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VOLUMN XVIII
ROME GA., FRIDAY
Raids.
In war "raids" are understood to b
■hostile incursions,” but as now pvao
by the Fodorals, th oy aro, "incur
ions," for. the purposfi of robbing,
dcftilBa* murdering, burning, destroy-
devastating and raping. Friends,
gtvon ready for these things? Are
rondy to.meet tho Nortliern Co-
inoncliees? Ready to meet the North
savages, who call themselves the
post refined, educated and ohristinn
ieoplc on the “planet ?”• who put on
livery of Heaven to serve the
>vil." Look about you, are you rea*
Is "your house in order?” Have
on the arms and ammunition, the
renssion cap and tho butcher knife.,
you know the rallying point when
lie tocsin shall sound, .or the. signal he
eii—“A Yankee Raid!” Are you in
roper organisation.
Aro your minds properly disciplined
id sottled, that it is the highest object
purpose of your existence, to
■set and repel these raids? Or are
our thoughts and affections too much
‘Imtcrod around your individuality,
our private interests, your devotion to
■elfish ends ? Are you afraid you may
ouse your property, merchandise,jmon-
lyor crops? If these things haunt
you are not’ ready to fight, as
>o,t ought to tight against a Yankee
Kuid.
Do you know and understand that if
jesu raids are successful, and your
■ountry overrun by those brutos, you
will have—if in their great clemency
ou are permitted to live—neither
operty, merchandise, money or crops?
either wives sistors nor daughters,
lie will not he subject to he dishonor-
ut any hour, nor will your individu-
:ondition relative to freedom aud
iplits, approximate that of the South-
hive or the s -rf of Russia. Is
our town und uouutry properly forth
•I, so as to enable you to make a sue-
.-siul stand ? If it is not, will you
ol now make the personal sacrifice,
-sary for tins purpose, before the
line couies when you may be compelled
ciorifioe all, to Yankee cupidity and
>i ?
IVi* are gratified to see that Colonel
•iser is making a move in tho right
ruction. (Wo hope it may not be
" late.) Will you not sustain him
itli a hearty good wjjl, without stop
ing to count tiie sacrifice; or if you
, will not your figure* prove that it
dll be economy ? A. line of pickets
‘I'd couriers must be established from
hie to the military posts ou the i-
lessee. If the Uovernor, who could
ml ought to have done it long ago, ro
uses still to cto it. tho first 'law of tiu-
e, (self-pieservation) demands it at
oar hands; now. The 80,000' Yankee
iivulry, now being organized, cannot
emai.-i idle long, whether Vieksbur.
tuiifls or falls.
W‘We publish the communication
ol n correspondent, advocating the
laims of Hon. S. 1’. Cohen, to the gu
bernatorial chair, without endorsing it,
>s wo think there n number of men in
oorgia, v ho would suit us hotter than
Ir. Oohon.
Attempt to iui.i, (Jem. Foiiiikst.—Wo
earn that several days since, supposed
o be ou Friday last, Lieut. Gould, of
-apt. Morton's battery, attacked Gen.
forre.it, at Iletliesda Church, between
olumhia and Franklin, snapping a
vvo'ver at liim, the cap fading to ex-
'lodc. Forrest eloseil upon hint with'
knife, cutting him, where, or whotli-
21' or not severely, we are not apprised.
'Ould then fired iiis revolver, shooting
o ono of his hips, .tho hall'slrking
bo boue. f It was afterwards extracted,
"i- understand that Gon. Forrest wrote
o his wife, in the vicinity of this city,
bat he expected to"bo in his saddlo in
m days—which we rjery much doubt.
Ye ars not informed a* to the cause of
iould’s assault.—Huntsville Confcdc-
ate.
■RarWe learn from an officer of Gen.
Morgan's command, that the cause of
this difficulty was an accusation by Gen.
V, of cowardice bn tho part of Lt. G.,
a front of tho enemy. Lt. G. replying
‘bat ho would not toke such 1 u charge
hom any one, and the difficulty then
occurred us detailed above.
He also states it was reported that
Den. Forrest had siuco died from. the
effect of the wound. We sincerely
hope that this will prove only a rumor.
[cOXfit NICATKD.J
Hon, Solomon Cohen, Of ChutImm.
Mn. Eiutoii :
“Fair play is a jewel," and to carry
into etfeot this turo maxim, it strikes
mo the tihui has abaut arrived, whofi
the sea board of one State should be
represented in the Executive Chair.—
I am not ignorant that many thousands
opposefi to tho present incumbent, will
yet vote for him to avoid strife at this
time. I admit tho absence of strife in
this contest is desirable. Unanimity
must to be denied, but . I deny that
the nomination of a fine patriot, a most
estimable gentleman, uti enlightened
.Statesman, .must necessarily produce
this result. Why not all unte upon
the distinguished gentleman, whose
name heads this article ? Can a bettor
selection hemude? Ono more worthy
be found ? And nuglit we not to give'
the sea board a showing once atony, long
time ? I do not know that Mr. Cohen
will accept the position, nor that even
his personal friends contemplate his
nomination, but 1 do know that Geor
gia may well be proud of. one so em
inently qualified— so puto in his social
and political sentiments. J. H. W.
Forrest Artillery.
Tiie foliowigg aro the detachments in
to which the company is divided, which
will drill at Cooper’s Warehouse, at fi
o’clock, ou the eveuings disignated be
low :
hi Detachment.—Lieut. Stillwell, Sgt.
Fierce, Corp’i Rowell.
Privates Neeld, Shoibley, Shnokle-
ford, Veal, Ward, Blake, Salvage, San
ders, Hough Hoeso, Whitehead. White-
head, Hall, Beusley, Carter, Thornton
and Webb.
Drill Monday and Thursday.
-d flctachmcnt.Liaul. Smith, Sgt. Mc
Guire, Sgt. Pennington, Corporal Ez-
sail.
Privates, Yarbrough, Jonas. Lump
kin, Mitchell, Goodman, Hargrove,
Price, Wimpee, Wimpee, .1. B. Under
wood, Mobley. Harvey, Shorter, .Bar-
net, Kerr, Marshall.
Drill Tuesday ofid Friday.
*1 d Detachment.—Lieut. Froumnn, Sgt.
Noble, Sgt. Dunkle, Corporal Simmons,
and all the Privates at the Foundry.
Drill twice a week at tiie Foundry.
f 4/A Detachment.—Lieut. Begay, Sgt.
Fort, Sgt. Magnus, Corp’i Gwin.
Privates, Sloan, ,1. II. Undei'wood,
.1. F. Ralls, Cohou, Lillienthal, Norton,
Lumpkin, MilhoUeu, Anderson, Mau-
pin, Ross, Walker, Johnson, OpportJ
McCurry, J. J. Anderson. *—
Drill every Wednesday aud Salurj
day. ^
Members of tho various Detuohmonts
are urged to attend the Drills prompt
ly. if. wo would bo efficient in tiie
hour of danger, wo must prepare our
selves by frequent exercise at the gun.
C. O. STILLWELL,
Lieut. Commanding.
Tho Gtiylesvillc Post Office.
The following communication ex
plains the condition of the Gaylesvillo
Post Office:
Gavlcsville, Ala., Juno 1-5, 1803.
Mu. Emtob : I see in your paper a
complaint, made against the Post Mus
ter ut tliis place, by one of your corres
pondents, to the effect that he permit
ted persons not connected with tho
office, to handle the mails, to which I
wish to make a few explanations.
On the night of tiie 2d May last, the
Post Muster ut this pluce committed
suicide. He had no deputy, conse
quently there was no sworn person to
take charge of tho office, and I, as ono
of his securities, acted in that capacity
in good faith, until an appointment
was mado by the Post Master General,
in which capacity I was fully • sustained
by the law regulating post offiees in
such conditions, und by tiio Post Mas
ter General himself, asthe was notified
of the facts and has mado no com
plaints.
If your correspondent is not posted
in regard to these facts, he should be
enlightened upon them. Thereby he
will bo saved the trouble and expense,
of making “groans” to tho Post Office
Department.
Vory Respectfully,
j; j. n. McConnell.
is said that cases of lunacy
-JVe becoming alarmingly frequent : in
® l t ,| ee. It appears from official docu-
‘'ttents that the number of lunatics in
ranc °> which a very few years since
’’■0 OOo’OOO’ ,lus at P resent inoreosecl to j
Forrest Artillery.
At a meeting of -this company, held
to elect a'Captain to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the promotion of Capt,
Yeiscr, it was resolved that the present
officers go up by promotion, and a Jr.
2d Lieut, be elected, The offioers now
are as follows -.
C. O. Stillwell, Captain A
O. H. Smith, Sr. 1st Lieutenant. ■ j
J. H. Freeman, Jr. lSt'Lieutonant.
J. M. Berry, Sr. 2d Lieutenat. J
Isaac Donnie, Jr, 2d Lieutenant, /
Fibftt the 6th Gn. Cavalry.
Camp Wheeler,
NEAR CUMBERLAND OAr, '
June 11th, 1863.
Deaii CoI’iiikr: Early on the morning
of the 5th, two hundred of our Regi
ment were in line under marching or.
tiers. At Jonesville, Va., wo halted
about 11 o’clock, A. M., on the 6th;
haviug traveled up Powell's Valley;
and along the base of the Cumberland
Mountain the greater part of the way.
Tiie valley is narrow, but the lands are
very productive, and in u high state of
cultivation. Rains have been seasona
ble, and the crops ure fine. Novor
knew wheat better.- The crop- of fruit
uf every conceivable kind, bids fair to
be u very abundant ene. Gardens
wore never better, and vegetables more
plentiful. Grass and Mover meadows
are very good, and one would judge
from the'quantity of milk tho boys con
sumed that the speculators and govern
ment agents have loft a few milk cows
in tho country.
Powell’s Valley is erne hundred and
forty miles in length, extending from
Jncksboro, Tonn., to Bristoe, Va. Not
only in the Valley ore crops looking
well, but in all parts of the .Southern
Confederacy they have seldom been
known better.
The idea of Lincoln and his fanatic
crew starving the Southern people into
submission is simply preposterous, if
kind Provideuco will continue to bless
us with ruin iu season.
Jonesville is tho county site of Leu
county, and is a small place, situated
four mites from Crank Gap, thirty-five
from Cumberland Gap, twenty-eight
from Rogersville, Tonn., (the terminus
of the brunch railroad three miles
from Rogersville, is the nearest point
oi railroad coiumuuicutiou) uu.1 sixty
from Zolliooffer, E. Tonn.- A Va. R. R. t
(formerly Union Depot) where the lory
Carter burnt the bridge aeross the Hoi-
slon River, in his raid into East Ten
nessee. It is proper to state that the
oittzeus of Lee county, with low excep
tions, are loyal, .
At sun set we commouced moving
again, and passed through Crank Gap.
It will bo remembered that it was
through this Gap that Carter entered
und returned. It is u mere pathway,
and I assure you a very rugged one.
Arrived ut Mount Pleasant, tho county
site of Hurlem County, Ky„ at 9 o’clock
A. M. on Sunday the 7th, having trav
eled nearly ail night.
Mount Pleasant is about as near
nothing and nowhere ns you ever did
see, to lie a.county site. Is twenty-two
miles from Jonesville, thirty-nine from
Cumberland Gup, and forty from Bar-
boursville, Ky. Remained till I o’clock
i\ }f„ and were again in marching or
dor. With the exception of two or
three hours rest, wo traveled all night,
and readied our camp early on the
evening of tho 8th.
We brought out a good number of
beef cattle, which are vory acceptable
here at present.
Hurloti county bps boon noted lor
bushwhuokers, and wo expected them
to fire upon us, ns they hud done on
former occasions. But strange to say,
they did not lire a single shot, and
mure strange, tiie men all seemed to be
st home, tin A the citizoas over there do
nil their milling on Sunday. At one
time wo saw a boy coming from mill ou
an ox, and ut another time a young
lady, dressed in calico, going to null,
though don't understand mo to mean
that she was also riding on an
ox.
A flag of truce was escorted to pur
picket lines on the 8th, by a captain
and twenty men, of the 9th Ohio Cav.
airy- The captain bore a dispatch to
General Gracio. in relution to tho ex
change of citizen prisoners.
The pleasures of a soldier at Cumber
land Gap in the winter season, are not
at all enviable, especially of a cavalry
man, who has to go forth in snow and
storm, on picket and scouts, and who
is not often provided with winter quar
ters, in which to shelter from the cold
bleak winds and snow storms, that are
so frequent here at that season of the
year.
Now the pleasantly warm season is
bursting upon us. The snow from the
numerous mountains that loom up in
different directions, and in whose gor
ges many awful dee'ds of blood stained
. •a* . 1 7
Late News.
Battle of Winchester.
Ricnsiu.NO, June 17.—A dispatch of
the 10th from tho RookRi&ham Regis
ter to tho Agent of the Associated
PreSs, says that Ewell attacked the ene
my fit WWohestor on Saturday, foilght
thetrt On Sunday, renewed .the attack
yesterday morning at four o’.olock, and
after a struggle of one hour', the Aboli
tion flag was'lowered.
Our viotorious veterans then march-
ed in and took entire possession, when
the entire command of Miltoy, consis
ting of six or seven thousand men, sur
rendered, together with all their stores,
etc., effibraoing several hundred horses,
wagon, equipments, artillery and
trains.
Our loss in killed, Wounded and miss*
ing, does not exceed one hundred—no
officers hilled.
Millroy was endeavoring to escape,
but it was rumored since that ho had
been captured.
Col. Allcot, while endeavoring to
reinforce Millroy with about' 2,000
troops, was captured by tien. Edward
Johnson on Sunday evening near Ber-
ryville.
From Richmond.
Richmond, June 16.— No army news
this morning.
Weather very warm. There has
been no rain in this viciuity for soveral
hours.
Tho Governor of Illinois, upon tho
pretext that the Legislature could not
agree ou tiie time of adjournment, is
sued his proclamation adjourning it.—
The Republicans left the halls. The
Democrats, not having a quorum, were
uuubie to transact burincss. The aot
caused intense indignation.
Tiie Supreme Court of lndiunu has
decided that the interest ou tiie Stans
debt can not be paid, the Legislature
Ho says we have 60- days provisions.
No fears of the result. The garirikOiV
is determined to hold Cut utafi'1 the
lost.
From Port Hudson mad New
Orlnifl
Ostka, Miss., June 16;—Desperate
fight at PoM Hudson An the 12th.—
The Confederates left their entrench*
meats and charging th'e enemy, drove,
him from his fortifications ana Spiked
his siege guns.
Citizens from New Orleans Saturday,
P. M„ report many regiment! arriving
frorti Baton Rouge.
The Foderals aro despondent be
cause they can’t take Port Hudson bj-
assault.
Provisions'are high and' rising ih
New Orleans. The river is Very low. .
They bring other ohoering but con
traband news.
The St. Charles Hotel is filled with
tho wounded from Port Hudson
brought down by the boat loads' ait
night.
SeuutT, June 17.—A courier Slates
thr-t Col. Logan dashed into Jackson,
I.a., on Monday and captured 100 Yan
kees of the 40th N. Y. Cavalry, and 80
negroes, with their wagons and arms,
120 horses, and a Major und many oth
er offioers, among the prisoners.
selected telegrams.
Federal Movements on the lint.
Senatobia, June 16.—The exodus of
citizens from Memphis, under Hali
but's late order has commenced.
J. C. Jones, the pioneer, has arrit-
od here, and reports others on the way.
„ Nothing but Federal hospital boats
haVe ascended the river recentljii—
Wenty thousand reinforcement for
Grant have descended. The regiments
are small aud the baggage heavy.
Tho hospital flag on the asoSndibg
hqata is very much abused, as it IS
having failed to make appropriation „; ade t0 ^ everything but troopii
tm* thn PAiirnnrl finmnntiiHH I liQtSeB
It is generally supposed that the rein
forcements gone down will have to be
used in defending the west banktof the
rivet.
Important from Gen. Price.
Senatobia, June 16.—it has been de
finitely ascertained that on Saturday
evening lust, Gen. Price enounjjMd
twonty miles from Helena.
Heavy firing was heard in that di
rection yesterday, and is oontinued this
morning.
atrocities have been perpetrated, has
disappeared and given place to the
green foliage, that rises up in all its
beauty in our view. The pure moun
tain air circulates pleasantly,' the birds
sing sweetly; tho surrounding groves
and meadows smell deliciously, and wo
perform our routine of guard, picket
and scouting duties ” with unfeigned
cheerfulness.
BINGEN.
for tho railroad companies.
Pennsylvania is erecting delbnsive
works to protect tho bridges.
Curtis, late commander of the Dt-
? artmeut of Missouri, has gone to
owa.
Assistant quartermaster, Larkin
Smith has been assigned to, the spe
cial charge of collecting the tux in
kind.
A controlling quartermaster, with
rank of major, Is assigned to each
State—a post quartermaster, With - the
rank of captain, to each Congressional
District.
Farmers residing near posts where a
quartermaster is now stationed aro .re
quested to deliver tiie Government por
tion of their crops of Bmall grain, hay,
clip wool, for tho present year, and take
a receipt for quantity delivered, in ad
vance of assessment.
Winchester Captured.
Richmond, June 16.—A dispatch of
the 15th to the President from Gen.
Leo, says:
"God has agaiu crowned our valorous
troops with success., Early’s Division
stormed tiie enemy’s entrenchments
ut Winchester, capturing their artillery,
&a."
Northern News.
Richmond, June 16.—The New York
Uerald'of the 13tli has been received.
Its rteivs is greutly anticipated by
an extrnet from the Chronicle of same
date.
'l'be Herald predicts that Gen. Lee
will mako a descent on Winchester or
Harper’s Ferry with an overwhelming
force, tiien move rapidly Stuart’s whole
column uoross Maryland into Pennsyl
vania, and plunder und destroy by way
of retaliation.
Resolutions adopted by the Demo
cratic Convention doclure, among other
tilings, that they will bail with delight,
und desire that thu seceded States shall
return to their allegiance, and will co
operate with the citizens of those States
to restore peace.
New Orleuns papers says Sherman is
muoh better; probably not only life
but his leg, will be saved.
Tennessee State Convention.
Athens, Juno 17.—The Winchester
Convention has nominated ^t. L. Ca-
ruthers for Governor ; for Congress Mr.
Foote, from the tiie Nashville distriot;
A. S. Collier, from the Third, or Athens
Distriot; and Mr. Reoble from tho
Murfreesboro’ district. No further
proceedings have been heard from.
Millroy Escaped.
Richhonb, Juno 17.—Passengers by
tho Central train from the Valley of :
Virginia comfirm the news received by
tclograph from Harrisburg this morn
ing; also report Milroy’s escape. He es
caped with an escort of cavalry.
No other nows.
Weather extremely warm. No rain
yet.
Great Slaughter at Port Hudson.
Mobile, Juno 17.—A special dis
patch to tho Tribune, dated Jackson,
Juno 17 th, says, a courier, who arrived
at Brooichaven from Port Hudson last
night^roports the troops in fine spirits,
having repulsed the enemy 27 times
and attacked successfully, aid close at
hand.
.'^SECOND DISPATCH,
Jackson, June 17.—A courier from
Pott Hudson has arrived. He states
that the onemy have been severely 1
punished.
His company front was formed of a ;
Zouave! Regiment • which made good
■marks for our boys who took deliberate
aim, killing and woundirg immense
numbers.
Grant's Bosses Confirmed.
Jackson, June 15.—This plooe is
very dull and uews is scarce.
An old gentleman who left tho Fede
ral lines at Vioksburg last Saturday
morning, confirms the story of the im
mense slaughter of the Yankees.—
He says they have lost 40,000 in as
saults. Grant, however, declares that
he will have Vicksburg before he ia
done with it.
All Right at Vicbsknrff.
J ackson, Juno 15 —All right at Vicks
burg.
A courier who arrived from Vioks-
burg reports all right there. Your quid
nuncos will have to wait a few days for
better nows.
Tho Fight ut MUliken’s Bead.
Jackson, Juno 15.—I am indebted to
a friond for the following dispatoh. da
ted Natchez, June 13th:
"A so(dier who participated in the
fight Bays that Waiker’s Division at
tacked the onemy at MUliken’s Bend
on last Sunday, capturing and killing ;
great numbers, add driving tho remain
der to the gunboats.
"The Yankees ran and left the ho-
grees, numbering about 600, who fought
stubbornly. About 506 of them were
killed, and an entire company, with
tho exception of their Yankee Captain
were captured.”
Taylor then retired out of the range
of the enemy’s boats.
Harrison had a fight a few days ago
near Lake St. Joseph, capturing 270
negroes and several Yankees, andf dri
ving the balance to their boats.
Good.—Gen. Bragg has recently is
sued the following order. It shows
that he appeoiates the Yankee mode
of warfare, and knows how to deal
with both. Tho country deeply feels
that the system of magnanimity and
chivalry on one side, and robbery and
meanness on the otherphas gone far
enough. Gen Bragg believes in retal-.
iation—"an eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth.”
Headquarters Dr.r’t No 2,4
Tullahoma, Tenn., J une 2, ’63 j.
General Order No. 13. .
II. The enemy has seen fit te expel
from bis lines, and send to our midst
nof only those supposed to be guilty ,of
crimes, but non combatants found at
their houses in the peaceful pursuits of
life. In the perpetration of these out
rages on humanity, aud'theso violations
of civilized warfare, he'has prostrated
the flag of truce to these base purp<v
scs of protecting tho guards who dnv
forth these exiles. Horeafter that fl.w
will not protect these guardB, but tlwy
will be seizod and sent forward to l-»
treated as spies or prisoners of war,
the circumstances in each cose may ('*■•
quire!
By ordor of Gen. Bragg.
H. V\. Walter.
_ A.'A.'G. .
(ayNo leaven of absence are now
granted to ojficera cf the Federal
army, for any longer terms than five
days. ■'
Mi