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VOLUME XVII.
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Saturday Morning. Feb. 1. 1803.
Our Artillery Correspondence.
NO, XVIII.
Greenville, Tens.;
Janunry 27th. 1801.
r >EAlt0oUt’.IEK! Our Inst was datod on
[day. 24th inst., upon the receipt of
Pcrs to leavo for Knoxville ; noiii'ly
ry preparation hnd been made for
ling so, our baggage had 1 eon pneked,
i train was ready to receive us, the
Immissary stores had been shipped,
Id we were.going to leavo curly the
Ixt morning. But r on Friday night
ll. Stovall received a telegram, coun-
ln nnding the order ; so wa are still
Ire, but -how much longer we 'remain
[uncertain, uis our movements will
ubably bo governed by tlie aspect of
bhirs in (Kentucky. „ / ,
(inppeurswo were ordered oft' upon
|u tint receipt of the news of tiie bnt-
at Somerset, wliiol? staled that Gon.
iittniidyu's arniy was disorganized, and
lie enemy ivus marching upon
[noxvme. .Subsequent ’ reports have
"t.i'ri.illy reduced the-m ignitude of
tni- losses. Pur men IiikI murelied nine
Itf* from their fortifications to .-attack
i enemy, but found that they had
ecu deceived in rogiird to the strength
" tlie Federnlis's, and after repulsing
hem three-times, wero ut last compel!
[l to retreat, and fall back to tlie orjgU
al position.
I Tlio conduct of many of tho people
this vicinity, upon tho.reoeipt of our
[•dors to leave, con/Inca us more firmly
T tho importance of stationing troops
ermoncntly at this point. Many of
pe secessionists here were much alarm.
I, when we were about to - leave-; 1 a
krge pavty of. men made its appearance
L town on Saturday, aud it is prosiim-
II that there would lmve been trou-
llo here, if wo lmd left as was antjeijia.
id.
I One of our companies, stationed lit
flizabethton, the principal town in
artcr county, a strong union distrioti
^I't a secession flag flying front tjioir,
uavters, upori their departure for the
iiilroad, some fifteen miles distant, and
pan their return, after the order to
flave had been countermanded, found
hat tho flag had been torn down..
Vast night tho telegraph wire, be.
veen this point and Knoxvillo tvero
ut; some villains had jhe audacity to
ommit tho vandalism at the telegraph
Jte&gh 1,0 ' ; l.wo 'hundiv
•oiri-the£kmp of .one "of
lies.
One can judge from these deraonstra-
ions, that toryism is still lurking in
>ur midst, in all its hideousness and
malignity, only awaiting a favorable
pportunity to again exhibit itself, apd
Spatter the fire-brands ot discord and
lostruotion on every hand. “Eternal
igilance is the price of liberty,’', and
rod now, in the birth-throes of our
lopublic, is the hour when our every
btion should be governed by tho spirit
■ the aphorism.
i On Saturday evening tho boys alten-
Ibd a display of target praotico, with
fvo of our pieces, under charge of Cor'
iorals Corput and Millen. A target
velv&feet square was sot up at 1200
ards distance; thirteen -shots ivovo
ired from tho smooth-bore ni
Bven of which hit the target,
ping the limited extent of their
ractico, and also that. the -distance
fom the piece to (he target was only
jtimated by the eye, it was .compli
mented by the assemblage present,
as a very fine display of marksman
ship.
Lieut. Bowen and several of tlie boys
returned to quarters this morning, ftcit
a member of the company is on the
siok list. The Railroad Bridge at Un
ion will be completed by tlie los^ of
the week, when trains will go ' through
without detention at Knoxville.
P.
q e »,
Important Military Ciianoes.—The
Richmond Dispatch of, - Monday says:
We have reliable authority for mak
ing the following statement: General
Beauregard, the ’distinguished officer
of tho Army of tlie Potomac, takes
command of the army at Columbus,
Ky., and Gonersl Gustavus W. Smith
succeeds him in the position he has so
long and acceptably occupied. At
Columbus, we understand, he is subor
dinate to> no one except Gen. A. 8.
Johnston. This change goes into effect
without delay.” ’
Adjournment op Court.—The Supe
rior Court adjourned op Wednesday
last, having accomplished but compare-
ti.oly little business, on account ot the
necessary absence of lawyers and .wit
nesses.
ISyCupt. W. T. Wilson, of Atlanta,
has been elected Colonel of tho 7tli
Georgia Regiment.
‘•The Cherokee , WxRRioRS.'W.riiis
company, Capt. JohnsOn, came up on
the steanioi* Cherokee yesterday, and
left on a special trnin at one o'clock'
for Nashville. It scorned to bo an effi
cient company, witli a com fort alilo out
fit, and will doubtless do good service
in our sacred cause.
Writino Ink.—D. J. Sanders, of this
city, manufactures a good article of
Writing Ink. - Success to the enter
prise. Wo will soon bo indepcndbilt in
spite of thd'bloekade.
Bay*Price's rpporjed victory in Mis.r
■souri lias not boon confirmed, and tlie
report was probably falso.
B3r-A contract has been entered
into, says the Huntsville Advocate, by
responsible parties, for tho construction
of- a Railroad between Montgomery
and Selma. This is an imports «f link
and when completed, will give nearly a
continuous line to Vicksburg.
’ iKSPTlie Charleston (JouiierVnys; We
have become somewhat prepared for
the danger of- wor, but are we prepared
for the dangers of peace ? With' tlib
first repiirt of |poaco wifi come the dan
ger or theproliabjlify of a foreign inva
sion, more injurious and destructive
than anything we need'apprehend in
twnr. Lot our people be ready for oithpi
war or peace. _ ,
XgyThe Knoxville Register soys'the
dofeat of tho Confederates at Fishing
Crock, has -emboldeuened the Lincoln
minions that yet remain in East Ten
nessee, with the idea tfirt the Federal*
will soon have possession of tlie coun
try, mid they have committed some of
the grossest outrages upon true South
ern men. Phillip Sdiber of A rid erf. on
county, was murdered ip.his o'yq house
in the presence of his wife nnd.'family,
in the night, and his 'house robbed Of
money and other valuables. Gabriel’
Keith, of tho same county,, was .nlso
killod by them.
Tho torios.of Gyeeixe county are.also
turbulent and: threatening. -
A Singular Fact.—There can not be
the slightost-doubt-, says' the Augusta
Chronicle, that the ounnon ido below
Savin null on Tuesday, was dis-
distinotly heard, here and by'.many
persons in this vicinity, -so distinctly
that the TOportswere counted and’' yet
was not heaid in Savannah, oply some
ten or twelve miles from .-the scone of
action, while we are moro-than a hun
dred miles distant by an air line. . Was
this singular phehom’onon .owing to
some peculiar condition ot the atmos-
phere—some current of air direotly
favorable to this locality—dr how will
our philosophers ‘account for it ?
- ■ . z!£ .—-—-—, '
®Sy»A planter inquires of qs, soys the
Charleston Courier, whether "horses,
mules and oxen,- on ,the -plantation,
used for farming purposes, are to bo
returned for Confederate taxation
Wo answer no—the taxis to be levied
only oh battle, horses and mules, raised
for sale,” or used us merchandize; and
not when raised for farming or fam
ily purposes—and this by the ex
press. terms. of the Confederate Tax
Act.. ■ [ - [ ^ : .-■* t ■
Hon. T. Butler King has arrived at
New Orleans. He came by way of
Havana and lias brought important
.official dispatches for .our Government.
Tribute of Respect. *
The undersigned haying beeh'
appointed a committee to report some
resolutions upon ; the death of Walter
Scott Hprdln beg leave tq submit the
following:
Sunday School or tiie Methodist
Church, . Rome Georgia.
The insatiable aroher—Death, has
ngnin Visited tills School.'nhd has taken-
from' it ohe'of its brightest ornamonts
to “tho undiscovered country from
whose bourh-no traveler returns," Wal
ter Scott Harden was a brqvo arid
gallftnt young soldier, but ho, fell ..not
Upon the battle field, amid,the. roar of
cannon—the rattle of musketry-—
beating drums, and waving bnnners,
but, in the quiet of the Hospital—far 1
removed from home and friends, in the
City of Riobmond, on tlio 13th instant,
he yielded up his young and promising
life, therefore, ■» ••
Itcsolved, That in -the death of this-
young Christian soldier, this School—
the church and community . has sus
tained an irreparable loss..
That we will remember his purity of
life—we will oherish his memory in our
hearts and practice-liis virtues.
That we sympathise most deeply with
his' grief-stri&ken parents, and little
sister. • -<• <“ . i
Resolved, That these resolutions be
placed upon the records'of the school,
and a copy be furnished his parronts.
Geo. It; Morton, ; )
W. Dwinell, VCommittee:
H. R. Smith, j
Sunday morning, Jan. 26th 1802:
The Right SoTit or Spirit.—'Tlie Mo
bile Advertiser of -the 10th says:
Mobile Arming.—Volunteeriing ’is go
ing on in our city with a'rusk; Tlie cry
no longer "who’ll start;” has noW be
come; “devil tako the hindmost.” The
GoverhOr’s limits of 18' and 60 yeni's of
Age are entirely disregarded. Exempln
above and below the extremes have
caught the fire und are “going in.” We
saw a chap yesterday; about 14 yoai's'of
age, buttoned up to the tliront in a itiil-
itni'/jacket and a bowie knife girted to
his waist as long ns his own leg. He
ivnS going to the drill room of bis' boy
I oy romp.i'ny. 'Plie older men—the
'nWn on the holder side of 60—are nUo
offbring'thnir services Mnd'foiming into
a compai y, self-equipped and armed.
We are glad to see the ardent-'repense
■to '()!*• war' cry cf ‘•VolUhteer.” We
Wish to Heaven'the TeXan e'.tnmple
'wbrii'hontagious, and the word ‘•ihill-
tia'’ tveie blo to-i from tho miliiaiy
statute hook
- Not-SumntiNu k.h Money.—On »tlio
lOtli!August last,- Congress passed an
act levyiijg a war tax directly upon illio
peoplc.of tlie Slates.
, Tho 24th Secion of the act,. pvovi-
ifed tluil if any of - tliu States would,
bulore the 1st tiny of April next-, pay in
to the Gcnfodeiato Treasury in .Treasu
ry notes or specie, the amount assessed
upon, the peoplp of the State, less j ID
per cent., tho authority of. the Confed
erate Tax Collectors in such Statb
should,oease. J.a.i .alt
• . In accordance witli this . provision,
our legislature,-on the lUh Decomber
last, pursed an Aat assuming the Tax
and.obligating the State to'pay it, as
soon ns it could,bp ascertained,
A few days .- ago,; Governor Brown
offered Secretary Mcmminger to pay
over:nt: once, $2,000,000.of the amount
due from this Stale, if the Uovj'm-
rat'iil would allow hjmTnterest on the
suine up to tlie 1st of. Ani-jl, but Mr.
Mcnimingei' d'o'MThe’d; ' ,bi
This shows that our Governfnent is
not hnrd pressed’for money; Does
niiybudy suppose Lincoln’s -Secretary!,
in the-presOnt condition of. Ins Uxolie-
qUsr, would huvo declined' sucli- nii
offer. —Atlanta Confederacy, - oo - 1
A Very Old I'erson.—A blrtck Wo
man named Phillis,- who -belonged to
Mr. E. O. Watkins, of Gliesterfleldvre,
cently died at the extraordinary age of
one'huiidred and eighteen years! Atjthe
age of one-hundied and ton she mar-
rioi -her third liuiibnndi:-,She retained
her senses in-remarkable vigor to the
tilde of her death. Her afflicted' husi
band, who ranst have been devoted to
lierwith a sort of idolatry, wandered of!'
after ,her death, and .lias never ..been
hejii'd of since. It.iij .fearedJip pprish-
ed in the woods or oy. drowning in tho
flyer. ’, This is, quite-a remarkable sto
ry; but ive tire assuied on the best au-,
thority. that it is strictly'. true. It may
be bailed a black .tragedy,—fjie/i. Dis.
' Fl'WrWr'iSffi'inAiaX lij^uiltedn^
Affairs at Ruiyanunh. '
fn common widi our enfiio male
population wc spent nearly tho whole
... ......
tho peiils that seemed well bakuialed
to appall A people tvho are resolved to
defend, their homes tlio.last.
The evqiits of Monday \ye recorded
our lasf iAs’ue.' Early yesterday
boats at the 'mouth of Wall's Cut, on,
tho South Carolina side, just back of
the obstructions,' and about two miles
from the main olinht.bl'ef tlie river!—
Tlie fleet at t|ib head pf Wilmington
Island remained’in statu quo, and within
u mile and three quarters, of the rlvfer.
It consists now of seven gunboats,
whilst the fleet on tlie Carolina side
numbei'B six. It will tiius bo soon that
each commands tho channel, apd they
are armed with' guns of the longest
range. They arc also about opposite
each other, thus exposing vessels, to n
double broadside attack.
Under this state of foots, it became
evident 1 that tho duty of most'pres
sing importance was to furnish Fort
Pulaski, notv ubbut to.be cut oft’, with
ah'ample supply of provisions to sub
sist the garrison through nil probable
future contingencies. Accordingly,
--- - of South Carol!-,
na has passed an act authoming the
Governer to effect a loan of one million
of dollars to rebuild that portion of
Charleston laid in ruins by the recent
fire, tho money so borrowed to bo lent
to such applicnnts as desire to rebuild,
who aro rest-rioted from erecting other
thbn rite proof buildings.
A New Vegetable.—It has happened
oeoasionaly that something good came
evefj from that bemetary of notions, the
Federal Patent .Office. W. N. White,
of-Athens, Georgia, endorses and rec-
commends as an addition to the vege-
tables’of the South, the'“Jew’s Mallows”
(Corchorus Olitorius,) a plant used exclu
sively in Syria, anti Iff the Indies—
Char. Courier.
The Albany (N. Y.) Journal states
that letters from Italy bring the intel-
ligetice that Kossuth is alarmingly ill;
His,disease appears to bo a kind of
consumption, which has thus far baf
fled the efforts of his physician to a»r-
est.ik, ,
—",—‘
mom clianhet ,oJ the river. This will'
place tliepi some five miles below the -
city, the passage to whioh will be
disputed desperately \>y Fort Jackson,
throe miles below, a formidable earth
work qh tlie opposite side of the river,
and (jur gallant little navy. We hope
thqtie' will be fulficient to repel tho
inyadei?, and if,not, wo.,BhaU be pre
pared to givq them a strong fight on
their approach to..tho city. Arrange
ments ure progressing for , this pur
pose, and' will be 'ready in time. 'They
may shell lis for several, hours and
sot tlie . town on fire in a number of
places, but tve apprehend no serious
ronsequbitOcs in these respeats. It is
the opinion of able military men, who
orb entirely familiar witli tho situation,
that city cannot bo taken, .if its in
habitants will but stand firmly to their
posts and do their duty. Ail depends
upon this, and Wo should make up our
minds to look the danger Bternly in
tlie faoo and prepare to meet it with all
tho means that God has placed in our
power. It 'is no time'for idlers, cavil
lers or croakers ; tho sooner such peo
ple get out of tuo city the better it will
be for us.
tung, tne steamer iua, steamer ltartow,
And a flat, ladch With supplies, left
tlie wharf for tho fort, with the Confed-
erntosle'nmersSrtvannah, Com.Tattnall;
HeSolut'6, C’npt. Jones, and'Sa’uipsqn,
Cnpt. Kanntu-d, as ese.ovts. The fleet
proceeded down tli.o river, tho trans
ports in ’advance, And tlie armed stea
mers a short distance in the rerti’. On
heating the' point in tho riyev com
manded iiy the Federal gunboats,.' our
fleet confidently expected the enemy
to open itpot) them, but 'they pass'bd
ill silence; hot a shot 'Was fired, the
Yankees supposing that .'they woujd
all get below, When they w°nld run
iqto the river atul so permanently cut
tliom.off ftoiu the city.
t n tliis, howeVor, they wovo dlsap-
hted, ' . ' ■
* Having escorted tho transports bo
ybnd the reuoii of harm, the Savan
null und Resolute tacked about and
made.for’ the city, ’leaving tho Samp
son, to see tlie unarmed steamers ’safe
to the fort and back again.
' .No sooner had tho. two steamers
titrnAd their bows up Stream than tho
^federal'fleets, spoing they wero about
to die elieiited, opened a terrific fit'c
upon tliem,, which was gallantly, re
turned.,. A regular battle ensued, ami
for forty minutes the shot And shell
rained around our lit'.lo fleet, the lat
ter of to ll exploding direotly over them,
and the solid shot passing witl|ih a
few font of the moii on dc^ik. Tlie fleet
.kept up a refiirii firli n illi its rifled ci.iii-
non'iiiiil oilier guns of long range, but
with whnf effect cbti'ld not bo ascertain,-
ed pvor tho jvide spaco of riyarsTi uTat
inteiybnbil’on either side. Miiiiy of
J ite enemy's slpit,'bussed'some distance
vir and'b’bj'bit'd qur ’ vessels. Strange
as it may app'Orir, hot a t’essel or a rniih
on our side was damaged. Tho fleet
rode safely through'thd.fire.
■ Tho fort is now fully-pvo^ided for
six montlis. An officer now at the fort
writes,us, under. diUA: of -yosterduy :
‘•Alliwo,iisk is: iif.,we. are out off, de
liver us as soon ns possible. Wu will
liold.oqj, ns long as-mortals;cnn stand
liungcr. They cannot tuko the fort by
tury attackt ivvb can only' be starved
out, It rests with cur triends in Geor
gia—*in,the main—to deliver us from
this thraldom. This tnuy net renoh
you, put, if.it does, tell our. friends in
Savannah anil tb.y interior, that wo are
liet';e to, liof’4 fl»b fort, and ns ,}ong as
there'is a mo|sei left,, wo wiil '-dcfend
it. Georgia ’ never disgraced hersolf in
Virginia apd must not do it at home.”
* Tlie return trip-,of ti|p Sampson
and the .ttyp unarmed steamers tvas as
perilous us’that of fhbir predecessors.
Tlie Yiinkob fiepfs 'poured, tlioir . iron
hail ail’d" fire upon tlie little ' craft,'
but with all steam on and hurling de-
tiiinl sliot At thfc citeniy in return, they
T . — J,,!,
wharves and tvero welcomed by the
immenso crowd, that filled up t,1io
dock gnd'tifyo’bnlcoriies throughout tho
'■^ite Sampson passed through a ter
rible ordeal, but without seriqus dam
age. She was struck by four English
riflo’shell; two passing through her, a
third lodging on her deck, and a
fourth exploding in her store room,
breaking up things cfrOund generally,
but damaging no one! Her mc.chinery
was unhurt, and she plowed gallantly
through.
About the time the steamers left the
fort, threo sfiots wero fired .froni the
Yankee battery at Tybbe in tlie direc
tion of Pulaski,'but they all feir short.
This feat of-provisoriing Fort PulAski
is one of the'most brilliant of the war.
It-placed a large and double garrison
above want, and was accomplished
under a-flre from the enemy As terrific
os' any on reoord. ■ All honor to our
glorious little navy, its lion-hearted
commander, and •' the gallant officers
and men who soil under his flag!
,i Our friends abroad will' feel arixious
to know the prospect before us. Our
conclusion, 'from the presont status of
affairs is, that notwithstanding the
Federal vessels are still ' beyond 'the
obstructions,' the removal of the latter
is but a work of'time. This donb,
they,can readily Gome ifi on the High
tido and take .their position in the
LATER FROM EllHOI’E.
arrival of the Steamer
EURGPA.
H-aufax; N. S., Jan. 25th,—The
steamship Europa has arrived witli Liv
erpool datcsAo January 12th.
PtbparatioVis for war continue in
-England. ■ . '
The London Times says that it Un
derstands that England has returned
ah answer to Seward, expressing its
gratification nt the disavowal of tho act
of Oupt. Wilkes-in capturing Messrs.
Mason niuliSlidelki . .. i t
The London Post announces thit
Eliglnnd is fully satisfied with the set
tlement of tlint question.
Tho London News denounces tho
policy of tho Times and Post-.
. Franco is generally gratified with
the rendition of the Southern Com
missioners.
Tho Paris Moniteur says that there
is afoeling'-of regret and indignation
-throughout Franco and England,nt the
;vindictire act of tho Federal Govern
ment in attempting to destroy the
port of Charleston, by sinking stone
vessels in its harbor.
Tho Confederate privateer Nashville
Was closely Watched by the Federal
steamer Tusojirora, and there was a
prospect of a bnttle between them.
ft was repotted that the Confederate
steamer Sumter hnd sailed from Soutli-
nnitllon.
' The Liverpool Cotton market was
unchanged.
The European powers wore engaged
in WrfeuM'y discussing the propriety of
recognizing tito Southern Confederacy,
and this will be pvobably dono within
sixty days.'
The Earl Russell predicts' that tlio
case of tit# Lincoln Government is
hopeless, .unless -it obtains a brilliant
victory over tho Confederates during
the month of January.
The. steamer ICate, of Charleston,
arrived nt Nassau, N- P-, on the 18th
ips^., with tho Confederate flag fly
ing.
LATE FROM THE NORTH.
Richmond, Jnn. 29.—'The'New Ybrk
Heiuld of;Jnn. 27th, lias been received
herb. - From it- w6 gather the following
particulars:
Tlia-Confetlerntes having stopped the
conveynnco of supplies to Washington^
by destroying a portion of tlio Balti
more and Ohio Railway, a resolution
has been, introduced in tlio Federal
Congress', enquiring, whether the road
is under military protection, and
how f -
A firo has occurred in New York
City, which destroyed ten buildings on
Fulton and Pearl streets. ,
A bankrupt law has been proposed in
the Federal Congress.
Mrs. Epping, wife of the German
Consul at Savannah, with her three
children, has arrived at Norfolk from
the North. .
FROM THE BURNSIDE FLEET.
Richmond, Jan. 29.—The Goldsboro
(N. C.J Ti'iliune, of Tuesday, says that
gentlemen who-left Portsmouth, N. C.,
on Sunday morning, stalks that the
day provious 95 vessels could be seen
at Hatteras fioin -the Light-house; 10
or 15 appeared to bo aground. Twenty
vessels were in tho Sound, but only
one steamer hnd steamed up, and ap
peared to bo trying to get a stranded
vessel oft'.
Tho pilots who wero released loft
Hatteras on Tuesday, and report that
they were told that a Yankee regiment
was missing, and believed to be lost.
A vessel with 100 persons onboard
was ashore at Chickamicomico.
• The Goldsboro’ Tribune says that
tho Burnside fleet is now on our coast,
its objeot is to nssail us, and thinks
that NeWbern will be *he first place at
tacked,
Richmond, Jan.,30.—T'ho war depart
ment at Washington on the 27th, or
dered the ; M\ E. Bishops, Ames and
Fish, of New- York, to be appointed
Commissioners' to visit the prisoners in
captivity at Richmond and elsewhere,
under siioh regulations as may be pre
scribed by the Authorities having them
in oustody.and relieve their necessities,
'at the expense of the United States
Government.
Both Commissioners aooopted, and in
pursuance to an order heretofore pass- !
cd, will bring another quota of. rebel I
prisoners from Fortress Mrinroo, under
a flog of truce. •
No advices of the movements of
troops in Kentucky,
Gen. Seigel's resignation has been
accepted.
The condition of affairs in Mexico is
regarded with much interest by the
Federal Government,
The Senate committee op foreign
relations deferred action On Iho lato
message of the President, submitting a
project for a treaty with Mexico on Ac
count of subsequent material changes
in tlie aspect of the Mexican ques
tion.
The committee on the District of
Columbia report adversely on the mat
ter of abolishing slavery in the Dis
trict.
A disastrous fire baB occurred in
Boston.
Baker’s House Committee on Rail
roads says rpilroad facilities between
Now York and Washington should bo
increased speedily: as, under the pres
ent system, the army is suffering from
want of supplies, and an arrangement
is being completed for n new railrond
lino between these points--making u
double track.
A bill was offered making a re
duction- of $250,000 of the annual
exponse in both branohes of Con
gress.
The Danish Bark Juryca Coventosen,
from Rio do. Janoiro, and bound for
Havana with 4.800 bags of Coffee, Was
seized on the 25th ult., by tho United
States ship “Morning Star,” which has
been ordered to Philadelphia.
Three Confederate officers who wero
captured at Hatteras, having been ex
changed and on their way South, were,
yesterday, not nllowed to come by tho
flag of truce, notwithstanding their
urgent remonstrances.
A groat panio has taken place in
Washington on acpouht of a report,
tlint tlie Fedornl troops had met a ter
rible bloody tight and defeat at Bowling
Groen.
It is supposed that the Treasury Note
nnd Loan Bill passed tlie Houso on
the 28th. Prompted by stern necessity,
no opposition is expected.
The M. E. Church South, in Alexan
dria, is occupied "by 'Federal forces as
barracks. _
FROM SAVANNAH.
[We Are indebted to tho courtesy of
Messrs. S. S. Jonos A Co., for tho use of
tlio following privato dispatch:]
SAVNANAii,.Jan. 29.—12 o,clock—The
city is moro quiet and no immediate
danger is apprehended. Tho object of
tho Federals seems to bo to cut oft’ Fort
Puluski. You need not, bo alarmed
about us. Wo aro strong. Wnlkers,
brigndo movod to the city to day.
ADDITIONAL BY THE,EUROPA.
Richmond, Va., Jan,-20,—The follow
ing commercial news is brought by tlio
steamer Europa, which left Liverpool
on tlie 12th, inst:
Liverpool Cotton Market.—Tho
following wero the quotations: Fair
Orlenns 14Jd; Middling Orleans 13jdj
nnd advancing. - -
ADDITIONAL NORTHERN NEWS.
Richmond, Va.j Jnn. 29ih.—Abonta
half million of specie has been exported
weekly from the North during the past
six months.
A proposition lias been made by tho
^laryl'aiid Legislature for tho suspen
sion of hostilities between the North
and South for tho purpose of ndjtistiiig
national difficulties upon the basis of a
restoration of tlio Union.
Richmond, Jan. 20.—Colonel Single
tary, commanding a vecoonoitanng
expedition, informs tho Newbern Prog
ress tlint lie arrived at Portsmouth, N.
C;, Wednesday oveiiing, after tho’storm
commenced,-rendering it impossible to
make observations himself ; but saw
reliable men who had been uppiied to
by diroctors orathe fleet to act ns pilots
said tlie fleet nt Hatteras numbered 175
vessels, representing a I’orco of 30,000.
One third was in tho Sound on Tuesday,
one third in tho Roads, and one third
outside—busy lightening their vessels
over tiie swash side.
The Yankees were anxious to get
pilots for coastiqg the Sound and rivers,
inducing the opinion ‘that Roanoke,
Edenton, Washington, and perhaps
other plaoes east of Newbern, will be
attooked. It is pondered.certain that
Newborn will be visited, as the vessels
which tho Yankees were lightening
could not attack any other place.
They also learned from the Yankees
that they have lost three vessels' and
three men since reaching Hatteras.—
Also, that New Orleans would be attack
ed simultaneously with :the attack oh
the Sound.
A Tender ^Reproof.—A little boy
had one day done wrong, nnd was sent,
after maternal correction, to ask m
secret the forgiveness of his Heavenly
Father. His offenoe hadbeen passion.
Anxious to hear what he wculd 6ay,
his mother followed him to tlie door of
his room, Iu lisping ncoenls, Bho
heard him ask to be made better,, anil
then with childish simplicity, he added,
“Lord make ma's temper better, too J”
tjS&~Co\. M. C. Gnllawny has retired
from the Memphis Avalanche. ■ For
twenty -years he has been connected
with the press of Alabama, Mississippi,
-na Tennessee, and has made his mark
as an able And held journalist. Dis- S.
Bard and Joptliu Fowlkes, in conjunc
tion with Messrs.:Bingham and Wills—
a. strong, tvained and true team—now
conduottlie Avalanche. We part with
Col, Galiiiway with regret, having been
his personal friend' and political 'con-
ternpOnii-.v to ioiig, and we wish the
IIP"' lij'fil all *«<*»!***.— (Umlsvillt /lrfr.