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VOLUME XVI.
ROME GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1861.
NUMBER 51
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Editorial Correspondence.
C*ui\o»* Sir a*. Regiment, )
N.nn», % x o s 1 „ , o ? . i J
Heah Coralek s—Nothing of spoclnl
interoit has transpired slnoo my Inst
loiter. 'i'horo was a Brlgado drill uudor
(Jon. Jones, our Drigadior, on yesterday
and tho day boforo. On tho first day,
the 8th and Util Georgia and Kentucky
Regiments only woro present—on tho
second, these and tho 9th Georgia.—
Hon. .lanes showed that he was entirely
fiitnillar with the drill, and made a good
imprcssloji hi rogaril to Ids skill and
ability as an olHcor, Theso Regiments
nro now all small in efficient force—
averaging, probably, loss than 450
then each.
Tho Tth Georgia 1s doing ptokot
duty At Mill's Cross Roads, and thoro
was a rumor yesterday that six of their
men were taken prisoners tho night
boforo. The" rc)iort states that thoy
Woro sitting round a fire, and that the
enemy closed around and took them,
almost without resistance. Surely men
would not be that cureless under such
circumstances.
Uco. R, Sanford rotured to camp
on Thursday. We wrro glad to see
him hack fn such perfect apparent
health. Ho very narrowly escaped
with Ids life at Wlthvillo, on Ids way
hero. In changing his baggage from
one car to another on a bridge tome 30
feet high, lie fell to the water'helow
and between brusing and drowning,
made a very narrow cscapo, hut was
only allghtly injured.
Tho supply of coffco having given
out, our Commissary commenced an
tho 10th Inst, to issue whiskey in
stead. Thu order to commanders of
companies, is to ileal out to each man
ono-half gill every morning and eve
ning. It Is understood thut unless
aach man drinks his portion at tho
thno It is ottered, he looses It other
wise. If this plan is strictly adhered
to, there can bo no excesses from tills
source, and the whiskey radons may
be beneficial theso cold, damp morn
ings.
No signs of a grand, Immediate move-
ment are discornablo.
In a little affray botwoon Williford
and llagie, of the Atlanta Grays, ilia
formoi had his loft leg badly broken.
M.D.
(i-osirsii'Afui.
Causes o( Sickness In the Anuy.
lu a recent rlsit to our camps on tha
I’atninnc, wo were forcibly impressed
witli the great prevalence nf disease in
Hie army, and tho apparent InditVerence
of the ollioirs, to certain leading palpa
hie unuses of. sickness which existed
throughout the camps.
Now, it is common here at home, as
also itmniig the soldiers, lo shoulder
tlio blame of this siukness upon the
medical department of the army, liut
ire saw enough to show that this ex
elusive censure of tlio .Surgeons is un-
merited. It was onono occasion remark
ed in our hearing, by a regimental otll-
oer, that -Doctors professed more and
know less, than n,iy other class." As
the Individual who uttorod the remark
was a Lawyer, wo ooiild not hut feel
Unit it came with exceeding poor gmeo
from 'him. j Rut. ' tlio oplnjon,; oomo
from' whom It may, 1. unjust. That
Doctors differ in tlio details of practice,
and that Quacks often crosp into high
places, iadrite, yet to tho researches of
medical men, tlio world is induhted for
tlio discovery of numerous prlnolplos
in medioal scicnco, which have proven
of incnldttinblo'benefit lo mankind,
wldeh if may truthfully ho said of them
ns a class, Unit thoy aro proverbially
scientific, boncvolont and kind. The
duty of a medical olficor in tho camps
is to treat diseaso, and while ,bo may.
and ought to, point out tho causos, it
does not devolve upon him to 'remove
them, if indeed ho ling , the time and
ability to do so, neither of whioli, as a
general thing, bo litis. '
In our judgment, the great prevalence
of disease in our camps, Is nialnly to
lid attributed to tho four following cau-
■m, which w« mention in the order of
their' rotative importance—1st,* Defec
tive ventilation tents. 2/1, Want <tf clean•
lineu. Sdf Improper ami irrrgular diet.
4th, Sad water. Of theso tho 1st, 2d,
and 4th nro the leadingprrrfujsuinj cau
ses,while the 3d with tho exposures and
hardships of camp duty, to which most
persons aUributa the sickness, is more-
ly an oxciting causa, and would goner,
ally fail to .dovolop sickness, wera pro-
disposing onusesromovod. Defective
ventilation of tho tents may bo rogardod
as tho most fruitful source of disoaso
among our soldiers. Tho largost of
the touts dp not include un area of
rnoro than 10' or 12 foot square,, and
thero is no outloi prsvldod for tlio exit
of tlm impuro air, .thrown off fVorn tho
lungs’and bodies of 8 or 10 men, hud-
dlod togoihcr in tho narrow space.
TPnny ono acquainted with thocliom-
ical phenomena of respiration, it is no
matter of surprise that sickness should
result undor those olroumstnneos. The
air thrown off from the lungs in res.
plration, contains a largo quantity of
watery vapor, Impregnated with nu
merous impurities, and mingled with
substancos and odours which have boon
swaljotvod, It contains, also,, a largo
oxoess of carhonio aold, an element,
Whtali, when breathed alono, is actually
dostfuctivo of human Ufa, to which,
also, should be added tho 'exhalations
from ilia skin. Such is tha atmosi
pharo bfpjiUtpd by our sujdiw Whon
thoy turn in at night, wearied and ro-
laxod by tho duties and exposures of
camp Ufo, to sleep, being crowded to
gether with tents, shut down, inhiding
for hours, tho poisonous dements
thrown off by naturo from their own
bodies. Thus It Is, that “Tirol na
ture’s sweet restorer, balmly sleep,” In
stead of producing its legitimate cffact
of invigorating the body, and prepar
ing tho soldior for tho duties of tho
ensuing day, tends rather to impair’
and weaken tho system, contaminate
the blood and predispose to disease amt
death, A positive confirmation, of
tho truth of tlio position here taken,
may bo tomid in tho experience of an
Independent Kentucky Regiment,
wlileh, having no tents nt nil, and the
troops sleeping in the open sir for
months, have horn, and was at the date
•r my visit, os I was informed by n
leading medical officer, the healthieet
Repimenl in the entire Army !
Want of ctcanlincseh. another frultlhl
oaiiso of disease | wearing and sleeping
in dirty clothes, mid the neglect of fre
quent nbliitians leads to skin diseases,
especially ecahiee or itch, and ooqjolned
with ill ventllliiUon, Is bolioved to de-
volo|io that soourga of all armies the mra*
sics. IFaiit of cleanliness In tho eamps
and vicinity, consequent upon (lieoffen
sive caresses of slaughtered animals,
and tho nlvlne crarnalions of large
numbers of men, vitiates the surround
ing air. No that whether within or
without tlio tents, tlio soldier is con
stantly oxposed to an impure atmos
phere. Those in charge of Hie Nanitary
Department of the army, might learn
an important lesson from Hie history
of the ancient Hebrews, of whom it is
related, that they were accustomed to
hum the otthl, and to bury tlio nlvlne
dlsolmrges, each soldier being required
to carry a paddle for that pur
pose.
Another prolific cause of sickness Is
improper and irregular did, lo which tally"
he added entiug and drinking, when
tlio systom is in bad caiidiliun. To lids
cause may be attributed a large pro|mr-
tlon of jlbo cases of Diarrha-t and Ity/en.
lery, so common among soldiers, liaifly
cooked bread, excessive indulgence in
green corn, apples and similar crude
articles. These aro generally taken on
the march, when the body is nverlieat-
ed and fatigued. In such condition of
Hit syatom, food and drink of any kind
is much more liable lo disagree, Hum
Undernllicr circumstances. We hear
frequent talk of tile Injury liuldn to ro-
suit from drinking freely of cold water
when ovorliciilod. There is perhaps as
much impropriety in oallrg an In drink
ing, in such condition of the system,
Kating at irragulnr mid unusual hours,
may likewise prove injurious. Tlilf
among Hie soldiers is u common occur
rence. In marching from point lo
point, it often happena that they are
compelled to abstain from lood24 hours
or longer, and then, without Inking
time to rest, they oat ravenously of
fruit or anything they can procure.
The tteeimpure water, wo mention
as a frequent cause of disease. Tills
can not in all cases ho avoided, yet it is
believed that Regiments have in some
instances boen posted longor Hum ne
cessary, at places where water was
scarce and bad.
To malaria, or marsh miasm, as a cause
of sickness, wo linvo hot alluded. It
is usual lo oscribo all cases of chills and
fever to tilts cause. Tills, ns in tlio
case of had water, may not alwuys he
avoided. Yet we found the 8th Ua.
Regiment, nt tlio time of our visit, on-
camped in a hog,or low marshy ground
svliere thoy had remained for some
time, with tho number of fever coses
continually increasing. They have
since, however, removed to a moro fa
vorable locality.
Wo forbear to mention somo other
causes of minor, or it may be, of equal
importance, as this article was not de
signed to cover tile whole siily'ect, but
merely to gliinco at sueli of tho more
prominent causes of disease, as they
impressed our mind, during a brief
sojourn in the camps. And while wo
are not without liopo thut many of our
friends in tho army, may rend and prof
it by tho suggestions wo hare mudo, yet
ivj have written, not in tho vain spirit
of seeking to enlighten our officers at
,o their duty in tho premises. This,
wo presume, thoy already know | and
wo trust will era long be able lo perform.
That .they have not corrected those
evils, may he duo to Hie faot that our
immense farces have bean hurriedly
gathored, under circumstances of great
exoitomont and embarrassment, and
amid the rapid and startling events of
a groat and unprecedented revolution.
Under these circumstances, it was but
natural that many dotalls should bo
overlooked, in tlio absorbing events of
tho hour. To organize a now govern
ment, aud to establish a perfect, tho
rough and permanent systom of army
regulations, will requiro time, energy
and experience,
Yot wo hovo accomplished iilroiidy
an immonse work,and the world stands
aghast to behold constructed, in a
few Bhort months, tho framo work of
n great National Edifice, founded upon
oqunllty and justioo, und alroady far
eclipsing in grandourand magnlflcenoo,
tho old government ftom which It
sprang. To dofond and support th|s
noblo atraoturo, wo hove, almost with
out means, and without experience,
gathered into tho field, with marvelous
rapidity, a vast and powerful army,
whoso briltant and glorious aobiovo-
incuts, have already fired .the heart of
Avery Southern pairiot, bumbled fko
pride and arrogance of our enemies,
and forced the respect and admiration
of tho astonished nations of Kuropel
W.
C'sxe Dirts, .visa l.vxniui Ru, V.t.,
October 12th, 18111.
Knives Cui'Rixn—liaAtt Sint In an
swer to a request in your poj er, to
know the other side of the story, given
by Hie correspondent of tho .Southern
Confederacy, I wish, as briefly us possi
ble, to let your readers know tho wliolo
affair.
Before we left Camp McDonald for
Virginia, I tsas told by Gen. (now Cot.)
Phillips, that my comp my had been ac
cepted, as an independent ■ artillery
company, by the War Department,
Gor, Brown having telegraphed the Do-
pattment, to aooept Col. Btovkll's Bat
talion as It was then organised. The
Battalion was accepted, with the order
that tho Chcrukeo Artillery would' he
detached, which is usual In the aervico,
with Light Battery corjn.
On rraaliing Richmond, and during
an interview with tho Hecretaryaf War,
he told me that we were an independ
ent corps, and would he detached from
Hie Battalion, as soon as we left Lynch
burg. Tills he told me without ex
pressing a wish on the part of myself
or any of the company, tobewithdrnnn
from Col. Htorall’s command.
Tile AcUutant General afterwards
gave me the following order, which
led to our moving out of the Battal
ion i
Anu‘r axo fxsracroa Gsx’a Orrict,
Richmond, .Sept. IT, 1801.
Capt. .1. G. Yelser’a Light Battory
Company, is to remain at Lynohliurgj
until it is fully equipped, wlieu lie will
report by letter to this Departuiont for
orders.
His to lie regarded as an Independ
ent Artillery Company, entirely inde
pendent of regimental or battalion or
ganisation,
(•Signed) S. COOPER,
Adj’t and Ills. Uen’lC. 8. A.
.So mueh for our authority, for lcav
lug (ho Imitation. Now for thocauso.
After many urgent solicitations on
•ur part, Gov. Ilrown finally gave to
the Cherokee Artillery, (not ( to the tat-
tnllon) those beautiful O-pounder brass
pieces, and tuhl l.ieut. Bowen that ho
could iipt make it a complete battery.
Hint we must do (lie best we could with
tho liulf lut lery, nnd 05 muskets. Tak
ing tills na full authority, and finding
that 1 could hi no nllicr way get sido
arms for tny company, I proposed to
Maj. Gorges, Chief of the Ordnance
to exchange the 05 muskets for75 nary
repeaters, which he agreed to. Col.
Stovall objected to Hie exchange, as it
would deprive him of tlio use of tho
muskets, for sonic otherenatpany which
lie might get into Ids Battalion, hut
promised, as a last resort, if wo enuld
nut get the pistols otherwise, he would
not otjject The Col. and 1 •ftcrwnrds
called on Muj. Gorges, and requeslod
him to allow the muskets to remain in
Ilia Battalion and give tlio pistols, but
lie would not coniont.
After we returned to Lynchburg, I
was notified by tlio Ordnance Depart
ment, Hint if we did not immediately
send tile muskets and take Hie pistols,
we would lose our opportunity. I
allowed this letter to Col. Stovall, and
asked tho fulfilment of his promise, to
'et us change the muskets for tha yl*
tols, lie refused, unless we would re
main In Hie Battalion. Of couno we
did not consent to this, having been ah
ready assigned our place by Hie Adj’t
General and llio Secretary of War.
I went again to Itiohinond, urged
Msj. Gorges to leave the muskets in
Co). Stovall's possession, again ho »•
fused, saying he would do so if ha had
not already promised them to another
Regiment. Finding it useless to try
any longer to keep the muskets and
get the pistnls, I got 7 the above order
from the Adjutant General, showed it
to Col. Stovall, and again asked leave
to send off tho mUskols and got tlio
pistols. On refusing, I notified him
that l would march my coiupauy out
of his encampment with ail our arms,
and did so against Ids command; Yes
terday l recoivod an order from tho
Secretary of War, ordering my compa
ny back into Col. Stovall’s Battalion,
very muoli to the surprise of Hie whole
company.
Why this change has been mado,
none of us know, possibly for some
good reason.
In reply to T. D. W's charge, of de
priving Georgians of tho use of arms,
those muskets are row In Col. Cobb's
Legion, which was then in Richmond
waiting for arms. And In plaoo of 05
muskets, wortli $20 each, my enmpany-
havo 70 Coil’s Nary Hepcators wortli
$55 each. So much for the loss of tho
State of Georgia.
I rograt being compelled to mako
this matter public, but feel it my duty
to do so, in justice to utysolf and tho
Cherokee Artillery, I hope T. D. W.
will do the company justice in the
“Southern Confederacy.
Wo havo 22 on tlio aiok list, all from
Measles, and all doing well. Kxpcctod
to leave to-morrow for Western V*„
but the oiders were countermanded,
yesterday, so for ti|o present wo romaiu
hero, without any knoffiedgo of our
dcsHnatjan,
Vary KcspcotfuRy^ ^ ^
Captain Commanding
i Yuisor’s Light Battery, '
ggy-Now Corn has boon sold this
season In Mllledgovlllo at fifty cents
par bushel, bjr the wapw load-
Our Snvnnnnk Correspondence,
Cam' Lawton, NXAn Savannah, Ga„
■ ■ October 1C, 1801.
DtAti Coeair.it:—Our ltcgimont it
complete with tlio oxooption of tlio
election of officers which. VfiU taho
place next Tuesday, tha 22d. Inst.,
Coh-W. S. Rockwell, Capt. Echols and
Cipt. Spaulding, nrn spoken or for our
Col. Either ono would no doubt mako
good Colonel. Capt. 1 Alexander,
Toliver Trapp, T. Jeff Davis, Joseph 8.
Ayres and Joseph A. Morrison, left for
homo last night, the latter has an
honorable discharge on account of his
health. We will no doubt bo sent to
“Snpolla Island” soma distance below
Darien.. Tho Islund la connected
with tho main land by a britlgo. Wo
will rooolve niarchhig ordeis as soon
ay the regiment Is tat mod. Wo will
be poorly nriticd until wo whip a regi
ment of Yunkccs mid get their arms.
Tlio clHsens of this oounty are throw
ing up ehtrenehmentsaround tho oily,
and every man who has nogroos, >1
required to send every third one, who
Is -uliject to road and street duty, and
all the fire negroes nro mado lo go or
send a substitute. There It said to bo
aliout 1000 hands at work, whiek It
progressing rapidly. Our company of
Irish Voluntaon were ordered (ram here
this monilug, for Tibco Island, which
will make tlio two regiments thero
complete.
Our tick Is improving, no new cases
of meoieltyot. Anothercompiuiy came
down on Hie Central Road this irorn
lug, nnd took the cars for Brunswick,.
Yul'ka Ac. I’i.uvij.
tgUTlio Legislature of North Carolina
Inis adjourned after a session of forty
days. It passed a Military hill, a Stay
law, a Revenue bill and kills for pny-
tug tho soldiers and currying bn the
war. It alto passed a hill authorix
ing the issue of a million dollars in
Treasure Notes, in sums ropgiig from
5 cents to $100.
ItjrOur correspondent “W.,” It a well
known physician, nnd one whoso opin'
ions is not founded upon guesswork,
but for actual olnervation, having re
cently relumed from n visit lo the
eampa at Manassas, where lie had every
opportunity of seeing Iho actual con
dltioii of things.
*On the outalde will.be found an
articlo from a correspondent of tlio
Savannah Republican, with statements’
shiiitsr In what wo liava heard from
almost every man who has roturned. It
la much to ba regretted, as the efficien
cy of the Regiment must he materially
impaired.
$ta"Thc steamer Cherokee commen
ced her regular Irljni, on Thursday
Inst.
3®-We havo nrglectcd’to notlcb that
11. A. Gastrcli., Ksq.. had assumed the
permanent Editorship of the Southerner.
Mr. G. Is a gentleman of worth, ability
and Integrity, and we liopo in assum
ing the chair of our much la
mented friend Stovall, that his mantle
may also rest upon him.
ttjrCnpt.,Yoiser sends tho “other
side ot Hie story,” In regard to the re
cent movement of tho Chcrokco Ar
tillery. mid in refutation of somo char
ges ramie by a correspondent of tho
Atlanta Confederacy. Wo felt satis
fled that Capt. Y. must lie right, ns we
beliore him to bo as honorable a mall
as any one living, and as f«r from doing
any thing wrong.
Officiut returns from 104 counties
glvo Gov. Brown a majority exceed
ing 0,000 and it it thought the remain'
ing 28 counties will inereaso that
majority to at least 12,000.—CAronteff
B@_Thcrc Is great complaint, says
the Chnrloiton Mercury. Of the sanrc'
Ity of wool for tho ivhitor clothing of
our troops. Wo learn, however, that
it mty. bo procured in ibumlauco and
at low prteos in Texas, and that the
Government will make arrangements
to procure early supplies from tbore.
Tut Surmuxii Sei.i>ttss.—(n such
wonllior ns that now, pruvailllg in Rich
mond, while the brave defenders of
oiir country nro shivering in their sum
mer clothing, we hear, almost every
hour, of Inigo accumulations of warm
winter clothing, prepared carefully by
our patriotic women, retained at Wil
mington, N. G,,Chittanaogn, Knoxville,
Petersburg, Ac. Why is this.' Aro
the goods and wares of oxtortionato
speculators Hiut delayed? Wo nro
not awaro of it. But wo kuow that
four prices, in many eases, are asked
and obtained tor garments similar to
those whiah tho wives and sisters of
our soldiers uro endeavoring to givo to
the nnuy.
Lot the proper authorities, and the
people also, look into this matter ill
time. Lot them think of tho conse
quences of such n state of things.—
Jlichmond inquirer, I4(A.
The Naval Victory nt New Oilcans,
Wo take from tlio X. O. Delta, tlio
fallowing portion of an account of tlio
recent Naval engagement nt Now Or
leans, b) the “Mosquito fleet” under
t’-om. Hollins. After describing tho
fleet, it says i
Besides these war vessels, thero tvcrc
six "lire shl|w" prepared. Tlio were
old cent Trouts, loaded with fatly pine,
tar and tosin, braced apart from each
other by timbers, and scoured together
iy a chain cable, making a width of
bout half the distance between tho
two shores of the river.
Tlie plan was In shove theta down
the stream by tlio tug Innt R. A J.
Watson, und ns soon as they tearnd the
fleet to tiro them nnd tlion drive tlioin
against tho enemy's ships, which would
lie the signal for a general attack by
expedition started down the
river from Iho forts nt an early hour
Saturday morning; tlio lirebeals nliond,
and the gunboats following. But tho
span of lire boats could not lie controll
ed liy the tug that was attempting to
guide II, nud very soon it commenced
to slew round, and tlion, despite
every etl'ort, it ran into tile river
bank.
The plan of firing Hie fleet was Inu
mediately abandoned hv Com. Hollins,
on tlio occurrence of this accident and
bo proceeded down tlio river With tho
gunboats, for the purpose of making n
legitimate attack Uimn thrill.
The vessels nf Hie enemy found tying
nt tlio hand of Iho pusses, were tlio
steam frtguto Richmond, tho sailing
sloopofwsr Vincennes, tlio sailing
sloop-nf-war Preble, and tho steam gun
boat Water Witch.
They were taken completely by sur
prise, and had not the stonmers had
steam up nu tlio time, perhaps nono of
them woiihUiqve csonj-vd. As it was.
their tiring ihaiunuvrrs, and gcnoralnnt-
duet showed that they were thunder
struck nnd (Tightened.
Tlie Mantissas led Ilia way of our lit
tle float, and steering straight for ono
of tlio slaops-of-wnr, ran right Into her.
Tlie force of tlie concussion Was tro-
meiuluus; to niueli as tojput Iho ma
chinery of tlio Manassas out of gear,
and render her perfectly utelass, float
ing about in an unmnnngnblo condition
on tlie water.
But Hie enemy were very quick in
making their arrangements io move,
and (lie two steamers each took one of
tlio tloo)»or.war ill tow, and started
down tlie river, making ilia best speed
of widen llioy were capable.
They defonded their retreat witli
every gun they could bring lo hear up
on their pursuers, but their aim was
wild, and showed that tliegiimiort were
terribly alarmed.
Tlio Mellea, Ivey and Tuscnrora leal
our fleet, and were the boats that kept
up tlio fire on the retrenting vessels,
nnd drove them down Hiestrenni. Tlie
oilier vessels of our fleet followed on
down as well ns they could.
Tha enemy's vessels look tho South-
West pats loi their avenue of cscapo,
hut somo of them got aground on tho
liar there. The! boats of our fleot
then Camo up with them about Oo’eloek
A. M., and firing now oommenood in
earnest. It being daylight, they dis
covered tho weakness ot our fleet, nnd.
they managed their guns in a far abler
manner.
For over an hour Uio duel was kept
up, but nt Uio end of that time, Com.
Hollins signalled our boats to withdraw
from so unequal n contest, in wldoli
nothing mmo was to Im gained. At
tlio time of leaving, tliay were taking
tho mou oil'the aloop-of-war that bad
ecu run into by . the Mnunssas, und
the was solaiiig'in the water in a signifi
cant manner, so Hint there can bo no
doubt of her foundering and total loss,
Our informant bollevei that this ves
sel was tlie Vincennes, and not tlio
l’rohle, as reported by Commodore Hol
lins.
Our little fleet returned up tho river
and captured tlio euttor of tho steam
frigato Richmond, whicii was full of
cutlasses. Wind became of tlio man
who had thrown down their cutlasses
ill sueli a hasty manner and abandoned
their boat, is not known.
Returning to tho hood of tho passes,
adotaobment of men were landed,
who sot fire to all tho lumber tlio ene
my had put ashore there, after bring
ing it sueli a distance and at sueli great
cost, mid It wns totally consumed.—
Tlio Manassas was then taken in tow,
and nil of the Loats returned to tho
foils
Came Lawton, Xr-AR Savaxxaii Ga., 1
« Got.' 13th, 18(11. j
Dr.AU Countan: It givoa mo muoli
pleasure to state that W; If. Mitcholl
and W. J. Nichols return oil lo our
eamps yesterday, and asked permission
to rejoin our company, nnd mado all
llio acknowledgements that woro duo
the Company. Their request was sub
mitted to a vote of tlio Company,which
resulted unanimously in their favor,
after ivliloh thoy woro mnstorod Into
sorvice, Thoy actod like honorablo
mon on their return, so muoli to, that
all sympathised with thorn, llavhln Is
still joinod to hit idols, and no ono hero
knows anything ol his ivhorenhouls.
Our oompany has united with fiyo
otlien here, and will form a Regimont-
Tliero aro four more companies not far
from here, on tha coast, Hint tiro expect
ed to join us. Gen. Lawton .will issuo
oiders for an elcotion to-morrow, to ho
held soon, for field officers, Col, Iloek
woll it tpokan of for Colonel.
It is probablo we will ba hero tamo
throo or four Wooks. I fear we will ox-
porienco somo difficulty In gottlng good
arms, as thoro aro no tnero Stato aims
hare,(with tha cxooptlon of somo old
■nuskets and shot guns. Wo may havo
to tako thorn.
1 know your icadors will ho pleased
to hnirn that our Captain is considered
ono of tho best drill officers here, with
the exception of a four old officers, who
havo boon in tervloo for years. Maj.
Cleveland told mo a few days ago, Capt.
1. would soon havo no superior In tac
tics. Uo Is a hard student, and takes
gnat pains in explaining and simplify
ing all htscOmmamU. Thoro is no ono
hem that commands moro respect and
attention. Up is always at his post.
Throo companies como in tills morn-
ing, all for 12 months. Thero Is only
one six months company hero, It is a
German company from tho olty.
Tho boys aro all well with tha excep
tion of Morrison, who hut an attaok of
mottles, and'aro all well ploasod. Wo
look for Ltaut. Turner to-inarrow, and
liopo be will not disappoint us.
Hoveral of tho boys attonded church
Unlay and night. Yours,
Ftovp.
Late Jews.
IMPORTANT FROM MANAS.S.’
—THE BALL ABOUT TO • OPEN..
Richmond, Oct. 10.—Pnsscngora frol i"“
Manassas by tlio afternoon train repo-
that thoro was quito a stir atFaufa^*.
last night, in consoquonco of tl. .
withdrawal of our troops towards Co;
tcrvfilo nnd Mannssos. Tho train .
wore running hourly all night tiaix.-v
porting troops anil stores (o Manor
Heavy firing was heard this morniii
in tho direction' of Fairfax for lia’
un hour previous to the departure < ’
tlio train for Riohmend. Jmportan'
events are opening.
DUEL OPPOSITE MEMPHIS,
TENN. ;-.i
Memphis, Oct. 15.-A duel iooi. •
Tha Retreat ofRosoacraus—Fall l»a|
Uculart-
We have at length received a foil aud
authentic account of the retrcrA of
ltoseneraiis and his Fodcrul army from
Big Sewell Mountain. On tha morning
of Sunday, tho 0th Instant, it was dis
covered that Uio enemy, who had boon
oiicampod about a mill) and a half west
of our forces, at tho Sturgeon farm, on
tho top of Sowoll, had remevod his
tents, und, so far as appearaiicos indica
ted, rotrouted. Colonel Savage, of the
7th Tenncssoo Regiment,Instantly mado
an advunco wilk throo companies of
its command, and the Fayctta Dixie
llillcs, Captain Jonos. Tho gallant Col
onel deployed two companies upon tlio
right xtid left or tlio road to stir up tho
cnouiy, should ho bo concealed in tho
underbrush, with the object of ambu -
coding, while wjth Captain Jones’s cora-
atny aud anotlicr ho advanced cautious-
y along tho piko. No onemy was
found, honover, and in duo time Colonel
Suvago, with his Uttlecoumintid, clmn-
licrcd un tho deolivity into tho centra
of tho Yaukco encampment. Roson-
crniis (to uso a common expression) had
“smailed a mice,” and departed with
alt possible diligence, under cover of
darkness, leaving several wagons, hor
ses, a largo lot of cooking utensils, and
camp ciinipnco of ovory description.
Looking to Iho westward, somo scran
or eight miles away, tho onemy was dis
covered in full retreat, making, in all
probability,'for Dogwood Gap orGauloy
river.' llo wot evidently much alarmed,
as—beside tlio wustago in his oainp—
flour, sugar,coflbc,aiicrother stores were
strewn from Hie' summit to tho foot of
tlio mountain, a distance of live miles.
The enemy had thrown up no fortifica
tions around his cnrnp, but lay for two
Weeks within cannon shot of our forco,
and completely exposed. Had this
bcon known in time, tlio Federal army
Tnx-CARaaar me ixax cun vassal..—
The-Now Orleans Mia publishes
tho following as the. contents -of tho
iron clad steamer whioli arrived at
Savannah somo weeks ago.
200 cannon, 8,500 Enfield rifles. 20,»■
000 army pistols, 15,000 sabres, ltMt.000
blankets, 05,000 nrmy shoot, 2,000,000
S ion caps, 2 tons ponder, a .laige
uinine, nnd otlior nrtiolo* muoli
by tlio Confederate army. • ’
Tut. Fkueuai, Hbsaii Hcrrinr.—Tlio
Federal army on tho i’otomao is woll
supplied with broad, A person who
lately visited tho army baking estab
lishments says that tho troops are sup.
plied daily “irlta about one hundred
and fifty thousand loaves of soft, sivcot
broad, and all of beautiful quality bo-
sides crackers or hard bread in a con
siderable- amount. Tho entire eon-
sumption of flour cnoh day in brond
and.craoko.rs, is about nino hundred
barrels.’'
Not one of our boats are injured in would, ere this, havo been on tlio way,
tha slightest manlier, except tlie slight os prisoners, to lUehuiond
disarrangement of tho machinery in ££Thls is a remarkable fact, inasmuch
Uio Manassas, hut aro qulto ready to ns Rosonemns lias enjoyed a oonsldora-
ropoat tlio affair, should the enemy Ido reputation at a Uoiiernl; but no
givo them a chance. Not » stnglo military man would bo guilty of tho
■nun on any of am bosU was liurt In blunder of leaving his camp exposed,
such a length of time, to any attaok
that might bo mado upon it, and tho
enemy constantly ill Bight.
After ranging through tlie Yankees
encampment for an hour, Gen. Loo,
who arrivod soon nftor Col. Savage,
ordered tho troops to return, and .thus
ended tha pursuit, of which magnified
rumors havo heretofore reached us
—,,—i.uny.i. — ,,, ..
the least, it is bolioved Hint nil of
tlio enemy’s vessels are somewhat in,
jurats, and-Hint thoro must linvo boon
many rnsaiilties among their crews, but
of this nothing can bo known ns yot.
“Big Ingtn Mel”
We find tlio following specimen of
Ynnkco gasconsdo in tho New York
Herald: :
Arrta the Was.—At tlio conclusion
of lliis war wo shall linVc ill tho Held
over three hundred thousand, veteran
soldiers, and our navy will comprise
ovor five hundred ships of ivnr, and We
shall have a naval brigade of about fif
ty thousand men. Let European gov
ernments ho careful, then, how llioy
treat us during tha continuation of Hits
war, for wlion wo have settled our do
mestic troubles' the slightest word ’cif
Insult or provocation, may let too
upon Canada and CfipS tjils terrible
-foroe, and sweep tho last vestige
of uioiiarehinl rnlo from tlio conti
nent.
«@*A kit of Irony‘wo supposo.
aiio Aitlcijdl tfruufant* utter* tl»Q
opinion—a «lit l iny |i«-i ••»*y—tlaiit jin
ajiont npiMtiiiWn.'1U. pttntlituttt horses
tor miliuuy s.’i vift., k|,.mill l.o \\ good
'judge of Ikux'a J
. l3id ttiiv onefvur such n con
dition f ' Up ike • muuh principle r»ur
exacting und tiiAtidiou* friend of tho
AVa/M/iml would mpjuu «e*|uuin-
tnncci witli tlio pro‘felon market und
tlio provision trade in a .>Coinnil«»ary,
somo knowledgo of clothing in a Qunr-
twinastcr, and generally *mno «iunlifi-
ontion beyond ktppd;or relutionsldn, or
geography, for oyovy oilico.—
• jgyTJto Chicago Tribune learns
that tho correspondent of tho Jjbh-
don Times has boon arrested near
Willmington, 111., for a violation of
tlm statute which forbids shooting on
Sunday. ’ ; The Doctor was after ‘prairio
Sunday. * • The Doctor was after ‘prairio
ohiokens with a double-barreled shot
RW-
Our forcos, ut lust advices were lying
in tlio rain, behind breastworks ttial
could nvnil nothing and wondering
whither they would next bo ovdorod—
East or West.—IttehmoM Dispatch.
Can’t .Stand the Ravonet.—Daring
.. skirmish cn Client Mountain, in Wes
tern Virginia, somo I'ortk-aight "Yan
kees,’.’ (ti oompany called tlio Gurtliria
Grays from Cincinnati) were inkon
prisoners. In a second skirmish, wiien
nu older was given to our mon, one of
tlio prisoners, not understanding tlio
order asked ono of tlio guards, What
order wns that? SVhon informod Unit
it was to "fix bnyonots,” he turned to
his partner and said, “Churlio, our hoys
nro running now, I know. — Aaehfiue
Dan tier.
A Wire Cane.—A Missouri papor in
forms its renders Hint Uio ••wife’.’ crop
nf (iuscuitado county in 1800 was 25,000
’’guis,' 1 Tlie next paper ccrractad tho
error by putting “wine” in tho plaoo of
wife, •
OuvTiis hui'i:.--,,\« Kentucky halo
rope is now worth twonty oonta . por
pound, would it not bo woll for tho
limiters to iiinnuliictura cotton rope
on their own plantations) They might
find it to tliolr advantage to make tho
experiment.
J@-It is said that Secretary 0AW-
iion, at tho conimoucCmont of llio
battlo of Bull Run implored tho 4th
Pennsylvania rcglraont to ’’strlko for
their •homes,” and they did so—at tho
rate pf ten miles *ii hour.
. foi* Cdtufrei*-
Thoy fought with rifles, at fifty pner •
apart. Throo shots were interchanged.
At tho third flro, Mr. Lnko wax'shot-
in tho bend nnd mortally wounded,
Mr. Chambers wns uninjured. Tho
difficulty originated in tho rooont oan-
vass in Mississippi, nml tlio frionds of 4*
tho parties had usod groat exertion
to roconoila thorn,v but without oflec
as tfio sequel shows,
AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY.
Nashville, Oot. 16 Thb Loulsvilh.
Courioi', of to-day, confirms tho repor
ted destruction ol two spans of tho
Iron railroad brldgo at Groon River
undor a misnpprelion3ion of ordow, by
tho.offioors in charge.
Any movement forward that may
have noon contorapUtod, by our for
ccs, will nooosnrlly bo dolayod by till
Inexcusable blunder.
The Lincoln forces aro now at Smith
land.
It Is reported that about 400 of tin.-
Llnoolnltos havo dostvoyod all (ho w -
tcr oraft, of ovory kind, on the Cun
bevland vlvor, ns far-up as Ross’ Furri-, ’
a dlstanco of 27 miles,
A FEDERAL CANARD.
Nashville, Oot. 15,—Tlio LoillsvilF v
Journal, of tho Oth, reports tho enp
turb of New Orleans without firing 11
gun.
THE MASS FINANCIAL AND
COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
Macon, Oot. • 10.—Tho Convention
tliis morning, adopted unanimonslv
and with great onthuslasm, a revolu
tion rccomraouding Congress to sin
pend the collootion of import dutic
and lo throw our ports opon to tli
free trndo of all nations who Diali'
tain peace with us.
Some slight modtlflcation and add;
tions were mado to tho action - of yo
tordny upon tho subjeot of cotton
advances.
A resolution wns passed, request
Ing Congress to nltor and adjust coins
weights, and monsurcs according, to
icimnl rates.
A sories of resolutions woro ndoptod,
upon tho sequestration act, recommend
ing Hint no payment of dobts soques
tored bo required during tho war;
Hint claims for indemnity nnd indopt
odness to tho North 'bo allowed ns n-
sot-oil) Hint tho Courts of tho Confed
erate States boompoworod, in certain
oases, lo inodiiV tho rotroactlvo ottkci
of tlio bill and that the property 01
Norlhorn residents laboring Unde-,
tlie dissnbllites of coverture or infancy
ha oxemptod.
A committoo was appointed of del
egates from Charleston, Savannah and
Mobile, to oxnmlno into tho plan o;
the Marino Stoam battering ram-sub
mittod by Mr. J. R, Butts of Goortgia.
Tho Convention tlion adjourned un
til 7 o’clock this evening.
Macon, Oot. 17’—The Convention, at
its Wednesday ovouing- session passed
the following resolutions: A resolution
to sequestrato tho property of such
alien enemies as have sons In tlio Con
fedorato army, for tbo benefit of suab
sons | a resolution approving tho plan
of tlio steam mnriuo battoriug ram, in
vented by J. B. Butts, and recommend
ing it to tho Government of tho Con
federate States, also recommending Ilia!
a subscription bo oponod in tho Con
vention to put It in onoralion.
A resolution declaring tho importance
of oponbig railway communication
with tho Coal and iren.mlnes of North
Carolina; a resolution doolnring that
return cargoes of our' produco should
bo furnished to vessels bringing good
from foreign ports, but no aocumnla
Hon of produco stocks should ba al
lowed in oursoopovls i and a resolution
requesting the Post Office Dopnrtraom,
lo astabllsli postal relations with Euro-
poun Governments as soon ns possiblo.
Tho Convention after adopting some
othor unimportant resolutions, adjourn
od at 10) o'clock P. M., to nmol in
tho city of Montgomoiy, Ala., oh the..
1st Monday in May, 1802.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR YORK-
TOWN.
Richmond, Oct. 10.—Pnssongers from
West Point, Vu., report that houvv
firing took placo this morning in the
neighborhood of Yorktoivn.
An ongngomont has boon nnUcipa
ted thero for several days. In cause
quenoo of tlio. Federal Hoot off York-
town. ’
THE EVANSPORT NAVAL ENGAGE-
, MENT. •
Riciimoxd, Oct. 10.—An intelligent
;ciiUcmnnjust arrived hero by .the.'
•’rcloricksburg train, reports that tho
jngugomont at Evansport, on' tho Po-
tomnu river, yesterday, caused no dam
age lothe Confederates. AVhat inju
ry tlio lloetlrocoivod is not known.—
The firing was at a long distance, ami
tho shot toll short.
ROSENCRANTZ’S RETREAT CON
FIRMED.
NAsnviLLE, Oot. 16.—Parties just
returned from Western Virginia, ro
port that Gen RosencrnnU has retreat
ed in Koatuoky.
MOVEMENTS ON THE POTOMAC.
Richmond, Oot. 17.—Amidst tho geu
oral expectations, but lit% in 'known
to roliova tho publio uuxioty relativo to'
tho movements <?f the army on tho
Potomac. Piwrougoi'S front Manassas
strong positions at Manassas,—W^othcr
up winter quarters, or to lot .tho •Fodc-
mis linvo another Bull Run contest, a
Short, tlqiewlil determino. '
T^-Tho j} * 'Dicayitne soys—and
thousands say also—Hist it is pot. logit-,
imntp, and iptlcdd, ButlUUo short Of
traitorous, ip times. Jjko these, to
make tho scarcity of necessities the
basis of heavy .advances in prices.