The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, July 11, 1862, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text|lmnc Courier. FRIDAY - morning; kUBLISltlin KVKRV forTi? d w7n~eiTiT Editor nnd Proprietor. 'Terms of Subscrijition. advanoi:, per annum, i ! : $2 00 lij within Six Months,: : : i 2 60 |id alt!- Sud of tlio Year, : : 3 00 Terms of Advertising. Lj AdCertiseinents will bo inserted at tho V r .,tos. Miscellaneous Advertisements at L jijuaro of 10 lines or less, for tho First, Ko cents for each Subsequent Insertion. I Souare Threo Months, : : 1 $5 00 Six Months, : : i : 8 00 Twelve Months, : r 10 00 Jflib'-riil Discount will be mado to thoso ■(idvortiso largor amounts. Iiludn'cs of moro than flvo lines charge * ; as advertisements, nu.'s of Marriaqcs and Deaths, not ox- Flvo Linos in longth, aro published iituously in tho Courier. Tho frionds ol larlics arc requested to send in these no- I accompanied with a rcBponsiblo nemo l] 1C v will bo published with pleasure. Tho Law of Newspapers. -Subscribers who do uot give express nl , the contrary, are considered as wishing .tinuo their subscription. -If subscribers ordor the discontinuance •ir nowspnpers tho publisher may coiitin- send them until all arrcaraees_ nro paid. r _[f subscribers neglect or refuse to fhko Inewspapers from tho oflico to which thoy lirccted, they nro hold responBiblo until ] have settled tho bills and ordorod them This morning, as yesterday, our forces swept everything before them, and tho enemy tins now fnllen baclc about seven miles'on tho river, and fully twice that distance on the outsido of their line. This morning the dastards commenced burning their camp equipago, and prob' ably but little valuable property has fallen into our hands to day. Since 10} it seems t hiu our forces had came to some difficult places in the highroad of success, thoy had previously so rapidly traveled. Tho enemy are now all driven back From the Richmond Dispatch, 30th. DETAILS OF TIIE GREAT JBAT- ’I LE. When Gen. A. P. Hill had steadily driven theeiomy from Meudow bridge, and had taken up the line of march towards Meclinntcsville and the road, evening had,fur advanced, and it was supposed that a halt would lake place Gen. Bipley, however, with lho 44th and 48 It Georgia, and 3d North Caroli na, made nf) attack upon tlie Yankee fortifli.iitiuns at Ellyson’s Mills, in which tlie 44th Georgia ami 3d North Caroli na buffered, extremely, and did not suc ceed in taking them owing to the inv fucstlny Morning, July 5, 1802. Editorial Correspondence. Bivouac er 8tii Ga. Ueot., tVooDSTCCK Va., June 27. t Courier : The great and long Jcctcd conflict, commenced in good lest yesterday, the attack being |c by Gen. Hill’s Division, near the emo left of our line. The ootiflfet i by taking the bridge near Me- [ticBvillo, strongly guarded by the jay, and covered by batteries of : best guns. The charge here is ro- |ed to have been most gallant, our I linring, for some half tnilo before lliing the bridge, to march right in ce of tho Yankee cun non, pour- [;rnpc* shot and ennister upon them almost incredible rapidity. Our s men charged at double quick, Ite.ilc Hist the- bridge and then the plies, at the point of the bayonet, was the beginning of a series ol Id successes made ycsteiday oven- ... practicable nature of the ground. Ope- to opposite our post. From 12 till 2 i rations wore then suspended on our o'clock tliero v as heavy fighting going | side, but the enemy kept up a deafening s Lack of tho ensmy’s **oa« of artillery till late in the night.— Longstreet 8 forces had meanwhile cross ed, und marched parallel with theChiok- nliominv. 1 he brigades of Gens. Feath- erstone und Pryor were in advance, and proceeding soma distance, halted for the night. ’ About midtiight Feather stone received orders to change his po sition and to occupy a skirt of woods near Beaver Dam Creek, t nd facing tho Federal batteries. He did so, and the men were scarcely asleep when, twilight approaching, the enemy disco.ered tho bivouac, and immediately commenced to shell it vigorously. Tho men, thus on, some two tnilos Lack of the enemy front line, and opposito to us, but with what results, wo, from this point, can not determine. Wo can see portions of both armies from here. They have •Leon skirmishing and firing upon each other with artillery, nearly all the afternoon, but neither side has advnno- ed. It is now 5 o’olook P. M.—For the past hour but little firing has been heard. So far our loss is reported to bo al most incredibly small, but no estimace of numbers have yet Well made public Our Regiment has rot been shelled to day at all. Out' troops in sight are now advancing again. It is reported, hnd probably true, that Stonewall Jackson arrived at Hanover Court House, with a part of his command, on Wednesday. It seems that Juckson and Longstreet with their lino of battle are at right angles with the enemys primitive lice, and it is believed, are driving all before them! Although, so far, everything has gone on swimmingly, yet the l'ato of the great buttle is by no means decided—we mi.y yet meet great reverses. President Davis, dressed in a blue homespun suit, and straw hat, ir here watching wit'li eager eyes tlie tide ol battle. His looks, physioully, indicate exhaustion from severe and continued labors; calm confidence ami hope pro dominate in liisexpressivttcounien >nce. Mr. Mallory, SScl'fiVuiXof the Navy is witii him. the day lias been brialit, and would have been excessively hot, but for ude. lightlul breo.e. Toe light may hm for two Si three duys yet. M. D. the right and through all tho Federal camps. To the left and rear of the'seo- ond-metitinned farm, a road comes in upon the flat lands, joining the main road mentioned. Thus, to reeapulate, except the deep creek and timber-cov ered hill beyond it, the whole country, as seen' from the north door of Gaines’ house, is unbroken, open, undulating, and table land, the right forming a de scent to tho wood-covered creek, the left being dips and gullies, with dense timber still further to the left; the front being (or the mast part table land.— These particulars of the position are,as correct, perhaps, ns can be mentioned ; but without u map it will always be dif ficult to understand the tonography of this hard-fonght and victorious field of Gaines’ Mills. It now being' 3 P. M. and the head of our column in view of the Federal camps, Gen. Pryor was sent forward with his brigade'to dtive away the heavy mass of skirmishers posted to our rear to annoy the advance. Utis being ac complished with great success, and with little loss to us, Pryor returned and awaited orders. Meanwhile the Fede- ruls, from their camps and severul posi tions on tho high grounds, swept tlie whole face of tho country with their numerous artillery, which would have annihilated our entire force if not our entire , “ , ■ . - i' screened ill the dips of tlie land und in unceremi nious y aroused, seized fUeff, gtiiWto our left. Advancing cuu- mslu-ts und fell in, and Gen- Feather- f ioug , but rHr , i( |iy in tlie skirt of the stone, just arrived from headquarters,! . t J led them to storm tho position—mount ing ten guns, and supported by two or ■ enemy wsro without doubt sur III, yet they tiro said to hate fought cii'ep than their cause woubt seem I'ompt them to, even gallantly. But could not stAnd tho impetuosity feotneti,' fighting for all tlmt is dear nl.le minds, and excited almost to ^y, by tlie brutal outrages of the cut and haughty, yet dastardly (contemptible foe. Our forces drove Ivould be subjugators buck, full five before 8 o’clock, taking butteries, ps, cannon, small arms, ctunp rqui- I, commissaiy and medi ill stores. Bin largo amounts. The fighting jnued till it was fully datk— Infantry not ceasing until after o’clock and tho artillery until / nine. pe light commenced. about seven i ta our loft, and, though wo could Jiothing but tho smoko of battle loulil hear sufficiently distinct,even musketry, to make tho occasion ledingly exciting. Tlie Yankees |ediately in front of outg brigade, (shelling us with great rapidity all lime after 2 o’clock P. M., thus-de Ing us, to a largo extent, • of the j'ment of tho bnttle scene. Wo lets,d attack all night, and compa- I A and B were deployed”as skir- lers on tho pioket lino, which post occupied until daylight, when [wore ordered to return—alloxcept r eight men—to the bivouac, i it was fully daylight it was dis ced that the enemy’s pickets in • of us had been, withdrawn, and til the cannon from the batteries |had been playing upon us daily, fthe past month. Gen. Andor- s)te«l permission to carry our brig- jjeross the river and pursue the ro- ; enemy. This request was denied St is now understood that wo are Md our present position during the , battle, unless driven from it, or ed to sppport the forces on our ■—-mhi on our left was resumed at l&M this morning. Longstreot’s and had been moved round to |elt yesterday, and ho was in com- • It is said that Gen. Leo was this niorning and in command, ghting was very brisk until 6} k, the roar-of. artillery and rattle sketry -being - almost incessant, that time it was juori: spasmodic 10$ o’clock when it,.ceased: until Rev. Dr. Quin turd will preach (D. V.) at St. Filter's Church, to-tnor. low, Sunday, at the usual hour. B&ST' Flie following was brought by the mail agent on the Stale Road yes- terduy: Chattanooga, 11 P. M., July 3.— Federal* completely routed and pursu ed by Stuart’s cavalry and infantry.— Our land huticries sweceping the decks of liis transports, mowing them down its they embarked. B®* Z. L. gutters, stationed near Savannah, writing to his friends in this county, under date of June 29, gives the tollowing paragraph: “Tho steamer Kate Nassau ran the blockade at tho placo, on the 24th iust We unloaded her cargo. It consisted of 3700 stand of Entiold rifles, ammu nition, shoes, tin, cotton cards, medi cines, and various other maiden. An other vessel;is expected to-night. Wo learn' that Private J 1 ! T. S, Johnson, of the Light Guards, wound ed-in the recent charge of tho 8th, has since died from his wounds. He was an honorable man and a good soldier. OST'Capt. Cicero Smith returned from Richmond yesterday. Ho brings some interesting details from tho great bat- tlo. . Tlie Examination, Tho examination of tho classes of the Rome Female College was attended by the undersigned. It would be ox pected that more than ordinary allow ance should he mado, since tho times make it difficult to fix the attention But if unusual fears arose, the young ladies triumphantly dispelled them.— They deserve credit for their applica tion. Teachers and Soholars are cor tainly manifesting their patriotism by this close attention to their respective duties. Hereafter society will feel grate ful for this work of expanding the mind, as it shall welcome those who are thus prepared for its many respon sibilities. Wo regard the Teachers Department as admirably calculated 'to render thorough: the instructions of tho other departments; and- to capaciqte its mem bers lor future usefulness. May the presence of an implacable foe never unnoy the teiiohers, scholars and citi zens of our community • . D. W, Gavin, J. W. Hinton. • .H..-A, Gartreh, S. 8. Tujilin, three brigades. Slump fighting now commenced on all sides, when General Pryor sent for assistance, and .Wilcox soon enmo upon the ground. To cover the infantry attack, and draw off the artillery tire, tne 3d Richmond Howitz ers, some pieces of the Donuldsr.nville and Thomas Artillery, moved up and played upon the enemy’s position mag nificently. Having engaged tlie eno- my for a long time, and finding it itn- lossitile to cross tlie creole without a jriJeg, one was constructed by some of tlie 19th Mississippi and 14th Loui siana. under fire, when the whole force advunced and closed up with the enemy, driving them in great confusion from tlie field. '1 lie difficulties of attack an this position were socli that it is impos sible to give a correct "idea without maps—tho battery being on a height, Hanked byiifle pits, a deep creeaiit the foot of the hill, and covered with a thick hedge. The attack of our men on this posi tion was impetuous aod during^hut the loss was great, for the fob were so ■reened by tl.eir position it was impos sible to (.el at them properly. There iss was severe. While Feiitlierslone, Pryor, and Wil cox were thus successfully engaging the neinv on tlie rigl t o. onr advance, leu. Maxey Gregg and his brigade were also lull'd St work, mid successfully storm, d tlie strong position of Ell.vson’s Mills, and took up the liileof tnarcli qti ho left. They did not advance on the Mills by the mad, us had been done on Friday evening by Riplev, but simply made a feint in that direction, crossed tlie main body up tho creek, took the redoubts and liflo pits en'flank, carried them with the bayonet, pushed through the camps, and followed the road to wards Gaines' Mills, whither tho e* *e- my were retiring. From prisoners captured at both' po sitions—who proved-to be of tile Valley Army—it was ascertained that we might, expect stout resistance at Gaines’ Mills, since threo or four whole divisions were strongly cpcnmpod there, * McClellan commanding in person, with Major- Generals McCall, Barter, Seilgewiok, and others—'.heir estimated foroe being not less than thirty odd thousand men. As our threo columns moved by paral lel lines, we followed and conversed with jVisoners, who informed us that their loss on Friday at Meadow Bridge, Mpchanicsville, and ElUyson’a Mills, had been fearful, and that the whole night had been ocoupied in burial. Tlie Federal; curry oft’ all their dead and wounded, ns fast as shot, and we onlv discover thoso who fall and aro left at tho actual moment of retreat. This in formation we believe to be correct. fbe heads of our three oilumns have ing readied Walker Hogan’s farm, north bank of tho Cliicknhom.ny, about 9 miles northeast of Richmond,all came to a halt, and Gens. Lee and Longstreet took up quarters in tho house and made dispositions for a futtiler advance to wards Gaines’ Mills, distant about one mile through the woods. Featherstono’s brigade having suffered much in the morning, Wilcox led, being followed by Pryor, and Featlierstone in reserve. Tho composition of Wilcox’s command is mostly Alabamians j Pryor has tho 14th Louisiana, St. Paul’s battalion, 3d Virginia, and one other regiment Featlierstone has the 19th and 12th Mississippi, and 2d Mississippi battal ion. Emerging from the woods, the road leads to tne loft and then to tho right' round Gaines’ house, when the whole country, for the area of two miles, is an open, unbroken succession of undulat ing hills. Standing at the north door of Gaines’ house, tho whole country, to the right, for the distance of one mile, is a gradual slope toward- a oteek, through which the main rond runs up an open lpH end then winds to the right. In front, to the left, are or chards and gulleys, running gradually to a deep creek. Difectlv in- front, for the distance, of a mile, the ground .is almost table land, suddenly dipping to the deep creek mentioned above, being faced by'a timber-covered hill fronting all the table land. Beyond this tim ber-covered hill, the country 'is again open and a perfect plateau, a farm-house and out-houses occupying the centre, the main road .mentioned winding to . jiidly in thedips to the left, Wil cox and Pryoi deployed their men int.o lino of battle—Featlierstone being in the rear—and suddenly appearing on tlie plateau facing tlie timber covered hill, rushed down into -tho wide gully, o oov „r nl , ossp( i iti ol,, m i,ered over all the tailed timber, stormed the timber breastworks beyond it, and begun tlie ascent of the hill," under a terrifio fire of sharpshoot ers and en incessant.dischu'rge of grape nnd canister, from pieces posted on the brew of tho hill, and from batteries in their camps-to the right on tho high flat lands. Such a position whs never stormed before. In descending into nrtil- extrioable confusion upon the road 1— Thus, for four hours, did our inferior fot'Cn. unaided by a single piece of at- tillery, withstand over thirty thousand of the enemy, assisted by twenty-six pieces of artillery. In total, we captured mnnv prison ers, and thirty pieces of urtillery up to 5 p. m. Friday, and in the battle of Gullies’ Mills, captured 26 field piece*, 15,000 stand ol arms, 6 stand of colors, three Generals, (Reynolds. Sunders and Rankin.) end over 4.000 j rlsonvrs, in cluding dozens of offioer* of every grade—from Colonel to Lieutenants of the line, incidents. Much has been said of repeated “charges”, made, and “repulses.” Wild imaginations have concocted many such foolish reports. There was but cne “charge,” and from the moment tho word of command was given—“fix bay onets; forwurd.l” our iu!vunae was nev er stopped, despite the uwful reception which met it. It is gross injustice in any,' to talk of our troops making “three charges,” ■••repulses,’’ &c. Our troops received tho command hut one*, nnd if Satan, und all itis host hud con fronted 'them, instead of mortal Yan kees, the result would have been the same. Th&re wore no' repulses—all ar rangement* worked like a charm; and wo ought not only to do our soldiere justice, but heartily thank Frovidenoe for his guiding liana and assistance, in the immortal ovents of Thursduy at.d Friday. Mobile CD Fort Gaines; Ala'; "Jit?IWCTlC2 ; ' - *• Mr. Salvage—D*AwMR5nlliiWing « few litjes from this part of the army might not prove wholly uninteresting, to the readers of the Cjariar, un i espe cially to tho friends of the Floyd Guards, 1 tuke this opportunity—in my humble way, of giving tneui whu't litn. it'd information I possess. We did noi>. get to stay at Mobile ns we expected, but were ordered from there to ,ihe de fence of this fort, the next day' after we reached tlie city—tlie rest ol our ’ regiment having preceded us. Wo came down lVom Mobile to this place on tlie steumer Kate Dale, which lias siuoe been bluwu up by the bursting of her boiler*. Fort Gaines i* situated on (be South east end of Dauphin 1-lund, on the main channel that Uuds trom Mobile buy into the Gulf of Mexico. Fort Morgun is just opposite, three mile* and a half distant on main laud. Front all appearances, tb s island wus at Hrijt but a mere sand bur, and has been formed of sand und shell by continual accretion*. When wo .dug lur well from which w* get water, we found, at u depth of five or six feet, bone* and shells in great variety. The Island U It is impossible to get oorcot returns ^lve mites long und eight wide, amji of tlie killed and wounded. Our loss «i taw families of is probably not over 2,000 at the very w « 9 occupied by a lew tamuies oi highest calculation. The loss of the Federuls is estimated ut 20.000 ktll- the deep creek, the infantry an lery fire that assailed the three brigades is the the must terrifio on lecord. 20 pieces weic thundering tit them, and a perfect .hailstorm of lend fell thick and fust around them. One of Wilcox's regiments wavered—down tho General rushed, furiously, sword in hand, nnd threatened to behead tho flVst iiian-that nesitaied. Pryor steadily advanced, but slowly, ni d by the time that tho tun o brigades liad stormed-the position passed up the hill through timber, and over felled trees, Fentliorstono was fur in advance. Quickly the Federal with drew their pieces, nr.d took lip a fresh position to assail the brigades advanc ing in pprfect line ol buttle from tlie woods and upon the plateau. Officers had no-horses—all were shot. Briga diers marched on foot, sword in hand. Regiments» were commanded by cap tains, and companies by Sergeants, yot onward they rushed, with yells nnd colors flvina, nnd backward, still back ward, fell the Fedei’als, their men tum bling every moment by scores. But wlint a sight met tho eyes of these gal lant brigades. In front sto»d federal camps, stretching to the northeast for miles. Drawn up in lino of battle were more than three full divisions, com manded by McCall, Porter. Srdgewick. &c.—banners darkened] tho nir— urtil lery vomited forth incessant volleys of grape, oannistor and shell—heavy mas ses were moving on our left through the woods to flank us. Yet onwurd came Wilcox to the right nud Pryor to tho left, and Featlierstone in the cen tre—one grand matchless line of battle — almost consumed by exploits of the du'y—yet onward they advanced to tlie heart ol tho Federal position,and when the enemy had fairly succeeded jn al most-flanking us on tlie left, great com motion is heard in the wood!—volleys upon volleys are heard in rapid succes-. sion, which are recognised and ohoered by our men—“itis Jackson” they shout “on their right and rear I ” Yes, two or -threo brigades of Jaokson s army have flanked'the enemy, and are get ting in tho rear t Now, the fighting was hitter rtkI terrifio. -Worked up to madness, Wilcox, Foatherstono and Pryor dashed forward at a run, nnd drive the enemy with irresistible fury —to our left emu-go Hood’s Texan brigade, Whiting’s comes after, and Pender follows 1 The line is now com pleto,- and “forward” rings from one end of tlie linti to the other, and the Yankees, over 30,000 strong, begin to retreat 1 Wheeling their artillery from the front, the Federals turn part of it to break our left, nnd. Bavo their re treat. The very earth shakes at the rear! Not one piere of ours has yet opened! all has lias been done with bullet and bayonet, and onward press ‘our troops through camps und upon camps, capturing guns, stores, arms, clothing, &c. Yet, like bloodhounds on the trail, the six brigades sweep evei-vthing before them, presenting an unbroken, solid front, and closing in upon the enemy, keep up an inces sant succession of volleys upon their confused masses, and unerringly slaugh tering them by hundreds and thou- sands! „ „ , , ,, But “whore is Jackson ? asked ail. IIo has traveled fast, and is heading the retreating foe, and as night closes in, all is anxiety for intelligence from him. ’Tis now about 7 P. M., and just as the rout of the enemy is complete- just as the last volleys are sounding in the enemy’s rear, the distant and rapid discharges of cannon tell that -Jackson bos fallen upon the retreating column, broken it, nnd captured 3,000 prisoners! Far in the night, his insatiable troops hang upon the enemy, and for miles upon miles aro dead, wounded, prison ers, wagons, cannon,. <fco., scattered m ed, wounded, and prisoners, if not more. Oft Friday Gen. Toombs wns ordered to “feel” tho cnetny entrenched to tho East and Front of Garnett’s farm. * Af ter receiving written orders to advance, Gen. Toombs sent forward tho 2d, 16th and 17th Georgia. The enemy had near three brigudes in a skirt of woods behind un ahattis of felled timber and and brush wood. The Georgians ad vanced spiritedly upon <ho Yankees, and drove them back, not, however, until they had fought desperi-tely for the ground. Finding it unfavorable to flank our force, tlie Yankees withdrew and left us in .possession of tlie field It was maintained, until" orders- were •sent-for Gen. Toombs to retire About eleven o’olook Saturday, Capt. Moody’s battery opened fire upon the entrenohnwnts of the enemy, located just beyond Garnett’s farm. The batte ry fired some ten or fifteen minutes, aa*l. meanwhile r. body of infantry, con- ng of the 7th and Sth Georgia regi ments, moved up ur.der cover of the firo from tlie field pieces. The 8th, in advance, charged across a ravine and up a hill, beyond which the Yankee oiitrenchments lay. They . gained the first lino of works and took possession of them, but, it it proper to state, this wai umccupid at tlie time by the Yan kees. Tlie fire of the enemy was mur derous, and as soon ns our men reached tlie brow of the hill, rapid volleys of grape, canister, and musketry were poured into them. It was found nlmost impossible to proooed feather, but* the attempt would have been made, had not orde-B been veueivc d to fall _ back, which was done in good order, still un der fire. We took n captain, lieutenant nnd toms five or six privates, the Yan keo picket f rce at the point. Saturday Night nnd Sunday- About 1 A. M„ Sunday morning, our pickets down tho Nine Mile tto.id were fiercely attacked by the enemy, and a severe and lively fight ensued. The enemy were easily driven back with loss, many prkoners fa ling into our hands. Many of the Federals threw down their arms ami surrendered vol untarily. Sunday morning, about six or seven o’clock, another Scree picket fight occurred. Gen. Griffith’s Missis sippi brigade mo rod down and pursued them past their fortification, which were found for tlie thost part to he deserted. It thus became a matter of faot that the enomy were in full flight. Pursuit was instantly made, and sev eral fights ensued. All their camps— com in Usury, nnd quartermaster camps, also—were totally destroyed. Immense piles ot stores wu-e hazing at the mo ment of.our visit, the Mississippians pursuing over the red ashes of tlie camps and stores. Our army is follow ing close upon their heels, and many prisoners are hourly arriving. Loud explosions were heiu-a during the af ternoon, ot used by tlie destruction of vast quantities of ammunition. Dense columns of smoke darkened the sky. The rail read Merrimac was far in ad vance of our men, and was vigorously shelling the enemy at every turn. They are endeavoring to reach James river, but are totally out off there.rom. Their loss must prove fearful. They are retreating in good °rler, however, but it cannot he long maintained; they seem totally demoralized. ' In all the appointments for Military Governors made by Lincoln andScwABT only once has a gentleman been selec ted, and that wns the case of SaERUAt originally sent to Port Royal. Tnis mistake was corrected as soon as discov ered. Andrew Johnson, Eutlee. Hun ter, Stanley nnd Wool are the staple of which Lincoln seeks Governors,— Chas. Courier. fiSS-Counterfeit shinplasters on the Western and Atlantio Railroad are in circulation.—ChronicU. sgyThe Yankee at Suffolk have con verted the African Methodist Church there into a mulery. Creoles and fishermen until they were recently ordered away by the Military authorities. ...... Cue woul 1 judge frpm their isolated nude of living, these people hud not attained to a very high' degree of civil ization and refinement. 1 think from tho structures erected over their quie sleepers” they wore mostly Cuthoiios. Low pine timber, interspersed occasion ally with live oak, is the principal growth of the island, witii a few orange and fig trees very full of fruit. We have fish of all kinds, und oysters *s many as we want. Our meii are well, with the exoeptfop of a few coses of measles. This island, in my o] inion, is as healthy a place for troops as I ot er saw. It is true the suu sluneS here wi h moro power than it uppsr Georgia, yet Hie heat is not near so oppi essive here as there, because we have a' eontinuul seo breeze, whioh mukts it comfortable to wear .a coat ip tlie day time and cover with a blanket at night. TL ere are five Yankee vessels in sight all the time, just out of the range of our guns in either Fort. With the exception of five rounds we, fired ut the enemy’s fleet last week, all has been quiet since we reached here until to day, This morning two small boats, loaded with fruits gathered from “the Islauds.of tlie seps,” attempted to ru,n the biookade, when the Yankee vessels opened a heavy fire on them. .These little vessels were endeavoring to ob serve the old rule—whioh is , very ap plicable in these blockading -times— that “small boats should keep near the shore," when one of them ran aground. The Yankees seeing the boat ,ln this distressed condition, took advnntngo of it—as they usually take advantage of our misfortunes—and came up as near ai the depth of a mun of war would allow, and opened a furious.fire upuu it. Tho shower of ball and shell was so severe the m«n had to abandon the boat at d burn it wi h nil il* fruit. The other was more sucoes*ful und capie in safely. ' Co|, George A- Smith, of Macon,Ga., is in command Of this fort, and there are none but Georgiatis.on the Island. As to the defenoes. of, the ( Island and strength of the Fort, I am not .permit- tep to speak, but when the hour of con flict comes, and ropte it surely will,/yre hope to prove tlie strength pf <iur,-forti fications, and regain the sad . history .pf all other Forts when attacked, pr.write the merits of our cauue ia blood, - ,R. ■» — (W.-'V t ; ft Accommodation Pnsseu8«r The Western &e .Allaiitic . Railroad will run a passenger train to ttccbmrao- date down travel ,in the ^morning from Kingston ftOlfdMl. ft ^ opi below to Atlanta,. ?H52 day. r ■ Leavo^Atlanla.at. Leave* Kings ton 0 A "m ‘ Arrive at (Uianta'iat. 8:45 A. M. ’ This RHi be ^ greaf -convenience to the towns below Kingston, .travellers have ample accommodation now on this road. _ Passenger trains leave Atlanta. At 4 A. M.’’- for Chattanooga, At 10 A. iff. for Kingston, At 2:40 P. M. for Kingston. At 7:30 P. M„ for Chattanooga., Arrive at Atlanta , At2:S0 A. M. At 8:45 A. M, At 4:20 P. M. At 2:30 A- M- [TnUllignetr,

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The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, July 11, 1862, Image 1