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VOLUME XVII.
ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 28 1862.
NUMBER 21
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uturduy .Morning, March 23,1802.
ho C'roakers*-Objcction8 Consid
ered.
f a man will study the charactcris-
of the public mind, both North
1 South nt this time, ho will And a
mge combination of properties. Ono
bold and arrogant, holding tho
uny in contempt, rashly counts on
ieving victory in defiance of all ini-
lirnents. Such was tlio tenor of the
ss at tho North, in tlio beginning of
war. Ono loading editor said, “no
man can oxpoct this ‘much ado
mt nothing’ to last over a month,
his was tho prevalent sentjmont—
South could not and would not
it. It is neodloss to say what fools
woro—tlio world lias laughed. at
hem for thoir ineffable conceit and
lime bombast. To a great oxtent
swelling conceit obtained in tlio
th—they were doomed to thrash
insolent,, cowardly Yankoes—
1 do it, ono against three, Ac.
las foi the prido of man. “Frido
th before destruction, and a liaugh-
irlt bcloro a fall”—thus spake Sol
on tho wisest of men.
ailing in these grand conceptions,
li parlies have sought to blumo their
i and commanders. Gen. Scott
lisgraood nnd deposed from oflico i
an ambitious youth, McClellan, put
lis plaeo, and proceeds to carry out
identical programme of Scott, nn-
.lncod six months ago. True it is,
e man soweth and another rcapoth,
iCIellnn has had much success ro-
tly, and capricious North aro jubi-
t.
or nine months tlio Southern arms
o triumphant, on nearly every field,
tl the victories won are far more im-
ous and glorious than theso of the
th.
ut fickle public feeling wanes, and
udges our President and ids Cabinet,
Uetiomls and their commands une-
1 to tlio crisis. Was there ever
ftter ingratitude, mol-o unreasonable
plaining? A new Government just
cd—fecblo'in resources, in popu-
on weak: contending against an old
ernment, abounding in everything
cssary for war, defending five tiion-
d miles of coast, holding in chock
twelve months, an invading army
powerful navy, ami yet, according
roakors, it does nothing. That tho-
tikcos should complain is not alto-
her unreasonable, but that tlio true
n of the South alioiikl do so is utter-
unaecountablo.
Jr. Davis, they say, should have had
to aims imported, and made. Ports
ckaded, and with no Navy, and yot
must import arms to any desired ox
t- The Yankoc government has
y boon ablo to get in Europo 200,000
’, " 'Hi all its advantages for buying
shipping. How many has Mr. Da'
procured? There wore, all told,
ut 150,000 guns in tho Southern
nals, when tlio ivar bogati. Wo
o 300,000 troops in the field, whero
ono half of those got their arms ?
Davis ought to have guns made
tlio croaker. Well, if Mr. Yankee
i his great .manufactories and iftnu-
iiblo workmen, could not mako
in fast enough, (if they could, why
,1 ’ 1 blioy. liavo gono to Europo
rics, and mnufacturo arms suilleiunt
with tlio few mechanics in this brunch
of art.
But lie ought to liavo a vast swarm of
gunboats sailing in all our rivors. Noiv
if it has taken tho indomitablo Yan
kees, with a.U their 1 moans, twelve
months to get afloat a dozen or two of
gunboats, ib is strnngo that wn should
be be unable to go faster and farthek?
Did not Com. Tattnall say, in tho vary
beginning of this war, that “it would
bo thirty years boforo wo would have a
Navy ?” Yet President Davis must got
an armada to Bweop tho seas in one
year
Really it is too bad Suroly madness
lias seized tlio brain of somo editors
and people, who indulge theso com
plaints. We notify all this class of
men now, that wo shall never looso
confidence in Davis, until lie appoints
one of their number to high command,
then indood our faith in his wisdom
would utterly fail.
Battles will ho lost as well as won on
both sides. Such is war wlion waged
botwoon equals, and it is consummate
tolly to expect anything else. Itomom-
ber what MtClellan said when urged to
do a certain thing-"I would like to doit
if Gon. Beauregard would let me.”
Reverse that sentence—“we would bo
glad to win every battle if Gen. McClel
lan would let us.” War is not play,
whore the rule is “nobody is to get mad
or get hurt,” but is a struggle of wis
dom and power and money, attended
often with defeat to tho wisest and the
bravest. Napoleon was beat at Leipsic
and forever at Waterloo. H.
To the Mayor and Citizens of Koine,
Georgia.
As Medical D.roctor of Gon. Jno. B.
Floyd’s Division, I thank you sincciely
for your kindnoss to the sick men of
tlio Division who woro po fortunate as to
come under your kind care. God will
bless you. My good and bravo Gener
al, witli hisgailant boys, will, with their
lives, defend you ; and if your Fathers,
Husbands, Brothers and Sons, should
ever come undor our care, rest assured
that we will endeavor to repay in part
the generous and patriotic treatment
which wo liavo rooeived at your hands.
Ever your friend,
JAS. A. FORBES, SurgeonC. S. A.
Medical Director Fleyd’s Division.
Dr. ForboB requests us to say that
all tlio sick now boro, who are able to
travel, nro ordered to Chattanooga at
Children’s Aid Society.
For information of those who feel
interested in the Children’s Aid Soci
ety, I make the following statement of
its operations and expenditures. Tho
Society was organized in September
1861, for tho double purpose of giving
instruction in needlework to the chil
dren, and making their labor useful
to the Confederacy. Sixty-four chil
dren have, at different times, attended
tho wookly meetings of the Sooioty;
of theso 40 liavo boon present at one
time. They were chiefly employed on
work for tho hospitals. Early in Jan
uary tlio meetings of tho Socioty woro
suspended, on account of the * 1 inclem
ency of tho weather. Contributions
of money have been rooeived, to tho
amount of $54.40, besides soveral small
donations of materials. $35.79 liavo
been expended for materials, leaving
a balance in hand of $18.61.
Tlio following articles have boon
sent to tlio hospitals in Savannah: 15
sheets, 40 pillow cases, 12 towols, 8
hospital shoet9, 7 pairs drawers, 25
rolled bandages, 1 largo package lint.
2 pairs woollon mittens sent to Oontro-
villo.
The following articles remain unfin.
islied: 12 hospital shirts, 1 pair draw
ers, 1 pair socks. A largo paokago of
lint and'a quantity of shirting aro still
on hand.
Tlio work of the Sooioty has boon
lightened by appropriate hymns, which
were kindly printed at tho Courier
office, without charge.
Wo nro greatly indebted to Col.
Bayard, for tho freo uso of a room, and
to Mr. Veal for tho necessary benclios
Tho mootings of tho Society will bo
resumed on tlio roturn of milder
weather. It is hoped that this humble
effort to promo to tho comfort of our
sick and ivoundod soldiers may not be
unblessed lo thoso who gave and those
who receive. Mrs. Easter,
Directress,
Generous.—Col. Nathan Bass of this
county generously contributed fifty
bushels of corn for tlio benefit of tho
soldiers families. Go tbou end do
likewise.
More Alaiumians.—Another compa
ny of Alabamians and a largo number
of recruits, in all, amounting to about
200, came up in tlio steamer Chorokeo
on Thursday night last, and left on tho
train yesterday morning.
JDSf M. B. Holland, of tho Light
Guards will leave for Virginia on Tues
day next. Porsons’wishing to tend let
ters to tho company, can leavo them
at Lumkin & Co., nnd they will bo tak
en charge of.
B©“Wo would call ths attention of
our farmers to an article in this issue,
from tho Columbus Sun. It is corn and
freedom or cotton and starvation.
jjgyTho Macon Tolograph learns
from a reliable sourco that President
Davis passod through Knoxville, East
arms) is it strango that the South I Tenncsscee, on Ffliday night Inst, cn
ukl be unable to put up g Un fricto-1 route for Memphis.
Evacuation of New Madrid.
Wo have tho Memphis Appeal of tho
10th hist., through tlio kindness of a
friend, giving some of tlio particulars
of tho encounter of New Madrid.
The tight on Thursday, the 15th, at
that point, was mainly between the
gunboats under command of Com.
Hollins, and the enemy’s artillery. Our
loss was three killed and a fow wound
ed. Tho ononiy mudo several attempts
to tako the place by storm but wero
drivon back.
Early Thursday evening Gen. Jeff.
Thompson sont in a scout with infor
mation that largo Federal roinferco-
ments under Gen. Seieel, wero advanc
ing. About 10 o’clock at night anoth
er messenger camo in and reported Sol-
gel’s forco to bo forty-six regimonts of
infantry and four of cavalry, who wero
within two miles, and wero oxpectod to
arrive by midnight and storuz tho
flace.
All the mounted guns wero im
mediately spikod and abandoned. A
portion of tho ammunition, most of the
50, and about 100 mules woro
also left behind. All the men excopt
a fow pickets woro brought off' safely.—
Con/edei'aeg.
Hard upon the Soldiers.—Several
thousand troops says the Savannah
Republican composing part of tho new
leavy of twolvo regiments, arrived at
camp McDonuld, in Cobb county, un
der tho orders of tlio Governor, Tues
day and Wednesday last. To thoir
suppriso, nor a particle of preparation
had boon made to receive them. Not
a tent was on tho ground, and a num
ber of companies woro left wholly
without subsistanco, to shift tho best
thoy could. In this condition tho poor
fellows remained throughout the cold
driving ranis of Thursday and Friday
without a particle of sholter for their
heads. No doubt many of them, by
this timo, are inmates of tho neighbor
ing hospitals.
From Below.-H was currently rumor
ed on tho stroot yesterday that tho en
emy had occupied tho town of Darien,
and advanced with thior gunboats up
tho Altamalia to within a fow miles of
tho railroad bridge. Upon careful in
quiry wo could find no authority for
the report.—
Gov. Shorter hns ordered that every
distillery throughout the State of Ala
bama, for tho distillation of Aident
Spitits, be discontinued by the first day
of April next.
A Letter through the Blockade.
A gentleman of this city says tlio
Columbus Sun has just received a let-
tor through tho blockade, from _ his
Liverpool correspondent, who resided
in the South over twenty joars. We
arc permitted to mako tho following
extracts from tlio lettor, whioh is dated
January 31, 1862. '
“To my great satisfaction I received
yesterday, your letters December 20th ;
all previous letters after November 28th
have failed to reach me. . No letters
by the Tampico route, hove come to
hand, and the talk upon Change is,
that tho route is a failure. Don’t make
any advances on cotton ; it will be a
long time before it can be shipped, and
ond our cotton dealers and manufac
turers look for very low prices when
the blookade is removed. Thoy say
that the largo supply from India and
other places brought to market by our
present high prices, together with your
crop now on hand, added to the crop your
planters will soon pul in the ground, even if
only part of aorop, will swell tho quanti
ty to be thrown on our markets, and
produce very low prices. Our people
almost, universally sympathize with
your Confederacy. Wo all bolievo that
you eannot be conquered if you aro
united and determined. Our Govern
ment no doubt eutortnins tile same
view, but appears resolved lo not tho
part of neutrals, and thus leave you to
fight it out. Mason and Slidell arrived
on the La Plata. All England and
Franco aro indignant at the cowardly
act of blockading Charleston with a
stono fleet. You liavo a glorious fu
ture before you. If your people are
true to themselves, you will bo trium
phant, anti command tho acknowledg
ment of all nations,”
From tlio Ooluinbus Sun,
Plant Cora at)tl bo Free, or Plant
Cotton and be Whipped.
This is tho miked state of tlio quoslion,
“how much cotton shall wo plant ?”—
If there has been any doubt upon tho
subject, the events of tho past few
weeks have completely dispelled them,
and we have now tho fact, “pure arid
simple.” All the valor of Southern
soldiers will bo powerless against grim
hunger and gaunt famine, _ such as
will overwhelm and crush us, if wo in-
sanoly raise cotton instead of corn.—
In years past, no little sport has been
made of tlio North’s argument, that
their hay and potatoo crop was equal
in value to our cotton crop ; tfio deris
ive reply has been, “you aro obliged to
eat those orops, while cotton commands
cash.” ******** **
Is cotton king ? We believe he is,
but like other kings, he must bo fed.—
The production of Tennessee ond Ken
tucky in 1850 was in round numbers
111,000,000 bushels of corn, 4,000,000
bushels of wheat, and $13,000,000 worth
of slaughtered animals. Every one
knows that the chief market for these
products was found in the Gulf States
—and we could not livo without them,
unless ivo had obtained from raising
cottan. Now how much does any
planter expect to got of bread and
moat from theso States, out of tho
coiming crop ? and yot we have much
discussion of how much cotton shall wo
plant 1 And ono other faot.; In. less
than sixty days wo will have not' less
than 500,000 men in arms “for the
war.” This vast body of men will be
not only non producers but consumers,
thus making a fearful difference “for
the war,” in the feeding material of
the Confederacy 1 and yet men say,
“how much cotton shall wo plant 1”
Can such things be, and not exoite
our wonder? Has judgment fled the
minds of men ? nnd must we shut our
eyes against a painful truth, and ignore
tho posibility of a nation starved into
submision, while wo discuss “how much
cotton we shall plant ? The cordon
of armies that would starve us, is now
around us. Federal fleets threaten us
in every seaport and mile of coast in
the Confederacy, while numerous col
umns well armed with MoClellan’s
artillery, line our Northern border,
from Harper’s Ferry down to the Ka
nawha country, on to tlio Gap, and
sweeping down to Nashville, swing up
in a vast chain to the mouth of the
Missourri, and me beyond to the Indian
country. But no man doubts tho issue,
there is but one ground of apprehen
sion throughout our army, and it i“ tho
fear that the cotton States should fail
to come up to their solemn ond una
voidable duty. For it is thoir duty to
feed tho armies who shall oohieve our
independence. This cordon of Federal
armies makes this plain. Whatever
we may achieve of successes, on the
borders, or in the herder States, who
supposos that a crop of grain can bo
raised tills season, in either Missourri,
Tennessee or Virginia ? Tho advanc
ing and receding tides of Federal and
Confederate forces, leave desolation in
their tracts ; and hoar it—hoar it—ye
cotton planters of the sunny South,
who formerly were led from Tennessee,
must now feed yourselves Tennessee,
and Virginia besides i Fail to do thiB,
and history’s page will record that tho
Federal boast of starving this people
into submission, was accomplised by
your own suicidal, policy. With this
danger staring us'in the face, shall wo
continue to require “how much cotton
shall wo plant. *******
Revolutions such as this now in prog
ress in our country, affect all interests,
nnd upset all routine policy, and he is
wisest who takes broadest views, and
shapes actions accordingly. Passing
now the claims of patriotism, it is plain
that tho planters’ prosperity depends
upon his planting no cotton this year, "and
substituting grain crops. The present
position of tho planting interest is with
out ft parallel. Four millions of bales of
cotton now on hand—in tho country /
and the time at hand to plant another
crop 1 and with this is coupled a scarcity
of bacon and grain, and the usual coun
tries of supply not only cut off, but
likoly to prove dependent for food
upon us—whom they formerly helped
to feed ? Who over witnessed the like
before 1 To raise another bale of cotton
this year, to add to tho supply now in
hand, is to tho last degree a suicidal
policy. It is at the fatal moment tak
ing tho shadow for tho substance,
without the power ever to revoke tho
mistake, ,
How often since last September, wo
have heard tho prediction that tho
blockade would bo raised in sixtydays,”
“Europe would have cotton,” &c. The
latest news from Liverpool shows us a
stock of 175,000 bales American cotton
on hand there, besides a muon heavier
stock of East India and other cottons,
and with this—we have also tho fact,
that the present East India crop is more
than double that of last year—with a
still further prospootivo increase. Why
should wo suppose England to bo influ
enced by tho Quixotic motivo of more
sympathy for a people fighting to be
freo. Let us not deceive ourselves.
England, in this, as in all else, has am
oye to England’s interoats. She is suf
fering somewhat for lack of cotton, but
sho is lxor own judge of tho profit and
loss, of suffering and feeding hungry
operatives—while sho avoids tho ex
pense of a war with tho United States
—and confiscation of Federal stocks in
English hands.
Meantime, knowing that she may bo
pressed.into breaking the blockade, she
watchos witli keen expectancy, to soo
tlio planters pul in another crop, there
by warranting her in tho calculation of
getting tlio nccdod supply cheap enough
lo amply reimburse her every outlay
and expense, while sho is gotting rid of
all her goods manufactured from high
pricod cotton. At the samo time,
theso high prices have stimulated tho
production of cotton in her East
India possessions—rendering her Iosb
dependent upon America for tho sta
ll©.
With what exultation will tho Eng
lish manufacturer learn of a half, or
even a quarter of a crop of cotton, put
in by tho Southern plantar. The pros
pect ahead will amply pay for present
stringency and distress. An essential
•lenient in the calculation, will bo that
tho addition of what may ho raised this
year, will bo a sufficient make-might
upon tlio market, to koop prices de
pressed for yoars—as consumption will
not quite keep paco with production,
and the stock will, therefore, gradually
but surely increaso. Suppose the plan
ter has 100 bales now undor shed, for
which he might expect 10 cents aftor
the ports aro oponed, if it is known
that no crop is planted thiB spring—but
if the ports are opened, and tho pres
ent crop shippod undor expectation of
a growing crop, of eveu one fourth of
tho usual quantity, it would bo in keep
ing with past oxporiouco to see the
plan tors putlOO bales of old,nnd 25 bales
of now, on tho market and sell at
5 cents. Ho would thus receive $5,000
for 100 halos in the first cose, and
$3jl25 for 125 bales in the other. But
if in tho uncertain future, the corn
crop should fail as in 1860, whero would
be tho planters and tho country. It is
plain that timo, land and labor, given
to ootton this year, cannot but result in
heavy loss—oven leaving out of tho
count suoh contingencies as a fresh
burst of war over Europe, whioh would
materially roduce the demand there for
our cotton.
Lot us supposo Memphis and the for
tifications above it to fall, leaving New
Orleans a beleaguered city, and perhaps
to be captured. This would giro the
enemy free gunboat range up the trlba
taries of the lower Mississippi—cutting
us off from Texas—the great wool pro
ducing, cattle growing portion of the
Confederacy. Add to this an unfavora
ble grain season, and limited erop of it
planted,(while we had, in tho language of
the Houston County resolutions, only
“four acres to the hand” in cotton,
nothing to eat for our half million
army, and tho country everywhere full
of cotton.
• What a prospeot! What could keep
the country from falling into the depths
of subjugation and despair? Should
the blockade nnd war continue, of what
value will cotton bo ? All sales will
cease. We can noitherjpay taxes with
it, nor barter it for corn or meat, while,
under any oiroumstances, corn will bo
tho most proitable erop. Interest, as
well as patriotism, satoty and indepen
dence, should silenco discussion of
“flow much cotton should we plant ?”
Let each planter determine to plant
nonc r but put every acre in corn. Some
say, “if 1 plant all corn, my neighbor
will tako advantage of it, and plant
more cotton.” Should your niglibor
seek thus to docoivo. lot it add to your
determination, for if he does so, your
corn will be only more valuable, while
his cotton will be proportionally less.
To thoso who say, “Wo livo too remote
from market, to make corn profitable,”
I would reply, tho demand for it will
extend to tho uttermost parts • of the
Confederacy; and in every part, tho
largest profits will insure tho raising of
oattle, hogs and slioop, for driving to
markets, however remote. Let no
{ ilantcr measure his conduct by what
lis neighbor may or may not" do; but
lot all, rather, oomo squarely up. to tho
solemn fact, that upon tho decision thoy
mako, may hinge the independence of
these fair fields of our lovoa South, tho
E eaco, purity and happiness of our
ousoholds, and all tholiopos of our
children who shall como after us.
GEORGIA.
Late News.
Yankees and Yankee Caution Bagged,
AVo learn from a private lettor, from
an officer in the Army of the Valley,
to a relative in the oity, that a skirmish
occuned near Charlestown, on Satur
day last, botween small detachments of
tlio opposing armies, in which tho Yan
kees lost sovoral men killed and woun
ded, sovontecn taken prisoners, and
left in our hands a fine battery of four
pieces of cannon. —Lynchburg Hep. 5th
inti.
The Damage to the Virginia.
From passengers who reached tho
city last night, direct from Norfolk, wo
learn that tho ram of tho Virginia was
damaged by her collision with tho Er-
rioison, and that sho reached tho Navy
Yard in a leaky condition, caused by tlio
wrenching of her “nose,” Of tho hun
dreds of balls directed against the Vir
ginia, and which aotually struck her,
but ono made tho slightest impression
upon her iron side, and that one so
slight as to amount only to an indenta
tion. The shock of her collision with
tho Cumberland was scarcely felt on
board, and no illoffect was experienced
from tho concussion of her powerful ar-
mamont. — Richmond Enquirer, 1 \th
March.
—
Our Loss at Donelson.—The Hunts
ville (Ala) Advocate of tho 12th inst.,
says : Ono of our surgeons at Fort
Donelson, who mado his escape with
others two weeks aftor tho battle
states that tlio surgeons had made their
reports there, and that th* Confeder
ate loss was, 140 killed and 4-5 wound
ed—total 565. This wo presume, is
exclusive of our wounded sont. to Nash-
villo boforo the surrender. Tee Feder
al loss was ascertained by them to have
boon four thousand in killed and woun
ded. . •«
Augusta, March 17th.—A special
dispatch to tho Savannah Republican
from Memphis, says New Madrid vu
evacuated by the Confederates on Thurs
day night. Our small armB and nmu-
hltlon were saved—tho artillery lost.—
Tho Confederate troops wont to Island
No. 10 and Tiptonville.
Charleston, S. C., March 17.—Lieut
Col Bonnott, 51st Pensylvania Regl-
rnont ; Lieut. Kirby, 47th N. Y. Itegi-
mont j and iS. H. Willi#, U. §. govern
ment agent and cottas broker at Fort
Royal—were captured by our pickets
on Edisto Island, Sunday, and brought
here to day. They were riding in a
buggy when captured.
Norfolk, March 17.— Soyon Federal
sailing ships and four stcopors are in
tho Roads below Fortress Monroe.—
Thoy do not venlur# towards New
port Nows.
A French war steamer is above tl)#
Fortress.
Memphis, March 15.- Authentic infor
mation has been rooeived hero of th#
evacuation of the town of New Mad
rid, on the Mississippi, Missouri side,
by the Confederate troops. An artil
lery fight raged throughout tho day on
Thursday, of which tho Confederates
got the best.
Thursday night reliable information
was received of tho arrival of Gen.
Seigle with forty thousand Federal
reinforcements; whereupon it was im
mediately determined to evacuate the
plaeo. A part of our forces proceeded
up tho river to Island No. 10, and a
portion down the river to Tiptonville.
Jeff’ Thomson slipped through the
Federal lines Thursday night, and
prought this information, which is re.
liable.
Tho small arms and most oi the am.
unition of the Confederates were sav
ed ; tho artillery was lost.
Nine Confederate transports are at
Island No, 10. Our gunboats are at
Tiptonville. The enemy are below
Point Pleasant, quartered on the bank
of tho river.
Richmond, March 18.—Tho Cabinet
is formed ; and the Senate confirmed
tlie appointments this morning, as
follows i G. W. Randolph, of Vu., Sec
retary of War; Titos. H. Watts, of
Ala., Attorney-General; J. P. Benja
min, of La., Seoretary of State •, C. G.
Memminger, of S. C., Secretary of
Treasury j S. R. Mallory, of Flo., Seo
retary of Navy ; and 8. H. Reagan, of
Tex., Post-Master-Genorol.
Lynchburg, March 18.—A gentle
man arrived here this morning from
East Tennessee, who states positively
that the enemy have orossod Cumber
land mountains at Wheeler’s Gap,
and aro now at Jaoksboro, 40 miles
from Knoxville. It is, however diffi
cult for them to ad vance further through *
tho country, and it is not impossible
that tho whole foroo may bo captured.
The report of the capture of two of
our cavalry is untrue.
Memphis, March 17.:—A special to
the "Avalanche,” says tho enemy cross-
ed tho mountains into East Tennessee
at Big Creek Gan in large numbers.—
Col. Ledbetter had gono forward to
meet thorn with a strong force.
Goldsboro, N. C. March 19th.—A
flag of truce from Newborn, roports
the Confederate loss in killed ond
wounded ond prisoners, to be 600.—
Burnside admits the loss of tho Feder-
als to bo 150. Mqj, Carmichael, of the
26lh Regiment is the only field officer
killed. Col. Avery is a prisoner.
Richmond, March 19.—Congress—In
tho House, a resolution was adopted,
that tho commiltoo on claims inquire
into tho expediency of providing means
to pay for damages to private property
by tho xniliiary service.
In reply to a resolution, asking the
President for a copy of General Crit
tenden’s report of tho battle of Fishing
Crook, tho Secretary of war says “Gon.
Crittenden has demanded a court of
Inquiry into tho battle, and the cause
of tho disaster, the proceedings of
which liavo not been received, and no
official roport of battlo has been re-
Bills have been introduced, provid
ing relief for the families of deceased
soldiers, who aro looking to relief by
pensions or otherwise, and for dis
charged, siok, and disabled soldiers,
SECOND DISPATCH.
Passengers from Norfolk state that
tho steam frigate Minnesota, (engaged
in tho battlo with tho Virginia a few
days ago) is entirely dismantled and.
now sunk. Tho vessel and equipments
nro worth over $1,000,000.
Tho flag of truce to Old Point is
suspended. It will probably >bo resum
ed soon.
Cumberland Clap.
We have says the Confederacy the
following Bhort noto from “T. D. tv.,
dated the 15th inst: ,
Everything is quiot hero, but tlio
enemy aro again in
side of tho Gap. Gen. KirbySmith is
ovnerted hore to-morrow. Ho is. in
command of all the forces in East Ten
nessee. 1
Manassas.
Our army of tho Potomac has fallen
back from Manassas and Contorvillo
towards Riobmond and the Rappahan
nock River, and are in position to strike
a blow whero they are soonest wanted.
Tlio Army of Shenandoah, under
command of Gon. Tlios. J. Jackson
has fallen back from Winchester to
Strasburg, in the northern part . Of
Shenandoah county, Va,.—Confearncy.