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VOLUME XVII.
ROME, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8 1862.
NUMBER 40
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KYBIIY yillBAY MQIlxntq.
BY D% W ELL.'
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Saturday Morning, Aug 8, 1802.
Religious.
19* Rt. Roy. Bishop Elliott Will
Irtich, and administer tl»e Apostolic
kite of Confirmation, in St. Peter’s
Ihurch, on to-morrow (Sunday,- 3d
1st.) Divine service will begin • at 10}
| if. Tiie scats in this Church aro all
More Yankee Vitliauy.
I From a gentleman from North Ala-
jsmn, we learn that tho Yankees on
Jionday last shelled Guntersville, with-
lotice, as usual, killing one man, a
fcfugee from Nashville, and'a woman,
lie wife of the [hotel keepor, and
lounding one mar,/'and a destroying a
loriion of the town immediately on
lie river bank. On .Sunday nighhpre-
|inus they burnt the. little village of
vliitesburg, 10 mile's south of Hunts-
|ille. Tliis villainy' is supposed to bo
i revenge for tlto attacks of the guer-
lllsts. *
I Wo learn that sofas Confederate cav-
Jlrv crossed the Tennessee, and made a
lash on the little town of Athens—-25
jiiles west of Huntsville—and drove
li« Yankees out, with some less, but
|ot having force enough'to hold it, had
> fall baok. Tho Yankees again took
lossession, and at once commenced a
Vholesale and indiscriminate system of
tillage. Houses and stores were brok
en open, and goods nndfurnlture Btolen
knd destroyed. Safes were broken
bpen and lavge amounts of money
jilolon, with other villianies such as
Tonkeei can invent.
l&'Lieut. G. B. Butler returned a
Tew days sinco. lie is - discharged on
Recount of internal'injuries received at
|ho battle of Front Royal. *
SQt'We have boon blessed with seve.
ral showers of rain during the present
wk, and from appearances ,.wb sup
pose they extended through iho*coLinty
[generally.
#©“Capt. Z. B. Hargrove will, leave
Rome on the 14th of August to join his
Regiment, (40th Ou.) now near Knox-
Mile Teiin; All persons desiring to
bond packages or. letters qah do so by
[living them 'at the store of Messrs
rort Sc Hargrove.
5®"One' hundred and seventy-five
[witnesses have been. examined by the
lOommittee oii the Conduct of the .War,
|of tho United States Congress. 5 The
I testimony is very volumnibris, and it is
■estimated will cover eighteen hundred
| Pages. .
Tho rates of American gold- have
again advanced. Sales were mado at
the Stock Board, in Baltimore on Mon
day, at 20 per cent, premium, closing at
121 asked, 120 bid. At the New York
market large salos were made at 30 per
cent.
S^Gen .Lee has issued and order
'““Pending all camp duties, except
those of .inspections, during the .Sab-
bath, to afford tho troops rest and to
enable them to attend the ’ religious
services.
*®“Tho Knoxville Register says the
Louisville Journal has news, via Mays'
v ‘jlo, that Geii. Humphiey Marshall,'
^■tli a large forco is marching on
Northwestern Kentucky, from Western
Our Tennessee Correspondence.
Bean's Station, Tenn., July 28, 1862.
Dear Courier:—"Flags of truce"
have ceased to be a novelty in this lo
cality j. three ,or four interviews with
the enemy were held last week, in re
gard to tho exchange of prisoners; the
loss of this feature the belter; the
enemy has acted treacherously, and tho
late attack upon one of our escorts
should be a warning. The East Ten
nessee renegades, whioh make up a
large portion of the Federal forces in
Kentucky, pay but little regard to the
usages of civilized warfare; among tho
prisoners which our forces released at
Murfreesboro’, were several condemn
ed to bo hung, because thoy wero sus
pected of bush whacking.
The enemy drove in our piolcets at
Tazewell yesterday morning, wounding
several, and are now between that
placo and Clinch River. Firing was
hoard in that' direction yesterday eve
ning. and a portion of oiir forces here
are now under marching orders. This
demonstration of the enemy is either
a feint, made to cover their real attack
upon our forces at Clinton, or else it
signifies that tneir supplies have been,
out off at Lexington by Morgan, and
they aro obliged to fight or starve.
A court martial has been sitting at
Knoxville ,}or some time past, dispo
sing of the cases of several soldiers
charged with being guilty of various
military misdemeanors ; their proceed
ings aro occasionally published at our
dress parades, and hmong the several
sentences imposed upon those found
guilty wore the following: forfeiture
of all pay, and' to wear ball and chain
90 days ; forfeiture of all pay and sol
itary confinement for 60 days; march
double quick two hours each day for
ten consecutive days; forfeiture of all
pay, and confinement for twenty-five
days ; one was condemned to bo shot.
This is a change for the bettor, the
laxity of discipline' heretofore display
ed by those in authority, lrns been the
cause of much of the* crimo existing
in the ranks of our soldiery.
The “Soldier’s Cnr,” for the Chero
kee Artillery, arrived at Morristown
yesterday morning, and its contents
wero delivered at camp Inst evening;
many thanks are duo Co). Mitchell for
tlio speedy and safe arrival of the
paokages; anti-scorbuties and good hu
mor will be tho order, of tho doy, for
some time-to come.
Crops promising, weather pleasant,
health of troops good. * Ino.
[coil HUN 1C ATM.
Mr. Editor: As it would be gratify
ing to the family and friends of J. F.
Wriout, of the Cedar Town Guards,
who was killed on the 27th of. Juno, at
the Battle of Cool Haibor, Jo learn tho
particulars ;of his death, I deem it not
only m'y duty as a special friend, of' the
deceased, hut to fill tho request of his
brothers, to sny something in regard to
his ohdraoter as a puvn and his merits
as a soldier. ,
Ho volunteered his ..services in my
company on,the.20lh'of 'February last,
as a prjvdto,.making the fourth son that
his venprnblo father'had given to this
company, to battle for’Hie rights of our
Southorn homes and firesides ; and it
can be said of a truth, that never did a
father offer us a sacrifice for his country,
a son of more noble character, and pa
triotic devotion. On the 27th cf June
at the battle of Coal Harbor, t saw him
fall gallantly bearing himself in the
thickest of the fight, and after he had
fallen, as he lay upon tho ground,. ho
wbuld pull cartridges from his .box, and
throw them to a friend to . shoot the
wicked Hessians; Was there ever more
patriotism displayed than this? But
•alas! Dear Jack is goriel Wo loved
h'ftn as a friend, and revered him as or
patriot, but God in his wisdom saw fit
to tako him away, and we oan only say,
Oh Lord, thy will be done. We deeply
sympathize with his family and friends
that mourn the loss of one so deaf.
H. T. BATTLE,
Capt. Co. D, 21st Reg. Go. Yol,
jjajr'T ho name of Joff. Davis has been-
erased from tho arch of tho Washings
ton and Potomao Aqueduct by order of
the Secretary.
Smith O’Brien on “Mediation.”—=
Wm. Smith O’Biien publishes, in tho
Cork (Ireland) Rpaminer, ft letter ad
dressed to Richard U’.Gorman, of Now
York, suggesting to him that, inasmuch
as Secession is now an accomplished
fact, whether it is not advisable, with
a view *.o the ..restoration of peace, to
organize in New York a “Mediatorial
Cummittoe,” and to call a mass meet
ing there in favor ol advocating i»n
amicable adjustment of terms, the in
dependence of the C, S. A. to be a tine
qua nan.
The Yankee Confiscation Bill—Arm
ing Negroes, Ac.
This bill has passed the Federal Con
gress, and is a law. It will be scon that
it allows the Prosidebt to employ .the
negroes captured, in any .way he may
think proper, to end the rebellion.
This will be broad enough to put'arms
in their hahdB, whioh. will be done.
Let it come. >
This measuro of confiscation has been
pending before the Federal Congress in
various shapes, and months have been
spent in debate on this question. On
the 18th June last, the House of Rep
resentatives passed a.bill providing that
all the estate and property, means,
stock, credit anp effects of the rebels
be seized and used as indemnity against
the oxpenses of carrying on tho war.
The Senate re'fused to concur, but pass
ed an emancipation and confiscation
measure—considerably less radical in
its operations. This the House reject
ed. The Senate adhered, and a com
mittee of conference between the- two
houses agreed Upon the following bill,
embracing the emancipation cf tho
■laves and the confiscation of our prop,
•rty. It passed the House on the 11th
of July, by a vote of 82 to 42; and the
Senate on the,12th, by a vote of 27 to
i*-
THK<«e»FI8CATION AND EMANCI
PATION BILL.
A Bill to Suppress Insurrection, to Punish
Treason and Rebellion, to Seite and Oonfis
cate the. Property of Rebels, and/or Other
Purpeses.
Be it enacted, by the Senate and the
House of Representatives, of tho Uni
ted States of America, in Congress as
sembled, That every , person who shall
hereafter commit the ci imo of treason
against the United States, and shall be
adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer
death, and all his slaves, if any, shall
be deolared and mado free ; cr he shall
be imprisoned for not less than five
years, and fined not less than ton thou
sand dollars, and all his slaves, if any,
shall bo docloyed and made free ; said
fine shalt be levied . and collected on
any or all of the property, real and per
sonal, excluding slaves, of which the
said person, so convioted, was the own
er at the time of committing the erimo,
and sale or conveyance to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That if any person shall hereafter incite
set on foot, assist cr engage in any re»
bell ion or insurrection ugainst tho au
thority of the United States or tho laws
thereof, or •ahall give aid or comfort
thereto, or shall engage in, or give aid
or comfort to, any such existing rebel
lion or insurrection, und bo convicted
thereof, suoli person shall bo punished
by imprisonment for a period not ex
ceeding ten years, by a fine not exceed
ing ten thousand dollars, • and by the
liberation of ail slaves, if any lie may
have.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That every person guilty of either of
the, offenses described in this act shall
be forever incapable and disqualified
to hold any office under the United
States.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted,
That this act shall not be construed in
any way to affect or alter the prosecu
tion, conviclioh or punishment of any
persons cr person guilty of treason
against the United Slates, before the.
passage of this act, unldss such person
is convicted under this act. ;
Seo» 6. And be it' further enacted,
That to ensure.the speedy termination
of the present rebellion, it shall be tho
duty of therPresident of tho United
States, to cause the seizure of all the
estate and property, monoy, stocks,
credits and effects of tho-persons hero-
after named in this seotion, und to ap
ply and use the same and the proceeds
thereof, for the support of,'the army of
the Upitod States that is to say’: First,
of any person hereafter'acting as an
officer of the army or navy of the rebels
in arras against the Government of the
•United States: secondly, of any person
hereafter acting as President, Vice
President, Member of Congress, judge
of any Court, cabinet pfficer, foreign
minister, commissioner or consul of the
so-called Confederate States of Ameri
ca;.thirdly, of any person noting as
'Governer of a State, member of a con
vention or legislature, or judge of any
court of the so called Confederate
States of America; fourthly; of any
person who, having held an office of
honor, trust or profit in the United
States, or shall hereafter hold an office
in tbe so-called Confederate States of
America; fifthly, of any person here-
at'tor 'holding any office or agency undor
the ’government of the so-called Con-
fe'derate States of Amerioa. or under
any of the several States of the said
Confederacy, or the laws thereof, wheth
er suoh office or agency be' national,
State or mnnloipal in its name or char
acter ; Provided, That the 'persons
thirdly, fourthly and fifthly above de
scribed, shall have accepted thoir ap
pointment or election sinoe the date of
the pretended' ordinance of secession
of the State, or shall' have taken an
•ath of allegiance to, or to support the
Constitution of the so-called Confede
rate States; sixthly, of any person who
owning property in any loyal Stale‘or
Territory of the United States,' or in
the District of Columbia, shall hereafter
assist, and givo aid and comfort to suoh
rebellion, and all sales, transfers or con
veyances of any such property shall ba
null and void ; and it shall be a suffi
cient bar to any suit brought by suoli
person for the possession or the uso of
sucli property, or any of it, to allege
and ]>rove that lie is one of the parsons
described in this seotion.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
if any person within any State or.Ter
ritory of the United States other than
those named as aforesaid, after tho
passage of this aot, being engaged in
armed rebellion against the Govern
ment of the United States, or aiding
or abetting. suoh rebellion, shall not,
within sixty days after public warning
and proclamation duly given by tho
President of tho United .States, cease
to aid, oountennnce, and abet such
rebellion, and return to his allegiance
tatho United States, all.the estate and
property, moneys, stocks and oredits
of such, person shall bo liable to sei-
sure as aforosaid, and it shall be the
duty the President to seize axd use
them as aforesaid, or- the proceeds
thereof. And all sales, transfers or
conveyances of any suoli property, after
tho expiration of tho said sixty days
from the date of suoh* warning and
proclamation, shall bo nul< and void;
and it shall bo a sufficient bar to any
suit brought by such person for the
possession or the uso of such properly,
or any of it, to allego and prove that
he is one of the persons described in
this section.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
to secure the condemnation and tale of
any such property after tho same shall
have been seized so that it may be mado
available for the purposes aforesaid,
proceedings in rem shall be instituted
in the name of tho United States in
any. District Court thereof, or in any
Territorial Court, or in the. United
States District Court for the District
Court for the District of Columbia,
within which the property abovo de
scribed, or any part thcroof. moy be
found, or into which the same, if move-
able may first be brought, which pro
ceedings Bhall conform, as nearly as
may be to proceedings in admirably or
rovenuo cases; and if said property,
whether real or personal, shall bo found
to havb'belonged to a person engaged
in rebellion, or who has given aid or
comfort thereto, tho same shall bo con
demned as enemies’ property, and be
come the property of the United States,
mid may bo disposed of as the court
shnll decree, and the proceeds thereof
paid into the Treasury of the United
States for the purposo aforesaid.
Sec. 8, And be it further enacted, That
the several courts aforesaid shall have
power to make suoh orders, establish
such forms of decree and sale, and di
rect such deeds and conveyances to bo
executed and delivered by the mar
shals thereof, where real estate shall
be lho subject of sale, as shall fully
and efficiently effect the purposes of
this act, and vest in the purchasers of
such property good and valuable titles
thereto. And the said court shall have
power to allow such fees and chnrges
of their officers ns shall bo reasonable
and proper in the promises.
Sec. 0. And be it further enacted, That
all slaves of persons who shall hereaf
ter be engaged in rebellion against the
Government of the ; United States, or
who shell In any way give aid or com
fort thereto, escaping from such per
sons, anil taking refuge within the lines
of tho army; and all the slaves cap
tured front suoh persons, or deserted
by them and coming under the control
of tho Government of the United
States ; and all slaves of suoh persons
found or being within any place occu
pied by rebel forces, and afterwnras
occupied by tho forces of tho United
States, shall be deemed captives of
war, and shall bo forever freo of their
servitude, and not again held as slaves.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
no slave escaping into any Stato, Terri
tory, or the District of Columbia, from
any other Slate, shall be delivered up,
or in any way impoded or hindorod of
his liberty, excopt for crime of some
offence against the laws, unless the
person claiming said fugitive: shall first
make oath that the person to whom
tho labor or service of suoh fugitive is
alleged to bo due is his-lawful owner,
and has not borne ffrms against tho
United States ia the pVesent revolutlbn,
nor in any way given nid and conifort
thereto, and no persons eugaged in
thv military or naval servioe of lho
United States shall, under any protence
whatever, assume te decide on the
validity of the claim of any person to
the service or labor of any person, or
surrender up any such person to the
claimant on pain of being dismissed
from the servioe.
Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That
tho President of tho United States is,
authorized to employ as many persons
of African descent as he may deem
necessary and proper for the suppres
sion ef the rebellion; and for this pur
pose he may organize and use them in
such manner as ho may judge best for
the public welfare. . '
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States is
hereby authorized to make provision
for the transportation, colonization and
settlement, in -some tropical country'
heyond tho limits of the Uuited States,
of such persons of the African raco
made freo by tho provisions of this act
as may bo willing to emigrate, having
first obtained the oonsent of tho gov
ernment of said country to their pro
tection and settlement within tho same,
with nil the rights and privileges of
freemen.
Sec. 13. And be it further enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized, at
any time, heroafter, by proclamation,
to extend to persons who have partici
pated in tho existing rebellion in any
State or part thereof, pardon and am-
;n
times and on such conditions as ho
may deem expedient for the public
welfare, also that the President shall
have power to restore property seized
under the aot to any person who may
be found to have been innocent.
Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That
tho courts ef the United States shall
have full power to institute proceedings,
make orders and decrees, issue process,
dud do all other things necessary to
oarry this act into effeot.
Tho Now York Herald says that
Lincoln, seeing the unconstitutionality
of the first confiscation bill, as it passed
both houses of the National Legisla
ture, requested a postponement of tho
adjournment of Congress, without say
ing for what purpose he desired it.—
The keen scanted radicals smelled dan
ger to their bill, and suspected the
President wanted the time to prepare
a veto;. To break tho force of the
crushing defeat, they prepared a sup
plementary bill explaining the first
bill, and rendering it nugatory in Us
unSonstitutional and obnoxious fea
tures. .
The following resolution was then
passed, which leaves the portion in
regard to treason and confiscation
whero the Constitution places it:
Resolved, by the Senate and, House tf
Representatives, dec., That tho provisions
of the third clause of the filth seotion
of “an aot to suppress insurrection, to
punish treason and rebellion, to seize
and confiscate the property of rebels,
and for other purposes," shall be so
construed os not to apply to any aot or
acts done prior to the passage thereof;
nor to include any member of a Stato
Legislature or judge of any State oourt,
who has not, in accepting or entering
upon his office, take an oath to sup
port the Constitution of of the so-called
Confederate States of America; nor
shall any punishing or proceedings un
der said act bo so construed as to work
aforfnlture of the . real estate of tho
offendor beyond his natural life.
On the 17th ot July tho President
returned the bill with tbe above ex-,
planatory resolution appended, and
with his signature affixed, whereby it
becomes a law.
and the designs of the Yrnkees frus
trated. Our, forces extend north of
Guntown.
Mobile,'July 30.—A special to the
Adveitisor Sc Register from Tupelo yes
terday, says: The Chicago "ribune of
tho 25th inst., contains Lincoln's order
Appointing Gen. Hullcck Commander-
iu-Chief.
Tiie act making postage stamps a
legal tender is causing trouble between,
tho Treasury and Post-office Depart
ments. .
'I he Louisvillo and Nashville trains
have stopped running. Morgan’s
whereabouts is unknown, lie is said
to bo near Frankfort, and is also re
ported to lia.e retreated across the
Cumberland river. Boats aro stopped
by rebels at Henderson, and the river
(tho Ohio) is bleokaded. Cincinnati
and Louisvillo are still trembling. The
situation ef both is considered precari
ous. At Cairo on the 2d, the excite
ment surpassed that of Louisville, and
tho citizens are oil patrol. Both side*
of the Ohio are occupied by guerillas,
and gunboats aro eaguglng them.*
Gamble, the bogus (Federal) Govern
or of Missouri,‘has called out the mili
tia of the State to suppress the guerilla
warfuro., In Wayne county, Mo., the
guerillas attached tho Federal forces,
killing and wounding 75. The raid
upon Iowa was successful, and the finest
horses and arms were captured.
At Newherg, the citizens of Indiana
did not resist the raid from Henderson.
At Chicago, one company has been
raised for tho nine new regiments.
The demand for tiie exoiiango of
Gen. Buckner is uudor consideration.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A special t* the Tribune from Grena
da the 29th says the guerillas here re-
occupied Brownsville, Haywood county.
Tennessee, burning 3,000 bales of cot
ton, purchased by lho Yankees.
Jackson, Miss., July 29.—Persons
from tlio other side of the river report
600 new Yankee graves. The Fedoral*
have carried oil >2,000 slaves. They
have taken tho town of Mndisonville,
Louisiana.
Mobile, July 31.—A special to the
Advertisor Sc Register from Tupelo, tho
30th,says:
'Information has. been received at
headquarters, whioh states that Colonel
nesty with such restrictions and atsqoh
mu leit tno uaroor io-
iff the French consul, M.
s, and lady, who go on a
lonths to the North.
Charleston, July 29.—The Fronoh
steamer'Renauilin left the hnrbor to
day, carrying off the
Do Saint Andre, and
visit of a few months
Mobile, July 29.—A special to the
Advertiser Sc Register from Tupelo tho
28tli, says the St. Louis Ropublioan of
the 22U contains, a dispatch from Wash
ington the 21st announcing that Hal-
leck is jn command in Virginia over
McClellan and Pope, with the title of
Military Adviser to tho President,—
Pope and Mclelland are uhable to co-
umors of McClellan’s resignation wore
public, and dissatisfaction was increas
ing, a»d Halleok was on route to
Washington.
On the 16th instant Mr. Chandlci, of
Michigan, in tho Senate, furiously de
nounced McClellan..
Fears aro entertained at’ tho War
Department that tho Bilence of tho re
bels at Richmond portends an on-
slaughtcr upon Pope’s advance. It is
believed the rebels iiave another Mer-
rimaoand fleet ut Riohmond, ready to
act in concert with tho land forces
against McClellan.
Tno Missouri rebels invaded Iowa on
-tho 8tli ihst., capturing arms and horses.
There Was a great stir in Northern Mis
souri. The invasions into Kentucky,
Indiana, and Iowa, are creating con-
sternat’on, and ,the belief is beginning
to prevail that the war is at length be
ing brought to tho doors of the Yan
kees.
Stoamboatlng on tho Ohio river is
considered unsafe.
Heavy fortifications aro being con
structed at Memphis by a forco of ne
groes, who drill every evening.
Col. Fitz hung two citizens of St.
Charles, Arkansas, held os hostages, as
an act of retaliation upon the guor-
rillas.
It is rumored at Memphis that Ne
ville has been captured.
There is great activity at this point,
(Tupelo) and tho movements indicate
an early and'deoisive campaign.
A dispatch from Jackson, the 28th,
says no attack on Yickburg is appre
hended. The Fedcrals 'have thrown a
column of 4,000 up the Amite River.
Gen. Williams (Federals) is reported
to be at Baton Rouge. Gen. Breckin
ridge arrived hero (Jackson) this morn
ing. (The AmitAdtiver rises in South-
West Mississippi and flows through
Eastern Louisiana into Lake Maurepas,
which has an outlet into Lake Pon-
ohartrain.
Adovsta, Ga., July 30.—The Savan
nah papers of this morning state that
four or fivo federal gunboats attacked
our batteries at Genesis Point on tbe
Great Ogeechee River, yesterday morn
ing. The gunboats were repulsed. No
loss on our side. The quarters in the
battery were damaged by the enemy s
shot and shell. . .,
Mobile, July 29.—A special to the
Advertiser &-Register from Tupelo to-
day* says tho enemy mado a demon-
stration in our front to day with a env-
idry force. It is supposed the move
ment was made with the intention of
, destroying tlio railroad track at some
•point above. If so, it was anticipated,
... . w
A C. R. R„ midway between Decatur
arid Tuscumbia, capturing 169 prisoners
and six cars, Our loss was two killed
and eight wounded. Tho oitizens of
Courtland are frantic with joy.
We havo reliable information that
16,000 Fedorals passed Tuscumbia east
ward during-tho past prook, destined
for Chattanooga. .
A special to the Tribune from Grena
da tho 30th, says passengers from Mem
phis report that our guerillas burned
several Federal transports on the Ten
nessee river, near Eastport.
Northern dates to tho 26th, state that
Jim Lane, the border, ruffian and mur
dorer. has gono to Kansas, for the pur
pose of raising a brigade of negroes.
dStonewalT Jackson isrepoired at Lou
isa C. H., Va„ with 24,000 riien, and
Ewoll at Gordorisville witli 6,000 purr
posing, it is feared, an advauao on
Washington.
' Halleok had'left'Washington for the
Peninsula.
Fromont is assigned to a new com
mand.
LTNOnBUiia, July 30.—A special to
the Republican, dated Narrows of.New
.River, the 28th, via Dublin 29th, says:
The gallant’ Mnj. Bailey, command
ing (bur companies of cavalry, inV all
about 150 men, was sent to the rear of
the enemy by Col; Mc(!ausland. Ho
stormed Somerville, the county soat of
Nicholas county, on'Friday morning
last at daylight, and killed'and captur
ed the entire garrison, inoJuding .the
Lieutenant commanding, named Starr,
apd three other poraimissieTied officers,
and sixty-two noil-commissioned offi
cers and privates. A large number
were killed iri tho notion. A fow priso
ners were paroled. )
Not being able to bring away the
large quantities of commissary, quar
termaster and ordnance stores found in
the place, Maj. Bailey committed them
to the flames,. He brought to this place,
a ia'rge number of Enfield rifles, horses
and mules. .
The prisoners this morning, arrived
at Salt Sulphur Springs. The notori
ous renegade and spy, Dr. Wm. Ruck
er, is among the*prisoners. The tele
graph offico was destroyed, arid tho
Government operator captured.
This affair is regarded as the most
brilliant of the war in this section. Ita
successful execution has spread terror
in the Yankee army in this section.
Mobile, July 31.—A special to tho
Advertisor & Register fjibm Tupelo tho
30th. says: Th'ree Federal Uaptairis andl
five Lieutenants, captured at Courtland,
arrived to-night.
Gen. Armstrong’s offioinl report stats*
that on the 25th he attacked the ene
my at Courtland, on the M. AC. ,R. R.,
took 133 prisoners, including eight
commissioned officers. The non-com
missioned officers and men wore pavot-
: ed. The enemy’s loss was one killed
and seven wounded- ours less,
I Wo also captured twelve wagons with
, horses attached and complete equip-
I meats, and a largo number of arms,
the camp and garrison equipage of four
companies, ana a quantity of supplies,
including 600 bushels of corn in saoks;
and the depot, telegraph lines, bridge
and trestle work were destroyed.
Armstrong d3fented the enemy at
Tovr.i Creek the same day, taking 14
•prisoners.
. Rosenoranz’s Division; is at Tuscum-
bin. '