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VOLUMN XVIII
ROME'GA., FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 8, I860.
NUMBER 84
Attention I Floyd Legion I
Headquarters Floyd Legion,,}
Romo, Ga., June 20, 1863. [
GENERAL ORDERS, I
No. 2. J
Commanders of Companies will tp-
pcint or eleot non-commissioned officers
inti send a muster >t6ll of rheir Com
panies, by Wednesday, July 1st.
J. G. YF.ISER,
0, B. Botler, Adj. Col. Comdg.
l6FWo are indebted to the Augusta
Constitutionalist for a copy of a most
excellent map of the seat of war, ,'n
tho vicinity of Vicksburg, for which
tho publishers have our thanks. Ex
tra copies for sale at their ofllce.
8®*Wo publish to-day Gov. Brown’s
Proclamation calling out 8,000 volun
teers for State defence, and also Gon.
Wayne’s explanatory order.
Tub Field and Fireside.—Wo glad
ly hail tho re-appoaranc' of this inter
esting paper, which had to temporarily
succumb to the paper pressure. It is
now issued in double numbers, to make
up for lost time. We hopo such pat
ronage as will enable tho proprietors to
keep it in a flourishing condition, as it
lell worthy of it.
lijrAll the scrips of Wrought Iron
that you havo no ubo for, bring them in
to theQuintard Iron Works.
layMaj. Hnmiliton would particu
larly request porsons to whom Hospital
House Rent and Negro Hiro is due, to
call and got their money at once.
teS^We have received a copy of a
Biographical Sketch of Stonowall Jack'
ton, giving an account of the lending
events of his military career, his dying
moments, and obsequies at Richmond
and Lexington, published by N. S
Morse A Co., Augusta. This is a spirit,
ed and intorsting sketch of our great
Christnin Hero, and will well re-psy
perusal. Sou advertisement.
ttB'-fho Macon Telegraph lias infor
matron through a gentleman recently
from Jackson, who thinks that John
ston Will net make any decided move
nient for tho present, but will wait till
the dim,ito and the waters of the Dig
Black rood or the situation of the Abo-
iiuonists uueitdurable. Moantimo our
army occupies healthy positions, whioh
are frequently changed, and thus far in
the campaign show short sick.lists.
#®"A • despatch from John Forsyth
of Mobile, to tho ColumbuB Times
dated 22d, soys the enomy have ovacu
atod GranaJGulf, and orossed over to
tho west side of the Mississippi.
*®*Tho first number of the ‘‘Con
stitutional Uniota?’ has just been issued
at Washington city. It is understood
to bo tho organ of tho unconditional
poaco party.
•©■Tho Petersburg Express under
stands that tho next flag of truce boat
will bring up sorno 150 Confederate
Dicers—an equivalent for whom had
lready sent North.
A private letter from Charleston
says there are indications that the Ab
olitionists intend making another at
tack on the city. It is thought they
will advance by way of James Island
this time, being confident that their
iron clads will bo able to silonco the
batteries on tho island, and thus enable
‘them to land,
StayFractional Confederate Treasury
Notes of tho denomination of Fifty
Cents will soon be issued fay the Trea’
sury Department, The paper bears
the medalion portrait of tho President
in tho centre, and tho figures “50” at
each end. Tho money will bo issued
at tho rate of 25,000 or more per day,
until tho amount limited by law is
issued. This is the first fractional cur
rency issued by the Confederacy.
EOF - Tito fashlonablo dance of Paris
now is|tho Marche Cocasst.. It is danced
backwards, each gentleman holding
the lady before him by clasping her
round tno waist. When well practiced,
it is said to bo highly entertaining, and
the Empress is said to have a poouliar
italent for its execution.
New Orleans.—A young gentleman
'recently from New Orleans, says that
<tho yellow fever has alroady broken
out among the Yanked troops, and
that the Burgeons are forbiddon, under
pain of dismission, to report the eases
■ns yellow fever. They roport it as
'something olso. Two thousand young
sion loft , tho city at the same time
with mysolf, most of whom wont to
‘General Johnston. He says thcro are
not more than five hundred Yankoe
‘troops in tho city. Tho St. Charles
and all the other largo hotels are occu
pied as hospitals, and crowded to over-
'flawing. Boats crowded with wounded
are constantly arriving from Port Hud
son. The Yankee rule grows mojjdn-
■ tolerable every day.
To the Peoplo of Georgia.
In view of the exigencies of .tho pub
lic service and in compliance with tho
request of His Excellency, President
Davis, made through the Secretary of
War, I again address you upon the sub
ject of our local defence, against tho
threatened raids of our vindicative
foe.
It is not doubted that our enemies
are increasing the cavaluy force, and
moking preparations to send raids of
mounted men through Georgia, as well
as otlmr states, to burn all publia prop
erty in our cities, destroy aur railroad
bridges, workshops, factories, mills, and
provisions, leaving ohr country now tho
homo of a happy people, little hot
ter than a desolate waste behind them.
They huvo mot our bravo troops in
battle, and have been again and again
ingioriously defeated and driven back-
Despairing of their ability to conquer
us in honorablo warfare, they now vio
late all tlie rules of war. as rocognized
by oivilized nations, disregard the
rights of private property, arm our
slaves against us, and send tlioir robber'
bands among ns, to plunder, steal and
destroy, hsving respect not even for tho
rights or necessities of infirm old
age, or the helpless women and chil
dren.
To hold in check the mighty .hosts
collected for our destruction by* tho
Abolition Government, the President is
obliged to mass the provisional armies
of the Confederacy, at a few important
koy points, and cannot, without weak
ening them too much, detach troops to
defend tho interior points aginst sud
den incursions. He therefore oalls upon
the people of tho respective states, who
are otherwise not subject to be sum
moned to tho field under tho conscrip
tion laws of Congress, to organize, and
while thoy attend to theit ordinary
avocations at home, to stand ready at a
moments warning to take up arms, and
drive back tho plundering bands of
marauders from their own immediate
section of country. To this end he re.
requests me to organize a force of eight
thousand men in this stute, who
over the age of forty-five years, or who
are not otherwise, subjoct to military
duty ini the armies of tho Confederacy,
to be mustered into the service of tho
Confederate States for six months, from
1st of August next, for homo dsfonce.
If tills force is not organised by tho
first of August, by the tender of vol
unteers, I am notified that he then
makes a positive requisition for it, and
roquircs that ssoh requisition be respon
ded to if need bo, by draft.
It has never yet been necessary, in
filling a requisition on this slate to
draft Georgians to go to the remotest
parts of the Confederacy, for tho war.
Thoy have always volunteered in larger
numbers than have been required.—
And I know it will not now be neces
sary to draft them to hold themselves
in readiness at home to drive the ene
my away from their own plantations,
workshops, firesides and churches.
Tho President predicates this call
upon tho different acts of Congress for
local defence, and not for general de
fence. No volunteer, under the requi
sition, will be called into notive sorvico,
except in case of prossiug emergency,
and thon, only until tho emergency is
passed. In in oosu a raid is made upon
a particular point in tho State, tho
troops nearest that point and those
most accessible to it will bo called out*
and those more remote will not be dis
turbed, unless the foroe of tho enemy
is so strong, us to rendor it absolutely
necessary. In no case is it expected to
call out this force to guard bridges, or
other public works, longer than the
enemy is in tho vicinity, or threaten
ing an early dash upon it. The state
troops, now in servico, are regarded
sufficient for sucli guard duty.
Tho Government appreciates tho
noccssily of leaving tho productive
labor of the country, not ’ subjoct to
conscription, as free as possible to
make all tho provisions aud otlior sup
plios, of' clothing, &c., which can bo
made, and it is not intended to call
this class of laborers from thoir occu
pations at any time for a longer period
than is indispensable to drive tho eno
my from our midst. Will Georgians
refuse to volunteer for this defence ?—
The man able to to bear arms, who will
wait for a draft before he will join an
organization to repel thp enomy, whose
brutal soldiery comes to his home to
destroy his property, and insult and
cruelly injure his wife and his dough-
tors, is unworthy of tho.proud name of
Georgian, and fear lest he be markod
as disloyal to the laud of his birth, and
the government that throws over him
the aegis of its protection.
. Theobjeotof mustering this force
into the service of the Confederate
States, is to havo it in readiness, that i
may bo relied upon, and to afford to
tho volunteers the protection, in case
of capture by tho enemy, whioh is en
joyed by other troops in service, inclu
ding' the right to be exchanged as pris
oners of war.
Fay, rations and transportation, will
be allowed to all, when on aotive duty,
but no ono will reooive any pay or al
lowances while at homo, as oach is ox-
pectcdto be-most of his time, attend
ing to his own business.
The command of the troops now re
quired of this State will, under the act
of Congress, belong to the Prosidont and
not to mo, so soon os they, havo been
organized and musterod into serviee.
The President, however, having called
upon mo to organizo tho troops who
volunteor, under tho acts of Congress,
in this Slato, has thought proper to say,
through the Seorotary of War, that ho
places the execution of the organiza
tion, entirely under my supervision and
control. For tho purposo of maintain
ing order and system in tho organiza
tion, and that I may know when the
full number required has been raised,
it)becomes necessary that all companies,
battalions and regiments whioh have
lately organized and tendered to tho
President or to any Confederate officer,
for local defence in this State, as w'oll
as all hereafter to be organized, roport
to mo without delay. By virtuo of the
authority vested in me, I therefore re
quire all such organizations, as well
those heretofore formed as those here
after to bo formed, to report immedi
ately to the* Adjutant and Inspector
General at this place, with their mus
ter rolls made out iu conformity to
law, accompanied by tlioir election ro-
turns, if they have not already received
commissions. And 1 request the com
mandants of the dififeront military
ports in this Stato who havo accepted
the tender of volunteers for local de
fence to see that the companies; battal
ions or regiments accepted bj thorn
comply with this requirement os early
as possible. Cordial co-operation and
assistance on the part of all Confede
rate officers in the State aro invited and
expected, as harmony between the State
and Confederate officers is essential to
success in the prompt formation of the
organization required by the President.
All militia and civil officers of the
aro State are hereby authorized, and are
expected to unite witli these organiza
tions for home defence, and to be ac
tive and onorgetio in assisting to form
such organizations. Furloughs of six
months, unless sooHer revoked, are
horeby granted to nil Militia officers of
the Stato, from the timo they connect
themselves with companies formed un
der this proclamation, and aro muster
ed into servioq, and they are authorized
to ocoupy any position as officer or
private, to which the companies may
assign thorn (by election if it be an offi
cial position) without prejudice, to
their commissions as Militia oificors,
and without the loss of the protection
which the Constitution and laws affords
them as such, and no presumption of
resignation will bo raised against them
on account of having entered this ser
vice. They are expected to show tho
some promptness and patriotic devo
tion to tlio Htato, in responso to this
call, which they have shown iu response
to ovory provious call. As it is not ex
pected that tlie troops now -’ailed for
will be on activo duty any considerable
proportion of thoir time, tlie civil offi
cers of tho State, of every grado can
do the service required, without muoli
detriment to the public intorest, in
their respective olfiecs, and each of
them, who is able to bear arms, is invi
ted to unite with his fellow citizens for
the defence of his home.
Any commissioned officer of tho Mi
litia of this State, of tho rank of Cap
tain, or of u higher grade, is authoiizcd
to muster into service, any company
when organized, and to send muster
rolls of the company immediately by
mail, to H. C. Wayne, Adjutant and in
spector Gonoral, at Milleageville. Tho
clerk of the Superior Court, Sheriff and
Ordinary of cuch county, aro directed
to assist such officer, on his application,
in making up the muster rolls iu prop
er form, and in a plain legible hand
writing. Proper forms will be sent} by
mail, to the Clerk’s office of the Supe
rior .Court of oach County, os soon as
they can be prepared.
The patriotism of the civil officers is
heroby appealed to for efficient and
prompt aid in forming these organiza
tions.
An apportionment will bo made,
having in view the strength and expo
sed condition of each county, and a
statement of the number of volunteers
required of oach, will be forwarded in
a fow days, to the commanding officer
of the County, and to provide against
miscarriages of the mail, a copy will bo
sent to each Ordinary, Clerk of tho Su
perior Court and Sheriff in the Stato,
who are requested to give publicity to
it in the County.
The oitizens of the respective coun
ties of tbis'Stato, aro requested to lay
aside all other business on the first
Tuesday in July next, and assemble at
the Court Houso in each county in
mass meeting, anc( organize the numbor
of volunteers required of the county,
and report thorn to tho Adjutant and
Inspector General, at Milledgeville, as
soon as possible. Every militia and'
civil officer in tho county, • from the
highest to tho lowest, is expected to be
present to aid autl encourage the or
ganization. In case any bounty fails to
raise its quota on that day, it is hereby
9>
required of tho civil and military offi*
cers of each county to travel through
tho county without delay, and soo tho
citizens, and enroll tho names of all
who will agree to volunteor, till tho
number is completed. Let no efficor
forget that ho will be more successful
in inducing others to volunteer, whon
he enn show his own name upon tho list
at a volunteer. And let the peoplo of
each county mark every ono, officer or
private, who, without sufficient oauso,
refuses to volunteer to defend his homo.
Georgians, I appeal to your patriot
ism and your pride. Let the peoplo
of no other State, oxool you in prompt
ness of action, or in the overwhelming
numbers tonderod, in response to tho
President’s call. Your brethren in the
field havo undergone hardships, and
endured privations to which you have
not beon exposed, and have nobly illus
trated the onaraobor of the State, whon
in d oadly conflict with the enemy.
Tlie t)ime has now arrivod, whon you
areuxpootod to defend their homos aud
your own in tho interior, whilo they
dofond tho border. Groy headed Sires,
your influence and your aid is invoked.
Tho orisis in our affairs is fast approach
ing. Georgia, “ expects every man to do
his duty." Fly to arms and trust in
God to dofond the right.
Given under my hand and tho seal
of tho Executive Department at
’ the Capitol in Millodgoville, this
22d day of Juno, 1863.
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Late News.
From the West.
Qsyka, Juno 23.—A courier from Kol-
lerton roports that Lyons captured
near Clinton on Saturday evening, a
foraging train of 62 commissary wag
ons, 208 mules, 30 Yankees and 32 ne
groes.
Five negro deserters and one Yan
kee prisoner arrived here tins evening
from Clinton.
A private letter from New Orleans
reports a terrible mortality among the
Federals there. All the public and many
private housas have beon converted in
to hospitals.
From Louisiana.
Osvka, .Tune 23.—Heavy firing heard
this morning near Clanton, Louisiana,
supposed to bo a conflict between Gen.
Lyons and a portion of Gen. Bank’s
army.
The Yankee Kaids in Mississippi.
Jackson, June 23.—Col. Wirt Adams’
cavalry attacked four hundred of the
enemy’s oavalry on Boor Creek, near
Mechanicsburs, yesterday, and routed
them, capturing their artillery and
killing and wounding ono hundred.—
Our loss is twenty-live killed and woun
ded. Among the latter is Capt. 'Ver
ger, who distinguished himself in tho
notion i
A special dispatch to tho Mississippi-
nn,.dated Grenada, June 21st says:
While tho Yankees were at Panola,
on Friday, Gen. Chalmers attacked tho
2d Illinois cavalry, four miles south of
Hernando, at daylight, killing, wound
ing and capturing all but ono com
pany,
On Saturday night Gen. Chalmers
was at Uickahalen, with a Yankee
foroe this side of him. Gon. George’s
State troops and McCulloch woro four
miles in tlio rear-of tho onemy. The
Yankees aro heading for the North.
Frem Charleston.
Charleston, Juno 23.—We loam
that there are eight rogmefnts of tho
enomy on our coast botwoon Folly and
Sertbrook’s Island. Thcro aro no Reas
ons for supposing that any Yaijkeo
troops, bcsiaos Foster’s reinforcements,
have boon removed from this depart
ment. It must have been some of
Fostor’s troops who have been sent
from North Carolina to reinforce Gen.
Banks.
From Hichmond.
Richmond, Juno 23.—Tolegraphio
communication with Knoxville, by the
Western line, has been re-establish
ed.
It is reported that Suffolk was evac
uated ana burnt by the Yankees yor-
tsrday.
About 1,000 negroes woro takon at
Winchester; also a number of torics
and leading Yankees.
Tho letter of Gen. Lee to Gen. Stu
art, complimonts tho latter’ on .tho
skillful management of, his troops in
the battle of Brandy Station, and says
the result of the action calls for grnto-
ful thanks to Almighty Qod, and was
honorablo alike to tako officers and
menongagod. ..."
Towns destroyed in Mississippi.
Grenada, June 22.—The Foderals
have totally destroyed tho town of
Batesville, on tho Mississippi & Tenes-
seo Railroad, and partially destroyed
Panola, about one mile distant. ■
Another column, advancing south
ward through tho eastern counties, has.
been mot and whipped at Rooky Ford,
by tho forces under Gen. Buggies.
Another Band of Raiders Thrashed.
Yocona Bridge, Juno 22.—Gon. Chal
mers has cut up and diporsed tho col
umn of Federal Raiders that came
south' from Memphis, via’ Hernando.—
One liupdred and fifty of tho band,
including the commander,- were cap
tured!’
Thp railroad will be repaired, in a. .low
The prospocts are fair that tho. third
colonel of the plunderers will bo
oaught'and punished. „
Heavy Firing Continues. ,
Jackson, Juio'23.—The fifing at
Vicksburg Still continues. It is ,far
heavier than any yet ever hoard.
Offioial dispatches state that
Chalmcra,sunk three transports.'
disabled one below Mmphis on'
20th..
The Enemy preparing to Land on
Peninsula. .
Richmond, Juno 22.—Thp train which'
left White House yosterday brought no
confirmation of the report that the
Federals are landing at that place; but
it is stated that a gunboat and two
transports were at West Point on Tues
day, and that at 0 a. m„ on yesterday,
a party was discovered by 'our piokets
repairing the landing and? wharf ap
proaches.
Tho nominations for election to Con
gress are v iewed here with doop inter
est. Tho country wants mon who are
skilled in legislation.
Tho precedent of ologtmg unskilled
men as legislators is fejjt to have seri
ously prejudiced tho publio intoieste.
It is hoped that whonbrer porsons who
have had praotioo in' particular labors
aro available to . constituents, they
will be sent to Congress in preference
to othors who do sot possess this quali
fication. Tho country neods working
men, men of business oapaoity, in
Congress, more than mon of. brilliant
abilities.
Mprthtra Report*. *
Richmond, June 25.—There has beon
an immense Domooratio meeting at
Sprinpfield, Illinois. Ono hundred
thousand persons were present and
liohaf dson was choson President.
Speeches were mado by Voorhios,
Cox, and others, in whioh tho adminis
tration was denounced, and the return
of Vallandighom demanded.
Resolutions passed, declare that Illi
nois in her sovereign power is opposed
to.the prosoon lion of tho war for tho
restoration of tho Union, and call for a'
National Convention.
Tho Departments at Washington aro
puoking the archives.
Vicksburg telegrams of the 15th.
inst., say that tho Western shore of the
Mississippi, from Millikon’s Bend to
Vicksburg, is full of Confederate
troops.
The Confederates hold Riohmond
and New Carthage. 1
They receive constant reinforcements
from tno Wnohita.
Pemberton receives troops, it is sup
posed, aoross tho river every night.
Northorn Hews.
Richmond, June 25.—Northern dates
to tho 20th inst. have been received.
The Baltimore Gazette says i “All
we are permitted to know regarding
Hooker’s movements is that he has
advanced backwards^with considerable
celerity.
The Star claims tho cavalry fight
above Middleburg to have resulted 'in
a Federal victory; but admits a loss of
two hundred killed, wonnded and mile-
The correspondent of the Herald,
March 18th, says Hooker’s army has
suffered untold miseries from heat, dust
and want of water. The Whole coun
try is filled With stragglers. Men could
not bo kept.in ranks., Neither coaxing
nor threats could prevail on thorn to
move on, As many ns a thousand x ca-
scs of sun stroke occurred, ono hun
dred of whioh proved instantly fatal.
A St. Louis telegram of Friday, 19th,
roports that tho rabols had _ out away
timber in tho real- of their lino at
Vioksburg, and.opoucd on us with two
eleven inch gufis, and three seigo guns.
Thirteen gunboats patrol tho nvor be-
twoen Helena and Young’s PoisjR
‘From Vicksburg.
Jackson, Juno 24.—Private letter*
received from Vicksburg on tho 17tb,
stato that a feeling of the utmost con
fidence exists in an ability to resist Tiny
assault, and that our ontire loss, inclu
ding that in Wednesday’s fight, will
amount to 625 mon. ;
Among tho killed are Col. Garret
and Capt. Gould, of tho 20th Ala.
The shot from Grant’s battories nev
er injure any one. Many go over the
city and plunge into tho river. Even
the ladies come out at night to ’ witness
the bombardment, whioh is represent
ed os boing perfectly grand.
All conour in tho statement.that the
garrison is bountifully supplied with
provisions,and that full, rations are
issued.
Heavy firing in that dircotion was
heard at 10 o’clopk last night, and still
continued this momipg.
From Richmond.
Richmond, June 24.—Wo have reli
able information that Hooker has oross
ed the Potomac.
Other news indicates that the next
battle will be fought in Maryland.
There has boen no important engage
ment, since tho affair of Middleburg..
Gov Letcher has issued a call' on; cit
izens and others-to assemble at the
Capitol Squared this evening for tho
purpose of .organizing, to aid tho regu
lar troops .in repelling any attack con
templated. against tlio capital, The
call was issued in consequence of in
formation received that troops -were
boing landed at Brandon, White House
Grid Yorktown,. supposed to be ' or
the purpose of advancing in this direc
tion.
JtSftin Lowell,Mass,, last iWcpi*,
Maj. Gen.'(Beast) Butler Was severely,
beaten by a master ■atcSffmMfajvh^pi
li'qliad slapped in.tlie faciv .Th^toftr
mason beat'him,uiijijl ke apqiqgized.-
His eyes ;,aiid', his' idee
pretty severely -c.qtpp! %