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Our people took nrith contemptuous
astonishment on those with whom thoy
had boen so recently associated. They
shrink with aversion from the bare
idea of renewing such a connection—
when they boo a President making
war without the assent of Congress—
when they behold judges threatened
because they muintatn tho writ Of* ha
beas corpus, so sacred to freemen—when
they see justice and law trampled under
tho armed heel of military authoiity
and upright men and innocent women
dragged to distant dungeons upon the
more edict of a despot—when they find
nil this tolerated and applauded by
peoplo who hud been in the full ei^joy-
inent of freedom but a few months ago
—they believe that there must be some
radical incompatibility between such u
peoplo and themselves. With such a
peoplo we may bo content to live ut
K caee, but the separation is final and
>r the independence wo hnvo usserted
we will accept no alternative.
Tho nature of the hostilities which
they have waged against us must he
characterized as barbarous wherever it
is understood. They lmvo bombarded
undefended villages without giving no
tice to women and children to enahlo
them to escape, and, in 01.0 instance,
selected the night as tho peiiod when
they might surprise them most effectu
ally whilst asleep and unsuspicious of
danger. Arson and rapino.tho destruc
tion of private houses and property
and injuries of tho most wanton char
acter, even upon non-combatants, huve
marked their forays along our borders
and upon our territory. Although we
ought to have been admonished by
these things that they were disposed to
make upon war in tho most cruel and
relentless spirit, .vet wo were not pro-
pared to see them fit out a largo naval
expedition with the confessed purpose
not only of plunder, hut to incite a
servile insurrection in tho midst of us.
if they convert their soldiers into in-
condinVies and involve us in a species
of war which claims non combatants,
women and children as its victims, they
must expect to he treated os outlaws
and enemies of maukind. There aro
certain rights of humanity which aro
entitled to respect, even in wur, and lie
who refuses to regard them forfeits bis
claims, if captured, t» bo considered as
u prisoner of war, but must cxpoct to
bo dealt with ns an offender against all
law, human and divine.
But not content with violating our
rights under tho laws of nations at
homo, they havo extended theso inju
ries to m within other jurisdictions.
The distinguished gontlemen whom,
with your approval at the last session, I
commissioned to represent tho Confed
eracy at certain foreign courts, have
boon recently seized by tho Captain of
n United .States man-of-war, on board
u British steamor, on tho voyage from
tho neutral Spanish port of Havana to
Knglaud. They lrnvo thus claimed a
general jurisdiction over the high seas,
and entering a British ship sailing un-
dor its country’s flug, violated tho rights
of ombassy, for the most port hold sa
cred oven amongst barb r rians, by seiz
ing our Ministers, whilst under tho pro
tection and domains cf a neutral na
tion. Those gentlemen were as muc.h
under the protection of the British Gov
ernment upon that ship and beneath
its ilag, as if they had been on its soil,
and a claim on tho part of tho United
States to seize them in tho stroots of
London, would havo been as well foun-
as that to apprehend them whoro thoy
were taken. Had they been malefactors
and citizens of tho United States, they
could not have boon arrested in a Brit
ish ship or on British soil, unless under
tho express provision of a treaty,
and according to tho forms therein
provided for tho extradition of crimi
nals.
But rights, the most sacred, seem to
havo lost all respect in their eyes.
When Mr. Faulkner, a former Minister
of tho Unitod States to Franco, com
missioned beforo the secession of Vir
ginia, his native State, returned in good
faith to Washington, to settle his ac
counts and fulfill all tho obligations in
to which ho had entered, ho was perfid
iously arrested and imprisoned in Now
York, where ho now is. Tho unsuspec
ting confidence with which ho reported
to his Government was abused, and his
desire to fulfill his trust to thorn, used
to his injury.
In conducting this war wo have
sought no aid ana proposed no alliance,
offensive or defensive, abroad. We
havo asked for a recognised placo in *ho
great family of nations. But in doing
bo wo havo demanded nothing for
which wo did not offer a fair equiva
lent. Tho advantages of intercourse
aro mutual amongst nations, and seek
ing to establish diplomatic relations,wo
vrero only endeavoring to placo that
intercourse under tho regulation of
public law.
Forliaps wo had tho right, if wo had
chosen to exercise it, to usk to know
whether tho principle, that blockades
to bo binding must bo effoolunl, so sol
emnly announced by tho great powers
of Europe and Paris, is to bu generally
enforced, pr applied, only to particular
parties. When tho Confederate States
at your last session bccamo a party to
tho declaration referring to this prin
ciple of international law, which has
been recongnizod so long *l»y publicists
and governments, wo certainly sup
posed that it was to be universally on-
forced.
Tho customary law of nations is
made up of their practico rather than
their declarations, and if such declara
tions aro only to bo enforced in par
ticular instances, at tho pleasure of
those who make them, then tho com
merce of tho world, so far irora being
placod under tho regulation of a gene
ral law, will become subject to tho ca-
price of those who execute or suspend
it at will. If such is to be tho course
of nations in regard to this law, it is
plain that it will thus become a rule
for the weak and not the strong.
Fooling that such views must bo ta
ken by tho neutral nations of the
earth, I havo theroforo caused tho evi
dence to bo collected which proves
completely the utter inefficiency of
the proclaimed blockade of our coast,
and shall direct it to ho laid beforosuch
Governments os shall afford us tho
means of be ; ng heard.
But Although we should be benefited
by the enforcement of this law, so sol
emnly declared by the great Powers of
Europe, wo are not dependent upon
that onforcoment for the successful
( irosocution of the war. As long as
lostilities continue, the Confederate
States will oxhibit a steadily increasing
capacity to furnish their troops with
food, clothing and arms. If they
should be forced to forego many cf tho
comforts of lifo, they will at loast Jiave
tho consolation of knowing, that they
are thus daily becoming more ana
more independent of tho rest of the
world. If in this process, labor in the
Confederate States should bo gradually
diverted from tlioso great .Southern sta
ples, which huve given lifo to^so much
of tho commerce of mankind, into
other channels, so ns to make them ri
val producers instead of profitable cus
tomers, they will not bo the only, or
them tlio chief losers, by tho change in
tho direction of their industry.
Although it Is true, that the Cotton
supply from tho Southern States could
only ho totally cut off by the subver
sion of our social system, yot it is plain
that a lor.g continuance of this block-
ado might, by a diversion of labor and
investment of capital in other employ
ments, so diminish the supply us lo
bring ruin upon those interests of for
eign countries, which arc dependent on
that staiilo. For overy lahoror who is
diverted from the culture of Cotton in
the South, perhaps four timos as many
elsewhere, who huve found subsistence
in tho various employments growing
out of its mo, will bo forced also to
change their occupation, while tho war
which is waged to tako from us tho
right of self-government can never at
tain that enu.
remains to ho seen how fur it may
werk a revolution in tho industrial sys
tem of the world, which may carry
suffering to other lands as well as to
our own. In tho meantime, wo shall
continue this struggle in tho hurnblo
dependence upon Providence, from
whose searching security wo cannot
conceul the secrets of our licurts, and
iO whoso rule wo confidently submit
our destinies.
For the rest, wo shall depend our
selves. Liberty is always won where
there exists tho unconquerable will to
ho free, and we have reason to know
tho strength that is given by a con
scious sense, not only of tho magni
tude, but of the righteousness of our
cause. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Our Hnvnminh Correspondence.
Camp Lawton, near Savannah, Ga.,
November 123rd, 1801.
Dear Courier s—There is fully one
half or our Regiment hero that is on
the sick list. There is a great many
cases of mensloi, some few with tho
fever and a great many with colds.—
There aro thirty-two in our company,
that is on the sick Hat. Our trip to
Hilton Ilcnd and the loss of our cloth
ing and blankets, is one cruso of so
much sickness, ns a great many have
had no blankots, and some few only
one, consequently they have sufferod.
Wo hnvo received a few blankets, ar.d a
few articles of clothing from tho ladies
in the city, but nothing like enough to
make them comfortable, It looks liko
all will bo sick, our Colonel is doing nil
he can to nacotnmnrlnte them with
good and comfortable quarters and
nurses. He has rented some vacant
houses near by, and is furnishing them
with beds, Ac., as fast as ho can, ond
is having the sick transferred to them.
Ho will spnro neithor money or pain9,
to provide for the Actual necessities of
his men, sick or well. C'apt. Billups
has lost two of his'incn this week with
the fever. Tho Colonel needs hospital
stores of every description. Those
that can assist him should do so at
once.
There is no excitement hero of any
sort, and no prospect A>f any fighting
soon. Tho fieot kcops at a respectable
diitanco.
Wright’s Logion is at Thunderbolt, i
understand. 1 learn that Col. Wright
wanted to get a furlough to go to Con
gress, but Gon. Lawton would not grant
it. The Colonel says ho knows what he
will do.
The number of our Regiment has
been changed again. It is now the
29th Regiment Georgia Voluntoors, in
tho Confederate service. John L. Rous
seau arrived here this morning, and re
ported himself ready for service. Cupt.
Turner received him and bad him i
tend in, und appointed him nurse. He
will no doubt muke a good one.
Floyd.
ffljc pill Offfuvier-
HOME, GA.
N. DWINELL, Editor.
TUESDAY XOKNING, Nov. SO.
Juvenile Tableaux Vivnnts.
Some of our littlo misses, for their
own gratification and tho amusement
of their friends, got up a series of Tab
leaux, on Saturday evening last, which
were excellent, considering that thoy
selected the scenes, rehearsed, and pre
pared tho proper dresses, without aid
or instruction from any grown persons
whatever. There was a densely packed
uudienco present, in fact nn “overflow
ing house,” and such was the apprecia
tion evinced that tho “houso was
brsught down,” (to the floor,) during
the entire performance. The scenes,
management and whole affair were
very natural, childlike and interesting
WWe learn from reports that fir
ing was resumed on Fort Pickens on
Saturday morning, and also that the
Fort had boon taken, but this needs
confirmation.
X€^»A Nashville paper contains
advertisement of a piece of music, call
ed tho “Manassas Quickstep.” The
Yanks could doubtless appreciate this
piece.
Our Artillery Correspondence
Greenville, Tank., Nov. 20th 1801.
Dear Courier: Our last letter was
sent you from Union, on the 14th inst.
We were aroused at one o’clock the fol
lowing morning, ordered to oook three
day’s rations, and to leave for Carter’s
Depot by daylight. Our preparations
being made, we started for Carter’s, in
tending to prooeed from that,point to
wards the mountains, whore the tories
were quartered. But upon our arrival
there, we learned that tho fords in that
region were impassable, ui account of
ecent heavy ruins, and proceeded fur
ther down the Railroad to Johnson’s
Depot, where we encumped on tbo
night of tho 15th.
On the following morning, our forces,
consisting of the Battalion, our Battery,
a Company of Cavalry, and twooi three
companies of Militia, all under com
mand of Col. Leadbetter, took up tho
line of march, and after travelling a
wearisome journey, over a rough moun
tainous road, we halted for the night at
a point some ton miles from the depot,
and five from the enemy. Early on
Sunday morning we resumed our
march, and while our friends at homo
wore wending their way towards the
House of God, we were toiling over the
mountains, oxpecling to hear the din
of battle beforo night. We reached
tho enemy’s camp about noon, finding
to our disappointment, that tho tories
estimated at from 300 to 500 mon, had
taken alarm at our npproach, and fled
the night beforo. The cavalry and a
detachment of infantry were ordered
in pursuit of them, scouting parties
were sent in all directions, and so far, C8
prisoners, 10 horses, several mules,
wagons, Ac., havo been secured.
Their camp was situated in a strong
hold, called Doe River Cuvo; and if
they had been protected by artillery, it
would have boen a vory secure position
It consisted of several shanties, cnpablo
of accommodating about 300 men.
After destroying it, our boys sent a dose
of “spherical case” up thosido of the
mountains, for the benefit of ttraggler g
in particular, and udmonitory to tho
tories generally. Having ascertained
thut the onomy had loft for some moun
tain security, thirty miles further off,
t was considered inadvisable to pro
ceed farther; we therefore took up tho
return march, halted for the night at
our formor bivouac, and reached John
son’s on Monday noon.
Yesterday morning, a portion of the
Battalion, and two of our pieces, with
their dotachments, were ordered here.
Col. Stovull und his men arrived last
night, and tho detaohmont of Artillery,
are on tho way, having been obliged
eh somo thirty miles, on account
of inadequate Railroad accommoda
tions. Tho balnnco of our Battery, and
the remaining Infantry companies may
bo hero in a few days ; but our move
ments are very uncertain, und various
rumors are afloat in regurd to our dis
posal. It isgonornlly thought that this
placo will be the Headquarters of our
forces for the present, and that we may
be oidered by detachments and com
panies, io various localities in the moun
tains, towards North Carolina, or else
pluced as guards, to protect the bridges
upon this important avonuo connect-
in Virginia with tho other Southern
States.
The boys facetiously term our lato
affair ns tho “Battle of Pig Run,” from
tho fact that a score of fresh shotes, be
longing to tho enemy, were captured
by our men, after a hard chase in tho
thickets. An exciting race after union
geese was In iulged in by some of the
boys, and Sergoant Reps is guilty of
pressing ons into tho Confederate sor-
Greenvillo is an old fashioned, dingy
looking town, containing about one
thousand inhabitants. It is tho homo
of tho notorious Andy Johnson, who
is supposed to bo in Kentucky. Wo
feel as if we had “turned up” in a very
queer place; wo miss that cordial greet
ing and hospitality, which has been ex
tended towards us in more patriotic
sections. Union men aro pointed out
constantly, and your correspondent was
surprised to hear tho strains of “Union
Dixie,” the Star Spanglod Banner and
Hail Columbia, issuing from the parlor
of one of the hotels last evening. One
meets up with a croaking Cassandra oc
casionally, and wo advance the opinion
that a majority of the peoplo hero, al
though apparently espousing our causa,
are “on tho fence,” ready to oscillate
towards the most popular er fortunate
party.
We havo just ascertained that the
Battalion w.ll ho detached by compa.
nics, to guard tho Railroad bridges and
property, between Lick Crook and
Bristol; that our Battery remains here,
for the present; that several Rogiinents
havo been ordered here; and that
stronuons efforts will be made to pro
tect the Rfilroad from the vandalism
of the tories, and to root out their neats
In the mountains of East Tennessee.
P.
Georgia Legislature*
Senate, Nov. 20.—After some pre
liminary business, the bill to prevont
Extortion and Monopoly was taken up
and aftor considerable discussion, was
finally passed* and prohibits any ono
from selling salt, wheat, flour, bacon,
lard, cotton, osnaburgs, linseys, ker
seys, leather, shoos, cotton or wool
cards, bagging and ropo, at more than
GO per cont. advance on tho prices rul
ing last April, except articles bought
within tho last thirty days by regular
morcliants, for tho supply of their reg
ular and local customers, under a pen
alty uf loosing the whole, for the first
oflence, with n lino also of ono to five
hundred dollars, and for the second
oflence, imprisonment in tho Peni
tentiary for five years.
House--Was etiguged on new matter
und discussing tho appropriating of
150,000 to the Georgia Relief and Hos
pital Association.
Senate, Nov. 21.—This was tho last
day lor introducing new mattor oxcopt
such as relates to the public defence
a few bills were introduced. The bill
leciting tho hardships that our Geor
gia troops have suffered in Westorn
and North-Western Virginia on ac
count of tho difference of climzto be
tween that country and their native
places, and respectfully requesting tho
Secretary of War to consider their con
dition, and for the sake of humanity,
to prosorve health and life and make
troops effective, to transfer them to n
point further South. Whichaftor con
siderable discussion was passed.
The Bill previously passed and re-
considered, relativo to abolishing im
prisonment for debt, was taken up and
passed. Also Mr. Gordon’s bill, a most
sensible and judicious measure, mak
ing tho laws of trado to govern tho
purchase and sale of foreign exchange,
as of any thing else, and giving tho
Banks opportunity to compete with
ether parties, instead of forcing them
out of market and thereby really en
hancing tho price of foreign bills, as
tho cld law did, was passed.
The bill appropriating $200,00 our
sick and wounded was unanimously
passed.
Poor Human Nature.
It was a favorite remark of Sam
Slick, that '‘there is a good deal of
human natur in all mankind.” Wo
heard one. of our country fronds a day
or two ago giving the Salt Extortioners
fits for asking $10,00 per sack for
that indispensable article. We agreed
with him in his denunciations, which
wore loud and deep; and then asked
him how much he expected to get
for his pork. He lowed ho ought to
have about 11 cents per pound. We
asked him how much bettor he
thought ho was than the Salt Extor
tioners—whereupon tho conversation
abruptly closed, our friend just then
happening to espy a nun up tho street
whom ho had been wanting to soo
for some timo.—Athens (7«im.) Post.
This accounts for a portion, at least*
of “tho] milk in the cocoa-nut.” Somo
of our farmers seem as ready as any
body^to take advantages of high prices,
and in attempting to retaliate on a
few speculators, cause a great deal
more suffering and inconvenianco
among tho mosses of the people than
tho speculators can possibly do.
Berry Infantry.—In our Saturday’s
is? ue wo statod that Lieut. Dean would
leavo for camp, on Saturday evening,
when it should have boon Wodnosday
ovoning next, the 27th inst., all per
sons having parcols to seud to tho
Company will leavo them at Lampkin
ib Co's Store.
flSJ-Col. Sam. Stewart returned from
Manassas on Sunday last. He had a
small post oflico in chargo. He reports
that the “boys” aro still hoping for n
fight.
Soldiers’ Car, No. 3.—This Car wil
leave on December 7th. Soe advertise
ment.
ffayThe Norfolk Day Book learn-
that tho capture of Messrs MaBon
and Slidcl was against the protost o
tho British Captain, and under threats
and indoed tho actualy exhibition of
force. Ono report is that several
shots wore fired. It learns that the
capture took place as the mail steam
left Maderia.
WW u devote a considerable portion
of our spaco to-day to the President’s
Messago. Owing to unavoidable draw
backs we arc unable to give it all to
day.
gey The new commercial system
granted by Franco to her colonies of
Martinique, Gaudaloupe, and tho Islo
of Rennion, superseding tho former
prohibitive regulations, came into force
in the beginning of last month. By
this chungo the above islands are open
ed to the commerce and navigation of
tho wholo world. Tho importation of
merchandize will take place on the
snmo terms as into France, oxcopt
where tho colonial tariff is more liberal,
in which caso the lat ter rato is retained.
Trado can be carried on under any flag,
but, with certain exceptions, a differ
ential duty is charged on foreign a*
compared with French ships. All ex
port duties on colonial merchandize
are abolished. English vessels will
now bo enabled to take cargoos of for
eign goods to these islands and return
laden with produce, either to their port
of shipment or to France.
Seizure of Salt*
Gay. Brown has seized upon a lot of
Salt at Savannah, and allowed $5,00
por sack, as a just and reasonable com
pensation. Tho Savannah Republican
commenting on tho Proclamation says:
One of the natural effeots of tho pol-
ioy, wo fear, will be to drive all these
necessary articles of dally consumption
beyond tho limits of the State, so that
they cannot be had at all, or, if brought
back again, at a still higher price than
wo are now paying for them. All the
States must unite in the policy to make
It offeotual In putting down prices.
In fine, this whole thing of seiz
ures is full of difficulties, and while
we may despise the extortioner and
desire to see him put down, we ques
tion if it were not, after all, better,
except in great extremities, to allow
commerce to go unrestricted and reg
ulate its own abuses.
Yet, we do not wish to be understood
as condemning the Governor. War
must have its personal hnrdships, and
its departures from the quiet routine of
civil administration under the law;
whilst tho man who would avail himself
of a season of public and private dis
tress, to proy upon ids follow* uitizons,
and grow rich upon thoir sufferings and
starvation, should be thwarted in his
soulless schemes, even though the law
and individual innoconco should meas
urably suffer.
The Conspiracy.
Tho excitement growing out of the
recent attemps to destroy tho railroads
in East Tennessee is beginning to sub
side a littlo though it is yot diflioult to
determine as to tuo full extent of the
conspiracy and tho probablo number
engaged in it. Enough howover is
known to satisfy the authorities that
it was not simply tho act of u fow reck
less men, but part of a woll concocted
plan for the invasion und eulnugation
of this end of the State, and whioh
had aiders and sympathisers in nearly
every county in East Tennessee—a
schomo not of recent origin, but dating
back several months, it is not be
lieved- by tho government authorities
that any considerable portion of the
“Union men,” as they foolishly insist
upon culling them solves, actually
know at what hour tho toich would
bo applied, or whoso liKiids were ap
pointed to do tho work : hut wo under
stand it will bo in proof thut parties
whom tho publio would bo loth to
suspoot of conniving at such things,
were advised that the railroad bridges
would bo burned, confidently predic
ted and looked for it. Not only so,
but there has been continual and
unintnrrupcd communication betweeu
these parties and parties ucross the
line in Kentucky, in sorvico of the
Fedoral government. This brings
them within the pale of condemna
tion, and it will fall upon them.
Thus much it is proper to say at this
time. Many arrests have boen alrea
dy mado. More will be. And it is
probablo that in some instances men
in no wise associates with, or having
any knowledge of the conspiracy will
be subjected to inconvenience andunnoy-
ancc. But it is due to publio justice
and to all loyal citizens, that a through
and inlot iniiiablo investigation and
rearch should be had, until the last
one of the really guilty is apprehen
ded and punished. And we learn that
such will be the policy of the Govern
ment.—Athens (Tenn.) Post.
Cass county no Mori.—The house
of Representative have passed unani
mously a bills changing the name of
Cass county to Bartow, and the name
of Cassiille to Barlowiille. The Senate
will doubtless concur.
Hostages Conveyed to J*ail.—The
several field and com par. y officers sel
ected by lot from among tho Federal
prisoners at present in this city, us hos
tages for the safety of Sohthern priva
teersmen on trial in the North wore,
on Thursday lust transferred from tho
tobacco factories in which thoy had
previously been eenfined, lo tho coun
ty jail whore, in compliance with the
order* of the Secrotury of War, they
are to be closely imprisoned “in cells
reserved for prisoners accused of infa
mous crimes.” The purpose of iho
government is to deal out to these hos
tages precisely such treatment and
such a rato as may be imposed upon
our men uowin the power of the North.
Among those transferred are Cols. Leo,
Cogswell and Wood, Lieut. Col. Bow
man, Mqjors Potter, Revore and Vog-
des, and Captains ltioketts, MoQuade
and Rockwood.—Jlichmond Examiner.
“Almost Skcesh.”—Tho following is
an oxtract from a letter taken fVom tho
pocket of a Lincoln soldier killed in
tho battle at Columbus, by young Win
slow Leavitt, of Memphis. The lottor
is-written by “Sister Jane” to her dear
brother. Its toue indicates more clear
ly that among the masses of the
North tho war is growing somewhat
unpopular. Tho letter says :
“The excitemont bore is groat with
regard to the treatment of Fremont.—
Mother says she is getting to bo nlmost
Seccsh. She wishes that Washington
would bo destroyed and all the old
'grimes’ that bear rulo there. She
says she would liko to send old Abe a
set of potticoats, with tho request to
put them on and retire to privato life.
As for myself, my patriotism has al
most all forsaken me. I read as little
war news as possible, and think as little
of war as I can.
A Growl from John Bull.—The
London Herald—tho organ of Earl
Derby and tho aristocrats—after a com
plete silence of four weeks’ duration
on our affairs, comes out in a vory vio
lent leader on the subject of tho con
demnation of tho bark Hiawatha and
other British vossels, by the Judges of
tho Union courts for violating tho
blockade. Tho Dorbyities pretend
that if tho decision of Judgo Betts is
not either reversed or disavowed, Eng
land will demand reparation for her
shipowners and traders, even to the
length [of a war with tho United
States,
Alulrama Senators.
The Legislature of Alabama, or. the
21st inst., elected Hon. W. L. Yancy
and Hon. C. C. Clay, Jr., Senators to
the Confederate Congross from that
6tate.
SWS&s-jM
slow and cautiously u re |
Congress met to-dav v. * 1
Stephen. In the Ch aL&'H
nnl retd—went into Jcr -L
, HK&gi
10 o ’clock P, If T
been firing continually ror r"" n J*
HicnnoNn, Nov. 21 _ T ,
ings of Congress aro RSjSuffil
““Hr to secret session 1 "“‘i
lion. Thos. S. Bocoolt l 1
elected President proto. §f)3 \,*L
Z-SSKffi'-Sl
the 8th inst., off Bermuda, byS "I
fax and 35 men on the k,1 . I
with five olllcor., " J «1
On the 5th inst,, the privateer »
ter was aeen off the.
Thomos, near Trinidad. of l
At Boston, on the 17th iu.J
prohibit r «f. U,1P0Wt,Cr * ,,d n
of The ohttl
ohirnby tho Federal., will pa, thel
pen sea of tho great naval exnod UoJ
Richmond, Nov. 22—Congrc« f
terday. nsoorot session, coufirmNi L
Bon,|nmm as Secretary of Wsr 1
hx-Oovornor Bragg, 0 f N. C„ si
noy-Gonoral, who entered upon!
duties to-day. |
Montgomery Nov. 23—The
says a gontloman from PensscoU 1
morning, says the firing cemed L
evening ab 7 o’clock. Tho Navy y1
was sot on flro with hot shot from F
Pickens, bub was pub out by th#G
federates.’
He also reports that tho “Nianl
was badly damaged, and that our *
mado a broach in tho bastions oft
Piokons.
The fight was commenced from F
Piokens by firing on the Conledel
steamer, “Tima,"and was replied tel
our battories. A heavy fire continuT
on both sides till 7 o’clock. It U|
ported that 2 Confederates wore-kill!
and 1 wounded.
It is said Gen. Bragg is well pin
with the day’s work.
Richmond. Nov. 23.—An officii! d
patch from Pensacola last night, uiL
that firing oeased on both sides *t|
o’clock in consequence of tbs <
ness and rain.
The casualties' reported on. our »i
are four killed end ten wouiidsd.mc]
ly in Fort MoRea. The enemy’s f
was poor.
Nothing heard ftom Pbnsacok
day.
Congress not in sessio*.. It b-nj
od that Col. Montgomery (Uardnec I
the 8th Georgia Roniment, is appoint!
a Brigadier General.
New Orleans, Nov. 20.—A
on Columbus by all the accrayVffc
both by land and rivor, being bo
expectod. Com. Hollins has been orJ|
cd there by telegraph today. All tl
available boats, ana the Manuuip i
to go up immediately. A floating, b
tery of twenty guns goes up at nil
o’clock to-night, and will be towed U
four boats. It will take theme
days.
All the river pilots have been p
into service.
Seventeen thousand troops and uJ
enty pieces of ordnance are at Colei
bus. The most intense anxiety •»
here.
Indiana reus, Nov. 10.—Gen.MoG
lan has ordored six Ohio regiments u
two Indiuna regiments to Ken tuck,
from Western Virginia. A Northcn
regiment will pass through here t
night.
Washington,* Nov. 10.—Lord Lye*l
sinco tho capture of Mmon nnd Slidell
is (unofficially) almost Impertinent,!
in his conversation, assumes that I
United States must yield the poist
controversy ; must disavow the ae‘ !
of Commander Wilkes and return
son and Slidell to England*
Tho Spanish Minister openly dc
that if Mason and Slidoll had been
kon from a Spanish ship, bo i«
immediately havo demanded his '
ports.
Lord Lyons is said to have assumed
monneing tone, ond declared that r
son and Slidoll must be given up n
mediately, or ample reparation mil
for the offenses onered to tho Brit
Crown.
Nothing of this kind has been
cially intimated, but in ordinary u
courso, thoso expression of dinpp®
bation and hostility havo been unpitf
dedly made.
Toronto, C. W., Nov. 10.—Tho Gk*<
and Leader have several artlplMOR™
seizure of Mason nnd Slidoll. *»
Globe sayB it will add strength anil “I
nily io tho American Government*
sot tbo captives at liberty, _ witlio t
romonstratlon from Great Bntnm.
Loader say. it it an insult to which t
meanest government on serin wt
submit.
Lntcr trom East Tcnnciecc.
Chattanooga, Nov. 23.—Our
numbering 500 men, have ju*t <*
od from another successful-er P
tion, bringing in their epoils
them. _■ ,.,v
Thoy captured 14 horses,
100 prisouors. Somo of theso
ants wore found ooneonlou
dens and oaves of tho n ’°“ nt i,
Holloway, tho ruffian who menu
killed Col Anderson,
makohis oscapo by clothing h‘
in female attire. Many ot ;
dents amusing and interesting
rod, too lengtny, to be monhonen ,
dU (5oL°Looney commanded ' ! “J“
none of whom received »ny m