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ROME. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10 1862.
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iturilny Morning, Oct 4, KWH.
Uditof[al' Correspond once.
Iirouxc or 8th Ga. Rea., near l ,
jiaitUNsnuHO, Y»., Sept. 21. ) #
arCouriee:— Our Brigade left the
Ijyof Sfiopnrdstown, 12 miles bo-
Jm^int sunsot last night ««<1 ar
id this place at 8 <£clook tills mor-
I'\Ve are how atlnoTi'ed to Gen.
‘ pDi'Haloti, which is compos*^, of
ginal Brigade— 1st, 4th nnd 5th
and 18th Ga. and Hampton's
|g—Whitjng’s Brigade—2d, llth
itliN.C;. and 4tli Ain., nnd now
iwa Brigade... This evening the
srt cooking thrbe day’s rations,
mareti is expected to-night, but
way, is only known to a very
J few. Many think ihto Marylnnd
n, while others surntiso various
-8, baisk into tho Valley. .
lie Yankees mndonn-ttnsucerssful at
ipt to cross the "river, yesterday,
fBliepardstown. They were repuls-
rltii.lieavy loss by Jackson’s forces,
{id Wednebdiiy's fight is said to be
cf‘iho bloodiest of 'the war. Tho
juvasr rtt'-Shurpaburg. All our for
n Maryland, except A. P. Hill’s
,nd, milking some sixty thousand
i all, wero engaged on our side,
Bit, at (he lowfcst ostiipite, 120,000
bo enemy. ’ All present agree in
.itatctfient that 4nos.t vigorous nnd
jperato fighting Was kept up for near
even, hours. Only about 250 men
nr brigade was in the fight with
| Brigade. The llth Ga. Regiment
guarding baggage, and 25 men
roach of tho other Regiments woro
picket; these latter hud d-sperato
[ting., Toombs’Brigade nnd Under
[a are both ,• spoken of in terms ot
highest commendation on account
Mr valiant conduct that day,
iiftie.tyere 13 killed and wounded
i the 8th Ga. Among .them I.nr
Greer, of tho Light Guards, killed
tying hit by a p.ieco of shell in the
1, mutilating it in a most horrid
Jther,- R. D. Walters, of said com-
|y, Was severely wounded in the left
i by a musket ball,. and Stinson
btly in the hand. Hone aro known
I'killad or wounded from tho Mil-
pis but : Lieut. R. Wudo, «T. R'.
-and -Jack Eason are'missing.—
to Floyd -.Infantry nono suffored
ppt Win. Smith, who is missing,
ho Brigado never, J boforo had so
l a posilion for doing good bxecu
i, add' they aro said to' have iuv
[vod it to tUe'uttermost, killing largo
i no satisfactory estimate of num
|*- - Gens; Brandi and Garland wure
1. on Vour side. Gon, Starks was
l the Sunday boforo. The victory
fe complete, our forcos driving the
fm'y back on both the right and left,
‘ > they drove back our: pickets and
i centre yet did cot advanco even
;t«. The next morning ,they sent
Tflag of truce and asked leave, to
| in , to the field to bury their
• It yras not consistent with the
i of our Generals to pursue them
i and on Thursday our forces fell
nstead of 41, we captured 81 pieces
^rtillery at Harper’s Ferry. This
nance is all of the very bost kind
Pen. Toombs was wounded in the
M Thursday night, while visiting
? P'nketa. He was visiting tho posts
with two of his aids, when somo five or
six mounted men wero seen approach
ing. Capt. Troup cried out’who comes’
and tho response was "frionds—don’t
shoot.’’ As they approached noaror it
was discovered Unit they had on Fede
ral uniforms. They were again chal
lenged as before, nnd received tho snmo
answer. Capt. Troup then asked thorn
what State they were from, and being
answered Massachusetts he saicl "for
that renson 1 will shoot you,” and ho
fired. Tho Ynnkoes than fired ’and
run. Hitting General Toombs in the
left hand and IJeut. Grant in the
None of tho commissioned officers of
the Light Guards went ihto Maryland,
and'company, (fifteen men) was. com
manded by Sergt. R. F. Hutchings
while in that State. Capt. D. Scott has
been in command of tho rearguard
since the army left Gordonsvillo.
pt. 22, 5, o’clock-P. M.—No move
ytk'i the day lias been spent by the
mtmjn washing their clothes and clean
ing tneir guns. Wo have just had In
spection of arms. The Regiment, in
cluding offioers, is about one hundred
trtmg. ’Tis said that about 2,600 men
joined our army in Maryland, but the
Uireecountics ourdivjsion wont through
(Montgomery, Frederick and Washing
ton) are strong Union.
Tuesday Mornino—2d 1*. S.—The
Miller Rifle boys, Lt. Wade, Davis and
Eason came into camp this morning.
They Were taken prisoners last Wed
nesday and. have been purolcd.. No
news this morning. I have just been
into Murtinsburg, and found this to'bo
the dryost town yet. Not a storo open
or any chance to buy anything at all.
The citizens say there are no goods in
the place, but there aro probably con
siderable quantities hid out. Thero
aro many union men hero and they
will not soli goods for Confederate
money. M. 1).
Don't Want TUem.
Wo hope that persons that wish our
paper, will not pick u lot . of shin plas
ters that they cannot use any other
way, and. send them to us, ns wo do not
. .ttish-to. bO-put, to us much.. trouble to
pass money tut to get it. Individual
shiuplasters have becomo a perfect nui
sance, and tho only way to drive thorn
out of circulation, is for every one to
steadily refuse them. We intend to
adopt that rulo, and ^henceforth wo
hope that no individual shinplnsters
will be sent to us. Shipplasters from
the banks, corporations or railroads will
be received
0QrWe would call - the attention o f
tii'oso interested to u communication of
Mr. Jas. Hart.
Gen. Tooena.—By a private dispatch
from D: T. A. Raines to a gentlemen
of this city, says tho Columbus Sun, we
learn that he will leave Richmond
Wednesday with General Toombs, for
Georgia, his wound requii ing a respito
from active dtlty.
HarMnjor Phillip Tracy, of Maoon
died of wounds received at tho Battlo
of Sharpsburg.
lIuNTsyn.r.B Confederate.—Mr. J
Withers Olay called on us yesterday
and gave us tho pleasing intelligence
tlmt lie. would in a few days fescusitato
liis old-paper at Huntsville, Ala., but
would change its title to that' of the
"Huntsvillo Confederate.’” It will bo
issued daily, .and contain the latest
news by telegraph and tho mails. Mr.
Clay requests us to say to our exohoa
ge», that it will be n great favor if tlioso
that wish to exofiange with tho Confed
erate, will commence at once, in order
that lio may present bis local readers
with the latest Confederate news ; nn
artiela they hove boon so long without.
Success must attend n old nnd well-
known a journal ns his.—Chattanooga
Rebel,
RunNinothe Bt.ocKA»E.The Wilming
ton Journal, of Friday morning, says:
“Yesterday morning tho steamer Kate
. .. . ran tho blockade und anchored' near
lifers of the enemy, but I have t5mithv m f .. We learn she letVfor town
J COMMUNICATED.
To All Whom it muy Concern.
I hereby give notice to each nnd eve-'
ry person who has, nnd is still issuing
individual shinplastcra, nnd who will
not call them in by tho 15th of this
month, that I intend to prosecute tho
last mothor's son of them, that tho
laws of .this State will roach, in Floyd
county. JAS. H A RT.
this niorning. Our authorities, ive
learn, luivo sent down, ordered her not
to come up, ns it is reported site 1ms
the Y-ellow Fever on board.—At any
rate, sbq is from Nassau, where tho fe
ver had broke out at Inst ' reports, and
we trust slio will be compelled t,o re
main below, if she has the disease on
board, lest it should be communicated
to our soldier* or our town. We also
learn that two schooners api ranched
our bur last night. One of them got
aground, but got off and was shased up
the .beach, where she again grounded,,
and tho blockndcrs fired on .her from
threo o’clook this morning lill after
daylight. She lies beyond-tho reach of
our guns, or rather tho bloeksclors were'
too far off lor our guns to rench them.
Tho other sohoonet has 4500 bushels
salt on board, and succeeded in gotting
in safe,” • p ' - 1 '
Wmcn is worst orr.—Tho Grand Sul
tan lias three hundred wives—tlje Tope
has nono.
"Personno” the army correspon
dent of tho Charleston Mercury gives
a detailed account of tho Battlo of
Sharpsburg, but owing to its length, wo
regret wo aro unable to publish it. Wo
take tlio following paragraphs:
Another prominent fonturo in the
scenes of the rear was the presence of
un immense body of stragglers. Their
number was legion.—Some had been
following the army for weeks and nev
er would join it, though they Imd the
opportunity. Somo wero the constitu
tional cowards who always desert (heir
comrades in tho hour of peril, and a
lew were broken dowq anil really una
ble to prooeed. It was not long, how
ever, before Gen Leo. applied a potent
remedy. . .He directed tho cavalry to
scour tile country mid drive before them
every able-bodied soldier they met. In
less than threo hours enough imd been
collected and sent to tho tront to form
several regiments and very appropt late
ly they wero put into lino’ of battle un
der tlio euphonious name of "Roasting
Ear Rangers.”
Thousands of wagons during tho day
had crossed tlio l’otomnc from Shop-
herdstown, bringing with them the wel-
como _ boon to tho hungry soldiors —
provisions. For two days many of the
men 'had not tasted a morsel of food,
and detachments wore nqw busy around
the wagons cooking rations for their
respective commands. .Several of tho
ordnance trains had also arrived, and
tho caissons of various batteries iveio
around them, Liing filled with fresh
messengers of death. Ambulances
rumbled slowly by on their way to
Sheperdstown with tho wounded who
hud been operated upon, and now and
then as they jolted over tlioi rough rrtld.
you might hear the painful exclamations
from the individual inmates—'"Hold
on, for God’s sake, hold on—when you
como to a rook— stop 1 Don’t drive to
hard”—and still they wero moving ns
gently ns careful then could make them
go.
The results of tlio bnttlo may be'brief-
ly summed up. Judged by all the rules
wiU’iUro, it victory to ouruvmB.
w'o Iniled to rout the enemy, it was
only beeuuso the nature of tlio ground
prevented him from running. When
ever wo whipped him, wo-cither drove
lii'u against liis own musses on tlio right,
left and centre, or into tlio mountains;
uud against the latter position it would
havo beoh impossible to operate.sucress-
t'ully. No whoro did ho gain any per
manent advantage over tho Confeder
ates. Varying us may havo been the
success of the day, they left us intact
unbroken, and equal masters of the
field with our antagonist. Last night
we wero inoiined to believe that it was
a drawn battle, and tho impression gen
erally obtained among the men -that,
because they had not in tiicir usual
style got tho enemy to runuiug, they
had gained no advantage; but to-day
the real facts aro coining to liglit, and
wo feel that vwi have, iiidccd, achieved
another'victory .—Twenty thousand ad
ditional men could not, under the cir
cumstances, have made it more com
plete.
Wp took a few prisoners—not moro
than six or seven hundred in nil. The
Federals tought well nnd were handled
in a masterly manner, but their losses
hnve boon immense—probably hot less
than twenty thousand killed and woun
ded. They had Hie advantage not on
ly of numbers, but «ff a position from
which they could assume an offensive
or defensive altitude at will, besides
which their-signal stations on tlio Bluo
Ridgo commanded a view of our every
movement. Wo could not make a ma
noeuvre in front or rear Drat .was not in
stantly revealed to their keen lookouts
and as soon ns tho intelligence could
bo commuiiieuted to their butteries bo-
low, shot and shell wero launched
against the moving polumus. It was
this information conveyed by tho little
flags upon the mountain lop that no
doubt enabled the enemy to.concen
trate his forces against jour weak points
and counteract tho effoct of whatever
similar movements tuny lmvo been at
tempted by us. Our loss is variously
estimated at from livo to nino thous
and.
SnEMERDSTOWN, 1
Friday morning, September 19,1862.)
For some renson which I will not un
dertnko to explain, tlio army fell back
from its position before Shurpsburg, and
ro-orossed tlio Potomac near this place.
Between two and three hundred of our
most severely wounded wore left bo-
hind, but with this exception, we
Moutht away everything. The enemy
followed olosoly at our heels, and while
I write, aro shelling us from tlio other
sido Of the river. The movement is
purely strategie, and totally different
from tho "change of base” that recent
ly took plaoo upon the' Chicknhotniny.
The.plans of General' Leo aro yet mys
terious, but we all feel supreme. confi
dence in whatover he does, an assur
ance of a glorious termination to this
eventful campaign. PERSONNE.
i From Virginia.
The Richmond Dispatch has the fol
lowing items:
Tu*i;'0.n to Richmond Again.”—Tlio
Northern press continue to- urge that
McClellan shall once more proceed to
Richmond, and insists that tlio road is
r.ow fully open for that purpose. They
profess to bcliove that he can readily
advanco to Gordonsvillo, though if such
un attempt is really designed, it would
most probably be by the river. Tlio
New York Herald, in pnrticualar, often
foreshadows tlio proceedings of tho
Federal Generals, und it muy possibly
ho right in tlio present instance. The
onemy nro watched vigilantly by our
Generals, who iiavo never yet fniled m
fathoming their- real purposes, and
wherever- they intend to strike, will
probably be teady to repel them.
Late News.
Aff.urS8.iS Suffolk.—Our advices
from Suffolk aro to Wednesday r.igbt
last, 'flip, number of troops now in
and around Suffolk, is.estimated nt l7,-
50Q. Major General Peek is in com
mand, assisted by (h-igadiprs Ferrv and
Vessey. Ttie infantry number 15.000,
cavalry 2,5tt>, and thero are three bat
teries of udlllet-v. numbering 17 pieces.
The rnilrisjffa is guarded all through tho
Dismal Swamp, chie fly by now levies
recently mined. The enemy is fortify
ing four mileft this side of Suffolk, and
they say they will hold tlio town at ull
hazards.
ThotidbigsvtJGcn. Mansfield’s dentil
who fell at Sharpsburg, was received at
Suffolk ivitli somo rogret by tho citizens
of that place. Gen. M. had been in
command therefor several months pro-
ioui to liis fall, nnd unliko Yankee
officers generally, was very mild nnd
lenient in his rulo. Tho people fear
that they will not see his like ngnin du
ring Lincoln’s Administration.
Ominois State.or Affairs in Wash
ington.— Among tho exchangt-d priso
ners wb arrived here yesterday, was Lt.
M. Newman, A<\jutnnt of tlio 49th Ga.
Regt. Wo aro indebted to liis courtesy
for lata Northern papets. Lt. N. states
that it- was rumored in tlio prison that
great excitement had been ensued by
tho President’s emancipation proclama
tion, and it- was further snid that seve
ral Fedeml officers hnvo been sent to the
Old Capitol prison, for tronsouablo ro-
ni-irks about not intending to tight for
tlio "niggpr.” The - night boforo cur
exchanged prisoners left, the prison
,<loors were all locked, something
which had never .been done before, it ltd
which betokened some unusual com
motion outside.
JSSflt is stated that a sock manufac
tory lias been established in Wilming
ton, N. C. which turns out ICO pairs per
day. If. we mistake not, there is a sim
ilar Factory in Fnyottoville.
:TY0WnKttM TTRM3.—The. vebol 'JPiriife
Steamer 290, is reported to havo com
municated with the steamer Bahama,
otf the Western Isles, and to liuvc re
ceived from tier iron plates, ammuni
tion, Ac.—Tlie *290 is now called tlio Al
abama.
Pearson Hall, a shipowner, who has
been activo in. running the American
blockade, has suspended payment-in
consequi-nco of-dimcultieB in teulizing
returns from the "chivalry.”
Tho Yankee scheme for colonizing
the negro in Ceutral America, is being
rapidly carried forward under the di
rection of Senator Pomeroy, and tlio
first shipment of five hundred passen
gers will take place early in October,
n a first class steamer.
Naval officers in the Yankee Gulf
Squadrou, have applied for service in
tlio' new iron elude, let the perils be
what they may.
On the 12lh (September,) instant,
there was near eighty vessels that ar
rived at the port of New York from
various parts <tf the world, notwith
standing tho war, and among them,
two from New Orleans with sugar, viz:
the brig Yankee Blade and schooner
Adeline Townsend; also the schooner O.
Jj. iSeull, from Beaufort, (North Carolina)
wit)} Colton, &c.
’General Caxrt, who has been in com
mand in New Mexico, fens been rebel-
ed, and will return to'the States where
lie will ngnin .take the field. General
Carlton, his successor, i< now in Ari
zona.
Major-General O. M. Mitcueu, sailed
from New York on the 12th instant-for
Hilton Head, in the steam ship Arago,
and will take: charge of the department
of the"South, vice General Hunter.
JKayUmler recant intructions to the
commanding officers of all arsenals and
armories in the United States, to ad
minister the oath of ullegianee to tho
employees under their command,
nineteen refused. to take the oath at
Springfied Armory Massachusetts, nn
the ground that they are foreigners.
The Secretary of Wnr gave ordors for
their immediate dismissal.
West Pointers in tue Two Armies.—
From a list before us of tiio West Point
Graduates, who are officers in tlio armies
of the U. Slates and Confederate States,
it appears that thero aro in the U. S.
army Major Generals 17, Brigadier Gen
erals 24: in the C, S. army, Generals 5,
(besides A. S. Johnson, killed at Shiloh,]
Mqjor Generali 18, Brigadiers 41. From
this list,, which ends with 1848, it ap
pears that wo havo 04 Generals from
West Point in our army, while the U.
S. have but 41. It was no idle or un
meaning boast of President Davis that
heihad pick and choice of the officers of
the eld army. Notwithstanding the
frequent flings at West Ppinters, we
may yet find it» cause of congratulation
.that we had at tlio head of our Govern
ment ono who was not only educated at
West Point himself butIvho, by his'ser-
vice in -the army and in the War Depn'vt-
mant, was thoroughly acquainted with
tho military tnlentof nil the oldU. S. ofti
( (;ers.—Mobile Jfcios.
Port Hudson, Sept. 30.-A gentloman
arrived to-day from Now Orleans, - nnd
says it.was reported thero that tho-Con-
fodernte ItehVuer "290,’’off mouth of the
Mississippi, had captured an outward
bound vessel having on board, nS passen
gers, Gen. Phelps und Commodore Por
ter. They wero muisferrod to tile "290, ’
and placed in confinement, [Port Hud
son is 111 tho south-west corner of East
FelRianu Parish, La., on tlio Mississippi
river, somo 30 or 35 miles above Baton
Rouge.]
Richmond, Oct. 1st.—In tho Senate,
Mr. Summes, from tho Judiciary Com-
mittco, to whom the l-csolntions rein
tivo to Lincoln's emancipation procla
mation wore referred, reported a hill to
repress tho atrocities of tho enemy by
retaliation, &c. Other bills and resol
utions on tlio same subject were pre
sented and made tlio order of the day
for to-morrow atone o’clock.
Tlio remainder of tho day was occu
pied in discussing resolutions in rela
tion to Martial Law un*l Provost Mar
shals, Tlio following resolution was
finally ndoplcd—yens' 21, nays 1—Mr.
Wigfnll:
BcsolicJ, That the Military Law of
tho Confederate States is by tlio Constir
tution and ennoimcnt of Congress, lim
ited to the Inna und naval forces, and
the Militia when in nctual service, uud
to spell other persons as ure within the
lines of any army, army corps, division
or brigado of tlio Confederate States,
nnd that no officer of tho Government
of tho Confederate States has tlio Con
stitutional, or any other legal authority
to declare, recognizo or enforce murlial
law over any portion of territory or. cit
izens of the Confederate Stutes.
SECOND DISPATCH.
FREDEnicKsnuna, via Richmond, Oct.
1.—Tho Baltimore Sun of the 29th Sep
tember quotes gold in New York on
Snturdny at 121j; exchange 132) to 1-
33). It snys Buell is in Louisville for
tifying, and Bragg’s pickets 12 miles oft’.
THIRD DISPATCH,
In tlio House, Mr. Lyons, of Virginia,
submitted a preamble, denouncing Lin
coln’s proclamation nnd n resolution
prescribing tlso mode of retaliation
against tho enemy. Mr, Chilton, of
Alabanin, submitted a similar resolu
tion—all veforfed to tlio Committee on
Foreign uilajr3.
. Mi'. Foote, of Tennesseo, submitted
resolutions reoognizing the practical
neutrality of California and Oregon,
and the territories of Washington nnd
wpeni’ 111L-W’ nS-
sociating, and declaring, their independ
ence of tlio United States, tho forma
tion of .a league between said States
and Territories and tiio Confederate
States.
Tim exemption bill was further amen
ded und passed.
road, was passed; also Sennto'. Bill to
provide for tho transmission of the
tvnns-Mississippi Mails, . . . i
Tlie Senate then went into secret.pes-
simi on the order of tlio day, being tho
bill to repress tlio attdeities of the en
emy. Kolhing'of importance was don?.
Wlicjti. the doors woro ro-opened, sever
al.communications froth the President
wero pi f eneiited.
Tlio House was occupiod nearly nil
day on the bill to raise revenue.
(Special to, the Savannah Republican.)
W inch ester, fe'oj t'. 30.—Telegropliio
communication from this place South
ward, bus at Inst bce ( n opened.
Our army is quiot,'resting and receiv
ing cmisoripts and stragglers, who are'
coming in daily and rapidly, building
up our forces.
The army is in a far •.bottor condition
to-4uy than it was when it entered Mu--
ryhynrt. Tho enemy show no disposi
tion to cross the cross tho Potomac
since tlio disastrous affair at Shepherds-
town.
Tho weather is highly favorable to
tlio wounded, mid most of. them aro
being sent to Richmond and Staunton.
^ F. W. A.
The GiiKRoiyEEs.—Wo learn from
tho Fort Smith Bulletin that tlio peo
ple of tho Cherokee Nation havo exer
cised tlio right -of all freemen—they
hnvo reorganized their riGovo.fmnent,
which Johp RosfceWouM-Jiuv? •,*adldto
the Dutch.’’. We now-'Mkpw jvifo our
friends nro. -‘All honOr'RHfetfd Wat'ia
acd'his associates. rh’e 'pWpie of the
South will sustuin nnd uphold -him.—
Tiio pcoplo of tho Cherokee Nation
lmvo elected for Principal Chief, Stand
Watio; Assistant Principal Chief, Sum-
uel Taylor ; Trens'uroF, Stephen Fore
man ; delegate to Congress, Roudinot.
Tho Convention passed an ordinance,
und the new Chief delivered a message,
both of which documents aro strongly
patriotic, nnd emphntionlly with ‘tue
South,
Richmond, Oot. 2.—The Baltimore
"American” of Moudny rcon, sayB it
is reported that pen. Buell has been
relieved from liis command and assign
ed to Indianapolis to organize the pn-
rolod-Yankee priSOn'eTs'mto regiments.
Stook.in New Ypr]t on Monday wero
rampant, nnd'priocs went up threo per
cent. .
Gon. Siegel hnd advanced into Vir
ginia to Wnrrenton, and was preparing
to cut off all communication between
the l-obel army in the ,Shenandoah
Valley, and Richmond. The "Ameri
can" says thero nro nlso intimations
of renewed activity on Jnrnos river,
indicating that tho present apparent
suspension of operations is only prepa
ratory to a systematic movement that
will produco important results.
The steamer Anglo Saxon has arriv
ed at New York. Tho defeat of Pope
at Manassas was universally regarded
lit England and Franco as fearful to
the Union.
A powerful ram was being openly
built m tlio -Mersey to bo used in ope
ning tho blockade of Charleston.
The address of tho Northern Govern
ors to Lincoln is not to bo made public.
Reports from Galveston Euy that tho
Yellow Fover is raging fearfully.
Tho ‘.‘enquirer” lias received New
York dates to tho 30th ult. Bull Nel
son was shot in the Galt House.in Lou
isville on Monday by Gen. Jefferson C.
Davis nnd expired in a few moments.
Gold hnd udvanced in New Yorn to
23) premium. <
Chattanooga. Oct.2.-A company of pay
tisans yesterday drove tho Yankeo pick
ets at Flat Rock buck to Nashville..
The Nashville Dispatch if tlie 30th
ult. says tho steamer ‘-Forlorn Hope”
was captured a few miles below there
on Sunday by tho rebels.
Bragg lias taken Louisville. Specula
tors iiavocloanod out all tho goods and
stores between hero nnd Nashville, and
no more need come.
There is no doubt about the starving
condition of Nashville. ,
Mobile, Get. 20.- Special to tho Ad
vertiser, from Tupelo the 2d says, Sixtv
Yankee cavalry scouts yesterday pone;
to the railroad two miles south of Bald-*
win, ana cut tlio telograpU wire. They
were attacked by 25 men—all of the
2d Tennesseo cavalry—routed and dri
ven off with a loss of ,sey.otj_ killed and-
Jijyb prisoners. Our loss two killed and
'nono wounded,
Richmond, Oot. 2.—Tho Senate to
day refused to agree to the amendments
of tho Uouso to the exemption pill.
Merited Promotion.^»Wo learn that
Col. Fiizhugh Lee, of tho 9th Vir
ginia Cavulrv, was commissioned by the
President a Brigadier General on
Monday. General Leo entered the
present warns Captian of Leo,hVirginia
Rangers, a cavalry oovpo enmposea ot
excellent inutorinl lie seems to have
inherited a full share of tho military
genius of “Light Ilorso Harry,’.’ his
grand-fathor, und of the distinguished
Gen. R. E. Leo, whoso son lie is. No -
men in the Confederacy have lost more
by the inoui-sions of the Yankees than
the Leo family. First taking possess
ion of Arlington Heights they com
pleted their suiiamo of devastation and
dostruolion by stouiing nil tlio materials,
including pictures 1 of tho Pater Patriot,
left by G. W. P. Custis, liis adopted
son. Next thoy seize, dosecrate and
burn tlie White Houso, tho property,
of tho junior Leo, run off hU negroes,
destroy his crops, kill his caftlO and
stock, nnd in toot, commit all tho ex
cesses that a devilish ingenuity can
suggest. Yankee depredations on this
family alone amount in dollars 1* hun
dreds of thousands.— Rich, Dispatch,
jjQjrTftke tlio ]euf "oT tho Priekly Pear,
S«y 4 or 5’, cut up and boil with one
pound of tallow, and your candles will
surprise you for hardness.
HSy The Federal prisoners now at
Oglethorpe in this city, it is e.xpeoted,.
will bo pnrclod and removed in the
coursaof week, except thosiok.of which
thero is a considerable number.—
About 180 have died out of the whole
number that havo been brought*'
hero.—Macin Jour.
fi®- Tt is stated that Gen. Albert
Pike’s resignation was not oooepted by
President Davig,' ithd that the Presi
dent lias boatfTuliy satisfied ns to tho
correctness of the position assutped by
the General. It is hoped that the val
uable services of Gen. Pike and his in
fluence with tho In-linn tribes are still
employod by the Confederate Govevn-
■mont. ^
News from the ' Covst—Passengers
by the. Charleston and Snvannnnh
Railroad report that the enemy wero
Shelling Blufton Thursday niorning.
and that a force of the enemy had
attempted a landing, with what success
was not ascertained.—Charleston Courier,
The Hospitals.—From a report pre
sented in the flonfederate Senate, Mon
day, it appears tljat the whole number of
patients [soldiers] admitted,into the var
ious hospitals, in and around Richmond^ ;
from the date of their organization to. the. 4
ThofeSw in Nashville is that time, in 99.505. of whom 9.775
l he impussion in Nashville is, that -ml 7 r,0.T have
have been furloughed, anil 7-603 havo
died. The vest it is presumed, hnve re
covered nn.d been discharged except
those remaining in the hospitals..
"Dost thou cVftln < furniture, fair
handmaiden !” asked Broadbrim of his
pretty servant, who was polishing his.
bookcase. "I dust," replied tho maiden.
Dinn-nnd dust is mid to be ns poisojr
ous ns strvclnHi»«.#nd chemical nnalysis
shows the.similarity. Tho celebrated
poiseninc.-caRb of Cook by Palmar, ip
Sngland. for which the latter was hang
ed, took-'place-' by means' of diamond /
dustyit-is now believed’.
rS5“It is reported that Commodore
ilkes will-fee assigned to a new and
West Indian
They passed n resolution calling for a important command; m Wei
committee of ronforonco. ! waters, with a flying squadron of a dozen
’ Tho IIouso bill npjiropriating one ' es*ols. infowlrd to watch and seize the
million of doljoif* for the censtruetion , H|r ships, sent oul with arms or goods -
of the Blue Srpuntiiin and Riimo mil-1 for.th‘ ; 'Lcinri»lenU|j-; . .....
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