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VOLUME XVII.
ROME. GEORGIA; FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 24 1862.
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NUMBER 50
PUIM8IIRD BTKItY I'ltlDAY MOUSING.
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ntiirdny Morning, Oct 31, 1803.
_rthe following Indies will serve for
fensuing week, at the Soldier's Relief
lorn. " ■ '■ ■ ■
Bundny.- Mrs. Landrum, Mrs. Chls-
Ini, Mrs. Benjamin,
llondny.—Mrs. Uattey, Mrs. O. Still-
II, Mrs..Hough. iniji
luoadny.—Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Quin,
|l, Mrs! Word.
fednesdny.—Mrs. Pennington, Mrs
well, Mrs. Dr. Underwood.
Iliursdity.—Mrs, John Noble, Mrs
Noble, Mrs. Lnngworthy.
Friday.—Mrs. Fouoho', Mrs. Lurap-
Mrs. Noyes,
iaturdny.—Mrs. Caldwell, Mrs. Sloan,
k Cothran.
•"The treasurer of St. Peter's IIos
III Assouiation acknowledges tho
Dpt of the following conttibutions:
Its. llumo, S5 00
jr.i. Magnus, 2 00
Ir. King, , 1 00
Irs. Yeisor, 6 00
lisa llumo, 75
Irs. L. Itinke, one quilt.
Jiss Lilly Hlnko. one comforter.
‘The weather hns- again cleared
bnd is now as pleasntit as eouid bo
pcd.
•The Rev. Mr. Greer, expeots to
o his Sdltool next. Monday, the
inst. . . •
bsrr-A pair of suddlo bags and an'
[coat, belonging toCapt. McDowell,
1C., 1st Alabama Cavalry, was
[ within three niiles of Rolne, on
oad loading out from* the Oosta-
• bridge. A liberal reward will be
[for these articles by sending them
|e camp at Oreenbush Station, 25
• from liotne.
“Seven of tho counterfeiters, of
Jong concerned in the late large
s, have been arrested and will'he
erly disposed of, unless Mr. Benju-
politely passes them over our
NOTICE.
I persons holding notes signed by
!• Oai.ceran, of Rome, Gocrgta, aro
py notified that it is the desire of
pigned that they bo presented for
option immediately.
M..P. GALCERAN.
"6, OA./Oct. 13th.
It'Kony.—This substance comes
r making imitation coffee, than
ping that has been tried, when
fy prepared. It was formerly used
lulteratlng tho ground coffee put
Jr trade, and also in making, the
Jet of coffee. It is a'dried root,
[is prepared somewhat similar to
Turnley has a lot of it. Lovers
be ought to give it a trial.
f KANAfnTy7u.Er.-Tho
5 of tho acquisition of this region,
1 hns followed tho expulsion of the
ers by Gen. Loring, isbompre-
vely and concisely stated in tho fol-
fi extract of p letter from an ofiiobr
» nrmy to a member of the V Vir-
oenotoi' “We have the' country
‘he mountains Ip’the, Ohio/Ida
'he Kentucky border to the Little
wha. The prospeot is most favor-
’or raising five or six thousand re-
lor thei stray. The chance is
„ or ‘ho South arming tho people,
ft ve 20,000. .bushels ol‘ salt iit our
wi'Uic making 0,000,. bushels
|y• J he growing corn' Prop is cn-
*o feed our army here this win
Editorial Correspondence.
Bivouac or 8tn ft a. Reuiment,
Near Winchester, Va„
October 0, 18(52.
Dear Courier 1 : During tho past Week
nothing of peculiar interest has ocour
red in our camp. It has been fine pleas,
ant woather; rather hot in tho middle
of the day and cool at night, yet on the
whole rather agreeable weather. No
rain yet and perhaps the dust—1m
menso clouds of whioh are constantly
rising—is the most unpleasant element
in the atmosphere.
Our former aoting Mnj. General Da
v|d R. Jones, has been furloughed for
two months, and our Brigade and that
of Gen. Toombs, transferred to Hood’s
Division, formerly Whiting’s, and Dray
ton’s Brigade to McLaws’ Division-
There is much speculation in camp os'
to what our next movement will be,
but of course this is all idla. Absen
tees are constantly coining in, and our
Brigade is now muoh stronger than
when it crossed into Maryland. A pe
tition has been signed by nearly all the
officers, and forwarded to the Secretary
of War, to the effect that Col. Geo. T.
Anderson, who hns been aoting as our
Brigadier General since tho first of
April, be commissioned a Brigadier
General, and assigned to the command
of ourBrigado. His eonduot, both in
camp and field, prove that ha is emi
nently deserving of this promotion-
anti it is the ardent desire of tho entire
command that he should- receive
it.
Ou Saturday last I had the pleasure
of meeting, in Winchester, with Mr. J.
M. Selkirk, Gen. Agent, Rev. W. H.
Potter, (jor. Suo’ly, Dr. James Cumak,
Agent for Vu., and Win. Jones, Agent
for tho Augusta Branoh, of 'ho Georgia
Relief and Hospital Association. It
would do one's soul good to see these
efficient and aotivo gentlemen, so busi*
ly engaged in their missions of roiief
and mercy. There ure a vast number
ol sick atyd wounded soldiers in Win
chester, limi t 1 ith the very limited hos*
pitul room (and scarcity of Physicians
litany are almost necessarily neglected
These good Samaritans never “pass by
on tlte other side” ti sipk or wounded
soldier, but go to and administer to tho
the necessities: of all Georgians that
aalme in their: way, and thou scok out,
not only through the hospituls and gen
oral places of resort of the sick, but
seek out, through tho byways and hed
ges, for suitable objects for their chart
table labors. Their arrival was most
opportune. Thoy brought a largo sup
ply of underclothing, which- was most
acceptable, as not a single artiolel pan
bo purchase! in Winchester. Also the
supply of medicine distributed by Dr.
Camak lias boen of untold value. lie
lias administered with his own hands to
over three hundred patients.
liev. Win. M. Crumley is also hero
and still unfluggitig in his efforts, is
doing all that can bo dane, for the re
lief-of the suffering soldiers. Those
wild loved 1dm iu prosperity, may pos
sibly form sonic idea of how'they would
regard him if they were sick and desti
tute, among Btrnngers, and without th’e
commonest comforts of life, when ho
should show his benign countenance,
und, after administering in all ways in
liis power to olio's physical relief, then
ponring iuto his soul the oil and wine
of : Divine oaiisojution. God will surely
bless the supporters of Lite Georgia Re-
I ief and Hospital Association, and'.heir
igents who so efficiently carry out its
objects. Thousands of soldiers will
rise up in ^ho day of judgment rind call
them blessed. i
Capt. Scott hns just heard of the
death Of John A. Hardin, of his corn,
pany, at Diinville, on the' 27th of July,
lie died of typhoid fever in the hospi
tal. W. F. Leigh, of tho Light Guards,
died a few days since, from a wound
received August 31, at Manassas Plains
He was on. the litter corps, and, wiieu
wounded, actively engaged in taking
from the Sold our.wounded men. He
was ah excellent soldier, as brave as the
bravest, always {lid .his duty promptly,
and was a yPung man of fino promise.
I havo learned sinconoticing the' death
of Larkin Greor, that when ' killed he
was standing over a wounded Yankee
that he had just carried out of tnuske
range, when a cannon ball cut him
down. Is it not hard that a good man
should thus, •.yhilo mercifully tak
ing care of a wounded enemy, bo slain
by our merciless in vaders arid would be
subjugators?
Cor. L. L. Floyd and W. W. Ware,
of tho Miller Rifles, tho former slightly
pounded', and tho , totter tliore as a
nurse for Serg. John Bailpy, were taken
prisoners by the Fedoral. cavalry lust
Monday, ntid immediately paroled.
Win. P. Mat tin, of the Light Guards,
wnstakon prisoner on tho 18th ult.,
near Slittrpsburg, Md., and paroled a
day or two afterwards.
Our army is very destitute of clothing
and shoes,, and there seems to bo n#
immediate prospect, at least, of getting
a supply. This reminds mo of a retort
made by one of our soldiers to a Union
ist in Maryland, who was making some
Vederous" comparisons between the
appearance of the Federal and Confede
rate troops. The Unionist said his
army were all well uniformed, in a.neat
and genteel style, while tho rebels were
shabbily dressed in all Borts of, styles,,
and dirty arid ragged at that. The',
vet y appropriate and spirited answer
A Trip into Kentucky with the Army
Mr. Editor.—Having no facilities for
continuing the correspondence begun
•t Chattanooga, now that .I am liotne I
have concluded to write a little of Ky‘
affairs. The want of mail facilities
from that State is sorely felt by the
anxious at home and in the artriy.
When I found it impracticable to serve
in tho capacity in whiohT went,' I de.
termined to return and proposed to
bring a mail through from Wheeler’s
Brigade^ having had many applications
to bring letters. To enable trie to do
.this so os to accommodate all, tny pur*
pose was to buy a hone and pack him
breeze—tliore were few smilesoi tokens , commutn.tson money which t.bey have
of cordiality. Thus it was on'tho route heretofore received, and tho. adminis* j
- ' ‘’■ — tration has beeh' aotiveiy. engaged in'
was, “when we go tokill hogs wealway. • wi(h , otterg _ I alsa inte nded to hire a
put on our old clothes.”
The weok’srest we have enjoyed here
lias greatly improved the health of the
men, and indications of their returning
wonted spirit and vigor are everywhere
seen. There has been but slight frost
one or tw^ mornings yet, hut serious
apprehensions are foil lest cold weather
should catch us here without winter
clothing or tents. The equinoctial
storm seems to have been postponed
this year, probably for good reusons, but
when n long, cold rain does come,—as
it surely must soon—the troops will
necessarily greatly suffer. But surely
our army will not remain here muoh
longer. The country is completely ex
hausted of provisions and forage, and it
is ninety miles to Staunton, the nearest
railroad station where supplies can be
had, we will bo obliged to either ad
vance in'o Maryland, or fall buck
soon. >.1 «l IIA
Cupt. Hall has not yet returned.—
Capt. Yarbrough of the Floyd Infantry,
is sick and gone to Richmond. Jblin
P. Duko was elected 2nd Lt„ Jr„ of
tint Company a few days since. Tliore
is less complaint in regard to rations
now, than there was a week since..
M. 1)
Tuesday Morning. -All quiet and no
news. M. D.
To the Men of Floyd mid other Co'an-
' ' tie's; -
We will this day organize a Volunteer
Company, and remain at this place
until tho first day of November next.
, Wo call upon you, as you love your
country, ns you love the sacred princi
pies of liberty, to come forward and
unite with us in the ert'orts which our
brethren tire making to
“Crush, tho tyrant whilo ‘ they rend
the chain.”
All history shows that a ila.ion was
never conquered that determined
to be free.. Wilt yon remain at hotne
in supineUcss and brave the Conscript
law, by pleading that you are net men?
Wo believe you will not do it. Our
brethren in the fields have already
written their names in history.
They have borne the victorious ban
ner of the Confederacy through the
sulpliurious sqioko of hattle, and with
their examplbqyre feel assured you will
cotno forward to [flpfcut the, tyrant Lin-
in his it. famous designs of subjugation,
of overcoming our country with a col;
umn of 600,000 men, and inciting a
servile insurrection tlint will spare
neither sex or age. Will you suffer it,
“boiler bo
Where the extinguished Spartans stili
ore free,
In their proud .charnel of Therroopylw”
i We offer you the only opportunity of
volunteering under the existing law.—-
A resolution was tabled in the House,
offering the privilege of volunteering us
recruits. Our coriipnny hits been ac
cepted, and you must determine quick
ly.
, Fifty Dollars Bounty will bo paid to
all who 1 volunteer in tills company.
Apply to either of us-in this place,
or to Col. Wm, A. Fort, Judge Newman
or B. G. Thornton.
WM .HOWE,
R. W. ECHOLS.
JWS“The Ladies’ Gunboat, Fulmetto
State, was baptized (though we object
to the use of this term in this sense,)
last Saturday, in the harbor of 'Charles
ton. CoL Yeqdon, of Charleston, was
the'speaker of the oeoasiori, arid the
ceremony was performed by the young
lady who. originated the idea of build
ing tliQ boat, by breaking ,a bottle of
wine, over the head of tho iron clad
monster, and CoL Yeadon pronouncing
the following Words:
With all solomnity and reverence,
and
on thee
leasing of
Amen!
Just qs the ceremony bad been con
oluded, the othor gunboat, The Chicara,
oamo steaming up ' from the lovv.er
wharves, and witlf colors flying) fore
and aft, saluted her consort.
guard to accompany. me through the
50 miles of tory section on the route—
to meet these expected expenses, each
one sending a letter was. to contribute
25 cents. But before it was generally
understood that I intended . to return
and whilo tho letters were coming in
the bugle sounded for mounting and
niaicliing. Thus tho schepio failed by
the hurried movement of the brigado
and I had too many letters . to bring
coinfortnbly on my shoulders (which
however I did '200 miles,) and too few
to warrant the expense expected to be
incurred. Some of the letters had
been paid for oh my . proposition whioh
1 determined to, refund after finding
only enough was contributed to give the
transaction the appearance of illiberaf-
ity.
Durjng tho homeward trip two of
Uen. Bragg’s Couriers were captured
but I going unothor route wus not mo
lested. So much for my experience iu
mail carrying, the first, und the Inst ef
fort. Tlio news of the capturo of Mur
freesboro, and 5,400 prisoners hud pre>
ceeded me home. Gen. Chalmers whs
repulsed in the attnok made on it the
day before with ids brigade. Chalmers
formerly commanded the cavalry brig
ado, at present headed by Gnu. Wheel
er. His (Wheelers) brigade is compos
ed of the 1st Ala., 1st Ky., 3id Gn„ a
Miss., regiment, mid a Tonn., battalion
The Gen. looks like one of those India
rubber men, that will not easily be ex
hausted:
He claims Augusta Ga, as his home
The Brigade had done n grent deni of
service, but aside from on insignificunt
skirmish with Crittendens iornes there
hud been no fighting. On this occu'
sion it wus taken rather by surprise but
Gen. Wheeler succeeded in escaping
without any loss whatever.
The sad affair of shooting Hiram
Bluko and Jesse Gunn, (of the Talbot
cavalry,) by their fellow pickets occur
red on the 11th of Sept. Mr. Bi&ke
seemed to be oho of our best soldiers,
always rendy. Mr. G. 1 did not know.
Se many accidents iiad happened in
the shooting of both men and horse g
that Gen. Wheeler had determined to
make the man walk two duys and drive
his horse who discharged his gun ac
cidentally.
Towns of the Columbus Cavalry who
was seriously wounded in tills way, and
left on Cumberland Mountain, hud un.
expectedly survived and I found him
able »o travel when I returned, and
he came home.
Gen.. Bragg's invasion of Kentucky
took by surprise both friend and foe.
It is too soon yet to calculute the result
—in war success is the Only cri.
terion the people adopt und lienee, we
must wait.
The Yankee force in Kentucky, is
cerluinfy immense arid although our
army is strong, yet it is impossible for
us to bo on equal terras.
Things do not seem to be in u very
propitious state, but let us remember
nearly all our news comes from the en
emy. I very much regret to see it stat
ed that Col. Crawford’s regiment has
recently been captured—they state the
number of men at 340,1 know the reg
intent numbers nearly 800 but It is like
ly these were all that were fit for duty
at the time, or the regiment had been
temporarily divided. Col. Crawford
will bo considered quite a prise. But
what will they clo with Ben, (the Cols,
faithful.servrint,) it will be oruel indeed
to tear, him away from his crosier and
thrust freedom upen him, If my friend
Booton, Harkins, Bearden and' Napier
are among the captured, may they have
a speedy return—the ’privates were all
paroled. .
After crossing the .Cumberland Moun
tains (and who can ever forget that
orossirig) we found in White and Smith
counties, 'Tennessee, the most oxuliey
ant loyalty and zeal for, South—this
was especially remarkable in .Smith Us
t is the qounty of that ’arch 1 triry arid;
hypocrite Ex-Gov. Compbcll. But he-
yoiul Ijiat county until We readied’
Rarron Cot Ky„ toryistp stunk in every
'•'7 ' /' !! : : '
I traveled, but a^ the regiment whs di
vided at Carthage, I rim able to sdy the
portion 1 did not travel With found inore
friends and also bolder enemies, theBt
latter chiefly among the women. Ono
of our regiment was shut by a Nancy
Hart, but the wound being slight, he
magnanimously allowed the old orea*
ture to jive and hato. • •
There is a great deal of movement
'in Kentucky, at present and dur friends
are sanguine of large accessions te our
army—it may bo so, but as Mansfield
once said, "confidence is o plant|of slow*
growth,” I will bdiove it when 1 sco
it. . ' .
Tho true men will rally,, the tones
have done so already, and glad would
I bo if there was any certainly of hav
ing as many Kentuckians in our ranks
as now fill the Ijnes of the enemy.
Tories are made up of three classes,
the rich who ore truitors to tjav'o tliftir
property, tile poor who haVo nothing
to fight for, and the ianoiant and mean
the inseparable tools of tyrunny.
Breckinridge and Morgan are the
idols of the patriots of Kontuoky—tlio
latter the object of unutterable' hatred
by the tqries. Seine of these people
are however far front being rancorous
in their feelings and bad as is the so
cial state in Kentucky, there is more
quiet than 1 supposed possible with
such wide separation in opinion.
1 heard‘one gentleman make are.
’mark wiilcli indicates the breiving 4>f
an awful storm— srild ho, “either those
tories must leave Kentucky or we must,
it is totally impossible for Us ever to
live together.”
Hitfoiy are we in the South, In haying
followed political teaching that mude
* 'H. '
accumulating'stores to ehojilo it.to car
ry out the law. . ■"
Our sky is-.-by no meant so dn'rk as
many ate .disposed, to 'believe. Let us
pluce. more confidence in our leaders
and riot be so ready to echo tho com-
pluirit of every anonymous newspaper '
correspondent who wishes' io 1 pick a 1
quarrel with the administration. The 1
statements of 1*. W. A] have been sev
eral times confuted by the nble corres
pondent of tiio Churicsion'Courier, arid'
By otl'er’writers arid yet they aro carry,
ing unnecessary pain to the ’ hearts of
•tbdliaijiUs. ; w7>vHi‘»a i
Very roapeotfiilly yours,
' JOHN D. EASTER.
us a united people.
Clothing of the A'rmy.
Mb. Ept'ion.—The letter of fJr. Aiex
an'der,’ ap^eallrig to the'people for niti^
for tho army, has been widely read
throughout tlio “State, and-' produced a
profound impression. It is very griiti
fying, to know what wo have recently
learned from several Independent Arid
perfectly tfUsiivorihy . sources, that,
while the nctual state of the army at
the time of writing is fairly described
by Mr. Alexander, tho inferences whioh
ho draws from it arc entirely false. 1 he
army in Virginia, lias recently been
supplied by tlte government with every
thing i'l needs, and private advices oon.
firm the statement of soveral correspon
dents, but that is in the highest condi
tion of comfort and efficiency. The
simple reason why tho men were so
destitute of clothing were that .hey
had made forced marches with such rtf
pidily that they were obliged to leave
behind them all baggage of every de
scription. During tlte whole march
from the Unpiditn to Marlinsburg the
men subsisted on green corn and ap
ples, exoept when they could take some*
thing better ,irom the enemy; not qn
account of any scarcity of provisions,
but because tho wugon trains could not
keep up with them. I know from tho
best authority that the government has
abundenl supplies . of i'cod and cloth
ing, including blankets and shoes te
last the army for more than a year. Ono
reason why, the factories are asking
such exliorbltaht prices for their, goods
is that they are all at work for the gov
ernment at very low prices and sell 1 on
ly their surplus to the.people. Tlte same
goods which are eagerly bought at auc
From the Knoxville Rcgutet 15i inst.
Itatlle in Kentucky^
Cash- near SaI.visa. Kv„ Oot. 8,* 1802. .
PxAft'ltaism:—As a courier is pass
ing to Cumberland Gup, 1 shall hasten
to givi you Some riews in connection
with yesterday’s letter:
Maj; Gen. UArdeo engaged the ene
my.utBloqmfieldi above Bardstown, on
the 6th inst.,' killintf 500 and losing 50
in killed und wounded; It is reported
that he took several thousand 'prison
ers. ■ -
, The enemy, 15,000 i ptrong„,9qoupied
Frun kfqrt yesderday. Our fot ees mov
ed down last riljilit In 'Hint direction,
/filley will fight lo-day. Our troopsAro it
confident of success- •
In' litiste, yours,' Ac., BIRD.
P. S.j-Gen. Bragg engaged the ene
my, under Buet, at Penyville, 12 miles
below HoWodsbufg,’ yesteriliiy. Tho
figlit was bloody .arid hotly: contested.
Gen: Bragg captured 16 pieces of or
lilletyT-one jirigado of infnnti'y-aRd
ji desert—emit get tvuter. * ""
A fight will take place at Lttwrenc-
burg to-day . Wo have whipped the
Federols fforithreernonsepqijyq tam
KNoXviunt, Oot..,10 r ,-T'Tiie Louisviilo
Joprnqt of Saturday, the 11th,.has been
reoeived at Murfl'eesboro. which say*
three Goiiertils—Jackson, Terrell and
Webster—were killed on the Federal
side. Gen. P. Jourt, of Lexinuton, and
Mayor W. R. Campbell, pf Louisville,
also wore, killed,. Rosteau and Curran
Pope, of Louisviilo, wounded. Tlie 1
Journal is vory indjgnant on some of
thoir Generals,, fjut.yejf ' claims to hove
’Vhipfioti^ Br'o^..
SECOND DISl'ATCU.
The figlit in Keiitpoky itas'been dou-
firrtied by 'the iirrivlil of two couriers, •
who state thilC the r fight comntericed at
penyville,,in;Boyle:county, on.Monday
morning the 6th inst. Gen, Havtjee
ed to the Confederate government at
18 cents. It is in reality tho people who
are suffering that the army muy not suf
fer. The appeal of P. W. A. is induc
ing patriotic people throughout the
state to strip themselves of tho neces
saries of life,-without after all benefit
ing the soldiers, for by for the greater
part of what is sent, to the army never
readies its destination. A friend • in
forms me that he saw in Richmond a
sale of enormous quantities of goods of
every description whjoh hod been sent
to soldiers, but foiling, to react [their
destination were sold for freight. It is
not comfortable to reflect that,while
you ore shivering, the woollens of whioh
you have stripped yourself ate warm
ing some harpy who obtained them for
a trifle: It is right that we should rao-
tide "f'dlf-deniril, but the supplies of
foot! apd plotjting wliioh ore;,collected
for tlio nrmy should be left until called
for by tho government, through its
authorized'agents. Societies should in
struct their agents to correspond di
rectly with the agents of the .govern-,
moat and learn from them what.isxnal.
Jy wanted and liow it should be seilt,
Thu late Congress passed a lalv ! giviiig
to the soHjejii clothing jusie/id of the
commanding the lel't.Gen. Buckner
the centre', and Gens. Marshall und
Morgan the right: In the first day's
fight Hardee captured 1,500 prisoners,
wi.th very heavy sluughter to the enemy.
Tuesday’s tight was renewed' with
still greater . slaughter to the enemy,
Hardee capturing 4,000 prisoners, und
Marshall and Morgun 3,200. The ene
my were driven buck twelve miles with
tremendous slaughter. Our loss in the
whole engagement is very small. Wu
are not posted us to who were in com
mand of tho Yankee forces expept that
it was Geu. Thomas who encountered
General Hardee. Wo captured 40
pieces of cannon,
T|ie following extniot is fiom Coi,
Palmer’s letter of thei4th recy/vt'dlast
night from the Gap: •• Wounded sol. ’
diersaru herefrom tho baitle ofperry.
ville, among them a captain of a Ten-.,
nessee regiment. They report that on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Bragg and
Hardee fought the enemy at Perryvillo
und drove .them book 10 miles, taking
2000 prisoners, ucd killing and wound-
ing about 1500, and the next day, With
ers’. division enguged the enemy and
captured 0,000 prisoners, and on
tion in Augusta at 75 cents are furnish- Friday Kirby Smith engaged them on
thair right, and beat them book, cap
turing 5,000 prisoners; killine Jackson
and capturing Gen. Tom. Crittenden,
They sny the entmy had 75,000 men
opposed to Gen. Bragg. Our army was
col centra ted at nautp “Dick Robinson.”
Yankee Prisoners;—We are glad to
see, from the Uionmond'Dispatch, that
the Federols who ore now captured by
the Confederates are since the employ
ment of the Harper’s Ferry prisoners m
fighting the J luiuns, campe.led to take
a different parole, exoTudiiig them from
serving the United states government
in any capuoity whatever unitll exchang
ed.
.8cotch and Enousii.—On the eve of
the great buttle of i'rafulgur.'Lord' Nel- •
soil ran up the signal, “England expeo»
every Engiishnisn to. *Bo his duty.'t •
which wus jeeeived hy ithe sailors with
exoitement. An old Scotchman on one
of the ships remarked to , a. comrade,
“Ho don’t say unythtng about Scotch-
mail; if is only' Erigli’sh kdldiers tbat'iire
expected do Uo their duty/’: H is comrade r
replied, "Hoot, man, England kenstliat;
every Scoiehman will do his duty with
out being told.of it,”
Tito Columbus Sun of the 13th instant
Buys the pi opriotors of the’Eagle Factory :
have d-cidedto sell, their fabrics at retail I
to ciatsumurs instead of. putting up eft
auction in largo quaulities, " I ■'/
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