable
doubt of tho truth of the statement ro-
eelved sovoriil days since, that our army
within tho entrenchments at Vieksbhrg
ha* ropontodly repulsod the enemy with
great slaughter.
So far tho progress of tho contest and
tho positions of tho forces ongagod arc
favorable to us. But it must not bo con
cealed that the cnoiuy has made and is
making Hotr.c moves that causo ua much
concern and some uneasiness.
Tho most important of thoso is tho oc
cupation of Snyder's Bluff by theonomy.
This poiltioo, a hlmrt distance above the
mouth of tho Ynr.oo river, has heretofore
boon held by our forcos to provent tho
uiuimy iVoin landing in tho rear of Vicks
burg. Snydor’a Bluff I* only 7 orb tnllee
north of Vlckfchurg, and "by holding it
tho enouiy will bo savod the danger and
delay of sending roinfot contents nnd sup
plies paRtlbo city and thon up tho river
again. Ho will now have a vory short
distance for wagon transportation, which
he can easily guard, instoud of the much
longer route crossing tho Big Black.
Wo aro also informed by telegraph
that Banks hod crossod the Mississippi at
Bayou Barn, which la above Port Hud
son aud has n railroad running to Wood-
villo, Miss., iu tho direction of Vicks
burg. Whether his object is to advance
directly upon Vicksburg, or first to at
tack Fort Hudson in the rear, roduco it,
and then run hia fleet up to Vicksburg
to co-operate in the attack on that city,
U not yot known. Wo think it most
probable that ho will first attack Port
Hudson. This movement i* evidently
au important one, amt may have much
mischief in it.
Gi»r people, however, repose the ut
most con tide nee in Gen. Johnston, and
believe him Squat to any emergency that
may arise. Of the steps that have been
taken to reinforce him sufficiently to
meet these threatening demonstrations
«»f the enomy, it would not become us to
speak if we svore advised of them. But
we may rey that wo share the general
feeling of confidence that tho defence of
Vicksburg, so heroically ami successfully
conducted so far, will ho gloriously
maintained Iti the presoht emergency.
Kn liuoKO, May The State elec
tion took pUcti in Virginia to-day. Wick
ham was eloctod over Lyons in this Con
gressional district, aud Hon, William 0.
Rivas was elected without opposition m
U‘v Albemarle district.
Operation* Near Vicksburg.
A correspondent of tho Mobile Register,
writing from Jackson 23d, gives some
reliable acconnu of the movements of the
onemy after leaving Jackson.
Ho throw hia column* Across the Big
Black river, nnd commenced extending
his linos Around Vicksburg. Our forces
evacuated .Snyder's Bluff', and destroyed
the works. This gives Grant tmrcl) hot
tor facilities than he had before far ob
taining supplies nnd reinforcements
In tho battle of Baker's Crack, on Sat
urday the 16th, Pemberton formed his
force- in a single lino of battle on tho
Vicksburg sido. Rtovcnson commanding
the loft, Bnvfbn tho centre, and Loring
the right, Tho enemy formed on tho op
posite sido in three line*. .Stevenson and
Bowon woro driven hack, while Loring,
holding hi* ground, was cut off, and
nmrehed first to Crystal Springs and then
to Jackson.
,n affair on Sunday, our forces sus
tained serious and fell l»ack within
tho defonco* proper of Vicksburg.
Up to Wednesday night the enemy
had made three separate and distinct as
saults on tho works and had been severely
punished. C'apt. Htovens had run out
700 unties from Vicksburg to Jack-
son, thus at once aiding Johnston and
lessoning tho number to bo fed by Pem
berton. Vicksburg had full rations for
U0 days, or half rations for 180 days, and
the garrison was regarded as sufficiently
strong to resist tho enemy.
The booming of cannon indicated that
tho Yankee* wore shelling Vicksburg.
Koinforcemonts to our army woro con
stantly arriving nt Jackson.
Account* from Vicksburg.
We copy from the Mobile papers of the
20th, tho followingdlspatobes from Vicks
burg, tho main point* of which wore tele
graphed to us tho other day :
Jackson. May 21.—Firing was heard
from tho direction of Vicksburg till nine
o'clock this morning, hut nothing since
that hour.
Advice* to 2 o’clock Friday ovening
represent all well.
This morning the2olh Mississippi reg
iment, mounted, dashed Into Raymond,
capturing 400 prisoners, of which 163
hnvo 1/eoii brought' here—-tho rout, hoing
the sick and wounded, were paroled.
Jackson, May 26.—Ll Col. Shacklet,
with the 8th Kentucky Mounted Infniir
try, has arrived from Vicksburg, having
been sent out by Gen. Pomberton. Tho
following statement of evont* i* made up
ol information received through him:
Monday, the 18th, passed off with
shurpahooting and shelling.
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock the
enomy attacked Gon. Pemberton's left
contra four limn*. Tho first assault last
ed thirty minute*, tho second twenty,
tho third fifteen, and tho fourth nine.
Thoy wore each timo repulsed with
gieat slaughter. Gon. Pcmborton cap
tured four stand of colors and some pris
oners, nnd lost eighty
I'KOM It KNOT KG’* IIRIGADI*.
A Wholesome I'rovlsluii.
In the advertisement of tho Chief ('ami* OK I food’s Division
Commissary of tho Confederate Rules! Near Raccoon Ford, Vn., May 22. j
for Georgia, published in this paper, we j j>far Enquirer: To-morrow W tho nn-
read as follow* : j nivernary of the sworn! year of tho service
"It is proper to inform speculator* | of my compnny eompar ions and myself
that tbefr accumulations will bo subject ,»« . f southern lilmrtv nn.i i„
U> lniprf-.nionl for tlio Oovornmont uro | ll, “ » ,,r r ' ,r ," oulbcrn "»*«>
by the District Commissaries who have dependence. 1 wo year* 1 What a brief
special powers to that cud. In such period it may mkWi to tluutc who havo not
.ection «, .Impra.inont Ac ; l <! yet snti-lic! tln-ir »v< ir ieo in o|wr»tln K on
r redrew than to | f .J h
the owner Iias r
other
Accept tho fixed by tlio achuilulo «»f 1 t * 1G w "'“' ‘' f l| in People! Two yean
• ■ '* nissionor*." What along timo it ha* appeared to thosi
Wednesday, the column of assault was
brought up; tho officer* loading t he troops
broke, ami tho column disappeared.
Thursday wa* passed by tho enomy in
cannonading and shelling — Pemberton
not replying, hut telling liis men to re
serve their fire, and not uselessly throw
away their ammunition. Tlio Foderal
dead were still lying unburied Thursday
night.
Our works toward* Warronton have
not boon menaced. Tho Fedoral lino of
investment i* imperfect.
Federal prisoners report Ocnoral Htoolo
killed.
Col. Baker, of tho filth Alabama regi-
mont, is slightly wounded.
C'apt* Waddell Kale 2
It gives us great pleasure to ho able to
contradict, upon the moat positive and
diroct uutliQrily, tlm report of the death
of Cupt. James F. Waddell and capture
of most of his artillery company. Tlio
following dispglch to his brother, lion.
Geo. 11, Waddell of Crawford, Ala., in
roKponcn to his anxious inquiries, was
received In this city this morning: ♦
Jackson, May 27.-Geo. IL Waddell;
Tho Battery was in tho tight. It lo*t
some guns in tlm retreat. Flemming
(Cupt. Waddell) is well and safe in
Vicksburg.
A sixth ami great ropulso of tho enomy
on Hatnvdqy. A V fi»»v
Virglnlu Hlecttau.
Tho geneial election In Virginia, for a
Governor, UeprcBontallvc* to Congress,
and Members of tlio Stale Legislature,
will take place to-day. Tliero are now
only'tliroocandidates farUovornor in the
field -Gon. Win. Smith of Fauquier, Goo.
W. Munford of Richmond, and Tho*. S.
Flournoy of Halifax. Hon. Win. L.
Hoggin wltbdrow from tlio contest about
Ion days ago, assigning us a reason that
an effort wa* making to draw old party
line*. It is ovident from the Richmond
papors that such nn attempt has boon
made in an imidinus manner, but wo
trust that tho people of tho Stnto gono--
ally have not boon influenced by such
unworthy appeals, Our opinion in that
tho contest will bo between Mr. Flournoy
ami Gon. Rmith. Munford $nd Smith
holongod to tho old Democratic party,
but tho latter wa* a rathor erratic mem
ber, and Mr. Flournoy to the old Whig
party.
Thero Is quito a spirited contest for Con
gress in several of tho Districts, and a
number of ablo men are candidates.—
We are glad to soo it stated that Hon.
W m. C\ Rives will bo elected to Con
gress without serious opposition. Such
an election is due to hia eminent ability
Lying for Kkvkct.—Tho New York
Tribune, In Its account of tho late
battles near Fredericksburg, says that
in tho chargo by French'* division "tho
wounded rebols cullod out to the national
troops ’Tush on, boys, push on and de
feat them, for God's sake, and ond this
This is a very flimsy falsehood, that
van only catch the hhaUuwo&t gull* at
tho North, lor whoso deception* it wa*
thrown out. The Tribune hopes thus to
onoourage the Yankees to porsaverunco
even in defeat after dolont. It is but the
old "ninety day* ' promise in a different
phraseology, ond will havo its r
the Yankeos as long ns it can ho used
with effect. _ _
Shocking Outrage.
Just as wo go* to press, wo are inform
that tho Indian named John K. lvaik,
long known in this county, was on Sun
day evening Inst forcibly seized and fas
tened before h hot fire prepared for tho
purpose, and was loft there without
clothing, until ho wa* literally baked and
burnt brown. Tho perpetrators uf the
deed aro known, hut havo not yot Mon
arrested. Their lendor is said to he a well
known desperate character in tlio upper
part of this county, by the name of A
Tito. He is a man of notorious covetous-
new, but theft or plunder doe* not soom
to nave been tho object far this inhuman
act, a« nothing was missing from tho
Premises, except a little com meal.
will have fall nnrticulars in our next
sue. —Route (huricr.
Tho Indian above alluded to wa
good friend of our*, with whom w« have
been particularly intimate far u year past
Wo are somewhat conwdod far his los
by the assurance that "double extra'
punishment will soou bo meted out totb'
perpetrators of tho outrage and to all sim
ilar offenders. So mote it he.
Tho only price that doesn't
with the Revolution: "Tho I'rice of Lib
erty—Kiel nal Yigilanco,"—Chutta
Rebel.
And it is the only " price" that ought
to iticroast in the ratio prevailing i
u*. If thero was " .'peculation in i
would .before this time havo bee
nation of lynxes iustead of leeches
tho Impressment Commissioner*.
AVo trust that this regulation, which
ci»n bo so executed a* to ho of imiuonso
benefit to tho country, will not ho per
mitted to become a "dead letter." The
Stnto Governmonts hnvo failod to enact
efficient law* for tho prevention of spec
ulation in those articlo* which tho Gov
ernment most needs for the uso of the
army, and tho pooplo generally requiro
for tho support of their families; but this
rule of the Confederate authorities can bo
regulate tncli speculation as to counter
act the woral of its pernicious effects.— ‘ Uo«n
Tho.accumulations of tho speculator* will
not become very large, if tho Commissa
ries keep an eye on them and impress
them for Government uso ns soon aa they
are ascertained to exceed the amount
noedod for tho regular supply of con
suming customers.
There is manifest reason and justice) in the
proposition to seize for Government use
the hoards of speculator* before resorting
to tho stockH of producers. Tho impress
ment of the supplies of tho latter may
tend to restrict production, which would
be a great error at this time; while if the
taking of tho accumulations of the specu
lator should to nny extent docroaso spec
ulation, it would to that extont confer a
benefit on the country. Besides, the one
i* a business that constitute* tho wealth
nnd strongth of a country und Is indis
pensable to it* vory existence ; White the
other i* only a licensed privilege enuring
to tho benofit of only the few engaged in
it, and liablo to he perverted to tho seri
ous injury of tlio groat masses, especially
in a time like the present.
It would ho especially beneficial to the
country if the CommlssarlM would nt
oace impress every bushel of tho now
wheat, or flour made from it, that specu
lators may secure. Thoy hnvo the power,
given by the act of Congros* and tho
instructions of tho Chief Commissary of
tho Htate, und iti rigid exercise would at
oqc« arrest n movomont, which i* *nid to
he now on foot, to engross nnd hoard up
tho hulk of the wheat crop in tho hands
of a few avaricious speculators upon the
ncccnsitios of tho Government nnd the
pooplo.
Chattahoochee Gunboat lifavvn I p.
Nows wasrocoivod in this city on Hat-
urday, that tho Con fed ora to gunboat on
tho Chattahoocheo was blown up on
Wednesday last, near BlounUtown, be
low Chattahoocheo. Ah the hunt which
brought this uuw* wa* about leaving
Chattuhooehon, a message was rocolvod
asking that tho Munnorlyn bo sent to tho
assistance of tho gunboat. Wo learn
that Mr. Biibro, tho pilot, wn- killed, and
that sovoral others of the officer* and
crow woro injured. Tho extent of tho
injury fa tho boat wo havo not heard.
She wa*, it is said on her way down to the
obstructions, and, hoing slopped in)mr
progress by low water, wnu tacking
to return when the accident occurred.
who hnvo ever boon in in litury harness,
sleeping during the whole tjmo on the
cold bosom of the earth, sometimoa on a
.single blanket, sometimes covarics*, eat
ing scanty rations, marching many inllo*
over quagmire road*, wading rivers,
ploughing as it wero through hanks of
snow, enduring burning bent nnd freez
ing sntfw, enduring tho brunt nnd shar
ing tho danger* of battle! It makes it
really seem a long, long two year* l
But in sill this long time, thero have
ime oases— muio moments of joy
ultnlion, which for a brief time
hnvo quenched our repining* for home
and its loved ones—period* when victory
ha* exultantly crowned our arms and
perched on our banners—never, though,
hut at a dear cost of blood to U a , it ml n
sovoro loss of life on the side of our one-
my, Thcso, together with the cor.sclous-
nea* that we are ntrikiug for homo and
liberty, are recompense for all we have
undergone.
Oh for the virion of a prophet, that we
could for a brief space look into tlio fu
ture and see how long yot wo shall lrnvo
to strike until we shall liuve attained our
liberty and independence 1 However,
the spirit of the army is buoyant now a*
over i it wants n<> pence without an hon
orable, unqualified recognition of our In
dependence. Without Unit recognition
wo Would spurn peace, and prefer to
fight until the Ian one of u* shall have
fallon in tho attempt to secure our posi
tion ns u free nnd Independent nation.—
With the old umviin, wu hold that while
thero exist* the. will, thorn is a way for
tho successful achievement of liberty.
So, with a firm reliance on Itcaveft, the
justness of
strong arm*, our or
Yankee fraternizatio
only a qn
Lochlel’s warning,
"Caining e
of freedom fro
of tin
ippri
11 heir shadow* be far
Not a Doctor !
Editor Turner, of The. Country man,
protests that we made a mistake In calling
Dr. Turner" ; Bay* that ho U not
entitled to tho appellation ; that he once
thought ho was in a fair way to obtain
it, by bocoming a I). I). in tho Ifardaliell
Baptist poraiiation; but that hi*■ hopes in
this respect have hoen nigimlly blasted,
hlolly bocauso, In a lute controversy
with certain "»Hoftshnll Baptist papers,"
ha "incontinently ventilated his peculiar
lew* on tho subject of close erminunion
and baptism rather more freely than was
prudent in ‘' nrt ""eMrig to the tltlo of 1>.
D. in the I lard the) I clmnli. ilo In
sists, however, that ho is a "good enough"
Hardshell in faith and practice, and soems
to think that injustice has been done him
ntho disappointment of his aspirations;
that he Is perfectly orthodox in hi* oppo
sition to "missions, tracts, societies gen-
rally, nigger reading, nigger preaching,
and all the follies of the day," and In hi*
advocacy of foot washing.
We had somehow gotten the notion
Into our bond that Mr. Turner was a
Heal doctor; and wo neither had nny
knowledge of, nor made nny allusion to,
cloHinHiical aspirations, in culling
him "Dr. Turner." Wo hope, however,
that his ease will bo ro-conaidorod, nnd
that ho will yet roooivo "tho call" for
which ho has been *o anxious listening;
provided, however, that his olovntlon to
tho rank of D. D. doe* not interfere with
his position as editor, ilo might uiako a
vory acceptable nnd useful preacher, but
wo know that he makes one of tho host
editors in tho country, nnd would advise
him against rush oxporiinonl*.
There isono expression in our editorin)
friend’# "confession of faith" that pre
sents tho question in a light wo never
thought of hofore. Ho says that ho is
eminently practical in his opposition to
socloUas; that his "spiritual welfare, in
connection with temperance societies,
well provided far, long before the
pricoof luxuries wont up to thoir prosont
untenable rntoa.” Now, if ho can only
convince the public that this prudent
provision for a very Jr•/timo was attribu
table to his sectarian creod and aspira
tions, tho song "1 wish 1 was n Hard
shell" will hocomo ns popular In thoso
parts ns the national favorite "1 wish 1
was in Dixie."
Decline in Pntriis,—The Charleston
Courier, Alluding to tho sale of n cargo
of foreign goods sold in that city on
Wednesday, states that many of tiro
articlo* wore sohUt a low or price than
was obtained at previous sales, and the
impression was, that thero was a genera
want of spirit in tho bidding.
Tho numbei of vessels running tlv
blockade appears to bo increasing rapid
ly of late, and of course tho amount of
good* brought in is much larger. Thero
ought to bo a material and permanent
decline in prices.
The Savannah Republican is informed
that there are at this tiino 21 cargoes of
unsold imported goods in porta of the
Confederate Slates, viz : Two at Mobile,
five nt Wilmington, and fourteon at
Charleston.
,**r Tho Macon (Miss.) Ileaenn of the
27th Inst say*: " W« have rumor* from
travellers that our army at Vicksburg
havo repulsed the enemy a» many os
seven timo.*, with heavy los*. General
Juhnstou is concentrating a largo force
at Edwards' Depot, and will attack Gen.
Grant'* army ns soon as he considers him-
lolf strong enough. Pemberton is eonil- j
nil thoso trials and tribulations
our young (Jonfedernt’on will ut no dis
tant period lmrfit forth into tho full de
velopment of tlio manhood of freedom
nnd strength —a Solomon, ns it were, in
dearly bought experience, and a very
Samson In sinewy power. Though
many of us may fall before the end of the
struggle, yet we lodk forward to hiss
ings which our children shall enjoy from
tlio borijago of freedom which, earned at
tho cost of our blood, we -hull bequeath
to them.
I)r. Frank (' Ellison, city physician of
Columbus previous to the war, and since
a surgeon at the fat Go. Ifa pitul at Rich
mond, V»., ha* I 1 ourii, nt hi- own ro-
quost, been transferred to the Held, and
i* now temporarily on duty in tho 2nd
Gn. Regiment. At tho 1 t Georgia he
won A reputation for attention, slrill and
ability which i * not only honorable to
liim*oir, hut gratifying fa hi* host of
f.i.„.d» in tho army undid home.
Lieut. John Smith, sun of your Into
fellow fawnminn II. .1. Smith, i, now an
Aid-do-camp to Gen. Hood, and I |onrn
i* n very efficient nnd popular stair oflfa
Chaplain Garr
md other clmptai
laving dally and
n the chapel near by, and tho
uly attended by th«
l* of (hi
nightly ,
regiment,
rder has he
i nt *
ml to have all
not nl n
lion i* i
ml it
hinted
. Such i
id will do
cl, to
wards arresting tlio apron
pox, ahould tlm eimlmrion *««• son- >
among our troops by the fae.
(-’apt. A. C. Morton, A. i v » M. of the
20th, mstill nl hia post, und is prompt in
tho discharge of his duties.
Cnpt*. R. C. Shorter and Geo. Dilling
ham are still active in tho duties of their
respective regiment* in tl,l.* brigade.
C.ipt*. Mile ho) I, Hutchins and Little
orn all prosont on duty. C'apt. Mims is
absent Hick at Riehmond.
l.t*. Fontaine, Huey, (Jrimherry. Cor
nett and Wood are nil present. Tho
mpnnio*, from different counties
of Georgia, are now pretty fully re pro-
son ted in officers.
No intelligence <»t the acceptance of
the resignation ol Col. Cumming ha* yot
reached us.
Tho new order taking away power
from tho regimental surgeons 1<» send
officers or soldiers to the rear, is now in
force in this division. Applicant* for
lhi« purpose have to receivo the sanction
of tho Division Medical Board, or re
main sick in camp.
Our mail* aro very irregular nt lliis
time, although our attontivo Brigade l'o !-
, Me An
, I* fo,
the
Marion County.
At n meeting of tho citizens of said
■ounty, called to take Into consideration
he recommendation of HU Excellency
Jeffer*on Davis, President of the Confed
erate Mate* of America, in relation.fa
ivisions for tho army—
)n motion of Col. M. L. Bivin, the
‘ding was organized by calling Judge
James II. Durham to the chair. B. II.
Hinton, on motion, was requested to act
as Secretary.
Cnpt. Crawford being invited to explain
the object of tho meeting, did in his usual
elegant and polite style address the meet
ing with icmarks appropriate fa the oc
casion.
I». B. Hinton then proceeded to rend a
-eamhlo aud resolutions for the further
mahieratioiiof the meeting, as follows:
Wh'-rea* wc arq involved in a revolu
tion which, for its huge proportions and
mcl barbarities, stands unequaled by
tho history of any war, either ancient or
modern; and whereas we know that the
object of the foe is to subjugate our peo
ple, confiscate our property and deprive
ua of tho liberties wc have enjoyed in the
past nnd now hope to realize in the fu
ture; and whereas we are thoroughly
convinced that this direful calamity can
never befall m so long ns wo are true to
ourselves, our country and our God; and
whereas Hi* Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of tho Confederate Htates, is
sued hi* proclamation calling on the citi
zens to hold meeting* -md a* far ub prac
ticable to furnish provisions for Ilia army:
slid whereas the rnaintainnnce of those
brave and noble patriots whoso breasts
have been made hare on so many a field
of peril, and whose blood from many a
sore laceration ha* hoen poured as n i ion
lihali n in the cause of liberty on our
soil, made sacred by the interment of
many of the purest, noblest
letter from “4. T. «•" itlamt two miles as a rolief. C«R Hart
Hhei.byvillk. Tkxn . 1 ! and Holt went In two miles of the Ford
May 27,1863,) and sent out scouts to fool for the enemy.
Eliior Enquirer: A portion of Pre-fan I TJicy soon found but that the enemy wero
Smith’s brigade of Tennesseeans, whilo at the Ford lying in ambush : they could
picket duly in front of Wnrtraco, a ( not at-certaiu tho exact strength of them,
few days ago, wore pounced down ui»on j Romo state that they havo 800 infantry
by a brigade of Illinoi* troops nnd eapt and 100 cavalry.. Two indiej who passed
lured. Gon. Smith immediately *en- j them aifcd jlml there woro about 800 in
foi wnnl reinforcement*, And succeeded in j all, u„d that they woro fortifying the
pf.uringnil hut about "thirty of his j Ford.
i. Some few of our men wore killed. After ga’nirig all the information we
and wounded iu tho fight Tho loss to i could, we all roturned to our camps,
inerny i» not known. ! Cumberland Ford is a place similar fa
\. Thompson, of the 3d Ga. Cavalry, j the Gap. A very few men can hold it
with a portion of his command, had a nguin-t a large army. L do not know
sharp brush with tho enemy near Frank- j whether they are fortifying tho Ford or
few days ago. Lieut. Klink, of j not* I think it probable they Hro trying
city, with his company, was in tho j to draw our attention here and striko a
tight, aud if tho report* that I hear ho i b!
true, ho and his command boro them- ;
fully in the fight I have not
•»f our friends, brotke
is the Hist great duty i
md fathers.
„ w them; and
whereas the defence of our country, the
Httabii.-Jiiiicnt of our liberties and tlio se
curing of our independence are objects
of paramount importance—for the necom-
plUhmmit of which wo hereby pledge all
we have and are: Be it therefore
Resolvetl, \sl, That a committee of
three be appointed, composed of reliable
and substantial citizens, whose duty it
niiall bo to aet a* a contral committee for
the COur.ty and ussess the price of such
provisions ns may be furnished by the
citizens of said county.
Rfohed, 2d, That a committoo of four
ho appointed in ouch militiadUtrict, whoso
duty it shall he to HHcertain the quantity
of provisions that may nnd will he fur
nished in thoir reanectivo districts, and
report fa the central committee.
IUo.lred, JJrf. That the committee for
each District bo requested to report to
tiie central committed on the 1st Saturday
i of C'apt. C’ri
esolulioin w«
Afford, tho pre-
o unanimously
adopted.
On motion of MaJ. K. W. ilillor, Co).
W. M. Brown, Col. M. L. ffivln and Jn*.
M. llarvy wero appointed to act u* the
'central committee.
On motion of II. B. lliuton, the central
committee wero requested to suggest
proper and suitable names for the Severn]
District committees, ami that such names
bo submitted to tho meeting for ratifica
tion and sjipprsl. Tho committee re
tired and reported tho following names:
KOTtii Diamnrr.—J. L. Baker, Seaborn
McMiehaol, L.O. Davis and Dun'l James.
808th DisTHH'T. —II. .1. llallev, T. J.
Mathew.*, W. A. Callaway und John
McMiehaol.
.Ia- k*o;<vim.k Dimtiuct J. M. Gill,
William r«*ery, W. II. Merilt and A.
M Champion.
Rkimionk Dihtrict.-7.. II. Burt. J.
W Hard age, John Kemp ami A. YV. J.
J. A. Cion
Dim
M. G. Brady, W. II. Jo
a than McC/ung.
Dn motion, tlio roport of tlio,central
committoo wu* received and adopted.
On motion of Maj. Miller, tho .Secre
tary was r(H]ue*Ied to forward for publi
cation these proceedings.
Dn motion, the mooting adjourned sine
'He. J. H. DURHAM, Cha n.
B. B. Hinton, Hcc’y.
From Honnliig’ H llrlgado.
May 20th, 1KU. )
Ed. Em/nirre ; —Since my last nothing
new has turned up, Wo are encamped
near tho ahovo ford, about four miles
from Mitchell'* Station on the Manassas
Gap Railroad, nnd consuming our time
in drill and recruiting from our long
vary
cite
of ill (
in search of our mails,
fayed, we know not w h<
Into wo liuve boon hard to find or locate
by tho distribution r.gonV at Rich
Nothing new ha* transpired oinco mv
fail. Alii; quiet in our front
Rumor has it that Gon. Stuart is .ton
fa take "a lidai — wherefrom and where
to -we shall not guess, lfa intends, l
suppose, to eclipso Htor.oman. Wo shall
Hem, and hopo^mt ho will damage tho ene
my moro than Hlonoman injure I us.--
Thero is n grand review of nii entire cav
alry division at Culpeper C. II. to-day.
Reports say thoy aro under command of
owned circuit
ght thousand.
tlen. Job Stuart, tlm
rider, and number ohm
Something is out, wo kmn\\
J. T.
r.49'- It is understood that Gen. Mitch
ell retire* front the command of the Post
ftlNa*hvi\lo, to assume command of a
brigado of cavalry. Ho will ho suecoodvd
in command of the Post by Gon. Robert
S. Granger, of tfco rogular army.—Chat.
Rebel, 21 fa.
This strengthen* tho information of tlio
Atlanta Confederacy, that a great cav
alry foico is preparing nt Nashville for
raid* into Northern Alabama and Geor
gia. Our people havo no time to lose in
tlio organization of their homo defenders.
From tho Montfcomery Advertiser.
M Kill man. May 27j»fa .,r B’. Ii.
Mathews .-—News has boon received from
Vicksburg up to Sunday evening.—
Fighting has taken place every day. "
Saturday a tremendous assault was n
by concentrating most of tlio enct
cannon upon one point.; Our, breast
work* broken, and the enomy onterod in
considerable numbers. Thoy were ter
rihly repulsed, almost all being killed oi
tukcu prisoners. Wui-Mpturcd their ban
ners on our work*. «*ur loss thus far h
between two aud throe hundred. Th«
enemy admit a loss of from fifteen t<
twenty thousand.
K. M. Dillard.
i.»
■ from
i»rg.
dent
bolding Vicksburg again-l the j dridge, »»t Gainesville^ that
y for months."
A ttrONKY Mi sister,—The vldei. ...
Rev. 1. Starr King's society in Saul "Wo
lo him a note, najiiig that sixth li
erlain stylo of woi
, — that pine* , IUIH .
| Peml.orton to Mrs. Pemberton, dated
Vicksburg* Saturday evening, 2Ud
« K* M
i no s* ^
have ’rcpul; ed the cneu
le, with great slaughter. 1
*t is over, and Vicksburg
the
think
■i*eo
unless he abandoned _
pixwching, the church would lose
ol its mo*t r«v*D«ctalde member*, lie j This dispatch wa* brought to Jackson
read it aloud, and »ahl if any more such by h Liouloiiant «»f Geo Pemberton's
op if tie* were sent him, tho church would j • IhIV, aud sent by tolograpli ir.on that
le minister, J city Ho Gainesville.—betn.a Rep., 'Mth.
Us most respectal
oners tttkon from C’apt.
Mims' Company on tho retreat from Suf
folk, V*., on tho 3rd Inst., havo returned
to our lines on parole. Thoir name* are
James Day, Win. A. Bhorror, James
Noloa and James Denson. Tho two for
mer aro present with the Company, but
the tjv«> latter have remained at Peters
burg, Va. Corporal William E. llilf
and JoniCH .Uftal (Jar, the other cap
tured member* of Company "I,” who
wore *.f Northern birth, took the Federal
oath, and remained with the Yankee*.
Curse* <m such dastards in a trying time
like thi.-! Lot thoir name* appear on
retard in my letter.
Desertion of late has become a common
thing in -oiiio part of our regiment. In
one Company, tho "Toombs Rangers,"
from Polk county, Ga., soma eight or ten
men Imvo takon up their blankets, guns
and accoutrements ami eva|>oraled. It
i* not believed they have gone to tho
hut trying to make thoir way fa
pective home*. Ti e country is
IcsCrtcr* from the army, and
jut a few executions of the death
penalty will chock thoovil at a dead halt.
desertions from several other
command* in the Division, and active
being taken to bring the
offenders back to duty and punishment.
I hear some rumor of General Stuart
paeparing for another circuit. Stone-
man's recent Richmond raid ha* waked
our cavalry up. Tho Federal* aro al
ready apprehonsivo of our attacking
their Capital. They had hotter keep
thoir eycr. open, for thero ii no telling
what General Leo can do.
General Henning's Brigade is in line
condition for any emergency, nml the
General himself is u* spry as a cricket in
all his offtciul duties. CapL Troup, for
merly of General Toombs' staff', is now
onGencral Henning's .-tali', lie is a brave.
J. T. B.
IMng for Ills Country by Proxy,
Tlio Lynchburg Republican is respon
sible for the following slatoiuont:
A Southern soldier related to us yes
terday a good ono of ono of our members
of the Into Congress, which ought not to
he lost. We omit tho name. When
— was a candidate for Congress in
ono ot' our extrema Southern State.*, ho
wa* opposed by a gentleman who distin
guished himself greatly in tho early part
of tho war. Discovering in the course of
the canvass, that his opponent’s military
learned what loss the command of Col.
Thompson suffered. The presumption 5*,
however, that it was slight.
3 reached us yesterday evening
that Rosecrans had fallen buck behind
Murfreesboro, affd that a majority of hi*
troops have been sent fa Mississippi to
force Grant. Thi* is very probable,
and l firmly believe that the great battle
that the public have *o long been anxious
ly looking for to occur here, will shortly
be fought upon the soil of Mississippi.
Yesterday ovening, at dress parade, an
order wu* read from tho Secretary of
War, directing that no more substitute*
will bo received into the army, only by
nsent of the Generals commanding
tho various department*. I must con!e*s
that I never in all my life witnessed such
beaming face* when tho order wa* nn-
unoed. Approbation of.tho order was
gcnoral, and I hnvo yet to find tho first
>ur brigade that disauprovesof it.
that know nothing of tho practi
cal workings of the substitute system,
nn form no conception of tho magnitude
f tho evils, resulting t*> tho army by its
operations. Thanks tothe powers thnt be,
tho terrible incubus that has depressed
tlio hearts of our bravo soldiers lm* at
length hoen removed, and tho soldier ut
hi* country's call, who left his penniless
wife and children to tho cold charities of
the world, or to cko-out an existence the
best way they could—ho who ha* endured
privation*, sufferings, hunger, thirst,
physical nnd mental agony, for his coun
try'* good nnd welfare—will ho rejoiced
to know thnt that which wa* an odious
distinction between classes of the human
family has At last been partially removed.
It afford uio much pleasure to say fa
your nuinorou* readers that our army Imre
Polk's Corps) never did enjoy bettor
health than atthc present; they are robust,
hale, hearty, and ns fat ns hoars. Thi* is
attributable to tho excellent water we
have been using for tho jmst month.
Lieut. T. E. Blanchard, of Cnpt. Brad
ford'* company, i- acting n* Inspector
General of our Brigade; lie is a clever
gentleman and good officer. C’apt. Brad
ford i* in good health ant! looks .veil,
though ho sometimes complains of the
excessive drills our Brigadier compel* us
to undergo. Lieut. John Sehnell, of
your city, is still in command of our
company, and is exceedingly popu
lar with nil. I learn that a petition is
in circulation, nddre««ed to President
Davis, requesting that Lieut. Sehnell
be appointed Cnp'nin of our company,
our former Captain (Phelps) having been
dropped from tlio army roll*.
There are movements of our troops here
I would like to udviso your reader* of,
but the interest of tho Confederacy will
not admit of it, and in addition to that,
the eagle cyo of Bragg Is at present di
rected toward* quill drivors and, there
fore, they hud hotter he mum.
J. T. G.
P. S.— Since writing the abort*, tho
lion. C. Js. Vallandighnm, of Ohio, ar
rived at this ploco through the lines from
Nashville, and is stopping at Mrs. Ha-
S mi's. (Juite n number of the citizen* of
helbyvilio called \i|w.n him to-day, to
pay their rc*poets to this martyr of freo
speech. Gen. Bragg has telegraphed
President Davit to know what disposi
tion to innko of him. J. T. O.
Arrest of Deserter*.
Camp or Hood's Division, )
Near Raccoon Ford, Va., }
May 24th, 1808. j
Dear Enquirer:—On the 10th Instant
Capt. Seago, of tho 20th Georgia Regi
ment, was put in charge of a special de
tail of eight men to go in search of and
arrest 4x dosertors from Company I),
(Toombs’ Rangers) of the 20th Georgia,
who left without leave on tho 18tli inst.
The nemos of tho malefactors are as fol
low*: Privaln* W. K. Nettles, W. A.
Colson, G. W. Loo, W. II. Dyer, J. K.
Pittman, and William Turley.
With a vigilance aud au energy pecu
liar to himself, Capt. Seago made a forced
march of several day*, and after over
coming some slight resistance, by n very
shrewd game of military bluff, succeeded
in capturing tho half dozon deserters, and
delivering them in good time on the 22d
inst., t<> General Henning.
Previous to absconding from ramp, the
culprit- pro v id 3d themselves with about
ono hundred round* of ammunition, and
their j:un.- and accoutrements. The party
j worn arrested about forty-five miles from
the camp of the Regiment, nnd beyond
the Blue Ridge mountains, at which place
thoy felt secure from arrest They
somewhere else. W. T. O.
PROCLAMATION.
BY JOSEPiTk. BROWN,
» tlir Pti
The
ing, a* they do,
Stntc, impel* tin
to add ret* you <
to your patriot!)
of your homes, :
Iren. W bate vi
opinions of
rly invasion of Our
>tir Chief Magistrate,
more, und to appeal
iml valor in defence
• wive* and your chil
li ey havo been your
j measures, yrtu have
failod to respond promptly and
nobly to every appeal mndo tor volun
teers. If the enemy oo successful in
overrunning Mississippi and Alubwnn,
the Htate of Georgia can betaken in flank,
and wc “hall be open to serious aud dan
gerous attack. A powerful force of cav
alry i* being organized in Tennessee and
Kentucky, with the avowed object of
lien trilling our State, plundering and
burning our cities, ani devastating our
factories, our workshops, and our held*.
The first raid wa* well nigh successful,
when the gallant Forrest and hi* brave
followers stopped the destruction by the
capture of the vandal farce. To repel
tho enemy in future it is necessary that
mould
I'ote hi* strength,
,1 if need he, fa* lire,
the invasion^mt to
roll back the lido of war from our bor
der*. For (his purpose, I call u]fan old
men and young men to rn.ly around tho
banner ol our glorious old Htate, which
has never yet trailed in thedusL, to strike
■jftfjtojariMtt’ | “■■[ homos,
I address you
fireside;
il thoir aiturs,
with moro than usual earnestness, .. _
am sati.-lied tluu novor since the com
mencement of this struggle, ha* the dan
ger to our Stab- boon so imminent. Here
tofore the din of battle has boon heard in
tho distnneo, and has been echoed among
us only in the heaving bosom* of the
beroavnd. Now the thur tiers uro rolling
toward* our borders, and tho storm threat
en* to hurst with fury upon our heads.
In solemn adjuration, therefore, 1 pray
you to prepare to moot arid withstand it.
Burying past differences, and remember-
iug only our common danger, let us work
hurmoiiiously in our heaven-protected
cause, putting forward in places of com
mand and responsibility, our ablest and
beat men. and grounding our trust in the
jnstu-o ol our undertaking nnd the mercy
■' who will protect the right.
Fri
i the
•d be
. lb at iu
mid it
fan
111* nuxtapcech expatiated on hia achieve-
iRent* in the tented field a* follows:
"Gentlemen, my competitor lia* told you
of the services ho has rendered in the
war. Let me fall you that 1, too, have
acted an humble part in thi* men urablo
content. When the toe-in of war first
au.muioitrd the chivalry of the sunny
South to rally in defence of their threat
ened liberties, I, follow citizens, animated
by that patriotic spirit which glow* in the
bosom of every truo son of tho South,
hi ml a substitute for the war, and the
bones of that man now tie bleaching oh the
blnoil ensanguinedptains of Manassas.’'
•reign* considered glory
t of sight.
aud Jie boat hi* a
the State, a leu-l
fid once which
w**on us for the Isst six
|.r..inj*t response made by
all the couimenco-
. I tool that my appeal to
v-citizen.-, will not he in
request and urge upon _
Military Companies of vol-
fantry and cavalry, throughout
• population is suflh
ourselves with tho
n ounmund. At pr
, but I hat
Rfa.
•d to tho Con fed.
t/vernmcnl to return part of the
it- p. ; .ii |.i*|..'tging to Geor-
1 1 trust its respond to rny appeal
»n enable me to arm ull who vol
So soon as organized, you ;vil
letter, .-r .Ml.erwi-e, to tho Ad
jutant and 1 nspeefat General or tho State
at this place, your election returns, to
getlier with n list of the name* of all p
-end b>
belonging to the
mission* will ho sent to the
you will bo held in rcadir.o*
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES
B!) Ttlegraph to <11,, Er,o\,i r ,r
LATEST BY^TELEGRAPH.
ItiellMOKB. Mu.v 30.—A (-red.Hpk,
burgcorrcspondonl or tlio E*an.inm
indications ami Intolligenco from u lf .
enemy's camp favoT tho conclusion tlm
Stafford is being cvacuntcd, but the tip
tination of the army i* doubtful. T|, e
Examiner says, editorially, thnt it *w T .
no longor doubtful that Hooker is nu.'.
ing some important movement.
A gentleman from Frodericlshurg
yesterday, assures us he saw upward* o{
20,000 Yankees moving down in the «1i.
rection of Port Royal.
The army of Northern Virginia is t
be divided into th/ee corjis de arm.-,,
bo commanded respectively by l 4nr ,
street, Ewell and A. P. llill.
Richmond, May 31.—Northern dat^
fa The 28th have been received. Tlm ,
official new* from Vicksburg is up i . 4
O’clock, a. in., 21th, which state* th fl .
Vicksburg is still holding out. Grant U
hopeful of success. TJ10 numbor of tro p,
n Vicksburg is from io to 30,000. The
•ity is full of women and children, ti 4
only original inhabitants, but others w
havo come in for safety from the si ;r .
rounding country.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, dated 27i!
says tho report from rebel sources of tli«
capture of Helenn is false.
A council was held at tho WhiteII,,,, .
on the aith, in referonce to tho offendve
movements of tho rebel* in \'irgini», who
have boon threatening Hooker. It ex
presses the opinion that the rebel*, *r.>
bringing up all thoir forces from (/baric--
d North Carolina to make an hr-
gre-sivc movement, in view, however,
of the publicity given those threat*, j {
to he the design to provide for the
defence of Richmond and to deter Honk
er from making another immediate
A riot occurred in Harrisburg on M. .
day night between tho negro*; an 1
white*. Thocauioi* thought tu I- tlm
delay in the payment of soldier-*.
A dispatch from San Francisco of tl„»
2*ith says tho French had not abandon, .!
the seigo of Puebla up to the ::uj,
April.
Tbo onrollmont under tlio conscript k t
is proceeding in New York city. Ne
groes are taken down with tlio rest.
Fifteen nine months Pennsylvania re?.
imenU have returned to Harrisburg from
the war.
Gov. Curtin left for Washington on the
27th to consult with the President rein-
tive to protection of the Stnte nguinrt in-
Tho principal harbors of New Eng
land arc being fortified.
Gold closed 144.
Moim.x, May 28th. A special repor
ter of tho Advertiser and Regi-trr hi
Jackson, 27th, say-:, report* from below
state that Banks has crossed his army at
Bayou Sura. A Federal deserter con
firms the rv.pc
of the
range
t Vi
, whe
officon
Thi-, nil! phico you regularly in the
service of tho Slate when called out, and
will protect you from the fate of ut,or-
gani/.ed citizen* in arms, and entitle you
t<* the light* 01 soldier* in service. You
will not bo called from your homes, how
ever, except in cases of absolute necessi
ty. Jt will not be in my power to protect
in these voluntary organizations thoso
»i... ...iiqexA ui wmicrtpuon ana liable
to be called by the common government
far -ci vice in the provisional army ; but
1 trurt all not within tho conscript ago,
1 all ■
thor service, will enroll
these organizations, and
> undor arm* in wlmt may,
final, successful struggle
lepende
•er* in thi* State will
with the best arms
ud hold themselves in
h at a moment * warn-
othe
till called fa
thoinselves in
unite with tho
l trust, he our
for liberty and i
All Militia o
provide themsel
they can obtain
readme** to inn
ing.
Given under my hand and the Seal of
the Executive Department, at the Cap
itol in Millodgovillo, this 2Uth dav of
May, 1883.
JOSKI’U K. BROWN.
Ex KM T1VK llKI’AHTMKNT, '
MU.I.KDOKVIU.K, May 20, 180ft )
71> fht Rcople of (leorgin .-
1 hsVc thi* day received a dispatch
from General Josoph K. Johnston, com
manding the nrrny in Mississippi, *taiing
that he informorl that number* of
straggler! from the army are reported
going East through Georgia, especially
tho northern part, und requesting me to
have them,-officer* as well a* moo, ar
rested and «nnt back to Jackson, "em
ploying for that purposo associations of
citizen* ns woll a* Stafa Troops."
I, therefore, order the commanding of-
offlcei
he Stale trov*pj
1’this State, and request all good
» be vigilant and active in ar-
1 craggier* or deserter*, whether
r men, and when arrested, to
mo l.. t 'u\. G. W. Lee, coin -
I’o-t nt Atlanta, to he, by him,
tekson. Prompt and energetic
, , , ,, ... . . - 1 A Practical Jokb.—Wc heard the
be rigorously dealt with in tortus of the 0 i\ lCT day of n^ practical joke played upon
Articles of War, and doubtless tw
moro will bo shot, and tho other* severely
punished far thoir act of desertion.
Cnpt. Songo deserves, nnd has recoivcd
tho praise of every truo soldier, for his
successful expedition in tho Bluo Ridge
after deserters. All honor to Capt. Soago
and hi* squad of eight! J. T. S.
A SkiriuLh at Cumberland Gap.
CrMiiBRi.ANi>OAi\ May 31,188.3.
Enquirer: Very unexpectedly,
di*ciplc 04' K culapius in a ’pi
thousand miles from this city which may
ho worth noting. The gentleman in
Question being naturally anxioua to hear
tho now* was in tho habit of going to the
telegraph office to endeavor to learn what
was passing. On this occasion ho had
gone to the offico and found thore a mo*t
startling rnoMago to the effect thut 62,000
of Grant'* men had J,een killed or ea|>-
turod. Without stopping to reflect a mo
ment on its probability or improbability
ho nronounced it “glorious," » nd .started
off down street to spread the intelligence.
Thero hoinet a friend, told li'
Brigado received new* that tlufFed- tones of the dispatch, and concluded to
oral* were advancing on Cumberland J
Gap on the 19th inst., and without farther
duluy Gen. G racie gave us ordoca to be
ready to march. In two hour* wo were
at Morristown, a distance of forty miles
from the Gat* We left at 2 p. ui, Mon
day and arrived hero Wodnesday about
noon. Wo had scarcely remained here
four hours before a courier came in,
bringing us the now* that tho Federal*
wore iu two mile* of u* Colonel Hart *
cavalry started fa meet them immediate
ly, and our Legion wore ordered to the
top of the mountain and formed in lino
of battle. Tho Federala advanced to our
pickets, t«>ok two of them pfisouers, and
wuundod another. When Colonel Hart
came up, they were formed in line of
battle, 4<m in numbor. lie made a charge
on them and pul them to flight. Ho pur
sued them eight mile*, hut did not over
take them. We romained on the moun
tain until midnight, aud thon went to
our cabin;, and remained until morning.
Col*, llarl, Sanfard and others held a
council on the following day, and agreed
to send out scouts the next day to see If
they could not induce the enemy fa-
attack them.
Col. ilart wa* to advance as far as
Cumberland Ford with hi* cavalry, and
to bo supported by tlm fat Battalion of
Hilliard’s Legion and several batteries.
The 3d and 4th Battalion* only went out
strength of it. The friend thought the
new* excellent, the Chainnugneditto, and
ordered another buttle. The result was
thed'uciploofthe healing art woke up
tho next morning to find tnut ho had been
sadly hoaxed; th it tho Champagne had
been ox pended over an imaginary vic
tory, and that he had been tho reverse of
sober to no purpose. He wisely ac
3 that lie had been sold, and
conclui
sar&
The Coating Pretest Marshals.
The grand army of Provost Marshals,
organized under the Conscription Act,
passed by the last Congress, will soon be
in tho field. Each day add* a new batch
to the appointments, and quioU tho raveu-
ous appetites of hungry patriots with the
honor* and emoluments of office. First,
there is a Provost Marshal General for
tho United States. Then, there i* a Pro
vost Marehal far each Congressional
District ; and reliable information from
Washington onvoys to u* the intelli
gence that each Proro»t Marshal may
appoint two deputies, or more, if neces
sary, at salaries of not tnoro thn:: $100
per month each ; four special officers for
detecting and arresting spies and deser
ter*. at trout $t» iu &>i per month each,
depending on their uscfulnns*; unrolling
officers, at not over S3 per diem far the
time actually employed: and spocial
guards for deserters, ut ttot more than $1
tier diem, besides their actual expenses.
All these appointment* aro to lie made
subject to tho a|>prova1 of the l*roY,>st
Marshal General, who will unquestiona
bly he guided by the representative In
Congress from the district.—LouvsvitU
Journal.
burg. Grunt sent a flag of truce to-day
about tho sick nnd wounded. Pomberton
is burning tar and using other disinfec
tions to save hi* troop* from the effect- <*!'
the Federal dead rotting in front of our
work*. Tlm slaughter of the Federal-
was far greater than in any baltlo <»l the
Tho MissisJppian states that two gun
boats wero sunk at Vicksburg.
Tlm Missisgippian of Tuesday evening
ha* boon rocolvod. It says Saturday -
battle at Vicksburg was tho most stub
born of all. Nows camo from Memphi-
to Grenada, and was believed in Mem-
phis, that Helena was captured. After
ward* a telegram from Oxford to Grena
da, said, "Helenn captured to-day : ' ami
on Monday u man fro pi tha river reached
Canton who had road a dispatch to Col.
Ferguson that Marmudukc had taken
Helena nntl hanged n regiment of ne
groes, 340, and. their Yankee officer-
The Guartermnster ut Canton say* posi
tively tho stftlomonl may ho relied on.
Yankee gunboat* reported to hnvo left
Yazoo City.
Moiulk, May 28.—The special reporter
of the Advertiser and Register ut Jack-
ton, eays tho enomy have retired from
the immediate front of Vicksburg, an t
are reported to he fortifying. 3’ho want
of water will force him back to Big Black.
Wirt Adams had a spirited skirmish
in Yazoo, killing nnd wounding so:nu
twenty.
Wilmington, May 29.— 1 The steamer
Rcmduiw arrived yesterday, and report*
steamer Petrol at Nassau on Saturday
last. — JPt.-K.NAT,. _
From Dm New York World.
By a most unhappy coincidence the
congratulatory order* of Gens. Hooker
ami Leo appeared together in yesterday'*
newspapers. The publication of the.-e
two documents iimu’.ta teoiisly will do
tho North almost a* much discredit and
the South as much credit in Europe a*
tho result of the battles on the Rappa
hannock. It is the fate of many a brave
and capable national army to bo defeated,
hut to be untruthful, boastful and false
when tlio occasion demand* honesty, re
signation. und loyal hopefulness in adver
sity, will turn against us evory civilized
nation oil earth. No honest and fair-
minded nmn can have read these two
order-; oterday without grief ami pain
and sluftnc. It can not longer l»o denied
—it i* patent to tho whole world—that
tho superior men, morally and utonlnily,
uro nl the head of the wrong government
und tho wrong army.
Npe i»l to the Mobile Advertiser nnd Regi-tor.
Jackson, May 25.—Com. Brown sunk
four boats in Yazoo river, which block
aded it. saving all tho other*.
The Mistissippian publishes n statement
that it was MnrniHduke, not Price, who
captured Helena. It is reported that
ho hung a regiment of negroes, officer:
Thn fact of tho capture is doubted,
and it is believed tho news couics from
Memphis. Thore has been no boat up
the river to Memphis far five day*.
The Federal* havo been so severely
punished in their different assaults upon
Vicksburg, that they have fallon back
and gone to fortifying.
Their numcrou* dead still lio on tbo
field, and tho stench is awful. Their
loss is variously estimated ut from 10,000
to 2-7,000 men.
Thoy uro reported to ho hauJiug siege
guns from Snyder's Bluff.
They told their troops lhat Richmond
was taken, nnd that all they had to do
was tu take Vicksburg and end the war.
They wero shelling this morning.
TflK LOKbKS AT FUEDERlCKBlUTRO.—
In view of tho character and numbers of
the two armies engaged in the recent
battles on the Rappahannock, we estima
ted, r abort time since, that tlio Union
losses could not liuve boon loss than 'A*
000 men. Our judgment has been con
firmed by ail tho authentic facta which
have como fa light. It is admitted offi
cially that 7,000 Union prisoners have
been released from Richmond, and the
following from the Washington corres
pondent of the Commercial Advertiser
tells of tiie killed and wounded:
"Theoldestand most experienced new - •
mongers are just now completely at fault,
and are unable VO pick tho golden thread*
of truth from tho tangled web of military
gossip. Certain it i- that tho array of
the rofamac has lost n number of pris
oners and missing—that it* dead and
wounded exceed 25,000—that it left on
tiie Southern hank of the KappnhannoH-
24 pieces of artillery, with a large quan
tity fff arms and ammunition, and that a
majority of it* general officers desire a
new commander."
This would foot up the total less is not
less than 80,WO, a very different result
from tho "UI.UliT report of Gen. Hook
er, but nevertheless likely on tbetaccount
to be true.—-A. T. World, 2Qth.