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THE CHRISTIAN INDEX Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1861. THOUGHTS ON CURRENT EVENTS. McClellan has superseded Scott in com mand of the routed army of the Potomac. The glory of Lundy’s Lane and Mexico have been forever obscured by the ac knowledged blunder and ignominious overthrow at Manassas. McClellan is moving heaven and earth to gather up the scattered fragments of the “grand army.” Reorganization is said to be progressing with rapidity. When he accepted the command it seems to have been under stood that the entire responsibility of the campaign rested upon him,and that there fore he was to have the appointment of all general officers. But the military pol iticians in Congress have interposed and overruled the administration. The Herald says, “This is the first fatal step in the new campaign.” The late discomfit ure has thrown utter confusion into the counsels of the Federals. A general want of confidence prevails. Each distrusts the other. Apprehension and dread are man ifest in all their operations. Distrust is manifested in the Cabinet quarrels and Congressional squabbles. It is not yet definitely ascertained “who is to blame’’ for the recent disaster. Apprehension is shown in the retirement of Banks’ divis ion beyond the Potomac; in the evaeua tion of Newport News; and the burning of Hampton. Well may these feelings seize upon them. The flower of the regu lar army, the best uniformed volunteers, the best trained artillery, with their best guns, have been cut down in a day.— Nearly $200,000,000 have already been ex pended in the prosecution of the war of subju gation. Four hundred millions more are call ed for. Tho Wall-street bankers have sent “a committee to Wasliington to have a plain talk w ith Old Abe and his Cabinet. ” They demand some guarantee for the better management of war in the future than in the past, or else “the specie in the Wall-street vaults will not be in vested in the war.” Suppose they can give some guarantee for this, where is the guaran tee for the payment of the enormous govern ment debt which is accumulating so rapidly ? Northern exports, in time of peace, do not ex ceed sixty millions. These exports furnish the basis of revenue. A tariff of fifty per cent, would furnish, upon this basis, only thirty millions. The Herald says that the battle of the 21st July costthem $100,000,000. The ordinary expenses of the U. S. govern ment are $80,000,000. It is clear then that being cut off from Southern exports, the Nor thern government can give no guarantee for the payment of its debts, predicated npon rev enue derived from imports. Its only recourse is to direct taxation. To this the Federal Congress has resorted. Even at its mention, before the heavy hand of the tax gatherer has been thrust into the unwilling pockets of the North, groans and murmurs are being utter ed over the land. They will not bear the burden. Mark tho prediction, the next elec tion, provided the permanent establishment of a monarchy does not intervene, will hurl the Republican party from power, and replace it with a party that will stop the accumulation of debt, and remove the load of taxation from their shoulders. There are favorable indications of the rapid! increase of opnnsitmaio the North . Those papers which opposed it From the be ginning and which, three months ago, dared not express their opposition, are now bold in their denunciations of Lincoln, his usurpations and the war. They are undoubtedly upheld by a strong and fearless party. The peace propositions of Mr. Cox, received a strong vote in the House. It is true, that these propositions looked to a reconstruction of the Union, but at the same time, they are indicative of strong opposition to the war. The Senate has significantly refused to en dorse all Mr. Lincoln’s usurpations. Even some of those who have hitherto been his warmest supporters, and the most blood-thirs ty of the brutal crew, were not ready to vote “until after further consideration.” At a meeting held in Hamilton, Ohio, Aug. 3d, strong resolutions were passed denouncing “coercion,” the uncoustitutioua l acts of Lin coln, warmly commending the course of the noble Yallandigham,and demanding a peacea ble adjustment of existing difficulties. All these things and many others which might be mentioned, indicate the setting in of a strong peace current. Its volume will soon become irresistible, and those who have la bored most to let loose the “dogs of war” will fall victims to their unsatisfied rapacity. Al ready has Greely, upon the stool of repent ance, barely escaped with his neck. They are watching the course of the chase, aud at the first turn will eagerly join the yelping pack to save themselves. The police Commissioners of Baltimore, who were confined at Fort McHenry, have been sent, to Fort LaFayette near New York. This is another inhuman act of tyranny per petrated upon freemen without judge or jury. They were “taken from their families at midnight,imprisoned in a dungeon for weeks without any charges being preferred agamst them; a reepectful petition was offered to the President asking the motive for their imprison ment, and the cold answer came that any such revelations would be incompatible with public interest” The reign of terror over Baltimore is complete; constitutional liberty is over thrown ; the rights of citizens trampled under the feet of tyrants, and freemen manacled and incarcerated regardless of law and justice. A terrible retribution awaits the depotism at Washington. The cries of justice and of lib erty can not be stilled. Their children, though trampled upon and crushed for a season, will ultimately rise in their might, and under God, mete out full revenge for their sufferings up on the vile oppressors. Heaven speed the day ! Gov. Harris has been re-elected in Tennes see. The Unionists in East Tennessee have sustained heavy losses. The new Constitu tion has been ratified by a very large majority. Strong hopes are now entertained that the dis affected portion of the State will yield obe dience to the voice of the majority. It is said that Nelson has been arrested, and carried a prisoner to Richmond, and that Brownlow has been notified by Gen. Zollicoffer to discontinue the publication of his incendiary sheet. When these leaders are put down, treason and dis loyalty will die out. These corrupt partizans, fed and paid by the infamous tyrany at Wash ington, have caused all the mischief in East Tennessee. W hen the people learn the truth, we believe they will turn with curses loud and deep upon these vile deceivers, and give hear ty allegiance to the new government. ‘ In Kentucky the Unionists are again tri umphant. But the friends of liberty have made large gains every where, and the day of their redemption draws nigh. We cannot be lieve that this noble State will cut every cord that binds her to her Southern sisters, and cast her lot with the odious despotism of Lincoln. The base betrayal of her long trusted, but now recreant son, John J. Crittenden, and the influence of other Black Republican Represen tatives in the United States Congress, may, for a time, hold her back. But the'great Breckinridge, and the fearless Burnett are there to oppose them, and to expose the usur pations of the tyrant at Washington. The burning eloquence of Gov. Morehead, and thousands of true men within her borders, will keep alive the spirit of independence and pre pare the people to resist encroachments upon their liberties, and soon to throw off allegiance to a government which has set at naught all its constitutional restrictions. In Missouri, the Southerners are bravely struggling against the invader. The report has again reached us of the complete over throw of the Federals under Gens. Lyon and Seigel. It needs confirmation. We trust and pray that it may prove to be correct. McCul lough and Pillow will soon make themselves felt, if they have not already done so. Fre mont was said to be making a descent upon New Madrid with a strong force. We doubt not that the Missourians, Tennesseans and Arkansians will give them a proper recep tion. A GREAT BARGAIN ! FOR sale, a Second-hand PIANO—an excel lent instrument and in first rate repair—adnfira bly adopted for use of Female Colleges. It can be bought at a very low price. It is one of Nunns & Clark’s best Grand Pianos—its original price being 1,000. It is in perfect repair, in good tune, has been a few years only in use, of fine tone and would suit a female Collegiate Institution finely. For particulars, inquire of Editor. Rehoboth Association. BRO. J. S. MURROW’S APPOINTMENTS. Ist Sabbath, August 4th, at Marshall ville ; on Wednesday, 7 th, at Knoxville ; on Thursday, Bth, at Elim ; on Friday 9th, at Lebanon. 2d Sabbath in August, 11th, at Benevolence; on Wednesday night 14th at Forsyth ; on Thurs day night 15th at Barnesville. 3d Sabbath in August 18th, at Thomaston. Bro. Jacob King will arrange appointments for his section of country. WM. C. WILKES, Sec. Ex. Com. R. A. Macon, July 16th, 1861. ts. Meeting of Associations. The following Associations meet at the times and places designated below : AUGUST. Hightower—Friday before 2d Sab. Sharon, Forsyth county. Ellijay—Friday before 4th Sab. Pleasant Hill, Gilmer county. Central—Saturday before 4th Sab. Bethel, Jasper county. Clarksville —Saturday before 4th Sab.Salem Lumkin county. Lawrenceville —Saturday before 4th Sab. Ebenezer,Gwinnett county. SEPTEMBER. Stoue Mountain—Saturday before 2d Sab. County Line, Newton county. Appalachee —Saturday before 3d Sab. Mars Hill, Clark county. Rehoboth—Saturday before 3d Sab. Travel ler’s Rest, Dooly county. Union —Saturday before 3d Sab. Oak Grove, Bulloch county. Western—Saturday before 3d Sabi Bethel, Heard county. 1 Columbus —Saturday before 4th Sab. Hamil ton, Harris county, Flint River—Saturday before 4th Sab. Shi loh, Monroe county. Sarepta—Saturday before 4th Sab. Grove Level, Banks county. Washington—Saturday before 4th Sabbath Bethlehem, Washington county. Tugalo,Friday before 4th Sab.lndian Creek, Franklin county. OCTOBER. Piedmont —Friday before 2d Sab. Black shear. Georgia—Friday before 2d Sab. Crawford ville, Talliaferro county. Coosa —Saturday before 2d Sab.LaFayette Walker county. Houston—Saturday before 2d Sab. Slaters ville, Echols county. Ebenezer —Friday before 3d Sab. Irwinton, Wilkinson county. Hepbziba, Saturday before 4th Sab. Bark Camp, Burke county. NOVEMBER. Bethel —Saturday before Ist Sab. Blakely ; Early county. Mt. Vernon—Saturday before Ist Sabbath Bethany, Washington county. Sunbury—Saturday before 2d Sab. Doc tor’s Creek. We desire to know when and where the fol lowing Associations met: Arbacoochee, Bow en, Chattahoochee, Chestater, Friendship, Middle Cherokee, Mountain, Noonday, Osta naula, State Line, Southern, Tallapoosa and Toccoah, or any others. Send minutes. Dawfuskie Island. A brother in the low country sends us a letter from which we take the follow ing: Dear Bro. Boykin ; In a late number ot your valuable pa per a correspondent states that the islands at the mouth of the Savannah are so trou bled with a certain kind of briar that plows cannot he used to advantage. The writer certainly did not visit more than one place on the Island, for there is a farmer, on a place of Mr. Jno, Stodard’s, who, with three plows, tends’ 60 or 70 acres of land in corn, without any hoeing and produces more per acre than where they hoe and bed up; and, by plowing deep, in the Spring, he keeps down the briars. But in truth, most of the planters on the sea coast are a century behind the present improvements in agriculture: if they would plow more they could culti vate more land, make better crops and with less labor for the hands. The writer also speaks of the great want of preaching on the sea-board, among the colored population, which is true to a great extent. The most destitute region is between the Ogeechee and St. Mary’s rivers. The colored-people are nearly all Baptists in principle, but the owners are not, and they are generally very negli gent in procuring such preachers for them as they like. Dawfuskie Island is an exception to this rule. Mr. John Stodard and Henry Morgan are the largest slave owners on the Island, and they have employed a Baptist minister for some 12 or 13 years, on the island ; and since the death of Mr. Morgan, Mr. Stodard has continued it up to the present, and sends a boat and hands to Savannah for the minister, and sends him back again. I witnessed sev eral baptisms on the beautiful beach where you can go down until you obtain the proper depth of water, and the waves seem to assist the administrator in rais ing the candidate out of the water. Hospitality is a ruling principle on the sea-islands. W. Up Country Letters No. 2. BY W. N. CHAUDOIN. Cartersville, Crop?, Camp McDonald, Spiritual Thoughts. Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 7,1861. Bro. Boykin—My last was mailed from this place, so you perceive I am making some 6tay here. Really this is such a de lightful place, and I am so well cared for in the house of that well known, large hearted man, ,T. J. Howard, I don’t feel much inclination to move. Shall proceed to Lookout in a few days. I am lingering along, to strengthen some ere I go to the mountain. I am improving. We are having warm weather, and just here, rain is needed now. Crops, so far as I have observed are generally good.— In many places it made me feel good tc look at the fields of corn. I hear of nobews, but war news. No revivals. The great subject of the day, swallows up every thing. The brigade at Camp McDonald is now moving off as regiments to Virgina. The Camp, I learn will soon be occupied by 3,000 more troops, as a part of the reserve force cal led for by our President. The present brigade is said to be very proficient in deed in all the manoeuvres of war—well drilled. As I have given you, dear readers, all the items of news I have, I shall devote the remainder of my epistle to some spir itual thoughts, that have suggested them selves to my own mind since and during my sickness. These reflections I dictate to every Christian reader of the Index, but I hope my churches, Pine Bluff, Beth el, and Knoxville, will in a special man ner appropriate: them, as a tribute of res pect from an absent and afflicted pastor, who thinks of them every day. If in nothing else, the Lord sanctified my sickness to me, in making it the means of discovering to me my past unfaithful ness as a minister and Christian. What a poor, lean, sickly, halfchristian I’ve been, if one at all. I must say as an ancient child of God, that if one, ‘I am less than the least of all saints.’ And no marvel.— My sins of omission and commission have been so numerous, flagrant, and contin ued. lam going to confess them in this (or some of them,) and tell some ot the consequences in my next letter, and I do hope every reader, as I mention my sins, will like the Apostles at the supper, say, ‘ls it I.’ Thereby good may be done, es pecially to young Christians. My design is to do good and I hope that will be suf ficient excuse for thus publicly speaking of my own experience. Paul frequently preached, or spoke and wrote of his ex perience. 1. I have neglected prayer: family and secret prayer. As the body cannot live, nor enjoy vigorous life without food, neither can a soul prosper without prayer, secret prayer especially, and for one I do not believe a husband or father can enjoy much religion who neglects family prayer. My reason is, that the Lord will not bless one in open sin. “He that knoweth to do good and doeth it not,jto him it is sin.” ’Tis good to pray in the family. “Long as they live should Christians pray, For only while they pray they live.” Do you pray in secret ? How often do you thus commune with your Heavenly Father ? As often as you eat ? 2. The reading of my Bible. We must acquaint ourselve with our ‘roll’ if we would prosper in our way. Remember ‘Christian,’ in Bunyan, when he lost his roll. The successful mariner must know something of his chart. Or more truly still, the good soldier, uses, must use his sword, (or arms.) My brother, my fel low Christian, what do you read the most ? love the most ? Is it the Bible ? If so,’ I say it is a most certain omen of a grow ing Christian. 3. Religious Conversation. Yes, this common sin, has been one of my great sins. I have suffered myself to ‘be con formed to the world,’ cowered before pub lic opinion, winked at fashion, ‘its impolite to intrude such an unwelcome subject up on company or society.’ Eat, drank, slept and lived with sinners and never men tioned the danger of their souls being lost. Is this your sin ? If so it is a great one. Oh! repent and avoid the conse quences of which I will speak in my next letter, as the result of neglecting such plain duties. Ordination. At the call of the Baptist Church of Christ, at Powelton, Ga., Bro. John W. Ellington, was on the Ist day of August ordained to the work of the Gospel minis try by the following presbytery and in the order named ; Sermon by Elder Radford Gunn.— Reading Scriptures and explanation of qualifications by Elder Wm. M. Verdery. Examination by Elder J. H. Kilpatrick. Prayer by Elder W. I. Harley. Charge and presentation of the Bible by Elder R. E. McGinty, and after the hand of fellow ship by the hresbytery and Church, ben ediction by Elder J. W. Ellington. We take a great deal of pleasure in pre senting Bro. Ellington to the churches and pray God’s blessing upon his labors where ever his lot may be cast. In behalf of the church and presbytery. Wm. M. VERDDRY. Banner & Baptist please copy. Reader, ask your friends to subscribe for the Index. .. For the Chris fan Index. Colboitage among the Soldiers— Acknowledgement. Richmond, Va. Atig. 6, 1861. Dear Sfo. Boykin: Permit me to acknowledge the follow ing, recently received from kind friends in your State: Dr. Wm. H. Turpin, Augusta, S2O. Mr. Gignilliat, Mclntosh Go. $lO. Meta Long, Brunswick, Ga. $ 5. Rev. Thos. Rambant, of Cherokee Col lege wTites, “Enclosed you will find a small contribution in answer to your let ter. lam sorry that it is so small. I hope God will bless your efforts in behalf of our noble soldiers, Marietta church gives $8 58. Cartersville church gives $26 10.” How thankful we do feel for such ex pressions of sympathy from our brethren. When we look around upon the 200,000 soldiers within the limits of this State and see that a large proportion of them are al together destitute of religious reading and then see how easily they all can be sup plied with “leaves from the tree of life’’ through this colportage effort we feel that the work must go on. Think of it, we bave sent as many as 100,000 pages of good religious tracts in one day, to the soldiers. They read them more eagerly than they do any thing else. All we need is funds in order to surroqpd our brave men with influences such as will make them wise unto salvation. How can any afford to withhold aid from such a cause at such a time ? Yours, fcc. A. E. DICKINSON, Gen. Supt. Bap. Col., in Ya. SECULAR. From the Dally Telegraph Postage on Letters of Soldiers and members of Congress. Congress has passed, in secret session, the following bill, which will be of interest to our readers: An Act Relating to the Prepayment of Post age in certain cases. Sec. 1. The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That alHetters and other matter authorized by law to be trans mitted through the mail, written by any officer, musician, or private of the army engaged in the actual service of the Confederats States, may be transmitted through ibo-mails, to any other place in the Confederatee States, without pre payment of postage ; but leaving such post age to be collected upon the delivery of said letters or other matters: Provided, neverthe less that, in all such cases, the letters and oth er mail matters so sent shall be endorsed with the name, and shall be on account of the indi vidual sending the name, and shall contain a description of the party who sends the same, by endorsement of his military title, if an offi cer. or of the company and regiment to which he belongs, if a musician or private. Eec 2. That letters and other mail matter sent to any officer, musician or private in the Confederates States army, at any point from which the said officer, musician or private may have been lawfully removed, shall be forward ed to the person to whom directed, at the post office nearest which he may have been remov ed, free of additional charge. Sec 3. That on letters transmitted by a mem ber of Congress, with his official signature en dorsed on the same, pre payment of postage shall not be required, but the same may be paid on the delivery of the letters thus trans mitted. From the Charleston Mercury. ( FW>M JSJjfitMOND. Richmond, Atig. 6.—The V toHowing impor tant resolution was adopted to day by the Con gress of the Confederate States: A RESOLUTION. Touching points of Maritime Law, decided ly the Congress of Paris of 1850. Whereas, it has been found that the uncer tainty of maritime law, in time of war, has giv en rise to differences of opinion between neu trals and belligerents, which may occasion se rious misunderstandings, and even conflicts; and, whereas, the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, Sardinia and Russia, at the Congress of Paris, of 1856, es tablished an uniform doctrine on this subject, to which they invited tb e adherence of the na tions of the world, which is as follows : 1. That privateering is and remains abolish ed. 2. That the neutral flag covers the enemy’s goods, with the exception of goods contraband of war. 3. That neutral goods, wfith the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture un der the enemy’s flag; and 4. That blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy. And, whereas, it is desirable that the Con federate States of America shq.ll assume a defi nite position on so important a point, now, therefore, be it— Resolved, That the Congress of the Confeder ate States of America accept the 2d, 3d and 4th clauses of the above cited declaration, and de cline to assent to the Ist clause thereof Congress has adopted a resolution to adjourn on the 19th of the presen tjmonth, to re-assemble on the third Monday in November next. [Special Despatch to the Savannah Republican.] Hampton Destroyed by the Confederates- THE FEDERALISTS DECLINE A FIGHT. Great Bethel, August 9.—The Town of Hampton was destroyed on Wednesday by the Confederate forces under Gen. Magrqder. Every house, including the old Colonial Church the oldest on the continent was burnt. The Federal pickets were driven in by the Virginia Cavalry and Infantry and five of the enemy killed and one of our men wounded. The torch was applied to Hampton by the Virginia troops and Hamptonians. For three days Magruder offered battle in front of Newport News, showing himself plain ly to the enemy, who refused to come out, though twice our number. Our camp was within two miles of the enemy’s entrench ments and in sight of the ships, where they could have shelled us, but not the slightest demonstration was made. We could not at tack their entrenchments to any advantage, for if taken they could not be held in the face of a bombardment from the Federal fleet. If the enemy should come out of his works, he will be whipped off the peninsula, The Blockade at Fernandina. Fernandina, Fla., Aug. 9,1861, Mr. Editor: —The blockade off this port is much more strict since the burning of the prize barque Alvarado , on Monday last In addition to the war-sloop (supposed to be the Vincennes ,) a propeller is seen hovering about the bar. The Federalists seemed determined that no more prize vessels shall approach our harbor, even as near as the Alvarado came, which was about a mile and a half from the shore. The destruction of the barque’s cargo was not total after all. There has been saved from the wreck about $15,000 worth of wool and copper, which are in charge of Col. L. Dozier, Prize Commissioner. The Yankee Chaplain of the barque and his wife who hauled up the U. S. Flag, Union down, on the barque after the prize ciew left her, are in custody of Col. W. S. Dilworth, commanding the forces at this post, and will be by him forwarded to Rich mond by the next trip of the St. Johns. Yours, Florida. Hep. ENGLISH MEDIATION. a The New York correspondent of the Phila delphia Ledger says: A day or two ago, on the faith of private let bers received by the Africa from eminent com mercial and-financial authorities in London and Liverpool, I wrote you that a strong effort was making by the “Manchester men” and the Eng lish ship owners, whose interests are most di rectly affected by the American war, to induce Her Majesty’s Government to tender to Mr. Lincoln its services as mediator between the Government and the Rebels, with a view to the restoration of peace, and that France, if possible, was to be included as a joint arbitra tor. Letters from other parties, high in the confidence of Downing street, have also been received by some of the Wall street, bankers, who, in turn, show them freely to their iriends. The impression is that Lord Palmerston will acquiesce in the views of the cotton spinners and speculators, with or without the co-opera tion of the French Emperor, and that by the time the next cotton crop is ready to go’ for ward Mr. Seward will receive an important com munication from Lord Lyons. But this, it is expected, will be but the beginning of the man euver. It is understood, as T said before, Jeff. Da vis will accept the proffered mediation , while the Federal Government is expected to reject it. Mr. Lincoln, it is calculated, will thus be placed in a position which will draw upon him the ill will of the “leading European powers,” and present Lord Palmerston an exceltent pre text for picking a quarrel with us, in order to raise the blockade and procure the necessary supply of cotton ior the and clamorous operatives, in the manufacturing districts.— This plan is well suited to the meddlesome and mischievous genius of Lord Palmerston, and keeping in view the highly respectable au thority which has divulged it, there is every reason to believe that the secret intrigues of the Rebel Commissioners in London and Paris will all be, as hitherto they have been, directed towards making it a success. The programme, it must be acknowledged, is an ingenious and plausible one; and as soon as the news of the Bull Run disaster is known on the other side, we may expect to see an attempt at once made to reduce its condition to practice. Depend upon it, John Bull needs the sharpest sort of watching. Those Handcuffs.—A distinguished minister of this city has written to a friend in the fol lowing strain concerning the Lincoln handcuffs: “ Nothing that has yet been done by the North has so deeply moved my indignation. A young minister, who was silenced in Alexan dria by Federal authority, has just reached this couny, (Bedford.) lie says there is no doubt the design was to take prisoners and ar rest private citizens, handcuff them, and march them in the front of the battle for their own protection. The design was infamous. It could never enter into hearts not bereft of every emo tion of chivalry and self-respect. It is positive ly fiendish. It must move the South to the most united, determined and heroic resistance that the world has ever seen. My arms were not made to w r ear handcuffs ; nor shall they, while God gives me strength to resist. I be lieve the thirty thousand handcuffs will be worth more than thirty thousand volunteers to the South. They must inspire the South with an everlasting loathing of tho race that could plan for them a degradation so profound and galling—an injury that we cannot retaliate without sacrificing our character in the estima tion of the civilized world. “Poor Scott! I learn he has been superse ded. Withered are his laurels. Yet he did not reach the lowest _point of infamy to which he might have descended. He was, I learn, opposed to the use of the handcuffs. These new implements of war are the invention of the Republicans—Lincoln and his saintly advisers —the great enemies of slavery. Let them have the honor of it.” East Tennessee Getting all Right.— We had much pleasure in learning from a gentle man, who passed through East Tennessee on Saturday last, cf the almost complete revolu tion in the statement of the people in the towns And counties through which the Railroad pass es. He states that several delegates to the late Greenville Convention are getting up compa nies, and that at only two stations did he see any manifestations of Union sentiment, snd then the boys w r ould walk some distance down the road, out of sight of their fathers, and greet the trains with loud huzzas for Jeff. Davis. At most of the towns volunteer companies were being raised—and the whole State seemed to be aroused, as if by electricity, on learning of Beauregard’s remark—during the fight on the 21st—viz: “If I only had a Brigade of these Tennesseans, instead of one regiment, I would enter Alexandria with those running cowards.” Lynchburg Republican. Butler Delighted, —We have seen a gen tleman from Baltimore recently, who was in formed by one of the officers of the Louisiana, that Butler met the boat at the wharf contain ing the tidings from the great Bull Run disas ter on the memorable 21st. He says Butler actually chuckled over the news, and remark ing to a friend standing near, “that the North had now learned that there was more than one Great Bethel ; that it was a very easy matter for those craven hearted quill drivers of •the Times, Tribune and Herald, to sit in their sanctums and abuse Generals in the service for every calamity which befel the Northern arms ; but that there was a wide difference between doing and talking.” It was, doubtless, great satisfaction to Picayune to know that he is not the only defeated Yankee General in the pres ent war. —Petersburg Express. European Intervention.— A New York let ter to the Baltimore Sun , of last Saturday, says: The private mercantile letters from London and Liverpool by the Africa, are pretty much of the same tenor as those received by the previ ous arrival. The anxiety in regard to the sup ply of cotton is increasing. It is said that there is, or soon will be, a strong pressure by the Government to unite with the French Em peror in a formal offer of arbitration, not with the expectation that the Federal Government will accept, but that the Confederates accept ing, a pretext will be thereby afforded for some sort of European intervention which will not only solve the cotton question, but give the North other work to do besides making war on the South. FROM SPRINGFIELD. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 2. —A battle occur red to-day at Dug Spring, nineteen miles south of this place, between the Federal forces under Gen. Lyon, and the Rebel troops under Ren. McCulioch, in which eight of the former were killed and thirty wounded, and forty of the latter killed and forty-four wounded. Gen. Lyon took eighty stand of arms and fifteen horses and wagons. Two hundred and seventy U. S. Cavalry made a charge upon a body of Rebel infantry, said to have been 4,000 strong, and cut their way through them and returned with a loss ot only live men. The charge was most gallant and terrible, several of the rebels being found with their heads cloven through. The enemy retired during the night, and Lyon took possession of the held. Another battle was momentarily expected, the enemy being in large force west of Spring field, Particulars as soon as possible. IMPORTANT RUMOR. There was a very important rumor in our city on yesterday, based upon authority which entitles it to high respect, if not absolute ere dence. It is affirmed that Admiral Dundas, in command of the British Fleet off Charleston, has written to Lord Lyon, the British Minister in Washington, that the blockade of the Lin coln Government is ineffectual , and he should, therefore, break it! This information Lord Lyon communicated to Secretary Seward. Mr. Seward replied that the blockade is effectual, and that if the British Government disregard it, it will do so at its peril. Lord Lyon responded that his duty ended with the communication he had made. The above reaches us through English sources. If there be no mistake about it, Abraham will soon have his hands full. By land and by sea, his troubles come upon him. Truly, “ the way of the transgressor is hard.” [Richmond Enquirer. The Confederate Cause in Surope* The London correspondent of the New York Daily News, in his letter of July 17th, makes the following important statement: Rumors of a change of Ministry are afloat, but can be traced to no reliable and certain source. However, the condition of affairs both at home and abroad may render the introduc tion of some fresh and vigorous material into the Queen’s councils an early necessity. One of the earliest results of such an event, should the same policy not be adopted by the present Ministry, will be the recognition of the inde pendence of the Confederate States of Ameri ca. This may seem startling news, but it is nevertheless true. You will please note that the few predictions I have ventured from time to time in my letters on this subject, have in every instance been fulfilled, and that I have misled you in no single fact. The ferocious assaults of the Northern press upon the opin ions and policy of England have at length swept away every particle of sympathy that may have been felt for what was termed by them a “war for the Union and the utter ruthlessness of their disregard for common truth and honesty in their accusations against tho people of these islands, has led to the cons elusion that their vituperations of the Southern States were and are just as reckless and un true. On the other hand, the brutal and ferocious appeals of the Abolition press to the worst passions of human nature, and the declared intention of devastating and crushing the Southern States—the land of their relatives and our own—has produced not only the deep est disgust here, but the hottest indignation. If there be one characteristic of which the true Briton boasts more than another, it is his love of fair play ; and now- he sees in the South the injured and weaker party. The same pens that, only a few years ago, summoned the hu manity of Europe and that world to rescue the victims of oppressed tyranny and usurpation in other lands, are busily at work to denounce the madness of a government that tramples every constitutional guaranteer of your Re public under foot. Should any serious reverses befall the Federal arms, look'for the immedi ate lifting of the curtain here. Yet a sincere desire for the preservation of the American Republic on the basis of good fellowship still prevails, and were this the issue, there is but one voice among your trans-Atlantic kinsmen. The establishment of a huge military des potism is deprecated, ar.d will be resisted. The manufacturing districts are restive, and the prospects on all sides for the coming win ler are highly alarming. In the East Indian colonies such trouble is brewing that there can be no hope of any certain supply of cotton from that quarter, while all other sources are admitted to be utterly inadequate without the aid of your Southern product. You will perceive by the journals that the British forces in the Canadas are to be still urther augmented and the fleets in your was tors doubled. Reports are current that Presi dent Lincoln’s blockade is inefficient, and that much favoritism is showm. If this be so, prompt action on the part of this Government may be surely anticipated. The Paris correspondent of the same jour nal writes as follows • Throughout France trade is everywhere de pressed, and our manufacturers are execrating the American civil war as heartily as do their friends at Manchester, in England, for very similar causes. In St. Etienne alone the pop ulation has diminished 7,197 souls since the riband trade began to fall, and all the other towns devoted to the silk trade have suffered in nearly equal proportion. Still our national war preparations both by land and sea go on with unabated vigor, and, as I long since fore told, a pow-erful fleet, including some of the splendid steel-plated vessels lately launched, and now the pride of the French Navy, is to follow the squadron already dispatched to the American waters. Opinions in relation to your present domes tic conflict are settling down to a firm convic tion that there is no safety to the Republic but in conciliation. The attempt to subjugate so vast a country and so determined a population as those of your Southern States with such ins calculable resources, not only in theie home productions, but in their power over the world’s commerce ar.d manufactures, is declared to be absurd, while the gasconading of tho war press is pronounced most stupid and atrocious by military men as well as civilians. Tho Com missioners of the C. S. A., are most courteous ly and respectfully listened to everywhere. ‘1 hey claim to ask only for independence from a Governmennt w-hich they ably and often con vincingly argue has overthrown the Constitu tion, not only in the South, but in the North. Ti: is the best publicists and reasoners of the country declare is no more than Franklin once asked in your contest with England and else where than in Paris. Mr. Dudley Mann has had no difficulty in procuring material aid in the shape ol money, arms of the most improv ed order, and cavalry and ai tillery experts of of the highest stamp. From what 1 have per sonally seen and heard on this subject, I should not be surprised should Davis’ Government loom up presently with a naval power that will astonish those who have been idle enough to suppose that the menaces of Mr. Seward in his dispatches and his envoys here would pass un noted. In connection with the foregoing, we quote from the Washington correspondence of the Baltimore Sun: The London Times has arrived at the con clusion that the war must terminate in South ern independence. That independence may not, even if it exists de facto, terminate the war. It is clear that the Times will advocate recognition by England, at an early day. Ad vices received at Havana from Europe state that European Governments will probably soon recognize the Confederates. But these advices are from mercantile sources, which are especis ally interested in peace. A Flag of Truce from General Johnston— General Beauregard Nearly Caught. —A dis patch dated Washington, August 2d, says: This evening, at eight o’clock, a flag of truce from Gen. Johnston came within our lines at Bailey’s Cross Roads, bringing dispatches from Johnston (borne by Lieut. Hanger, of the Sixth Georgia Regiment,) addressed to Gen. McDow ell. The flag bearer was at once conducted to the tent of Acting Brigadier General McGann, who caused the packages borne to be sent to Gen. McDowell, keeping the bearer and attend ants in his camp. Last night Gen. McDowell sent duplicates of the dispatches in question to Gen. McClellan, and this morning they were duly laid before the President. Their contents, of which we know nothing, aro, however, said and believed to be of importance. On yesterday General Beauregard was recon noitcring, in person, within three or four miles of the Chain Bridge, and had left a party of ten or fifteen of his troops scouting there, but ten minutes before the latter were all made prison ers by Capt, Motto, of New York, and a Union company that went out for the purpose of cap turing them. The distance was about six miles from Washington. The statement that Gen. Banks has been re inforced by double the number of three months men who have left him is without foundation. According to an officer, who left him yester day, the whole force is only from 10,000 to 12,000. Gen. Robert Anderson visited the Secretary of War to-day. The. Enemy’s Military Stores. — From the fol lowing, which we find in the Baltimore Sun, we in fer that the Southern troops will have rather a good time of it when the “occupy” Washington : Scarcely anything but actual observation could convince one of the abundance of army supplies, which are daily pouring into our railroad depot.— Food for man and beast, horses, wagons, ambu lances, and camp equipage. Truly, the resources of our country are vast, and ready in great pro fusion. Gen. Bragg Watching the Federalists.— A Montgomery correspondent writes: Pensacola is supposed to be threatened by an unusual complement of men and ships, auguring either a fight or a feint. In the meanwhile Gen. Bragg, like a Louisiana alliga tor, is watching his prey, and with one full swoop will drag the Yankees under water if they approach. Richmond, \ a., August 12.—1 tis generally admitted here that the Confederates burned Hampton. It is reported this morning that the train to Manassas last night collided, kill ing and wounding about twenty of Wigfall’s command. No particulars received. Richmond, August 12th.— An accident oc curred on Sunday night at ten o’clock, about seventeen miles from Richmond on the Manas sas route. A land slide occurred deluging the rMls, and eight cars with soldiers were smashed ‘ and shivered to pieces. Two Companies from Louisville, Kentucky, are the principal sutler-„ ers. Davis Guards.—, Killed.— John Larkin. Wounded. —AY. F. Donaldson, head, and left leg and arm broken; S. M. Tomlin,’shoulder and breast; Richard Long, hack, arm aud ankle- J. W. Porter, strained hip; T. M. Hansel, breast and back; Sergeant C. 11. Whitehead, breast internally 7; J. Tobin, bayonet wound in the leg; H. McCullough, head, thigh and knee; G. E. W. Smith, both legs ; M. Little, arm ; H. 11. Walker, slightly in the hip and side. Davis Rangeks.— Killed— None.— Wounded —John Coleman, head, back and hip; R. Over ton, shoulder and leg; G. H. Coffer, back, arms and shoulder; J. Hembrok, knee; M. L. Gist, hip; T. P. Monts, collar bone broken• J. B. Quiggings, collar bone broken, and other bruises; J. J. C. Swin, lace; Lieut. Gilmore, bruised internally; G. Holbrook, back; Mc- Mahon, arm sprained; S. A. Atkinson,’ hip bruised. Many others very slightly bruised. Congress in secret session to-day. Nothing made public. New Orleans, August 12th.—On Saturday the third, the blockading schooner Dart ex changed five or six shots with the batteries at Galveston Island, doing no damage on either side. On the afternoon of the sth, the South Carolina left her usual station, and sailed al most within rifle shot of the batteries, which opened fire upon the steamer. The steamer Carolina answered, threw shells over the city, which exploded in the air, doing no material injury. A shell exploded among the lookers-on near the batteries, killing one and wounding two or three. Some twelve or fourteen shots were exchanged, when the steam er withdrew. It is believed that the Carolina was struck on her side, and her pivot gun capsized. Great indignation prevails at the outrageous al tempt to bombard the city without notice. Deported Capture of the Lincoln Steamer Cru sader. The Charleston Courier gives the follow ing extract from a private letter received in that city, dated Tampa, August Ist, 1861 : “News reached here last nieht of the capture of tne united States Steamer Crusader by the Con federate States Steamer Sumter. I trust it is so The news was brought by the schooner Wanderer which was seized by the Lincoln Government and is now used as a transport to the blockadin-’fleet stationed off this bar.” ° ” thurlow weed ‘on the blockade. , The following paragraph is clipped from the . Louisville Journal of the 9 th: * . Th e Alba ny Evening Jourml, edited bv Thur l low Weed, and the organ of Secretary Seward , says: ’ . _ “We shall not be surprised to learn, in less than s Slxt y days, that both France and England have pronounced our blockade inefficient.” i _ ~~ . The Glorious Ladies of Baltimore. — Tilts Balti more correspondent of the New York Tribune con firms what we have before heard, that the South ern women in the “Monumental City” are boiliii” ; over with indignation at the subjection of their ’ husbands and brothers to the armed hirelings of * Lincoln. He says: 1 “Social cutting is the order of the day with the > traitors. The bitterness of the women rebels in ! the higher walks of li/e has not abated one jot; it ! is r-Hher intensified. The evidence of disloyalty is i pluinly manifest in the absence of Hags'in the j fashi nable quarters, while in the working ouar r ters they abound ” “ ’ ‘TIIL GEORGIA STATE CONVENTION. The State Convention to nominate a candi date for Governor and Presidential Electors, wi.l me*, i at Milledgeville, on the 4th day of September, 18G1. The people ol the several counties should t take immediate steps to be represented. 33X3313. Died July 31st, 1861, in Cuthbert., Mrs. Aman da, the wife of the Hon. W. C. Perkins in her 26th year. She was married the 3d of March, 1853, was baptized by her step-father, J. M. Da vis, at an early age, and has lived an humble and consistent member of the Baptist church until her death. Her attack was sudden and severe, vio lent convulsions nearly all the time, which was only 12 hours. She leaves a devoted husband and three little girls, the youngest only 2£ years to mourn their irreparable loss. It can truly be said that Mrs. P. was highly esteemed in the wide circle of her acquaintance, she was a devoted wife, a kind and affectionate step-mother and a tender and loving mother. 0 that the Lord will give the bereaved that measure of grace to bow with pro found reverence to His will, and may the heavy dispensation be sanctified to the disconsolate and afflicted husband and her dear 11 ’ fTc children. “Be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometli. T. M. “Weep not for her who dietn, For she sleeps and is at rest; And the couch whereon she lietli Is the Saviour’s peaceful breast.” Sister Elizabeth Gibson, wife of Rev. Robert Gibson, died in East Macon on the 3d instant, of typhoid fever, in the 33d year of her age, leaving a disconsolate husband and two children to weep for the early removal of the loved one. Sister Gibson was for several years a member of the Methodist denomination, but feeling that she had not kept the command to be baptized, united with the Baptist church of this city, some three years ago. She was a conscientious aud de votedly pious Christian, and enjoyed to an unu sual extent the visits of her Pastor and such re ligious friends as were accustomed to make Chris tianity the topic of conversation. She was zealous for souls among her immediate neighbors, and her influence has in some cases been blessed to the salvation of the lost. She enjoyed the con fidence, friendship and love of those who knew her best and were prepared to appreciate true merit in obscurity. During her protracted illness, she was resigned and spoke of the preciousness of the Saviour. She was ready when the Son of man came. ‘Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.’ W. Jgf” S. W. Baptist, Correspondent, and Texas papers please copy. ’ GEORGIA FEMALE COLLEGE. Fall Term , 1801. THE FALL TERM will begin on the first Mon day in September with a full Board oflnstruction. Catalogues containing full information may be’ obtained by addressing GEO. Y. BROWNE, President. Madison, Morgan county, Aug. 3, 1861—32 td GREENE’S PURE WHITE SEED WHEAT. I HAVE for sale a quantity of this beautiful, fine White Wheat, which I will sell, put up in good sacks and delivered at the LaGrange Ga. Depot., for $2,00 per 60 lbs. A small sample of the Wheat in its purest state can be seen at the Christian In dex office. Sow about the 20th of November and cut about the 20th of May. It weighs this year 68 lbs. per sealed measure. No less than one bushel will command attention. Address p. H. GREECE, 32—12 t LaGrange, Ga.