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iu e 11rtJfWSwgitimuti} with tho duties of Cof.
Ould, ait Commissioner.
V ery respectfully, jour obT scrv’t,-
^*. U. S. Grant,
l.i«titenaut ftspenU V.S. Af 1
On ibe reference of this Jotter toi-h® Pre
sident he authorized G«l. Ottid to meetUnD
persons naictSd in lien. Grant's Joller, and .
Col. Onid, alter seeing th«gt, rptutugd to
Richmond and ropor^d to tho President,
. , in the presence .of the Secretary of/WAr
and mysolf, that Messrs. Jacquess and. Gil
more had not said anything to-him about
hid duties as commissioner for exchange of
* g-prisoner*, but that thoy asked permission
to come to Richmond for iho purpose of
seeing the President; that they came with
the knowledge and approval of President
► • Lincoln, and under his pass; that Urey were
informal messengers sent with, a view of
; paving the way for a meeting 'of Jformal
commissioners authorized to negotiate for
peace, and desired to communicate to Pre-
*- eident I)«ivis the views of President Lincoln
G - ami to obtain the President's views in re-
*'. turn, so'as to arrange for a meeting of com
missioners. Coh Ould stated that he had
told them repeatedly that it was useless to
•:gj come to Richmond to talk of peace on any .
other terms than the recognized indopend
; ifl- ©nee of the Confederacy, to which they said
• that they wero aware of that, and that
they were,nevertheless,confident that their
interview would result in peace.* Tl^v .Pre
sident, on this report of Gol. Ould, betor-
" mined to permit them to coins to Richmond
under bis charge.
On the evening of the 10th July, Colonel
Quid conducted these gentlemen to ahotBl
in Richmond, where.a room was provided,
for them, in which they were to remain
under surveillance daring their stay here,
Und the next mornirg I received the fol
lowing letter: . . -*»•'..--.I
“ Spotxswood HOTEL, 7
Richmond, Ya. July IT, 1S64.J ' .
Hon. J. P. Bcnjimlu, Secretary ofSuto, ConfoJento
, States of America:
J>EAR Sir—Tho undesigned, James F.
_ Jacquoss, of Illinois, and James U. Gilmore,
of ilaHsachusotta, most rospectiiiliy solicit
an interview with President Davis. Thoy
▼iait Richmond as private citizens,and have
aoofficial authority; but they are fully
S oseessed of the views of the 'United States
I Government relative to an adjustment of
. the differences now existing between the
- North.and South, andhavo but little doubt
that a freo interchange of views between
President Davis and themselves would
open - the way to such official negotiations
as would ultimate In restoring peace to the
two sections ef our distracted country.
Thoy, therefore, ask. an interview with
the President, and, awaiting your reply,
•T# most truly and respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
JAMK8 F. Jacquess,
. .• James R. Gilmore.*'
The woih! H official j.is underscored, and
the word “peace” doubly underscored in
the original. -
Aftor perusing the letter, I invited Col.
Ould to Conduct tbo writers to my office,
and, on their arrival stated to'them that
thoy ii)ukt bo conscious that they could not
be admitted to an interview with the Pre-
dent without, informing mo more fully of
. tho otjject of their mission; and satisfy me
they came by request bf MriLtncoln. Mr.
Gilmoro replied that they cams unofficially;
; but with the knowledge and at'-the desire
of Mr. Lincoln; that they thought' the war
bad gone far enough; that it could never
end except by-nome edvt j«f ngwoinonv;
that the agreement might as vreli be raid ft?
now as after farther bloodshed; that they
knew by the recent address of tho C’onfod-
• erate (Congress that we are willing to make
peace; that they admitted that proposals
•ought to eomo- from tho North, and that
they were prepared to make these propo-
- sals by Mr. Lincoln's authority; that it
was necessary to have a sort of informal un
derstanding in advance of regular negotia
tions, for if commissioners were appointed
without some such understanding, .they
would meet, quarrel and separate, leaving
the parties more bitter against each other
than bcloro; that they knew Mr. Lincoln’s
views, and would state them, if pressed by
- the President to do ao, and desired to learn
ins in return. :,j. Q(ji
I again insisted on some evidence that
- they ctuno from Mr-..Lincoln, and in order
to satisfy me, Air. Gilmoro' referred to tho
Lfact that permission for their coining thro’
our lines had been asked officially by Gen.
Grant in a letter to Gen. Lee, ana tbatGon.-
. Grant in that letter had asked that this re
quest -should bo referred to President Da
* , <■ vis. Mr. Gilmore then showed me a card,
written and signed by Mr. neoin,request-
* -ing Gen. Grant to aid ilr. ’ Gilmore and
friend in passing through his lineB into the
Confederacy. Col. Jacquess then satd that
his name was not put on tho card for the
reason that it was earnestly desired that
it ' their visit should be kept secret; tiiat he
. - 1 had come into the Confederacy a year ago,
and had visited Petersburg c>n a similar er
rand, ..;hnd that it was feared that if his
name should become known some ot’those
who had formerly mot him in Petersburg
would conjecture the purposofor which he
now camp.' fie. said that the terms of peace
' vjwhich they would offer to the President
would.be honorublo to the Confederacy ;
* that they did not desire that the Conicd&<
racy-should accept any other terms, but
would be glad to have my promise as tliay
gave theirs, that their visit should be kept
a profound.. secret if it failed to result.in
; • y : peace ; that, it-would not be just that eitbam
•party SUM Id seek a/iy advantage by divul-
ging tho fact of their overture for peace, if
unsuccessful.. I assented to thisrequost,
i; —^nd thou, rising, said :
• vi *• Do I understand you to state distinctly
r * that 3'ou come ub messengers from-Mr Lin
coln for tbo purpose of agreeing with the
President as to tbo proper mode of^ inusg-
'' urating a formal negotiation for peace,
charged by Mr. Lincoln with authority tor
£ staling.Ins own views, and receiving those
. of President Davi*. Both answered in tho
affirmativeaud I then said that the President
( would see them at my office the same eve
ning, at i) P- M., that, ut least I presumed
fee would, but if he objected after hearing
my‘report, thoy should be informed. They
were then re committed to the qharge of
C*l. Ould, with understanding tiiat they
yrero to be re conducted to my office at
the hour appointed, unless otherwise di-.
y*0C!lc<J.
This interview, connected with the re-
jfcrt previously made by Col. Ould, left on
tot miml the decided iiupri?iui.-n tiiat Mr.
•Lincoln wa« averse to sending forma! com
i _to open negoLutione, lest ho
>e deemed to have reedg-
idence of the Confederacy,
, 4in\i*ua to learn 'whether
tinr conditions -SWHfcTi alone fid w^ultTlie
willing to take aucb a step would bo yield
o.l by tho Confederacy ; tiiat with thia view
ho had placed his messougers in a condi
tion to satisty us tiiat. they really cauio
front him, withottt committing himself to
any thing in the. event of a. disagreement
us to snbli condluous as ho considered to
be'itidbpcusablc:. On in forming the Pres
ident, therefore, of my Conclusions, fie de
termined that no'.queeiion of- form oreti-
quottc should he un obstacle in receiving any
overtures that promised, however romoto-
ly, t(> result in putting an end to the carn
age which marked the continuance ofhos-
tiiiii.-M. ■—^ A
The President came to iny offl.ee at nine
o’clock in the. evening, and Colonel Ould
came a few moments later, with: Messrs.
Jacquess and Gilmore. The President said
to tlieqplhat he h ad heard|from me that t’oey
came as messengers of peace from Mr.
Lincoln ; that as such they wore welcome;
that the Confederacy had never concealed
its desire for peace, and that, lie was ready
toihear w-hatover they had to offer on that
so Ij ject,*V- •‘Yu
Mr. Gilmore _then addressed th# Presi
dent, and in,a icw miiiutes had eoveyed the •
infi»rmutimr'*that those gentlemen had
ednia to Richmond impressed with the
idea that this Government would accept a
peace on llic basis of a reconstruction of
the Union,'the abolition of slavery, and
the grant of an amnasty to the. people of
the Status as repentant criminals. In or-
erutions, in mass, uud the majority of tho
Vote, thus taken was to determine that as
well as all other disputed.questions. These
wnrei staled to bo Mr. Lincoln’s views.
The President answered, that as these pro
posals had been prefaced by the remark
that the people of the Norlh were a major
ity, and that a majority ought to govern,
the offer was, in offuct,* proposal that the
Cbnfedcrato States should surrender at
discretion, admi t that they had been wrong
from the beginning of the contest, and ‘
submit to ibe mercy of their enemies, and
avow t-hemscivcs to bo in need of pardon
for crimes; -that extermination was pre
ferable to such dishonor. ' -
jio stated that if they were themselves
so unacquainted with the form ef their own
E venmentas tomakosuch proposiGoiiSjMr.
ncoln ought to have known when giiTihg
t!mm bis views that it was out of the pow
er of the-Confederate Government t® act
on the Aubjbet Of the domestic Institutions
of the several States, each State having
exclusive jurisdiction on that point’, still
less to commit the decision ot such ques-'
tipn to the vote of atfoteign people; that
the separation of the States, was an ac
complished fact; that be had no authority
to receive propositions for*negotiation ex-
athems,
WEDNESDAY M
neiA:
NtKG, SEPT’R 7S
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’will send it along‘at?once>-a* we are daily
needing it, |ind.lit'edl«g it badly.
We still continue sending the paper one
year for two bushels of *-CO)rq*t
VviIKvr-—OLD PUIC'ES.
wfit
BBJif HP THK II. 8. . . ^ , f - m «r >««,-■
wo remarked last week, the result of j W IVN orris,
the pending election for President ar.d Vice 1 H^-r-Kiiled : Privates jx a La id,
PHisidaiit ^h§^B<>itod States mdst/from ^Oba^ma^JUley,Tato-. Wounded . Liem
tfciTpre’-ei.t sifi®tioH of affairs, exorcise a \f J Kenoit, Unger ampntuted; Privates
Asitrol!itig.Hifluenc®4)po© the future destP Partcf,MeltoX,slmuium,sever.;; EII Moon
ny ol'tlic Sootbcrn Coul'cdei-.icy. Although' vm’ t - jr' 1 ' ^ * ° ' -> j --
pur .people ca n itW ^irectly partici^te in ftAftiHed : Privates John F Smith
the content,Vhey, Knowing and feeling that T Terrell. Wounded : \V F Ji.."t;■
their destiny vjffil be affected by it, must. head, severe; John M Smith, right lout
aSilwtWd P^go.Jooc'rSiight^v^-^^
Co E-—Killed : J W Seabalt. Wounded•*
scribers, can have it so, by sending us two
bushels of goori wheat. We Rope many of
them will avaisthcuis^Ives oi this opportu
nity to avoid -even the appearance of ex-
tortion. ; . ” .
■ rMPOIti.'ixr DOCVMR.VTS.•
' ( W« pnlilish this \v«y|i^.thd Yankee state
ment o( the late- vislt ol". Messrs. Jaques
arid Gilmore to Richmond, and also Mr.
Secretary Benjamin’s version of tbo same
..aflaii-;-from which it will be seen that
thoso protended, "‘negotiators'.' have lied,
ai|it is tiieir woiqt to do.
Even according to the Yankee version
of thoirffalr, it'Appears that our President
got thti bother of the arguemnt in the so-
palled nVgotialions,” ’ " ! " ’ r .
Bimtiox.*
AJl^***’ 7 ©
Brown, heua,;. mortal.
Musicians.—Jvillcd-: J
G W Font, arm, flight.
ir gLJohu
oyd. Wounded-
' &>
necessarily, look upon its progress with
deep solicitude. • ■ Lieut B B Moore, leg,severe;
; If the Republican party shall be able to • ■ -« - '
re-elect Lincoln, and tlius preserve their
party organization, this-cruel war, with all
Its horrors and barbarities, must go on four"
years longer. If ; on the other hand,, the
Democratic, or Ptface party, elect their
nobitieo and oust from place and • power
prdsbnt incombents^ such, a change of
programme will follow as will leave us Brn'm^Denntngton. .. ^^ _ ^
ground to hope for a 8peedy and'h6noEufaIe - Go L. oun t . p, ergnsoi
.peace. <-y : ' ■ -. /. Go
It' will be seen that the Chicago Con
'fii-.cn ” vehtioni iiominated Gen. McCleijlan 'ror Hy. Co H—Wounded: Sergt \V P Green,'
for the Vice Presidency. In the light .of.
more availability—and this is to them, at
this time, a question ofprimary importance ' W> }
•we think the nomination is a good;.pli^.''; '" f - ,ir
arm,, severe.
I cttBCAfil^OLATiON;
. Killed ..22
'LWbundedi;.., .....41
^ .
Tot liL .>1«.... i. ..... i. •... M ..., ,o3
i^man who is desirous of seeing peacp ; . ,,
restored will receive the undivided support. Killed in action...--- ti
■propositions for* negotiation
Copt by yirtne of bis office, as President of
an independent' Confederacy, and on this
basis - alone must proposals be made to.
him.. ='■
At one.period' of the conversation Mr.
Gildiore made use of some'language refer-’
ring to those Statps as ** refiels,'’' Whlie trpn.
dering an account' of Mr. Liueoln's views,
and apologised for the*wofd: Tho‘Preif-;,
dent a^sired - liiin to proceeid, thoiiio offense,
was taken,, and that he wished Mr. Lin
coln's jangqage to be. repeated to him Os
exactly as .possible Some further conyeir-
satioii took place, subslpintially to the stune ’
^ectas'ifteioregoiiig, whip tkRrititfe :
' rdae folndTi-ato UfSt tbe interrfc-vtr was'lft '
an bnd. ; The two gentlemen weie th'eh r®- ;
committed to tlic charge of Cof: Ould and
left Richmond tfiojiext day. V
This account of the visit of- Messrs.' Gil
more and Jucquiss to Richmond has been
rendered uuccasnry by publications made by
one or both oi them since their return to
the United States, notwiihsundilig the
agrecm.ent'that their visit was to be kept
secret' ''They have, perhaps,- concluded
tiiat, as the promise of secrecy was made
at their request, it Was perrnissabie \o dis
regard it. -We. had-no reason foy desiring
to conceal what occurred, and have thcro-
f>ro, no complaint to mako of tlio publicity
given to tho fact of tho visit. Tlio oxf rome
inaccuracy of Mr. Gilmore’s narrative will
be apparent to you from the foregoing
statement.-.
You have, no doubt.scen in the Northern
papers ah account 'of another conforenco
on tho subject ot peace, which took: place
in Canada, about the same date, between
C. C. Clay and J. P. Holcombe,
Confederate citizens of the highest charac
ter ahii position, und Mr. Horace Greeley,
c-f Nevr York, acting with authority of
President Lincoln. It is deemed not im
proper to inform you that Messrs. Clay and
Holcombe, although enjoying in ati emi
nent degree the confidence and osteem of
.the President, we. e strictly accurate iu
their statement that thoy were without
•any authority from this Government to
treat with that of tbo United States on any
sabject whatever.
. We had no knowledge of tlieir confer
ence with Mr. Greeley, nor of their pro
posed visit to Washington till wo saw tho
newspaper publications. A significant con--
tirmation ofthe truth of the statement of
Messrs. Gilmore and Jacquess, that thoy
came as messengers from Mr. Lincoln, as
stated by them to the President, are in
exact*conformity with the offensive paper
addressed to “ whom it may concern-,”
which waB sent by Mr. Lincoln to Messrs
Clay and Holcombe by the hands of his
private Secretary, Mr. Hay, and which
was properl v regarded by those gentlemen
as an i niimation that Mi 1 . Lincoln was un-
' willing that this war should cease while in
bis power to continue hostilities.
I am, 'vijiry -respectfully, your obedient
Eon. James 'M. 'Mason, Coiriinissioncr to
the Continent, dee., <fv., Paris
Indian Corn.
In settling America, a ship coming to
Jamestown, Virginia, got landearlier than
expected. They landed at Plymouth Har
bor December, i(J2i>, and in the excursion
to find a proper place for a settlement,
while ttie'sbip lay at the cape, they found
about ten bushels of Indiau corn, which
had been buried, for wlRch they afterwards
paid me owners, an^bifcbieU, *j^pod pre
serve their lives tb.e kA^dvWinUpF, and af
forded them seed for plahTftSg art ho Spring.
Some friendly Indiana taag it them the
manner of raising oc-fii, but he crop was
very unequal to their necosei les.
This was the first corn found in Ameri
ca. Now there is made thousand.million
of bushels. The reason it was called I ndiai;
corn was bccadso it was found with ~H
North American iudians.
Since our last Issue, thb attitude of affairs
in Georgia lias'iiiiateriaUy qhang^d. Then,
ft was thought. that thp F-cdoral army. io-.
front of Atlanta had retreated across the
Chattahoochee,' preparatory 1 to''a grand
skbdaddle; or •* advanceback'wards:” La-'
tqr intsJHgonce, however,developed the fact
tiiat, jnstead of crossing tho river, the
Federal army had massed its farces on ou
extreme left, down tlie river, ucar Sa
Town. They got possession* of ^
Grange and .West'Point Railroad, ana ou.
Wednesday or Thursday last advan/ed to
% point on the Macon and W
at; or near Jonesboro', where'a desperate
fight-oecul-rcd — ppr forces, havini/failed to.
dlelodge Jh.ein firing the day* JtV}. .
Since that tirao, weihave indite - tins
liniq of writingj Milo reli&Me i:cddunt/but
mhliitades of ctlhtradihlbr^; raraors, which
[ ^oo4k':it negness to>iSf We shall,
giyo tfie .fasteiit Jiews.np to the. time of;
^orngto-prese.- ‘ --vr-'-
receive tn«r undivided .support
of the Peace parly and all others at borne
opposed to Black Republicanism. But lliih
was not'sufficient. “ To make asaiVranee. ,
doubly sure,” it was important to have a
man on tho ticket who could secure a iargo
arm)* vote. Gen. McClellan, is nnqnes '
tionably that.man, as ho is no doubt very
popular with the.army.J7'.-
Wo have said we cannot assist directly
in ousting the Black Republicans, but much
may be done'indirectly. Let our brave
j'.mfcs in.tbe field.redouble their efforts—
.let them ‘‘ smite” the invaders “ hip' kind,
thigh from the rising even to the setting
ofthe sun.-” ; In this way much may bo
doneyt'o help break down the vile “ nigger--
hippers’' in the great contest now
’
Vortho Southern tV.ilchtnan. • »
Casualties of the 16th Ga. Regiment, • ' > ; i
Near Front Royal, Va.\ Aug. 16t/i, I8G4.
'' Field and Staff.—Killed': LieaU Gol;
B. E Stifes.I : Missjng: Moj. J. TI. Skoltoti,
ioj- Adj’t T. 'W-iGnmining.*:~it c -.>.> vn*’
• Cq. : A.±-Killed, none,. Wounded, none.
Missing rPrivates W; J. Gholstod, W. H.
Carithcra, W. II. Hunt, J. F. Hunt and J.
W. King. • • ■ .
Co. B.—Serg. M. J. P. Pentecost, and
■ private M.'Watts. Wounded : Lt. II. J.
David,face, severe. Lieut H J Cox, Serg
• Io Virginia,tAere to Dbte;/:
of ahy importance. navAjp&j - -
_ r j; . .1
£©“Our latest advices leave do doubt of
* i the oTacuation of AtlanUi-f—the only ques
tion being whether the Feds have occupied
it. There is considerable diversity of opid-
ion oh |b|s.point- ; i : • .
Lieut. Patman^ whp ; participated in the
desperate, engagements on Thursday, says
Gen. Hood, with the ifSserved forces at At-
• lanta, formed a junction with Hardee, near
Joftesboro', Friday night,
..■-'The most incomprehensible thing to us
is, how an army the size of Sherman’s, and
facing onr lines, should have bedn lost sight
of by our commanding.General for three or
four days I Who. will dare say that John-
_8ton would not have done better ?
--Cp.-C.-r-Killed, none. Missing:. Lieut,
y Diiyid Po.wclL Sergt W H H Watson, ■pri-
•-vates Ira Edwards^SamnelaHolhind, J O
1 McDonald, H M Buinseyy S II Sanders,.B
^Sfinders, JFtL Scott and J B-My-er?'-.' * ; V
' Co ;D.—Killed: Lt W G Brannon, Srgt
t W«dP<>iglei»: >Wobi>ded h privates - J ,C *Ai
ampbell, side,' aenous.. Uifisti»g': >. < 3rgt
Lik of casualties in the fujht near Weldon S
"Railroad, Friday, 19th August, 1804 Jj
Col. M. ii Ballinger Com'.dg.
P^sF-ield and Staff.—None.
pv-Co C.—Wounded: \Ym .’Agim, slight-
Brn'.e Dennington. J&W pSB'-V--" -_>?
Wounded: Uapt P T Fergospn
■mortal; Private John Hum brick, severe!
- Co G—Wounded; Lieut W J Brooks -
head, rm
. _ |mr. 145
Drcd of wourtds and disease......... 105
Discharged in consequence of wounds
and disease. .13ft
■.Wohnded in action....A^-r-v.......B7G
i * ^
Total loss v I’- ,,..750
The Regiment is Htill ab’e to carry two
‘ hundred and fifty villes into action.
jM&fgiaSS JAS. -H. HUGGINS, '
i-ato Coi. 2:jJq*.r
—: .1— '.
. P-cg'i.
Fur the Southern \V;iU-huiau.‘
Bcfipoiilibllit; of this Post—Expeilitlon Into
Fatmik—Capture of Frlsoucrs-Disaffectko
irt'otblir CoanUes—Beef from the Enemy—
..t’ourier Lihe—The Mails—Post Office lie-
, partuient a Jiulsahcc--C'ap£. Uarlilson’s 12-
dress.
BLAUisviLLE 1 ,- Ga., Aug. 28, 1864.
Lt. U. L. Chastain now commands at--.;"'
tlijs post. His position is at once delicate
? arid responsible. Qur.close jiroximity to-
the ciicmy ; .the frequent clandestine colu
mn idea lions between l lie disloyal on either
side/ol the line; tho great number of sinw
plejand ignorant men that have been in- .
fludneed by the designing to turn against
mg to the offenders—ali tlmse. things, and
more too, demand of the commander ufc
thisipost-drscrirntnatioh, energy and reso-
Jntieh.. 1 '
Xt. Chastain, with-43 : cavalry and 14
J| infahtryj-left^hfifulach'‘oh' trie;25ih irtat:,' di
J J Wallis, and privates M T Adams. to operate' r 'again»t tfe' enemy In Famiitn j
Adams,.Samuel Cook, J P Hall, M: A Ed- A company bail-boon formed in ihat-coim-;'
wards and JJ Smith. ■ ._ ^ ty, out of the citizens, to aid Lincolnm •
^ 3 Abominable Outrages. , ; ,i ... 1:
We -were iiifprmtd the other, day by .a.
f‘reliable gentleman” that a squad or per
haps different squads of cavalry, had per
petrated grosH outrages upon tbo private '
rights of cUissenB Tn tho upper part of
Franklin county.,:Wo shall not pretend
to enter into details. One case will suffice.
They visited the house of a very infirm old
lady, and \vith pistols cocked and menacing
her life, compelled her to give them thd 1
last drop of brandy she had I
Wc do not know- who these men were— :
wock> not wish to know-*wc would greatly
prefer publishing satisfactory evidence tha
no soldiers in tho Confederate garb ha
ever had any hand in such outrages. “ Oift
boys” must remember that the)* arc inaki
history now—they must recollect th
t heir friends cixpect them never to forge'
that, they claim to be gentlemen, and tht
in order to retain their good names they
must abstain ilfom everything beneath the
dignity of genthmen. Some of them may
regard such frolics as mere innocent amuse
meat. It h doUso, however. These out
breaking offences against the laws of their
country and the private rights of their
country men ijl tarnish the laurels they
ifjjjtoir conflicts with the enemy !
Let tin; humblest Confederate soldier
remember ths.t be is, to a certain extent,
tbe represantutive of hr? Government, and
that every lawless act ho commits lowers
the dignity ahdjjrings into contempt the
PMMMBpMMSftapjBBMBPP
j €b. E.—Killed, hbu®;.\ Wounded r-prl-r^
VRte X J Clark, head, alight,. j W Wood^U,'-
io arm,8cvero, (captured) Lt J LBniith,in
thigh,'severe. Mtssing: Capt-W S Sisk,
St-rgt G WAndcrson and Rubt J R McAfee.
Co. F;—Killed, norrei . Wounded: Srgt C
J Austin, arm, severe^ privates J..W McLe-
auff.Jcg, severe, and D A Brown, shunlder,
severe. Missing r Sgt J' M-Tncker and pri--
vate J M Sweat. -
Co. G.—Killed, none.' 1 Wounded : Sgt-
W L Gilnior. Missing: J A Paliriep and
D P Daniel. .i ■ AVL
Co. H.—Killed : Private W S Langley.
Wounded :.Corp G W Plowers, groin, se
rious, J D Yarbrough, foot, slight. Miss
ing : Cant A B Cain, Sergt S E Mahitey^
privates J R Langley, E P^Jrooks, J TI
Braswell, J M. Rntlodge and L Smith.
Co. I.—Killed, none. Wounded: Corp
8 J Monorief, hand, slight, privates Jesse
Broadwoil, breast., slight, W J Robinson^-
band, slight. Missing’Privates H CSlati-
loy, P V Singleton, H CNahb, .T Simontoti,
D S Gower and WP LeopardiG
Co. K.—Killed : Private C C Welch.—
Wounded: Lt J M Palmer,* Jbot, slight,
Sgt A J Avory, neck, slight, private J M
Wilkin», leg, severe. Missing : J 0 Big-
bam, J D Walker and E J Wilson.
Total killed 7
' Wounded ..17
Missing ..{>£>• '•
The missing have been heard from,.with
a few exceptions, iu the hands of tho enemy.
These casualties occurred in an engage
ment in which only a j>orlion of Wofford’s-
brigade were supporting a cavalry attack
J.TI. D. McRae, Capt. com. I<eg-- ;
m
at Governinent, beiridos in-
authority
flic-ting a ghnstiy wound upon his own
honor. Beware how you act. boys! At
the battle of i.lm Pyramids, Napoleon re
minded I.is sc Idiers that “ forty con luriv!)
looked down upon them” that day. Ils>
allndod to th^-past. A hundred centuries
itinfte your conduct
bewaro how you act!
Do nothing that your children or your
children’s children will bo ashamed of !
Jte5*Soe the orders oi' Geu. RErNOU)s, in
our advertising columns.
of the future may sci'Ot
in this war ! Then, be
Yor the Southern Watchman.
„ J List of Casualties * :
In the. 23d Gxi. Regiment, in the siege of
Petersburg, Va., commencing June 18ih
and to August 19th, inclusive.
Field and Staff.— Killed: Sergt Mai
J H Harrison. Wounded : None.
Co A.—Killed : Noffe. Wounded . Jc-sso
Bruster, bo'wels, severe.
Co B —Killed : Corp! Jesse Brown
Sergt A A Collins, Private F AI Akins'
Wounded : W F Stiles, thigh, severe. Miss
ing : J K Foster.
Co 0.—Killed: Privates Bailey Robin
son', J N Tate. Wounded : Capt H C Ke-
non, right hand, severe-; Sergt II Broom
right leg. sovere; Privates Thomas Guvsr’,
hand, severo; John Ilole«om>_back, '|.>ft
hand; B A Barnette, left lung, severe-
Robert Kenou, thigh, severe.; H McKffi!
ney,thigh,severe.
-Killed: Sergt Orville Davis.
Privates R Evans, right lp«,
\V Woodward, right foot,sevew;
Co E.—Killed : Private Peter Bowen
Go F -—Iv ilod; Privates David Gray
Darnel Dupree, Andrew Williams, Joine
Cirutb,JainesTedar,BN Cullins. Wound
ed : Lieut J Harris, left side, severe- Pri
vates J H Dyer, left hand, severe; Thomas
J ilinson, left leg, flight; E R* Cabbiutiie
mouth, severe; Morgan Floj *
Robert Tedar, left elbow, sor
min Rutherford, left arm
Chapman, right arm am
jersed’F •
on learning wf hi.- approach tboy-dMH
and fled to the uiufttftaim*. '• Cutfhr&y%ml • hh
dtHlprirtrafiled w retcliefi! Tlu-y .will- not
f meet Ali-enemy lace to face, but they llTO-
ever ready to pilfer him and shoot liiia
fclDMJieir cbircoaled : 1
Three men~~We517*ran'2;tnnrftiiQ Weeks, J
■k
T»’0 weVe armed with: repeaters.' West' '
has a most forbidding face, and is a-'bsid
man. ^' *•'■'" -:f
In Gdmer.coUnly tht-ie are three com
panies./ • fi
pTr’In Pickens county there was one, which F
was dispersed by* a part of Wheeler’s coin- p-
niand.. In disjiersing them a number were4.r
. killed, and if i am correctiy informed,^ littlo
quarter was -mown them, ^'i’hey are eol-
leering Together again. These traitors will .
be-atfended to in due time. '//f /i“
. ‘It is a .matter equally of‘surprise and
^mortification that Soutlfern Tnen, born herb, >£’
raised here, with their all here, should be
so recreant to their own and their country’s W
interest*,"as to uiiite with a foe in the most
atrptl/nis crusade against that country of
wbii-n stlinvi! any account.
Wo are exporting some excellent beef'
in a fcw.daj*s, io'D.j^taken - from oar ene
mies/ r. .
We hope Bobn to have a cowvtaVTihe fr««>»- if
this place to AthOnfi. Then all papers and■%
coriimunications coming, to this section, ' s
and ail communications going from it, will
be received in due tioie. f
We have had no mail faei lities for three f.y
moQths. It is only bceasionully: we" see c.
DeVapaper, Our letters are sent to Athens
and other points to be mailed. Our ap
peals to the Department to remedy tne ;
evils, have availed naught^. The truth is, "j
making every ullowa/ee for the war, tho
Post Office Department is n public nuisance. •
Fall-.ers and mothers can hear nothing
from tTuni- children who have gone.to tU
fielti to buttle for our liberties. Whether
dead or alive, they know not—attributable
to this miserable affair:.
Calling the rollmdrnii:g and night.stand-
inj'-' gurfrd, raiding against the /jgnemy,
picking up deserte:?. and dangerous rbai- -
iicters; and giviiig, injine, the people in
their persons and property every ppFsiuje
protection, have been the order of the Xy
Were for months. This scene becoming
somewhat monotonous, was diversified « n
Saturday hist. On that day, in the Conri
House in this place, ..a largo number el
persons, soldiers and citizens, of both sexe? f
were acidrefised by Capt. Wra K. Jlarbisoi'.
of Gen. J. O. Vanghi.’e command. R**
Subject was that-.which now absorbs «'
heuvts and all minds—the Wah. Hotrue^' y
out the causes of the- war with an aci-ura.e
and skilltbl hand, compared tl'« resoutv.'
of the two sections, and poitrti
ing language our brilliant su
withstanding tho great odds
was particularly, but justly sever 1 -•
gvnmbSers—-men ?vhom
because at heart they are cnemiei
who were, many of thegj, -Hnsnssing
tunes by speculating on tlio tears and b* 00 ^
of the country—from them he took l ’„
the hide and poured vitriol on t-Be
declared that our prospects were bright^
now. than at any ether period during 1
Wilt, and predicted pea
with our complete in ,
f an early d#J»